Bonds Shattering

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Naruto.

A/N: Forgot to mention in the last chapter. The characters of both Inuyasha and Naruto will be out of character. And there will also be twists to the story. So here's chapter two. And thanks to those who enjoy my story. Hope you like it.

Chapter two: It begins

Sesshomaru is in a foul mood. The reason why is that, Rin has been missing for over more than a month, he had searched for her but had not found any traces of her anywhere. He had even sent out a search party, but each one came back empty handed. He was so furious that he had killed any demon that had dared to challenge him in any way. All his servants and advisers have been cautious around him in order not to direct his anger on them. But he doesn't care about that at all, all that matters is finding Rin. And if any one has harmed her there will be blood.

He's afraid to admit it but he'll have to ask his half brother's pack if they have seen or heard any information concerning Rin. He was not looking foward to this encounter at all. In fact this is the last thing he wanted to do, but there's no other choice this is for Rin's sake. It was decided he will leave immediately to find the half breed's pack. And the half breed better not try to start a fight or else he will kill the whelp, that very thought brought a smirk on his face. Maybe it won't be a bad thing after all, he could let some stress out on the poor whelp. That idea was very much preferred. With that he called Jaken and ordered him to pack a few things and have Ah Un ready at the front gates in a few minutes. The little frog then hurried along and did what he was told, not wanting to anger his lordship. A few minutes later Sesshomaru found that everything was ready and set off to find the half breed. Maybe on the way he would find Rin, he could only hope.

The Inutachi were tired, they have been walking since morning with no breaks. Inuyasha seemed in a hurry to be somewhere, but the group did not know why. They have asked many times for a break and each time Inuyasha has said no. Now all this was getting on Kagome's nerves. She has an idea why Inuyasha wanted to keep moving. And it had to do with a walking corpse, yes she knew that he wanted to keep track on Kikyo. In the past it would have bugged her but now she doesn't care. Inuyasha had made a choice and it was to be with Kikyo, so she moved on. No more crying over someone who couldn't even make up his mind on who he wanted to be with. Now all that matters is the well being of the pack, and right now the pack needs rest besides they haven't even eaten lunch. It's time for the alpha female to step in and take command and to hell with Inuyasha.

"I believe its time for lunch. Sango, Shippo you go and gather fire wood and Miroku along with Inuyasha can go hunt for food, I'll set up camp." Everyone except for Inuyasha was happy to hear that.

"What do you think you're doing wench?! No way are we stopping just because you're tired we need to keep moving. Now lets keep going." Inuyasha turned on his heels and started walking. But none of the group followed him instead they all chose to listen to Kagome, after all she's the real alpha of the pack. Not hearing any foot steps behind him, he turned around and saw them making camp. He was about to start yelling at them but Kagome beat him to the punch and sat him until he was a few feet underground.

It wasn't til night fall that Inuyasha woke up from his induced sleep. When he awoke he saw the pack eating with out him, this made him furious. He's the alpha of the pack not her.

He stood and walked towards the group, this had the group's attention it was a well known fact that Inuyasha would start an argument with Kagome. But it wasn't til two months ago that he started to act violently towards Kagome. At first it was verbal then a week later Kagome had weird bruises and they think that Inuyasha has something to do with it but with out evidence they can't call him out on it. And they all know that it was right after he saw Kikyo that his attitude changed, they suspect that the clay pot had something to do with it.

Inuyasha stood in front of Kagome and glared at her. Before he could say anything he sensed Sesshomaru coming towards them and cursed. He turned around and put his hand on Tetsaiga's hilt. The rest of the group had their weapon at the ready. Kagome sensing who was coming relaxed and went back to eating her dinner. The rest of the group seeing her relax all did the same, trusting in Kagome's judgement. And it was right then that the group saw the Lord of the western lands come into the clearing along with Ah Un and the annoying frog.

"Keh, what the hell are you doing here you bastard? Come to steal the Tetsaiga from me again? Well you can't have it!" Just as he was about to draw his sword from its sheath Kagome sat him.

"Welcome Lord Sesshomaru. What brings you here? And Where's Rin?" Kagome asked. She was curious to know why the Killing perfection came to their little camp. And most importantly where was Rin. She didn't see her with him and the only ones with him were Jaken and Ah Un. Now this had her worried, Rin always stuck to Sesshomaru no matter what. And if she wasn't with him then something must have happen to her.

