A.N.: FF.N has to be one of the most annoying things... er... don't listen to me... juss read the fic -____-;;

Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha.




Loss Of Authority

Chapter 4: No Mercy





"Sit!"

"Brat-"

Slam.

"Fuck! I'll-"

"Sit!"

"You little-"

Slam.

"Sit~" Shippou sang out and sighed happily as he heared Inu Yasha get slammed into the ground once more. Such sweet music, the crunching of gravel and crumble of dirt, to the little kitsune's ears.

Shippou had been at for an hour. Singing out the word as if preaching to the gods. Saying it as a mantra, or drawing it slowly. Even pausing to let Inu Yasha get on his feet, only to slam him right back down. Oh yes. He was enjoying this new right of authority immensely.

Kagome sipped a bit of her tea and let out a weary sigh. Sango took a snack from Kagome's pack and sat down next to her, both with their back turned to the two demons. Shippou giggling madly as he skipped at his own slow pace, taking his sweet time as Inu Yasha's eyes were narrowed in slits, a clawed hand extended, twitching to clamp around the kitsune's throat. Miroku sat across of Sango and Kagome, staring at the kettle that was held above the small fire.

"Should we stop them?" Miroku asked as he prodded the fire gently with a stick to keep it going. Kagome blew on her tea, looking at the monk briefly to raise her eyebrow, before taking a sip. After getting over the shock of Shippou having the ability to subdue Inu Yasha, they had tried to figure out how it could be possible. But, this little brain storming session last long since Shippou's temptation to use the spell again was too strong.

"I was just making sure if I could really do it..." Shippou had replied innocently as Inu Yasha lay smashed into the ground, clenching his hands in the ground with clumps of grass sticking between his fingers.

So they had been interrupted and couldn't very well concentrate with Shippou subduing Inu Yasha every other second and Inu Yasha trying to break everyone bone in the kitsune's body. (To make up for breaking his spine, Kagome guessed) They gave up and decided to take a break.

"Shippou, I think you've had enough fun with Inu Yasha..." Sango spoke up as she fiddled with the wrapping on the chocolate bar in her hand. Shippou stopped his taunting at once and looked over at Sango. With his attention somewhere else and his guard down, Inu Yasha took this moment to try and grab the fox demon, but missed. He voiced out a few colorful words and turned to watch as Shippou happily took the chocolate Sango offered him and crammed it into his mouth.

"Little bastard..." Inu Yasha hissed angrily and tried to push back against the spell.

"Kagome! You bitch! This is all your fucking fault-"

"Mmhhpt-" Shippou swallowed his chocolate, "Sit! Ha! Now I won't have to listen to you insulting Kagome anymore!"

Inu Yasha clenched his hands once more. Kagome sighed and grabbed the kettle to pour herself another cup of tea.

"Kagome! We're seeing Kaede-baba... Now!" (-baba : rude term to address an elderly woman. i.e. - Old hag)


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"Kaede-baba!" Kaede sighed as she paused in gathering herbs, a shadow falling over her.

"What is it Inu Yasha?" Kaede asked flatly as she began pulling at the herbs once more, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou appearing behind him.

"It seems, that there is a problem with the rosary." Miroku spoke up, Kaede looked up in surprise.

"A problem with the rosary...?" She repeated, her brows creasing together in a frown. Miroku closed his eyes and sighed, tapping Shippou with his staff. "Shippou..."

Inu Yasha's eyes widened, "No-"

"Sit." Shippou said with a wide grin on his face. Inu Yasha fell on command, before Kaede who looked on in surprise.

"Now do you see our little problem?" Miroku asked with a slight smile as Shippou hopped down, perched on the hanyou's head. Kaede stared at the group for a moment before getting up with a great sigh and began to walk back to the village.

"Let us go to the village to speak... And you will tell me what happened."

"Do you think she can fix this?" Sango questioned as she glanced at Miroku and Kagome. Both merely shrugged in response, Miroku with his sly smile and Kagome witha light frown.

"'Fix it'?! No! We don't need to fix it! Sit. We should keep it this way!" Shippou said in panic, subduing Inu Yasha and stopping him from raising his arms to grab the kitsune. Inu Yasha cursed at another failed attempt.

