A/n: Hello everyone! I'm updating finally. Yay! I'm being tied down to a computer and being forced to type with no internet. Boo! You can thank my friend for that. Whenever I sit down at a computer to type I get sidetracked with emails. :P

Chapter : Dinner

She sealed her priestess powers inside of her once the baby was inside her. Then I remember you escorted her to the castle." Inutashio smiled at the memory. It was shocking to see a human with a caring heart toward a demon. No doubt she knew full well what she was getting herself into.

"Father, it wasn't until later we learned she couldn't have children of her own and said it was an honor to carry a child even if it wasn't her own."

"Yes so it was. Even her own father didn't know she couldn't have a child. Then when Inuyasha was born we had to send her away with Inuyasha in fear that the visiting demon lords would cause her harm. It wasn't until was it three years later when were able to bring them back to the castle safely." Inutashio said still smiling

"Yes, to think that Izyoia was so happy when the newborn child was placed into her arms. She practically begged you to allow her to be the mother to your child." Sesshomaru smiled at the memory. He could see the woman ready to kill herself if any harm came to the child.

"She made a wonderful mother to Inuyasha. She readily learned all about our customs so she could make sure our little Inuyasha knew them." Inutashio chuckled. "He was such a happy baby before we were forced to send them away. True to her word Izyoia protected the child. She even made a spell to disguise the child's demonic features to protect him in the human town they took refuge in."

"I believe it was her home with her father. Not to mention the spell made him look human. It was shocking to say the least, but I was most relieved when the spell came off. The spell was pretty convincing wasn't it." A small smirk graced his lips.

"So it was. So it was." Inutashio smiled. They kept walking toward the east. It would have been faster if they didn't walk, but they didn't want to miss any clues to where Inuyasha's where abouts were.

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Inuyasha awoke with a groan. He could feel someone's eyes staring at him. Where in the hell was he? He was on a soft bed with silken sheets he could feel. He slowly opened his eyes and surveyed the room. It was plain with no windows. It had a fireplace and a closet. The only form of decoration was the worn rug on the floor.

"You are awake, son of Inutashio." It was more of a statement than a question. Inuyasha looked toward the only exit of the room. A man that was not Toga stood in the door way. He had the reddest coloring of hair he had ever seen. It looked to be an unnatural shade that seemed to almost blend in with his red outfit.

"Where am I?"

"You are in my master's castle. You are to be cleaned and made suitable to be in his presence. Be respectful for he may kill you." The red demon wasted no time in telling Inuyasha what he had to do. The said demon walked over to him and began dragging him off of the bed by his arm.

"Who in the hell are you?" Inuyasha slightly pulled back.

"You may call me Red, son of Inutashio. Now come we have to be ready when dinner is served." Inuyasha allowed Red to pull him out the door to who knows where most likely a bath. Inuyasha followed with out protest though Red still had a hold of his arm.

'Well at least the lord doesn't want to kill me out right.' Inuyasha thought to himself. They walked into what looked like a public bath. The water was murky with whatever herb was mixed with the water. Steam slowly escaped the water that had held it captive. Two female servants came up to him and pulled him away from Red.

Inuyasha sighed as the servants undressed him he smirked when the woman tried to take away his sword. She let out a gasp as she was burned. They stopped and looked at him than at Red. He then reached down and removed his sword from the belt.

"Tell me what will happen to my clothes and the other items I carry when they are removed." Inuyasha didn't even look at the man behind him. He knew whether he liked it or not they were going to bathe him and dress him in whatever they wanted him to wear.

"Your clothes will be washed then hung in the closet. As for the items you carry they too will be placed into a drawer in the closet in the room from which you awoke in. Now I will leave you in the hands of these servants. Don't bother talking to them. They are mute." With out waiting for a reply red left not even looking back.

Blushing Inuyasha allowed the girls to strip him of his clothing, sword, and the jewel. They weren't able to remove the rosary around his neck and left it where it lay. One of the girls picked up his items and left. He was feeling really exposed. The servant that was left led him into the water where she let him soak.

He closed his eyes as he felt the gentle caress of the murky water. The water was pleasant and the smell reminded him of the times his own mother would undress him and give him a bath. He remembered how tiny he was and how he loved to splash. His mother's gentle laughter as she lovingly washed his skin making sure not miss a spot.

She would allow him to play to his own accord and often joined him in play. His bath tub was mostly in oversized bucket for horses to drink out of until he was deemed big enough to join his mother in a regular bath. It was when his mother would hold him so he could float on top of the scented water.

A soft splash let him know someone entered the water with him. One of the girl servants with a bath robe approached him and with a cloth began to wash his chest. He blushed. She only gave him a small smile before continuing washing him. She led him to the center of the bath so she could wash him more thoroughly. She even tied his hair out of the way. It was embarrassing and awkward to say the least.

He was embarrassed especially when she began to wash his privets. He didn't move in fear that the woman would do something really strange to him. She did neither, but continues to work her way down until he was fully clean. When his body was cleaned she worked on his hair using some oil to cleanse it with. When she was done she led him out of the water where the other girl waited with a towel for him.

She began to dry his body off while the other put something dry on. It was matter of seconds before the other one joined in on drying him and rubbing oils into his skin. For a prisoner he sure wasn't being treated like it and it startled him.

When they were done they wrapped a bath robe around him and led him to his 'room'. In his room they had him stand while they undressed him again without even uttering a word. They dressed him in the clothes that were laid out for him on the bed.

