The Battle Within by Lynx Yamato

Trouble With a Capital T

Disclaimer: I do not own Sesshy, though I wish I did, 'cause that would be awesome! He's so smexi! =sighs dreamily=

Okay so basically this is a Sesshoumaru angst (duh!). It has a few funny tidbits... But I am working on the sequel already! Look out for Love is Eternal (not guaranteed name). I was just bored so I just let my fingers take me away! Nyahahaha... don't ask... This is kinda OOC... dunno... Lolx, tissue warnings further to come, depends on whether you're easily cry-ish or not (that even a word?). I included the rest of Inuyasha's merry gang in this, but it's mostly Sesshoumaru & Kagome since the story really revolves around them! =Grin=

Hmmm, if you got any ideas that I can put into the sequel, please, please, please, please, please, please, PLEASE, let me know in your reviews, emails, etc, and I'll ponder them! Thank you so much! God blesses those of you who are charitable enough to help! Love you! (Not really, just a punch line heh, thanks a lot though)

Hn, and now it begins, and for future reference, I really like reviews! I feed off them! They're my food! Without them I'll die! Help me! I'm gonna die!

HELLLP! Shippo's warning signs pop up wailing PLEAAASE HELP ME! AUTHOR IN DANGER OF REVIEW STARVATION! AHHHHHH! SAVE MEEEEE!

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Jaken scurried along after Sesshoumaru as the taiyoukai strode easily through the dense forest.

"Sesshoumaru-sama! Where is it that we going?" Jaken wailed in his usual annoying tone, glancing nervously at the bluish green trees around them.

"I do not know, Jaken," Sesshoumaru replied calmly. "We shall see when we arrive there."

"Whatever you say, Sesshoumaru-sama." Jaken said, trying desperately to keep up with Sesshoumaru's long, graceful steps.

Not having a care in the world, Rin skipped alongside Sesshoumaru, humming her made up tune about Sesshoumaru (you know the cute one she sings in the anime?).

"How can you be so cheerful?" Jaken shrieked at the little girl, "We are currently lost in a forest with who knows what in it and Sesshoumaru-sama is grinning, which is a bad thing!"

"Rin likes it when Sesshoumaru-sama smiles!" Rin said, continuing her merry skipping.

"You may," Jaken said, bopping her on the head with his Staff of Skulls, "But it is bad."

"Owie!" Rin wailed, her small hands clutching the bump on her head from Jaken's staff, "Why do you always hit Rin, Jaken-sama?"

"Because you are foolish!" Jaken said lamely, poising to hit her again. He quickly lowered his staff to her head, but a clawed hand shot out and stopped it... a magenta striped hand.

Jaken stared up at a seemingly calm Sesshoumaru, a helpless feeling swallowing him as the taiyoukai glared down at him with his golden eyes.

"I ask you not to lay a hand or staff on my ward again." Sesshoumaru said, calm anger detectable in his voice.

"Gomen nasai, Sesshoumaru-sama." Jaken whimpered, dropping to his knees and bowing to Sesshoumaru. "Please forgive this lowly, humble servant of yours."

'Disgustingly pathetic.' Sesshoumaru mused to himself.

"Get up, Jaken, that is utterly pitiful." Sesshoumaru released the toad's staff and started walking away again. Rin trailed behind him, playing with his fluffy, pristine tail.

"Gomen, Sesshoumaru-sama, I am such a disgrace to you." Jaken scrambled after Sesshoumaru, then realizing he forgot his staff, raced back to get it.

'He is very correct about that.' Sesshoumaru thought smugly to himself, 'What a toad...' (pun)

"Sesshoumaru-sama! Wait for me!" Jaken wailed as he raced to catch up, though Sesshoumaru didn't bother to slow down for him.

"Sesshoumaruuu-samaaa!" Jaken shrieked.

"Are we going to wait for him, Sesshie?" Rin asked curiously, looking up at Sesshoumaru with wide brown eyes.

"Keh." Sesshoumaru replied shortly, closing his eyes momentarily. "Let him run."

Rin smiled toothily at the idea and gleefully hopped around behind him, resuming her play with his tail.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Jaken screamed, "Don't leave me!"

Suddenly there was an explosion in the bluish trees around them, more to the right, creating a momentary gust of wind.

Rin screamed and clutched desperately to Sesshoumaru's tail, while the youkai shielded his face.

Jaken was blown back a few feet, but quickly regained his footing and clung to the nearest tree.

When the offending dust cleared, it revealed a few collapsed trees and a small crater where the explosion had taken place. In front of that hole in the earth, a half dozen men and a woman were positioned there with each a weapon.

"A youkai." The tallest of the men snarled.

"Eighth this week, ne?" Another chortled.

"What do we do about the kid and the toad?" The only redheaded one asked.

"We kill 'em, that's what." The bulkiest snapped his whip.

"Yeah, I love killing things."

"The youkai looks like the one that man described to us, let's get 'im."

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Oooh, what's to happen to Rin and Sesshoumaru, who cares about Jaken... heheheh, he's pitiful.

I heard Miroku's voice on the radio the other day, talking about Schizophrenia on a Zed95.3 commercial, and I'm like 'What the hell is Miroku doing on the radio!" I heard a guy named 'Kirby Morrow' did his voice, heh. Awesome... Some dude named David does Sesshoumaru's. Koga's voice is familiar to me, and then I finally pinpointed it. Scott McNeil also does Piccolo's voice from Dragonball Z!

Anyway, must crash for za night, arigato for reading.

Ja ne!