Undercover Romance

Chapter 11: Second Chances Are Hard To Come By

However one wanted to look at it, there was never an easy way to discuss a hardened past you didn't want to remember. It was always so much simpler to leave it tucked away in the back of your mind where, you or whoever hurt you, couldn't reach it. The inaccessible access to that locked memory guaranteed that you wouldn't have to realize the realness of the situation and pretend it never happened. The technique was used in, many ways, by cowards who refused to face the truth instead of choosing to be brave and face it for the nightmare it really was.

So what did that make Inuyasha? A coward, a person in denial or simply someone who refused to acknowledge the past for being what makes you… you? It was a debate he's struggled to confirm for a long time. And now the error of his past wished to arouse the issue instead of letting it go. Why? When it was just easier to let it go?

Sesshomaru knew better than anyone how difficult it could be to reflect on the past. He was old comrades with the hurt and pain that accompanied it whenever he reminisce those agonizing memories of loss and sorrow.

And now there was more to add to the list of pain.

"Inuyasha," He repeated softly when the hanyou hadn't answered earlier. "We need to discuss what happened."

"We don't gotta discuss shit." The hanyou hissed, keeping his face downcast away from his brother. "You've had plenty of opportunities to discuss what happened. You were just too busy brushing me off for the half breed I was."

"I won't deny that. But that was before I knew what occurred years before."

Inuyasha shook his head, chuckling bitterly. "What difference does it make? You hate me and I hate you. Nothing's going to change that. So let it go." He got up from the couch, needing to put some distance between them. With them being so close he wasn't able to focus.

Sesshomaru stood up too, coming to stand behind his brother. "It makes plenty of difference when we don't have to be that way towards each other. We could try again." His hand came to rest on the boy's shoulder. "We could gain back what was loss—"

Inuyasha shrugged him off twisting around to face him. "Are you insane?" He hissed keeping his voice low. "Centuries of bitterness can't be forgotten overnight. You hurt me Sesshomaru. I was just a fucking kid and you…you…" Why was he even having this conversation? Nothing was going to change. All it'll do is bring back the pain of 'once upon a time' with nothing to gain from it. "Listen forget it alright? I don't want to talk about it anymore. Let's just go back to not talking to each other like before ok?"

Waving his brother away, Inuyasha made to walk pass him until his forearm was clasped by long erect claws. Without turning, he gave his brother sideways glares, growling under his breathe. "Let me go."

"No." Sesshomaru snarled back. "You want us to keep on hating one another when there's no reason for it?"

"No reason? Are you fucking crazy? There are tons of reasons for it. Where do you wanna start? Before or after the rape?"

"I didn't rape you."

"You might as well have."

Sesshomaru exhaled through his nose, trying to keep a firm hold on his patience and his younger brother. "Inuyasha what do you want from me? I made a mistake but it wasn't on your part. My sorrow was a bitter one I shouldn't have taken out on you."

"Is that supposed to be an apology? Because I don't feel the love in it." Inuyasha mumbled in a bored tone.

"You want me to apologize for something I didn't intend to happen?"

"Ah hell you gotta be kidding me." Inuyasha yanked on his arm again, fruitlessly trying to get out of that death grip. "Are you saying that I'm not within my rights for an apology from you?"

"No. Especially when my actions weren't consciously done to harm you."

That's all he needed to hear. "Get your hand off me!"

The grip tightened on his muscle, jerking toward his brother's side. "Cease with the struggles Inuyasha. You'll make the girl suspicious."

"Fuck you, fuck her and fuck whoever else gets suspicious!"

This wasn't going the way Sesshomaru envisioned. Of course he wasn't expecting the hanyou to just up and forgive him but he'd at least hoped for some understanding. What was there for him to apologize about? He wasn't in his right mind when that event happened. He was within his own rights to hold whatever apologies Inuyasha assumed he was entitled too.

"You're so heartless."

