Chapter 2: Alpha, Of The Pack.

Kagome came over with her medical supplies and looked at his wound. The group expected to hear him yell about how she needed to be gentler, but he said nothing. After she cleaned his wound she gasped and Inuyasha jumped in front of them.

"What do you want Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha growled out as Sesshomaru came up from the hill and raised Bakuruha.

"Father. I guess you would find me huh?" Raj stood and just as Sesshomaru charged at Inuyasha there was a clash of blades and Sesshomaru jumped back from the human child.

"Who is this child? Why do I feel like I should know him? He's a human, and yet part of me tells me it's a lie. Who is he? And more importantly why is defending the half breed?" Sesshomaru turned and looked at the child. "Why do you defend the half breed human?"

"If it were up to me. I'd let you kill the half-breed without any second thoughts. However Lord Sesshomaru. My father requested I protect him from you. So that's what I'm going to do." Raj replied with just as much formality as Sesshomaru did.

" He's so formal. Maybe he's the pup of a Lord. That's not possible, I've seen all the Lord's pups. Maybe the Lord didn't want you to see this pup. Hn. What is you're name pup?"

"Raj. The name is Raj, my Lord."

"Nope. Defiantly never heard of him. Raj, get out of the way."

"I would love to. But as I said my Lord. I can't."

"Then you will die."

"I doubt that my Lord."

"Hn."

Sesshomaru charged at Raj who pulled out his sword and defended himself. There was a clash of metal on metal. Raj took a single step back, and focused on the sword.

"You're good father. You always were. But the spell. At this level of fighting I can't keep the spell on. Let me take him on! No. Get back in your cage, I don't need your help. Against father you do! I do not. Back. Never. Get back now! Father. Forgive me. I must reveal some of who I am, or risk death."

Raj dodged the strike that Sesshomaru threw at him. Raj growled and having no choice but to obey his father's orders. Raj charged at Sesshomaru and their blades clashed. Sesshomaru forced Raj's blade away and looked at where he was.

Sesshomaru went to throw his poison whip at Raj who was behind him, when all of a sudden Sesshomaru was striking nothing but air. Sesshomaru started to get annoyed by this human turning to face the human he, along with the group stared at the half demon.

He had long silver hair tied up in a high ponytail white ears atop his head and short claws for a demon. Now Sesshomaru understood the feeling he had about his true power being concealed.

"So you're a half breed, that makes sense about why you had a concealing spell on."

"I'll make you a deal Lord Sesshomaru. If I beat you in a sparing match, you travel with us. If you beat me. I shall travel with you, and you alone."

"Hn. Deal."

With that Sesshomaru charged at Raj, who was completely prepared and cut behind him then dodged Sesshomaru's claws. Putting his sword away he landed a few feet away from Sesshomaru.

"All out of ideas?"

Raj dug his claws into his shoulder that was already wounded and putting the blood on his claws next to his face he put his blood soaked fingers towards Sesshomaru and his whip of blood appeared.

Sesshomaru dodged it but the whip didn't follow him instead it flew towards something else. Raj put his open palm in the air and grabbed the sword. The Tetsuiga automatically transformed, only this time it was larger than when Inuyasha held it.

"Not quite."

The battle ensued for hours. The sound of spell after spell hitting each other was becoming the normal. Just as the sun was setting however, Sesshomaru was pinned down.

"I was beaten in a battle. Yet why do I feel so… proud of Raj?"

"Raj. Come here." Kagome motioned towards the half demon.

Raj turned and walked over to Kagome, Sesshomaru watched in disbelief.

"He knows who the alpha of the pack is. He won't argue with her, just obeys her. Who ever raised him, did so well. Do I sense a hint of envy? No. This Sesshomaru envies no one. Yet you congratulate the pup on two occasions. I did nothing but observe. He pinned you down, and obeyed the alpha. Two things you observed and complemented him on. I did not. You thought it. Perhaps this pup is you're future pup. I wouldn't have a half breed pup."

As Kagome bandaged Raj's wounds Raj continued to look in the fire. The concealing spell hadn't broken entirely, and the Tetsuiga still accepted him. It was rather confusing to Raj.

"Who raised you Raj?" Sesshomaru asked him ignoring the others were now staring at him.

"Mostly. My mother. She taught me to be nice and have a kind heart. But my father's lessons are what really stick in my mind. He taught me how to fight and how to show respect."

"They taught you well."

"Thank you my lord."

"You don't have to answer him." Inuyasha growled at Raj.

"Yes. I do." Raj stated without any emotion.

"Huh?"

"He's the alpha. If the alpha of the pack asks, demands, or orders something of you. You do it."

"What if you don't want to?"

"Whether you want to or not is irrelevant. You do it. No questions asked."

"They did train you well." Sesshomaru stated again. "I have yet to meet a more pleasant and able bodied pup, even at your age. I'm impressed."

"Really? Cause you don't look impressed." Inuyasha grumbled.

Raj stood and bowed before Lord Sesshomaru. "Thank you my Lord."

Sesshomaru bowed his head and sat down gracefully next to Raj. Raj looked at him then stood and walked to the other side of the fire. Inuyasha growled and was about slap Sesshomaru when he was thrown into a tree.

Raj stood between him and Sesshomaru. Inuyasha growled when he was thrown from Raj and growled at. Raj looked at Inuyasha then looked at Sesshomaru his eyes stayed in the same unemotional filled face.

"Father. My Lord? It was my job to protect you as your subordinate, please do not worry. I can take care of the half breed, should he try anything."

"He knows the rules of being a lord inside and out. Yet I don't know him. Something tells me I know him well, but I don't know anything about him. I know Raj isn't his real name. But who is he? Why does he affect this Sesshomaru so?"

Sesshomaru sat back down and went back to eating the fish that were prepared. He didn't hand over any fish to anyone else, and Kagome tried to hand the fish to Raj.

Raj sniffed it them looked at Kagome, who smiled, and at Sesshomaru, who was watching him out of the corner of his eye, and he gave a slight nod. Raj gently took the fish and dug in.

The next day Sesshomaru went and got his group to join Inuyasha's group. Once Rin arrived she ran and hugged everyone, including Raj. Raj wouldn't hug back but looked at Sesshomaru for approval.

When Sesshomaru nodded, Raj hugged Rin back. Rin pulled back and suddenly there was a crash. There was a fire that appeared out of nowhere.

"No. No! NO!" Raj grabbed Rin and started heading off to a cave.

Sesshomaru growled and followed Raj intent to teach him a lesson for touching Rin without his permission. When he reached the cave however, a giant paw threw him. Growling he stared up at the largest wolf demon he had seen in a long time.

He looked in the cave and Raj was defending Rin. Keeping his body between the demon and Rin. Rin was cowered in a ball and Raj was growling so loud that it even make the hair on the back of Sesshomaru rise.