Chapter 4

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Disclaimer: I have never, will never, and can never own Inuyasha! Some great awesome person in Japan does but unfortunately I'm NOT them.

Sesshomaru was pissed.

Not because Rin threw flowers everywhere. Not because Jaken hadn't come back to the fortress in 4 days and his substitute was even worse than Jaken in his opinion. (Don't ask how that was possible) Not even because some stupid demoness who he rejected in marriage tried to destroy the fortress out of spite.

It was because the infernal Miko whom he had such fascination with rejected every plot he had tried to get her to love him.

He brought her flowers. He gave her sweets. He gave her silk and jewels- hell he even had a special bow and arrow set created that would never run out of arrows and magnified her powers!

What he got in return was nothing. Nothing.

Not a "Thank you Sesshomaru-sama!" or "These are so wonderful!" or even a simple smile just for him.

She simply turned her back on him and continued meditating on the bed. For the life of him he couldn't get those gorgeous brown eyes to turn to him. He was already thinking of sinking to the level of bring Rin with him on his daily visits. Perhaps he'd at least get her to partially look at him.

He had already destroyed three of his seven studies in his rage because of the damned beautiful Miko. He couldn't seem to crack the woman!

She might still be in love with my half brother… A small voice pointed out to him and suddenly the desk in front of him seemed very, very breakable.

He didn't like thinking of that. His brother already had gotten much more than he had deserved… Their father's love and powerful fang… A mother to raise him at least for a while… The old sword smith, Totosai's respect… A pack to lead…

His brother had even had a love… Couldn't he have just one thing that he wished for? He truly only had Rin… So couldn't the Gods grace him with Kagome?

Didn't he deserve that at the very least? He wasn't that evil.

Anymore at least…

Perhaps I'm going about this wrong? The taiyoukai thought to himself as he forced himself to take his hands from the wood of his desk, lest he break something else in his frustration. Maybe if I can find something she has a weakness for I could-

His thought was never finished though. A bloodied bear youkai chose that moment to burst in, immediately attracting Sesshomaru's attention. By his uniform he could tell he was one of his men. A solider.

"My lord Sesshomaru! I have urgent news!" The youkai shouted, practically breathless.

Sesshomaru fought the urge to slash the demon with his poison whip just barely.

If it's urgent, why not just say it? Sesshomaru thought irked. He really should stop employing idiotic men. But then who would he kill when he was angry?

"Well, what is it?" Sesshomaru bit out after the solider said nothing only waiting for a response. Honestly. Idiots. The lot of them.

"The fortress is under siege!"

Sesshomaru's eye twitched minutely at that. IT had been happening for the past few days. Who cared at this point.

It wasn't like they could break through the walls.

"They have broken through the outer wall and are currently-"

The poor youkai never got to finish his sentence.

A livid Sesshomaru had vaulted over his desk and wrapped his hand around the bear youkai's thick throat. He squeezed so tightly he restricted the demon's airflow to the point the demon turned red in a matter of seconds. His eyes flickered dangerously between his normal honeyed amber and the scarlet red of his primary form.

"You allowed them into the fortress while I have Ka-" Sesshomaru cut himself off. The information of who exactly was trapped in his tower was kept secret. No one really needed to know after all the great Sesshomaru had a weakness for not one but two humans, after all. "… While I have my guest here?" Sesshomaru said his voice soft but no less threatening.

The growl of his beast was hidden just beneath his voice making the demon tremble in his grip.

"S-s-sire w-w-we are trying our- best to hold him back but..!" The solider was stopped by the added pressure on his windpipe, choking on the shallow breath he had tried to get.

"Him?!" Sesshomaru boomed out, his hair rising as his aura spiked in anger. He was losing his grasp on his emotions.

His potential mate was here! How could this be happening now of all times?!

"You mean to tell this Sesshomaru that there is only one person who got through the walls and is currently destroying my guards?! Who is he?!" Sesshomaru almost loosing control of his voice said.

It couldn't possibly be… The Gods couldn't be so cruel…

"I-Inuyasha. Your half brother." The youkai managed to choke out before losing consciousness from lack of air.

When the youkai said the name he had been dreading, something finally snapped inside Sesshomaru.

In a fit of rage he threw the lifeless body to the wall and glowered at it. He was just about to decapitate the body and end it's pitiful life in spite when he heard an explosion coming from some where in the fortress and shortly after, a high pitched female scream.

His blood ran cold and he ran to the window just in time to see his half brother riding on a cloud of miasma with Jaken at his side on the head of a flying snake demon.

