Chapter 8: A little Confrontation is good for the...(Part 1)
How was it that every time he began to enjoy his day in peace his idiotic half-brother had to show his face and make his composure slip? The stoic mask that he had fought so hard to keep up had almost begun to crumble at the mention of one silly onna's name and he grew angry. How dare she? How dare he?
Looking around his study, he made no move as the maids he called went about trying to put everything back in place before the meeting with his dear brother had taken place. Rolling his eyes, he came to the conclusion that the next time they meet would be on his personal training grounds so that his home was not wrecked in the process. The fool nearly knocked down the portrait of himself that he had been given as a present for his 500th birthday! Insolent whelp. He had been the tornado that ran amuck in his home, his personal study, and for what? A human woman?
He looked at his brother's retreating form and his distraught retainer try to recover the pieces of the code and narrowed his eyes in irritation.
The morning had gone from good too bad in less than 10 minutes and he was furious.
~Earlier~
"Milord we have…somewhat…cracked the code…of the wench who spoke in a different tongue"
Sesshoumaru looked at both his retainer and general, "Hn, it only took you 500 hundred years." Leaning back in his chair he motioned for the toad to take a seat before him as his General stood by the door.
He watched with little interest as Jaken pulled out a folder and smacked it on the desk, running his fingers through the pages eagerly. As his retainer continued to look furiously for the papers, his General Daisuke stood at the door barely maintaining to contain his mirth as he scrolled through the messages on his phone. Sesshoumaru frowned. Daisuke, a blonde haired wolf youkai, was appointed General of his army 400 years prior, proving to be an excellent swordsman and one of the best hand to hand combat fighters as well. It wasn't until his mate Aexis, a rare black inu-youkai, caught his eye that he began to giggle and smile like a love-struck fool.
How could he, such a fierce fighter, turn into a common school boy over a woman? If he could he would have laughed, but he knew Alexis and she had proven to do good by her mate and his standards. She was after all his secretary. Still, it was very unprofessional for him to be on his phone while on duty,
"Dai." His cool baritone voice reached Daisuke's ears and he jumped, startled, and all but the threw his phone in his jacket.
"Hai Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Refrain from using those devices while on duty" He needn't say more because Daisuke had gotten the message loud and clear. If he didn't stop, he would be out of a phone…and possibly a job.
"Gomen Lord Sesshoumaru. It won't happen again"
Nodding his head towards the wolf, he let his eyes revert back to Jaken who had, finally, found the paper he was looking for with a loud, "Ah Ha!"
Jaken cleared his throat and held the paper tight within his grasp as he read, "We found out that it wasn't actually Russian that the woman spoke but Czech. That being said she was possibly a woman who was born in Czech then migrated to Japan later since it is mainly the language of those who reside in that particular country and not as mainstream as English has become over time. In fact, it is rarely even recognized as a language! It was adopted in-
"Jaken"
The poor toad looked up to the emotionless eyes of his master and gulped, "Y-yes Lord Sesshoumaru?"
"I do not wish for a history lesson. I simply wish to know what was said"
The toad nodded furiously, giving Daisuke the image of an abused bobble head, before stumbling over the pages, "Let's see…ah here it is!" He opened his mouth once again to speak the words that his lord wanted to hear when,
"SESSHOUMARU!"
Daisuke shook his head as he recognized the voice of the younger lord and Sesshoumaru growled, as InuYasha broke down the door in his fury. The younger sibling was absolutely livid as he glared daggers at his half-brother.
Jaken squawked and hid underneath the desk as the younger sibling stomped towards the older,
"You Bastard! How dare you hurt her?!"
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes, "You must think me a simpleton if you believe This Sesshoumaru would answer any of your questions after you barged into my study unannounced"
InuYasha growled and ripped the papers on the desk to shreds and pushed the pieces into his face, "You are a sorry mother fucker! She's fucking 20 for crying out loud! The fuck is wrong with you?"
It was then that Sesshoumaru stood to his 6'6 stature easily rising above the half-breeds 6'2 and flexed his claws, "You insolent brat! Do not question This Sesshoumaru."
