InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Shattered ❯ Shiver and cry ( Chapter 2 )

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Inuyasha, and the characters therein, are the property of Rumiko Takahashi. I am in no way affiliated with Takahashi, or VIZ Productions

 

~Looking at Sango, who was also watching Kagome, he waited until she turned and lifted his eyebrows, the slayer knew of his concerns and openly agreed with him, Kagome had turned into a real bitch, and not in a good way.~

 

It was too much he had to…to leave.

Darkness covered his world and he heard that voice whisper his name…was it his name?

Looking around the cave he saw them, the dark ones puppets or were they really his brothers friends?

He couldn't remember being unafraid, even as he cradled the child…Rin…in his arms he kept expecting her to change into…the dark one…his tormentor…his punishment for things he didn't remember.

He only knew her name because the green man said it often, telling the child off for various things that she did.

The green one…Jaken.

The only one that the dark one hadn't used.

Hadn't hurt him with but it was the half breed…InuYasha…who made fear flood his vanes and sweat brake out over his frozen skin.

“Sesshoumaru,” that voice called and he shifted his eyes to that beautiful face, a face that sent terror through him in a flood, his brother…or was it?

Had he truly gotten free of the man who…

Or was he still in that horrid place, in another play the thing was creating?

Were these beings really those they appeared to be or were they the puppets of the dark one?

“Sesshoumaru, you need to eat,” that soft voice said as the half breed boy moved closer to him, his movements slow and measured.

Food…eat…his stomach cramped and he flinched from the pain and watched as sadness…grief moved over that beautiful face.

“Sesshoumaru, I wont hurt you, I promise,” the creature that appeared to be his brother said as the dark haired man in the group walked over, his shadow putting Sesshoumaru in the dark.

No! His soul screamed.

Staring up at the monk he hunched at the memories of the dark one…using that body…hurting him…shoving things into delicate places….tearing fragile flesh.

A whimper was issued from his throat as he stared up in terror at the monk, “P…Pl…please,” he whispered tears gathering in his eyes, “N…no…m…mo…re…please,” he whispered shamelessly begging the monk not to hurt him…no more…he couldn't take anymore…

 

InuYasha flinched at the unashamed plea that his brother rasped out, his voice obviously abused, tears rolling unchecked down his face as he stared in terror at Miroku.

No more please he pleaded and looking up at a stunned white Miroku he gestured for the man to move to the side, and the moment the firelight touched Sesshoumaru he relaxed slightly, though he still quietly pleaded for no more, rocking himself back and forth in an effort to calm himself.

“Don't stop the light from getting to him,” he whispered to the monk who knelt beside him.

“Someone has broken him,” Miroku said softly feeling for the inu brothers.

“Yeah, and I think they tricked him into thinking we were there, helping…hurt him,” InuYasha said bitting his bottom lip as they watched his brother rock back and forth clutching Rin to him who clung to him in turn.

“He watches us with fear, gods…what did they do to him?” Miroku asked.

“I don't want to think about it,” InuYasha said before going back to trying to coax Sesshoumaru to eat.

“Sesshoumaru, please,” he whispered moving closer to the slivering lord, they'd been with him for three days and the lord hadn't moved except to shake and rock himself and Rin.

The child only released for brief spans of time, Sesshoumaru seemed to become nervus, his golden gaze looking for her when she was far from him.

“Sesshoumaru,” he whispered stoping inches from his brother who was now staring at him with golden eyes that filled his face, his terror so potent InuYasha could taste it.

“Sess, you need to eat,” he said tearing a piece of raw meat off of the bone in his hand and slowly moving it toward his brother.

“Please, open,” he said gently as his brothers nose twitched and he watched his brother calm and he realised that it was the first time his brother had gotten a good smell of him.

No breeze had gotten into the cave, so the lord, who tended to keep his lower face covered by his knees or his tail or Rins hair, wouldn't have gotten the scents of his group at all.

No wonder he was so scared.

“Sesshoumaru, you know me, I'm your brother,” InuYasha said gently as the lord relaxed and leaned forward slightly, his pink tongue lightly brushing the back of InuYasha's hand, then nuzzled it.

“Yeah, you know me,” he said soothingly as he feed his brother, the lord chewing slowly as if his jaw hurt.

“You got him to eat,” Shippo said coming over his turquoise eyes dancing with joy at the small improvement.

“Keh, I know,” InuYasha said feeding his brother another sliver of raw meat, the demon refused to release Rin, clutching her to him even as he eat, as if she were reality.

A security blanket.

“Sesshoumaru,” he said when his brother finished his meal, now relaxing against the cave wall, content. Golden eyes flickered to him, then to Miroku, Shippo, Sango, Jaken and lastly Kagome staying there a little longer than the others before he looked back at InuYasha.

