-- Love is all that --

All right I'm finally updating!! I'm running really low on ideas so I plan to finish this one off and start one of my other ideas.. be warned the ending will.. well to some people be sad. Anyhow again, if you see any of the 'AE' things around, just ignore them.

Thanks to :

Darkunknownone

Sesshoumaru's friend : I will do those quizzes

Hieilover2004 : -immitates your voice- ok! You can stop now!.. I have officially said so!

-goes back to my voice- Heheh.. Great! Thanks I'll stop right after this chapter..

- chapter 17

Once a again everyone is out doing their normal work : chores. That is everyone but Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru was laying back on his bed lazily thinking about what he should do today.

"I could do some work.. but then, nah. What about..? No, that's to hard too."

That was a normal day for Sesshoumaru thinking about what to do for a day. Usually he would of gone to Rin's house to help her with her chores but recently do to some reasons he had decided against that. Sesshoumaru turned his head to the right side of his room and looked on a calendar (A/N: did they have those back then??) a red X was marked into today's box. Along with every box underneath that.

"Hmm.. I guess it's time to collect the rent again."

Sesshoumaru never really needed the large chunck of land he inherited. Mainly because he didn't need it. Instead he rented it out to other villagers or travellers and used the money to buy things with instead. Now Sesshoumaru wasn't the kind to charge a price so high that only the wealthiest people could live there. He wasn't like that. Sesshoumaru actually charged at such a low price that people were put on a waiting list. Why would he need that much money anyways? He was only paying for himself. Anyhow the land that Sesshoumaru owned covered a lot of space.

"This, could be fun." He sighed as he slowly dragged himself to his feet.

Sesshoumaru walked over to the first door, -knock knock knock- A man in his early forties opened the door and greeted Sesshoumaru warmly.

"Hello there again! Would you like to come in?"

"It's ok I'm just here to collect the rent."

At that the man's happy smile suddenly changed to a woried one. Sesshoumaru noticed this.

"Is something wrong?"

"W..w..well y-you see.." started the man, obviously afraid of what Sesshoumaru would do to him after he finished his sentence.

" Continue." Urged Sesshoumaru "I don't have all day, I need to get to the other houses too."

"I'm very sorry, I d-don't have the rent for you this week! " blurted out the man. Now shaking slightly, wincing for any punishment he might receive.

"Is that all? That ok then. I'll collect it some other time then." With that Sesshoumaru calmly walked away, heading straight for the next house.

The man stared at him in disbelief. As he turned back inside and closed the door a smile of reflief appeared on his face. His wife ran over to him checking for any brusies, cuts or gashes. When she found none, she started her questioning.

"What did you tell him? What did he say? I'm glad he didn't hurt you! I was so afraid! And why are you still smiling?? Hey! Are you even listening to me?!"

The man calmly answered all her questions one by one.

"I just hope that never happens again." Sighed the women.

(Somewhere else)

Sesshoumaru was on his what seemed like 500th house. His bag was considerably stuffed and just kept getting heavier. Even though a few houses confessed they couldn't pay the rent Sesshoumaru was actually happy.

"Less for me to carry." He smiled.

When he finally got home Sesshoumaru was clearly exhausted.

"I can't wait for the next time I have to collect the rent" said Sesshoumaru sarcastically. Before he collasped back onto his bed.

- End

And that was chapter 17! I think I'll be stopping there as umm hieilover2004 said earlier.. ok, I'm just joking!!

Anyhow the ending is coming near though, I might only make this story 20 chapters long.. or I might continue. But I'm pretty sure it's going to be 20 chapters or less. I wanna start my other stories!! And the fact that this story has 17 chapter and my other one only has 6 doesn't really seem fair.. R&R!!