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"So what do you thin?" Izyoi asked her son and step son as she continued to eat her dinner, "can you repeat what you just spent twenty minutes explaining to us?" Sesshomaru asked just to make sure his father and that human woman hadn't lost there minds, or perhaps he himself was the one in need of help since he was quite obviously hearing thing.
"We are going to adopt a child, but we have yet to decide on a gender." Inutashio said biting into his garlic bread.
Sesshomaru didn't know how to react, and Inuyasha was too busy shoving pasta down his throat to pay any attention and if had been he wouldn't have cared what was decided. Sesshomaru couldn't believe they were going to bring another child into the house. Here he was trying to enjoy his spaghetti dinner the woman had prepared and they were going on about adopting some brat.
"I'm sixteen, I have a life a life. I hope you don't expect me to spend all of my free time babysitting because I refuse to be even the slightest bit involved in this." Sesshomaru said.
"Of course not, we expect you boys to treat him/her like your sibbling...but could you at least try and be welcoming." His father explained. "When are you planning to all of this?" Inuyasha asked indicating that he had been paying attention to the conversation.
"Well," his mother began. "we qualify, so tomorrow we'll be going to the orphanage."
"Well, while you're doing that I'll be at the mall with my friends." Inuyasha said. "Do either of you need any money?" Their father asked them, Sesshomaru who had no intention of going out shook his head.
"No, my account is still good and if I buy anything it'll just be a CD or lunch." Inuyasha said. "Have fun then." Their father said.
Sesshomaru thought his father and step mother were cool, he respected his father and his mate wasn't as useless as most humans. But she was a lot better at being a mother than his own mother had been and though he would never admit it he appreciated the fact that she was so caring towards him.
But his parents were cool, he kept his grades at B or above, stayed on the right side of the law, avoided drugs and alcohol, and basically never gave them a reason not to trust him. They always supported whatever he wanted to do. And whenever he was sick Izyoi dropped everything she was doing and spent the taking care of him. Though he had nothing to really complain about; Sesshomaru was beginning to think that his life was monotonous, and not even fighting the half breed was making it better.
"Perhaps a new younger sibling will make things more interesting around here."
"There are so many lovely children here," Izyoi sighed. "Its sad that we can only take one."
"I know what you mean love." Inutashio said placing a hand on his mate's shoulder. It was a weekend so all of the kids were there, ranging in age from a few months to fifteen.
"Have you picked an age group yet?" The elderly woman who owned the place asked; "yes, age six to ten, and we'd like a little girl." Inutashio told her.
"Right this way then." the woman said leading them to the dining room. "I'll go and get the children."
They spoke with several sweet adorable girls, but only one of them stuck out.
She was seven and a half years old, and very bright. She'd spent the entire interview talking about art and how her favorite things to do were drawing and dancing.
"I'd say you've found one you like by the looks on your faces." The elderly woman said a knowing smile on her face.
"I think we have," Izyoi sighed happily.
"I'll go and get the paper work, and you can come back for her tomorrow."
"Alright." Inutashio said.
"Do you think Sesshomaru and Inuyasha will be okay with a younger sister?" Izyoi asked when the other woman had left the room. "Inuyasha didn't seen to care, and Sesshomaru should be happy with it, a boy would try looking up to him." Her husband sighed.
"I suppose you're right," she agreed. "I have a lot of things to do once we get home." He chuckled at the way his wife changed from emotion to emotion.
Sesshomaru and Inuyasha had spent that afternoon shopping with their mother, their new sister would be staying in the room across from Sesshomaru's and she wanted them to help decorate it. They had managed to turn it into a frilly girl zone by dinnertime he'd seen enough pink, white, lace, feathers, and stuffed animals to last a life time. "Shame I'll never die." He sighed inwardly as Izyoi served the roast.
"Smells good!" His father said as Inuyasha began stuffing his face.
"And where were you while I was subjected to hours of girl torture?" Sesshomaru demanded glaring at the elder dog demon. "Inutashio laughed heartily at the glare his son was giving him, "I was taking care of everything that your sister would need."
"Such as?" Inuyasha asked also glaring. "Oh you know...school, doctors appointments, and other things of that nature."
"So you were doing something useful." Sesshomaru said rolling his eyes when his father laughed again.
AN: R & R please, any criticisms are also welcome.
