Sesshōmaru Ante Iam Part 2: Passing Days- Chapter 11 ~ Party


Sesshōmaru's recovered enough that he's deadly enough for work. Now, there's still that thing about their co-workers real names…

The bat 'Echo' is sitting on a balcony.

"Hibiki?"

She lifts her head back and sees Sesshōmaru, "Oh, Poison-dono, how are you?"

He sits next to her, "Fine."

A bird flies by.

He looks at her. "Do you want to pass the time?"

She looks at him; he winks.

"Uhm, you're… young-"

Sesshōmaru looks at her seriously, "I'm almost 50."

"You look far less."

Sesshōmaru leans in, "I know what to do with a woman. I'm experienced. And besides, it's not as though we have anything else to do…"

She puts a hand on his shoulder, gently pushes him away and stands, "Forgive me, sir, but I just can't. Maybe if you looked a little older…"

Sesshōmaru's eyebrow twitches, "I'm your superior."

She looks away. Echo looks about 20-21 years old.

Sesshōmaru stands as well. He stands a tiny bit over 5 feet and she's a few inches taller than that.

"You are… but that's not going to do. Why not try Tsu?" she suggests, "She's closer in physical age to you."

"But I'm not interested in her."

"I'm flattered, but I… I can't," she shrugs. "Forgive me for disappointing you," she bows, turns, and leaves.

Sesshōmaru sighs- Alright then… Ririko.

~~Months later~~

Yume enters Sesshōmaru's 'room' happily, "I got Kiiro's name~"

"Oh really?"

"Yup. It's kinda odd…"

"What is it?"

"Yaeba."

"You mean like the teeth? Huh… How did you find that out?"

"Eeh~" she shrugs, "So two down and two to go!"

"Actually it's three down."

"Say what now?"

"Rishichi's real name is Nanasei."

"Oh how pretty~!"

"…." *staaaaare*

"What? It is!"

~~More months later; Summer~~

They still work there. Yume and Sesshōmaru are in there normal clothes, same short hair, and are under their Bo tree.

Yume, "So… Sess-chan~ can we invite the others to your place?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Well~ it has been 10 years… we should have like a party to celebrate with the others. I figured that since you have a nice place, that the party could be there. Do you think the General would mind-?"

Sesshōmaru sharply exclaims, "You are not having that at my house Yume!"

"Awww… but I already invited them!" she whines.

"Without asking me?"

"…Yes." *sweatdrop* "It's scheduled for 3 days from today."

Eyebrow- *twitch* "Yume… you-"

Sesshōmaru and Yume ask Taishō. He alright with it as long as they don't break anything or set anything on fire.

Then comes party day. Hibiki, Rishichi, Tsu and Kiiro come over in yukatas. Respectively: a violet one with black bat silhouettes, pink sash; a white one with green leaves, green sash; a sky blue one with small dark blue ^^-bird designs, dark blue sash; and a yellow one with white skulls and crossbones, black sash.

All four bow deeply and give their polite greetings to Taishō.

"Nice to meet you all," he says. Then he smiles, waving as he leaves, "Have fun then~"

All four keep on staring. That was some strong demonic aura, and those looks…

*Snap!* Sesshōmaru, snapping his fingers at them, "Quit gawking and come with me."

Yume gives an encouraging wave. She's in a plain red yukata with a dark red sash covered with large white spots. Sesshōmaru's in black with sparse autumn leaf patterns and a yellow sash.

They go to the dining hall where the party begins and goes well into the night.

After plenty of sake, Lies convinces Yellow and Poison to sing and dance with her. Sesshōmaru had an alcohol-poisoning-a-human amount of drinks to do this. It takes him longer to get drunk due to his immunity to toxins so he just keeps slamming them and before he knows it, it finally kicks in.

Then they all start doing the cancan as the others watch and clap. When they finish dancing, Sesshōmaru stumbles and falls after he loses the support of holding onto the others, so Rishichi goes over to help him up.

He puts an arm under his shoulders and one on his chest. The others chatter.

"Ay… Doku-donooo…?"

*hic—cup* Sesshōmaru doesn't look at him. He looks pretty dazed.

Nothing like 'courage shots' to get you to do things that you would otherwise know will get you in trouble.

He looks at little Sesshōmaru for a moment. *Giggle* "You're really pretty…"

"Nuh…?"

Leans in, kiss, wait… Eyes widened – *BAM!* Sesshōmaru punches him in the nose!

Rishichi falls back and turns to his side, Sesshōmaru jumps to his feet and starts kicking him, "Whatthehell d'you think you're doing? How dare you try that with me! You, you – you…!"

Yume points and falls on her back laughing her ass off. Echo and Tsu look on blushing with eyes popping out, while Yellow stares shockingly at the two of them, "Why are making those faces! D-di-did you… did you like that?" he scoots away.

Yume keeps laughing loudly as Sesshōmaru shouts obscenities and Rishichi's curled up in a ball apologizing.

Good times, good times…

~~Fall - November~~

Today is Sesshōmaru's 50th birthday.

Sesshōmaru sits at the head of a long table well-dressed, before him all of his favorite dishes.

At both sides his family.

"Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday dear Sesshōmaru~ Happy birthday to you~~!"

And he sat there with a relaxed expression, a light blush and a quiet smile.

"Haaaaaiiiii~!"
"Otanjōbi Omedetō!"
*clapping and woos*

Everyone gives Sesshōmaru a kiss on each cheek and a hug.

"Grow up big and strong."
"Live another 50 kid."
"Good luck."
"I hope all your wishes come true~"

And then his father. A kiss, a kiss, a hug, leaning his forehead on his son's, "I love you, and I wish everything for you…"

Sesshōmaru squeezes his eyes shut, "Thank you very much Chichi-ue."

When he lets go Sesshōmaru bows, "Thank you all, so very much."

"Cheers!"
"Kampai~!"


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