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A/N: Hey Everybody!
Bet you guys never thought I was gonna update this story again?!
Lol, well I finally am, and this is gonna be the last chapter I think. Unless I write an epilogue that is...
Anyway, the ending of this chapter didn�t turn out in a way I�m entirely happy with... guess it wasn�t dark enough or something (an seems almost a little corny in my mind) so I�m going to be posting an alternate ending to this. A much darker version-- the inspiration of which belongs to Snowfall (she gave me the idea to write an alternate ending so... But don�t blame her if you don�t like it! She had no part in writing it!). ^_^ Hope you guys enjoy them!
-Deity - Lol, believe me, I�m probably just as surprised as you were that I wrote another sequel to SthYS, let alone the first one, but I guess you guys were just all being so great with your responses and encouraging that I simply couldn�t resist. ^_^ I hope this chapter meets the standards of the last two and you enjoy it just as much! ^_^
-inufangirl007 - Mm. Yeah, I gave him lots of little mental angst, didn�t I? Lol, hopefully it�s enjoyable enough... although, if you don�t want to see him suffer a whole lot more, I wouldn�t suggest reading the alternate ending when I post it... it�s gonna be dark, I promise ya. ^_^
-angeluswilliam - ^_^ Wow! I�m glad you like my writing skills enough to look at my other work! Lol, yeah, WMtM is probably my fav fic that I�ve written... The site going down took a major chunk out of it because I could not longer update it here, but I�ve started again, so that�s great. Hopefully readers will start returning soon though... it�s a little bit of a downer writing fic when you know no one�s gonna be there to read. I don�t think a lot of people have realised that the site is back up yet though, so...
-Anon - Lol, no that wasn�t the ending. Even if I am a sucker for cliffies, I wouldn�t leave you guys hanging on that one... at least, not forever (although I did make you wait pretty damn long there, didn�t I?) Hopefully this will be enough to make up for the wait though. ^_^
-Michelle - Yep, you spelled it right. ^_^ -- Don�t worry about not updating. I don�t mind if people don�t update every chapter or every story. It�s just an extra privilege that helps boost my ego and gives me the inspiration I need to continue writing. ^_^ -- Mm. Well, that�s definitely a good hunch, and I did entertain it for a while, but I decided that would be unfair to the poor Inu brothers. So I think I�ll give them another shot, and go more toward your second scenario. Hm. Lol, actually, I�m not sure if that makes any sense. I didn�t really understand it... but then again, that�s not saying much is it? ^_^ Lol, no, I don�t have a massive migraine, and I enjoy hearing any ideas/thoughts/suggestions you have on the story. I�m not saying they�ll be used, but everything�s taken into consideration, and every little bit helps! ^_^
-Elenea Galad - Lol, really? Wow... I�m thrilled you�re enjoying it so much! ^_^ Hopefully the ending meets your standards... ^_^
-Sess-koi - Mm. I expected there to be mixed feelings about this story. So far, though, you seem to be one of the only one�s experiencing them that has come forward. How very brave of you. ^_^ Lol, no, I appreciate the input on this-- although I do have to point out that, when I wrote SthYS, I hadn�t actually seen the third movie, so Inu Taisho was fairly vague to me... but that�s hardly an excuse. Even if I had seen that I still would have written this. I mean, he seems like a great guy, and I probably like him a good deal (though probably not as much as you) but I was just so damn sick and tired of seeing stories with him raping/mating/molesting Sesshomaru, and I couldn�t, for the life of me, understand why no one had bothered risking doing one with him and Inuyasha. They�ve bent the rules about Inu Taisho�s death-date often enough, so there�s no reason no one couldn�t of... but, anyway, the point is, I was curious about this, and intrigued, so, naturally, I wrote a story based on that plot to see if it would work. And it seems to have ^_^ . So, anyway, my apologies for Inu Taisho being such a sadistic ass-- I promise he�s not like this in my other stories, and I don�t actually think of him like this! ^_^ Lol. And yep, I did warn ya... had to, or else the story would be kicked off the site... plus, I really didn�t want you to burn your eyes out because your proceeded without any forewarning whatsoever. Then you wouldn�t be able to read/write anymore, and I�d hate to be responsible for that! Hm. But you seem to be under the impression that he will be ended... fairly presumptious of you, considering how sadistic an author I am, neh? Lol, JK! Hopefully whatever I�ve done in this chapter will meet your standards. Oh, and if you don�t like a sadistic Inu Taisho, I may suggest not reading the alternate ending that I�m gonna post... trust me, he just gets all the worse in that one... and it�s not gonna be pretty. ^_^
Okay, well that�s it, guess I can�t put it off any longer... Here�s to hoping no one kills me from this! ^_^

