Sorry for the really long wait guys, I've just been busy with everything going on. Plus, there is Christmas...all that fun stuff. ^_^ Anyway, I'm here now, and READY TO ROLE! I hope this chapter turns out funny...hmm, well we'll find out now won't we?

Thanks for reading, and enjoy!

Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jaken each continued to walk forward. Sesshomaru honestly had no idea where he was going, but he did not really care. Besides, the thief's evidence had been spotted in the areas Sesshomaru had walked to...so he figured his theory of traveling was correct. Why wouldn't he be correct? He was Lord Sesshomaru, son of the great powerful dog demon, and lord of the Western lands! He was correct, and he knew it...

Though if for some strange and unknown reason he did not think his theories to be correct, he would NEVER tell anyone; especially not Jaken. Rin he could handle, but Jaken...if Jaken found out that Sesshomaru was wrong...

...It would be hell on earth.

Not because Jaken would be afraid, or upset...Sesshomaru feared neither of these. Sesshomaru only feared for his pride to crumble, and it WOULD if Jaken found out. Jaken of all people...

However, any thought the demon lord had about losing his pride, vanished into thin air as he sensed a certain smell in the air. It was so familiar, and yet Sesshomaru could not quite put his finger onto what it was that he smelled. He knew the scent, but he also knew that it was the scent of the thief. It was a stronger whiff of the slight smell that emitted off of the small piece of his Mokomoko. He growled, earning two wary glances behind him.

"What ails you Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken asked simply. "Did you spot him?"

Sesshomaru did not answer; instead he took off into a sprint much similar (even though he would never admit it) to his half-demon brother. Even though neither would agree, they both had similarities to one another. Their hair (though Sesshomaru's was much more cared for than Inuyasha's), claws (though Sesshomaru's were poisonous), toenail claws (...), and two swords forged from their father's fang (though Inuyasha's was WAY better-ACH! DON'T CHOKE ME! I'M SORRY! IT'S T-TRUE-AHHHHH!...).

Of course, Rin and Jaken both attempted to keep up, but failed terribly. They were much like Koga and his two right-hand-men...running after their master, but failing to keep up.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha and Kagome were busy washing clothes. Kagome managed to get Inuyasha to hang them up for her as she washed them, though he complained and grumbled under his breath the entire time. Inuyasha caught a whiff of a familiar scent in the air, but did not pay any mind to it. He caught familiar whiffs all of the time, so it did not bother him any. Except of course if someone's scent really STUNK-

"Inuyasha," Kagome said softly.

Inuyasha huffed, "What?"

"Can you come here a minute?" she asked.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, but walked over to her anyway, "Keh...what do you want woman?"

Kagome glared at him, before she looked down and stood up, "Um...listen...I have something important to tell you."

"And that would be?" Inuyasha asked.

"I-It's...really really important, and I have to tell you now before you find out yourself," Kagome said, trying to blurt it out (but finding it really difficult).

"Oh demons..." Inuyasha's eyes went wide. "WE RAN OUT OF RAMEN DIDN'T WE?"

Kagome stared at him, "Um...no?"

Inuyasha sighed in relief, "Oh...okay then...lay it on me."

"Well you see-"

"YE! YE!" Kagome and Inuyasha both turned to find Kaede running at them yelling 'YE!'. (Obviously).

She stopped when she came in front of them, pausing to take a breather. It can take a lot out of a fifty/sixty/three-hundred-something old woman to run such long distances. Long distances as in two houses down from their own...

"...Ye..." Kaede huffed out tiredly.

"Old woman...are you about to have a heart-attack?" Inuyasha asked in annoyance.

"N-no..." Kaede breathed up. "But ye-"

"THEN SHUSH!" Inuyasha yelled. "Kagome was in the process of telling me something important, that thank Totosai doesn't have anything to do with ramen..."

Kaede frowned, "But tis' important!"

"Inuyasha let her speak," Kagome said before whacking her husband's arm. "Besides, it's rude to yell at our elders!"

Inuyasha huffed, but remained quiet anyhow.

"Thank ye Kagome," Kaede said with a rare, wrinkly smile. "Now...ye better listen. Ye both shall soon face ye's wrath, unless ye do something about ye. If ye does not, then ye will find ye and do something horrible to ye!"

Kagome and Inuyasha stared at her for a long moment, before Inuyasha spoke.

"What?"

"Why don't you try adding some other words in your vocabulary, Kaede," Kagome said. "Like 'thee', or 'thou'..."

Kaede frowned, "Sesshomaru-sama is coming."

"What?"

"Sesshomaru-sama is-"

"Yeah yeah, we know," Inuyasha growled. "Never mind, why is he coming here?"

"Ye does not know," Kaede said. "Ye only the messenger..."

Then she walked off once more, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome dumbfounded.

"Gotta go," Inuyasha said started to sprint off to find his brother, and what he wanted.

"But Inuyasha I have to tell you-"

"Tell me later Kagome!" Inuyasha called back behind him, before disappearing over the hill.

Kagome sighed, "Fine...dog-boy."

"I HEARD THAT!" A distant voice of Inuyasha yelled.

Kagome rolled her eyes, and continued to wash clothes.

Meanwhile, Sesshomaru continued towards his brother with a growl. As much as he hated to admit it, he needed some help tracking down the scent. The scent came in waves; one second strong, the next barely even there. Inuyasha was the only other person he knew with a strong sense of smell, maybe even stronger than his own (though he would never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever...*goes on for five years*...ever say so).

He almost ran into his brother, literally, but both stopped just in time. Inuyasha glared at his brother, but said nothing rude for once. Sesshomaru sighed, and got down to business.

"Assist me."

Inuyasha's face was priceless as Sesshomaru said this, before he made a strange face, "Um...I beg your pardon?"

"Assist me," Sesshomaru managed to say one more, trying to suck up his pride for once.

"In...what?" Inuyasha prodded.

"Tracking down the thief," Sesshomaru growled through grit teeth.

Inuyasha's face lit up, before he smirked evilly, "So...the great, almighty demon lord Sesshomaru can't track down some measly thief all by himself? You, my dear brother, have made my day!"

Inuyasha broke out into a fit of laughter, and Sesshomaru growled at him.

"Just...help..." Sesshomaru said, as his eyes began to have a slight red tint to them.

"I...HAHAHA!" Inuyasha laughed further.

"Just shut up already, and help me!" Sesshomaru yelled angrily, earning further laughter from his brother.

Then once Sesshomaru couldn't taken it any longer, he turned around and began to walk away in anger.

"Forget it."

"No wait!" Inuyasha yelled, running up to his brother. "I'll help I guess, just to see who's stupid enough to take something from you. But first I gotta go tell Kagome, or else she'll get worried sick and come after me."

Then Inuyasha ran off, and his brother waited patiently. He was in a terribly mood for many reasons; his fluff was gone, his imp companion was an idiot, his brother was being a jerk about it all (nothing new there)...but most importantly.

His pride was completely butchered.

Sesshomaru pulled out his list, "Hmmm...offer to do Inuyasha's hair, and then die it pink. Peeeerfect."

Sesshomaru smirked as his brother returned, and did his best to hide his plan.

This would be entertaining.