Well, here's my shot at an Inuyasha fic. I hope you like it! I probably should say that at the beginning (think first 2 chapters), Jaken will most likely seem a little out of character. He actually will have a brain!! *everyone looks around in shock* But not for long though, so don't worry. By the way, thanks to Jess for coming up with a title for this! Anyway, I think I'll just shut up now and let you read! Make sure you R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters, and most likely never will. 

On the outside, Sesshomaru was as calm and composed as ever. However, on the inside, he was fuming. He had just received word that his half-demon brother, Inuyasha, had managed to destroy another demon and gain another shard of the Shikon no Tama.

How does that weak brother of mine always manage to win out against demons in the end? He thought savagely to himself. I don't understand...

The powerful demon was pulled out of his thoughts by the whiny voice of his servant, Jaken.

"Master, sooner or later, Inuyasha will make a mistake and die, if not by your formidable hand, then to one of the numerous demons he tangles with. Do not let his latest victory bother you, Lord, you are much stronger than that scum can ever hope to be, even if he does wield the all-powerful Tetsusaiga. Wait, Master, I... I didn't m-mean that the Tenseiga isn't powerful, but with his sword, Inuyasha is....is...."


His voice trailed off with a withering glare from Sesshomaru.

"Jaken... shut up."

"I was only trying to help, master..."

"You know Jaken," the youkai said softly, almost inaudibly, "I feel the sudden urge to test my claws on something, just to make sure they are still in top condition." He meaningfully glanced at the sharp nails on his elegant hands.

Jaken quickly got the message and said nothing.

"Thank you, Jaken. I don't get enough quiet with you around as it is. If you don't have a way to get rid of Inuyasha, then be quiet."

Jaken looked stupefied and didn't utter a word.

"Ah, just as I expected, no help from you. Anyway, now leave me alone. I need to think."

His servant started to back out of the room when he stopped and looked up with a face that Sesshomaru had never seen before.

Wait, was that a flicker of thought behind that stupidity? The demon thought to himself.

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Inuyasha was lying high up in a tree, resting peacefully, when his sensitive dog ears picked up footsteps nearby. Hmmm, sounds like Kagome. Oh well, I don't wanna get up.

"Inuyaaaasha!! Where aaaare you? Come on! I know you're here somewhere!"

So she's looking for me, the dog demon thought. Well, I'm not gonna help her any; I'll just keep my mouth shut. Besides, this tree is awfully comfortable.

"INUYASHA!! WHERE ARE YOU?? All right, you forced me to do this..." Kagome called. "One........... Two........... Three............."

Inuyasha's eyes snapped open as he realized what was coming. Unfortunately, he didn't realize soon enough.

"SIT, boy!!"

Kagome's words rang through the forest like a gunshot. Inuyasha plummeted to the ground beneath his tree. Unluckily for him, it hadn't rained in the forest for over a month, which meant the dirt was extremely dry and hard. He hit the ground so hard that the leaves of nearby trees shook and birds flew away out of fright.

"AH HA!!" Kagome cried, "So you WERE hiding from me!" It was then that she noticed that Inuyasha hadn't gotten up from the ground and was still lying in the same position he had landed in, eyes closed and all.

"Ummmm, Inuyasha? Are you all right?" she asked tentatively.

The dog demon opened one eye and bared his teeth.

"AM I ALL RIGHT?!?!? What kind of a question is that, wench? I just landed on my head from a 50 foot fall on some of the hardest ground I have ever walked on!! Oh, other than a cracked skull, a concussion, and a snapped spinal column, I'm FINE!!!"

"NOW JUST A MINUTE!" Kagome shouted. "Don't tell me you didn't deserve that! You were missing-you could have been hurt! I just wanted to make sure you were okay!"

"Well, all I know is that I am a heck of a lot more HURT after that SIT than I was when I was hiding! And besides, why would I need YOU to watch out for ME? Like you could actually do any damage to anyone if we were in trouble!"

Inuyasha started to get up from his position one the ground and winced. Ignoring the pounding in his skull and the aching of his body, he stood shakily and stalked back to camp, leaving Kagome behind.

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Sango, Miroku and Shippo sat around the campfire, waiting for their pig to finish roasting. Miroku was telling some far-fetched story about how he had killed a powerful demon with his "brute strength," Shippo was listening intently, and Sango was staring off into space, wondering if her boomerang needed polishing and whether Miroku would ever shut up.


All of the sudden two trees crashed to the ground around the fire, smothering the flames and destroying any hope of a roast pork dinner. The three of them jumped up, prepared for the worst. Then Inuyasha stormed from the hole in the trees, the unsheathed Tetsusaiga brandished in front of him.

Sango, Miroku and Shippo had no idea what was going on, but they kept their mouths shut. When Inuyasha was in one of his moods, it was better to just leave him alone and let him get it all out of his system. It wasn't a good idea to talk to him, and especially to argue with him.

Just then, Kagome walked through the gap in the forest.

"Inuyasha, don't cut down trees with the Tetsusaiga! Toto-sai said you shouldn't; you'll chip it up!"

Inuyasha slowly turned around to face Kagome, fury written on his features.

"Kagome," he said in a dangerous voice, "Don't EVER tell me what to do."

He glared fiercely at the young girl, then stomped off into the forest again, intent on getting far away from Kagome and her nagging.


The four others watched him go, then started conversing fervently among themselves.

"Kagome, what the heck happened?" Sango asked, still confused.

"Yeah, I've never seen Inuyasha so mad, at least at a person!" agreed Miroku.

Shippo piped up, "Did you get into another argument?"

"Don't worry, he'll be back tomorrow and will have completely forgotten about it," Sango said, trying to make her friend feel better.

"He sure has a temper!" Miroku added.

Kagome went to bed that night, but didn't sleep much. She tossed and turned until morning, wondering how well she really knew Inuyasha.

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It starts out a little slow, I know, but it should pick up next chapter! Leave me a review!