A/N: Thanks for putting up with the waits, I actually was ready to put this up a while ago when my computer suddenly was hit with a virus. But everything fix now so here is the next installment.

And like I said before this chapter is dedicated to waterflame4991

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha…….sad.

The night breeze flew through Inuyasha hair as he stood there, not believing his ears.

"I….I don't believe you." he said with an obvious tone of shock in his voice.

Kagome gave him a empathetic look. "Inuyasha…I'm …sorry." She had a feeling he would act this way. And she didn't blame him for it. Although, they had a falling out as of now, long ago in the past, Inuyasha and Kikyo had something special. Kikyo was the only one who reached her hand out to him, when others wanted to beat him down. It was no wonder he was so enamored with her. It was no wonder why he found it hard to let his feelings for her go.

"But … It cant be." Inuyasha whispered. His eyes were hooded by his silver bangs. "She's ….she wouldn't do that."

"Well she did half dog. And it hurt like hell." Makoto abruptly said with a grunt. He cradled his left arm which was in a make-shift cast Kagome put on him.

Kagome groaned at his lack of tact at the moment, while Inuyasha gritted his teeth at the vampire. "Shut the hell up!"

"Inuyasha please calm down." said Kagome, putting a hand on his shoulder. "He 'is' the one that got attacked. He also said that they sucked the life of one of his subordinates."

"Gon never stood a chance against those soul-suckers." said Makoto.

"You listen to me you bastard. That ain't Kikyo's style. Whenever she had to use those things, they always took the soul of someone who was already going to die." Inuyasha said defensively.

"Hey that's right." said Kagome "Perhaps there is someone else who has the same power as Kikyo." She had said it really to comfort Inuyasha but it was a possibility that wasn't worth ruling out.

Makoto sat near a tree and rested his back to it. "Well whoever is responsible is gonna pay. This type of crap can not be allowed to continue."

Inuyahsa flinched, he began to walk away from the others.

Sango spoke up "Inuyasha where are you going?"

"I gotta go somewhere. I…I need some time to myself." he said without looking back.

"Inuyasha wait!" Kagome yelled to him. Inuyasha stopped but still did not look her way. "Inuyasha don't go to Kikyo." Everyone suddenly turned to Inuyasha. It seemed like Kagome knew he was going to see her.

Inuyasha clenched his fist in frustration.

"Hear me out Inuyasha. Kikyo may or may not have done this, but we can't do anything until we are sure." Kagome knew he was about to do something rash. Whether it was to warn her or fight her she didn't know. " It's best if we get more information."

Sango decided to help out Kagome " Yeah, yeah Inuyasha, it has happened more than once. I bet we could get some witnesses."

It did little to comfort him. He still wanted to leave. "I'll be fine ….. If I have to…." he didn't want to say it "…fight her, I will."

"No Inuyasha you can't fight her…you'll lose." Kagome saying the last part in an almost whisper tone.

Inuyasha quickly turned around to face her. "You think I'm not strong enough." he said in a manner that sounded betrayed. Did she think he was weak?

Kagome sighed. She didn't look at him directly at first but then she summoned up the courage to. "You're strong Inuyasha but…You can't win against Kikyo." She could see the disbelief in his eyes, but she had to make him understand. "You can never win against her."

Inuyasha bit his lip. Just what was she trying to say?

"Inuyasha look me in the eyes." Kagome said firmly. "If you had to fight Kikyo, would you have the heart to take her out?" She stared intently at him, not knowing if he would lie or not, she already knew the truth.

Inuyasha widened his eyes, then gazed at the ground. 'So that's what she meant.' No, he supposed he couldn't kill Kikyo. Not when he felt so unbelievably guilty about how she turned out, he couldn't help but blame himself. "I understand Kagome. I promise I won't go to Kikyo. But…" Inuyasha began walking towards the thick forest. "…I do need sometime to think."

Kagome gazed at Inuyasha with a look of great sympathy. Her heart went out to him. She couldn't began to feel what he must be feeling right now. She felt something touch her back and turned around.

Rex whined softly as he nudged her. He could feel his masters sadness. And anything that made his master sad made him uneasy. That impudent pup should not place his problems on his sweet master. The pup should carry the burden on his own.

Kagome smiled at him and nuzzled her head on his giant muzzle. "Thank you Rex. Good dog." Rex waged his tail happily at the sight of his masters smiling face.

"…..I have to ask.."

