This is a rather long one for me. Again, thta's why I split it up because I didn't want to go off and make you guys read 8 pages at once. As it is, this is about 5 pages itself...

Disclaimer: see previous chapters

Inuyasha's nose twitched as they entered the castle. "Hey, bastard, when did you get a—"

"YOU'RE HERE!!" A childish voice made itself heard only seconds before Rin's tiny body raced around the corner.

"There's the birthday girl!" Kagome grinned.

Unexpectedly, Rin tackled everyone with a big and surprisingly powerful hug (she could only reach the adults' legs, though) and started talking a mile a minute about Kami knows what.

"Rin," Sesshoumaru gave an almost imperceptible sigh.

Jaken wasn't so tactful. "RIN! Stop that infernal screeching! No one can hear what your saying or—"

At hat moment, however, Yo-Yo came bounding around a corner, barking happily. He stopped short however at the sight of these unfamiliar figures in the grand hallway. He stopped at Shippou first and began sniffing at his feet. After a few moments, he barked again and swiped his tongue across Shippou's face. He then did this to every member of the party (except Miroku to whom he'd seemed to take an immediate disliking), paying especial attention to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha glared at his brother annoyingly. "I knew smelled a mutt in here," he complained as Yo-Yo ran between his legs continuously, basically trapping him where he stood. "Latest pet, big brother?" Inuyasha smirked slightly.

There was a blur of white and before anyone had really comprehended what had happened, Sesshoumaru had Tokijin at Inuyasha's throat. He growled threateningly low in his throat and increased the pressure on the sword. Rin tugged on his pants leg with a pleading look on her face. He faltered slightly, but it was so slight that only Inuyasha picked up on it.

Kagome knew that Sesshoumaru wouldn't back down on his own. So she shrugged her shoulders and winked at Rin knowingly. "Sit boy!"

Sesshoumaru blinked as Inuyasha plummeted to the floor, cracking the marble with a resounding thud. Rin giggled and skipped off along the hallway and everyone gave Inuyasha a less than withering glance before following after the energized girl. Inuyasha groaned and glared malevolently at the perky puppy waiting patiently for him to get up. "Damn dog," he growled at it.

Sesshoumaru rubbed his temples slowly. Shortly after arriving back at the castle, he had barricaded himself in his office and had ordered that no one disturb him until dinnertime. Granted, Rin still retained her normal free reign, but he knew that she would be so excited about Kagome and the others' arrival that she would ignore him for the rest of the day.

Just what he wanted.

"This cannot possibly go well." He thought aloud. (See even Sess admits it, Erilin-chan!)

Inuyasha, for one, was doing his damnest to be a pain in the ass the entire time. The lecher had already…acquainted himself with half the female staff and servants. Rin and Shippou were loud. Kagome, in her cheerful ignorance and optimism was making quick work of the usually ominous and cheerless environment Sesshoumaru had perfected over the years.

Sesshoumaru looked up at the resounding knock against his door. "My Lord! MY LORD!"

"What is it Jaken?" Sesshoumaru sighed, already knowing that this had something to do with one of his 'guests'.

Jaken burst into the office, his face off color and a thin sheen of sweat on his brow. "Come quickly! There is a disturbance that….oh just please come!"

Sesshoumaru took his sweet time in following the frantic toad, steeling himself for whatever crisis he was about to diffuse. When he rounded a corner, he had to side-step to avoid being knocked out by a flying vase. That was a nice vase… he grimaced as he approached the small group of people blocking off the entire hall. "What is happening here?"

Sango turned to the demon lord with a wide grin on her face. "The lecher asked the wrong woman to bear his children,"

Sesshoumaru gave her a slight glare. "Do you not usually interfere in such situations, slayer?"

Sango giggled slightly. "I thought her mate would drive the point home better than I could,"

Sesshoumaru's lips thinned—equivalent of an eye roll for a normal person. He approached the pair, and stood there, imposing his aura on the two until they finally took notice of the demon lord standing there. The demon, a male fox Youkai whom Sesshoumaru recognized as one of the castle guards immediately threw himself into a bow, though he eyed Miroku all the while. Miroku was clutching his windpipe, desperately taking in his previously denied air supply. He tried to bow, but failed miserably, instead falling over quite ungracefully. "Guard, what is your name?"

"Toku, my lord."

"At any other time, Toku, this Sesshoumaru might aid in the disposal of such a monk." Miroku gulped audibly at this. "However, he is a guest of Rin's and his removal would upset her. Since this is an…inconvenience I can ill afford at the time, I order you stand down." The two demon stared at each other for a moment, and a silent message seemed to pass between the two before the guard nodded and bowed stiffly, grabbing his mate's arm as he walked off in a huff.

Sesshoumaru gave the monk his iciest stare and retreated back to the safety of his office.

Sango smirked down at the monk and shook her head. "You're dead meat you know,"

"I'm sorry?" Miroku was now leant up against a wall, still attempting to catch his breath.

She gave him a mysterious smile. "Oh, you'll see."

"JAKEN WATCH OUT!!!"

Jaken turned, but a bit too slowly as both Yo-Yo and Shippou crashed into the toad, positively flattening him onto the carpet.

They both quickly scampered away as Jaken appeared to be sobbing. Rin quickly knelt by his side and cocked her head to the side. All this was too bleary to Jaken to observe, so he just closed his eyes and let his body re-establish its equilibrium.

