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Chapter 10
Can't scare the brats. Can't scare the brats. Can't scare the brats.
Stupid twins. From the time they could crawl they've been obsessed with my ears and, unlike everyone else, I can't tell 'em to leave them alone. They've never been afraid of me and I'll be damned before I give them a reason to be. Proud to say, I've never even growled at them, although I'd be lyin' if I said I never wanted to. I just deal with it until I can't anymore and usually by then Sango saves me. It's not so bad. They like to wrestle the big bad demon uncle and it's usually the highlight of my day to allow them to succeed in pinning me down after a 'valiant' effort on my part. Makes the kids happy to sacrifice my pride for an hour a day. Some days though…I just can't. Like today. Today marks officially three years since Kagome was stolen from me, from all of us. It marks the day I failed to protect her or, in all reality, the day I succeeded in protecting her. Really it's the day I had to let her go.
I just wish the twins weren't so persistent.
What can I really say to make them understand why I don't want to play?
'Oh I'm sorry you guys. Uncle's super depressed today.'
They're kids. That's not really an appropriate topic of conversation if ya know what I mean. Load of help Miroku and Sango are. Ask them for help and they make a half-assed request for them to…wait…
It can't be. Not after all this time.
I swear if this is all in my head, I'm going to fuckin' kill someone.
Oh, right. Twins.
Time to take one for the team, Shippo.