InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Nothing of Importance ❯ Segment Five ( Chapter 5 )

“Father . . . did that to you?” Inuyasha whispered, his eyes wide.

 

“Hai,” Sesshomaru nodded solemnly. “I know exactly what you're going through. It was the one thing I had wanted to protect you from.”

 

“But you didn't protect me!”

 

“Shhh . . . I know. I'm sorry that I failed you, Inuyasha. I truly am.”

 

He pulled his younger brother to him. The boy still felt as if he'd been set on fire but not nearly as bad as before. His secret was starting to come out. Still, something about his confession nagged at the back of Sesshomaru's mind.

 

`Why now? This should have happened sooner . . .'

 

“Inuyasha . . .”

 

“So tired,” came the murmur. “Why am I so tired?”

 

“You are ill, otouto,” Sesshomaru replied. “That's why.”

 

“Oh.”

 

“Inuyasha?”

 

“What?”

 

Sesshomaru hesitated for a moment. The last thing he wanted, and the last thing Inuyasha needed, was to upset the hanyou. Still, he had to know.

 

“Did . . . did you . . . how come you haven't spoken of this before?”

 

A ragged sigh escaped his brother.

 

“Because . . . I just wanted to forget . . . I wanted to pretend that it never happened . . . I guess I just forgot after a while . . .” Inuyasha answered, his tone become dull and listless.

 

“You forgot?”

 

“Yeah,” the half-demon nodded. “Didn't want to remember . . . gave me nightmares. Still does.”

 

`I can imagine so.'

 

“And what triggered the memories to come back?”

 

“Not sure,” Inuyasha yawned. “Maybe after Kagome sat me . . . Don't remember.”

 

“Why did Kagome sit you?”

 

“Because . . . that stupid wolf . . .”

 

Inuyasha slumped against him at that moment, his breathing slow and steady. Carefully, Sesshomaru guided the half-demon back over so he was resting more comfortably, nestled between Uhn and Ah's heads.

 

`There's more to what happened, to why he's remembered after so many years of keeping it locked away. This isn't something he'd just remember after being . . . sat once by that miko.'

 

Sesshomaru brushed away some stray locks of Inuyasha's hair as he waited for Rin and Jaken to return.

 

`Don't worry, little brother. After we get to the castle, I'll find out who did this to you. And they shall pay. By both our hands.'