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Boppatsu: Z-Day	By : SugaMama09 Category: InuYasha AU/AR > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1183 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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I kept the gas pedal to the floor as I raced through the practically barren desert. I could sense the sun was getting ready to rise in a few minutes & the chill of the early morning swept powerfully into the car through the shattered windshield (I still felt guilty about that).

Sesshomaru & his brother sat huddled together in the backseat, the brat's head hidden under the blanket they shared. Sesshomaru's eyes were narrowed as the wind whipped his silver tresses around; he was looking out the window with a look of determination...like he was willing the car to go faster.

By the time we reached the gate the sun had risen. All of our hair was blown in so many directions we probably looked like cavemen (besides Sesshomaru; somehow his hair went back to its sleek waterfall once he flicked it over his shoulder). I stopped the car in front of the gate, expecting the guards to question us or open the door or something...but nothing happened.

"Maybe we should knock" Inuyasha murmured.

"It's steel & concrete; if they're not close by they won't even hear it" I responded.

"Should we call for them?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I guess it's worth a shot" I said & my eyes settled on Kagura. She was panting & whimpering pitifully in her sleep. My heart ached with the pain she must be in.

'Hold on just a little longer, Rah. We'll get you help soon'

We got out & looked up to the guard stations. Maybe they hadn't heard or seen us coming so that was the reason they didn't ask us to announce ourselves. But upon closer inspection we soon realized that no one was in the guard stations. Their sniper guns were still mounted & I could hear static emitting from some radio so I could only hope that maybe they left & hadn't been killed at their station.

"Hey! Is anyone there?" Inuyasha shouted at the top of his lungs. I noticed Sesshomaru grimace at the volume.

Only silence greeted us. Inuyasha frowned.

"Helloooooo? Is anyone there! Open the gate!"

"Do you know how these things open?" Sesshomaru asked me, one eyebrow arched.

I thought about it, rubbing my chin. "The gated cities I had been in all had a large deadbolt & a series of chrome locks. I would assume this door had the same"

"Is it complicated to open?"

"Not really. Even a demon might have to put a little effort into opening the dead bolt but if you're patient enough to open it then it'd be a breez-"

I stopped when I felt wind rushing by & glanced over my shoulder to find the spot where Sesshomaru had been standing empty.

I frowned. "Hey where'd he-?"

I noticed Inuyasha looking up so I looked up as well & wasn't too surprised the dog demon had taken to the skies, hair & clothes flapping madly as he shot over the gate.

"Show-off" the half-breed muttered.

I heard the soft thump! of Sesshomaru's landing then it was followed by a silence so long I began to feel anxious.

"What do you see?" I shouted.

"The dead bolt that you were talking about..." he answered then added with uncertainty, "A maze of locks...& a keypad"

I groaned. Damn keypads! "Is there a nucleous in the middle?"

"Yes"

I rolled my eyes. Fucking government, making everything to damn complica-

"You! What are you doing there?"

I started at an unfamilar voice coming from the other side of the gate. When I looked at Inuyasha he looked just as confused as I felt.

"Sessh?" he called out.

"Are you trying to open the gate? Get away from there!"

"I have friends on the other side, I have to open it for them" Sesshomaru responded calmly.

"No! For all we know they could be bitten or a zombie could lurking just around the corner!"

"There aren't any zombies for miles around, you moron"

"We will not let you open that gate!"

"We gatta get in there!" Inuyasha told me.

"I'm not ramming the car into a gate again" I murmured, glaring at him, "We got lucky the engine didn't end up in the backseat the last time!"

"Well if you don't do it, I will"

I grabbed him by the back of his shirt & flung him to the ground. "Sesshomaru can handle himself you little brat!"

"You don't know how many guys he's up against, asshole, let me go!"

"Think about the bridges you'll need to cross before you burn them! If you ram this car into another gate like this this car will be totalled! What if we need to leave again? We'll have to walk!"

Inuyasha stood up slowly & the serious look in his eyes made my eyebrows raise in question. "My brother is all I have left" he said in a low voice while the sound of punches landing & grunts arose, "If you don't want to help him, fine. Stay here. But I'm not going to stand around & wait"

I stared at him in disbelief as he walked confidently around me to the driver's side of the car, buckled Kagura in then himself & started the car.

"I suggest you move if you don't want to be hit" he said, gripping the steering wheel & shifting it into drive.

I lunged back just in time before he stepped on the gas & smashed into the gate. The car groaned & protested but it hadn't penetrated. Inuyasha recovered & threw it in reverse.

