Sesshoumaru Learns that Others Visit the Miko, Too
Kagome answered the front door as she always did; with a wide smile on her face and a welcoming light in her eyes. The only difference was that her clothing, from the top of her shirt to half way down the jeans she wore, were soaking wet. Sesshoumaru raised a brow at her unusual appearance, but the miko did not seem inclined to let him in on what had occurred. Instead she moved aside and allowed him entrance into her home. "To what or whom do I owe the honor of this visit, Sesshoumaru?" she asked as she crossed the living room seeming to head back into her backyard.
Sesshoumaru followed without giving a reply. The miko seemed to expect this of him and merely shrugged her shoulders as she stepped out into the early morning sunlight.
The cause of her appearance soon became readily apparent as Sesshoumaru spied a large plastic tub half filled with water sitting on her back porch. Leashed in place nearby were the two mongrels looking very sorry with Kouga looking very wet, as well. Had she not bathed them recently? Sesshoumaru truly tried to stay away on bathing days. Kouga and Inuyasha tended to act up even more than usual when the miko decided they needed to be clean. "I was under the impression that the mongrels had already had their baths."
Kagome sat down on her knees by the tub, reaching for Inuyasha who tried his hardest to scoot out of the way. The leash keeping him in place let him fail in that endeavor and it wasn't long before Kagome had the pup firmly in hand and was dunking him back in the tub. Using one hand to hold the pup in place, she reached for a bottle of what appeared to be the foul smelling dog shampoo. Flicking the top open with her thumb, she poured a liberal amount of the shampoo across Inuyasha's back and then began rubbing the noxious stuff into the pup's fur. While she worked, she hummed a happy tune, content to ignore the taiyoukai staring down at her.
Sesshoumaru watched the miko work from a discreet distance away. He did not like the smell of the shampoo and knew it bothered the dogs' noses, as well, but who was he to argue on their behalf? He had no real love for the mutts.
It took her little time at all the thoroughly soap the pup's body and then rinse him off. When she was done, she put the puppy back on his leash and stood. Turning to face the taiyoukai, Kagome wondered how she should broach the subject. Then she decided to just get it out of the way. "Um, Sesshoumaru? I'm not all that certain about inuyoukai make-up, but you can't get fleas, can you?"
"Fleas?" he repeated, a little perturbed by her question. What exactly did she think he was?
"Yeah, fleas. Apparently, I've had a few Myogas come to visit."
Myoga? Ah yes, one of his father's retainers. "No, miko," he replied, his voice harder than he intended it to be, but really. The question was insulting. "This Sesshoumaru cannot get fleas."
Fin