Hitukiri Batosai no Kikyo
6
"So whose your friend?" Kikyo asked. She noticed Sesshoumaru looked a bit like Inuyasha. He had long silver hair like his friend, but it was much betterly taken care of. His face however was quite different. He was pretty good-looking, though she wondered about the cresent-shaped marking on his forehead, and she noticed she couldn't stop staring at his eyes.
"This is my partner I told you I was going to see," Inuyasha told her.
"My name is Sesshoumaru," he said in a smooth voice. "And you are Kikyo- chan, eh?"
"Well, know one's called me Kikyo-chan for a while, but yes." She could feel her face turning red. "So you truly are an old partner Inuyasha's?"
"Yes, missy, that would be correct." She laughed out of delight.
'At least she won't be mad at me,' Inuyasha thought. She looked at Inuyasha. Her expression changed drasticlty. 'Spoke too soon...'
"Well, at least now I know Inuyasha had a reason for abandoning me like that. I had to use almost all of my money just to afford a cheap inn!" she said.
"How unfortunate, my Lady!" Sesshoumaru said dramaticly. "I promise that I will repay it and any other expenses you have when we return to Heian Kyo. After all, this probably is mostly my fault." Kikyo liked this guy. He was alot nicer than Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru looked back at his comrad. His eye was twitching. 'What's he upset about?' he thought.
"Sesshoumaruuu......" he growled. "Can I have a word with you, buddy?"
"Sure, I guess. You go ahead, Kikyo-chan," he told her. She did as he requested.
"Are you crazy?!" he hissed. "Your being nice to Hitukiri Batosai!"
"I was only being polite," Sessoumaru said. "And besides, you said yourself that she wasn't Hitukiri Batosai anymore."
"Just because she's no longer a man slayer doesn't mean she's not still my enemy!"
"I suppose," Sesshoumaru said in a naive voice. "But right now she seems like your ally."
Inuyasha was getting really frustrated now.
"She may be my ally right now but as soon as this is all over I will get a rematch!!"
"You mean your so upset with Kikyo-chan just because of that silly battle-"
"And what on earth are you doing calling her -chan?!"
"Well, she is a lot younger than me.." Sesshoumaru said, looking away from Inuyasha.
"Give it a rest! I know why you do that! And it's not because of her age!" Sesshoumaru couldn't think of anything to say. "I mean- You're acting like you like her!" Sesshoumaru laughed faintly. "Hmm.. And what if I said I did?" He gave a slight yet worried smile. Inuyasha's eyes were wide.
"WHAT!!!!!!!!" His eyes were now completely white with rage. "You do like her?!?! That's almost wrong! She's a little girl compared to you!"
"And you can't even control your tongue around a fourteen-year-old girl who happens to be my daughter!" Inuyasha couldn't tell if his face was red from anger or embarassment now.
"Besides-"
"Hey that's not the point!! You're still crazy!! How could you care for someone like her?!"
"Hey! She's not that bad! She's actually really pretty, I think!"
"You just can't like her, okay!!" Inuyasha yelled in his frustration. Seshoumaru gave him a look. He just had to bug Inuyasha about it when he saw how upset he was, though.
"You know, it sounds like you're jealous, Inu!" he said in a taunting voice.
"Shut up Sesshou; I am not! It's just that this ruins all our plans for Edo!"
'Sounds like a cover story to me,' he thought. "Guess you're right... Besides, Yuki did tell you to keep me out of trouble, and I might be asking for it by messing with her. And I really do want to ditch her at the Tokugawa Palace. Pretty girl or not-"
"Not," Inuyasha said as if answering a question. Sesshoumaru gave him another look; Inuyasha just smiled.
"Like I was saying, girl or not, it's still fun to watch someone be completely clueless about being victim to a prank."
"So you're gonna stop being so polite it's sickening, neh? And you're not gonna stand up for her anymore?"
"I'm still going to act nice around her. If I change too much she'll get suspicous. Besides, I have no reason to dislike Kikyo-chan."
"And please stop calling her that.." Inuyasha moaned. Sesshoumaru laughed lightly.
"If you insist," he said with an annoyed yet friendly smile. "Come on, let's catch up with Kikyo."
It was late when they arrived at Edo, so they had to stop at an inn. Kikyo had started to complain about the cost, but Sesshoumaru had made it clear that he would pay for anything they needed. This made her a little less upset. She wondered why he had changed so much. When she had met Sesshoumaru, he had been so caring and almost even romantic. He was still very generous to her and Inuyasha, but his attitude still seemed dramaticly different.
"Three rooms is pretty expensive, Sesshoumaru," Inuyasha stated. "Wouldn't it be so much easier to get one of your little minions to help us?"
"Did you just call him by his full name?" Kikyo asked.
"Yes, I suppose it would.. By the way, these peolpe aren't my minions; they're more like - business partners. Besides, I've already paid. You don't need to worry about it, Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru said.
"You two always call each other by the first part of your name."
"I know you have the money..." Inuyasha said. "I guess I'm just not used to staying in a nice place for very long. But thanks for doing this for us, Sesshoumaru."
"I'm really freaked out now."
"You're welome, but I just know I don't want to sleep in the forest for any longer than I have to."
"I give up!"
"Che! Yeah! That sounds more like the Sesshoumaru I know."
"Can you even hear me!"
"Nope," they said simultaneously. Kikyo was really annoyed already, and they weren't helping much at all.
'Remember- you're not a manslayer anymore- no killing,' she thought. 'Just ignore them. Just ignore. Just- Shimatta, they're annoying!' She almost wished she hadn't given up her title as Hitukiri Batosai.
Aimi:See? Was it worth it? Please say it was or I'll cry.. Anyway it gets even better from here on.
