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With a smirk that has terrified more demons than one could count, Sesshoumaru stepped on the gas and bolted away completely ignoring the screams of terror from the backseat.
"Would you, SMACK, slow down?" the loudmouth yelled straight into Sesshoumaru's sensitive ear while whacking him on the head. Did she really just whack me on the head? This calls for some retaliation. Completely disregarding her rather reasonable pleas, Sesshoumaru continued to speed up. Just when the car could go no faster, he slammed on the breaks. Naturally, his demon powers kept him from any injury, but the human girl in the back, well, that didn't end so well. THUNK Sesshoumaru heard a loud noise as though a body had just collided with his backseat, huh, it seems that was exactly what happened. But still, there was not an once of pity to be seen in his stoic face, nor was there an once to be found in his stoic heart, not that she could tell.
"What the hell was that for? Are you trying to kill me?"
"Are these rhetorical questions?" Sesshoumaru responded deadpan not giving away his inner glee at seeing her completely disgruntled with her hair in all directions and a large red mark on her face from where it collided with the seat back.
"Rhetorical! Hmph." She snorted as she crossed her arms. Just as she opened her mouth again the car came to a complete stop and before she could even speak, Sesshoumaru was out of the car. She heard the "beep beep" of the lock sound. "Did he just lock me in? What an idiot." She yelled to Sesshoumaru, "You're gonna have to do better if you plan on keeping me locked in here!" but Sesshoumaru never even turned around. She grabbed the handle, smirking, "What an idiot. Locking the door keeps people out not in!" She jerked the handle, nothing. "YOU BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU PUT ON THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS!"
Unbeknownst to her, and well, anyone, Sesshoumaru grinned, yes grinned, for the very first time in his whole life. What an idiot. An entertaining idiot, but an idiot no less. HAHAHAHAHAHAH, he just couldn't contain his internal laughter. Thought she could beat me, as if! She is light years behind if she even wants a chance at besting me. I haven't lived 700 years on the sidelines. I haven't been living watching someone else take over the Western Lands, which reminds me…just you wait until I get my hands on you Father. I can't believe you thought I wouldn't find out!
If Sesshoumaru had been a little less Sesshoumaru and a little more Inuyasha, then he would have stomped his way up to his mansion, but since he is not, he just glided with purpose, like always. Sometimes, even Sesshoumaru would like to give in to his more "Inuyasha-like" tendencies, but seeing how that would make him more like Inuyasha, that rather small desire is immediately pounded into submission by Sesshoumaru's more reasonable self.
Now that Sesshoumaru's mind has been diverted to the more important problem of confronting his inane father, the screaming girl in his car was completely forgotten. Thank goodness he thought it was too cruel to lock her up without cracking the windows, otherwise there would be an even greater problem to plague his steel trap of a mind. Even Sesshoumaru has a smidgen of kindness, well a very small smidgen…it couldn't rightfully be called a conscience since he doesn't even acknowledge its existence.
"Father," Sesshoumaru growled, "Where are you hiding?"
A long white ponytail could be seen peeking out behind the sofa. How did he know I would be coming…Inuyasha. Not only is he a hanyou he is a traitor as well! You're next, Inuyasha. It seems you don't even know the concept of loyalty. I haven't killed you yet, have I? That means you owe me your undying loyalty. This is a basic concept! Sesshoumaru didn't realize his own ridiculousness as he was so clouded by thoughts of his own self-importance.
Sesshoumaru's seemingly short introspection was in fact a painfully long silent ten minutes that came across as very intimidating, as if Sesshoumaru was just waiting for the object of his revulsion to grow the balls to face him.
"Oh my boy!" Inutaisho shouted with a very convincing smile, convincing if one had not spent the last 700 years learning that the smile was a load of crock, "You're home! I was just thinking about you, and how I wanted to talk with you about leaving you my legacy."
Sesshoumaru just raised his eyebrow. This small muscle movement to most would mean nothing, but Inutaisho had had more than enough time to learn to interpret all of Sesshoumaru's more common gestures. Putting this knowledge to use Inutaisho said, "It's not a bribe! How could you think so lowly of your own father?" Sesshoumaru just glared. "Ok, so maybe it is something I would do…would it work?" Sesshoumaru's glare deepened. "No of course not. Did I say that out loud?" Inutaisho sighed. "It was a joke! I never thought it would catch on!" If possible, Sesshoumaru's glare turned glacier.
Sesshoumaru ground out, "Joke…?" Calm down. Calm down! Must not show emotion. Must not let him know how pissed I am! Sesshoumaru regained his composure, as inutaisho's eyes glowed with that knowing glint he gets when he knows he is really pissing Sesshoumaru off. How Inutaisho would love to make Sesshoumaru lose his icy composure and just let someone have it, but it seems today would not be that day. Inutaisho had really thought that this history mess would be the thing to do Sesshoumaru in, but it seems Sesshoumaru has even more control than Inutaisho thought.
