500 Years and Waiting
By swirly87
Author's Notes: Sorry for making you guys wait so long, you know life…it's unpredictable and keeps one busy. Please bear with me since it might take awhile before I can update again. Anyway, I decided to change the rating of this story due to Inuyasha's foul language and etc.. And for those of you who watch Rurouni Kenshin (the OVA anyways) and are a fan of Tomoe and Akira…I'm sorry. The OVA is just wrong somehow; maybe it's just that the characters there don't look like anything like the series. Well like always, enjoy this next chapter.
*Disclaimer: Sesshoumaru, Rin, and all characters of Inuyasha are the property of Rumiko Takahashi. All characters that are mentioned in this story, but are not part of Inuyasha are either my creations or are characters that have been changed a bit from their respected anime. This includes the characters of Rurouni Kenshin and any other anime that is recognized. *
Chapter 6: Home Sweet Home, an Unexpected Guest, and a Prophecy
The next morning, after a short amount of time of packing and saying their goodbyes, the 5-youkai males and 1 human female set out on the journey back to the castle. Instead of walking back to the castle, the youkai males decided to fly back to save time and energy. Jaken rode on a flying Ah-Uh while Sesshoumaru carried Rin in the air. Inuyasha and Shippou flew beside them. Sesshoumaru was, of course, leading the way. He was carrying Rin, obviously to everyone else besides him and Rin, because he did not want anyone else to carry her especially Shippou, despite Inuyasha's assurance that they were only friends. In less than a day, the group of youkais and human reached the castle, compared to the three days it took for Sesshoumaru, Rin, Jaken, and Ah-Uh to walk to the village. It took the original group three days because Sesshoumaru wanted to slowly patrol that part of his territory that he hadn't checked for over a decade. He had wanted to make sure nothing wrong had happened during the past decade or so that he had neglected that part of his lands. As the large group approached the castle, a huge group of youkai could be seen standing in front of the castle. They had detected the approaching scent of their master and wish to welcome his arrival back home.
When Sesshoumaru and the group landed in front of the castle, a couple of the youkai servants immediately went to them and carried away their luggage to their rooms. If the youkai servants were surprised to see Inuyasha, the master's "hated" half-brother, and Shippou with their youkai lord, they did not act or look surprised. They merely bowed their heads in greeting to them and continued with their duties. Each of the youkai servants, however, made sure to smile when they greeted Rin, for each of them loved her dearly, each having watched Rin grow from an innocent, kind-hearted, and pretty girl to a still innocent, kindhearted, but instead of pretty, beautiful woman.
Rin, in return, smiled warmly at each of the servants and inquired each of them individually about how things were in the castle and what has happened at the castle since she left. Sesshoumaru waited patiently as Rin slowly asked every youkai servant, all 200 of them. Jaken just bowed his head a bit in front of Sesshoumaru before taking Ah-Uh to the stables. Inuyasha and Shippou, however, waited impatiently for Rin with Sesshoumaru. They were not use to this unlike Sesshoumaru and Jaken, who were use to this happening each time they came back from a trip for the past 14 years.
After what seemed like hours, but instead just an hour or two (for the servants only gave Rin very brief replies), the group finally headed inside the castle. They headed straight for the tearoom to take a break and discuss what they were going to do next, now that they were in the castle. As they walked through the castle, Inuyasha recalled old childhood memories while Shippou admired the grandness and majesty of the ancient palace. When the four reached the room, there awaited an unexpected guest there, someone none of them expected to see, especially Sesshoumaru.
"What are you doing here?" asked a glaring, but calm Sesshoumaru.
The stranger, who was occupying Sesshoumaru's seat, rose from the chair and bowed somewhat respectively. Since his back was facing the fire in the fireplace, the stranger's face was therefore hidden in the shadows. The stranger then lifted his head from his graceful bow and smiled a dark, secretive, yet mocking smile that chilled the bones of Rin and Shippou. Inuyasha growled at the stranger with the smile that he KNEW he did not like. The smile was the only thing they saw besides the shadow of his body. Sesshoumaru just stood there and looked at the stranger.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, how wonderful to see you again," said the tall, dark stranger who continued to smile that disturbing smile.
