Disclaimer: How many of you here watch Inu-Yasha? Please say all of you, 'cause other this will be confusing. Now that we've got that cleared up, how many of you remember those funny credit things? You know, the things that "Give Credit" to the people who actually helped with the creation of Inu-Yasha? And it tell you based off the manga by Rumiko Takahashi (Turns out the YGO creator actually has the same last name)? Believe it or not, I'm not in the credits. Because I didn't create Inu-Yasha, and even more shockingly, don't own it. If I did, Sesshomaru would be in it so much more, because clearly he's the best character… Oh, and I don't own Twister, Trivial Pursuit, or Star Wars…or Operation.
BUZZ.
"It's cursed!" Tetsaiga shrieked. "You tampered with it! You've possessed it! This is your fault!"
"Or maybe you just suck," Tensaiga suggested, getting the last piece out with ease.
"I didn't get one piece," Tensaiga growled. "There is no way in hell you weren't cheating."
"I stand corrected. Maybe you just really suck."
"No! I don't accept this! I am better than this! I am better than you! I am going to strike out on my own and start a colony and name it after myself and we will be the Tetsaiga Settlement and then after I have trained my army I will come and we will play again and then we shall see how much you feel inclined toward cheating!" Tetsaiga shouted in one breath.
"If you want me to pay for you therapy, all you have to do is ask," Tensaiga said patiently.
"MY THERAPY!" Tetsaiga shrieked wildly. "I AM NOT THE BLATANTLY BIPOLAR ONE! I AM NOT THE ONE WHO THREATENED HIS LOVER OF OVER A FOUR HUNDRED YEARS WITH DEATH IF HE WOULND'T GET THE GAME I WANTED! THAT WAS YOU! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO NEEDS COUNSELING! I REFUSE TO LISTEN TO YOU ANYMORE! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME DO WHAT YOU WANT!"
"Your first session will be on Monday, you doctors name will be Rabbiteatintaco. Now go and get a new game, perhaps you won't lose so miserably at that one," Tensaiga instructed calmly.
"Okay."
"See, now do you feel better?"
"What you like me to get?" Tetsaiga asked dully.
"Hm, I think I'd like to beat you at Monopoly now. I think I'll be insanely pleased at buying all the little lands on the board and then making you pay money when you land on them."
"Love you too," Tetsaiga muttered angrily, storming out the room.
"And not the normal version! I want to play the Star Wars version!" Tensaiga called after him.
"You really are a science fiction freak," Tetsaiga said none too quietly. A vein pulsed in Tensaiga's head.
"Excuse me?"
"Maybe we should make it couple's counseling," Tetsaiga suggested, suddenly feeling much more cheerful.
Until he caught sight of Tensaiga viciously cutting up food with an extremely long knife, a murderous glint in his eyes.
"Or maybe not," he amended quickly.
"Set up the board while I continue on the story," Tensaiga ordered.
"Will do," Tetsaiga squeaked.
Chapter 10: Which it Might Not Be
I could kill it, I thought. Whatever it was. I was sure this was Inuyasha's fault somehow. He was the one who had brought this abomination into existence. He was the one who had tried to make some sort of ridiculous point by trying to make this miserable excuse for a creature look a bit like father.
"Se-Sesshomaru, the creature rasped pitifully. "Please?"
Please what? I said coldly. Yes, death would be the best thing to give it. Call it a mercy killing if it made you feel better.
It was staring at me. And I...
"Sesshomaru," it said again, even quieter this time.
...I could only see my father through its eyes.
"Who are you?" I demanded. This was wrong. I didn't care, this creature would die and then I would search out Inuyasha and claim him in the proper fashion with none of his hysterics and pointless theatrics. I didn't care, and I certainly didn't care for my father any more, if I ever had. This shouldn't be affecting me in the least.
But it still was, and I yearned to know what was going on. If it was mymistake that was causing this, then Inuyasha would die as well.
The creature continued to stare at me, not blinking, not answering my question. Its shuddering had begun to subside and its contorted face loosened.
