Too Much Time On Their Hands

When the club finally opened it ended up not even being a strip club in the end. It was turned into just a local pub where there was entertainment every night. Some nights they had stripping for the guys and girls. Other nights it was just a show. Poetry contests and beatnik nights with some disco nights too. Just for fun they even had a gothic night one night every week to see the local ‘Sophisticates’ and find out if they were really worth looking at.

“This is so lame Sesshoumaru. Why do you bring me here?”

Michael asked as he started slowly talking like Kouga and his group. It was not right for the ancient man to change his ways again. He went from a well dressed very clean man to a wolf brat in less than a month. Sesshoumaru refused to have that after all those years of training.

“Come now Michael and look out there at the new gothic children. There has to be a few of your old friends out there somewhere. You need to quit forgetting what you were and help them as you were once helped.”

Sesshoumaru stated with a slight smirk. He loved to torment Michael and plus it was always good to know who was in town.

“There are very few real vampires in this group and none of them are Sophisticates.”

Michael stated after guzzling down his beer. He was getting drunk. Michael was totally depressed going through post partum depression after having the baby. He missed the Inu’s and the wolves were being a pain in the ass with their constant demands of him.

“I see, so you won’t even point them out to me?”

Sesshoumaru interjected knocking the beers off the table. He refused to let Michael drink anymore. It would ruin all his fun.

“Sure, that idiot over there is one and that girl. She is one of us, but she isn’t like me. No one is like me; I am the oldest and fattest man in the world.”

Michael slurred out as he fell back into the seat.

“You are ridiculous, but you are not fat. I cannot say if you are the oldest. Have you spoken with Father recently? I hardly see the man since this place opened.”

Sesshoumaru looked around for his crazy Fathers, but then in a total embarrassing moment he saw them trying to dance with the young people. It was so wrong……….they were dancing like old times and not even with the rhythm of the music plus they were toasted as well on who knows how much sake.

“Alistair is younger then I am. Do you have any idea how old that makes me? Don’t answer that because I don’t even know anymore. That is how long I have lived. I should be a dust bunny by now as Kouga states.”

Michael stated then burped loudly. Sesshoumaru looked at Touga and Alistair shaking his head at them. They were idiots and who would believe with Michael’s behavior as well as theirs that any of them were older then he was.

“You are all insane. I should have given up on you Michael. Look at you, you are a disgrace to your Sophisticate race and you are supposed to be an example to those younglings. All of you are and look at how you act.”

Sesshoumaru scolded as he looked at Michael who was now laughing his ass off.

“Sure, whatever you say Sessy boy. I ain’t a Sophisticate anymore remember? You helped change me into this. So guess what, you are so screwed just like me………it is so damn funny too………”

Michael stated as he couldn’t stop laughing falling onto the floor and then trying to get up again through bouts of laughter.

“I don’t see what is so damn funny to you Michael!”

Sesshoumaru growled out.

“You are! You are the oldest of us all as far as my demon side says! I am older then you and you have a stick up your ass a mile longer then I do. Loosen up and have fun! Whoopeeeeeeee!”

Michael threw his shirt off and rushed out to join Touga and Alistair who patted him on the back as Sesshoumaru slumped into the seat. Now he was depressed. Was he really that old to them? Was he really no fun at all?

Touga came over looking at his son who was frowning at them all as Alistair took Michael to the bathroom. The guy was going to lose his guts to the porcelain god.

“What are you frowning about son? Is there something amiss?”

Sesshoumaru looked at his Father.

“At least you speak like you are your age even if you do not act it. What the hell is up with Michael? He was my role model for perfect cold snobbery and you all have ruined him. I had him down to a science and now I feel like I am hanging out with the damn wolves along with my brother. Can I not have anyone my age around or older that actually speaks without an impediment?”

Touga sighed and then sat across from his son.

“Sesshoumaru, you and I have had a very weird relationship. We are demons and demons are not ones to do things as humans have done. Michael is neither human nor really fully demon. He is a newborn to the life he is living. Michael is a new vampire demon that doesn’t have a real place among us. You did not finish the job you started and Kouga had to. So now this is what you get. Poor Michael is not fully mated to anyone.”

Sesshoumaru looked into his Father’s eyes. Wisdom there that was centuries old and still he acted like a fool. It was very difficult to see him one moment as his Father because most of the time he was with Alistair he acted like he was a big kid.

