A/N: Sorry guys for the long update! Forgive me! I've been really really busy with school and junk. Not to mention I no longer have a computer. When I'm at school I check my emails and review stories. I plan to have anothe story updated by the end of May.

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Chapter 8: New Enemy

Last time: "Maybe you could forget about becoming a priest and become a chef at my castle!"

"Not in your life!" Inuyasha threw a rice ball at him. It hit Sheba in the middle of his face. They all broke out laughing except for Sheba because he was cleaning off his face.

"Boys, if you're done let's clean this up and continue on our way. We should be there when evening rolls around."

"So… Inuyasha, what material is your clothing made out of? I've never seen anything like it. It is noble's clothing for sure, but it is not made out of silk." Sheba ran a circle around Inuyasha. Oh how Inuyasha wanted to punch Sheba in the face.

"It's made from the hair of the fire rat. It doubles as armor." Inuyasha casualy shrugged and walked past him. He wished Sheba would just leave him alone. Sheba paused in his tracks. He rubbed his chin for a few moments.

"Awesome! Where can I get a pair?" He ran after Inuyasha. He was excited with this new revolation.

"Shut up." Inuyasha shrugged him off. Sheba put on a face of mock hurt. Things where not going his way he decieded to speed up to catch up with Inuyasha. Inuyasha walked faster the closer Sheba came to him much to his annoyance.

"Don't be so mean." He cried. He was not used do being ignored. People usually did what he said no questions asked. Inuyasha wasn't with the program. He wasn't doing what he was told and even more startling he had the audacity to do what ever he wanted. Lord or not Inuyasha was an enigma to him.

"You're annoying." Inuyasha was very aggravated. He would do anything right about not that could help keep Sheba at arms length away from him. Shippo jumped onto his shoulder. His tail moved with him in order to keep his balance.

"Inuyasha, do you think we can run away from him." Shippo whispered into Inuyasha's ear. "He's getting on my nerves. He won't stop talking and I thought girls talked a lot. Sheesh, he takes the cake! I think he likes listening to himself talk."

"I wish we could run, but Keiko would most likely stop us before we even get anywhere. Look at that buffoon talking to himself. It's really pathetic." Both he and shippo looked behind them. Sheba was chatting away merrily about his favorite foods he would like Inuyasha to cook.

"Yea, I think he's trying to talk to you." Shippo giggled.

"Well I'm going to ignore him from now on." Inuyasha grinned. "He's not even worth my time."

"Good luck with that!" Shippo laughed. "I doubt he will leave you alone." There was a pause of silence.

"Shippo, dose he remind you a little of Miroku only less perverted?" Shippo looked behind him and raised an eyebrow.

"Inuyasha, you need to stop thinking about them. It's not good for your health. Besides they betrayed us. We don't have to take anything from them. They are only chaining us down." Shippo really wanted to get Inuyasha's mind off this before his friend fell into a depression.

"I guess your right." Inuyasha sighed. Shippo's words hold a ring of truth. Thinking about the past was only hurting him and hindering him from moving on.

"Hmm, it is getting rather dark so soon. Inuyasha, do you feel the nefarious aura?" Keiko came to a stop.

"Nefarious?" He asked questionably. Inuyasha never heard that word before. "Yea, I feel a demonic aura, but it seems like there's more than one." He watched Keiko nod her head.

"The sky is becoming dark!" Sheba yelped and ran behind Inuyasha. He just barly noticed the thick black clouds that were rolling in very quickly. "Save me! I'm too young to die!"

"Keiko, should we make haste to the castle so we can warn them?" Inuyasha asked. He didn't like Sheba clinging to him, but he kept his cool. Honestly he didn't really know the limits to his new body yet and it scared him.

"Aye, we should make haste. We can better plan a strategy with the protective walls of the castle. Let is get a move on quickly now." She started to walk as fast as she could. The rest followed swiftly behind her.

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"Lord Inutashio's second son has returned to this plane of existence. Though in the other world has changed the boy. He should in theory be easier to manipulate. The best part is that he as the moment is not in Lord Inutashio's protection."

"Send out a party and bring the boy to me before that dog gets to him first."

"Yes, Milord" the servant bowed and ran off.

'Inutashio, you think you have bested me. You will be singing a different tune as soon as I get your precious son on my side.' He gave an evil smirk. Things were going according to plan. 'You may have beaten me the night that precious second son of yours was born, but I will have the last laugh.'

"My lord…" He raised a gray eyebrow at the messenger bowing at his feet. "Lord Inutashio's second son has been found. General Toga is apprehending him now, sir"

"Very well, Red, keep me informed on the events. As soon as the boy is captured bring him into me." The lord nodded his head in dismissal of the messenger.

"Aye, Milord." The messenger respectfully turned around and left.

'Soon you will be begging down at my feet, Inutashio, soon.' He laughed.

A/N: Sorry for half the chapter. I've been working on it for a while and I decided to post this half so you guys wouldn't think that I died or something. Thank you all for being so very patient.

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