After All This Time?

Denial ~Sesshomaru

I couldn't sleep. A dream keeps appearing to me over and over again.

All I see is her face.

Smiling one moment, then crying out to me soon after. I couldn't do anything for her.

I felt helpless.

It haunts me.

I emerge from my resting place, Jaken remained sound asleep on top of A-Un's back. One of the dragon heads, A, noticed that I was awake, and lifts his head to watch me. I raise my hand to him which told him to stay where he was. He lays his head back down to return to slumber.

The sky was gloomy today, it was going to rain.

I went off on my own for a while, feeling the chill of the wind against me as I approached the edge of a cliff. From there I could see it, not much, but it was there over in the distant horizon.

The village. Her village. She is where she needs to be, where she belongs. Having the most peaceful life a human could have. It sounds strange and boring to me, but if it is what is best for her, then so be it. As long as she remains out of harm's way and is truly happy with her life.

I notice a familiar odor nearby, a disgusting odor. It reeked of the hanyo. The odor was quickly approaching me.

Great.

He caught my scent. Now I have to deal with his annoyance and pathetic threats. I was growing more irritable the closer he got to me. Why was he coming here?

I sensed his presence behind me as he kept his distance. I remained in my position and refused to turn around to make eye contact with him.

"Inuyasha," I spoke.

He growls at me.

"What the hell do you think you're doing here, Sesshomaru?" His voice screeched.

I slowly shift around to face my little brother.

"I should be asking you the same thing." I replied, "why are you here?"

"That's not really any of your business now is it?" He continues to growl at me, "besides, you know it's not smart for you to be anywhere near here."

"I don't have to answer to you, Inuyasha." I retort.

"Oh save it!" He shouts, "you know what the old woman told you."

The way my brows contorted was showing my annoyance. What did he plan to accomplish by irritating me like this? But I suppose that was the point.

How insulting.

"I was just merely bypassing. Nothing more." I told him.

He scoffs at me, folding his claws within his kimono sleeves.

"Yeah well look, I know it must suck for you to have to stay away, but you can't just--"

"Be quiet, Inuyasha!" I exclaimed fury was forming in my gaze.

This took him off guard, his eyes changed from anger to annoyance.

"What's the matter with you?"

It seemed at that moment, something came to his realization. He drops his hands, unclenched, down to his side, "I think I get it now, you can't help that you have such strong feel--"

"You don't know how I feel, half-breed!" I growled at him, "I'm not capable of such things..."

Inuyasha's eyes began to show more frustration rather than annoyance.