DISCLAIMER - Okay, in case you�ve forgotten, I DON�T OWN INUYASHA! I�m not sure what crazy medication you�re taking that made you think I did, but you should really get off of it... ^_^

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Chapter 3 - All Wounds Must Heal

Inuyasha jolted violently as the door slammed violently against the wall, hard enough to bounce back a little ways and send some dust settling from the eaves.
The hanyou felt panic flood through him as the scents of blood and death filled the air, and he turned his eyes slowly toward the intruder.
Inu Taisho stood in the doorway, blood and dirt covering every inch of his body, his hair hanging in a bloody curtain around his face, and his eyes wide and tinted with red, the pupils all but gone within their crimson depths.
Despair flooded through the hanyou at the sight, and he shuddered violently as thoughts of what his father would do to him in this state flooded through his mind. He felt Sesshomaru�s arm tighten around his body, indicating his brother was awake though he gave no other sign, trying to offer comfort and reassurance, but Inuyasha knew it would do no good. It was already too late.
His father�s gaze landed on him, the red tint increasing slightly as his youki pulsed noticeably, sending more shudders up Inuyasha�s spine.
�Inuyasha.� The Taiyoukai growled out, his voice a low rasp that seemed to fight him all the way up and along his throat. �Come here.�
Inuyasha�s breathing quickened as panic coursed through him, his claws digging tightly into the stripped wrist they had wrapped around, drawing blood, but, in his panicked state, he didn�t notice that he was hurting his brother. No, No, No, No, NO! This wasn�t right! He wasn�t supposed to come back!
Inuyasha could�ve killed himself for allowing himself to make this fake reality to live in-- for allowing himself to believe Sesshomaru�s soothing words and gentle touch and be played for the fool that he so obviously was. Dammit! He knew better than this! Why did he have to let Sesshomaru sucker him into believe he would be okay?!
�Come now, Inuyasha!� The demon lord growled out in a tone that clearly stated he would not ask again.
Trembling, Inuyasha slowly began to pull himself free of Sesshomaru, sliding up to sit on the bed, still naked, preparing to rise and make the horrid journey to his father�s embrace-- his bones feeling as weak as water within him and just as heavy as he made a move to get up, only to be stopped when someone grabbed his wrist.
Inuyasha turned wide, confused and fear-filled eyes on Sesshomaru, giving his brother a look that suggested he thought he was quite mad.

�What are you doing, Sess?! Do you want him to kill me?� He silently demanded of his brother, tugging painfully on his arm, only to have the grip about his wrist tighten further.
Inuyasha stared at him, then looked fearfully back at his father, watching as the red-glazed eyes narrowed, scanning over his lithe frame, taking the hand clasped about his wrist, the fear in his eyes, the quickness of his breathing... the mark on his neck.
And Inuyasha literally stopped breathing altogether when his father�s eyes locked in on that, the pupils flickering and vanishing altogether for a moment. And, while all of this happened, Inuyasha only had one thought journeying at rapid-fire pace through his head.

�Oh shit, Oh shit, Oh shit, Oh Shi, Oh shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!�

In a flash too quick to see, Inu Taisho was upon them, wrenching him free of his brother�s grip, grabbing his hair in a vicious hold and sniffing at the mark on his neck.
A loud growl that made Inuyasha quake in fear was emitted from the Taiyoukai, and the next second he found himself dangling from his throat, his father�s claws wrapped tightly around it, suffocating him, the claws leaving puncture wounds as the dug into the tender flesh and let loose the crimson rivers buried below.
�So you thought you could escape me by mating?� Inu Taisho sneered into his son�s face.
Inuyasha choked and wheezed against the tight grip as Sesshomaru rose swiftly from the bed, standing a few feet away from them.
�Put. Him. Down father.� He ground out each word as smoothly as he could as fury etched through him. �This has nothing to do with him.� His tone was glacier-cold and laced with venom and warning.
It was then that Inuyasha decided that all of the males in his familiar had completely lost their minds.
Inu Taisho turned slowly, his eyes burning with rage as they fell upon his eldest son.
�It has everything to do with him, Sesshomaru.� He said, spitting the last word out with disdain. �But even more to do with you, doesn�t it?� He asked, suddenly deciding that releasing Inuyasha was a good idea, which the hanyou almost agreed with whole-heartedly, if it had not resulted in the pain that followed as his father tossed him roughly behind him, leaving him to smack his head against the hard floor. Sesshomaru tensed slightly but did not take his eyes off of his enemy. He knew Inuyasha would not be too seriously hurt from that. And besides, he had more important things to deal with, watching his father carefully as his eyes gazed accusingly at him, and knowing he was probably in way over his head.
But there was nothing for it.
He had to protect his mate, and this was the only way to do it.
Inu Taisho, oblivious to his son�s thoughts, cocked his head slightly to the side, still gazing at him with hard and accusing eyes. �I�m almost certain Inuyasha would not have initiated the claiming-- I�ve trained him better than that... which would mean...� And here he gave Sesshomaru a particularly long and thoughtful gaze. �You�ve been taking things that don�t belong to you again, haven�t you boy?�
Sesshomaru did not react to the mild and completely useless taunt, simply responded with one of his own.
�But Inuyasha is mine. To any and all who see or smell him. And none of your associates will dare to touch him now.� Well, okay, maybe it wasn�t exactly a taunt, but it was still a response, and one he was certain would anger his father to no end.
He was wrong.
Inu Taisho did not get angry.
Instead he blinked once in surprise, and then snorted in disbelieving amusement. �Do you really think they�ll care?� He demanded in disbelief. �He�s a half-breed whore, not suited for anything else. No one will care if he reeks of you or not. In fact... that might only excite them more.�
Sesshomaru�s face darkened slightly and his eyes flickered to red and back.
Inuyasha, who had been all but forgotten where he lay on the floor (which was strange considering the conversation taking place above him was about him) did not like where this was going, and quickly got to his feet, coming up a few feet behind Inu Taisho.
�Father please--� He started, only to be cut off rather violently as he was backhanded savagely by the youkai he was speaking too, who did not so much as bother to look at him, keeping his eyes focused instead on his eldest son�s face.
Inuyasha fell back with a dull thud, his head connecting once again with the ground, and he heard his mate growl, felt it rumbling through him as well as Sesshomaru took a threatening step toward the one who had hurt his mate.
Inuyasha watched in horror as the two assumed battle stances, and he quickly jumped up once again. He had to stop this! He had to try again, or Sesshomaru was dead. And If Sesshomaru was dead... so was he. He needed Sesshomaru. And he wouldn�t be able to live without him.
�Father please!� He said, his tone desperate but low and submissive as well as he moved around to stand in front of the Taiyoukai, dropping immediately to his knees and staring pleadingly up at his father, though not meeting his eyes. He could feel the shock go through Sesshomaru, followed immediately by horror and rage, but he ignored it. He needed to stop this. Their lives depended upon it. And if he had to beg to do it, then so be it. After all, he had begged for much worse things before and not always of his own will. In a sense, this was much better than those other times.
�Please, let him go. Please.� He quietly implored, flattening his ears to either side in another sign of submission. �I... I�ll do whatever you want.� He said, his voice a low whisper that barely reached his own ears as he, in a final and ultimate display of submission, tilted his head to the side, exposing the side of his throat that was free of the mating mark.
Inu Taisho regarded his youngest son coldly for a moment.
�Oh, I think you�ll do that anyway.� The dog lord said, revelling in the noticeable shudder that ran through the boy�s body, though he remained in the position he was.
He stared in consideration at his youngest son for a moment, before, deciding he was not in the mood for another fight and would much rather take what he had come here in the first place for, he began speaking.
�Leave us now, Sesshomaru, and I may overlook your digression.� He said, not even bothering to raise his eyes to Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru felt another growl rising up, but it was quickly stifled as Inuyasha threw him a desperate and imploring look, beginning him to take the chance offered and leave before something really bad happened.
Sesshomaru stared coldly at his mate, feeling his stomach begin to twist slightly as Inu Taisho began removing his battle armour and swords, letting them fall to the ground with dull thuds, slowly working his way down to the smoother and more delicate cloth.
Inuyasha swallowed loudly at this, but did not move.
Sesshomaru did, however, moved slowly toward the door, Inuyasha�s eyes following him every step of the way until they were blocked off by Inu Taisho�s body, the dog lord not bothering to give his son a backward glance.
And that was where he faltered.
The last of Inu Taisho�s armour slid to the ground just as Sesshomaru opened the door, and the Inu Youkai took full advantage.
Turning with lightening speed, Sesshomaru quickly shot out his whip, slicing through the silky material and the soft flesh beneath on his father�s back, right across his shoulders, just as the man was reaching toward Inuyasha.
A yelp of surprise escaped the hanyou�s lips as Inu Taisho let out a roar of anger and pain, the air smoking with the smell of smouldering flesh as blood spurted out from the fresh wound on the Taiyoukai�s shoulders, and the man whirled around to face Sesshomaru, who was looking at his two extended fingers with a slight frown.
�That was a disappointment.� He said, turning his eyes coldly upon his father and eyeing him. �I was aiming for your head!� The whip shot out again, but this time Inu Taisho managed to deflect it, snarling angrily at his son, his fangs bearing to the root.
�I should have known you would have tried something as foolish as this.� He hissed and Sesshomaru inclined his head.
�You should have, and yet you did not. Once again you underestimate us father.�
��Us?�� Inu Taisho asked incredulously. In the blink of an eye he had hold of Inuyasha again, dragging him forward by the hair. �You think I underestimate this wretch?� He demanded, laughing cruelly. Sesshomaru�s expression did not change.
�You�re a fool if you think you do not.� Sesshomaru said calmly, carefully avoiding Inuyasha�s pleading eyes.
Inu Taisho looked at him incredulously. �Spare me the dramatics, Sesshomaru. I know what he�s capable of. I made him after all. And I know what his uses are.� That said, he dragged Inuyasha up to him, and roughly slammed his lips against his youngest son�s, forcing his tongue inside the gasping and resisting figure in his grip and savagely raping his mouth in a mock display of what he soon planned to be doing to his body. He shoved his tongue in and out of that hot orifice, delighting in the small whimpers of protest Inuyasha was making, the gentle and futile pushes against his chest, which he rewarded only with reprimand, using his fangs and tearing roughly into the soft lips beneath his own, making them bleed.
