Disclaimer: It's just so obvious. I write fanfictions in English.
Sorcerousfang: been a while since I've had any inspiration for this one, but a review for Deep Water gave me a really random idea. So let's have some fun with Koga, shall we?
Sesshomaru: Really? You're bringing the wolf into this. With Rin around?
Sorcerousfang: Rin isn't afraid of him anymore, remember?
Sesshomaru: You're cruel.
Neuro: Should be fairly amusing. From what I've read, your humor seems to increase with each story, if minimally.
Sorcerousfang: …I'm not sure if that should make me happy, or if that's an insult to my growing writing skills.
Neuro: (^-^)
Sesshomaru: …That face is not as pleasant as he makes it out to be.
Sorcerousfang: Which is why I invited him.
This is a senario that won't happen in Deep Water itself (since there really is no room for the wolf in it), but just a 'what if' sort of thing, which might give it a less humor-driven feel. If you think you'd enjoy a suspense-ish story (which is written far better than anything I've thrown into here), take a peek. I'm kinda proud of it.
Anywho, I think you'll enjoy the random humor.
Ears twitched madly on top of his white mane, calling Sesshomaru's attention to his sibling. It was simply too strange to watch, and yet mesmerizing all the same. The ears he himself would never know the feeling of flattened, as if there was something on the edge of his senses that was unpleasant.
A disgruntled yep followed a moment later, when the bedridden demon grabbed one firmly between his fingers.
"Ow! Damn it, Sesshomaru! Not you, too!" Inuyasha growled, then looked confused a moment later. Like the flick to his nose the other night, Sesshomaru grabbing his ear out of what seemed like playfulness was just as strange.
Sesshomaru hid the smirk that wanted to show on his face by taking a quick drink of water.
"Their mad twitching was beginning to get annoying," he explained a moment later as the giggles of a curious Rin were brought to his attention. "Cease your concern about whatever is keeping them in motion."
His ears flattened against his head again.
"The wind sounds strange," he admitted, obviously annoyed by it.
"So it will rain," Sesshomaru said flatly.
"Your nose still broken?" he shot back. "'Course it's not rain. It's something else, right Kagome?"
Sesshomaru's attention turned to the girl, whose gaze was curiously avoiding the hanyou's accusatory glare.
"…I was kinda hoping he would give up since we're in a village," she laughed nervously. "But I guess not."
"So it is that flea-bitten wolf!"
"W-wolf?"
Her tiny voice was almost lost in Inuyasha's rant, but Sesshomaru's gaze went straight to the girl. Rin's fear of wolves was only natural, given that she was killed by them, and the mention of any from Jaken's mouth had since become taboo upon that discovery. Her wide eyes found his quickly, and he returned her unspoken question with a short nod.
"Inuyasha, does this wolf pose as great concern?"
"Pffft, I could run his ass out any time," he retorted. "That mongrel's gonna get it one of these days!"
Sesshomaru frowned as he continued. He was hardly answering the question.
"Gi-"he cut himself off before he said the word. The girl was hardly more than that to him, but her care demanded a bit more respect than simply addressing her as 'girl'. "Kagome, is the wolf a cause for concern?"
Inuyasha stopped in favor of a new retort.
"Hey, are you ignoring me?"
Indeed he was.
"Koga's not really a problem," she said with a smile that looked a bit nervous. "Inuyasha just doesn't like him, and, well…"
"Inuyasha thinks he's a threat to his and Kagome's relationship," Miroku finished with a bemused look on his face.
"What relationship?" Inuyasha jumped.
"SIT!"
As she stormed out, the monk shook his head.
"He's his own threat," Shippo said quietly from beside Rin before looking up at her. "Koga's not scary. He won't let his wolves do anything. Besides, they're usually trailing really far behind him," he assured her. She nodded silently to that.
A moment later, Sesshomaru picked up on the scent that had Inuyasha rushing out of the hut. He recognized it as the wolf he had met before; he had beaten back a centipede after Rin for a meal.
"Rin," he called. "It's the one from before."
"From before…?" she questioned, then after a moment the memory seemed to have returned to her. "OH! I still have to thank him from that time, don't I?"
