Title: Leader of the Pack

Author: landofthekwt

Rating G

Universe: Canon

Genre: Psycho- analysis

Word Count:248

Universe: Canon

Warning: None Issekiwa Trail Theme

Summary: Sesshoumaru wonders where he went wrong

Lord Sesshoumaru gazed upon the army of the West. It consisted of an imp, a ragamuffin, an eleven year slayer whose mind belonged to his enemy and small horse dragon who wore a muzzle to prevent him from accidently loosening his lightning bolts on the unwary travelers. The, dragon was quietly munching grass in the field while the little girl was securing flowers in Jaken's hat. The boy was hitting targets again. He had same vacant look in his eyes that had prevented Sesshoumaru from killing him.

Mother was right. He had become like his father. Instead of associating with the strong and powerful, he had chosen to raise an army of the meek and pitiful. Father would laugh at him if he could see him now. When he asked if he had someone to protect he meant his mate and his child not a collection of camp followers who worshiped the ground he walked upon.

When had it all changed? When did he go from being the " Killing Perfection" to being the chief fool? What must Inuyasha think? It was hard to maintain one's sense of superiority when a little girl slept on one's mokomoko-sama. He had never asked any of them to join him. They all had just tagged along. He had gone off to conquer the world not play nursemaid to a band of misfits.

And so the mighty Lord of the West went off to find Naraku. He just felt like killing something..