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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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Disclaimer: I think it’s obvious that I don’t own this. Any original characters that you find, yes, those are mine. However, all characters from Inuyasha, or Inuyasha: The Final Act…those are all owned by Rumiko Takahashi and VIZ; as are any ‘story lines’ from the episodes that I used to set the scenes at the beginning.
I WISH I was making money off of this. Sadly, I am not.
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THIS IS YAOI-INSCEST! IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS KIND OF THING, THEN DON’T READ IT. FLAMES WILL BE HAPPILY IGNORED.
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MAJOR SPOILERS for Inuyasha AND Inuyasha: The Final Act.
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I SO should have left this as a cliffhanger for the last chapter. ;) But I hate those too...so here. :)

Chapter 5 – After the Fight

Kaede had been able to hide most of the women and children in the temple above the village. It was burning, but only part of it, and she was able to stay nearer the fire to watch the battle, well protected by the robe of the Fire Rat. Amazingly, the soldiers thought it was burning completely and made no move towards them.
Kaede’s worst moment of the night was when she heard the ‘Osuwari’ command shouted from the village below, but then realized it couldn’t be young Kagome, so there was nothing to worry about. Right?
Nevertheless, she could not shake the feeling that something was indeed very, very wrong.
As she saw even more of the village structures below her burning, she was surprised. She knew the village men were no match for the soldiers, but Inuyasha was by far. She was aware of what night of the month it was, but it was still nothing to worry about. She also knew his tactics. He’d want to get the soldiers as far from the village as possible before unleashing the Kaze no Kizu.
If those soldiers were stupid enough to press the fight after seeing what they were up against, she had no problem with Inuyasha killing them. The Hanyou even at half his strength was more than strong enough to send those soldiers running.
Finally, a few of the men who had survived came running up the stairs to the temple. Letting Kaede know it was safe to come out now, they begged for help putting out the fires.
“Where is Inuyasha?” she demanded of them.
“We don’t know Kaede-sama. We saw him go down fighting, and never saw him get up again.”
With panic riding her hard, Kaede left the villagers to fight the fires, while she ran to where she had seen a flash of the Hanyou’s hair and sword as he raced through the forest, and fought to give her time to get the women and children to safety.
It took her some time searching, because she was looking for his bright hair and cream-colored juban. As she called his name, she walked past body after body, all soldiers killed by the Hanyou as he led them away from the village. It was not until she had stopped trying to find the brightness of his hair and undershirt that she nearly stumbled over him. In what seemed like a forest of spears sticking out of the ground, she realized there was a figure pinned by them.
Moving closer, she saw the blood, and then she saw the few small parts of the Fire Rat hakama that were not bloodstained. She screamed in terror as she realized that all of his bright hair was drenched red with his own blood. Even his cream-colored undershirt was soaked completely red. Guilt flooded her. ‘Had he not given me his robe of the Fire Rat, he would have never been pierced by human spears!’
She knelt down at his side and realized he was still alive, but barely. He had lost far too much blood, and even if she were strong enough to remove the spears, he would bleed out before she could help him.
As she sobbed, her heart breaking and her tears mingling with the Hanyou’s blood, she swore an oath to find whoever it was that had somehow used the rosary, and she would be certain they died a horrible death.

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On landing back on his cliff-perch, Sesshoumaru found some very unexpected scents greeting him. The absolute worst of them all: The incredibly strong scent of his Otouto’s blood…a massive amount of it. His own eyes bled red, and he howled at the Moon in anger and grief as he flew towards the origin of the scent.

