I'm going to finish all my one-shots if you all give me a little time. I started a new job and don't have the time to write like to use to have.
Education
Getting his mother's permission was easy but getting Kagome herself to notice him was hell until one night.
R/R please I'd like to know what you think.
"I don't know why you are studying that shit. You ain't learning a damn thing," Inuyasha snapped making Kikyo smile. Everyone tensed as Kagome looked up from her book.
"Can you read Inuyasha?"
"I don't need that shit"
"So you and Kikyo can't read or do sums. That means if an important scroll is delivered neither of you will know what it says. And you can't go shopping in the market place because they will over charge you and you will never know. I feel sorry for you both," she sighed and went back to studying.
They both frowned noticing nothing they said tonight got under her skin.
"Well you're still a dumb fuck good for nothing but finding jewel shards. And you ain't no good at that either."
"You almost done with your test Shippo honey?"
"Almost mama . . .two more words"
"I don't know why you're teaching that brat. Youkai don't need shit like that"
"Sesshoumaru are you educated?"
"This Sesshoumaru's education started when he was several months old. So yes this Sesshoumaru is well educated," he smirked at the look on Inuyasha face.
"Shows how much you know Inuyasha. So how is education looked upon by youkai?"
"Where humans think nothing of education it is prized among Youkai. The more education you have the higher your status you have. Males especially like their females highly educated. Where males are trained in combat and educated it is even more so with females. They make stronger alliances that way."
"Really?"
"Yes, Miko. Can you image someone running a household of 20 or more servants that can't read or write?"
"To be tied to such a creature would be hell if you ask me," she looked at both Kikyo and Inuyasha before turning back to Sesshoumaru. Who smiled inwardly. She was finally noticing him even if was with something like this. "You said your education started at seven months old?"
"Yes"
"What did you learn?"
"The human tongue for one, the history of the Inuyoukai Clan"
"From your family?"
"From this one's mother"
"So your mother is educated?"
"Highly, she has even been to other places outside of Nippon. Where she studied their culture and language," he spoke proudly. She had even taught him, making him highly sought after as a mate since youkai started trading outside of Nippon.
"You know different languages?"
"Yes Miko from the mountain people of Tibet to the dark skinned people of the dark continent"
"Amazing can you teach me?"
"If you like"
"So fucking what nobody gives a fuck about that shit. Real warriors don't need that shit. Can you read Miroku, Sango?"
"Yes my friend as a monk reading and doing sums is very important"
"Me as well my father taught me when I was younger. I had to read the request for youkai that needed to be slain and know how much to charge them"
"What the fuck"
"See I tried to tell you reading is important"
"Can Rin learn to read?" came Rin's small voice.
"Of course you can honey. We'll start with letters than words. Before you know it you will be smarter than Sesshoumaru," Kagome smiled at her little girl.
"Really! Rin can be smarter than her lord?" her little eyes widen and she smiled.
"Anything is possible honey"
"Yea with Kagome teachin her she'll just be another dumb fuck. Good for nothing hahaha"
"You know what. . . SIT . . . there no one wanted to hear your voice anyway," He hit the ground and was knocked out cold. Kikyo just glared across the fire. And Rin went back to coloring her picture. "What else are youkai females taught Sesshoumaru?"
"Reading, writing sums, a variety of arts, some are trained in combat other's healing and many other things Miko."
"What type of female would you like?" 'Probably trained in combat' she blushed.
"This Sesshoumaru would like his female trained in the art of healing. She must know how to read, write and do sums, like history and love pups," he stared her straight in the eye trying to get his point across. "This Sesshoumaru would like his mate to know many things even things this Sesshoumaru doesn't know or understand."
She froze for a moment 'Did he just? No no that can't be possible. He can't mean what I think he does'
"What about the many things you know that she doesn't?"
"We will have many conversations in which we share information. We will learn from each other Miko"
"She sounds too good to be true. I'd bet she had to be beautiful as well?"
"She is very beautiful indeed," he growled softly knowing his comment went right over her head. He frowns than and cursed the hanyou for his treatment of her person.
"To bad no youkai would look at me twice without trying to kill me," she sighed.
"There are many youkai who would consider you the perfect mate."
"Really?"
"Yes Miko it is only the youkai council that keeps us away," he sighed inwardly knowing they would give him hell for what he was planning.
"Why?"
"You have a quest to finish and they want nothing but for you to finish."
"Oh! I thought those youkai villagers were only nice to us because you were with us"
"No Miko it is because you are loved and respected among the youkai population," he liked that pretty blush that spread across her face as she looked away from him. "What would you look for in a mate Miko?"
"No one would be dumb enough to mate her stupid lazy fucking ass. She's butt ass ugly and has a body of a child not even a blind youkai would want her ass"
"Don't make me say it again Inuyasha."
"Feh . . . whatever. .. Come one Kikyo we got better things to do than listen to this ugly fucking bitch. You wish you looked as good and was as powerful as my Kikyo bitch," Inuyasha snapped and Kikyo smiled as they stood and held hands walking away from camp.
"I guess he would have to be well trained in combat to protect me and the children. Well educated, hm, he has to care about what I say and think. And love children"
"What about looks, status, wealth?"
