Too Much Time On Their Hands

Sesshoumaru sat quietly on the deck of the yacht they had bought. Why rent when they were going to do this often? The solid mahogany wood chair with the plush green and white renaissance cushions felt odd in such a natural setting. It was almost too aristocratic and old fashioned for such a modern yacht. The man made creation of humans and demons they were floating on was sitting in the center of the ocean like a dot in the middle of an eternity of water.

It was a clear sunny day with a light breeze. It had been a good day to think about things and where he wanted his life to go now. Sesshoumaru was still unsure about the future, but he knew he wanted to live. It was just a matter of how long. His Father had contemplated these things often. Living for thousands of years seemed overwhelming when one had a chance to think about it and all Sesshoumaru seemed to have was consistent unending time. His mates would probably brood just as he was doing when they were his age. He was now officially 2000 years old and it was Sesshoumaru’s birthday.

Sesshoumaru had become an ancient demon or so his Father stated teasing him then flipping his tail as a reminder of his age before Sesshoumaru had taken off with his mates on this venture. The second tail seemed to mock him with its length now that he let himself be himself rather than the pretend human. It was fitting for this setting that he placed himself in.

The slim white pants fit Sesshoumaru like his old kimono allowing his tails to have the freedom to breathe. They were loose fitting and his white shirt was unbuttoned a bit leaving his very muscular chest slightly bare to the wind as it billowed a bit. The simple tan sandals allowed him to feel the breeze tickle his feet softly.

The ocean smelled of salt and freedom. It was a pleasant smell and while his mates slept Sesshoumaru enjoyed the sunrise. The sunlight made him sparkle like a star on the moonlit nights even during the day as he would shine metallically to the world. The stars seemed dim in comparison to the Emperor of demons at this moment. Sesshoumaru was a rarity in just his being alive. Nothing could compare and if one could see him on the yacht that morning they would know this.

Ocean waves gently rocked the sleeping vessel as if not to disturb Lord Sesshoumaru’s mates from their slumber or disrupt the thoughts of the demon himself. He was indeed thinking about their future. What was it they were seeking any more in this unending life? Was it really worth continuing on as they had been doing?

Inuyasha slowly wandered up to where his beloved brother was seated. Sesshoumaru had not ever looked so peaceful although Inuyasha could feel his thoughts were not in such a state. His elder brother and mate were keeping him awake with his rambling thoughts.

“Sesshoumaru if you are contemplating on taking our lives again I will kick your ass right now.”

Inuyasha ground out as he looked at Sesshoumaru who smirked a bit looking up at his mate. Then he pulled Inuyasha down for a tender kiss.

“I had not thought of that yet little brother although it is an entertaining idea. Still you would have to find a way to take me out first and I tell you my Inuyasha that will not be as easy as it was before since I am quite well aware of your tricks.”

Sesshoumaru watched as Inuyasha rubbed the back of his neck then sat down in the chair next to his beloved Sesshoumaru. The man was driving Inuyasha and Megan insane.

“When do you want to test that theory?”

Inuyasha stated seriously and quite somberly. He too was tired of their life not changing and was sick of things as they were. A change was in order.

“Inuyasha, are you saying I am cold hearted still or are you going to warm me up so we can take our minds off our problems for a while?”

Sesshoumaru smiled as Inuyasha growled.

“How come you always have to answer a damn question with a question? Fuck! Now you have me doing it you asshole!”

At that Sesshoumaru broke out into full laughter. It was always amusing to torment Inuyasha. The pup never changed and even as a man Inuyasha would always be a puppy in his eyes.

“Oh please, you enjoy these little conversations that go nowhere. Now we just have to decide the time and place for such matters. I am done. Megan is getting restless and you are always pregnant. I swear I cannot keep this up. I don’t want to. We need a new agenda and a new idea if you want me to stick this out. I am tired of constantly trying to live in an era where I can kill nothing nor do anything I please.”

Inuyasha huffed.

“Now you are just being childish and selfish. Just because it is your 2000th birthday doesn’t mean you have to be an ass about everything.”

Sesshoumaru went to say something to his brother about that when Inuyasha got up stripped off his clothing and jumped into the ocean swimming away from his brother. Inuyasha was officially pissed off. Sesshoumaru looked overboard at his brother swimming around irritated that Inuyasha was avoiding the subject again.

“Damn it I wasn’t done talking to him. He is always doing this shit to me. Inuyasha always avoids our conversations when they don’t go his way.”

There was another noise coming from below except this time Sesshoumaru went down the steps to see why Megan was making such a ruckus. Megan had tried to run away from home many times and Sesshoumaru hated that. He wanted his mates close by and was keeping a firm eye on them.

“What are you doing?”

