He stared at him from a distance, never daring to get closercloser for fear of being found out. Little did he know, the object of his affection was aware o his attention and silently basking in it. Puppy ears twitched at the snapping of a twig and InuYasha hissed while quickly ducking behind a nearby bush as Sesshomaru turned around, ever present cold mask in place. "This Sesshomaru is well aware of your presence, little brother," said the older with a barely there smirk. InuYasha pouted then buffed, stepping out from behind the bush. "How long have you known I was following you, bastard?" he asked gruffly. Sesshomaru's smrik grew slightly and he flicked long strands of silver hair out of his face and over his shoulder. "Do you take This Sesshomaru for a fool, InuYasha?" he asked, again speaking in the third person. InuYasha snorted then turned to leave, freezing as Sesshomaru's fur boa Mokomoka-sama, wrapped around him. He yelped when he felt himself being lifted, letting out a shriek as Sesshomaru flew ththem to a small clearing with a stream.

Landing gracefully, Sesshomaru had Mokomoko-sama release InuYasha, then walked over to a rock near the stream and sat down on it, quietly observing his brother. The younger was still collecting himself from the shock of Sesshomaru's actions when his puppy ears picked up the sound of what he thought was a laugh. Confused, the hanyou looked up and around, golden eyes landing on a similar but lighter pair of golden eyes swimming with mirth. Unable to control himself any longer, the Daiyoukai burst into small fits of laughter, further confusing InuYasha. "You can laugh?!" he asked incredulously, staring at his older brother with a mix of awe and irritation.

After a few minutes, Sesshomaru had managed to calm down considerably, although a small smile remained on his face. By now InuYasha was seething, demanding to know why Sesshomaru had brought him to the clearing. "The fuck is so funny?!" he yelled. Sesshomaru just smirked at him again and answered with a question of his own, "Why have you been following me for the past few weeks?" This caused InuYasha to short. After the question sank in, InuYasha flushed furiously and quickly turned his face away from his brother's view. The older hummed in a knowingly, causing the hanyou's ear to twitch. "That's none of your business!" he said. "And I wasn't following you, I was just going in the same direction." he added haughtily.

"I grow tired of this farce InuYasha," said Sesshomaru with a sigh. The tiredness in his voice indicating that he was speaking of their past. InuYasha looked a little flustered, he had always wanted to end their fighting but it seemed like the only way they communicated so he continued on with it. In truth, the hanyou hated the bad relationship he had with his brother and just wanted Sesshomaru to accept him as family.

The Daiyoukai had grown tired of their constant bickering because he felt it was childish, and although his pride would never let him admit it, he thought that InuYasha had proven that his dirty blood didn't hinder his strength. The younger turned to him and stared at him for a while before looking away. He was trying to read Sesshomaru but all he saw was the icy mask back in place.

"Care to explain what you're talkin' about?" asked InuYasha, playing dumb. He didn't know how else he could get a reaction from his brother. Sesshomaru looked at him almost incredulously, then calmly replied, "I brought you here to propose a truce of sorts."