Named
Seshoumaru was frustrated beyond belief. The child was ignoring him. She was being entirely disrespectful to her Alpha, and that was unacceptable.
Whenever, he attempted to gain her attention, she would bite his nose. Although, it didn't hurt, it was a sign of dominance and it irked the young heir that his ward was disciplining him. His parents found it extremely amusing.
Six months had passed since her arrival, and the Lord and Lady of the West had started growing fond of the little blue eyed girl, especially the Inu no Taisho. He had become extremely attached to the tiny human. His mate would often frown upon his antics, but secretly she too enjoyed them.
He would fling the girl up, and catch her, making her squeal in delight. Although it was extremely uncharacteristic of the Lord and Lady of the West to behave so warmly, it was a welcome change. There was such a purity surrounding the girl, such a natural warmth, that it was impossible not to care.
At times, Seshoumaru would grow extremely irritable when his father kept the girl with him for so long. Only till she returned to him, and showered him with attention, would he be appeased. But for the last few days, she had been ignoring him, making the young prince feel extremely neglected, and sometimes a little lonely. He had become so used to her attentions, that when she ignored him, he felt lost, although he refrained from showing it.
"Higurashi."
The youkai maid appeared immediately, bowing, "My Lord."
"What is wrong with her?"
Higurashi frowned, looking at the child, "Nothing, my lord. Why do you ask?"
Seshoumaru scowled, "She is not letting me near her."
Confused, Higurashi looked to Seshoumaru for permission to see the human, and then picked her up. She didn't sense anything wrong. The girl was her usual cheerful self.
"My Lord, she seems perfectly fine." Hesitating, she ventured, "Has my Lord done anything to offend her, perhaps?"
Seshoumaru snarled, "I did nothing! I simply called her and she ignored me."
Something struck Higurashi, and she wondered, "What did you call her?"
"I did not call her anything. I simply called for her to come to me."
The female youkai shook her head, "No, My Lord. What I mean to ask is, how did you address her?"
Seshoumaru now shrugged, "Human. That is what she is."
Higurashi frowned now, "My Lord, I mean no offense, but despite the fact that she is a child, she needs to have a name. You cannot simply keep calling her human. After all, we youkai, do not refer to each other a youkai. Even we have a term of address."
Now Seshoumaru was puzzled, "She is unresponsive because I have not named her?"
Higrashi put down the silent child, "That could be a possibility."
"What does everybody else call her?"
Higurashi smiled at the child, "We call her Little One."
Little One? Although, the term was not incorrect, it left Seshoumaru unsatisfied. She was his human. He would name her something unique.
He pondered over it the whole day, not bothering to pay attention to his lessons. His sensei sighed, and gave up, telling him to go outside and hear the calls of nature.
Seshoumaru retrieved his human from his father who looked disappointed at having to give her up.
Watching her crawl around in the grass, he wondered what he could name her. Something unique, and utterly captivating.
His eyes fell on a beautiful youkai bird that his mother kept as a pet. It was tiny but deadly. However it had a beautiful voice.
"Kagome."
Caged bird.
He rolled the name in his mouth to see how it felt, and found out he liked it.
Picking his human up, he put her on his stomach lying on the grass. Sprawled over his stomach looking at him, she blinked her blue eyes, and Seshoumaru felt something stir inside him.
"Kagome."
She blinked.
"That shall be your name."
She smiled, and buried her face in his haroi. He understood that their little feud was over. She was not angry with him anymore. A sense of relief swallowed him, as he stroked her black hair, and murmured, "My Kagome."
He felt her rubbing her face against his haroi and felt light as if a great burden had just been lifted from his shoulders.
From across the meadow, Higurashi watched them from the windows of the castle, a small smile playing on her lips.
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