'I swear...this doesn't happen every day.' Ipo sweat dropped as she tumbled through a portal. She had to close her eyes, she was becoming sick to her stomach. 'Atleast I'm not wearing a skirt.' she added, seconds before she crashed into a body. Eyes snapped open to stare Inuyasha in the face and she reared back. "Er...sorry?" at that moment, they reached the end of the vortex and was spit into another world.
The sky above them was a clear blue, desolate and rocky landscape all around. Below them was a gigantic skull of an animal in the middle of a large island. Under the skull was armor of sorts that sprang out at least a mile from each side.
Snapping from the awe of the place, Ipo and Inuyasha began jumping from the cliff sides to the shoulder armor. Inuyasha glanced up to the large skull, an unreadable look on his face. "Father..."
"Father? This is your dad?" her brow rose as she looked to the large skull.
"Can't you tell?" he retorted.
"Yea, cause it's everyday I see a set of big ass bones just lying around." she replied tartly.
Myoga decided at this time to chime in. "His father was a phantom of incomparable stature. And here he is, in his truest form, undisguised." he went quiet in thought. "The treasured sword imbedded in his bones, that is what Master Sesshoumaru is after."
"Well then, let's beat him there." Ipo nodded and started down for the mouth of the skull.
"She's going to get herself killed." Inuyasha shook his head but followed her down.
They stopped in the ribcage of his father, Myoga directing them. Off to the side was a golden pedestal with a rusty and chipped sword embedded in the middle. "That's...the sword?" Ipo asked, head cocking to the side.
"Tetsusaiga." Myoga mumbled. "You were meant to inherit the sword, Master Inuyasha. The fact the tomb was entrusted to you is proof of that."
Ipo eyed the pedestal a moment, before taking a step toward it. A strange power radiated off it and she wasn't sure if she sensed it because she was a miko or because her demonic abilities. A sudden tingle at the back of her neck had her straighten quickly and jump aside. As she landed on a rib, hand wrapping around the large bone and hanging off, she glanced back to see Sesshoumaru standing in her previous spot, a claw buried in the bones.
"Tisk, tisk, tisk." he growled dangerously low and she could almost feel it in her own body. "Somebodies got a temper." She sang, a smug look on her face.
"Master Inuyasha! Pull the sword free!" Myoga yelled.
"Shut up!" he scoffed.
"Inuyasha." Ipo growled, launching herself over Sesshoumaru's head and landed beside the hanyou and flea. "Just draw the stupid sword."
Grumbling, he moved to the pedestal and gripped the handle. His hand passed a barrier of sorts, yellow energy crackling around said appendage. "I knew it, Tetsusaiga was destined to belong to Master Inuyasha!" the flea cheered. Inuyasha clenched his teeth, pulling with all this strength and a glow emitted from around the sword. Slowly, the light dissipates but the sword remained embedded in place.
"Huh?" Inuyasha picked up Myoga, squeezing him between his thumb and forefinger, his brow twitching. "I couldn't pull it out."
"Wh-why?" Myoga stuttered.
"Let's cut the comedy." Sesshouamru flew at his half brother, who managed to dodge and sprint away. However, Sesshoumaru caught up and effortlessly pinned him onto the ribcage wall. "My poison claws will sublimate you!" a green glow breathed off his hand as it charged forward. At the last minute, Inuyasha broke away, the hand striking the wall instead. Part of wall melted to form a hole which gradually got bigger.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, let me assist!" Jaken called, as he watched Sesshoumaru run parallel with his brother and whip him.
Ipo glared at him and jumped forward, tackling the imp. "You coward!" she then jumped to her feet.
"What? Take that!" he swung his staff at her but she skid back on her toes and slashed at him, catching his right shoulder. "Why you little wench!"
"Ha, weren't expecting that, were ya?" she taunted, jumping away again to unknowingly land on the golden pedestal when he swung the staff again. "Is that all you do, swung that puny little staff at me?"