"Yes, why fix it?" The others looked at Miroku in surprise, "Well, it is quite amusing, to say the least..."

"Fuck you houshi..." Inu Yasha growled.

"Now, how did this happen?" Kaede queastioned as they sat in a circle in her hut. Her eyes falling on Kagome, who blinked and turned to Sango.

"It started when Kagome had gotten back from her county. We found she had a cold, and along with that, lost the ability to use her voice. ("Only temporarily, of course," Sango added quickly at the sharp look from Kagome) Inu Yasha took this to his advantage since Kagome couldn't subdue him and started to harass Shippou."

"Harass?! I didn't 'harass' the little brat! I only gave him what he fucking deserved-"

"Sit!" Shippou snapped angrily and watched with satisfaction as Inu Yasha slammed into the ground.

Sango chose this moment to continue, "Inu Yasha was chasing after Shippou where he had cried the subduing spell while calling out to Kagome, and that's when we found out. We aren't sure how it happened. But Kagome might have a better idea..."

All eyes turned on Kagome who shrugged guilty, trying her best ot look innocent. Kaede sighed.

"I see... Well... There could be many possibilities of how Shippou was able to subdue Inu Yasha. But until Kagome gets her voice back, we might not be able to find out."

"Yeah yeah baba, but the answer I want is if you can fix it?" Inu Yasha grounded out as he sat up, touching the small of his back.

"Fix it?" Kaede repeated quietly and closed her eyes, falling into deep thought as the silence grew thick in the room. All eyes on the elder miko. As she continued to sit there, with the minutes stretching by, Shippou smirked and leaned back against Kagome's stomach, comfortable in his safe place in her lap.

"What a shame, looks like we're stuck like this. Can't fix it. Wahahahahahaha!" Shippou cackled, a nerve snapping inside of Inu Yasha, but he took a deep breath, counting backwards from ten. Don't get mad, he thought, getting mad and acting to kill the little bastard will get me sat... and it's not worth it...

"So this means, Shippou can control the subduing spell? Only him?" Sango questioned after the silence had been broken. Kagome shrugged, Shippou laughing harder at this.

"Maybe not. Kagome still might be able to 'sit' Inu Yasha-" But Miroku was cut off as Inu Yasha slammed into the floor unexpected. This caused another tense silence to pass, Kaede opening her eyes at catch the looks of surprise on the other's faces.

"Ah..." Miroku blinked in surprise, looking at Shippou.

"What? You said the word! Not me!" Shippou snapped, annoyed by all the stares he was receiving like before. Kagome blinked in surprise and realized this was true. Miroku said the word this time. What was going on...?

"Hm.. Interesting." Kaede simply commented. Inu Yasha sat up and was nearly spitting in anger.

"Fuck 'interesting'! This is fucking painful! You're dead monk!" Inu Yasha shouted and lunged at Miroku.

"Sango..." Sango looked at the elder priestess as she was addressed. "Try subduing Inu Yasha. If I am correct..."

Sango looked at her confused, but decided what harm it could do? "Sit."

Again, Inu Yasha slammed into the floor, centimeters away from Miroku who was pressed up against wall. He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Sango.

"Thank you Sango... shall I thank you later privately-" Sango snorted.

"Not even in your dreams..." Miroku sighed and smiled weakly. "Can't blame a guy for trying..."

Sango gave a short glare, before turning to Kaede, "Do you know what this means Lady Kaede?"

She sighed deeply, her eyes closing once more, "I do not. But I will try to fix this problem. It may take a while..."

Inu Yasha clawed at the wood, his claws scraping down across the floor a few inches. The wood groaned in protest, but it went ignored as he tried to push himself up. His face contorted in anger and concentration as he tried to fight against the spell. As the others conversed about the rosary spell, he glanced over at Kagome, his eyes darkened over and hidden by his bangs.

He set his mind. He had to make sure Kagome would remove the rosary. Or it be the end of his poor spine.

Maybe, even keep it off permanently if he was successfully. He smiled darkly for the first time that day.


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A.N.: ::sigh::... Death. How are you supposed to react when five minutes ago you receive the news of someone dying... someone in your family.... over the phone?