Just a quick note before you start reading this. Kei and Kenta (especially Kei) are my OCs. If you want to see a pic of Kei (for those of you who haven't seen him before or those of you who want to see him again) you can go to sugar0o's deviant art page at sugar0o . deviantart . com (remove spaces). I used to have one of Kenta out there but deleted it and I'm not sure why seeing as it was a long time ago. Well anyway that's it for now and on with the fic. Much love for you all. Keva

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"Alright so I'll shoot an arrow to distract him and when he isn't looking you stab him in the heart." Kagome nodded at the inu who was watching the giant youkai in the distance fighting his son, Kei, and Kenta. "Then as he's withering in pain and dying I'll shoot another arrow at him and purify him."

Toga looked down at her and smirked. "Oh it'll be that easy will it?"

"Why not?" She shrugged. "I mean with him being distracted by those three and my distracting but scary pink arrow you should be able to sneak in and give the killing blow." Her eyes widened hugely at him. "You're Toga the great and terrible dog general, lord of the western domain, father of Sesshoumaru, THE alpha dog and so forth." She waved her hand through the air. "With all those titles you should be able to do something awesome and amazing."

"I had no idea I had so many titles." He nodded thoughtfully.

"Well I think most of them came from Sesshoumaru either following an insult to your fathering abilities or a prelude to an insult to your fathering abilities." She nodded. "I mean really we can only go by what he says in the future since he's the only one who knew you best. Sure there's Myoga, Totosai, and Saya but come on can you really trust anything those three cowards say?"

"I'd have to say between the four of them you could probably assume I'm somewhere in the middle." He smirked.

"Oh I've already made my assumptions." She grinned wickedly at him.

He nearly rolled his eyes at that. "Aren't you the funny one."

"I always thought I was." She nodded and rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "And my brother seems to think so too."

"Just because one person close to you thinks you're funny that doesn't make it so." He pointed out.

"I don't know," she nodded at him. "if you can't trust the people closest to you to be honest then who can you trust?"

"I'm sure it was just a flattery tactic to keep you easy and compliant." He nodded knowingly.

"HEY!" She pointed a sharp finger at him. "I…" She trailed off when Kei landed between them.

"So I was told to tell you both in no uncertain terms that if you are here to battle then that's what you should be doing." Kei nodded. "If not then just go home with your TAIL," he emphasized and looked at Toga. "tucked between your legs and be prepared to hand over control for being weak."

"So am I to assume based on that that he can't handle it?" Toga arched a brow at the neko.

Kei shrugged. "You know how he is especially since he's going out of his way to help you do something you're not doing."

"Now that sounds more like you than him." He nodded.

"No," he scratched his chin thoughtfully. "it was him I'm just putting it a little more… politely." He smirked at him.

"I'm sure." Toga snorted.

"Anyway," Kagome interrupted. "I think we should get back to planning out our attack."

"We don't need to plan." Kei nodded. "There's five of us and one of him. He can't possibly watch every move every single one of us makes."

"True." She agreed. "However, he's giant with giant powers and we're just small." She held up her fingers with an inch gap between her thumb and forefinger.

"He's giant too," Kei jerked his head towards Toga. "but the inu pride will keep him small." He smirked and matched her finger gesture.

"I forgot how funny you are." Toga snorted.

"Hey I have an idea." Kagome nodded excitedly. "Why do you all turn giant and kick that's overgrown lizard's ass and I'll purify him when you're done."

"Overwhelming attack." Kei nodded thoughtfully. "It sounds good I suppose."

"Yes if we were all in on it." Kent growled as he landed in front of them. "Are we here to battle or comment on the weather?"

"We're battle strategizing." Kagome pointed out causing the badger demon to glare deadly at her.

She matched his glare head on. "Alright raise your hand all those of you who have fought Ryukotsusei before." She raised her own hand not realizing she was about to give her secret away. "That's what I thought." She nodded proudly.

"And yet no one has ever heard of another battle with him before nor a battle with a human miko." Sesshoumaru suddenly growled as he landed before them all. "Either fight or go home." He growled glaring between his father and the human wench.

"Oh like you know all my business." She glared right back.

"Can we get back to the issue at hand." Kenta cut in keeping his eye on Ryukotsusei who was staring at the five of them licking his lips at the meal he was about to have.

Kagome sighed like she was really being put out by this. "Alright fine." She nodded. "So here's how this is going to go down," she looked at all the sexy demons Ryukotsusei not included in that description and felt her woman's vanity squealing in delight at having them all staring at her. "Toga will release Bakuryūha on him and when he's down I'll purify him to hell."

"Oh it's that easy is it?" Kei arched a brow at her.

"Well why wouldn't it be?" She questioned right back.

"Girl," Kenta sighed. "if it was that easy we wouldn't all be here."

"Hey!" She defended with a pointed finger in his direction. "It's at least some kind of plan which clearly none," she moved her finger from him to Kei then Sesshoumaru and back to the badger. "of you have come up with one seeing as how he's still alive and all."

"And what makes you so certain I know what Bakuryūha is?" Toga questioned with a silver brow arched highly.

"Because," she huffed just ready the purify the whole lot of them. "I'm sure that after allllll these years you've finally mastered Kaze no Kizu; right?"

"Yes." He nodded with a smirk.

"Well then it should be as simple as a blink of an eye to use Bakuryūha." She smirked at him. "Or do you think you can't do it and we can set Sesshoumaru to use Sōryūha then I can purify him and we can call it a day." She nodded.

"What is this Sōryūha you speak of." Sesshoumaru demanded with a cold glare at her.

Kagome sighed deeply. "Well maybe not."

"Well whatever we do can we do it now?" Kei questioned. "It looks like our dragon friend here is getting restless." He pointed out as Ryukotsusei lifted his tail above them.