"You wretched little human!" the staff turned to the old man facing her and dropped open his mouth. A ball of fire shot toward her, brown eyes widened and she jumped up, her hand gripping the sword handle and holding herself in a handstand, her feet in '4' form.
The fire surrounded the sword in a ring for a few moments then extinguished. Ipo came back down, pulling her arm forward, to attack him but instead, pulled the sword free. Everybody froze, the tip of the sword inches from Jaken's face. Her eyes went to the blade, blinking in surprise then the inu brothers. "Uh...sorry?" the three demons stared at her in incredulity. "What?"
"Im-impossible! How could a mere mortal...?" Jaken just stared, still in awe.
"Yea and I ain't exactly been normal since coming here." Ipo snapped.
With Sesshoumaru's attention on the girl, Inuyasha saw his chance and clawed at him. "Shouldn't have looked away!"
Unfortunately, for Inuyasha, he was able to dodge the attack and zoomed to stand before Ipo. "Just what are you? How were you able to draw the sword." maybe his earlier objective to ignore the girl had been a wrong one. She was not like other human women he had seen, she didn't dress like them. He knew from a simple sniff, she was no normal human. 'Hn.' he would have to keep an eye on her. Her aura coiled against his own, an odd strength in it.
"I'm just a special kind of gal." Ipo replied haughtily, moving the sword in a defensive position before her.
"I guess he's no longer interested in you and your life's been spared, huh?" Myoga let a breath out in relief.
"Fool." Inuyasha hissed then turned to Sesshoumaru and Ipo. "Sesshoumaru! Leave her alone! She has nothing to do with you!"
"You couldn't draw the sword Inuyasha and yet, she had no trouble. You expect me to let her go?" his brow cocked.
"You don't really have a say in the matter." Ipo announced sharply, stepping away from him. The next moment went in slow motion, his clawed hand shooting toward her. 'Move!' her mind roared and she side stepped at the last minute, watching his arm, eye level, pass inches from her face. It punctured the wall and her head snapped back to glare at him.
Inuyasha's voice cut into her musings, he was yelling something but it was muffled in her ears. Finally, time caught up to itself and the words became clear. "Run!" her brow twitched, both hands shot out so her palms hit his chest and forced him back while zapping him at the same time.
'Holy power…she's a miko?' Sesshoumaru wondered silently, keeping his surprise under wraps. Knees bending, he crotched and dug a hand into the ground to leave long, deep gashes in his wake. The fact of her being a miko shouldn't have forced him so far back though, it wasn't the zap but sheer strength. "Hmmm, interesting." letting his eyes slid to Inuyasha, turned to face them. If he had been surprised by her actions or moves, he certainly didn't show it. 'Definitely keep an eye on her.' he decided. "You seem to be very interested in the actions of a human. Why protect her?" he puts a hand behind his ear casually. "Why let her go? Why love her?"
"Love?" both snorted, shooting annoyed looks at one another but it was Ipo who spoke next. "We can barely stand one another, much less...love." she made a face.
"It was a feeling for a mortal woman, your mother, this weakness of the heart, that caused our father to end up here like this." Sesshoumaru shook his head in disgust and ran his fingers through his silky locks. "Tainted blood courses through your body. Is it this blood that endears you to humans? Well, I don't pay any heed to such infinitely vulgar beings."
"There's nothing wrong with loving someone, regardless of what or who they are!" Ipo defended her and Inuyasha's heritage, taking a step toward him. But before she knew it, his hand was wrapped, securely about her throat, cutting her air off. 'Smart move, Ipo!'
"Sesshoumaru! Let her go!" Inuyasha demanded.
Ipo only laughed-whizzed, one hand grasping his wrist. "…pathetic...have ya ever known…love of a woman?" with those words, she swung her knee up, to connect to his side. the impact made him jerk his arm back, enough so that her feet touched the ground.
That was all the flexible teen needed.
