InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Eyes to Life ❯ Scroll Eight ( Chapter 9 )
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By: InuYashaReader 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Hentai / Angst | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 08.04.2011 | Pages: 6 | Words: 4.1K | Visits: 254 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Hentai / Angst | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 08.04.2011 | Pages: 6 | Words: 4.1K | Visits: 254 | Status: Work In Progress
Scroll Eight:
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Sango looked drastically around for a way in. She pounded on the fuyouheki again, but it was as strong as a rock, nothing was getting through.
"Kagome!" Sango yelled. She swung her fist again, only ending up having bruised knuckles. "Damn it!"
"Sango…I don't think that will help." Miroku sighed.
"Houshi…do you just want us to sit and wait for to disappear!" Sango yelled.
"No, but injuring yourself is not going to help either." Miroku put in.
"I hope they're alright." Shippo whimpered.
"Damn fuyouheki!" Sango hissed. She narrowed her eyes and gripped the edge of her Hiraikotsu tightly and swung it with all her might.
Sango expected the bone to bounce off like it did before, so she braced herself to be deflected, only to find the bone moving still in a straight line, catching the exterminator off guard.
Sango was sent flying forward with the momentum of the boomerang and straddled forward, tripping over a branch.
"Oh great." Jaken muttered.
"The fuyouheki…" Miroku started.
"It's gone." Sango finished.
Sesshomaru put Tokijin back and started to walk forward steadily, his hand still slightly alert.
"Let's go!" Sango wasted no time. She grabbed her Hiraikotsu over her shoulder and held Kirara in her other hand.
"Wait exterminator." Sesshomaru's cold voice cut through the air. Sango froze and stared at the Youkai Lord as he sniffed slightly, that was when Sango felt a powerful youki, coming from straight ahead.
"Kami, that's strong." Miroku said. He walked up, his staff straight, and his hands tightly around the beads that held his kazaana. "This is most troublesome."
"We have to make sure they're alright!" Sango yelled.
"I'm sure the hanyou is fine." Jaken grumbled.
"I hope you're right Jaken-sama." little Rin whispered.
"Sango, you wait here, I'll go first." Miroku put his staff in front of her. He walked up and scanned the area.
"Houshi, what do you think you are doing?" Sango snapped.
"The miko is coming." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes. Sango blinked and turned around just in time to see Kagome stumble out of the woods and rubbing her arms. She stopped when she realized everyone was staring at her.
"Hey." She mumbled.
"Kagome are you alright?" Sango asked. She rushed and took the young miko by the arm and held her steady.
"I'm fine Sango, I…" she turned around facing the woods, just as Sango heard the crunch of footsteps. Sango tightened her grip on her Hiraikotsu as whoever was making the footsteps came closer. It was a youkai, the youki was so strong, it made Sango squint her eyes close and had to blink as she felt them water.
"InuYasha…" Kagome said.
"InuYasha?" Shippo quivered. Sango blinked, that strong youki was coming from her hanyou friend?
"Otouto…is that you?" Sesshomaru asked as he walked forward.
"Back off." A hiss came from behind a large tree. Sesshomaru did stop, but he did not look happy.
"Otouto…what is the meaning of this?"
"Fuck off, or I'll slit your throat."
"InuYasha!" Kagome huffed. She sighed and looked at Miroku. "He's well…" Kagome looked like she had seen a ghost. Her small figure was covered in sweat, her hands were trembling slightly and her face was slowly gaining its color. Sango looked over the young miko; her face was printed with confusion, what had happened between the two?
"What happened Kagome?" Miroku asked.
"I…"
"Otouto, why are you hiding?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I'm not fool."
"Then what was the fuyouheki all about?"
"Hue? What fuyouheki?" Came a confused hanyou's voice.
"Did something attack the two of you?" Sango asked.
"No." Kagome mumbled.
"Then what's going on?" Miroku asked, as he approached the large tree. "InuYasha I would rather be talking to you then this tree."
"Bitch off Miroku."
"Idiot." Shippo mumbled.
"Infuriating creature." Jaken growled.
"Excuse me?" InuYasha's voice came with a snarl.
"Jaken-sama, that wasn't very nice." Rin said.
"So? That hanyou has no respect why the hell should I be giving him any!" Jaken hissed.
"Jaken be silent." Sesshomaru glared.
"Sorry my Lord." Jaken bowed his head.
"Why did this Sesshomaru hear a scream that came from the miko?" Sesshomaru glared.
"She tripped, no big deal." InuYasha scoffed.
"InuYasha…" Kagome said. "Can you please stop hiding and come out?"
"I'm not hiding wench." InuYasha hissed.
"Yes you are."
"I am not!"
"InuYasha, is there something you're not telling us?" Miroku asked.
