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Change of Heart	By : PrincessAurora Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 24279 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 8
Disclaimer: I don't own this. All characters from the Inuyasha, or Inuyasha: The Final Act Series, are owned by Rumiko Takahashi and VIZ. No money is made from this.

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Any original characters that you find, yes, those are mine.
I began writing this after seeing the last episode of The Final Act.
My irritation with the way Inuyasha is treated in the Anime, and in other FanFiction, partially inspired me. Honestly, Inuyasha is abused in the Anime enough already. AND I cannot see him staying with some spoiled little bitch who only uses that rosary to punish him. (Okay, rant over.)
I’ve tweaked the way the official story ends, and then twisted it all to fit in with my debauched little fantasies, because I’m such a shameless deviant.
This was also greatly inspired by the fantastic InuSess artwork that I love so much.
I WISH I was making money off of this. Sadly, I am not.
This will be all Sesshoumaru X Inuyasha. Warnings will apply for later chapters.
Yep, this chapter is short, but the rest will be longer. Expect mostly story set-up for the first few chapters. ;)
This is my very first attempt at writing, so enjoy!

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Chapter 1 – A Different Ending

It had been over a year since Naraku’s demise.
He’d waited by the Bone Eater’s Well every night for a month straight, hoping Kagome would return. The Well seemed fine, and there even still seemed to be magic in it, but she never appeared, and he had no idea why.
He only knew he had a hole in his heart. He’d never admit it, even to himself, but he was desperate for a mate, a family to belong to. One of his own. He just wasn’t foolish enough to believe it would ever happen. At least not without Kagome, since she seemed to be the only one who’d ever wanted him since Kikyo.

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Inuyasha was just returning from the Slayer’s Village, where he and Shippo had been helping Miroku, Sango, and Kohaku to rebuild the buildings and outer wall for the last year or so.
Miroku and Sango were finally able to convince him to come with them. He had refused at first, thinking they didn’t need a ‘third wheel’ around, but their request for his strength to help them rebuild was not something he could refuse. This only after he made certain Kaede would tell Kagome where he was, just in case she came back.
It had been a good year.
At first, it had only been the five of them. Eventually though, they were approached by other humans with requests to live there too.
The new villagers that were steadily attracted to the Slayer’s Village were warriors for the most part: Ninjas drawn there by the two ninja-girls, now grown and married, that Sango had helped so long ago; and other small families of Demon Slayers; most with families. All had much respect for Miroku & Sango, and even more for Inuyasha, after hearing about some of their battles with Naraku. For once, Inuyasha had been fully accepted into a human village, and shown the respect he deserved.
He had enjoyed the company of Miroku and Sango even more than he had when they’d been traveling. ‘Probably because of less stress,’ he thought to himself. Of course, watching them as a married couple was just too amusing most of the time. He chuckled softly to himself as he thought about them.
They hadn’t changed much. Miroku still grabbed Sango’s ass, but now her complaint was that he did it in front of others, and that made it certain Miroku still sported a handprint-shaped welt on his cheek more often than not.
In fact, Inuyasha had taken to teasing the Houshi that, if he didn’t know better, he’d think that handprint was a demon-characteristic, similar to his koinu-ears, and was he in actuality a hanyou too? This made Sango laugh, and that was a great sound. One they hadn’t heard nearly enough before.
It made it all worth it; all the fighting, all the pain, and all the time spent tracking and defeating Naraku, just to hear them laugh together. At least Inuyasha believed so.
Kohaku and Shippo were doing very well too.
A strong kid anyway, Kohaku had trained with Inuyasha every day while he’d been with them. He’d even been privy to one of Kohaku’s biggest secrets: his feelings for Rin, that little human girl that lived with Sesshoumaru. They were still far too young to be anything more than friends, but that his feelings had not diminished since they’d first traveled together…well, it was a sign that there was something there.
Inuyasha felt for the kid. His sister didn’t know, neither did Miroku; but he’d wanted so badly to be able to see Rin, or at least talk to her. Inuyasha suggested that Kohaku write her a letter, and that he’d do what he could to make sure it was delivered. Inuyasha could understand his feelings, and he vowed he’d do all he could to help him.
So Kohaku had carefully written his letter, often asking Inuyasha for advice. Inuyasha’s biggest piece of advice was, for that first letter, “Don’t say anything that’ll piss off Sesshoumaru,” since he’d certainly read it before ever giving it to Rin.
After giving Miroku and Sango an excuse, and a promise that he’d be back soon, Inuyasha had taken the finished letter and started traveling West. ‘Yeah, I’ll be back soon… If Sesshoumaru doesn’t try to kill me, that is.’

