Chapter 5

Disclaimer: the characters of InuYasha do not belong to me, but the Characters Akimaru and Ryuji are my original characters.

"Hey, Sango, Miroku long time no see." A young man said as he entered the house, he was tall, and had long orange hair tied back in a pony tale. He also wore a blue kimono with yellow designs, and dark blue pants. His long fox tale wagged slightly as he spoke. "Um…I'm sorry but do we know you?" Miroku asked sitting up.

"Don't tell me you've forgotten me already, just because I disappeared after we defeated Naraku four years ago." The young man chuckled, his voice deep and rich.

"It can't be… Shippo?" Miroku gasped

"In the flesh." Shippo laughed

"But you look so much older, when did you hit a growth spurt?" Sango said now able to join the conversation

"Um…about a year after I left you guys."

"Where did you go Shippo? We all expected you to stay with InuYasha and Kagome." Sango questioned looking with astonishment at the now teenage Shippo.

"Yeah, well if I had stayed with them I would not have gotten very much stronger. I needed to live on my own for a while, toughen up a bit."

"I see, well you've certainly gotten much….bigger. I bet you have the ladies chasing after you left and right." Miroku laughed

"Aheh yeah well, I am a fox. Actually I already have someone. I went to train with her so that we could get stronger together, kind of a secret promise I made her awhile ago."

"Oh and who is this lucky lady?" Sango smiled slyly

"Soten, you remember her, she's the last and youngest of the thunder demon tribe."

"Really, you and Soten are an item!" Miroku laughed

"Duh, Miroku I would have thought it was obvious. Were both the same age and both proud young demons why wouldn't we be an item."

"um…yep same Shippo."

"Well anyways. Where are Kagome and InuYasha? And why are you both in bed? What have you all been doing for the past four years?" Shippo said sitting himself by Miroku's sick bed

"Well Shippo, we have a lot to tell you."

Sesshomaru and InuYasha crept through the door of Ryuji's castle,

"Akimaru show your se-!" InuYasha started to scream but Sesshomaru clamped his hand over the half demon's mouth

"Silence InuYasha! What part of 'the silent approach' don't you understand!" he growled whispering

"I don't see why we have to be quiet, I say we just charge in, get Kagome and Rin back, kill the damn fox and get out."

"I didn't ask your opinion InuYasha."

"Well I'm giving it to you any ways. Why do we have to do it your way?"

"Because."

"Because why? I've survived this long my own way haven't I?"

"Hmph! Not with out me saving you when ever you get in over your head, which is almost always."

"Hey, what did you say! I'll have you know I've saved you a number of times as well!"

"Enough, I am older then you, so we do it my way."

"Teh! Since when do I have to listen to you Sesshomaru!"

"Since our father asked me to look after you!"

InuYasha pouted and grumbled but went along with Sesshomaru any way

"If you keeping pouting InuYasha, you face is going to stay that way."

"Shut up."

"Though the pout may actually be an improvement, compared to your normal face." Sesshomaru said smirking as he quietly walked through the large castle.

"What did you just say!" InuYasha screamed

"Shhhh! InuYasha will you be quiet, you are going to get us discov-." Sesshomaru was suddenly cut off as the dragon strike wrecked through the wall, and the two brothers barely managed to dodge.

"Look at you two. Arguing like a bunch of pups. Well I guess that since the two of you spent your lives apart this little plot of mine as made the perfect excuse for you two to bond, how sweet." Ryuji said as he walked calmly out of the wreckage,

"And who might you be?" Sesshomaru asked equally as calm.

"My name is Ryuji, and I am the master mind behind this entire plot. I'm sure you recognize this sword."

"The Sounga!" InuYasha gasped

The two brothers growled as they were about to attack, both pulling their swords from their sheaths,

"Dragon…"

"Back La-"

"Now, now, I wouldn't do that if I were you." Ryuji chuckled, motioning for two demons to enter the room in the arm of one was Kagome, and in the other's was Rin.

"Let me go!" Rin yelled as she kicked and hit, struggling to get free

Sesshomaru tightened the grip on his sword, with one final kick Rin turned her attention towards Sesshomaru.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" She gasped

InuYasha suddenly killed the demon holding Kagome and was now holding her

"Kagome, Kagome wake up!" He growled as he tapped her on the side of her face,

"mmmm, I-InuYasha?" She questioned as she came to, "InuYasha!" she wrapped her arms tightly around him, meanwhile Sesshomaru had just finished killing the demon that had Rin and was holding her with his one good arm. "Thank you, Lord Sesshomaru." Rin said looking down as she blushed "Rin, how many times must I tell you. You may call me just, Sesshomaru."

The sweet little reunion was cut short as Ryuji clapped, the four of them looked up to see Ryuji smiling triumphantly.

"Well-done, you succeeded in getting you human pets back. Yet you have also succeeded in showing just how much they mean to you." He laughed as he yanked a thin thread, the other end was tied to Kagome's arm, so she went flying to him. Rin let out a gasp as she disappeared then reappeared unconscious, with Ryuji holding the back of her red kimono.

InuYasha growled "Now that I have your full attention you can do me a favor and…DIE!" he growled as he used the dragon strike, Sesshomaru swiftly jumped in front of InuYasha as the half demon boasted about being able to with stand anything.

"What the hell are you doing Sesshomaru? You don't think I can handle it!"

Sesshomaru grunted as he glanced back at his foolish little brother, then the blast hit

him. "Sesshomaru!" Rin screamed as the blast consumed both brothers along with half of the castle. " InuYasha….INUYASHA!"

evil laughter now you all must wait in agony for the next chapter Muhah ha! No actually I'm sorry this update took so long and sorry that it is so short but I'm having boy trouble as well as my art show is getting closer and well we all know what STRESS is like so forgive me but the next update may take a little while as well.

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