InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Pride (In the Name of Love) ❯ Chapter 50

Pride (In the Name of Love) 50 / ??
Written by Jezz-Ra
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A/N - Fifty Chapters and a prologue. Can I claim this is epic now? >> In length, anyways, I don't know about quality. XD Another fun chapter...although I have to get back to the bad guys sometime...>>
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Rin's growl was, quite possibly, the least threatening sound Sesshoumaru had ever heard. Rin looked at him in a way she probably considered fierce and wiggled her claws in his direction. "Grrraaawr! Rin is a fearsome demon!"

Sesshoumaru was aware that his jaw had dropped and that he was staring, but he was simply too flabbergasted to react. Too many thoughts were rapid-firing though his mind. // Who has done this to my Rin? HOW was this done? Is she possessed? She still smells like...well, dammit, flowers... Rin always smells like flowers. I think she does it on purpose because I said once I hated the smell of humans..//

Rin blinked at the shell-shocked look on Sesshoumaru's face. It was an expression she had never seen before. She paused as she considered him, wondering what could be wrong. She gasped suddenly. "OH! Rin is sorry if she scared you, Sesshoumaru-sama...! I didn't mean it!"

Sesshoumaru shook himself from his thoughts, his fingers twitching warily by the hilt of his Toukijin. "Rin...you will explain to this Sesshoumaru how this has come to be. Now."

Rin blinked, then giggled. She noticed Sesshoumaru's gaze darkening. "Lord Sesshoumaru, Rin is just Rin. Rin is not a demon."

"....You have fangs, claws, your eyes are red, and...and you have markings identical to this Sesshoumaru's."

Rin giggled again and reached up to her mouth. Sesshoumaru jerked back slightly in surprise as Rin casually popped the fangs out of her mouth. "Hehe...its not real. Kagome helped me make a demon disguise!"

"A...demon disguise."

Rin nodded and proceeded to pull off her fake claws, then took out the red contact lenses. Sesshoumaru eyed the small red-tinted films in surprise, but felt better when his ward's eyes were back to their normal tone. Somehow, that crimson gaze coming from the girl had bothered him intensely. "The stripes are just paint...and my fluffy is just...well...fluffy. It doesn't move and isn't as warm as yours is, Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin offered forth the furry boa for Sesshoumaru's inspection. "Do I make a scary demon?"Sesshoumaru elected NOT to inform his ward that scary was probably a goal she would never achieve, no matter her disguise. He inhaled deeply, glad that his sorely jangled nerves were calming down. He simply did not handle shocks very well these days, it seemed. "Rin, this Sesshoumaru would instruct you in the art of combat and self-defense if you are willing. I would have you able to protect yourself from at least some levels of threats."

"Ooh!" Rin's eyes lit up and she bounced over to him eagerly. "Can we start now? Rin is excited!"Sesshoumaru smiled slightly. "Yes...although perhaps you should wash your face first, else you may terrify my palace guards."

"Oh...! Rin would not like to scare people. If I was a demon, I would be a nice demon."

"Demons are not generally very nice, Rin."

"You are nice. Your father is also very nice...and so is your brother. And the raven is nice too! And so is the kitsune that lives here. And --"

"Rin."

Rin stopped immediately and just smiled adoringly at Sesshoumaru. "I'll go clean up.""Good. Meet me in the arena when you are finished." Sesshoumaru turned and headed off, unable to hide a smirk. Him, nice...and his father? Very nice? // Dear girl, if only you knew. He is pleasant and personable enough now, but there is good reason why he is considered a feared legend among all demons. He was not given that honor without due cause. //

Rin noticed the distant look on Sesshoumaru's face. "Sesshoumaru-sama?"

"Yes, Rin?"

"I heard Lord Inuyasha say that you and your father are mates now." Rin beamed, thinking this was absolutely wonderful news.

Sesshoumaru almost choked. "He said that, did he?" // Perhaps I need to give my hanyou brother a lesson in learning to keep his teeth together before I knock them out. //

"Rin thinks this is wonderful! He makes you happy and you act more...more..." Rin struggled for a word. "Fluffy around him."

"Fluffy?" Sesshoumaru scowled at the thought of ANYONE calling him 'fluffy'. "Rin, this Sesshoumaru does not act 'fluffy'."

"No? I rather like the description, my Sesshoumaru..."

Sesshoumaru froze at the deep voice from the doorway and restrained the urge to twitch. "My Lord Father, with all due respect, do not even THINK about it."

Toga tossed a wink to Rin. "I wouldn't dream of it...Fluffy."

Rin bit back a giggle as Sesshoumaru whirled.

"Oh come now, pup. I think it's cute."

"This Sesshoumaru is not cute!" He had the urge to proclaim himself a fearsome demon, but all he could think of was Rin proclaiming the very same thing a short while ago.

Toga grinned. "Oh, I don't know...I think you're rather cute. Wouldn't you say so, Lady Rin?"Rin nodded eagerly. "Sesshoumaru-sama is very cute!" She beamed happily - in her opinion, that was a wonderful compliment.

Sesshoumaru's eyes gleamed golden murder at Toga. "Perhaps, my Lord Father, you wish to come with us to the arena so that I may show Rin some proper swordplay in action."

Toga's eyebrows arched at the veiled challenge and he smirked. "Very well. I'll be happy to assist you..."

Sesshoumaru twitched, waiting for it. As Toga strode out, he relaxed slightly, only to have his fangs snap together in a growl as his father headed out the door.

"...Fluffy."

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"Sair ex, I'm really not at all comfortable with doing this, you know."