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After a day of leaping and sailing through the treetops, he encountered his older brother in the forest. He had a feeling that Sesshoumaru had been warned by unseen guards that he was coming, and probably didn’t want him knowing exactly where the Western Castle was. That was fine with him…it had never been his home anyway.
Surprisingly, Sesshoumaru was pretty friendly. For Sesshoumaru. Still cold and emotionless, Inuyasha could not sense the animosity he was so accustomed to from the DaiYoukai.
He’d asked if Sesshoumaru would accept a letter from Kohaku to Rin. He’d explained that the boy felt the girl was a cherished friend, and had missed speaking to her. Kohaku didn’t want to try to ‘go behind’ Sesshoumaru’s back, and invited him to read the letter, and then decide about giving it to Rin.
At first, Sesshoumaru had refused. No surprise there. Nevertheless, Inuyasha had been persuasive.
Sesshoumaru had taken the letter, and to both Kohaku and Inuyasha’s shock, had actually given it to Rin. The proof? When Jaken had arrived at the Slayer’s Village a week later, riding A-Un, and presenting Kohaku with a sealed letter. The boy had opened it, and when he’d seen it was from Rin, he’d begged the little kappa to stay long enough for him to write a reply to her.
That had entailed Inuyasha knocking the contrary little bastard out completely, so that he only awoke later that night, finding himself tied up securely by Shippo. When Jaken angrily admitted that he might as well stay the rest of the night, since the castle-guards would not allow any to enter so late, Kohaku had his time to write another letter.
Miroku and Sango, after getting over their surprise, were happy Kohaku would be able to build a closer friendship with the sweet girl.
This started a ‘tradition’ of sorts that had now been going on for nearly a year. One that did not make Jaken very happy.
Every other week after that, Jaken would arrive at the Slayer’s Village like clockwork, each time with a letter from Rin. The next week, Shippo would travel west, meet Jaken near the Western Castle, and hand over a letter from Kohaku. This was still going on, and Inuyasha had wished him a lot of luck. The kid would need it, trying to court the ‘daughter’ of Sesshoumaru.
They had finished rebuilding the Slayer’s Village the week before. Miroku and Sango had begged him to stay, but he couldn’t. Seeing their happiness, the love they shared, the beautiful children they had…it was just too painful, especially when he wasn’t distracted by building.
He had convinced Shippo to stay, though. Without his adopted mother in the Sengoku Jidai, the kit was better off being trained by Sango. At least there, he had a family. He was a fantastic ‘oniisan’ to Miroku and Sango’s children, and he and Kohaku could often be seen roaming the countryside, slaying minor demons for villagers.
Inuyasha also believed that Shippo would have more opportunities to meet other young demons like himself if he stayed there, since it was much closer to Sesshoumaru’s lands than Kaede’s village was. Inuyasha wanted that for the kid, and told him so.
Before he left, he made certain Shippo knew he would always be his ‘son’, and that he could come to Inuyasha whenever he wished.