Sesshoumaru glared at the stranger before he commanded an answer, once more, "What are you doing here?"
The stranger made a tsk tsk tsk sound before replying, "Is that a way to welcome an old friend?"
"You were never a friend…Akira," retorted Sesshoumaru.
"My, my, my, is someone grumpy today," remarked Akira as he stepped out of the shadows. He was a somewhat tall man, compared to most men, but he was shorter than Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha. He was barely taller than Shippou, only off by a few centimeters. He had short spiked-up black hair, uncommon in the Feudal Era, but perhaps more common in Kagome's time. His ears were pointed and he had red marks on the sides of his face. His black abyss-like eyes glistened like a lion ready to make a kill. His long, soft, black tail with elegant puffs of fur at the end of it, swung right to left, left to right, slowly like a ticking clock. Akira's whole presence and the way he presented himself marked him as dangerous as a lion ready and patient enough to make his kill no matter how long it would take. Sesshoumaru knew this and so did Inuyasha and Shippou. Rin also sensed the danger and remained guarded.
"I feel a bit generous today, Akira, so I will only ask this only one more time: What are you doing here?" demanded Sesshoumaru whose anger and hate was hidden under a cold mask. His cold fury could be felt in the tearoom despite the warm fire in the fireplace. Everyone shivered in the room, but Akira, who merely smirked.
"Temper temper Sesshou-chan. You mustn't get too angry now. It's bad for your karma. Anyways, I was here to deliver a message for a dear person we both know and love," said a teasing Akira. Akira paused a moment and waited a few seconds for a reaction from Sesshoumaru, but found none, so he continued, "You know, our dear beloved childhood friend, Tomoe. She misses you a great deal and wonders when you will ever visit her."
"Was that the only message Akira? If it is, it's pathetic as usual," remarked Sesshoumaru.
Akira's eyes flared in anger, but the flare of anger was quickly suppressed. Instead, Akira smiled an even more disturbingly smile than before. This smile sickened Rin and Shippou; Inuyasha felt like literally slicing that smile off of Akira's face. Sesshoumaru remained emotionless as if he was bored with Akira's little game. Akira then replied to Sesshoumaru, in a dark, subtly threatening voice, "That wasn't the only message. This is the other half: 'Blood and specie will run true. Canine and canine will be one. The Inu Lord can not run when his destiny and mate beckons for him'"
Inuyasha and the others looked confused at the message. They tried to decipher what it could mean. Rin was thinking about the message, but she was also thinking of the person who sent this messenger. I heard this name before. Tomoe, Tomoe, Tomoe…where have I heard it before? Rin thought, when suddenly she remembered. Tomoe, wasn't she the one Kaoru, Megumi, and Misao were trying to warn Sesshoumaru about?
While Rin was trying to remember what the youkai women had warned Sesshoumaru about Tomoe, Akira was observing Sesshoumaru's face. He was trying to see if Sesshoumaru would react to the other half of the message, he just delivered. Sesshoumaru just looked at Akira with an emotionless face. Sesshoumaru's eyes remained cold with no hint of any emotion. His face retained that bored and somewhat sleepy appearance. Akira became annoyed and angry with Sesshoumaru's lack of response and started to softly growl.
"Is there anything you want to say to her, Sesshoumaru?" growled an annoyed and angered Akira.
"Stop sending her pathetic lover to deliver stupid messages," answered Sesshoumaru calmly.
Akira had had enough with Sesshoumaru's lack of response and disrespect for his mistress. He roared with anger and lunged at Sesshoumaru, but before he could even reach Sesshoumaru, a sword was pointed under his neck.
"If that is all you have to say to me from her, leave at once before I decide to kill you," said Sesshoumaru calmly as he held the tip of his sword beneath Akira's neck. A thin line of blood could be seen on Akira's neck and a few drops of blood were falling onto the floor. Akira barely nodded before Sesshoumaru removed his sword from Akira's neck. Akira then bowed quickly and glared at Sesshoumaru with hatred and anger before he left the room, and out of Sesshoumaru's home.