Inuyasha�s ears shot straight up at first, before pinning tightly back against his head, and he whimpered helplessly, weakly trying to turn his head away and push the demon before him away as his youki screamed protest at this betrayal of his mate, only to have Inu Taisho growl, biting his lips, and roughly hold him still, further reminding him of just how helpless he truly was.
He was forced to stand there helplessly, keenly aware of Sesshomaru�s eyes upon him as his father plundered and devoured his mouth over and over again.
A low growl was heard, and Inuyasha could feel it within himself once again as his mate�s youki shifted, pulsing and growing as a demonic wind rose up to surround him.
His father roughly shoved the Inuyasha away, and he turned to see his brother, surrounded by swirling wind, his eyes painted crimson. And Inuyasha realised with some horror that Sesshomaru was about to transform.
Fur rippled just beneath the surface of his skin, breaking through the flesh and painting his skin in silver hair as Sesshomaru�s face began to lengthen, stretching out into a great long snout, his fangs flashing and lengthening to hang over his lips as his own clothes, hair and armour seemed to melt and disappear into his body as his bones snapped, arched and twisted to accommodate this change.
He was dimly aware of his father beginning to duplicate this action, but he was too enraptured in the creature before him to notice much. That is, until the walls started collapsing.
Beams and stone and wood and rice panels and whatever else made up the walls began falling in and crashing down around them, little (or large, depending on whose view you saw it from) bits of them flying and getting caught in moonlight and cloud-grey silver as the two youkai continued to destroy the building around them without so much as lifting a paw.
The roof, now left with nothing to support it, began to collapse upon them, as well as the rooms above it, and Inuyasha let out a small cry of panic before his vision was suddenly cut off by the moonlight-silk that made up the fur on Sesshomaru�s belly as his brother stood over him, taking no notice of the building falling upon and sliding off of him, crashing into the grounds below as the ground trembled slightly from the movement and weight of the two fully-transformed demon-dogs.
When the chaos of the castle falling apart finally ceased, Sesshomaru and Inu Taisho raised their heads, crimson eyes meeting crimson as they faced off, hackles raising as they each dared the other to make the first move.
Sesshomaru let out a soft growl that Inuyasha could somehow tell was directed at him, and then a gigantic paw came up, sweeping him with almost brutal force back and out of harms way.
Inuyasha stumbled and tripped over some of the rubble, abruptly sitting up again as the two dogs began growling, hunching their shoulders, making the fur their stand up in a defensive manner, and they looked for all the world like two wild dogs about to have it out over the mating rights of some bitch. Or maybe just over a scrap of food-- it all depended when you caught them.
Inuyasha shook himself out of that train of thought and watched in fascinated horror as his father hunched down suddenly, growling low, and Sesshomaru responded by bracing his legs, gnashing his teeth, and waiting.
A moment later the great dog demon sprung, leaping with claws extended at his eldest son, causing Sesshomaru to jump off to the side in a great bound that lead him clear out into the grounds, drawing the fight to the unrestrained freedom of the outside domains of the Western Lands as Inu Taisho followed him a moment later, landing a few feet before him and beginning to circle slowly.
Inuyasha ran to the edge of the room-made-balcony and watched as his father circled around his mate, Inu Taisho taking occasional nips at Sesshomaru, who would slash violently at him whenever he did that, always aiming for the eyes and throat-- sharp claws and fangs in soft places-- a never ending chorus of growling rising up to reach his ears.
A mix of awe and terror filled Inuyasha, who had never seen either transform (nor could he transform in such a way himself) as the two youkai continued to face off.
Footsteps running frantically down the collapsed hallway, and then a moment later what was left of the door flew open (fighting against bits of the broken room the entire time) and Izayoi came rushing in.
She took one look at the chaos around the room, the two dogs fighting outside, and then her eyes fixed fearfully and accusingly upon her only son.
�Inuyasha what have you done?!� She demanded in a quiet and accusing tone as her son turned to face her, and immediately his face blanched, his mouth opening slightly as his gut twisted at her words.
He stood there silently, watching as she spun around and rushed off out of the room to some unknown destination, though her words still hung heavily in the air behind her, echoing hollowly in Inuyasha�s ears.
What had... he done?
What had he done?
He�d tried to break up the fight before it could start.
He�d tried to please his father and keep him from hurting them.
He�d lived and silently endured his torture for so long without ever asking for help, and receiving it only from Sesshomaru anyway.
He�s tried to protect her in every way he could.
He�s taken the beatings for her when his father was angry or drunk on Sake.
He�d given up everything to protect her, just so she could be safe and happy...
And that still wasn�t enough.
Somehow, even after all of that, it was still his fault.
Inuyasha fell slowly to his knees as the reality of it all sunk in and hit home.
His mother... truly blamed him for this.
She blamed him for stealing her husband�s attention away, for his father�s abuse and anger that he heaped upon all of them... his years of silent agony... she truly blamed him for it...
A high-pitched scream came from the battle below, though, because Inuyasha�s mind did not recognise it as being his mate�s, he did not pay much attention, and he let out a low snort. �Dog�s aren�t supposed to scream.� His mind muttered in a bland and bitter attempt at humour.
It was only a minute later that he realised what he had just said. And the truth behind it.
Dogs didn�t scream.
They whined, whimpered, howled, barked, growled and a myriad of other things, but they most certainly did not scream.
That immediately set of a warning bell in his mind, and he quickly jumped up and ran over toward the edge of the �room� again to look down at the battle below him, his eyes searching for and finding the source of the scream.
His mother, who had seemingly ran out in an attempt to stop the fight, was now lying pinned beneath her own mate�s paw, her eyes closed as she was crushed into the earth, while Inu Taisho growled at her, seemingly not recognising or not caring who she was.
Sesshomaru was circling around him slowly now, his breathing ragged, and his left arm did not seem to be functioning entirely properly-- a large gash torn through just beneath the shoulder, making him limp heavily.
The Inu paid it no mind, however, and continued to circle the other demon, lashing out as him and taking a good chunk from his side and tale, and Inu Taisho, already worse for the wear it seemed from his battle with Ryukotsusei, looked a little less than able to fight him now.
Inuyasha felt a small bubble of hope swell within him.
Maybe Sesshomaru did stand a chance.
The Dog Lord gnashed his teeth at Sesshomaru, his paws digging further into the ground, effectively crushing Izayoi, the presence of whom he did not seem to be entirely aware of anymore as he lunged snarling at Sesshomaru, his paws leaving large craters in their wake, one of which might very well end up being his mother�s grave if he did not do something.
Quickly he sorted through his father�s fallen armour, carefully avoiding the sword Sounga knowing he could not control it, before his hand came to wrap about the hilt of the other blade-- the one he had been searching for. Tetsusaiga.
The sword seemed to hum to life in his grip, and Inuyasha quickly wrenched it out of it�s sheath, swinging it through the air to make it transform into the giant glittering fang that was it�s true form of power.
Quickly he leapt down to where the two were fighting (wincing slightly as the great fall strained his legs slightly), and rushed over to stand before the giant paw print that was his mother was in, uncertain if he was defending her, or just choosing that area because it was currently the safest place to be, before turning to face the demons before him, focusing his mind on the blade in his hands.