"that stuff doesn't matter. What matters is his mind, his personality, how he treats me and the children."
"hn"
"Times up Shippo its time for bed you guys." He watched as the pups got ready for bed with no problems and settled against a tree above their heads. He finally after weeks of trying got her to speak to him about something other than the polite words she had for everyone. As everyone slept he kept watch over his small family. The Miko gave him much to think about.
The messenger arrived well into the night and Sesshoumaru flared his aura to let him know he was waiting. He stood and stilled the messenger at the tree-line as he raised his hand. Kagome stirred
"Is something wrong Sesshoumaru?" she rubbed her eyes.
"Nothing is wrong. I am going to as you say wetter a bush. Go back to sleep," his voice soft.
"hm okay," she wrapped herself back around the children and drifted off again. When she was asleep again he stepped into the tree-line. The messenger placed the box at his feet and bowed.
"Just as you order my lord"
"Good your payment," he handed the youkai a bag of coins.
"Was there anything else my lord?"
"This Sesshoumaru would like a bow crafted from only the best craftsman," he handed the messenger a scroll. "the specifics are within"
"Right away my lord," he bowed again and was gone just as quick. Sesshoumaru lifted the box and walked back to his post and waited for the night to be over. He watched through his lashes as Kagome woke with the sun. she kissed the pups and went about making breakfast for everyone. He waited until she came back from her bath and presented her with his silk wrapped package.
"What is it ?" she questioned.
"You have but to open it Miko," and she did wrapping the package he eyes fell upon a beautiful shimmering white haori with matching hakama, a red kosode and soft black boots. She rubbed each with her hand.
"Its so soft and beautiful what is it made of?"
"It is made from the elemental rat to keep you safe from elemental attacks. The haori is lined with spider silk to protect you against claws and swords."
"wow its so light and it does all of that," her eyes widen as she launched herself at Sesshoumaru and hugged him. "Thank you sooo much Sesshoumaru"
"You are welcome Miko."
"I heard elemental rats are very rare where ever did you find it?"
"You will find with this Sesshoumaru's wealth and status everything is attainable," Kagome left right away to put it on.
"I ain't never heard of no elemental rat. Why the fuck are lying to that dumb bitch?"
"That shows you have no education hanyou," Sesshoumaru stated and turned his back on Inuyasha and Kikyo to see what could only be vision as Kagome stepped back into the small clearing. She took his breath away for a moment as she smiled at him. It fit her perfectly.
His heart pounded as he walked besides her having a light conversation about nothing really. The children played around their legs and everything was peaceful.
"Her mother is a fuckin whore that why shes like that," Kikyo laughed.
In the next moment Kagome turned and shot an arrow turning Inuyasha human and pinning Kikyo to a tree. Everyone was shock at the yell Kagome let out as she launches herself at Inuyasha. One hand wrapped around his throat the other punching him in the face. Sango and Miroku pulled her away but she pulled free as he rose from the ground and kicked him as hard as she could in the balls. He went to his knees and she rammed him face first in to her knee breaking his nose he fell back to the ground and she fell on him again punching and chocking him. It took Sesshoumaru to pull her off the downed Inuyasha.
"You Fuckin bastard don't you ever talk about my mother. I will kill you do you fucking hear me. You ungrateful son of a whore," she struggled to get free of Sesshoumaru iron grip.
"I don't talk about my mother you bitch," Inuyasha mumbled as he rose to his knees again. "You broke my fucking nose"
"I'll talk about your mother all I want you corpse fucker. SSSSIIITTT. You bastard and I mean it at least my mother had me in wedlock and not as someone's mistress. So whose mother is a whore you bastard," she struggled hard and right when she was about to yell out another sit Sesshoumaru put his hand over her mouth. The words coming out of her mouth was foul as they could be for someone so pure. 'she's been hanging around the hanyou to much'
"See to the hanyou," he told the shocked Sango and Miroku as he pulled Kagome away. They took in their downed friend and what could only be shocked. His eye was swollen shut, his nose broken, his lips where swollen and bloody. They rolled him to the side when he started to cough up with could only be blood and teeth.
"I have never seen Kagome so violent before"
"Well he did call her mother a whore. I am surprised she didn't purify him for his words." They looked over to where Sesshoumaru had pulled the struggling girl. And found her glaring at the downed Inuyasha.
"You have educated the hanyou enough Kagome," she stopped and looked to Sesshoumaru with a sigh.
"Fine but if he says it again I will kill him. My mother who washed his clothes and fed him is a whore. I don't think so. Nobody dishonors my mother and gets away with it. What if he had said that your mother?"
"You have done enough the hanyou can no longer move. See to the pups. They ran thinking we were under attack. Over there."
"Fine," she walked off. Sesshoumaru went back to Inuyasha.
"Will he live?"
"Of course but we have to stop for the day. Kagome broke a lot more than his nose," Sesshoumaru had to admit he never knew the Miko had it in her sealing the dead thing to a tree and beating the hanyou turned human within a inch of his death. He smiled while no one was looking. 'That's why I love her, she able to educate everyone she knows' he laughed inwardly.