Sesshoumaru smiled when he found his beautiful female mate. Megan was sitting cross legged on the floor with a spoon in a big tub of ice cream looking up at him like a child caught stealing from the cookie jar. Her little cat ears twitched happily and her tail flitted about her like a wild rope that would not sit still for anything just like both of his mates.

“This is so good and you won’t eat it all for your birthday so I am going to start celebrating now Mr. ‘I don’t want to celebrate my birthday like normal people’. Here try some my beautiful Fluffy.”

Megan’s new term for Sesshoumaru stuck even though he didn’t much like it at first. Now it was like an endearment he looked forward to hearing because Megan loved to cuddle his royal Fluffy self.

“Kitten you are a mess and I don’t want ice cream although it looks cute on you. You and Inuyasha are killing me with this pup nonsense. I swear I am going to get fixed soon and you both will too. We have way too many kids at this point. I am starting to forget their names.”

Megan frowned and then looked up at Sesshoumaru.

"You are a grump today. I am not pregnant. Inuyasha is."

Sesshoumaru smiled widely.

"I know this. We can fix it though if you want to. I just like the practice."

Megan rolled her eyes. The man was insane. He loved sex almost too much lately. Megan figured it was Sesshoumaru who was pregnant this time with the fact he had gone non-stop for hours the last few weeks. The problem with this theory was he did not smell pregnant. It was just that spring was here again and mating season was in progress. It made Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru so damn moody. Things were not getting any easier too. It was always the two men wanted more when they had enough.
“I want to go home. I am tired of floating around the ocean Sesshoumaru and wandering. I have wandered now for a while. I am done. You and shark boy are not ever going to find that blasted shark that bit him. I tell you it is dead and if it ain’t it swam to another ocean to get away from Inuyasha knowing he is a psycho wanting to kill it.”

Sesshoumaru smiled and nodded.

“I see that and you are right. It is time to go home. That is what I have been trying to get into Inuyasha’s head all weekend. Still, I need to find us a new home again. I want a change in scenery. This place is too complacent and I feel melancholy.”
Inuyasha finally came back all wet and grumpy.

“So you want to move us all into another city or to another continent where our whole fucking family will follow us only to have the same shit different day stuff happen again. “

Megan put the ice cream away and grabbed out the donut box.

“Eat this thing before I kill you. It is a perfect chocolate sprinkled donut and I am sick of you not eating it when it is right here. Sesshoumaru already is past that point of staying out here in the water looking for blue gills and I have decided enough Is enough. I agree to a new change in scenery since we are tired of the same place for years on end. You will too you big grump.”

Inuyasha grabbed the donut box growling walking away.

“You two and your nightmares about my pregnancy when this one I haven’t craved one damn piece of shell fish. The last one wasn’t that bad and I ain’t gonna have Shippo’s damn kid in some weird place that we don’t know. I still can’t believe I am stuck having that red haired brat’s kid. Why me and why him? That Shippo has been a pain in my ass for years and now look what he did to me.”

Sesshoumaru sighed and stood against the cabin wall. He was in middle demon crisis mode right now. He was moody too. He was talking like he was as old as dirt and if you were to ask him, Sesshoumaru would probably state he was older than that. He is older than Spain itself as far as he was concerned. He was older than continents and had been around during the dinosaurs. It went on like that for days with Megan adding new things to it to make Sesshoumaru’s theories more interesting.

“Yes I know and I am going to fix you this time for good. I am too old for this shit and all of us are not getting any younger.”

Megan frowned.

“Speak for yourself you old fart. Inuyasha and I are still young. That is it, I am calling Dr. Hojo.”

Inuyasha rushed to the phone.

“Don’t do that Megan! I can’t deal with that health nut when I am eating a fricking donut. Just turn the fucking boat around and take us back. The least you guys can do is get me to my Shippo so I can blame him for this shit and then not move us Sesshoumaru since it is your fault that I may have this child in some damn strange place that isn’t fucking home!”

Sesshoumaru turned the boat around.

“It is getting harder to do these things you know Inuyasha. Here I am trying to find a way to relax in my old age and you want to go back to the noise. Chaos must be your best friend.”

Megan frowned trying not to pull her hair out.

“Look you are not old and you are a pain in the ass! We are moving and that is the final straw!”

Sesshoumaru frowned as Megan stomped up the stairs to ignore the two pain in the ass males that were driving her insane. Inuyasha panicked since Megan was the only person who understood him and she even got him donuts at the last port.

“Why did she leave? Megan! What did I do wrong? This is your fault Sesshoumaru! You made the only person in the whole world who understands me pissed off at me you jerk!”

Inuyasha yelled at Sesshoumaru as he rushed up the stairs.

“I should just sink us. Yes, that would solve all our problems with getting older. Then we won’t have to worry about it anymore.”

Sesshoumaru stated softly feeling depressed. He was now old and a jerk. Life sucked and he wanted to see if Jimmy still thought he was attractive since he was such an old man now.

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