Chapter 6
He blinked.
Sesshomaru had never in his wildest dreams and nightmares (living with Inuyasha gave him loads) have heard a question of this kind. This was simply the fate deciding to mess with him because the Gods above were utterly bored and were in need of a jester to crack them up. That was the only explanation! He has been officially employed as Court Jester of Heaven without even accepting the terms and conditions. Yup, that's the only logic explanation for the situation he has been encased with.
He blinked again.
"What?" He asked, just in case his brain had thought it was funny to hear a self made stupid question.
"Can Puppy sleep with us?" She asked again, her eyes never left his and her voice didn't quiver and she behaved as if it was a completely reasonable question.
Well, it was not a reasonable question, according to the eldest of Lord's heir's.
"No!" He roared and turned back with a whoosh. He always suspected that she was utterly lunatic and this just confirmed it.
'I mean, who in the right mind would find the stupid hanyou's ears cute?' His brain resonated. She was delusional and his parents have given him the worst gift ever. They might as well give him a green toad as a companion! (Oh, he will be getting one in the near future!)
"Pweese?" She asked, her pigtails dancing along with her head and lately he just wanted to keep pulling them. He had learnt that she hated being pulled by her hair because she had bit his fur after that. Anyways, it proved his point exactly; Inuyasha already has a bad influence on her. (He was baffled to the core when she had bit his fur; it really was one hell of a pain). He should have never let Inuyasha near her.
It was almost a week after his father had painfully rejected Inuyasha's desperate plea for having that human kid as a pet. But that didn't put a stop to Inuyasha's 'Play with Kagome when Sesshomaru is absent' plan. It just got messier each day.
Sesshomaru wasn't stupid. He could sniff out the hanyou's scent all over his room whenever he came back after the lessons. So the next day he had decided to take her with him to his daily lessons. He immediately regretted it when the wolf demon had licked her hand. Whoever thought that it was a fantastic idea to give out lessons to all the royal kids in and around the palace must be fed to his dragon. It nerved Sesshomaru that he was actually okay with Inuyasha playing with her rather than the wolf prince licking her hand.
He visibly flinched and the stupid girl had giggled.
He had decided that he should spare out at least an hour per day to teach her that giggling is something that should be done when a situation is hilarious and not when the scenario is utterly ridiculous. Maybe he could convince her that it's actually unnecessary and then she would stop the whole giggling nonsense. He is yet to wrap his mind on this whole thing; the very concept of that sound is rather unsettling. At times in night he used to stare at her and wonder the whole purpose of the act.
His mother had pointed out that it must be boring for her to stay locked inside his room all alone. She had given a subtle hint that maybe it's okay to let Inuyasha play with Kagome. So he had given a sigh that had conveyed his reluctance and Inuyasha had promptly mastered a smug look on his face when he was allowed the access to Sesshomaru's room.
And also she seemed happy every time Sesshomaru entered the room after his morning lessons; she instantly leaves Inuyasha and run towards him (the pout from Inuyasha was worth all this and it was the perfect payback for that smug look. Hah!). He didn't know she was about to give a hug when she came running towards him the first time, and he had thought they both had schemed out to attack him, but there was this new tiny voice inside him that seemed to shout at him out of nowhere to not unleash the poison from his palm.
For the first time in his existence, he had listened to that new voice inside him. It turned out to be true when she had crashed in to his chest and hugged him, giggling, yelling all the while in an annoying voice, 'Sess-o-maaaru is back!'
It wasn't that head breaking-ly annoying after two three days. It almost became a little enduring, it wasn't as if it was the favourite time of his day and surely he hadn't started to look forward for that mad-dash-hug-welcome. That and the silent cuddling that she demanded every night. He had to cuddle. It wasn't as if wanted to snuggle.
So even though he had rolled his eye and shrugged off the fact that Inuyasha was playing with his pet, allowing him to sleep and cuddle next to him in his bed was something Sesshomaru wouldn't do even if it was needed for his very existence and survival. He would rather roll over and die.
"No" he had said again. She had huffed, lifted her chin and crossed her arms across her chest. He knew that look, it meant that she was gonna give a fit and hold her breath until he panics and give in. Well, tough luck, he wouldn't give in this time. His determination formed a new cape round him, and he imitated her stance, almost challenging her.
Little did he know that the young girl would have the same mind power, she was equally determined and walked across the room, tumbling down twice. He had to stop from cracking a smile when he wobbled again. She reached the door and his eyes narrowed.
"Where are you going? Get back here!" He ordered and his command was nothing more than a small voice in her ears. She crossed the door frame and turned towards Inuyasha's room.
"I'm going to sleep with Puppy" She declared and strolled further. His breath was knocked off, his eyes stared hard and his small palm fisted.
"Then you can no longer have teddy" He had said in last minute desperation. It wasn't exactly an act of pathetic desperation. It was just a war tactic, using the advantage to lure the subject.
"I want teddy and puppy" She pouted, her lips quivered and a small whiny whimper was let out from her small frame. His heart immediately clenched and he hated the power she had over him. It's a good thing that she was still not hundred percent as manipulative as Inuyasha. Maybe he could somehow convince his father that it would be wise to leave Inuyasha in forest so that he could have his early wildlife lessons, and the eagle demons in the forest would find his hanyou brother delicious and..
'Ahem'his inner voice coughed out to divert the thoughts.
Anyways, he was still right in his decision, serious association with his half brother would bring in plain disaster and he actually didn't want his pet to be corrupted in to the evil realm.
"No, you get only one" He said, his eyes were closed and his back was turned, he no longer trusted his facial expressions and definitely he didn't want her to see his face falling if she happen to chose her puppy.
'Oh gear up. She is just a stupid human girl and you know her only for a week' He cursed; he hated his new voice inside his mind. He had made up his mind, she would no longer be a significant part of his life, not that she actually was now!
Ticks clicked and there was a drop of perspiration rolling down, almost drenching his silver strands in the back, his palm itched and he could almost sniff out the anxiety in the air that was spewing out of his little pet.
"Sess-o-maaaru" She crawled back in, and tugged the ends of his fabric. There was a swell in his chest when she gripped his fur tightly in her hands and rubbed against her cheek. She smiled widely and it was strangely infectious. His lips quirked up a bit and his fang peeked out. She giggled and leapt on him.
Maybe the giggling wasn't that unsettling as he thought it would be.
Unknown to the two kids who were currently involved in pillow fights and construction of blanket tents, a pair of golden eyes were spying on them, masking his scent. Inutaisho's heart drummed with delight, he was worried that this whole thing would lead to a big disaster. It gave him hope and a small smile edged his lips.
'Maybe Sesshomaru isn't that emotionally constipated' His logic cells gave out and the edging smile grew across the length of his fangs.
Once again he looked towards the abyss above, smiled at the blessing stars and thanked the benevolent moon that had bestowed good fortunes on its palace.
~.~.~
A/N: I know it's fluffy! But Sesshomaru is still a child and he can't possibly be that cold! Maybe something happened in his early years that made his heart a stone!
I will try to get him in character though!
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