The Water Between

By 246Nakuro

Summery: When Sesshomaru is down in the dumps he is surrounded by a fin. Thinking it's a shark he starts to swim back to shore, but it's a long way back when he looks back at a dolphin jumping in the air then landing in the water.

Chapter 1: She's my friend.

Sesshomaru swam out to sea and was enjoying his surf when he laid on his board resting and saw a fin. Thinking that it was a shark he started to swim back to shore, when he heard a splash and looked back. A dolphin had jumped out of the water and then landed back in. Sesshomaru watched he had always thought of dolphins as amazing creatures but had never actually seen one up close.

Sesshomaru put his hand in the water and straightened it out like he was going to shake someone's hand when he felt something almost rubberlike touch it. Sesshomaru moved his hand out of the water and the dolphin's nose was in his hand. Sesshomaru gave one of his rare smiles, seeing as how he hadn't smiled in a long time, it was rather interesting.

Sesshomaru put his hand on the dolphin's head and the dolphin started swimming allowing him to pet her. Just as Sesshomaru touched her dorsal fin she started swimming faster, he let go. The dolphin surfaced and blew the used air out of her blowhole than swam back to him. The dolphin did this twice and sighing Sesshomaru looked around, it was forbidden to swim with wild dolphins but this dolphin seemed pretty willing.

Sighing Sesshomaru accepted the offer and put his hand on the head of the dolphin again, who allowed him to grab her fin and then she swam gently though the water. Sesshomaru never in all his years had had so much fun. In fact he loved the water, something about it had always called to him. An hour passed with Sesshomaru being swam around the ocean when he released the dolphin's fin and swam towards shore. The dolphin followed him as close to the shore as she could then blew out of her blowhole.

"Sorry." Sesshomaru felt he needed to apologize to the dolphin she looked sad and annoyed. "I can't stay any longer, I'll get in trouble with my dad."

Sesshomaru got on the path that lead to his house and started to walk home noticing quickly that the dolphin was following him. Sesshomaru shook his head no and pointed towards the sea, the dolphin nodded no and followed him. Sesshomaru growled and pointed towards the sea, this time the dolphin seemed to relent and swam away. Sesshomaru walked into his house and was set upon by his dad Inutashio and step mom Izoyi.

"Where were you?!" Inutashio glared at his son.

"We were so worried!" Izoyi told him.

"I just went down to surf. I don't have to ask your permission about everything do I?" Sesshomaru growled at his dad, he only ever worried about Inuyasha, never Sesshomaru.

"Your mother and I were worried sick, and what would Inuyasha think?"

"She's NOT my mom!"

"She's as close to!"

"NEVER! Mom was calm, quiet, and trustworthy! Three things which NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS will you ever have!"

"Sesshomaru your brother should've gone with you!"

"He's NOT my brother!"

"Yes he is."

"NO he's not. He's my HALF brother."

"He is your full brother, and I..."

"What? Want me to accept that?"

"Yes. And stop talking like that!"

"Like what? A god damn man?!"

"DO NOT USE THAT TONE WITH ME YOUNG MAN!"

"WHY THE HELL NOT?! YOU USE IT WITH ME ALL THE TIME! Sesshomaru take your brother to this, take your brother to that… I've had it! LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE GOD DAMNIT!"

Sesshomaru opened the door ran out of the house, slamming the door on his way out, he ran down to the shore and cried in the water. He felt a small slash on his clothes and looked up. The dolphin was there and she clicked at him then gave him a spit.

"Go away." Sesshomaru received another spit, then growled at the dolphin. "Leave me alone."

The dolphin seemed to relent and swam away but just when Sesshomaru started crying again, he found himself totally soaked as a wave splashed him.

"HEY!" Sesshomaru was about to splash the dolphin when he noticed that she seemed to be laughing. "OK. You win."

Sesshomaru stood and dove into the water as the sunset and the dolphin swam up next to him allowing him to feel her body. Sesshomaru grabbed her dorsal fin and allowed the dolphin to take him around the shallow water. The dolphin brought him back just as the stars started to shine.

"Thanks." Sesshomaru hugged the dolphin that once Sesshomaru released her turned and swam into the ocean.

Turning Sesshomaru walked silently into the house and fell asleep thinking about the dolphin that had entertained him. When he awoke he ate breakfast quickly and ran down to the shoreline. His dad didn't even have the time to get one word in before he was out the door. Sesshomaru ran towards the shore and swam towards the island when he saw the dolphin right next to him.

