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Last time:
"Yours being a lecher, huh, Miroku?" Sango asked playfully. Miroku put a hand on his chest, pretending to be offended.
"Why, my dear Sango, whatever wold make you say a thing like that?"
"Hm. I wonder." Sesshoumaru said. The group laughed. The feeling of family returned, but Sesshoumaru felt included.
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"But, my lady,"
"Do you question my orders, Naraku?" Lightning flashed in the distance.
"N-no, my lady." Lightning flashed again, illuminating a figure behind the screen.
"Good. My plan will reveal itself in due course. Be patient, and you shall have what you desire."
"Yes, my lady." Kikyo and Naraku said together.
Now:
Inuyasha followed the group at a safe distance. He didn't want to risk their wrath at the moment. As they started to set up a camp, he deemed it safe enough to show his face. He walked towards them, not meeting their eyes. All but Kagome and Sesshoumaru gave him a cold stare. Sesshoumaru didn't look at him at all and Kagome gave him a defiant look, daring him to say something to her. He jumped up into a tree near them, taking his usual place in watching over the group. They didn't appreciate it at the moment. Sango swung her boomerang at the tree. The tremor shook Inuyasha off the branch and on to the ground. He didn't say anything, just jumped into another tree, a little farther away than before. Sango and Miroku sat on either side of Kagome and Shippou on her shoulder. All of them faced Inuyasha, a silent stab at him saying they didn't trust him at that particular point in time. Kagome sighed and started boiling water for ramen. The pain of Inuyasha's words still stung her heart. He had said those things before, yeah, but things had been changing between them lately and she thought it was for the better. Apparently not. It sucked majorly. She had thought she was getting past his arrogant exterior, but it was proving to be an impossible task. She couldn't figure out why either. Sesshoumaru waited eagerly for the ramen, the end of his tail thumping against the ground. Sango glanced around the group, her eyes stopping on Miroku. It would've looked like he was meditating to anyone else, but she could tell he was deep in thought. There was a few little wrinkles on his forehead and his mouth was turned down into a small frown. His eyes suddenly opened and met hers. She looked down at the fire quickly, but she could feel his eyes on her. He smirked a little and closed his eyes just enough so that he was looking through his lashes at her. She looked really pretty in the flickering firelight.
"Is it ready yet?" Sesshoumaru asked, finally losing patience. Sango and Kagome laughed at him.
"Almost." Kagome answered. Sesshoumaru sighed. When it was finished a few minutes later, Inuyasha meekly climbed down and sat across from them. Kagome handed him a bowl without a comment. He ate what was given to him and returned to his tree. Shippou jumped up after him and settled in his lap.
"You messed up big time." Shippou said just loud enough for Inuyasha to hear.
"Kagome can't stay mad at me for long. She already is forgiving me." he answered. Shippou gave him an incredulous look.
"Giving you that bowl of ramen and ignoring you is just the way Kagome is. She's seething inside. Can't you sense it or smell it?"
"It's quite a potent smell." Sesshoumaru added, coming to sit under the tree. Inuyasha glared at him and sniffed deeply. Kagome's scent didn't seem any different to him. He reached out with his sixth sense. He fairly rocked back at the intensity of the anger and sorrow. "See?"
"Yeah. She really is mad at me. I shouldn't have said that, I know, but still, she has no right to be mad at me. She tried to hurt Kikyo."
"She did not, idiot." Shippou said, dodging Inuyasha's claws. He jumped down onto Sesshoumaru. "Wake up and smell the roses." Inuyasha huffed and crossed his arms. Sesshoumaru shook his head at Inuyasha's ignorance and stupidity. The hanyou was blind to the world where Kikyo was concerned and he could see no bad in her. It was a little annoying. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes as the small kit settled down into his arms with a yawn. Apparently he was now Shippou's pillow. This felt kind of familiar. Or maybe it was just wishful thinking. A family would be nice. He felt himself drifting off.