"I…" Slowly a clawed hand came into view and gripped the trunk of the tree slightly. Sango did notice the odd color of his claws, but that was just found out about a day ago. It looked a bigger, but by the moonlight, everything really did.
"Hey, I think InuYasha is being a big chicken, maybe he turned human?" Shippo joked.
"Shippo…say that to my face asshole."
"InuYasha!" Kagome snapped. "What is with you?!"
"I think you would know the answer to that mate."
"Well then should I just say it, our shall I drag you out?" Kagome asked.
"Touch me… I'll break your arm."
"InuYasha that is no way to speak to Kagome." Miroku said.
"Do I look like I care?"
"Hanyou…" Sesshomaru jerked around the tree, only a loud whoosh and Sango could barely see InuYasha's fire rat as he disappeared from behind another tree.
"Slow…" InuYasha sneered.
"InuYasha, its not funny." Kagome said. "I know you're not wanted to be seen right now, but please stop trying to make everything more difficult."
"Why does he not want to be seen Kagome?" Sango asked.
"He well…InuYasha come on. You knew it was going to happen, hiding from the truth is not going to help."
Silence and InuYasha finally showed his head, he looked normal, except for the stripes still on his cheeks. His brow narrowed when he realized everyone was staring at him.
"What? Am I some kind of show?"
"Otouto, come out now." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and stepped forward.
InuYasha flicked his ear in annoyance, but remained where he was. His face was concealed with a scowl and he looked rather…tired. His breathe cold be heard from where Sango stood, it sounded like he had ran all over and not once had stopped a taken a break.
"InuYasha…may I ask if it was that hard?" Miroku smiled.
Sango hissed. "HOUSHI!" She whacked him upside the head with her Hiraikotsu. "Hentai."
"Now Sango, it may be the reason why our hanyou friend is hiding, that's all." Miroku's evil grin made Sango growl angrily.
"Miroku…that's not what happened." Kagome gave him a look.
"Oh…I" Miroku stopped when he was staring at a red eyed InuYasha who was sneering at him.
"Fuck out of Kagome's and my business!"
Miroku jumped back. "Are you alright InuYasha?" InuYasha's ears went flat on his head, and just glared.
"I'm fine, or should I say, I'm more then fine!" InuYasha spat.
"Hanyou, this Sesshomaru's patience is waning."
"Sesshomaru, if I were you, I would shut up." InuYasha spat.
"I do have to say, he is acting like he is Sesshomaru's superior." Miroku mumbled.
"Houshi…" Sango glared. She turned back to InuYasha were Kagome had apparently left her side and walked over to the hanyou.
"InuYasha, please…"
"No."
"Sigh, then I guess there is nothing more to see." Miroku said. "We better get going, and find this youkai that has given Rin nightmares."
"Wait…" Sango said as she put her hand up to stop Miroku. "InuYasha are you sure there was nothing around you? There was a fuyouheki blocking our path to get to both of you."
"There was no fuyouheki I was aware of." InuYasha muttered.
"And we were...alone." Kagome sighed. "Get out here or I'll say it!" the miko suddenly snapped.
"Don't you even think about it." Sango heard InuYasha hiss.
"I will, there is nothing more to be said." Kagome growled.
"Bitch…" When did InuYasha suddenly pop the attitude? Sango thought to herself.
"That is only going to provoke her more InuYasha." Miroku shook his head. "How's Kirara?" Miroku suddenly came up behind Sango and put his hand on her shoulder. Sango jumped slightly by Miroku's touch but relaxed when his hand only lay on her shoulder. Sango looked at the small youkai cat that was asleep, purring.
"She's okay, just asleep." Sango answered. She rubbed the small bruise on Kirara's head and she shivered slightly. Kirara curled more tightly into a ball, apparently the injury was more painful then Sango had first thought.
"InuYasha please…"
"No."
"One, two…" Kagome crossed her arms.
"I'm not a pup Kagome!" InuYasha snapped.
"Then stop acting like one." Kagome said.
"Miko, what is the problem?" Sesshomaru asked. "It is obvious something amidst has happened and yet I have not been informed."
"Sesshomaru…InuYasha's a…"
"Fine." InuYasha's head disappeared behind the tree and a loud sigh could be heard. Sango petted Kirara and glared at Sesshomaru then back at the tree InuYasha was hiding behind.
Sango watched as Kagome went behind the tree and grasped InuYasha's arm and lead him out. The moonlight revealed all.
Sango blinked, she felt Miroku's hand stiffen, and Shippo fell off her shoulder and hit the ground with a loud 'thump'. Kirara shifted in her arms and mewed in confusion.
Jaken's mouth hung open in a state of puzzlement and shock, as Rin cocked her small head to her side.
