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oOoOoOWith SesshomaruOoOoOo

Soon after the man and kit stalked into the forest, they spotted a rabbit hopping across their path.

"Watch how I kill this rabbit and try to copy me." Said the Inu, his claws poised to strike.

"No!" Shippou whispered loudly, catching the youkai male's attention. "Mama always waits to kill something until she's certain it doesn't have a family. She usually kills older males that are all alone!"

With a roll of his amber eyes the taiyoukai stayed his hand. "Fine, kit, we will tail the rabbit." He said with traces of disgust. He then turned and walked away after the fleeing bunny, a smiling fox following close behind.

oOoOoOWith KagomeOoOoOo

Her feathered wings furiously beating the air, Kagome soared toward the direction that she felt her son in. No one dared get in the path of the enraged angel, for a mere whiff of the anger that was rolling off of her in waves sent all things cute and fuzzy back into their burrows to wait for her passing. Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, Kagome forced her emotions down under an Arctic exterior. When she reopened her eyes she had landed in a small clearing directly in the path of the woodland creature that the two males were currently focused upon. Upon their entrance into the clearing, the thought that rebounded in all of their heads was 'Yikes!' The usagi's plan was 'Run-like-hell-and-hope-she-doesn't-spot-me'. The Kitsune's plan was 'Look-small-and-adorable-to-trigger-her-maternal-instincts-and-hope-she-doesn't-kill-me'. The Inu's plan was 'Look-as-though-I'm-not-intimidated-at-her-"I'm going to kill you for touching my son!"-look'. Two out of three plans worked (although Shippou got a look that very clearly said 'You're in for it later') and the enraged youkai-like mother rounded on the white haired demon.

"Why were you out hunting with my son?" She asked with deadly calm.

The dog quirked an eyebrow at her inquiry. "Have you suddenly taken leave of your optical senses? ((AN-In normal people talk: "Have you gone blind?")) I was teaching him to hunt as you had neglected to do so." His accusation was met by a blank stare.

"You know as well as I do that he hasn't fully come of age yet. You are, if I'm not mistaken, also a demon and should know about demon customs better that a mere human. Or have you taken leave of your senses as well?" She said with hints of sarcasm.

Golden eyes narrowing, he retorted "A mere human wouldn't have demon markings and know demon customs. What are you?"

Reverting to the mother tongue of the Inu, Kagome snarled back "I don't know, why don't you tell me Oh Great One! You're supposed to be so smart, tell me what's happening to me!"

Flecks of blood staining his amber pools, the dog growled back. "This Sesshomaru does not proclaim to know everything, wench! Just substantially more than the puny knowledge that you possess!" and just to spite her he added "And I particularly don't care what happens to you or the rest of your pathetic species! It would be a great relief if you all just up and died, then I wouldn't have to put up with your miserable existences taking up space!"

Even though she refused to show it, his words hurt her deeply. 'I thought that maybe he was better than his brother…' "…But I was WRONG!" She yelled, lunging at the cruel demon before her.

"I thought that you might be slightly more intelligent than that mutt that shares your bloodline, but apparently I have been wrong about many things lately." She whispered, pinning the taiyoukai to a continently placed tree in front of her.

"Such as?" asked the man who was now struggling for breath. 'Damn, she's strong…'

"Oh, just the fact that you might have cared, that you actually weren't as heartless as you choose to act." Her eyes were now completely electric blue, her pupils turning into black slits.

Her elongated claws bit into his neck allowing small droplets of blood to run freely down his neck.

'How did she suddenly get this strong?'

"Hmm…How did I get this strong? I walked for miles everyday, with maybe one decent meal if I was lucky, fought with demons who were bigger, smarter, stronger, faster…the list goes on and on, really."

'She…read my mind?'

"Yes, apparently I have that ability now."

"Since…when…?" Sesshomaru asked, breathing suddenly becoming difficult.

"I have always been the strongest in our group, I just never showed it. Now that I'm alone with just my son, I feel no reason to hold back."

Retracting her claws, she allowed the Lord of the West to fall in a heap at the base of the tree.

"Don't presume to tell me what to do, Sesshomaru."

With that she turned and began to walk over to her kit. When she reached him, she bent, picked him up and turned back to the man.

"Oh, and if you ever touch my kit without my permission again, I will beat you within an inch of your life."

Smirking the dog taunted her. "But you still won't kill?"

Locking eyes with the man she said "Make no mistake. If any harm comes to Shippou or any loved one of ours, I won't hesitate to kill the one who caused that harm. And I see no point in sparing idiotic youkai who would just screw everything up anyway. But unless you or anyone else gives me some compelling reason to harm them, I will not kill."

She turned, her kimono swishing, and walked off into the shadows.

'Lets see, I offer to train a fox, tail a rabbit, have a verbal sparring match with said kit's mother, and get the crap kicked out of me my said kit's mother. Wow, some day this has been…' As the demon lay there reflecting upon everything that had happened that day, he could come up with only one conclusion.

'I'm going nuts…'

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Haha, funny place to leave it, right? This chapter was going to take a little bit longer to come out, but Natalie helped convince me that I should just write the bratty thing and get it over with. Thanks, girl. Anyway, I have a question that will pertain to the rest of the story, so please help me out here, do you guys want citrus content in this story?-blushes- Lemon/limey sort of stuff? Because If the majority says 'yes' then I will put it in and just put a big warning before so people can skip it, but if the majority says 'no' then people can mail me or review saying that they'd like me to send them the lemon and I will do so. Please, let me know! One vote could change the outcome! It's embarrassing, but if that's what you people want I'll try…-blushes again- Thanks a lot! oOInuGirlOo