Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha and co. I don't own any of the songs that I put into the story, except on cd's. But I do own Shiori, Miyu-Guardian-mother to Shiori & Koshin Hakogami-snow youkai from modern Japan-father to Shiori, Kil Kai-another snow demon from feudal times & Aisu-female snow demon from feudal times, they are all mine.
AN: " " is speaking, ' ' is thought
AN: The She that I am referring to in this is the Goddess, I thought that I would put 'she' in italics & capitalize, instead of writing 'Goddess' all the time.
I know this is unusual for me to post another chapter up this quickly, but my Muse was getting impatient with me. So, what can you do when your Muse won't leave you alone? LOL And as always, thanks to those who read & enjoy my story. I had 145 hits on my last chapter. YAY! I'm glad you still like my story. And I love to here from all those that review. . :-) Hope I keep you all interested in this story. The reviews mean a lot to me, so pretty please drop me a line. Enjoy!
Now on with the show.
Glossary:
youkai-demon
taiyoukai-demon lord
inu-youkai-dog demon
ningen-human
ookami-wolf demon
osuwari-sit
aisu-ice
Chapter 27: A Little Girl Talk
Again, Shiori found herself kissing the stoic Ice Prince, but this time, it was real and he was the one that iniated the kiss. 'What is with him?' she thought as his lips came in contact with hers, then she didn't think at all. She was more than a little surprised that he would kiss her at all. He was one of those youkai that frown on human acts like kissing. They feel they don't need to kiss in order to show affection to their mates. 'How can one so outwardly emotionless be such a great kisser?'
Sesshomaru was a little surprised by his actions, too. 'What am I doing? And do I even care?' he thought. He then concentrated on the feel of her lips pressed against his and decided that he didn't. He enjoyed their softness and warmth. He sucked her bottom lip into his mouth and gently nipped it, causing her to moan softly. He liked the sound and did it again. He was surprised when he felt her right hand slide across his high cheek bone up into this long, soft, silver hair. There she moved her hand to the base of his head and grabbed tightly to a fist full of his hair and held him their, kissing him back. 'Forceful,' he thought, pleased.
Shiori also stroked his bottom lip with her tongue, asking him to open up. When he did, she leaned up and deepened the kiss, taking charge. She surprised him by drawing his tongue into her mouth and sucking on it. She was rewarded with a deep, pleased growl from him. She felt his arms tighten around her waist to hold her to him. Then everything came to a screeching halt when their was a knock on the door frame.
"I hate to break you two up, but you might want to cool it till you can be more alone," Inu Yasha whispered, knowing they would hear him.
This was almost as effective as a bucket of ice water on Shiori. See, she wasn't ashamed to be kissing an incredibly gorgeous male, but she was a little bothered by the fact that is his royal iciness. She pulled away from his lips and released her hold of his hair, but froze when she saw a fire shining in his eyes. She swallowed to dampen her suddenly dry throat, before shifting to get out of his lap. "I think we should cool it for a bit, don't you? I don't think you want anyone to see you kissing a half-breed like me." She was stopped by his the tightening of his arms.
"I do not give a damn about what people or youkai think of who I, Sesshomaru, kiss." With that said, he released her and watched as she scooted over so she was sitting on the raised floor of the hut. He watched her take a deep breath and then bend down to under her right shoe so she could slip the torn jean leg off her ankle.
She sighed looking at the pant leg, "Well, I guess I can attach it back to my jeans." She then saw her black backpack and rummaged around, looking for another pair of jeans. The whole time she was doing this, she was trying to ignore the taiyoukai. She found what she was looking for and put them on the top of the pile of things in the backpack. She shut the pack and put her shoe back on, figuring that she would take a look at her wound in a bit and head to the hot springs for a bath. 'No point in putting clean clothes on a sweaty body,' she thought. With her shoe back on, she stood up on the dirt floor at the entrance and stretched the injured leg. Without a backward glance, she walked right out the door.
Sesshomaru was not happy with her state of dress feeling that no one had a right to look at her long, nearly naked leg but him. 'Where did that come from?' he thought, 'But, no matter, no male youkai will come near her until she's had a bath because my scent is so strong on her right now.' He sighed, feeling that he would have to be satisfied with that. For now. He got up and walked out of the hut as if he were king of the world.
Inu Yasha kept his mouth shut about what those two were doing in the old miko's hut. This earned him a whispered thank you from Shiori but a cold glare from his older brother. He just shrugged. 'Like I'd ever get approval from him anyway.' He then turned his full attention back to Kagome as she was talking to Aisu about her time and how well the Black Rose clan was being taken care of.