"You look like Sesshomaru-sama, InuYasha-sama."
Sango looked at the Youkai Lord; he had said nothing, his golden eyes as cold as ice. His posture remained neutral; his arm hung to the side in no tension or even the slightest movement, his face was stone, plastered in a face of no emotion.
InuYasha looked back at Sesshomaru, the same cold look. Sango looked at InuYasha and then Sesshomaru; it scared her how much they did really look like each other. InuYasha and Sesshomaru were indeed, brothers.
"Kami…" Miroku muttered. "They almost look identical."
Sesshomaru still said nothing; the two Inu brothers just kept staring at each other, waiting for the other to crack. InuYasha's hand was the only thing that moved, it rested on Tessaiga's hilt, he was ready for anything.
"Umm…" Kagome shrugged her shoulders and looked at InuYasha. "Can we please not fight?"
InuYasha gave no response to the young miko, his golden eyes as emotionless as his onii's. This little eye war they were having was even worse if they had already clashed swords.
"Well, this is indeed a surprise." Miroku finally cut the silence line. "I see you have acquired some armor, InuYasha." InuYasha gave no response; his primary focus was on Sesshomaru, only Sesshomaru.
"He's not listing houshi…" Sango hissed.
"I know that, I was hoping to stop an all-out war between the two." Miroku sighed.
"He's youkai." Sango peered down to see Shippo chattering his teeth, clutching to her leg for dear life. "Sesshomaru is going to blow."
"That really isn't his nature Shippo." Miroku said.
"No, but you never know." Sango muttered.
Sesshomaru still did not move from the spot where he was standing. The staring fight just drug on, until there was getting increase impatience from everyone else around them.
"Listen Sesshomaru, I don't know how it happened or why, but it happened, there is no need to fight over spilled milk." Kagome stepped in front of InuYasha. Sango realized how tall he was, he towered a good foot over the young miko. InuYasha only flicked an ear, showing he was listening.
"Spilled milk?" Shippo questioned.
"Never mind, InuYasha please I don't need you too…" Kagome started.
"Explain."
Sango snapped around to see Sesshomaru still standing, but his mouth closed, indicating he had said the statement.
"Nothing to explain." InuYasha responded back in the emotionless tone.
"Well, then can you at least explain the fuyouheki?" Sango asked her hanyou friend.
"There was a fuyouheki?" Kagome asked.
"Yes." Sesshomaru's voice still sounded…off.
"Sesshomaru if you want to fight about take out your sword." InuYasha hissed.
"Osuwari." Kagome said. InuYasha shot down so fast into the dirt it knocked Kagome off balance and she too landed flat on her face. "Oh…that wasn't supposed to happen."
"Kagome are you alright?" Miroku asked. He walked over and helped the miko by the arm and helped her to her feet. "InuYasha are you okay down there?"
Sango realized there was now a huge crater in the ground, and a hand suddenly appeared at the edge.
"Don't…you ever do that again!" InuYasha spat. He climbed out of the crater made by his own body and shook the dirt from his silver hair. He grabbed a chunk of his hair that seemed to be tied back and flung it back over his shoulder. Some of the strands got caught on the spiked armor that was on his shoulders. Each shoulder had three spikes, wouldn't want those landing on me, Sango thought. Sango also noticed the fluff thing, it was on his back, Sesshomaru's was called a 'tail', or so that's what Sango kept hearing Rin call it. It looked more like a fur cape to Sango, she really didn't know what the significance was, but it apparently meant something.
Sango never noticed the close physical appearance the two brothers really had, strap some armor on InuYasha, they almost looked like twins from a distance. The only thing visually noticeably different was Sesshomaru's kimono was white, and InuYasha's fire rat was red. Other than that you really have to get close to see the slight different youkai features they had on their cheeks and forehead.
"Well, we barely got any sleep." Miroku sighed. "I hope we can continue traveling."
"There will be no traveling unless this Sesshomaru gets an answer."
"This InuYasha has none for you." InuYasha mocked.
"InuYasha, don't start." Kagome grumbled.
InuYasha crossed his arms and continued to glare at his onii. "Well?"
"I wish to speak with you otouto…alone." Sesshomaru turned his heel and walked into the woods. Silence followed and Sango looked at InuYasha. Grumbling, he started to walk forward, when Kagome's hand stopped him.
"Wait, I'll go with you."
"No Kagome, I need to speak with Sesshomaru without you."
"InuYasha once you two are alone, it will be a mess!" Kagome protested.
"Stay here." Before anyone else could protest, InuYasha disappeared into the woods without another word. Kagome stomped her foot, and started to march after him, when Sango felt Kirara jump out of her arms and transformed right in front of the young miko.