"What the hell are you two doing?" Sesshomaru shouted.

"He's going to break through the wall!" I said, "Move out of the way!"

Inuyasha rammed the car into the gate again & it opened just enough for us to squeeze through.

The half-breed hopped out the car to poke his head into the gate. "Sessh!"

"Yasha, have you lost your mind?"

The brat slipped in the gate & there was more grunting as he joined the fight.

"You bastard! You destroyed the gate! What if a horde comes?" said a voice I didn't recognize.

"Then you get the hell outta here!" Inuyasha replied.

I shook my head & hurridly unbuckled Kagura & hefted her over my shoulder then eased between the gates. Sesshomaru & Inuyasha were outnumbered ten to two but they seemed to be handling themselves well. Sesshomaru settled for only punching & kicking just enough to render them unconscious but not seriously injure them while Inuyasha was letting loose a flury of attacks that could potientionally kill someone.

"I need a doctor!" I shouted, prompting everyone to pause & stare at me.

After a short silence a guy that Sesshomaru was getting ready to smash his fist into pointed at me, frowning. "We don't treat bite victims! If she's been bitten-"

"She has not been bitten! None of us have" I interrupted, "She'd been shot in the leg & now the wound is infected. She needs help & she needs help fast"

The unfamiliar people all looked at each other, making faces, frowning & shaking their heads while whispering in hushed tones. Sesshomaru & Inuyasha backed up until they were standing beside me, their body language tense.

"They don't want to help us" Sesshomaru murmured.

I nodded somberly.

"It's not like we have that damn virus you stupid bastards!" Inuyasha snapped at the people of this city, earning a couple of glares.

"I'm sure you wouldn't want to help someone after they detroyed a gate that had been keeping you safe from attacks" Sesshomaru growled, glaring at his brother.

The half-breed's ears sagged. "Guess not..."

One of the men broke off from the group & began running towards a large black glass building while the rest of them turned around to give us dirty looks.

"We'll help the woman. But you three have to leave" one of them said.

"I'm not leaving my sister!' I shouted.

"You are not staying here when you've put us all at risk, breaking the gate like that! There's no telling what else you might do!" said another man.

"I am not leaving my sister" I hissed, fangs bared & the men took a few steps back.

"They must be humans. We can't be hostile with them" Sesshomaru murmured.

The man who'd left came back with an old man with bug eyes & a bald crown. "What do you people want?" he asked, eyes narrowing suspiciously.

"I just want a doctor to heal my sister. She's been shot & the wound is infected" I said in a low voice, feeling anxious, "Please. It's been four days, she needs help now"

The old man stepped up to us & revealed Kagura's wound, grimacing & giving a low whistle. Sesshomaru hissed, backing away while Inuyasha swore under his breath.

"I'm Doctor Totosai. I'll do what I can for her" the old man said then turned, "Come, follow me"

The crowd of men parted & we walked through them, ignoring their glares & snorting. Dr. Totosai led us to the black building that I'd seen him come out of. It was once probably a five star hotel back in the day; there was a broken, dirty, dusty chandelier on the floor from where it'd fallen, once white sofas & chairs in the lobby to the right & a black marble countertop to the left. Blood was splattered & flung on the walls & I looked away as we passed, not wishing to stare at the bodies laid against the wall, bullet holes in their foreheads & mouths open in a grimace or snarl.

Dr. Totosai led us to what was probably the laundry room & gestured for me to lay Kagura down on a sheet covered island. "I'll need for you three to leave so that I may work"

We backed out slowly & closed the door...then stood around, not sure what to do.

"I think it'd be too much to ask if we could have some food" Sesshomaru mused.

"It wouldn't hurt though" Inuyasha put in, "I'm starving"

We wandered outside & was confronted with the crowd of men.

"You three need to do something about that gate!" one of them shouted, pointing his finger in Sesshomaru's face.

"I suggest you get that digit out of my face before you pull back a bloody stump" the inu-youkai growled & the human snatched his hand back.

"We fully intend on helping with the repairs-" I started.

"Help? You aren't going to get any help from any of us!" another human shouted, "You caused the mess, you fix it by yourselves!"

I bristled a little (I hated being interrupted) but calmed down. "Fine"

I strolled toward the gate to inspect the damage. It really wasn't that bad. If we back the car up, knock out a few dents in the gate & then retighten some of the hindges it'd be as good as new. The thing was, it wasn't going to be a quick job & it was late evening by now (wow, amazing how time flies). We wouldn't be able to work in the dark.

