Hey! Sorry for the slow update. But before the story, I'd just like to say that I'm glad some of you guys are being sympathetic towards me cuz of the flames. And yes, someone actually did say that in a review. I'd also like to apologize for I believe what will be the final time on hurting Sesshoumaru. He's my fav. character, but it seems that when I type freely and the genre is horror, I tend to be pretty morbid. I decided to update now because I'm on ch. 38 and I've been more concerned about the HP/IY cross than this for a while. Forgive me.

Sesshoumaru walked into his central garden. There he found Inuyasha and Kagome picking apples from his favorite tree.

"Oh, hi Sesshoumaru," Kagome said.

"You will address me as Lord Sesshoumaru within these walls, onna," he said roughly.

"Fine, Lord Sesshoumaru," she said dismissively. "So do you want to go now?"

Sesshoumaru felt his stomach cramp up as he saw the apples hanging from the tree. Succulent and red, they just called out to him. His stomach gave a very loud growl that surprised even Kagome. He turned away, his stomach refusing to quiet.

"Wow! You sound like you have a 10.5 earthquake in your tummy," Kagome said. "I wish we could let you eat, but Rojin said no…"

"And that rule shall stand."

They all turned to Rojin.

"I mean it, Sesshoumaru. No food. I know you hate to become ill, and that's all food will do to you. Even if you are doing better, that taint runs deep, and I know that you know there's more than your stomach's hunger making those noises…"

"I no longer care, cousin!" Sesshoumaru growled. "I can no longer take it, I feel weak with the hunger! Can I at least try some food?"

"If you are so sure of your stomach's abilities, eat an apple for all I care!"

Sesshoumaru snatched up an apple from the tree and obligingly took a bite of it. He chewed carefully, letting the sugar run over his tongue, before swallowing. In less than a minute, the apple was nothing more than a core.

"Feh. And you doubted me?" he sneered at Rojin.

"Not doubt. Just hold on a little longer," Rojin said in an equally sarcastic tone.

Suddenly, Sesshoumaru began to feel very ill. His face took on a very green color and he began to gag.

"Ohhh….what did you do, Rojin. I will kill you…uuughh…"

Sesshoumaru covered his mouth and his stomach gave a jolt.

"Sesshoumaru, are you okay?"

Kagome's voice blurred into his ears, making him feel all the more sick for some reason. He turned away, eyes shut tightly, and threw up.

"DAMN YOU, YOU BASTARD! NOT AGAIN!"

Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and realized that he had projectile-vomited on Inuyasha again, just like in Kagome's time.

"I…apologize…Inuyasha…" he gurgled.

"I told you, Sesshoumaru. Your body isn't ready to accept food. You need time to heal, understand?"

Sesshoumaru wiped his mouth and nodded.

"Good. Then about this collar. What you need to do is find another spell that is more powerful than it. Then, when that spell is used, the collar should come straight off. Okay?"

Sesshoumaru scoffed.

"What spell could I find that is powerful enough to thwart the Collar?" he sneered.

"I don't know, but you'd better step it up. The Collar will be choking you by tomorrow, and this time, it can't be stopped. No one is controlling it."

Sesshoumaru nodded, and coughed as the collar shrunk a little more.

"Rojin, it is shrinking once more!" he said, panic obvious in his voice. The Collar stopped just as it reached his neck. It was now firmly pressed against the flesh of his throat.

"I know!" Kagome suddenly said. "I know a spell that may work!"

The dog demons all turned to her.

"Which one?" Rojin and Sesshoumaru said.

"Inuyasha's subjugation rosary! If I can get another, we'll be able to pry that Collar off!"

Sesshoumaru nodded.

"Take me."

They wasted no time in getting to Kaede's village.

"Sesshoumaru, I'm warning you! This is not something you want to do! You get me!"

"Inuyasha, I'd rather have the collar off than be dead!"

"Fine. Your funeral," Inuyasha scoffed. He'd tried to warn his brother that being sat was no picnic, but now he was done trying to help.

"Come into Kaede's hut with me, guys. I'll ask her to make another rosary.

When they told Kaede of their plight, her face became thoughtful.

"Hmm…I do have a rosary that is similar to Inuyasha's, but you can do various other commands with it, and its subjugation effect is ten times more powerful.