The strained whisper of insult focused his mind back on the person in hand.

"Why does it always have to be about you?" Inuyasha stopped all angles of escape, lowering his head until his eyes were no longer visible. "It's always that way with you. Sesshomaru this. Sesshomaru that. And to hell with everybody else. If it's not done in Sesshomaru's way than it's just not right."

Sesshomaru stayed silent as Inuyasha continued quietly.

"I'm not going to ask you to apologize when it should be something you decide to do on your own. What would be the point of asking?"

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes, loosening his fingers from around the muscled arm.

Inuyasha laced his own fingers around his bruising arm, rubbing away the soreness he was sure would be there later. "You want us to go back to the way we were before that happened? How the hell can we do that when you don't even want to admit to making a mistake?"

Sesshomaru clenched his jaw, exerting as much calm as he could to his increasing anger.

"Oh yea that's right." Inuyasha gasped, sucked his teeth, and slapped his forehead in mocked surprise. "Silly me how could I possibly forget. You're Sesshomaru. The Sesshomaru. God I'm such an idiot. Why should I expect Sesshomaru to apologize for anything? He's too perfect in everything he does. There's no way he could ever make a mistake. For instance like, hurting his own kid brother. Oh no."

The dog demon's anger was gradually chipping off his mountain of control.

"Sesshomaru is the ultimate demon of all time. So him making a mistake would be one for the history books right?" Inuyasha teased, circling his silently fuming brother. "If Sesshomaru can come to terms with his own flaws that'll mean he wasn't the all-time perfect man everyone's made him out to be huh? Tsk, tsk, tsk, so sad."

"Stop it Inuyasha."

"Why because it's true? You're always the one everyone looks too for an example. You're the one they all see when they think of perfection. You're the one that's so great and almighty. You're the one who has a fan club of wannabes lined up behind you. You're the one who doesn't make mistakes."

"That's not true."

"Bull-fucking-shit. And you know how I know all of this Sesshomaru?"

Inuyasha didn't wait for his answer. "Because of all of those people that worship the ground you walk on, I'm one of them. Probably the biggest one." He said low, as he came to stand before the man in charge of his growing anguish. His molten sun colored eyes met the frosted yellow staring down at him. "I always looked at you as an example. I always saw you for being perfect. I saw you for being great and wonderful. I am one of those wannabes lined up behind you…" His trailed off softly.

Sesshomaru, for the life of him, couldn't conjure a single word as he silently gazed at the flickers of dejection in those big fiery eyes. He turned his head away, not able to stand seeing the raw pain shimmering in the hanyou's eyes. How could mere moments change his disposition in caring how the hanyou felt now?

Inuyasha smiled, cupping Sesshomaru's cheek to turn back to face him. "But you know what hurts me the most?" He asked, tracing one finger over the twin strips lining those angled cheekbones. "It's not that you can't say you're sorry…It's because you won't." Maintaining that same sweet, twinkling smile, Inuyasha tip toed up and besotted a warm kiss on his brother's cheek.

Sesshomaru's stance established the stillness of an ice sculpture, as his cheek tingled from the cushiony feel of those lips press to his skin. A part of him wanted to reach out and snatched Inuyasha to his chest; say I'm sorry over and over again until he tired of hearing it. But his other half, the more prideful side, refused to give into the need to admit his guilt.

His face clung to his frozen expression of disdain as Inuyasha stepped back and walked around him, leaving him to ponder over the words spoken. Each footstep he heard made him want to dash toward him for the boy. Each footstep he took echoed so loudly and heavy in his pointy ears. Each footstep he took kept Sesshomaru rooted to his same position, even after hearing the bedroom door click shut.

His pride was making him out to be the cold heartless bastard everyone saw him as.

So with all he came to do, what exactly had he accomplished here? The goal was to somehow extend his hand out to Inuyasha in an attempt to regain the bond they'd lost because of his foolishness. How had it spiraled down to them being incapable of carrying the conversation to full term?