With strength that even surprised her, Ipo kicked off the floor into a side flip and twisted his pale wrist at such an odd angel, he couldn't keep a hold. Behind him, she landed on her heels and immediately rolled forward as his whip hit her vacated spot. "Come on now, Sesshoumaru. You can do better then that!" she taunted, distracting him.
Watching, Inuyasha caught on quickly to what Ipo was doing and when he seen his chance, took it. From behind, he sprinted forward, claws ready and leapt forward. "Iron reaver soul stealer!"
Sesshoumaru dodged and flew upwards swiftly and used his fur stash to wrap around Inuyasha. "Wake up! With tainted blood like yours, you cannot touch me!" he twirled and spun his stash to throw Inuyasha to the ground. The hanyou slid across the skull-filled ground and crashed into the wall.
"Damn!" Inuyasha struggled to stand, wincing as Sesshoumaru hit him with the whip.
"What can a half-breed do?" violently, he whipped Inuyasha.
"How about this?" Ipo attacked from behind, effectively derailing him again so that Inuyasha could attack from in front. Static sparks from his armor and for a moment, the full demon was surprised that they both landed an attack on him. Angrily, he snapped to reality to land on the ground, the armor cracking then shattered into pieces.
Ipo landed beside Inuyasha and thrust the sword she still held. "You whoop'em Yashie, whoop'em good." she told him in a serious tone.
"Highly unlikely." Sesshoumaru scoffed lightly as he glared at the duo. They would both pay for their attack on his person. His eyes enlarge and turn a glowing red as a pink glow emitted from around him. A vortex of wind started, some skulls rising with the flow and send them forward.
"We'll see if a half-demon can wield the Tetsusaiga! I will bear witness!" the winds grew stronger, his face semi morphing into that of a dog. Then his body turned into a pink substance/light, which shot up into the air. It twirled and twisted, flying through the air for a while then charged down to the ground. As the light clears, a ferocious white dog is left in it's wake.
"...wow." Ipo looked up with wide eyes, slowly blinking. "He's a...big...dog...fluffy…white dog…how cute!" she squealed, hands clasping in front of her as she tittered side to side.
"What?" Inuyasha and Jaken(where was he hidding?) roared, wheeling on her.
"What?" she looked at them innocently and lifted a hand to pet the leg closest to her. "He's...a big puppy." when Sesshoumaru growled, she felt the vibrations all the way in his legs and shooting down her arm from their connected limbs. Lifting his head, the dog demon he looked pointedly at Ipo and growled again, stamping a paw violently. "Don't take that tone with me!" she warned.
"Ipo, stop taunting him!" Inuyasha demanded as he swung the rusted blade at his elder brother. Sesshoumaru backed off alittle but barked menacingly. "Now go hide!"
"Hide? I never hide from a battle!" she disagreed.
"Ipo!" Inuyasha spun to her, grabbing her shoulders. "Just shut up and let me protect you." she stared at him, dumbfound, then nodded absentmindedly. Now, he turned to face his brother, placing the sword before him. "Now show me, Tetsusaiga, your power!" Inuyasha evaded an attack and hitting Sesshoumaru's back. He in-turn, slammed a massive paw by Ipo.
"Hey, ya fricking mutt!" she shook her fist then slashed the offending paw. The dog howled, jumping back as Inuyasha landed beside her, the sword vibrating, making a ringing sound.
"He pushed me back!" he gaped at the sword then Sesshoumaru. It was then he noticed the drool, white foamy substance that dripped to the ground. Poisonous green fumes drifted up and the skulls started to melt.
"Ipo, go upward, these fumes, they can kill you." he told her.
"What about you?" she didn't budge.
"Just go!" she gave a quick nod and started jumping up. A sting from her neck caught her attention and she slapped it, hearing a squeak from a flea. "Myoga? Where the hell have you been?" she snapped.
"Around." he replied sheepishly.
"Ugh...coward." she muttered, finally seeing the light of day. Once outside, she crawled to the edge and began climbing to the shoulder armor of the great dog demon.