"This Sesshomaru came here to see if you have seen Rin around. But hearing you ask for her confirms that you have not." Sesshomaru was disappointed but he will never show it. He was hoping that at least the miko had seen Rin. As he turned on his heels to leave Miroku called out to him. Stopping he looked over his shoulder to stare at the monk.

"Lord Sesshomaru. It is true that neither Kagome or the rest of the group have seen Rin. But when we were in a village a few miles down there was a rumor going around about two children traveling with a guy around Kagome's age. And one of the children they described sounded like Rin." Now this had Sesshomaru's attention. Rin was traveling with another person, but he doesn't know whether a demon or human was her companion.

"Monk tell this Sesshomaru if the person traveling with the girl is human or demon. And what direction they're traveling." He demanded.

"Well they believe him to be human since his hands didn't show any claws other than that they have no clue whether or not if he's actually human or demon. But they say that he has an unusual power."

"And how unusual is his power monk. I don't see how a human with holy powers can be unusual." Sesshomaru just couldn't believe how ridiculous humans can be. There was nothing unusual about humans with holy powers.

"That is what I thought too. But just to make sure I asked them. And what they told us shocked us, they said since when can holy powers harm another human." Miroku stated.

Now that had Sesshomaru turn to face the group. He was shocked to hear what the monk had just said but it didn't show on his face. The only other energy in this world that can bring harm not only to demons but humans as well is youki. But the monk had just said that he was human.

"How does this human look like? And in what direction is he traveling? If it is indeed Rin who is traveling with this human then I must find them in order to confirm it. Now speak up monk." Sesshomaru demanded in a cold voice. He was growing impatient. He wanted the monk to hurry up and finish giving him the answer he needed. After all Rin is his pup and right now she needed him. He could not help but worry for her well being. Was she being fed properly? Was she getting enough sleep? Is she being treated right? Or is she being treated harshly? All these questions kept running through his mind. But the thought of his pup being mistreated had him growling in anger.

Miroku hearing him growl thought he was growing impatient with him. Seeing as he would like to have his head attach to his body he decided not to keep him waiting. "Lord Sesshomaru, no one knows how he looks like for he was wearing a black hooded cloak and a fox mask. But they did say they were able to see the color of his eyes, and they're the most peculiar color too. Though I do find it strange that this person has the same eye color as our Lady Kagome. After all not many humans have blue eyes demons probably. But getting back to the subject at hand, the villagers say that the three left a day before we came so there not far. They're probably not far." Miroku quickly said. Relief filled him when Sesshomaru seemed satisfied with the information he gave.

Unfortunately it was right then that Inuyasha decided to speak. "Oi you bastard. What makes you think the brat is still alive?"

If looks could kill then Inuyasha would have been dead a thousand times and over. Sesshomaru gave Inuyasha a death glare that could send many of the bravest warriors running for the hills. Kagome seeing that this could end badly mostly for Inuyasha. Decided to intervene. Sure she may not be in love with him but she did care for him as a friend and as a brother. But not as a lover anymore.

"Lord Sesshomaru don't worry about Rin she's a smart kid. After all she has a wonderful role model that she admires. So I'm sure she's perfectly fine." Chirped Kagome. Now this had everyone turn to look at her in surprise all except Sesshomaru. They were all thinking the same thing, Did she just complimented the Ice Prince?! Inuyasha was in a state of shock he stood there looking at Kagome like if she was crazy. Sango, Miroku and Shippo just quietly observed the situation.

Sesshomaru was not expecting to hear that at all. Sure he expected the miko to tell him not to worry and that Rin is perfectly fine but he was not expecting the compliment. Now this was very interesting the miko never given any form of praise to him directly. So this had him curious, just what was the reason for her praises of him? With a nod he acknowledged her and left the rest of the group stunned that he didn't say anything about Kagome's compliment. But at least it didn't end in a bad way.

Inuyasha scoffed and jumped to a tree branch and just looked at Kagome from the corner of his eye. He was mad not only for over stepping her boundaries on who is alpha but also for giving his half brother a compliment. Oh Kagome will pay for tonight's events. It is about time she was put in her place just like Kikyo had suggested. The only way for Kagome to know her place in the pack was to teach her by force. He had tried to think of another way to go about this but Kagome wasn't giving him any other options. Yes, he will start tomorrow.