What a contemptible question to ask one's self.

He knew why they hadn't arrived to a reasonable solution. Because he, himself, was being unreasonable in trying to keep his ridiculous self-arrogance intact in exchange for allowing the pain to remain with his brother. Why was his pride more important to him than the happiness of Inuyasha?

Sesshomaru willed his feet to take him to his couch and slumped down in the cushion dragging his hands over his face. Why couldn't he simply apologize for what happened and be done with it? Two simple, little words. It wasn't so hard to do. However being who he was, those two small words could break his stoic personality thus giving in to being weak hearted. That wasn't him. He couldn't be the type to express his emotions through words anymore. His actions always translated his feelings for him. What could he do to make Inuyasha understand his regret?

"Inuyasha?"

Sesshomaru really didn't have time for this woman's chatty personality.

Kagome didn't wait for his answer as she took a seat next to him studying his down headed viewpoint. "So how did it go?"

Sesshomaru flexed backwards running his hand over his face once more. "About as good as it'll get." He answered curtly.

"Oh."

Pause…

"So does that mean you hate each other now?"

If only she knew the half of it. "It's more complicated then you're assuming."

"Well uncomplicated it." She disputed, tucking her feet under her legs, getting comfortable. "I'm sure all of this is just a big misunderstanding."

Sesshomaru's head slightly shifted to see the human staring at him expectantly as if waiting for him to reply to her response. Well what harm could it be in talking to the human? He had a low patience for their ways but he worked around enough of them to know that they were useful when needed the most. Perhaps she could provide some womanly insight on what's going on, since women did tend to barge into another's affairs on occasion.

"Human?"

"Yes?"

"Tell me something. If you were unaware of a mistake made in the past, would you still apologize for it even if you felt it weren't intentional?"

Kagome ticked his lips, thinking a moment. That was a hard question. If she'd made a mistake in the past unintentionally without knowing it, would she apologize? "Gosh, I honestly can't say."

A lot of help she proved to be.

"But…"

Oh wait there might be hope.

"If I found out later that I made a mistake and it hurt someone really badly I think I would say I'm sorry."

Now we're getting somewhere. "But what if pride stands in the way of you making such a declaration? Could an apology really solve something so easily?"

Kagome shook her head. "No it can't."

Just as he assumed. However, "Then why is it always considered an necessity for some to have?"

"For assurance." She answered immediately. "Assurance that you really care for them."

"Explain."

Kagome nodded thinking back on her own life to give an appropriate answer. Than a past memory came her way that she figured might help. "Well when I was small, Sango and I used to play with our Madam's jewelry as a game. She'd told us time and time again that her jewels weren't things to play with but we continued on playing with them anyway behind her back. One day she brought home a gorgeous sapphire necklace that made pretty colors when it was put up against the sunlight. So she left for the day, we stuck into her bedroom and pulled it out to play with it." She giggled at the memory. "It was so beautiful and shiny. We tried it on, put it on our dolls, and threw it up in the air and other types of fun things."

Than her face became solemn as the most difficult part of the story was approaching. "But we were playing too rough and ended up breaking it into a million pieces." The sentence came out muffled behind her knees, which she tucked under her chin during the story. "We agonized over what to do. We could've lied but she would've known if we did. We tried to fix it but the pieces kept breaking off. So that only left one thing for us to do."

Sesshomaru's mild curiosity piqued. "What did you do?"

Kagome's lips curved into a despairing smile. "We decided that it would be best to apologize to her and tell the truth. Sango and I knew she would be upset about it but we knew she'd still love us regardless. It was just the fact of seeing her disappointment that scared us the most. So we waited until she came home…and waited…and waited…and waited…but," She choked burying her face into her knees. "She never came home."

Sesshomaru sat up. "What happened?"

