Dogs

Sesshoumaru had everything he felt he needed packed, but his tail still was showing and his hair was not right. Inuyasha wasn’t sure how they were going to hide his tail without some idiot making a dumb comment to him about it.

“I can make it unseen Inuyasha. I am a diayouki.”

Suddenly the tail was gone. There was Sesshoumaru sitting looking normal, well except for the pointy ears, the markings, and the silver hair. The fangs and claws he might be able to get away with depending on how much he opened his mouth which he didn’t do often.

“We are going to have to remove the marks, make your hair black, and you may have to wear a hat.”

Sesshoumaru looked offended.

“These markings are of our Father.”

Inuyasha sighed.

“You can keep them; we will say they are tattoos. Still your hair will have to cover your ears a bit more. You might want to grow it out a bit longer before you just go to America like that. We also have to change money because they don’t take Yen there.”
Sesshoumaru nodded. His hair was now a bit longer around his ears and he made his markings a bit more faded. He didn’t like doing this.

“They accept your hair color so I will not change mine.”

Inuyasha sighed.

“Fine, but it isn’t going to be easy to convince them you are normal.”

Sesshoumaru frowned. Then he let a smile play on his lips.

“What about your ears? If I must change my appearance why do you not change yours?”

Inuyasha pouted.

“I wear a baseball cap. See.”

Inuyasha put it on.

“I refuse to look that ridiculous.”

Sesshoumaru stated flipping his hair around wondering if indeed it would look better black. He had not ever considered changing it. Perhaps it would not be a bad idea. Suddenly his hair was black and Inuyasha was shocked.

“What does it not look appropriate?”

Inuyasha frowned.

“No……… it looks fine.”

Sesshoumaru did not believe Inuyasha.

“Then why do you seem so disheartened?”

Inuyasha sat back.

“Not all of us are born with good looks and power you jerk.”

Sesshoumaru sighed then looked in the window at his reflection. He didn’t care for it. His hair was jet black though and it would fit in better. Using some of his powers he changed Inuyasha’s hair too and shrunk his ears.

“Take off that ridiculous looking contraption Inuyasha. I will not have my brother look like a fool at the courts. We shall be splendid for a time. Then we will come back.”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

“You don’t get it at all do you Sesshoumaru? This isn’t Feudal Japan any more. Things have changed a lot. You won’t like it.”

Sesshoumaru sat back in the chair.

“I will be the judge of that.”

Inuyasha decided not to argue and opened a can of soda pop. He couldn’t get Sesshoumaru to try one. This was a really bad idea.
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Stepping up to the big plane at the Airport the two demon men got many looks from people, but not unpleasant. They were curious looks and Sesshoumaru felt he had been rather clever to have both of them wear earplugs that Inuyasha had received stating they would save them from the pain of all the noise outside. Sesshoumaru still felt it was noisy, but he had the ability to filter out sounds. He could remove the unwanted ones when necessary.

“Inuyasha, why must we fly in this contraption? I can teleport us just as easily.”
Inuyasha frowned.

“Don’t use that name around here. We are supposed to have new names remember?”

Sesshoumaru pouted.

“Why? My name was given to me by our Great and Powerful Father. Why would I change it? It is and will always be Sesshoumaru.”

Inuyasha didn’t want to tell his brother about the anime series they had going on about them. It would really piss Sesshoumaru off.

“Look, just trust me and use the names we picked. You wanted to play human so play human damn it all.”

Sesshoumaru nodded.

“I feel very foolish. You made me Michael. Do I honestly look like a Michael to you? That is a name for a European.”

Inuyasha smiled since his brother did indeed with his silver hair remind him of a powerful Archangel, but not the one who was doing anyone any good. He was more like the devil in disguise.

“Yeah, then you will really fit in. See a lot of people use names like that now of days. I chose Rick. I think it is cool don’t you?”

Sesshoumaru huffed.

“Ridiculous, we are not going to call you Rick. Pick another name.”

Inuyasha sighed.

“Why can’t I be Rick, it is on my passport, we can’t change it now.”

Sesshoumaru sighed. Inuyasha was such a simpleton.

“Fine we will call you Rick only for this adventure. It is pathetic. European names for Japanese men. What is happening to my world?”

Inuyasha looked at his brother like he was insane.

“You can’t say shit like that here. You don’t rule this world. Humans do.”