"Naru-san it'll be okay Rin will take care of you until you feel better." Rin said with a smile on her face.

Rin was really worried about her second protector. It seems that he has a very high fever but considering the cold temperature it was bound to happen. Not to mention all those demons attacking them for the past two days. It seems they were sent by Naraku in order to capture her in order to get to Sesshomaru. But Naru was stronger than all those demons. And now he was very ill and she didn't know what to do. Naru has become like an older brother or uncle and seeing him like this made her sad. Not to mention that she has no clue how he could have fallen ill, he takes care of himself and them. Her thoughts were interrupted by Naru's coughing fit.

"Naru-san please just hold on for a little while longer. Tai-kun should be here soon with some water and food. After you eat and drink I'm sure you'll feel lots better." Rin said with a worry tone of voice. 'Where was Tai he should have been here by now. Naru-san isn't getting any better in fact its taking a turn for the worst and I don't know what to do. Oh if only Sesshomaru-sama was here he would have known what to do.' Rin thought. And it was around that time that Tai walked in to the cave carrying a net of fish and some water.

"Rin-chan I'm back. How's father doing? Is he recovering at all?" Tai asked. Tai is a white tiger youkai. He was alone since birth and was taken care of by a kind cat youkai by the name of Atsuko. Unfortunately she died a century ago leaving him all alone, until Naruto found him and took him under his wing. To Tai he became a father figure of sorts. But at first he didn't call him father, it wasn't until a month ago that he accidentally called him father when Naruto took a direct hit by a youkai who aimed at him. That was when he called out to him as father. And when Naruto disposed of the youkai he asked the reason for calling him father. When he had explained to him that he saw him as a father figure, Naruto told him that if that was what he wanted to call him then it was okay. A couple of weeks later they had developed a father and son bond. And now his father was ill and he doesn't know why.

"No. He's getting worse Tai. Naru-san isn't getting better at all. If only we could make the supplies pop out from the scroll like Naru-san, then maybe we could find some medicine." Rin whispered. Tai didn't like the news he received. So he decided to prepare dinner, maybe some food and water will make him recover faster.

Naruto awoke to find the children sitting very close to the fire. It was right then that he remembered that he hadn't gotten out their supplies from the scroll. He sat up and took out a scroll a few hand signs and their supplies appeared. The children quickly came to Naruto's side and urged him to lay right back down and get some rest. Naruto refused saying that he needed to stand guard for just in case they were to come under attack. The children knew how stubborn he could be especially when it came to their safety. He was like a father Inu protecting his pups. After they had finished eating the children came to sleep next to Naruto. Naruto seeing them fall asleep next to him brought a smile to his face. It had been three months now that Rin and Tai have stayed with him. He remember how after he picked Rin up he had found a very interesting cave not far from the waterfall.

Flashback

When he had entered the cave he found that there were several passages some led to big empty spaces and others led to a couple of hot springs inside the cave. But the most interesting one was the one that led to a beautiful open field with flowers and tall trees and in the middle of the field lay a clear sparkling lake. Not to mention the waterfalls that came from inside the mountain walls making rivers and streams. He had also noticed how this open field was inside a mountain range and wondered how it could have developed and how any plant life could grow without sunlight. But he noticed that the ceiling had holes that only a child could squeeze into that allowed sunlight inside the mountain range. Thus explaining how sunlight came inside and the plant growth.

When he had chosen an empty space for Rin to be her personal room close to the passage that led to the open field, he lay her down and took out the scroll containing the supplies needed for blankets and first aid kit. When he had them out he placed Rin on the blankets and went to retrieve fresh water. When he returned with the water he quickly cleaned the wound and added some medicine to disinfect and wrapped it up in bandages. Then he covered her with a blanket. Thinking that she may wake up hungry went out into the storm to look for some food. But not before placing a barrier on the entrance of the cave, thanks to Kurama's training and scrolls on casting barriers. Seeing as he had no knowledge of this world he decided to make some shadow clones. After creating ten shadow clones he sent them out to collect some information around this area. After that he went to find some food for him and the girl.