"What was that all about?" asked Inuyasha to Sesshoumaru as they walked to the chairs in front of the fireplace and sat down.
"Nothing in need of your concern," replied Sesshoumaru as he sat down on the chair and growled as his nose detected Akira's scent on his chair. Sesshoumaru rang for a servant, who came quickly to Sesshoumaru.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, what is it that you require this humble servant to do," asked a young female raccoon youkai.
"Burn this chair and bring me a new one," ordered Sesshoumaru,
The youkai maid nodded and carried the chair out of the room. A new chair was then brought in and was placed where the old chair was. This was all done in less than a minute.
"Bring some refreshments," ordered Sesshoumaru, "And have someone clean that blood off the floor. I do not want any evidence of that blood or scent in this room."
The servants nodded and then disappeared. The blood and Akira's scent also disappeared with them. And in a few seconds, a tray of tea and rice balls appeared before the group. Inuyasha and Shippou could only stare at all this in shock. Not only was the service fast, but sometime you couldn't see it happen. Rin and Sesshoumaru merely sipped their tea; they were use to it.
The group relaxed in their chairs and drank their tea. Inuyasha could only stare at his cup of tea until he remembered his question and Sesshoumaru's answer to it.
"What was all that about with Akira earlier?" asked an impatient Inuyasha, "And don't tell me it's none of my business because it is since I am the heir and should know what's happening in this castle."
Sesshoumaru stared at Inuyasha coldly and was about to tell him to mind his own business before Rin also asked, "I'm also curious Sesshoumaru-sama. What was that all about?"
Sesshoumaru could only sigh in his mind as he looked at the curiosity that was in the faces of Inuyasha, Shippou, and Rin. He placed his cup on top of the tray and rang for his servant. He whispered an order to the little squirrel youkai, so quietly that not even Inuyasha could hear him. The little servant then dashed off to follow his lord's order as Inuyasha, Shippou, and Rin could only watch him go with puzzlement. Sesshoumaru then stood up and faced the fire, his back facing the three.
"Akira mentioned his message came from Tomoe. Is that the same Tomoe that those youkai ladies warned you about?" asked Rin as she watched Sesshoumaru stare into the fire.
"Yes, she is the one and the same. Akira is her lover," replied Sesshoumaru as he reflected upon old memories in the fire.
"That mental case feline is her lover? Why would anyone want that sick bastard? He's one disturbing black lion youkai," commented Inuyasha, "And who is this 'Tomoe?' Is she someone I need to be warned about?"
"She's this poodle youkai that these three youkai ladies warned us about. They told us that she expects to be Sesshoumaru's mate and will kill anyone who stands in her way of what she wants," answered Rin.
"A poodle youkai? That doesn't sound so scary. It's weird though how a poodle would chose a lion for a lover, but it's even more disturbing to know that she expects to be Sesshoumaru's mate when she has a lover," remarked Shippou. Inuyasha and Rin nodded in agreement while Sesshoumaru continued to stare into the fire.
"I still don't get that message Akira delivered though. What did she mean: 'Blood and specie will run true. Canine and canine will be one. The Inu Lord can not run when his destiny and mate beckons for him'?" asked Inuyasha.
"I don't either," said a shrugging and puzzled Rin. Shippou shrugged his shoulders as well. The three then turned to Sesshoumaru for the answer.
"It's Tomoe's interpretation of an ancient prophecy," answered Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru's answer only puzzled Inuyasha, Shippou, and Rin even more as the three looked at Sesshoumaru confusedly. Before Inuyasha could question Sesshoumaru about his statement, the squirrel youkai came back in the room. He carried with him an ancient looking scroll as well as a couple of newer looking scrolls. He walked up to Sesshoumaru and bowed his head while extending the scrolls out to him.
"Here are the documents you requested for, Sesshoumaru-sama," said the youkai servant.
