Beliefs by Himura Asami

Not a Wise One Among Them

The Shikon no Tama Challenge: Kushimitama/Courage

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            Sesshomaru had met a fair amount of wise beings in his life. (Though, whether or not he had chosen to heed their wisdom was another matter entirely). All of the wise beings he had met had been youkai. Never in his life had he met a wise human, and he knew he never would. Humans could never be wise. They could play at having wisdom, and repeat wise sayings of youkai, but they themselves could never be wise.

            It was understandable then, why Sesshomaru was fairly shocked when his half-brother’s miko acted with wisdom that transcended her species. His eyes had even widened slightly.

            “You wish to join packs,” Sesshomaru stated.

            Kagome pushed a lock of hair behind her ear and rocked on her heels. “Yeah, that’s what I just said.”

            “Why?”

            “Hey!” Inuyasha interrupted. “There’s no way that’s happening! I won’t join packs with that-“

            “Sit!” Kagome shouted.

            Inuyasha plummeted to the ground, and Miroku and Kagome shared a look. In a few seconds, Miroku had knocked Inuyasha out with his shakujo, leaving Kagome free to talk to Sesshomaru, who was standing before her with a blank expression.

            “Hmm…” Kagome murmured. “I want to join packs with you because it’s the smart thing to do. I mean, it benefits both of our groups. Think about Rin! She’ll be better protected, because even you have to admit that Inuyasha’s more capable than Jaken. Joining us would also mean that it’d be easier to find Naraku.”

            “Oh?” Sesshomaru questioned, raising his eyebrow.

            Kagome nodded firmly. “Yes. Your sense of smell is amazing, I’ll admit, but your nose can be easily misled if Naraku were to place a fake trail. He couldn’t trick me like that with the Shikon no Tama. And, Naraku’s going to be bringing the final battle to us, not you. So travelling with us will ensure that you don’t miss out on your chance to kill him. And, we need you because, let’s face it: you’re more capable than Inuyasha.”

Kagome ignored Miroku’s fake cough in the background and continued.  “You’ve got more power, and we could use you on our side as an actual ally rather than… whatever you are right now. So, what do you say? Will you join packs with us?”

            That was when his eyes widened. Sesshomaru couldn’t believe that the girl in front of him had said what she had. It was unfathomable. The wisdom in her suggestion…

He couldn’t find a reason to say no. The points she had brought up outweighed any annoyances he would experience as a result of travelling with his half-brother and a band of humans.

            Sesshomaru’s eyes narrowed as the thought passed through his head. “You are not human,” Sesshomaru said decisively.

            Miroku gave another, louder, fake cough, and Sango let out a bemused cry from behind the pair having a one-sided negotiation.

            Kagome gaped. “I am human!” she protested.

            Sesshomaru glared at her. She was telling the truth, and all signs pointed to the girl in front of him being a human, but he had never met a human so wise. And there was no possible way that a human could have convinced him to converge his pack with his half-brother’s. It just wasn’t possible.

            “Hn. This Sesshomaru will return with his pack shortly,” he said, before turning around and walking away, leaving Kagome to stare after him in confusion.

            Sesshomaru didn’t think that humans could be at all wise, but the miko had proved him wrong… maybe. He wasn’t ready to give up on the idea of her being some sort of miko-power possessing, youkai entity.

            Because it just wasn’t possible.

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Poor Sesshomaru, over there in denial.

I love denial.

T.N.T!