Dogs

As Sesshoumaru drove the car Inuyasha had an idea on how to get him a driver’s license. He had a friend he would call. If they got pulled over it would not do them any good if he did not have a valid license even if it wasn’t from the United States.

“Sesshoumaru you are not a bad driver. I really thought I was going to be your chauffer this trip.”

Inuyasha stated softly as his brother pulled into the parking lot. Their space was taken and Sesshoumaru growled closing his eyes and teleporting the other car into the space next to it.

“Was that really necessary?”

Sesshoumaru nodded yes. He didn’t want to talk and had not talked since they got back from the school. They had stopped by a playground and then went to the park watching people walking with Sesshoumaru sometimes looking over at the parents playing with their children.

“You haven’t talked to me in hours. The least you could do is answer a simple question.”

Inuyasha grumbled.

“Yes it was necessary. This is my spot.”

Sesshoumaru stated firmly. Inuyasha was to take the car and go find them some modern clothing more suitable for the next few days.

“I am intrusting you to pick things I would like Inuyasha and I do not wish to look like a fool. Insure you do this well so I do not have to hold your hand for everything for the rest of this week.”

Inuyasha growled as Sesshoumaru threw him the keys.

“Want me to pick up your damn laundry too you ass!”

Sesshoumaru did not turn around and just kept walking.

“Why does he always have to be such a jerk?”

Inuyasha got into the car and sped away. It was good to be away from his brother when Sesshoumaru was acting like a weirdo. The guy wasn’t happy about anything he had done today.
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Sesshoumaru opened the door to his room and threw off his tie. He was so damn tired and frustrated. Everything reminded him of his Rin and that was part of the reason he had not gone out in years. Why was he tormenting himself this way? Was it just his sadistic nature?

Turning on the television he saw only the news was on again. The courts here were foolish, but he would still go to them. He had tomorrow set up to go to one of the largest Municipal Courts in the area and wished to see one of their ‘proceedings’ to see what kind of courtiers were there. It had to be something interesting and at least it would not be as fruitless as trying to teach Inuyasha some good manners. The boy was still a foul mouth.

Going into the bathroom Sesshoumaru was pleased to see his small soaps had been replenished and reminded himself to take one with him to throw a chip into Inuyasha’s mouth every now and then.

Taking off his clothing that reeked of the day he messed with the bath. It was unique these knobs. One was scalding and the other cool. Then finally getting the gist of this thing he was able to get the right temperature. He swore up and down when he accidently turned on the shower and sprayed himself in the face. Then after figuring that out he got in almost slipping on the floor. It was a good thing he had balance. This place was an accident waiting to happen.

Taking the soap he washed himself as Inuyasha instructed and used the small bottle of shampoo. There was not enough and he hit the bottle several times trying to get the last of it out. He would have to send Inuyasha again to get him more. This was not acceptable. These were too small and he would put in a complaint to the servants here.

Rinsing out the soap in his hair Sesshoumaru turned off the knobs and got out of the shower drying himself off. He felt better then when he bathed in the river, but it was not as natural. The soap root by his castle had always been sufficient to wash his hair not to mention his tongue was used most of the time as a demon dog.

The fat from the animals that he killed also made his hair shiny and his dog coat luxurious. Washing his tail in the shower also made a big mess. There was water all over the floor now.

Sesshoumaru shook himself in the glass shower before getting out sending water everywhere. Then he took the towels and tried to put one around his waist. It wasn’t big enough. Then he realized he left the big towels in the bedroom. Walking out naked into the room Inuyasha arrived not expecting to see a fully naked Sesshoumaru walking around the room.

“Could you get some cloths on or are you trying to scar me for life?”

Inuyasha asked turning five shades of red.

“We are males Inuyasha. Get over your lack of comfort and give me my new attire.”

Sesshoumaru growled. Inuyasha looked in the bathroom.

“What the hell did you do in here? Start a flood? Now I have to call for more towels! Give me those you idiot!”

Inuyasha grabbed the last of the towels from the bed throwing them on the soak and wet floor.

“I had to wash myself and my tail. It is not my fault that the servants of this building have no drainage for one such as myself.”

Sesshoumaru looked at the clothing trying to figure out what the hell Inuyasha bought him. There were two sets of blue jeans, some t shirts, socks, and silk boxers.

“I will show you how to put all this on after you get those boxer shorts on. You do know about undergarments don’t you?”

Sesshoumaru looked confused.

“Undergarments? Like my under kimonos?”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. Then dropped his pants so he could show him the boxer briefs which were totally embarrassing, but it was the only way to show Sesshoumaru what they were since how the hell was he going to explain it?

“Ah, like a loin cloth. I see to cover my gentiles.”

