The Kitten that Adopted Rin ----
It only seemed fitting that a girl like Rin would follow suit with every other human female of the same age and become attached to something that most certainly did not belong to her. If Sesshoumaru had known anything about young human females, he would have seen the trouble coming long before it had happened. Unluckily for him, he had to face up to the problem when it was presented to him – hairballs and all.
"Can I keep it?"
Sesshoumaru glared down at the innocent little mass of grey and white splotched fur that was clinging and being clung to by his tiny ward. She had a hopeful, pouty expression on her face that dared him to say no.
"Absolutely not."
Jaken grinned to himself as Rin's face fell dramatically and her eyes began to water up with tears. Her bottom lip quivered and she held the kitten closer to her chest, squeezing the breath out of the poor creature. It mewed helplessly.
"But Sesshoumaru-sama, I'll take good care of it!"
"Rin, do not make this Sesshoumaru repeat himself."
"Okay," Rin said dejectedly.
Turning from her lord, Rin walked to the edge of the clearing in which they had stopped. She set the kitten on the ground and shooed him back into the forest from which he had come. Making sure he was long lost among the foliage, Rin turned back to see that Sesshoumaru, Jaken, and Aun had already begun to continue their walk.
Running to catch up, Rin tried to put the kitten in the back of her mind. It wouldn't do to dwell on something that she couldn't have, no matter how much she wanted it. Sesshoumaru was good enough to let her travel with them and keep her out of danger. She didn't want to defy his word and make him angry.
As they walked, Rin thought back to the fuzzy creature that she had found in the forest. It was so tiny and cute with bright blue eyes and small white feet with a little black nose and a twitchy grey tail. She had always wanted a pet, but the closest thing she had ever gotten (at least in size) was Jaken, and he was nothing more than her babysitter.
"Stupid Jaken," she muttered out loud.
The imp looked over his shoulder as if he had heard her words, but she didn't care. She was angry at the injustice of it all. Damnit, she wanted a pet, and sooner or later she was going to have one!
"And it won't be green," she grinned.
It was several hours of walking and silence later that Sesshoumaru declared they would rest for the night and leave early in the morning in search of Naraku and his minions in the east.
While the inu taiyoukai was keeping watch just outside of camp with his faithful, yet bothersome servant Jaken, Rin sat and made good use of their small fire to warm her hands.
As the wood crackled under the heat of the blaze, Rin wondered about the kitten that had followed her back from gathering food that afternoon. Was it okay by itself in the forest? Maybe it had been eaten by some hungry demon. An image of Sesshoumaru feasting on the helpless cat made her shudder involuntarily.
Feeling the fatigue from a day of trekking through some of Japan's harsher forested area, Rin laid down and closed her eyes, fully prepared for a night of dreamless sleep.
"Meow!"
Rin cracked open an eye and was met face to face with a whiskered nose and bright blue kitten eyes. Its ears twitched a bit, and its face hovered close to her own. She jumped in surprise.
"What are you doing here kitty?" she asked quietly so not to alert Sesshoumaru to the feline's presence. "I thought I left you..."
The cat took a tentative step closer to Rin and pawed lightly at the girl's nose. Giggling, Rin reached out and scratched the top of the kitty's head, making it purr contentedly and lean into her hand.
"Sesshoumaru-sama will be angry if he sees you," Rin said forlornly. "You can't stay here."
Her words were met with a curious kitten stare, followed by a toothy yawn. The kitten brushed up against his human counterpart and curled up in a ball against Rin's stomach. Looking worriedly in the direction that Sesshoumaru was keeping watch, Rin wondered if she should do something about the cat. After all, Sesshoumaru might get angry if he were to come back in the morning and see the animal sleeping beside her.
Then again she worried that if she did do something about the cat, she would get reprimanded for leaving the clearing without an escort. It was a tough situation that she didn't know how to fix.
Being rather indecisive about it all, she figured that if she played dumb, Sesshoumaru couldn't get too angry about the feline following them all the way to their camp. She couldn't even really think about a time when Sesshoumaru had been angry with her at all.
"Maybe if you can be quiet they won't notice that you followed me," she said thoughtfully while stroking the kitten's head.
Closing her eyes, she hoped for the best outcome in the morning.
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Next Up: Jaken the scratching post, and Sesshoumaru the seemingly unamused, yet very willing onlooker.
a/n: Hope you enjoyed that. Dogs and cats, y'know. Gotta spread the kitten love. Speaking of love, the more love (reviews) you leave me, the fast you get the next chapter. Of course, there should only be a few, mind you. But I'd be more willing to add chaps if I got the right amount of... persuasion.
Oh, and drop me a line on AIM, I'd love to hear some ideas for more SesshyRin adventures.
It's a fanfiction sin to read without reviewing.
