Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi

Beta: MissKatt

To become

Chapter 2

Kagome sat on the wooden stairs as she watched her small charges play in the yard. Today the sky was bright, but not overly hot, which made the day as perfect as one could have it. During days like these, she had less trouble with the children. Usually, the scorching sun or rain always caused trouble.

Blue eyes made a quick survey around the yard and she found Sesshomaru, her only inu-youkai child in the school, sitting under the shade of a sakura tree. Alone. He was always alone and she was starting to worry.

At the beginning she thought he was merely shy, then the idea he just didn't like to socialize crossed her mind as time progressed. It was concerning, but not overly so. If that was the case, he just needed to learn. Sadly, that didn't seem to be the case.

Sesshomaru enjoyed his solitude. That was concerning.

With a sigh she moved towards her inu-ward and sat a fair distance away, not wanting to make him uncomfortable. Right now she wanted to talk to him and needed him to feel at ease, "Good morning, Sesshomaru-kun."

Golden eyes moved from the children to her in a bored fashion and then he nodded in acknowledgment, "Good morning, Kagome-san."

The miko smiled, at least he didn't lack manners, "Why do you not play with the others? Are you afraid?" she didn't think that was it, but it opened the topic for conversation neatly.

As expected, his golden eyes narrowed in annoyance, "This Sesshomaru is not afraid," he said tightly, "This Sesshomaru doesn't mingle with the likes of them. They lack honor," he said in a very serious tone.

Kagome's eyes widened with disbelief, "Honor?" she asked more out of surprise than anything else. When did he even learn the word honor? He was just four years old! Right… he was a pure inuyoukai which meant his parents must be youkai, and old, too. At such age, their view of the world was much different than hers.

Sesshomaru blushed, growled, and crossed his arms over his chest before turning his face away and mutter, "They sang 'Hey diddle diddle' to this Sesshomaru."

It took all of her willpower not to laugh at his offended expression.

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Dokuga_Contest Prompt: Hey, Diddle Diddle

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