Heaven & Earth

Chapter 3: A Hard Days Night

Haori – formal coat
Seme – dominate partner (in context of a sexual situation)

Sesshoumaru awoke very groggily, barely able to see. He was uncertain as to what had happened for a moment and then he remembered fighting with Mitsukai, being crushed in her arms, but then nothing until now.

He moaned as he tried to sit up on the cold, hard floor, realizing he was in a cave. Why can’t I see? Did she blind me? He was starting to become nervous when he soon was able to make out shapes and shadows. He shook his head trying to clear the fogginess and get his eyes to focus better when it hit him. He couldn’t smell anything either and his hearing was dulled. What has happened to me?

He forced down his fear, breathing deeply, waiting to become accustomed to the darkness. He knew it must be evening, he could make out stars in the sky from the opening of the cave then something was profiled against that sky.

Inuyasha returned to the cave with a load of wood to start a fire. His brother was still out, and had been for some time. Inuyasha at first thought he was dead when he had seen him lying on the ground, but then when he had managed to crawl over to him, he had been shocked to the core at what he saw.

Lying unconscious, holding the now old and battered sword was a human Sesshoumaru. His long hair was as black as the night and human ears graced the side of his head. No longer did he have his demon markings on his pale face or his tail and there were no claws on his hand, which was burnt from wielding the Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha thought he looked more beautiful than even in his demon form and knew his eyes would be a deep, smouldering brown.

Inuyasha carried him to this cave to keep him from becoming food for other demons and bandaged his hand, wondering why Sesshoumaru had not allowed the Tenshinoyounashoujo to kill him. He wanted to ask about the Tenseiga as well. When he awoke he couldn’t find it and assumed that the angelic woman had taken it, but why?

Sesshoumaru crouched low gathering his legs under him, his muscles tense. He leapt up and grabbed the intruder and was horrified at how weak and slow he was. He did manage to knock the two of them onto the floor before the other one grabbed him and flung him onto his back, holding him to the floor, a menacing growl emanating from his throat.

“What the fuck you do that for?” Inuyasha didn’t expect gratitude from his brother, but he certainly didn’t feel he deserved to be attacked.

Inuyasha, he brought me here? Sesshoumaru recognized the voice, and now that they were closer to the opening allowing light to cross them, he saw his brother’s irate face above him. He reached up to grab Inuyasha’s shoulder to push him off hiding the surprise he felt at being rescued by his younger sibling, when he noticed his hand. It was bandaged, he could see a dark spot where blood had seeped through and it hurt like hell, there were no claws. His eyes opened wide in shock, and forgetting for the moment that his brother was on top of him, grabbed a lock of his hair and looked at the dark tresses in his fingers. She’s turned me…human! He thought, totally horrified by the realization.

He began to struggle and squirm to get away from under Inuyasha, fear beginning to bloom in his breast. He was panting hard as Inuyasha released him and he scooted back further into the cave. He was trying hard to control his emotions and his heavily beating heart, but was having more trouble than he normally would because of being in this human body. The shock of the situation took over his mind and he sat at the back of the cave his arm around his knees, his eyes wide with disbelief. He unconsciously began to rock back and forth.

Inuyasha felt the fear coming off Sesshoumaru. He was shocked to think that his brother was afraid of him, but a small part of him enjoyed it.

Let’s see how he likes it, he thought to himself smugly, but soon concern took over as he saw Sesshoumaru rocking back and forth holding onto himself, his eyes wide and unfocused. He’s really freaking out here, Inuyasha thought.

“Hey, Sesshoumaru, you’ll be alright, settle down,” he offered soothingly, as he slowly approached the former demon so as not to disturb him further.

“I can feel this body dying all around me,” Sesshoumaru gasped out, focusing again on the hanyou. He tried to relax his breathing and gain control of himself and succeeded to some extent.

Inuyasha understood the sensation Sesshoumaru was having. The former immortal demon lord was now conscious of being mortal, something he could not understand. Inuyasha began to feel some pity and came and sat beside him. “I’m going to start a fire we’ll figure things out in the morning, okay?”

“Why are you helping me?” asked Sesshoumaru, trying to push back this new awareness of death he was experiencing.

“Why did you save me?” Inuyasha asked in reply, so he wouldn’t have to answer, picking up the wood and putting it in a pile, starting a good fire.

Sesshoumaru looked at him unsure of why he had saved him. He just knew that when he had heard Inuyasha scream in pain, he didn’t want him to die. “It should be me to kill you and not some stranger,” he answered arrogantly. “Now, answer my question.”

“You expect me to leave someone who’s defenceless on their own, I do have some honour even if I am only half demon,” Inuyasha replied scathingly as he sat down looking into the flames.

“I do not require your protection,” argued Sesshoumaru. He was now back in full control, pushing his emotions way down, deep inside of himself.

“Yeah sure, you’re just going to walk around like that and be fine for the rest of your life.” Inuyasha had a mocking tone to his voice that grated on Sesshoumaru and he reacted as he normally would. He reached out and grabbed the offending half demon by the front of his fire rat haori pulling him so their faces were very close.

“Watch your tone half breed, you will not speak to me like that.”

Inuyasha eyes narrowed in anger and he grabbed his older brother, throwing him to the ground. He again held him down, growling, as he looked into his eyes trying to make him submit.

Sesshoumaru was too used to being alpha and too proud to look away so he scowled up at his brother with his chocolate colored eyes. “Feels good to be seme, does it not?” he questioned sarcastically.

This caused Inuyasha to blush hotly and jump off his brother cursing under his breath as Sesshoumaru smirked at his victory.

“Tomorrow you can go your own way. I’ve done my duty so you can just go fuck yourself for all I care.” With that, Inuyasha curled up by the fire, turning his back to his brother. He could hear the former demon getting himself comfortable and then not long after heard the slow, heavy breathing of sleep. He waited for a few more minutes and then rolled over to look at Sesshoumaru. He opened his eyes wider in surprise as he saw a lone tear tracking down his normally unfeeling brother’s pale face.

Shit! How am I going to leave him alone? He won’t be able to protect himself. He’s so damned stubborn, he’ll continue on as if he was a demon and get himself killed. Not that I care, but Kagome would kill me if she knew I didn’t try to help him.

Inuyasha whined lightly at the distress he could fell coming from Sesshoumaru in his sleep and he had the urge to lick the tear from his face. He rolled back over so he wouldn’t have to look and maybe do something he would regret. What the fuck is wrong with me, I hate him. I don’t care how he feels. The bastard doesn’t feel anything anyways.

Inuyasha tried to relax and sleep, but it evaded him. He still had not asked about the Tenseiga and why that woman wanted it. He sat up and looked back to Sesshoumaru who was frowning in his sleep and shivering. Being human he feels the cold now, Inuyasha sighed to himself. Taking his fire rat coat off, he placed it gently over Sesshoumaru and then went and added more wood to the fire. He sat up for quite awhile trying to decide if he should stay with his stubborn brother or not.

Maybe I’ll just stay until he gets to his retainer he’ll be fine from there, Inuyasha thought, trying to allay the sudden urge of protectiveness he was feeling. That decided he finally drifted off to sleep.

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Yes they are the same, but I have reworked them a little bit so some chapters may be slightly different.

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