Brother's Keeper: Scroll 12

The sun peaked through the covered windows, as a female figure walked gracefully through the long, dark hallway. There was no silence however; small snoring could be heard, and it was coming from the room the lady was walking towards.

 

InuYasha had had no sleep that night really. He had tossed and turned, half expecting someone to come in and slit his throat. Groggily, InuYasha opened his heavy eyelids to hear the swift "pitter-patter" of soft footsteps heading towards his room.

 

Thinking it was only Aisuru; InuYasha closed his eyes again to get more sleep. However, the footsteps stopped at his side, and he was swiftly kicked in the back.

 

InuYasha's eyes snapped open and he grasped his wound and growled. "Bitch..."

 

"I will not take insult from you; you are to watch my son. That is an order."

 

InuYasha jerked up to see a finely dressed female bitch. Blinking InuYasha recognized her by her attire and how she stayed by his father's side. This was Sesshomaru's mother.

 

She was intolerably cold, and InuYasha could see nothing could faze her in the least. She looked into his eyes and stared hard at him. InuYasha got the hint and slowly got up, rubbing the aching wound.

 

Getting dresses was once again, a challenge. InuYasha found his kimono nicely folded at the end of his futon and threw off his thin clothes. InuYasha struggled with the leg "stockings" but he managed to cuss at it enough to pull up and fit them nicely on his feet and upper legs.

 

Just as he was about to put on the top of his kimono, Aisuru came in. She frowned at him and shook her head.

 

"You have to take a bath first."

 

"What!" InuYasha spat, "I just took forever to put all this shit on!"

 

"Sesshomaru-sama will smell you, and so will the daimyo-sama. Do you want to be forced into a bath or will you do it on your own free will now?" Aisuru gave him a glare.

 

"Fuck this shit." InuYasha snapped.

 

"It looks like more than body needs to be washed." Aisuru hissed. InuYasha ignored her snarky comment and grabbed some of his bangs into a vice grip. He glared at the wooden floor, and started to tap his foot.

 

"Fine." InuYasha stood up and ripped the kimono top back off again and began the process of taking off the stockings he had just taken forever to put on. Aisuru closed her eyes and let a small relief sigh. Deciding not to waste any more time she prepared the bath bucket with hot water from the inside spring in the middle of the castle. Placing the soap and the towel to the side, she grimly started picking up the clothes that InuYasha had thrown hastily to the floor. She glanced at him to check if his bandage his was tightly bound and found herself staring at more than a bandage. He had taken his hakama off and was standing facing towards her. InuYasha's face went beat red, and he grabbed the hakama, covering himself.

 

"What the hell are you looking at!" InuYasha snapped. "Leave!"

 

"I AM." Aisuru felt her face go hot as she quickly departed the room, actually trying not laugh.

 

"Stupid bitch!" InuYasha yelled. His face was still hot, but he still managed to get across the room into the bath. It was quiet warm.

 

'Was she STARING at me?' InuYasha thought in horror. Knowing Kagome, she would have run the other direction in embarrassment of the sight, but that bitch was…

 

"Ugh, don't think about it." InuYasha told himself. "She was looking at the wall."

 

Trying to get his composure back together, InuYasha finished his bath and took the towel to dry his hair. Bathes were something his ear loathed; it was always a pain to avoid getting water in them.

 

InuYasha checked the bandages to find they were already dry and had fastened to his skin. Cocking an eyebrow, InuYasha shrugged and began the process of getting dress…all over again.

 

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Walking with his arms in his sleeves, InuYasha glared down the busy hallway. The place was a bit more alive than the day before, and InuYasha still felt the odd looks coming from the youkai around him. He still wasn't used to it.

 

InuYasha looked up and tried to remember where he had followed Trisnover the day before. He arrived at the room where all the daiyoukai's had gathered, but the room now remained empty. A female disappeared around the corner and the hall was once again silent.

 

InuYasha leaned his back against the wall, and rubbed his arms up and down under his sleeves. He was lost again, and it really irked him. Groaning, InuYasha sat down, and crossed his arms in irritation.

 

Suddenly footsteps were heading his direction, causing InuYasha to perk his ear up. A male inu youkai in armor approached him, giving him a glancing eye he ushered InuYasha to follow him.

 

"What?" InuYasha asked.

 

"You lost rouge?"

 

InuYasha hated to admit it…"Yes." He replied.

