I DON'T OWN INUYASHA!

Man, I'm on a roll. 5 chapters in just over 24 hours. How cool am I? And just to warn you, there's a "touchy-feely" part ahead, and really suck at writing touchy-feely crap.

Chapter 5 – A Wolf's Temper

When everyone arrived in the dinning area, they all sat down. The dinning area was to the right of the hall they first entered. It is a large room with a bigger table in the middle, beautifully carved from mahogany wood. Sesshomaru was at the head of the table, with Inuyasha at his right, and Jaken at his left. Kagome sat beside Inuyasha, and Rin sat beside Jaken. Shippo sat beside Rin, and Sango sat beside Kagome. Kohaku sat beside Sango, and Miroku sat beside Shippo. Kagura sat beside Miroku, and Kanna sat beside Kohaku. Kirara was on the floor behind Sango eating some raw meat that wasn't used in the preparation of dinner. They ate perfectly prepared beef and chicken, with corn and rice. They all drank sake, with the exceptions of Kanna, Rin, and Shippo, who drank water.

As they were eating, Sesshomaru decided it would be the best time to announce Inuyasha's acceptance of the position of military general. "If I may have you attention, Inuyasha has decided to accept my offer, and become my general. There is a castle near the borders of the Wolf Demon Tribe and the Bat Demon Tribe. That is where he shall be living. Sango, Miroku, Kagome, Kohaku, Shippo, and Kirara will all go with him to this castle as well. Shiori, a bat half-demon whom I am certain you all have met, is there with her mother, as well. They escaped the bat demons, and requested my protection. Do not be surprised if the bat demons attack you. They have been threatening me for weeks now. Shiori and her mother moved into the castle one month ago. My men have finished the defenses around the Bone Eater's Well and Goshinboku, and we are adding a room to the castle that will be blessed and have a sacred barrier put around it to house the shards of the sacred jewel that you have collected. You all will move into the castle at the end of this week."

"Is this true, Inuyasha?" Sango asked him.

"Yeah, why? Did you think I'd say no?" Inuyasha shot back.

"It's not that, you just seemed convinced that this was a trap to get the Tetsusiga," Sango replied.

"Well, Sesshomaru changed my mind, that's all," Inuyasha said, and then resumed inhaling his food. The remainder of dinner passed without further conversation.

The next two days passed uneventfully. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had a few mock battles, just to keep in shape. Kagome, Rin, and Sango would sit in the courtyard and look at the flowers while talking. Miroku would meditate, then sneak up on Sango to grab her ass. Jaken would be his usual stupid self. Shippo spent all of his spare time working on his fox magic and fox fire. However, on the third day, Sesshomaru received a message from Koga. The message was sent in the form of a letter delivered by a wolf demon runner. It read:

'Dear Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands,

I know that you have Inuyasha under your protection in your capital castle. I demand that you release him to me at once, as well as Lady Kagome. He has brainwashed Kagome so that she does not realize that she is in love with me, rather than that mangy mutt. If you do not send them both to the nearest outpost of mine, then the Northern Wolves and Western Lands are officially at war. You have one week to comply.

Koga, lord of the wolf demons'

"Pathetic. Jaken! Send for Inuyasha. Have him report to my study at once," Sesshomaru commanded.

"Right away sir!" Jaken said, then bowed and ran off to find Inuyasha. Ten minutes later, Inuyasha was in the study doorway.

"What?" he asked, a bit annoyed at being taken from his training.

"Read this," Sesshomaru said, then handed him the letter from Koga. Inuyasha took a second look at the letter after reading it over once.

"He's really nuts. He should know by now that Kagome's not in love with him, she told him that years ago!" Inuyasha said, irritated at the wolf's persistence.

"That may be Inuyasha, but his threat is real. I am going to send you and your companions to you castle tomorrow, along with 150 hawk demon troops to patrol the border and act as a quick response team," Sesshomaru said.

"Right. I'll let everyone know they need to pack their things tonight. We'll be ready by morning," Inuyasha said. He then turned and left the room, and ran off to find his friends.

'I hope Koga's wolves are as weak as Inuyasha seems to think they are...' Sesshomaru thought as the looked out the window of his study.

With Inuyasha

"What do you mean we're leaving tomorrow!" Kagome shouted. "I've just gotten my things settled!"

"Kagome, I'm sorry, but if Koga is going to invade us, Sesshomaru needs his general there ready to respond," Inuyasha tried to reason.

"Kagome, I never thought I'd say this, but I'm going to have to agree with Inuyasha on this," Sango said.

"Same here," Miroku added.

"Fine, I'll get ready. I see that it's important, I just don't want to go so soon. What about Rin? When will I get to see her next?" Kagome asked

"I dunno, I'll try to make sure it's within the next month, ok? Now go get ready, you too, Sango and Miroku," Inuyasha said, pointing toward the door leading from the courtyard to the castle.

"Inuyasha, may I speak with you for a moment?" Miroku asked as Sango and Kagome went inside.

"Sure, what is it?" Inuyasha asked.

"I thought you were going to tell Kagome how you felt," Miroku said.

"I was going to, but then everything got confusing with Legion and all. But I'm gonna tell her tomorrow night, once we get to the castle, Inuyasha said.

"Ok, but if Koga's going to get involved, make sure you tell her soon," Miroku warned. "If you don't, she may think that you don't care for her at all, and go with Koga." Inuyasha growled at just the thought.

"Screw waiting, I'm gonna go tell her right now," Inuyasha said. He then ran off toward the door and lept up the stairs. Once he got to the hallway with their rooms, he found Kagome's door and knocked on it three times.

Kagome answered it. "Do you need something Inuyasha?" she asked.

"Kagome, I need to talk to you," he said, then walked in the room when she opened the door wider. "Kagome, what do you feel for Koga?" Inuyasha asked, unsure of how to tell her how he felt.

"Koga? I think he's sweet, and a wonderful person and friend, but I don't feel about him the same way he feels about me. Why do you ask?" Kagome asked.

"Oh, just wondering. What do you think of me?" Inuyasha asked, positive he was already making a fool of himself, but knowing that this had to be done before they came into contact with Koga.

"What do you mean? You're one of the bravest people I know, and the best friend I have. Why are you asking me these things?" Kagome asked, worried that he was about to do something drastic like take on the entire Wolf Demon Tribe on his own.

"Kagome, there's something I need to tell you. I don't love Kikyo, I haven't since she shot me over fifty years ago. You're the one I love, Kagome. I'd die to protect you. I just wanted you to know that if I was suddenly killed, or in case you didn't think that I cared and went off with Koga," Inuyasha said, his face as red as his shirt. "I love you, Kagome."

"Inuyasha, do you mean it?" she asked. "I love you, too. I'd never run off with Koga. He's nice and all, but he's just annoying after a while."

"Well, you better finish getting ready. We'll be leaving at the crack of dawn tomorrow," Inuyasha said. He then left her room and went to his own to get ready packing.

Told you I suck at that crap. Don't worry, the whole part about the evil, and the "dark lord", and all that's coming up, just be patient.