"Ok, fine, so maybe I did think that it would catch on, but I didn't…" he trailed off. Sesshoumaru's claws started to glow that sickly poisonous green. "Fine! I may or may not have been the sole perpetrator of this slight alteration of truth." At the word slight, the glow grew to murderous proportions. "But you have to admit, it was kind of funny. I mean, when I first thought of it, I nearly died laughing." At the thought of hi father rolling on the ground laughing like a crazy human at his son's expense, Sesshoumaru's rein on his temper snapped. He leapt at Inutaisho claws outstretched preparing to leave a very lasting mark on one of Inutaisho's more precious body parts when he heard the sound of stomping feet heading his way. The stomping didn't sound like Inuyasha's normal gait, no this person's weighed significantly less than Inuyasha. Then it hit him, the only other person in the vicinity that was both angry and could make that noise, was that girl he left in his car. How did she get out? Crap! She is almost here! I can't blow our cover! I will never, never hear the end of it. With that thought Sesshoumaru flipped in mid air, landing on the carpet several feet away from his former victim and proceeded to pretend to be texting on his cell phone.
"SESSHOUMARU! Where are you!" I see being locked in a car has not improved her temper, nor weakened her lung capacity. Clearly she was getting enough air…next time I should correct that. Wait. There won't be a next time. She is not stepping foot in my car ever again. The object of his wayward thoughts appeared. "How dare you lock me in your car! What if I had died?" She yelled.
"You make that sound as if it wasn't the desired outcome."
"Why you!"
"But it seems that my wishes were not fulfilled. What a pity."
Unable to contain her anger a moment longer, the girl threw herself at Sesshoumaru, fists clenched, eyes burning just ready to beat the living daylights out of this arrogant scum. Caught by surprise, Sesshoumaru barely managed to evade her reckless, potentially harmful attack. His little pivot caused her to miss her target and slam full body into the bookshelves lining the back wall. CRASH! BAM! It was a cacophony of noise as first the girl's body rammed into the shelves, and then the books from said shelf fell onto her sprawled out body like rocks in an avalanche. Now, that little part of Sesshoumaru's mind that is not his conscience, felt a little bit of pity for the moaning girl. Hmm…that looks like it hurt. Even I would feel some pain after getting a beating like that. Being the gentleman that he was, who is he kidding? He tentatively picked up one of the many books covering her small body. "Are you still alive?"
With a groan, the answer came up, "Much to your chagrin I am sure." Her snarky reply assured him of her safety and that little niggling of conscience or pity or whatever, was put back in its proper place, locked behind a steel barricade.
"So it seems. Well, then, you cannot have anything to discuss with me seeing as you are currently occupied. You know the way out. Oh, and just leave the books. I am sure you wouldn't shelve them correctly." With that less than kind assessment, Sesshoumaru picked himself up and left with much more aplomb than when he entered the room. What a mess. That girl is truly a menace. But an entertaining one. He smirked, waiting for her no doubt, loud bellow of defamatory remarks. He was not disappointed.
"NOW wait just one second there bub! You get your no good muscular carcass back in here and help me out of this! I can't believe you would just walk away, well actually, that is extremely believable you overgrown lout! You ass licking, no account, unsightly, repulsive, mother couldn't even love you, gag inducing, son of a pig! I've seen monkeys more attractive than you! In fact, a mud-covered monkey licking its fingers has more sex appeal than you! In fact INUYASHA has more sex appeal than you!" With that one remark, the rest were just water under the bridge, but there was no way Sesshoumaru could walk away from someone who said his half hanyou no loyalty brother has more sex appeal than he does! In an instant he was back at her side.
"What did you say?" In a tone that implied lying would be very bad for her health, lethal in fact.
"I said…" she trailed off. Determined not to let his smoky eyes and sexy voice get the best of her, she closed her eyes and shouted, "I SAID INUYASHA HAS MORE SEX APPEAL THAN AN OVERGROWN MUTT LIKE YOU!"
At first he did nothing, as the ringing in his ears had reached monumental proportions, but then, when it had died down to a controllable level, he snarled. "Is that so?" Determined to prove her wrong, because at this range he was practically knocked over by her powerful scent of arousal, he went for the kill. But instead of his lips meeting their targets, they met the side of her cheek. The cheek she had just turned to deflect his attack. How dare she! AS if she doesn't want me! I can smell it on her! But rather than showing his anger, he smoothly stated, "Why bother trying to hide it? I can smell your arousal from here. It is very…potent. How badly you must want me." He mused, intent on making her too angry to think. But instead of replying the way he suspected, she spit out, "My body may think you're hot, but my mind finds you disgusting! I'd never let a guy like you kiss me! Who knows where those disease bidden lips have been!"
This final double implication that Sesshoumaru was a dirty man whore pushed his iron control to the brim. "Thank you for bringing me to my senses." Though the way he said thank you implied that he was anything but grateful. "I almost made a terrible mistake. No matter where these lips might have been, there is one place they will never be, and that is on the lips of a filthy utterly unappealing girl like you. Even a dirty man whore has standards." Seeing the light in her eyes go out, he smirked. That's right. You will never win against me.
But as he watched her gather up the residual small pieces of her pride and walk out of the room with tears in her eyes, he felt that small prick of conscience. Are you happy now? Sesshoumaru, try as he might, could not truthfully answer yes.