December Drabbles Day 4 - A Bitter Defeat
For @elevenharbor. You're amazing and talented and I simply adore you. Hope you'll enjoy this Sesshoumaru vs. gift wrapping vol 2!
Day 4 - A Bitter Defeat
Sesshoumaru glared at the stuffed toy dog with utter loathing. It was a giant monstrosity of white fluff. Rin had fallen in love with it the moment she’d first seen it in the shop window. Every day for the past two weeks she’d insisted they walk that same route home from kindergarten, just so she could go “visit the doggy” again. So of course, he’d had to get her the damn thing for Christmas. What else could a father do?
The only issue was that now he had to somehow wrap up this mighty beast of a plushie. Gift wrapping wasn’t among the wealth of skills he possessed. Sure, he could find his way around a plain box: rectangles were very much on his level. Especially if he could use fabric to wrap them in like in the traditional furoshiki style — though even there the fancier folding options were beyond him. But this humongous lumpy thing and the rolls of wrapping paper at his feet had him feeling like he was about to embark on an origami masterclass from hell.
Sesshoumaru snarled at the toy to show him who was the boss. Then he grabbed a roll of tape in one hand, the first roll of the cutesy cartoon penguin-infested wrapping paper in the other and commenced the battle.
“I’m home,” Kagome called out from the door. She frowned as silence greeted her. She’d just dropped Rin off at the grandmother’s after work and in her typical fashion Sesshoumaru’s mother had bulldozed Kagome’s initial plan of a quick visit and insisted that she stay for tea. Now she was almost two hours late coming home so Sesshoumaru should have been back. And the lights were on. So why the silent treatment?
Kagome took off her shoes and her coat in the entranceway and set out to investigate.
She was almost at the bedroom door when she heard it. A steady, deep rumble. It was coming from the study at the end of the hall. As she neared the study, she finally made out what she was hearing. Kagome bit her lip to keep in the surprised laughter, then swung open the door of the study.
She found the cause of Sesshoumaru’s impressive litany of swearwords as soon as she laid eyes on him and absolutely lost it, doubling over in a helpless fit of giggles.
Sesshoumaru regarded her sourly, his shoulders stiff with wounded dignity.
“When you’re quite done with that, I could use some help,” he told him, voice gruff.
Tears sprung to Kagome’s eyes, and she laughed even harder.
After a few very long minutes, she finally had her hilarity under control. Clutching her sore stomach, she managed to wheeze out: “I can see that.”
“You know I don’t like gift wrapping.”
“I know. It’s just... How did you manage to tangle your hair with the string like that? Also, why is there a piece of tape sticking to your cheek? And that wrapping paper... it looks like you were trying to turn it into a toga, I mean that’s a look but I’m guessing it was not on purpose?”
“No, it wasn’t,” Sesshoumaru replied curtly.
Kagome allowed herself one last snicker before she walked over to him.
“All right, don’t worry my darling. I’m here to save you.”
Note: If you want to see furoshiki in action, this video is a nice introduction!