Kenta snorted then jumped high into the air releasing his poisonous fire breath upon the dragon to distract it.

Kei and Sesshoumaru leapt at the dragon with swords flying cutting more gashes into its body and Kagome and Toga stood there watching.

"Think we should help?" Kagome questioned and pulled her bow off her shoulder.

"It might be wise." Toga nodded unsheathing Tessaiga. "Or we'll never hear the end of it." He looked over at her. "Be careful and try not to purify any of us."

She glared at him. "Ha ha, aren't you the funny one." She notched an arrow and let it fly just causing it to sail right over Sesshoumaru's big head. "He's lucky his head isn't a big as he thinks it is."

"Or as big as you think it is." Toga no\dded curtly at her before jumping into the battle.

"Or as big as yours." She snorted then notched another arrow and sent it sailing.

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The battle against Ryukotsusei ended rather quickly once they all managed to work together to defeat the overgrown lizard. It was then that Kagome found herself cornered by Sesshoumaru demanding answers.

"I will not tell you again." Sesshoumaru growled.

"Nor will I tell YOU again." Kagome came right back at him. "If you haven't discovered that power yet then that's your problem." She nodded curtly at him. "I mean really how do I know where or how you learn it?"

The problem was she only ever heard of him using Sōryūha, she never saw it and she certainly didn't know how he came about having that power. Was it something he acquired when he acquired Tenseiga or did he get it from Tokijin? Or did he have it all along and just discovered it one day out of the blue? She didn't know and quite frankly she didn't care.

"If I do not know this power then neither should you nor should you know it belongs to me." He pointed out coldly. "So you will tell me how you are aware of it." He growled ready to lop her head off once he got his answers.

She narrowed her eyes at him. "You discovered it through practice." She nodded. "Lots and lots of practice." She could only guess that's how he came about it since that's how everyone came about their powers.

He couldn't disagree with that seeing as how he practiced his powers as much as possible. Yet that wasn't the issue at hand here. "Tell me girl how it is that you know of a power belonging to this Sesshoumaru when I have yet to acquire such an ability."

"Remember, I'm a seer." She held her hands up in his face and wiggled her fingers. "Oooooh!" She moaned in her best ghostly voice.

"Girl." He growled not amused in the least.

She knew what he meant when he used that title like that. He had used it enough on her for her to read every variation he used of the word; the current meaning was he didn't think she was funny. "Really Sesshoumaru you need to get a sense of humor." She nodded then waved a dismissive hand through the air. "My suggestion for you is to discover your power then we'll discuss how I know about it." She figured that would be the best way to buy her some time and to keep her head and hopefully be nice and safe back in her own time before he learned it.

"I have to say son that sounds more than fair." Toga placed his hand on Sesshoumaru's shoulder. He knew Kagome couldn't tell him why or how she knew and this was the best they could do to keep Sesshoumaru's curiosity at bay.

Sesshoumaru narrowed his ambers deeply. "Very well and once I learn this technique you will tell me what you know." He growled.

"I'm sure I will." Kagome nodded with a grin and watched him sweep away in a swirl of red and white silk. "Or he'll use it on me first." She nodded at the inu staring at her.

"Would you be surprised?" Toga questioned with a smirk.

"No, not really." She shook her head. "But like always with him I'll be ready for anything he has to throw at me."

"That's a good way to live each day." He pointed out.

She nodded at him. "Well when you're around Sesshoumaru and as controlled as he likes to portray himself to be he has this spontaneous side of him that you have to watch out for."

"Don't I know it." He agreed. "So shall we head back? I'm sure there's a little monster just waiting to see his mommy."

"Yea." She stepped up next to him. "Plus I could use a nice soak in the hot springs. Nothing like a battle to wear you out even if it's just me shooting arrows or a battle of wills."

"I have to say for a human you are one of the most clean I've ever come across." He wrapped his arm around her and lifted into the air.

She just shrugged. "In my time cleanliness is a high priority. It keeps the diseases down, you don't smell, and it just makes you feel good. Bathing now isn't a priority and it won't be for a long long time to come." She wrinkled her nose. "And let me tell you there's quite a few people I"ve come across in my time travels that makes me wish people bathed regularly." She made a gagging noise at the thought.

"I whole heartedly agree." He nodded. "Especially with my sense of smell. There are days that going anywhere near the human village and my stomach instantly protests from the stench."

"Maybe you should campaign or issue an edict that all who live within your domain should bathe at least once a week if not more."

"I would if I thought they would follow my law but currently and for the last hundred years the humans have been trying to break out from under my rule." He sighed deeply. "Though it's odd how I'm a monster of an overlord when the land is at peace. Yet when a demon or the villages are invaded by enemies or anything else that puts their peaceful little life at stake I'm a great hero."

"Ah they just want their puppy on a leash." She giggled causing him to scowl at her.

He narrowed his ambers deeply. "Yes I'm sure they'll find that amusing when I turn Sesshoumaru loose on them when they have finally pushed me that one step too far."

"You wouldn't!" She gasped wide eyed.

He snorted at that and remained silent.

"Oooh you're terrible." She shook her head.

"Well did you not say I was the great and terrible dog general?" He arched a silver brow at her.

"No, but Sesshoumaru did."

"Well he must have picked up that title from something I've done." He pointed out.

"I thought he was just referring to what kind of father you were to him," she nodded. "I didn't think he meant it in every literal sense."

"With my son you probably should take it to mean in every literal sense." He smirked at her as his eyes flashed dangerously.

"Oh you're hysterical." She rolled her eyes easily picking up his meaning. "Remind me to laugh again later when the funny finally catches up."

"Ditto." He snorted back at her as he landed them in the courtyard to a Sesshoumaru and Kei being inundated with a million questions from Onigumo.