"Kirara!" Sango gasped. Kirara purred and rubbed up against Kagome, moving her two tails along her waist, and stood, a sturdy structure.
"It seems Kirara wants you to stay." Miroku sighed.
"Kirara…" Kagome sighed, and laid her head on Kirara's soft fur. "InuYasha scared me."
"Kagome, I think he scared everyone." Sango said.
"That hanyou…it can't be." Jaken muttered. Rin got off Ah-Un and ran over to Kirara's nose and started to pet her face.
"I think InuYasha-sama looks like a Lord, like Sesshomaru-sama." Rin smiled.
"Humph." Jaken snorted.
"Well, you can look like a Lord, but you’re not always one." Sango said.
"Kagome do you need to sit?" Miroku asked.
"Yes, but that does not include you hand being a seat for me Miroku." Kagome gave the houshi an evil smile. Miroku jerked his hand back and began to blush. Sango felt annoyed.
"Houshi, I believe if InuYasha saw you doing that he would have cut your hand off." Sango said darkly.
"Speaking of InuYasha, Kami, do you not feel his youki, it's even stronger than Sesshomaru's." Miroku said.
"How, how can InuYasha suddenly turn into a youkai?" Sango asked.
"Kagome was there any Shikon no Tama or a spell involved?" Miroku asked the miko.
"No Shikon no Tama shards, a spell, maybe, but he…" Kagome trailed off and took a deep breathe. "You know when we went into InuYasha's otou' grave?"
"Yes." Sango nodded. "That skeleton was huge."
"Well InuYasha turned into that." Kagome sighed.
"He turned into a skeleton?" Shippo asked.
"No, a large silver dog."
Sango blinked and stared at the young miko. "You're not serious?"
"I am, it made me think he was someone else." Kagome shook her head. "I think this started all the way back with Kagura, and InuYasha's human night."
"When he mysteriously vanished?" Miroku asked.
"Yes, I don't how he did, but maybe…" Kagome trailed off. "Kagura was illusion, and that means someone's after him. He smells a youki he can only smell, he mates me out of fear, he…"
"Wait what?" Sango stopped Kagome. "Mating you out of fear?"
"Oops, did I say that out loud?" Kagome's face went quite red.
"Kagome, why would he do that?" Shippo asked.
"Shippo this isn't a conversation you need to hear." Miroku gave the young fox youkai a glare.
"I can hear it! If it involves Kagome I'm staying!" Shippo pouted.
"Sigh, he said 'I was afraid something bad would happen to you if I didn't'." Kagome sighed, "He also said to tame 'the beast' for which I assume I just saw."
"Kagome, do you think this all revolves around the same thing?" Sango gulped.
"I don't know." Kagome moaned. "I'm more worried about Sesshomaru and him out there 'talking'."
"Sigh…Sesshomaru sure did seem shocked at first." Miroku sighed. "I don't think he was expecting it."
"I didn't either." Kagome sighed. Sango walked over and sat by her miko friend and wrapped an arm around her.
"All we can do is wait for them to settle things." Sango sighed. "By the way Sesshomaru's body language, he wasn't mad, just confused and maybe…there may have been some relief."
"Relief?" Miroku questioned.
"InuYasha's a youkai, Sesshomaru hated him for being a hanyou, and it may be because of that." Sango shrugged, "Sesshomaru is hard to read, but that was all I could tell from him."
Kirara laid down on a small patch of grass, and started to lick her paw and then rubbed it on her head.
"Does it hurt Kirara?" Sango asked.
"What happened to Kirara?" Kagome asked.
"We ran into an invisible fuyouheki, Kirara was flying." Miroku sighed. "Is there any way it wasn't your kekkai?"
"Miroku, I can't make a kekkai as big as your describing, not even Kikyo was able to do that yet." Kagome shook her head.
"Kikyo…" Sango stopped and stared at Kagome.
"Oh no." Kagome buried her face in her hands. "I forgot all about her."
"Kagome, Kikyo wanted InuYasha to be human though…" Miroku sighed.
"And you think him turning into a youkai is going to help?" Sango snapped.
"Sango…I don't think Kikyo is going to kill InuYasha over it." Miroku said.
"What makes you think she will do that?" Kagome grumbled. "She loves him."
"Kagome wait…" Sango sighed. "You accepted InuYasha for who he was, Kikyo did not."
"So?"
"So, I think…maybe if you accept InuYasha now, Kikyo might not be such a factor." Sango said.
"Until InuYasha runs into her." Kagome said.
"Will worry about when that comes up." Miroku reassured the miko. "For now, we have to make sure nothing has possessed InuYasha, or placed some kind of spell that will make him turn against us."
"What do you think Sesshomaru and InuYasha are talking about?" Shippo asked.