�Tetsusaiga, I know your power. Only those with kindness to humans can embrace it. Well I am part human. Please, just let me wield your power this one time...�

The blade pulsed in his hand as a loud yelp of pain reached his ears, and Inuyasha did not have to open his eyes to know what that meant.
Sesshomaru was hurt!
His mate was in trouble!
Wrenching his golden eyes up, he focused in on his mate, and was aghast at the scene that greeted his eyes.
Sesshomaru lay on his side, blood staining his silver fur crimson, as their father loomed over him, his bleeding tail high in the air in victory, his gigantic fangs clenched tightly upon the severed appendage in his grip, ready to deliver the final blow.
He raised his gigantic paw, aiming for the throat, and slashed his claws down.

�NO!� Inuyasha�s mind screamed in agony, his youki thrashing about in panic within him, demanding his body move and defend his fallen mate. But it couldn�t. It had frozen up, his very blood turning to ice at the sight before him, and he did not even realise he had actually screamed aloud until Inu Taisho�s paw stopped just short of his brother�s throat, the dog turning enraged red eyes upon him.
Inuyasha was numb with relief and terror, and he could do nothing as the dog bounded toward him, slashing the blade from his hands, and cutting the skin on his own paw in the process, as he slashed his teeth down before Inuyasha, causing the hanyou to fall back with a cry, his body immediately pinned to the ground by his father�s large paw, the dog-demon�s voice somehow reaching his ears despite him being transformed and having his eldest son�s arm clamped inside of his mouth.

