A/N: Prompt: Animals vs Sesshomaru, as requested by Kousei and Chie.
"Swans." Kagome stared at her mate as the white birds in their pond squawked noisily, flapping large feathery wings as they settled upon the surface of the water. "Why are there swans in our pond, Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru looked completely unrepentant. "You wished for wildlife."
She groaned. "Yes, but I meant native wildlife, Sesshomaru! Like cranes or crows. You," she pinched the bridge of her nose, "deliberately chose imported birds."
"They are rare and valuable." He sniffed. "I would settle for no less in the House of the West."
One of the swans squawked as it turned and Kagome suddenly had a very bad feeling. "Um, Sesshomaru?" she said hesitantly. "You know swans bite, right?"
He sniffed again. "They would not dare."
The swan dared.
It charged after Sesshomaru, wings outstretched as its neck bent, ready to snap whatever flesh of Sesshomaru's it could reach.
And Sesshomaru, who never fled from anything in his life, was forced to run when he realized the pain one of those bites could inflict. She could see his mind whirling, evaluating whether or not to simply slice the swan in half.
She hid a snicker. "Don't you dare," she said in response. "You wanted those swans so you got them."
Sesshomaru didn't get a chance to answer as the rest of the swans turned on him, ready to bite.
He later proclaimed that the swans were going back and the human merchant who sold them, Sesshomaru swore, would soon learn the error of his ways.