"I don't know, I really don't know." Sango said. She stared at the sky, the sun was already rising, the sunrise meant a new day, a new challenge, and now a new InuYasha.
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Sango looked drastically around for a way in. She pounded on the fuyouheki again, but it was as strong as a rock, nothing was getting through.
"Kagome!" Sango yelled. She swung her fist again, only ending up having bruised knuckles. "Damn it!"
"Sango…I don't think that will help." Miroku sighed.
"Houshi…do you just want us to sit and wait for to disappear!" Sango yelled.
"No, but injuring yourself is not going to help either." Miroku put in.
"I hope they're alright." Shippo whimpered.
"Damn fuyouheki!" Sango hissed. She narrowed her eyes and gripped the edge of her Hiraikotsu tightly and swung it with all her might.
Sango expected the bone to bounce off like it did before, so she braced herself to be deflected, only to find the bone moving still in a straight line, catching the exterminator off guard.
Sango was sent flying forward with the momentum of the boomerang and straddled forward, tripping over a branch.
"Oh great." Jaken muttered.
"The fuyouheki…" Miroku started.
"It's gone." Sango finished.
Sesshomaru put Tokijin back and started to walk forward steadily, his hand still slightly alert.
"Let's go!" Sango wasted no time. She grabbed her Hiraikotsu over her shoulder and held Kirara in her other hand.
"Wait exterminator." Sesshomaru's cold voice cut through the air. Sango froze and stared at the Youkai Lord as he sniffed slightly, that was when Sango felt a powerful youki, coming from straight ahead.
"Kami, that's strong." Miroku said. He walked up, his staff straight, and his hands tightly around the beads that held his kazaana. "This is most troublesome."
"We have to make sure they're alright!" Sango yelled.
"I'm sure the hanyou is fine." Jaken grumbled.
"I hope you're right Jaken-sama." little Rin whispered.
"Sango, you wait here, I'll go first." Miroku put his staff in front of her. He walked up and scanned the area.
"Houshi, what do you think you are doing?" Sango snapped.
"The miko is coming." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes. Sango blinked and turned around just in time to see Kagome stumble out of the woods and rubbing her arms. She stopped when she realized everyone was staring at her.
"Hey." She mumbled.
"Kagome are you alright?" Sango asked. She rushed and took the young miko by the arm and held her steady.
"I'm fine Sango, I…" she turned around facing the woods, just as Sango heard the crunch of footsteps. Sango tightened her grip on her Hiraikotsu as whoever was making the footsteps came closer. It was a youkai, the youki was so strong, it made Sango squint her eyes close and had to blink as she felt them water.
"InuYasha…" Kagome said.
"InuYasha?" Shippo quivered. Sango blinked, that strong youki was coming from her hanyou friend?
"Otouto…is that you?" Sesshomaru asked as he walked forward.
"Back off." A hiss came from behind a large tree. Sesshomaru did stop, but he did not look happy.
"Otouto…what is the meaning of this?"
"Fuck off, or I'll slit your throat."
"InuYasha!" Kagome huffed. She sighed and looked at Miroku. "He's well…" Kagome looked like she had seen a ghost. Her small figure was covered in sweat, her hands were trembling slightly and her face was slowly gaining its color. Sango looked over the young miko; her face was printed with confusion, what had happened between the two?
"What happened Kagome?" Miroku asked.
"I…"
"Otouto, why are you hiding?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I'm not fool."
"Then what was the fuyouheki all about?"
"Hue? What fuyouheki?" Came a confused hanyou's voice.
"Did something attack the two of you?" Sango asked.
"No." Kagome mumbled.
"Then what's going on?" Miroku asked, as he approached the large tree. "InuYasha I would rather be talking to you then this tree."
"Bitch off Miroku."
"Idiot." Shippo mumbled.
"Infuriating creature." Jaken growled.
"Excuse me?" InuYasha's voice came with a snarl.
"Jaken-sama, that wasn't very nice." Rin said.
"So? That hanyou has no respect why the hell should I be giving him any!" Jaken hissed.
"Jaken be silent." Sesshomaru glared.
"Sorry my Lord." Jaken bowed his head.
"Why did this Sesshomaru hear a scream that came from the miko?" Sesshomaru glared.
"She tripped, no big deal." InuYasha scoffed.
"InuYasha…" Kagome said. "Can you please stop hiding and come out?"
"I'm not hiding wench." InuYasha hissed.
"Yes you are."
"I am not!"
"InuYasha, is there something you're not telling us?" Miroku asked.
"I…" Slowly a clawed hand came into view and gripped the trunk of the tree slightly. Sango did notice the odd color of his claws, but that was just found out about a day ago. It looked a bigger, but by the moonlight, everything really did.
