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Brothers, Then And Now 1

Random Scene for Brothers, Then And Now...

Sesshomaru lay on the forest floor in his true form, his back just barely brushing the canopy of trees that shaded the small clearing they currently rested in. A fire was being fed in the center of the meadow. The monk carefully held his robes away from the licking tongues of flame as he dropped another log into the blaze. The giant white dog's attention was captured when the small miko emerged from the brush on the other end. She had changed from her soaked clothes but she was still shivering violently.

Kagome sneezed before swearing under her breath as she walked to where her tattered yellow backpack lay. She knelt before it, digging around inside the ugly monstrosity until she produced some plastic bags. After safely tying the handles together with her wet clothes inside, the young woman dumped them back inside her backpack. She stood and stretched the muscles in her sore back before releasing several rough sneezes in a row.

"Kagome," Sango called worriedly from her position against the enlarged Kirara, "are you okay?"

"Ya," Kagome sighed, "I'm fine. Miserably cold with wet hair, but fine." She smiled fondly at her sister-friend. "You're lucky to have such a good friend like Kirara. She must come in handy when you're cold."

The taijiya smiled fondly and stroked her beloved two-tails' fur. "Hai, she is indeed a wonderful friend. I'm not sure what I would do without her sometimes."

"I'm sure. It must be nice," the priestess said, doing her best to hide her wistful tone. She hid it well, from the humans anyway. Sesshomaru, however, was more adept at discerning others' emotions and distinctly heard the longing in the young woman's voice.

I can fix that, he thought with a mental smirk. Reaching over, he gently grabbed the back of Kagome's shirt before lifting her into the air.

"Sesshomaru!" she yelled. "What are you doing?! Put me down!" She believed with every ounce of her being that the deadly Daiyoukai wouldn't hurt her, but that still didn't abate her fear of dangling fifteen feet in the air.

As you wish, he thought, still smirking in his mind. He put the young woman down, releasing his hold on her only to gently push her back into his side. His warm, silky smooth, white fur nearly enveloped her petite body as she relaxed against him. The enormous dog's entire body was unbelievably warm, and extremely comfortable.

With a small sigh, she snuggled into his side, ignoring the gaping mouths of her friends. She giggled lightly when her body was vibrated with Sesshomaru's crooning growl. Her bright, sapphire blue eyes turned to look up at him, meeting his own golden gaze. Something passed between them at that moment. Neither knew quite what it was, but Kagome was just about to place it when she was interrupted.

"'niki!" one excited hanyou pup cried out. Little Inuyasha launched himself at his older brother, intent on exploring the amazing looking white fur once again. He had enjoyed it so much the last time; he absolutely knew it would be better this time. So he jumped, propelling himself through the air.

Only to be caught gently in Sesshomaru's deadly jaws.

Sesshomaru had seen the pup racing across the clearing and immediately knew what he was up to. He did not intend to let the child crawl through his fur again. No one was allowed to. So when Inuyasha jumped, the Daiyoukai reached out and caught him smoothly in his mouth. He was extremely careful not to swallow, keeping his tongue as a barrier between his throat and the child.

The rest of the camp gasped at this action. Miroku fainted dead away and Sango was extremely unsteady. She was sure Sesshomaru had eaten Inuyasha. That is, until...

"'gome!" a small voice cried out in fear from within the prison of those razor sharp teeth. "'gome, out! Out, please!" Inuyasha was absolutely petrified about this strange new place he found himself in. It was dark, hot and wet. Worst of all, though, it was dark. Dark was not a good thing to the hanyou pup. "'gome, out out!" he cried again.

The priestess, although extremely shaken, quickly stood to her feet, holding out her arms. "Here, Sesshomaru, give him to me," she commanded. The white dog lowered his head, opening his massive and powerful jaws to gently deposit the pup in Kagome's arms. "There, there, Inuyasha," she cooed to the shaking child. "Everything is fine. You're not hurt. You're going to be alright. Now, what were you going to do that made Sesshomaru stop you?"

The pup sniffled and hiccupped, wiping his sleeve across his suddenly runny nose. "I wanna crawl in 'niki fur," he whined petulantly.

The priestess bit her lip to stifle her laughter at the memory of the last time that had happened. "Do you think he wants you to crawl in his fur?" she asked softly. A small shrug from him was her answer. "I don't think he does. Now why don't you say 'sorry'?" She looked up into the face of he Daiyoukai, turning the pup in her arms to look as well.

"'owy," he muttered, still clinging to Kagome's shirt.

"Are you going to do it again?" She laughed when Inuyasha fervently shook his head in the negative. "Good. Now, Sesshomaru, it's your turn to say 'sorry'," she informed him.

Sesshomaru gave the little priestess an affronted look. Me?! he thought incredulously. Why should I apologize? I just stopped him from crawling through my fur again. I did it the only way I could. It's not exactly like I have hands in this form.

Kagome saw his look and scowled. "Sesshomaru, you will apologize. He is just a child that wanted to play with his older brother. Now say you're sorry," she commanded again.

The Daiyoukai sighed imperceptibly and gave in. Leaning his head down, he gently nuzzled the pup and woman in apology. Apologies, he thought mulishly. He growled low in his throat, apologizing to the pup in Inu.

Inuyasha giggled and wrapped his small arms around his brother's muzzle. "'given," he grinned. Letting go he turned back to Kagome and hugged her neck. "'owy, 'gome." He hugged the priestess around the neck before releasing her and settling back in her arms.

Sesshomaru's ears perked up and Kagome smiled when she heard the small hanyou's stomach rumble. "Are you hungry?" she asked sweetly. She nearly laughed at his fervent nod. "Do you want a sandwich again?" Again, a nod. "Another peanut butter and jelly?" This time she did chuckle at his bright golden eyes. The pup was nodding so hard the young woman thought his head might bob right off his shoulders. "Alright, go ask Sango to make you one." She set him down and smiled as she watched him dart to the still stunned taijiya.

"'ango!" he cried fervently. "Butter and jelwy, pwease!" He tugged on her clothing when she didn't respond immediately. "'ango!" he said again. "Butter and jelwy, pwease!"

This time, the young woman looked down at the pup that desperately clung to her skirt. "H-h-hai, Inuyasha, I'll make you a sandwich," she said slowly, shakily. The young woman reached down, taking his hand in her larger one and led him to where their food supplies were currently stashed.

Kagome smiled before she ripped out another three sneezes. Instantly, she found herself once more pushed into the massive warmth that was Sesshomaru. This time, however, there was no hanyou pup and the Daiyoukai gently covered her with his tail, crooning in his chest to relax the young woman.

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A/N: Okay, this I thought asbolutely too cute not to write out now. This story won't be out until For The Last Time is complete.