Fuck

Fuck.

Just what had he gotten himself into?

Every corner they turned extracted more funny looks from everyone he saw.

Some had a look of hatred or disgust.

Most looked like they had no clue just what the fuck he was doing there. Hell, he had little idea himself.

But he was definitely here. Following a certain someone he didn't really care a damn about. Oh, and let's not forget the fact that he was in a castle. Not just any castle, but the castle of the same person he was following around. And as an extra-added bonus, there were hundreds of loyal followers, most if not all willing to kill him just for the fun of it.

The more he thought about it, the less sense it made. So he'd better just stop before he jumped out the nearest window in an effort to get away from this building of hatred. Well, hatred towards him. Fuck, there he went again. In any case, he'd better keep his hand on the hilt of his Tetsusaiga. Just in case.

They arrived in a fair sized room. With a few dozen tables positioned around it, all with accompanying chairs. About fifteen of said chairs were full. Once again, the funny looks started. Sesshoumaru took one gaze at them, and they quickly turned back to whatever they were doing previously. Sesshoumaru headed for the furthest table, near a corner, as far away from everyone as possible. "Wait here." He said, waiting for them to sit. After they did, he turned right back around and left the room.

Without Sesshoumaru in the room anymore, the fifteen demons looked right back at Inuyasha. All with the same 'what the fuck?' look. Inuyasha glared at them in return. It remained like this for a few minuets, them staring, and Inuyasha glaring, until Sesshoumaru returned. As soon as he entered the room, all of the demons instantly turned back around as if nothing had happened.

Sesshoumaru stood near the door; he looked over at the fifteen at the tables. "Leave us."

They took no time in standing, and filing past Sesshoumaru out of the room. After they had left, he walked to where Inuyasha and Kagome sat. He picked a chair near them, but not too close, and sat.

Sesshoumaru was gazing at Inuyasha for a few moments, perhaps measuring him. "Do you know why I have asked you here?"

Inuyasha stayed silent for a second. He had an idea, but before he said anything, he'd wanted to make sure of it. "Not really."

"Hm. It'd make sense that you don't remember. As the last time we had to deal with her you were only about 70 or so…"

Inuyasha sighed. He was right. "Fuck. I was hoping it was something unrelated."

"So, you do remember?"

"How could I forget? Last time we fought her we both almost got killed."

Kagome was sitting there, silent, no idea what, or who they were talking about. "Um, what happened?"

Sesshoumaru looked towards her, Kagome had to resist the urge to shudder. After all the only other times she looked at her, was when he was trying to drive a sword into her stomach. "Exactly what we said." He wasn't fond of repeating himself.

That told her nothing. "So, who exactly is Kaizayl?" She asked.

"Our aunt." Inuyasha said.

Well, what was so bad about that? "So, did she do something to you guys before?"

Sesshoumaru spoke: "Quite. Last time we met she tried to kill us." He said nodding towards Inuyasha. "Due to the fact she had the same sire as our father, her strength is on par with his."

Kagome could see how that would be a problem. After all the stories she had heard on Inuyasha's father from Myoga, and sometimes Inuyasha himself, she knew that he was one of, if not, the strongest demon ever. "So why doesn't she like you two?"

"I guess she doesn't like the fact that we remind her of our father." Inuyasha said.

"Yes, our father managed to beat her for the position of Inu-no-Taisho, she apparently remains a bit bitter." Sesshoumaru added on.

Kagome was a little confused. "But I thought that was his name?"

Sesshoumaru spoke again. "No, it is only the title bestowed upon the one who wins the right to command the Inuyokai."

"What's his actual name then?" Kagome asked.

"You've no need to know that." Sesshoumaru. "In any case, that is why I've asked you here. Despite popular belief around here, we do, in fact, need you for this."

The hell? Was that a compliment? Not exactly a direct one but still… His musing was interrupted when he heard someone open the door. Looking over he saw a woman enter the room. Well, maybe not a woman, she looked too young. The girl in question looked around the room for a second until she spotted them sitting over by the corner.

She walked towards them, steps light and quick with a rather large smile on her face.

Sesshoumaru heard her coming and told Inuyasha: "This here is Chizuru, I've assigned her to take care of anything you may need while you're here."

The fuck. It almost scared Inuyasha how considerate this was, especially coming from his brother of all people.

"Now I must go. I have things I must attend to." Sesshoumaru stood and brushed past Chizuru, going out the door.

"You know, you really do look a lot like him." Chizuru had reached them and stood in front of them both.

"Bah, like hell I do. That fuck is too uptight for me to look like him."

She took no notice of his language. "No really. You're a little bit shorter." She said, demonstrating by holding her hands apart. "But both of you have the exact same look in your eyes."

She didn't give him time to ponder that. "Anyway, I bet your hungry, come on, I'll bring you to the mess hall." She didn't wait for either of them to reply, she had already turned and was walking towards the door.

After being led around a seeming maze, they arrived at what was essentially a large kitchen. It was empty. Chizuru spoke, " I took the opportunity to have this room closed for this hour. So you guys didn't have to deal with everyone staring at you like I bet they are."

