A Love That Transcends Time: Book I

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~*~Chapter 21—All's Well That Ends Well~*~


After their seventh day in Modern Tokyo, Inuyasha and Kagome finally goes back to the Sengoku Jidai.

Mrs. Higurashi gifted them with another locket, like the one Kagome gave Inuyasha. This time though, the pictures inside were taken the night before they left. One is a picture of them together and the other is Kagome’s solo. Kagome traded Inuyasha’s locket for the new one and so the hanyou now wears it around his neck.

A month passed by after they went back. The search for Naraku’s castle still continues, with a few side events. The first of which is Kouga and Ayame’s Marking Ceremony. The group is invited to witness the marking together with the wolf tribe, and the Mating Ritual consummated in private, of course.

As Kouga sank his fangs into Ayame’s neck, Inuyasha and Kagome can’t help but wince together with the bride.

“Ouch. That’s got to really hurt,”

“Yeah. Good thing when I did that to you, werewere already uh, consumed with pleasure—“ Inuyasha’s comments were cut off by Kagome ramming up her elbow into his chest.

Sango, Miroku, Shippo and half of the tribe shifted their attention from the marking to a now red-faced miko and a sputtering hanyou.

“What?” Inuyasha said defensively, his voice a wheeze.

“So,” Miroku said blandly, his eyes betraying his interest. “THAT’s how you got her to agree. By umm, consuming her with pleasure,” The houshi, in his usual hentai way, remarked while laughing.

“HENTAI!” can be heard right before a resounding crack of flesh meeting flesh (Sango’s palm meeting Miroku’s face, if you’re still wondering :D) and the voice of Kagome screaming:

“INUYASHA! OSUWARI!!!”

And so, we can actually say they succeeded in making the ceremony in something so much less umm, serious… hehehe

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After the ceremony, the gang goes back to hunting Naraku again. After extracting the same promise from Inuyasha’s group (the one where they would contact him if ever they find Naraku), Kouga makes a promise of his own. He and Ayame’s tribes will also help in the search for Naraku, and fight with them when the time comes. After this agreement, they leave.

It’s nearly sun down, and they’re walking on the road, looking for a nice place to camp out. Inuyasha and Kagome take the lead, hands entwined, with Shippo resting on Kagome’s shoulder fast asleep. Sango and Miroku walk behind them; Kirara cuddled in Sango’s arms. The taijiya and the houshi’s relationship has improved. Miroku rarely grabs Sango now, preferring to have conversation in her company.

In Kagome’s eyes, the two were definitely in love. But shy enough or too proud enough to not admit it to each other, she did not know. Of course, there’s still the threat of Miroku’s curse that cannot be set aside, but…

She’s still pondering Sango and Miroku’s situation when suddenly her mate stops walking and forces her with his hand to go behind his back, his grip tightening painfully.

She looks up at him in alarm, her eyes darting everywhere to look at where the danger is coming from. She can’t feel any Shikon shards coming, so what is it? Then her mate answered her.

“Sesshomaru,” Inuyasha grated out.

Just then, the Lord of the Western Lands appeared before them. Following behind him is his famous lackey, Jaken and the girl Rin riding on the horse demon Sesshomaru owns.

“Inuyasha,” Sesshomaru said in greeting.

“What the hell do you want!?” Inuyasha asks his brother, one hand coming to rest on Tetsusaiga’s hilt and the other still clutching Kagome’s hand. Miroku and Sango are now ready for battle, with Kirara transforming to her true form and Shippo trying to bury his self more fully into Kagome’s hair.

“Sshh, Shippo. It’s all right,” Kagome reassured the kitsune as she moved him to her arms.

“I said what the hell do you want?”

Before Sesshomaru could reply, Jaken took over.

“You do not talk to the Lord of the Western Lands that way! You, who is a dishonor to the Inu-Youkai family, you whose mother—“ Jaken huffed indignantly, but before real damage can be done to disgrace Inuyasha’s mother, Sesshomaru comes in.

