Mending a broken heart

Sesshomaru made sure that they left just before dawn the next day. As the day wore on and they got closer to Inuyasha's home, Sesshomaru began to grow angry. He hoped that Kikyo was with Inuyasha because he wanted to send her to hell where she belonged. The more he thought about the problems she'd caused, the angrier he got.

"Yo, is it just me or did he just get real pissed all of a sudden? His aura is making the hair on the back of my neck stand up!" Kouga whispered.

"I think it is because we're getting closer to Inuyasha's house." Miroku whispered back.

"Well where is his house anyways?" Kouga asked.

"It's just past those trees there." Miroku said pointing to a cluster of trees up ahead. Just then Sesshomaru stopped walking and placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Yo Sesshomaru! What's goin on?" Kouga asked confused as to why they stopped.

"Quiet wolf!" Sesshomaru snapped. Right after he said that, Inuyasha jumped in front of him.

"What are ya doin here ya bastard? After my sword again?" Inuyasha said cracking his knuckles.

"No I'm not here for the damn sword little brother. Something else has brought me to seek you out." Sesshomaru said growling.

"Oh yeah? Well what the hell do ya want? You couldn't have come all this way just for a brotherly chat!" Inuyasha said growling.

"You are correct. This is why I'm here." He said before charging Inuyasha and punching him in the face. He hit him so hard that Inuyasha crashed through three trees before stopping. Inuyasha staggered to his feet and wiped blood from his mouth and glared at Sesshomaru.

"What the hell was for asshole!"

Sesshomaru glared at him. "That was for Kagome."

"Kagome? Since when the hell do you care about her?" Inuyasha asked confused.

"Since she became my mate." Sesshomaru smirked as Inuyasha's eyes widened.

"M-mate!? You mated Kagome?" He said in shock.

"Yes." Sesshomaru said smugly.

"So I really did lose my chance with her." Inuyasha said sadly as his ears drooped.

"Yes and you've only got yourself to blame." Sesshomaru said.

"But-but...it's not my fault! It was all Kikyo! She-" Sesshomaru held up his hand and interrupted him.

"Save it Inuyasha. I already know about that walking corpse bewitching you. It is your own fault for letting it happen. If you would have destroyed that abomination in the first place, none of this would have happened." He said glaring at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha sighed. "I know."

"Uh, if I may interrupt for a moment?" Miroku said.

"What monk?" Sesshomaru said glaring at him for interrupting.

"We did come here for a reason, remember?"

"That we did." Sesshomaru said turning back to Inuyasha.

"Well?" Inuyasha asked impatiently.

Sesshomaru sighed. "As much as it pains me to say this, I need your help Inuyasha."

Inuyasha snorted. "What the hell could the mighty Sesshomaru possibly need MY help with?"

Sesshomaru growled. "Silence! I need your help getting Kagome back. That dead priestess of yours brought Naraku back and he took her from me!" He yelled.

"Shit!" Inuyasha growled.

Sesshomaru closed his eyes and cursed himself for what he was about to do. He did something he swore he'd never do to anyone...he begged.

"Please Inuyasha. I love her. She's my whole world. She...she carries my pup." He whispered looking Inuyasha in the eye.

"P-pup?" Inuyasha said. He felt a mixture of shock and pain. HE wanted to be the one mated to her. HE wanted to be the one to have pups with her. When he looked Sesshomaru in the eye, he gasped. He could see the pain and sorrow in his brother's eyes. He could tell that Sesshomaru truly cared for Kagome.

Inuyasha sighed. "Come on. I was just about to have dinner, you might as well come and join me. We can talk there. I don't want to chance Kikyo spotting me or I won't be able to talk. Literally."

"You sure that wench ain't at your house?" Kouga asked as they began walking towards Inuyasha's home.

"No she's not. She left earlier today. She said she had some work to do at another village. I know she was lying though. I bet she probably went to see Naraku. I kinda suspected she was up to somethin dirty. I thought it had somethin to do with Kagome but I wasn't sure what. I thought she wanted her soul back from Kagome. I didn't know she had brought Naraku back." Inuyasha said. They walked the rest of the way to his house in silence.

When they got to Inuyasha's house, Sesshomaru looked around in awe. He had to hand it to his brother, it was actually a nice place. He figured that Inuyasha would be living in a run down shack.

"This is a nice home Inuyasha." Sesshomaru complimented.

Inuyasha beamed in pride. "Ya think so? I built it all on my own."

"You mean to tell me that you're actually capable of doin something other than waving around that damn sword of yours?" Kouga said.

Inuyasha growled. "Shut it ya mangy wolf! I might only be a half demon, but that don't mean I can't do stuff that a full demon can. I'm not stupid you know!"

"I'm just surprised you were able to do this all on your own is all Inuyasha. I didn't mean to offend you. I was just teasin." Kouga said.

Inuyasha stiffened. "Yeah, well there's a reason that I didn't have any help." He said looking at the floor.

"What do you mean?" Miroku asked.

"Let's just eat dinner first. Then I'll tell you whatever you want to know." They watched as he handed out the stew he made.

"Not bad muttface. Where did you learn to cook like this?" Kouga asked.

Inuyasha smiled. "My mother taught me. Once I learned how, I cooked for her all the time. She used to say that I was a better cook then her."

Once they were finished eating, Miroku cleared his throat to get Inuyasha's attention.

"So, what is it that you were going to tell us Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.

Inuyasha sighed and closed his eyes. "The reason why I'm always by myself now and stay away from villages, is because everytime Kikyo had me under her spell...she had me do...things."

"What sort of things?" Sesshomaru asked. For some reason he had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomache.

"She...she was somehow able to bring my demon side out. When she did, she'd take me to different villages." He paused as tears started to fall down his face.

"I killed so many people. Women, children, it didn't matter who it was. I just couldn't control myself! I can still hear their screams and see their faces. God what have I done? I'm a fuckin monster!" He said before running out the door. Everyone looked at each other in shock.

"That explains why Inuyasha always seemed so terrified when he'd try to talk about Kikyo." Miroku said sighing. He felt sorry for his friend.

"Damn! I feel bad for the poor guy." Kouga said.

Sesshomaru growled. "That bitch will pay for what she's done to him!" He said as his eyes bled red.

"You're damn straight she will! I may not like muttface all that much, but what that woman has done to him is down right cruel!"

Miroku sighed and stood. "I'm going to go check on him."

"No. I'll go." Sesshomaru said stopping him.

"Alright." Miroku said. Miroku and Kouga watched as Sesshomaru walked out the door in search of his brother.