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The Duty Of Blood
- By Caliko

Prologue

Sessoumaru paused at the edge of the forest, once again cursing the bastard hanyou. If it hadn't been for that damn promise, he wouldn't be here now. One moment of weakness as he watched his younger brother prepare to die caused him to find himself here, at this moment, in this place. One moment of loyalty that reminded him that, Inu Yasha was his younger brother, and his father's youkai son despite the human blood that ran through his veins. One moment of grief that his little brother was more than willing to die himself in order to seal the spell that would destroy Naruku.

:::Damn him!::: He grimaced. :::The whelp had no business leaving his mate and child unprotected!::: Sessoumaru took a deep breath, then continued his trek in silence as he neared her house. :::But… he didn't leave her unprotected, did he?::: Yet one more reason to curse his brother - he dared to leave the Miko in his tender care. Honor demanded that he hold to his promise. After all, his brother killed Naruke to avenge Rin's death, as well.

*****

Kagome went still as she sensed him hesitating outside. Extending her power, she combed the area for a hint of Inu Yasha's presence, biting her lip when she couldn't find him. Whether due to luck or Inu Yasha's nose, she hadn't seen her brother in law since she became pregnant with the twins. She really didn't want to renew his acquaintance without her mate by her side.

:::Looks like I don't have a choice.::: She thought, swallowing as she moved to the door.

"Mama?" Tai looked up, sensing the strange presence outside. She was the strong one, the twin who inherited her father's spit-on-the-devil nerve. Thanks to Kagome carrying the Shikon while pregnant, she was also more youkai then Inu Yasha.

"Stay here and look after your Aika. I need to speak to your Uncle."

Tai went still, remembering overheard stories of battles between the two brothers. Then she glanced over at her napping sister and nodded. "Yes, Mama." For once, she didn't argue.

*****

"Sessoumaru." She said, closing the door behind her. "Inu Yasha isn't here."

He was standing under the wisteria tree in the front yard, framed by the silvery purple blossoms as they fell near to the ground. His normally immaculate kimono was smudged, gray and even black in some places. Slowly, he lifted his eyes, shocking Kagome by letting her see the grief that shown from his golden eyes. "I know." Despite his pain-filled gaze, his voice was expressionless.

Kagome froze as she realized that the taitayoukai knew something that she didn't. This visit was not meant to terrorize or torture his brother. "Then why are you here?"

Sessoumaru took a shallow breath and gently closed his eyes. When he opened them, the pain was masked - still present, but hidden as befitting the great Demon Lord of the Western Lands. Almost carelessly he moved out of the shadows of the wisteria tree and into the moonlight. "Duty. Only duty."

TBC

Sorry for the OOC. There's a part of me that believes that Fluffy never did hate his brother - or maybe that it's not ALL hate. It seems to me that whenever Yasha-chan REALLY needs him, his older bro shows up out of the blue. This happened when he lost control of his demon blood, when the Inu-gumi where attacked by Naruku's lovely little walking zombies, when Inu Yasha and Shippou thought that the group was dead (tho he didn't HELP out.. He managed to give Yasha someone to take out his frustrations out on.. If only verbally). And, for all those that are keeping current due to that AWSOME PROGGIE CALLED bit torrent - hehehehehe - you KNOW he's gonna show up again to help the bastard hanyou out! (tho he say's it's because Naruku tried to kill Rin) I think that Fluffy is plagued by a serious case of duty…