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FBG: (playing with a toy train on the computer desk) Choo! Choo!
Sess: (looking at her stunned) What are you doing?
FBG: I dunno, I'm bored.
Kira: (drinking coke) Why?
FBG: Because you guys aren't being entertaing anymore. Say something mean.
Sess: Well you were the one who negotiated us into a peace talk eariler, so we are just compling with what your negotiation addresses us to do.
Kira: Yeah what he said!
FBG: True! (plays with train) Choo! Choo!
Kira: Readers read on!
Chapter 12: Pet Names Galore
"You three must learn the ways of our family, the traditions that has been passed through our ancient family for generations," he barked pacing in front of his children. The youngest was a girl, she wore a battle outfit similar to her older brothers but even though she was little she had the beauty of her mother, the deceased lady of the household. The twin brothers stood on either side of her, one with short black hair and grey eyes while the other had long black hair and bright green eyes. They glanced at their little sister grinning evilly about their plan for her later.
"Father," asked the oldest child with the short hair, "Why is it that we are against the inuyoukai family of the Western Lands?"
His father Lord Yoshimitsu, looked hard at his son, his grey eyes surveying him proudly, "A good question Kumi, they are a family as proud and old as ours but unfourtunately share very different views on how youkai and ningen relate to one another. The demon lord of the West Inutaisho doesn't care much for ningen, he has a son about Kira's age, a little older, who will inherit his lands and probably his attitude."
"But father!" interjected the younger son, "Don't you agree that we seem soft hearted as youkai, to be so kind towards ningen?"
"No!" snapped Yoshimitsu, "I believe sooner or later we will have to accept the fact that they are around, they may be an annoyance to superior beings like ourselves but we must respect the fact that we share this earth with them as well."
Kira looked up at her father with admiration, although she was still young she understood just how noble his words were.
"Otou-chan!"
The Taiyoukai looked at his small child fondly, "Hai Kira-chan?"
"Will you play with me, Kumi-chan and Kuma-chan later?" she asked hugging her father's legs.
"Hai" he said laughing patting the little youkai on her head, he turned to her brothers, "Take an example from your sister, she may be young but she is bold, a good quality to have."
She smiled at the thought of her father's warm attitude, and then laughed to herself remembering that her father never came to play with her and that instead her brothers decided to use her as a throw pillow, she forced herself to control her oncoming tears at the thought of her older brothers.
"How's your ankle?" asked Meiko entering the room, she flopped onto the bed beside Kira.
"It's already healed," said Kira smiling, being a youkai she's heals faster then a human would, she flexed her right ankle.
Meiko smiled, "That's good. So what were you thinking about before?"
"About the time my brothers' decided to use me as a throw pillow, that's when I first ever twisted my ankle you know?"
"Yeah, you told me."
"Where's Fluffy?" asked Kira swinging her legs over the bed, she stood up crossing the room and went to her dresser.
"Fluffy?" questioned Meiko, don't tell me she's going to call HIM that…
"Yeah, Lord Sesshomaru," replied Kira, "I call him Fluffy now, cause of his big fur pelt. I swear I will never understand why he wears that stupid thing."
Meiko started to laugh, "Fluffy! Are you sure it's not a pet name for your future husband!"
Kira screamed and threw a pillow at Meiko, "THAT'S NOT FUNNY!"
"Kira, I was joking!" cried Meiko, still laughing, "Honestly, you're not the only one who gives pet names to your dearest! Guess what I call Ryoko?"
"What?"
"Mushroom."
"NANI! ARE YOU SERIOUS!" yelled Kira astonished at her friend's choice of pet name, Meiko nodded blushing, "THAT'S WORSE THEN FLUFFY!"
"What's worse then Fluffy?"
Ryoko entered the room followed by his Taiyoukai, who looked incredibly bored. He starred at Kira who was now wearing a purple kimono with her hair tied into two large loops, held in place with a large jade comb, why does she always have to look so beautiful?
"Ah nothing," replied Kira acting innocent, starring intently at her long claws.
Ryoko looked at her suspiciously, "You know you suck at lying Kira, so just spill it."
Meiko looked at Kira uncomfortably , knowing that she would have to deal with the consequences of telling her friend something that personal sooner or later, "Ah well you see. We were talking about pet names."
"Pet names?" Sesshomaru raised his eyebrows.
"Yeah," replied Kira shifting her feet, avoiding his eyes, "Pet names."
"For whom?" replied Ryoko, turning a light shade of pink, guessing what Meiko might have said.
"Ah, well Ryoko," started Meiko, "Please. I mean it was something that friends like me and Kira will have to share. I mean, well. Ah what the heck. I TOLD HER THAT I CALL YOU MUSHROOM!"
"NANI!" he screamed turning a deep shade of pink, "WHY DID YOU SAY THAT!"
"Because, I told Meiko," said Kira turning red, "I told her that I made Sesshomaru's pet name Fluffy."
"NANI! SINCE WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO CALL ME THAT!" cried Sesshomaru looking partially disgusted and partially embarrassed.
"Fluffy!" cried Ryoko, he started laughing, turning from less of a dark pink, "FLUFFY! OH MY GOD! THAT'S JUST WRONG!"
"You shut up," said Sesshomaru.
"G-gomen," replied Ryoko backing off, knowing there was no point pissing him off, "But it was pretty funny."
Sesshomaru snorted, "Not as bad as Mushroom."
They glared at each other while the two female youkais were laughing on the bed, Kira said, "You know their names suite them perfectly, aren't they so ADORABLE when they make those little angry faces?"
