InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Happy Place ❯ Epilogue ( Chapter 7 )

Sesshomaru had walked away, not even bothering to look back. He knew that they had watched him. Watched him as he walked away, the small hanyou child sleeping contentedly in his arms and letting out the tiniest of yawns every now and then. That had been several hours ago, when the sun had reached its zenith. Now the sun began its descent, fading in the sky, but his brother still remained as a small child and fast asleep.

'Father said the spell wouldn't last long. Yet it's been hours since it's been cast. Why hasn't Inuyasha changed back?'

Sesshomaru looked around the makeshift camp. The miko and the exterminator were rolling out their beds while Rin and the kitsune played together. Jaken tended to Uhn and Ah. The monk appeared to be lost in meditation. He glanced at the small child still cradled in his arm.

'Where did we go wrong, little brother? Do you even know?'

Inuyasha chose that moment to yawn a jaw-cracking yawn. His golden-amber eyes opened and he stared sleepily at him.

"Sesshy?" came the whisper.

"Hai. What is it, Inuyasha?"

"I had a bad dream," he whimpered, burying his face. By now, the rest of the group had noticed that Inuyasha no longer was asleep and watched the exchange between the two brothers. Sesshomaru duly ignored them.

"You did? What was it about?"

Inuyasha merely sniffled and buried his face even more.

"Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?"

"What was your dream about?" Sesshomaru inquired.

"I dreamt that something bit me . . . then I got sick and couldn't breathe." At that, the tears came in torrents. He murmured soothingly to the distraught child. Inuyasha eventually fell back asleep and Sesshomaru set him on the ground. The neko demon curled up next to him. He brushed his brother's hair away from his face.

'Sleep, little brother. All will be well in the morning. Aniki will be here to protect you. Forever and always.'