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What Lies on the Other Side	By : Azure.Zink Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 4545 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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In the silence, Sesshomaru merely rubbed his brother's back as they waited for their father to return. Inuyasha had started to sniffle and cry a bit more as his stress levels started fluctuating again. Sesshomaru remained silent and tried to coat the now human in his youki, though it was ineffective. There was a short knock on the door before it opened to reveal Lord Touga, Sesshomaru's mother, and the castle healer. "Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, I have returned." The two didn't move and Inuyasha's arms tightened around his brother. He really wanted to see Kouga, he felt like he should be here. While he didn't necessarily feel unsafe, he would feel a lot better if he was here. Lord Touga sat on the bed and his hand brushed Inuyasha's hair causing the human to flinch. Touga frowned, "Are you okay Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha opened his teary eyes and looked up at his father causing Touga to stiffen, he looked so much like his mother. "I want to see Kouga…I need him." Sesshomaru sat up with Inuyasha in tow.
"This is a very sensitive matter Inuyasha, we must tread lightly. If the wrong person knows you could be in danger." Sesshomaru stated.
He was ready for Inuyasha to shove him away, "You're the wrong person! You're the reason this is happening! So, don't you dare try to tell me who deserves to know!" Inuyasha slide from the bed and away from his 'family'. Running a hand through his inky hair he let out a heavy sigh.
"Inuyasha calm yourself, it's best if this is kept as a secret." Touga said quietly, observing his son.
"No…I want him to know…" Inuyasha shook his head, "He…um…" Inuyasha took a deep breath, "You don't get it…I've known him longer…I don't feel comfortable without him…I don't know you either…I'm not from here…you don't get it…" Inuyasha tried explaining.
Lord Touga was hurt by his statement, "Inuyasha."
"No…I don't want to hear it….I want Kouga here…" Inuyasha felt his heart start to hurt. His thoughts were not kind to him.
The demon lord came around the bed and placed his hands on Inuyasha's shoulders, "I do not understand why you are feeling so unsafe Inuyasha. You are safe here. You are our family; we will keep you safe."
"No no no!" Inuyasha tried to push Touga away. "I don't know you! Let me go! Let me go!" Inuyasha couldn't understand why he was just now realizing this but he knew nothing about these people and yet he stayed here for so long. Why would they help him return when they so clearly wanted him to stay? They weren't trying to help him, they wanted to trap him. The only person he could trust was his friend, and now they wouldn't even let him see him.
Lord Touga couldn't understand what was happening to his son. He'd been in their care and the lord though they'd built some trust between them. "Pup! Calm down."
"No! I said no! KOUGA! KOUGA HELP!" Inuyasha began to panic. "Let go! LET GO!" The human struggled against the powerful dog demon.
Inuyasha could feel his hysteria rising, he needed his pills. He was breathing harshly, and it didn't feel like he was getting enough air. His eyesight was becoming spotted with black and he soon felt his consciousness slip away.
"Go get the wolf!" Sesshomaru ordered the healer who left quickly.
When Inuyasha opened his eyes Kouga was crouched over him patting his face. "Breath Inuyasha. It's okay. Breathe." The wolf helped the human sit up and he could see his father, brother, and stepmother standing on the other side of the room.
"What happened?" He asked softly, his voice rough.
"One of those panic attacks you told me about." Kouga explained. "You need water?" He asked bringing a glass to his mouth. Inuyasha drank deeply as he continued to warily eye the three youki. "What happened…?"
"Don't leave…" Inuyasha hugged Kouga closely around his neck and buried his face in his chest. Kouga blushed a bit as he didn't know what to make of his friend's odd behavior."…don't leave me by myself anymore…"
"What do you mean..? You have your pack…" Kouga tried but was cut off.
"No…I don't trust them….I only trust you…you're the only one I know…." Inuyasha whispered from his position.
Inu no Taisho felt his chest constrict. He thought about all the time they'd spent together, and to hear that his son didn't trust him hurt more than he would ever admit. He thought they'd been welcoming and warm. He thought his son would come to love it here and continue to come back.