�Filthy Half-Breed! You dare to wield my own fang against me?� The dog�s voice seemed to snarl in his mind, though whether this was another hallucination his mind had conjured up, or if Inu Taisho could actually speak to him telepathically was beyond the suffocating boy.
The dog put more weight on his foreleg, crushing Inuyasha into the ground, while Sesshomaru tried desperately to pull himself to his feet in the background, trying to get to his defenceless mate.
But the shock and pain of loosing his arm was still to great, and he fell back to the ground, a whine of desperation and helplessness escaping his lips as he watched his mate being forced to become one with the earth.
Oblivious to or simply choosing to ignore this, Inu Taisho continued with his rant.

�I should have killed you at birth like all the other half-demons! Heaven knows why I kept you alive.� He snarled, saliva mixed with blood leaking down to drip into Inuyasha�s face in a disgusting mixture and in such great amounts that Inuyasha was all but drowning in it, and he couldn�t help but think what a horrible way that would be to go. Death by the blood and spit of his brother and father.

�Luckily there is still time to right this error!� Inu Taisho said, pressing nearly all his weight upon the hanyou.
Inuyasha screamed as he felt his bones attempting to snap, all the air forcing itself from his lungs as his vision narrowed down to a small, claustrophobic black voice from which there was no escape.
No escape.
Inuyasha�s whole body froze up at this, everything seeming to move in slow motion, centring around his heartbeat, at that thought.
No escape.
Death was coming for him.
And with every heartbeat within his chest, he could hear those words getting loud.
No escape.
His mate was hurt, maybe dying, and he needed to go to him. He had to go and help him!
But there was no escape.
His own life was on the line here too. He needed to get out of here or they were both lost.
He needed an escape...
NOW!
Inuyasha�s eyes flew wide, the light barely reflecting in the crimson darkness that had taken over his soul.
His pupils narrowed to cat-like slits and he stared all but blindly around him as all his senses tuned in on one thing: Blood.
He could smell it-- it was all around him. Hell, it was on him. And he wanted it.
He wanted to bathe his hands in it, feel it course over him as it poured from a still barely beating heart.
And he could feel and smell it in and all over this creature over him... this creature that was trying to shove him into the very depths of hell using only his paws!
Growling in indignant fury, Inuyasha lifted his clawed hand up and slashed the arm holding him, hard enough to all but sever the paw crushing him-- only a few chords of muscle and sinew left behind to hold it on.
Inu Taisho howled and sprang away from the figure beneath him who had once been his hanyou son. Now he wasn�t hanyou. And he was Inuyasha the half-blooded dog-demon no longer.
His scent, his appearance... everything about him was different.
Everything about him was demon.

