My Human Pet
Chapter 4
-Is it necessary that I do all the call, or everybody's here?
-Everybody's here 'cept Inu-
-…Yasha, thanks Kouga. He's really absent or just late?
- No sir, he's really absent, said Shippo.
Shippo was much younger than the rest of the class: he was an exceptionally gifted scholarship holder who had jumped four years of school. Unfortunately, his physical force did not compare to his intellectual power, and most of the time he was battered. His apprehensive nature helping, he tried usually to be forgotten.
-Ok, then…do you think you can bring him those papers? It's important for the experiment.
-No problems, sir.
Shippo was the neighbor of Inuyasha. It was a secret for nobody that they were also close friends.
-Talking of the experiment, how's everyone doing? said Kogetsu.
-Mister, it shows that you have never made this experiment! I thought I would die of shame when I was obligated to buy a bra for my human!!
-It's going to eat everything I have in my freezer!!
-Humans are so retarded!! And they stink, too!!!
Sesshoumaru smiled evilly internally. The more they would have misery, the more his own mark would be better.
The flickering of msn messenger on the screen of his laptop drew his attention.
Dark Angel (the_great_shinjo @ hotmail. com)
Oi Sess! Wanna drink some bubble tea after the course?
Sesshoumaru ran a glance towards Shinjo, who made marvelously pretence that he was taking notes, then typed his answer.
Sesshoumaru (this_sesshoumaru @ hotmail. com)
O.K.
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-Perhaps I should break your nose. This way girls would stop from finding you handsome and I would recover my title of fop #1, said Shinjo, inattentively sipping his peach flavour bubble tea.
Shinjo was the son of Ryukossei, the General of the Youkai Army, and the best friend of Sesshoumaru, as astonishing as that can appear at first sight. As much this one was pale and angelic, as much Shinjo was tanned and the very picture that one made of a tempting demon. Large, well built, with fine and aristocratic features, he had kept of his father cat-like pupils, hidden behind an immense fringe, and the taste of the scales, the proof being his red fetish jacket, covered with shining snake scales .His fluid white hair fell to the shoulders, except two thin black bands finishing behind his watery ears. Two tribal tatoos on his cheeks and eyes naturally paint with khôl supplemented the whole.
It was more their social status and their personalities which brought them closer. Both suffered from the crushing responsibility to have to replace their prestigious fathers one day and each one understood the heaviness to have to supervise his public behavior. They shared the same opinions, did their work together when it was possible, and knew each other like the bottom of their pockets. Enough to be able to insult themselves mutually without that the faulty one gets the hiding of his life, in any case.
But that's where the resemblance stopped. Sesshoumaru was contained whereas Shinjo was social, fond of women and alcohol. He wore sober clothing: the other dressed like a gangster. The first was of a positive intelligence; the second laid out an unhealthy intelligence, and this especially towards humans.
Sesshoumaru took his time to answer, munching with pleasure the gelatinous pearls.
-Some says that a damaged thing is more beautiful that a perfect one, you know…
Shinjo gave him a deadly glance. Sesshoumaru permitted himself the shadow of a smile. He had won.
-How's your father? asked Sesshoumaru, still savoring his victory.
-It's hell, Sess, it's hell, said Shinjo while taking his eases on the bench of the crowded teashop whereas Sesshoumaru was as straight as a picket. If you knew… He is in full debate to make pass this law making it possible to kill at sight any human monk or miko too powerful, and that makes him insane…you've heard of it?
Sesshoumaru nodded, taking another sip of tea.
-Honestly, Sess, all this useless papers is a true loss of time…what they should make is to stop shilly-shally and crush the whole humanity like insects, said Shinjo, crushing his thumb on the table to illustrate his remark. That will not be a large loss, in any event…But let's talk about something else, this is boring. How's your pet, mister I'm-too-good-to-take-a-slave?
-Fine.
-Sess!! Give me details, for Heaven sake!!! Is it cute? How old is it? Does it have a crush on you?
-Shinjo, my human pet is a retarded one of 8 years old which didn't even have a name, so for being infatuated of me…
Incredulous, Shinjo looked at him, then bursted in laughter until he choked.