"She…she was killed. An officer came to the house the following day and told us she was murdered." Tears slipped down her cheeks, dripping off her chin. "They were going to place us in foster care since we still underage but we ended up running away before they could come for us."

"I'm…I'm…"

Interesting. He couldn't even say he was sorry for the girl's lost. Was he really that self-absorbed that he couldn't even show sympathy for a sorrowing human?

Kagome wiped her tears away already knowing what he was trying to do. "It's ok Inuyasha. I know and I appreciate it. But that's not why I told you this."

Sesshomaru started when she suddenly grabbed his hands in her smaller ones looking up at him desperately for some understanding. "I told you this because even though it wasn't intentional and we never got the chance to say I'm sorry to her. And we never will. I won't or Sango. Second chances are hard to come by when the one you loved is gone forever."

He stiffened when she placed her cheek on his hand smiling at him with her big coco colored irises. "Don't let the same thing happen to you Inuyasha. Don't let a chance like this slip away. If only two words will make it better than let it be so. Don't let your stubbornness get in the way of you and Sesshomaru's happiness. Trust me; it's not worth lingering over."

Sighing to himself, Sesshomaru pulled his hand away to cup under his chin. "You make it sound so simple. Two words. It's beneath me to apologize to anyone."

"Not when it's a loved one." Chocolate eyes sparkled up at him with a watery grin. "You'll be surprised at what simple words can do for a person. I think you should try it out and see."

"But what if it does nothing? What will I have gained in turn?"

"Hope. Hope that he will try to accept your apology and let it work from there. You can't expect it to be puppies and games at first but at least you'll know you put up the effort."

That was honestly more than he expected to get out of the human. Way more. She actually gave some excellent advice that had him thinking about the possibilities of admitting his faults. But could he really do such a thing? Him? Apologize? It was unheard of…un…natural.

His eyes glanced down the hallway at the closed door in wonder.

It may be unnatural…but it would be a start.

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Calmly pacing in his office was a sinister red eyed demon waiting patiently for the information he'd been searching for since the day he'd lost the witness.

So far he'd learned some information on her as well.

Name: Kagome Hirgurashi

Race: Human

Age: 16 standard human years, 197 demon terms

Relatives: Sango Hando, and Unknown Mother

Occupation: High School student

Birthplace: Unknown

Little good that did him. The only valuable information on her was that she was in league with his ex-lover.

The Madam.

That damned woman caused him more problems as an enemy than she did as a lover. A fierce lover she was indeed however. He licked his pale lips at the thought of her gorgeous tanned body withering under him whenever she came to his service. That woman was a fiery spirit he'd give her that much. Too bad the bitch had to meet such an unfortunate demise.

"Naraku?" Called the slight raspy voice of his underling.

"Yes Hakudoshi?" He answered keeping his back to the young demon.

Hakudoshi stepped into the small enclosure waving a large yellow envelope in his hand. "We've got the information you needed on that guy."

"Interesting. Show me." Naraku continued to stare out his window gazing down at the zipping strings of car lights down below. Such tiny ants they were, and soon to be crushed ants beneath his feet. All in due time my pets. All in due time.

Hakudoshi's fingers unwrapped the red sting tying the folder together and emptied out the contents on his boss's desk. He straightened out the stacks of documents and searched for the one he needed to read out. "Here." He found it, scanned over it to be sure and handed it over to Naraku.

The spider lord picked up the paper and read over the information taken.

Name: Inuyasha Toshiba

Race: Half Dog Demon, Half Human

Age: 19 Standard Human years, 232 demon terms.

Relatives: InuTaisho Toshiba: Father;

Sesshomaru Toshiba: Brother

Izayoi Kubu/Toshiba: Mother—deceased.

Occupation: Demon Intelligences Agency Detective. Rank Second class.

Birthplace: Feral Decade Hospital.

"Ah I see. So the boy is Taisho's son." He never knew the chief had another child. Very peculiar. "Do we have a lock on his current residence?"