Seconds later, the large white demon burst from the ribcage, Inuyasha clutched in his mouth. The hanyou yelped in pain as the teeth tightened and dug into his body. Sesshoumaru swung his head, treating Inuyasha as if he was a rag doll. In retaliation, the hanyou grabbed a fistful of fur for stability and stabbed him in the eye, making the beast drop him with a howl of pain. Releasing the hair, he landed on the armor, beside Ipo.
"Master Inuyasha, now do you see the power of Tetsusaiga? Now for the finishing blow!" Myoga popped from a bush, jumping up and down in joy.
"Are you crazy, this sword is useless!" he growled.
"Are you saying this isn't the treasured sword of your father?" his voice was quiet as he pondered his arms to ponder. Then popped back into the bush and started running away again.
"Coward!" Ipo shook her fist after him then turned to Inuyasha.
"Damn, does this junk do anything?" suddenly, Sesshoumaru appeared before the dup and smashing his paw down. Right where the two had been standing. Inuyasha grabbed Ipo around the waist, jumping them back to safety. When they were safe, he swung the sword around toward the beast. but nothing happened. "Damn!"
"Hang on a cotton picking minute!" Ipo appeared beside Inuyasha, pointing down. He followed her arm to see the dog licking the paw where the hanyou clipped him. "See, you did it. It's your sword, have faith in your power."
"How can you speak such rubbish?" he scoffed.
"Yashie! Stop acting like the worthless half-breed that we know you aren't! The sword was given to your for a reason, obviously your father believed in you. Start acting like the son of a great and powerful dog general and KICK HIS ASS!" she demanded, stomping her foot angrily.
Something in her little speech made him swell. He had never had someone believe in him, expect Kikyo and his mother. "Alright, just stay back and I'll protect you." nodding to himself, he walked up to Sesshoumaru, the blade on his shoulder. "Come on then. Let's get this over with!" he swung the sword in front of him and it started to pulse. "It...it's pulsing! I can hear it...is this the life beat of Tetsusaiga? It's different...something's changed."
"Lord Sesshoumaru! Get the half demon and devour him head first!" Jaken appeared from nowhere.
"Oh shu'up!" Ipo yelled, throwing a skull at him. "He ain't gonna lose to your little girly lord!" she threw more skulls.
Sesshoumaru charged up into the air and dove back toward the ground. Inuyasha stilled, only staring with a determined look. "I can do this." his claws gripped the handle. 'Obviously your father believed in you.' the sentence echoed in his head. He jumped into the air and sliced out, cutting the demon dogs front leg. The sword looked different, a thicker and non-chipped blade, a ring of fur surrounded the handle. He dragged the sword upward and along Sesshoumaru's leg and finally sliced it off. Shocked, the great Sesshoumaru collapsed onto the ground, a torrent of blood gushed out from the served limb.
Silence engulfed the area, shock, disbelief, and surprise floating in the air. Inuyasha landed, holding the sword high and examining it. "This...fang!" he swung it and laughed. "A fang...! What an heirloom the old man left me! Hey Sesshouamru, listen up! Here we are, two brothers, fighting for our fathers treasure, compared to him, we are nothing! We're nowhere near his equal!" he laughed again.
Sesshoumaru growled but he paid him no mind. "I don't have any memories of being loved by my father but he chose to hide his fang inside my eye! And I ain't giving it up, not you anyone, not to you!" the full blood demon charged but Inuyasha only swung his sword, cutting his chest. Swinging again and Sesshoumaru fell backward with sparks of light emitting from his chest.
"Lord Sesshoumaru!" Jaken cried, many lumps covering his head. Sesshoumaru's body started to glow and curl up then transformed into a white orb and flew to the opposite shoulder armor. "Wait for me, mi'lord!"
"Yashie!" Ipo ran over as he breathed heavily, using the sword to keep himself standing. "You okay...that was awesome!" she cheered and he shot her a grin, only to sputter when she glomped him.
"Master Inuyasha, well done! I, Myoga, had faith in you!" Myoga appeared on Inuyasha's shoulder.
