A/N: Oooo, some anticipation here. I am pleased to inform you, my faithful readers, that it is Lord Sesshoumaru who has decided to grace us with his appearance.

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Kellybug: Yes, Sessh would recognize the similarities. It will be indirectly stated in the chapter, if you didn't find it, let me know.

Chapter 9 Amusements and Nice Conversations

There stood in the doorway was the elegant form of Lord Sesshoumaru of the West, you can't really see the rest because he and his armor and that fluffy thing (I will pretend that thing is his tail) blocked the rest out.

The nine's reactions were instant but hard to discern because they were all done together. Four snarled "Sesshoumaru" could be heard in unison which belonged to Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango, although the snarls do vary on how venomously they were done. Shippou and Souta's shouts of fear were, "Ahh— it's Sesshoumaru" and "Not him again, help me sis". Kirara's response was same as usual, which was transform and then growl. Higurashi-san's reaction was unexpected but not completely unpredictable, it turned out to be directed to Inuyasha, "Oooh, those pointy ears are sooo cute, I wonder if they are as soft as yours, Inuyasha!" What Jiji-chan did was totally within predicting range, he pushed forward with sutras in hands trying to get a clear shot while yelling, and "Demon be gone!"

After this little scene, everyone had a different reaction from before. Kagome turned to Jiji-chan with a scold, "You're not putting your fake sutras on anyone, you already broke my door!" To this Jiji-chan fumed. Inu had a vein popping vigorously on his temple, Miroku and Sango had a weird look, while Shippou and Souta simply gaped, all five at the little comment Higurashi-san gave. Higurashi-san looked confusedly at the issuers of the four snarls and the two kids who were still trembling a bit. Kirara just looked at everyone like they were crazy, which was the case, then turned back to continue to growl at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru meanwhile was smirking wickedly with amusement dancing across his eyes. (I can imagine how amusing that must have been, considering that he would've probably caught everything that just happened, while knowing that he is the one who caused all this commotion by simply appearing.) Meanwhile, Rin and Jaken moved anxiously behind Sesshoumaru to get a clear view of what was going on and Ah-Un simply stayed put, being oblivious to the unrest happening in the house.

After one or two seconds that seemed to be very long, Inu broke the silence with his usual greeting, which is pulling out Tetsusaiga to let it transform (keep in mind that everyone were squeezed in the living room), then growling out in a cursing tone the following, "What the heck are you doing here, Sesshoumaru?" with special emphasize and hatred on the name.

"What is it little brother? Afraid, are you?" Sesshoumaru retorted with his infamous death glare which didn't affect Inuyasha the least bit, but can't really say the same for anyone else. Inuyasha growled at Sesshoumaru; Kagome, Sango, Kirara and Miroku all glared at Sesshoumaru although deep inside they were scared to hell for everyone else's safety; (they are so kind) Shippou and Souta looked absolutely terrified while Jiji-chan backed away in horror; Higurashi-san however, apparently didn't recognize the glare as a promise of death type only looked taken aback at both the reactions of the others and the glare. Letting everyone settle down a bit, Sesshoumaru continued, "I only came to ask the miko a few questions, nothing for you to get so worked up about." He said it casually and proceeded to walk towards Kagome which earned him a "Where do you think you're going." And a menacing wave of Tetsusaiga. Kagome's family thankfully had decided to keep quiet now, since if they didn't, they might be as well as died by this time.

Sesshoumaru spared a glance in Inuyasha's direction but continued to close in until a meter away. Then he proceeded to scrutinize the group closely before voicing the question. "Where is this human infested place? Is this what you claimed to be the future, miko?" these were of course directed at Kagome, since during his many careful watches of his brother's group (he is not trying to protect them, just curious about this weird bunch and also due to the fact of lacking anything better to do at the time), he has overheard Kagome being from the future. She did seem more at home here and the three strangers certainly seemed to be related to her, so he figured it was probably her time.

Kagome being the people person that she is, promptly responded with a smile, "This is the future, we call it the modern era."

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at the word 'we', he knows that she was referring to all of the annoying humans here. The one thing that was different about the humans is that they seemed more carefree than in the feudal era, they obviously lived better than before. But what bothered Sesshoumaru is the fact that there isn't a trace of demons anywhere other than the two brothers and those who follows them. 'Where are all the demons?' is the question that keeps on resurfacing in Sesshoumaru's mind, which is slowly driving him insane. Is it possible that they are all gone, or hiding themselves completely without a single trace showing? What exactly did the humans do and why is the air smells so poisonous? The more he thought about it, the angrier he gets.

Mean while, his anger is being let known to those around him. It isn't because he let down his indifferent mask or because he allowed his eyes to lose their coldness, it's his sizzling aura that gave away his anger.

Higurashi-san and Souta being untrained as they were, didn't exactly realize what was happening but did manage to realize that something was not right, so they kept quite. Jiji-chan couldn't place his finger on either the reason of source of the cackling power, so stayed deep in thought. The rest however was quick in recognizing the anger and stood there feeling like they are in hell fire, but Jaken was the only one who showed it by shaking visibly.

Rin being with Sesshoumaru for so long knows exactly how to deal with the situation. (It's a wonder that with his many year of experience, Jaken couldn't deal the situation.) Rin walked calmly to stand beside her lord and gave a soft pull on Sesshoumaru's empty sleeve. This caused Sesshoumaru to glance down in surprise. He had been so thoroughly soaked in anger that he failed to notice Rin approach him boldly. When their eyes met, Rin gave a big toothy grin that would have made any stranger to gasp at the brightness of it.

Sesshoumaru's found his anger being immediately forgotten and the others visibly relaxed as the angry youki faded.

Inuyasha seeing this decided to test Sesshoumaru's patience with an annoyedly spoken "I'm not interested in fighting in front of so many humans."

This earned him a cold glare, "I did not come here to fight little brother, or you would have already lost."

Inuyasha growled menacingly at the comment only to receive a smirk from his elder brother. (Inu is so easy to get to!)

The group that were gathered around only stared at the reactions of the two and not wanting to get involved just yet, not right after that little ordeal.

Rin was the only one who appeared to be completely unaffected. Traveling with the demon lord really did a thing or two to her if she could stay so calm through all this.

A/N: Now I wonder how I am going to get them apart without a fight. You may have noticed that I used a few Japanese term, I am hoping that they are used right. Anyways, REVIEW.