Sesshoumaru took the scrolls from him. He nodded his head a bit and the servant left the room. Inuyasha, Shippou, and Rin looked at the scrolls in Sesshoumaru's hands. They wondered at what they could be and why Sesshoumaru would have asked for them.
"What is that, Sesshoumaru-sama?" asked a curious Rin as she pointed to the ancient scroll. Sesshoumaru did not answer; he handed the scroll to Rin. Rin opened the ancient scroll carefully. Dust flew out of the scroll as she unraveled it. Inuyasha and Shippou moved their seats closer to her. The two of them looked at the scroll as Rin read it aloud:
(Prophesy of Japanese Youkai Lords)
The blood of the canines will run together
The son of a great inu lord will unite with the daughter of great canines
All of the land will unite under their rule
The controller of life and death, the feared lord of the west
The most beloved of Japan, the heiress to three great lands
She will rise from death like a rising phoenix
She will fall into the depths of death
And be reborn as the beloved, forgiving heiress
He will suffer many losses
He will no longer trust and love
And be known as the cold, merciless lord
Her laughter will ease his sorrow
His winter will welcome her spring
But darkness will come between them
A wicked heart will divide them
Insanity runs in the tainted blood of this wicked one
Its evil can destroy the land and will
Unless the two destined lovers unite against it
"That doesn't even rhyme. Aren't ancient prophecies suppose to rhyme?" asked Inuyasha after Rin had finished reading it.
"It is a translation," answered Sesshoumaru, "The actual prophecy was written in a language long forgotten. No one remembers when it was even prophesized."
"So what does this prophecy have to do with everything?" said Shippou.
"All youkai with royal blood or those who rule a territory, know about this prophecy," replied Sesshoumaru, "Many youkai have different interpretations of it. It has been debated repeatedly for many centuries until it was forgotten and was rediscovered by my father."
"Your father thought this prophecy referred to you, didn't he? Is that why he arranged it so that you would marry one of those three youkai women?" asked Rin.
"Yes, he thought that perhaps this prophecy may refer to me since he, himself, was a great inu lord. The rest of the prophecy he was not certain since it would refer to the adult life of the ones being prophesized and I was but a pup when he arranged my marriage," replied Sesshoumaru, his eyes pained as he recalled his deceased father.
"Well it does make sense…at least half of this prophecy. You are the son of a great inu lord. You are the feared lord of the West who is known for being cold and merciless. You don't really trust or love anyone…well didn't anyway," said Inuyasha as he took a glance at Rin before he continued listing aloud the things he thought connected Sesshoumaru with the prophecy, "Since you have Tensuaiga and can bring people back to life, you are the controller of life and death. You have suffered many losses during your life."
"Since Sesshoumaru has suffered quite some losses over the years, he would be in sorrow. Since he's so cold and merciless, that would explain the winter part. What I don't get though, would be the female part of the prophecy. Who is destined to be his mate?" asked a curious Shippou, "I mean Sesshoumaru is the lord of the West, that only leaves the East, North, and South, but don't they belong to three other youkai lords. How could one female be the heiress to those three when there are three heiresses from what I've heard?"
"That's probably what confused father," commented Inuyasha, "This part of the prophecy also confuses me: She will rise from death like a rising phoenix. She will fall into the depths of death. And be reborn as the beloved, forgiving heiress. Does that mean she can come back from the dead like a phoenix or something?"
"And what about the last parts of the prophecy? It's clear that something bad is going to happen and that only these two can stop it, but there are so many questions left unanswered here. Who's destined to be Sesshoumaru's mate? Who or what is this darkness? When is it going to happen? And what does Tomoe have to do with all this?" asked a confused Shippou to the silent Sesshoumaru.
"You said that Akira's message was Tomoe's interpretation of an ancient prophecy, which would be this particular prophecy right?" asked Rin to Sesshoumaru who slightly nodded yes in reply, "Then that would mean she thinks that she is destined to be your mate, right?"
"Unfortunately," answered Sesshoumaru as he turned around to look at the three.
