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~Yasha's Sis
Circumstance
Book 1: Land of Iron
Chapter 39:
Plaintive
The Samurai General tried to ignore Yojimbo's plaintive looks as he waited for Kushina to rise from the unexpected bow she enacted.
The girl rarely followed pleasantries of the like.
The show of deference was... ominous.
"You honor me, Mifune-sama."
The General's suspicion rose moreso at the formal address. Kushina only addressed him with the veneer of respect when she was particularly upset with him.
Yojimbo's unseemly behavior became more frantic as Kushina straightened.
Mifune's head throbbed.
What possibly could havehappened?
Kushina smiled beatifically, eyes hard shards of amethyst.
"The one I claim as my bounty on the honor of Sanrō's samurai...," Here her gaze dropped to his left and Mifune blanched at the vicious tilt to her smile.
He knew what she would say before the words even registered in the hush of the chamber.
"...Is the adorable little chibi!"
"Eh?"
Cracking his eyes open, InuYasha glanced around curiously, wondering at the sudden tension in the chamber. The woman must be daft if she thought Mifune would hand over one of the young Samurai. They guarded those kids like they were the future of the Samurai way.
Though, he mused, in a way they kind of were. True Samurai were a dying breed, the Old Bastard bitched about it enough for InuYasha to have gathered as much, and the wannabes that hung around the Daimyo were rarely fully trained before they sold themselves to the different nations.
Old Bastard's energy roiled like a boiling pot as the silence stretched to awkward after the chick's declaration.
What's got him this pissy? Offer her someone who's fully trained and move on or let her have Ginji. He was practically finished anyway.
"Uzumaki-hime," Old Bastard grit out in faux patience (InuYasha smirked), "perhaps you could reconsider-"
Her grin was feral. "I've quite made up my mind, Mifune-sama. The boy is the bounty I claim." InuYasha felt her head cock to the side. "Will you honor it?"
All eyes switched to the General whose ire roared like an inferno to InuYasha's senses, before dipping his head in a sharp nod.
"InuYasha."
"Mmm? What old man?" The former hanyou was still looking around for that brat Ginji. Better give the kid the means to hide before he was carted off with this crazy lady. Honestly, who demanded children for sparring partners anyway?
"Uzumaki-hime claimed you."
InuYasha froze, mouth parted dumbly.
"….What?"
(A/N): Thoughts? Comments? Concerns?
Next Chapter: Bad words.
~Yasha's Sis