(In this chapter Buyo the cat makes a friend - sort of. As always, Inuyasha and co belong to Takahashi Rumiko ::bows:: et al.)
Five Days In Tokyo - or - Sesshoumaru's Unlikely Visit - Three
Kagome read the note her mother left her with a frown. Just what was she going to DO with Sesshoumaru? She had one week to figure out just how she was going to get him back to his time, or she was going to have to do some explaining. She was quite sure her family would accept Sesshoumaru just as they had Inuyasha but not permanently! What would be worse if the youkai-lord were set loose in Tokyo! He'd be a danger to everyone - and himself since he would not be familar at all with modern weapons of defense.
Huh? Why would she be worried about HIS welfare? SHE was the one in danger!
And then too, Sesshoumaru's personality - if you could call it that - was a bit more bloodthirsty. At least Inuyasha, as impatient and hot headed as he was, could relate to humans and get along in his own way. But Sesshoumaru? Humph. He was stuck up, snooty, vindictive, cold-blooded and he was always threatening to kill her every other minute.
She sighed as she put the note down. What was she going to do with a demon? Or for that matter what was she going to do with him for a week? Or - or - forever?
Eeeek! She just SIMPLY had to go look for that shard again!
****
- Click -
Jie-chan, I love you more than life itself and I would -
- Click -
- the new 2002 Toyota Camry is..
- Click -
- Click -
- Click, click, click, click -
Sesshoumaru was wide eyed with fascination as he kept pressing the buttons of the slender box in his hand. Never had he seen such a thing before in his long life. Oh he had known of youkai diviners who could conjure up images of the future, but to see people - infinite numbers of people - going about their lives like this was simply mindboggling to the youkai-lord. It was like he was looking at what these people were doing and they would not see him. Or, they would look directly at him but would not address him properly.
Of course what could he expect from humans? That's what bothered him most of all - that the beings he saw mostly were human. He did see some youkai, but they were like no youkai he had never seen before.
And he could not smell these people - which he was glad of really - but it bothered him. He thought of his half-brother's wench, of the story that she was a reincarnated miko. Perhaps it was part of her power that she had this box that could see into other lives. He wondered too, if the youkai that ruled this world knew this?
Did youkai rule this odd world that the wench claimed she came from?
Sesshoumaru frowned. He did not like what he was seeing at all. He, Sesshoumaru, was superior in all things, and he would not let the 'squawking box' worry him overmuch. Pressing buttons, he finally found the button that made the squawking box silent. That was much better. His eyes narrowed, Sesshoumaru had made his decision - he would investigate this odd place that this wench lived in. Through that, he would see her weaknesses and then when they returned - he was sure it would happen - he could use whatever he found here against his half-brother and the wench.
But before he could rise, something jumped in his lap. Sesshoumaru's expression was blank as he saw what obviously was a cat. It was an animal, and since most animals feared him, it would go away.
"Mrrrow?"
Sesshoumaru scowled at the stupid thing.
"Mow?" The cat started to circle around in his lap. Sesshoumaru extended his claws. Surely that would scare the stupid thing away.
"Rrrrrrrr....puuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...Rowr?...Mow?...Purrr....purr.."
Sesshoumaru blinked as Buyo the cat rubbed his head against his chest. It was in that moment that Kagome walked into the room.
"Buyo?" Kagome blinked. Buyo never just went to anyone like that - especially strangers! That her cat liked Sesshoumaru was obvious - and weird!
The youkai-lord glared at Kagome as if she had planned the whole thing and Kagome was once again tempted to break out into giggles. Instead she picked up Buyo and shooed him away.
"Buyo doesn't usually take to strangers like that.." Kagome shrugged. Sesshoumaru stood up and instantly he was in front of Kagome, his clawed hand extended at her throat.
"You will show Sesshoumaru more of this - world." The youkai-lord's face was set and determined. Kagome frowned. He hadn't even been here that long and he had threatened her life once too many times. She wasn't some scared fifteen year old now, but a woman. This was her house and her world. His threatening her wasn't going to work.
"Sesshoumaru.." Kagome crossed her arms across her chest, her eyes unafraid of the youkai prince. "Let's get this straight, okay? You hate humans, you hate me and I don't particularly like you..."
~His eyes are really nice - if you ignore the homicidal maniac look in them..~ Kagome thought.
"But you're not in the Sengoku-Jidal anymore, you're in my family home in Tokyo. We both know you can kill me in an instant, but if you do, you'll have no way back. I'm tired of you threatening my life every time I turn around. I came here to get away from Inuyasha and instead I got you. So, I'll be glad to show you things, but I'm not going to do it if you keep threatening me or baring your claws at me - I don't care what you threaten. I will not and that's that."
