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Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do not own Inuyasha or any other related characters. Otherwise, I would be rich and not writing this ^_^.
Sorry for taking so long! And all you Sesshomaru fans are going to be pleasantly surprised. He's going to be in the rest of the story until the final chapter, and you'll see a side of him that most people don't live to tell of. I admit, he'll seem a little OOC, but Sesshy with still be Sesshy. I wouldn't ruin my favorite character's reputation.
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Early the next morning, Leetho kicked the sound asleep Shane awake.
"Up and at 'em, Alaska girl. Otherwise I'll put your ax to good use!" He muttered, and with a growl, Shane struggled to her knees.
"It would be a lot easier if my feet weren't bound!" Leetho shrugged, snapping his fingers again. The ropes fell away, disintegrating into the ground when they hit.
"Is that better?" He quipped, his voice icy and frozen over with sarcasm. "Now walk." He spat, poking her in the back with his dagger.
"Where to?" She said, voice almost dripping with carefully controlled hatred. Leetho let out a small chuckle. She still had spirit, even after being hog-tied.
"I tell you which direction." He said, choosing his words carefully. He was still touchy about his little verbal slip up last night, and was now very cautious with what he said.
Countless days later.
Amber eyes glinted in the reflections of the dying firelight, eyeing the two sleeping Hanyous. The pupils shifted to the curled up Shane, and quickly melted back into the shadows, and the unsheathing of some blade could barely be heard.
Ears twitching at the sound of someone's feet, Shane opened her eyes, but did nothing else. Instead, she drew in a long slow breath, to isolate the sudden new scents that was invading her nostrils. After a moment, her brain made a connection.
Fur . . . and something that smelled quite a bit like burning plastic.
Leetho was still sound asleep when Shane stood up and silently took the massive battle axe from between the sleeping half-demon's fingers, hefting it's weight and feeling that old battle-born confidence lift her spirits just enough to gaze around in the darkness, though she couldn't see anything.
She barely had time to block when the Youkai rushed out of the bush, blade drawn; the sound of blade on blade rang out throw the silent night. Even though the Hanyou blocked it, the force of his momentum sent her flying back. Shane, owing to her grizzly bear half, was pretty strong even among Hanyou's, but this was a full Youkai, not some other half-demon.
"Sesshomaru..." She hissed, glaring up at him while he gave her that blank stare he gives everyone, but a touch of annoyance and impatience glinted slightly in those amber eyes. She had never seen or heard of this demon, and yet she somehow knew him by name . . . She pulled herself up in an instant, and Leetho slept on without even stirring a bit. He could sleep through a large volcanic explosion; a blade fight wasn't anything to wake him up. The Youkai waited for her to get up before speaking, sheathing his blade before hand.
"Well, I guess you really aren't a disappointment after all." He muttered, watching Shane almost drop her ax out of shock. She regained her composure within a few moments, but Sesshomaru smirked inwardly. Just her father and that illigidiment excuse for a brother, never knew when to suppress emotion.
"Disappointment?" Shane was still wary of this newcomer, her fingernails starting to grow. "To whom?" The Youkai raised an eyebrow before dropping it as suddenly as he had raised it. He let the silence spiral horribly before going on, casually watching Shane almost crack a canine from gritting her teeth out of impatience.
"Contrary to what everyone believes," He started, having to stop himself from smirking at the bear Hanyou's panicky gestures for him to go on. "I do have a few trusted associates."
"And what's that got to do with me?" She said, still keeping her ax on guard. That put Shane a notch higher in Sesshomaru's mind. She didn't trust him. Good idea.
"Someone you never knew was one of my closest friends, and one of the best assassins that ever came under my rule." His eyes glittered oddly as he set his eyes on the massive battle-ax Shane was carrying.
"He passed away by my hand, from a particular loss of control on my part." Nothing but his eyes showed the fact that he had just slapped himself mentally. Just like Leetho had slipped, Sesshomaru's mouth was running away on it's own. It seemed that this Hanyou could have anyone spilling there secretes after just a few sentences . . .
Perhaps this wouldn't be as boring as he thought it would be.
"That weapon you're carrying was once his." His voice began to show the thick bitterness that he was feeling. "And because of that, I lost a bet. My damned honor is what brought me here, because he bet me, if that he could make me lose a bet, I would have to keep any prodigy he produced. One of our little gambling's was that I would kill him before the age of 35 . . ."
The half-human heard every word; she was just too shocked to reply. So this Youkai . . . the only connection to her father that she had . . .
"So now, I have to fulfil my promise, no matter how grudging it may seem. All because I had a little loss in temper." Another mental whap for himself. There he went again. He didn't dare show it though. He had to appear indifferent and aloof over all of this. Shane blinked. Leetho kept snoring.
"Any proof of this? Or is this just a pack of lies?"
That got him. Him? Be deceitful? Only when the occasion called for it! Besides, Bear Demons had a habit of rising from the grave all on there own and getting vengeance on those who violate their ancestors and descendants. He couldn't have an angry Youkai zombie running around the palace, seeking vengance because he violated a contract.
"I would have killed you and your captor already if I had been lying." Shane nodded, seeing the reason in this. He was pretty strong, and she had no hope of ever matching him in combat. . .
Yet.
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Yahee! Now you'll start to see the logic in the title. From here on out, it's going to be nothing but Shane and Sesshy, but no romance, thankfully. See you in Chapter 5!
Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do not own Inuyasha or any other related characters. Otherwise, I would be rich and not writing this ^_^.
Sorry for taking so long! And all you Sesshomaru fans are going to be pleasantly surprised. He's going to be in the rest of the story until the final chapter, and you'll see a side of him that most people don't live to tell of. I admit, he'll seem a little OOC, but Sesshy with still be Sesshy. I wouldn't ruin my favorite character's reputation.
@_@'
Early the next morning, Leetho kicked the sound asleep Shane awake.
"Up and at 'em, Alaska girl. Otherwise I'll put your ax to good use!" He muttered, and with a growl, Shane struggled to her knees.
"It would be a lot easier if my feet weren't bound!" Leetho shrugged, snapping his fingers again. The ropes fell away, disintegrating into the ground when they hit.
"Is that better?" He quipped, his voice icy and frozen over with sarcasm. "Now walk." He spat, poking her in the back with his dagger.
"Where to?" She said, voice almost dripping with carefully controlled hatred. Leetho let out a small chuckle. She still had spirit, even after being hog-tied.
"I tell you which direction." He said, choosing his words carefully. He was still touchy about his little verbal slip up last night, and was now very cautious with what he said.
Countless days later.
Amber eyes glinted in the reflections of the dying firelight, eyeing the two sleeping Hanyous. The pupils shifted to the curled up Shane, and quickly melted back into the shadows, and the unsheathing of some blade could barely be heard.
Ears twitching at the sound of someone's feet, Shane opened her eyes, but did nothing else. Instead, she drew in a long slow breath, to isolate the sudden new scents that was invading her nostrils. After a moment, her brain made a connection.
Fur . . . and something that smelled quite a bit like burning plastic.
Leetho was still sound asleep when Shane stood up and silently took the massive battle axe from between the sleeping half-demon's fingers, hefting it's weight and feeling that old battle-born confidence lift her spirits just enough to gaze around in the darkness, though she couldn't see anything.
She barely had time to block when the Youkai rushed out of the bush, blade drawn; the sound of blade on blade rang out throw the silent night. Even though the Hanyou blocked it, the force of his momentum sent her flying back. Shane, owing to her grizzly bear half, was pretty strong even among Hanyou's, but this was a full Youkai, not some other half-demon.
"Sesshomaru..." She hissed, glaring up at him while he gave her that blank stare he gives everyone, but a touch of annoyance and impatience glinted slightly in those amber eyes. She had never seen or heard of this demon, and yet she somehow knew him by name . . . She pulled herself up in an instant, and Leetho slept on without even stirring a bit. He could sleep through a large volcanic explosion; a blade fight wasn't anything to wake him up. The Youkai waited for her to get up before speaking, sheathing his blade before hand.
"Well, I guess you really aren't a disappointment after all." He muttered, watching Shane almost drop her ax out of shock. She regained her composure within a few moments, but Sesshomaru smirked inwardly. Just her father and that illigidiment excuse for a brother, never knew when to suppress emotion.
"Disappointment?" Shane was still wary of this newcomer, her fingernails starting to grow. "To whom?" The Youkai raised an eyebrow before dropping it as suddenly as he had raised it. He let the silence spiral horribly before going on, casually watching Shane almost crack a canine from gritting her teeth out of impatience.
"Contrary to what everyone believes," He started, having to stop himself from smirking at the bear Hanyou's panicky gestures for him to go on. "I do have a few trusted associates."
"And what's that got to do with me?" She said, still keeping her ax on guard. That put Shane a notch higher in Sesshomaru's mind. She didn't trust him. Good idea.
"Someone you never knew was one of my closest friends, and one of the best assassins that ever came under my rule." His eyes glittered oddly as he set his eyes on the massive battle-ax Shane was carrying.
"He passed away by my hand, from a particular loss of control on my part." Nothing but his eyes showed the fact that he had just slapped himself mentally. Just like Leetho had slipped, Sesshomaru's mouth was running away on it's own. It seemed that this Hanyou could have anyone spilling there secretes after just a few sentences . . .
Perhaps this wouldn't be as boring as he thought it would be.
"That weapon you're carrying was once his." His voice began to show the thick bitterness that he was feeling. "And because of that, I lost a bet. My damned honor is what brought me here, because he bet me, if that he could make me lose a bet, I would have to keep any prodigy he produced. One of our little gambling's was that I would kill him before the age of 35 . . ."
The half-human heard every word; she was just too shocked to reply. So this Youkai . . . the only connection to her father that she had . . .
"So now, I have to fulfil my promise, no matter how grudging it may seem. All because I had a little loss in temper." Another mental whap for himself. There he went again. He didn't dare show it though. He had to appear indifferent and aloof over all of this. Shane blinked. Leetho kept snoring.
"Any proof of this? Or is this just a pack of lies?"
That got him. Him? Be deceitful? Only when the occasion called for it! Besides, Bear Demons had a habit of rising from the grave all on there own and getting vengeance on those who violate their ancestors and descendants. He couldn't have an angry Youkai zombie running around the palace, seeking vengance because he violated a contract.
"I would have killed you and your captor already if I had been lying." Shane nodded, seeing the reason in this. He was pretty strong, and she had no hope of ever matching him in combat. . .
Yet.
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Yahee! Now you'll start to see the logic in the title. From here on out, it's going to be nothing but Shane and Sesshy, but no romance, thankfully. See you in Chapter 5!