Author's notes: I need you to come up with about six new GUY Japanese
names. I tell you why in this chapter.
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'What is WRONG with me?' Sesshomaru asked himself. 'Why am I being so nice all of a sudden? Unless...unless I'm getting soft?' he groaned.
He reached the camp again. He dumped his armor next to his spot and started arranging his tail the way he wanted to sleep on it.
As InuYasha plopped down between Kouga and Kagome, he remembered something he had to tell InuYasha.
"InuYasha. I forgot to tell you this, but we aren't the only ones," Sesshomaru said casually.
"The only whats?" InuYasha snapped.
"Father had about five others. By the way, they're all dead. For about the past...six years," he said, shifting his tail again, under him.
"You don't mean five other kids, do you?" InuYasha asked, suspiciously.
"No, five other turnips," Sesshomaru said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "You really aren't the youngest."
"But I thought he died before InuYasha's mother," Kagome said, confused.
"He did," Sesshomaru said.
"But I thought youkai could only have ONE mate." They were all extremely confused.
"That's true, but they can have as many wives/husbands as they like. Mating includes marking somebody, it doesn't really matter about the...intercourse," Sesshomaru did his best to put it lightly, as Rin was sitting right there.
"I'm confused," InuYasha said, almost whining.
"In our society, a youkai will do their best to keep their blood line strong by having as many children as possible. Anyone can bear a youkai's child, but a youkai can have only one mate. Thus comes the idea of having ten or eleven wives. They choose a favorite wife/husband, however, and they will most likely become the youkai's mate," Sesshomaru explained.
"That's like those men in the middle east that we learned about in world history. They would have tons of wives and kids, but they live with their favorite wife," Kagome said incredulously.
"Exactly," Sesshomaru said. "However, I sensed InuYasha had no knowledge of this."
"Wait a second," InuYasha said, "If I have six siblings, then...then you must have even more than me."
"Unfortunately," Sesshomaru said dryly.
"What, are you sour because you aren't first born?" InuYasha taunted.
"InuYasha, if you think I'm bad, my brothers are about ten, twenty times worse," Sesshomaru said, scowling.
"So you've met them?" Marine asked.
"Well...only my oldest brother--- he was mother's favorite--- Hiroshi," Sesshomaru felt Rin shudder next to him as he said his brother's name.
"So...have you fought him?" InuYasha asked.
"Once. And I lost horribly."
"You must be pretty bad," InuYasha sneered.
"I WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD!!" Sesshomaru defended himself.
"But, if Hiroshi was worse than you, wouldn't you be dead?" Kagome asked.
"Not really. He was nice enough not to kill a kid. He was convinced I'd never be any more powerful than I was then."
"But you are," InuYasha said. "Was he arrogant or just extremely stupid?"
"Both," Sesshomaru grinned. "He thinks with his muscles. Even then, it's not really saying much."
"Was your mother dumb?" Kagome asked.
"Not like Hiroshi. But then again, father was pretty clever," Sesshomaru answered. "Funny..." he said faintly.
"What?" Kagome asked.
"The world was a lot more peaceful when the powerful youkai were still around," Sesshomaru said. "InuYasha and I are some of the last of a great race."
"How were things more peaceful?" Shippo asked, doubtfully (A/N: Yay!! I know I haven't been giving Shippo, Sango, or Miroku many lines.)
"If you haven't noticed, the most powerful youkai don't kill for the sake of it. We like to live in comfort, maybe go out every once and a while for something we want, then kill if necessary. We didn't care much for the silly problems or fears of humans, we left them alone. Most of the lesser youkai are a flop to kill, not even really worth the title of youkai, which is why they are more commonly referred to simply demons. We killed them simply to live in comfort. But now that Naraku as come and killed a majority of real youkai, demons roam freely, and kill at will," Sesshomaru said, shaking his head.
"How did killing demons help you live in comfort?" Kagome asked.
"Keep them off our lands. I rent a lot of land to humans, and that helps me pay for food and clothes and anything else I want. What people in your time call simple economics. But I can't have them killing off all the humans that are using my land, or else there is nobody to pay me," Sesshomaru said simply.
"Naraku causes a lot more trouble than we even imagined," Miroku said. (A/N: Yay! Another line for a character that doesn't really talk!)
"Are you saying that Naraku caused the entire warring states era?" Kagome asked.
"Almost caused it all," Sesshomaru said.
"Wow. What a thing to tell the folks back home," Kagome muttered.
"Now you can correct your history books," Sesshomaru said.
"Oh, I tried correcting the teacher. He tried to tell us that InuYasha was the lord of all the western lands. And that he was really hideous," Kagome said smiling.
"The answer to the first correction is that *I* am. And I would be ashamed if I had somebody hideous sharing my bloodline," Sesshomaru said. "Not to insult hideous people, but it's the fact that I look at all similar to him."
"Yeah I'll tell him I did research on it. I don't think they would believe me if I said I went back in time," Kagome giggled.
'Man, that girl giggles a lot,' Sesshomaru thought, shaking his head. He fell back onto his fur. Rin crawled over and cuddled next to him. 'What a soft shell I'm turning out to be,' he thought, just as he began to fall asleep.
