The silence of the night was constantly being broken by Sesshoumaru's stomach, which annoyed Inuyasha to no end.

"Damn it, shut up!!!" he snapped.

"Do you not think that if I could I would, half breed?" Sesshoumaru retorted.

"YOU SHOULD'VE EATEN PINAKO-BABA'S FOOD!!!"

"I HATE HUMAN FOOD!!!!"

Suddenly, a wrench came flying out of a random direction and his Sesshoumaru squarely on the head. He sat up straight for about two seconds before collapsing back, eyes swirling.

"There!" Winry snarled. "Now can you both shut up?!"

Inuyasha sweatdropped.

"Yes ma'am."

"Better yet, why don't you get off of my property?" she added nastily. Her hand flew up to her mouth a second later. "Gomen nasai, I didn't mean to be so rude…"

"Yeah, well…whatever. G'night!" Inuyasha said annoyedly.

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The Next Morning (Sorta almost…)

Sesshoumaru tossed and turned in his sleep violently. Inuyasha, who was hovering over his brother in interest, could only guess what he was dreaming…

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Sesshoumaru's P.O.V.

I was home.

Good gods, I was HOME!!

I could have hugged Jaken when I caught sight of him, but thankfully I repressed the urge and instead opted for patting Rin's head.

"We missed you, Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin squealed.

"Yes we did," said a smooth, woman's voice. Instantly I turned on my heel. Where Jaken had previously been standing, Tauron of the Panther Demon Tribe now stood.

"Tauron, what is your business, and why have you taken to traveling with my ward…?"

"Ward? I'd love to be…"

I turned sharply for a second time and found that Kagura had now replaced Rin.

"What is going on? Since when have you witches known how to transform?"

"Be not a fool."

Now this was getting out of control.

"Naraku?"

I felt the hairs on the back of my neck prickle for an instant before I leapt away from the group of my enemies…

…To three feet from the Tetsusaiga.

"Where you goin', dear brother?" Inuyasha sneered. "The fun's just starting."

And he embedded Tetsusaiga in my stomach once more. Soon after, he withdrew it, causing me to gasp.

"Inuyasha…when I get my hands on you…"

SHLUCK!!!

I gasped once more as Tauron's claws became lodged in my gut where Inuyasha had already made a sizeable hole.

"Hmm…I always wondered if you'd look as handsome inside as out," she purred. "Guess not."

After she withdrew her claws, I found myself being stabbed by Kagura's fan and Naraku's tentacles simultaneously. By now I was starting to become delirious from the pain…

"You've made more enemies than one, Sesshoumaru," Kagura told me.

"And now we're all coming after you," Inuyasha added.

I knew my eyes were wide with fear when they all looked down on me. They all prepared to stab me once more…

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Normal POV

"Aaaaauuuuggghhhh!!!!"

Sesshoumaru shot straight up, eyes widened in fear. He was mortified to find that not only was Inuyasha standing in front of him, but also he had still not stopped screaming. Abruptly, he cut himself off.

"What the hell just happened?!" Inuyasha asked in surprise.

"Nothing happened," Sesshoumaru said, shaking. His breath was harsh and his chest was heaving. It had seemed so real, but the dream seemed to be hyperbolizing his empty stomach's pain. And yet, he knew it was in instinctual fear of being alone combined with rejection, the aforementioned hunger, anger, and actual thought of how many enemies he had made.

I do not understand…he thought in confusion. Having so many enemies never bothered me so badly…perhaps it is because they all grow stronger that I feel this way? But Kagura and Tauron have not shown themselves as my true and growing enemies…

"Inuyasha, we need to find somewhere to eat…my dreams are suffering from the lack of food…"

Sesshoumaru looked up into Inuyasha's face…

…And saw an enormous hunk of fresh venison.

"Wha? Wait a moment…"

He rubbed his eyes and found the same piece of raw meat in front of him.

"Food!"

He lunged at Inuyasha.

"Whoa!! What the hell is wrong with you?!?!?!" Inuyasha shrieked.

"Just a bite!" his brother begged, baring his inch-long fangs.

"Yeaaaaghh!!! Get away from me!!!"

And so began a game of Dog and…Cat-eared Hanyou…in which Inuyasha was being chased by a hallucinating taiyoukai.

"Come back here! Just a mouthful, I swear it!" Sesshoumaru called.

Suddenly, a whistling sound came to Sesshoumaru's ears, diverting his attention.

"C'mere, boy! I've got a treat for you!"

Sesshoumaru tilted his head, but loped over to where Alphonse Elric was. Immediately, the smell of raw beef wafted to his nose. He sniffed deeply, then began to drool slightly, eyes pleading for salvation.

"Come on. Sit."

Sesshoumaru planted his butt on the ground, sitting like a dog. Al threw him a steak.

"Good boy!" he said happily. "Now sit pretty!"

Sesshoumaru fell back onto his haunches and held his right paw…er, arm up appealingly.

"Good doggy!"

Sesshoumaru was rewarded with a much larger, full-sized steak, which he gulped greedily.

"Here you go, Sesshoumaru, sir," Al said, dumping a hefty handful of raw meat to the ground. Sesshoumaru instantly tore at the steak, consuming it in five minutes. He licked the blood from his claws as stared at the young Elric with a look that clearly showed he was not pleased with his treatment, but that he appreciated the meat.

"My thanks, Alphonse," he murmured. "And my apologies for my rude comment. You may be a 'human tin can,' but I should not have said it in such a derogatory form."

"Umm…apology accepted?" Al said, scratching his head. "Here, I brought you some water…"

Al handed Sesshoumaru a bottle of water, which the demon took gratefully and drained. He then studied Al's face with careful scrutiny before sighing.

"You may pet me."

"Huh?" Al said in surprise, face-faulting.

"You wish to touch my hair and tail in a companion's affectionate way. You may do so," Sesshoumaru muttered.

"Um…okay…"

Al rubbed Sesshoumaru's head as softly as he could, scratching the demon's scalp rhythmically. He also ran his metal fingers down Sesshoumaru's tail. Seeming to enjoy it, Sesshoumaru relaxed a bit and Al began to scratch behind his ears. This caused the taiyoukai to give a growling sort of purr relative to dogs.

I guess he likes that, Al thought in amusement. Then how about this?

And he began to scratch Sesshoumaru on the stomach and sides.

Taken by surprise, the demon's eyes widened as his leg responded by kicking the ground.

"…Stop it now…Alphonse…" he murmured, voice melting at the good feeling he got from the tummy scratching. The young one followed his order, but immediately, Sesshoumaru wished he hadn't issued it.

No…where are you going? Do that again…

He didn't know where these childish thoughts were coming from, because as a youkai of 19, he was supposed to be above such things.

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R & R, pwease!!