Inuyasha raised a finger to squeeze the small demon but he blocked. "Please wait!" he pointed behind them to a couple of skeleton birds. "I was arranging for transportation to go home. I certainly did not run away! You understand?"
"Yea...right." Ipo replied in disbelief and looking away from them, toward the spot were Sesshoumaru landed. 'Ugh, I can't believe I feel bad for him.' she frowned for a moment then silently cursed herself. 'Damn my human emotions!' turning to face Inuyasha, she took a deep breath. "Be right back." before he could reply, she darted off, back into the ribcage, so they wouldn't know where she was going.
There was a break in the armor, Ipo noted it, slipping carefully and cautiously. She could sense the demons aura and smell what she was sure was blood. And there was a lot. Stepping out onto the narrow walkway of jutted out armor, she walked a good fifty feet until passing some growing bushes. There, she came across the site of a bleeding Sesshoumaru and a frantic Jaken. The imp whipped around at the invasion, moving to stand before his injured lord, bravely. "What do you want, fifthly human?" he demanded.
"Calm down, toad." she rolled her eyes, crossing her arms and looked Jaken over. "I'm gonna need your help to stop his bleeding."
"What makes you think I need you help?" Sesshoumaru growled. Even through he felt light headed and as if he may faint, he did not want the human to see in a weakened state.
"Cause if you could have killed me, you already would've." she replied, moving forward. He growled, she growled back but still knelt by him. "Stop ya whining, puppy, I'm not gonna hurt ya." she paused to push his haori sleeve up and grimaced at the sight. "I just know I'm gonna regret this later." she murmured
"Then why help?" he asked, turning his cold glare on her.
"I am human, am I not?" her eyes flickered to his face then back. That was all that needed to be said, really. 'Let's see, what to do to stop the bleeding…need something hot, really hot to burn the skin together,' pausing, she blinked and looked over her shoulder at Jaken. Or, more importantly, the staff he held. It spit fire. 'Hm…' then she turned back Sesshoumaru and eyed his clothes. Was it fireproof? Suppose she would have to ask. "Is your haori fireproof?" murmuring the question softly, she locked eyes with the demon but he just stared. 'Ugh, men!'
"Jaken?" she called over her shoulder but the short demon didn't move. "JAKEN!" she snarled, snapping him to. "Is the haori fire proof?" he nodded numbly. "Good..." she turned back to see Sesshoumaru staring hard at her, a brow rose and she blinked slowly. "This is going to hurt but it stop the blood flow, only temporarily. You'll need to get yourself looked at soon." she explained but all he did was stare. 'Jesus, I hate it when people stare at me.' taking a deep breath, she unknowingly started to purr, pulling the demon lords worn body into a sense of security. Looking over her shoulder, she nodded for Jaken to move forward, which he did then gestured toward his arm. Jaken only looked on confused. "Use the fire of the staff to burn the wound. It will cause it to scab and stop the blood lost."
He only gaped at her then shook his head fiercely. "I can't...he'll kill me."
Ipo growled in annoyance, snatched the staff then turned to face Sesshoumaru, purring again. 'I must be crazy. He's gonna come back to kill me later, I just know it.' sighing, she turned the old man head and watched as fire shot out and surrounded his arm. Automatically, red eyes snapped open but instead of growling, he was snarling. Jaken stumbled back, fear radiating off him in tidal waves and his yellow protruding eyes even larger then what they usually were.
Ipo went on pure instinct as she threw herself at Sesshoumaru and immediately began nuzzling his neck. A gentle purr vibrated her chest as his free hand gripped her wrist, nails digging in. But she held the flinch or cry in pain, only grimacing. He couldn't see so she thought it was okay. 'What the hell am I doing?' she would have laughed if she didn't think she would die.
Slowly, she pulled her back until they were cheek to cheek then began rubbing against him in a slow, stroking manner. Strange as it sounded, she could feel him calm, which inturn made her calm. 'Odd.' she noted. "Shhhhh." a purr started again and his grip on her wrist loosened. "I know it hurts."