Sesshoumaru growled.

“How dare they think I will let them rule over me! I will show them who is Lord!”

Inuyasha grabbed his brother as Sesshoumaru stood up angrily.

“You can’t go all Dog Demon on people here! Are you trying to get us in trouble? You promised you would watch your temper Sessho……I mean Michael!”

Sesshoumaru sat down trying to make sure his eyes were not still red. People were looking at them funny.

“He is just fine. He didn’t get enough sleep last night. That is all.”

Inuyasha told one of the ladies who were sitting across from them looking horrified.

“Will you calm down already……”

Sesshoumaru slowly stopped growling. Then they all were called to go to their seats. Sesshoumaru had first class and Inuyasha made sure he was first in line. Having to deal with a demon waiting in line behind people was not a good idea right now. It was best to just let Sesshoumaru go first. Inuyasha felt nervous as hell this was such a horrible idea.

Sitting in the big chairs in first class Sesshoumaru looked around the plane. He wanted to sit by the window so Inuyasha traded him places. This was his first flight on an airplane and Inuyasha was wondering if the seats would be rendered to shreds by Sesshoumaru’s claws digging into them once they started out since planes tended to jerk around a bit. Turbulence was going to be hell.

The young sturdiest female on the plane tried to help Sesshoumaru with his seatbelt and Sesshoumaru felt offended. The human was daring to touch him.

“Sesshoumaru that is a seatbelt. You have to wear it.”

Inuyasha whispered into his ear. Sesshoumaru then sat back feeling awkward. This was strange to be locked in a large metal vehicle and have so many people around you. He should have asked for a private plane, but Inuyasha insisted this would help him understand humans. Sesshoumaru was then given a newspaper by Inuyasha and the young woman brought in the drinks.

“Make his really strong ok?”

Inuyasha told the woman with a wink.

“Do you really think that with these ear plugs in that I cannot hear you little brother?”
Sesshoumaru stated not looking up from the newspaper. Inuyasha tried to look out the window as the plane jerked. Sesshoumaru seemed unfazed.

“If you wanted the window seat how come you ain’t looking out the window?”

Inuyasha asked pouting.

“Because I already know what is out there. I just prefer not to be that close to the humans right now. I am easing my way into this situation there is no reason to push things.”

Sesshoumaru stated firmly not looking up from the paper. Inuyasha was thrown the comics and some of the sports news. Sesshoumaru had no interest unless it was politics. He needed to know these things so he would fit in with the courts.

“So you left me to deal with them, I see.”

Inuyasha grumbled. Then he pulled out of his carry-on bag some beef jerky he bought at the store in the airport when Sesshoumaru ignored him to read his book.

“What is that?”

Sesshoumaru asked swiping the bag from Inuyasha smelling it. It smelled good.

“It is called beef jerky you jerk! Give it back!”

Inuyasha growled as he grabbed the bag from his brother.

“Give me some of it or I will hurt you.”

Sesshoumaru stated firmly with a slight smile on his face.

“Fine here have the whole thing.”

Inuyasha gave Sesshoumaru the bag back.

“No, you take some and then give me some. We are trying to fit in remember little brother.”

Sesshoumaru knocked the bag back to his brother knocking it on the floor. Inuyasha bent down and picked it up.

“Oh great, some of it fell on the floor! You ruined it.”

Inuyasha stated as Sesshoumaru put the newspaper down grabbing a piece.

“You are such a big baby.”

Sesshoumaru closed his eyes to enjoy the taste, but it wasn’t as good as fresh bloody meat.

“It is salty.”

Inuyasha frowned looking at his jerky he had to share with the biggest asshole he ever knew in his whole life.

“Yeah, so what………”

Sesshoumaru smiled and looked at Inuyasha.

“Are you angry with me little brother?”

Inuyasha looked Sesshoumaru dead in the face.

“No I am thrilled to be here. I could be making love to my wife, but no I am on a fucking plane with you. I am ecstatic now leave me alone.”

Sesshoumaru smirked and kissed his little brother on the forehead.

“I knew you were happy to do this with me.”

Inuyasha wiped off his forehead.

“You jerk! Now everyone is going to think we are gay!”

Sesshoumaru laughed.

“So we are happy. What is wrong with that? Oh, you mean homosexual. No we are not. You are my brother.”

Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru knowing the jerk was picking on him.

“This isn’t funny. You don’t know what you are getting yourself into. You have no idea what you are putting the world under when you leave your castle. You are dangerous. You will hurt people if you are not careful. This isn’t a game Sessho…..Michael.”

Sesshoumaru took his drink from the sturdiest.

“No it is not, it is an adventure and we will see the courts together brother. As humans I can claim you so does that not make you happier? As a demon we were shamed, but as a human we are not.”

Inuyasha was fuming.

“You always say I am an embarrassment to you.”

Sesshoumaru smiled.

“Not any more. You are my brother and we only have each other after life is done so enjoy it for now.”

Sesshoumaru then swallowed looking out the window. He needed this and it was not just for himself. Inuyasha had no idea how hard it is to lose someone you love so deeply. He would live a long time and they would only have each other. What would that be like for them? He had to find out more about humans and make his brother’s last year’s pleasant. It was all he had left to offer.
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Inuyasha watched Sesshoumaru become fascinated with the machine that took their luggage to them on big conveyer belts. It was amazing and Sesshoumaru was asking him a billion questions. Inuyasha felt like his brain was going to explode any minute. Sesshoumaru wanted to know what kind of magic it was and how everything worked. Why the hell didn’t he just buy Sesshoumaru a computer with internet access? It would be a lot less painful.

“We have to go Sesshoumaru. Everyone has left and our luggage is still going around that thing.”

Sesshoumaru sat watching this thing forever and the people. He looked like a lost child and seemed so thrilled with every little thing.

“How does it all work Inuyasha? How does this world work?”

Inuyasha sighed.

“I will take you to the library tomorrow ok? Can we go to our hotel room now?”

Sesshoumaru nodded as they got the rental car. He wanted to drive, but Inuyasha insisted which was a good thing since Sesshoumaru didn’t have a license. Sesshoumaru stated he had to get one since he wanted to be independent like these people. Inuyasha could just see him running people over who he got mad at when he was driving. Sesshoumaru was too new to all of this and in some ways he was so naive it was sad.

“Sesshoumaru this is what it is like out here. See thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of humans and they won’t understand you.”

Inuyasha stated softly as they got in the car. Sesshoumaru didn’t care. He was looking at the world with new eyes.

“This is strange this place, but I like it.”

Sesshoumaru stated softly looking out the window. Inuyasha sighed and kept driving looking at the GPS that came with their car.

“What is this?”

Sesshoumaru grabbed the GPS off the window.

“Don’t do that or we won’t find the damn hotel! I can’t let you alone for a second!”

Inuyasha stated panicking as he slammed on the breaks before he rear ended the car in front of them. They were in pretty nasty traffic and Sesshoumaru was having a great time while Inuyasha was swearing at drivers to move their asses.

“The road is full Inuyasha. Why do you curse them?”

Sesshoumaru stated softly as he looked out at all the lights. It was night and the bridge they were traveling on had a toll. It was just taking longer than planned. Sesshoumaru wanted to see all of the United States, but Inuyasha said they could not do that in one week so they were to see only a part of it.

“They are assholes like you that is why! Move your ass you bozo!”

Inuyasha yelled out the window at some old lady trying to move forward going 20 miles under the speed limit. She had everyone backed up behind her with people passing them and of course their rental car was right behind her where he couldn’t move. As soon as they got past the tolls Inuyasha gunned it out of there and started heading for the hotel.

“That was unnecessary.”

Sesshoumaru stated frowning as he folded his arms across his chest.

“No it wasn’t.”

Inuyasha stated since he was grumpy from the flight, the lack of sex, and he was still stuck with Sesshoumaru in the car.

“You have no respect for your elders.”

Inuyasha laughed at that.

“Yes I did, just not you. I was respectful to Kaede, but I have lost my temper tonight because I am tired. Unlike you hanyous need more than one hour of sleep a day.”

Sesshoumaru sighed.

“That is a sign of weakness that you should not be proud of. I will teach you how to be a demon when we get home.”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. Here they were pretending to be humans and Sesshoumaru was talking about making him a better demon.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let’s just get to the hotel and then we will plan from there.”

Sesshoumaru pulled out a journal.

“I have our itinerary right here. I wish to go to one of these amusement parks. It is entertainment. I wish to be entertained since you have been nothing except unacceptably irritable all day.”

Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru once again like he was insane.

“You plan everything, but what if we cannot do what you want?”

Sesshoumaru sat back and looked out the window again.

“Impossible, I have planned to the second what we are to do. You will have to adjust to my schedule.”

Inuyasha was not happy at all about this. This was supposed to be a trip to learn about humans, not one of Sesshoumaru’s wild ideas that he could rule the world by doing things on a whim. They wouldn’t put up with him.

“You know amusement parks have a lot of Kagome’s in them.”

Sesshoumaru nodded since he was not fazed this time by that threat.

“No, they have many little ones. I wish to observe their play. “

Inuyasha frowned.

“They will think you are a pedophile or pervert if you stare all day at children.”

Sesshoumaru frowned.

“I would not do anything to harm a child. They will tolerate me. I will not be noticeable. We will blend in. We are taking school children with us. I have arranged for us to be…….what did they say? Oh, volunteers for a school field trip. So we shall accompany them.”

Inuyasha looked horrified.

“You want me to go with you and hang out with a bunch of kids?”

Sesshoumaru smiled.

“Yes, you are one and you will be having one. Therefore it will benefit you.”

Inuyasha moaned and then turned the car into the hotel. Sesshoumaru had to pick the most luxurious hotel in town. An Airport Hilton that seemed to tower all the other buildings. Sesshoumaru seemed disappointed when he got out of the car.

“I did not choose the best hotel so I hope this is suitable. I thought we needed to blend in.”

Sesshoumaru stated this as though they were staying in some hovel.

“This is an expensive nice hotel Sesshoumaru. It isn’t some piece of crap.”

Inuyasha stated firmly.

“Yes, but I know you expect me to do better. Father and Mother would.”

Sesshoumaru stated softly. He was not sure about this hotel business, but it was part of this whole experience.

“Sesshoumaru, they aren’t here anymore. Neither of us have them anymore to hold us back so tell me what is really going on.”

Inuyasha stated touching his brother’s arm. Sesshoumaru looked daggers down at his brother.

“I did not say you could touch me.”

Sesshoumaru then smirked as Inuyasha dropped his hand.

“It was a joke little brother.”

Inuyasha growled and grabbed his bags marching toward the hotel. Sesshoumaru of course right next to him with them both going to the front desk. Of course Sesshoumaru had to touch and look at everything in the building fascinated with the pen that he kept calling a quill. Inuyasha had to take it away from him several times as Sesshoumaru drew circles on a paper he found wondering how the ink came out of it. Then he almost broke it which was why Inuyasha had to take it away.

“Sess…….Michael will you come on. I will give you the pen in the room.”

Sesshoumaru enjoyed the ride in the elevator and pushed every button to see them light up. Inuyasha was so embarrassed and glad there was no one in the elevators as Sesshoumaru stuck his head out on each floor. Then with baggage they had to explore every single floor of the building.

“This is bigger than my castle Inuyasha. I must have one of these for our family.”
Inuyasha smacked his hand against his head for the fiftieth time that day.
“You can’t have everything Sesshoumaru.”

Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha with a frown.

“Why not? I rule this world not them. I will have one.”

Inuyasha flopped on the bed with the remote control which was also quickly confiscated by Sesshoumaru who had not ever seen a TV before in his life.

“A picture show in glass? They move though.”

Sesshoumaru stated as he touched the screen.

“Don’t do that! It is fragile and you might break it! It is a television. It is like paintings that move, but some are real and some are not. Like I said you should forget your itinerary and go to the library with me tomorrow.”

Inuyasha stated with a yawn.

“It is amazing. No we will follow my plans. We do have a library trip so you may show that to me later Inuyasha. Go to sleep now, I shall watch this picture show. I wish to learn more.”

Sesshoumaru stared at the television in awe as Inuyasha unpacked their things.
Sesshoumaru definitely had to shop for other clothing. He couldn’t just wear two suits and where the hell was his underclothing?

“Sesshoumaru you need more clothing.”

Inuyasha grumbled. Sesshoumaru frowned.

“Go to bed or you will watch this explaining it all to me Inuyasha.”

Sesshoumaru stated firmly. Inuyasha rushed into bed before Sesshoumaru really did that to him. Throwing off his clothing under the blanket except his boxer shorts and t shirt Inuyasha fell asleep.
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