Disclaimer: I don't own Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango or Miroku (or anything from Inuyasha for that matter). I do own Kadasa and any characters/places/beings I create.

I don't own Sanura, Kiyoko, Iris, Carver, Natacia or Iya. They own themselves. And Sanura owns Requiem.

Sesshoumaru – The story

"Sesshoumaru…" – The speech

Sesshoumaru – The thoughts

"Sesshoumaru" – The animal speech

Sesshoumaru - The animal thoughts

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Inuyoukai on a Leash

Chapter 27

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Humming to herself, Kadasa carefully applied the black eyeliner to the bottom of her eyelid. Setting it aside she took a step back and tugged clothing into the right spots. She ran a hand through her hair then grinned, hands on her hips. "Ha! That'll show her?"

"Show who?" Sesshoumaru barked as he stepped into the room.

Kadasa looked over her shoulder and grinned. "Hey Sesshoumaru!" she chirped and turned to him, twirling slightly. "Do I look good?"

He nodded once and barked. "Sure… why?"

She winked at him. "I'll take that as an 'Asa you look FANTASTIC!'" He barked again. "I told Sango I could get myself dressed and ready! Ha! She owes me ten bucks!" Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes. The doorbell rung and she glanced at him. "Would you be a dear and get that for me Fluffy?"

He growled lightly but trotted out of the room and headed for the stairs. Getting to the door, he peeked out the window to find a fourth of the female gang there. The original gang consisted of Kagome, Sango, Kadasa and Kagura. Kiyoko was added next followed by Sanura, Iris and now Natacia. Only the first two were present. He pawed open the heavy door and pushed open the screen door. "Hi Sesshoumaru!" Kagome chirped happily. "Where's Asa?"

"Coming Kag-chan!" Kadasa's voice echoed from upstairs. She came downstairs a moment later. "I'm ready!"

"You look great!"

Kadasa shot Sango a grin. "I know. Don't I Sango?"

The girl sighed and held out a ten dollar bill. "Yes you do. Thanks for proving me wrong."

"No problem."

"Where's everyone else?"

"Already waiting at the club! And we've got to hurry if we're going to catch Natacia's band!"

"All right!" She bent and kissed the top of Sesshoumaru's head. "Be good Fluffy! I'll be back later tonight!" He wuffed and trotted back upstairs to watch them leave.

Leaping into the car, Kadasa squealed. "This is gonna be so much fun!!"

Kagome and Sango laughed, Sango getting into the driver's seat of the purple jeep she'd stolen from Miroku (who would later walk out of his house, car keys swinging from his hand and freeze, staring at the empty spot in his driveway for twenty minutes before calling up Inuyasha to get him to drive him to the store). Kagome lounged across the back seat so Kadasa slid in beside Sango.

"When's Natacia playing?" Kadasa asked.

"Every quarter till for three hours."

Kadasa raised an eyebrow in confusion and Kagome leaned over the seat. "She means 6:45, 7:45 and 8:45 for fifteen minutes a piece."

"Oh… and why couldn't you have just said that in the first place?"

"Cause it's fun to annoy you." Kadasa pouted and whapped her upside the head.

"Oh!" Kagome leaned back over the seat. "And Sanura called. She said that Requiem wanted to take her out to dinner so she won't get there till Natacia's last performance. Iris has to close the restaurant with Carver so she'll get here a little after seven. Kiyoko and Kagura are already there and have been there for about an hour and a half."

Kadasa snorted. "Kiyoko will be drunk already!"

Kagome shrugged and Sango snorted. "Kagura'll be three times as drunk."

"As good an influence as Naraku's been on her, I think he perhaps should not have also influenced her to drink as much alcohol as she does. She'll end up getting liver cancer or something." They made their way to the club quickly, parking and heading inside. Music was blaring, the club surprisingly half filled for nearing six-thirty. It usually didn't start filling up till after seven.

"Kaaaaaa'sssssssaaaaaaaaa!" She turned and found Kiyoko falling towards her. She grabbed her as she draped herself over the blond. "I missed you!" she cried and hugged her.

