Sword Transcending Time 9- Start of the Trip

"Apparently."

"So, where do you want to go?"

"Kyoto…"

"Why?"

"Well…"

"Dear, I think that's enough of an interrogation. It's perfectly normal for her to want to go to Kyoto. After all, it's traditional for the current priests of both shrines to meet occasionally. I'll call Taiyo-san in the morning and let her know that you'll be coming. And if you'll be going with Sesshoumaru-san, it's fine with me." That was easy.

"That's…"

"Who's in charge of this family?"

"You are."

"Then it's decided."

"Seiya-san, your mother is surprisingly like you." I laugh slightly.

"You think so?"

"Terrifying."

"What's that supposed to mean?!"

"Nothing. Absolutely nothing."

"So, when should we be expecting the two of you to set out?"

"Not too soon, I hope. You barely got home, Seiya."

"It doesn't matter."

"Actually, according to Mai-san, the sooner I get back to the past, the better…I would also like to get back as soon as I can. And in order to do that, we should leave as soon as possible."

"Mai-san? You've communicated with her?"

"Of course." Chichiue is the only one in the room that looks worried about this. Hahaue completely trusts my judgment.

"Hold it! You've only known this guy for a few days and you want to go all the way to Kyoto with him? Am I the only one that is worried about this?" Hahaue clears her throat.

"If I'm not mistaken, you have no say in the matter." I frown and make a point to yawn very loudly.

"Look, I'm sorry to interrupt the argument here, but I'm tired. It's actually been a pretty long few days for me, what with all the stuff that I just went through in the Feudal Era and all, so I'm going to go to bed."

"Oh. I'm expected home soon anyways. Seiya-san?"

"Um, can you come by around lunch time? I'll be packed and ready by then."

"Of course. I'll see you then." Sesshoumaru leaves and I sigh.

"Okay! An explanation."

"I don't understand it myself really."

"As to why he seems enamored with you?" I blush at that.

"Yes, that. I don't understand it. Considering the last thing I saw of him before coming back through the well was him fighting with his brother."

"Were you injured?"

"Was."

"Meaning?"

"It healed immediately of course. You didn't expect me to come home in a bandage did you?"

"And, his arm?"

"Inuyasha cut it off using Tetsusaiga."

"Ah, and even a pure demon would have trouble surviving a wound like that."

"I spotted him before I left and stopped the bleeding."

"Okay…" I frown.

"I'm going to bed." I hurry upstairs and start getting ready for bed.

*Next Day*

"Okay, I think I've got everything…" I triple check my suitcase and nod to myself. I hear steps outside and hoist my suitcase up and hurry out of the room. By the time I get to the living room, I catch Sesshoumaru's scent that moonlit flower garden scent, outside the house and a knock sounds on the door. "Come on in, Sesshoumaru." He comes in.

"Excuse me." I roll my eyes.

"Hahaue! Chichiue!" No response. "Itekimasu!"

"Itterashai! Call when you get to Kyoto, Seiya-chan." I roll my eyes and head for the door.

"Okay."

"Here, I'll take that for you." Sesshoumaru takes my suitcase and we leave the house. Sesshoumaru and I walk silently down the stairs to the street and to a car. Before I have a chance to open the passenger door, Sesshoumaru is there, holding the door open. I marvel at this and climb into the car.

After a moment, Sesshoumaru gets in and starts the car. "Did you want to drive or walk?" I shrug.

"Whatever's easier."

"We'll drive. It's quicker. And you said yourself, the quicker you get the sword and back in the past, the better." I nod slowly and notice that the buildings are passing at a rather alarming speed. I glance at the speedometer and gasp. "What?"

"You realize what speed we're going, right?" He glances at the speedometer and shrugs.

"It's no big deal." I gape. "So anyways…it's rather awkward, with you not having spent enough time in the past at this point…" I raise an eyebrow.

"Meaning? What exactly should I be aware of? It's even more awkward with your current attitude towards me and me not having a clue why this is."

"Don't worry about it. It's not that important right now. And besides, if I were to tell you, it would spoil the experience." I stare ahead, thinking about that. "So, I seem to know you rather well, but consequently, I know nothing of your likes and dislikes."

"I'll answer your questions if you'll answer mine."

"Now, that's hardly fair." I set my mouth and glance sideways at him.