"Inuyasha…could this have anything to do with you being human right now…?" Kouga's question cut through the tense silence. Inuyasha looked up at his cerulean eyes.
"What?"
Kouga maneuvered and pulled the smaller Inuyasha into his lap. "You weren't feeling like this before, right? What happened?"
Inuyasha sniffled, "I don't know….I wanna go home…"
"Hey hey relax Inuyasha…relax…we're gonna get you home I promise…I know you're worried…I know…it's okay…" Kouga whispered to him softly.
Inuyasha started to cry again, "But the bad one…the…youki who…who…."
Kouga straightened out then, Inuyasha had hinted to him that something terrible happened to him when he was younger, and it made the wolf nervous. "Is that what happened at the ceremony?" Inuyasha didn't answer the wolf's question. Kouga pulled him into a hug and rubbed his back. "It's okay. You'll be okay. I won't let anything happen to you. I promised to keep you safe."
"I'm sorry…" Inuyasha whispered.
"It's fine, you're my best friend." Kouga continued to hug the human. They sat like that for a while before anyone dared to speak up once more.
"Prince Kouga, I would like the healer to examine Inuyasha to see what could have caused this transformation." Lord Touga stated.
Kouga nudged Inuyasha, surprised to see that he'd fallen asleep. "He's sleep…"
"That's fine I just want to check his heart and his energy." The healer stated. The three dog demons came closer and watched the healer work while Inuyasha sat in Kouga's arms which irked Sesshomaru.
"Hey…uh…I don't know if this'll help but he has like…no youki…." Kouga stated, he found it extremely odd and could barely recognize the man without it.
Sesshomaru was the one to speak up, "What do you mean by that wolf?"
Kouga sighed and thought about how best to explain what he meant, "In the other world, he also had youki…at first I thought I was just drawn to him just because, but then I noticed he had youki. So this Inuyasha feels completely different…not to mention he doesn't show his emotions this easily…he's like….completely human right now…I can't feel any of his youki…it's freaking me out a bit." The healer's eyes widened at Kouga's information. "Even his hair is different…usually it's a dark violet color…almost black….but now it's actually just black…like a regular human's. His eyes too…a rich color…but they are usually brighter with flecks of gold in them…he's so pale too…I don't know what this is…"
"So, this is a completely new form?" The healer asked in amazement.
"You could say so yeah…" Kouga whispered, "What's going on with you Inuyasha…?"
The cold lady of the west made her presence known, "So logic would say while we youki have two forms, a hanyou would have three."
Lord Touga furrowed his brows, "So my son has a human form as well?"
"That's what it looks like to me my lord." Kouga nodded.
Sesshomaru felt his blood boil as he watched the wolf with the human. Inuyasha had been fine in his arms and then the peace was ruined. If that was the case would the human even remember that? He wanted to sigh but would not do so in front of his mother. He was upset he didn't realize the subtle differences like the wolf did and worried that their relationship wasn't what they made it to be. The young lord watched as Kouga maneuvered the human to the bed before sitting beside him and petting his hair.
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Inuyasha felt pain rack through his form, "Fuck! FUCK!" After a few moments it was over, and he was opening his blurry eyes from a horizontal position. When did he get in bed? He looked around and could see Kouga in the bed next to him and his family members standing with the healer as everyone looked at him with shocked eyes. Even the lady of the west had lost her composure. "What's going on?"
"You're back to normal!" Kouga shouted, nearly tackling the hanyou off the bed. "I was so worried!"
"What the hell are you talking about? Let go!" Inuyasha pushed his friend and struggling with the grip on him.
"Inuyasha, do you remember what transpired this evening?" Lord Touga asked with a very serious tone. Sesshomaru felt his heart hammering in his chest at the question.
Inuyasha righted himself and thought, "I was in a lot of pain…then I was in bed…." He trailed off as he was assaulted with memories from the night. Things he didn't remember doing and he felt his face begin to burn in embarrassment. "….uh…um…!" Inuyasha felt his embarrassment soar when he made eye contact with Sesshomaru. "Just uh…when Sesshomaru and I were…alone…" he answered putting his face in his hands…."but…I feel like I'm missing something…" Inuyasha answered looking back at his father, then at Kouga.