“Yes, well you know that our relation among demons makes sense to me, but his behavior does not. Then again I never really fully understood Inuyasha either. I don’t know if I ever will. We as demons are lovers of each other and also killers. We keep our blood in our family for millenniums. It is the only way to preserve our kind and no one would like that outside of us even Sophisticates for the most part with their human beliefs.’
“I cannot say that I have as many regrets as Michael does, but I certainly try not to take them this far. It is as though we lost his personality completely. I don’t like it one bit and I do not want to fully mate to anyone else right now. I have enough on my hands as it is.”

Touga thought about it for a moment.

“Do you still worry over our time or is that a thing of the past.”

Sesshoumaru blushed since he was still attracted which was why he wanted to get the hell away from all the temptation.

“Father, of course I think of it, but I also know of the way of demons as I said. We are not human with those same…….same………… Why the hell did you bring that up here of all places?”

Touga ran his fingers over his hair.

“Well, I didn’t want to think I was so old that I lost all my charm.”

Sesshoumaru sighed shaking his head.

“Father you couldn’t lose your charm if you tried. You kill people with it both mentally and physically. I don’t think you will ever have a problem with your prowess with anyone. So please stop embarrassing me and tempting me at the same time. I am trying to be loyal to my mates damn it all.”

Touga smirked.

“Good, then I will tell you what you want to know now that you have flattered me so gracefully. My boy, you are worrying over nothing. Michael will be back as soon as his depression fades, but you will never have him. You will never be the one to hold his heart again. That is for Kouga. If you wish to be loyal then you cannot chase those who do not want you anymore or feel pity for them. It will make them fall in love with you again and that is only going to break hearts. Do you now understand?”

Sesshoumaru sighed and shook his head feeling foolish himself.

“So, why do you and Alistair continue to play your stupid games? I thought you two were going to quit for a while? You can’t even dance to the music Father and neither can he. It is so wrong.”

Touga smiled widely.

“Who said I was dancing to the music of this tawdry club? I still recall the times before now and Alistair does too. It gives us a moment to charm the pants off of our little toys for the night and recall old times. That is what this place is for and of course to make up for Alistair’s wonderful way of destroying everything he touches. He likes this place so it will thrive for a while until he becomes bored and blows it up. It is normal for him. We have lived like this for years my son.”

Sesshoumaru looked at the club. It wasn’t anything like what they would have built in the past. It was full of mirrors and that is how you could tell the non humans apart.

“Ah, I see how he does it now. The vampires do not reflect the same as the humans. In my eyes the young ones without being as powerful as Michael look already dead and smell funny. Interesting, it is good for him then.”

Touga smacked Sesshoumaru on the back of the head.

“Leave Michael alone about his vampire side now that he is a demon and quit asking him to look out for the undead for you. You see them just fine and can smell them from a mile away.’
“It is hard enough for him to be two things at one time and you were a brat to your little brother for years because he could not be one thing. You are so mean Sesshoumaru.”

Sesshoumaru frowned rubbing the back of his head.

“Ok fine, but it is no fun to be a demon that has no one to pick on anymore. Inuyasha has me figured out now and he is a full demon so I can’t pick on him as much. I lived for that and it kept us busy for years. I loved his half demon side in many ways.”

Touga smiled and sat back looking at his son in the lights. He was so beautiful and yet had to be such a brat all the time. He was never satisfied unless he was making someone’s life miserable.

“You will find another to torment or someone to torment you my son. I am sure Inuyasha will come up with plenty of new ways to do so. He is just taking a break or is that why you are here hmmmmmmm? Is his pregnancy driving you up the wall again?”

Sesshoumaru looked as his Father leaned over the table pulling his face to look into his eyes.

“No…….no that isn’t it at all. I wanted to take Michael out since he was brooding.”

Touga smiled and rubbed noses with his son.

“You are so predictable. You cannot ever fool your Father my little Sesshoumaru. You are also a terrible liar. I can see right through you.”

Sesshoumaru tried to pull away as Touga licked the tip of his nose then let go.

“Father, stop it. I am not a pup anymore.”

Touga laughed as Sesshoumaru tried to wipe off his nose.

“Fine, have your way for now son, but we will play another day. You will get bored again just like Alistair and I then come running to us for more advice. We love doing this for you son and we will always be here. Now go home. Michael is right; you act like you are ten times our age with a stick up your behind that grows longer by the second.”

Sesshoumaru got up frowning and Touga shook his head at his son as he went to go find Alistair who was still in the bathroom with Michael. The man was going to lose his spleen at this rate poor young fool needs a mate.