“Jaken,” The dog-demon said in a commanding voice.

“But my Lord, this half-breed is insulting you,”

“Jaken,” Sesshomaru said once again, this time his tone a warning and unbending.

The frog demon wisely shut his mouth and moved behind his master.

“I am sorry for Jaken’s lack of proper behavior. He can be such a mutinous servant sometimes,” Sesshomaru said in apology, his eyes cutting to Jaken that promised retribution later. The frog demon visibly gulped and hurried next to Rin.

Inuyasha waved his brother’s apology off.

“I don’t fucking care whatever you say to me, so don’t waste your time insulting me. As to that, you’re already wasting my time. I repeat, what do you want?” Inuyasha asks heatedly.

“I just want to talk, brother,”

At that, Inuyasha sputtered.

“You? Talk? As in just talk? Oh come on,”

“Inuyasha. Listen to him, onegai,” Kagome implored her mate.

Inuyasha glances down on Kagome, and suddenly remembers the promise he made to her about Sesshomaru.

“All right. I’ll listen,” Inuyasha allowed.

“I was thinking of something more private. Something between just you and me,” Sesshomaru replies, his brow raising in askance.

Before Inuyasha could reply, Kagome answered for him.

“Of course. Come on, everyone. Let’s make camp out there,” Kagome beckoned to her company as she headed towards one direction.

Sesshomaru felt a pull on his robes and looked down to see Rin.

“What is it?”

“May Rin come with them, Sesshomaru-sama? Please?”

“Hai. You may go, Rin. Jaken, go with her and keep her safe,” Sesshomaru ordered his minion to follow the now skipping girl.

“But-But,shomshomaru-sama! They’re nothing but filthy humans! How can you expect me to—“ Jaken is interrupted by a low growl.

“Do not question my orders ever again, Jaken. You might find yourself dead next time without the Tenseiga to revive you,”

“H-hai, Sesshomaru-sama. I will go at once,” Jaken said in a quivering voice before hurrying after his charge.

“You need to keep a tighter rein on your servants, Fluffy,” Inuyasha smirked.

Sesshomaru stiffened at the nickname, but left it alone.

“We need to talk, Inuyasha,”

“So talk. It appears I’m not going anywhere as of yet,” Inuyasha folded his arms across his chest and leaned back on a tree.

Sesshomaru nodded.

“It’s about Father’s will,”

“Will? Father left a will? What about it?”

“It’s about the dominion over the Western Lands,” Sesshomaru explains.

“So you want to talk me into handing you over my share of the lands, is that it? Don’t worry, brother dear. I won’t go after my claim. I’ve got no desire nor use for it,” Inuyasha stated tiredly.

“It’s not about that, Inuyasha. Father left a will, if you remember. And he left us both the Western Lands to be shared equally. But, in order to claim the lands, we need to claim it… together,” Sesshomaru continues.

“Of course, that is not my main reason why I seek peace from you, Inuyasha. We’re brothers, after all,”

“When did that word ever held a meaning to you? It certainly didn’t stop you from trying to kill me!”

“I trained you, Inuyasha. Through all those battles we had together, you became more skilled and more powerful each time you fought with me. I never did try to kill you; if I did, you would’ve been dead by now. When did you ever know me for restraining myselfr sor something useless to me?”

Inuyasha thought about what Sesshomaru said. He looked back to all the times he fought with him and the near-death experiences he had under his older brother’s hands. And every time, Sesshomaru could have easily killed him. Yet he didn’t.

“You are my brother. The only one left that is my flesh and blood. That will never change. I tried hating you after Father died, and almost succeeded. You and your mother were, after all, the reason why the great Inutaisho fell. But every time I remember how good my lady was to me and you being born…” Sesshomaru cleared his throat.