"Wait, is this the same Tomoe that use to glare at me and call me a disgusting, foul little hanyou when I was a pup?" asked Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru nodded his head before Inuyasha continued his ranting; "Oh I hated that bitch. She would come almost everyday to see Sesshoumaru. Of course, Sesshoumaru wasn't always there so she would insist on staying at the castle until he came, which would mean she practically live at the castle. Each time she saw me, it was 'Get out of my way you disgusting hanyou. You're fouling up Sesshoumaru's precious castle. I wonder why he even keeps you, you're so pathetic and impure.' Of course, she never said that to me when my mother or Sesshoumaru was around. Oh gods that perfume she always wore. That plum blossom perfume! She always wore too much of that; it always made me sneeze. How could you stand it Sesshoumaru?! Your nose was much more sensitive than mine was then. Anyway, I could never stand her. I was always in the opposite side of the castle when she was there. It wasn't that hard to avoid her, what with that stench…but for some reason, she always looked for me when Sesshoumaru wasn't there. It was like she enjoyed torturing me or something."
"She probably did. She was always a sick bitch even when we were pups," said Sesshoumaru.
"What about those other scrolls in your hand?" asked Rin as she remembered the other scrolls in Sesshoumaru's hands. Sesshoumaru handed her the scrolls. Rin took them and unraveled one of them. She read it and as she read, she said, "This scroll talks about Tomoe's background. It says here, she's a purebred poodle youkai."
"Purebred as in her whole family line is poodle like her mother, father, grandfather, grandmother, etc.?" asked Inuyasha. Rin nodded her head as she looked at the scroll.
Shippou looked at Rin confused as he remarked, "But poodle youkai are extremely rare. How is she a purebred? There are only like two or three families of poodle, but there are all…"
"Exactly, there are all related. In order to continue the poodle line and make sure it remains pure, the poodle youkai have to mate with each other," finished Sesshoumaru to Shippou's unfinished statement.
"Then they're inbreeding? Gross! That's like incest!" exclaimed Inuyasha.
"It is incest, Inuyasha," said Shippou, "But what I don't get is why Tomoe would want to ruin that oh so perfect blood of hers by becoming Sesshoumaru's mate."
"It says here that Tomoe is the heiress of a giant piece of territory. 1/3 of this territory belongs to the Eastern lands, another 1/3 of it belongs to the Northern lands, and last 1/3 belongs to the Southern lands," said Rin as she continued to look at the scroll.
"How is that possible? How is it exactly 1/3 of each? Three lands… are that what makes her think she is destined to be Sesshoumaru's mate? The fact she owns a great piece of territory that's from three great lands?" remarked Shippou as he thought about this new piece of information.
Rin continued to read from the scroll and as she did, she said, "But technically she doesn't own the land. The Youkai Lords of the East, North, and South do. She's just in charge of that territory."
"But how does that explain the fact that she controls a part of each of those three lands?" commented Inuyasha.
"It doesn't, but because her family only breeds with purebred poodles and since there are so few poodles, eventually all of the land that the poodles control are inherited by one person and that happens to be Tomoe," said Rin when she looked up from the scroll.
"So let me get this straight. There's like one family of poodles in each of the three great lands. The three families mate with each other and they inherit each other's territories. Eventually all that land will be inherited by one poodle and that's Tomoe. Is it me or is that fucking weird? How is it that she gets land that's exactly 1/3 of each of the three great lands?" exclaimed Inuyasha who was so confused by it all.
"Because the poodles are inbreeding, hereditary diseases or habits are strengthened," muttered Shippou as he pondered on this, "So that would mean…Sesshoumaru, what hereditary habit or disease are poodles vulnerable to?"
"Poodles are extremely protective of their property. That aggressiveness of protecting their property gets worse with each generation of inbreeding," answered Sesshoumaru as he watched Rin read the scroll.
Rin looked up from her reading and commented with, "Added with the fact that insanity runs in the family and you get…"
"A fucking family that's fucking insane and sick, an insane family that's aggressive about their property that created that fucking, insane bitch. Great that's so fucking great!" exclaimed a foul-mouth Inuyasha.