"Do any of you have spotlights or some other object that shines light around a large area?" I asked the crowd.

They looked at each other, murmuring before a guy with a receeding hairline stepped forward. "We ain't gatta give no damn spotlight!"

"Then don't expect us to work on the gate tonight" I said in a low voice, narrowing my eyes.

The guy stepped back, his eyes wide & the crowd murmured for a moment.

Inuyasha shifted impatiently. "Look while you dorks are talking about it & keeping yourselves in danger we're going to look for food"

He strolled passed the black hotel building as if he knew where he was going & Sesshomaru followed after a while, giving me a look that said, "We might as well". The crowd watched them with narrowed eyes but not exactly glaring.

"We have been travelling for some time. Excuse us if we come off as rude but we'd really like some rest & food" I said with a bite of sarcasm before I trailed Sesshomaru.

We made a couple of random turns as if we knew where we were going, walking abreast of each other. I noticed Sesshomaru's eyes sweeping from side to side, as if he was expecting something but if it was danger I'm sure the brat-well, Inuyasha would've picked up on it.

"What's wrong?" I murmured to the youkai.

"Just on my toes, that's all" he replied softly.

The hairs on my arms raised, not exactly in fear but anticipation. I don't know exactly what I was expecting but I had a feeling it wasn't going to be something I'd appreciate taking me by surpri-

Something large & brown shot out from behind an abandoned house & a growl rumbled out of Sesshomaru's chest. The thing stopped, turned & I realized it was a buck. For a moment I wondered what in the hell a buck was doing in the city & then I pushed the thought aside. Did it really matter?

The mammal took off running & Sesshomaru gave chase, becoming a silver blurr. He took the buck down within a few seconds, rolling a few times with his jaws clamped around the buck's throat while the thing kicked & bucked like an angry bronco. Inuyasha ran up & snared his fangs in the back of the buck's neck & shook his head ferociously before there was a SNAP! & the deer went limp. It happened so fast I hadn't even moved & my thoughts were blank. I watched in fascination as the brothers fed hungrily, growling at each other when they (quite literally) bumped heads. I'm not sure what I found so intriging but...I was actually turned on by their mini-hunt. Something about the way Sesshomaru licked the blood off his claws like he was a cat grooming himself, the blood dripping off his bow shaped lips & chin just made heat rush to my groin. I was so hypnotized it felt like only a few minutes had passed when they both stood up, the blood cleaned off their faces & claws, the carcass stripped of meat.

"Not bad..." Sesshomaru commented, brushing off the front of his shirt & pants.

Inuyasha patted his belly in satisfation, sighing happily. "That was actually pretty good. We haven't hunted in forever"

The silver haired youkai looked up at me with wide eyes. "Oh Naraku, I'm sorry, we didn't save you any"

I pressed two fingers to my lips to keep myself from gagging. "Uh thanks but I didn't want any"

Raw meat? Are you shittin' me? Yuck

"Are you sure?" he asked, raising an eyebrow, "You haven't eaten in a while"

I felt my heart melt as a grin spread slowly over my face. It was nice when someone was concerned about you. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'll find something else. But thank you"

He nodded & then I noticed his eyes look over my shoulder & narrow. "They're back"

I turned & was faced with the group of men, their faces annoyed. "What can we do for you gentlemen?"

"Soon as that gate gets fixed, you want you demons gone!" said the one closest to me (who I assumed was their leader since he spoke up all the time). He didn't really look human, with the green markings on his face that symbolized rage & Wolverine hairstyle & claws. He didn't smell human but didn't smell like a demon either. Perhaps he was a hanyou but he also didn't smell like Inuyasha.

"Only when my sister is healed" I said calmly.

"No! You all pose a danger while you're here! Look what you've done to our only defense against those cannibalistic monsters!"

"That's not fair, we don't even have anywhere to go!" Inuyasha cried.

"Not our problem, kid!"

"Would you really be ok with throwing a young man who's barely an adult out if he is killed?" Sesshomaru asked, eyes burrowing into the man, "He can barely defend himself; why must he suffer?"

"You...you two can protect him!" the man said, frowning in uncertainly.

"You expect us to be able to protect him while at the same time protecting ourselves in every given scenerio? What if we get seperated? What if he falls behind while a horde is chasing after us? We are exhausted & he is only a half demon. He couldn't defend himself properly"

I noticed Inuyasha looking at his brother as if the beauty had lost his mind but thankfully he kept his mouth shut.

The man looked at the men surrounding him, murmuring in concern. "Just a minute" he said then they huddle in a circle, speaking in low voices.