When Rin awoke she found herself inside a cave and covered in a blanket. When she moved she flinched in pain, she looked to down to see her right arm had been bandaged. And then she remembered what happened, she looked around the room to see if her savior was here. Seeing that he wasn't there she started to panic. She called out the nickname she gave him and no answer. She was about to cry when she heard a voice coming from the entrance of the room.

"Hey I see you're awake. So how's your arm? Oh and if you're hungry the food will be ready in a few minutes. I hope you like fish (fish that I found in the sparkling lake inside the cave since I couldn't find any outside because of the storm, but she doesn't need to know that.) and I managed to find some berries outside the cave. I also brought some water." Naruto said as he walked in and looked over her wound. After that he started cooking the fish over the fire and gave rin a cup of water. He saw her drink the water greedily, thus confirming that she must have been exhausted. Setting a couple a berries in front of her he popped one in his mouth and went to check on the fish.

Rin was at first hesitant about eating the berries but seeing him eat one had erased any doubts. She started eating the berries quickly like if she was starved for weeks. As soon as she finished the berries Naruto handed her her share of the fish and more water. After they had finished eating and everything was cleaned Rin started talking to Naruto.

"Um... Rin thanks Naru-san for helping,treating the wound, and feeding Rin." Rin said.

"No problem Rin. Anyways Rin, why were you alone out here during a very bad storm? And why were you being chased by whatever that thing was? Aren't your family and friends looking for you?" Naruto asked. He was curious to know why she was out during a very bad lightning storm. Even though he shouldn't be talking. After all he was out during such bad weather.

"Rin doesn't have family or friends." Hearing that Naruto was starting to feel bad for asking her, after all he knows how its like to have none of those things when he was kid. He was brought out of his thoughts when Rin started speaking again. "But Rin has a pack. And Lord Sesshomaru is the alpha of the pack, he takes care of Rin very well. And there's master Jaken and Ah Un, Sesshomaru's dragon steed." Rin said proudly. Naruto couldn't help but smile at Rin's pride at the mention of this Sesshomaru character. But he was wondering what she meant by pack and alpha. Did she mean her group and leader? He'll have to ask her about it later.

"So then why aren't you with them right now?"

"Well you see we were attacked by demons sent by this bad guy named Naraku and Rin got separated from them and one of those demons took that opportunity to chase Rin. Rin ran and ran until that demon hurt Rin and I hid behind the tree. And then you found Rin and you know the rest." Rin sadly said. She really misses her Lord Sesshomaru. Naruto seeing her upset pats her head and tells her everything will be fine and she should get some rest. The next day he found Tai while hunting for some boar. He was unconscious and pretty much beaten, Naruto took him back with him to the cave where Rin was and did the same with him as he did for Rin.

Flashback end

For Naruto, Tai is a precious friend, comrade and son, Rin is also a precious friend and comrade. No one in this world could replace him or Rin. Rin came to be as a little sister to him. And he will protect them with his life if need be. That is why even if he's ill he'll stand gaurd over them until morning, then they'll look for Rin's guardian. After all they're so close to the palace he lives in just a couple of more days and they'll be there in no time. That is if he could over come this fever that's been with him for two days already. At this rate they'll never reach their destination! Naruto was getting frustrated, Kurama's been trying real hard to get rid of the fever but it's been taking to long. Normally he would be able to but now he's been real careful not to let any of his chakra out for it'll catch the attention of unwanted people and demons. There have been many of times that he had a run in with demons, monks, and priestesses that have been trying to kill him. The demons mainly to capture Rin for Naraku, the monks and mikos for getting an advantage on Rin's guardian and because he uses strange energy they think of him as a demon. And don't get him started with Tai, lets just say the last demons, monks and mikos learned not to mess with Tai when he's around.

These people and demons have been very persistent. So Kurama took the initiative to heal him with a very small amount of chakra that wouldn't be felt by anyone unless they were to focus hard enough. But the down side is that it'll take more time to heal and right now the fever is getting worse by the hour. If by some bad luck they were attacked he'll be forced to fight til the end. But just maybe things won't lead to that.

Morning came to slowly for Naruto the fever had gotten worse through the night and right now he's taking a nap in order to at least recover a little bit. The children had been very quiet when Naruto finished his breakfast, they could tell that he had gotten worse. And now he was resting. The children had discussed that they'll go and look for a medicinal herb to cure Naruto of his fever. And Rin knew how this herb looked like after all she spent some time with Kagome-san. So they both left the safety of the cave to go look for the herb. Unknown that there were a few demons around the area.

