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Chapter Eight

Enter The Unmentioned

Mustang didn't exactly know how to tell Winry, he knew how deeply she cared for the Elrics, especially Ed. And they still hadn't found them.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Colonel Mustang. I'm coming to Central."

"Why?"

"I'd rather you tell me whatever it is you have to tell me in person."

"Didn't you call us?"

"No.?"

'Damnit, Hawkeye, why do you always have to meddle?' Mustang yelled in his head ready to snap when her head peeped in the door, but quickly vanished. "Alright, I'll send someone to get you at the train station in the morning, get a hotel room ready for you, and send you some tickets, will your grandmother be joining you?"

"No. Thank you and goodbye."

"Goodbye, Winry. I'll see you in a couple days." He quickly hung up the phone. "Riza!"

The door opened quickly, he knew she had been eavesdropping. "Yes sir?"

"Are you against me or something?"

"No, sir, but she has a right to know if you can't find them, it's bad enough that that boy keeps her in the dark for most of his life, or at least all that he possibly can. He only talks to her when he needs an automail repair."

"I know, but I can't stand to see women cry and … You'll be here when she comes, and you're going to help me."

"What?"

"It's your fault I even have to do this; she shouldn't have even had to worry."

"You don't think she doesn't already worry about him? She never knows where he is and never knows how he is! He never tells her anything!"

"I know."

Back in Feudal Japan

"Where are those idiots?" Inuyasha was always terribly inpatient.

"Who the hell are you calling an idiot?" Ed yelled from the woods 'Well, at least he's not calling me short again.'

"You! Where the hell were you?"

"…None of your damn business!"

"We were at the river talking!" Al chirped brightly, making Ed fall face first.

"What was the point of letting me answer!"

"Thank you, Al! At least someone is polite."

"And you are!" Shippo fell on his back laughing.

"Fox, I'll kill you!" Inuyasha was about to leap at him, but before he could do anything, a golden strike of lightning hit him, sending him flying across camp.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome immediately ran to his side. Everyone else getting into battle position. Purple smoke appeared in front of them. They all tensed, ready to attack the figure that would emerge. A tall, white haired man walked out of the smoke.

"Sesshomaru! What the Hell was that for, and what are you doing here?" Inuyasha finally stood, only to see his brother.

"Oh, Dear little brother, I didn't hurt you did I? I wouldn't want to take you out so early."

"That's Inuyasha's brother? Why did he attack him?" Al couldn't understand why anyone would want to attack their brother.

"Why are you here, Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha was in his battle position, his hand on Tetsusaiga's handle, ready to be drawn at the drop of a coin.

"That's Inuyasha's half brother, he's a full demon." Shippo explained from behind Miroku.

"Now, Brother, what would make you ask a stupid question like that?" asked Sesshomaru with his cold stare.

"Well, you attacked me for no reason, after showing up uninvited!"

"Ah, and I see you have more useless humans with you than before, or at least, another human and a suit of armor."

Miroku covered Ed's mouth. "This demon will have no problem killing you for no reason. He's mortally wounded Inuyasha more than once." Ed understood, he'd have to hold his tongue, for now.

"Whatever, why are you here?"

"Yes, well, you see, I'm sick of you having what belongs to me, so if you'll kindly hand over my Tetsusaiga then I won't have to embarrass you in front of your new friends."

"We'll see who gets embarrassed, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha leapt and landed in front of the group and turned to whisper to them, "No one is to interfere; he'll have no problem killing you. All of you, stay back, I don't want anyone to get hurt who isn't part of the battle. Understood?" They all nodded, "Understood, Kagome? Stay out of this; I don't care what happens to me, Just stay out of it until Sesshomaru leaves." Kagome nodded "Ed, Al, Miroku, you are to protect them and yourselves, don't let Kagome interfere, and you're not allowed to either. Everyone got it?" They all nodded. "Okay, Wish Me luck, even though I don't need it and I highly doubt it'd help even if I did." He lept off, landing in front of Sesshomaru in his battle stance.

"Ready to die, Little Brother?"

"You've lived longer than I have; I think you should get the luxury of dieing first, don't you?"

"No, no, you go on ahead." He lept forward, claws ready, they met Inuyasha's right cheek. "Too slow, half breed. If you keep going that slow, you'll never stay alive."

"Well, I learned how to move like that from you, dear brother." Answered Inuyasha smiling, knowing that would bother his brother.

Sesshomaru's features changed; his face becoming fiercer, frightening, he was threatening to change. "I've never moved that slowly, even when I was wounded! You will pay for marring the name of Sesshomaru!" His claws began to glow a bright noxious green. He struck again, this time meeting Inuyasha's right arm. "Soon you will know what it is like to only have one arm!"

Inuyasha turned, aiming a kick at Sesshomaru's side, missing, but still catching him in the ribs, sending him flying. "Who's slow now? You really should pay better attention to your opponents, Sesshy!"

"Lord Sesshomaru!" A small girl emerged from the bushes, with a green imp following shortly after her.

"Rin! Lord Sesshomaru told you to stay back here!"

"I know, Master Jaken, but he's hurt!"

"Rin! Stay back with Jaken! And Jaken, if you can't keep a hold on her it will be your life! Rin, I'm not hurt, my weakling of a brother couldn't injure me with such a quaint move."

His reassurance was interrupted with the windscar attack from Inuyasha's blade.