Pet Names by Number Q

Chapter 1

Written for Kedakumi's “He said WHAT!?” Challenge. Quote borrowed from emmaren.

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“Foofie Poops?”

“No.”

“Moon Doggie?”

“No.”

“What about-”

“Woman, you will cease this infernal racket of utterly ridiculous names, or this Sesshoumaru will leave the restaurant and never look back.”

Kagome sighed and leaned back into the semi-flattened cushions of the booth in the fairly run-down diner about a block away from their apartment. Finding a pet name for the silver-haired youkai was harder than she thought it would be.

“I would, Sesshoumaru, but the whole movie you just sat there and gagged at all the pet-names flying between the actors, well...as much as your limited range of facial features could allow you.”

A set of eyebrows disappeared into his hairline. Five hundred and twelve years of marriage to this woman, and he still couldn't understand her.

“This one has failed to see your logic,” the daiyoukai stated as she picked at the remains of her burger.

“Fluffy?”

“What?”

“No... you don't wear mokmoko enough any more... What about Sesshy?”

“Miko.”

“What?.... Oh, yes, right. So anyway, while you were sitting there making faces, I was paying attention to the plot. It was kinda sappy, and I don't think that Ashley should have chosen-”

“Kagome...”

“Oh, yes, right. So, anyway, I was thinking. If the people in the movies grow closer when using pet names, why can't we? I realize now that that thought was totally ludicrous, but I still like the challenge of thinking up a good name.” After that fairly long monologue, Kagome sat back in the booth, sipping her diet Pepsi, waiting for a reaction. Sesshoumaru finished his burger in silence, then pulled out his wallet and payed the bill. The couple made their way over to the door and into the cool air. A faint jingle was heard in the brisk air as the door closed, and the trek to the heated apartment was started. The silence did not last long.

“Love Muffin?”

The great and terrible daiyoukai stopped in his tracks, and heaved a sigh that had a small cloud poof in front of his face. Time to end this once and for all.

“Please, call me Sesshy.”