"Rin are sure you saw the herb around here?" Tai asked.

"I'm positive I saw it here. Ah there it is!" Said Rin cheerfully. They picked some of the herbs and started heading back but it was right then that a dozen of demons came and charged right at them. Tai picked Rin up bridal style and dodged the attack, he then took off running with Rin towards the cave. If only he could shake them off before reaching the cave. But before they could go any further the demons surrounded them. Seeing no way out Tai set Rin gently down on the ground and stood protectively in front of Rin. He was ready to defend his friend to the death.

One of the demons charged him straight on, Tai focused his youki into a kunai that Naruto had given him as a gift. He focused the youki into the shape of a sword and slashed the youkai in half. Tai then charged another demon that thought he could get Rin but was brought down by Tai. Tai maybe able to handle one or two low level demons but a group of them is a different story especially if he needs to protect someone else. Naruto may have taught him how to wield his youki to some point but he's still to young to control it for long periods of time. This was not going to go very well.

Fifteen minutes in the fight Tai had several wounds in his back and chest. Rin had a small wound on her leg nothing fatal thanks to Tai who took most of the damage directed at Rin. This was starting to look very bad for them, at this rate both Rin and him will be killed if only his father was here then those demons would have been toast. The demons seeing that the young kids where done they all charged in. The children seeing that this was the end screamed.

"Sesshomaru-sama!, Naru-san!/Father!" Both children screamed at the top of their lungs.

They had their eyes closed waiting for the end but nothing happened. When they opened their eyes they saw Naruto in front of them and saw ten piles of ashes on the ground. It was then that they figured that Naruto must have used his strange energy to kill them before they could harm them. They felt really guilty for causing so much trouble for him when he's feeling unwell. And even more for making him use his strange energy in that state.

Naruto seeing the children harmed especially Tai, summoned forth Kurama's chakra and engulfed them with it. When engulfed the children knew exactly what he was doing, he was healing their injuries they received from the demons. After all it wasn't the first time Naruto had done this. After that was done the energy disappeared from the children. Naruto then faced to the right and took a defensive stance in front of the children.

When he had done that the children stood behind him just as a shadow figure stepped out from the shadows. As the figure stepped into the light, Naruto saw this demon dressed in white silk with black boots. He also noticed that he had pointed ears, white hair and amber colored eyes. Naruto also saw the mark of a crescent moon on his forehead. When he saw that he thought about what Rin always told him about her guardian, then this person must be her guardian. Just as he was about to ask the demon spoke.

"You must be the human that everyone has been talking about. The one with a strange power that can cause harm to both humans and demons alike." Sesshomaru stated. Sesshomaru was very cautious around this person who was dressed in a black hooded cloak and wore a fox mask just as the monk had told him.

The only reason Sesshomaru had come in this direction was because he had smelled Rin's blood. When he smelled it he took off running then he had heard her scream his name and a strangers name. That only made him take off sprinting, when he was a few feet away he saw Rin bleeding from a wound on her leg. That made him stop in his track, when he looked around he also saw a young cub with several wounds on his body. Then the demons attacked all together, just as he was about to go and slaughter those demons that dare to lay a claw on his pup. Someone had appeared in front of the children and thrown ten kunais engulfed with a strange power, killing the demons. Then he saw the stranger engulf the children in the strange power and healed their wounds. He was surprised that the human had sensed his presence when he had hidden his youki. That was when he decided to come out of the shadows. His thoughts were interrupted by Rin's voice.

"Lord Sesshomaru you came for Rin. Rin is so happy that you found Rin. Naru-san was helping Rin find her way home." Happily said Rin.

"Hn." Was all Sesshomaru offered as a response.

'So this human's name is Naru. And now I'm indebted to this Naru person who doesn't plan to reveal his face. At least he kept Rin safe.' Thought Sesshomaru.

"Looks like its a mission accomplished Rin. We found you're pack and that means we'll be going our separate ways." Naruto said.

