InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sakura Blossoms and Kisses ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

Sakura Blossoms and Kisses by Gundamwinggirl

Sesshomaru sighed as he walked down the worn trail that led away from his castle and into the heart of the forest nearby. It had been awhile since he had taken this path to get to the middle of the forest, the last time he could remember taking it was when Inuyasha and his mother still lived with him and his father, when they were a family.

But that had been many years ago, since that time, his father had died, Inuyasha and his mother moved to a village away from the castle, Inuyasha's mother died, and Inuyasha had become a man. In this time and place, Inuyasha was looking for the shards of the Shikon No Tama with a wierd groups of friends. Of course there was the halfbreed himself Inuyasha, then the demon exterminator Sango, the monk Miroku, the miko Kagome, the fire cat Kirara, and the young kitsune pup Shippou. It was a very strang group indeed.

Another sigh escaped Sesshomaru as his mind began to wander to the memory of the last time he had been here with his beloved half-brother.

~*Many Years Ago*~

A very young Inuyasha ran into the study room, looking around and finding his brother reading a leather book that was titled, 'Lords of the Past'. "Onisan!" The little hanyou called out as he ran over to his brother, waiting for him to set down the book before he jumped into his lap. "What is it Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru asked calmly, waiting for an answer as Inuyasha settled down. "I wanna play." He replied, his amber eyes shining with innocence and mischief.

"Well, why don't you play with your Okasan?" "Okasan and Otosan are busy and anyways, I wanna hear a story." Sesshomaru smiled lightly as his brother's enthusiasim of hearing one of his many stories. "Alright then, I suppose I can tell you the one about the beautiful young hanyou. Tell me, how many times have we done this?" Inuyasha thought for a moment before he replied, "About hyaku." Sesshomaru nodded his head, smiling as he stood up, taking his brother with him.

Sesshomaru carried Inuyasha on his hip as he walked out into the garden, flowers surrounding them as they walked out of the gate and towards the forest that had a worn path leading deep into the heart of the forest. Inuyasha clapped his hands as Sesshomaru walked down the path, sakura blossoms swirling around them as they continued deep into the forest. "Onisan?" Inuyasha questioned his older brother as they sat down in a patch of flowers in the middle of a grove of Sakura Trees.

"My mother took me here a few times when she told me stories, but that was before she died." Sesshomaru replied, letting Inuyasha snuggle closer to him as he began the story. "Many years ago, before even our father was alive, there used to be a mighty okami youkai that roamed these lands. His braided black hair was a trade mark of his heritage, just as the cresent moon on his forehead told of his heirarchy." Sesshomaru stopped to take a breath, licking his dry lips as Inuyasha looked up at him, his amber eyes shining.

"This okami youkai was named Prince Kijosku, and he was the son of Lord Kamiyari and Lady Jinasei. He was the first son, but not the only son of his father. After his mate died of an illnes, Lord Kamiyari mated himself to a human woman. Her hair was a beautiful brown, and her eyes shined sapphire, she was named Lady Iori. Not to long after their mating, a boy was born, but he was a hanyou. The young hanyou was named Hajimaru." Sesshomaru took another breath, his eyes showing amusement as he watched the irritatied look appear on Inuyasha's face.

"Hajimaru had his mother's brown hair, but his father's hazel eyes and the brown wolf ears that brought him much abuse. The village ningen hated him because he was part youkai, but the youkai hated him because he was part Ningen. He was neither one or the other, so he had to live in his own world. It was ironic that his name, Hajimaru, meant Beginning or Dawning of..becuase he was the beginning of the hanyou race, and he would take much more abuse that any ningen or youkai alive." Another pause, and this time Inuyasha huffed, causing Sesshomaru to chuckle.

