The Third Family
Wolf of Fire- Yup, that's why he was smiling.
Dragon Man 180- I don't think Shippo would mind babysitting the kid. It would keep him entertained. Not just the baby.
LiL:.CaT:.AnImE- I like your story. :)
Mystic Bynd- I made a big deal out of this one, I DON'T DO LEMONS! So I just mentioned they were going to do it at the end of chapter 15.
ZeldaAlly- You know Inuyasha, he likes to say things that aren't 100 precent true. I've got a bunch of little cousins and I have a blast with them. :)
Cirrus- :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
draconisregent- Yeah!
Rian- The name of Kyo's baby has been chosen. But I'm not telling!
Jimsessouni-Kudokenshin- Yup! Shippo gets a playmate!
Lightning/Wolf Demon- Hmmm. How much is your floor bill? I'll compare. :)
Walking around the castle and gardens with Mikoto, exchanging stories of our pasts became a habbit over the next few weeks. It was strange but we never seemed to run out of stories to tell. As those few weeks passed it became more and more evident that I was pregnant. The best thing about that was that Kurozena became a little nicer to me.
Well anyway, the first time Mikoto mentioned the ball we were in his study. I was spread out on the floor in front of Mikoto's desk, reading a scroll containing some history of the family. There's some sort of really soft demon pelt there. I think Mikoto said it was a rabbit demon. Back to the story, Mikoto was at his desk, working on something. Idon't know what it was, but it really doesn't matter.
"Kyo?" he asked. "Yeah?" "I keep on forgetting to tell you this, but I finally remembered." he started, "You've got to host a ball." "A ball?!" I exclaimed, "How? When? Why? Where?" Mikoto laughed. "Well I'll answer why first." he replied, "Because we're youkai nobility it's expected that we have a lot of social events. There's balls for everything. Mating, an expected child, a birth, birthdays. but you only need a party for your first, tenth, twenty fifth, one hundreth, and five hundreth birthdays. I think."
"Okay." I said nodding, "That makes sense, sort of. But we didn't have a ball for our mating." "There's exceptions." Mikoto explained, "I used the exception of traveling to get out of that one. Let's just say after the first one hundred balls you get bored of them, but they're required. As for when the ball will be, very soon." Mikoto continued, "In around a month. You'll choose the final date."
"Why me?" I asked. "That brings me into your question of how." he said grinning, "You being Lady of the house, it's your job to plan the entire thing, invite the people, and, whatever else is needed to be done." "Sounds hard." I commented. "I don't know. Talk to Kallani." Mikoto suggested, "She'll tell you how hard it is and give you directions and such."
"But where?" I questioned, "You haven't answered that yet." "What sort of castle would this be if we didn't have a ballroom?"my mate asked me. "You mean we have a ballroom?" I questioned. "Of course!" Mikoto exclaimed, "Come on, I'll show it to you."
Mikoto led me into the ballroom a few minutes later. It turned out
to be through a large set of double doors off of the dining room that I
had never thought to explore. I don't know why. Now I wish I had. The
room was huge. The ceilings were easily twenty feet above me. I
suspected that over one hundred people could be in the room and it
still wouldn't stuffed. It was definitely a ballroom.
"Like it?" Mikoto asked. "I think it's amazing!" I exclaimed, "In all
those years of exploring Japan and the castles in it, I don't think
I've ever been in a room so large!" "It is big." he agreed, "It has to
be big. Some guests refuse to come in a humaid form."
I laughed. "Like who?" I asked laughing a bit. Mikoto thought about it
for a moment. "The last ball we held here, I believe the mongoose lord
and bear lord decided to come in their full demon glory." he replied,
"the lord mongoose was alright, but the lord bear on the other hand...
Much bigger than an usual bear."
Now I was confused. "I thought there was only four demon lords." I
commented, "North, south, east, and west." "There are more than just
the north, south, east, and west, demon lords." Mikoto told me, "Those
demon lords, us, we're just, I guess you could say, the 'high lords'.
