Vanguardians
Ch. 4
Inuyasha stomped through the front door, "What the hell, dick?"
Sesshoumaru glanced up from the couch at his younger brother.
Inuyasha sat next his brother, "Are you going to be like this for the whole trip, standoffish and shit?"
Sesshoumaru choked on a sigh, choosing instead to scroll through his phone. Inuyasha swiped his phone away. He jumped off the couch, narrowly avoiding Sesshoumaru's claws aiming for his throat.
"Give my phone back, little brother."
There was a hidden threat threaded in Sesshoumaru's command, but Inuyasha ignored it, running toward the kitchen. Sesshoumaru chased him throughout the beach rental, jumping on beds and knocking down paintings. Koga bolted after the two, yanking Inuyasha by the collar of his shirt. Koga grabbed the phone. Inuyasha reeled back and toppled to the ground in the hallway. Sesshoumaru skidded to a stop.
"You two are gonna wreck the whole place and we won't get our money back," Koga chastised hotly.
Inuyasha sat up, rubbing the back of his head. Sesshoumaru kicked him in the side.
"You stupid child," the elder brother said.
Koga tossed Sesshoumaru his phone back with a smirk, "I see why you're glued to this phone. You're still talking to Kagura?"
Inuyasha groaned, "Why are you still talking to that bitch? She left you for Naraku a year ago. Cut her off!"
Kagome walked to the hallway, peeking around the corner at the dog demons. Sesshoumaru brushed past her.
"Naraku has been in a foul mood since he received his law school grades back. She needed someone to speak to."
Koga picked up Kagome and sat on the couch. He rubbed her belly, tickling her sides.
"Do you still want to get back with her?"
Sesshoumaru didn't answer immediately, turning on the tv. He glanced out the window. The rains looked to be returning; the clouds rolled and swirled in the sky.
"Did you want to order food? Pizza or something," Sesshoumaru offered.
"Answer the question," Inuyasha barked.
"Yeah, pizza sounds good, right little kitty?" Koga asked, shaking Kagome gently. Kagome meowed, rolling in his lap.
Inuyasha sighed, "I meant Sesshoumaru needs to answer the question about Kagura, you flea-bitten wolf."
Sesshoumaru scratched the back of his head, "I wouldn't be opposed to reconciliation."
Inuyasha cussed, "That's stupid. The whole family hated her. What do you even see in her?"
Sesshoumaru frowned, "We were together for two years."
"Yeah, and when she fucks your best friend, that hardly matters," Inuyasha countered.
Sesshoumaru fell silent, clutching his phone. Sesshoumaru had never really believed in love, but if it were possible to fall in love, Kagura had been the closest thing to that. So many girls that Sesshoumaru had been close to thought he was attractive, but after getting to know they called him boring or stuck in his ways. Behind his supposed mysterious demeanor was a simple man who preferred a good book, a hot meal, and a video game over going out. He relished intellectual conversations over binge watching a show and wasn't exactly an open person. Kagura had been the only woman to understand that.
Sesshoumaru sighed. Their breakup had been harder than he anticipated, even months later. Inuyasha groaned.
"Whatever, it's your life. I don't give a shit."
Koga tossed the pizza box in the ground, letting out a belch, "What kind of girl do you even like, Sesshoumaru? I could set you up with someone."
Kagome crouched low, wriggling her butt in the air. She pounced at the box and tugged on a discarded slice of pizza. Sesshoumaru reached down to take the slice, but Kagome darted off to a far corner.
"She's not supposed to eat that stuff."
Koga rolled his eyes, "Well she's not eating her cat food so what am I supposed to do?"
Sesshoumaru sent a mild glare at the wolf demon, heading for the kitchen. Kagome nibbled on a slice of pizza, mewing contently as she ate. Sesshoumaru came back with a couple beers.
"I don't want anything complex," Sesshoumaru answered Koga, sitting down, "Pretty, intelligent, stuff like that."
Koga passed him his phone, pointing to the girls on the screen, "What about this girl?"
Sesshoumaru shook his head, "Not my type."
Koga scrolled to another photo, "Her? She's hot."
Sesshoumaru shook his head, "She looks a little...wild."
"No wilder than Kagura," Inuyasha grumbled between bites.
Kagome jumped up in Sesshoumaru's lap, purring. Sesshoumaru looked down at the pizza sauce splattered on her whiskers.
"Ugh, whomever you find, make sure she isn't a slob," he added.
Kagome's ears flattened and she licked away the sauce, brushing away the remnants with her paws. Inuyasha chuckled.
"I think you offended her."
Sesshoumaru pulled out his own phone, "Look, it's from the game Miroku developed. If I have to pick a girl based on looks, I'd probably want someone like her."
Inuyasha broke out in a hearty laugh, " You think your boring ass could pull a girl like her? No wonder you like games with fucking dragons and shit; you're living in a fantasy world!"
Koga looked at the character Sesshoumaru had created: petite build with peach skin and long ebony hair. The woman had curves in all the right places, highlighted by a skimpy dress and armor barely covering her breasts. Peeking out from her dark tresses were cat ears. Kagome leaned into the phone. She seemed to study the picture meticulously. Koga watched the feline curiously but didn't comment on that.
"Yeah, well if I come across a magic fighting cat demoness, I'll let you know."
Sesshoumaru pulled the phone toward him, sneering at the sarcasm in Koga's voice, "You asked, you know."
Kagome rolled on to her back, seeking attention for a belly rub. Koga scratched her belly absently.
"Yeah, but I expected you to stay within reality. You think a girl like that is just gonna to fall from heaven and right into your lap?"
Kagome nudged her head into Sesshoumaru's hand. Sesshoumaru pushed her off his lap.
"Just forget it."