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Now, returning from the Slayer’s Village on his way back to Kaede’s, he stopped for the night at a hot spring, wanting to relax and be alone before being surrounded again by the mistrustful humans back in the village. ‘It’s been a nice year, being around humans that didn’t treat me like shit. Nice to be respected and admired…but I know better than to expect that when I get back to Kaede’s.’
He’d been soaking, trying to relax, when he felt his brother’s demonic aura approaching. ‘What’s he doing around here? I’m in the opposite direction from his fuckin’ castle….’ He got out, dried off, and got dressed. By the time Sesshoumaru walked in to his camp, Inuyasha was sitting near the fire, watching him approach.
“Hello brother,” Inuyasha said quietly. “Why are you here?”
Sesshoumaru frowned for a moment, but Inuyasha had the feeling the frown wasn’t directed at him, so he waited and said nothing. Sesshoumaru sat down across the fire from him, but did not speak at first. Inuyasha just waited patiently, and that surprised Sesshoumaru.
“I came because I wanted to ask you a question, Little Brother,” Sesshoumaru began finally.
“Sure, ask,” Inuyasha prompted. Was Sesshoumaru hesitating?
“I…find I am…curious about you, and would like to satisfy this curiosity. In addition, I…must admit that I am not as…disgusted with your human blood as I may have indicated before.”
Taking a deep breath, Sesshoumaru continued, “Would you be open to attempting to be ‘brothers’ now? We are the only family the other has, so it may not be a terrible idea. What do you think of this?”
Inuyasha tried to not allow his eyes to pop out of his head, thinking that Sesshoumaru may not react well to having that all over the front of his kimono. ‘Huh? He’s ‘not as disgusted’ as he always said he was? He’s ‘curious’?’
“Well, I hadn’t thought you would ever want that, so it’s not something I’ve even considered. You did tell me to remember that we were destined to fight each other til’ one of us died. You’re sayin’ you don’t think that anymore?” Inuyasha asked.
“I was…wrong. I believe my anger at you was…misdirected. I was angry with Chichue, and blamed you instead. I have come to many realizations since giving up on gaining the Tetsusaiga, and using the Tenseiga, as a weapon. I will explain more later if you wish. For now, what is your answer?” Sesshoumaru asked in his usual voice, never showing his emotions.
However, Inuyasha had a feeling that there was more going on here. Sesshoumaru never showed his emotions or hinted at any feelings, so that was normal. Nevertheless, it was almost like he could feel something just below the surface…a hint that more was there than met the eye. He’d have to think on it later…or maybe he’d figure it out once they knew each other better?
“Yeah, I guess, if you’re willing to try to be a brother, I can try too. Not like it can hurt anything, right? And I’ll admit, I’m curious about you too,” Inuyasha replied.
Sesshoumaru did not allow his surprise to show. ‘Inuyasha is willing to try? After our past, I did not think he would be, and that to ask him would be a futile effort.’
“Correct, it cannot hurt to see where this can take us. Maybe we will be lucky enough to have an ally at the end of it. Therefore, if this is acceptable to you, I will meet you at the Goshinboku one night each month. Is there a specific night you would prefer?” Sesshoumaru asked in his most civil tone.
“Uh, yeah…lem’me think. Hmmm, how about the night after the New Moon?” Inuyasha tried, thinking that, at least this way, it would be when he was at his strongest; when his demonic power, having just returned, was at its peak. He’d also be able to easily remember when the day was…another bonus.
“I accept,” Sesshoumaru agreed with a nod, as he rose to his feet. “I will be at the Goshinboku the night after the next New Moon. I will leave you to enjoy your evening. Goodbye Inuyasha,” and with that, he was floating into the sky.
Inuyasha thought his leave-taking was a bit abrupt, but it was Sesshoumaru, after all. He watched his brother disappear into the starry sky, thinking that this had probably been the most unexpected and bizarre occurrence in his life since Naraku’s death.
‘Ah, well, at least trying to be brothers will break up the monotony a little,’ the Hanyou thought. He then leaped up into a large tree, found a good branch high up, leaned back against the trunk, and tried to doze off a little before continuing his journey back to the village.

~tbc

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Japanese terms used in this story:

Inuyasha: (犬夜叉) (いぬやしゃ) dog deity. 犬-dog + 夜叉- Yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors.)
Sesshoumaru: (殺生丸) (せっしょうまる), killing perfection; circle of destruction, perfect killing circle
Hanyou: (半妖, literally translated as Half-Apparition) is a mix between a Human and a Youkai.
Oniisan: (お兄さん) (おにいさん) respectful term for “older brother.”
Chichue: Father
Sengoku Jidai: The Feudal Era, or ‘Warring States period’. The time-period the anime is set in.
(If I missed any, leave a comment and I'll post the translation.) :)
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**A-Un: THIS is the way it’s spelled on VIZ approved merchandise, so it’s what I used.
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