A/N: I do believe this is my longest chapter yet for this story. It's over 2,100 words! I ditched about an hour of my science class to write half of this story. Bad me! Bad me! Of course I left after attendance was taken so don't fret I didn't get count as absent. I'm Sorry if I misspelled Inuyasha's mother's name. Enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 5: Nobles

Training was hard, but it was well worth it. Inuyasha was able to do simple things that a priest could do. He still had plenty to learn but all was going well. Shippo gained a few pounds and Inuyasha was responsible for that. He asked Miyuki to teach him how to cook.

"I see your cooking again." Keiko entered her home.

"I found a liking to it and Shippo seems to really enjoy it." He smiled.

"You just want to make me fat." Shippo pouted. An evil gleam flickered across Inuyasha's eyes for a moment.

"Keiko, you don't mind to finish cooking while a go show Shippo something, do you?" He winked at her.

"Not at all have fun boys." She winked back.

"Come on, Shippo! I'll race you to the river!" Inuyasha dashed out of the door before Shippo could protest.

"Wait for me!" he cried before following him out of the door.

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"I win! I win!" Inuyasha pointed a finger at Shippo.

"It's not fair you had a head start!"

"Shippo, even with a head start you should have still beaten me. You're just to fat and lazy to keep up."

"I'm not fat."

"Shippo, for now on we're going to go for a run everyday. It'll get you back in shape and it will be good for my training."

"That's good. Hey Inuyasha?"

"What?"

"How dose it feel only to see out of one eye and why are you acting like a little kid?"

"Weird. That's all. I can't see a lot of things, but it doesn't mean I can use it as an excuse to be lazy. As for acting like a kid I have a right to have fun to don't I?"

"Yea I guess you're right."

"Shippo, I want to see if I can still catch a fish for dinner. Will you help me?"

"You bet I will! You can't do anything without me!" Shippo's tail puffed out and he banged his fist to his chest. Inuyasha smiled and picked Shippo up.

"Alright let's get started. You first!" Inuyasha laughed as he tossed Shippo into the water.

"INUYASHA!" he screamed as he sunk into the water. He came up and splashed Inuyasha.

"Hey! You little squirt!" Inuyasha jumped into the water and dunked Shippo in the water. Shippo jumped up and knocked Inuyasha into the water.

"Hypm."

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"My Lord, do you hear splashing?"

"That I do. I know the priestess and her daughter live near here, but her daughter is too old to be splashing around in water." A young lord seated on a brown horse looked down at his servant. "Let us go and investigate."

"Aye."

The lord got off his horse and tied the reins to a nearby tree branch. They stalked quietly to the location of where the splashing was coming from. The Lord's eyes widen as he saw a human male and a child demon in the river. The child demon pushed the human male into the water.

"We must save that boy from the demon!" He rushed forward screaming all of the way. Inuyasha stood up as the lord was charging. Shippo hid behind him.

'What the hell?' Inuyasha thought. "Hello." He looked at the lord who stopped in his tracks with a servant in tow.

"Demon, leave the boy peacefully and you will not be harmed."

"Inuyasha." Shippo whispered.

"What do you want with him?" Inuyasha asked.

"He was trying to kill you." The Lord raised his sword. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.

"No he wasn't. We were just playing."

"Why would you play with a demon?"

"Because he is my son."

"What? How can this be? You're a human and he's a full blooded demon. How is this possible?"

"I adopted him. Now if you excuse us we will be leaving." Inuyasha made to leave the river when the lord moved to stand in the way.

"Where are you going I'm not done asking you questions?"

"Well, I'm done answering them." Inuyasha pushed the lord out of his way. "Stupid nobles thinking that can do anything they want." He mumbled. Shippo peaked out from Inuyasha's hair and stuck out his tongue before hiding again.

"Tell me your name, boy."

"You first."

"I'm Lord Sheba Kaminski the son of Shangri Kaminski the lord of the eastbound castle over that rise." He pointed to a hill. "Now tell me who you are."

"My name is Inuyasha and that's all you need to know."

"You can't be a peasant. You wear clothes of a noble. Tell me what family do you come from."

"Why are you asking me silly questions? I will not answer your questions about my family's lineage. Now I'm going home to eat my dinner." With that Inuyasha ran into the tree line with Shippo on his shoulder.

"My Lord, do you want to go after them?"

"No leave them be. We can make it to Lady Keiko's house before sunset. Let us go."

"Yes, My Lord." The servant bowed. They turned around to fetch the horse.

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"Boys! You're all wet! Go get into the bathrobes. If you boys were going to take a bath you should have taken off your clothes! You could get sick! Especially you, Inuyasha, now go change."

"Yes Ma'am." Inuyasha and Shippo had their heads bowed as they grabbed a couple of robes and changed. Keiko turned around and saw the boys stripping right there. She rolled her eyes and continued to set out the table. Miyuki blushed and tried to distract herself.

"Well you can hang your clothes outside on the wood pile. Just remember to bring them in before you go to bed." The nodded and went out side to the side of the hut. The door flap moved when the regions young lord stepped inside.

"Lady Keiko, that food smell wonderful!" He stepped inside and his stomach growled. She turned around and narrowed her eyes.

"Brat, what brings you down here?"

"It is getting dark and the food smells wonderful."