"Inuyasha…I think you became human." Kouga stated.
"Yeah I know that.." Kouga cut the hanyou off, "No Inuyasha. Truly human…nothing else. No youki, no abilities, nothing. Just a plain human" Kouga cleared up.
Inuyasha looked confused, "But I've never…just been human….so…how would that work?"
"My speculations are that it is similar to when you're youki takes control. I'm not sure what could have triggered such an event in you. How have you been feeling as of late. Youki are strongly tied to the emotional welfare of the youkai in question, and I assume it would be the same for you considering the attack you experienced before." The healer interjected.
The hanyou looked uncomfortable, "I don't know."
"Inuyasha, youki can smell lies. Do not lie." The lord of the castle growled.
Tell the truth. His youki whispered in the back of his head. Inuyasha felt extremely anxious with all the eyes on him. He didn't want anyone to know what had happened to him as a kid and the last thing he wanted to do was pour his heart out to people he didn't know that well. It's okay you can trust him. Is what his youki was telling him but he couldn't shake the distrust. Hell, he didn't even fully trust his own youki. His youki seemed to scoff in offense at his thoughts.
"I don't want to talk about it." Inuyasha stated firmly. "I won't talk about it. Ever." The lord sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"Stop behaving like a petulant child Inuyasha. That is enough. How are we to help you when you won't answer our questions?" The lady of the west snapped coldly.
Inuyasha felt his eye twitch in annoyance, "You know what? You want me to tell the truth, how's about this. I'm sick and tired of everyone in this goddamn room treating me like I'm a fucking child." He turned a glare to the lady of the west, "I'm sick and tired of you acting like you're my fucking mom when you're not and you never will be. I'm fucking tired okay? I don't have to tell you people shit about me!" Inuyasha was breathing heavily when he finished. He hated how they always spoke to him. He looked at Kouga who had a surprised look on his face. "Can we go to the mountains?"
Kouga was about to answer but Lord Touga ordered everyone from the room. "When you can be respectful, your punishment will be lifted."
Outside the room the group could only hear Inuyasha begin to rage. He began banging on the door which had protective spells cast on it. "With all due respect my lord, I don't think he should be punished for something he doesn't understand."
"Even a small child understands respect." Inu no Taisho glared at the wolf who shrank a bit.
"Yeah but he missed out on all of that by being trapped here. He was alone and didn't have anyone to teach him stuff like that. He's really stressed out, and that's probably why he's lashing out." The wolf muttered. "Besides…human teenagers do stuff like this all the time…I heard his aunt talk about it. She said that sometimes they don't know what to do with their feelings, so they just explode…" He said with a contemplative look, "I think...Inuyasha has been taking being trapped here a little too well…"
"I don't want to be here anymore…!" They heard Inuyasha sob… "Why would you do this to me! Why!" He sobbed against the door. "Kouga…you promised…"
In the room, Inuyasha's hands had started to bleed due to how he destroyed the room. He looked around at how he'd trashed everything in the beautiful room but couldn't find it in himself to care. He wanted out of the backwards world and he never wanted to come back. No one was trying to help him, no one wanted him to leave, he's the only one who wanted to go home. He closed his tearful eyes and stood, going to the ruined wardrobe. He pulled on his fire rat and took a look at the window. It was still extremely early in the morning and his friend and family didn't seem like they were going to let him out. He'd already tried throwing something at the window, but it was protected which irked the hell out of him. He wanted to face palm when he saw the latch. Opening the window, he looked down at the view of the garden. There was a small forest surrounding the castle, but he needed to make it to the castle walls to escape. Jumping down he darted away, maneuvering and hiding from the guards. He was finally able to make it to the wall unseen, when guards spotted him as he rushed over.
He took off as fast as he could when he heard alarm bells going off in the castle. He dove into the nearest river and swam as fast as he could up stream. If they wouldn't help him, he'd find a way to help himself. When he pulled himself from the water he was in a very unfamiliar place, the west was vast so he wasn't surprised, though he could see the Kourinome Mountain from where he stood. He sighed, "I want to go home." He started walking aimlessly, throwing his scent here and there and walking around in circles before taking off once more.