"Calm down, Inuyasha," said Shippou to Inuyasha before asking Rin, "But how is she able to inherit that piece of territory?"
"She killed off the competition as a pup. According to the scroll, it's tradition for a litter of poodle pups to kill each other off until only one remains. That way all the attention and land the parents own will go to that pup. The parents will not have to worry about their kids fighting over property. They don't have to worry about dividing their land and weakening the family's control of the land or having their kids killing each other in adulthood for the land. It also says in this scroll that Tomoe's original inheritance was land that was in the Eastern lands; however, her relatives that were in line to inherit the other two territories were mysteriously murdered after Tomoe's birth. Tomoe just so happened to be in line for those territories after them," read Rin from the long carefully written scroll.
"So that family is filled with murderers and ambitious people…great…" remarked a sarcastic Inuyasha.
"What we need to do is think about what Tomoe has to do with the prophecy. I think she is a part of the prophecy, what do you think Sesshoumaru?"
Inuyasha looked at Shippou with shock and exclaimed, "Part of the prophecy? I mean she's an heiress to a large territory that's part of the three great lands, but I can hardly see her as being reborn as the beloved, forgiving heiress. She's anything but forgiving and beloved. And the other parts of the prophecy don't fit her either."
"I think Shippou means the other part of the prophecy Inuyasha-sama. The last parts of it. Tomoe's bloodline has insanity in it and from everyone's description of her, she probably has a wicked heart," remarked Rin as she rolled the scroll back to its original position.
"So we have to beware a little purebred white poodle youkai? Ok, what I just said just sounded so stupid," stated Inuyasha, "But what about that Akira guy? He looks and sounds more dangerous than Tomoe."
"Well, you can't say that Tomoe isn't dangerous in her own right. I mean look at her family background and her ideas. And remember Akira is her servant and from what I've seen of him today, it seems that he'll do anything for her. His loyalty to her and the warnings we got from her from those youkai women, doesn't that prove how dangerous she is? That Tomoe is definitely dangerous and very cunning as well. We should watch our backs for her," replied Rin as she unraveled the second scroll on her lap, "What a coincidence. This scrolls talks about Akira. It says he that he also comes from an inbreeding family, one of black lions anyway. He's been Tomoe's lover ever since he was…2 years old?! That doesn't sound right. How can that be? Maybe I'm reading this wrong…"
"You aren't reading it wrong Rin. Each poodle youkai is assigned a lover until they find a mate. As soon as they turn 2, they get to choose their lover out of a group of royal youkai that are around their age. Getting a lover at such a young age and up until they find a mate, helps train them so that they are able to please their future mates," stated Sesshoumaru in disgust.
"Well this just gets better and better, doesn't it? An insane bitch who thinks you're her destined mate and who has a disturbing lover. Both lovers coming from inbreeding families, one whose family line tends to go insane and are aggressive about their property, the other being just disturbing cheerful people. This is all just fucking great," muttered Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha-sama, you really mustn't use such foul language all the time," commented Rin as Inuyasha continued to rant and cuss.
"Just ignore him Rin. He cusses all the time," told Shippou to Rin as he waved his hand as if he were waving away Inuyasha's foul words, "What about the other scrolls, Rin? What do they say?"
"Hmm," muttered Rin as she unraveled the other scrolls, "These other scrolls are about…"
"Are you guys still in here? I am sorry to disturb you Sesshoumaru-sama, but it is already dark outside. One of the servants informed me that you were here with the others. The cook wants to know if you would like to eat here, in your rooms, or in the dining room?" asked Jaken who had returned from the stables.
"Tell him, we'll be eating in the dining rooms," ordered Sesshoumaru, "Rin…"
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama?" asked Rin, who looked up from the scrolls and her seat to look into Sesshoumaru's amber eyes.
"Put the scrolls away," commanded Sesshoumaru as he looked back at her honey brown eyes.
"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama," obeyed Rin as she rolled back the scrolls.
Sesshoumaru watched as she slowly rolled back the scrolls with some reluctance. He mentally sighed and mentally berated himself for being weak before he said, "Bring them to your room and then go to the dining hall. After dinner, you may read the scrolls. Later you may tell us about your readings and we may discuss further on these findings. For now, let us eat dinner. We did just have a long journey."
