I need you like no other No I'll never find another. When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears.

Naraku would arrive soon.

Sesshomaru entered his fathers' study and sat down.

"Yes?" InuTashio spoke, looking over the paper.

"My beast is most unsettled, is this normal?"

His father looked up and him. "You are not feeling well?"

"Hn."

"When did it start?"

"I do not know."

"Then what brought on the question?"

"When the wolf touched her, my beast slammed against me."

InuTashio stood up fully. "It is becoming possessive of her?"

"Is it normal?"

InuTashio sighed. "Yes, no. It differs from male to male."

"Explain."

"I am sure her power is not helping matters, this is the reason I chose her for your brother."

InuTashio paced the room. "Do you love her?"

"Surely you jest, father?"

"Do you care for her?"

"I would not kill her, if that is what you're asking."

"Would you protect her?"

"I, Sesshomaru, have no one to protect."

He turned from his son "Your beast should calm then if your feelings are not changed on her."

Sesshomaru stood. "I have no intention of keeping her as you and Inuyasha have done."

"And the baby?"

Sesshomaru went to the door. "That is up to Kagura, but I have no fear the miko may leave with the child. I have no need for another half breed in my life."

Sesshomaru opened the door and left.

InuTashio sighed, he hoped his son knew his mate to be well enough to state that.

The next day Naraku arrived and InuTashio did not like how Kagura's face held approval of his being.

The meeting started right away.

"I am here to seek an agreement."

"You are in no position for that, half-breed." Sesshomaru stated.

Naraku laughed. "My army, though low, will regenerate. It is only a matter of time before we start another war with you, and trust me My Lord, it will be nothing but equal power, over and over. Tell me, do you love pointless war?"

Yes, no.

"I would think you would be ready to mate Lord Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru eyes turned dark.

"That is why I am here, you have something I want."

"What is that?" Inuyasha said gripping his sword.

"Apologies, not something, but someone."

"Oh?" Lord InuTashio didn't like this one bit.

"Yes, a miko." Naraku looked around. "I do not sense her, is she not here?"

Inuyasha's growl was louder now. "What miko?"

Naraku put his eyes on Sesshomaru. "His."

"What do you want with her person?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Just as I said, I want her." He looked at his claws. "Of course, I am willing to wait until after she gives birth."

Sesshomaru's sword was at his throat and his eyes were flashing red.

"Struck a nerve, have I?" Naraku stated.

Inuyasha's face markings were going jagged. (yes, he gained his from Kikyo)

InuTashio was the only calm one and he wasn't even calm.

"I know everything," Naraku said. "I know that she is with the wolf prince, that she carries your pup."

Sesshomaru's sword pressed into Naraku's neck. "You will not touch her."

Naraku slowly moved the sword from his neck. "Why would I want to hurt her?"

"What the fuck do you want with her?"

Naraku smirked. "I will find no other has powerful as she, I want her womb of course."

"Yeah well, it's taken so get lost." Inuyasha spoke.

Sesshomaru tuned from them all, his beast was slamming against him. His eyes were bleeding.

"Oh, do you plan to keep her and fill her again?" Naraku looked shocked, but he wasn't.

Sesshomaru looked at Kagura who was fanning herself. "Be not a fool." He said, though his tone was struggling.

Naraku stood. "Then do we have a deal?"

No one said anything.

"I, of course, will give her time to nurse her son."

"What if she keeps it?" Inuyasha asked.

Naraku shrugged. "I only need her womb, surely her kin will aid with the child."

"You're just as sick as him." Inuyasha spit.

"Then what does that make you half breed? Your seed has coated the womb of a miko too, has it not?"

"Yeah what of it, I ain't like you two jerks, she ain't an object!" Inuyasha looked at his father "Say something!"

"I believe you are asking the wrong person." He said. "While she does belong to my family – "

Naraku put up his hand. "Sesshomaru may do as he pleases with her once she has given birth and he has gained his power, no?"

Everyone looked at Sesshomaru, whose back was still to them. "It is of no matter now, she is still far from birth." He stated.

"Very well, then I will wait." He then looked at Naraku. "Do send word when she has given birth if you please wind witch."

Her eyes got wide and then Naraku was gone. He left a trail of death in his departure.

One little girl got in the way.

Rin. As if Sesshomaru was not already having a shit day.

"Go get them." He snapped angrily as he took out his sword that pulsed at his side.

"You have never drawn that sword." His father said.

Sesshomaru swiped angrily at the carriers of the underworld, bringing the girl back to life, which now made her his problem. The little girl cried, and he wiped her dirty face, the tears cleaning it.

"Call for my retainer." He told Kagura.

His mother took the child, his father left with Inuyasha and Sesshomaru was left fighting with his beast alone.

In a day he was threatened, challenged, lost control of his beast and somehow gained a ward.

But he knew one thing, he would kill the half-breed before the demon ever had a chance to touch Kagome. Not that he would ever keep her himself.