~!~! Dream !~!~
Sesshoumaru was about ten years old, by demon standards. He looked not much older than that in human standards. The look on his face was pure shock. "Sess? Are you okay?" rumbled the voice of Inutaisho.
"How could you? You mated again? Mother's only been dead a year." Sesshoumaru answered. Inutaisho sighed.
"I know, but I love Kyoko. She's wonderful. I want you to at least like her." Sesshoumaru's eyes went blank as a human woman walked into the room. He could smell she was pregnant. His lip curled in distaste.
"She will never replace my mother." The woman smiled.
"I don't intend to. I just want to be your friend. I love your father. You're even going to have a little brother or sister in the future." Sesshoumaru felt a little tweak of emotion in his heart. A sibling, huh? Someone to look out for. Whatever.
"I don't believe this at all."
"Sess, Hiromi wouldn't want us to dwell on the past and her death. She would want us to move on." Inutaisho said, trying to make his son see things from his point of view.
"I will never forget mother's death, nor our past." With that said, Sesshoumaru turned and left through another door.
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A year or so later, a small silver-haired boy toddled across the floor. He feel, scraping his hands on the rough stone. He whimpered and sniffed. The taller youkai teen walked over and knelt down beside him. "You're okay, Inuyasha. Look." He said. Inuyasha looked down a his hands. "See? All better."
"I love seeing my two boys together." Kyoko said. Sesshoumaru stiffened and stood up, Inuyasha in his arms.
"I'm not your boy." He turned and walked out of the room. The inu-hanyou yawned, content in his brother's arms.
~!~! End Dream !~!~
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes. It was still dark out. The dream had been so vivid. Inuyasha's mother had seemed like a nice enough lady, but what was his father thinking mating only a year after his former mate's death? He didn't even remember his mother and the thought of it stung. He hadn't lived up to what he told his father. He had forgotten, but not by choice. When he remembered enough, he would pay respects to his mother and father. He looked around the clearing. Everyone was still asleep. Shippou had grabbed his tail and was clutching it tightly. Shippou's fingers twitched a little, scratching the soft fur. Sesshoumaru growled contentedly and rubbed the kit's head. The kit sighed in his sleep and snuggled closer to him. He stiffened a little and looked over as Miroku stirred in his sleep. The monk woke up and looked blearily at him. E stood and moved closer. "Why are you awake?" Sesshoumaru asked. Miroku shrugged, stifling a yawn.
"Shippou getting on your nerves yet?" he asked quietly. Sesshoumaru shook his head with a smile.
"No. I like the kit. He needs someone to look after him anyway." Miroku smirked.
"I don't know what it is about you and kids."
"What do you mean?"
"You have a young female ward who is about Shippou's age in human years. She's a human, which was an odd sight when we first saw her with you."
"Why?"
"Well," Miroku hesitated, not sure how much he should say. "you don't exactly like humans all that much." Sesshoumaru went silent, contemplating his dream. No, it definitely didn't seem like he liked humans all that much. So why had he taken on a human ward?
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Review Responses:
Tiffany: There's a lot of votes to count. Lol.
Sunflowerseed: Never want to get rid of reviewers. Reviewers are good! ^_^ Glad you liked Random Oddness too. How freaked was your family? *laughs* Go ahead and write a humor fic. They're fun!
disturbed-demon-gurl: ff.net wouldn't let me even get on it the day before I left so that's why there was no post.
Rasberries: I never would've guessed you liked angst. *laugh* I'm not sure if Sess knows or not in the series. We'll find out sooner or later.
Yura Of The Hair: Of course I'm going to continue it. I have big plans for this fic!
Soli: You do not give yourself enough credit. It was an awesome story. HEY EVERYBODY!! Go read Soli's story! It was really good!
SailorKagome: Melting Kikyo is good. Fun. Woohoo! Hojo is an idge.
Ranmagirl7: That's my secret. You'll find out who it is.
