InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Resurrection Remixed ❯ My Brother's Keeper ( Chapter 9 )

Part Nine: My brother's keeper

 

 

He knew going in that something was wrong. He didn't know what it was and couldn't really put his finger on it but something was wrong. Inuyasha pulled his car up to the designated spot. He took a look around and wondered why Mina wanted them to meet there. If this was an official investigation, meeting at the station would have been routine but Mina asked him to meet him out by the docks. He said he wanted this to be off the record.

Inuyasha got out of his car and headed to the boat house where this meeting was about to take place. He wasn't stupid though. He had his gun on him. He was going to at least be prepared. It was more than a little suspicious that Mina would ask him to meet out here but he had to be there. The police chief had fucked with his life enough as it was and after just getting Kagome back, he didn't want anything to mess it up.

He entered the building and carefully walked through. It was dark and musty and although he could see as clear as day, the scent really bothered his sensitive nose. He took a look around and saw no one but he could feel that someone else was there.

“It's about time you showed up,” a voice said from the shadows. Inuyasha's golden eyes flickered towards the direction of the voice and watched as Mina stepped into the dim light from the over head bulb.

“I don't cater to you Mina. I come when I can. Not when you call,” Inuyasha said as he stood a few feet away from the man. He could clearly see the scowl on the man's face and had to hold back a smirk.

“You little bastard,” mina cursed the much younger man. It always annoyed him how smug and arrogant the little shit was. He hated the man. He hated the entire Makoto family. They were rich and famous and took everything for granted. He knew they were involved in illegal activities. He just couldn't prove it. No matter how hard he tried, they always got away with their crimes. “I should have you arrested.”

“For what?” Inuyasha asked the man. “I didn't do anything.”

“Yes you have. We just can't prove it yet. I know you had something to do with your house burning down. Was it for insurance money? I thought you were rich…or maybe it wasn't you at all. Maybe it was friends of yours.”

Inuyasha scowled at the man. It was obvious Mina knew more than he let on. “I'd hardly call them friends,” Inuyasha said. “What have you called me here for Mina?”

“Isn't that simple?” Mina asked with a sly grin of his own. “Revenge.”

It was almost too late when Inuyasha realized that someone had come up behind him. At the last minute, he sidestepped a strike and was turning to face his assailant. The man standing before him, was tall and lean. He had jet black eyes and a Mohawk. Somewhere in the room, Inuyasha could feel another presence and knew there were two of them.

“So this is the infamous Inuyasha Makoto I've been hearing so much about?” the man in front of him asked.

“I am somewhat of a celebrity,” Inuyasha said dryly to the man in front of him. He was gauging the distance of the other woman and the danger level in the room.

“Soon you'll be a dead celebrity,” the other voice said as it drew closer. Inuyasha could feel the man rushing towards him and braced himself for the attack.

 

 

 

Sesshomaru shot up in bed and wild frantic eyes took a look around. He turned to his side when Rin sat up with him. Fighting the sleep that was obvious in her eyes, she turned to look at her fiancé. She saw the fear on his face and wakened immediately.

“Sessh?” she asked him.

The man was already getting out of bed and searching for his discarded clothing. “Something's wrong.”

“What?” Rin asked as she too got out of bed and started to dress. When she turned back to Sesshomaru he was tucking his guns into his jacket.

“Something's wrong with Inuyasha,” he said. He kissed her quickly. “Stay here and keep the doors locked. If Kagome calls, don't say anything about this to her.”

“Okay,” Rin said as she followed him out to the living room. “Be careful Sesshomaru.”
“I will.”

Sesshomaru was soon pulling out of the underground parking lot and zooming down the street. He just had a feeling that something was wrong. Something had happened and his little brother wasn't safe. He had to get to the docks and fast. He arrived ten minutes later, and was soon parking his car beside his brother's. With his keen sense of hearing, he was able to pick out which boathouse was occupied and made his way over.

 

 

Inuyasha spat the blood out of his mouth as he turned to the man in front of him. “Is that all you've got?”

