InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Glimpse of the Future ❯ Chapter 10

I will have an epilogue!! And that epilogue will answer that oh-so-important question : "Why are they full demons?!" hehehe… But here's this for now.

Oh, and they STILL don't belong to me. Never have, Never will. ( I think I forgot this in a couple of chapters…)

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Ch 10 Breakfast with Demons

"Inuyasha…" Sesshoumaru knew he shouldn't have listened to her. She had insisted that there would be no fights, and that she hoped he would not start one, as well. He had agreed to her terms, and she had agreed to stop pleading. She seemed to have a talent for knowing exactly how to twist one's arm until they would anything to make her stop. Even if it meant tearing off the arm she's twisting. And now here was Inuyasha, freshly awake and reaching for the Tetsusaiga… but before Sesshoumaru could even blink, and before Inuyasha's hand made it to the Tetsusaiga, Kai was there, her hand on his wrist. The half-brothers stared at her, amazed at her speed. And from the look on Inuyasha's face, he was also in awe of her strength.

Kai looked at Inuyasha pleadingly, hoping she could convince him to not fight. "Inuyasha," she said softly. When he didn't look at her, Kai's eyes darkened slightly, and she began to pull Inuyasha's hand away from Tetsusaiga. NOW she had Inuyasha's attention. She sighed. "I asked him to join us for breakfast. He agreed to do so, but on ONE condition. NO FIGHTING!" As she said this, she let a bit of her mother's energy seep into her veins, making her eyes glow a brighter blue as Inuyasha stared at her. He finally sighed, and stopped struggling.

Kagome was shocked. Sesshoumaru? In her home? And he agreed to NOT fight with Inuyasha?! Now she KNEW she was dreaming. But no, there he was, eating part of Taisho's and Kaedo's helpings, which the boys had thrown on him the moment they learned that THIS was the Taiyoukai of the Western Lands, whom they were raised hearing stories about. The boys had actually argued over who would get to sit next to "The Legend", and it had ended up being one on each side, although Sesshoumaru looked as though this was NOT his idea of a good time.

Juro grinned as the boys threw question after question at their hero. Juro even asked a few himself. When he realized what Kai had done, he had almost wanted to strangle her, but he decided to let it slide. Then Kai mentioned to Inuyasha that she thought it was nice of him to check on her and the boys this morning, and that she had already been awake, and waiting for him to go back to bed so she could start on breakfast, since they were kind enough to let them stay. Juro's eyes widened at this bit of news.

"You didn't try to touch her or the boys, did you?!"

Inuyasha scowled at the elder brother. "No, what do you think I am, a pervert?!"

Juro sighed and relaxed. "Good. And no, it's just that, as part of Kai's abilities, when she falls asleep, a shield is set up around her. No one can touch her or anything she's protecting once that barrier's up. If you try, you get blasted back. Not hard enough to hurt you, but hard enough to get the point across."

All but her family turned to look at Kai, who was blushing and trying not to look up at the others. She remembered that occasion, when Juro had first learned about it. Her ears still twitched towards him, however, when he began the story.

He had woken up in the middle of the night, and had left his usual spot at her legs to get some water. When he had come back, he said he had seen a bright blue aura around her and the boys when he had started to come too close. And then, when he had tried to touch her leg, the aura itself tossed him back a couple of feet, causing him to cry out, waking Kai. When he explained it to her, she had been just as surprised, and apologized. They finally figured out it was her mother's powers' way of protecting her and the others.

Kagome took all this in as Kai continued to blush. Her mother's powers?? A blue aura?? Is that why…? Kagome looked at the embarrassed Kai. "Kai, why are your stripes blue when the others' are all red?"

Inuyasha looked at Kagome, and then back to Kai, who was smiling slightly, the blush fading. Now he was really curious as to her powers. Fought better than most demons with half her strength, and he had personally felt some of her strength when she had locked his wrist, and even began to pull it away from the Tetsusaiga. That, plus her mother's powers, which could put that powerful of a barrier around her in her sleep… It was final. He would NEVER go against this demoness if he could possibly help it.

Kaedo grinned and answered for his sister, who he knew was still kind of embarrassed. She had been upset that night when she found out that she had hurt her twin, but it had served as a warning to the rest of them.

"She has blue stripes because she's the only one who inherited our mother's powers. We think it's because she's a girl, and that's why she got the cool powers. And since she has those, she's more powerful than us, and therefore, gained a third stripe." He smiled at his sister, who looked at him and nodded, grinning. She mouthed "Thank you" to him before agreeing with him out loud.

Sesshoumaru was stumped. He had no idea who their parents were. He had never heard of a female demon with those powers! He glanced at Inuyasha and his wench, to see them as surprised and confused as he was. Only he was hiding it much better behind his usual mask.

Juro smiled and looked around at all the empty dishes, declaring that SOMEONE needed to clean the kitchen while the others dressed and got cleaned up for the day. He watched as his other three siblings flinch, even Kai, and Inuyasha, Kagome, and Sesshoumaru stared at him. Juro merely grinned at his family, all of them, knowing and unknowing, and volunteered himself.

It never failed. The moment the words had escaped his lips, Kaedo, Taisho, and Kai had stood, demanding that he get ready for the day, and that they would be the ones who cleaned. They proceeded to actually "shoo" the other people out of the kitchen, including a surprised Sesshoumaru. He wasn't used to taking orders, after all.

Sesshoumaru looked at the demon before him, the only other full demon in the room. Juro smiled and asked if he wanted to brush his teeth or hair. Sesshoumaru merely raised an eyebrow, which somehow caused Juro to grin. He was almost ready to rip the boy's throat out, but considering the skill seen from the night before, he knew it would be a fight, which he had sworn upon his honor not to do.

In the end, he merely followed Juro upstairs and into a tiny room, where Juro proceeded to teach him about toothpaste.

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Well, there ya go! Another chapter for you all!! So, who wants to take on Kai in the next sparring match?? Any takers?? (looks around the now-empty room) Um… anyone??

Oh, and feel free to review!!