“Sesshoumaru, I'm going to get the others to come over, one at a time, so you can smell them,” he said and the demon tensed.

“Don't worry,” he soothed, “I'll be right here the entire time,” he said. Licking his dry lips, Sesshoumaru swallowed hard, his eyes dancing around the cave, from face to face as the watched him with a mixture of pity and hope.

Hope for what he didn't know.

He didn't understand hope…it was a word…it had for letters…it was…meaningless…Unwrapping his arm from Rin, though he pulled her closer with his tail, she smelled clean, she smelled so unlike the dark one…she kept the darkness away, he held his hand out to his brother.

He too smelled clean of the dark one, there was no evil, bitter tint to his woodsy smell, no cool aura that made Sesshoumaru's skin freeze, if anything he burned so hot Sesshoumaru wanted to curl up near him and let his heat, his warmth leach the cold from Sesshoumaru's body.

Taking the offered hand gently InuYasha was shocked by how cold his brother felt, so very cold, his tongue had been cool, true but he'd never expected him to be so frozen.

Moving cautiously to his brothers' side, he pressed his shoulder into Sesshoumaru's hoping his body heat would move over to the demon lords before he looked at his friends.

“Miroku, move slowly,” InuYasha instructed, “Don't crowd him and don't cast a shadow on him.” He'd noticed that darkness terrified his older sibling.

Doing as told the monk moved his hand close to Sesshoumaru though he gave the demon space.

He was so tense Miroku was waiting for something to snap, and was saddened as another bout of shivers racked his body, his golden eyes glazing over as his breathing laboured. Even human as he was Miroku could have sworn he smelled the bitter sweet terror rolling off of Sesshoumaru.

Leaning forward as his hand tightened on InuYasha's; he gingerly smelt the proffered hand. A strong, smoky scent filled his nostrils, incense, and ash. No scent of…the dark one. He was who he appeared to be…Miroku…human…monk…InuYasha's friend…InuYasha's pack mate.

Instinct took over and he licked the back of the man's hand, InuYasha trusted he…InuYasha liked him…Sesshoumaru could do no other than except him…he had been nice…so far...

Nodding at Miroku, he waited until the man moved aside, giving him space.

“If he licks you it's a good thing, a dog won't do that unless they lick you and we dog demons have many of the same instincts,” he explained. Looking at Shippo he nodded.

“Slowly,” he cautioned the kit.

Nodding his head Shippo inched forward as the lord watched him, his entire body shaking, and lifted one small paw.

Leaning down after InuYasha squeezed his hand Sesshoumaru sniffed that small appendage. The pungent scent of fox burned his nose though it was nothing like the bitter sweat scent of the dark one and he gently licked the boy's paw making the child smile broadly before he leapt into InuYasha's lap, curling up with a small yawn. Laughing softly InuYasha stroked the back of Sesshoumaru's hand, small circles in a hope to calm his brother who was wound tighter than a pair of Kagome's panties.

“Sango,” InuYasha called softly as he watched his brother for further signs of distress, so far so good.

As the slayer moved up, making sure to cast no shadows on the traumatised lord, “Lord Sesshoumaru,” she whispered as she held out her hand waiting for him to test her. She had learnt over the last few days that InuYasha wasn't as brash as he acted and had learnt over the years that when frightened an animal would fight back…unless you took the fight out of them.

Clenching his teeth together, Sesshoumaru tried to push memories from his mind, the force of will making his body shudder and brake out into a cold sweat as he took in the Slayers scent.

Clean, feminine, with a slight hint of feline and ash; her cat and the monk.

Liking her instinctively he licked her hand and rubbed his cheek against it in a show of trust. Her smile was instant and tender before she bowed and moved away to stand with the monk who was watching them his purple gaze dark with emotion.

“Kagome,” InuYasha called looking at the human girl who was sulking at the edge of cave. Sighing heavily she flounced over; obviously annoyed she hadn't gotten her way. Her shadow covered Sesshoumaru who reacted instantly, pulling away from InuYasha he clutched only Rin, huddling in on himself as his gaze glazed over and his already labouring breath speed up, to the point of hypoventilation.

“Kagome!” InuYasha yelled at her fear in his eyes, all that work may have come to naught just because she was careless of the light.

Watching with impassive eyes as Miroku and Sango pulled her away, letting the fire light back onto the demonic lord.

“Let me go!” she demanded instantly, and they released her as she cast a haunting like at Sesshoumaru a moment before a gust of wind bust into the cave, followed by Koga.

“NO!”

 

End Chapter

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Enjoy!

HS