Meanwhile in Atlantica there was a fight in progress. The six daughters of Inutashio had decided to band together and evict their brother from the bathroom, where he had been lurking for the past few hours. Eventually Inuyasha left of his own freewill, and swam lazily past his irate sisters, humming. He was so zoned out that he didn't notice his father's presence until he swam straight into the demon king.
"Oh, morning father." He said and swam off dreamily.
"Boy he's got it bad." Aquata diagnosed. Inutashio looked after his only son worriedly. Inuyasha had never acted like this before.
"What? What's he got?" Inutashio asked his daughters.
"Isn't it obvious daddy? Inuyasha's in love." Adella answered.
"Inuyasha? In love?" Inutashio marveled. He had hoped that Inuyasha would at least like Kagome but love? That was more than he expected by far. The sea king chuckled to him self and swam off to ponder his sons' sudden change of heart.
Not far away from the castle Inuyasha sat completely unaware of his fathers ponderings. He was to busy fantasizing about his beautiful prince and all things he would like to do to the pale demon. (Most scenarios included Sesshomaru tied to something solid, naked.) Below the horny prince Myoga paced back and forth worrying about what the king would do to him if he found out about Inuyasha saving the land-demon. Inuyasha sitting straight up with determination written all over his face pulled him from his thoughts.
"I have to see him again." The prince exclaimed. "Miroku knows where he lives. I'll swim over and have Shippo splash around to get his attention and--." Myoga quickly cut off the prince and forced him to sit back down.
"Inuyasha what are you saying? Life under the sea is better than anything they have up there."
The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things surround you
What more is you lookin' for?
Under the sea
Under the sea
Darling it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea
Down here all the fish is happy
As off through the waves they roll
The fish on the land ain't happy
They sad 'cause they in their bowl
But fish in the bowl is lucky
They in for a worser fate
One day when the boss get hungry
Guess who's gon' be on the plate
Under the sea
Under the sea
Nobody beat us
Fry us and eat us
In fricassee
We what the land folks loves to cook
Under the sea we off the hook
We got no troubles
Life is the bubbles
Under the sea
Under the sea
Since life is sweet here
We got the beat here
Naturally
Even the sturgeon an' the ray
They get the urge 'n' start to play
We got the spirit
You got to hear it
Under the sea
The newt play the flute
The carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass
And they soundin' sharp
The bass play the brass
The chub play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul
(Yeah)
The ray he can play
The lings on the strings
The trout rockin' out
The blackfish she sings
The smelt and the sprat
They know where it's at
An' oh that blowfish blow
Under the sea
Under the sea
When the sardine
Begin the beguine
It's music to me
What do they got? A lot of sand
We got a hot crustacean band
Each little clam here
know how to jam here
Under the sea
Each little slug here
Cuttin' a rug here
Under the sea
Each little snail here
Know how to wail here
That's why it's hotter
Under the water
Ya we in luck here
Down in the muck here
Under the sea
When Myoga finished he turned back to Inuyasha, only to find that the mer-prince had swum off.
"Somebody needs to nail that boys fins to the floor." He muttered to himself.
Suddenly a messenger seahorse swam up to him with the news that the sea king wanted to see him immediately. Myoga gulped and swam toward the palace.
"Come on Shippo, what's the surprise?" Inuyasha asked as he followed the small flounder to their secret grotto.
"If I told it wouldn't be a surprise." Shippo giggled.
Inuyasha swam into the grotto and gasped at the sight that greeted him. There in the middle of the grotto, sat the statue of Sesshomaru surrounded by children.
"Oh Shippo, it's wonderful! It looks almost exactly like him." Inuyasha swam around the statue, giggling.
"Why Sesshomaru, run away with you? This is all so, so sudden." Inuyasha was so wrapped up in his fantasy that he didn't notice the shadows floating behind him until it was to late.
"Kagome what are you doing here?" he asked. Before Kagome had time to answer the other lurking figure drifted into the light, much to Inuyashas' dismay.
"Father." He squeaked. Inuyasha could practically see the steam coming out of his fathers' ears. Inutashio was pissed.
"I consider myself a reasonable merman. I set certain rules, and I expect those rules to be obeyed." Inutashio barked. "Is it true you rescued a demon from drowning?!"
"Father I had to, he would have died!" Inuyasha protested.
"One less fish eater to worry about! Contact between the human world and the mer-world is strictly forbidden. Inuyasha, you know that! Everybody knows that!" Inutashio was getting really riled up now, and Kagome was lurking in the back looking hurt at Inutashios' tirade about her world.
"You don't even know him!" Inuyasha protested.
Inutashio's eyes started to bleed red.
"Know him? I don't have to know him. They're all the same. Spineless, savage, harpooning, fish-eaters, incapable of any feeling-"
"But father, I love him!" Inuyasha blurted out. Absolute silence reined for a moment before Kagome responded, tears starting to trickle down her face.
"No! What are you saying? He's a demon, you're a merman. Plus you're engaged to me!" she screamed.
"I don't care!" Inuyasha bit out from where he was hiding behind the statue.
"Inuyasha." Inutashio started, brandishing his trident. "I've tried to get through to you, but if this is the only way….so be it." With that the seaking started demolishing the grotto. He blasted everything, completely ignoring his sons' howls for him to stop. Inuyashas' pleading reached fever pitch when Inutashio pointed his trident at the statue of Sesshomaru. In a burst of light the statue shattered and Inuyasha sank to the floor in anguish. He curled up and started sobbing as his father and Kagome left.
