Demon Zoo

By Fantasy Cat

Disc: That will always be the dream, except I'm no Rumiko Takahashi

Chapter Five

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They quietly stepped back out of the cave. Inuyasha turned to his brother and growled under his voice. "Sesshomaru, Naraku's gonna kill you! I heard you guys the other night. Why the hell didn't you kill her?!"

"It is none of your concern."

"Oh yeah? When people find out about this zoo is gonna go under. Ever heard of policemen or tabloid reporters? They'll close this zoo and then Naraku will kill you! And let's not forget about my rep. I maybe leaving, but everyone will still be talking about me when I'm gone."

"I am aware that I cannot hide such things from humans.

"Then kill her now before they find her."

"I would now, but it is too late."

"Too late, why the hell is it too late?"

"She's pregnant."

Inuyasha was completely stricken from his brother's words. "Nice job, you bastard. Now the zoo is gonna really go under."

Myoga hopped onto Inuyasha's shoulder. "Sesshomaru, I must agree with Inuyasha. Once Naraku finds out, there's a chance that he will kill you both before this situation gets out into the human public."

"That will not happen," said Sesshomaru.

"How do you know?" asked Inuyasha.

"Because as long as she is having my pup, I will not allow it. This collar is only a tracking and border device. I can still kill Naraku everytime he comes into my cave. So you see, I have just as much power over him as he has over me."

"But this doesn't make sense, Sesshomaru. I mean you hate all type of humans, even me. So what kept you from killing this one?"

Sesshomaru looked down at the ground and then at his cave. It was still really late a night. "Myoga, leave us. I wish to speak to Inuyasha alone. And do not speak a word of what you've heard to anyone." Myoga hopped away pouting. He wanted to hear more but he knew that Sesshomaru could crush him dead.

"It's shameful Inuyasha. I let a stupid human emotion entered my mind that night."

"Big creepy demon Sesshie had a human emotion eh? What was it?"

Sesshomaru sighed impatiently. "It was guilt. Guilt for hurting that human. I've caused enough pain for her and I did not want to harm her any further. So I avoided having to kill until I smelled the pup inside her."

"Awe, what a sappy story!" said Inuyasha sarcastically. "But let's look at this logically. She can't spend the rest of her life living in a cave with you. And humans can't have babies or puppies or whatnot without medical attention."

"Where did you learn that?"

"Kagome told me that more demon young survive birth when the zoo workers help out with the labor."

Sesshomaru stormed around and then growled at his brother. "Look, Inuyasha! This is my mate and my child, and I will not let any stupid humans outside of my cage tell me how to care for them! Now get the hell out of my sight." Inuyasha walked away from his brother before he could see the anger developing in Sesshomaru's eyes. He walked through the hole back to his home.

When Sesshomaru returned to his cave he found the girl sitting up and sipping from his water bowl. When she saw him in the cave, she dropped the water bowl and began to cower under the blanket. Sesshomaru knew better than to expect this human to trust him after what he did to her. He kept his distance from her in the cave and lied down to rest. And instead of watching her shiver in fear of him, he just stared at the walls.

He didn't care what Naraku or even Inuyasha would do. The human would stay with him in his cave and that was final.

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Morning came and all was quiet. The zoo was closed to the public and only the janitors and Sunday workers were inside doing their business. Inuyasha received his breakfast, lunch, and dinner all at once from the workers. 'I gotta tell Kagome about this,' he thought. 'She'll know what to do.'

These Sunday morning workers were out of the zoo by noon. After that, Inuyasha would have his chance. He put on some human clothes, pants and a t-shirt, that he was given as luxury items, and then he approached the employee access door to his cage. "So Sesshomaru says they trust me, huh? So much for that!" Inuyasha struck at the lock and it fell. He walked out the door.

"Hey, everybody! Inuyasha's escaping!" All of the demons and half-demons awoke to the excitement. Inuyasha was walking around. He then went to the orphan exhibit and Shippou was shock to see Inuyasha walking around in clothes.

"Whoa, I can't you're actually going out! Is it because of that woman who's gonna buy you?"

"Somewhat. I'm sure there's better freedom out there, but I haveta see Kagome about something first."

"How in the world are you gonna find her?" asked Shippou.

"It's easy. I'll just follow my nose. See ya." Inuyasha walked away. He approached one of the souvenir stands and stole a cap. He put on the cap and looked at himself in the mirror. He could get away with this.

"Maybe there is better freedom on my own. I can do this," he said. Inuyasha sniffed the air until he found a suitable exit. He struck the lock and casually walked out into the real world.

YAY! More reviews! Heehee okay now people are getting paranoid about who's the girl with Sesshie. Well, if it makes you feel any better…I can't tell you yet! Okay, so that doesn't make anyone happy, but the answer should come about in…chapter 7, which is only two chaps away. In the next chap Inuyasha struggles through the busy world outside his cage until he finds Kagome. It should be up in a day or two. Bye-bye.