Priceless (an InuYasha FanFic)

Explanations

After Kagome had eaten to Sesshomaru's satisfaction the nurse had come in for the tray to get it cleaned up. As she left the room,  Kagome shot Sesshomaru an expectant glare, and he just kept typing away at his computer as though he didn't feel her eyes boring into his skull.

"Ahem." Kagome cleared her throat in an attempt at getting his attention.

He looked up over the top of his computer at her,  one regal eyebrow raised in an incredulous expression that seemed to almost say "yes? " With such a sarcastic air as to make Kagome once again struggle to refrain from slapping that perfect face of his.

"You owe me an explanation. I still don't know who the hell you are." She demanded.

Face falling marginally,  he took a deep breath, which he held for a moment, and then let out in a long heavy sigh. Folding the screen of his laptop down and placing it back in its bag by the chair,  Sesshomaru leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees, and folded his hands together, his face regained some semblance of emotionlessness, as he tried to think of where to even begin explaining himself to this fragile girl before him. After several false starts,  he finally spoke.  "How old are you?"

"How is that relevant to this conversation?"

"It is, I promise. A name would be useful too. Unless you prefer I just call you Little One all the time..."

Kagome gave him an evaluating glance before deciding to play along. "Fine. My name is Kagome. I am 18 years old."

Nodding, he asked her another question. "And you have graduated High school?"

"... Yeah"

"What did they teach you about the Waring States Period?"

Kagome gave him an odd look but answered him anyway. "It was over 500 years ago, Japan was separated into different territories, which were each ruled by their own warlord who kept his own citizens in line by various means. Um, there was samurai, and traveling monks,  and priestesses."

"What myths did your teachers tell you about? "

"I still don't see the relevance. "

"Just...  Answer the question, I need to know what you know before I can explain myself"

Kagome rolled her eyes "The monks and priestesses had powers and along with other humans known as demon slayers, they fought freakish looking creatures that hungered for human flesh,  they were called youkai."

"Is that all?" He sounded mildly surprised.

"There might have been more,  but that is all I remember."

Sesshomaru sighed again, contemplating his next words carefully. "There is truth in every myth you know"

Kagome looked at him like he was crazy. "Please don't tell me you are a vampire...  Or a shadow hunter...  I'm not an idiot. "

He chuckled a little. His face held a rueful expression. "Oh no little one, I am far more terrifying than that. "

Kagome almost laughed, until he looked her directly in the eye, and she saw something that could only be described as feral. He wasn't lying. She shut up.

"There were Youkai, and demon slayers, Monks and Miko as well. The Youkai are also known as lesser demons, and yes, they are quite ugly." he smirked here before continuing "But there was another type of demon, more evolved, the Taiyoukai,  or Daiyoukai,  depending on who you ask. They are able to change form, to hide their true selves, to the point that many of us today are born in humanoid form. We are far more powerful and civilized than any of the lesser demons."