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Kaede’s head came up at hearing a pain-filled howl. ‘What could that have been?’ Before she could think any further, Sesshoumaru landed right beside her.
“You will tell this Sesshoumaru what happened,” the Lord demanded. “NOW.”
Kaede looked up into his blood-red eyes and felt no fear. Only a small bit of hope.
She quickly explained what had happened, only telling enough so that Sesshoumaru would know enough to possibly help. She finished with, “My Lord, Inuyasha was injured only because of human treachery. There is no way for me to help him, as I cannot remove the spears, and cannot stop the blood loss quickly enough for it to matter. I swear to you I will tell you all the details after we have done what we can to save him.”
She was hoping to lure him into helping her, even though she did not have much hope now. This was Lord Sesshoumaru, after all. The Youkai Lord who hated Inuyasha.
To her utter astonishment and disbelief, the red-eyed Youkai knelt down at Inuyasha’s head with immeasurable sadness in those fearsome eyes. She watched as a solitary tear ran down the flawless yet terrifying face.
Without taking his eyes from his little brother’s form, he said, “I can hear his heart beating, but it will not continue for much longer. We must remove the spears so he can begin to heal himself. However, we must not pull them out; it will only contaminate the wounds.”
With that, he rose; first tearing off his own silk kimono and laying it on some clean grass a small distance away. As gently as possible, he used his Whip of Light to slice the spears in half, right above where they entered the Hanyou’s body. Then, with tenderness she had never dreamed him capable of, he lifted him up and off of the spears. He then walked over and lay Inuyasha down on his own kimono, the blood quickly staining the white silk.
He stared at Inuyasha’s chest, fully expecting to see the wounds already closing. However, to his horror, his baby brother’s body did not start healing itself immediately. ‘Why? I put my entire hand through his torso long ago, and he healed! I saw it as I left that time; he had already begun the healing process, so what is different now?!’
“Miko, if you have knowledge of why his body is not healing itself, you will tell me this instant.”
Seeing the gentleness Sesshoumaru had used and the true concern in his eyes, Kaede knew she must be honest with him, even though she was betraying Inuyasha’s most closely guarded secret.
“My Lord, he is less than 24 hours away from his human-night. His powers are at their weakest at this time. If he were not so injured, he would still be able to heal himself; but his injuries are far too severe, and his blood loss too great. His body doesn’t have the strength to draw on any longer.”
“Human night?” Sesshoumaru closed his eyes. ‘So that is why he originally asked for the night he did for us to meet. It would have been his strongest night of the month. I know all Hanyou have a time of weakness…but Kami! Why did this have to happen so close to his weakest time?’
“The only chance he has is for me to share my blood with him to close the wounds. It may kill him, with his system this weak and his human-night approaching, but we have no choice. Miko, retrieve whatever you will need to care for him. We will not be moving him any distance until we know for certain he will survive.” With that said, Sesshoumaru sliced an opening in his arm, and began to allow his own blood to flow over the injuries to his brother’s body.
Kaede only watched for a moment before running back to the village as fast as her old legs could carry her.