"Hey." Sesshomaru pet the dolphin, and gave a small chuckle. "I missed you too."

There was a click and the dolphin swam away quickly, Confused Sesshomaru floated then taking a breath ducked under the water. This time it was a shark and it was swimming right towards him. Sesshomaru was going to swim away when he heard a whistle then saw the dolphin though his goggles attack the shark. Ramming it in the gills, finally the shark caved and left Sesshomaru alone, giving him a wide berth.

The dolphin chirped as she got close to Sesshomaru then made almost no noise, Sesshomaru noticed blood and put his hand in the water getting the dolphin to touch it he looked at the cut on her back. Sesshomaru swam back to shore and whistled, the dolphin attempted to whistle but it wasn't a good sign. Sesshomaru slapped the water and the dolphin though injured swam over to the shallow water. Sesshomaru waded into the water and helped her to a small lake that would be just right for what he had planned.

Sesshomaru ran over to his friend's job, she was a vet and Sesshomaru knew she could help. Sesshomaru burst though the Better Health vet hospital's door. The secretary pointed towards the back door and Sesshomaru ran over that direction. The hospital was a 24-hour one but right now no one was there but the vet and secretary.

"Sesshomaru?" Sango asked upon seeing him out of breath and worried.

"Dolphin… hurt… help." Was all Sesshomaru could get out though his rapid breathing.

"Ok. Where?"

Sesshomaru led Sango to the dolphin, which was in the shallow part of the lake unable to move but still able to breathe. After a short check up Sango walked over to Sesshomaru.

"She needs antibiotics and possibly surgery. The only way that can possibly happen is if she trusts someone." Sango told Sesshomaru who was on the verge of tears, this dolphin had opened his heart, and he was feeling again.

"Please get the antibiotics."

"I already have them, but…"

Sesshomaru took the antibiotics she handed them to him, and after measuring them out walked towards the dolphin.

"Be careful!" Sango called out to Sesshomaru

Sesshomaru touched the dolphin's head and then touched her nose. The dolphin opened it weakly. Sesshomaru placed the antibiotics in her mouth and then closed it. Placing his hand just a little ways above the water the dolphin touched his hand and swallowed the pills.

"I don't believe it. And that's a wild dolphin?"

Sesshomaru nodded then pet her and hugged her gently. The dolphin gave a weak whistle. Sesshomaru sighed then turned to face Sango.

"Thank you…" Sesshomaru tried to get out of the lake like shore but couldn't move his right leg.

Hearing laughing he looked back at the dolphin to see her holding onto his pants leg with her mouth. Sango laughed and waded into the water, she put her hand out towards the dolphin. The dolphin didn't move, even when Sango put a bandage on her cut. Again the dolphin didn't move from that spot, but as Sango was leaving she was bumped.

Sighing Sango hugged the dolphin careful of her cut. Pulling back and leaving Sesshomaru looked at the dolphin that seemed to wink at him. Sesshomaru took care of her, and had become a single tracked mind when it came to water and surfing. His parents got mad, and finally told him that tomorrow he had to spend time with his little brother. Sesshomaru sighed and headed to the lake, when he got there however the dolphin wasn't there, she was gone.

Sesshomaru ran to the dock, dove into the water and slapped the water but nothing happened. The dolphin wasn't appearing, Sesshomaru was just about to give up when he heard Inuyasha's scared voice. Turning to where he had left his brother a group of kids pushed him over the side. Sesshomaru dove under the water and tried to get Inuyasha who couldn't swim. Suddenly he felt a gush of water and had to come to the surface to breathe. Hearing coughing in the shallow water he swam over there as quickly as he could.

Inuyasha stood on his hands and knees coughing up a little water. Sesshomaru went to see if he was ok when he heard a cry and the leader of the group of kids that had pushed Inuyasha into the water ran away soaking wet. He saw the ripples forming and knowing Inuyasha was going to be ok, he waded into the water.

"Brother? What are you doing?" Inuyasha asked Sesshomaru a little worried for his brother's safety.

"Shhh." Sesshomaru demanded him slapping the water.

"BROTHER!" Inuyasha screeched upon seeing the fin, until a dolphin head popped above the water.

"I knew it." Sesshomaru told the dolphin slapping the water again, this time the dolphin touched his hand with it's nose. "Come here Inuyasha it's ok." Inuyasha slowly waded into the water to where Sesshomaru was. "She's my friend."