"Hey, I think InuYasha is being a big chicken, maybe he turned human?" Shippo joked.
"Shippo…say that to my face asshole."
"InuYasha!" Kagome snapped. "What is with you?!"
"I think you would know the answer to that mate."
"Well then should I just say it, our shall I drag you out?" Kagome asked.
"Touch me… I'll break your arm."
"InuYasha that is no way to speak to Kagome." Miroku said.
"Do I look like I care?"
"Hanyou…" Sesshomaru jerked around the tree, only a loud whoosh and Sango could barely see InuYasha's fire rat as he disappeared from behind another tree.
"Slow…" InuYasha sneered.
"InuYasha, its not funny." Kagome said. "I know you're not wanted to be seen right now, but please stop trying to make everything more difficult."
"Why does he not want to be seen Kagome?" Sango asked.
"He well…InuYasha come on. You knew it was going to happen, hiding from the truth is not going to help."
Silence and InuYasha finally showed his head, he looked normal, except for the stripes still on his cheeks. His brow narrowed when he realized everyone was staring at him.
"What? Am I some kind of show?"
"Otouto, come out now." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and stepped forward.
InuYasha flicked his ear in annoyance, but remained where he was. His face was concealed with a scowl and he looked rather…tired. His breathe cold be heard from where Sango stood, it sounded like he had ran all over and not once had stopped a taken a break.
"InuYasha…may I ask if it was that hard?" Miroku smiled.
Sango hissed. "HOUSHI!" She whacked him upside the head with her Hiraikotsu. "Hentai."
"Now Sango, it may be the reason why our hanyou friend is hiding, that's all." Miroku's evil grin made Sango growl angrily.
"Miroku…that's not what happened." Kagome gave him a look.
"Oh…I" Miroku stopped when he was staring at a red eyed InuYasha who was sneering at him.
"Fuck out of Kagome's and my business!"
Miroku jumped back. "Are you alright InuYasha?" InuYasha's ears went flat on his head, and just glared.
"I'm fine, or should I say, I'm more then fine!" InuYasha spat.
"Hanyou, this Sesshomaru's patience is waning."
"Sesshomaru, if I were you, I would shut up." InuYasha spat.
"I do have to say, he is acting like he is Sesshomaru's superior." Miroku mumbled.
"Houshi…" Sango glared. She turned back to InuYasha were Kagome had apparently left her side and walked over to the hanyou.
"InuYasha, please…"
"No."
"Sigh, then I guess there is nothing more to see." Miroku said. "We better get going, and find this youkai that has given Rin nightmares."
"Wait…" Sango said as she put her hand up to stop Miroku. "InuYasha are you sure there was nothing around you? There was a fuyouheki blocking our path to get to both of you."
"There was no fuyouheki I was aware of." InuYasha muttered.
"And we were...alone." Kagome sighed. "Get out here or I'll say it!" the miko suddenly snapped.
"Don't you even think about it." Sango heard InuYasha hiss.
"I will, there is nothing more to be said." Kagome growled.
"Bitch…" When did InuYasha suddenly pop the attitude? Sango thought to herself.
"That is only going to provoke her more InuYasha." Miroku shook his head. "How's Kirara?" Miroku suddenly came up behind Sango and put his hand on her shoulder. Sango jumped slightly by Miroku's touch but relaxed when his hand only lay on her shoulder. Sango looked at the small youkai cat that was asleep, purring.
"She's okay, just asleep." Sango answered. She rubbed the small bruise on Kirara's head and she shivered slightly. Kirara curled more tightly into a ball, apparently the injury was more painful then Sango had first thought.
"InuYasha please…"
"No."
"One, two…" Kagome crossed her arms.
"I'm not a pup Kagome!" InuYasha snapped.
"Then stop acting like one." Kagome said.
"Miko, what is the problem?" Sesshomaru asked. "It is obvious something amidst has happened and yet I have not been informed."
"Sesshomaru…InuYasha's a…"
"Fine." InuYasha's head disappeared behind the tree and a loud sigh could be heard. Sango petted Kirara and glared at Sesshomaru then back at the tree InuYasha was hiding behind.
Sango watched as Kagome went behind the tree and grasped InuYasha's arm and lead him out. The moonlight revealed all.
Sango blinked, she felt Miroku's hand stiffen, and Shippo fell off her shoulder and hit the ground with a loud 'thump'. Kirara shifted in her arms and mewed in confusion.
Jaken's mouth hung open in a state of puzzlement and shock, as Rin cocked her small head to her side.
"You look like Sesshomaru-sama, InuYasha-sama."