Kadasa smirked. "Have a little too much to drink?"

"Maybe just a little. Kag'ra is over there." She waved a hand in a vague direction. "She's drank a lot!"

Kadasa laughed and handed her off to Sango who glared as she had to grab the girl. "Well I think a drink is needed. Come on. Let's go find the drunk."

Kiyoko let out a happy cry. "TO THE ALCOHOL!"

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Kagome leaned against the bar, Sango in an argument with Kiyoko about the saying of 'potato'. She looked around waiting for Natacia to find them. The girl's band had just finished playing and she needed to congratulate her on an excellent job. They were so upbeat and everyone got into the music, jumping and yelling and swinging to the beat.

"Hey guys!"

Speak of the devil, Kagome thought with a grin and turned as Natacia walked up and waved.

"That was great!" Kiyoko yelled, running over and giving her a huge hug. "You were awesome!"

Natacia grinned. "Have a little too much to drink then?"

"Maybe just a little…"

The girl laughed and looked around. "Kagome, Kagura, Kiyoko, Sango… where's the rest of the squad?"

Sango pointed to the dance floor. "Asa's down there. Some adorable guy asked her to dance, lucky brat. Sanura and Iris should be here soon."

"You allowed those two out on their own… together?"

"No. Sanura's with Requiem and Iris is helping Carver out."

"I love Requiem." They all jumped and spun, the violet haired girl standing there. She grinned. "Hi!"

"Hey Sanura," Sango greeted. "Where's Iris?"

"Chatting with Carver. He's telling her all of the rules because he won't be part of a Girls Night Out and doesn't want her destroying stuff."

Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Are you actually sane tonight?"

"Nope! Timmy's telling me what to say!"

"And who's Timmy?" Natacia asked.

Sanura let out a gasp of horror. "You don't know Timmy?!" she shrieked then swung an arm around the air beside her. "This is Timmy."

Natacia glanced between her and the invisible person beside her then nodded slowly. "Coolio." She motioned towards the bar. "I'm gonna go get something to drink…"

"Okie-dokie!" Sanura turned to Kagome. "Where's Asa?"

"Dancing with this adorable guy." Sango pouted. "Why can't they ask me?"

Kagome patted her shoulder. "No worries Sango. You've always got Miroku."

"That's not much reassurance," Natacia snorted.

"Taco." All eyes turned to the young girl standing beside Natacia. She couldn't have been more than fifteen, only standing at five foot with black hair and blue green eyes, two strands of red hair framing her face. She shot them a peace sign. "Hi."

"This is Iya, one of the singers in our band and our keyboardist." She grinned. "Because she's so hyper her fingers move fast enough to hit all the keys."

Kagome and Sango laughed, Sanura stepping forward to study her. They locked eyes, staring at each other a full minute before Sanura grinned widely. "Want a lolly?"

"I'd prefer a taco."

"Yum. I love tacos… and nachos."

"Yes but tacos are better."

Sango groaned and Kagome smacked her forehead. "Another one?!"

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Humming to herself and waiting for her friends to return from either the bar, the bathroom or the dance floor, Kadasa people-watched. It was an amusing pastime, watching some stumble back to their tables or laugh at the ones stumbling. Kiyoko and Sanura were at the bar, loudly fighting with Iya about something and drawing a group of onlookers to listen to their heated debate. She'd only caught a few words… something about nachos and tacos.

"Kadasa!"

The blond turned then grinned. "Hey! Natacia! What's up?"

The girl grinned back. "Not much. You?"

"Same old, same old."

"Gotta show you something." She tugged Kadasa into a booth overlooking the dance floor. "There's guy down there, blond hair, black eyes wearing a red shirt. See him?"

Kadasa glanced down. "Yeah. He's cute."

She rolled her eyes. "As correct as that may be, that's not why I dragged you over here. He's the owner of Brimstone Inc."

"Really?!"

"Yeah! He owns that abandoned factory on Millhouse Road." She leaned forward. "But, rumor has it the factory ain't so abandoned after all."

Kadasa grinned and leaned forward as well. "Ooo! Gossip! Tell me!"

