"My Lord, I beg you to reconsider," His demon mate calmly spoke, "His beast will be most displease." She crossed her arms.

"Perhaps that it was he needs," Inutashio spoke, pacing the grounds.

"I have given him five full demon wives and one half-breed, and his seed has rooted in none of them," His father told them.

"He has not taken to the half-breed at all, my Lord," His human wife stated.

"He has mated none of them!" Inutashio sighed.

"Allow me to talk to our son. I will tell him he needs to impregnate one of them, and if not, this can be his punishment," His mother stated calmly. Inutashio thought for a mere moment, but then "No," He dismissed it.

"But a human," His demon wife sneer.

Inutashio quickly looked at her with angry eyes. His human wife looked down.

"My apologies to you both, I did not mean it like that; she is no mere human, my love, but a Miko and not a very good one at that," She quickly corrected. It had taken her some time to come to terms with his human wife, but she finally did come around to having her.

"I am aware, and you are also aware of their many quarrels," He suggested.

"Why he indulges her with verbal fights is beyond me," She waved her hand. "If I were him, I would have eaten her by now."

Inuyasha's mother slightly giggled behind her mouth. Sesshomaru had just entered when the words came out of his mother's mouth.

"And who would you have me eat, mother?"

"Your new bride," His stepmother stated with a smile.

"I can think of only one human this Sesshomaru would want to eat if I partook in such barbaric methods of death," He walked to his father. Everyone got silent. His mother looked away. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes slightly and walked past his father.

"Sesshomaru, wait," His father tried to stop him.

But Sesshomaru didn't wait. He opened the door and peered in.

Her blue eyes, full of fire, met his.

He slammed the door shut.

"Surely," His hand still on the door, "You jest, father."

"No."

"I will not wed her."

"Not like I want to wed you either!" She said, through the door. She wasn't supposed to speak.

He growled, "I will kill her."

"You could try!" She yelled.

"Kagome!" They could hear Kikyo say harshly.

He growled, "I will not do this."

"You have no choice, my son."

Father and son glared at one another in a silent challenge.

"If you wish to challenge for my seat, my son, by all means."

Sesshomaru knew he was not yet strong enough to defeat his father. His father was always telling him, he needed something to protect in order to understand, and to gain the power he so needed to take his place. Sesshomaru refused to believe that. But he did need a son to carry on his name and that alone stopped him.

"Do not blame me if the halls end up painted with her blood,"

"You will not shed her blood." His father snapped.

"The same can not be said of his other wives," His mother stated,

"They will not be so bold, not against her power," Inutashio said with a raised eyebrow.

"You give her to much credit, father," Sesshomaru slid the door back open and walked up to her as she still sat. He yanked up the wine glass and drank from it and slammed it back down "Drink."

She glared at it. Kikyo picked it up and handed it to her. Kagome drank and sat it back down slowly.

Sesshomaru grabbed her wrist and bit down.

She hissed. But it ended quickly, and he jerked her up, covered her mouth with his, and kissed her. That didnt last long either. He pulled his mouth away, and she covered her lips with her hand with a mixture of shock and anger.

"Come, wife,"

Then he dragged her away, and she soon found herself pushed into the den of the wives.

She landed at their feet.