Sesshoumaru stated as he opened the package carefully with his claws not wanting to destroy the container they came in. Inuyasha grabbed the plastic dumping the three pairs on the bed.

“That is garbage. We don’t keep the plastic.”

Inuyasha stated calling the front desk to request towels for the mess in the bathroom.

“They are suitable?”

Inuyasha tried not to laugh. Sesshoumaru had put them on backwards.

“Sesshoumaru that part in the front is for your………so you can go to the bathroom.”

Sesshoumaru looked confused then he felt embarrassed.

“Oh, I see.”

Then Sesshoumaru looked at the pants.

“How do these work Inuyasha? My slacks do not have this metal thing. They have buttons.”

Inuyasha picked up one pair of jeans and zipped them up.

“It is called a zipper. Now will you put those on before the staff gets here. I don’t want to be tagged forever here as your lover or some sick thing because you are wandering about in your under ware.”

Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and put the pants on. Then he ripped open the socks. There was no place for his big toe.

“These are?”

Inuyasha wanted to smack his forehead.

“They are socks. They aren’t tabi socks you dope. We are not in Japan anymore.”

Sesshoumaru nodded and put the socks on. They felt comfortable, but strange. Then he looked at the shirt. Inuyasha stopped him before he put it on. Then helped him with it afraid Sesshoumaru didn’t know how to do that either.

“The tag goes in back and it has to be inside the shirt or it is inside out.”

Inuyasha stated as Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes at him grabbing the rest of his shirt from his little brother.

“I knew that much. I just had not seen a zipper or socks like these before.”

Sesshoumaru of course looked sophisticated even in a damn t shirt. Why did his brother have to be the good looking one in the family? Inuyasha felt short, stocky, and crude next to his brother.

“So is this acceptable?”

Inuyasha asked looking at the red dragon t shirt on his brother that was rather simple. The Europeans in America as Sesshoumaru called them had good taste in clothing.

“Yes, I like this. You know I like dragons.”

Sesshoumaru inspected the tan boots Inuyasha had bought for him.

“These are boots I gather? They seem odd.”

Inuyasha sighed.

“I got us both hiking boots ok? I thought with how much you like to walk you would want these since you hate my tennis shoes. You say they are for weak feet and boots are stronger.”

Sesshoumaru nodded.

“You got some things for yourself then little brother. That is good. However keep your suit handy since tomorrow we will be going to the courts. Today you are going to take me to a club. I am told there is a popular club here. Did you get us jackets or are we to only wear these? Where is my belt?”

Inuyasha threw a black leather belt he had bought to his brother and a black jacket. Of course he had to buy sunglasses to go with it. Inuyasha had this warped idea of making Sesshoumaru look like a bad ass biker from Japan for the fun of it. Sesshoumaru never was laid back so to make him wear this would be fun for a change.

“Sesshoumaru we can’t go to this club.”

Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha’s white face.

“Why not? They say it is a good club to go to for young men. It is right there on the advertisement see?”

Inuyasha started laughing.

“Ok, if you want to court men then we can do this. I am not going to this club with you though.”

Sesshoumaru turned red.

“Why then would they advertise it as a nice place to go for young men? Why not tell the truth?”

Inuyasha could feel Sesshoumaru’s disappointment. He had made a mistake which was a huge blow to his ego.

“Sesshoumaru I can find us just as nice of a place and with people who are not going to think such things of you if you still want to go out. Just let me call Kagome on my cell and I will help you out. I want you to have some fun too big brother.”

Sesshoumaru sat on the bed looking rather defeated. This was all so confusing and he was so lost in this world. Everyone said one thing, but did another. He wasn’t sure if he wanted to go out now.

Inuyasha walked in the door after calling Kagome who argued with him about the club, but Inuyasha was actually hoping to get his brother laid. Then maybe he wouldn’t have a stick up his ass all the time.

“Sess are you ok?”

Sesshoumaru looked defeated.

“I made an error in judgment. It is inexcusable.”

Inuyasha placed a hand on Sesshoumaru’s shoulder.

“It is ok you know.”

Sesshoumaru shook his head.

“No Inuyasha it is not. Making mistakes costs lives.”

Inuyasha realized he could not try to make Sesshoumaru feel better about this so he would change the subject instead. He was not good like Miroku and talking to people. He would call Miroku to talk to Sesshoumaru, but then they would not ever get out to a club. They would be in the room all night while Miroku lectured Sesshoumaru and Sesshoumaru would fall into that trap because when you got the two of them together they could talk forever.

“Let’s go. You wanted to go out and pretend to be human so let’s keep going. We are not going to mess with your itinerary just because we changed the club you wanted to go to.”

