II-The one named Fluffy-sama
Uh oh. Someone had seen her. What was she to do now? What if he intended to steal the katana? What if he was going to attack her? What if he was merely curious? All of those were rational possibilities and Hana had no clue which it would be. She was just hoping it was any but the second. Though...nothing was said for a good few silent seconds and Hana was beginning to blush. Why was this man staring at her the way he was? It was slightly awkward. Soon enough,Sesshomaru let his eyes blink and he softened his expression that could easily be mistaken for anger or unhappiness.
"Young girl..." the silver-haired demon spoke, his peachy fluff waving around in the wind around his neck. "How did you do that?"
Hana blinked a few times to make sure she wasn't just dreaming all of this up. She quickly flashed the demon a wide smile and shrugged her shoulders.
"It was easy!"
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed once more.
"How is it that a girl like you was able to forge such a sword?You are human, are you not?"
Her smile faded only slightly at the other's words. Was she human? Demon? Elf? Or maybe an alien? What was she?
"Oh I..I'm not sure what I am exactly..." Hana reached both her hands up and brushed her pastel hair behind her pointed ears, causing Sesshomaru to cock up an eyebrow.
'Are those...elven ears?' He thought as he eyed them curiously. How strange.
"See?"
'I have never seen such a creature before...elven...what a strange scent..' The demon continued to think. It was extremely weird to see anything other than humans, monks, priests, priestesses, demon slayers, and demons throughout this land and this young girl was definitely a thing of interest to Sesshomaru.
Before he could say anything else, Hana had stood up onto her tiptoes and took a hold of a few strands of his silver hair into her hands, accidentally yanking on it and causing him to bend over. Atleast he was eye level with her now!
A small grunt left his lips, a rather annoyed look plastered upon his normally calm features.
Hana blinked and pouted, quickly letting go of his hair and pulling her hands to her chest. "Oops! Did that hurt? Sorry.."
'You insolent little girl...' The demon growled under his quiet breath.
Now that she was standing, Hana had a much better view of the demon who stood before her. He was certainly tall, extremely tall,
compared to her! His outfit was a tad strange. And what was with that big, fluffy...tail that he held over his shoulder? Was it a pillow? A blanket? Who knew. But it sure looked soft. And come to think of it...Hana even found this man to be handsome! Indeed he was very handsome. The silver hair contrasted his eyes really well, and his skin was the perfect shade of pale. And was that...a moon on his forehead?
'How cool!' She thought as she smiled. This man was really a sight to behold. Not ever had she seen a demon such as him. But she didn't even know his name! And by the agitated look on his face, she figured he was in no mood to tell her.
Hana's hands were suddenly clutching at his kimono as she stared up at him with big innocent eyes and a bright smile.
"I'll call you Fluffy-sama!" The young girl giggled before she backed up and held out her own hand for the demon to shake. She wasn't expecting any response or shake of the hand back but it was worth a shot, right?
"I'm Hanako! But I always go by Hana because it's easier to remember, and much cuter!"
Sesshomaru stared. /Who was this girl/? She was definitely unlike anything or anyone he had ever come across. Why wasn't she afraid of him? Was he supposed to touch her hand or something? Ah. A hand shake. Yeah right.
From the distance, behind Sesshomaru, came an all too familiar voice that pained the eardrums of the demon.
"L-Lord Sesshomaru! Wait for me!" Came the voice of Jaken, running up to the demon breathlessly, his wooden staff in hand.
"Mi'lord! Who is this girl? Is she in your way? Let me take care of her!"
Hana looked at the tiny green thing that stood beside the one supposidly named Sesshomaru, tilting her head.
"Jaken."
"Y-Yes mi'lord!"
Sesshomaru looked down at the green imp and narrowed his eyes. He couldn't believe he was about to do this.
"There will be none of that. This girl will be coming along with us."
Jaken's eyes widened and he sweat dropped. He hated it whenever Sesshomaru did things on his own accord without a thought to his feelings! Why? He could already tell this girl was going to be the death of him, for sure!
"B-But mi'lord, I-"
"Quiet, Jaken. Come." The tall demon turned his back to the girl and began to walk toward the way he originally came from. Hana watched and let them walk, her eyes blinking and her purple bow ontop of her head flapping lightly in the wind. Sesshomaru stopped in his tracks a few seconds after he had began walking, not making any effort to look back, though.
"Are you coming...Hanako?" He called out, his voice almost like a gentle purr of a cat.
Hana snapped out of her daze, grabbed her newly forged katana and hugged it to her body happily. A friend! She actually made a friend! And a handsome one, too. She trotted right over to Sesshomaru's side.
"Coming!"
