~Dark~ Well it looks like Akari got over her depression...*watches as Akari chases Light around yelling*
~Akari~ Get back here! Dancing Blades! *Shatters a window and several nearby photos*
~Light~ No way you little fluff ball! *Dives over the armchair since the couch is already destroyed*
~Dark~ Come on guys! It's just a poll! EEP! *Ducks as Light throws several books at Akari but misses* Anyway...I'll just do the disclaimer...and go hide somewhere...EEP!
~Akari~ Die you blood sucker! *tries to claw Light who runs over Dark with an anime tear waterfall*
~Light~ Daaarrrrk! Heeeeellllp Meeeee!
~Dark~ We don't own InuYasha...we own the OCs though~! *Says in a woozy voice as drool leaks out of my mouth and my eyes turn into swirls.*
To Unicorn232003 From Dark
Glad you liked it so much! The game actually was Light's idea. (I know, shocking!) Good luck in Yami's house!
To Guest chapter From Light
So am I! Hope you like this chapter!
To Princess Inume From Light
YEP! And I hope he says it more too! And Rin is adorable no matter what. Here's an update for you!
To Shefanhow From Dark (because I won the rock/paper/scissors contest three times)
Yeah, her words are so cute! I hope InuYasha doesn't forget! The chapter (like this one) was a filler, mostly so I could introduce Hohen and get some fluff out of my system. Hohen, might have feelings for Akari but if he does Souta's not going to be happy. Hehehe...
*From Light* Can I just have him heavily injured and send to the underworld instead? That seems more delightful. AND thanks for not changing your vote!
To B. LotusFlower From Light
Yep! Very super cute!
"Boys," Kagome said in a warning tone, without looking Hohen and Souta, who were steadily glaring at each other. "Eat your lunch," Kagome said and fed Masaru a bite of rice. I watched them with a small smirk as they each looked away to eat before I saw Souta's leg move and Hohen jump a little. I tried my hardest not to laugh as they went back to glaring at each other, Hohen popping his knuckles on the side of his plate while Souta smirked a bit.
"Almost like seeing a reflection," Kouga said suddenly, not looking up from his bowl of rice with fresh meat and fruit on the side. I glanced over at him curiously before jumping when Souta grunted and leaned forward in pain.
"Whatever Fleabag," InuYasha grunted out past his second helping of everything. "If you two are going to fight, take it outside." He told the two boys, who immediately stood up and glared at each other.
"With pleasure." Souta said before running out of the room, with Hohen jumping over the low table to follow him. I stayed still for a minute before getting up and running after them.
"I'm sorry, please excuse us." Rin said as I ran out of the room with her following close behind.
"Maybe you should keep those two apart instead, InuYasha." I heard Kagome say before I was outside, ducking as Souta went flying over my head and Rin calmly stepped to the side.
"Take that!" Hohen yelled arrogantly before he was tackled by Souta as he ran back at him.
"Why are you guys fighting anyway?" I asked them while jogging over to a safer spot to sit and watch with Rin still following.
"Because, he's an idiot!" They both yelled at the same time. "Stop that!" They said again making me smile as I watched them go back to fighting. I had a feeling this was going to go on for a while.
"Would you like to have Master Jaken bring us some tea?" Rin asked as Souta sent Hohen flying into a tree with a loud crack.
"I'm okay, but we'll need some first aid stuff." I told her while absently rubbing my bandaged arm as I watched the boys.
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"Do you think any of the other Lords will be arriving today?" Kagome asked as Masaru grabbed a peach and bite on it, pulling it back to look at it in surprise before smiling and chewing on it again.
"I expect Lord Sotaru to arrive some time today." Sesshoumaru said without looking away from his food while stealing a bite of meat from InuYasha, who had taken up arguing with his long time rival Kouga. Kagome laughed at the action, covering her mouth as Sesshoumaru opened an eye in her direction and looked at her with his chopsticks hanging out of his mouth.
"Sorry, I just could never see you as the type to steal off other people's plates." Kagome told him and looked down at Masaru when he squealed loudly and tried to grab his half eaten bowl of rice.
"Shit." He said with a pout as Kagome calmly pushed the bowl further out of his reach with her chopsticks.
"InuYasha, osuwari." Kagome said with an annoyed snap, sending her husband and mate face first into a bowl of fruit while Kouga fell over laughing and pointing at the white haired idiot.
"Hmmm," Sesshoumaru hummed while InuYasha groaned and twitched before pulling his face free and spitting out a few peaches from his mouth.
"How many times are you going to do that!?" InuYasha whined before his ears folded back when Kagome glared at him. "Never mind," he said lowly as Kouga broke into a new round of laughter.
"We know who's the husband and who's the wife now!" Kouga laughed only to freeze when Kagome turned her glare on him and pointed her chopsticks at his face.
"Yes, and we know what Ayame will do to you if you keep laughing. Or would rather me do it?" Kagome asked the sweating wolf demon as he stuttered for a response. "That's what I thought." Kagome said with a smug smile as she leaned back and calmly ate a bite of her meal.