Also thanks to:
emerald dragon hanyou
Rowan Obscura
sesshomarulover1
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
Last time:
"Yours being a lecher, huh, Miroku?" Sango asked playfully. Miroku put a hand on his chest, pretending to be offended.
"Why, my dear Sango, whatever wold make you say a thing like that?"
"Hm. I wonder." Sesshoumaru said. The group laughed. The feeling of family returned, but Sesshoumaru felt included.
~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
"But, my lady,"
"Do you question my orders, Naraku?" Lightning flashed in the distance.
"N-no, my lady." Lightning flashed again, illuminating a figure behind the screen.
"Good. My plan will reveal itself in due course. Be patient, and you shall have what you desire."
"Yes, my lady." Kikyo and Naraku said together.
Now:
Inuyasha followed the group at a safe distance. He didn't want to risk their wrath at the moment. As they started to set up a camp, he deemed it safe enough to show his face. He walked towards them, not meeting their eyes. All but Kagome and Sesshoumaru gave him a cold stare. Sesshoumaru didn't look at him at all and Kagome gave him a defiant look, daring him to say something to her. He jumped up into a tree near them, taking his usual place in watching over the group. They didn't appreciate it at the moment. Sango swung her boomerang at the tree. The tremor shook Inuyasha off the branch and on to the ground. He didn't say anything, just jumped into another tree, a little farther away than before. Sango and Miroku sat on either side of Kagome and Shippou on her shoulder. All of them faced Inuyasha, a silent stab at him saying they didn't trust him at that particular point in time. Kagome sighed and started boiling water for ramen. The pain of Inuyasha's words still stung her heart. He had said those things before, yeah, but things had been changing between them lately and she thought it was for the better. Apparently not. It sucked majorly. She had thought she was getting past his arrogant exterior, but it was proving to be an impossible task. She couldn't figure out why either. Sesshoumaru waited eagerly for the ramen, the end of his tail thumping against the ground. Sango glanced around the group, her eyes stopping on Miroku. It would've looked like he was meditating to anyone else, but she could tell he was deep in thought. There was a few little wrinkles on his forehead and his mouth was turned down into a small frown. His eyes suddenly opened and met hers. She looked down at the fire quickly, but she could feel his eyes on her. He smirked a little and closed his eyes just enough so that he was looking through his lashes at her. She looked really pretty in the flickering firelight.
"Is it ready yet?" Sesshoumaru asked, finally losing patience. Sango and Kagome laughed at him.
"Almost." Kagome answered. Sesshoumaru sighed. When it was finished a few minutes later, Inuyasha meekly climbed down and sat across from them. Kagome handed him a bowl without a comment. He ate what was given to him and returned to his tree. Shippou jumped up after him and settled in his lap.
"You messed up big time." Shippou said just loud enough for Inuyasha to hear.
"Kagome can't stay mad at me for long. She already is forgiving me." he answered. Shippou gave him an incredulous look.
"Giving you that bowl of ramen and ignoring you is just the way Kagome is. She's seething inside. Can't you sense it or smell it?"
"It's quite a potent smell." Sesshoumaru added, coming to sit under the tree. Inuyasha glared at him and sniffed deeply. Kagome's scent didn't seem any different to him. He reached out with his sixth sense. He fairly rocked back at the intensity of the anger and sorrow. "See?"
"Yeah. She really is mad at me. I shouldn't have said that, I know, but still, she has no right to be mad at me. She tried to hurt Kikyo."
"She did not, idiot." Shippou said, dodging Inuyasha's claws. He jumped down onto Sesshoumaru. "Wake up and smell the roses." Inuyasha huffed and crossed his arms. Sesshoumaru shook his head at Inuyasha's ignorance and stupidity. The hanyou was blind to the world where Kikyo was concerned and he could see no bad in her. It was a little annoying. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes as the small kit settled down into his arms with a yawn. Apparently he was now Shippou's pillow. This felt kind of familiar. Or maybe it was just wishful thinking. A family would be nice. He felt himself drifting off.
