Disclaimer-Inuyasha does not belong to me. author's note- I'm sorry my chapters are so short. It takes me a while to type this stuff and my fingers get tired, but I promise I will update as quickly as possible to make up for that. Thanks!

I've had very few servents in my time that I've felt like I could trust or even tolerate for that matter. I was far from patient with anyone I commanded; I expected complete submission and nothing less than that. My newest slave, a lowly mouthbreather named Toshshyl, feared me more than any others I'd ever had. I wanted that; I wanted him to fear me, to fear my all consuming wrath. I was not one to be crossed.

The one that incurred most of my wrath was my despicable younger haf-demon brother Inuyasha. He was not worthy to carry the blood of our demon clan. to call himself a warrior of the elements.

What made Toshshyl's existance worthwhile to me was that he knew my agenda, my never ending quest. I wanted to torture and destroy my brother slowly, make him suffer before I took his last breath and bathed myself in his thick red blood. He had been carry ing out my commands for many months now, setting traps and obstacles for Inuyasha and his human companion.

The fact that he would even associate with an acursed human was enough to make me despise him. It would probably be different if she had been the first human he had kept comapny with, or if he was somehow just keeping her around as an emergency food source. I could tell that this was not so; she was much too thin and muscular to be a good meal. It was much more obvious that he coveted this young woman, that he wished to make her his mate.

This alone made him undeserving to be the leader of our clan. That honor instead should have belonged to me, a demon of full power. Thinking of this now did nto change our circumstances; only Toshshyl and I could do that by eliminating them, both Inuyasha and his raven haired human Kagome...



The next morning, I woke up with Kagome cuddled up beside me, the two of us still undressed from the night before. I made no serious effort to wake her, I just smiled to myself, lightly running my fingers down from her shoulders to her lower back.

She murmured a little in her sleep, noticing again how quickly she could excite me. As much as I desired her, however, I knew she had other plans for us today and I was as eager to do these things as she was. What I didn't expect was that about the time I decided to fall back asleep in my lover's arms, we were greeted by her startled younger brother Sota.

"Why are you sleeping next to my sister?" he asked as I looked up at him.

"I invited him to stay with me, Sota, and you shouldn't be barging into my bedroom anyway." Kagome said.

"What are you doing in here?" I asked Sota.

He snorted at me. "For your information, our grandfather told me to deliever a pair of shoes to my sister for you specifically in case you ever decided to visit again." Sota said.

"Shoes? Why on earth would I wear such things?" I asked.

"It's customary in my time, Inuyasha, to wear shoes when you're in public. Our time is a lot more dangerous as far as land obstacles go. You can cut yourself very easily without them, and people look at you funny otherwise." Kagome said.

I snorted. "I suppose I would get the same reaction if I carried my sword around then too." I said.

Sota smiled. "With your strength, I doubt it would be needed in our time. You've already proven you can defend my sister from harm." he said.

"Go downstairs and tell Mom and Grandpa that we'll join them shortly for breakfast, okay?" Kagome asked.

"Okay." Sota said.

Once he left, Kagome turned to me and smiled, embracing me. Her sweet youthful body felt so good and warm nestled against mine, especially with the blanket barely seperating us. She reached up to give me a tender kiss, which I allowed myself to fall into for a few moments before pulling away with a groan.

"I am looking forward to exploring your world with you today, Kagome." I told her.

She smiled. "Me too. Give me a minute to get dressed and we can join the others." she said.

Once she left, I too got dressed, settling on wearing my regular tan and red pants, and just the tan shirt. I decided for Kagome's sake that I would wear the shoes her family had provided for me. I had to admit that they were fairly comfortable, and matching my outfit accordingly. I smiled as my love finally rejoined me, wearing a long black sweater over a short black skirt. She had put her hair up and looked as lovely as always. The scent of breakfast downstairs beckoned to both of us.

"You ready, Inuyasha?" she asked.

I smiled and nodded, taking her offered hand. She led me downstairs where her family were preparing the table with various food items.

"Ah, Inuyasha. Sota told us that you and Kagome would be joining us this morning. We made plenty; take however much you want." her mother said.

I glanced at al that was before me. All the scents were familiar, but were in forms I had never seen before. There was a pile of yellowish mush in one bowl, some sort of stacked bread with squares on it in another, and a plate with what I assumed to be meat on another.

"What are you waiting on, Inuyasha? Do you want me to make a plate for you?" Kagome asked.

I didn't want to look unimformed in front of her family, so I grabbed a nearby bottle of some sort of dark liquid and poured it onto my hands.

"Inuyasha! You're not supposed to use that like that!" Kagome exclaimed.

I sniffed the sticky substance and tasted it. "Why not? This stuff is really good! What is it?" I asked.

"That's maple syrup and it's to put on your waffles, not your hands." Kagome laughed.

"Waffles? Are those that square bread stuff?" I asked.

She laughed again. "Yes. Those are waffles, and those are scrambled eggs, sausage and bacon. Here, let me help you out here." she said.

I was content to finish licking the syrup from my hands until she handed me a plateful of food. I trusted her enough to know that she would not tempt me with anything that didn't taste good, so I inhaled the meal quickly. It seemed like she was as hungry as I was, and rushed to grab her things afterwards so we could get a start on our day.