Of Claws And Fangs
Episode 24


Akisame looked at Sango and grinned evilly... "Well I wonder if Miroku could teach Sesshomaru when to be a bit more aggressive..." Three red faces looked back at her, "Oh once you've had a nice long girl talk session with Leena... nothing embarrasses you anymore. Now to put everyone's mind at rest, I'd give him a 10 in the futon."

Sango slapped a hand over her eyes, shaking her head. "That I didn't need to know."

"Well here's something else..." Akisame laughed, "Remember when we first met? I got him pouting? Then reminded him what his pout does to me? HE STILL DOESN'T GET IT!!!!"

Rin looked at Haya and shrugged.

"I remember," Sango nodded knowingly, "Miroku does the same thing. It's those puppy dog eyes."

"No I meant he still doesn't get what that does to me." Akisame shook her head. "So... how many times did you have to hit Miroku over the head before he realized that stoked the fire?"

Rin laughed, "Akisame? Won't this embarrass Sesshomaru-sama that you are talking about such things?"

Akisame smiled, truthfully she was embarrassed but wanted the girls to relax. "Yes, but this is girl talk." She handed the girl a cup of tea. "Which means that it never leaves this room. Even if you told me who your mystery man is... I couldn't tell Sesshomaru, because it would be breaking the trust of girl talk."

Rin took a sip of the tea. "Akisame? It's Inu Yasha." She looked at the table.

"About 10," Sango replied. She quietly sipped her tea as Rin asked her questions of Akisame and smiled when the girl finally revealed that her mystery man was Inu Yasha. "I think he would if Sesshomaru doesn't kill him first." She sat down her cup, "Rin," she said taking the girl's hand, "I am very glad that the two of you will find happiness together. You both have been through so much."

Akisame was stunned, that was not an answer she had expected. Then she spoke, "Well I understand Midori's request of Sesshomaru. So 9.5 huh? Think he'd be willing to give his brother pointers?" Sitting down with her cup of tea she sighed. "But, in all honesty girls... If Sesshomaru doesn't get his head out of his ass I'm going to go crazy!!!" At their questioning looks she explained... "He hasn't laid a hand on me since Makoto stabbed me.... Well almost... but then Miss Rin, you came hollering. Only 10 times huh?" she said grinning "Well let's see multiply that by the thickness of his skull and my lack of exterminator strength... I guess Sesshomaru's in for about 100 hits on his head..."

Distant laughter woke Keikan, following the sound he reached the kitchen in time to hear to hear his mother's last statement. Without thinking he walked in. "Hahaoya?"

"OUT!" She yelled finger pointing back the way he came, "Put cotton in your ears, sleep in the courtyard... but out. No males are allowed in this kitchen until further notice. And if you happen pass your Chichioya.... tell him we are having a girl-talk session."

The taijiya burst into giggles at the look on Keikan's face as he left the kitchen. "Was that anything like his father's look?" she gasped. "So you need to give Sesshomaru a few hints that you want him to...yeah, and Rin you need to just let you're heart lead the way with a little help from us, right Akisame?"

Akisame joined in the laughter... "Yep, pretty close."

Sesshomaru blinked away, hearing Keikan mumbling in the hall. He stepped to the door and opened it. "What's going on?" he asked softly, trying not to wake his daughter.

Keikan looked at his father, "Chichioya, Hahaoya says the kitchen is off limits and to tell you they are having a girl talk session."

Sesshomaru groaned, then gestured for his son to follow. "We'd better get out of hearing range. If they even think we heard them...well, I don't even want to think what they would do to us."

Sango leaned back a little. "So what are we going to do about the men in our lives?"

Akisame grinned evilly "I have a few ideas."

Rin, catching on to the nature of girl talk, laughed "Every one knows what you want." Encouraged by the bright smile and raised eyebrow she got from the red head. "Six-three silver hair..."

Sango giggled as she said, "with claws, fangs, and..." she stopped to let Rin finish.

"Chichioya? Why does this girl talk worry you so?"

Keishou was coming out of his room and Sesshomaru corralled his other son, leading them outside. "Girl talk, is where females sit around and talk about their males and whatever else comes to mind. Males are not allowed anywhere within hearing distance and all those caught are either screamed at loudly enough to make you incapable of hearing for a least a few hours or beat unconscious so you still can't hear." He could remember a few times he had accidentally interrupted "girl talk" between his mate, Leena and Taka, with a painful wince.

Haya joined the fun, "Crescent moon on his forehead."

"Hmph." Akisame snorted. Taking up a sip of her tea she eyed Haya over the rim. "Keishou is a lot like his Chichioya, I wouldn't be laughing so hard, Haya." she teased.

"That explains the screeching Hahaoya did at me."

Sesshomaru nodded sympathetically. "Yes, it would. You got off easy."

Keishou gave his father and brother a confused look but shook his head, deciding it was better to just go along and not ask questions.

Sango snorted, nearly expelling tea through her nose at the look on her daughter's face. "I believe Inu Yasha may have already talked a little sense into your son, Akisame," pausing thoughtfully, "Do men have "guy talk"?"

"Hmm, I don't know. I guess they would." Akisame thought for a moment, "I would hope that they don't spend all their time talking war and politics."

Inu Yasha saw Sesshomaru and the boys exit the castle. Leaping from the tree he met them in the center of the courtyard. "Girl talk?"

Sesshomaru nodded, rolling his eyes, "Yes and therefore we need to be as far away as possible."

"Then maybe," Sango said, "They'll talk about the same things we talk about and thus give each other...pointers?"

Inu Yasha nodded, he had received too many bops on the head from Sango, Kagome and Akari on their travels. "You know at one time I thought the screaming was for Miroku's peeking. Then I realized that when they were having a 'girl talk' session they were twice as violent. Did anyone thing to get the monk?"

Akisame nodded. "One can only hope." She saw the cooks enter the kitchen. "Damn. It's morning ladies. We have two choices. One we can each retire to our separate rooms and try and get some sleep, OR we can kick the men out and take over the bath."



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