"As for Kaiken and the Dragon Lord Arashi, they will probably arrive on the day of the Council meeting." Sesshoumaru said, choosing to continue his previous conversation with Kagome and ignore what had just transpired in front of him. Kagome nodded and tapped her chin in thought.
"So, we have until tomorrow before we either lose everything or gain it all." She said and looked at her brother-in-law, who nodded at her.
"Yes," he told her with a nod just as all the adults froze at the sound of a loud crash and yelling. "I do believe someone has arrived." Sesshoumaru said in a dull voice with a tired look on his face as he set his chopsticks down and stood up.
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"So I've got fleas, do I? That's rich coming from a fat lard like you! I bet you couldn't even defeat a bug!" Hohen yelled as he and Souta pushed against each other while Rin and I watched from the sidelines.
"Liar! I've taken out bigger demons than you, you little furball!" Souta yelled making me sigh at their insults.
"Boring isn't it?" Rin asked making me turn my attention over to her and look at her from my reclined position. "I would join them, but I'm afraid m'Lord wouldn't like me to beat the son of an alley and the brother of his sister-in-law." Rin laughed making me wonder just how strong she was.
"I'd do it anyway." I told her and looked down at my arm. "The only thing stopping me is this. If Kagome found out I messed up my injuries again she'll kill me for real." I said with a small shiver as Rin nodded at me.
"What do you mean?" A new voice asked from behind us. Immediately I felt a shiver down my spine as I spun around and swung at them, wincing in pain as the person grabbed my bad arm and made it feel as if I had broken it again.
"OW!" I yelled and jerked my arm free, pulling it closer to my chest as I looked up at the tall red headed boy with bright green eyes starring down at me with a smile. "YOU JERK THAT HURT!" I yelled at him as he panicked and took a step back with a nervous look.
"I didn't mean it!" He yelled just as both Hohen and Souta suddenly appeared and tackled the young teen to the ground, all three crashing through the sliding paper door and into a small bedroom.
"Wasn't that Shippo?" Rin asked me as we looked inside the destroyed room as all three boys tried to beat each other up.
"Yep," I told her calmly before grabbing her arm with my good hand. "I think we should get out of here." I said and we both started to run towards the library in hopes of avoiding the adults.
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"I see, so you both attacked Shippo due to a misunderstanding?" Sesshoumaru asked while looking at Souta and Hohen with a slight glare. Kagome, InuYasha, and Kouga stood behind the three boys while an older man with bright red hair with streaks of white in it stood off to the side, his dark brown eyes shining with amusement though his face was set in a scowl as he looked at the three boys.
"As punishment, you three will be in charge of repairing the room and helping the servants around the castle. That is all." Sesshoumaru told them calmly and lifted up a scroll to read.
"What about breaks?" Hohen asked in a slight whine while the two older boys glared at him. Sesshoumaru looked away from his scroll to pin the boy under a glare.
"That is for your guardians to decide. You are dismissed." Sesshoumaru told them and before Hohen could say Shippo and Souta had grabbed him under each arm and ran out of the room.
"Now that the children are taken care of, shall we get down to business?" Sesshoumaru asked and motioned for the adults to take a seat in front of his desk. "Lord Sotaru, please allow me to introduce my younger brother Prince InuYasha and his mate Priestess Kagome along with the Lord of the South Kouga of the Wolves." Sesshoumaru said his hand raised palm up as he motioned to each person, who nodded at the Lord of the East.
"A pleasure to meet you, though our circumstances could be better. I am Lord Sotaru of the House of the Colored Flame, I understand one of our students is actually yours?" Sotaru said looking at Kagome, who smiled at him.
"Yes, Shippo." Kagome said simply while InuYasha gave the kitsune Lord a calculating look.
"Has the runt been a problem?" InuYasha asked making Sotaru laugh.
"For me? No, but for a few of our young ladies, yes." Sotaru told them with a smile as Kagome blushed and InuYasha frowned and muttered something about a monk and no more kids.
"I apologize for my son, I assure you he knows better." Kagome told the kitsune as Kouga tried to cover up his laugh with a cough when he finally figured out who InuYasha was muttering about.
"It's quiet alright I assure you. Now, I do believe we have things to discuss, namely the topic of the inbred mutt calling himself Lord Kaiken?" Sotaru said with a look of disgust.
"Yes, it would appear that he has found a way to gain control of the Western Lands and become ruler here." Sesshoumaru said and opened a small drawer next to him to reveal one of the scrolls Setsuna had given Kagome and Sango. "It would appear the late Lady Hitomi had an heir that was recently adopted by InuYasha and Priestess Kagome." Sesshoumaru said while Setsuna carefully took the scroll from Sesshoumaru and began reading it.
"I see so in order to incite a battle for your lands he called for the Council to meet in order to claim this heir for his own use. Am I correct?" Sotaru asked and continued when Sesshoumaru gave him a nod. "Where is this heir at the moment?" He asked while frowning at something he was reading on the scroll.
"Akari is probably with Rin, which means either the library or one of the gardens." InuYasha spoke up before Kagome could.
