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~*Egg*~

With spring rolling in on a wave of much needed rain the visual reminders of war were washed away. Humans began to show themselves again, small villages soon followed by mansion and road much traveled. Toga chose to ignore the humans they meant little in the scheme of things and he had other worries on his mind. One such worry was his willful son. Sesshomaru was on the cusp of maturity, what humans would call teenager and he needed a lesson in humility. Toga was wondering how he could teach his son to think beyond his own selfish wants when a peace offering arrived from the defeated dragon Yokai.

Twenty some odd dragon eggs had arrived and Katachi the stable master was huffing about how they would house them.

Sesshomaru, ever curious wandered away from his sword practice to see what was happening. "What are they?" Sesshomaru asked, peeking over the edge of the box.

"Dragon eggs," Katachi said as he pulled them out carefully.

Sesshomaru blinked several times. A sign Toga had come to know meant surprise. Toga crossed his arms and waited to see what his son would think, what he might do also made Toga hold his tongue and watch.

"Why?" He finally asked.

Katachi at first didn't answer. But when Toga made no move to answer the question he shrugged. "Ryūkotsusei sent them, a part of the peace pact." The stable master said grunting under the weight of one egg. He moved to place it withing the makeshift nest they had waiting.

Sesshomaru's small eyes went a fraction wider; Toga knew why, the boy had seen some of the fights. "How big will they get?" he asked, unable to hide the amazement in his voice.

"These are not of the same caliber as you are used to seeing young Lord," Katachi began, lifting an unusually large one, "These would be more akin to lizards, suitable for mounts and the like."

Sesshomaru nodded watching as the biggest egg was gently set in its spot. The young boy, reaching only his chest, followed the largest one. He circled it, a clawed hand running along the shell, his eyes showing an emotion Toga knew. The boy wanted.

"What are you thinking?" Toga asked crouching near the egg alongside his son.

With his small striped claw resting against the egg Sesshomaru closed his eye's. Toga waited. Sometimes his son seemed to need extra time to arrange his thoughts before he spoke. "May I have one?" Sesshomaru finally said not looking away from the green speckled egg.

Toga blinked a few times, to answer swiftly would do the boy no good. His mother already gave him too much. "You are young still…" Toga said, testing his sons resolve.

Sesshomaru lifted his small chin. "I am more than a hundred," he said eyes hard. He was determined if nothing else. Still to have a mount of such caliber would be a good thing. And if he was made to care for it on his own? This could be a valuable lesson.

"I will consider." Toga offered.

Sesshomaru stared, unblinking into the eyes of his father before lowering his gaze in submission to his decision.

*End Chapter*