Sango looked at the Youkai Lord; he had said nothing, his golden eyes as cold as ice. His posture remained neutral; his arm hung to the side in no tension or even the slightest movement, his face was stone, plastered in a face of no emotion.
InuYasha looked back at Sesshomaru, the same cold look. Sango looked at InuYasha and then Sesshomaru; it scared her how much they did really look like each other. InuYasha and Sesshomaru were indeed, brothers.
"Kami…" Miroku muttered. "They almost look identical."
Sesshomaru still said nothing; the two Inu brothers just kept staring at each other, waiting for the other to crack. InuYasha's hand was the only thing that moved, it rested on Tessaiga's hilt, he was ready for anything.
"Umm…" Kagome shrugged her shoulders and looked at InuYasha. "Can we please not fight?"
InuYasha gave no response to the young miko, his golden eyes as emotionless as his onii's. This little eye war they were having was even worse if they had already clashed swords.
"Well, this is indeed a surprise." Miroku finally cut the silence line. "I see you have acquired some armor, InuYasha." InuYasha gave no response; his primary focus was on Sesshomaru, only Sesshomaru.
"He's not listing houshi…" Sango hissed.
"I know that, I was hoping to stop an all-out war between the two." Miroku sighed.
"He's youkai." Sango peered down to see Shippo chattering his teeth, clutching to her leg for dear life. "Sesshomaru is going to blow."
"That really isn't his nature Shippo." Miroku said.
"No, but you never know." Sango muttered.
Sesshomaru still did not move from the spot where he was standing. The staring fight just drug on, until there was getting increase impatience from everyone else around them.
"Listen Sesshomaru, I don't know how it happened or why, but it happened, there is no need to fight over spilled milk." Kagome stepped in front of InuYasha. Sango realized how tall he was, he towered a good foot over the young miko. InuYasha only flicked an ear, showing he was listening.
"Spilled milk?" Shippo questioned.
"Never mind, InuYasha please I don't need you too…" Kagome started.
"Explain."
Sango snapped around to see Sesshomaru still standing, but his mouth closed, indicating he had said the statement.
"Nothing to explain." InuYasha responded back in the emotionless tone.
"Well, then can you at least explain the fuyouheki?" Sango asked her hanyou friend.
"There was a fuyouheki?" Kagome asked.
"Yes." Sesshomaru's voice still sounded…off.
"Sesshomaru if you want to fight about take out your sword." InuYasha hissed.
"Osuwari." Kagome said. InuYasha shot down so fast into the dirt it knocked Kagome off balance and she too landed flat on her face. "Oh…that wasn't supposed to happen."
"Kagome are you alright?" Miroku asked. He walked over and helped the miko by the arm and helped her to her feet. "InuYasha are you okay down there?"
Sango realized there was now a huge crater in the ground, and a hand suddenly appeared at the edge.
"Don't…you ever do that again!" InuYasha spat. He climbed out of the crater made by his own body and shook the dirt from his silver hair. He grabbed a chunk of his hair that seemed to be tied back and flung it back over his shoulder. Some of the strands got caught on the spiked armor that was on his shoulders. Each shoulder had three spikes, wouldn't want those landing on me, Sango thought. Sango also noticed the fluff thing, it was on his back, Sesshomaru's was called a 'tail', or so that's what Sango kept hearing Rin call it. It looked more like a fur cape to Sango, she really didn't know what the significance was, but it apparently meant something.
Sango never noticed the close physical appearance the two brothers really had, strap some armor on InuYasha, they almost looked like twins from a distance. The only thing visually noticeably different was Sesshomaru's kimono was white, and InuYasha's fire rat was red. Other than that you really have to get close to see the slight different youkai features they had on their cheeks and forehead.
"Well, we barely got any sleep." Miroku sighed. "I hope we can continue traveling."
"There will be no traveling unless this Sesshomaru gets an answer."
"This InuYasha has none for you." InuYasha mocked.
"InuYasha, don't start." Kagome grumbled.
InuYasha crossed his arms and continued to glare at his onii. "Well?"
"I wish to speak with you otouto…alone." Sesshomaru turned his heel and walked into the woods. Silence followed and Sango looked at InuYasha. Grumbling, he started to walk forward, when Kagome's hand stopped him.
"Wait, I'll go with you."
"No Kagome, I need to speak with Sesshomaru without you."
"InuYasha once you two are alone, it will be a mess!" Kagome protested.
"Stay here." Before anyone else could protest, InuYasha disappeared into the woods without another word. Kagome stomped her foot, and started to march after him, when Sango felt Kirara jump out of her arms and transformed right in front of the young miko.
"Kirara!" Sango gasped. Kirara purred and rubbed up against Kagome, moving her two tails along her waist, and stood, a sturdy structure.
"It seems Kirara wants you to stay." Miroku sighed.