He stopped once again and began to feel uneasy. He looked around, the large tree in front of him seemed very familiar.
"DIE INUYASHA!" Inuyasha turned around at the shout and was hit with a searing pain. He looked at the arrow piercing his chest before looking up to see Kagome with a bow as he felt tears rim his eyes before everything went dark. He only wanted to go home…
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Lord Touga pinched the bridge of his nose. Sesshomaru never pulled any stunts like this so he was unsure as to what he would do when they found the boy. "Cousin."
Kouga's father, the wolf king, looked to his ally, "Yes my lord."
"He wasn't found at your home?" He asked from his throne.
"No, they caught his scent but lost it at the river…" He frowned, worried about his naïve friend. "Kouga."
Kouga straightened up at his father's call, "Do you truly not know where he is?"
He sighed, "There's nowhere else for him to go…he doesn't know anything about this world…" The wolf prince sighed, "Goddamnit Yasha, where'd you go?" Kouga and his wolves had been looking for the hanyou night and day, but no one could find him. Lord Touga was reluctant to put out a bounty for his return because the wrong person might learn of his naivety. The Inu no Taisho and his father continued to talk and it irked Kouga. Had the dog demon listened to Kouga for even a moment Inuyasha might still be here. He pushed his feelings down. The wolf prince couldn't even look at Sesshomaru without wanting to rip his head off. This was truly all his fault. He had done this to his friend.
The doors to the throne room swung open harshly, "He's been found my lord!" The messenger shouted causing all to rise.
"Where is he?" The lord question quickly getting ready to head out.
The messenger dropped to his knees and bowed with his forehead on the ground, "My lord…something horrific…has befallen…the…prince."
Kouga felt his chest constrict in worry as they followed the multitude of guards for what felt like hours. When he saw him, he dropped to his knees, as did the dog demons with them. Inuyasha lay against the tree, as if asleep, but the arrow sticking from his heart told a different story. Kouga could see where his tears had run dry. "I-Inuyasha?" Kouga slowly approached him, feeling no youki and hearing no pulse. "Inuyasha! Inuyasha no!" Kouga shouted, he was yanked back by his father who held him in a strong embrace. "I promised him! I promised I'd keep him safe." The wolf lord's grip on his son never faulters as Kouga broke down. "Inuyasha I'm sorry…I'm so sorry!"
Sesshomaru felt a great pain in his chest. Inuyasha was now dead and it was his fault. He was an imperfect, selfish being who'd caused the death of the one he loved. He felt his eyes sting, more than that, he'd killed his own little brother. Sesshomaru felt his youki fluctuate as it mourned. Lord Touga began to howl in grief. All others joined him in mourning the loss of such a young puppy. Soon Lord Touga's howls turned into growling. The arrow was sacred, there was only one priestess nearby. "Gather all the human's in hat village and bring them before me. The guards took off quickly and soon screaming and crying could be heard from the village. Within minutes the entire village had been brought to him. "Woman…do you know what it is that you have done?" Lord Touga asked, his youki lashing out at all those around him. She said nothing, and the lord turned his blood red eyes on her. "Answer my question wench."
"I have defended my village and my people." She stated simply.
Inu no Taisho smirked at this, how naïve. "You have doomed them and their souls." Touga walked up to his son's body and caressed his face. "You have killed the youngest child of my species. The youngest prince of the west. My youngest son." Inu no Taisho could see the drops of tears left on his eye lashes. Had he listened to the wolf even remotely, Inuyasha wouldn't have run away. If he'd tried to understand the boy more, he wouldn't have misunderstood him.
"He attack us and killed so many of us!" Kikyo shouted.
"He'd been attacked, and you got in the way. You attacked him first did you not? He was chasing after the wolves that had harmed him." Inu no Taisho roared. "I gave you your lives back as repayment for his actions, did I not!?" He turned on his heel to face the woman who stood strong. "I have no doubt in my mind you attacked him while he was unaware. He is a sheltered child who knows nothing of this world and now his life is gone. Tenseiga does not even sing for him. Such a useless sword." Inu no Taisho turned back to his son, "Burn her." The villagers cried out as the woman was seized. The guards were quick in carrying out his will. Soon the forest was full of the woman's screams.