And everything in him wanted blood.
He stared at the crimson elixir now coating his claws and hands and a low chuckle, dark and filled with evil, emitted from deep within his throat, and both Inuyoukai trembled with fear, if only for a moment, as the hanyou rose slowly and turned to face them.
Inuyasha looked again at the blood on his claws, then at the place it was coming from, and his youki began shrilling it�s delight and approval within him, urging to continue.
And that was it.
Inuyasha knew no more.
His world turned to a haze of dark and crimson and pain and fury, until at last he opened his eyes and found himself standing over the shredded carcass that was once his father, his body trembling with exhaustion, his eyes flickering between red and gold.
And... he became faintly aware that someone was touching him.
He could feel an arm wrapped around his torso, a strong armoured chest against his back, the hand against his shoulder clenched tightly around the hilt of the decaying form of Tetsusaiga, just holding it, not attempting to attack.
Inuyasha took a shaky breath as he tensed slightly, afraid that it might not be who he thought behind him.
�Se... Sesshomaru?� He whispered quietly, terrified of waking the beast within him again.
�I�m here otouto.� His brother�s reassuring voice murmured near his ear.
Inuyasha swallowed. �What...� He paused, unsure if he wanted to continue. But he had to know. He needed to know what he had done. �What happened?�
Sesshomaru fell silent for several minutes, unsure how much to reveal to his brother, before finally decided on the revised and undetailed version. �You killed him.� He said simply.
Inuyasha imitated Sesshomaru�s former bought of silence for a moment as he considered this, what this would mean, before a heavier topic suddenly weighed on his mind, refusing to be ignored.
�And my mother?� He asked, his voice a low whisper.
Sesshomaru tightened his arm around his younger brother, not certain how Inuyasha would react or how to reveal this to the hanyou. Again, he decided the direct route was best. �She is dead as well. He killed her when she came out earlier.� He paused, giving Inuyasha some time to consider this, before gently whispering �I�m sorry.� And, while he genuinely was sorry, it was not because she was dead, but because she had hurt Inuyasha by being killed.
And Inuyasha knew that Sesshomaru resented Izayoi, and he accepted that. But he could not so easily turn his back on her as his brother could, not matter what she did. She was his mother, after all.
But now she was dead...
And he didn�t know how to react.
It was strange because he did feel an incredibly little amount of sadness, but not enough to actually be counted or considered grief, and neither did he feel any anger or remorse.
In fact, more than anything else in the world right now he felt... relief. And disbelief.
Like a great weight was off his shoulders.
And he had no idea how to express this, and so simply let out a small, softy �Oh.� Which came out incredibly quiet even to his own ears.
Sesshomaru stared at the crown of his brother�s head a moment, and then said �I can bring her back if you want.� Effectively concealing the venom from his voice that he felt toward the ningen, keeping his tone very soft.
�What?� Inuyasha asked, not really certain what his brother had said, just revelling in the sound of his voice.
�I can bring her back.� He said again. �I can use the Tenseiga.� He said.
Inuyasha frowned and looked over at the mock-grave his mother was lying in for several long moments, before shaking his head.
�No. It�s better this way. Now neither of us have to kill her.� He said.
Sesshomaru was surprised at this answer-- at the wisdom behind it-- and he gave his mate a gentle squeeze, before pulling away, moving toward where his severed arm now lay, thankful that Inuyasha had not destroyed it in his blood-haze.
He held it up, watching it transform in his hand (a rather strange sight even for him to behold) before bringing it back to his shoulder.
Inuyasha watched in amazement as the skin stitched itself together again, leaving no trace that it had even been separated at all.
At once the punctures from their father�s teeth began to heal themselves as well.
He moved slowly toward his brother, touching his hand gently to the smooth flesh, awed at how it felt as smooth as it ever had, and Sesshomaru let him.
After a moment Inuyasha�s legs trembled, and he wrapped his arms tightly around his brother, burying his head against his chest, tears breaking free and cascading down his cheeks.
�I�m sorry.� He whispered quietly. �I�m so, so sorry.�
Sesshomaru was slightly stunned at the boldness of this action, and then frowned, narrowing his eyes at his brother�s words.
Gently easing Inuyasha�s head away, he took his chin between his forefinger and thumb and titled the blood and dirt stained face up toward him, staring deeply into Inuyasha�s gold orbs, seeing the ache that still resided within there.
�You have nothing to be sorry for, Inuyasha. Do not ever apologize for what could not be helped and was not your fault.� He said.
Inuyasha opened his mouth to protest, but Sesshomaru silenced him with a gentle kiss, knowing a rough one might upset the boy more than calm and then pulled back. �Never forget, Inuyasha. You belong to him no longer. You are no one�s but your own. And mine.�
Inuyasha�s breathing quickened slightly as more tears rose up with in him, his soul feeling like it was being searched under the intensity of that gaze and he buried his face against Sesshomaru�s chest again.
�Yours.� He said softly, whispering, the word coming out more a question then a statement.
�Mine.� Sesshomaru confirmed, gently stroking a hand through Sesshomaru�s hair.
Inuyasha let out a small hiccup and pressed his face tighter to Sesshomaru.
He was unsure how long they remained like that, only that when he looked up again, they had somehow changed position and setting, Inuyasha now lying sprawled across Sesshomaru�s chest upon a futon in the side of the castle that still remained intact, the light streaming in from the open window telling him that it was near sundown.
Inuyasha blinked sleepily up at his brother.
He wasn�t sure when they had moved or how or even why, because, during all this, he had been too wrapped up in his own thoughts to consider this.
First he was busy convincing himself that, yes, it had all really happened.
Then he began to come up with questions-- not all that he could answer.
What would happen now?
Would he and Sesshomaru stay here?
How did Sesshomaru manage to reattach his arm like that?
Who would be the Lord of the Western Lands now?
Was there anyone other than Sesshomaru to take their father�s place?
Were there even any other dog-demons in existence?
These questions and many more floated through his mind, but the last one more than any other was sticking out in his mind, and so, unable to come up with an answer, he voiced it to Sesshomaru.
�Sess?� He asked softly, unsure if his brother was awake or not.
A gentle �Hm?� Reached his ears, and he took this as incentive to continue.
�Are there other�s like us?�
Sesshomaru frowned and stopped the gentle stroking he had been giving Inuyasha�s hair.
�I don�t know. What is �like us?�� He asked.
�Dog Demons.� Inuyasha responded. �Are there any more?�
Sesshomaru was slightly surprised by this question, but decided to answer it anyway. He thought about it for a moment, but could come up with no other instance when he had encountered or heard of another dog-demon, so he based his answer on that. �Not that I know of. I have heard that there might be other branches on different continents far from here, but I do not believe there are any nearby. Why?�
Inuyasha frowned, ignoring his brother�s question as he considered this.
For a long time.
So long a time that Sesshomaru was certain his brother had fallen asleep again and the matter had been dropped.
However, it hadn�t been, not in Inuyasha�s mind. He considered the meaning of this.
They were the last dog demons in Japan.
That would mean they�d have to replenish the species.
But that wasn�t right, how could they do that? They were both males. And neither of them would take on a female mate.
Which meant that, either the species would have to die out or...
Inuyasha grinned at the thought. Yes, he had heard of such situations-- they were rare, but occasional in some species of hanyou�s.
And Sesshomaru might like the idea.
Turning sparkling golden eyes upon his brother, Sesshomaru�s own narrowed in suspicion.
�Inuyasha, what has your devious little mind come up with now?� He asked in suspicions.
Inuyasha just grinned all the wider.
�Sesshomaru... can male hanyou get pregnant?�
Sesshomaru�s eyes widened in surprise at the question and he frowned again. �I�ve... heard of such things from time to time... why?� He asked.
Inuyasha smirked, then his expression turned serious. �I want to bear your children, Sesshomaru.� He said softly. �If I can, that is.�
Sesshomaru was surprised by the seriousness of this confession, and he fell silent for a long time as well as he considered the implications of this for several moments, before turning his eyes back toward Inuyasha.
�We don�t have to, if you don�t want to.� Inuyasha said quickly at the darkness of Sesshomaru�s eyes.
The Inuyoukai frowned and immediately leaned forward to silence his babbling with his lips, flipping them over in the process so he was on top.
Inuyasha gasped when he felt Sesshomaru press his groin against his own and his brother stared down at him, a look that could only be described as feral alighting his eyes.
�Only one way to find out.� Sesshomaru murmured quietly in his ear.
Inuyasha stared at him with widened eyes for a moment, then grinned again, his fangs poking out from behind his lips as Sesshomaru pressed his lips against his, and there was no roughness here, no hate, fear, pain, anger... nothing but love and completeness.
And this was what Inuyasha had been waiting for.
He had thought for certain he would die before he would ever be free.
But now he was free.
Now he had what he had been looking for.
Now he was complete.
Now he had love.
And now, his wounds could finally begin to heal.
~Owari~