"Kirara…" Kagome sighed, and laid her head on Kirara's soft fur. "InuYasha scared me."
"Kagome, I think he scared everyone." Sango said.
"That hanyou…it can't be." Jaken muttered. Rin got off Ah-Un and ran over to Kirara's nose and started to pet her face.
"I think InuYasha-sama looks like a Lord, like Sesshomaru-sama." Rin smiled.
"Humph." Jaken snorted.
"Well, you can look like a Lord, but you’re not always one." Sango said.
"Kagome do you need to sit?" Miroku asked.
"Yes, but that does not include you hand being a seat for me Miroku." Kagome gave the houshi an evil smile. Miroku jerked his hand back and began to blush. Sango felt annoyed.
"Houshi, I believe if InuYasha saw you doing that he would have cut your hand off." Sango said darkly.
"Speaking of InuYasha, Kami, do you not feel his youki, it's even stronger than Sesshomaru's." Miroku said.
"How, how can InuYasha suddenly turn into a youkai?" Sango asked.
"Kagome was there any Shikon no Tama or a spell involved?" Miroku asked the miko.
"No Shikon no Tama shards, a spell, maybe, but he…" Kagome trailed off and took a deep breathe. "You know when we went into InuYasha's otou' grave?"
"Yes." Sango nodded. "That skeleton was huge."
"Well InuYasha turned into that." Kagome sighed.
"He turned into a skeleton?" Shippo asked.
"No, a large silver dog."
Sango blinked and stared at the young miko. "You're not serious?"
"I am, it made me think he was someone else." Kagome shook her head. "I think this started all the way back with Kagura, and InuYasha's human night."
"When he mysteriously vanished?" Miroku asked.
"Yes, I don't how he did, but maybe…" Kagome trailed off. "Kagura was illusion, and that means someone's after him. He smells a youki he can only smell, he mates me out of fear, he…"
"Wait what?" Sango stopped Kagome. "Mating you out of fear?"
"Oops, did I say that out loud?" Kagome's face went quite red.
"Kagome, why would he do that?" Shippo asked.
"Shippo this isn't a conversation you need to hear." Miroku gave the young fox youkai a glare.
"I can hear it! If it involves Kagome I'm staying!" Shippo pouted.
"Sigh, he said 'I was afraid something bad would happen to you if I didn't'." Kagome sighed, "He also said to tame 'the beast' for which I assume I just saw."
"Kagome, do you think this all revolves around the same thing?" Sango gulped.
"I don't know." Kagome moaned. "I'm more worried about Sesshomaru and him out there 'talking'."
"Sigh…Sesshomaru sure did seem shocked at first." Miroku sighed. "I don't think he was expecting it."
"I didn't either." Kagome sighed. Sango walked over and sat by her miko friend and wrapped an arm around her.
"All we can do is wait for them to settle things." Sango sighed. "By the way Sesshomaru's body language, he wasn't mad, just confused and maybe…there may have been some relief."
"Relief?" Miroku questioned.
"InuYasha's a youkai, Sesshomaru hated him for being a hanyou, and it may be because of that." Sango shrugged, "Sesshomaru is hard to read, but that was all I could tell from him."
Kirara laid down on a small patch of grass, and started to lick her paw and then rubbed it on her head.
"Does it hurt Kirara?" Sango asked.
"What happened to Kirara?" Kagome asked.
"We ran into an invisible fuyouheki, Kirara was flying." Miroku sighed. "Is there any way it wasn't your kekkai?"
"Miroku, I can't make a kekkai as big as your describing, not even Kikyo was able to do that yet." Kagome shook her head.
"Kikyo…" Sango stopped and stared at Kagome.
"Oh no." Kagome buried her face in her hands. "I forgot all about her."
"Kagome, Kikyo wanted InuYasha to be human though…" Miroku sighed.
"And you think him turning into a youkai is going to help?" Sango snapped.
"Sango…I don't think Kikyo is going to kill InuYasha over it." Miroku said.
"What makes you think she will do that?" Kagome grumbled. "She loves him."
"Kagome wait…" Sango sighed. "You accepted InuYasha for who he was, Kikyo did not."
"So?"
"So, I think…maybe if you accept InuYasha now, Kikyo might not be such a factor." Sango said.
"Until InuYasha runs into her." Kagome said.
"Will worry about when that comes up." Miroku reassured the miko. "For now, we have to make sure nothing has possessed InuYasha, or placed some kind of spell that will make him turn against us."
"What do you think Sesshomaru and InuYasha are talking about?" Shippo asked.
"I don't know, I really don't know." Sango said. She stared at the sky, the sun was already rising, the sunrise meant a new day, a new challenge, and now a new InuYasha.