InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ He's A What? ❯ Chapter 3: The Truth Of One's Heart ( Chapter 3 )

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He's A What?

A/N- I had fun writing this chapter...and I have the song Memories by: Within Temptation to thank for how it turned out...

Disclaimer- Don't own InuYasha...hell, if I did then Kagome and Kikyou would be in hell together while only the men remain...but...sigh, I am not...

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this...

'Thoughts'

Chapter 3: The Truth of One's Heart

Darkness was surrounding him.

There were voices, loud and soft, male and female.

`Wh…where am I? What is this place...what happened?!' Gritting his teeth, InuYasha struggled to get to those voices, they were close but he couldn't see them, only black.

Feeling trapped, InuYasha started to run through the darkness that surrounded him but nothing changed, it was as if he was in an empty void. Ready to give up, InuYasha started to curl himself into a ball when a soft touch to his cheek caused him to snap to alert.

Turning in the direction the touch came from, InuYasha still saw nothing, “hey! Is anyone here?!” As if in answer to his voice, a spot of white began to appear before him and InuYasha reached towards it for all he was worth, “please, help me!”

As if in answer to his cries, the light suddenly sparked and all of the darkness was bathed in a bright blast of white, holding his hand over his eyes InuYasha felt warmth that he had only felt when he was young drench his body.

“M…mother?”

Pulling his arm away, InuYasha squinted through the light before him and found that two people were standing right in front of him, “please…if it is you, answer me.”

At his words a deep and definitely masculine laugh reached his ears, InuYasha's eyes blew wide and he felt his heart clench, “Father.”

“Correct…come closer, we have much to discuss and not much time before you awaken.” Gulping uncertainly, InuYasha ran towards the figures in front of him and as he grew closer, the light faded to reveal his mother and his father standing before him.

His mother looked just as he remembered her, her long and soft black hair followed behind her, framing her figure and her face perfectly. Her soft and dark eyes were gentle, a content look marked her countenance as she knelt smoothly into a sitting position. The sakura print yukata she wore spread about back behind her and gave her figure the look of an angel.

At her side, his father remained standing. His tall and imposing figure made InuYasha feel like he did when he had gone to his father's grave, like nothing but a flea to his greatness.

His long dark silver hair was loose from its ponytail and was spread out behind him, intermingling with the soft fur of his tail as it swayed gently in the air. His dark amber eyes were hard as rock, but they had a warmth to them that made InuYasha straighten himself as he came to a stop before them.

Smiling, his father motioned to the spot before him, “please, sit with us.”

Hearing `that' word, InuYasha tensed and when the spell didn't take effect he let out a breath, kneeling where his father had indicated.

Looking up, InuYasha felt embarrassment wash over him at the amused look in his father's eyes, “don't worry InuYasha, the miko's spell will have no effect here. So you needen't worry, besides, there is more important things that we must speak about.”

“Yes, much…InuYasha, do you know of what we speak?” His eyes turning to his mother, InuYasha let a genuine smile cross his lips, “I…I believe so, yes. It's about why I've been feeling so strange lately, is it not?”

Seeing his mother nod her head InuYasha's smile broadened, his expression must have amused his mother because she almost immediately began to laugh.

“Izaiyoi, we must hurry. InuYasha, before I died, I spoke to your brother about what we are about to tell you. I doubt that he even remembers it, he always did forget things I said as soon as he heard them.” Shaking his head at where his own thoughts were leading him, InuTashio gave InuYasha a hard look.

“But that isn't the point here. After you were born InuYasha, your mother and I were forced to place a spell upon you, a spell that holds still but that is about to change. Upon the rise of the next full moon the spell with break and then you must,” sliding his fingers into the ones of the woman at his side, InuTashio smiled softly.

InuYasha was shaking, he couldn't believe what his father was telling him but from the look in his eye, he knew that it was the truth. `But why didn't mother tell me of this before she died? I don't understand…what is this spell?'

“You must choose a mate InuYasha.”

His jaw dropping, InuYasha stared dumbfoundedly at his father and mother before his senses returned to him, sadness and pain filled his eyes. “What…what do you mean I must choose a mate, I…I can't. Besides…no one wants to be with someone like me, I am imperfect, a blemish. No, I can never mate…”

His ears drooping, InuYasha looked away from his parents, shame was clearly written upon his features even as a tear ran unchecked down his cheek. Before it made contact with his haori, InuYasha felt a soft hand wipe his tear away and cup his cheek, forcing his eyes to lock with those of his mother.

“InuYasha, you are not imperfect, you are beautiful just the way you are and someone out there will see that. But you miss understood us, you will take a mate InuYasha, if you do not you will die or worse.”