The thought of parting with Naru and Tai made Rin sad, and Sesshomaru had smelled the sadness coming off of her. Meaning Rin is going to ask if they could travel with them. And Sesshomaru didn't know what he'll do if Rin asked him that. Would he allow the human and the young tiger cub. Wait a tiger cub? Sesshomaru then looked to the young cub that stood next to Naru. By the looks of it he is a white tiger youkai, meaning that he's from the mainland. Now this had Sesshomaru wondering how this cub came to his lands and why he's traveling with a human. Is Naru from the mainland? If so then what brings them to his lands. Are they spies, conquerors? If so he'll find out and if it turns out to be true then he'll deal with them.

"This Sesshomaru thanks you for helping Rin. I'm sorry but what is your name?" Sesshomaru said in a monotone voice.

'So this is were Rin gets her third person speech from. Hehe its kind of cute how she copies his speech pattern.' Naruto thought to himself. Naruto then started to feel real light headed. His vision was real blurry and he could hardly make out what Tai was saying to him. But he remembered that Sesshomaru had asked him a question. Even though his body was wobbling he had to answer.

"Your welcome. And my name is...Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto whispered the last part as he fell to the ground. But Sesshomaru managed to hear him thanks to his demon senses.

"Father!" Tai yelled. How could he have forgotten that his father was still ill!

"Naru-san!" Rin yelled. She ran towards Naruto and was really worried for her new friend. She turned to look at Lord Sesshomaru with pleading eyes saying to help him.

Sesshomaru was amazed that the human managed to take down ten demons in one go while in that state. And it was surprising that he didn't collapse right then and there. He also saw how Rin cared for both the human and cub and wondered what Rin had been through with them. If they were attacked by demons today how many times have they been attacked on their way to his palace? Sesshomaru noticed that Rin was throwing her puppy eyes at him pleading to help him. Sesshomaru mentally sighed.

"Jaken." Sesshomaru called and sure enough the little annoying thing came.

"Y..Yes my lord how can this humble servant of yours be of use?" Jaken said in a nervous tone. When Jaken looked behind his lord he saw Rin and a tiger cub along with a person who was on the ground. Then he looked to his lord and found him glaring at him. Then he bowed while mummbling something.

"Jaken, we're leaving towards the western palace you go on ahead with the children and make sure you inform the healers to prepare. Oh and Jaken do not fail me." Sesshomaru said in a cold voice.

"My lord! Are you planning on bringing these filthy-Ah!" What ever Jaken was going to say was left unsaid thanks to a rock thrown by Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru glared at Jaken promising death if he did not follow his orders. Seeing his lord glaring at him Jaken bowed and apologized and quickly went on his way. Sesshomaru picked Naruto up and orbed away towards the western palace.

Upon his arrival many of his guards and servants greeted him but were shocked to see him carrying a stranger into the palace. But before anyone could ask him he was gone. When he reached the healing quarters he found the healers waiting for his arrival. Setting Naruto down on the bed he turned to the healers. There's three of them. All three are Inu youkai but only one was an elderly youkai who has served his family for centuries, and the other two are her young apprentices. The male's name is Osamu, he has long dark brown hair that reached above the waist with fine sharp claws and light brown colored eyes. And the other one is a female Inu youkai by the name of Miki and she too has long dark brown hair that reaches below the waist, sharp claws and light brown eyes. Last but not least was Michiko the teacher of Osamu and Miki. She has grayish hair that is pinned in a bun and brown eyes, she looked to be in her sixties while the other two looked to be fifteen. But in reality they're much older than that especially Michiko.

"My lord. We were informed that you needed our assistance. In what may we help you with?" Michiko asked. She was eyeing Naruto who was laying on the bed and knew that they were summoned to help the poor human who seems to have a terrible fever. She looked back to her lord who was staring right at her two students who were looking at the human with disgust. Michiko also saw the look of disgust on her two students, she knew that is was a fact that many demons in the palace despise humans. So why did her lord bring in another human to the palace, although Rin was a child and everyone in the palace had taken a liking to the girl's happy, gentle nature. It can't be said the same for this human. He'll have to prove himself to everyone in the palace in order to secure a place here. The poor human will have great hardships ahead of him.

"Michiko. You and your students are going to tend to this human. He seems to be suffering from a very high fever." Replied Sesshomaru in a monotone voice.

"What! Why should we help this human?!" Both Osamu and Miki said. They couldn't believe what their lord was saying. The idea of helping a human was preposterous. Besides why should they help this human? After all, all humans are greedy, selfish, ungrateful bunch. No demon should bother themselves with humans (except for Rin of course), especially their Lord.