"Your descendents would make you proud. They have been able to hold onto their clan and their land for over five centuries. Some have not always been so lucky, "Kagome said.
Aisu nodded her agreement. "This is so true, even in this time. I have often worried about the future of my clan. This puts my mind at ease." She was silent for a moment, then turned to Kagome, "Can you tell me anything about my descendents?"
Kagome turned to answer but it was Shiori who said, "I can, if you would take a walk with me, I'll tell you something that would probably blow your mind."
Aisu was studying the young woman before her for a few heartbeats, then, "I would like that." They both began to walk a little ways away from the group, with a slightly depressed Kil Kai looking on. After walking for about ten minutes in silence, Aisu asked, "So, tell me, who are you? You smell like one of my clan, but I do not know you."
Shiori smiled, "I am from your clan, a descendent as a matter of fact."
Aisu was a bit shocked, she stopped walking to stare at the young woman. "How?"
Taking a deep breath, Shiori began. "I'm your granddaughter. First born, actually, by your future son."
"My son?" Aisu whispered in mild shock.
"Yes, Lady Aisu, you will bear a son in about fifty years or so. Dad said he never kept up with his birthday after a century or two," Shiori smiled. "He will be your heir and because I am first born, so will I."
"What do you mean, 'first born?' There are more children?"
"Yes, there are six of us total. Dad wanted more, but Mom said she had enough. She told him they could have more, if he was the one who got pregnant." This cause both woman to laugh.
"Who does my son mate with? What are your parents like?" Aisu asked, genuinly curious.
"My mother is a Guardian, a very powerful one. They were matched up by the Goddess who created my kind. She felt that your son was worthy of one of Her daughters. She pushed them together."
"How?"
"Well, She sent them on the same little 'errand' to retrieve something or other, they don't remember what it was, only the sight of seeing each other for the first time. They fought naturally and my father took her hostage. He was never going to hurt her but he would not let her go until she told him what she was after. She, being extremely stubborn, told him to go to hell," she paused to laugh, "They fought off and on for about a month over his refusal to let her leave. Then one night, their fighting started something else. After that, they realized that they didn't want to ever be separated and that is that."
"So, who is in charge?" Aisu asked, smiling a geniue smile, happy with the tale of her future child.
"That would depend on who you ask and what kind of mood they're in."
"Understandable. Now, I was wondering, could you tell me who the father of my son would be? Not that I'm in a hurry or anything," she asked, looking away trying to hide the light blush that appeared on her cheeks.
Shiori was surprised to see her grandmother blushing. She had never heard of her blushing, but she thought that she would drop a hint and see if she caught it. "You already know who he is, the question is, does he know? Stubborn male that he is."
Aisu was a little puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"We left him in Kaede's village looking just a little depressed," Shiori answered and smiled when she saw Aisu's eyes widen.
"No, you are wrong, he does not want me."
"Yes, he does, he just doesn't know it yet."
"What are you talking about? We've been betrothed for most of our lives by our fathers and he has always hated the idea," Aisu protested, trying not the let that annoying little spark of hope to get any bigger. She may be very reserved but she had feelings and has been in love with Kil Kai from the moment she first saw him when they were children. It broke her heart everytime he would complain about their betrothal, though he never knew.
"Trust me, he's my grandfather. He told Dad that he kicked himself in the butt thinking about how he used to complain about being betrothed to you. He said, he complained because your fathers had tried to lay out every detail of your lives as if you two couldn't do it yourselves. Not because he didn't want you. He didn't realize how you felt until you broke it off with him."
Aisu gasped, "I just talked to him about that last night." She was quiet for a few heartbeats, then looked up, "This is frightening."
Then she looked at her descendent, her future granddaughter, "But, what about you? How do you feel about him?"
Shiori scrunched her nose up, "Eeww! Thanks but you can keep granddad. I almost didn't recognize him until I saw my dad again. It's okay, though, because he gets you, everyone is happy. Or they will be," she smiled. "Now, we have to get him to admit that he's crazy about you and can't live with out you so I can be born and drive my parents batty."
"You have a strange way of talking, do you know that?"
She just smiled and began talking about ways to help Aisu get Kil Kai.
AN: Sorry it took so long in updating, I'm going to work more on my story from now on. My little ones are getting where they keep each other entertained. lol So keep looking for me. And as always, I hope you like this chapter. LOL I hope this chapter is enjoyed by my loyal readers. How do you guys like it so far? Please read & review.
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