InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inu Yasha Themes ❯ Incessant ( Chapter 6 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Setting: Post-Manga Canon.
Rating: T
Pre-requisites: None.
Characters: Sesshoumaru & Inuyasha.
Genre: Humour/Family
Author�s Note: This was inspired by a 2009 challenge prompt called �Bark� in the Inu Yasha Themes Livejournal community.

Summary: Four months after Naraku�s death, and while some things have changed� some things haven�t.

Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 11.22.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 215 | Status: Completed

Incessant

A true warrior reacted within the space of seven breaths.

`Dammit, Miroku, a husband should know better.'

This was not why Inuyasha failed to draw even one.

`Considering my innocence…'

`Keh,' his brother muttered. `Monk, you don't know the meaning of the word.'

Perhaps he expected too much.

`Inuyasha-sama, perhaps it's as Shippou said?'

Three days ago, Inuyasha had complained about the monk's desire to enter a village in his search for his latest youkai prey. Somehow, Sesshoumaru's decision to walk away from it into the wilderness had resolved the fight because now, even three days later, his brother was still nearby.

`Stay out of this, kid.'

It appeared the hanyou had resorted to growling. Still, it was none of his business; travelling in such close proximity was coincidence. It was as simple as that.

`Given your sister's state, how can you defend him?'

Two days ago, Inuyasha had kicked Jaken clean across a meadow. Those flowers were Rin's favourite, but his memories had been ruined by Jaken's flight experiment and he had missed the cause of the fight. Having no intention of revealing his ignorance, he had continued on as if nothing had happened.

`”State”, you say?' Myouga commented dryly. `Don't you mean “pregnancy”?'

Yesterday, Inuyasha had fought with Kohaku over the best route through the mountains. Hearing them decide to fly, Sesshoumaru had wondered at the uselessness of Inuyasha's nose. Couldn't he smell the approaching storm?

`What else would I mean? Quit being stupid, old man.'

A day later, Inuyasha still hadn't flown anywhere. He remained within sight, smell, and - unfortunately - sound of the daiyoukai.

`Who's being stupid, Inuyasha,' Shippou snapped. `You've forgotten you're still holding my tail!'

They absolutely were not travelling together.

`Heh,' the angry hanyou retorted. `I haven't forgotten.'

He hadn't thought it possible for Inuyasha to become any more intolerable until proven wrong when the fox kit unwisely revealed a recent occurrence between the monk and an ardent, unmarried woman. The monk appeared to be blameless, but Inuyasha's temper had finally snapped.

`Allowing yourself to be left alone with a woman like that…' Inuyasha continued. `How could you, Miroku?'

For four months, Inuyasha's mood had been volatile, ever since he had returned from the meidou without his woman. Sesshoumaru had expected something to give eventually - he had simply assumed the first to lose patience would be the monk, that misbegotten flea, or even the fox kit.

`Are you stu—?'

It was only when he felt the solid impact of his fist against Inuyasha's jaw that he realised he had again miscalculated.

`What the hell…?' the hanyou snarled from the dirt.

`Little brother,' he stated, feeling his eyes narrow with his impatience. `Your bark is incessant.'

`Huh?' Inuyasha glared back at him. `Just for something like that—'

`Be silent.'

Sesshoumaru turned on his heel and continued walking. Behind him, there was no movement. No comment.

Blessed.

Peaceful.

Silence.

`Keh.'

Damn.

FIN.