Title: Kibbles and Bits
Authoress: Liko-chan
Warnings: Language, fluff, OOCness, TWT, humor
Summary: Distant Sequel to RFLO; Rin is pregnant and decides to teach Kagome how to make a special blend of treats, when she goes over for pregnancy aid. Inuyasha falls in love with food and Sesshoumaru is being his usual silent self... Or maybe that's worry etched causing his brow to furrow.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Kibbles -n- Bits.
A.N.- This is my newest story: "Kibbles and Bits", just a short sequel to "Rin's Four-Legged Obsession." This is only the prologue. I expect this to be about 10 chapters, at most.
Kibbles and Bits
Prologue
Rin stood beside Kagome, waiting for the girl to actually acknowledge her presence.
But the black haired woman just glared at a man who stood before her. "No! Now move!" Kagome said, rather harshly.
Behind the Miko, Rin was becoming very impatient. She had been waiting beside this woman for about a half an hour, and the female had yet to take any notice of her.
If Inuyasha was here, he would have noticed her by now, but how could he not? She did reek of Sesshoumaru's scent, now.
"Miss...? " Rin said in her usual cheery voice, not letting her anger show in the least. She was here for Kagome's assistance, after all. No reason making the woman hate her.
Kagome shushed her by holding up her hand, not bothering to spare Rin a glance. "Now, you listen to me, you jerk," Kagome yelled to the man, "I am a very busy person, so you'll have to wait, like everyone else, before I can help you!"
Rin sighed again, a bit louder. If that annoying man would just leave Kagome alone, then she wouldn't be standing her on her swollen, aching feet, waiting for attention! It was more than obvious that the miko didn't want to help the man. Or at least, wasn't in a position to help, at the current time.
The Lady of the Western Lands couldn't fathom why Kagome just didn't turn away and ignore the man's presence, like she was doing Rin's.
Rin tugged at Kagome's shirt, rudely, but not too roughly. Even now, after spending so many years in the fuedal era, Kagome still dressed in modern clothing. It wasn't her customary green fuku(1) but it wasn't something seen everyday in these times, Rin noticed.
Finally the miko turned around, but instead of looking down at a small girl, her eyes drifted up to a young woman. The girl before her was no longer small and innocent. She was almost the same height as Kagome. Perhaps a bit shorter, but very much bigger. Well, her stomach was anyway.
She was very much pregnant, indeed.
Kagome gasped, why was this woman standing with such an obvious hindrence of carring a child? She was thin, lean, and yet her stomach was so big. There couldn't possibly be only one child in there.
But besides that, the girl looked very fimilar. Long, cascading blackish brown hair, wide, innocent, brown eyes. Her kimono was obviously royalty, but even under so many layersm anyone could still her her pretruding stomach.
"Miss . . . " Rin said, once more, her annoyance hieghtened in her voice. She wasn't used to getting ignored, at least not since she was a small child. After her revival by the hands of her lord, she had all the attention, plus some!
She and Sesshoumaru had gone through so much over the few years she had been with him. From her being resurrected by his Tensusaiga to her moving into the castle. Then from her getting a puppy to her becoming his mate. And now this...
Everyone in their castle thought Rin was adorable and so sweet. They loved her and not only because Sesshoumaru loved her. She helped around the castle with chores and other things that she wasn't supposed to be.
But now with her enlarging stomach, she could barely roam the many halls. Less than that, Sesshoumaru rarely allowed her to leave the room. She was high-risk, her healer had said, risking her life and her pups--yes, there was undoubtably more than one--if she was moved to suddenly.
Kagome smiled to young woman before her. "Sorry, the people of this village aren't very attentive but very hard of listening."
Rin smiled, her anger fading quickly. This pregnancy was murder on her back, ankles, and feet! "It is okay," She smiled wider as she shifted on her aching feet uncomfortably.
Kagome blinked, still a bit startled. "Oh, oh! Come have a seat!"
