Chapter 2: The Arrival of the Guests.
The day started out with loud screams and groans. Izayoi was making Inuyasha shower, primp, and prime himself for the arrival of all the single princesses. As they came into the palace Inuyasha hid. He didn't want to meet them. He didn't want to see the glances of the maidens as they saw his ears and looked at his claws and fangs. To see that realization that they were sent to marry a half demon was too much with what was on the line. His heart had been carefully protected since Kikyo and he wasn't going to let just anyone in.
Inuyasha hid in the garden area, in his favorite tree. In his spot you couldn't see him from the bottom or the palace. When he was younger and found that out he would hide up there whenever his brother was mean to him. Which you could image was a lot.
After all the women were settled in the palace, Izayoi went to fetch Inuyasha to be ready for
dinner.
"Inuyasha come down from there!" Inuyasha 'feh' and rolled over to the side. What the two didn't know from the balcony stood one of the women that were eyeing the scene with amusement.
"Why?" He shouted back.
"Now Inuyasha! You are setting a bad impression for these women." The woman heard another 'feh' from the tree. She chuckled at this, because it made it seem like the tree was talking back to the Queen. Another woman joined her on the balcony.
"What are you doing?" Woman number two asked.
"Watching a tree argue with the Queen. It's actually quiet amusing. The tree wants to meet all these women about as much as we do." She softly chuckled again.
"Inuyasha!" The Queen huffed.
"Fine! But I'm not making any promises about being on my best behavior." Inuyasha jumped out fo the tree. Izayoi smiled that her son was out of the tree, however that smile disappeared quickly when she grabbed his ear.
"You will absolutely will be on your best behavior mister!"
"OUCH! OK! OK! I'll do whatever! Don't rip my ear Mother!" Inuyasha sounded like a little boy being put in his place.
The two women watching had to cover their mouth before the big laugh escaped their lips.
They ran back into the palace.
"Maybe this thing will prove to be more entertaining." Woman number one giggled out. A servant entered the room and announced dinner.
Dinner:
In the grand hall there was so much talking that all the voices boomed against the tall ceilings. Unfortunately they were all high pitch women talking. It was enough to make a human want to bang their head against the wall. It was pretty obvious that the demons in the building were in pain.
Queen Izayoi then clicked on her glass to call for attention. All the chatter quieted and they all looked at the Queen.
"Thank you for coming to our home! We are excited for you to be here and enjoy the festivities. Please make yourself at home. Now let's eat!" The servants were prompt to bring the food to the table. The conversations stayed mello while the ladies at their dinner. Inuyasha could not stand most of the conversations that the women were having. 'I love that dress!' 'It cost a fortune and they still didn't get it right!' 'Oh when I move here I will definitely change the decor!' Inuyasha could hear every last brain numbing conversation until he heard a very sweet voice.
"It was so funny earlier today!" The sweet voice giggled.
"The way he talked to his mom was like a child."
"Yea but that's cute that he still has that boyish image for himself." Inuyasha heard giggling again from the sweet voice who continued, "And when she grabbed those ears! They are adorable!"
"Are you interested?"
"Possibly, I haven't decided yet. The temper of his could be downer. His temper with mine would not mix." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow looking up from his food.
It was a stimulating conversation. 'Wait! How did they know about Mother grabbing my ears?' Inuyasha thought as he was looking for the owner sweet voice. He couldn't tell who it came from with all the conversations that were happening. Once the girls saw he was looking for someone he lost her voice in the frenzy.
"Oh, see he already loves me."
"He's looking right at me! He definitely will choose me."
So Inuyasha turned his head back to his food, but his ears still twitched from side to side trying to find that sweet voice once again.
"Awww look his ears are twitching."
The sweet voice came through. His ears stopped honing on where it was coming from.
"I wonder if he would ever let someone touch them?" He then heard her chuckle in a cute tone. "Probably not, demon ears are really sensitive. He might find that painful." The other girl that was talking to her earlier said in a matter of fact tone. 'Well she seems nice, at least she knows demon culture a bit. But that sweet voice, there something special about her.' Inuyasha's mind couldn't stop thinking about the two voices and couldn't stop dreaming about sweet voice.
When dinner ended the girls were all escorted back to their rooms. Miroku moved to Inuyasha, "So anyone strike your interest? Remember I get the rest." When he finished he did a caterpillar eyebrow roll for dramatic effect.
"Feh. Take your pick." That was all he said as we walked away.
"OOOO he has a few in mind." He chuckled and followed.
