Chapter 10: A month after...

Sesshomaru POV

The maids served us our dinner but I still can't get my mind of Rin and Shin. Some food were Beluga Caviar, Saffron, White Truffles, Kobe Beef, Bird's Nest, Fugu, Foie Gras, Lobster, Matsutake and Oysters.

Beluga Caviar is the most expensive food item in the world, costing up to $5,000 per kilogram. Caviar is fish roe (eggs) and this particular brand comes from the Beluga Sturgeon, found mostly in the Caspian sea. It can take up to 20 years for a Beluga Sturgeon to reach its maximum size and they can weigh up to 2 tonnes. The eggs are the largest of the fish eggs used for caviar. Beluga usually ranges from purple to black, the palest being the most expensive. Beluga caviar is generally served on its own on small pieces of toast as it needs no additions of flavour to improve it. If you have not experienced eating caviar, when you bite down each egg pops and releases a slightly salty-fishy flavour.

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, reaching prices beyond $2,000 per pound (depending on season). Saffron is the three stigmas and style of the crocus flower. Each stigma and style must be picked by hand and it takes thousands to make a single ounce of the spice. Brightly yellow in colour, the spice is used for colouring and subtle flavouring of food. It has a bitter taste and a hay-like fragrance.

True Kobe Beef raised from the black Tajima-ushi breed of Wagyu cattle – is produced only in Hy?go Prefecture in Japan. It is bred according to secret, and strict traditions. It is fed on beer and grain and produces meat so tender and fatty that it rivals foie gras in texture. The beef can cost up to $300 per pound. This breed of cow is genetically predisposed to intense marbling, and produces a higher percentage of oleaginous, unsaturated fat than any other breed of cattle known in the world. Another special trick in the production of this meat is daily massages by the human owners. I must confess to being a little envious!

Fugu is the Japanese word for pufferfish and is also a Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish. Pufferfish are deadly and if the fish is prepared incorrectly it can lead to death (in fact there are numerous deaths reported in Japan each year from the consumption of this delicacy). One pinhead of the pufferfish poison is sufficient to kill a full grown adult male human. It has become one of the most celebrated Japanese dishes. In order to prepare the fish for human consumption, a Japanese chef must undergo rigourous training and certification. It is normally prepared in such a way that a tiny amount of poison is left in the fish as the poison gives it a slightly numbing and tingling effect.

Lobsters form a large family of marine crustaceans that nets a $1.8 billion for the seafood industry every year. They have a close family relationship with fresh water crayfish. Lobsters live on rocky, sandy, or muddy bottoms from the shoreline to beyond the edge of the continental shelf. They generally live singly in crevices or in burrows under rocks. The most common preparation of lobster is to drop the living creature into a pot of boiling water which kills it very quickly. The flesh is then served with melted butter so as to not overpower the subtle flavour of the meat.

Matsutake is the common name for a group of mushrooms in Japan. They have been an important part of Japanese cuisine for the last 1,000 years. The tradition of mushroom giving persists today in Japan's corporate world, and a gift of matsutake is considered special and is cherished by those who receive it. The annual harvest of Matsutake in Japan is now less than 1000 tons, and it is partly made up by imports from China, Korea, and Canada; this is due to the difficulty in harvesting the mushrooms. The Japanese Matsutake at the beginning of the season, which is the highest grade, can go up to $2000 per kilogram.

The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water (water that is saltier than fresh water but not as salty as sea water). The oyster is the root of an idiomatic saying "The world is your oyster", which means that to achieve something in this world, you have to grab the opportunity. All types of oysters (and, indeed, many other shelled molluscs) can secrete pearls, but those from edible oysters have no market value. Oysters are best served raw in their own juices with a slice of lemon. Oysters have, for many years, been considered an aphrodisiac.

They most be from the upper class families to have all these.

"So Sesshomaru...how long do you know Kagura for?"asked Kagura's father, Naraku.

"It has been a few years." I replied.

"Oh I see. How old are you in human years?"Kagura asked.

"About 2880 years old. Why do you ask?"

"I have adored you since I was a child. I just wanted to know." she replied.

"Oh I see."

"What is your surname Sesshomaru?"Naraku asked.

"My surname is Taisho."

"Wait...are you Lord Sesshomaru Taisho?"he asked.

"Hn."

"Do you remember me 'Righty'?"he asked. At that instant I remembered the nickname my childhood friend used to call me.

"Lord Naraku?"

"Yes indeed. When did your left arm grow back?" Naraku asked curiously.

"When I mated."

"To my daughter?!" he asked making both me and Kagura look confused.

"I believe we don't have such a relation father." she said.

"Okay. I apologize. Hey Sesshomaru give me your number please! We can keep in contact."he said cheerfully.

"0743 294 6955."

"Ok and your email."

"LordSesshomaruTaisho at gmail "

"Do you remember when we used to play football and we used hate each other so badly?" he asked.

"Yes I remember. Once you ended up in my team and I was MAD."

"You mean you guys didn't get along?" asked Kagura.

"Not at all. You would always see us in a fight, but we got to like each other after we know one another better." Naraku explained.

"Checho. Do you have chocolate?" a voice indentured us.

"Yes Shin. I do. Here." I held the chocolate up. Shinnomaru came running up to me and hugged me. It was clear it surprised everyone at the table. Shinnomaru moved and sat on my lap before reaching out for the chocolate then but I held the chocolate above my head.

"Checho. Gimme chocolate." he wailed.

"Not until you take of the cloth around your face." I demanded.

"No!" there was sudden outburst from Rin, who was at the doorway.

"Mama?"Shin asked rather confused.

"No Shinnomaru!"she repeated. She walked up to us and tried to take Shinnomaru away from me, but his grip tightened on me.

"Leave him be Rin!" I ordered. She backed away quickly. "Shinnomaru. If you want the chocolate you have to take it off."

"Okay Chechomaru." he replied before reaching for the the cloth. Rin stepped forward, but when I looked up at her she stopped in her tracks and sighed.

Shinnomaru started unwrapping the black cloth.

A/N: Wonder what is going to happen? What do you think? Like the chapter? Plz read and review.

Baby language= translation
Checho=Sessho
Chechomaru= Sesshomaru

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Updated: 09/05/2015