What am I going to even do with this muse?

[inunotaisho]

Much time has passed since I left the world of the living. How are you able to summon me back?

(He hasn't drawn a weapon to defend himself (mainly because his swords are now in the hands of his sons). Yet he also seems to be feeling the situation out before he acts.)

I have no desire to be amongst the living. My time was spent well and I have no regrets about my death. I imagine that is hard for one as young as you to understand.

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[inunotaisho]

(He focuses on his son, his expression unwavering. He actually looks solemn right now because he can sense that, even though Sesshomaru is trying to do the right thing, something - or someone - is standing in his way.)

Who?

(Understanding fills his eyes and he looks away, the image of Izayoi taking over his thoughts.)

She is human. (They are far too fleeting, which is partially why he had no reservations about giving his life so that Inuyasha could enjoy time with his mother.)

There is nothing you can do to lengthen their life, Sesshomaru.

[taiyoukai]

I have already done so twice, but I have also come to understand there shall not be a third time.

[And lo and behold the miracle, Sesshomaru actually smiles. Kind of. It's very small and very wry, but it's definitely there alright.]

I have also been told some of their value rests in the brevity of their lives, and that I should not worry about lengthening it, but rather wasting what time she does have.

[Kagome didn't say it so nicely. But he kind of got the idea. Sesshomaru is assaulted by the thought that his father would really like Inuyasha's miko. So in true Sesshomaru fashion, he says so:]

You would approve of your son's chosen mate.

[inunotaisho]

The power of Tenseiga should never be used without respect for the life you bring back from the dead. (A faint frown furrows his brow.) Twice?

(The smile is unexpected and he returns it ever so faintly.)

That is no lie.

(Humans are like stars. Their lives burn bright and then extinguish so quickly that it is easy for nearly-immortal demons to miss the beauty humans bring into the world.)

Would I?

[taiyoukai]

[Sesshomaru shrugs again. He respects the lives he's brought back. That is not a lesson he needs to revisit, but he's hesitant to explain Rin. Or rather, hesitant to figure out how to explain Rin. He wonders if he could postpone it, by talking about Kagome. She has a habit to turn conversations on their head, even when she's not present in those.]

A very... interesting miko. She and Inuyasha destroyed the Shikon no Tama for good, before settling their affairs.

[A very dutiful creature, Kagome. Responsible. Loyal. Bloody stubborn and confusing as all hell. Yes, his father would definitely approve of her as Inuyasha's mate.]

She also tried to subdue me with a holy rosary, moments after we met.

[Which is rather funny in retrospect, but didn't really make him laugh when it happened.]

[inunotaisho]

(A Miko? Now that is an interesting choice. There was likely a long story behind his son falling for one of them (and vice versa).)

The Shikon no Tama? (He has never heard of it.)

Such is her duty. (A small smirk follows his answer.) Surely Inuyasha came to your aid?

[taiyoukai]

He was otherwise occupied.

[But he's not gonna say wither he would have or not, if he hadn't been cursed at the time that happened. Sesshomaru shrugs, yet again.]

It was for the best he was not there, however. I was not at my most agreeable, then.

[Yeah, fifty years pinned to a tree. He wanted to murder things and oh, he did.]

Slightly AU? <3

[inunotaisho]

I can't think of what could be more important than aiding his brother.

(Boys, really. Work it out. Daddy loves both of you.)

Rosary beads should not have affected you for long.

juuuust a little ;p his au info is in his journal

[taiyoukai]

[Self preservation, Sesshomaru doesn't say, but he thinks it. Very loudly.]

He was cursed at the time, there was little he could do.

[He smiles grimly, the tip of A fang peeking under his lip.]

They did not.