With that done they brushed his hair until it was dry and shined in the fire light. They bowed and left the room. Alone Inuyasha walked toward the closet. Slowly he slid open the door and gazed upon his sword on a sword holder.

Knowing he probably won't be allowed to wear it he replaced the jewel around his neck. He looked down to observe the clothes the women put on him. The clothes were simple in design and color. They were star dust blue with simple stars on the sleeves and on the bottom of his leggings. His shoes he noticed were just like his brother's.

"Well, this is an interesting change at least it's a dark color." Inuyasha murmured to himself. To be honest he felt funny. The clothes were to fine and he was not used to the fabric. The door to the room slid open silently as Red entered the room.

"You look lovely." Red nodded in approval. Inuyasha quickly jumped and turned around. "Follow me. Dinner is going to be served and my lord is waiting for you." Red frowned and turned from the doorway. He walked without even looking back listening to the soft pitter patter of the footsteps behind him.

They walked in silence down the cold unforgiving hallway. Inuyasha began to wonder what this lord was like. Was he a pervert? Was he a cannibal? Did he want to hold him for ransom? The most important question was what this lord wanted with him. Maybe he could find out a little more about his self that existed in this world. There were too many questions and not enough answers for them.

"What are you thinking about, son of Inutashio?" Red glanced over his shoulder.

"I wonder what your lord wants with me." Inuyasha stared at Red hoping to get an answer.

"Why my lord wants you is none of my business. I follow orders and don't concern myself with trivial matters." Red sneered. "You will be wise to do the same though it is interesting to see that the rumors were true."

"Rumors?" This was interesting. There were rumors about him.

"I tire of your chatter be silent." Red glowered. He was obviously irritated and Inuyasha could figure he wouldn't be able to get anymore information out of him.

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"You were saying?" He moved Inuyasha's body into Keiko's line of fire. "I suggest you put away that toy before anyone gets hurt." He grinned. Inuyasha slowly sheathed his sword while Keiko lowered her bow. "I have what I want so I will take my leave." He punched Inuyasha in the stomach. Blood spurted out of Inuyasha's mouth before he fell unconscious.

"INUYASHA!" Shippo screamed. This couldn't be happening! That demon wasn't taking Inuyasha away from him! He tried to run after Toga as the demon disappeared in a bolt of lightning.

"Quickly now let's get inside the castle and form a plan." Keiko scooped up the crying Shippo and went toward the castle.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Sheba screamed as he ran after them though no one paid attention.

It had been hours since Inuyasha had been kidnapped. He was shaking and Kirara sat by him resting her head in his lap. Keiko was pacing back and forth in the room. Her eye brows were furrowed. She mumbled incoherent things to herself.

"I hope Inuyasha is alright." Shippo gently stroked Kirara's fur.

"He's a resourceful boy a little ruff around the edges, but I'm sure he can take care of himself until we can save him. I'm not as young as I used to be. I can't just go off and rescue him like I would have when I was younger. We will need to get help in order to rescue him."

"Oh…" Shippo shoulders slumped.

"Why don't we contact his grandfather and send out requests to the most powerful warriors? I hear that there is a village that specializes in demon extermination. I'm sure they will help us rescue Inuyasha for a price. I won't be able to have anymore of his fabulous food if he's gone for good!" Sheba started off calmly before he became hysterical.

"For once you brat, you have a good idea. Shippo let us start forming a plea letter to those who will help us. Sheba let your father know we will be using his wealth to finance this." Keiko's eye twinkled.

"Alright, I'll go find some scrolls and ink!" Shippo smiled and ran down the hall. Kirara was at his heels.

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The hallway they walked down was nothing special. It had wooden floors, walls and ceiling like any other castle he had been in. Though one thing that was different was if you looked close enough you could see a faint outline of demonic energy. No doubt the castle feed off of demonic energy for centuries. The energy was most likely is going to hinder him from escaping into the outside world.

That was strange. He could never see demonic energies like this before. He blinked and the energy dissipated. Maybe he was just imagining things. Whatever. It seems that they must be coming close to wherever he was supposed to eat dinner with this lord.

The demonic energy he felt that was coming down the hall was familiar. He had felt this type of energy before, but at the moment he couldn't recall where much less when. Red's pace was slowing down and his gait turned into a graceful one.

"Don't do anything stupid, son of Inutashio, for my lord holds your very life in his hands." Red stopped in front of a door which had dragons carved into it. He quietly slid the door open.

"My name is Inuyasha not son of Inutashio." Inuyasha glowered before he entered the door that Red had just opened. The door slid shut behind him.

"Youngest son of Inutashio, Inuyasha, I presume." A man smirked. "Take the seat." Inuyasha sat across from him. "So the rumors were true."

"What rumors?" Inuyasha stared at the man across from him.

"Tell me Inuyasha, do you know who I am?"

"No I do not. I do want to why you have brought me here."

"You will learn why you are here in due time, youngest son of Inutashio. First I will introduce myself seeing you have forgotten who I am. I am the great dragon Ryocutsay(sp)." He smiled.

"You can't be him. You look too much like a human to be him." Inuyasha was a little unnerved.

"I suppose you remember my true form as the great dragon." He was highly amused.

"This is your human form. So can I ask you to tell me what these rumors that are about me are about? Apparently I'm being kept out of the loop." Inuyasha picked up his chop sticks. 'He's toying with me. I'll take this time to get as much information as I can.' Inuyasha watched as his father's enemy smiled and picked up his chopsticks.

A/n: as a final note school starts on the 14th. My last year in high school starts. (Cries and becomes very emotional) I'm no ready for the real world yet! Wah!

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