"You said Akari, I assume the heir is female?" Sotaru asked before raising a brow as he read something on the scroll drew his attention. "A female hanyo. Now why would a mutt like Lord Hotaru want her?" Sotaru asked Sesshoumaru curiously, his interest was definitely piqued now.
"I am unsure," Sesshoumaru told him calmly while a servant quietly walked in and poured each of them a glass of tea to drink. Sotaru hummed a bit to himself as he continued to look over the scroll while drinking his tea, allowing the other adults to discuss a few details about the boys punishment.
"Sesshoumaru," Sotaru spoke up drawing the elder brother's attention to him. "I would like to meet Akari." He said and let his eyes follow Sesshoumaru's as they looked to Kagome and InuYasha.
"I think that can be arranged." Kagome said after a minute, looking at InuYasha for some approval and smiling when he nodded in agreement.
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"So even after all of that Kikyo survived?" I asked in amazement as Rin read one of the scrolls out loud as we sat in the library. Rin nodded at me before closing the scroll and putting it back on it's shelf. "Either she was really determined or dumb." I said while Rin grabbed the next scroll for us to read.
"I think she was determined. I mean, she could have just left m'Lord and the others to gather the shards and destroy Naraku on their own but she did help them whenever she could and she helped bring Kohaku back." Rin said and sat down next to me with the scroll.
"Kohaku's Sango's brother right? I think I've met him," I told Rin as I crossed my arms in thought.
"Lady Rin, Lady Akari, you're presence has been requested in the Lord's meeting room. If you would follow me, I will lead the way." A small bird demon said from nearby us, making me jump and spin around in defense with my claws raised.
"Thank you," Rin said calmly and laid a hand on my shoulder as I reluctantly straightened up and lowered my claws. The servant didn't speak again as it led us down a few hallways and past Sesshoumaru's study. I didn't speak to Rin as we walked, my mind racing as it tried to come up with reasons for why we would need to be seen.
"Through here," the servant told us, stopping in front of a sliding door before disappearing to where ever it had been called to. I looked up at Rin as she calmly tapped on the door before sliding it open, blocking my view of the people inside.
"Come in Rin." I heard Sesshoumaru say and watched as Rin relaxed a bit before she slipped inside and left me to look inside. "You as well Akari." Sesshoumaru told me and I frowned while slipping into the room and closing the door. I wasn't to sure on what to do so I went with my instincts and sat beside InuYasha and Kagome, trying not to fidget with the stares I was getting from the people in the room.
"Akari, I would like to introduce Lord Sotaru of the East and Lord Kouga of the South." Sesshoumaru spoke up as I looked up at the newcomers, trying to mimic Sesshoumaru's blank face as I looked at the two demon men.
"Hello," I said after a small nudge from Kagome and bowed my head in greeting.
"Akari, if you do not mind, I would like to know why your arm and hand is bandaged." The man, Sotaru, said looking at my arm as I took in his features. He reminded me of Shippo with his red hair, but instead of it being a dull auburn red it was a bright vivid red with streaks of white in it and he had brown eyes instead of green. He was old, but not nearly as old as Totosai or Myoga, he had no markings on his face and his clothes were simply and looked similar to Shippo's except Sotaru's pants were a light brown and his shirt was a light red like InuYasha's Robe of the Fire Rat with a stiff white collar.
"They were broken." I told him calmly and watched as he frowned. "He probably expected me to say more." I thought as I watched him take a sip of his drink before setting it down and propping his head on his fist.
"How did that happen?" He asked and I narrowed my eyes slightly and moved my bandaged arm off of my lap and to my side.
"You can tell him," Kagome whispered softly into my ear and folded her hand around my good one. I blinked in surprise before lightly squeezing it and taking a deep breath.
"Kaiken took me and Ren broke it and my hand while Da-InuYasha was rescuing me." I said, praying no one had heard my slight mistake.
"You said Kaiken took you, do you know why?" Sotaru asked me and I shrugged, unsure of that myself.
"I don't know, I wasn't aware while I was with him. I mean I was conscious but I wasn't in control except for a few times and..." I trailed off as I remembered what had happened the few times I had been able to see and control myself even a small amount.
"And?" Sotaru pushed and I looked down at my lap, not realizing I had been squeezing Kagome's hand as tightly as I was until I saw her figertips were bruised. Ashamed, I released my hold on her hand, only to have her wrap the same fingers back around mine while InuYasha growled lowly.
"InuYasha!" Sesshoumaru growled at him, making InuYasha 'keh' before I looked back up to see Sesshoumaru nod at Sotaru.
"What happened?" The Lord of the East asked me and I closed my eyes, trying to push away the memories so I could answer him.
"I was beaten, repeatedly. I have no idea how long it lasted, only that it hurt and he wouldn't stop." I said, my voice shaking badly as I tried to look at Sotaru but I couldn't do it for very long.
"I'm sorry," I heard Sotaru say as I leaned against Kagome as she ran her fingers through my hair. "Sesshoumaru, consider myself an alley in this. I will not have a monster as a leader for the West, I would sooner take control myself." Sotaru said with a fire in his eyes as Sesshoumaru nodded and spread a scroll out in front of him along with a jar of ink and a brush.