Disclamer: I don't own InuYasha…etc. etc…
This chapter is more for the plot…enjoy
The creature looked bewildered as InuTaisho withdrew his sword. It writhed in pain and had a quick death.
Sesshomaru and InuYasha looked up through the rain at their father, he looked sadly at whatever had attacked him.
"Father, what's going on?" Sesshomaru stood out his defensive stance, walking over to the…he didn't know what to call it…
InuYasha ran over to assist Shippo, who was unconscious against the grass.
InuTaisho walked over to the corpse and unmasked it. Sesshomaru looked on in astonishment, "That looks just like…a mere human."
"Yes, that's exactly it." InuTaisho grimaced. It was a younger man, in his twenties. He had long black hair and looked completely harmless now. How had this human become so dangerous, with that energy? Sesshomaru shivered at the thought, just thinking about that moment…he felt dirty.
"So.." InuYasha was now behind Sesshomaru with Shippo leaning against him, an arm draped over the hanyou's shoulders as the kitsunes' head lolled. "I don't get it, if it's just a mere human, why was he able to conjure such energy?"
Sesshomaru meet InuYasha's eyes, "Possessed by a demon?"
"Maybe." InuTaisho answered. Not even InuTaisho knew what drove their pursuers.
"OH!" InuYasha snapped his fingers, trying to recall something, "Would it be like a miko? Like in the old days?"
Sesshomaru frowned, "No, not quite…a miko's energy was pure, not like this."
InuTaisho knew InuYasha had never really had an encounter with a miko, he had thought for years that perhaps another demon was responsible, but that didn't make sense. Why massacre your own kind when there was already so few?
"Well, we better be going, I have to fill you boys in, something has happened that I wished never would." Using his energy, Taisho depleted the body, hoping for the mans peace in heaven.
Upon returning home, they set Shippo in a guest room and Rin was sent upstairs to play in Sesshomaru's room. The family sat in the living room, discussing a plan of action.
Taijya had taken care of her sons wounds, Sesshomaru tended to himself.
InuTaisho sat, sipping on tea. "Well, you have finally had your encounter with them. I was hoping that would never happen, but it has." He cleared his throat, "This is the reason why we move all the time, and why we take that potion, not only for the sake that the humans don't freak out, but to hide ourselves."
InuYasha bit his lip while his mother inspected his arm, his ears twitching like mad, "Well, why hid –ow- ourselves? We could just fight back."
Shaking his head, Taisho sighed, "Because, as far as I can tell, after they are dead, they are just harmless humans, and they all attack in the same matter, no emotion, and some are able to do things, like martial arts, that you can tell they are not built for and not trained just to do because of their build."
"Hmm." Sesshomaru was finished tending to his wounds. "So you have no leads into why they attack? Perhaps if we stay around, we can find out why."
InuTaisho shook his head, "I don't want to take the risk of any of you getting killed, as you know, you both got throttled earlier."
That hurt both of the brother's pride.
InuYasha stubbornly rose his chin, "I just can't leave! I've got a girl you know!"
"I'm sorry, but…I just…can't take the chance." Taijya put a comforting hand on her husband's shoulder. He shook his head sadly, "I just don't know."
Sesshomaru got up and left the room… 'Pathetic, I can't believe it, I'm an adult, and I don't need to stay around them, I can look out for myself.'
The next day Kagome stopped by for music lessons with Taijya.
After working on some cords, Taijya smiled, "It seems your alto range is limited, so we will work on strengthening it if you want."
"That would be great!"
Taijya played another cord on the piano, "I'll show you some warm ups and some exercises you can do, its quiet simple and you just need to open you throat more, try not to sing through your nose so much."
They went through the drills together and worked on a few of the songs Kagome had burrowed. About an hour and a half later they had a break, they sat a talked when suddenly a nice corvette pulled into the drive way.
Taijya giggled, "That's Sesshomaru's new car." They had been chattering about how he should be home soon as Kagome's eyes went wide.
Sesshomaru came in, his face had bandage and he wore a long sleeve shirt (to hide all the other injuries.) Rin scrambled in behind him and waved to Kagome and her grandma as she scrambled upstairs to see what InuYasha and his friend Shippo were up to.
"Sesshomaru, you're just in time." Taijya grinned, "Kagome needs a ride home, could you be a gentleman and run her home? It's such a long walk for her."
Kagome blushed, why her? "No, no, that's okay." She made a nervous laugh.
Sesshomaru turned his back outside again, "Sure."
"See you next week Kagome, just do what I showed you at least once a day and you'll defiantly improve, you'll see." Taijya lead her to the door.
"Yes, I will, and thanks!" she ran over a nervously popped into Sesshomaru's car.
He pulled out of the drive way, "You'll have to give me directions; I don't know where you live."
On the ride home, Kagome tired to make conversation, but it was so hard! 'It's like talking to a statue; this guy really needs to work on his people skills!'
Sesshomaru refrained from throwing the girl out, 'She talks way too much, how annoying.'
After a while, when they were closer to Kagome's house, they actually got in a decent discussion about colleges and she had asked him what he was majoring in, that got him talking a little.
"Oh, this is my place!" Kagome pointed to a lot a stairs. Sesshomaru stopped the car, "Here?"
"Yup, it's an ancient shrine; you should visit it sometime when my grandpa gets back from his trip." Kagome opened the door and hopped out, "Thanks Sesshomaru, I appreciate the ride home."
Sesshomaru waved his hand is dismissal, "No problem." Kagome shut the door and ran up the stairs and Sesshomaru drove off.
Kagome thought 'Gah, I'll just ride my bike over next time! That guy really needs to work on his people skills!'
Meanwhile in Sesshomaru's car, he was thinking, 'Glad that's over, she would never shut up, I should see that I'm not around when she comes over.'
A/N: I almost forgot, I just want you readers to assume that the Taisho's or any other demon that is seen in public or around humans (like when Kagome comes over) has taken 'the potion' thing unless I state otherwise, also if they are at home alone w/ family they aren't.
liquid rice: thanks for the advice, I'm hoping after this chapter (I really needed to get it posted!) I'll would like you to prof-read, Yay!
Yes… InuYasha is not…but Youko is so purple! (inside joke)
angelmaiden: thank you, after reading your review, I felt so great! I do want to got to an art college and someday write manga, so yes. Thank you!