"I heard from a friend that at night, it's lit up like city. Things moving around and it working. But no one knows what's coming out of it. And they're guarding it like a jailhouse!" Kadasa grinned widely. "You think what I'm thinking?"

"If mission impossible is playing in your head as well, then yes. Tomorrow night free?"

"Absolutely."

"Meet me at my house at seven thirty."

"Got it." She glanced at her watch and cursed. "Gonna be late! Iya! Let's go!" As they hurried off, Kadasa glanced back at the blond on the dance floor. Something about him made her shudder, seeing things that couldn't be there; fangs and claws and spikes down his back. As a very drunken Kagura wrapped her arms around her neck and wailed that she missed Kadasa, the things disappeared. Turning to her friend, she quickly forgot about the man.

A few hours later, dropping a drunk Sango off at her place, a very happy Kagome at hers and a nearly unconscious Kiyoko at hers, Kadasa finally made her way home. Thinking back, she probably shouldn't have left Sanura and Iris by themselves at the bar to wait for Carver and Requiem to pick them up but… well if the bar didn't exist the next day due to the destruction they put it through, it wasn't her fault. She barely had enough energy to get changed into pajamas before she fell into bed and was out.

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The next evening, Kadasa pulled on dark jeans and a dark tee shirt. Her blond hair was pulled up into a long ponytail to keep it out of her face. She toyed with the idea of putting battle paint on but decided against it. A horn beeped outside and she snatched her keys and hurried out. Sesshoumaru looked up from his pillow in the corner. "Be back later Sesshoumaru! Take care of things while I'm gone!"

She raced outside, Natacia's jeep waiting for her. Quickly sliding into the passenger's seat, she buckled up and grinned. "Ready?"

"Ready." The car raced down her road and onto the main road quickly. "What do you think is in there?"

"Probably nothing, just shipping stuff or something."

"Yeah…" She grinned. "What if it were treasure?!"

Kadasa laughed. "Yes. They discovered a sunken ship from the 1800's with millions of dollars in gold!"

The story just continued to evolve as they made their way to the factory. When they began to get close, Natacia shut off the headlights and parked to make an easy get away. They slid out of the car and silently crept up to the row of trees surrounding the factory.

People were milling about, carrying boxes here and there. Kadasa chewed her lips, nerves rattling and mind wondering if this was such a good idea after all… Natacia motioned to a few crates stacked up on the side of the building under a window. "If you want to look through there I'll keep a watch for guards." Kadasa nodded and they quickly raced to the crates. She climbed up, feeling ridiculous and wondering if they did get caught what the guard would think… Reaching the window, she peered in.

"What do you see?" Natacia asked.

"Nothing interesting," she whispered. "Just moving stuff arou-" She spotted the blond man from last night and shuddered. Before she could inform Natacia he was there, a creature that looked like a cross between a human and a snake crawled in and up to the blond.

The blond man growled at the demon then transformed into what she'd seen last night at the club. "Are we ready?"

The other demon nodded. "The humans won't know what hit them."

"Are we sure that the cops can't find it?"

"It looks like a rusty old piece of junk. They'll never see it." Both cackled, turning to look at a huge missile that a second ago had been a rusty old car frame.

Kadasa inhaled sharply. Oh… my… god…

"It'll take out the entire east coast before anyone knows what happen-"

"Kadasa!" Natacia hissed. "Guard! Let's go!"

Kadasa leapt off the crates, landing and hurrying after her only to wince as the crates fell down. There was a roar from inside, a guard scurrying around the corner. Natacia had disappeared into the trees. Kadasa glanced back then took off after her. They skidded to her jeep, jumped in and tore down the road onto the highway.

Shaking from the adrenaline rush, they glanced at each other then began laughing. "That was great!" Natacia chirped. "What were they doing?"

Kadasa swallowed. "Not much. Just moving stuff around, arguing. Looked boring."

"Aw… well we'll have to find another urban legend to discredit."

Kadasa giggled weakly. "Yeah."

Natacia glanced over. "You okay? You're quiet."

"One of the guards saw me."