Jaken couldn't believe his eyes, her purring and nuzzling was calming the beast! His lord was being comforted by a human...granted she wasn't normal but human none the less. After a few, strangled moments, the fire died down. The stench of burned flesh filled the air and Ipo winkled her nose. it was a disgusting smell. Letting the staff fall, she brought her hand up to unroll his haori.
"Rest well, lord Sesshoumaru." she placed a gentle, peck to his cheek then mentally smacked herself. 'WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?' she pulled back to let her eyes roam his face, he was 'peacefully' asleep. 'Did I do that? I put him asleep? Was I purring? Oh sweet Jesus...Kaede's got some explaining to do!' with that last thought she darted from the spot.
Jaken watched her retreating back then glanced to Sesshoumaru. "He looks so...peaceful." he noted then turned back in the direction of the strange girl. What was she?
Ipo leapt from the ribcage again to land beside Inuyasha with a loud thud. She kept her head down, afraid they would see the truth if they seen her eyes. And she was..sorta, blushing. "K, ready to go?"
Inuyasha eyed her a moment, looked back to the whole she came from then back. Something was going on with her. "What's wro-" he took a step toward him but stopped suddenly, sniffing around her. "Why do you smell like that bastard?" he demanded.
She spun on her heel, pinning him with a cold glare. "You mean, besides because he was man handling me in there?" she snapped and hopped on one of the birds.
"Are you okay?" Myoga asked, concern in his voice as he hopped onto her shoulder.
"I'm fine." she muttered lowly, looking away. Myoga was not fooled, he could smell the demon lord all over her, and it wasn't from the battle inside the dog general. "Can we please, just get back." Inuyasha nodded and took his place on the other bird and they took to the air, toward the portal and in.
"At least we're not falling through it again." Inuyasha snorted, just as they came out on the other side and jump to the ground. After a caw, the birds returned and the portal closed, shrinking back to the pearl. He blinked a couple times as it feel back to his eye.
"You okay?" Ipo walked over, grabbing his face to make him look at her.
"Yes...just getting back to normal." he rubbed his right eye. "There's no tomb or treasure here anymore. My old man can finally rest in peace." he sighed.
"Yea." Ipo smiled, let his face go and started for the village. She was nervous, about Inuyasha finding out, about Sesshoumaru, what if he comes to kill her because of what she did. 'Crap, stop thinking about it!'
"You ok?" Inuyasha caught up to her, a concerned look on his face.
Ipo flashed him a wolfish grin and nodded. "I'm good, thanks...race ya?" he mirrors her grin and they take off.
Back at the village, Kagome, Kaede, Ipo and Myoga sat around the fire. "But why were ye able to draw out this Tetsusaiga? I must say, ye have some strange powers." Ipo only shrugged as she devoured her third bowl of rice and stew.
"I believe that it was because Ipo is a mortal. Tetsusaiga was forged by Inuyasha's father in order to protect his mother. It's a supernatural sword that can only be wielded by one who feels love for and protective towards a human being." Myoga explained.
"So...for someone like Sesshoumaru, who despises humans...he couldn't control it?" Kaede questioned.
"I doubt he hates humans anymore...or maybe more." Ipo muttered lowly but Myoga still heard, shooting her a questionable look. Seeing that he heard, she blushed and excused herself from the room.
"Is she ok?" Kagome frowned, watching her.
'Hmmm, indeed, that is the question.' the flea demon decided to follow, leaving a confused Kagome and Kaede.
Inuyasha sat in his tree, swinging the Tetsusaiga about him. He stopped to examine the sword closely. Ipo was standing at the base of the tree, leaning against it with a thoughtful look on her face. "Huh?" Inuyasha swung again and accidentally hit the trunk. The force had him falling to the ground as Ipo laughed, helping him stand.
"Silly monkey." she grinned, brushing the dirt from his clothes in a motherly manner.