Hakudoshi picked up different pieces of paper until nodding his head. "Yes. He lives near the outskirts of town. He has a roommate named Hiei Jagansin. Age 207. Race: Fire Demon—"

"Perfect. That is all." Naraku dismissed still keeping his eyes on the information given.

"Yes sir." Hakudoshi bowed his head, than disappeared out the doorway, leaving the information he gained for Naraku to read.

"Hiei?" He repeated rolling the name over his tongue seductively. "Hmm this might prove easier than I thought."

His feet padded over to his desk to look over the contents placed evenly by one another until he found a photo of a young male with gravity defying hair on his head. Piercing red eyes stared back at him from the photo, taken of the fire demon walking out the supermarket with bags in his hands. "Ah a very handsome young man he is." He admired the slender build of the young demon as well as his fiery yet innocent eyes. There was much to be done here with the boy. But how could he use the boy to his advantage? "Hmmm…" Observing the Koorime closer, a poisonous smirk danced over his face as he thought of the perfect way to maneuver this brat into his plans.

"Perfect."

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He was so tired of sulking. Pissed yea but staying in the bedroom for hours on end, feeling sorry for yourself wasn't going to change anything. He should just go back into the living room and tell Sesshomaru to forget everything they talked about. Then they could go back to the way they were before they had that stupid talk.

Hell it would be more straightforward if knew they hated one another, than pussyfooting around the other, like he knew they would once he stepped out the door. So what if Sesshomaru didn't apologize? He shouldn't be surprised about it. It was the man's nature to be black hearted, evil, cold, stupid,…with soft cheeks.

Ewwww that's not a nice evil thought to have about your brother. Inuyasha shook his head to rid his mind of the way Sesshomaru's cheek felt against his lips. What made him him think about that anyway? As a matter of fact, why did he kiss him?

Oh yea…he wanted to had effect to his dramatic exit like he'd seen on those soaps his mom used to watch.

Slick move on the exit. Bad move on the kissing part. Yuck.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

"Go away." He grunted from the pillow. He didn't care who it was. He wasn't in the mood for a heartfelt lecture.

"Darling we need to talk."

Oh great. Its Soft Cheeks. "I don't want to talk to you."

"But I want to speak to you."

"I don't give a damn what you want—"

"Sesshomaru stop being a whiny baby and just open the door. Inuyasha's got something to say."

Marvelous. So Soft Cheeks—err Sesshomaru and the Screaming Banshee was teaming up on 'em too. "Buzz off would ya! I don't wanna talk to anybody."

"Yes you do!" She screamed through the door. "If you don't I swear I'll keep knocking on the door until you open up."

Inuyasha snorted. "Please, go ahead and do your worse." The stupid wench could knock until her fists fall off. He wasn't going to open that door.

"Oh right you asked for it." Kagome took a deep breathe, held up her balled up fists and—

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Inuyasha growled under his breathe, burying his face under the pillow. To all the gods above if this wench didn't stop he was going to kill her.

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Damn that wench was annoying.

"Do you give up yet?"

"No!"

"Fine."

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Inuyasha slammed the pillow against the wall and hopped off the bed running to yank the door open. His blazing gaze fell on the human whose fists were still up for more. "Knock one more time!" He threatened angrily. "Please I'm begging you to knock one more goddamn time and I'm going to eat you alive!"

Kagome shrieked and ran off down the hallway and into the guest room, locking the door.

"Yea you better run…stupid tramp." Inuyasha turned his attention to the quiet demon looking at him with an odd expression. "What?" He said roughly walking back into the bedroom. "Whatever you have to say I don't want—"

"I'm sorry."

Inuyasha did a double take. Had he heard correctly? "Excusez-moi?"

"I don't repeat myself." Said the annoyed older brother, taking a seat on his bed.