~!~! Dream !~!~
Sesshoumaru was about ten years old, by demon standards. He looked not much older than that in human standards. The look on his face was pure shock. "Sess? Are you okay?" rumbled the voice of Inutaisho.
"How could you? You mated again? Mother's only been dead a year." Sesshoumaru answered. Inutaisho sighed.
"I know, but I love Kyoko. She's wonderful. I want you to at least like her." Sesshoumaru's eyes went blank as a human woman walked into the room. He could smell she was pregnant. His lip curled in distaste.
"She will never replace my mother." The woman smiled.
"I don't intend to. I just want to be your friend. I love your father. You're even going to have a little brother or sister in the future." Sesshoumaru felt a little tweak of emotion in his heart. A sibling, huh? Someone to look out for. Whatever.
"I don't believe this at all."
"Sess, Hiromi wouldn't want us to dwell on the past and her death. She would want us to move on." Inutaisho said, trying to make his son see things from his point of view.
"I will never forget mother's death, nor our past." With that said, Sesshoumaru turned and left through another door.
~^~^~^~^~
A year or so later, a small silver-haired boy toddled across the floor. He feel, scraping his hands on the rough stone. He whimpered and sniffed. The taller youkai teen walked over and knelt down beside him. "You're okay, Inuyasha. Look." He said. Inuyasha looked down a his hands. "See? All better."
"I love seeing my two boys together." Kyoko said. Sesshoumaru stiffened and stood up, Inuyasha in his arms.
"I'm not your boy." He turned and walked out of the room. The inu-hanyou yawned, content in his brother's arms.
~!~! End Dream !~!~
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes. It was still dark out. The dream had been so vivid. Inuyasha's mother had seemed like a nice enough lady, but what was his father thinking mating only a year after his former mate's death? He didn't even remember his mother and the thought of it stung. He hadn't lived up to what he told his father. He had forgotten, but not by choice. When he remembered enough, he would pay respects to his mother and father. He looked around the clearing. Everyone was still asleep. Shippou had grabbed his tail and was clutching it tightly. Shippou's fingers twitched a little, scratching the soft fur. Sesshoumaru growled contentedly and rubbed the kit's head. The kit sighed in his sleep and snuggled closer to him. He stiffened a little and looked over as Miroku stirred in his sleep. The monk woke up and looked blearily at him. E stood and moved closer. "Why are you awake?" Sesshoumaru asked. Miroku shrugged, stifling a yawn.
"Shippou getting on your nerves yet?" he asked quietly. Sesshoumaru shook his head with a smile.
"No. I like the kit. He needs someone to look after him anyway." Miroku smirked.
"I don't know what it is about you and kids."
"What do you mean?"
"You have a young female ward who is about Shippou's age in human years. She's a human, which was an odd sight when we first saw her with you."
"Why?"
"Well," Miroku hesitated, not sure how much he should say. "you don't exactly like humans all that much." Sesshoumaru went silent, contemplating his dream. No, it definitely didn't seem like he liked humans all that much. So why had he taken on a human ward?
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Review Responses:
Tiffany: There's a lot of votes to count. Lol.
Sunflowerseed: Never want to get rid of reviewers. Reviewers are good! ^_^ Glad you liked Random Oddness too. How freaked was your family? *laughs* Go ahead and write a humor fic. They're fun!
disturbed-demon-gurl: ff.net wouldn't let me even get on it the day before I left so that's why there was no post.
Rasberries: I never would've guessed you liked angst. *laugh* I'm not sure if Sess knows or not in the series. We'll find out sooner or later.
Yura Of The Hair: Of course I'm going to continue it. I have big plans for this fic!
Soli: You do not give yourself enough credit. It was an awesome story. HEY EVERYBODY!! Go read Soli's story! It was really good!
SailorKagome: Melting Kikyo is good. Fun. Woohoo! Hojo is an idge.
Ranmagirl7: That's my secret. You'll find out who it is.
Also thanks to:
emerald dragon hanyou
Rowan Obscura
sesshomarulover1