Chapter 21 For the best
Miroku and Sango tried their best to hide their amusement. Truly, it was just too ironic. Before the porch, in the shade of the fence, Inuyasha grumbled for the millionth time. Miroku called out encouragement, "Inuyasha, you know it's for the best. One can not have an unruly pup constantly underfoot."
The half demon glared at the monk and snorted. "How the hell am I supposed to do this? I've never taught anyone anything! We need to bring old Kaede up here for this."
The girl simply frolicked about the male and nipped at his hands to get his attention. Since she had mostly healed, it was clear to everyone that she wanted to play most of the time. Normally that wasn't a problem, but everyone had their limits. She darted off to find a good sized stick and pranced back to present it to her superior.
Kikyo shifted from her perch in the doorway to comment on the event. Her voice was steady and calm, but a hint of amusement leaked in, "Come now, Inuyasha. You have more experience with this than any other person in this province. It should be no problem to pass on your knowledge."
Having had enough of being the butt of the joke, Inuyasha issued a commanding bark to get the girl's attention. She dropped the juicy stick and sped over to his side, wagging hysterically. A lopsided grin ghosted over the boy's face. She was just so darned cute when she was eager about something. Her face really resembled Kagome in that moment, just a lot closer to the ground.
He finally cleared the smile and stared directly in her golden eyes. She tilted her head to the side as if to say, "What?" With an uncomfortable clearing of his throat, the half demon made a hand motion to explain what he wanted and ordered, "sit!"
To his shock, the girl's rump hit the ground immediately. Titters of laughter echoed from the porch and he looked at his friends. A huge toothy grin broke his face as he commented, "Keh, I always wanted to try that on someone else."