“I was there when you were born, Inuyasha. I remember it exactly as if it was just yesterday. I was glad because finally, I had a brother to call my own. My family is complete. I remember Father being so proud and your mother beaming with joy all the way. I was never jealous of the way Father adored you, because as small as you were back then, I even adored you myself. Had I known what kind of a rakehell you would grow into, I probably wouldn’t have,” Sesshomaommeommented with a shake of his head.

“Then the family started to shatter. Youkai society were angry and insulted by the fact that Father mated with a mere human, never mind that she came from a noble family herself. Humans were weak, and therefore useless to them. Father fought back a lot of the demon lords who tried to kill his family. You were too little to remember. Then the demons and the humans combined. It was far too much for our Father. I wanted to help, but I was also too small back then, too weak as of yet. And so Father died protecting the three of us,”

“That was a traumatic experience for me. I thought that if Father never married my lady and my lady never conceived you, he would still be alive. I began to harbor thoughts of hate towards the both of you, and so I left you to fend all on your own. I vowed to myself never to call you brother again, to make myself strong and powerful like the demon lord that I would become, and swore off any connections to humans. I walked away and never looked back,”

“When I heard of your mother’s death, I mourned. I don’t care if you believe me or not, but I did. Your mother was kind, gentle, nurturing. She became more of a mother to me than my own mother did. I regretted the fact that I left her and you all alone and led her to her death. I thought of coming after you, but by the time I got to where it was said you were, you were nowhere to be found,”

“And so I waited. I waited until you reappeared again and baited you each time, knowing how hot-headed you were. You always had been impulsive and didn’t know your own strength, so I thought I would teach you to hone your skills. Then Kikyou came. She ruined everything for you, didn’t she? When she pinned you to the tree, I came by everyday. Feeling helpless because I had no power to help you. Years flew by, until that girl from the future came along. You were freed and alive again,”

“I was never after Tetsusaiga too, Inuyasha. I understand Father’s reasons for leaving me Tenseiga as well. It was only right of him to decide that. And I do want to tell you that I’m sorry for all the misunderstandings and the misgivings my mistakes cost us, little brother. And that you do not have to yearn for the jewel to become full demon; even in your hanyou state, you are strength and power combined. The House of Inu-Youkais cannot ask for more,” Sesshomaru concluded his revelations by praising him.

Inuyasha, who remained silent during Sesshomaru’s explanation, is now misty-eyed. He never thought his half-brother really cared, never imagined it would happen. Though deep in his heart, that was one thing he had always desired: His brother’s acceptance.

And now he has it…

“Why didn’t you tell me before, onisan?” Inuyasha asks emotionally while walking towards his brother.

Sesshomaru turned to face him, his eyes reflecting their surprise at hearing Inuyasha call him “onisan”.

“There was never the time. And you wouldn’t have listened back then. You’re changed now and if I may say so, for the better. Do you forgive me, ototo?”

Inuyasha moves his hand forward in answer waiting for Sesshomaru to accept his handshake.

Sesshomaru looks at the hand lying before him and clasps it with his own in a strong handshake. Inuyasha couldn’t contain himself and launched his self at Sesshomaru, acting like a little boy with his big brother, embracing him. Sesshomaru stands rigid at the hanyou’s surprising display of affection, then recovered and patted him awkwardly on his back.

“Matte. Do not cry, hanyou, or I swear I’ll beat the shit out of you,” Sesshomaru told his brother in his usual tone of voice.

That had Inuyasha laughing instead, swearing that Sesshomaru sounded a lot more like him.

So they walk back to the group, stride by stride, all things mended…


~*~Here's my fantasy outcome for the brothers. I just don't believe that siblings could really hate each other you know, and since I'm writing this, I'm compelled to have my own version of their story. I have 2 older brothers and 2 older sisters, and yeah we fight sometimes and throw temper tantrums at each other. And other times, we really dislike each other but not to the point where we hate. It's just not right. Siblings should stick together, in my opinion, and I know you guys will agree. So Ihope you like this one and don't forget to review okay? Thanx for reading and tc!~*~