Kagome flinched when she heard Makoto talk. She had completely forgotten he was right in front of them.

Makoto, for once, tried to choose his words carefully. After all, it wasn't everyday you saw someone who was known to have a cold, sharp spike up their ass, act like a entirely different person when he thought no one was looking.

"Is he..…your bitch?"

Kagome almost fell over at the language he choose. 'He just says whatever is on his mind, doesn't he?'

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Inuyasha continued to leap and bound from branch to branch. A thousand thoughts ran in his head. Could Kikyo be the one responsible for all of the deaths that they had been encountering? Had she become more resentful of days past?

He landed on a thick branch when he came to a awful thought. Was this all his fault?

'No!' he thought and immediately shook those thoughts out of his head. No, Kikyo was like this because of Naraku. He had deceived her. He had deceived him. He was the bane of everybody's existence. He needed to be eliminated. Still, beating him didn't necessarily mean that Kikyo would change. And if she were the one killing innocent people, she have to be taken care of as well. Inuyasha heart pained him at that moment. What should he do?

"So it had happened in your village too ay?"

Inuyasha heard the voice of an old man just below him.

"Our villages strongest men were taken down with ease. And to look upon their corpses .." the other slightly younger man shivered at the memory. "..it was truly terrifying. Imagine being eaten from the inside."

Inuyasha gasped. They were taking about the corpses. His heart rate rose. He hid himself in the thickness of the trees branches and leaves and continued to listen.

"The creatures killed our strongest as well. I pray Kami everyday that those vile monsters never return to harm our women and children."

The old man nodded in agreement. " I suppose it is lucky for us that we are so feeble." he said partly joking.

"I have heard rumors of the monsters next target."

Inuyasha listened very intently. He needed to know everything.

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"…So thanks to some training.."

Nudge

"..and to my miko powers.."

Nudge, nudge

"..This big, strong pile of fluff.."

Nudge, Lick, Sniff

"haha.. Is now.."

Whimper, nudge

"My pet…Rex!…Hahaha cut..haha..it out!" Kagome giggled but purely from being tickled by Rex. In all honesty, she was trying to have a serious conversation with Makoto. "Hey, hey easy Rex. Ha, calm down." Rex unwillingly rested his body right next to hers, finding it very difficult to keep away from her.

Makoto, was of course surprised by all this but that didn't stop him from being amused. Imagine, The Great Lord Sesshomaru, he who strikes fear in those he walks passed, he who would punish anyone who did not give him respect, he whose beast left no one alive, was a overly affectionate pet to a small woman-child. How interesting. In a comedic sort of way.

"So how does Sesshomaru feel about this?"

Kagome sharply tilted her chin to the air. "Hmph I could care less about how that jerk feels." She then smiled slyly and ran her fingers through the soft and smooth fur on Rex's muzzle. "In fact, I rather enjoy that I have him on a short 'leash'."

Rex gave a small soft grunt. " Leash? My master has not yet given me a leash."

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The sun was slowly rising and slightly lit up the lush green valley which was the current location of the miko and her friends. Rex mouth opened widely to let out a long yawn. He stretched his hind legs slightly, but he dare not stretch his front paws, for his master lie peacefully between them while her head snuggled his silver fur on his chest. He sniffed at her briefly and was pleased to find that she no longer had the stench of that vampire from when she held him at his weakened state.

Makoto, who had transformed into a black bat, slept in the hollow of a tree and would stay that way until dusk.

Rex stared at his master. How tiny she was compared to him. She was no bigger than his paws. Knowing this, he felt a mix of protectiveness and caution when he was around her. He will do well to make sure his master was kept safe from others and from himself.

However, all he wanted to do at that moment was to smother her. He had missed her so much when she went away. He never wished to see her go again. He wished only to be near her, bathing in her scent. But there was another he wanted.

Her undivided attention.

She seemed to converse more with her comrades, then with him lately. Having been without her for some time, he wanted to make up for it by being with her constantly. He wanted her to praise him more, he wanted her to pet him more, he wanted her to shower him with her love.

Believing he had given his master enough time to sleep, he tried to wake her by nuzzling her back. Once she wakes up, he will have the attention that he so desperately needs.

Rex whined softly next to her head. "Wake up my Master."

Kagome only shifted and remained asleep.

Rex cocked his head for a moment, then whined a little louder. "Master please wake for me."

His master didn't even move this time.

