InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Accidentally Funny ❯ The Scheming of the Daiyoukai ( Chapter 21 )
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By: kanna37 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Comedy | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 02.06.2011 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 830 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Comedy | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 02.06.2011 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 830 | Status: Work In Progress
The Scheming of the Daiyoukai
Sesshoumaru was rather pleased with the way things had gone recently. Not only had one of the pests supposedly seeking Kagome's favor been disposed of, but he now had even more ammunition to throw at his brother.
Everyone had been pretty well caught off-guard when the truth about the wolf prince Koga had come out – all this time, he hadn't really been after Kagome, but Inuyasha, instead. He'd played his part perfectly, the daiyoukai had to admit... until Miroku the lecher had finally caught on and outed the wolf.
It was also highly entertaining to watch Kagome use the situation to get what she wanted. Anyone who knew the little miko was well aware of her propensity for bathing – and of Inuyasha's equal propensity of throwing a fit about her bathing habits. But now, all she had to do was mention Koga, and Inuyasha was instantly looking for the nearest available water source.
The only downside as far as Kagome was concerned, was that she had to wait for her bath... Inuyasha was always the first in the water, scrubbing himself clean as though demented. It was nothing but the truth to say that the hanyou had never been cleaner...
For the scheming daiyoukai, Koga being outed took care of one part of his problems. Now he only had to deal with Inuyasha – if the hanyou would even be bothered, anymore, which was doubtful – and Naraku.
Then, of course, there was Kagome herself... and the little matter of the so-called punishment she had sought to mete out to him.
Yes, he mused to himself, she must be made to pay for her temerity. But how do I wish to go about it?
He pondered on that thought for several days, days which the monk was quite thankful for, as it kept him from mentioning the wolf to his brother - which kept Inuyasha, and Sango, from pounding on him as much.
Kagome, on the other hand, kept a wary eye on her erstwhile suitor, sure that whatever he was up to, wasn't going to make her very happy.
She was right.
What the daiyoukai came up with was absolutely brilliant in its simplicity – and it took care of all those odds and ends still dangling about at the same time... such as Naraku, and the Shikon jewel.
He would admit, later, that the idea was not solely his; one night as he was meditating, he accidentally tapped into the jewel itself – he'd forgotten that he was holding the fragments that the group had.
Turns out that Midoriko was quite awake inside the jewel – and bored. She was also lonely, and, having gotten a nice view of several of the male youkai fighting over her soul through the years, was more than willing to have one absorbed into herself to sojourn with her... for all eternity.
When Sesshoumaru suggested Naraku, she was quite amenable – she'd have plenty of perversity to work her way through to keep herself occupied through all the endless centuries.
With a rather wicked smirk, Sesshoumaru communed all night long with the immortal soul of the priestess, smoothing out all the little bumps and ridges standing between he and what he wanted.
Sesshoumaru had set his sights on eliminating all his competition – and anything else that could take Kagome's attention away from where it should be...
On him.
First things first, he decided one morning, as he looked around at the obviously tired group of people. “This one has things that need his attention this day. You will all rest here, and I will return before nightfall.”
Inuyasha, of course, began to object, but one word was enough to shut him up, and he settled in a tree with a sulky expression to piss and moan the day away. Everyone else looked quite pleased at the idea of a restful day, even Kagome, though she eyed him suspiciously, knowing he was up to something but unwilling to confront him on it.
With everyone settled down, he took to the skies, getting his directions from the spirit of the miko trapped inside the shards of the jewel he still held. By early afternoon, he had gathered all the shards that were left outside of Naraku's hands, and, pleased, he turned to head back to the group after making a small pit stop at Totosai's to get the last little thing he needed for his plan.
Now, he had the hanyou bait... and soon, he would have the hanyou himself.
Then... then he would have the miko – and his revenge, all in one fell swoop. His inner inu was practically salivating at the thought, while his inner tyrant was enjoying the idea of taking the irreverent miko down and making her submit to his rule.
He really should have known better.
The next morning, when Kagome asked what they were going to be doing that day, all he could think while letting them in on the fact that he had gotten the rest of the jewel, and they were simply waiting on the spider to come to them, was that he really couldn't wait to get things done, so he could focus on his Supreme Conquest idea.
Funny enough, that idea had morphed somewhere along the way, from ruling the world, (which he still had every intention of doing, after he got the miko) to taking over the miko's world and ruling her. He figured the rest of the world would fall in line after she did, and then he could quietly, or not so quietly, as the case may be, order things to his liking.