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'What is WRONG with me?' Sesshomaru asked himself. 'Why am I being so nice all of a sudden? Unless...unless I'm getting soft?' he groaned.
He reached the camp again. He dumped his armor next to his spot and started arranging his tail the way he wanted to sleep on it.
As InuYasha plopped down between Kouga and Kagome, he remembered something he had to tell InuYasha.
"InuYasha. I forgot to tell you this, but we aren't the only ones," Sesshomaru said casually.
"The only whats?" InuYasha snapped.
"Father had about five others. By the way, they're all dead. For about the past...six years," he said, shifting his tail again, under him.
"You don't mean five other kids, do you?" InuYasha asked, suspiciously.
"No, five other turnips," Sesshomaru said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "You really aren't the youngest."
"But I thought he died before InuYasha's mother," Kagome said, confused.
"He did," Sesshomaru said.
"But I thought youkai could only have ONE mate." They were all extremely confused.
"That's true, but they can have as many wives/husbands as they like. Mating includes marking somebody, it doesn't really matter about the...intercourse," Sesshomaru did his best to put it lightly, as Rin was sitting right there.
"I'm confused," InuYasha said, almost whining.
"In our society, a youkai will do their best to keep their blood line strong by having as many children as possible. Anyone can bear a youkai's child, but a youkai can have only one mate. Thus comes the idea of having ten or eleven wives. They choose a favorite wife/husband, however, and they will most likely become the youkai's mate," Sesshomaru explained.
"That's like those men in the middle east that we learned about in world history. They would have tons of wives and kids, but they live with their favorite wife," Kagome said incredulously.
"Exactly," Sesshomaru said. "However, I sensed InuYasha had no knowledge of this."
"Wait a second," InuYasha said, "If I have six siblings, then...then you must have even more than me."
"Unfortunately," Sesshomaru said dryly.
"What, are you sour because you aren't first born?" InuYasha taunted.
"InuYasha, if you think I'm bad, my brothers are about ten, twenty times worse," Sesshomaru said, scowling.
"So you've met them?" Marine asked.
"Well...only my oldest brother--- he was mother's favorite--- Hiroshi," Sesshomaru felt Rin shudder next to him as he said his brother's name.
"So...have you fought him?" InuYasha asked.
"Once. And I lost horribly."
"You must be pretty bad," InuYasha sneered.
"I WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD!!" Sesshomaru defended himself.
"But, if Hiroshi was worse than you, wouldn't you be dead?" Kagome asked.
"Not really. He was nice enough not to kill a kid. He was convinced I'd never be any more powerful than I was then."
"But you are," InuYasha said. "Was he arrogant or just extremely stupid?"
"Both," Sesshomaru grinned. "He thinks with his muscles. Even then, it's not really saying much."
"Was your mother dumb?" Kagome asked.
"Not like Hiroshi. But then again, father was pretty clever," Sesshomaru answered. "Funny..." he said faintly.
"What?" Kagome asked.
"The world was a lot more peaceful when the powerful youkai were still around," Sesshomaru said. "InuYasha and I are some of the last of a great race."
"How were things more peaceful?" Shippo asked, doubtfully (A/N: Yay!! I know I haven't been giving Shippo, Sango, or Miroku many lines.)
"If you haven't noticed, the most powerful youkai don't kill for the sake of it. We like to live in comfort, maybe go out every once and a while for something we want, then kill if necessary. We didn't care much for the silly problems or fears of humans, we left them alone. Most of the lesser youkai are a flop to kill, not even really worth the title of youkai, which is why they are more commonly referred to simply demons. We killed them simply to live in comfort. But now that Naraku as come and killed a majority of real youkai, demons roam freely, and kill at will," Sesshomaru said, shaking his head.
"How did killing demons help you live in comfort?" Kagome asked.
"Keep them off our lands. I rent a lot of land to humans, and that helps me pay for food and clothes and anything else I want. What people in your time call simple economics. But I can't have them killing off all the humans that are using my land, or else there is nobody to pay me," Sesshomaru said simply.
"Naraku causes a lot more trouble than we even imagined," Miroku said. (A/N: Yay! Another line for a character that doesn't really talk!)
"Are you saying that Naraku caused the entire warring states era?" Kagome asked.
"Almost caused it all," Sesshomaru said.
"Wow. What a thing to tell the folks back home," Kagome muttered.
"Now you can correct your history books," Sesshomaru said.
"Oh, I tried correcting the teacher. He tried to tell us that InuYasha was the lord of all the western lands. And that he was really hideous," Kagome said smiling.
"The answer to the first correction is that *I* am. And I would be ashamed if I had somebody hideous sharing my bloodline," Sesshomaru said. "Not to insult hideous people, but it's the fact that I look at all similar to him."
"Yeah I'll tell him I did research on it. I don't think they would believe me if I said I went back in time," Kagome giggled.
'Man, that girl giggles a lot,' Sesshomaru thought, shaking his head. He fell back onto his fur. Rin crawled over and cuddled next to him. 'What a soft shell I'm turning out to be,' he thought, just as he began to fall asleep.
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