"My sister! Sister!" A young girl sobbed.
"Kill the men." He then ordered coldly. All the while never taking his eyes off of his son. Kouga was a mess in his father’s arms, he never thought he'd feel this way again. The same feeling as when he lost so many people in his pack all those years ago. When he lost his mother. "Kill the women." The lord ordered. As the women were slaughtered, the children began to scatter in fear. The guards waited for his orders. "Remove the arrow and prepare my son for burial in the ancestral lands."
A guard reached for the arrow but was burned severely. Lord Touga raised a brow and reached for the arrow himself, only to be burned quite severely as well. "Two of you guard him, the rest, find a priestess or monk who can remove the arrow. My son did not deserve this death." The Lord began to walk away but the grief on his face was obvious. Sesshomaru stood and quickly followed his father and mother who'd left quickly after. Kouga and his father began to head to the Kourinome Mountains with a sad look back at his friend who he'd let down. All he could see in his mind was his warm, smiling face.
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In the months following Inuyasha's death, the West took a dark turn. Gone were their kind rulers in grief as they announced the death of the recently welcomed prince. Most of the royal dogs returned to their own homes and the lady of the lands to her sky palace. All that was left was the King and his heir. In his grief his heir had taken to wandering, always coming back to the forest of Inuyasha, to check on his younger brother who remained pinned to the tree. He and his father had brought various priests and priestesses, but none were able to remove the arrow in his chest, so he could be properly buried. Sesshomaru wandered and let his guilt eat away at his soul until nothing was left. He became quiet, near silent, and cold as the ice of an eternal winter.
He stayed away so his father wouldn't have to see the person at fault. Had he accepted that they would not be able to contact one another, Inuyasha would've remained in his world, unharmed. Sesshomaru continued to walk aimlessly, cutting down all in his path. Humans approached him with spears and shouts, with a flick of his wrists they were done away with. He was apathetic before, but they'd taken his younger brother from him, they deserved to die. Sesshomaru looked towards the sky, he didn't know how long he'd been wandering this time, but he thought a few summers had passed. Maybe it was time to head home. By now, fifty years had passed, and the west had changed a great deal. A new human village had sprung up near his brother's body, and they were warned without fail that should they enter the Forest of Inuyasha they would be killed immediately. Some of those villagers were the children that his father had spared, though now they were old and wrinkled. He was getting close, he could sense all of the guards hiding in the forest, guarding what had become Inuyasha's tomb. He'd made it back to the tree he visited so often. It had grown quite large and grew with Inuyasha attached to it.
Inuyasha still looked the same as on that day, his body hadn't decayed in the slightest. He and his father were told that was because of the spiritual properties held by the tree and when the arrow was removed, he would begin to decay. Sesshomaru wanted to sigh but held it at bay. He sat at the base of the tree and listened to the sounds of the surrounding forest. "I'm sorry Inuyasha." He hadn't visited the other world in quite some time and wondered how much time had passed. Time between the world was never constant and one had to be careful or they would go missing for several years. He looked up at the sky through the canopy of leaves and thought about their final day together. No one had listened to Inuyasha, everyone thought they knew best when the truth is, none of them knew anything and hadn't bothered to ask.
After a half a day at the base of the tree he stood, "I'll come back another time." He whispered quietly. On his way he noticed the empty well the villagers had asked to build. They sent a formal request to his father asking for wood from the sacred tree to use to ward off bac spirits. The lord had surprisingly allowed it but would not let them near it themselves. Sesshomaru continued on his way leisurely, he was in no rush to see his father, nor was he in any rush to see to his duties.