Sesshoumaru got up putting on the jacket ripping off the tag just as Inuyasha had done and went to put on the sunglasses.

“You won’t need those right now Sesshoumaru!”

Inuyasha stated firmly taking the glasses off his brother. Why the hell did he have to look so cool?

“Why did you buy them for me then?”

Sesshoumaru inquired softly.

“Because they are for the daytime so the sun doesn’t bother your eyes.”

Inuyasha stated pushing Sesshoumaru out the door.

“The sunshine had not ever bothered my eyes.”

Sesshoumaru stated softly as he walked out ahead of Inuyasha. Inuyasha then figured it out. He was a dope like Kagome said. Rin was Sesshoumaru’s whole world for years and he was still mourning her. Something had to change for Sesshoumaru or he might go off the deep end. Inuyasha caught up to his brother and walked side by side with him out to the car.
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“This is what you call a club?”

Sesshoumaru stated as he winced a bit at the loud music and wrinkled his nose at the smell of cigarettes. It stunk and there was the smell of human sweat everywhere.

“Yes Sesshoumaru this is a club. Do you want to go somewhere else?”

Breathing deeply Sesshoumaru sat with his drink.

“No I can deal with this. This place will not win over this Sesshoumaru.”

Then Sesshoumaru gulped down his whole whiskey sour in one swig.

“Look, it is ok to leave Sesshoumaru. If you are not having a good time then we have no reason to stay here.”

Sesshoumaru looked at his brother and then out at the crowd with a bored look on his face although his eyes said he was terribly uncomfortable.

“No, I said I wanted to see the human’s lives. That is what we are doing here.”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he asked the waitress for another drink winking at her flirtatiously. Kagome would kill him right now, but he was having fun. There were hot women everywhere and it was just a matter of finding one that Sesshoumaru would talk to.

“Lighten up then, maybe you could ask one of those ladies to dance.”

Sesshoumaru frowned.

“Those are not ladies. Look at the way they dress. They are geisha’s. I do not lower myself to dance with such women nor would I pay. This Sesshoumaru does not pay for women.”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

“Then I will since I don’t have to pay Sesshoumaru. These girls are not geishas. This is the way people dress in the modern age. Not all of them are wearing inappropriate clothing.”

Sesshoumaru frowned even more then before as he took the drink nodding to the waitress thanks drinking it down just as quickly as the first one.

“They are all wearing inappropriate clothing in my eyes. They should not show so much flesh. It is not acceptable.”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and ran a hand through his hair.

“Look Sesshoumaru, you wanted to come here. This is how humans are. I told you this and you did not want to listen. I tried to warn you. Now you can either have a good time or just watch it happen.”

With that Inuyasha got up and asked one of the pretty girls to dance with him. He was going to be in so much trouble when he got home, but what was new about that? He was always in trouble. Inuyasha was just dancing and flirting a bit.

Sesshoumaru sat with his drink when suddenly a young man sat next to him.

“Hi, my name is Juan. Nice to meet you, I saw you sitting alone here and though you could use some company.”

Sesshoumaru looked at the human like he had lost his mind.

“No, I do not wish for your company. Leave me.”

The young man smiled and put a hand on Sesshoumaru’s leg.

“You are good looking. I think you might change your mind.”

Inuyasha luckily saw Sesshoumaru’s sadistic smile and someone was going to die very soon if he didn’t stop his brother.

“Excuse me babe, got to run for a second, but don’t go anywhere ok? You said you have friends who would like to meet my brother right?”

The girl smiled big. This guy was so hot and so was his brother. Her friends were going to die when they found out they were foreign.

Inuyasha ran just as Sesshoumaru let some green acid start flowing to his fingertips.

“You should not ever touch this Sesshoumaru.”

Grabbing the young man Inuyasha lifted him by his throat.

“You shouldn’t touch what is not yours! Now beat it!”

Throwing the boy out of the way Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha in shock.

“I could have handled him you know.”

Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru like he lost his mind.

“You were going to kill him! You promised you wouldn’t kill people here!”

Sesshoumaru took another drink in his hand and swallowed all of the contents.

“I said no such thing. You did. No one touches me without my permission.”

Inuyasha grabbed Sesshoumaru’s hand as Sesshoumaru tried to push Inuyasha away.

“Come on and meet people. This was your idea!”

Sesshoumaru growled at Inuyasha a warning to let go.

“I came to observe, not flaunt myself with this rabble.”

Inuyasha then had the girl come up to the table.

“Aren’t you going to dance with me still sugar?”

Sesshoumaru looked daggers at the girl and then looked at Inuyasha.

