A Little Get Together by Beermoney5 [ Drabble # 145 ]
Title: A Little Get Together
Author: Beermoney5
Theme: Core
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: T
Warnings: None
Word Count: 400
Summary: Continuation of Twenty One Guns.
A Little Get Together
Since Koga and Ayame were also going to Inuyasha’s for dinner, Sesshomaru had made arrangements for them to pick Kagome up and take her. Kagome was disappointed that Sesshomaru hadn’t changed his mind about going. She had even gone to the extent of calling him at work, trying to persuade him to go.
During dinner, they talked about how as humans’ weapons became more powerful, Youkai had to go into hiding to avoid extinction. In time a concealing spell was invented to help youkai rejoin society without detection. They did have humans that they trusted, and that worked for them. And most importantly, Kagome and Yaone got along great, talking about Inuyasha even as he protested.
“I thought you would have convinced my brother to come,” Inuyasha had said after dinner.
“Why did you think I would be able to?” Kagome asked, confused.
“Because you seem to have some influence over him.”
“Influence? I don’t think so.”
“Whether you want to believe it or not, you do.”
“Inuyasha’s right Kagome,” Koga added. “He acts different when you’re involved.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, we were all,” Inuyasha gestured to everybody in the room, “Hoping Sesshomaru would come and relax. He’s not resting and sleeping enough, and we thought this would be a step towards getting him to sleep.” Inuyasha sighed before continuing. “I didn’t want to say anything, but I think you need to know; Youkai don’t need as much sleep as humans, and we can go a few weeks without sleep, and without any problems. But if we keep ourselves from getting enough, it will eventually deteriorate our health and shorten our lifespan.”
“And you think Sesshomaru isn’t getting enough sleep.”
“Yeah, I know the signs. He’s done it before, actually several times in the past. After it happens the first time, most Youkai are scared adequately enough so they keep it from happening again. Not Sesshomaru, though. Either he thinks he’s invincible, or he has a death wish. I know Sesshomaru’s core goal has always been ultimate power, but he doesn’t have to achieve it by killing himself. He already owns most of the businesses around the world. We have to somehow get through to him before it’s too late.”
“Too late? Is it really that bad?”
“Yes.”
“And you think I could help?”
“We all do. You’ve sparked something in him I haven’t seen in a long time. Since Rin.”