Ginta scowled down at the arrogant man. Normally they would just kill their targets as quickly as possible but this man was different. Inuyasha Makoto was a pain in the ass. He had laid ruin to their reputation and for that he would pay. They would torture him first and make sure he died a slow and painful death. He barely contained his rage as struck the man again taking delight in the sound of breaking bones.

“By the time I'm done with you, you'll wish that I'd killed you,” Ginta said sadistically. He grinned down at the man then turned to face his brother. “Bring me your dagger Hakkaku.” The other man's eyes glinted at the commanded and quickly bounded over to his brother.

“Can I do it?” Hakkaku asked like a little child. “Please. This will be so much fun.”

Ginta shrugged. “Go ahead. Have fun.”

 

 

The scent of blood was so strong, that Sesshomaru's head reeled. The fact that it was his own sibling's blood made him want to throw up. He couldn't though. He had to keep it together to save his little brother. He heard voices as he stalked into the building. The stench of blood and impending death becoming even stronger.

“It takes the fun out of it if he doesn't beg for his life,” a voice said in the darkened room.

“It's not his life he has to worry about,” another voice said. “He's as good as dead but that little mate of his. I can't wait to get my hands on her.”

A deep growl sounded in the room and Sesshomaru was happy to hear it. That meant his brother was at least holding on. “You will not fucking touch her.”

“Who are you to give me orders,” a male voice teased. “Look at you. You can't even save yourself. How are you going to save her?”

“You will die before this night ends,” Inuyasha told the man. His voice was weak but the threat behind the words was not.

“Yeah? And who's going to kill me? You?”

“No,” Sesshomaru said finally making his presence known. “Me.”

Before he could turn to greet the newcomer, Hakkaku's dead body hit the floor, blood seeping from his now open throat. Sesshomaru had slit it from ear to ear. Staring down at the sight of his brother, his eyes started to bleed red. They had tied Inuyasha down like an animal and had cut slices out of his skin allowing the man to bleed to death.

A pained howl rang out into the air but it came from neither of the Inu brothers. From across the room, Ginta watched his brother's dead body hit the ground and his demon raged at him for revenge. He looked up at his brother's killer and red eyes met red eyes.

“You…kill…my…brother,” Ginta growled out slowly. The anger and the pain were so deep that he couldn't control his demon even if he had wanted to.

“And you…are next,” Sesshomaru said to the man. In his mind, it was a brother for a brother. If Inuyasha died that night, he knew the man's death would have been revenged.

“I will kill you.”

“Bring it on.”

 

 

 

She knew something wasn't right. She'd felt it the moment Inuyasha left the apartment. She knew he should not have gone out but there was no way to stop him. Half an hour ago, she felt a searing pain run through her body and she knew she was feeling her mate's pain. She was scared and didn't know what to do. She grabbed up the phone and redialed the last number to call her. When Rin answered the phone, the hair on the back of Kagome's neck stood up.

“Rin,” Kagome began tears already welling up. “Where is Sesshomaru?”

“He's not here,” Rin said to the girl. “He went out to get something.” It wasn't exactly a lie. He did go out to get something: Inuyasha.

“Don't lie to me Rin,” Kagome said. “He went to Inuyasha. That means he's not safe.”

“Kagome. Don't worry. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are together. They are safe.”

“They are in danger,” Kagome said on a sob. “I can feel it Rin and I know you feel it too. My mate is in danger.”

“And mine went to help. I won't lie to you Kagome. Sesshomaru did sense that something was wrong and he went to Inuyasha's aid. Have faith in them Kagome. They will be alright.”

“I'm scared Rin. Inuyasha just found me and now I may lose him,” Kagome said softly.

“You will not lose him Kagome and he'd be angry at you for saying something like that,” Rin said trying to reason with the woman. “Your mate is strong Kagome and both he and my mate will be offended that you would think they could be taken down so easily.”

“You're right,” Kagome said with a light chuckle. “I'd never hear the end of it.”

