InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Shattered ❯ Cry me a river and bleed ( Chapter 3 )

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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

 

 

 

~ “NO!”.~

 

Sesshoumaru pressed against the cave wall, shaking his head back and forth, small, frightened sounds issued from his throat as Kagome stared down at him, her face cold, cruel and vaguely pleased. “No, no, no, no, no” he whispered crushing Rin to the point that she cried out, “no, no, no, no,” he chanted even as InuYasha, now free of his adopted kit pulled the human child from his brother. Pushing her into Sango's arms, InuYasha knelt close to Sesshoumaru as Koga demanded “What the hell is wrong with Lord Sesshoumaru?” only Miroku and Shippo noticing the cruel smile that curved Kagomes lips.

“Sesshoumaru!” InuYasha shouted and the man froze, his eyes focusing on his brother, his face nearly transparent with fear.

“Sesshoumaru, calm down, Kagome and the wolf aren't going to hurt you,” InuYasha said with conviction.

Looking at the humanoid female, Sesshoumaru shook his head, “N…n…not…a…as…s…she…se̷ 0;seems,” he said as he pressed harder into the cave wall, swallowing convulsively.

There wasn't enough air his lungs…he couldn't breath…he…oh god…he couldn't go back…he couldn't go through all that again.

Shadows crept closer, words swallowed by the roaring in his mind.

Sesshoumaru was falling apart, InuYasha knew it, he had to stop him…had to save him from the demons in his mind.

His mind whirled, thinking of all the things that calmed his brother…

Family…

Rin…

Water…

Casting a nervous glance around he spotted his brothers pet dragon and whistled, braking the freaked silence after Sesshoumaru had spoken, the eerie quiet taking over the cave.

“InuYasha! What is going on?” Koga demanded.

Gold eyes met blue and InuYasha said, “You can come with me for an explanation or stay here and ask the others,” as he helped his brother onto Ah-Un, the demon lord now docile.

Looking at Miroku he said “We'll be at the hot spring, shout if you need me,” before leading the two headed beast out before anyone could object.

 

InuYasha didn't believe him…he didn't understand…Naraku was just a puppet…a porn in the masters plan…the dark one held all the strings.

The girl…Kagome…wasn't Kagome but a perfect copy…only the underlying hint of bitter, sweet…death…told Sesshoumaru that.

He had to get them to understand…to believe…he had to…help…he…more shadows…pain…blood…memory…“no, no more,” he breathed.

The wolf…Koga…walked silently at his brothers side, before asking gruffly, “Well?”

“Sesshoumaru…has had a traumatic…experience and he'd not coping with it very well,” InuYasha evaded.

“Puff, cut the crap and give it to me straight, mutt,” Koga demanded and Sesshoumaru flinched, dull eyes shifting around as the slight breeze brought different scents of the forest to him. An owl screeched its annoyance as it missed it's prey, something scurried through the bush.

Sighing InuYasha looked at his brother who didn't look any more alert than he had in the cave, just slightly less afraid though that could be that Kagome wasn't near him any longer.

“Sesshoumaru has been rapped,” he murmured and Koga froze, his blue eyes wide, his lungs seizing, burning for air as the inu brothers continued on.

What was powerful…who was powerful enough…to bring the dog lord…a powerful daiyokai…to heal…

Racing to catch up he gasped “How?” which was quickly followed be “Who?” and then “When?”

“Keh, no clue, no idea and about a week ago, from what Rin and toadie have said,” InuYasha said to caught up in what was happening to Sesshoumaru to make an argument with the wolf prince.

 

The hot spring, surrounded by rocks, ferns and large trees was beautiful, not that any of the males noticed.

Sesshoumaru stood meekly allowing InuYasha to undress him as he trembled and InuYasha cursed at the scars that had never been on his brother before.

“Ouch, that had to hurt,” Koga said wincing in sympathetic agony at the sight of one particularly viscous scar that ran the length of his back but it was the name carved into Sesshoumarus' stomach that made them both finch.

`Savitar'

The name was shinny and would probably disappear in the next 48 hours, maybe even as soon as 24.