The world according to Sesshoumaru... he hummed to himself, pleased with the sound of that.
At any rate, once they all understood that he had the rest of the jewel, and that all they had to do was wait for Naraku to come to them so they could take the rest of it away and make the spider pay for his crimes, things got lively as everyone put their two yens worth in on how to go about it.
The only one perturbed with the idea of seeing the hanyou again was Kagome... who made sure she had plenty of Febreze handy, practically bathing in the stuff to make sure the spider kept his hands, (and tentacles) to himself.
That action pleased Sesshoumaru, who had no desire to be forced to tolerate the stench of insect on his future mate. Just the thought was disgusting – he shuddered slightly, and firmly dragged his mind to another topic.
His hand began to fiddle absently with the object he had gotten from Totosai, and a pleased light flashed through his eyes. He was very glad he'd listened in to the conversations between the slayer and the little miko he was currently stalking – his snooping had garnered him some interesting information on the courting and mating habits of said humans.
Such a small thing to show ownership of a person, he thought, this... ring, as she called it. And with what I'm going to do with it, she will never be able to get away from me.
While he was busy gloating and practically patting himself on the back over his perceived cleverness, Kagome was eyeing him with a rather militant air, certain that he was plotting – and that his plotting would lead to no good for her. And since she had no way of knowing just what he was up to, all she could do was look at everything he did with suspicion.
It didn't take long for the two to have everyone in camp wondering what the hell was going on as the miko and dai eyed eahc other, and wishing that they could all be somewhere else. Unfortunately, if they did turn tail and run, they'd miss out on all the fun of defeating Naraku – so despite their unease, they all toughed it out, hoping that there wouldn't be any explosions until after, when they actually could turn and run like chickens.
It was into this uneasy atmosphere that the deviant spider finally alighted, having been drawn by the rest of the jewel being in one place - just like Midoriko had told Sesshoumaru he would be.
Sesshoumaru had magnanimously decided to let the others in the group battle the lowly hanyou for a while, just to get their licks in before he finished things, and stood back, letting his brother, the slayer, and the monk go at the kumo for a while. Kagome even shot a few arrows his way, which, disgustingly, seemed to really turn Naraku on, as every time she did it, he leered at her.
But he didn't let her get too close to him after he caught the scent she was drenched in, and after the camp had been thoroughly destroyed, and the group had gotten enough hits on him, Sesshoumaru stepped forward and held up his hand while raising his youki, making everyone stop and take a step back to stare at him.
Pulling the large chunk of the jewel that he had from his sleeve, he held it out to Kagome. “Come, miko, and purify this portion of the jewel.” Without even thinking about it, Kagome complied, handing it back as soon as she was done.
The daiyoukai stared at the purified jewel with a pleased look on his face, then turned his eyes on Naraku. Holding up the jewel for everyone to see, he said, “I have more than half of the Shikon in my hands. Now that Midoriko's power is at its peak within the jewel thanks to Kagome purifying the taint from it, she can finally have her hearts desire.”
At his words, everything stopped, and Naraku eyed the daiyoukai suspiciously. “And what is it that dusty old miko wants?” He looked extremely wary – and well he should.
Sesshoumaru smirked, a wicked, condescending smirk that had everyone shuddering. “I am particularly pleased that you asked that. She wants company, Naraku – the low level demons she has been stuck with all these centuries do not count. And she has set her sights on having your company, specifically. I would hate to have to disappoint her.”
Everyone looked at him incredulously, and he frowned thoughtfully. “I cannot say I understand her desire for you – but to each his own, I suppose,” he shrugged. Raising his hand, he held out the now glowing portion of tama that he had...
And the group was treated to the sight of a now terrified Naraku being dragged over to Sesshoumaru's portion by his own. As the pieces of the jewel came together, the form of Midoriko phased into sight, and smiled dangerously at the now cowering spider hanyou.
“Naraku,” Sesshoumaru purred, “meet Midoriko. Midoriko, meet Naraku.”
The entire clearing was silent with fascination as the spider stared at the ancient but beautiful miko with dread. Most there wanted to break out in laughter at the faces the hanyou was making as he started trying to get away, but Midoriko had a hold on him and wasn't letting go for anything.
Suddenly, a breeze moved through, bringing Kagome's scent to her, and she turned, a look of sheer enjoyment on her face even as Naraku started heaving. “What is that pleasant smell, young miko?” she asked, brow rising as Kagome grinned evilly.