“What would you do Inuyasha if I told your wife what you were doing? I may not care for Kagome, but she is your wife.”

The girl’s mouth dropped.

“You're married?”

Inuyasha squirmed a bit.

“Yes.”

He whimpered out. The girl harrumphed and walked away calling him two timing jerk.

“Why did you do that Sesshoumaru? You don’t know how to have fun. I was just dancing! It wasn’t like I was going to do anything with her.”

Sesshoumaru sat back in the chair.

“No you weren’t. You were trying to get that little human to do something with me. I have no interest.”

Inuyasha’s jaw dropped.

“You knew.”

Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha with his usual bored expression.

“Yes of course I knew. Now we are leaving before you get yourself into any more trouble.”

Inuyasha grabbed his jacket and walked out the door. As they walked down the alley way some thugs jumped out with a knife demanding their money. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes.

“Things never change do they in the human world.”

Sesshoumaru allowed his acid to flow and dispatched them all in one flick of his wrist.

“You killed them! Why couldn’t you just disarm them?”

Inuyasha screeched until Sesshoumaru clasped a hand on his mouth.

“Do you want your police to come here you idiot? Of course I killed them. They would do this to another. I do not dally with thieves, I kill them. Do not forget what my name implies no matter what you think of me. I will kill as I please and your life is still mine. I decide who lives and who dies not you.”

Sesshoumaru continued walking ignoring the mess he just made of these vandals. Inuyasha shook his head just happy that his brother wasn’t his usual self or more people might be dead before the week was done.
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Today Sesshoumaru wanted them to wear their best suits that were brought in a garment bag. The suit itself was tailored to fit perfectly. Sesshoumaru chose a royal blue silk shirt with a black silk tie. He liked black suits, but Inuyasha thought as long as he wore white that they should be his signature colors. Instead they were very dark and made him once again look better in his eyes then he did although Sesshoumaru insisted that he wear the bright gold silk shirt with the same style of suit.

“You look elegant Inuyasha. Why do you put yourself down? My opinion of you had not ever mattered before so why does it bother you now?”

Sesshoumaru stated as he walked out the door once again slamming the door accidently in Inuyasha’s face. Inuyasha then had his fist clenched as he swung open the door.

“Perhaps this is why I feel this way you jerk.”

Inuyasha caught up with Sesshoumaru trying to talk his brother out of this idea. They were going to have to take off the Rolex watches for the security at such a place and that was bad enough at the airport. Sesshoumaru practically threw the security personnel for touching his cane then scanning his person.

“You are aware they have security there and your tie clip will be removed along with your watch. Plus do you have to carry a cane with you everywhere?”

Sesshoumaru sighed and shook his head. Inuyasha was a simpleton some days. Pulling out the fabled fang of his Father that was now his own sword from the hilt of the cane Inuyasha was shocked and then he was ready to freak out.

“You can’t take a weapon into court!”

Inuyasha screamed stopping Sesshoumaru in his footsteps.

“You gave me sunglasses Inuyasha and last night I watched an episode on channel 7 about blind people. Therefore I am blind. They will not know.”

Sesshoumaru stated with a wry smile. Inuyasha thought he was going to die from laughter.

“So now I am your faithful seeing eye dog right?”

Sesshoumaru smirked.

“At least you know you are a dog or at least half of one Inuyasha. It is about time you admitted your place in society.”

Inuyasha fumed at that barb cursing Sesshoumaru to the fiery pits of hell grumbling the whole way down to the car.

Sesshoumaru opened the trunk and inside was a surprise for his brother.

“Something for me?”

Inuyasha looked shocked. Opening the long box he found a cane similar to Sesshoumaru’s except with the image of a beautiful human woman. It was his Mother. Inuyasha leaned against the car for support. Did Sesshoumaru have any clue how much this meant to him?

“This is for my faithful seeing eye dog. Do you like it?”

Inuyasha couldn’t help himself as he hugged Sesshoumaru for all he was worth.

“Does this mean you finally accept me?”

Sesshoumaru pushed Inuyasha away with a playful smirk.

“I could not ever find you acceptable, you are a brat.”

Inuyasha laughed through his tears. This was the greatest gift ever.

“Yes, well you cannot play blind too so put your tessaiga back in the trunk. We can play with it later. Perhaps find more vermin to extinguish in this city. It would be good practice for you and perhaps you won’t swing it around like an idiot anymore.”

Sesshoumaru stated this time with a more serious expression. He was ready to go. Inuyasha then looked at Sesshoumaru.

“Do you have any idea………..can I just please hold it until we arrive?”

Inuyasha asked softly caressing the handle.

“Yes you may little brother. You are indeed still very much a child and I am glad for that.”

Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha did not speak the whole way to the court, but both felt much more content then they had in a while.
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Pulling up to the court house, Inuyasha had traded places with Sesshoumaru. They had to make this look right.

“Ok seeing eye dog you must find us a parking place quickly. The trial is to start soon and it is open seating. I wish to find out what this is about.”

Inuyasha smiled. He would put up with whatever boring thing Sesshoumaru wanted to do today for that wonderful gift. Parking as close as he could to the entrance Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha headed up to the main doors. It was an enormous building and the media was there. They took pictures of the two young demons believing them to be celebrities as they waved them off trying to get to the entrance with Inuyasha pretending to escort his blind brother. Sesshoumaru was doing an excellent job playing the part.

“You should be an actor. You did a great job Sess.”

Inuyasha stated softly enough only Sesshoumaru could hear it.

“Yes, but now is the test.”

Security of course checked everything and then inquired about the weapon in the cane. It looked like an ordinary bone in the shape of a sword.

“It is a family heirloom, nothing more. See it will not even cut you. I use it to find my way about.”

The young human tried to cut his hand and nothing happened. Inuyasha tried not to laugh out loud. Tensaiga of course would not cut a human. That was funny as hell. It was an elegant sword though with many special writings on it and looked like something one would put on a shelf for decoration. If they knew the true power of the weapon they would run in fear. It could save lives, but it also could throw them into the darkest pits of hell and Sesshoumaru could create such a large perfectly round void that it would swallow the whole building as well as the people if they irritated him.

“You may take it in. I would not leave it however as there are people who would steal such a treasure.”

The young guard stated as he admired the handiwork carved into the weapon. It was something probably priceless since these gentlemen not only wore fine attire, but Rolexes.

“You two aren’t celebrities are you? The press is having a field day since Paris Hilton is once again going to court over something or other she did while in town. That girl is always in trouble.”

Sesshoumaru made a small ‘hn’ sound and nodded acknowledging the comment. Then they were on their way to the courtroom.

“What is a celebrity Inuyasha?”

Inuyasha smiled.

“It is a famous person.”

Sesshoumaru smiled.

“Ah, then that is what we are. I understand now. Then we can go by our real names.”

Inuyasha freaked out.

“NO! They will think we are insane! We are cartoon characters on TV not real people!”

Sesshoumaru frowned.

“Why would they think that is not real? It is a real drawing is it not?”

Inuyasha shook his head.

“You don’t understand humans at all big brother, just trust me you don’t want to do that.”

Sesshoumaru sighed.

“Very well, now what room was this court in? There are so many of them going on I would wish to see them all, however this is the one we are to go to.”

Inuyasha groaned. Of course they had to be going to that idget Paris Hilton’s trial. This was going to be idiotic and horrific. Still a promise was a promise.
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When the court ended Sesshoumaru looked dumbfounded. He expected something else completely. Where were the courtiers? Where were all the gowns and frivolities? Why was the judge wearing a black robe and why did that woman not lose her head over such things?

“I told you it isn’t like what you imagined Sesshoumaru. You don’t ever listen to me.”

Sesshoumaru frowned and walked next to his brother.

“I see this. It is nothing like it should be. The criminal got away and she was not right in doing that to an old woman. Do they not have any respect for elders?”

Inuyasha started laughing.

“No, many humans don’t and neither do demons. You are the last of the chivalrous males that I know and so old fashioned you are going out of style.”

Sesshoumaru then stopped his little brother.

“I don’t like this Inuyasha. Why has the world become so idiotic? Did I do something wrong?”

Inuyasha frowned and hated to tell him. It would just make him miserable.

“Sesshoumaru you disappeared after Rin died. You disappeared on all the demons leaving them to be killed by humans and hanyous after the wars. There were many and you stayed in your castle. You didn’t leave. I had to bring new things to you on occasion or you might have starved to death. You left the world when they needed your firm hand.”

Sesshoumaru sat on a bench holding his head in his hand.

“Sess, you were the Emperor of all of us. You disappeared and chaos happened.”

Inuyasha didn’t know how else to break it to him. In some ways the world falling apart was his fault. It was just that way. He let humans rule and there were very few hanyous left any more. Demons were considered evil and he abandoned them. He left them to die. Sesshoumaru the most powerful demon in the world who could crush it with his fist disappeared and left them.

“I see. I made a mistake.”

Tears formed in his eyes. He had indeed abandoned everything.

“I am done. I wish to go home.”

Sesshoumaru stated softly. Inuyasha couldn’t let his brother give up again. Not when he had finally opened up.

“Sesshoumaru growing a heart didn’t make you a bad man. Anyone would have done the same as you had when they lost someone precious to them.”