There's a demon lord for each type of demon. But if they're not the Dog
Lord, Cat Lord, Dragon Lord, or Snake Lord, they're considered 'lesser
lords'. Those other four are the 'high lords'" "That makes sense." I
said nodding and thinking about all the stuff I learned about the
feudal system at school.
I began wandering around the room. There were decorations on the wall
every once in a while. A wreath or dried flowers, a picture of some old
lord, a wall scone, not lit. There were a few daggers on the wall. I
stopped in front of a great, old, sword. Its grip was made out of black
and white leather.The sheath was made out of silver, engraved with
beautiful designs. Those meanings were unknown to me. It was well kept,
but I could tell it was old and well used.
Mikoto walked up behind me. "I forgot about this thing." he said
chuckling. My mate reached over me and took the sword down from its
holder. "This is Kenzoku." Mikoto explained, "It's sort of like
Tetsusaiga in a way." "It was made from one of your father's fangs?" I
guessed. "No." he replied, "More like Tokijin I guess you could say."
"It doesn't seem to have an evil aura around it." I commented. Mikoto
sweat dropped. "Am Ian evil demon?" he asked me. "Sesshoumaru's not an
evil demon and he weilds a sword with an evil aura." I pointed out.
"Sesshoumaru not being evil is an opinion only you and I hold." "So why
are we talking about it?" I questioned. "Bad description."Mikoto said
shaking his head.
"Then describe Kenzoku in your own words and don't compare it to
anything." I retorted. He nodded and began to explain. "Kenzoku is a
sword that is passed down from generation to generation in this family.
It's not made out of a fang, or a claw or anything, just good quality
metal. It doesn't have an evil aura, but a rather unique one. It's a
bit weird, if I may say so myself. The aura only lets people of this
family touch it. And only the current lord can control the power within
it."
"Am I considered a part of the family or is it only blood relitives?" I
inquired. "You can touch it. Kallani can too." Mikoto told me, "Kenzoku
was designed to help the lord protect his family. Even if you can't us
its powers, you can use it as a usual sword. It's sharp, unlike
Tetsusaiga."
"I get it!" I said happily, "You tried to compare it to Tetsusaiga
because it was made to protect the lord's family just like Tetsusaiga
was made to protect Inuyasha's mother. And you tried to compare it to
Tokijin because it has an unusual aura around it!"
"Exactly." he replied, "I guess I'd better take it, just in case.
Kallani probably put it in here after my father died." "Are you
expecting something to happen?" I asked, slightly alarmed. Mikoto
slipped Kenzoku into his belt. "No, but it's always best to be
prepared."he told me, "Now let's go back to my study. It's awfully
lonely in here when it's only the two of us. This room is just too
big!" "Okay." I said laughing.
Inuyasha: So Mikoto's got a sword of his own now.
Miroku: Yup. I wonder why only people in the family are allowed to touch it.
Kagome: Some sort of anti-theif?
Sango: It's gotta be that. I mean, if no one can hold it unless the person's family...
Inuyasha: I wonder what sort of powers the sword has!
Shippo: Probably better than Tetsusaiga.
Inuyasha: WHAT?!?!?!
Miroku: Why would you say something like that, Shippo?
Shippo: To get Inuyasha annoyed.
Inuyasha: Tetsusaiga's better than ANY sword in the entire WORLD!!!
Clear Waters: I'd have to agree.
Inuyasha: (beats up Shippo)
Shippo: KAGOME!!!!! Inuyasha's hurting me!!!!!!!
Kagome: I'm not bailing you out of this one Shippo. You asked for it.
Shippo: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Inuyasha: I'm gonna beat you SENSELESS brat!!!!!!!!!!
Clear Waters: Uh... Yeah. R&R everyone! - Inuyasha! DO NOT THROW SHIPPO OUT OF THE WINDOW!!!!!!!!!!
