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Me? The heir to . . .Musashi? What the hell?!
Inuyasha flipped onto his stomach, staring into the darkness of his bedroom. After abruptly announcing that his parents were the previous owners of the property, the old woman promptly left, insisting that it was late. "Ye all need ye rest. I'll tell ye the rest of the story in the morning."
Kaede had left the young kitsune with them to attend to their needs. After she had shut the door behind her, Shippou immediately ran under the nearest table, cowering in fear from the two strangers. Inuyasha had wanted to leave him there, but Kagome refused to have the small child sleep on the damp floor.
She just has to care about anything and everything, he thought gruffly. Kagome had refused to go to bed, briefly going into her bedroom to change into pajamas before returning to the living room. The hanyou watched in amazement as the woman pulled out a candy bar, crouched down on the floor, and coaxed the kitsune out of his hiding place. It took a few minutes, but soon the young youkai was bouncing happily on her lap.
Damn runt . . . After various more in-depth introductions, a couple of tickle fights, a bowl of popcorn, and a rather childish argument with Inuyasha, Shippou fell asleep. The hanyou was about to dump the child on the couch when the heiress insisted that he sleep with her. After countless minutes of arguing, Inuyasha, defeated, retreated to his bedroom after watching the woman and child disppeared into the dark room.
I knew I shouldn't have fallen asleep on the way here . . . Inuyasha rolled onto his side, feeling around the sheets for the CD player he brought along. He heard the soft snoring of Shippou next door, and the squeaking of the matress as he heard Kagome groan sleepily. Stubborn woman . . . I told you to let him sleep on the couch . . . Keh, women . . . who needs em? Especially that wench? How do I always get myself in these kinds of messes? A few moments later he found it, and putting on the headphones, pressed the PLAY button.
'You know the cards are stacked against this
As we surrender our defenses
I've torn down all my fences just for you
And you feel it too. . . what do we do?
Do we run or see it through?
The longer we're together it just keeps getting better
And you hide your little love letters around the house for me
And its plain to see that you'll always be all I'll ever need . . .
The webs we've spun
Wove into one
That this tangled up in love
You squeeze my hand
I understand about a woman and man
I love the way you make me feel
You've got me tangled up in love . . .'
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"Get up you lazy bum!!!!"
Inuyasha moaned as his bed began to bounce, the shrill voice of a young youkai screaming in his sensitive ears. "Argh," he growled, "Get off of me, runt!" He grabbed a pillow and smothered the kitsune before he could squeak another syllable.
"Inuyasha!" a feminine voice gasped.
The hanyou immediately opened his eyes, hearing the distressed voice of Kagome. He shot up, running his claws through his silver hair. "Wh-what?"
"How could you do that to poor Shippou?" she glared, crouching down and helping the sputtering kitsune take the feathers out of his mouth.
"Me? ME?" Inuyasha roared, jumping out of bed and pointing an accusing finger at the child. "He's the one jumping on my bed and yelling in my ear!"
"Well, if you would've woken up sooner," Kagome retorted.
"Well maybe if someone wasn't snor--"
"Is everything alright here?" a voice asked from the doorway.
Three pairs of eyes stared back at the rather surprised Kaede. "I am interrupting?" she tried again.
"No, not at all!" Kagome assured, standing up with Shippou in her arms. "Inuyasha here--" she glared at the hanyou "--was just about to change."
"What if I don't feel like changing?" Inuyasha challenged. "What if I'll stay in the clothing I'm i--"
"Clothing? What clothing? You sleep in nothing but boxers!" the heiress blurted, suddenly blushing at the mention of his half-naked state.
Inuyasha stared incrediously at the woman before cocking an eyebrow. "See something you like, Kagome?" he asked in a falsetto seductive voice.
"Of course not!" Kagome squeaked, turning her back on him completely.
"Now I know what Higurashi-sama was talking about when he called earlier this morning," Kaede mumbled, shaking her head in amusement. "I'll be outside when ye are ready," she added to Inuyasha. "Ye might want to change ye clothing; I doubt ye want to flash your skin to the bug youkai we have around here."
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"So, how long have you been keeping this land, Kaede-baa-chan?" Kagome asked, glancing around at the forestry around her.
"For about a decade; the Inu-tashio left me to care for the land right before he passed away," she replied sadly. "He left me specific instructions to sell or give the land to no one, save for Inuyasha."
The four walked down a small path in the forest, which ironically was called 'The Forest of Inuyasha.' "The Lord thought it would be funny to name it after his son, seeing as Inuyasha was always running away to hide here." Kaede explained earlier.
While Kaede waited for Inuyasha to return, she had turned the land to a sort of reserve, keeping the old ruins of villages and wells, trying to preserve its' natural beauty.
"I remember, Inuyasha," the old woman reminisced, "That ye would scare my cousin, Sanako, whenever ye would run away. She would always come crying to me, and I would tell her, 'go look in the forest, child.'"
"Keh, she was always making me eat those damn peas," Inuyasha grumbled, glaring at the kitsune who was making faces at him behind Kagome's back.
"Ai, ye were always the stubborn of the two," the old priestess remarked.
Kagome suddenly had a thought. "Kaede-baa-chan, why wasn't Sesshoumaru named the heir instead of Inuyasha? He is the oldest after all."
Kaede opened her mouth to respond, but the hanyou answered for her. "The lands didn't belong to Father; they belonged to Mother," he grumbled, swatting a fly away.
"Oh," Kagome responded, nodding her head slowly.
"Izayoi-sama was the daughter of a wealthy businessman," Kaede further elaborated. "When he died, she, being the only child, inherited the land. Therefore, her only son, Inuyasha, inherited it after her."
"So . . . Sesshoumaru had a different mother . . . what happened to her?"
"She and the Inu-tashio parted shortly after their son's fourth birthday," Kaede began, stooping down a moment to pick a particular herb and put it in her basket. "Sesshoumaru's mother was a poison-type youkai; She decided to let the Inu-tashio find love somewhere else, seeing as she could hardly touch him without scarring him. Mating alone was a difficult task."
Walking down a little further, they came upon a small benched area. Taking a seat, Kaede sighed as she set her basket down. "I do not know if ye know this, Inuyasha, but ye older brother knew all this time that ye were the heir to Musashi."
The two stared at the woman. "What? Then why didn't he mention any of this before?!?" Inuyasha growled
"Because, little brother, you could not inherit the land until your 22nd birthday, according to Father's will."
Four pairs of eyes watched as a tall form walked down the very same path they had travelled down moments earlier. Inuyasha rolled his eyes at the familiar sight of silver hair, amber eyes, and cool expression.
"Sesshoumaru, you ass, what're you doing here?"
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AN: another chapter . . . whoo hoo! awww, so many people are seeing the little relationship between the two . . . hehehe . . .
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