Inuyasha stated softly trying to comfort his brother.

“I abandoned my people for a human. Like Father I abandoned them. I might as well have just died with her. I am a disgrace.”

Sesshoumaru stated softly trying to ignore his tears.

“Sess you can’t do that to yourself. You have a chance again so let’s go back to the hotel. You just need to sleep for a while. How long has it been since you had a good night’s rest?”

Sesshoumaru laughed slightly.

“Since Rin’s death it has been 500 years of nightmares little brother. I don’t rest.”

Getting up, Sesshoumaru walked away from his brother towards the car. He didn’t want to drive or do anything. He had let his people down.

“Sesshoumaru talk to me. Tell me what is bothering you the most. Did you ever think you could trust someone to listen to you for a change? You listen to me all the time. I am your brother, the only family you have left. Come on and spill it.”

Sesshoumaru sighed. It was a book he wanted and Inuyasha did not have 500 years to listen. However, one day would not hurt.

“I failed Rin and all of you. When we killed Naraku I did not watch out for my little girl. I was concerned about killing our foe. If I had turned to look then perhaps my focus would not have been swayed. I should have left Rin at a human village. I should not have brought her into harm’s way, her death is my fault. Then you allowed vandals to desecrate her grave. I am trying to forgive you. I am having difficulty with that. You do not understand that what you say is very true only making my burdens greater.”

Inuyasha then felt like a heel. Why couldn’t he keep his mouth shut?

“That was not my intention and you know me. I don’t pay attention to things or else I wouldn’t have allowed such a thing to happen. I am sorry and I will make it up to you somehow even if I have to do that for the rest of my life.”

Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha’s determined face.

“You really mean that don’t you?”

Inuyasha nodded.

“Yes I do. Now talk to me.”

Sesshoumaru somehow took 500 years and cut it down to a long conversation of why he disappeared. Inuyasha was to blame for things too since he required his pack to help with Rin so he was angry blaming Inuyasha also for Rin’s loss. Sango and Miroku were supposed to be watching over her. They had been wounded and could no longer fight. That was when Sesshoumaru went to make his final strike and Naraku shoved his disgusting tentacle into his beloved daughter. He killed Naraku, but had not looked in time to see her tiny body being devoured by Naraku’s poison. When he did he held her and cried howling to the world for the last time.

“So you buried her in your dog form?”

Sesshoumaru nodded wiping off his tear stained face.

“Yes I dug the whole with these claws and placed the stone there. I did this on my own and etched the words into the tombstone with the acid in my claws. It was protected by spells, but when I left the area in your care I had to remove it. It was your responsibility and I was counting on you.”

As Inuyasha drove he felt sick to his stomach. He had been wrong about his brother and what he had done was despicable. He knew better and he allowed people to hurt his brother who was already in pain. It wasn’t right.

“What do you want to do Sesshoumaru? Do you want to go home? I will take you back if you want.”

Sesshoumaru leaned back.

“I wish to rest. We will finish the week. You said something about a library. We will throw my itinerary away and visit this. You seem to know more than I do and that is not acceptable. I am eldest not you.”

Inuyasha did not argue this time and drove them to the hotel. For the first time, he saw Sesshoumaru climb into bed and he tucked him in when Sesshoumaru wasn’t looking. Sesshoumaru for the first time seemed young and vulnerable. He was so innocent. It wasn’t fair to blame him for the state of the world. Inuyasha and the rest of the race of people in the world were to blame.

“Sesshoumaru I don’t understand you. I will though. I will.”

Inuyasha climbed into his bed and turned off the lights.
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Sesshoumaru tossed and turned all night long. The blankets were on the floor and the bed sheets were clawed as a pillow was crushed in his claws.

“No, not my Rin! NO!”

Inuyasha woke up immediately. Shaking Sesshoumaru awake this time the big dog demon didn’t attack him. He just woke up in tears crushing Inuyasha to him.

“Why couldn’t I save her? It should have been me!”

Inuyasha hushed his big brother as he ran his clawed fingers over his hair.

“It is ok Sesshoumaru, it isn’t your fault. It is Naraku’s. Remember that. Remember Naraku is the bad guy not you. Then you will feel better.”

Sesshoumaru sobbed as Inuyasha rocked him cooing a lullaby his Mother sang to him as a child. Sesshoumaru fell asleep for a time only to wake up being held still by his little brother.

“Inuyasha I am not gay, but I would like you to lay with me if you do not mind. I do not wish to be alone.”

Inuyasha laughed. Kagome would not ever believe this shit.

“I will do so as long as you don’t kill me Sess.”

Sesshoumaru sighed as Inuyasha held him running his fingers over his older brother’s hair. The untouchable demon was so beautiful. He was so innocent and beautiful.