Both male youkais looked away from the girls, trying very hard to not blush. Hearing the commotion Seiichi ran into the room looking a bit annoyed, "You know I am TRYING to work here but I can here your laughter all around the castle! What is so funny?"
A servant who was passing by and heard everything whispered to Seiichi what had happened, causing Seiichi to fall onto the floor in a fit of laughter, "FLUFFY! AND MUSHROOM! OH THAT'S JUST GOLD! I AM SO LUCKY I DON'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND OR A FIANCEE! FLUFFY! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Both the girls feeling a bit bad about Seiichi's ruthless catcalls, yelled out together over his laughter, "SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND SEIICHI-CHAN WE'LL CALL YOU SWEETPEA FROM NOW ON!"
This caused both the normally smooth Taiyoukai and the generally quiet Ryoko to burst into a fit of laughter saying, "WELL AT LEAST WE DIDN'T GET SWEETPEA!"
Seiichi turned a very deep shade of magenta and then he yelled out, almost tearfully, "JUST BECAUSE I'M THE YOUNGEST OUT OF US FIVE DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO BE SO MEAN!"
He ran out of the room, saying something about getting back to work, while Meiko yelled after him, "Awe! Sweetpea, don't cry!"
After a few more chuckles and a bit of time gaining self control, they all managed to draw the room back into a quiet state.
"I've never laughed that hard in a long time," sighed Kira, she straightened her kimono and stood up, "What time is it?"
"It's late afternoon," replied Sesshomaru turning to her, "My original intentions before this… This interesting conversation was to ask if you wish to accompany me on a walk around the castle."
Kira smiled at him, he's so cute when he's trying to find the right words, "Sure Fluffy, why not?"
She followed him along the pathways through the beautiful gardens of the Taiyoukai of the Western Lands' castle. The sun was setting and everything looked more breathtaking in the dying light.
"Gomen nasai," said Kira quietly, as she sat down beside Sesshomaru, on a stone bench by the pond.
"Doshite?" he asked, starring at the fallen sakura blossoms.
"For telling everyone your pet name," said Kira frankly, "For embarrassing you."
Sesshomaru shrugged, "You've done me worse embarrassments. I think I'm quite used to them now."
Kira blushed, suddenly the breezed picked up tossing loose strands of Kira's hair into her face. She felt Sesshomaru's long fingers tilt her head upwards to face him; he gently brushed back the hair from her face, leaning in closer, their faces only inches apart, when.
"KONNICHIWA!"
They both pulled back angrily at the interruption, Rin was running up the slope of the east side, carrying a basket full of flowers.
"Okaa-chan! Otou-sama!" she cried flinging herself onto the empty space in the bench between them, they both shifted a little giving the girl some room, "I went flowering picking with Jaken-sama! I knew all the names of the different flowers, just like you taught me Okaa-chan!"
"Wow Rin-chan," said Kira smiling, "You picked a nice bunch. The basket looks very pretty!"
"Hai, Rin," said Sesshomaru with a light smile, "You're very good an flower picking ne Okaa-chan?"
"Hai," replied Kira returning his smile.
Rin beamed at them both, knowing that her plan was working, "Can we go for a walk?"
"Sure," said Kira, "Rin leave your basket here. A servant will take it inside later okay?"
"HAI!" yelled the little girl happily, both youkais stood up, each taking hold of the little girl's hands; they walked together, occasionally stopping to let Rin swing the middle of them or let Kira chase her around, while Sesshomaru watched.
"They look like a happy family," said Ryoko leaning his head on Meiko's shoulder, from across the pond, they watched the happy threesome.
"Hai," replied Meiko sleepily, "Something they all deserved a long time ago."
Ryoko noticed her drooping eyes and smiled, "Hey, Meiko you can nap on me if you want. We have all the time in the world."
"What are you implying at?" snapped Meiko, her eyes wide awake.
Ryoko looked stunned, "Ah nothing."
"Nothing my ass," replied Meiko skeptically, "You know instead of acting clueless Ryoko, why don't you just spill it already!"
The male neko-youkai grimaced, his dark brown hair ruffling in the wind, well here it goes, "Will you uh be my life mate Meiko-chan?"
"Yes," she replied without hesitation, "I made up my mind a long time ago. I was just waiting for you to ask."
"R-really!" he cried, surprised at her reaction.
"Yeah, why not?" replied Meiko shrugging, and then she smiled, giving Ryoko a light kiss, "I think Kira won't be as jittery if she wasn't the only one to uphold a life-long commitment."
Ryoko grinned, "Well now that that is settled, what say you to making a family like them?"
"How about," replied Meiko, and she slapped him hard on the face, leaving a big red handprint, for being such a pervert.
He sat alone in a servant's quarter smiling, he said aloud to himself, "I guess it's time, for the viper will strike and the castle will crumble."
FBG: AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH! FLUFFY! AND MUSHROOM! AND SWEETPEA! OMG THAT'S JUST DAMN RIGHT HALRIOUS!
Seiichi and Ryoko: JUST SHUT UP!
Sess: I think Fluffy rather suits me.
Kira: Really? You like it?
Sess: No, it just works. Doesn't mean I LIKE it!
FBG: Yeah sure.
Seiichi: Hmph. I think Little Bird or CuddlyBear, or Mr.Wuddles would've been better BUT SWEETPEA! That's an outrage!
Everyone: (starring at him) SEIICHI JUST SHUT UP!
FBG: I hope you enjoyed this chapter, Wuvly Weaders!