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.