InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Even Sesshomaru has ❯ Dismiss ( Chapter 4 )

Even Sesshomaru has....

A/N: Bah, I hope I don't disappoint. These are challenging. I don't own Inuyasha, but review are nice.
Word Count: 600
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"My, my," murmured Miroku mischievously, "I think I see an ominous cloud over that inn." He offered an arm to Sango. "Come, Sango. Let us investigate."

Kagome giggled and followed behind, holding hands with the children. Sesshomaru studied the inn closely, but he was positive that he saw nothing ominous about the building. Not for the first time he wondered if the monk's spiritual powers were a bit suspect.

Inuyasha caught Sesshomaru's speculative look.

"It's a con," he shrugged. "So we don't have to camp."

Sesshomaru frowned. "Dishonorable."

"Whatever," Inuyasha said. "It makes the girls happy."

"Hn." Eyeing the miko's and tajiya's faces, Sesshomaru couldn't bring himself to disagree. Even Rin's little expression was brighter than usual. He was on edge though. The village they had entered was small and squalid, and the humans watched them fearfully, almost desperately. In Sesshomaru's experience, fear and desperation made humans do stupid things. When humans did stupid thing, Sesshomaru killed them.

He couldn't imagine the miko, or even Rin, being happy with that.

The monk was haggling with the owner when Sesshomaru approached, and the old man looked at the demons of the group with disgust.

"The humans can stay," he spat, "but they can get out. Their kind ain't welcome."

Sesshomaru lifted an eyebrow, Inuyasha scowled and Jaken blustered silently.

Kagome looked positively thunderous.

"That is absolutely ridiculous!" she snapped as Miroku attempted, futilely, to shush her. "I would much rather be around a hundred youkai than be around you. They have more good in their pinky finger than you have ever had!"

Miroku sighed and stepped back as the old man snarled at them.

"I hope," Kagome continued, "that the ominous cloud crushes this place!" Then she whirled around and stomped away. The rest of the group paused, shrugged, and followed.

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Evening time found them huddled around a campfire as an icy breeze whipped through their clothes and Inuyasha and Kagome argued quietly, which Sesshomaru found amusing.

"Wench," Inuyasha grouched, "You need to learn to keep your damn mouth shut!"

"My mouth shut?" Kagome repeated incredulously, "My mouth shut? What, so people can treat us like crap!"

"They weren't treating you like crap, they were treating us like crap, which is none of your damn business!"

Kagome huffed and her cheeks flushed. "It is my business, Inuyasha. I will not allow my friends to be treated that way."

Sesshomaru blinked.

Inuyasha growled, "Dammit, wench! We could have stayed right outside the village. No skin off our back."

"Well," Kagome countered. "It's skin off mine. And I refuse to stay in a place like that!"

"So fucking--"

"Sit!"

Inuyasha cursed and Kagome stomped a few feet away from him to take some deep breaths. Sesshomaru watched with veiled humor, until she turned to stride up to him. Luckily, there was no anger in her face. No, it was only tinged with guilt.

She sat next to him, hunched over slightly.

"Sesshomaru," she whispered. "Do you agree with Inuyasha?"

This, Sesshomaru felt, was a ridiculous question and decided against answering it. Kagome seemed to realize this as she fidgeted.

"I mean," she mumbled, "should I not have yelled at the inn-keeper?"

Sesshomaru remained silent before speaking. "It is of no consequence to me what you decide to say to a filthy human."

Kagome sighed and rested her head against her folded knees.

"Thank you," she finally said. At his questioning glance she elaborated. "For helping us. The faster we defeat Naraku the better."

"Hn. I don't do this for you."

"No," she replied, "I suppose not. But still, thank you."