"I can do whatever the fuck I want! Seriously what is your deal with her? I knew you were a fucking prick but I didn't know you took to harming woman too. What did she tell you to remove that fucking stick from your ass? Kami Sesshoumaru! She's human you could have killed her!"
"Hn. She asked for her treatment. If the wench would learn her place it wouldn't have gone to this extreme." Even to his own ears he sounded so cold and uncaring. The girl truly did nothing that would warrant him harming her person.
"Learn her place? Kagome isn't a damn dog! She's human and she's tried to be civil towards you countless times." Wasting no time he launched at his brother, claws ready to wipe that emotionless mask off his face when he was kicked in the stomach. Growling he returned to his feet and charged again, at a different angle and punched Sesshoumaru in the side. The surprise only seemed to anger Sesshoumaru more as he reached out to grab his younger sibling by the neck and toss him across the room and into the wall. Almost instantly, InuYasha was up again and moving towards him with claws extended.
Sesshoumaru simply dodged his attack and watched in concealed horror as the hanyous' claws ripped the bottom of his portrait from the waist down. His patience ran out then and he punched InuYasha hard across the face sending his through the wall of his study once more.
"Keh, is that all you got?!"
Sesshoumaru growled and was just about to attack when Daisuke stopped him, "Lord Sesshoumaru. I lightly suggest that you and InuYasha stop before you ruin the rest of your study, in any case, I also believe that InuYasha is down for the count"
"No I ain't ya mangy wolf! Tell that Fluffy Bastard to bring it on!" InuYasha yelled but the pain from the punch was too much and he fell on his butt with a loud thud, growling.
"Hn. Foolish hanyou. I should kill you for interrupting me and destroying my painting. If it weren't for our sire-"
"Keh, whatever. I heard this fucking speech before. Look, just fucking stay away from her Sesshoumaru. Go make someone else's life a living hell." Getting up off the ground, InuYasha shoved pass his brother an out of hole in the wall, Sesshoumaru had thrown him into, mumbling curses.
Daisuke could only look on in mild humor as his master shifted back to his regal self, ordering the maids to come and clean the mess up while he went for a drive. It had been a long morning and he could only imagine what the rest of the day had in store for the fearsome Daiyoukai. If he were to guess, he would say that his run in with InuYasha would be the first of many confrontations to come.
~Present~
That foolish hanyou knew not of what he spoke. He would gladly stay away from the human wench; it was his goal all along to have her away from his person anyway.
Good riddance.
"Sesshoumaru-sama" Daisuke approached him slowly holding what looked to be a bunch of worn out pages in his hand and looked them over.
"I know it is not my place to intrude on personal matters Milord, but you do realize that in a few months you will have reached you're 1000th birthday and well-
"What point are you trying to make Ookami?"
"Sir, you need a mate. Now it is to my understanding that this woman your brother
"Half-brother"
"Right, half-brother spoke of may have invoked some sort of brash reaction from you am I correct?"
"Hn. That matter is yet to be seen. She is just as foolish as the half-breed if not worse."
"Indeed, however I have not known you to harm woman, a human woman no less, without good reason."
Sesshoumaru inwardly scowled. He did not want to get into this. He wanted to ignore the blasted feelings and the female that brought them along,
"Your job entitles you to protect not instigate into the affairs of your Lord."
Daisuke sighed and ran a hand through his blond spikes, "That is what I am doing. You know as well as I do that if one denies their mate it won't end well for anyone." Handing Sesshoumaru the bundle of papers he sighed, "Give her a chance" He whispered before turning on his heel and walking out of the study.
Sesshoumaru looked down at the bundle and noticed that it was the wench's sketchbook that she had dropped yesterday. Raising a hand to flip the pages his eyes widened slightly with interest before he closed it all together and tucked it under his arm,
"Jaken. I will return later, make sure my study resembles its former self."
When the toad nodded, Sesshoumaru quickly left out of the study and moved directly towards his car with the wench's sketchbook in hand. Whether he liked her or not, she had some explaining to do; he opened the scrapbook and flipped to the page that had caught his eye with a frown.
There was no way the girl could draw him in his true form, for he had not been that way in over 300 years. Perplexed, he got into his shiny black Mazda 6 with one direction in mind.
