The ABC's of Family Life by Lady_Mist
H is for Halloween
For Rikayu's Halloween Challange.
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'This is a bad idea,'
Sesshoumaru thought as he watched his pack prepare for Halloween. His little mate had bought three pumpkins, decorations, and a ridiculous bag of candy. She had fretted around the house, putting things in their place, with a laughing toddler and excited dog in tow.'She's growing up,' he thought to himself. Little Takara was nearly a year and a half; half walking, half stumbling, and talking up a storm. Her pure white hair was now resting on her shoulders, and light pink stripes were beginning to show on her skin.
"Daddeh! Lookit my pumkin!" Takara cried. He turned, and stopped. The pumpkin itself didn't look too bad. Two eyes, a strange row of teeth, a nose. The norm. No, the real surprise was Takara herself.
Globs of pumpkin stuff(seriously, what was that slop really called? Seeds and pumpkin juice? ugh) littered the ground. It was spread on her legs and arms, globs sticking her face and hair.
"Daddeh like?" She was smiling proudly at her first pumpkin. Rolling his eyes at the mess, Sesshoumaru smirked and picked the giggling pup up. Mindless of the slop clinging to the girl like some kind of pumpkin-y glue, he cuddled his child close to his body. Her laughs vibrated against his chest, and he felt a sort of nostalgic feeling wash over him.
"Yes, daddy likes. You did a very good job." He nuzzled her nose, before he heard a small laugh behind him.
"Enjoying yourselves?" Kagome laughed at the sight. She had been trying for years to get her mate to carve a pumpkin("It's too dirty. I'm too busy. This Sesshoumaru does not gut fruits.") and though he still hadn't carved one, seeing the inside pumpkin goop stick to him was good enough.
Her mate smirked, and she got nervous at the little glint in his eyes. Faster than she could see, he grabbed her hand, and went to the ground, taking both her and their pup with him. They ended up all falling into the mess, getting seeds and pumpkin all over.
As he heard their laughter, and a pumpkin throwing war commenced, he couldn't help but think,
'Maybe this wasn't so bad.'