InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Dear brother ❯ A letter home ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha

A/N: May take me a while to throw these up. I'm working on other fictions as well. I also have to finish school. Blah. So much work... -_- Also realized that I wanted to have “Dear InuYasha” as the title... but meh.. I guess this is catchy.

Dear Brother: Chapter 2: The letter home~

He did not know what to write as he sat there up on the highest tree towards the center of the forest. The half demon had not written in over 60 years! He had no use for it. He had been educated in his younger years, sure, but being a nomad he had no reason to write. So he didn't.

He had been wandering around for the past two days thinking to himself. He had told no one where he was going just the other night ago when he had come back briefly to tell them that he just that he did not want anyone to follow. Of course Kagome held her objections. Which was never surprising. Sango saved him when Kagome had just began to sit him, when she had told Kagome that she should let him go.

So there he was, sitting in the tree. Thinking of what to tell his brother.

Collecting his thoughts he began.

Sesshomaru,

I have no idea if you are telling me the truth about you wanting to be forgiven, or as well as being my mate.

I do not find it funny if you are playing with me in some twisted game that Naraku created. Has he poisoned your mind?

The idea of coming 'home' to the Western lands is a bit pleasant; I have not been there in a while. Not since the day I was banished from your territory. I will come regardless of how I feel about this whole situation. If you are there when I am, I will tell you more.

Not sure quite yet if I'm loving you back...

InuYasha

He had not been sure of how to write it all down. It was not his thing to write. Not like Sesshomaru and his fine elegant, aristocratic use of language. Huffing, he tore the paper gently from the spiral notebook, then he folded it up. He would wait until the messenger came later on. For now he would rest and conserve energy for the journey west. It might take him about 2 days to get there, one if he really pushed it. By all means he had no desire to totally push it.

Placing the pen in the spiral wire of the notebook and the notebook back in to his hoari, he stretched out on the branch of the tree. The silver puppy ears twitched in the direction of some of the animals of the forest. They sang their songs and screeched at one another to stay away from their territory or homes.

“It will be great to get away from Kagome and the others for a while. If only this blasted necklace was not around my neck I would not have to be around them. I'm a slave for them!” he muttered to himself as he tugged at the burden of beads around his neck.

He remembered a thought suddenly. His mind traveled back to when he had gone to Kagome's time for a celebration called “Halloween.” She had wanted him to where a dog collar! He could not believe it! It had angered him greatly.

There was a sudden rustle of bushes that stirred him from his thoughts. He looked down to find Kagome's admirer, Kouga. He stood there looking up at InuYasha with his big blue eyes, his tail hung low and his hands were on his hips as he stood cockily; a gentle breeze tugging at the raven pony tail. He really did not care for the bastard. Kagome could have him for all he cared, or vise versa.

“Hey mutt face,” he said as he came out from the brush. “What are you doing up there?”

“What's it to you?” he said as he jumped down from the tree branch, landing softly in crouch position.

“Just curious.” The wolf watched as the Dog half demon straightened.

“Getting away from Kagome.”

“Why?”

“She is jealous of me leaving. She knows something is up.”

“What is that?”

“The canine mating season remember? Sesshomaru. He wants me to come back to the Western lands. He wants to have me watch it as well as his companions Rin, Jakken and Ah-un. He says he is going away for a while.”

The wolf demon smirked. “So you're going to go there now? Be his companion's baby sitter? That is amusing.”

InuYasha shook his head. “I plan to figure out what is wrong with him. He says he wants to be my mate. If I accept.”

The wolf raised a black brow. “I really cannot see you mating to such an arrogant male. There would be corruptions between the two of you.”

“What got me, Kouga, is this letter. He's also asking for me to forgive him.” He pulled out the letter from his haori and passed it to Kouga, who gave it a quick once over. He looked at InuYasha with confusion.

“What, is he sick? This hardly sounds like your brother.”

“I am going though, I should find out what's wrong with him.” It wasn't like Sesshomaru to say things that he did not mean. He did not joke around and beat around the bush; he got straight to the point. Then InuYasha thought again, if he had been telling him the truth, was what Sesshomaru said really true? That he should have died at birth? That he was an abomination to their clan? Then again, he had said that he was just protecting himself from having him. It was all too confusing to him.

“I would be careful, Mutt. He's been trying to kill you for the past century and a half, from what I have seen and heard,” Kouga said as he handed InuYasha back his note.

“Kouga, I just want you to watch them if you want. Not my problem if they're attacked. Though, that bitch would sit me a few hundred times into the ground if she heard I could give a less of a fuck if something killed her. I would be sure that the monk and slayer could care for themselves.”

“I'll keep a watch out for them. I have my own pack to care for.”

The wolf demon watched as the Dog demon placed the note finally back into his haori. Something about InuYasha told him to watch out, and that if he had laid a hand on him, Sesshomaru would most likely have his head on a sliver platter. He had known the Western Lord to seem to be uncaring, cold and emotionless, however, when it came to mates, things could be deadly, possessive and heated feuds filled with emotions. If Sesshomaru and InuYasha were true mates, it could be a long mating process if they did not cooperate with each other.

“My brother is sending a messenger for my response, it will probably reach him quicker than I can get there. I am just waiting for it now,” InuYasha said as he pulled out the note that he had written earlier. “I wrote him saying I would agree to come.”

“All right. Well good luck with it all, dog shit, I have to be off, I have to catch a meal before heading back to the den.”

“See you later then.”

Kouga gave him a quick nod and sped off throughout the forest. InuYasha watched the wolf go before jumping back up onto the tall branch of the tree. He would wait until the messenger came to get his letter before starting off to the west.