Inuyasha heaved a annoyed sigh and swatted at her hands. "Ya know, I had a mother once!" that only caused her to laugh more and give him a big bear hug. "Wh-what was that for?" he asked shocked.
"I have adopted you as my brother, Inuyasha. Just so you know what this entails, I am overly protective of my family...ask Kags." she grinned at him.
"Your...brother?" his eyes enlarged like a child on Christmas day.
"Yup...after today, don't ya think that entitles us to a brother-sister relationship?" she pulled him into another hug then shoved him toward the hut. "Now, go eat and no arguments, mister!" he grumbled but listened and headed inside.
"Lady Ipo?" Myoga jumped onto her shoulder. "Why don't you tell me what happened?"
"Whatcha mean...you were there?" she asked confused as she jumped into the tree, the exact spot Inuyasha had been in.
"You know what I mean...when Master Inuyasha smelt his brother." he gave the suddenly shy girl a pointed look. "And don't think that 'he manhandled me' is going to work." he added
Ipo sighed softly, letting her head leaned against the bark and closed her eyes. "Promise you won't tell anyone?" an eye cracked to see him nod. For a moment, she sat there, letting her demonic senses make sure they were alone. "I helped Sesshoumaru."
"What? When?" Myoga gasped.
"Yea." she nodded and both eyes opened to look down at him. "When I left, at the tomb, I went to where I seen him land...that's all."
"Lady Ipo...you can tell me." he pushed and she sighed loudly, almost blowing him off.
"Sorry." she giggled softly then lifted a hand to ump on and held it eye level. "I used Jaken's staff to shot fire at his wounds(gasp inserted here), it was the only quick way I knew to stop the blood lost." she paused a moment, worrying her lip. "Demon or not, there was a good chance he would have died from that attack and me being..."
"Human?" he supplied and she smiled.
"Yea...I could just leave'em. But when I used the fire, his eyes snapped open and they were red...blood...glowing...red." just the memory made her shiver and again the flea gasped. "And then, next thing I know...i'm...nuzzlinghisneck." the last part was spat quickly.
"What was that?" his head dropped a little.
"I. Nuzzled. His. Neck." she growled, pouting. "It was like, something told me to do and I did and he calmed." biting her lip again, she looked to him. "Do you have any idea what that meant? Cause I'm all confused."
"Well, you did save him so he is indebted to you. So, on his honor, he can't kill you." he started.
"Well, there's that." she snorted.
"But they's also this thing...when a demon's eyes go red, it is the beast coming out. If you were able to calm the beast then that might mean..." trailing off, the flea rubbed his chin.
"Mean what?" her tone was urgent.
"Maybe he, the beast found you as a suitable mate?" he suggested and Ipo...promptly fell from the tree. "Lady Ipo?"
"WHA?" she jumped to her feet, eyes wide. "A mate? You've got to be fucking kidding me! I mean, I fricking human! How is that even possible?" she ranted.
"You stated so yourself, Lady Ipo, you aren't exactly normal. I, nor did his father, ever believe Sesshoumaru would mate a normal demoness, he is to great for that." a dreamy look washed over his face.
"Wow! Don't go planning the wedding!" her hands moved in a cris-cross fashion, quickly.
"The game has already began, Lady Ipo." he hopped up on her shoulder.
"What game?" Ipo looked at him suspiciously.
"If Sesshoumaru's beast really did pick you out as a potential mate then he will start the chase soon enough, when you are ready." Myoga fell silent in thought.
"When I'm ready? When's that?" she sat on the ground, back leaning against the tree.
"Whenever your body gives off that scent that lets all males know." he explained.
"Can't he just tell his beast 'no' and pick someone else?" she whined.
Myoga chuckled softly, shaking his head and patted her check. "My dear, if the beast wants you enough, not even Sesshoumaru can stop him." that statement sent the poor 21st century girl pale and laughing nervously.
"Ipo? You ok?" Kagome appeared from the trees, looking at the black head with a weird look.
"No, my life as I know it is over!" she whined, stomping the ground childishly.