"You got that right. Is there anyway to keep them from staring at me like I'm a sin against god?" Inuyasha spoke.

"Sorry to say this. But to most of the demons here, that's exactly what you are." Chizuru had lost her smile. "Most of them around here don't care much for humans, and even less for half-demons like yourself."

"And what about you huh? Can you stand to be this close to me?" Inuyasha growled out.

"Me? No, I think just the opposite. I love meeting new people. I've been waiting for you to get here so I can talk to you. After all, it's not everyday you get to meet a hanyou, you're actually quite rare." Her smile had come back as quick as it left.

He was a little unprepared for that. "Are you always this chipper?"

"Yep! I usually have a lot of energy, in fact I get on the nerves of a lot of the elders around here…" She trailed off for a bit. "Buncha grouchy old men anyway. You'll see, you get to meet them after you eat here."

"Fuck. That's the last thing I want to do. Get scrutinized by more people."

"Oh, it's not that big of a deal. Sesshoumaru-sama never listens to anything they say anyway, so I doubt they'll be any trouble." She pointed at a table, "Go sit there, I'll go grab you two some food."

Now that she had finally stopped talking so much, Inuyasha finally got a chance to look her over as she walked away.

Her hair was bright silver as with everyone else around here. Her's in particular was tied in a large braid that reached the small of her back, bobbing back and forth as she stepped. She was shorter, probably about as tall as Kagome, maybe an inch or two taller. As she turned he got a glimpse at her face. High cheekbones, light tan, still a small smile, but the thing that surprised him was her eyes, he saw that they were not the gold he expected. But a light purple. That confused him. She came back to their table. "Yeah I had them whip you guys somethin' up. So it'll only be a little while."

She noticed Inuyasha staring at her. "Huh, what's wrong? Something on my face?" She set about trying to wipe something away that wasn't there.

"No…why the hell are your eyes purple? I thought they'd be gold like everyone else's."

"Oh, right, I kinda forget about that sometimes. It's cause I'm not full Inuyokai. My mother was a different race then my father." She said.

Kagome spoke, "Which race?"

"You know? I never asked. She died when I was three, so she usually doesn't come up in conversation a lot."

"Oh, sorry…"

"It's fine, I don't remember her at all, so it doesn't bother me." How she could be happy all the time was something they couldn't figure out. She sat across from them. Silence reigned for a few minuets.

"Not very talkative are you two?" Sitting in silence was killing her.

Kagome spoke. "Um, well. I'm just not used to this place…And he pretty much never speaks." She said whilst motioning towards Inuyasha. He just scowled in return.

"Oh, don't be so down. Granted not very many people around here like you, but they wouldn't dare to do anything."

Kagome sighed. "That really didn't help."

"Oops. Sorry. I have a bad habit of saying things a little too bluntly." Smile still in place. She didn't look like she meant to say anything like that.

"It's okay. Inuyasha does the same thing…"

"He just keeps reminding me of Sesshoumaru-sama now." She said with a laugh. "Shame you two are on less then friendly terms. Be kinda cool to have both of you running around together."

Inuyasha scoffed. "Bah, fat chance."

"Hnmm. Why do you hate him so much?"

Inuyasha almost laughed. "That's easy actually. I've lost count of how many times he's tried to kill me. I bet it's somewhere in the triple digits by now, maybe more. He abandoned me after my mother died, and let me tell you. Being a hanyou, it's fucking hard to stay alive. Most demons just wanted to kill me on principle. Hell, they still do now. You can see the looks they're all giving me. Oh, and lets not forget to mention that I was only 12 at the time. That's too good to pass up. I'm actually surprised I managed to not die or get maimed in some way or another." He finished ranting, and went quiet again.

Chizuru didn't seem fazed. "But still, your alive and well. You figure you could, you know, reconcile or something?"

"Keh, not a chance in hell."

She probably would have pushed the issue more, but didn't, for when she opened her mouth to speak, the door was pushed open behind her.

"You need something Takeshi?" Chizuru spoke as the man entered the room.

"Yes. Our lord has asked of me to bring Inuyasha-sama to him at the 3rd Division's barracks."

"What happened to meeting those damn old people?" Inuyasha questioned. Not like he cared, but might as well know why.

Takeshi spoke. "We've found news on Kaizayl's whereabouts."

Inuyasha was dubious. "How exactly did you find her so quickly when she was no where to be found around ten minuets ago?"

"We have our sources. Come." He said motioning towards the door. "All will be explained once we arrive there."

Like a goddamn goose chase. " Fine let's get this shit over. And tell your fucking buddies to stop staring at me."

"It will be as you command Inuyasha-sama."

"First off, drop that 'sama' shit. I can't stand being addressed like that."

"But, Sesshoumaru-sama has commanded me to give you the same respect he is given."

"I don't care if whatever God you pray to himself told you to call me that. Knock that shit off. Got it?"

"Um. Yes Inuyasha-sa…err, Inuyasha." Takeshi stumbled on that. Not being used to addressing one of the lords family members as such.

"Not too hard was it? Now lead the way. I'd like to get this over as soon as I damn well can."

"Of course. Follow me."