6
"So whose your friend?" Kikyo asked. She noticed Sesshoumaru looked a bit like Inuyasha. He had long silver hair like his friend, but it was much betterly taken care of. His face however was quite different. He was pretty good-looking, though she wondered about the cresent-shaped marking on his forehead, and she noticed she couldn't stop staring at his eyes.
"This is my partner I told you I was going to see," Inuyasha told her.
"My name is Sesshoumaru," he said in a smooth voice. "And you are Kikyo- chan, eh?"
"Well, know one's called me Kikyo-chan for a while, but yes." She could feel her face turning red. "So you truly are an old partner Inuyasha's?"
"Yes, missy, that would be correct." She laughed out of delight.
'At least she won't be mad at me,' Inuyasha thought. She looked at Inuyasha. Her expression changed drasticlty. 'Spoke too soon...'
"Well, at least now I know Inuyasha had a reason for abandoning me like that. I had to use almost all of my money just to afford a cheap inn!" she said.
"How unfortunate, my Lady!" Sesshoumaru said dramaticly. "I promise that I will repay it and any other expenses you have when we return to Heian Kyo. After all, this probably is mostly my fault." Kikyo liked this guy. He was alot nicer than Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru looked back at his comrad. His eye was twitching. 'What's he upset about?' he thought.
"Sesshoumaruuu......" he growled. "Can I have a word with you, buddy?"
"Sure, I guess. You go ahead, Kikyo-chan," he told her. She did as he requested.
"Are you crazy?!" he hissed. "Your being nice to Hitukiri Batosai!"
"I was only being polite," Sessoumaru said. "And besides, you said yourself that she wasn't Hitukiri Batosai anymore."
"Just because she's no longer a man slayer doesn't mean she's not still my enemy!"
"I suppose," Sesshoumaru said in a naive voice. "But right now she seems like your ally."
Inuyasha was getting really frustrated now.
"She may be my ally right now but as soon as this is all over I will get a rematch!!"
"You mean your so upset with Kikyo-chan just because of that silly battle-"
"And what on earth are you doing calling her -chan?!"
"Well, she is a lot younger than me.." Sesshoumaru said, looking away from Inuyasha.
"Give it a rest! I know why you do that! And it's not because of her age!" Sesshoumaru couldn't think of anything to say. "I mean- You're acting like you like her!" Sesshoumaru laughed faintly. "Hmm.. And what if I said I did?" He gave a slight yet worried smile. Inuyasha's eyes were wide.
"WHAT!!!!!!!!" His eyes were now completely white with rage. "You do like her?!?! That's almost wrong! She's a little girl compared to you!"
"And you can't even control your tongue around a fourteen-year-old girl who happens to be my daughter!" Inuyasha couldn't tell if his face was red from anger or embarassment now.
"Besides-"
"Hey that's not the point!! You're still crazy!! How could you care for someone like her?!"
"Hey! She's not that bad! She's actually really pretty, I think!"
"You just can't like her, okay!!" Inuyasha yelled in his frustration. Seshoumaru gave him a look. He just had to bug Inuyasha about it when he saw how upset he was, though.
"You know, it sounds like you're jealous, Inu!" he said in a taunting voice.
"Shut up Sesshou; I am not! It's just that this ruins all our plans for Edo!"
'Sounds like a cover story to me,' he thought. "Guess you're right... Besides, Yuki did tell you to keep me out of trouble, and I might be asking for it by messing with her. And I really do want to ditch her at the Tokugawa Palace. Pretty girl or not-"
"Not," Inuyasha said as if answering a question. Sesshoumaru gave him another look; Inuyasha just smiled.
"Like I was saying, girl or not, it's still fun to watch someone be completely clueless about being victim to a prank."
"So you're gonna stop being so polite it's sickening, neh? And you're not gonna stand up for her anymore?"
"I'm still going to act nice around her. If I change too much she'll get suspicous. Besides, I have no reason to dislike Kikyo-chan."
"And please stop calling her that.." Inuyasha moaned. Sesshoumaru laughed lightly.
"If you insist," he said with an annoyed yet friendly smile. "Come on, let's catch up with Kikyo."
It was late when they arrived at Edo, so they had to stop at an inn. Kikyo had started to complain about the cost, but Sesshoumaru had made it clear that he would pay for anything they needed. This made her a little less upset. She wondered why he had changed so much. When she had met Sesshoumaru, he had been so caring and almost even romantic. He was still very generous to her and Inuyasha, but his attitude still seemed dramaticly different.
"Three rooms is pretty expensive, Sesshoumaru," Inuyasha stated. "Wouldn't it be so much easier to get one of your little minions to help us?"
"Did you just call him by his full name?" Kikyo asked.
"Yes, I suppose it would.. By the way, these peolpe aren't my minions; they're more like - business partners. Besides, I've already paid. You don't need to worry about it, Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru said.
"You two always call each other by the first part of your name."
"I know you have the money..." Inuyasha said. "I guess I'm just not used to staying in a nice place for very long. But thanks for doing this for us, Sesshoumaru."
"I'm really freaked out now."
"You're welome, but I just know I don't want to sleep in the forest for any longer than I have to."
"I give up!"
"Che! Yeah! That sounds more like the Sesshoumaru I know."
"Can you even hear me!"
"Nope," they said simultaneously. Kikyo was really annoyed already, and they weren't helping much at all.
'Remember- you're not a manslayer anymore- no killing,' she thought. 'Just ignore them. Just ignore. Just- Shimatta, they're annoying!' She almost wished she hadn't given up her title as Hitukiri Batosai.
Aimi:See? Was it worth it? Please say it was or I'll cry.. Anyway it gets even better from here on.