"D'you think he's dead?"

"Nah…Rin knows Jaken has seen worse. Look, if Rin pokes him…"

Jaken felt a very sharp object poke his stomach and he jumped up off the ground, screaming to the high heavens. He looked into the slightly concerned faces of Rin, Shippou and even Yo-Yo and muttered to himself about suicide. "RIN!!! Shouldn't you be in your lessons today?!"

"Maiyu-chan decided to give Rin the day off to play with Shippou-chan and Yo-yo," Rin admitted almost guiltily.

Jaken shook his head, muttering about lazy human women. "Lord Sesshoumaru won't like this one bit! Why, when I tell him what you're up to…!" Jaken actually couldn't finish that sentence since he knew that Sesshoumaru wouldn't do anything purposely to upset Rin.

Rin wasn't worried. She was never worried. So she wasn't surprised when Jaken ceased that line of thought and continued off about something else entirely. "I'm going to the kitchens to supervise the preparation of supper."

Rin suddenly jumped as if she had remembered something. "Wait! Rin has an idea!"

"Inuyasha, you're going to hurt someone!"

"Isn't that the point, wench?! What good is a dojo if ya don't get bruised up a bit?!"

"Well you're just trying to show off. You don't see Sesshoumaru down here beating up his servants, do you?"

"That's because Sesshoumaru's a—"

"I'm a what?" Sesshoumaru's silky voice interrupted Kagome and Inuyasha's argument and they both turned to look at him as he silently entered the large dojo. His expressionless eyes swept across the dojo and took in the bruised and battered figures of his servants and guards. He then looked at Inuyasha and narrowed his in annoyance. "Inuyasha, when you want to fight, please refrain from doing so in my castle with my staff. Go into the forest and find some brute Youkai that nobody will miss. If you wish to train, then you are granted access to this dojo."

Inuyasha sneered. "You may be their boss, but you sure as hell ain't mine, jackass!"

Sesshoumaru frowned slightly. "Inuyasha, you are in my home. Do not forget that."

Inuyasha growled. "I'm in our father's home, actually. Don't forget that, ya snobby bastard!"

Sesshoumaru arched a brow at this, but continued calmly as if he hadn't heard. "It just so happens, little brother, that I have nothing to do for the next hour. If you want to battle someone, I'm all yours." He moved to stand on the other side of the dojo, his stance clearly stating that he was ready for whatever Inuyasha would try.

Inuyasha smirked and brandished Tetsusaiga. "I'm gonna knock you right off that pedestal."

Sesshoumaru gave him a look, one which Kagome deciphered as saying Try if you can, but I'm super-glued up here.

The dinner table was a sight for sore eyes. Both Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were dirty from their fighting, but somehow Sesshoumaru still managed to look like his regal self. Sango had a seemingly immovable smile on her face and Miroku was nervously looking around every few minutes. Yo-Yo had been running around the table excitedly, but stopped at a sudden glare from Sesshoumaru. Rin and Shippou were playing with a toy that Kagome had brought them and Kagome and Maiyu (she'd stayed for dinner upon Rin's request) were chatting animatedly about Kami knows what.

Dinner was served and chaos immediately followed. As soon as Inuyasha's meal was set before him, Yo-Yo hopped into his lap and began barking and licking at his face excitedly. "What the hell?!?! GET THIS THING OFF ME!" Inuyasha hollered and began swinging his claws around dangerously.

Rin hopped up. "Don't hurt Yo-Yo, Inu-chan!" she cried, her eyes widening with each wild swipe he made.

"Jaken," Sesshoumaru ordered calmly, and reluctantly the toad set about trying to retify the situation.

As this was going on, everyone's eyes were glued to the scene before them. Except Miroku, who was peering up lecherously at the woman who'd just served him his own meal.

A startled shriek startled everyone and they almost instantly turned their attention to the source of this calamity. The female servant was standing next to Miroku, her hand clenched tightly. Miroku was grinning, and his hand was moving in a strangely familiar circular behind her… "Now that I have your attention, madam, I have something very important to ask you,"

Miroku didn't even get to finish his sentence as the woman (with demon speed that seemed to surpass even Sesshoumaru's at the moment) dumped his hot soup in his lap and slammed the silver serving plate over his head.

Shocked silence, and then…

Tortured screams.

"Does that man ever learn? Honestly…!" Sango shook her head and watched as he stood up quickly, attempting to cool his burning lap. But he was blinded by the blow to his head and promptly crashed through one of the shojis, tearing a large human sized hole in it.

"We can't take them anywhere…" Kagome sighed exasperatedly as she turned apologetic eyes to a completely still Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru simply turned his eyes to the next disaster.

"You mutt! I'll see you punished if you don't do as I say!" Jaken was still trying to catch Yo-Yo, who had since jumped from Inuyasha's lap and was running around the room trying to escape Jaken's angry green and grasping fingers.

Rin squealed at that. "Don't say that, Jaken!"

Yo-Yo jumped up onto the table with a loud bark and tipped over several dishes in his wake, scampering slid to a stop in front of Sesshoumaru and looked up the stoic demon lord. He turned around after a moment after a silent command to observe what he'd done.

A mess indeed.

Ha. I hope that you enjoyed this; the next part will be the last. I'll try to get it out before break is over, but I can't make anypromises...Review, please!