"Oh… well how many blonds live in Florida?"

Kadasa grinned and put a hand on the back of her head sheepishly. "Right."

When they reached the house, Kadasa waved Natacia off and headed inside. Sesshoumaru looked up from the couch and barked his greetings. She smiled and headed for the kitchen to grab a soda and flop beside him on the couch. Sliding her fingers through his silky hair, she sighed heavily, dazing out for a long time, long enough she'd finished her soda and her brain was buzzing with a need for sleep.

"Are you like the two I saw tonight Sesshoumaru?" He sleepily awoke, turning to her in confusion. "I certainly hope not… they've got a sickly feeling and you don't so I suppose you're not…" She raised an eyebrow. "But I certainly know you're not a normal dog." His eyes widened, staring at her in surprise. She kissed the top of his head. "But I won't kick you out. Don't worry." Standing, she stretched and headed for her room. When he didn't follow, she glanced back. "Coming?"

He didn't move, gold eyes just staring at her and she very nearly thought she'd just ruined something. He hopped off the couch and trotted after her. Smiling she ran her fingers over his head again and climbed into bed. He curled up in his normal spot and she turned onto her side.

What am I going to do… if I go to the cops and they can't see the missile then I'll be arrested for trespassing… I wonder if Kagome or Miroku can see it. They come from a long line of priests and priestesses… I'll ask them 

tomorrow… oh man… what is going on… Recalling the dark look in the creature's eyes she shivered and pulled her legs up to her chest.

A back against her own made her look over her shoulder, Sesshoumaru uncurled and pushed against her, eyes still closed, legs stretched to the other side of the bed. She smiled again, knowing that even if he was one of those things, he'd still protect her. With that thought she relaxed and quickly fell to sleep.

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Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes, watching as Kadasa bounced around the kitchen. She'd been up ridiculously early and despite his wishes to relax in bed, forced him out and up to enjoy the gorgeous day. She was dressed and ready to go out at nearly eight thirty in the morning. He rolled his eyes again and curled up in the warm sunshine. Rin was still asleep on the pillow.

Lucky brat, he grumbled darkly. Why can't she be up as well? Annoying human…

"Hm… do I want cereal or a bagel… or a poptart… I like poptarts." Kadasa pulled out the box, tossing the poptart into the toaster. She leaned against the island in the middle of the room and hummed to herself, some tune he recognized but couldn't place.

He was nearly asleep when something pricked at the edge of his senses. He sat up, looking around sleepily. She spotted it and glanced over. "What's up Sesshoumaru?"

He could… feel a demon? He stood and looked outside, eyes flickering over the ocean and grass below, trying to spot it. Kadasa's scream made him spin quickly and find her in the hands of what looked like a humanoid toad. "Sesshoumaru!" she cried.

"Let her go!" Sesshoumaru snarled and raced for her. The demon spun, fist colliding with his jaw. He inhaled sharply as he hit the back of the couch and flopped over it, onto the ground.

"Sesshoumaru!" she screamed, reaching for him. "No! Sesshoumaru! Let go of me! Let go-" The demon hit the back of her head. Her eyes rolled back into her head and she fell limp.

He growled, stumbling to his feet and shaking his head, clumsily running after the demon, nearly breaking his neck as he skidded down the steps, the door nearly taking his tail off as it slammed shut behind him.

The demon tossed her into the back of the car and slid in, waving good bye to Sesshoumaru before it hit the gas and the car flew down the road. Sesshoumaru raced after it, the car quickly gaining distance before it disappeared.

He still ran after it. When he got to the main road, he panted, looking both ways. Having no idea which way it went he paced for a moment before he remembered where someone else lived. Turning left he tore down the road.

Inuyasha… you'd better be at home…

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To all of those dedicated people who still read this,

Woot! Longer chapter! AND I doodled a picture of Kadasa and Sesshoumaru (in his canine form) and posted it on my dA account. The link should be on my page if you're curious as to what it looks like.

So the action begins! The plot is starting to finally be seen! EPIC BATTLE!! (evil laugh)

Kadasa Mori