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[Sesshomaru angry, even just a little, is a slightly terrifying sight. He was a daiyoukai, he could become a beastly canine apparently so large he'd dwarf a forest clearing...

But though jinba had certain instincts that were even now making her coat hairs stand on end, sending a shiver down the line of tufty mane connecting the blend of upper and lower spine... they also had human brains to regulate things like fight or flight, and Konoha doesn't budge, shaking her head stubbornly.]

I'm already involved. I told them about you as a demon who doesn't eat humans... and I told you about them as demon slayers now... so if they don't listen to me and it comes to fighting, that's my responsibility.

[She... thinks? But that's what she's going with, spine ramrod straight as she tightens her shoulders and stiffens her upper lip.]

I'm not smart about a lot of things... but you haven't tricked me.

[Had he?]

I don't want to lie and say you did. I have Gonta... and I have myself, and that's if it comes to that. If.

[And Konoha might be naive, she might be too trusting... but she doesn't see Sesshomaru's current conclusions and hypotheticals as realistically as she does. Not now.]

[ He wonders if Rin too would argue with him on this point. Of course, the answer would be "yes," which is why he usually would leave and tell others to let her know what he has decided.

It's because he can't stay firm and argue with someone that he cares about. Eventually, he would do what would make them happy. However, he attempts to make it seem like the decision to do so was completely his own. The pride of a daiyoukai is difficult in that manner.

So, seeing Konoha upset, it troubles him. The anger radiating from him fades -- the narrowing of his eyes softens a little. He thinks that he could stand to leave and announce his decision. Yet his body does not feel strong enough to do so. Sesshomaru clicks his tongue in annoyance. I should have done so in the beginning rather than wait to hear what she would have to say.

Through grit teeth, he growls back: ]

There is no reason for you to do more than what you've already done.

[Konoha has heard similar things before. Heard that she didn't have a reason to do this, or that, usually when it came to helping someone. And whether it was Lord Sesshomaru or someone else-]

I want to do it.

[Wasn't that reason enough? Her hands twist in her "lap" between forelegs, but she stands (sits) strong, watching his face carefully, her own expression a soft plea for understanding. For seeing that she was capable of protecting herself in this sort of situation, for seeing why she'd want to claim him, even if it meant she might lose her good standing with someone else.]

[ His frown deepens and he lets his eyes fall to watch how her hands twist. He tries to gather up the strength to continue to tell her "no" yet he can only let out a single sigh at first.

His teeth set together before he bites out a single word: ]

And --

[ Sesshomaru breathes in. He wants to say something cold and hurtful. Yet as he lifts his eyes up to look up on her face, he can't. She has a home in his heart and even if he feels the hurt he causes her now will be for the best -- he cannot finish what he wants to say. ]

Your foolishness may cause you harm. [ He presses one last time. ] This mistake is the only one I will allow you to make. If you make anymore...

[ He trails off, because he has no punishment that he can think of. He has no punishment that he would actually give. So he lets her think up what her punishment might be. ]

I know.

[The first time they'd met... Konoha had been a little bit afraid of Sesshomaru. Sure, she'd had the bravado and the naive guts to say what she had to him then, but... he had said he was a demon lord. Anyone with sense would be a little afraid.

But now... he frowns, he bites, he growls, his sharp teeth click... but she has sharp teeth, too, bared when her serious expression finally melts back to one far more natural on her face.

A smile.]

Rice ball?

[Suddenly, the box of rice balls is held up between them, and she pops the lid open to offer him one, ready to take one after him. She'd told him what she wanted to, made sure that just in case, he knew about the demon slayers' presence. Made sure he knew she was on his side.

And that was enough.]

Hn, very well.

[ Sesshomaru breathes out hard through his nose, like accepting the food is something that Konoha should consider to be a great honor. He takes a bite out of one of the offered rice balls shortly after. His eyes shut as he chews in a quiet, dignified manner.

The inside of his wolf ears are tainted a pink shade off-setting the usual pale color. It denotes the slight embarrassment that he feels to be so easily won over by her words. Of course, so long as it is not said aloud, it is fine. So long as it is not said aloud, it means that his pride remains intact.

So, he takes another small bite. She is on my side. Even though there are demon hunters present, he feels content in knowing she will be with him. I wonder how foolish these people are... He feels he will come to know that soon enough, but for now, he settles his nerves and upset to eat with someone that he cares about. ]

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