"Who are you?" I questioned it again, trying in what might have been a futile attempt to hold in my temper. Perhaps strangling it a bit wouldprompt its answer.
It was still looking at me.
I've seen mortals blushing, and I knew that Inuyasha was more than prone to getting himself into uncomfortable situations, but I also knew I was above that. I was a demon lord, I was not a petty human. Yet-
"Who are you?" I almost yelled, feeling my frustration rise. There was a pause. Then-
It smiled at me.
I ran my fingers along the top of my remaining sword. So tempting.
"You know who I am," it said softly.
It had to be joking. That wasn't possible. I would have known if it was.
"Tensaiga?" I said tentively. Its smile broadened for a moment, then it was gone.
"My lord! My lord! My lord!" Jaken squawked, a pike poking through his head, colorful decorations hanging off it and a big red ball on his nose. There seemed to be some kind of music playing, some annoying thing attempting to sing, "Pop goes the weasel. Pop goes the weasel," over and over.
Now he definitely had a death sentence.
"What is it, Jaken?" I asked coolly, stepping in front of the new creature. For some reason I felt compelled to hide him from my servant.
"The half-breeds friends have just crossed the borders into our land! They're heading toward the castle!" Jaken screeched, sounding worried. That was funny. It was almost like he thought they could harm me.
"Very well. I shall go and take care of them. Jaken, go and distract them for a while. I have something to take care of first."
"What-"
I glared.
"Right away m'lord." At least he could do something right.
I turned and face it again. It stood up, appearing to have made a miraculous recovery.
"Next time he can become a demon first," it muttered to itself. It looked at me again. "Do you have any clothes I could borrow"
I'm above petty human flaws, but I admit, I might have been what they call speechless at that moment.
"Well," it prompted. "Do you?"
"Only if you tell me who you are," I said evenly. It sighed, reminding me for a moment of my little brother. Perhaps they were starting a theater group without telling me.
Inuyasha wasn't allowed to do anything without telling me.
I had to focus.
"You know who I am," it insisted. "Now, clothes!"
"I want to hear you say it." I could be just as stubborn as any strange demon who appeared in front of my completely naked.
"Fine," it grumbled. "I'm Tensaiga, happy?"
"Not really, no," I said quietly. And I felt as though I had lost something important to me. But surely I wasn't upset over losing my sword, the waste of a sword, the one father had disgraced me with. I couldn't miss it.
"Hey, your sword went all demon on you too!" Inuyasha exclaimed from behind me.
Perhaps he was not the only one who needed to train their senses a little more.
Author Notes: Thank you for all the reviews! Hope anyone who was busy with midterms this week has successfully survived. You know, if this wasn't a Sesshomaru/Inuyasha, I'd almost be tempted to turn it into a Sesshomaru/Tensaiga and Inuyasha/Tetsaiga. I think I'll make that my next project after I finish this story, and after I write my Benvolio/Mercutio Romeo & Juliet fanfic (school has inspired me quite as much). Anyway…but I'm not the only one getting side-tracked and somewhat off-center, Sesshomaru is too! –points- It's his fault! And now next chapter we're probably going to have to deal with Kagome and the rest…though knowing me I could probably post pone that happening for another three or four chapters…but I'll try not too. So now we have a big show down to look forward too –looks very happy- I like having things planned out. This is good. Hm, and I suspect a big revelation will be coming up in a couple chapters as well. –grins- well this is going to be fun…
InuSessyYaoiGirl: Thanks! Well, Inuyasha has such a delicate temperament, he couldn't handle the stress…hehe…Um, when I say spiky closer to Hiei than freaky teenagers, but closest, I think, to maybe teenage Gohan from Dragonball Z when he was suffering his Sayiaman faze…I didn't really the song, Teasing Kiss, very much, actually…but Come is really good, except your right that the music video stinks. Not one picture of Sesshomaru, NOT ONE! -coughs- Well at least it sounds like you have fun vocal lessons…
And introducing the random tree, performing it's rendition of the Macarena.
