Author's notes: If you have any questions from the last chapter, I won't be
able to answer them until chapter 18, because this was written on the same
day as 16.
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In all reality, Bushichirou had no intention of staying in that room. So he ripped a strip of cloth out of the bedclothes and tied Toukijin to his side. He knew immediately that he hadn't done it properly, because it clanked strangely at his side. He tried again, but it was only a little better. So he let it go.
He began walking through the halls, opening doors and looking inside. Most rooms were empty. However, there were servants around, and every once and a while he would walk into one of their rooms.
At one point he walked into a rather exquisite bathing house and had a bath with scented oils, presumibly from the west. All the while, incense from India burned and somebody played the lute from behind a silk screen.
He also entered the kitchen. He ate food until he thought he would burst. For a moment he wondered if he would get in trouble with Naraku. But then, he remembered how this was his "home" now, so nobody would mind. Also, if he was to become a slave, he might as well enjoy himself while he could. And there was NO way he would obey Naraku while he still had a choice.
So he took advantage of everything he could. He had a proper belt made so that he could hold Toukijin properly. He had new shoes given to him. He got some normal boots given, and then some European boots for the winter: black leather with rabbit fur inside.
When he got back to his rooms, he had another bath made, and this time somebody came in to wash his hair and under his nails.
But it was all to reflect in the end anyway. He heard footsteps coming down the hallway, and he thought it was probably Naraku, or maybe Kohaku or Kagura. But it wasn't.
It was a kid a bit younger than he was, and also shorter. His hair was black and his eyes dark brown, and he wore a white tunic and blue pants. In fact, he looked a lot like what a higher class servant might.
"you've taken a lot of stuff, haven't you?" he said accusingly.
"Yeah, why?"
He paused, unsure of himself. "Because I was sent here to find out?"
"What's your name?" Bushichirou asked.
"Jiketsu," he said.
"-You're- Jiketsu? You turned into a dragon?"
"Yes. Why do you doubt it?" Jiketsu asked.
"Because! You're -tiny-!"
"I am not!"
"Yeah, whatever you say," Bushichirou said, sitting down. "Listen, -Jiketsu- . If I'm going to stay here, I want some good service."
"It won't last long anyway," Jiketsu said. "He'll have you his slave in no time."
"You sound depressed," Bushichirou said.
"I don't like being here anymore than Kagura or you do. But I have to stay."
"Oh yeah........"
"But sometime I'll find my way out. If I could get this jewel out of me I could. But Kagura won't help, or fear that I might leave and not help her."
"Will you?" Bushichirou asked.
"No," Jiketsu said. "I won't leave without you two."
"What about Kohaku?" Bushichirou asked.
"There's no saving him. No matter what, Kohaku can't live and remember his past. All his sister is, is a bird that's been killing his father's crop. A bird that must go," Jiketsu sighed. "I wish I could help him. But at this point the most kind-hearted thing we can do is kill him and give him a proper burial."
"Now, explain -again- how putting a Shikon Jewel shard in you helps Naraku control you?" Bushichirou said.
Jiketsu hesitated. "You know, I don't know."
"What if you tried just leaving?"
"I can't believe -I- believed that," Jiketsu said, blushing. "But I don't want to leave without Kagura."
"Don't worry. We'll help her."
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Author's notes: Okay, this was a VERY short chapter. I forgot to answer a certain question in my last chapter so, here you go.
Zero-Tribal-004: I'm not sure about that yet. This is sort of a stream of conciousness thing; I make it up as I go along. For example, when I started this I had no idea that Sesshomaru was even going to -have- a mate until chapter 10.
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In all reality, Bushichirou had no intention of staying in that room. So he ripped a strip of cloth out of the bedclothes and tied Toukijin to his side. He knew immediately that he hadn't done it properly, because it clanked strangely at his side. He tried again, but it was only a little better. So he let it go.
He began walking through the halls, opening doors and looking inside. Most rooms were empty. However, there were servants around, and every once and a while he would walk into one of their rooms.
At one point he walked into a rather exquisite bathing house and had a bath with scented oils, presumibly from the west. All the while, incense from India burned and somebody played the lute from behind a silk screen.
He also entered the kitchen. He ate food until he thought he would burst. For a moment he wondered if he would get in trouble with Naraku. But then, he remembered how this was his "home" now, so nobody would mind. Also, if he was to become a slave, he might as well enjoy himself while he could. And there was NO way he would obey Naraku while he still had a choice.
So he took advantage of everything he could. He had a proper belt made so that he could hold Toukijin properly. He had new shoes given to him. He got some normal boots given, and then some European boots for the winter: black leather with rabbit fur inside.
When he got back to his rooms, he had another bath made, and this time somebody came in to wash his hair and under his nails.
But it was all to reflect in the end anyway. He heard footsteps coming down the hallway, and he thought it was probably Naraku, or maybe Kohaku or Kagura. But it wasn't.
It was a kid a bit younger than he was, and also shorter. His hair was black and his eyes dark brown, and he wore a white tunic and blue pants. In fact, he looked a lot like what a higher class servant might.
"you've taken a lot of stuff, haven't you?" he said accusingly.
"Yeah, why?"
He paused, unsure of himself. "Because I was sent here to find out?"
"What's your name?" Bushichirou asked.
"Jiketsu," he said.
"-You're- Jiketsu? You turned into a dragon?"
"Yes. Why do you doubt it?" Jiketsu asked.
"Because! You're -tiny-!"
"I am not!"
"Yeah, whatever you say," Bushichirou said, sitting down. "Listen, -Jiketsu- . If I'm going to stay here, I want some good service."
"It won't last long anyway," Jiketsu said. "He'll have you his slave in no time."
"You sound depressed," Bushichirou said.
"I don't like being here anymore than Kagura or you do. But I have to stay."
"Oh yeah........"
"But sometime I'll find my way out. If I could get this jewel out of me I could. But Kagura won't help, or fear that I might leave and not help her."
"Will you?" Bushichirou asked.
"No," Jiketsu said. "I won't leave without you two."
"What about Kohaku?" Bushichirou asked.
"There's no saving him. No matter what, Kohaku can't live and remember his past. All his sister is, is a bird that's been killing his father's crop. A bird that must go," Jiketsu sighed. "I wish I could help him. But at this point the most kind-hearted thing we can do is kill him and give him a proper burial."
"Now, explain -again- how putting a Shikon Jewel shard in you helps Naraku control you?" Bushichirou said.
Jiketsu hesitated. "You know, I don't know."
"What if you tried just leaving?"
"I can't believe -I- believed that," Jiketsu said, blushing. "But I don't want to leave without Kagura."
"Don't worry. We'll help her."
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Author's notes: Okay, this was a VERY short chapter. I forgot to answer a certain question in my last chapter so, here you go.
Zero-Tribal-004: I'm not sure about that yet. This is sort of a stream of conciousness thing; I make it up as I go along. For example, when I started this I had no idea that Sesshomaru was even going to -have- a mate until chapter 10.