Sesshoumaru simply stood there amazed at his half-brother's wench. Was she that brave or was she that stupid? He did not sense any fear coming from her, only a hint of nervousness and annoyance. She meant what she said, and she was openly defying him!
And what was that about getting away from Inuyasha? The wench had always been at his hanyou brother's side, ever loyal even when it looked like they would not survive - especially then. She'd point those arrows unflinchingly and somehow by sheer luck vanquish whatever foe they came across. Oh, he had heard the rumors about her but he had dismissed them. Now, seeing her face him unafraid made him wonder.
Sesshoumaru scowled and drew back his hand.
"That's better." Kagome smiled.
"I, Sesshoumaru, spare your life now - but only because you may be of use.." Sesshoumaru lifted his chin up and looked down at her coldly.
"Of course.." Kagome sighed. "Just like Inu - oh never mind." Seeking to distract herself, she took the remote and turned off the television.
"Would you like to hear some music?" Kagome asked.
Music? Sesshoumaru watched the wench go to a small black box and press a button.
"Aaaahh!" Sesshoumaru involuntarily yelped at the pain in his ears. Never had he heard something so earsplittingly loud or discordant before! The 'music' was like nothing he had ever heard before. Drums beat continously and someone was singing - no, howling was more like it - and it sounded like someone was being tortured.
"Sota.." Kagome quickly turned down the rock music station that Sota always seemed to listen to - much to their grandfather's annoyance.
"Do - you - always - have - things - so - deafening?" Sesshoumaru shook his head, trying to stop the ringing in his ears.
"No..Sota's been listening to the stereo again.." Kagome almost felt sorry for Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha was sensitive to noises too. She could imagine how sensitive Sesshoumaru would be since he was a full dog-youkai. She changed the station to more a more traditional station and turned the volume up high enough where it could be heard but not too high where it would hurt Sesshoumaru's ears.
The youkai lord listened to the lyrical music coming out of the small box and once again found himself amazed. Perhaps she had trapped the sprits of musicians within the box and they played for her at her command - or at this Sota's command, whoever that was. He started to look at Kagome speculatively and it made her nervous.Surely the wench was far more than she seemed!
"Nani? What are you staring at?" Kagome nervously pulled at the hemline of her skirt.
"What sort of magic do you posess that enables you to trap musician's souls to play for you when you wish or peer into one's life, witch?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"I - uh.." Kagome faltered. "It's not magic! It's just - .."
She had such odd names for things - television, stereo, all words foriegn to him. And she wouldn't tell him how she did those things. Smart little human witch, he had to give her that much.
Kagome did something to the 'stereo' and turned back to him. Sesshoumaru could tell that she was still unsure about whether to trust him or not but then she sighed and said, "We should go back to the well and see if the Shikon shard was dropped there. If I - can't find it, I guess I could show you around later.."
Since Sesshoumaru didn't say anything or try to kill her, Kagome took it that he agreed.
****
"Give me that flashlight!" Kagome tried to snag the flashlight that Sesshoumaru took from her hand as they searched the bottom of the well.
Sesshoumaru looked at the odd object curiously. It gave off light without need of a fire and it's outside did not burn. He pointed the light into Kagome's face and she shielded her eyes.
"Stop that!" Kagome blindly grabbed for the flashlight but instead she grabbed Sesshoumaru's kimono and without warning they toppled down to the dirt floor of the well when Kagome lost her balance.
"Ow..." Kagome opened her eyes and realized that she was right on top of Sesshoumaru and that something was clamped quite securely on her curved rear end.
"AAAAHHHH!! HENTAI! ECCHI!!" She screamed as she jumped up and slapped away the hand that had clutched her rear end.
"Stop - shouting.." Sesshoumaru gritted his teeth. Whatever this world was that she came from, surely he would go deaf before it was all over! He sat up, grimacing, for he hated being less than immaculate. Now he had the scent of the wench all over him as well as dirt. It was even in his hair and his tail. As he stood up and tried to shake it off, Kagome snatched the flashlight from him with a glare. He impassively watched her look about the dirt ground, but it was obvious that the wench did not find the shard she was looking for.
Still glaring at Sesshoumaru, she said, "I don't see it - and I don't sense it either.."
Somehow he wasn't surprised. She turned to go up the ladder again when she said, "And don't you DARE put your hand on me again!"
What in the seven hells was the human so angry about? It wasn't as if he had deliberately set out to touch her! No, it had been her fault entirely and it was out of simple refex that he had happened to have his hand where it was. Very soft and yet -
Gah! Sesshoumaru followed Kagome up the ladder, his expression black.
