A/N: I guess I am enjoying myself too much with this topic and decided to continue with it...I wouldn't say that this is going to be much of a story per se...more just a string of conversations and situations that our beloved Lord Sesshoumaru finds himself in as he weaves his way through time, currently present day Tokyo... Who knows what sort of things he can get himself into. After so many years of killing and ruling the Western Lands he has settled down and obviously calmed down his blood thirst, though, not completely... he still has very little patience, but enough for him to deal with Myouga and Kagome and others w/out going homocidal! YAY!

This series of shorts will mostly be just that, although many if not all will interlock in some way, thus making them fit nicely as chapters.

Disclaimer: Do I have to! Ok...pouts...I don't own Sesshoumaru, Myouga, or Kagome or any of the other wonderful Rumiko Takahashi characters...There you happy?

On with the show!

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Reflection And A Meeting

Now thinking back on their conversation, Myouga was finding it hard that his Lord had lost concentration so early in the game...only 7 months out of 70 years. Something was off.

Sesshoumaru was silent. Whether his mind was spinning with thoughts or he was just asleep with his eyes open, only he would know. But Myouga dared to speak up again. "Milord?"

"...Yes...?" He questioned, not moving.

"Are you...alright? How have you been feeling lately?"

Sesshoumaru's dazed glare faded as he turned to look at Myouga's concerned expression. "What do you mean?"

"You seem to be...well...distracted lately. You're normally more engaged in your day to day tasks, but lately you seem...distant, and uninterested in anything."

Sesshoumaru answered him with a question. "How do you do it Myouga?"

Confused he responsed, "Milord?"

"How do you do it? After thousands of years you're still full of energy and life."

"Ahhh, yes, I see."

"You see?"

"Milord, I have lived through much and had many experiences, good an bad. I have obligations to you, which gives me a purpose, and a reason to be here. You on the otherhand, seem to have had less joyful experiences, and no longer have obligations to anyone, as all your allies have died or disapeared, and you are high society with nothing left to gain."

"I see." He replied.

Myouga continued. "Lord Sesshoumaru, you need to find something in life that will give you a purpose. Give you something to look forward to when you wake up. Without these simple things in life a lifetime that can stretch on for eternity can become quite...useless."

"Yes...it can. So what do you suggest I find."

"Well I cannot tell you that Milord. You must discover that on your own...as only you know what can bring you happiness."

"I do not know what makes me happy. As I never had a need for happiness."

"Well," Myouga said as he grabbed his belongings and tied them around his neck, "it will come to you. You only need to think about it, and try new things. Maybe you can find some kind of distraction in the Kagome situation?"

Sesshoumaru have an uncharacteristic snort. "Indeed."

"Honestly, I traveled with Inuyasha and Kagome, she can be quite a handful, I'm sure you wouldn't have to try to hard to be kept busy."

"Hmph...she's a smartass as well. I think I would find the urge to kill her too great, and I'm sure I will get hell for that too."

"Well I don't think you should concider her that, just because she pointed out the obvious to you. She's an honest girl."

"And a smartass."

Ignoring his Lord, Myouga continued. "She's young and firey. She has so much energy she makes me tired just watching her. Speaking of tired, I think I'm going to go take a nice long nap." Looking up at his Lord he noted how drained he looked as well. "And as your adviser I would like to suggest that you do the same, Milord. You look like you haven't slept in weeks."

"I haven't..."

"Well just the same, get some rest. You'll need it once you start to look for things to keep you busy." With that Myouga hopped of the table and zipped out of his master's tea room.

Sesshoumaru stayed there, deep in thought, about all they had discussed and of his first, awkward meeting with the miko, Kagome, in her present time. He had to say that it was also quite an embarassing meeting, and one he felt he would never live down. He wondered what she must have thought of him, in such a moment of complete unintelligence on his part. He wondered if she inwardly laughed at him. He didn't care. It must have been odd for her since her most recent memory of him prior was probably one of him trying to kill her and her companions in Feudal Japan. His half-brother, Inuyasha, the demon exterminator and the monk. Wasn't there a kit as well? He wondered, but shook his wandering thoughts from his mind and went back to the original subject...his first, present day, meeting with...Kagome. He sighed in exasperation as he recalled the horrible event.

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He hadn't meant for this to happen.

He was avoiding it at all costs.

But he messed up, and zoned out for a moment too long. But can you blame him? At nearly 1000 years old he was finding it harder to stay focused and found his mind wandering more and more.

He hadn't noticed until it was too late.

He felt the spike of miko power, which brought him back into the present, and there she was before him.

Stock still, face so white you would have sworn she'd seen a ghost and in a sense she had. Her eye twitched.

Sesshoumaru let out an exasperated sigh. Why couldn't his life ever be easy? Never once in the past millenia did the universe ever give him a break. He was foolish to think his luck might have changed now.

Struggling to wrap her mind around the current situation, Kagome stuttered, "Se...Sesshou...maru..."

Giving her his best bored expression, he glared at her. "Miko..."

Taking a hesitant step back, she raised her arms defensively in front of her. "Wha...what are you doing here?" Her tone was harsh and accusing, as if he had no right to be in her time.

Sniffing in defiance, he non-chalantly glanced at his surroundings searching for an excuse as to why he was where he was. Where was he? How far had he walked while deep in thought? I need to stop doing that, he mentally noted. Making a slight gesture towards the newstand besides her, he stated flatly, "I am trying to buy a Sunday paper, if that is ok with you, Miko?" Adding an edge to miko for good measure.

Hey, she thought, that's not what I mea-...wait a minute... Glancing out fo the corner of her eyes at the newstand, she dropped her arms, and her expression went from tense to sardonic as she said pointedly, "Um...Sesshoumaru..."

"Yes?"

"Uh...it's Thursday..."

His stoic expression dropped into mild confusion and he casually looked at his watch, tapping it for good measure. "Oh...," he said emotionless, "so it is."

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Shuddering slightly, Sesshumaru was brought out of his memory from the sound of the doorbell ringing. He looked at his watch, which brought back the memory of the meeting again before he quickly brushed it away. 10:05 pm. Who would dare bother me at this hour? He thought as he rose from his chair and slowly made his way to the foyer. This better be important...

Finally reaching his door he took a deep breath to calm his nerves, so he wouldn't be temped to melt the head off of whoever it was giving him this welcomed distraction at 10 at night... Now 10:06 to be exact... He corrected himself.

Slowly and gracefully he opened the door. His mild expression turned into one of deep anger... Voice laced with disgust he growled, "What the hell are you doing here?"