InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ It All Comes Down To This ❯ Coward ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5 - Coward

 

Desperate, Sesshoumaru said the only thing he could think of. “Coward.”

 

Inuyasha froze in the doorway, back to his brother. “What did you say?” He growled.

 

“Coward.” Sesshoumaru spit the word at him. “You wallow in self pity and call it love. You shirk in fear and call it honor. After all these years I was right about you. You are little more than a half-breed coward, a weakling, a hanyou.” Sesshoumaru knew he had touched upon a particularly dangerous nerve, but he had to keep Inuyasha from leaving, had to keep his mind away from thoughts of suicide.

 

Inuyasha's claws dug into the metal frame of the door, but they both ignored the noise. Slowly, the younger brother pivoted on one heel, bringing his head up and locking scarlet eyes on the demon-lord. In a low growl he ground out every word. “I. Am. Not. A. COWARD!” Shouting the last word, he leapt at the other male, claws extended, rage etched on his features.

 

Sesshoumaru made to side-step the attack, but Inuyasha predicted the move and switched angles at the last second. Then he was atop the older demon, claws reaching for he throat and face, feet kicking out indiscriminately, teeth bared in a feral snarl. “You dare… you dare to stand there… and call me a… coward…” he panted, “you claim I… have no honor? … When you… refused… to follow your… mate, like a… TRUE… youkai.” The hanyou moved in a whirlwind of teeth, claws, and feet, seeking any weakness in his opponent's defenses.

 

Sesshoumaru had stayed on the defensive, knowing that his brother was dealing with a terrible grief, but at his last words, the youkai roared, eyes also bleeding crimson. For the first time in the battle, he moved to attack, quickly overpowering the younger inu, who still fought wildly. However, Inuyasha was still injured while Sesshoumaru had slept for 12 hours, and the hanyou's attempt to free himself failed. Sesshoumaru forced him to the floor, half kneeling on his brother to pin his legs while holding his arms above his head.

 

“I did not follow that girl into death, because she was not truly my mate.” Sesshoumaru growled. Tell him, tell him! His inner youkai screeched.

 

“Yeah… right… bastard.” Inuyasha growled between struggles. “Making excuses… again… knew you were… heartless.”

 

Sesshoumaru growled again and pressed down harder on the younger inu. “You may not believe me, but it is true. Rin was not my true soul mate just as Kagome was not yours.”

 

Inuyasha bucked unexpectedly and Sesshoumaru almost lost his grip on the screaming hanyou. “I LOVED HER! SHE WAS MY MATE! AND YOU KILLED HER!!!” Inuyasha was filled with a new strength, moving with such a speed that even Sesshoumaru had trouble following the crazed movements. He managed to free his arms and clawed again at the full youkai's face and neck, his hands weaving sinuously in deadly patterns. At last he raked one lucky claw across Sesshoumaru's cheek to leave a burgundy trail running across the maroon crests.

 

At the smell of his own blood, Sesshoumaru was hard pressed to keep his youkai from taking over fully and killing the boy. Tell him, tell him now! The voice within him raged. I cannot, it is too soon. Sesshoumaru narrowly avoided a swipe to his shoulder. He did not want to spend another 500 years growing back his arm. If you do not tell him now, he will kill himself and you will die as well. His youkai growled. Sesshoumaru threw back his head and howled. I will not tell him like this! Not yet. He must be calm; he must understand it all, or father's plan will never work.

 

Inuyasha took advantage of Sesshoumaru's momentary distraction and wiggled out from under the older. He leapt away and cracked his bloodstained knuckles menacingly. Sesshoumaru stood ready, poised to either attack or defend. “You cannot stop me, Sesshoumaru.” The hanyou declared.

 

Sesshoumaru tried a different tactic. Perhaps if they were not physically fighting, he could talk some sense into the hanyou. Slowly, Sesshoumaru lowered his arms, and drew out of his fighter's stance to stand tall, proudly facing the other.

 

“Keh, just what I thought. I'm not the coward, Sesshoumaru, you are.” Sesshoumaru howled in rage and threw himself at the half-demon, poison glowing along his fingertips. Inuyasha stood defiantly in his place, not dodging as the other neared. Sesshoumaru tackled his brother, crimson eyes glowing with hatred, yet still the younger boy did not make a move to defend himself. Instead he smirked.

 

The smile registered in Sesshoumaru's infuriated mind. He wants me to… An inch from the boy's heart, the green-tipped claws halted. “I will not kill you, Inuyasha.” Sesshoumaru stared into his brother's haunted and disappointed eyes. Then he leaned closer and kissed the half-demon's lips, ignoring the soft gasp.

 

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Chokolatte: OK folks, that's what we got written so far, but the rest of the plot is decided

Koinu: What about my awesome lemon?

Chokolatte: Its comming; patience young Skywalker.

Koinu: *shakes her head to dispel hentai thoughts*

 

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Disclaimer: We don't own Inuyasha *pouts* or any of the other characters. We would like to thank the Academy *is thwacked* er, we would like to thank Rumiko Takahashi and company for creating such awesome characters for us to write about and torment. >:)