Five Days In Tokyo - or - Sesshoumaru's Unlikely Visit - Three
Kagome read the note her mother left her with a frown. Just what was she going to DO with Sesshoumaru? She had one week to figure out just how she was going to get him back to his time, or she was going to have to do some explaining. She was quite sure her family would accept Sesshoumaru just as they had Inuyasha but not permanently! What would be worse if the youkai-lord were set loose in Tokyo! He'd be a danger to everyone - and himself since he would not be familar at all with modern weapons of defense.
Huh? Why would she be worried about HIS welfare? SHE was the one in danger!
And then too, Sesshoumaru's personality - if you could call it that - was a bit more bloodthirsty. At least Inuyasha, as impatient and hot headed as he was, could relate to humans and get along in his own way. But Sesshoumaru? Humph. He was stuck up, snooty, vindictive, cold-blooded and he was always threatening to kill her every other minute.
She sighed as she put the note down. What was she going to do with a demon? Or for that matter what was she going to do with him for a week? Or - or - forever?
Eeeek! She just SIMPLY had to go look for that shard again!
****
- Click -
Jie-chan, I love you more than life itself and I would -
- Click -
- the new 2002 Toyota Camry is..
- Click -
- Click -
- Click, click, click, click -
Sesshoumaru was wide eyed with fascination as he kept pressing the buttons of the slender box in his hand. Never had he seen such a thing before in his long life. Oh he had known of youkai diviners who could conjure up images of the future, but to see people - infinite numbers of people - going about their lives like this was simply mindboggling to the youkai-lord. It was like he was looking at what these people were doing and they would not see him. Or, they would look directly at him but would not address him properly.
Of course what could he expect from humans? That's what bothered him most of all - that the beings he saw mostly were human. He did see some youkai, but they were like no youkai he had never seen before.
And he could not smell these people - which he was glad of really - but it bothered him. He thought of his half-brother's wench, of the story that she was a reincarnated miko. Perhaps it was part of her power that she had this box that could see into other lives. He wondered too, if the youkai that ruled this world knew this?
Did youkai rule this odd world that the wench claimed she came from?
Sesshoumaru frowned. He did not like what he was seeing at all. He, Sesshoumaru, was superior in all things, and he would not let the 'squawking box' worry him overmuch. Pressing buttons, he finally found the button that made the squawking box silent. That was much better. His eyes narrowed, Sesshoumaru had made his decision - he would investigate this odd place that this wench lived in. Through that, he would see her weaknesses and then when they returned - he was sure it would happen - he could use whatever he found here against his half-brother and the wench.
But before he could rise, something jumped in his lap. Sesshoumaru's expression was blank as he saw what obviously was a cat. It was an animal, and since most animals feared him, it would go away.
"Mrrrow?"
Sesshoumaru scowled at the stupid thing.
"Mow?" The cat started to circle around in his lap. Sesshoumaru extended his claws. Surely that would scare the stupid thing away.
"Rrrrrrrr....puuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...Rowr?...Mow?...Purrr....purr.."
Sesshoumaru blinked as Buyo the cat rubbed his head against his chest. It was in that moment that Kagome walked into the room.
"Buyo?" Kagome blinked. Buyo never just went to anyone like that - especially strangers! That her cat liked Sesshoumaru was obvious - and weird!
The youkai-lord glared at Kagome as if she had planned the whole thing and Kagome was once again tempted to break out into giggles. Instead she picked up Buyo and shooed him away.
"Buyo doesn't usually take to strangers like that.." Kagome shrugged. Sesshoumaru stood up and instantly he was in front of Kagome, his clawed hand extended at her throat.
"You will show Sesshoumaru more of this - world." The youkai-lord's face was set and determined. Kagome frowned. He hadn't even been here that long and he had threatened her life once too many times. She wasn't some scared fifteen year old now, but a woman. This was her house and her world. His threatening her wasn't going to work.
"Sesshoumaru.." Kagome crossed her arms across her chest, her eyes unafraid of the youkai prince. "Let's get this straight, okay? You hate humans, you hate me and I don't particularly like you..."
~His eyes are really nice - if you ignore the homicidal maniac look in them..~ Kagome thought.
"But you're not in the Sengoku-Jidal anymore, you're in my family home in Tokyo. We both know you can kill me in an instant, but if you do, you'll have no way back. I'm tired of you threatening my life every time I turn around. I came here to get away from Inuyasha and instead I got you. So, I'll be glad to show you things, but I'm not going to do it if you keep threatening me or baring your claws at me - I don't care what you threaten. I will not and that's that."