"If they plan to put us out, where would we go?" Sesshomaru raised his eyes to me.

I shook my head slowly. "I guess...we'd just hope to make it to the next gated city"

"& we'd have to walk"

I nodded & he sighed, running a hand through his hair.

"We have to stay here as long as we can, even if that means we have to be treated unfairly or...or sleep outside"

I grinned at the way he grit his teeth when he said the last part. "Aw, come on, pretty boy, you aren't scared of being bitten being some spider while you sleep are you?"

He answered with a murderous glare, fangs bared & I chuckled (even though the look intimidated me). The crowd of men broke up & their leader stepped up to me, his chin raised.

"Fine. You can stay here. As long as you three stay over there-" he pointed to an area beyond a thick row of trees behind us, "We won't care. & you will be on your own should you need anything"

I scoffed. "Excuse me?"

"The houses down there are run down & not safe to live in so you'll have to rebuild them. Don't come to us for any tools or whatever. You will rebuild that gate tomorrow as soon as possible & immediately after you will go back to your area"

I frowned. I really didn't like being ordered around like I was some circus elephant but I couldn't let my pride get in the way right now. "& if I want to visit my sister?"

"By all means visit her. But don't linger around these parts"

With that he turned hautily & they stalked off, a few turning & giving us arrogant smirks. They must have forgotten we're demons & we do what we want. These were desperate times; we could kill them all & feel justified. My pride bucked under the orders. How dare they command us to do something for their benefit & then order us to stay on "our side"? We could defend ourselves should this city come under attack so why the hell should we fix it when they treated us like pets?

One of the humans stayed behind, a guy with a long ebony braid over his shoulder & dark teal colored eyes. He smiled shyly, glancing over his shoulder at the retreating crowd before turning back to us.

"Sorry about that. Suikotsu has bi-polar disorder & tends to snap at innocent people. I'm Bankotsu, by the way"

We introduced ourselves one by one, nodding in greeting. I noticed Bankotsu's eyes lingered on Inuyasha for a while.

"If you guys need anything I'll try my best to get it for you. I'm one of the best connections you can have" Bankotsu said, smiling smugly, nodding, turning then walking away, his eyes darted over to Inuyasha once more then he smiled.

"Well guess we made one friend" I said, looking pointedly at Inuyasha who simply shrugged.

"Whatever. Let's see just how much work these houses need"

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"Oh my God..."

All three of us stared at the once beautiful mansions that were one breeze or leave falling on the roof away from collasping in on itself.

"It's gunna take forever to fix these bitches up!" Inuyasha groaned, running a hand down his face slowly.

"Whichever house we pick it would need extensive work which can't be done today with the sun gone" Sesshomaru commented.

I glanced up at the sky, noticing the beautiful sprinkling of stars & the bright moon. "I think the moon is bright enough to work a little by"

"Let me rephrase it then: I don't feel like putting in any extensive work right now & I won't feel like until morning" he responded giving me a look.

I chuckled. "Fine, fine. We'll begin in the morning"

We got our duffel bag of weapons & gym bag of clothes out of the car. I was mildly surprised the men hadn't gone through the car, looking for anything useful but I guess since we were just filthy demons in their eyes they didn't want anything from us.

We sat on the porch of one of the houses that was the least rotted, Inuyasha leaning against Sesshomaru & my shoulder touching Sesshomaru's. A cold wind whipped through & lasted all through the night. Somehow Inuyasha was able to fall asleep but Sesshomaru was constantly shifting, rubbing his hands together to warm them or rubbing Inuyasha's arms to stop him from shivering so furiously.

"Maybe we should get inside..." I murmured.

"I-I can't f-feel my legs..." Sesshomaru whispered.

"I'll carry you inside"

He gave me a skeptical look. "Carry me?"

"Y-yeah" I said, shuddering as a violent shiver ran through my body.

"& Inuyasha?"

My lips pressed into a thin line & my brows furrowed for a moment before I answered. "Him too"

"Him too what?"

"I'll...carry...him too" I forced out through my teeth.

He grinned at me, his golden eyes softening. "Alright. Take him first though"

I sighed & shifted myself forward then stood slowly, grimacing at the freezing wind slapping at me. I grabbed Inuyasha by the front of his shirt & wrapped one arm around his thigh, hefting him up onto my shoulder then eased the door of the house open before setting him gently on the floor (gently cause I knew Sesshomaru could hear from out there if I bodyslammed his bratty ass into the floor).