"I'm sure that it is. Though I'll drop the prior questions, for now."

"That seems fair. So, your questions?"

"The same as yours. Considering the only thing I really know about you is that you hate your brother."

"Used to hate. Thanks to you, we get along rather well nowadays." I raise an eyebrow, but don't ask how that happened. He's not going to answer those questions.

"Okay. You like Coheed and Cambria?"

"What makes you say that?"

"You were wearing a Coheed and Cambria shirt yesterday."

"Yea, I like their music. What bands do you listen to?" I shrug.

"A lot of different groups. Coheed and Cambria is one of my favorites. Along with Evanescence, 'NSYNC, Utada Hikaru, Little by Little, and a few others."

"Any artists you dislike?" I sigh.

"And just when he was starting to talk normally. It's not an artist per say, it's a genre. Heavy metal, at least the stuff where they scream the lyrics."

"I don't blame you. Whatever human started that stuff was an idiot." I nod slowly.

"Agreed."

"So, anything else?"

"What do you do nowadays? I mean, it's kind of hard for a demon to be around in the here and now without having problems." He laughs and I frown.

"I'm actually in the computer business. My cousin Nakira is one of the CEOs of…" The name rings a bell and I gasp.

"The Nakira? As in, Akasora Nakira?" He nods once and smiles.

"I don't think that Nakira is a very popular name anymore."

"How old is she?"

"Let's see…about two thousand…one hundred or so years older than me."

"How is she your cousin?" It doesn't make sense.

"She's Chichiue's aunt's daughter. Though I think she's also a part time Goddess, even nowadays." I raise an eyebrow.

"Okay…so, you're in computers. Selling products or higher up than that?"

"I'm vice-president of the Tokyo branch." I nod slowly.

"Wow."

"So, you were extremely eager to get away from home. Is there something going on?"

"No. I just don't want to have to go to school. It's really tedious. I should technically already be in college studying to be a teacher."

"You want to be a teacher? What subject?"

"Mythological History. It's an optional class for third years at the high school I go to."

"And you should technically be in college for that?" I nod.

"It's that stupid thing that people have against skipping grades. I could have graduated from high school when I was taking the entrance exams."

"I have some friends in the board of education. I could pull some strings if you'd like." I smile.

"Thanks. But first, I'd just like to get the sword and handle whatever needs to be done to get things straight."

"Don't worry. It'll be at least a year and a half before the war starts. There's time." I raise an eyebrow and jump as a phone rings. I nearly laugh as Sesshoumaru goes to answer it. I shake my head and press the answer button on the phone. "Sorry." I shrug.

"Are you on the road already?"

"What do you want, Nakira?"

"To know if you're on the road already. Because if you're not, your lunatic secretary forgot to handle something."

"Yes, I'm already on the road. And you're the one who built her, so you can fix the problem. This is a bit more important than…"

"Oh yes, your alone time with your not-really-but-will-be-mate."

"Will you shut up?!"

"You're the one who started it. Anyways. I'm going to see if I can't talk Mny into sticking around for a few days. When are you planning to be back?"

"I'll be back when I get back. And good luck getting Mnyanna to stick around. She's even less reliable than Nashima. You'd be better off asking Maria to handle things until I get back. Oh, I got a call from Arianna; she said she's fine with you using the manor for the Christmas banquet."

"Great! Then I'll get on the planning for that. You're going to be in that area right? Could you run by there and ask her if the staging team would be able to stay there instead of having to go all the way to Kyoto and back?"

"No problem. If I forget though, it's your fault because you just had to call while I was driving."

"Urusei! It was an emergency! And I'll call later to remind you. Or better yet, call me when you get to Kyoto. How far out are you? Wait, what time did you leave Mari's Place?"

"About twelve ten."

"Okay, so the way you drive to Kyoto, at the speed you drive, you're probably already about a fourth of the way there right?"

"Half."

"You're really hitting the gas aren't you?"

"Urusei. You're the one that rigged it. You know how I am."

"Yea yea, you're a lead foot that spent forever unable to drive!"

"Well, not all of us can move at the speed of darkness."

"You can run at the speed of light, which is damn near as fast! So I don't want to hear it."

"And with that, I blame Chichiue."

"Uh-huh. I'll let you drive then. Ja!"