James took in the old courtyard, the scent of old blood assaulted him and he grunted as Elda elbowed him in the ribs.
"Put me down!" He did so smiling as she glared at him and leveled her gaze on the two. She looked them over, gauging their strength and huffed turning from them.
Dismissing them.
Golden eyes narrowed in anger yet he said nothing as his ward shifted next to him. He glanced at her and relayed to her with just one look that she would be the one doing all the talking. Unless he deemed it necessary for himself to speak up.
Naturally sculpted eyebrows furrowed as he gave her that look and she knew that before the night was through her throat would be sore from talking. He would no doubt sit in the corner just staring, gazing...intimidating.
Just his presence alone was enough to scare others into agreeing to what she said in the past. Yet she knew these two would not bow before his stern gaze.
With an inward sigh and a small smile she turned towards the temple.
"Follow me." She lead them towards the shoji door and opened it, sneezing as dust assisted her. She frowned, she would have to talk her Nii-san into finding a caretaker for the shrine otherwise it would fall into ruin.
She dusted her hands on her pants and blinked as her Nii-san stalked in a head of her and settled in a dark corner. She wanted to roll her eyes at his predictability. Instead she moved forward and lit a few candles before using one to light the lanterns that sat around the room. Illuminating it.
Elda huffed, her arms crossed over her chest as she took in the dank musty room with a scowl she followed James inside and sneered at the smiling human woman.
"What a dump." Her voice was bored as she looked at her nails as if she had nothing better to do.
James flushed and turned to scold Elda.
"You don't have to be so rude!" He huffed as she glared at him.
"What it is!" In no time they were bickering like siblings, a few blows were thrown at James via Elda.
She couldn't stop the giggle that tore itself from her throat at their antics. It was a comical sight. Behind her she could tell her Nii-san was also amused but did not let it show. She had long ago learned to read his face and demur.
Elda blushed and sneered once again at the himan woman who had giggled at them.
"What are you laughing at?" It was clear to see she snapping out of embarrassment.
Kagome merely hid her giggles behind her hand and shook her head.
"I'm sorry, its just you two act like an old married couple." She giggled even more as the young woman flushed and shoved the male away from her.
They were so cute!
"Never!" The finality in Elda's voice jabbed at him but he had to agree. While he had planned on marrying her, of helping her rebuild the family she had lost he knew that he would never hold anything more for her then sibling affection.
Yet the flat out rejection in her voice still hurt. Instead of comment on it he settled down on the semi duty pillow and cast the small human female a smile.
"My name is James and this is Elda." Elda huffed but allowed herself to sink to the floor next to him grumbling about dust bunnies.
She flashed them both a brilliant smile, one that made the candle light look like nothing more than flickers of dying light in the darkness.
A light flush settled on his cheeks.
"My name is Kagome and this is my Nii-san Lord Sesshoumaru." He shifted his glance to look at the male and gulped as he received the most deadly glare he had ever been subjected to.
Sesshoumaru glared at the man, James, and felt his ire rise. He knew that look, the look he was giving his ward. It was the same look all the other males that had met her gave her.
Intrigue.
Interest.
Attraction.
He would wipe that look off the other mans face and crush whatever infatuation he was developing for his ward.
Like any good Nii-san would do he would protect her.