 

"Then come."

 

InuYasha reluctantly got up and followed the inu youkai from behind. Keeping his hands in his sleeves, InuYasha glanced at the walls, trying to memorize routes so he wouldn't get lost again. Certain cracks became markers, and a rug on the floor as they turned a corner became another one.

 

The inu youkai stopped and ushered InuYasha to a doorway with the flap hanging. InuYasha frowned at first, and then he realized this must be Sesshomaru's room. The hallway here was more lit and had more furnishings surround the doorway and the walls.

 

InuYasha approached the doorway when the inu youkai gripped his shoulder stopping him in his tracks.

 

"Just warning you, he likes to throw things." The male whispered and then shoved InuYasha into the room without another word.

 

InuYasha blinked, but said nothing to the warning. Rubbing his shoulder, InuYasha felt irritated by the solider, but he was privately thankful for the heads up.

 

Looking around the room InuYasha quickly came down to conclusion on it, it was a complete and utter disaster. The drapes were torn and shredded, pulled and yanked from their hooks. Wooden toys were scatter all over the floor, the futon was partially upside down, clothes hung were they shouldn't be hung, and right in the middle was the mess of it all, little Sesshomaru. He was chewing on a wooden toy, snarling as he tried to rip it in half.

 

Sesshomaru stopped his murder on the thing and looked up at his so called "guest". InuYasha just wrinkled his nose and sat down, his back upright against a pillar.

 

"Get out!" InuYasha blinked in response to Sesshomaru's snarl, until something hard hit him right in the forehead.

 

"The hell…?" InuYasha snapped, grabbing his head.

 

"I said get out you jerk!" Sesshomaru stood up and growled. "Out, out, out!"

 

Before InuYasha really had a chance to verbally snap back, things started flying towards his direction.

 

"Shit! You brat!" InuYasha snarled. Ducking behind the pillar, InuYasha rubbed his shoulder. Toys and other objects hit the back of InuYasha's "shield" and a minute later they stopped. InuYasha dared a peek around his cover, and he saw Sesshomaru once again doing his best to murder that toy.

 

"Kami-sama, help me." InuYasha moaned as he sunk further behind the pillar. InuYasha glanced once more at Sesshomaru, and for a second, it reminded him of how he was a kid. Carefree and cheerful, confused on why all the adults did what they did. Sighing, InuYasha curled his arms around his knees and placed his chin on top of them.

 

"Die, Die, DIE!" InuYasha cocked an eyebrow and gave Sesshomaru another glance. He was pounding the doll into the wooden floor as hard as he could. Shrugging, InuYasha turned back around and sighed.

 

"I HATE you!" InuYasha felt something go fly by his head, missing it by centimeters, and hitting the wall full force. The doll broke into four pieces and scattered. InuYasha let out a growl; he was not one to stand some brat throwing shit at him.

 

"Knock it off!" InuYasha yelled. Silence. He expected a rude comment back, however none came. InuYasha leaned out behind his shield and glared at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru was staring at the wall his face filled with pure hatred. InuYasha had no idea what his issue was, nor did he really care. Sesshomaru was Sesshomaru, always angry and cold.

 

"I wasn't talking to you jerk." Sesshomaru spat. InuYasha cocked an eyebrow and glanced around the room.

 

"I'm the only one here brat," InuYasha snapped. "Unless you were talking to yourself, which is perfectly fine with me."

 

"Shut up!" Another item was sent flying in InuYasha's direction, but he ducked behind the pillar once more avoiding any injury. InuYasha let out a nasty sigh and slumped further down to the floor. Why had he been stuck with this? It wasn't his fault for not understanding how royals behaved!

 

Pulling himself up to an upright position, InuYasha pondered on how to get back to Kagome and the others. How did he get here first of all? When he was next to the well, no youkai had been sensed anywhere near him, and he could definitely sense no human spells being cast. It had been the well, there was no other explanation. The well dragged his own soul from his body, shot him back seven hundred years, and planted his soul in an inu youkai's body? It all sounded way too farfetched for InuYasha to even comprehend.

 

InuYasha shrugged his shoulders and pulled himself forward, when he realized a shadow had fallen over him. He snapped his head around and for a moment, his brother towered over him, and then in a blink of an eye he shrank down and InuYasha once again faced his "older" brother.