"Hajimaru thought that he was ugly and unwanted by everyone, even his Okasan and Otosan, and especially by his Onisan, but he was wrong. His Okasan loved him, as did his Otosan, but his Onisan fought within himself. He did not know whether to love his brother, or betray him like everyone else had. Hajimaru fled one night, in the light of the new moon when he was all ningen. His black hair and sapphire eyes made him look different, but the youkai still knew who he was, and beat on his just the same. Right before he was finished off, his Onisan fought most of the youkai, as did his retainer, a small kitsune named Shela." Sesshomaru paused once again before he quickly continued.

"They saved Hajimaru that night and made him promise that he wouldn't do something like that again. His Onisan started to love him and respect him. He was a very beautiful hanyou, who later grew up to be the Lord of the Western Lands. He married a lovely youkai maiden named Akai, and together they tried to make it better for hanyou's like Lord Hajimaru himself, and they suceeded until his dying days." Inuyasha clapped as Sesshomaru finished the story that he had heard so many times before. "You like to hear stories about hanyou's like yourself, don't you Ototo?"

Inuyasha nodded his head, kissing his brother on the cheek. "Onisan, do you love me?" Sesshomaru's eyes betrayed his surprise as he looked at his Ototo. "What do you mean, Inuyasha?" "Sesshomaru, do you love me? Like Okasan loves Otosan." 'Do I love him?' The thought raced across Sesshomaru's mind as he replied, "If we're together when we're older, I'll tell you my answer." Inuyasha nodded his head, satisfied with the answer. Sesshomaru sighed to himself, he knew how slim the chance of them being together was, and it hurt him inside. "Sesshy? Will you give me a kiss then?" Sesshomaru nodded his head, pulling Inuyasha closer as he said, "Yes, I will kiss you then."

~*Present*~

"I knew you would be here." A voice called out to Sesshomaru, making him snap out of his thoughts. As he looked around, his eyes landed upon his younger brother who was sitting in one of the many Sakura Trees around them. A slight smile tugged at the edges of Sesshomaru's lips as he replied, "You know me too well brother. I promised you that I would be here." Inuyasha nodded his head, jumping down from his perch and landing infront of his brother. "Will you give me your answer this time?"

Sesshomaru nodded his head 'yes, causing Inuyasha's eyes to light up. "I do not love you." Inuyasha's heart shattered, but he would not let his eyes or his voice betray him. As Sesshomaru started to walk off Inuyasha tried to think of something to stop him, his mind remembering Sesshomaru's other promise and his eyes lite up with mischief. "You promised to kiss me." As he turned around he replied, "That was only if I loved you." Inuyasha shook his head as he said, "No, you just promised to kiss me. You didn't say that you're answer had to be yes."

Sesshomaru smiled inwardly at his brother's mischievousness. 'It seems he has me.' He thought to himself as he walked over to his brother, looking into his amber eyes before he leaned down and kissed him, his heart in the kiss. Inuyasha returned to kiss with equal passion, wrapping his arms around his brother's neck, Inuyasha deepened the kiss. Sesshomaru pulled his brother closer, putting one arm around his waist and the other behind his head. As Sesshomaru pulled away, for a moment his eyes betrayed what he felt for his younger brother.

And then, without a word, Sesshomaru walked away from his younger brother. 'Inuyasha, you are my spring. The light in my cold life, maybe next time I will tell you, maybe then we can be together...my beloved brother...' Sesshomaru thought as he walked off. Inuyasha smiled, he knew that his brother would be back, he knew that his brother loved him..but when he denyed it..it brought him pain. But he just laughed lightly to himself, for now he would go to his temporary refuge with Kagome and his friends...but soon he would see the Winter to his Spring.

Yes, maybe then they could be together.....

when the sakura would call out to them once more...

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Gwg: Yay! It's done...I think it's alittle crappy but I like it anyways...I got this idea when I was thinking about some of my friends and what they said about Inu Yaoi pairings...Well anyways...please review, it's that little button in the corner...oh..and I don't own Inuyasha...just this story...

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