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After using his blood to close his brother’s wounds, Sesshoumaru had a moment to think. His eyes cleared of his Youki and his first thought was ‘That old miko running so hard…I can see how much she cares for Inuyasha. This must be the miko he cares for and protects.’ He decided it was his responsibility to protect her while Inuyasha could not.
He sent out a mental call to A-Un. When the dragon landed next to him about an hour later, with Jaken clinging precariously to his back, he ordered him to go to the human village, find the Miko, and bring her and her supplies back to him. He did not think to ask why they were so close to his location in the first place.
Jaken, eager to please his Lord, hurried away.
This gave Sesshoumaru a moment to watch his little brother. His breathing was still far too shallow, and his heartbeat was nearly gone. The proud Lord had a moment of panic.
‘What if I am too late to save him? His wounds are closed now, but he is no better, and I am afraid to give him more of my blood. As with another full InuYoukai, if he were in his normal state, I would have him drink it; but so close to his human-night, I am afraid of how it will react inside him.’
Even in another full demon, his blood was so strong and pure that it could either kill them or drive them mad.
‘But….will I have a choice? I do not see any other way. How can this human miko help him? He has lost far too much blood…. I can hear what blood he still has, and there is not enough to pump his heart for much longer.’
His thoughts were interrupted by the miko returning. She instantly ordered Jaken to start a fire, which he did quickly with the Nintoujou, and then she began to unpack the things she had brought. Remarkably, she had had the foresight to bring hot water, so she was not waiting long for it to boil now. She also had herbs and poultices.
Then she looked to the Youkai Lord. When she spoke, she echoed his own previous thoughts.
“My Lord, I believe Inuyasha has lost too much blood to survive at this point. I can see the way your blood has helped his wounds start healing already, and I don’t see any other way to save him but to try giving him your blood…more of it. I can help him after that. But nothing I can do now will help him enough this close to his human-night.”
She dropped to her knees in front of him and bowed her head. “My Lord, I respectfully beg of you, please do whatever you think you can to save Inuyasha. I love him as the child I could never have. Please.”
Sesshoumaru was touched. He felt, with her, he could show some of his true feelings.
“Rise. You do not need to beg, Miko-sama. I am afraid that my blood may kill him, this close to his human-night, but I do not see that we have another choice. Your feelings on this matter have only strengthened my own belief that this is our only course of action.
“If you would, stand back. I do not know how he will react. If it were another night, I would expect the boy’s Youki to emerge. He is, in truth, a wounded Inu, and when he awakens, he will be very defensive and frightened, and operating on instincts alone. He may lash out, and he could kill you in such a state.”
With that, he sliced open his right hand, and used his left to open the boy’s mouth. Slowly squeezing his hand, he watched as his blood dripped down into Inuyasha’s mouth. After the first few drops, the boy began to involuntarily swallow what he was being given. Seeing this, Sesshoumaru increased the flow of his blood, watching carefully for any signs that Inuyasha was coming back.
Inuyasha swallowed repeatedly, feeling the warmth flowing down his parched throat. ‘Have I ever tasted anything this divine?’ Then, from deep inside him, he could feel a power emerging… ‘My Youki? But how? I’ve never heard or seen him before. Only others have seen him when he’s emerged, so why? Oh, I’m dying, that’s right. But wait….this is…Sesshoumaru’s blood?!?!?’
And after that, he could not think rationally anymore….
To the shock of all watching, the kotodama rosary started to glow. Sesshoumaru began to smell skin burning and realized it was coming from that necklace! It was burning Inuyasha! He reached to tear it off, feeling a tingling burn the closer he got to touching it, until the Miko lunged for his arm to stop him.
“My Lord! If you try to remove that, you will be incinerated. You must understand! Inuyasha’s demonic strength has been siphoned off into that, making the tainted holy power inside immensely powerful. You would be killed by it!”
“Then remove it old woman!” the Youkai Lord demanded angrily.
Kaede dropped her head and shoulders, and Sesshoumaru could feel her shame and despair. “I have tried, many times, and it thwarts all my attempts. Only the miko Kagome can remove it.”
Suddenly, Inuyasha’s right arm lashed out and backhanded Kaede. She flew through the air to land on Jaken. Sesshoumaru was instantly on full alert, seeing his little brother’s single jagged facial stripe appearing on each cheek, the color getting darker and more intense by the moment.
He straddled his torso, sitting on his stomach, holding his arms above his head and moving his legs to trap Inuyasha’s; holding him down with his own weight and strength. He allowed his cut hand to heal as he leaned down so he was face to face with the injured boy.
He wrapped Moko-moko around Inuyasha, taking care to surround his face with his fur, where his scent was the strongest. Inuyasha was an injured young Inu. Having the scent of a family member surrounding him may help to calm him. It was the only thing Sesshoumaru could think of to do.
Inuyasha then opened his eyes; his red eyes, with elliptical blue pupils, and Sesshoumaru was face to face with his baby brother’s Youki.
“Otouto, I am here. I am protecting you. You have been hurt, but I am healing you. Please, do not be afraid. You have your family here. Scent the air Otouto. You will know I tell the truth,” he said urgently but gently.
Had this been only a few months before, there was no way Inuyasha would have trusted Sesshoumaru. He would only have seen him as a demon who wanted to kill him in this situation.
Now, it was different.
The panicked InuHanyou scented the air desperately, trying to concentrate on something besides the scent of his own blood, the sound of his failing heart, and hearing his own dying thoughts.
Suddenly, his senses were hit by the strong scent of his Aniki, the Alpha of his family. It seemed to surround him, and it was comforting. He still scented his own blood too, and that nearly sent him back into blind panic, but then, as if from far away, he could hear a voice. Sesshoumaru’s voice.
It drew him back from the edge.
Sesshoumaru watched as his brother’s eyes changed. The blue pupils reverted to the amber-gold he had been so desperately hoping to see. The whites of his eyes were still predominately red, but that was to be expected after all the blood he had been given. As some of the red began to bleed from his eyes, the rosary stopped burning him so badly. In the back of his mind, the Lord wondered how on earth he could rid his brother of that abomination. For now though, there were more important things to focus on.
“Otouto, can you hear me?”
Inuyasha’s throat felt like it had been hit with the Wind Scar. His voice was rough, sounding as if he had been swallowing broken glass, but he was able to choke out, “Yes, A…ni….ki.”
Sesshoumaru’s respect for his brother’s strength skyrocketed. Here the boy was, on his weakest day of the month, he was near death, and he had handled the strongest, most pure InuYoukai blood, and had only allowed his Youki to stay in control for mere minutes. The proud Youkai Lord could not think of any full-youkai that could be this strong.
“Otouto, the miko is going to use some hot water to clean some of the blood away. Please remain still for her. I will stay here with you.” He moved to the side of the boy’s head, keeping Moko-moko wrapped around and under him, for both cushioning and the comfort of his scent.
Kaede hurried over when she heard Sesshoumaru’s words, still a little dazed. She handed Sesshoumaru a steaming cup of liquid. “Please help Inuyasha to drink this. It will help heal and soothe his throat, as well as help to heal his organs from within.” She first wrapped the rosary in sutras and fabric, and then began to try to clean the blood from the boy’s skin, being very gentle.
Sesshoumaru sniffed at the cup, then raised the boy’s head slightly and helped him to drink. Out of the corner of her eye, Kaede observed the Youkai Lord. ‘He has changed a great deal, and I can see that he truly cares for Inuyasha.’
She was happy to think that possibly Inuyasha would have a family someday after all. She had worried that when she finally died Inuyasha would have no one. His human friends would eventually die too. She didn’t want him to be alone.
“My Lord, perhaps you could take Lord Inuyasha to the hot spring close to here? You could clean him of the blood much more efficiently and that should reduce his panic, while the heat should feel good to his healing body.” She knew of the Hanyou’s aversion to being without his clothes in front of others, but she felt his health needed to take precedence over his shyness.
Inuyasha was still too far-gone to notice the conversation, and Kaede knew this was for the best. She didn’t want him fighting to protect his modesty.
Sesshoumaru was thinking along similar lines, and he decided the Miko was correct. He rose, gently gathered Inuyasha into his arms, and then floated into the sky, not wanting to jar the boy’s body any more than necessary.