 

Sesshomaru was indeed staring at him, and for a moment, InuYasha swore he saw curiosity in his brother's eyes. However that faded quickly and Sesshomaru's face was once again plastered in a scowl.

 

"Get out!" InuYasha brought his hand up as Sesshomaru's punch shot out and hit his forearm. With a snarl, InuYasha leaped onto the boy's body pinning his arms to the side. For a moment InuYasha felt a shot of adrenaline explode into his system literally begging him to slit Sesshomaru's throat then and there. But InuYasha felt that moment of hesitation which turned out to be a mistake. He felt his ponytail being yanked and his body torn off his brother's, and quickly and quietly yanked out of Sesshomaru's room.

 

InuYasha blinked and spun around, freeing his hair from the vice grip. The guard who had been outside Sesshomaru's door was staring at him, his gold eye piercing through him like a dagger. The inu youkai slide the door shut to Sesshomaru's room, and shook his head.

 

"What the hell were you thinking pup?"

 

"I'm not a damn pup!" InuYasha hissed.

 

"Look, I know you don't like the way he treats you, however he is the daimyo-sama' son. There is nothing we can do but to accept what Sesshomaru-sama throws at us and take it with stride." The guard said.

 

"Like hell." InuYasha muttered.

 

"If Touga-sama sees one bruise on his son, you won't have a head on your shoulders." The guard said with a stern voice. "I don't like the brat myself, but I deal with it. He will learn to be a good daimyo-sama eventually; right now he must go through the stage of growing up."

 

"He will never be good at anything." InuYasha growled.

 

"You see it that way now, but he will grow into a proud daiyoukai like his father. It just takes time." The guard turned to him. "Just deal with it...um…what was your name again?"

 

"InuYasha." InuYasha whispered. He felt a bit uncomfortable talking to this inu youkai do to the fact that even this guy didn't like Sesshomaru. Ever since he got here, everyone had disagreed with him. It felt strange to have someone agree with you in a place that resented you.

 

"InuYasha-kun, be the older one in the room." The guard gave him a sly smile. "Let Sesshomaru-sama exploit his temper, leave yours for the battlefield."

 

InuYasha had now gone silent listening to the guard's speech. Letting a small huff of air, InuYasha nodded slightly.

 

"Good." The guard turned and slid open the door. InuYasha's eyes widen to see that Sesshomaru had made even a bigger mess of his room. His futon was now flipped and InuYasha counted at least four more broken toys scattered on the floor. The guard shook his head.

 

"Better clean up his room."

 

"Why?" InuYasha asked.

 

"The bitches aren't particularly interested in picking up after the young daimyo-sama. If you do, I think one of them might start admiring you." The guard laughed at his own joke.

 

"Ha, ha" InuYasha muttered half heartily, like he cared about some bitch falling for him. Grumbling, InuYasha once again entered Sesshomaru's domain, and the guard slid the door shut behind him.

 

Sesshomaru was in the corner, his bangs over his eyes. InuYasha just stared at him; it felt so strange to think he was standing over Sesshomaru. There was something about Sesshomaru now InuYasha felt was off, however he couldn't quiet place what it was. It felt like something was missing.

 

Grunting, InuYasha began picking up the mess Sesshomaru had made. InuYasha glanced at Sesshomaru more often than once when doing the task. Sesshomaru was watching every move, but he didn't say anything until InuYasha had flipped over his futon and started to clear that area.

 

"Where is otou-sama?"

 

InuYasha snapped his head up upon hearing Sesshomaru speak.

 

"Don't know, don't particularly care." InuYasha puffed.

 

"I want him doing this not you." Sesshomaru spat.

 

"Yea, you honestly think that moron would do this for you?" InuYasha glared. "How many times has he bit you, hue?"

 

"That's only for jerks like you who don't listen to him." Sesshomaru snapped. "I would do it to you too when I'm grown!"

 

"Over my dead body!" InuYasha snarled.

 

"Get out!" Sesshomaru snapped again. Apparently he still really isn't much of a talker.

 

Seeing that as an end to their argument, InuYasha kicked a few of the last remaining toys into a corner and went back behind his pillar and sat down. He heard shuffling and he glanced around to see Sesshomaru curling up in his futon with his back to him.

 

Sighing, InuYasha felt relieved that Sesshomaru had decided to fall asleep on his own. Closing his eyes, InuYasha leaned back on the pillar and looked up at the ceiling. One day down, a thousand more to go.