Than he had heard correctly. Oh boy. This was definitely off. Inuyasha slowly—very slowly— inched over to the dresser for the lamp he used for protection before, and placed it by his ankle as he took a seat next to Sesshomaru. If this was a game, this asshole's face was going to be brighter than this light bulb.

Sesshomaru stayed motionless for a few minutes trying to think of the right words to say at a time like this. "Inuyasha I—"

"Wait." Inuyasha made a time out motion with his hands. "Before you say anything, I need to know something."

"What is it?"

"Why are you all of a sudden apologizing now? It can't be because of what I said."

"But it does have everything to do with what you said." Sesshomaru carefully picked up his brother's hands and cupped them in his the same way he saw Kagome do. "You were correct in your assumptions of my intractable behavior—"

"Fancy word for asshole huh?"

Sesshomaru groaned. "You're not making this easy."

"Don't expect me too."

He didn't expect it. Not from this boy anyway. "I know I haven't been the best…sibling to you as of late—"

"Keh, try over two centuries."

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "Could you let me finish before you pass anymore words of contempt?"

Inuyasha snickered but nodded. "Alright but make it quick. My attention span is intractable."

That was slightly humorous. But now enough to distract him from his mine frame. Might as well do this in Inuyasha's language. "I haven't been the best brother to you. I know I've treated you like the scum of the earth and I've been a complete ass."

Inuyasha's eyes widened at the curse word but stayed quiet.

"I…I want us to try again. Let's try to be the brothers we once were long ago. I know it'll a rough start but perhaps we can start over." He absentmindedly began to stroke Inuyasha's hand, much to his un-satisfaction.

"Can we try to gain back what was loss due to my foolishness? I promise if given the chance I can become the best brother for you. Instead of the vindictive monster I've been over the years."

Suddenly he was inching closer to Inuyasha's face. Oh god what was he doing?

"Can you…give me—us—that chance again? I want," He scooted closer. "Us to start over again. Can we have," He was right beside him now still stroking his hand softly. "what we once shared long ago?"

Inuyasha hadn't realized until he could feel Sesshomaru's breathe on his face that the butterflies in his stomach were soaring like crazy. Why hadn't he ever noticed how…enticing his brother's slanted sunshine eyes were before?

Because he wasn't even close enough to inspect them. And why was he feeling this way all of a sudden? What was that strange…warm sensation bubbling in his gut?

"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru began in a whisper. "Can we have that chance again?"

"Uhh…" What chance? Chance for what?... Oh yea. "I-I'll see." He stood up to give them some distance. Once again his mind went to mush when that jerk was close by. "I need to think about it more. I can't just forget what happened over night Sesshomaru. It's going to take some time."

"If time is what you need than I'll give it to you." Sesshomaru stood up as well to stand behind Inuyasha—this time he did more than grab his shoulder. He turned the boy around and looked deep in his eyes. "If time is what you'll need for us to become…brothers again. Then I'll give you all that you need." With that promise sealed, he concealed it with the press of his lips on the hanyou's cheek for a long lingering moment.

Inuyasha' breathing hitched slightly at the gentle caress on his face and stepped back. The old him would've wiped off his cheek to rid himself of that tickle on his flesh, but now…he didn't mind it. Not at all. It felt kind of nice.

Sesshomaru gave him the tiniest smile and stroked his cheek before walking out the bedroom, leaving Inuyasha to wonder as he lifted a hand to his twittering cheek…

"What the hell just happened?

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TBC: Oooook things are starting to come too. About time. Like I said this story won't be as long as my first. Maybe 17, 18, 19, or 20 chapters at best. MAYBE 21. Next chapter we'll see how the brothers will adjust to rebuilding their relationship to the brotherly or *ahem* maybe lovers part (mild slip ups. Oops) Hehehehe.

I wonder what Naraku has in store for Hiei. What will he do to work it in his plans? And Kagome's going to make a couple of discoveries in the next chapter. Stay tuned ^_^