“Well, this is called Febreze. It's an air freshener, and there are many different scents. I have quite a few cans of it, if you'd like some,” she offered, her rather malicious grin widening as Naraku's face paled.
The older miko nodded happily. “I would enjoy such a thing immensely, I must say – the air inside the tama has gotten fairly stale lately, and could use some freshening,” grinning herself as she took note of Naraku's reaction to the stuff.
Kagome promptly went over to her bag, and grabbed every last can she still had, carrying them over to Midoriko in a plastic bag she had in her backpack. “There you go,” she said cheerfully. “That's the lot of them – they should last you quite a while!”
Snickers were breaking out around the clearing as the rest of the group caught on to Naraku's plight, and every person there, including Sesshoumaru, watched avidly as the ancient miko formed what could only be called a collar and leash of reiki around the spider's neck and tugged it.
“Come along, then, pet, let's get going. There's plenty of spring cleaning to be done at home, and now that I have you to help, it'll go even faster.” With a smile and a slight bow in Sesshoumaru's direction, the miko, followed by the dejected form of Naraku, disappeared in a burst of light, and as quickly as that, the whole quest was ended.
“Well,” said Kagome, “that was kinda... anticlimactic. After all these years...” she trailed off as everyone else nodded in agreement, still all a bit stunned at the suddenness of the end.
Sesshoumaru, on the other hand, was looking very pleased with himself as he held the completed and purified Shikon jewel in his fingers. Kagome noticed first, and her hackles immediately rose – whatever he was so pleased about probably didn't bode well for her.
She wasn't expecting for him to pull a beautiful silver band from his sleeve, and press the tama to it. As the group all watched, fascinated, the tama began to merge with the ring, slowly sinking into the band until the band itself was a silvery pink – with no discernible aura to tell a person that the jewel was near.
With a frown, Kagome made her way over to the daiyoukai, eyes fixed firmly on what he held in his hand. “What did you do, Sesshoumaru?”
The big inu turned his head to look down at her, wiping all expression from his face as he did so – it would not do for her to figure out what he was up to until it was too late, after all. He could hold his amusement for a few more moments.
“You may consider this a bow to your human customs, onna. I had this ring made to place on your hand signifying your status as my intended – an... engagement, as I've heard you call it.” He quirked a brow at her sudden blush. “And it serves as well as a place to keep the jewel – no one will be able to feel its presence, thus keeping it safe.”
Flushing, a pleased and shy expression on her little face, she held out her left hand, waiting for him to put it on her – completely forgetting her earlier suspicions of his machinations.
She was about to be reminded...
As soon as he placed the ring on her finger, she felt it tighten down, adjusting itself to fit snugly. She was a bit surprised to find that it was warm on her finger, and as she watched, the pink color brightened a bit, flaring as her purity enfolded it.
She was just about to smile up at him and thank him, when she took note of the devious and amused expression on his face, and her smile faltered as her eyes narrowed dangerously. “Somehow, I get the feeling that this ring has an entirely different purpose than the one you just gave me, Sesshoumaru. Just what have you done?” she gritted, temper heating.
He didn't answer, a knowing smirk crossing his face as her own visage tightened with temper, and just as she was about to step forward to get closer to him, he said, “Heel, miko.”
And just like that, she found herself frozen in place, unable to move even as her temper exploded.
Everyone in camp stared, stunned at the sight of Kagome being subdued... and then Inuyasha burst into hysterical laughter.
Apparently, however, her mouth wasn't subdued, and faster than the hanyou could blink, he found himself also subdued, spitting dirt and rocks from his mouth as he grumbled his irritation.
Meanwhile, Kagome was glaring at the daiyoukai she'd recently been thinking such nice thoughts about, and decided to take all the nice thoughts back, replacing them with bad thoughts ranging from his dubious parentage to his sexual orientation and prowess, as well.
Thinks he's won, does he? Well, I'll show him!
The moment the spell began to wear off, she stepped close to him, angry amusement in her eyes at his self-satisfied expression, and whispered, “As long as this ring contains a subduing command, you will remain celibate, Sesshoumaru, understand? With that, she whirled around and stalked off, muttering obscenities all the way... leaving the rest of the tachi to wonder just what she'd said to the daiyoukai to get such a horrified expression out of the normally stoic male.
If they'd only known...
-oOo-
A/N: Well... that was a long one. I couldn't resist the ending of this chapter after my daughter reminded me of a joke that went along those same lines. Guy comes in to his new wife all cocky and hands her a pair of his pants and tells her to put them on. She says she can't fit them, and he says she should remember that because he wears the pants in the family. She hands him her panties to put on, and he says 'I can't get into those' – and she tells him that as long as he has that attitude, he never will, either.