~SK~
"Thank you so much Sango for letting me stash my portrait here! InuYasha and Kikyo are still hounding me for a peek"
Sango smiled at her young friend, while helping her hang the portrait on the wall of her storage room, "No problem! I can definitely see why they would want to see though. This is amazing Kagome! It's so detailed and it looks full of passion!"
Kagome blushed at the compliment then beamed at her friend, "Thanks! It took four hours but it was exciting! I saw a flyer when I got back for an art show at an art gallery and thought I might use this piece. I have to of course finish coloring the background and shade, but I think this could win!"
"If it doesn't win they are crazy. This is truly amazing!" Sango smiled as she placed the last hooks on the walls then mounted the portrait, "All done! So when is the show?"
Kagome bit her lip in concentration, "Uhm in three weeks I believe. More than enough time for me to put the finishing touches on my baby"
"I'll make sure to get the day off! I can't wait to see you blow those judges socks off with this"
Kagome laughed at Sango before clapping her hands together, "I hope so! This invitational is just the boost I need to get more of my art work on the market!" Closing the door, Kagome stretched her arms above her head yawning softly,
"I still can't believe I slept for so long"
Sango smiled, "You were always notorious for going to sleep randomly throughout the day Kagome. You literally, sleep like a baby"
Kagome giggled, "Aw come on! I didn't sleep THAT much"
"You fell asleep on High School Musical for crying out loud!"
"That was one time! I hadn't gotten any sleep the night before and you know it!"
Sango laughed, "Right because you were so eager to see the super cute guy sing! What's his name?"
"Zac Efron!"
"Someone is still a fangirl I see. Hey do you still make up fan fiction stories where he leaves Vanessa Hudgens for you?
Both Sango and Kagome turned to the source of the voice and Kagome immediately growled, "Miroku! Shut up! That was like 6 years ago!"
Sango laughed and walked up to her husband and kissed his cheek, "Be nice Roku. Kagome's very sensitive today"
"I'm right here you know! Jeez if I had known better I'd say you two were out to get me" Kagome stated sticking out her tongue,
"Not at all onee-san we only want what's best for you! Now come on inside so I can see how your arm is doing. The fact that you are moving it freely without pain is a good sign but I would still like to check it for any poison. I've heard from a very reliable source that Sesshoumaru-sama has a tendency to embed poison into another's body without notice"
Sango rolled her eyes, "Let me guess is this "reliable source" that dog-eared jerk from last night?"
"Ah my lovely Sango, so very astute, but yes InuYasha told me about his brother's unique abilities."
Sango scoffed, "I still can't believe Kikyo is mated to that idiot. They are a strange mix"
"So are you and Miroku but you guys fit" Kagome chimed in,
"I would have to agree with Kagome on this one Sango. Apparently opposites do attract; although I always did picture Kikyo-sama with someone a little less…
"Idiotic?"
"No, more like gruff or aggressive."
Kagome smirked, "I think they are perfect for each other just like you guys!"
Sango grinned while Miroku wrapped his arm around her, "I can see that!"
"Anyway ladies, I've ordered some pizza for the three of us to eat while we watch a movie. Sound good?"
"Of course! It'll be just like high school again! Minus Kouga, Bleh"
"Morning Movies with pizza is always the best" Miroku sang.
"I still don't understand why you agreed to go out with him. He was such a hot head"
Kagome bit her lip, "In my defense, he was hot, but most definitely a hot head. He turned out to a good friend though."
"Yea after you spazzed out on him that day" Miroku cried, "Oh man that was hilarious! I've never seen you so mad"
Sango shook her head, "And the sad part was when he still vowed that one day he would win her over. If he didn't have something the kid definitely had faith"
(Ding Dong)
"Hey I think the pizza's here! Kags, can you get the door while I grab my wallet?"
Kagome nodded, "Sure thing."
Smoothing out her flannel purple pajama pants, she made her way up the stairs and to the front. Smiling, she swung the door open, ready to greet the delivery boy when her breath caught in her throat.
A pair of golden orbs stared back at her emotionlessly and she barely managed to choke out a name she was sure was meant to haunt her for the rest of her days,
"Sesshoumaru?"