"Do you question your lord?" Sesshomaru said in a very cold tone of voice along with a cold glare to match. Osamu and Miki realized that they made a huge error in questioning their lord and immediately apologized.

"Please forgive us my lord. We did not mean to question you. Please forgive our rudeness." Both Osamu and Miki said while bowing.

"Hn. I will stay here and observe while you three tend to him. Oh and one more thing, this human must not be harmed in any way and he must be in full health. Do not fail to heal this human. Do I make myself clear?" Sesshomaru stated while looking at the two students of Michiko. The two got the hint. Kill or let the human die you'll suffer my wrath.

"Hai! My lord." All three said. The elder youkai known as Michiko had her appretanices gathering the supplies they would need to heal the human as well as fresh clothes for the human to wear since his were drenched in sweat. They were all so busy that they were startled when they heard a small whispered coming from the human.

"W...Why? Why did it turn out this way? Why? Why?" Naruto mummbled in his feverish state. But the four youkai had heard him. They were all wondering what that was about. Especially the Lord of the West. One thing that he can not stand was the inability to solve a puzzle and this human seemed to be one complex puzzle. A puzzle that he, The Lord of the West will solve.

"Osamu. I need you to remove the human's mask and check his temperature. While Miki soaks the rags in cold water. I need to see if you two have learned anything that I have taught you." Michiko stated. Both Osamu and Miki nodded. Just as Osamu was about to reach Naruto's mask, the door to the healing room burst open startling the healers. Sesshomaru on the other hand stayed calm and simply looked towards the door from the corner of the eye. He saw the young cub that was traveling with this Naruto person. The young cub simply looked around the room until his eyes landed on the person he was looking for.

"Father!" The young cub then quickly made his way towards his father's bed. The three youkai were shocked to hear the young youkai cub call the human father. Michiko was the first to recover from the shock.

"Young one. I know you're worried about your father but I'm going to ask you to stand aside in order for us to heal him." Michiko said in a gentle voice. But Tai just simply stared at his father figure before replying.

"Just tell me what I need to do and I'll do it. No one can touch father, so I'll be the one to take care of him." Tai then looked at Michiko when he spoke those words. Osamu and Miki took it as an insult. Who was this cub to tell them they couldn't take care of a simple human! Besides this cub should be ashamed of himself, having a human for a father!

"Look kid. We can take care of one human. Its not that hard. So if you'll excuse me I have to take that mask off and do my job." Osamu said in an irritated tone. He pushed Tai out of the way causing him to land on his rear end. Just as he was reaching out for Naruto Tai yelled at him.

"Wait! I didn't mean it that way! It's dangerous-" Tai try to reason with Osamu but he wouldn't listen. Sesshomaru just observed the situation, wondering what Tai was talking about.

Just as Osamu was about to touch Naruto's mask, Naruto grabbed his wrist and twisted his arm until he had Osamu on the floor with his arm pinned to his back. Naruto took out a kunai and engulfed it with chakra and aimed straight for Osamu's neck. Everyone was shocked except for Tai, Tai had expected this to happen. Sesshomaru was shocked but didn't show it, but when he saw Naruto about to put an end to Osamu's life that had him snapping out of it. Just as he was about to move Tai's voice cut the silence.

"Father Stop!" Hearing Tai's voice had Naruto stopping the kunai close to Osamu's neck drawing a little bit of blood. Naruto then looked up towards his son, then looked around the room before speaking.

"Where am I?" Naruto said.

"You're in my house human. You collapsed in the forest due to a high fever and I brought you here in order for you to recover. But instead you attack one of my healers. I don't know where you come from or how your customs are but attacking the healers of the person who is trying to help you is considered rude here." Sesshomaru stated in a cold voice. Judging by how the human's posture relaxed Sesshomaru assumed that his words gotten through to him.

Naruto hearing his words relaxed a bit and looked at Osamu who was looking at Naruto with shock, fear, and hatred. Then Naruto simply stood and extended his hand to help Osamu up, but Osamu slapped his hand away. Naruto just shrugged and was deep in thought. He remembered being in a forest and meeting Rin's guardain, after that he simply blacked out. Then he remembered dreaming he was back at Konoha with his friends smiling and having fun up to the point he was in custody and being tortured for something he didn't do.