I love that joke.
Amber
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Sesshoumaru was rather pleased with the way things had gone recently. Not only had one of the pests supposedly seeking Kagome's favor been disposed of, but he now had even more ammunition to throw at his brother.
Everyone had been pretty well caught off-guard when the truth about the wolf prince Koga had come out – all this time, he hadn't really been after Kagome, but Inuyasha, instead. He'd played his part perfectly, the daiyoukai had to admit... until Miroku the lecher had finally caught on and outed the wolf.
It was also highly entertaining to watch Kagome use the situation to get what she wanted. Anyone who knew the little miko was well aware of her propensity for bathing – and of Inuyasha's equal propensity of throwing a fit about her bathing habits. But now, all she had to do was mention Koga, and Inuyasha was instantly looking for the nearest available water source.
The only downside as far as Kagome was concerned, was that she had to wait for her bath... Inuyasha was always the first in the water, scrubbing himself clean as though demented. It was nothing but the truth to say that the hanyou had never been cleaner...
For the scheming daiyoukai, Koga being outed took care of one part of his problems. Now he only had to deal with Inuyasha – if the hanyou would even be bothered, anymore, which was doubtful – and Naraku.
Then, of course, there was Kagome herself... and the little matter of the so-called punishment she had sought to mete out to him.
Yes, he mused to himself, she must be made to pay for her temerity. But how do I wish to go about it?
He pondered on that thought for several days, days which the monk was quite thankful for, as it kept him from mentioning the wolf to his brother - which kept Inuyasha, and Sango, from pounding on him as much.
Kagome, on the other hand, kept a wary eye on her erstwhile suitor, sure that whatever he was up to, wasn't going to make her very happy.
She was right.
What the daiyoukai came up with was absolutely brilliant in its simplicity – and it took care of all those odds and ends still dangling about at the same time... such as Naraku, and the Shikon jewel.
He would admit, later, that the idea was not solely his; one night as he was meditating, he accidentally tapped into the jewel itself – he'd forgotten that he was holding the fragments that the group had.
Turns out that Midoriko was quite awake inside the jewel – and bored. She was also lonely, and, having gotten a nice view of several of the male youkai fighting over her soul through the years, was more than willing to have one absorbed into herself to sojourn with her... for all eternity.
When Sesshoumaru suggested Naraku, she was quite amenable – she'd have plenty of perversity to work her way through to keep herself occupied through all the endless centuries.
With a rather wicked smirk, Sesshoumaru communed all night long with the immortal soul of the priestess, smoothing out all the little bumps and ridges standing between he and what he wanted.
Sesshoumaru had set his sights on eliminating all his competition – and anything else that could take Kagome's attention away from where it should be...
On him.
First things first, he decided one morning, as he looked around at the obviously tired group of people. “This one has things that need his attention this day. You will all rest here, and I will return before nightfall.”
Inuyasha, of course, began to object, but one word was enough to shut him up, and he settled in a tree with a sulky expression to piss and moan the day away. Everyone else looked quite pleased at the idea of a restful day, even Kagome, though she eyed him suspiciously, knowing he was up to something but unwilling to confront him on it.
With everyone settled down, he took to the skies, getting his directions from the spirit of the miko trapped inside the shards of the jewel he still held. By early afternoon, he had gathered all the shards that were left outside of Naraku's hands, and, pleased, he turned to head back to the group after making a small pit stop at Totosai's to get the last little thing he needed for his plan.
Now, he had the hanyou bait... and soon, he would have the hanyou himself.
Then... then he would have the miko – and his revenge, all in one fell swoop. His inner inu was practically salivating at the thought, while his inner tyrant was enjoying the idea of taking the irreverent miko down and making her submit to his rule.
He really should have known better.
The next morning, when Kagome asked what they were going to be doing that day, all he could think while letting them in on the fact that he had gotten the rest of the jewel, and they were simply waiting on the spider to come to them, was that he really couldn't wait to get things done, so he could focus on his Supreme Conquest idea.
Funny enough, that idea had morphed somewhere along the way, from ruling the world, (which he still had every intention of doing, after he got the miko) to taking over the miko's world and ruling her. He figured the rest of the world would fall in line after she did, and then he could quietly, or not so quietly, as the case may be, order things to his liking.
The world according to Sesshoumaru... he hummed to himself, pleased with the sound of that.