In the western castle, Lord Touga sat in his office going through paperwork. Setting his quill down he sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. He was exhausted. He hadn't slept well since the death of his son and knew he had not managed his grief well. Not to mention the added pressure of dealing with pressure from the eastern lord. The cat definitely wanted a war, which he did not care for in the slightest. He thought about his son, Sesshomaru was never one to run from his problems but that was just what the young man was doing now. He knew where he was most of the time and was informed that he was heading back to the west. It'd been 7 years since he last saw him face to face and the Lord understood they needed to talk. More specifically, they needed to talk about Inuyasha. Lord Touga hadn't been able to have a proper conversation with his son in many years. He would shut down at any mention his younger brother. Touga looked at the portrait he'd had made, the boy was so young. He sighed heavily, in his grief he was able to reconcile with his mate, who visited often and took care of her duties as lady of the west from her sky palace. She never did like keeping her feet on the ground.
After Inuyasha exploded, he'd spoken to her about what the boy had said and while she didn't show it, it was clear that his words had hurt her. He assured her that the young boy hadn't meant what was said, and the wolf prince confirmed that he would eventually apologize to her. Lord Touga began to organize the papers before standing and heading to the castle gate, as he felt his son getting closer. His powers and abilities had grown immensely, but his emotions were locked away in a far corner of his heart and mind. It took a while before Sesshomaru was visible. When he was standing in front of the lord he bowed respectively, "Hello father."
The lord gave his son a small smile, "Sesshomaru we need to talk." Sesshomaru nodded and followed his father silently, as he was led to his office.
In the Forest of Inuyasha, a loud explosion resonated through the woods. The mistress centipede had torn through the village in search of spiritual power to eat. It was the worst type of demon that humans feared. It tore through the forest and found itself attacked by various youki. It sensed powerful spiritual energy coming from there, even more powerful that the old priestess she was originally going to eat. Slaughtering several of the guards she was face to face with the corpse of an inuyouki. Eating it would boost her abilities tenfold and sucking the energy from the tree would make her near invincible. That's when she felt it. An energy that had disappeared 50 years ago, she turned towards its source and darted off as fast as she could, she didn't want to miss it. It was coming from a well which glowed brilliantly. Diving it, she came face to face with the priestess that had sent her licking her wounds.
Her terrified face was delicious. Grabbing her, she pulled her back before throwing her up and biting into her where the source was most powerful. Tearing it away, she began running, holding her side. The mistress centipede wouldn't let her escape. The girl ran and ran until she was face to face with the pinned inuyouki. Wrapping her body around them both, she began to crush her, enjoying the sounds of her screams. That's when everything took a turn for the worse.
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Inuyasha felt like he was floating. It was calm and quiet, and he couldn't really tell up from down. He could hear it, his youki whimpering in pain, and he could hear another voice talking softly to it. "It's okay, don't worry, it'll be okay." The calm serenity of it was ruined, when he heard the scream of a woman. He'd heard many things as he lay floating. The first was his father shouting angrily. He didn't remember what was said but there was a lot of crying and screaming. After that, he would hear his father and brother periodically, but soon it was only his brother. Sesshomaru would come and talk to him before apologizing and saying he'd return, but Inuyasha didn't understand because he would be back a moment later and say the same thing. He'd become use to hearing Sesshomaru's voice regularly, and then hearing his father. They always spoke in such a soft tone, but he could never respond. He wondered why they weren't mad at him. He really wanted to respond. Their words really calmed his youkai. Its whimpered quieted when they were near, it was clear that it felt better when they were beside him. He wanted to apologize to it about what he'd done. He owed so many people apologies for things that were out of their control.
The screaming of the woman got louder. He didn't want to wake up but felt like he should. He hadn't felt the need to do so at all, was he even asleep? More like, he couldn't feel that waking feeling until now, as if something was holding him hostage. He knew he had died. That's when it hit him. The smell, "I smell it….the blood of the woman who killed me."
Blinking open his blurry gold eyes, Inuyasha took in the chaos surrounding him. He looked down at the woman being squished into him. He knew that face, she looked just like Kagome, but it was clear that she was not. "Hello Kikiyo, playing with bugs, now are we?" Inuyasha looked at the centipede and tried to move, he looked at the arrow in his chest, happy that he was youki and that's probably what saved him from death.
The girl looked up at him with wide tearful eyes, "You're alive?"
Kikyo seemed strange to Inuyasha as they were crushed together, "Why are you taking so long to kill it? Just do it like you did me." The centipede had swallowed whatever it'd bitten from her and had begun to change.