Rin sighed, sadly. So, Kagome did not remember her. Well, she couldn't blame her, they hadn't seen each other since Rin was but a kid. Obviously Rin had changed a lot more than she had noticed, but Kagome still looked fairly the same--a little wider with the motherly kind of curves.
Motherly curves, meaning she had already delivered little offsprings, herself. No doubt, from that hanyou with the cute ears, Inuyasha.
Rin sighed, exhaling nervously. This would be Sesshoumaru's first litter, as well as hers. She had no idea when she was due to deliver, and neither did Sesshoumaru. He was so stubborrn. He wouldn't let go of the belief that, like demons, she would delivery within 3 to 4 months. Of course, she told him, as loving and kindly, as she could that humans took much longer--9 months. Alas, neither or them knew how long half-breeds took to gestate.
Kagome cleared her throat, noticing Rin's nervousness. "So, what may I do for you, Lady . . .?" The attire told her the woman was wealthy, but she had yet to figure out who this woman reminded her of.
Rin smiled, it seemed her attire was still, no matter how she tried to dress it down, proved her wealth. She had no regular clothes, thanks to Sesshoumaru. "Rin. My name is Rin."
It was at the tip of her mind...Rin. Oh...no way! Kagome's eyes widened, there was no way this fancy dressed, proper, young woman before her was little, tiny, bare-footed Rin who followed around Sesshoumaru like a little, lost puppy! "Ah...Lady Rin..." She ran the words over in her mind as she addressed when aloud.
This simply HAD to be a coincidence.
When the brown eyed woman smiled bigger, nodding her head a bit as though she was encouraging and urging Kagome to remember her, "Yes, I am Rin." She said again.
"Rin?" Kagome shook her head, not believing it, "You wouldn't...you're not the little kid who followed Sesshoumaru around all those years ago, are you?" Even as a respected miko, Kagome was still nervous to address the, obviously wealthy, woman so fimilarly. The last thing she needed was her tiny little village to be pulled into a petty war because she had offended some princess!
Rin's smile nearly split her face. If she could have, she would have jumped up and glomped Kagome. Finally the woman remembered who she was! "Yes! Yes, I am that Rin!"
Shock overtook Kagome's features as her eyes traveled down from Rin's eyes to her midsection, "Oh my, what happened to you? You're...bigger!"
They were sitting just outside a hut, Rin suspected this was Kagome's. She had never been to Inuyasha and Kagome's home, but she knew this was their village. She smiled a little, glancing over Kagome's shoulder.
Before she could reply to the miko's comments, she frowned. Jaken was coming up over the green hill with him, AhUn. Rin turned back to Kagome, and smiled again, though a bit nervously. "I came here to ask for your assistance, miko Kagome."
Frowning, Kagome noticed the immediate change in Rin's attitude. She went from chipper teenage girl happy to see a long-time friend to a high-class, proper young woman; speaking so formally.
"So...who's the father?" Came a gruff voice.
Rin glanced over her shoulder, spotting her lord's brother, Inuyasha. On his shoulder was a black-haired kid, Rin assumed was his son. "Excuse me?" She asked, turning slightly to look at him. He had better not say anything rude because she very emotional now and not in the mood for his smart mouth!(Oh, yes! Jaken had told her all about that guy!)
"You heard me! I said who's the father?"Despite his usual loud and rude way of speaking, Rin still could clearly hear the anger in his voice. What he was upset about, she couldn't figure out.
Rin looked back to Kagome as the woman yelled, "Shut up, Inuyasha!"
Rin smiled, ignoring the fact that Inuyasha even asked a question. "Well, I came to you, Ka-" but Jaken interrupted her.
"LADY RIN!" He yelled, even though he was just a few feet away. Rin bowed her head in embarrassment, many of the villagers stopped what they were doing to look at the approaching loud toad and two-headed beast.
Kagome smiled when Rin look up at her again. "So, I would be right in guessing that Sesshoumaru is the father?"