At any rate, once they all understood that he had the rest of the jewel, and that all they had to do was wait for Naraku to come to them so they could take the rest of it away and make the spider pay for his crimes, things got lively as everyone put their two yens worth in on how to go about it.
The only one perturbed with the idea of seeing the hanyou again was Kagome... who made sure she had plenty of Febreze handy, practically bathing in the stuff to make sure the spider kept his hands, (and tentacles) to himself.
That action pleased Sesshoumaru, who had no desire to be forced to tolerate the stench of insect on his future mate. Just the thought was disgusting – he shuddered slightly, and firmly dragged his mind to another topic.
His hand began to fiddle absently with the object he had gotten from Totosai, and a pleased light flashed through his eyes. He was very glad he'd listened in to the conversations between the slayer and the little miko he was currently stalking – his snooping had garnered him some interesting information on the courting and mating habits of said humans.
Such a small thing to show ownership of a person, he thought, this... ring, as she called it. And with what I'm going to do with it, she will never be able to get away from me.
While he was busy gloating and practically patting himself on the back over his perceived cleverness, Kagome was eyeing him with a rather militant air, certain that he was plotting – and that his plotting would lead to no good for her. And since she had no way of knowing just what he was up to, all she could do was look at everything he did with suspicion.
It didn't take long for the two to have everyone in camp wondering what the hell was going on as the miko and dai eyed eahc other, and wishing that they could all be somewhere else. Unfortunately, if they did turn tail and run, they'd miss out on all the fun of defeating Naraku – so despite their unease, they all toughed it out, hoping that there wouldn't be any explosions until after, when they actually could turn and run like chickens.
It was into this uneasy atmosphere that the deviant spider finally alighted, having been drawn by the rest of the jewel being in one place - just like Midoriko had told Sesshoumaru he would be.
Sesshoumaru had magnanimously decided to let the others in the group battle the lowly hanyou for a while, just to get their licks in before he finished things, and stood back, letting his brother, the slayer, and the monk go at the kumo for a while. Kagome even shot a few arrows his way, which, disgustingly, seemed to really turn Naraku on, as every time she did it, he leered at her.
But he didn't let her get too close to him after he caught the scent she was drenched in, and after the camp had been thoroughly destroyed, and the group had gotten enough hits on him, Sesshoumaru stepped forward and held up his hand while raising his youki, making everyone stop and take a step back to stare at him.
Pulling the large chunk of the jewel that he had from his sleeve, he held it out to Kagome. “Come, miko, and purify this portion of the jewel.” Without even thinking about it, Kagome complied, handing it back as soon as she was done.
The daiyoukai stared at the purified jewel with a pleased look on his face, then turned his eyes on Naraku. Holding up the jewel for everyone to see, he said, “I have more than half of the Shikon in my hands. Now that Midoriko's power is at its peak within the jewel thanks to Kagome purifying the taint from it, she can finally have her hearts desire.”
At his words, everything stopped, and Naraku eyed the daiyoukai suspiciously. “And what is it that dusty old miko wants?” He looked extremely wary – and well he should.
Sesshoumaru smirked, a wicked, condescending smirk that had everyone shuddering. “I am particularly pleased that you asked that. She wants company, Naraku – the low level demons she has been stuck with all these centuries do not count. And she has set her sights on having your company, specifically. I would hate to have to disappoint her.”
Everyone looked at him incredulously, and he frowned thoughtfully. “I cannot say I understand her desire for you – but to each his own, I suppose,” he shrugged. Raising his hand, he held out the now glowing portion of tama that he had...
And the group was treated to the sight of a now terrified Naraku being dragged over to Sesshoumaru's portion by his own. As the pieces of the jewel came together, the form of Midoriko phased into sight, and smiled dangerously at the now cowering spider hanyou.
“Naraku,” Sesshoumaru purred, “meet Midoriko. Midoriko, meet Naraku.”
The entire clearing was silent with fascination as the spider stared at the ancient but beautiful miko with dread. Most there wanted to break out in laughter at the faces the hanyou was making as he started trying to get away, but Midoriko had a hold on him and wasn't letting go for anything.
Suddenly, a breeze moved through, bringing Kagome's scent to her, and she turned, a look of sheer enjoyment on her face even as Naraku started heaving. “What is that pleasant smell, young miko?” she asked, brow rising as Kagome grinned evilly.
“Well, this is called Febreze. It's an air freshener, and there are many different scents. I have quite a few cans of it, if you'd like some,” she offered, her rather malicious grin widening as Naraku's face paled.
