So grumpy.

[inu_yasha]

I don't have to be nice to anyone. [Especially you implied heavily.] What do you think I am? Some puppy?

[His glare says "don't answer that".]

Lemme go and I'll pretend you don't exist. You won't get a better deal, trust me.

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[taiyoukai]

[He's not gonna actually say it, but you know he's totally saying it. You are puppy. A suicidal, stupid, not-house-broken puppy. Where is Kagome when you need her? The non-expression on his face is very eloquent like that.]

Bargaining will not work, you should accept that as fact.

[inu_yasha]

[His ears twitch and turn towards him. Hey, he can sense that condemnation, bro. Wanna start something?!]

Not much of a bargain when the alternative is them fending off my claws.

[taiyoukai]

[At that, Sesshomaru actually smirks. That's a dangerous amount of emotion on that face, but given that he's gone through this sort of denial process beforehand, he feels entitled to his entertainment. And then he folds down to sit on the floor, arms folded across his chest and expression a very faint taunt.]

By all means, do let them feel your claws.

[For all the good it's gonna do you, anyway.]

[inu_yasha]

... [He blinks. No, Sesshomaru isn't encouraging him. He knows better than to buy that expression. But...]

What do you know?

[taiyoukai]

Enough.

[inu_yasha]

But you'd rather die than help me, right?

[taiyoukai]

Hnn.

[So. His brother. But not his brother. Oh boy.]

I see your penchant for melodrama remains a constant, no matter what world you hail from.

[Says he, who stands on cliffs against the sunset just to let his hair billow in the wind.]

[inu_yasha]

What the hell are you talking about? [You've lost him again.] We hail from the same world.

[taiyoukai]

We do not.

[He shrugs delicately, hair rustling as he does.]

My brother knows he needs only to ask to receive aid. He has earned that much, at least. But he is nonetheless too proud to do it.

[Because, you know, Sesshomaru is in a position to judge someone about their pride. Since he's so humble and all.]

So his miko asks instead.

[...ask. Demand. Yell at. Threaten purification for. Same thing, really!]

Usually.

[inu_yasha]

... [No, this isn't...] I guess we've come a long way, but I wouldn't say I'd depend on you.

[Beyond Sesshomaru doing what it took to defeat Naraku.]

Kagome wouldn't approach you on her own. [There's no reason to.]

[taiyoukai]

[Sesshomaru ignores the first comment, because what is awkwardness. And also because he can. Instead he snorts.]

Threats of magical rosaries say otherwise.

[inu_yasha]

You mean like this one? [He holds up his necklace, perplexed.]

[taiyoukai]

It does not work on me. But that has yet to stop her from threatening to find a way.

[The truth of the matter is that if anyone could figure out a way to actually get it to work, Sesshomaru is sure Kagome is the one who would. So he does take care not to let her stew on those threats for too long.]

[inu_yasha]

Lucky you. [He hates the thing to be honest.] I can't see why she'd use it on you?

[Unless she's trying to protect him?]

Are you threatin' me a lot?

[taiyoukai]

[Your own damn fault for being weak.]

You imply she would need a reason to make such threats.

[Let's be honest, at this point this is how Kagome and Sesshomaru say hello. He'll drop by to see Rin, she'll nag him to bond with his brother, he'll snark that he has no brother, she will threaten to find a rosary to make him sit, Kaede will then politely ask them to take it outside, she's trying to PRAY, gosh.]