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Glossary

Hanyou - Half-Demon

Inu Taisho - Inuyasha and Sesshomaru�s father. It means either Lord of the Dogs or Dog General. Oh, and I probably should mention that in the little we see of him in the series/movie, he�s not nearly as big as bastard as I make him out to be.

Youki - In a nut shell it is a demon�s aura or spiritual presence-- the thing that makes them transform. ^_^

Taiyoukai - Either this or Daiyoukai means great Demon...

Youkai - Demon

Ryukotsusei - This is the dragon that Inu Taisho sealed with one of his claws. In the series Inuyasha uses Tetsusaiga to defeat him and unlocks the backlash wave with it. Apparently Inu Taisho�s fight with this dragon, that mixed in with Takemaru (3rd movie) are inevitably what lead to his death.

Sounga - Kay, this sword is from the third movie. I�m not gonna say much about it incase you haven�t seen the third movie, but it�s incredibly strong, and has the ability to posses people (in a way similar to but undeniably different from Tokijin). The only demons strong enough to wield it (apparently) are Inu Taisho and Sesshomaru.

Izayoi - Inuyasha�s mother and the human side of his heritage. She was a princess and that�s just about all we know of her.

Tetsusaiga - Okay, in the series I know that this sword has a barrier around it from demons, but that really didn�t seem all that smart to me here, cause then Inu Taisho wouldn�t be able to wield it. I figured I�d better explain that to people... Because that�s why Sesshomaru can hold it here without getting burned.

Inuyoukai - Dog-Demon

Otouto - Little Brother

Ningen - human

Tenseiga - The sword Sesshomaru�s father left him-- it can bring people back to life.

Owari - The End (This is the final �The End� for this story! ... Unless I write an epilogue that is... ^_^)

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A/N: Okay, so now people probably either understand why I�m not too happy with the ending of this chapter, or think I�m completely insane for not liking it. Either way doesn�t matter. ^_^
I�d like to hear everybody's opinions on this, so please, don�t be afraid to email/review me! Either or, just let me know if you liked it! ^_^
The two sequels to this story �Someone to hear you scream� and �Darkness and light� can be found at these links:
http://inu.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=544210364 - (SthYS)
http://inu.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=544210930 - (D&L)
http://inu.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600000141 -- WARNING: This ain�t for the faint of heart, weak of stomach or whatever else there is... I ain�t taking the blame if you fry your eyeballs out on this one.

And I guess that�s it.
It�s been fun!
Ciao!
~Avarwen~
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