~tbc

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Japanese terms used in this chapter:
suikan: Inuyasha's red wide-sleeved jacket is called a suikan, it is a sort of hunting jacket with squared shoulders and wide sleeves. The sleeves are slit open above the shoulders, and the cuffs have a string woven through them called a sode-kukuri. (http://hagakureproductions.tripod.com/clothes.htm)
Fire Rat suikan: The Robe of the Fire Rat was created from the fur of a youkai animal, and has some youkai abilities: ~The Robe is completely fireproof. When a wearer is sufficiently covered, they are protected from both heat and flame. Afterwards, the Robe shows no sign of being burned or even singeing. ~Acts as armor, being able to deflect regular swords powered by human strength. A youkai weapon can cut it, however.
Osuwari: (おすわり”Sit”) The kotodama-word Kagome uses in the series to subjugate Inuyasha. The word "osuwari" is a sit command used specifically for dogs, which is why the beads don't activate whenever Kagome tells him to sit down. In Inuyasha's case, the beads are pretty much the equivalent of a collar or a choke-chain, maybe even a shock-collar, considering he's a dog demon.
Kotodama no Nenju (言魂の念珠, language power rosary), called the Beads of Subjugation in English, is the title of the rosary/necklace that Inuyasha wears around his neck. When activated by the use of a particular word, the beads glow and bring the wearer under control (in a manner of speaking). In Inuyasha's case, it's usually referred to as the “sit!” command. (The trigger word Kikyo planned to use was "itoshii" (愛しい), meaning "beloved.”)
Kaze no Kizu: The Wind Scar. (風の傷. English TV: "Wind Scar"; Literally meaning "Scar of the Wind.")
Hanyou: or Hanyō (半妖, literally translated as Half-Apparition) is a mix between a Human and a Yōkai.
-sama: Respectful. Adds “Lord” or “Lady” to a person’s name.
juban: or ‘nagajuban’. An ‘under-kimono’ worn under a kimono or other clothing to protect the outer clothing from sweat or dirt from the body.
hakama: Sashinuki hakama: The hakama Sess & Inu normally wear in the anime, gathered around the ankles.
Otouto: Brother; younger male sibling. 弟 (おとうと, otōto)
kimono (着物) is a Japanese traditional garment worn by men, women and children. The word "kimono", which literally means a "thing to wear" (ki "wear" and mono "thing"), has come to denote these full-length robes. Kimono are T-shaped, straight-lined robes worn so that the hem falls to the ankle, with attached collars and long, wide sleeves. These were tucked into hakama, making for a great deal of fabric around the waist.
Whip of Light: It is only in the anime, Sesshōmaru can generate a thin, whip-like strand of yellow-green energy from his fingertips that can slice through almost anything. The whip also displays characteristics of poison akin to the burning effect it has on contact. It is used often in combat not only as a weapon, but at a utility tool as well. The whip can extend great distances and retrieve people or objects in motion. It can also puncture armor and human flesh with intense energy similar to a projectile. (http://inuyasha.wikia.com/wiki/Sesshomaru)
Miko: (巫女) are the shrine maidens of Japan beginning in the Sengoku period of Japan.
Nintoujou: (人頭杖, Nintōjō , lit. "Human Head Cane"), also known as The Staff of Two Heads in the English version is the "weapon" Jaken uses. It can produce long streams of flame, and generate large floods of water.
Kami: (神) is the Japanese word for the spirits, natural forces, or essence in the Shinto faith. Although the word is sometimes translated as "god" or "deity.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami)
A–Un: (阿吽，あうん) is Sesshomaru's beast of burden. Despite traveling with Sesshomaru for centuries, he has no name until Rin gives him one, calling the right head "Ah" and the left head "Un". A-un is a term typically used to identify the 'one open mouth and one closed mouth' komainu statue sets normally seen near or in shrines. (http://inuyasha.wikia.com/wiki/A%E2%80%93Un)
Inu: (犬, Dog)
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