With the smile back on her face, Sesshomaru felt less concerned. Now he had to get up.
After everyone had filed out of the house, Sesshomaru took his time getting on his feet. His first attempt at this had failed last time, and he wasn't about to have a repeat of the situation that left him in. His grip on the window was much stronger this time, and he was able to hoist himself up. The door, thankfully, wasn't far, and he was able to use the frame to lean against.
By the time he got comfortable against the outer wall, the wolf was already among the group, and decidedly close to Kagome, who smiled the nervous smile she had been wearing since the wolf became topic.
"You get your filthy hands off of her!" Inuyasha yelled, brandishing Tetsusaiga in a way that made it greatly resemble a beating stick. Sesshomaru sighed audibly; he was still child, no matter how hard he tried.
The wolf dodged the coming sword with the same swiftness with which he had beaten Sesshomaru to the centipede, and landed on the side of the group where Rin was standing. He watched as he made a quick remark about Inuyasha's lineage (which might have angered him if Inuyasha's reaction hadn't been so amusing), and suddenly Rin reached out and tugged on the fur wrapped around his waist.
Koga completely lost his composure with the sudden weight on his clothing. He looked down to find smiling child staring up at him, and quick whiff reminded him of his previous encounter.
"Hey, you're that kid…"
"I didn't get to thank you last time," she said cheerfully, leaving surprised looks on everyone's faces. "Thanks for saving me!"
"Uhhh…you're welcome?" was his reply. He was suddenly looking very awkward, as if the presence of a child was leaving him at a loss for words. The awkward silence continued until a few more figures running in the distance caught up, and Rin's smile disappeared.
Koga caught the change, and looked back at his followers as they caught their breath.
"You've really…gotta slow down…Koga," one of them said in between gasps of air.
"You've just gotta learn how to catch up!" he retorted. "We've gotta find Naraku before Inuyasha gets his hands on him first."
"But Lord Sesshomaru wants to beat him, too," Rin added, fear of the wolves lost in the new argument. "Lord Sesshomaru should beat him!"
"Wait a minute, Naraku was my prey first!" Inuyasha jumped in. "So I get him!"
"Naraku killed more of my brothers! He only killed one of your friends, mutt!"
"Lord Sesshomaru is stronger!"
"Hell no! I've beaten his ass plenty!"
"And I've beaten Inuyasha, so I'm strongest!"
"You haven't beaten me at all!"
"Lord Sesshomaru is tallest!"
"Since when does that matter!"
"And Lord Sesshomaru is oldest! The oldest picks first in the family!"
"I'm not even related!"
"Lord Sesshomaru is prettier!"
No one said anything until Inuyasha burst out in a laughter fit for any insane person. Koga glanced at the hut to find the man of her argument covering his face with his hand in what appeared to be mild embarrassment, except that his shoulders were shaking lightly with the effort of containing his laughter. He grumbled something about him not looking so pretty now, and called out that he was leaving.
Later, when everyone had settled back down and Rin had stopped smiling so widely that it seemed the muscles on her face would stick that way, Inuyasha jumped with a sudden thought that he hadn't thought of past his laughter.
No one had argued that.
Sorcerousfang: I was worried for a minute while writing this that I wouldn't find the right time to jump in and totally throw things to the wind, and poof, argument ensues. Rin's happy because she beat the wolf.
Neuro: and once again, you've proven my theory. You're now upgraded to termite (^-^)
Sorcerousfang: oh, yippie…termite.
Sesshomaru: better than a single-celled organism.
Sorcerousfang: You're reading those random piles of books again, aren't you?
Neuro: It seems anything you read outside of this world manifests itself here.
Sorcerousfang…I'll remember that. Hey is that my teddy bear book…?
Neuro: **** *****'s teddy bear decided to throw a party-
Sorcerousfang: NO! Don't read anymore! That was made when I was born! I was a baby!
Sesshomaru: Really? Oh, hey it's your real name. **** *****, is it?
Sorcerousfang: No, just ****. ***** is my middle name.
Sesshomaru: Middle?
Sorcerousfang: It's an American thing, I guess. Well, English in general.
Anywho, while I get the books cleared out of here... Send me a review or two. Cya next time!