"Can you….can you kill it?" She asked desperately.
"Depends on how much you want to live." Inuyasha muttered to her. The pressure was clearly breaking her, but he felt nothing. "Pull the arrow out."
"I…I want…to live!" She grabbed the arrow which burst into light, freeing the hanyou. He felt his youki surge and attacked. Cutting the centipede in a clean half. A round orb had flown from its body and an old woman was quick to pick it up.
Inuyasha found all weapons pointed at him and growled, he was tired of being attack by these people. He readied his claws, "Enough! Put your weapons down."
"But my lady! He's a demon!" A man shouted, his spear trembling in his hand. "The son of the one who wiped our village out."
Inuyasha glared at the people, "He will not attack us unbidden. Put your weapons away!" The woman shouted. He turned to get a good look at her and his eye widened, "Auntie?"
"It's lady Kikyo…she's back!" One shouted looking at the girl.
"Kikyo, Kikyo, Kikyo! That's all you people have been saying! My name is Kagome! KA-GO-ME!" She huffed, angrily holding her side as tears ran down her face. Inuyasha's eyes widened even more. "Miss Setsuna?" She looked at the old woman then looked at the hanyou.
"My name is Kaede, I am the priestess of this village." The woman said, clearly confused by the two. "Young lady, come with me." She turned to look at the still shocked Inuyasha, "You should return to the home of your family. They will be ecstatic to see you."
However, Inuyasha couldn't take his eyes off of them. "Kagome…" The girl turned to look at him. "…do you have a friend named Inuyasha…."
The girl furrowed her eyebrows, "…we go to the same college…but how do you…know that…?"
"Kags…" Inuyasha didn't know what to feel about seeing her, he was confused, worried, scared, and elated to see someone familiar.
She continued to look at him, "…Inuyasha…?" Inuyasha nodded slightly…. "Inuyasha!" She shouted hugging him tightly. "What happened to you!?" She was taking in his current form. "Why do you look like this?" She started rattling off questions about his whereabouts and appearance.
Inuyasha covered her mouth, "Let's make sure your side is okay and I'll explain everything to you okay?" She was bawling in his arms, and the many villagers were wary of allowing him into the village.
They were brought into the hut of the woman who looked so much like his aunt. The resemblance was uncanny, and he just wanted to curl up at her feet and cry his sorrows. He felt his homesickness in his gut as she made them tea, after giving Kagome stitches. Inuyasha was worried about how she'd managed to come to this world, it made him very nervous. He explained to her his birth and how he came to be trapped in this world. He confirmed that his aunt knew already. This is when things became difficult. He learned that he'd been gone for a little over 2 years now. Inuyasha felt his heart gut clench. He'd only been in this world a few months, and time typically moved faster here, so how in the hell had 2 years passed? Then they heard it. The gut-wrenching roaring of an angry Inuyouki.
"Dad…" Inuyasha whispered, looking off into the direction of the roaring. Memories assaulted him. The harsh words he'd spoken to his family before running away…he was behaving just the like child they were treating him as and he felt guilty.
"Your dad made that noise?" Kagome asked in fear.
"He's the lord of these lands…and he's really mad right now…" Inuyasha whispered… "I think he's mad at me for running away…"
Kaede was already on her feet, "That is not the case Inuyasha…" Her old eyes observed the face of the hanyou that had slaughtered many in the village in a rage, that was ages ago and yet she still held a bit of fear of him. "You were pinned to that tree…by my elder sister." Inuyasha was looking at her with wide eyes knowing that wasn't possible with the age difference. "Where you remained for 50 years…"
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Lord Touga had brought his son into his office to speak about coming home for good. He didn't think the wandering was doing him any good and wanted his only son close to him. Their conversation was interrupted by an urgent message from those set to guard Inuyasha's body. They'd been attacked and a demon was trying to eat hi body. This had never happened before. Sesshomaru took off before his father who followed behind.