Inuyasha snickered. A "Sit" that strong would probably disfigure his brother's face, considering the sit he got disfigured his brain for a few minutes.

"We'll have it, Kaede-sama," Sesshoumaru said.

Kaede nodded.

"Hold on for a moment. I will put it on for you…"

Kaede pulled a rosary of dark green beads out. They were larger than Inuyasha's rosary beads, and they had symbols carved onto them. Kaede began to chant and the beads glowed.

Sesshoumaru's eyes became enamored to the glowing beads and they dulled as a spell took hold of his mind—a spell that kept him from fighting as the beads created a rosary around his neck. The first three beads' kanji quickly changed into the symbols for his name.

"Now, child. The beads require a word…"

"Can I use Inuyasha's word?"

"You may. The rosaries distinguish by name.

"Er…Sesshoumaru…Sit!"

Sesshoumaru snapped out of his spellbound reverie and collided to the floor with a yell.

"OWWWW!"

His body twitched for a moment.

"Sesshoumaru…? Uh…can you move?" Kagome asked.

A mumble came from the Sesshoumaru-shaped crater on the ground.

"What?" Kagome asked.

Sesshoumaru unglued his face from the ground.

"If you…ever…do that again…I will kill you…" he hissed. One of his eyes was shut where a rock from under the hut floor had met with his eye. "I believe it is safe to say I have the worst luck in the world…"

"You can say that again," Inuyasha said with a hearty laugh. "Lemme help ya up…"

"So, what else can this necklace do?" Kagome wondered. "Sesshoumaru…um…roll over!"

Sesshoumaru's rosary glowed and he was forced back onto his knees.

"What is this sorcery!" he yelled as he was forced to roll on the ground.

"It's miko power!" Kagome said. "Whoa…that was cheesy…"

The collar around Sesshoumaru's neck tremored violently.

"Wench, the collar is starting to become stressed," Sesshoumaru told her.

"It is? Let's do a few more tricks then."

"No, no!"

"Beg!"

Sesshoumaru fell back onto his haunches and held his arm up with the hand slack so that he looked like a begging puppy.

"Lay down!"

He next was forced flat on his stomach.

"Heel!"

Inexplicably, the taiyoukai found himself walking to Kagome's side and standing next to her.

"Speak!"

Sesshoumaru's face showed a look of utmost horror as he began blabbering exactly what was on his mind.

"Play dead!"

Sesshoumaru did exactly as Kagome said and fell back, looking dead to the entire world.

"Please…stop it…" he begged.

SNAP! CRACK!

The Subduction Collar snapped off his neck.

"It has come off at last!" Sesshoumaru remarked. "I am glad…now…down to business…"

He ran out his claws.

"Ally or not, that was just your way of embarrassing me, and you shall be punished!" he roared to Kagome.

"Eep. Stay!"

Sesshoumaru's poison charged claws stopped one inch from Kagome's nose. He swiped at her, but there was little else he could do.

"Curse this necklace!"

Sesshoumaru sighed and succumbed to the control.

"Very well, Kagome. I will not harm you. Only…can you take this irksome rosary off of me?"

Kagome thought about it.

"Hmm…"

"Kagome, you promised me on the way here that you would not keep it on!"

"Yeah, but you almost killed me…"

"I apologized, and you know that unlike my brother, I make good on my promises!"

"What would you know about it!" Inuyasha snarled.

"Erm…nothing…"

"Sesshoumaru…" Kagome started warningly.

"No, anything but that!"

"Speak!"

Sesshoumaru couldn't stop himself.

"I know because I have witnessed you two fight many a time about promises to Kikyo and his promises to you, Kagome, while I have been here!"

"Oh! How dare you?"

Sesshoumaru was still under the spell of "Speak" when she said that, so…

"I have demon hearing. I cannot help it."

"Ohhh! Sesshoumaru, Sit!"

THUMP!

Sesshoumaru groaned. His head was spinning and he didn't have any incentive to move at the moment. (A.N.: Remember, this sit command is ten times the one Inuyasha has, because Sesshoumaru's stronger, but poor guy! It still hurts!)

R & R please! Flames will be used to roast Jaken.