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A/N: Hey everyone!

Sorry if this chapters up a little late... got a bit backlogged. Not to mention the fact that I�ve received a couple of not-quite-death-threats about what to do in this chapter... that did make it a bit harder to decide on what to write. ^_^ Lol, hopefully I�ll make it out of the end of this chapter alive though, whatever I�ve done... If not... well, then, I guess this is the end of the story. Lol ^_~

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Choose

Sesshomaru grit his teeth together harshly and glared daggers at the demon in front of him.

�Damn him!� His mind supplied, as his eyes flickered over to his suffocating pups by the tree, knowing that they wouldn�t last much longer... and there was nothing he could do at present. He had no idea how fast Naraku could move, and he might miss if he attempted to attack, and then what? And even if he did not miss, how could he guarantee he�d be able to get his pups away from the bastard?
Even with Tenseiga, he may not be able to save them.
The sword did not save everybody that died, and there was no guarantee it would his pups. And even should it bring them back to life, how would he get that toxin out of their lungs before it effected them again?
A gentle touch on his arm had him glancing over his shoulder at Inuyasha, who was staring up at him with determined eyes, though Sesshomaru could see the dull shadows of fear and depression flickering over them, shading their golden shade a deep auburn colour that made his heart clench slightly for reasons he did not know.
�Please...� His mate whispered softly, hands still clutching his arm, but no longer digging his claws in... just trying to gently move it out of the way so he could get passed. �Let me go.�
Sesshomaru mentally let out a curse as he again weighed his current situation.
Dammit!
He was being forced to make a choice in a situation where there was, clearly, no choice to be made.
If he saved his sons, he lost his mate.
If he saved his mate, he lost his sons.
Either his sons were killed, or Inuyasha was taken off to Kami knows where as some sort of concubine for this sadistic, twisted, perverted hanyou...
�Best choose fast, Sesshomaru.� Naraku�s voice taunted him, adding to the mix of his inner turmoil, and getting more than a rise out of his youkai as he very nearly lost control of it. �I can wait forever for your decision. But I won�t. And I do not think your pups will either.� As if to emphasize that point, the cloud hovering over his sons seemed to thicken slightly, becoming heavier-- tighter... enough to kill them if he left it very much longer...
�Sesshomaru!� Inuyasha cried next to him, panic starting to build in his voice and in his eyes in the form of tears as he tightened his hold on his mate�s arm again. �Please! You have to let me do this!� The half-demon again sunk his claws into Sesshomaru�s arm, yanking roughly and forcing Sesshomaru to look back at him. �I am no giving you a choice.�
Sesshomaru stared at Inuyasha-- the cries of their pups still ringing faintly in his ears-- and he felt his entire body going stiff and numb-- his youki silent inside of him for the first time in his life, clearly unable to make a decision in this either.
Slowly, still in a rather numb state, he let the muscles in his arms go lax without even really realising what he was doing, allowing Inuyasha to brush past him and make his way toward Naraku, coming to rest a few feet in front of him.
�Leave them alone.� The boy said, his voice softly falling on Sesshomaru�s ears, but filled with that same will and fire he had always admired in his younger brother as he stared in an almost dazed way at the scene playing out before him. �I am coming with you.�
Inuyasha paused, and then turned back toward Sesshomaru.
�Hold her for me.� He said softly, his eyes incredibly dark as he held the small girl in his arms out to the older youkai, who reached slowly out to take her, only to be stopped when that same silky-smooth voice that had caused this entire mess sounded again.
�Actually, I think it would be best if she came with us.� Naraku said, the smirk still evident in his voice. �She is my daughter, after all.�
Inuyasha�s eyes closed and his ears pressed tightly back against his head, even as Sesshomaru stiffened before him, his claws cracking in his anger, but there was nothing for it. There were in a compromising situation-- one that, either way, they lost something. And it seemed that this was the only way out of it without bloodshed and death. For the moment, at least.
Because Inuyasha knew Naraku wasn�t planning to harm Tsukiko. The bastard kumo had something planned for his daughter-- had thought of some sort of use to put her to, otherwise he would not have even bothered with requesting she be brought along. So he wasn�t worried that Naraku was going to kill her.
Or him for that matter.
He already had a very good idea what it was Naraku wanted from him, and fucking a dead corpse was hardly the kind of experience he thought the other hanyou wanted out of this.
Opening his eyes slowly, Inuyasha bit back tears as he slowly leaned up and placed a gentle kiss on Sesshomaru�s lips, knowing that he needed to be strong so that Sesshomaru could recover rationally from this... and maybe find some way to save him. And if not, then at least be competent enough to take care of the sons they had just bargained for.
�It�s going to be alright.� He murmured softly-- barely above a whisper-- though he found himself unable to meet Sesshomaru�s eyes as he said this... because he honestly didn�t know if it would be true.
The first rape had been hard enough for him to deal with... but, if he ever got away from Naraku again... he didn�t know how well he would recover. It wasn�t like it was a regular battle or just torture... those things he could deal with. But there was something so fundamentally extreme and hurtful about rape... like the bastard had torn into his very soul. And he hated it. It scared him. He didn�t know how to deal with it properly... especially not without Sesshomaru near him. His brother was the only reason he had survived the last one, but, if Sesshomaru wasn�t there... he didn�t know what he had left to rely on.
Gathering what little shreds of courage he had about him, Inuyasha made a move to turn back and face his nightmare, only to have one of Sesshomaru�s hands come up and clasp his chin, forcing him to look back up into his eyes.
�I will get you back, otouto.� He whispered, too low for Naraku to hear. �I promise. He shall not harm you, or the pups.�
Inuyasha stared hard at his mate, feeling the blood that slicked his fingers from the wounds Inuyasha had inflicted upon his arm as he continued to clasp his chin, and he silently tried to convey to his brother everything he wanted to let him know, while secretly and silently he prayed that, when he turned back around, Naraku would not be there, and this all would have turned out to just be another one of his nightmares.
�Sesshomaru I--� He started, but that was as far as he got-- cut off at the next second as something wrapped tightly around his mid-section, yanking him back and away from his mate with a harsh tug.
A small yelp escaped from his lips as he very nearly dropped Tsukiko from the suddenness of this action, only to have more of the same black tentacles that had grabbed him come up to wrap tightly around the pup-- yanking her from his grip as he was hauled back toward Naraku, the tentacles winding around him so that, by the time he reached the kumo, he was completely caught in a full-body bind.
�As touching as all this is, I can�t have you tainting him too much, Sesshomaru. He does belong to me now.� Naraku said, his lips still pulled up in his vile, and seemingly never-ending smirk, but there was a dark sort of malice kindling in his eyes, that suggested he was very much enraged by what had just occurred (or almost occurred) right before his eyes.
As if to emphasize his words, Naraku squeezed the tentacles holding his hostage even tighter-- forcing Inuyasha to whimper slightly in pain as his bones creaked together painfully in protest, and drawing a loud growl from Sesshomaru, his knuckles cracking, and his eyes flashing dangerously-- only the potentially fatal situation his mate was now in keeping him from lopping the monster�s head off right then and there.
�Naraku... please...� Inuyasha hiss, feeling his head beginning to spin from the lack of oxygen, even as his eyes stared at Sesshomaru... fixating on the way his eyes were flashing rather sporadically to red... the way his stripes seemed to be thickening and lengthening... and he knew that Sesshomaru was very close to transforming... one more push and that would be it... he knew his mate would succumb to the transformation.
Not that he had ever seen his brother transform, but he knew that it would, without a doubt, be a very life-threatening situation for everyone in the immediate area... and he didn�t want to risk his brother hurting or being hurt by someone.
His quiet plea caused Naraku to look up at him, amusement glittering quite clearly in his deep crimson eyes as he gazed harshly at his prey. �Inuyasha... so eager to return to my home?� He questioned, one of his tentacles coming up to trace the side of the silver-haired hanyou�s face, making Inuyasha shudder, but force himself to hold still as the skin of his cheek and jawbone was molested by the vulgar appendage. �Very well.� Naraku said after a moment, apparently satisfied with his response. �We shall take out leave of this place... for now.�
That said, Naraku threw Sesshomaru one last smirk, before, surrounding himself in the toxin that had formerly been hovering over Arekusu and Inuko, Naraku took off, disappearing in a cloud of purple miasma, his hell-wasps swarming around him as he left Sesshomaru to stand there and watch, completely helpless, as the kumo took off with his daughter and mate to some unknown destination, nothing but the incomprehensible guilt within him that he had been so helpless... that he had lost his mate to the kumo once again to keep him company.