When I went to retrieve Sesshomaru he shook his head, scooting over so I could sit back down. I complied with a sigh, looking at him expectantly.

"I want t-t-to talk to you about something..." he started.

"About...?"

"The last fight you had with Yasha..."

I shifted uncomfortablly, raising my eyes so I didn't have to look at him. "Yeah?"

"He's just a kid, Naraku, & he apologized. Did you h-have to take it that far?"

"Look apparently y-y-your parents spoiled the kid & he thinks he can say whatever he wants to whoever without consequence & I'm not going to tolerate that"

"How long will you hold this grudge against him?" he asked gently.

I frowned, looking at him. To be honest I didn't know how to answer that. I couldn't say forever cause well, I'm sure eventually I'll get over it but this was not something I could put a deadline on. What he said really hurt me from a deep place & I wasn't ready to deal with that pain; bashing his face in was the only way I could distract everyone from the tears on my face.

"I'm not saying you are in the wrong for being angry with him. I was angry with him too. But what more do you expect from him after he's apologized?"

I looked away again. He had a good point. I really didn't expect anything though; I just didn't want to speak to him, that's all. But for some reason I couldn't form it into words to explain to Sesshomaru that I wasn't ready to let go of that anger just yet. Letting go of it would make me feel like what he said about my wife was now accepted.

"I'm not asking you to treat him like he's your most favorite person in the world, just...try & be more patient with him" he murmured, his voice rising at the end like it was a question.

I nodded. "Now it's time to get you inside"

Because his face was so ghostly white the blush that fluttered across his cheeks were easily seen & he looked away. "You...you don't have to carry me"

"What, you don't think I can pick you up?"

Without waiting for his reply I stood & slid one arm under his knees & the other behind his shoulder.

"Whoa, w-whoa, no, no, no!" he stuttered (though I'm not sure if it was from the cold or because he was tongue tied).

He tried pushing himself out of my grasp (I doubt he was even trying to) but once I got him off the ground he pressed himself into me. He was surprisingly light for such a tall guy; I wasn't sure if he was just a naturally light weight person or the lack of food caused him to lose weight. When I carried him in the house I got a sudden image of him in a white dress & me in a black tuxedo, a glorious smile on his face as he surveyed the beautifully redone home that was now ours. I blinked & the image was gone.

'What the hell was that about...?'

I set Sesshomaru beside Inuyasha then sat beside him, wrapping an arm around his shoulder. The wind howled outside like a hurt ghost & even though it was loud & slightly disturbing that wasn't the reason why I couldn't go to sleep. My thoughts were chaotic with the things Sesshomaru said to me earlier about his brother & being more tolerant of him. Am I really expected to be tolerant of an immature boy when we fight to survive almost everyday? The world has ended, morals, respect, & all that had ended along with it. But in a way I guess I could see what Sesshomaru had been saying. It didn't make any sense to hold a grudge when we had to always stay on our toes to survive. Just because the world had ended doesn't mean common sense had to fly out the window. My pride & grudge could potientially get me or one of them killed & then I'd be the one to blame.

Sesshomaru shifted Inuyasha closer to him then sighed softly. "What I'd give to sleep in the car right about now..."

I lifted an eyebrow down at him. "Well, it's right there at the gate. I won't be upset if you leave me"

He chuckled. "No, thanks. I'm sure it's a lot colder in that car than it is in here"

We sat in comfortable, well...semi comfortable silence. Besides the floor being uncomfortable to sit on, Inuyasha's snoring was getting louder & louder to the point Sesshomaru had to shake him firmly to stop it.

"I guess we should get some sleep" the silver haired youkai murmured, yawning.

"You go on. I'm not that sleepy at the moment"

"You need the sleep just as much as I do. You don't have to stand watch, you know"

"I'm just simply not sleepy yet"

He clicked his tongue softly as if he was disappointed but he chuckled. "Have it your way then, you stubborn mule"

I smirked. "You have no room to talk"

He shifted again, closer to me this time. When I felt a strange sensation on my cheek & turned to look down at him, catching a firey glow in his golden eyes. They softened & a smile lit his face up. "Goodnight Naraku" he whispered.

I felt giving him a soft kiss on the mouth was very appropiate at this moment; he even hesitated, his eyes on my mouth. But I guess he felt he'd hesitated long enough & he laid his head on my shoulder, tucking his hands under Inuyasha. I sighed. I sincerely hoped I'd get another chance in the future to...to, what? Kiss him? Hmm, the idea made a flurry of butterflies erupt in my stomach but...but he didn't feel the same...did he?
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