Sesshoumaru simply stood there amazed at his half-brother's wench. Was she that brave or was she that stupid? He did not sense any fear coming from her, only a hint of nervousness and annoyance. She meant what she said, and she was openly defying him!
And what was that about getting away from Inuyasha? The wench had always been at his hanyou brother's side, ever loyal even when it looked like they would not survive - especially then. She'd point those arrows unflinchingly and somehow by sheer luck vanquish whatever foe they came across. Oh, he had heard the rumors about her but he had dismissed them. Now, seeing her face him unafraid made him wonder.
Sesshoumaru scowled and drew back his hand.
"That's better." Kagome smiled.
"I, Sesshoumaru, spare your life now - but only because you may be of use.." Sesshoumaru lifted his chin up and looked down at her coldly.
"Of course.." Kagome sighed. "Just like Inu - oh never mind." Seeking to distract herself, she took the remote and turned off the television.
"Would you like to hear some music?" Kagome asked.
Music? Sesshoumaru watched the wench go to a small black box and press a button.
"Aaaahh!" Sesshoumaru involuntarily yelped at the pain in his ears. Never had he heard something so earsplittingly loud or discordant before! The 'music' was like nothing he had ever heard before. Drums beat continously and someone was singing - no, howling was more like it - and it sounded like someone was being tortured.
"Sota.." Kagome quickly turned down the rock music station that Sota always seemed to listen to - much to their grandfather's annoyance.
"Do - you - always - have - things - so - deafening?" Sesshoumaru shook his head, trying to stop the ringing in his ears.
"No..Sota's been listening to the stereo again.." Kagome almost felt sorry for Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha was sensitive to noises too. She could imagine how sensitive Sesshoumaru would be since he was a full dog-youkai. She changed the station to more a more traditional station and turned the volume up high enough where it could be heard but not too high where it would hurt Sesshoumaru's ears.
The youkai lord listened to the lyrical music coming out of the small box and once again found himself amazed. Perhaps she had trapped the sprits of musicians within the box and they played for her at her command - or at this Sota's command, whoever that was. He started to look at Kagome speculatively and it made her nervous.Surely the wench was far more than she seemed!
"Nani? What are you staring at?" Kagome nervously pulled at the hemline of her skirt.
"What sort of magic do you posess that enables you to trap musician's souls to play for you when you wish or peer into one's life, witch?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"I - uh.." Kagome faltered. "It's not magic! It's just - .."
She had such odd names for things - television, stereo, all words foriegn to him. And she wouldn't tell him how she did those things. Smart little human witch, he had to give her that much.
Kagome did something to the 'stereo' and turned back to him. Sesshoumaru could tell that she was still unsure about whether to trust him or not but then she sighed and said, "We should go back to the well and see if the Shikon shard was dropped there. If I - can't find it, I guess I could show you around later.."
Since Sesshoumaru didn't say anything or try to kill her, Kagome took it that he agreed.
****
"Give me that flashlight!" Kagome tried to snag the flashlight that Sesshoumaru took from her hand as they searched the bottom of the well.
Sesshoumaru looked at the odd object curiously. It gave off light without need of a fire and it's outside did not burn. He pointed the light into Kagome's face and she shielded her eyes.
"Stop that!" Kagome blindly grabbed for the flashlight but instead she grabbed Sesshoumaru's kimono and without warning they toppled down to the dirt floor of the well when Kagome lost her balance.
"Ow..." Kagome opened her eyes and realized that she was right on top of Sesshoumaru and that something was clamped quite securely on her curved rear end.
"AAAAHHHH!! HENTAI! ECCHI!!" She screamed as she jumped up and slapped away the hand that had clutched her rear end.
"Stop - shouting.." Sesshoumaru gritted his teeth. Whatever this world was that she came from, surely he would go deaf before it was all over! He sat up, grimacing, for he hated being less than immaculate. Now he had the scent of the wench all over him as well as dirt. It was even in his hair and his tail. As he stood up and tried to shake it off, Kagome snatched the flashlight from him with a glare. He impassively watched her look about the dirt ground, but it was obvious that the wench did not find the shard she was looking for.
Still glaring at Sesshoumaru, she said, "I don't see it - and I don't sense it either.."
Somehow he wasn't surprised. She turned to go up the ladder again when she said, "And don't you DARE put your hand on me again!"
What in the seven hells was the human so angry about? It wasn't as if he had deliberately set out to touch her! No, it had been her fault entirely and it was out of simple refex that he had happened to have his hand where it was. Very soft and yet -
Gah! Sesshoumaru followed Kagome up the ladder, his expression black.