Episode 25: Engaging Paradoxes
You live and learn. At any rate, you live.
-Mostly Harmless, Chapter 16
The first time he was inexorably compelled to end up in the exact situation he aimed to avoid, Sesshoumaru tried again.
The second time it happened, he realized that he must have been doing something wrong.
The third time it happened, Sesshoumaru gave up and sat sullenly as Inuyasha listed his grievances, real and imagined.
It would seem that despite his best efforts, the result remained the same. That, of course, did not deter the demon lord from attempting to alter any and all variables.
The thirteenth time, he managed to tackle the half-breed and lock him in one of the coffin-like sleep chambers before the boy managed more than his initial complaint.
Really, had he thought of that in the first place, Sesshoumaru could have saved himself a great deal of trouble and a significant amount of time.
The repeated kisses from the miko were, however, intriguing.
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