The raven let out a long-suffering sigh. "Miroku, ve have been troo dis already. You don't vant to do it yourzelf, I can't do it myzelf, and you von't let anyone else do it. Zo dat makes you it. Bezides, I don't tink dere is anyting you can do dat vill result in my death. Expensive loss of ingredients, yes....but no death."

Miroku sighed as he eyed the bag full of Sairex's various powders and liquids, then the cheerily bubbling dark purple cauldron next to him.

"Ve just make a little at a time. Trust me, Miroku. I've done dis a lot. I'll be able to tell you vhat to use by color and zmell. For da most part."

Miroku gulped and continued arranging vials in front of him. With a heavy sigh, he looked at Sairex. The raven was cool and confident.

"Don't vorry, Miroku. It's not zo hard as you might tink. Now, find an orange powder in a black clay jar."

"Ok, got it...hn, all I need is to be a bit older and have less teeth...and be a woman...and I might feel right about this..."

"Miroku da vitch? Kaa...alchemy is not just a vitch's field."

"Well, I feel sorta witchy."

Sairex snickered. "Go, go...do vhat I told you."

After a lot of instructions and several different things - none of which Sairex actually told him what they were, and Miroku was rather grateful for that - Sairex finally stopped.

"Da potion..vhat is it doing?"

"Well, it's not DOING anything. It did turn blue, though."

"Perfect. Ok, remember da clear liquids I told you not to touch? Now ve vill touch dem. Carefully. Get a bowl of da potion base. When we add da next bit, it'll have a reaction and hopefully be da right one."

"If it isn't?""Vell, ve'll find out. Da bottles are....er...damn.""What?" Miroku peered at the raven in alarm.

"Vell...dey ARE labeled, but you probably don't either zpeak my native tongue or read our zcript."

"Safe to say no on both counts."

"Well, it vill be alright anyvay. Most failed potions zimply don't have an effect. I'll recognize da right one. Vell...add tree drops of da first vial to a bowl of da blue ztuff."

"Ack...it turned black...!"

"Mm, dat one is vrong...new bowl."

Miroku added the next one. Nothing so visual happened this time. Sairex took the bowl from him and then took a small taste before shaking his head. "Nope. Not dis one either."

"That's your testing method? Tasting?""Noting vill go vrong. And vhat I had you give me earlier vill zhield me from poisoning zo I von't be able to kill myzelf. It's fine."

Miroku sighed and offered the next bowl. Sairex took a sip and blinked several times.

"Not right...I feel ztrange."

Miroku gawked and almost dropped the bowl he was handed. As he watched, Sairex's body shifted to that of a voluptuous female. "S...S...Sairex...?!"

"Vhat? Erk..vhat happened to my voice? And vhat is...oh my..." Sairex's slender fingers had discovered her newly sprouted breasts. "Ermm....gimme dat bowl back..."

Miroku handed it over numbly. Another swallow and Sairex's body reverted to normal.

"Er...put dis one to da zide."

"What, for later enjoyment?" Miroku asked slyly. He preferred the raven as he was, but that didn't mean he didn't appreciate a gorgeous female.

"You never know vhen zometing like dat vill come in handy."

Sairex paused when tasting the next one. "Hmm...hey, I tink dis is right..." Miroku grinned, excited.

"Really?"
"Yes. Dis is it." Sairex nodded and settled down to drink until the bowl was empty. "Mmm, yes...I can feel it...it's vorking!"

Miroku cheered and leaped forward to hug his lover. "Wonderful! What do we do with the leftover? There isn't much after all our samples."

"Boil it down and den ve scrape up da powder left. It vill zave time in da future."

"And what about our...er...special potion?"

"Dat one...I zhould have a bunch of empty vials in my bag. Just pour it in and leave dem to cool down zome more. Den ve cap em up and zave dem. Vas I....really a female?""All the parts I could see. My hand was full or it probably would have groped you. It's cursed, you know."

Sairex snorted. "Right, right. Vell, I need a nap. I'm healing but it's making me very tired. I can't believe ve made zometing like dat...it's quite pozzibly da best potion of all time to use as a practical joke."

Miroku snickered. "In this household?""Pfft...Toga loves me an' vouldn't let his boys kill me."

"Toga?""Er...Lord Inu no Taizho?." Sairex grinned slightly.

"I've never heard anyone refer to him by name. I was beginning to wonder if he even had one. How long have you known each other, exactly?""A very long time. Zince he vas a pup and I vas a little fledgling. His father vas Lord of da Vest. My father vas chief of my clan. Dey had political dealings, and I zometimes vas brought along as next chief of da Clan to learn tings. Ve met on one of my visits and found a mutual like and respect for each other."

"Interesting. You ARE an old bird, eh?"

Sairex smirked. "I've told you dat zeveral times, but you don't ever zeem to believe me."

Miroku chuckled and escorted him towards their new room. "Well, maybe I should start..."

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A pair of pointed ears twitched and a mischevious smirk quirked his lips. // Best practical joke potion ever, hmm? //

Moving silently, Shippo slid into the room and peered about. It didn't take long to locate the cooling vials of warm blue liquid. They smelled pleasant enough...though he wasn't going to take a taste-test to find out if they worked!

The young demon smirked as he pocketed three of the vials. It wasn't likely Miroku had counted them. Really, he hadn't MEANT to spy and overhear, but he had been terribly curious as to all the strange smells coming from the makeshift laboratory and had to check it out.

Five years had given Shippo a good deal more height. His hair was longer and so was his tail. That was fine with him - all the young girls seemed to love the tail and he loved to have his ego stroked as much as any male. He knew he was a long way from being mature...and a good ways from his full growth...but it'd come with time.

Moving on stealthy paws, the impish kitsune padded out of the room, gleefully wondering whom he should prank first.