A/N: I am SO sorry it took me this long to update! School and life just got completely in the way! Here's the next chapter, it is KINDA short, cause I'm hoping to update again soon. Please enjoy! (And remember, Sesshomaru REALLY is my favorite character!)

InuTaisho frowned when his son did not back down. A younger Sesshomaru would not have given up so easily either, but back then, Sesshomaru used to shift nervously as soon as he felt his father's stronger aura. His eyes narrowed slightly when he realized why his son wasn't shifting, it was because Sesshomaru's own aura, which had grown to almost the size of his fathers, was surrounding himself.

"Your aura has grown Sesshomaru," he commented lightly. His son's eyes merely narrowed. "Do you truly intend to kill me Sesshomaru? Your own father?" Sesshomaru's eyes widened as the last memory he had of his father, before he had died, floated through his mind. He had asked him the same thing back then too. He nodded to himself, intending to break the similarities between the past and present, right now.

"I do," he said simply. InuTaisho sighed. He too had noticed the similarities between their conversation of now and then, and he had been hoping his son would say the same thing he had then.

"You will not win Sesshomaru, you know this," he said quietly, to quiet for the humans to hear. Sesshomaru smirked.

"You still do not understand father," he said just as quietly. InuTaisho raised an eyebrow, "you will die again, just as you did saving that woman. Finding someone to protect does not make you stronger, it kills you. Your bastard of a son found that out the hard way. InuTaisho's eyes bled red as he growled lightly.

"You-" Sesshomaru's ear twitched and he stepped to the side as a pink arrow shot through where he had just been standing. He turned to the priestess and frowned.

"Stay out of this human," he said coldly. Kagome's eyes lit with a new fire as she notched another arrow, and leveled her bow.

"Leave InuYasha out of this! He died honorably, protecting the ones he loved!" she yelled.

"Protecting humans," he scoffed. He raised his sword then and aimed it at her, "Prepare to die." He smirked slightly then and spun around, just in time to block a now fully transformed Tetsusaiga.

"I am your opponent pup!" InuTaisho snarled, "leave the humans out of this!" He threw Kagome a glance, "Don't shoot. This is our fight." Kagome hesitated before nodding and lowering her bow and arrow. Sesshomaru put some weight onto his sword to test his father's strength, but jumped back just as quickly. InuTaisho smirked as he slowly sheathed the Tetsusaiga.

"Do you have full control over yourself yet?" he asked curiously. He cocked his head to the side as his eyes glowed a bright, blood red. Sesshomaru frowned. Before, his father had always been very careful whenever he had transformed. Never around humans, and never when (and if) you had a different option. He glanced down at his Tokijin and then back to his father.

"What has changed?" he mumbled. InuTaisho smirked as his nose started to lengthen into a snout, and his body started to glow.

"Everything has changed." Sesshomaru nodded once before sheathing his sword. His nose lengthened as well and he closed his eyes as the familiar sensation of transforming overtook him.

His eyes popped open when he was done, and he jumped backwards as fast as he could, narrowly avoiding his father bashing into his side. He growled loudly and snapped at the larger, silver dog before him. InuTaisho spun back around and growled at his son. Inwardly, he couldn't help but smile; as big as Sesshomaru now was, he was still smaller then his father. Sesshomaru's red eyes narrowed angrily when he realized what his father had been thinking. In this form, they could essentially read the others thoughts, but only when 'spoken' to, otherwise it was just a feeling.

Give up Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru snarled and leapt forward, aiming for his father's throat. InuTaisho merely rolled his large eyes before side-stepping and snapping down on Sesshomaru's ear, giving it a warning tug. Sesshomaru leapt back with a yelp as blood trickled from his ear, down the side of his face.

I am the leader of the West now.

No…you're not. While I am alive, it is mine.

InuTaisho swat a giant paw in his son's direction, but Sesshomaru easily dodged it.

Sesshomaru ran forward, feinted left, and then jumped up to the right, raking claws across his father's muzzle. InuTaisho howled loudly and shook his head before he surged forward again, teeth bared. He jumped over Sesshomaru and latched onto the top of his neck, bringing them both crashing to the ground. Sesshomaru snarled loudly as he shook his head back and forth, trying to release his father's vice-like grip. InuTaisho dug in deeper and Sesshomaru yelped again.

Submit Sesshomaru!

Never!

InuTaisho yanked down, but this time instead of being yanked down and thrown to the ground, Sesshomaru pulled up. He howled loudly as he felt flesh rip from the bone, but he was free! InuTaisho's eyes widened as he jumped backwards and spit the slab of meat from his mouth. Sesshomaru's fur was quickly reddening, and his legs were starting to shake. InuTaisho's face was also covered in blood, but little of it was actually his.

Sesshomaru…please…just submit…

He looked his son in the eye and his heart clenched at what he saw there; hurt, betrayal and yet, resignation. Sesshomaru knew that this is what could happen; he had known the possible consequences going into this.

….no…

InuTaisho sighed as he stepped forward again.

"Don't kill him!" Kagome yelled. Both dog demons looked over at her as she ran forward.

"Kagome!" Sango and Miroku yelled simultaneously. They tried grabbing for their friend, but she made her way past them, and stood between the two dog demons. Shippo's eyes widened in fright and surprise as he watched his best friend. Kagome faced InuTaisho as she held out both arms.

"Please," she begged, "Enough! You've already lost one son…" A silent tear rolled down her face and InuTaisho couldn't help but take a small step back. "Please don't kill him…" Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he too took a step back.

…what…

He could feel the blood oozing from his neck now, and when he looked down, he wasn't too surprised to see a large puddle of it forming there.

"He's hurt," Kagome said weakly, hoping she was getting through to the larger of the two dogs, "just…please, please don't kill him." Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed at the human before him as he gnashed his teeth together angrily.

She thinks me too weak to continue.

InuTaisho looked up at his son with sad eyes.

No. She doesn't. She's truly scared that I will kill you.

Sesshomaru looked at his father stoically.

You weren't going to kill me?

No.

InuTaisho looked down at the small woman at his feet and closed his eyes, and bowed his head.

I will not kill him.

Kagome's eyes widened. Although she hadn't really heard his thought, somehow she just knew what he had thought. She took a step back from them, and this time Sango latched onto her arm to make sure she didn't run forward again.

I will not give up.

InuTaisho looked back at his son.

You have no choice.

Sesshomaru's eyes widened in realization.

You…you…

Poisoned you…yes. You'll be unconscious in seconds.

Sesshomaru sighed angrily as his vision began to swim and his legs shook with the strain of holding up his massive size.

I need…to…R-Rin…

His eyes rolled into the back of his head and as his legs gave out, his body crashed to the ground. InuTaisho sighed as he walked forward slowly, placed his teeth around Sesshomaru's neck, growled low and then stepped back.

I win.

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! How many of you completely melted when Sesshomaru thought of Rin? So cute! Anyway, don't hate me to much with what happened! Everything will work out okay! I promise!

P.S. If any of you were wondering about the "placing his teeth on Sesshomaru's neck" thing, he was basically showing that Sesshomaru had submitted, and he was the more dominant of the two, aka, the winner. ^-^