Kagome was outside with Rin hunting through the forest for berries and small game. Sesshomaru had offered to hunt down a deer or small animal for her but she waved his offer down.

So instead, Sesshomaru had went with Shippo to gather wood, and learned things he hadn't even expected.

The kitsun boy fluffed out his tail proudly and picked up another stick and threw it on the pile.

"Kitsun, why did you hid your youkai?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Why did you?" the boy snorted.

"Valid enough point, but with a mother like yours you shouldn't have to worry about people not liking your youkai." Sesshomaru replied. The boy snorted and angrily threw another piece of wood on the pile. Sesshomaru stooped and picked up the pile and took it back to the house.

"So you were afraid of what the humans would say about your youkai, so YOU hid. Yet you're upset that I hid mine? Your way to full of it!" Shippo said kicking a rock hard. Ssesshomaru's eye twitched. An insolent little youkai thought he could berate him? He, lord of the western lands?! Obviously it was time for an attitude makeover…

Sesshomaru lifted the kit by the back of his collar and held him up to his own eye level. The boy lashed out with his fists and tried kicking. Luckily Sesshomaru had not held him close to his own face and a quick shake of the boy had him settle down.

"This Sesshomaru is Not afraid of ningens. This Sesshomaru is not upset but disappointed that you would hide it when you have no cause. This Sesshomaru did not want to draw attention to this one's self." He retorted to the kit. His eyes a tad colder than usual, his posture stiff.

"You know what, maybe we were wrong about you!" Shippo yelled. At that he twisted so much that yanked the shirt out of Ssesshomaru's grip and he ran back to the hut. Sesshomaru stared after the child before picking up the pile of wood and carried it back with him. He was half way back when he smelled it.

Burning wood.

He dropped the wood and ran. Shippo probably hadn't noticed and ran right towards the danger. He glanced up as he ran and saw the edge of the flames. The hut had to be on fire and the well top.

"Shippo!" he yelled. He tore out of the forest and up the path. Shippo stood mutely before a blazing hut. Ssesshomaru's prediction was right. All the dead grass around the hut was roaring up in flames. Several solders on horseback milled around waiting for the owner of the house to return. They didn't expect to see Sesshomaru though.

"Shippo, get back." Sesshomaru ordered. The boy couldn't tear his eyes from the fire that claimed his home. Sesshomaru grabbed the boy and pulled him behind himself.

"On whose orders did you burn this house?" he demanded.

"Really, you're going to call that a house?" a familiar voice called hotly.

'Inuyasha' Sesshomaru inwardly groaned. His half-brother, the idiot. That's when the boy started screaming and acting out his anger.

"I WANT TO KILL HIM! WHERES MOMMY?! WHERES RIN!" Shippo started screaming, already thinking the worst had happened.

"Don't worry you little brat, they sadly weren't in there." A female voice said snottily. That's when Sesshomaru allowed himself to turn and send daggers their way. Inuyasha and his witchy mate, kikyo, stood a ways behind on the steps of their black and red carriage.

"Half-brother, this Sesshomaru didn't know you had any rights to this one's subjects." Sesshomaru said coldly. The boy clung to his sleeves with his small hands. His eyes squeezed shut.

"Don't worry, sesshy. Inuyasha is only doing you a favor and getting rid of the vermin. Really, I don't remember you being all that concerned about some peasants problems." Kikyo said. She was dressed in a bright emerald green dress made out of silk. Her hair swept back and pinned with a clasp with an emerald in it. Her earrings where made of emeralds also. A gold choker around her neck. Sesshomaru only wished that it would choke her.

Sesshomaru turned to the soldiers milling about.

"Do as this Sesshomaru commands and this one won't have you all beheaded." He eyed them. The Kit was again trembling in fury.

"Sesshomaru-sama, let me go!" the boy gripped trying to get out.

"yes, my lord. What do you wish of us?" the guard asked.

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