He had enough of being quiet, he barked at her with a small twinge of desperation in his voice. " Master you must wake up. You have yet to put a leash on me."

'Stop, do not ask for that!' Sesshomaru spoke up after having enough of his childishness.

"Silence pup, If my Master wishes to have me leashed, then that is what she will have."

'Have a 'little' dignity you whipped hound. If she 'leashes' us then we will not get what we truly want.'

Rex growled "And what do 'you' know of what I truly want?"

'Her affection' he said with a smirk.

Rex's floppy and fuzzy ears immediately perked up, but still skeptical of his demon self. "And you wish for this as well?"

Sesshomaru closed his eyes and spoke with an uncharacteristic sincerity. 'Yes, for it is only now that I see her as you see her. Such a unique and marvelous woman.'

"Yes" Rex glanced at his still-sleeping master. "Yes she is."

'Now that we both have the same thought, I will tell you a plan that will have her eyes only on us.'

"What is it?" Rex thought with much excitement in his heart.

'We make her our mate.' said Sesshomaru with great determination.

Rex froze, unable to say anything. This idea …This idea … it made..

"Why would I make my master our mate?" said a thoroughly confused dog.

Sesshomaru was speechless. Did his beast not get it? Did he not want the same thing? 'Truly you cannot remain content with the way things are now?'

"Of course I'm content." Rex said, not even giving it a second thought. What was wrong with the way things were now? Everything about his life as a pet was bliss. He had her scent to comfort him, and her touch to please him. If he did as she pleases he got praise, and sometimes treats. What more could he ask for? "My master brings me joy."

Sesshomaru shook his head in disbelief. How could his beast, a creature that is known for following its basic instinct, not have it in his constitution to want to mate? More importantly, would want to be the one in charge. He had to convince his beast that this was for the greater good. Sesshomaru may have wanted her, but he needed to be the dominate one. There was just no other way for a Lord such as himself. Plus, he needed to get his reputation back as a fearsome, stoic, and adamant force to be reckoned with. With Toshihiro, and now Makoto knowing that his beast was a pet to a human, they would never give him the respect that he deserved. Things had to change now.

'Didn't you notice when she had not been giving you all of her attention?' asked Sesshomaru.

"Yes." Rex said a bit dejectedly.

'Then confront her about it, let her know that you 'demand' her attention.'

"But what if Master disapproves?"

'Do not let that stop you.'

"…I am not sure."

Sesshomaru grunted in annoyance, but grew unwavering on this subject. 'Then I shall take over.' and with that immediately began to surge his power over his beast. But Rex stopped him. "Stop!…I will do it." Sesshomaru cocked an eyebrow, not entirely convinced. 'You will have no problem with commanding her?'

"No, not at all." Rex said slyly.

'Good, Now wake her and let her know that there is a new master in these lands.' Sesshomaru said with a smug smirk on his face.

Rex practically shoved his nose at Kagome's side, and she woke with a shock. "Wha… what happened?" She rubbed her groggy eyes and yawned loudly. Kagome scanned the area but nothing threatening came to view, only her big, big dog. "Rex?" she yawned once more. "Did you wake me up?" He barked in response. Kagome rubbed her head and focused her eyes at him. "Are you hungry or something?" Rex said nothing and stared at her, this time with more intent.

Kagome noticed this and thought. 'Yeah he must be hungry.' She got from her resting spot and rummaged through her bag. She pulled out a full box of the Bone Sweeties she brought from home and gazed at its size. "Okay Rex, this won't fill your belly at all but it will make for a small bite…" she turned the box around and read its contents. "…and it will freshen your breath."

Kagome turned to him shaking the box. "Before I give you this, have to do a trick for me 'kay?"

'Woman, your days of ruling us are over.' Sesshomaru chuckled.

"Rollover!"

"Yes Master!" Rex so happily barked. Down went his sides, up went his legs, and back on his belly.

"Good boy Rex!" Kagome said excitedly.

'Damn it!' Thought Sesshomaru 'He fooled me again!'

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A/N And so ends another chapter…

I would have made this chapter longer but I feel the need to put the next part later.

Anyway I want to clarify a few things. In this story, Rex won't understand Sesshomaru point of view until later. I think it make the story much more fun to write, and hopefully to read. And sorry if this chapter is a little short. But maybe the next chapter will have more material. Anyway thanks for all of your reviews.

P.S. And thanks for putting up with grammar problems and incorrect spellings I've missed.

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