-HAHAHAHAHA!!!..a….a retarded one? HAHAHAHAHA!!! You're gonna support this for 3 months? HAHAHAHAHAH!!! MY RIBS HURT!!!!...hahahah…haaa. Maybe you should do like me and exchange your paper with somebody else instead of enduring this.
-Explain.
-Well you see, Gatenmaru wanted a 20 years old woman, and I wanted to try a 13 years old girl, so we exchanged our papers…I had what he wanted and vice-versa.
-Do we have the right to do this?
-Like I care!! The important thing is to study the human, I really don't see why he had make personalized papers…
Sesshoumaru shrugged.
-More Sess, you should see the small jewel that I've found…small, with dark blonde hair, even eyes, as pale as you and a gothic punk style….it screamed so much when it saw that I was going to buy it. A true fury! Never considering such a tigress... I will have an insane pleasure to break its spirit, said Shinjo, a shivering smile of anticipated pleasure on the lips.
-…and you'll have a big fat zero for your work.
-You're wrong. I though, you see, that I could make it fall madly in love with me, so all this shit of points for the affection is settled. It will do all that I want, you will see.What will you do with your human when the experiment will be over?
Sesshoumaru shrugged again. He had almost finished his tea.
- Give her to a pro-human center, I suppose...
-Pff…you can't take a clear decision like everybody for one time?
-Clear decision?
-Yea. For the humans, against the humans. You keep it or you kill it.
-I'm neutral, Shinjo.
-Well that's it, you're always neutral.One day you'll be forced to take a decision, my poor Sess.
-And you're for…?
-Don't ask stupid questions please. As soon as this stupid experiment is over, I'll kill it.
A resounding " KITSUNE BI! " followed by a heavy" CRASHHH!!! " cutted the conversation. By the window, one could see Shippo passing a bad moment to the hands of Ôgami, the only other fox youkai of the school and the appointed torturer of Shippo. It was a true injustice, when it is known that the magic power of Shippo, compared with the one of Ôgami, amounts to comparing a midge with an elephant.
-Oi that's true…Ôgami is free to do whatever he wants since Inuyasha isn't there to protect Shippo today, observed Shinjo.
-Inuyasha like to frequent the weaklings, anyway…it shows only at the number of humans that he have.
-Well said, Sess…You've already drank all you tea? Oh well, I'm gonna finish mine, said Shinjo before swallowing it in one shot.
A simpering feminine voice talked.
-Tsss, Shinjooo…you should learn to take your time, you know.
Shinjo and Sesshoumaru turned their heads. In her provocant dress and her extreme make-up was Kagura, the girl of the businessman Naraku and the famous bitch, in terms of "manizer". As soon as she had finished and used a conquest well, she literally threw it away. Sesshoumaru hated her. Here she was, turning around him and his friend like a falcon above its prey, and Sesshoumaru had the impression that she was consider the for and the against in connection with which one of the two she would take for husband.
-Don't worry, sweetheart, I know to take my time for things that matters…said Shijo with a wink full of implication. Come so I could wheedle you a little.
-Onnn, Shinjooo…she said with a false prudish look, agitating her fan in front of her face.
BIP-BILLI-BIP
-Excuse me for an instant…
Sesshoumaru got up and walked to the nearest window, before answering to his cellular.
-What is it?.
-Master!...-…---….
Jaken's voice was buried under a continuous piercing high scream.
-What? What's going on!!! Jaken talk louder I can't hear you!!!
-I SAID: THE HUMAN IS MAD!!!!
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Hahaha….cliff, cliff. ^_^
Bubble tea truly exist, I don't create anything! If you haven't tried it yet, run to your chinese quarter. It's really worth a try^_^
Do you like Shinjo so far? I hope so, for he is important…@_@ A lot of new characters in this chapter, I know. If I have enough request, I shall put Shinjo fanart on the web.
Thanks to: Pori-Pori, John Surber, Why?What?Shutup, Magi_K, D.M.S , Silver Magiccraft, Cookie6, Prettylittleowl, Fantasy Cat, Wakadori Ramen (I want the piccie!! Please!!), and Mage (I'm curious…why do you like Kogetsu so much???)^_^
All of you who had sent their requests are now part of the Alliance^_^ It's going to take a lot of time before you appear, especially the free human, but don't worry you're in.:D
See you all for chap 5 next week! Until then, write to me!!^_^