When they arrived, all around them lay the bodies of soldiers. They ran to Inuyasha's tree, and when they saw his body missing Lord Touga growled angrily, sending the surrounding creatures scurrying for safety as an apex predator had entered their midst. "Inuyasha….my son…" Nothing was left of him, not even a strand of hair. Sesshomaru showed no reaction to the missing body of his brother. Lord Touga began to track his scent. Along the way they found the torn body of the centipede being gathered around wood to be burned, but still his scent continued. They followed the scent to the human village. The demon lord was angry, what had they done to his son's body? He looked to his eldest, who's eyes widened before he dropped to his knees. "Sesshomaru?" The dog demon's eyes followed Sesshomaru's line of sight to the figure in red.
"Inuyasha…" Sesshomaru whispered.
Inuyasha had come out of the hut when he felt them stop. He didn't want anyone to get hurt so he told them to remain inside. Lord Touga continued walking towards him. His youki begged and pleaded for the lord to run but he had to be sure, his mind would break if he got his hopes up. Lord Touga towered above the being that seemed to be his youngest son, alive and breathing. "Pup…" His large hands went to the smaller male’s face. Inuyasha felt his eyes sting with guilt and fear. He'd been considered dead for 50 years. Touga's face was welcome. He'd been so anxious the last time he'd seen the man and said many things he regretted but with the Lord looking at him now, so full of hope Inuyasha just broke. To have those be the last words his father heard from him must have been hard on the man who was just trying to get to know him.
He embraced the lord and sniffled, "I'm sorry….I'm sorry about what I said." The Lord's eyes widened for a fraction of a second, before he felt his legs get weak. He wrapped his arms around his pup and felt his legs give in, dropping them to the ground. His youkai was full of vigor as it demanded he scent mark his pup so thoroughly that even a human could pick up on it. It wanted to lock their son away so that no more harm would befall him. Inuyasha was silently crying and sniffling in the man’s arms.
The Inu no Taisho hadn't even noticed the tears that had begun to run down his face, "How? How is this possible? Even Tenseiga couldn't save you…" The lord whispered into Inuyasha's hair.
"I don't know…Kags…pulled the arrow out…" Inuyasha whispered back.
"Oh, by the gods…I never thought I'd hear your voice again…" He was reluctant to let his son go but he wanted to look at him, and he did. Inuyasha hadn't aged a day. His eyes found his other son, who remained where he was, utterly stunned.
Inuyasha looked towards him as well. If what he heard while he was pinned was real. Then that meant Sesshomaru had visited him regularly. It made him very happy to know that the man cared so much. "Sesshomaru…are you okay?" Inuyasha's question seemed to snap the youki from his stupor.
"Otouto…you're alive…" Sesshomaru whispered softly. Had Inuyasha and the lord not been Inuyouki they would've missed it. Inuyasha couldn't imagine how Sesshomaru might have felt all this time. Inuyasha peeled away from his father to go to his elder brother.
"I'm sorry…?" His statement ended on a question as Sesshomaru caressed his face in disbelief.
"How is this possible…?" He questioned to no one.
"Mi'lord…I may be able to…" That's as far as Kaede got in her statement before a blade was at her throat.
"Stop! What are you doing? STOP!" Inuyasha grabbed his father's arm.
"Explain this." He growled.
Kaede took a breath, remaining calm. "50 years ago, you resurrected the inhabitants of this village after they were killed, but you could not do the same for Lord Inuyasha…."
"Make your point woman!" He growled; he did not want to think about that failure.
"Lord Inuyasha is hanyou…the sacred arrow should have only purified his youkai and left him human. I believe it his human half shielded the youkai half until the arrow was removed and his youkai could heal the injury." Kaede explained. She'd thought about it for decades before coming to her conclusion. The only piece she was missing was what would happen when the arrow was removed. She also believed that the sacred tree aided him to some degree as well. The being who'd set her sister to be burned removed the blade from her throat and she let out a breath.
"Inuyasha…let us return to the castle…" The lord stated calmly.
"Wait there's something else…" Inuyasha began. His father and brother looked at him expectantly, he paused. Kagome looked and smelled just like the woman who'd pinned him to the tree. He didn't think they could take much more. "…nevermind…it can wait." He looked at the woman and mouthed, keep her safe please. Before his father summoned his ki cloud and whisked them away.
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