It was Sesshoumaru's turn to smirk the smirk of impending death. Did the hanyou not realize how that sounded?

"You value your sword more than you desire the miko, little brother?" The taiyoukai lifted a brow in question, waiting for Inuyasha to dig himself a deeper hole. There was no way Kagome would choose the half-breed over him, not now.

"I know you don't really want her. It's just a trick to get Tetsusaiga and I'm not falling for it. You can't have it. Father left it to me, not you. It's mine and so is she."

Kagome growled under her breath. "Inuyasha… Sit!"