The rapid rise and fall of Sesshoumarus' chest coupled with the convulsive swallowing and glassy eyes told them not to whisper that name…

Not near him…

Ever…

Quickly stripping down to his fondoshi(sp?) InuYasha lead Sesshoumaru to the water as Koga followed suit.

The warm, steaming bath helped Sesshoumaru relax ever so slightly and when InuYasha began bathing him he stopped shivering. The warmth…heat leached the chill from his body and helped taut muscles to relax.

Fingers worked gently on his hair, water trickled down his face and the clean, crisp scents of the wolf and his brother helped calm him more.

Trying to find and form words, to make them understand, to see the threat `Kagome' presented he chewed his bottom lip. Sinking down so that only his head was above water he hugged himself as the two moved slowly, so not to scare him until they were in sight.

A small forlorn sound fell from him at the loss of contact…friendly, non sexual, unpainful contact he blinked rapidly as he looked from tanned face the tanned face, gold and blue eyes watching with kind, worried lights to them.

 

The lost look on his brothers face tore at InuYasha as he watched his brother hug himself beneath the water, the marks on the once clean skin filled him rage. Someone had hurt his brother. Touched his brother. Taken something they had no right to take from his brother.

HIS Sesshoumaru.

“I…not right…she,” he struggled, “Ka…” he flinched as he tried to force her name from his lips. “Kag…o…me, is not…not the re…real Kagome,” he said.

“What do you mean?” InuYasha and Koga asked their voices intertwined.

“She…he…” Sesshoumaru swallowed, his shoulders hunched as he looked around, his muscles clenching again. “The…dark one…” he whispered “he…he…he…” pain flickered over his face. Koga gasped as the sight of Sesshoumaru, his golden gaze dull, lifeless, small, trapped sounds coming form deep in his chest.

Sharp claws dug into his sides, blood turning the water pink.

“Sess!” InuYasha shouted rushing to his brother as he sunk below the water “Sesshoumaru, talk to me!” he cried.

“I…it…it…hurt,” Sesshoumaru whimpered “make it stop!” he cried his chest heaving as large tears fell from his eyes and Koga watched in horror.

He would never forget this.

The sight of the mighty lord crying as his brother held him close, rocking him gently as he ran his hand over the lords wet hair, tears running down his face as a helpless fury burned in his golden eyes.

The hanyou was out for blood.

He would revenge his brother because it was obvious that Sesshoumaru was never going to be able to do that himself.

But what would haunt him forever was the helpless, hopeless, formless, agony that shone in Sesshoumaru's gaze as he clung to his brother.

“What hurts?” InuYasha breathed into his brothers' hair, his tears making his brothers drying hair damp again.

“I…it…he…he…he…” Sesshoumaru stumered before turning his head into the bend of InuYasha's throat, “InuYasha…you came,” he whispered and InuYasha almost slumped with relief, his brother had verbally recognised him.

He'd leaned on him sure, trusted him, eaten from his hand but he could have done those things out of instinct not out of real recognition of their relationship or who he, InuYasha, actually was.

“InuYasha,” Sesshoumaru breathed, taking a deep breath, drawing his brother into his lungs as he clung to him, his saturated tail curling around the younger male.

“Yes, brother,” InuYasha chocked looking at Koga with pain in his eyes.

Those blue eyes glittered with a strangely fragile light.

 

Back at the cave Miroku stared at Kagome, his brows drawn down in thought, “Kagome,” he called and she turned her eyes glittering, reflecting light in a way no human eye should.

“Yes Miroku?” she cooed sauntering over.

“Explain why the hell you did that!” he snapped and she paused; her head falling to the side her eyes gleaming.

“You mean cast a shadow on Sesshy-pup?” she asked her tone amused.

He just stared at her, something was off…had been ever since…Naraku had kidnapped her…

“Because,” she whispered stepping closer to him sucking her lower lip into her mouth, making it glisten with saliva, “I don't like him,” she said coldly.

His eyes hard he lifted an eyebrow and waited.

There was more he knew it and then he noticed something near her left ear, small.

Grabbing her head he jerked it to inspect the little marking, it was an S with a spider hanging off on a single thread.

She…she wasn't Kagome!