Kijustsu no Senyo
Author's Note- I'll do more a physical description of the baby in this chapter. :) It's going to be a very cute chapter. I know about the hot dogs in the movie. I just wasn't thinking when I wrote that chapter I guess. Sorry.
LiL:.CaT:.AnImE, of course I missed you! You're my favorite reviewer:) No, the pup is not one of Sesshy or Inu's brothers. You'll have to read on to get a better discription. You don't know how much fun I had with this chapter. It took me forever to find a good name for the kid. And yes, these chapters have been getting longer! I'm happy about that! But this one's still pretty short. :(
Sesshoumaru eyed the elf and baby dog demon that sat near by, next to the campfire. What in the world had possessed him to agree to bring the child along on the journey? Babies were loud, demanding, and overall, annoying. They need constant care, rest, and food. This was not the place for one. To make it worse this was a demon baby! They were twice as worse as a human baby when it came to taking care of them!
A demon infant was also more powerful and dangerous than any other baby. The child Lausanne had taken in could easily scratch her eyes out in a tantrum and not mean it or even know he did it. The idea scared Sesshoumaru.
Wait a minute. Where had that thought come from? Sesshoumaru looked away from the pair, growling slightly. He would not accept thoughts like that. Who cared if the baby scratched Lausanne to death? It would show her that demons, even demon infants were deadly killing things, not cute innocent child to adopt.
Meanwhile Lausanne was cooing over the demon pup. "You are a boy so I think I will name you Tachisaru." she told him, "Is that not a sweet name? You will grow up to be a big, strong demon. I just know it."
She waved her finger idily above the infant's head. The newly named Tachisaru gurgled and reached up for it. She allowed him to grab her finger, but pulled it away when he brought it towards his mouth. "Do not bite my finger silly." Lausanne said gently. Reaching into her bag, the elf pulled out a ball of green yarn and held it out to the pup. Tachisaru grabbed it and promptly began nawing on it. Lausanne laughed.
As he chewed contentedly, she took the time to look at him. Tachisaru resembled Sesshoumaru in more ways than Lausanne had realized to begin with. Sure, the two dog demons shared the traits of molten eyes and silver hair, but they also shared pointed ears and maroon stripes on their cheeks and arms. The only major differences besides the obvious height, age, and such, was that where the taiyoukai had a blue crescent moon on his forehead, Tachisaru had nothing."
It occured to Lausanne that Tachisaru might be hungry. Knowing that she had no milk of any kind to offer, and keeping in mind that Tachisaru was a demon, she reached back into her back and fished around until she found a small cloth bundle. Pulling it out, Lausanne opened it, revealing a few bits of meat. She ripped a small piece off and offered it to the pup. He grinned and dropped the ball, opening his mouth for the food.
After Lausanne had fed Tachisaru the meet, she handed him the yarn again and watched him play. "Tachisaru." she spoke, "A noble name that fits you, but I think it is somewhat large, what do you say?" He didn't reply. "I think I shall call you Tachi as a nick name. That is the right size for your age. I will use Tachisaru when you are older."
The baby squirmed a bit and some of the cloth covering him slipped. Lausanne gently put it back in its place and sighed. Tachisaru had no clothes, only the swadling blanket she had found him in. That would not be good enough for long. They had passed a human village earlier that day.
With that thought came an idea. "Sesshoumaru-sama?" she asked, turning to the demon.
"What is it?" he questioned.
"I have a favor to ask." the elf replied smiling a little.
"I will not give you the shards tonight. You have disrupted our traveling by taking in this child."
"That was not what I was going to ask, but then I am glad I did not." Lausanne said, "What I was going to ask was if tomorrow we might take a break from traveling so that I can go to the human village we passed. I need to get Tachi some clothes."
"Tachi?" Sesshoumaru repeated, a question in his voice.
"The demon pup." she explained, "I named him Tachisaru, but that name is too long for him. For now I will call him Tachi."
The taiyoukai nodded.
"Does that mean we can take a break tomorrow?" Lausanne asked hopefully.
"Did I say that?" he asked, "No, you may not interupt our traveling again. I have already made changes in my schedule to suit your needs. I will not make another one so soon."
Lausanne sighed. "What if I went right now and was back by the time we left tomorrow?" she suggested, "That would not mess up your schedule any more."
"No." Sesshoumaru replied, "Even if I was to let you, you would not be able to return by the time we left. The village is far away. Also, humans are not night creatures. You would get to the village and no one would be awake to sell you what you want. Lastly, the forest is dangerous at night. You may not go."
The elf sighed again. Everything that he had said was true. "Then I have to go in the morning." she said calmly, "Tachi needs clothes. He can't go around naked."
"He will not. He has a blanket."
Lausanne scowled. "I know what demon babies are like!" she insisted, "In a few days he will be crawling around on the ground like a human toddler and then the blanket just will not work!"
Sesshoumaru glared at her in defeat. "You are correct." he told her, "Tomorrow you may go to the human village, but do not think I will accompany you."
"I was not asking you to." Lausanne retorted.
She and Sesshoumaru spent a few seconds staring at each other in silence. "You want something in return, is that what you are trying to say by staring at me?" Lausanne finally said.
"Yes."
"What do you want?"
"To continue on our travels as soon as you return from buying clothing for the pup and continue through the night."
Lausanne sighed again. "It is a deal." she finally said. She pulled the ball of yarn away from Tachi, recieving a whimper in response. "Do not worry." the elf said, "I will give it back to you later." The promise seemed to calm the baby down.
"Are you really going to go to the human village today?" Rin asked, walking up to Lausanne.
"Yes." she replied, "Why do you ask?"
"Can Rin come with you?"
Lausanne glanced towards Sesshoumaru. He had looked away and was not paying any attention to what was going on with the two. "Ask Sesshoumaru." she suggested.
"Okay!" the little girl said. She skipped towards Sesshoumaru and repeated her question.
Sesshoumaru was silent for a few seconds. "If you want to." he finally rep1ied.
Rin cheered. "Thank you so much Sesshoumaru-sama!" she exclaimed.
Lausanne smiled as she secured Tachi onto her back with him blanket, some strips of cloth, and some magic. This would be an interesting trip.
Inuyasha: Short!
Clear Waters: I'm sorry. It was either short, or super long so I decided to go short.
Inuyasha: You should have gone long.
Clear Waters: Oh well. Too late now! ;) R and R everyone!