"So you want to stay the night and eat all my food." The lord nodded his head. "Listen here one you're not going to get as much food as you usually do. Two you are not going to get the treatment I usually give you."

"Why is that?"

Miyuki smiled and spoke, "Lord Sheba, my Mother means we have more mouths to feed."

"Miyuki! You had children!" His eyes went wide. Miyuki almost fell to the floor.

"No, mother took on another apprentice." She said while she sweat dropped.

"Who is this apprentice?"

"Not you again!" Inuyasha tried to growl. He pushed the servant out of the doorway to get inside. Kirara mewed as she jumped onto Inuyasha's shoulder opposite of Shippo. Sheba whirled around startled.

"You're Lady Keiko's apprentice."

"So what of it?" Inuyasha sat cross-legged from Keiko whom had already took a seat and was serving the food.

"Boys sit and eat. We'll talk more of this after dinner." She glared at the remaining standing people.

"Yes, Ma'am." He bowed his head and sat down.

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"Lady Keiko, why dose this Inuyasha get more food then I do?" Sheba whined.

"Sheba, I give him more food only because he works for it. Unlike a spoiled brat like you who gets as much food as he wants without lifting a finger to do any hard labor."

"I see. Inuyasha, I'm still convinced you're a noble of some sort. Tell me what house you are from?"

"I thought we went through this at the river. I'm not going to tell you so bug off!"

"Inuyasha, isn't that a demon name of some sort?"

"Yea, what's your point?"

"Who would name their kid with a demon name?"

"My father, now bug off!"

"Dose he have some weird obsession with demons?"

"Shut up!" Inuyasha punched a hole through the floor.

"Inuyasha, watch your temper!" Keiko warned.

"Sorry it's just that my family is gone and I'd rather not speak of it."

"Sorry that I kept persisting, but if your family really is gone you could be the heir to a great empire and no one would ever know." Sheba took a sip of tea.

"Empire? Don't make me laugh. My mother was a noble's daughter and I don't know much about my father. Tell me do you love to annoy me?"

"I don't do it on purpose it's just that I'm just curios. One thing I'm wondering is why you have demon companions and you said the fox demon was your son."

"It's a long story that I prefer not to tell. Besides I don't even know you."

"At least can you tell me your mother's name? I know I'm prying but surly can you give me that?"

"If I tell you will you leave me alone?"

"Yes."

"Izyoia Kasho Tanaka."

"Tanaka! Your related the emperor! You're his grandson!"

"Don't get excited. I may be his grandson, but my mother left the family when she ran away with my father. Don't ask where my mother is 'cause she's dead. As far as I'm concerned I'm not related to him and you will not speak any more of this."

"I remember now why your name sounds familiar. A rumor says that Izyoia disappeared for a few years then she came back to the village with a baby named Inuyasha. It says she came back because her husband went to war. It also says a dog demon lord appeared a few years later and demanded that she and her child come with them or the village would be destroyed so she left with her child in her arms. The child was about three.

Lord Tanaka had no sons to take over his empire so automatically the thrown would be passed down to his oldest grandson. Which would be Izyoia's son, but after the instant with the demon the thrown would go to his second oldest grandson. Inuyasha, you know if you wanted to you could claim the thrown. It's your birth right."

"I say let the other guy have the thrown. I'm not interested in ruling over people. People and me don't get along. Besides if I killed my older brother I could get the kingdom our father left to him."

"You have an older brother?"

"Half brother he would say. We have different mothers."

"I see. So you come from two powerful families. Tell me the name of your father's family."

"I'm tired. Shippo, Kirara, let's go to bed." Inuyasha stood up and walked to the corner of the hut and began to unroll a futon. "Shippo, go get our clothes."

"I'm on it!" Shippo ran out of the hut as Inuyasha lay down. Kirara curled up beside his head.

"Inuyasha, you still haven't answered my question!"

"Sheba, that's enough. You badgered him long enough. Go to bed. You servant I have extra blankets. You don't mind not sleeping with a futon do you?"

"No ma'am I don't mind."

"Good let's all get some shut eye." She stacked the dishes in a bucket. Shippo ran into the hut and folded the clothes. He set them down next to Inuyasha's head before crawling up beside him.

"Good night, Inuyasha."

"Night, runt." He smiled as he felt Shippo snuggles closer to him.

A/N: I finally lost the Internet at my house. It'll probably be about a month before I get it back. Sorry. I've been really lazy. I need to start studying for tests because I failed two of them so far and that's not good. The bad thing is when I study my mind wanders. Oh well.

To the reviewers…

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Hitokiri-Sesshomaru- I'm building up to the point where Sesshomaru and Inutashio will show up. He's going to stay blind in one eye for a while. I have plans for that one eye:D

Ioko- The sight in that eye will come back just not for a while though.

StarcatcherAD- You have a good idea I think I'll use it later. I suppose if you want to wait later in-between chapters.

Shivakashi- I'm thinking about adding Kouga into the group of suffers. What do you think? I'm getting the itch to add the seven hooded people again.

Tsuna Dragon- It'll come back eventually. I just have to work it in there.

SlummyRedDragon- One person gave an idea about Inuyasha's eye being able to see demonic energies at times. Maybe I can have his eye sight start your way then transform it into being able to see demonic energies. What do you think?

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