“Sesshoumaru you need a mate. You should not be alone. You are too beautiful to be alone.”

Inuyasha whispered.

“Now you are freaking me out Inuyasha. Don’t flirt with me.”

Inuyasha laughed.

“I wasn’t. It is a fact Sess. You are beautiful. You can’t help it.”

Sesshoumaru sighed.

“So are you idiot. Just because I do not tell you does not mean I did not think so. Now shut up and go to sleep before I change my mind.”

Inuyasha tried to fall asleep, but he had not ever been this close to the diayouki. He had to touch him and felt funny about it. Still he put an arm around his brother. No one else could do this and live. Did it mean that things were forgiven finally between them? Inuyasha was unsure about that, but for tonight he was not clawed to pieces for touching the high and mighty asshole.

“Goodnight Sess.”

Inuyasha whispered kissing his cheek like he did when he was wounded at the park. Sesshoumaru’s eyes popped open for a second then he shook his head irritated falling asleep.
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In the morning Sesshoumaru felt an arm across his person. Inuyasha was still sleeping. He was kind of cute when he was asleep. No yelling or foul words coming out of that mouth. It was nice.

This was the first night in a long time he was able to sleep without a nightmare. Still he refused to sleep with his little brother again. That was too strange. Why he had asked was beyond him at this point.

Shoving the covers off himself he got up stretching. Regrets were not to stay in his mind today. Inuyasha was right. Naraku was at fault. It was just amusing that Inuyasha had thought of it instead of himself. Still it did not make him feel better and at this point he could not until he knew why the world went nuts on him. Rin’s death he could now let go of, but the chaos of this world was his problem. He had to fix some things.

“Inuyasha get up!”

Sesshoumaru stated pulling all the blankets off of his brother in one yank. Inuyasha fell off the bed with a thunk.

“Was that fucking necessary?”

Inuyasha grumbled.

“Go to the bathroom and do not be all day about it. We have another day and we shall go to the library. I will not have you knowing more than I do.”

Sesshoumaru stated firmly as Inuyasha got up from the floor with a smirk. Sesshoumaru was back to his old self thank god. Another night of lying with the powerful diayouki would not do especially while having fantasies about Kagome all night long.

“So I guess our midnight affair is over Sess.”

Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha like he was going to die any second as Inuyasha joked batting his long black eyelashes at his older brother.

“You will not sleep with me again brat. You play with my hair more than a woman and you dared to kiss my cheek. Perhaps you are the one who is gay and you are just afraid to tell Kagome.”

Inuyasha looked shocked.

“I am not!”

Sesshoumaru smiled.

“Then don’t seem so surprised that I don’t want you to share my bed again. That was just for comfort.”

Inuyasha blushed and rushed into the bathroom realizing he had morning wood. Sesshoumaru started laughing at this. It was not unusual for boys to have this problem, but it was none the less amusing.

“You are a jerk Sess you know that!”

Sesshoumaru did not respond since he was still laughing. Inuyasha was always entertaining.
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Inuyasha came out of the bathroom drying off his long silver hair since the spell had worn off on both of them and saw Sesshoumaru writing something out of his book of languages. It was as though he were studying again.

“What are you doing? You have read that damn book a hundred times. Don’t you have it memorized by now?”

Sesshoumaru smiled softly.

“This book is not what you think it is Inuyasha. If you would have opened it perhaps you would know that, but instead you chose to look only at the cover.”

Inuyasha then stopped in the middle of the room as Sesshoumaru got up and threw the book at his little brother again who looked at it.

“This is our Father’s letters and notes?”

Sesshoumaru smiled and patted Inuyasha on the back.

“Eureka, you have found the golden treasure Inuyasha. You can read too so maybe now I will get you an ice cream for your troubles.”

Inuyasha growled.

“Why do you always belittle me like that?”

Sesshoumaru stopped.

“I was teasing you Inuyasha. You need to grow a sense of humor as you tell me to do. Perhaps if you were not weak minded you would understand this. However, did I not say you knew more than me this time? I guess you did not understand that so should I spell it out for you?”

Inuyasha growled to himself and stomped over to the table.

“Be careful with that book. If you harm that I will indeed perhaps kill you. That is not replaceable.”

Sesshoumaru stated as Inuyasha sat with the book.

“I am going to the library, are you coming?”

Inuyasha brought his jacket, but refused to put down the book. If Sesshoumaru wanted to go be boring again he was going to at least take this with him so he had something to do. This would tell him more about his Father which he knew so little about.

“It is your book now Inuyasha. Take care of it or I will take care of you.”