The older miko nodded happily. “I would enjoy such a thing immensely, I must say – the air inside the tama has gotten fairly stale lately, and could use some freshening,” grinning herself as she took note of Naraku's reaction to the stuff.
Kagome promptly went over to her bag, and grabbed every last can she still had, carrying them over to Midoriko in a plastic bag she had in her backpack. “There you go,” she said cheerfully. “That's the lot of them – they should last you quite a while!”
Snickers were breaking out around the clearing as the rest of the group caught on to Naraku's plight, and every person there, including Sesshoumaru, watched avidly as the ancient miko formed what could only be called a collar and leash of reiki around the spider's neck and tugged it.
“Come along, then, pet, let's get going. There's plenty of spring cleaning to be done at home, and now that I have you to help, it'll go even faster.” With a smile and a slight bow in Sesshoumaru's direction, the miko, followed by the dejected form of Naraku, disappeared in a burst of light, and as quickly as that, the whole quest was ended.
“Well,” said Kagome, “that was kinda... anticlimactic. After all these years...” she trailed off as everyone else nodded in agreement, still all a bit stunned at the suddenness of the end.
Sesshoumaru, on the other hand, was looking very pleased with himself as he held the completed and purified Shikon jewel in his fingers. Kagome noticed first, and her hackles immediately rose – whatever he was so pleased about probably didn't bode well for her.
She wasn't expecting for him to pull a beautiful silver band from his sleeve, and press the tama to it. As the group all watched, fascinated, the tama began to merge with the ring, slowly sinking into the band until the band itself was a silvery pink – with no discernible aura to tell a person that the jewel was near.
With a frown, Kagome made her way over to the daiyoukai, eyes fixed firmly on what he held in his hand. “What did you do, Sesshoumaru?”
The big inu turned his head to look down at her, wiping all expression from his face as he did so – it would not do for her to figure out what he was up to until it was too late, after all. He could hold his amusement for a few more moments.
“You may consider this a bow to your human customs, onna. I had this ring made to place on your hand signifying your status as my intended – an... engagement, as I've heard you call it.” He quirked a brow at her sudden blush. “And it serves as well as a place to keep the jewel – no one will be able to feel its presence, thus keeping it safe.”
Flushing, a pleased and shy expression on her little face, she held out her left hand, waiting for him to put it on her – completely forgetting her earlier suspicions of his machinations.
She was about to be reminded...
As soon as he placed the ring on her finger, she felt it tighten down, adjusting itself to fit snugly. She was a bit surprised to find that it was warm on her finger, and as she watched, the pink color brightened a bit, flaring as her purity enfolded it.
She was just about to smile up at him and thank him, when she took note of the devious and amused expression on his face, and her smile faltered as her eyes narrowed dangerously. “Somehow, I get the feeling that this ring has an entirely different purpose than the one you just gave me, Sesshoumaru. Just what have you done?” she gritted, temper heating.
He didn't answer, a knowing smirk crossing his face as her own visage tightened with temper, and just as she was about to step forward to get closer to him, he said, “Heel, miko.”
And just like that, she found herself frozen in place, unable to move even as her temper exploded.
Everyone in camp stared, stunned at the sight of Kagome being subdued... and then Inuyasha burst into hysterical laughter.
Apparently, however, her mouth wasn't subdued, and faster than the hanyou could blink, he found himself also subdued, spitting dirt and rocks from his mouth as he grumbled his irritation.
Meanwhile, Kagome was glaring at the daiyoukai she'd recently been thinking such nice thoughts about, and decided to take all the nice thoughts back, replacing them with bad thoughts ranging from his dubious parentage to his sexual orientation and prowess, as well.
Thinks he's won, does he? Well, I'll show him!
The moment the spell began to wear off, she stepped close to him, angry amusement in her eyes at his self-satisfied expression, and whispered, “As long as this ring contains a subduing command, you will remain celibate, Sesshoumaru, understand? With that, she whirled around and stalked off, muttering obscenities all the way... leaving the rest of the tachi to wonder just what she'd said to the daiyoukai to get such a horrified expression out of the normally stoic male.
If they'd only known...
-oOo-
A/N: Well... that was a long one. I couldn't resist the ending of this chapter after my daughter reminded me of a joke that went along those same lines. Guy comes in to his new wife all cocky and hands her a pair of his pants and tells her to put them on. She says she can't fit them, and he says she should remember that because he wears the pants in the family. She hands him her panties to put on, and he says 'I can't get into those' – and she tells him that as long as he has that attitude, he never will, either.
I love that joke.
Amber
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