Rin was happy to hear her friend's laughter even if it wasn't much. “I was told you got your memories back,” Rin said changing the subject hoping to distract the other woman.

“Yeah. It's all so strange,” Kagome said. “I remember my death and then I remember waking up in a hospital. Everything was so new to me at first but I…”

“Kagome?” Rin asked from the other side when the woman stopped talking.

“They're here,” Kagome said to the woman. “Oh my god!”

“Kagome?!” Rin screamed from the other side of the line. She was scared. Did someone find Kagome's hideout? Was the woman in danger? She continued to scream Kagome's name in fear until she hear the phone being picked up again.

“Rin,” came Sesshomaru's voice and she'd never been happier to hear anything in her life.

“Sessh?” Rin asked. “What's wrong? What happened? How is Inuyasha?”

“Not good,” Sesshomaru said. His voice broke and she started to cry. “He's not doing well. He needs me tonight so I'll be a while. Call Miroku. Give him the address and wait for him there. I'll be home as soon as I can.”

“Take care of him Sessh,” Rin said in tears. “I love you.”

“I love you too baby. I have to go now.”

When Sesshomaru hung up the phone he turned back to his brother and his mate. Kagome was holding Inuyasha's bloodied body to her own as she sobbed. The man was at death's door that much was obvious. He'd lost so much blood in that boathouse. Too much blood. Inuyasha would die if he didn't do something.

“Kagome,” Sesshomaru said drawing her attention. “Leave him to me.”

“He's dying,” Kagome said as she continued to cry. Big fat tears rolled down her cheeks.

“And he'll die if you don't listen to me. I'll need your help.”

“What can I do?” Kagome asked. So distraught she wasn't thinking properly.

“You are a miko Kagome. You are going to use your powers of healing to close his wounds. We have to get the bleeding to stop. Now place your hands on his chest.”

Kagome did as she was told and followed Sesshomaru's instructions. She focused and with everything in her, she called to the power she was blessed with. She could feel the tingling under her hands as she transferred the power from her own body to Inuyasha's. The man beneath her hands moaned as her warm energy seeped into his body and began to work its magic. Before their very eyes, the bleeding slowed to a trickle before it stopped completely and the wounds began to close. When she was done, Kagome weakly looked upon her mate. The wounds were closed, but his face was ashen. He was going to die anyway.

“He's still dying,” Kagome said to her brother-in-law.

“I know,” Sesshomaru said to the woman. “He's lost too much blood and needs a transfusion.”

“We have to get him to Myouga or the hospital.”

“Too long,” Sesshomaru said as he brought his wrist to his mouth and tear open the flesh with his own fangs. He helped Inuyasha into a sitting position and maneuvered them until he was sitting with his back against the headboard of the bed and he held his brother against his chest. He held his bleeding wrist to Inuyasha's mouth. “Drink brother.”

Normally he wouldn't do such a thing but his survival instincts kicked in and Inuyasha latched onto his brother's wrist. He drank deeply allowing his brother's thick warm blood to flood through his system. He took all that he could without putting Sesshomaru in danger and turned away. He could feel the powerful demon's blood run through his body and already he started to feel better.

“Sessh?” he asked weakly. The night had taken a toll on them all.

“I'm here brother,” Sesshomaru answered his voice weak as well. He'd done battle that night and sacrificed blood to save his brother. He was beyond exhausted. “Sleep Inuyasha. You are safe.”

From her seat across from them on the bed, Kagome could only stare at the two demons tears in her eyes. Both had drifted off with Inuyasha cradled in his older brother's arms as if he were a child. It was a sight that Kagome never thought she would see. Unable to do much else, she covered the two with blankets and left the room. The ringing phone got her attention and she answered it quickly so as not to disturb the sleeping siblings.

“Kagome?” a deep male voice asked.

“Miroku?” Kagome answered in reply.

“How are they?”

“They're going to be fine,” she said with a smile. Even over the phone he could hear it.