Sesshoumaru stated with a serious look on his face that meant pain for any damage to it.

“I understand.”

Inuyasha stated swallowing hard at that look. It meant a lot of pain and he didn’t want to think of the limbs he could lose if he lost this book.

“Be sure you do, it is to be passed on to your child when he is of age just as it was passed on to me. You were raised by me so therefore you are my sole heir.”

Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru as though he had lost his mind again.

“You have to have a mate Sess. You can’t just leave all of this to me.”

Sesshoumaru looked at the floor.

“I don’t want a mate Inuyasha. My chosen mate is dead thanks to Naraku.”

Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru like he was nuts.

“You mean you wanted to mate that kid Rin when she grew up?”

Sesshoumaru knocked Inuyasha on the side of the head.

“No you moron, she was my daughter. Kagura is who I mean.”

Inuyasha’s jaw dropped again. No fricking way Kagome was right.

“Kagura was Naraku’s minion though, she wasn’t real. She was made of his flesh.”

Sesshoumaru sighed.

“Kagura wasn’t just of his flesh. She had a heart. He destroyed it.”

Inuyasha wished he had grown a brain years ago with this crap. It would have maybe changed some things, but he was indeed dense as Kagome said about women and men. Kagome had been his first and his last. He hadn’t slept with Kikyo. They didn’t have time for that, she was killed. Sesshoumaru had many lovers over the years so why Kagura? They had not ever touched from what he said.

“I thought you both had not done anything with each other Sess.”

Sesshoumaru walked along side his brother.

“Sex isn’t everything little brother. We had planned it if Naraku died. He did not before he destroyed her. She knew this and so did I. Demons are not like you brother. We choose in a way you probably don’t and won’t understand.”

Inuyasha fumed.

“Hey I am half demon you ass!”

Sesshoumaru stopped and turned Inuyasha to face him.

“Listen little brother, I do not know that much about humans just as you do not know as much as you think you do about demons. Let us just say we are even. I will explain as you do the same for me. Do we have a deal?”

Inuyasha sighed.

“Am I ever going to be your equal?”

Sesshoumaru looked down at Inuyasha.

“No. You know that. I cannot change that and there is no point in perusing such a foolish thing. You cannot be my equal; you can only be yourself Inuyasha.”

Inuyasha looked up and pushed Sesshoumaru away.

“So I will always be below you!”

Sesshoumaru grabbed Inuyasha by the back of his neck and forced him to look in his eyes.

“I did not say you are below me, I said you cannot be my equal. You have not ever understood this. That is why we fight.”

Inuyasha looked frustrated.

“I don’t understand you Sess. Why are you being so nice to me?”

Sesshoumaru sighed.

“It is because you are the last of my family.”

Inuyasha then nodded. That made sense. Most people would have found that dry and offensive. It was the only way the demon could say I love you brother without actually saying it.

“Thank you.”

Sesshoumaru looked shocked for a moment. It was the first time Inuyasha thanked him for a comment that he usually would have found insulting. They started walking toward the car. Sesshoumaru handed the keys to Inuyasha.

“You like to drive so I shall let you. You have a license and I do not.”

Inuyasha smiled since he had found someone to help him out.

“No, you have a license brother. You just don’t know it yet.”

Inuyasha flipped a card out from his pocket holding it up with his eyes shut and a grin on his face wondering if he was going to be bonked for this.

“What hooligan did you get this from Inuyasha? I did not take the course.”

Inuyasha smiled at Sesshoumaru.

“I called Miroku, Sess. He has friends and knows more hooligans as you call them then anyone since he used to be quite the rogue. He still can talk his way out of almost anything except for Sango’s right hook.”

Sesshoumaru smiled and looked at the license then they both got into the car.

“We shall go then now that I am legal, or so it says here.”

Inuyasha smirked and got in the car.

“Our criminal minds know no bounds.”

Sesshoumaru grinned playing along.

“Yes and we get away with murder all the time.”

Inuyasha grinned. This was going to be fun. Sesshoumaru seemed to be getting back to his old self a little bit and it was about time. Inuyasha was ready to call the pound to have him put down if he didn’t come out of his slump. Of course Sesshoumaru wouldn’t have been destroyed by simple human poisons. There was very little that could destroy the diayouki and he was indeed a true immortal. It would have to be hard on the guy.

“Sess, what do you mean I won’t be with you that long?”

Sesshoumaru almost hit the breaks in the middle of traffic.

“Don’t ask me that Inuyasha while I am driving. I will answer it later.”

Inuyasha pouted, but Sesshoumaru looked determined. He couldn’t answer that right now. He just let go of Rin and he was not about to start this with his brother. That was a whole other mess he did not want to face just yet.
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