Rin blinked, frowning. Sternly, she said, "That is not any of your concern."
She heard the hanyou growl behind her, before he came into her line of sight, standing near Kagome. "Well, I guess after spending so many years with that asshole, Sesshoumaru, has made you into a cold-hearted bastard like he is!" Inuyasha snapped.
Rin narrowed her eyes(still not able to pull off an intimidating glare) and stood up abruptly. "SHUT UP!" She yelled, then groaned, immediately sitting back down. She grabbed hold of her lower abdomen and whimpered a bit.
Kagome shot a glare at Inuyasha causing him to groan in resignation, "She's pregnant, you can't yell at her like that!"
Kagome moved to kneel beside the stool Rin sat on. She pushed the younger woman's hair behind her ears, so she could see Rin's face. Tears streaked her slightly flushed cheeks as she held back another whimper.
Jaken gasped, rushing over to the young woman. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, YOU UNGRATEFUL PEOPLE?" He nearly had a heart attack at seeing doubled over her stomach, "LADY RIN!"
Inuyasha stepped up to in front of Jaken, halting the little youkai. "We didn't do nothing to her! She just flipped out, is all!"
Kagome smiled over the the youkai. "Pregnant women do that."
Rin's sigh drew all their attention, as she finally straightened. With all the seriousness of a ruler, Rin glanced from Jaken to Kagome. "I, Lady of the Western Lands, have come acquire the assistance from the miko called Kagome."
Kagome looked at her concerned, not at all bothered by the woman's sudden change, again. She was more troubled by the slight panting that Rin was doing, and the way she kept rubbing her lower stomach. "Rin," Kagome started.
"THAT'S LADY RIN TO YOU, WENCH!" Yelled Jaken.
Inuyasha growled and kicked the toad youkai. "Filthy little--!" On his shoulder, his son laughed. Already planning to imitate his father's actions.
Rin winced at one particularly rough movement within her. She was in pain, which was nothing new, but this pain was quite unbearable. Was the baby coming now? There was no way!
She groaned, lowly. This could not be happening! She wasn't even supposed to leave the castle. Sesshoumaru had made that order very clear.
Now she knew why. Without him around to keep the pups calm with his youki, they moved around violently and so much! She felt like she was ready to split.
She felt Kagome's calming hands rub over her head and move her hair from her face. Looking around, Rin grimaced at all the people watching her. There was Inuyasha, with his son, watching her closely from their place in front of Jaken. And the toad-youkai, with AhUn beside, both poised to attack, though the beast was still muzzled.
Kagome was just to her right, running gentle fingers through her dark locks. Off to the left, were a few villagers who just couldn't turn away, wanting to know what was going on, and then there was that tall guy with the long silver hair...
Rin's jaw dropped as her eyes widened a bit...long, silver hair? "Lord Sesshoumaru...?" She whispered.
Kagome, beside her, was the only one to hair the whispered statement, and as she glanced over, it was indeed, the Taiyoukai of the Western Lands.
Sesshoumaru.
And he did not look pleased.
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(1) I may be wrong, and since I'm too lazy to look it up, oh well! But I guessed(from it's use in fanfiction) that a fuku is the uniform Kagome wears, yes? If not, then do inform me of the correct definition of a 'fuku'.
A.N- I hope you all enjoyed that! This is the prologue to the sequel of Rin's Four Legged Obsession. Rin is at least 17 years old now. This is my first fic ever writing Rin as an adult, let alone, pregnant. So be gentle, please. This is obviously SessRin pregnancy fic. There will probably be two pups she carrying, I've made her too tiny to carry 4! Also, Kagome and family don't realize that she's carrying a few pups, rather they think she only has one. Lol.
As for the story The Girl Who Is Always There, well, I'm debating whether or not to post it. Please review this and tell me what you think!
Edited: 3.8.08. Corrected sentences and grammar. Added and took out a few things.