It only seemed fitting that a girl like Rin would follow suit with every other human female of the same age and become attached to something that most certainly did not belong to her. If Sesshoumaru had known anything about young human females, he would have seen the trouble coming long before it had happened. Unluckily for him, he had to face up to the problem when it was presented to him – hairballs and all.
"Can I keep it?"
Sesshoumaru glared down at the innocent little mass of grey and white splotched fur that was clinging and being clung to by his tiny ward. She had a hopeful, pouty expression on her face that dared him to say no.
"Absolutely not."
Jaken grinned to himself as Rin's face fell dramatically and her eyes began to water up with tears. Her bottom lip quivered and she held the kitten closer to her chest, squeezing the breath out of the poor creature. It mewed helplessly.
"But Sesshoumaru-sama, I'll take good care of it!"
"Rin, do not make this Sesshoumaru repeat himself."
"Okay," Rin said dejectedly.
Turning from her lord, Rin walked to the edge of the clearing in which they had stopped. She set the kitten on the ground and shooed him back into the forest from which he had come. Making sure he was long lost among the foliage, Rin turned back to see that Sesshoumaru, Jaken, and Aun had already begun to continue their walk.
Running to catch up, Rin tried to put the kitten in the back of her mind. It wouldn't do to dwell on something that she couldn't have, no matter how much she wanted it. Sesshoumaru was good enough to let her travel with them and keep her out of danger. She didn't want to defy his word and make him angry.
As they walked, Rin thought back to the fuzzy creature that she had found in the forest. It was so tiny and cute with bright blue eyes and small white feet with a little black nose and a twitchy grey tail. She had always wanted a pet, but the closest thing she had ever gotten (at least in size) was Jaken, and he was nothing more than her babysitter.
"Stupid Jaken," she muttered out loud.
The imp looked over his shoulder as if he had heard her words, but she didn't care. She was angry at the injustice of it all. Damnit, she wanted a pet, and sooner or later she was going to have one!
"And it won't be green," she grinned.
It was several hours of walking and silence later that Sesshoumaru declared they would rest for the night and leave early in the morning in search of Naraku and his minions in the east.
While the inu taiyoukai was keeping watch just outside of camp with his faithful, yet bothersome servant Jaken, Rin sat and made good use of their small fire to warm her hands.
As the wood crackled under the heat of the blaze, Rin wondered about the kitten that had followed her back from gathering food that afternoon. Was it okay by itself in the forest? Maybe it had been eaten by some hungry demon. An image of Sesshoumaru feasting on the helpless cat made her shudder involuntarily.
Feeling the fatigue from a day of trekking through some of Japan's harsher forested area, Rin laid down and closed her eyes, fully prepared for a night of dreamless sleep.
"Meow!"
Rin cracked open an eye and was met face to face with a whiskered nose and bright blue kitten eyes. Its ears twitched a bit, and its face hovered close to her own. She jumped in surprise.
"What are you doing here kitty?" she asked quietly so not to alert Sesshoumaru to the feline's presence. "I thought I left you..."
The cat took a tentative step closer to Rin and pawed lightly at the girl's nose. Giggling, Rin reached out and scratched the top of the kitty's head, making it purr contentedly and lean into her hand.
"Sesshoumaru-sama will be angry if he sees you," Rin said forlornly. "You can't stay here."
Her words were met with a curious kitten stare, followed by a toothy yawn. The kitten brushed up against his human counterpart and curled up in a ball against Rin's stomach. Looking worriedly in the direction that Sesshoumaru was keeping watch, Rin wondered if she should do something about the cat. After all, Sesshoumaru might get angry if he were to come back in the morning and see the animal sleeping beside her.
Then again she worried that if she did do something about the cat, she would get reprimanded for leaving the clearing without an escort. It was a tough situation that she didn't know how to fix.
Being rather indecisive about it all, she figured that if she played dumb, Sesshoumaru couldn't get too angry about the feline following them all the way to their camp. She couldn't even really think about a time when Sesshoumaru had been angry with her at all.
"Maybe if you can be quiet they won't notice that you followed me," she said thoughtfully while stroking the kitten's head.
Closing her eyes, she hoped for the best outcome in the morning.
----
Next Up: Jaken the scratching post, and Sesshoumaru the seemingly unamused, yet very willing onlooker.
a/n: Hope you enjoyed that. Dogs and cats, y'know. Gotta spread the kitten love. Speaking of love, the more love (reviews) you leave me, the fast you get the next chapter. Of course, there should only be a few, mind you. But I'd be more willing to add chaps if I got the right amount of... persuasion.
Oh, and drop me a line on AIM, I'd love to hear some ideas for more SesshyRin adventures.
It's a fanfiction sin to read without reviewing.