"You would really sink so low? Siding with a human? Worshipping her as though she is Inari-sama? You and the others are pathetic. And to think that one such as you shares my blood."
Yakeru lets out a shaky breath as he struggles to regain his footing. Why was he thinking about Yumi now? He wipes a hand down his face, his claws leaving thin welts down his cheeks. It was bad enough that Sesshomaru-sama was coming back to Japan, but to be tasked with arranging a meeting with him? "For fuck's sake," he says with a groan. His head feels as though someone dropped a boulder on top of his head and just left him there to struggle under the weight of it. You didn't set up a meeting with Sesshomaru-sama, lest you wanted to get your head cut off—Sesshomaru-sama called you. Yumi would be glaring down at him if she were still here. Her lips would be turned up into a snarl at how easily he bends to Kagome-san's whims and berating him for trusting his heart and not using his head.
Maybe his devotion does make him weak. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone, scrolling through the ignored messages in search of the last text he sent Jaken.
"What?" Jaken squeaks out over the speaker. For whatever reason, just hearing Jaken's voice irritates him.
"I need to meet with Sesshomaru-sama." He grips the phone tighter, his body shaking from anxiety. Yakeru prays that his devotion to Kagome-san is not misplaced and that she knows what she is doing to be requesting such a meeting. If Sesshomaru-sama didn't kill him for the audacity, then Satoru surely would.
Jaken squawks in response. "You have no right! You insolent fox, I'll have you know…"
Yakeru rolls his eyes as Jaken throws a tantrum over the phone. How Sesshomaru-sama keeps a cool head with one such as Jaken around was beyond him. If it were up to him, he would leave Jaken to hang somewhere far, far away from him. "Jaken-san," he soothes, "the Shikon priestess would like an audience with Sesshomaru-sama. She means no harm, merely to introduce herself…. the Six Eyes will be in attendance as well."
"The—the Shikon priestess you said?"
Odd. Was that affection in Jaken's voice? That couldn't be though, Kagome-san didn't know Jaken or Sesshomaru-sama. At least he didn't think she knew them. He shakes his head. "Yes. Is there any way that we could meet tonight? There's a restaurant run by half-demons not too far from me. I could rent out for the night."
"I will send you the time. Do not keep Sesshomaru-sama waiting," Jaken responds as though it was he that called to arrange the meeting.
Whatever. This conversation was enough to last him for the next decade. "I am very grateful." He ends the call and plops down onto the barstool. If things go left, he'll just grab Kagome-san and leave Satoru behind to deal with the mess. Yakeru glances at the spinner that hasn't stopped spinning. Yumi was wrong. His devotion to Kagome-san does not make him weak.
A/N: Sorry everyone for the long delay! How To Tame will be updated this weekend (hoping for Saturday). The Christmas Wish will be updated next week. Thank you all so so much for your support and patience. I will do my best to not go this long without an update again.