There was a sudden rustle of the bushes again and a cream-colored fire Neko appeared. Kilala. What did she want? The cat mewed and looked up at him.

“Come to say good bye?”

The kitten mewed in a positive response before shifting to her larger self to reach the tall branch then shifting again to her smaller self once she was over the branch. InuYasha let her climb into his lap. She purred, curling up against his abdomen.

“It's not as though I am not returning. Of course I will probably come back to see the monk, slayer and of course you and Shippo.”

The cat demon acknowledged him with a short mew.

“I will miss you while I am gone though. I think you should head back now. Sango may wonder where you went off to.”

“Mew!” she chirped before giving him a quick lick on the cheek before plunging off of the branch, shifting into a large saber tooth fire cat and heading off into the darkening sky.

Sesshomaru had just finished straightening out some affairs with the lesser lords of the western lands. They were now aware of the possibility of him leaving for some time, and who would be watching over the land. They had agreed and were discharged with other orders.

The TaiYoukai also had just retired to his quarters after finding a quick enough messengers. There was a silver moon demon-wolf pack located in the northern part of the western lands. They were known for their swiftness and reliability to get the job done. He had given them the orders,which they took in exchanged for protection from further farmers and humans.

The lord felt he could trust the Canines as they divided themselves into two groups, a group of five and a group of seven. The group of seven would stay home and protect the den, while the group of five went to carry out the orders. They had told them it would take them about a few hours to reach him if all went well. Pleased with this news he revealed a rare smile and dismissed them. In only a day's time he would hear back from InuYasha. He hoped that the news brought would be pleasing news.

He would now sleep on it.

It had not been past sunset that evening when there was a loud howl coming from near by, it was followed by a few other responding correspondents. The silver kawaii ears twitched at his distant mortal relatives. The messenger should be arriving anytime soon. The half breed sat up, bringing one knee to his chin and let his other leg dangle off of the branch, relaxed. He had taken a quick nap while waiting. He would need his energy to travel that long distance to the west.

Again he heard the rustle of bushes not far from where he was stationed. It was about 30 yards from where he was now. There was a loud howl coming from the same distance. The wolves must be hunting something. He had always found it interesting how the wolves would hunt. How they took down their prey down as a pack. Using team work. It might be fun to watch them come by to hunt.

After waiting about 13 more minutes, the bushes surrounding the trees around him stirred. Looking down he saw a massive silver wolf with blue eyes. The wolf had to beat least four feet tall at the shoulder. She had a black thin ~)O(~ with a + in the middle! It must have been the alpha female of the pack, because just then a black wolf with golden eyes and standing five feet at the shoulder. He was shaggy and ready for action. He had a white arrow starting from his coal colored nose to his center of his eyes where it broke and then quickly began again and formed into an arrow head. They were followed by three lesser wolves that stood between 3-4 feet at the shoulder with different colorations of browns, grays, blacks and creams. They had mere stripes up their ears ranging from blue, green and magenta. Markings on a brown female were a simple black scar looking fur marks running down each of her unique green eyes. A lower male with cream colored fur with a few patches of brown colored fur and blue tipped ears followed by a star just above his tail. He was shortly followed by a shaggy grey wolf with no markings save for the blackish blue-tipped ears and cream ringlets on each of her feet. Her turquoise eyes were slitted, unlike the others of the pack.

The Alpha male looked up at InuYasha with questioning eyes. “Are you the Lord of the Western lands' brother, InuYasha?” he asked sounding wise. He must have been around 200 years of age. It was a demon wolf pack.

“Possibly. Why?”

“We are your messengers. Do you have the letter?”

“Hai, I do.” He rose from his sitting spot and leapt down to face the wolf. He pulled out the lined paper which the wolf took in his large fangs before setting it down to open up a tube on his mate's side belt. InuYasha took notice of it. He watched as the wolf placed it in there carefully and closed it with his muzzle.

“Thanks.”

“I'm coming along, do you mind if I follow?” InuYasha asked.

“If you can keep up. Yes,” the alpha female said in a tuff manor as she started off.

“Yes, if you can keep up,” confirmed the alpha male as he started off into the bushes with his mate, shortly followed by his pack.

They were quick, very swift as they bound with unseen agility throughout the forest, as they dodged bushes and trees at amazing speeds. InuYasha had to take to the tree tops as he tracked them with ease.

As he followed the pack he had to draw back for an hour's rest before continuing on. The wolves were just too fast with their long legs and massive lungs that drew in heavy breaths of life's essentials; oxygen and food, as his stomach was completely empty.

“I'll track your tracks. Go on ahead of me. Just don't let him know I am coming if you get there before I do!” he called after the wolves as he slowed his pace. He was sure he could catch up with them in no time.

Swiftly killing a rabbit he found a spot to rest and began to eat the rabbit raw. He hoped that Sesshomaru would be there for him when he arrived.

Quickly finding a nearby river he jumped in to clean himself of the sweat that clung heavily to him like a second skin. He should not have been so tired or so sweaty with only a few hours journey. What was going on? Was his heat totally coming at him in full force? It was too early to start most of the major problems with heats.

InuYasha hoped that it wouldn't slow him down from seeing his brother and finding out what the issue really was with him, playing those mind games or whatever he might be doing to him.

A/n: sorry it's short. Damn brain farts! Lol. Well I hope you enjoy it. Some lemons may be coming up in the next few chapters. Hopefully... pends on my mood and how busy I am. Which right now I am very busy. I'm having to switch off and on with different chapters. Never knew keeping up with 2 fictions could be so hard... o__o Well till next time! Read and review! Thanks!