Pressing her forehead against InuYasha's, Izaiyoi slid her hand down to wrap about InuYasha's shoulders as wrapped him in a gentle hug. “What do you mean, why do I have to do this, I don't understand?”

Hearing his father sigh, InuYasha looked up from his mother and over at his father, “you have been experiencing a taste of what is going to happen InuYasha, just remember what we have said and be careful…for you are in more danger than ever before.”

As InuTashio finished, he pulled Izaiyoi away from InuYasha and they began to disappear as InuYasha felt himself beginning to awaken, “no…I don't want to wake yet, mother! Father, please…”

“We love you…InuYasha…”

Reaching out to the place where his parents stood but a moment before, InuYasha let his eyes close as tears ran down his cheeks, `I won't forget what you have told me…and…I love you both.'

“…asha! Come on, wake up! Please!” Hearing Kagome's voice InuYasha fully surrendered and the light faded.

Blinking his eyes, InuYasha's gaze slowly focused and with a groan, InuYasha pulled himself into a sitting position. A hand slapped to his forehead as he was struck by a thunderous headache, “wha…”

His voice was hoarse and dry as he wet his lips, “what happened?!”

Sighs of relief and joy sounded from all about him, “you've been out for quite a while InuYasha, we were getting worried.”

InuYasha merely shook his head before looking about, right next to him were Sango and Kagome, while Miroku, Shippou, Kouga, and Kilala stood a couple feet away.

But it was the figure standing directly in front of him, yet halfway across the clearing, that had InuYasha shifting and getting to his feet. He did not want to look weak in front of his brother, especially not now, after what he had just been told.

`A mate…I have always wanted someone strong to just hold me and take care of me…but what am I thinking? I am a male, a hanyou, and nowhere near strong enough to earn his attentions…besides…he hates me. But…before Kagome sat me…' in an unconscious movement, InuYasha's right hand rose to touch his lips as his eyes narrowed in confusion.

“InuYasha? What's wrong?” Jerking at the close sound of Kagome's voice, InuYasha pulled his hand away from his mouth as he looked over at Kagome. She did not look happy, it seemed that she had just remembered what had happened before as well.

“I'm going to sleep, we can talk later.” Deeming that the end of the conversation, InuYasha turned and made his way over to a nearby tree, leaping up into the branches he hid himself as best he could.

His eyes focused upon the figures down below and when he saw Kagome throw her hands in the air with a huff before stomping off, InuYasha let out the breath he didn't know he'd been holding. It was a relief to know that at least for a little while longer, he wouldn't have to deal with Kagome's anger, besides, he had a lot to think about and he had no time to be pussy footing around the girl right now.

A sound at his side was all that alerted him before a hand was placed upon his shoulder, jerking at the lighting bolt of sensation that was sent throughout his body, InuYasha looked over to see Sesshoumaru sitting on the limb next to his own.

His cold amber eyes were alight with something, some dark emotion that InuYasha couldn't even begin to understand and personally he didn't care if he ever did, “Se…Sesshoumaru?”

Sesshoumaru didn't reply as he only continued to stare deep into InuYasha's eyes, an act that was really starting to get to the Hanyou.

InuYasha didn't know if he could sit still any longer as he felt his brother's golden gaze stay fixed upon him. After a few minutes passed, he found that he couldn't stand it anymore.

With a slight grunt, InuYasha pushed himself up a little from where he sat and moved to where his face was almost touching Sesshoumaru's, he could feel the other's breath on his face and it was making his stomach start to summersault.

Licking his suddenly dry lips, InuYasha quickly closed the distance between them by placing a chaste kiss upon his brother's lips. Pulling back, InuYasha felt his face flush red in embarrassment but shaking it off, he bent his head so that his nose was now buried at Sesshoumaru's neck.

Sesshoumaru's arm wrapped about his waist slowly and the memory of cutting off his brother's arm entered his mind, feeling tears welling up in his eyes, InuYasha gripped Sesshoumaru back in a tight embrace as he moved his head up so that his lips were right next to Sesshoumaru's ear.

“I am sorry that I hurt you brother…I never meant for you to loose your arm as you did and that is my fault, I swear to help you regain your arm. I swear it.”

Feeling his brother stiffen against his chest, InuYasha gulped as he waited to see what his brother was going to do. Slowly InuYasha felt Sesshoumaru pull back to where his eyes were boring into InuYasha's own, “why InuYasha…why are you saying such things now…why?”

A shock shot through InuYasha's stunned body at his brother's words, but InuYasha found himself placing his hand upon his brother's cheek while smiling gently at him all the while. The words that came out of his mouth next though, even shocked InuYasha.

“Be…because…I…I think that I, I love you…”

A/N- And there we have it...a Cliffie!!! Anyway, I hope you guys enjoied this as much as I did...see yah next time! Ja!