But what he saw next tore an anguished howl from his lips.

This… this cannot be…

An unconscious Kagome rested in the hanyou's arms and Jaken held a struggling Rin captive.

Inuyasha turned to Sesshomaru he saw him give a cruel smile, one that he would have never thought his brother capable of. Also, vaguely underneath the soul crushing grief, he noticed that his brother's usual amber stare had red mixed into the irises.

But honestly he could care less. All he could hear was Inuyasha's voice yelling down to him.

"If you ever want to see your precious Rin again… Come find me!"

With that said he rode off with what it seemed like Sesshomaru's very essence in his grasp.

Sesshomaru stood at his new desk drumming his clawed finger against the hard wood making deep indentations in the wood.

Once 'Inuyasha' (because he had finally realized that was not his younger half brother) had disappeared in a puff of miasma he had destroyed his previous study, killed the solider in the room in pure hatred, and any unfortunate souls who happened to cross his path as he made his way to his new study.

He had calmed slightly as he marched to his current study realizing that the blood he was spilling would do nothing to bring those precious to him back.

He was currently waiting for his servants to pick through the wreckage that was Kagome's room and in Rin's room till they found something that he could use to track their scent.

It was taking much too long in his opinion even though they had been sent to search only about ten minutes ago. What made it all the worse was that instead of being able to go find a sample of their scents himself he had to stay in his study and listen to his substitute for Jaken, a female eagle demon by the name of Chidori, go on and on about the damages to the fort in her high irritating voice. He couldn't take it much longer.

"If only our builders of the fortress were as powerful and all knowing as you, your greatness, then perhaps the wall would have held up. But of course no one can compare to you, your-"

"If you want to keep your head where it is I suggest you shut up and leave my presence." Sesshomaru interrupted finally with a dangerous glint in his eyes. Her voice was grating on his very last nerve and going into a Jaken type rant was not helping her situation in the slightest.

Eyes wide, the frightened bird bowed several times before she fled the room almost running into the scurrying maid who was holding an object in her apron.

"My lord! My lord!" She cried breathless her face triumphant.

"We have found a toy of Lady Rin's with her scent on it!" The maid almost was Rin's nanny who watched over the small child when she was at the castle and was quite fond of her.

Aiko… he thought after a moment of trying and succeeding to remember her name. He made a note not to kill this one.

"Thank you, Aiko. Send for my general I will take him with me to retrieve Rin and the Miko." Sesshomaru announced briskly beginning to prepare himself for the journey he was about to embark upon.

There was a stretch of silence and Sesshomaru was a bit disturbed by the fact he hadn't heard her leave. Were his senses slipping as well?

"Um…" She finally spoke up once more, both reassuring and irritating Sesshomaru. "…Well….My lord you... How do I put it..." Aiko murmured fumbling for words.

"What is it?" he snapped looking at her irritated as he turned from donning his armor.

Distantly he wondered if she stuttered because of the thank you… Or the fact she had actually deemed to say her name. It was admittedly strange behavior for him.

…Have these women made me go soft?

Before he could take back the 'Thank you' and growl out a threat she blurted out her next sentence, bowing deeply to him as she did. "I can't inform the general!"

"…Why not?" he asked slowly flexing his hand slowly she was defying the orders and that he accidentally said thank you to. That was just an insult to injury.

"You killed him." she said simply with a hint of amusement in her tone though her face remain respectful.

It took all Sesshomaru had not to let the shock show on his face. His memory flashed back to the Bear youkai he'd strangled then maimed.

He cleared his throat as he realized that he had indeed before he then said, "Well, fetch me his successor.", evenly though he was quite embarrassed.

"Yes Sire." she said quickly hiding her giggled before dropping the toy on his desk bowing then running, with the speed only a deer youkai could possess, to do his bidding.

He looked down at the toy and with a little shock he realized it was the little stuffed thing Rin had made that looked like Jaken.

Jaken… he thought angrily, wishing dearly the little imp was in front of him.

You will learn what happens when you cross this Sesshomaru. He then finished donning his armor and left to his room to retrieve his swords.

He had to prepare to retrieve his life, essence, and very soul back.

Wait for me. he thought silently, wishing that the ones he had lost could hear him as he walked away, leaving the toy on the desk.

Endnote: Well now! This chapter has been edited and is all set now! 4 more to go before we continue on! These chapters are both longer but easier to edit… So we'll see how it turns out! Stay tuned!

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