Rin smiled in delight at Sesshoumaru and Sesshoumaru's heart warmed up at her smile. His eyes warmed up as well as he watched Rin eagerly put away the scrolls. She bowed her head at Sesshoumaru and the others before she ran off with the scrolls to her room to read later. She grabbed Shippou along with her to show him her room. Sesshoumaru glared at this, but allowed Rin to drag off Shippou. He knew that she only wanted to show off her room to him since she never really had any opportunities to do so, but he still felt jealous and angry. Sesshoumaru then turned his attentions back at Inuyasha and Jaken.
"Is she always so eager to read long, boring scrolls?" asked Inuyasha to Jaken.
"Rin has always enjoyed learning. She loves reading books, scrolls, and just about everything else. She also enjoys watching nature and being around our Sesshoumaru-sama as well," answered Jaken.
"That sounds just like Shippou here…well except that last part about hanging out with Sesshoumaru," laughed Inuyasha, "He does enjoy being with me though."
"Then he and Rin have much in common," commented Jaken. Sesshoumaru glared at this and looked angrily at where Rin had dragged off Shippou.
"That's why they're best friends. They have so much in common," remarked a somewhat worried Inuyasha as he observed Sesshoumaru's jealous behavior, "Their guardians happen to be brothers. They're both wards to inu lords. They had similar childhoods and enjoy common things. They're practically twins, a male and a female one anyway."
"Those two should marry each other then if they can relate to each other and enjoy each other's company so well," remarked Jaken. Sesshoumaru became even more infuriated at this and Inuyasha became even more worried. Jaken, who was oblivious to this, continued to talk about how cute the two would be if they became a couple.
Inuyasha interrupted Jaken by saying, "But that's the problem. They're too similar. Remember opposites attract. They may enjoy hanging out with each other, but the closest those two can be is being just the best of friends."
"You are much wiser than I thought, Inuyasha. However, I do not understand this opposite attracts theory," remarked Jaken.
Sesshoumaru stood the two and listened to their conversation. He did not join in the conversation; rather he was interested in what Inuyasha had to stay. Inuyasha knew this so he chose his words wisely (or as wisely as Inuyasha could chose). He replied with, "You know the yin and yang theory right? Well, it's ok for two people to have some same interests, but they can't have all the same interests…life wouldn't be interesting that way. Would you want to have a mate that you knew everything about? That enjoyed doing everything you do? You wouldn't be able to annoy your mate if that were true. I mean if you try annoying your mate, you'll also annoy yourself. Am I making any sense?"
Jaken shook his head and even Sesshoumaru had to agree with Jaken: What was Inuyasha trying to say? Inuyasha sighed and slowly shook his head, "Never mind. You'll understand me when you find your mate or find someone you're really attracted to."
Both Jaken and Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha in confusion (though in Sesshoumaru's case, a lot less obvious). Jaken merely shook his head again and said, "As interesting as your theory is, Inuyasha. I must attend to dinner." Jaken then bowed to Sesshoumaru before scurrying down the stairs towards the kitchen.
"Let us go to our quarters and take a bath before heading getting out dinner," suggested Sesshoumaru to Inuyasha as he started heading toward his room.
"Where am I staying anyway?" asked Inuyasha as he followed behind Sesshoumaru's footsteps.
"In your old room of course, right across my room," replied Sesshoumaru obviously.
"Oh," said Inuyasha as he thought about the arrangements. He then asked, "What about Shippou? Where is he staying?"
"The room next to yours. Rin would have shown him his room already…seeing that her own room is across from him," retorted Sesshoumaru. His eyes then became cold when he then added to his statement, a warning to Inuyasha, "And watch your ward, Inuyasha. For Rin's room is right next to mine. If I should catch one whiff of his scent in Rin's room at inappropriate times, I will kill him."
Sesshoumaru then walked into his room and somewhat slammed the door, leaving Inuyasha pondering about his warning.