Author's notes: Okay, this is my first InuYasha fic, so I beg you to be nice to me.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything Inuyasha.

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Sesshomaru stood atop one of the tree branches, looking down at the sorry sight. His own brother sitting by a fire with two human girls, a monk, and a weak fox child. It discrace enough to have to ask InuYasha to travel with him, let alone being seen with three humans.

He landed softly behind one of the girls and looked straight into the face of InuYasha. The half-breed jumped to his feet and instantly drew the Tetsusaiga, the monk holding his staff up, while the younger of the two girls ran behind them.

"Hey Sesshomaru," said the girl, now brave once behind the half-breed's back, "where's that imp of yours."

Sesshomaru didn't know where Jaken was. The creature had not been able to catch up with Sesshomaru, and Sesshomaru really didn't have need for the beast anymore. He was horribly clumsy and obnoxious anyway, and the humans were going to be bad enough without any more annoyances.

"Put down your weapon you stupid little. half-breed. I have no reason to kill you at the moment," he snapped.

"What do you want, then?" InuYasha snapped, not yet putting away the Tetsusaiga.

"Meerly to travel with my dear brother and your . . . . . . group," Sesshomaru ended, resisting the urge to make a snide comment.

"Why do you want to? What's in it for you?" the older girl said suspiciously, "Don't try to tell me you suddenly just got the urge for the joys of family bonding."

"I'm repulsed that you have so little faith in me," Sesshomaru said, knowing that he didn't sound like it at all.

"Yeah right," muttered InuYasha.

"I have my reasons. One which I will later tell InuYasha in private." Actually, he didn't intend to. His pride held him back from it.

Finally, InuYasha sheathed his sword and sat down.

"Are you not going to introduce me to your companions? Or will I continue to call them girl, monk, fox, and wench?" Sesshomaru said. This time he really was repulsed at the few manners that one of his own kin had.

"That's Miroku--" He pointed at the monk, "Shippo, Sango--" The older girl "and Kagome. And you know Myoga."

That's when he noticed something in InuYasha's hair. At first he thought that maybe his brother really WAS flea-bitten, but then realised that the flea was nothing but the old Myoga that his father always had with him. Slowly, Sesshomaru sat down cross-legged.

This was going to be a strange trip.

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Author's notes: What do you think? Kind of a strange idea I had. Please be nice to me and review.