"I see...so it was all a...dream. Much more like a nightmare than a dream I suppose." Naruto said with a little sadness in his voice. The rest of them didn't miss it either. Sesshomaru just stared at the human who seemed to be troubled by something. Shaking his head as to rid himself of those memories Naruto then looked to Sesshomaru and bowed.

"I apologize. It was very rude on my part to attack someone in your house without any justification. It is also considered rude where I come from. But since I felt ill intentions I just reacted. So I apologize again. And thank you for helping me." Naruto then raised his head and looked towards Tai who just seemed to snicker at Osamu. Sesshomaru also noticed the young cub snickering at Osamu. So when Sesshomaru spoke the young cub was startled.

"I presume this is what you meant when you said no one can touch father." Tai stopped snickering at Osamu and looked at the Daiyoukai before answering him.

"Hai. Father doesn't allow strangers to touch him except for those he trusts and already knows. Like Rin and I. It seems it has something to do with a bad experience in the past. That is why I said what I said, but it looks like I should have been a bit more specific." Tai explained. And a hn was all he received as an answer.

"Oi. don't talk about me like if I'm not here." Naruto replied. Naruto then felt a sharp throbbing pain from his head, it was so painful that he brought a hand to his head in an attempt to ease the pain. But it wasn't helping, the pain was getting more unbearable until he collapse on his knees and leaning forward while tucking his head towards himself. He let out a painful scream that sounded through out the entire palace, and then lost consciousness after that.

"Father! What's wrong with him?" Tai asked in a panicked voice. Sesshomaru had watched as Naruto held his head in pain, collapsed and lose consciousness. Now he was worried if the human would die before he could solve the mystery surrounding the boy. He looked towards the healers and simply nodded at Michiko as to say you may start. Michiko seeing this barked orders at her pupils and they snapped to it. Osamu had picked Naruto up and settled him on the bed, stripping off his cloak everyone was surprised to see a small wound on the right shoulder. By the looks of it it was two days old and had turned a little bit black and you could see the area around it spreading and forming like a black spider web.

This had Michiko worried the boy was really suffering from this. Now she knew what was causing the human's fever but she needed to confirm it first. Coming a bit closer she sniffed the human and her eyes widened. This did not go unnoticed to both Sesshomaru and Tai, they both smelled in Naruto's direction and they both were shocked.

'How could this human have gone two days with poison in his system and still have the strength to bring down ten demons by himself?' Sesshomaru thought. Tai on the other hand was filled with pride but it was quickly replaced by fear, fear of losing his father.

"Little cub, I suggest you go and rest and leave the healers to deal with the situation. I'm sure they'll have your father well again." Sesshomaru assured the cub. Tai just simply nodded and left the room leaving the well being of his father in the hands of the healers. Sesshomaru seeing that the cub left then turned towards Michiko as to say if she could do something about it. Michiko then responded to his unspoken question.

"Lord Sesshomaru. Luckily there's a chance for the wound to heal but the human will most likely be unconscious for a couple of weeks due to the pain the wound has caused his body." Michiko replied. Sesshomaru just gave her a hn and walked out of the room knowing that Michiko could handle it. Now Sesshomaru was really deep in thought about this whole situation.

'A human with a strange power and seems to have a dark past. He'll probably have secrets as well. Now what have I gotten myself into, but the human did save Rin. So therefore I'll help the human by the name Uzumaki Naruto. As of today Naruto and the young cub shall be under my protection and maybe apart of my pack. After all he is a complex puzzle that I intend to solve. Not to mention he'll be a powerful addition to the pack.' Sesshomaru thought to himself. And so it begins.

A/N: Hoped you liked it! And forgive me for any errors that might be in the story. I've been writing real late at night and been sleeping around five in the morning and waking up around 8. So if I didn't explain something right or if something doesn't make sense its because of my lack of sleep. Although I do proof read it for any errors so if any errors escaped me then please tell me so I may go back and correct them. Maybe. Unless I forget about it. Anyways I'll probably be late on updating for a while since I found out my mother has cancer. And my whole family has been upset with this whole situation that I'm going to be comforting my siblings especially my little brother. But I'll try to update more not to mention I'm working on two other stories. But I won't post them up til later on. So til next time.