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Glossary

Kami - (Or Kami-sama) God

Hanyou - Half-Demon

Youkai - Demon

Youki - A demon�s aura or energy

Kumo - Spider

Otouto - Little Brother. Aniki would be Older brother.

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-nette - Lol, well I can be a meanie in a bad way if you like... don�t know think you�d like me very much if I was though. ^_^ -- Well, I don�t know what Sess is gonna do now, but he wasn�t really given that much of an option in this chapter now was he? Inuyasha just made the whole decision for him. ^_^ -- Sorry about torturing you, btw!
-Juukai - Yeah, another cliffy... But that doesn�t mean you have to kill me! C�mon, you know you love �em! ^_^ *shudders* besides, I don�t think I want to be executed the way Naraku will be... if not by Sesshomaru, then at least not by the readers, cause how they want to kill him... well, it�s just... not very nice at all. *shudders again*. -- Lol, yeah, I�m trying to update fast again. Don�t know what happened... used to update every day or other day, but now I�m just all out of steam. Hopefully I�ll get it back soon though. ^_^ -- Lol, well that�s interesting. A lot of boys won�t read it cause it�s yaoi, but I�ve come across a few (not all of whom are gay btw). Although I am a bit confused why he would want the story explained to him if he doesn�t want to read it. Oh well, that�s hardly any of my business now is it? Lol, sorry, but curiosity hasn�t killed this cat yet. It�s working on it though. ^_^
Anyway, hope you all enjoyed the chapter... ^_^

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A/N: Well, I think Naraku smirked too much in there, but I couldn�t think of anything else for him to do, so you�ll have to excuse that... AND PLEASE DON�T KILL ME! YOU�LL NEVER GET TO FINISH THE STORY IF I�M DEAD! ^_^ -- That�s the only defence against the death-threats I�ve got, and I�m sticking with it...
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