The Jaken Drabbles
Chapter 3: Embrace
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
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"Master Jaken, Rin is hungry."
He looked up at her and gave an agitated sigh. Sesshomaru was sitting high above them in the canopy of the tallest oak trees, gazing thoughtfully up at the moon. Jaken and Rin were huddled around a small fire, trying to keep warm on this cold night. The only sound that had broken the silence between them was the rumbling of her stomach.
"Shh!" she placed a finger over her lips, "Rin's tummy is trying to talk."
Jaken merely ignored her, proceeding to dig through his robes, finding what he sought, popped a berry into his mouth. They were of a very smooth, round texture, and the small juices were of a bittersweet taste, causing him to cringe, but still settled his hunger.
Rin's tummy grumbled.
"Master Jaken," she puckered out her lower lip, "May Rin have a berry?"
He paused, staring at the little morsel of food in his hand, his own stomach crying harsh protests to such an idea. He REALLY didn't feel like sharing.
"Pleeeeeeaaaaaase, Master Jaken? Pretty please with Sesshomaru-sama's fluffy on top?"
"Do not speak of my lord in that childish critique, Human!" he snapped, "You are a dishonor!"
"No," she corrected, "I'm hungry."
"Well," he said haughtily, "I'm not going to give you any! This is mine and - !"
An ear-splitting, earth-shattering roar of fury from the demon lord above escalated down from the canopy. Suddenly the night felt ten degrees colder.
"Here!" Jaken shakily shoved the remainder of berries into Rin's little hands, "Take them. Take them all!"
"KAWAII!" Rin cooed at him, indulging herself.
Jaken glanced nervously up at his lord; a thin sheen of perspiration lined his brow. Of course, he should've considered that Sesshomaru would be listening. The inuyoukai always kept within a reasonable distance, should he need to come to Rin's aid. Dejectedly, he watched the girl eat his berries
When she finished, Rin smiled sweetly at him.
"Thank you, Master Jaken. Rin loves you."
"Huh?" The remark was completely uncalled for. She loved him? An icky, scrawny little runt of a human loved him? Jaken didn't know whether he should feel flattered or repulsed.
He was leaning toward the later, but, unsure how to respond, he just glared at her.
Then she moved swiftly, showing more endurance than he had ever thought she was capable of.
"AGH! GET OFF ME!" Jaken screeched, wriggling in the girl's arms, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
She giggled, "Rin gives Master Jaken a hug. Master Jaken is so SWEET!"
"GET OFF ME YOU LITTLE WENCH!"
Her eyes sparkled brightly.
"Give Rin a hug, too!"
"NEVER! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!"
Sesshomaru's roar, which came from deep within his diaphragm, once again pierced painful through Jaken's skull.
Defeated, the imp wrapped one arm around her, muttering quietly under his breath the need to bathe afterwards.
Word Count: 476
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A/N: Thanks for all of your encouraging reviews. I love hearing from my readers! For any of you who have a story you'd like me to read, I'll happily return the favor and review it for you, just shoot me a pm with the title and I'll search for it.
For those of you waiting for part 2 of my story TheTrue Master, it is currently being revised by me because I am still not satisfied with it, but these drabbles are keeping me in my "writing zone" so it shouldn't take long to make improvements.
Now, since the stupid review reply links are still not working, here are your acknowledgments!
SchnarfBlack: Thank you! I do as well like RinSess better than InuKag, though occasionally someone will come up with a good one.
Captain Raye: Thank you! It's an honor, really, to be able to make you laugh. Usually I'm not a very funny person, or rather, I CAN be funny, but most of the time it comes to me too late and I miss my moment in the spotlight. *sigh* Anyway, glad I could make you feel good!
DivineRose91: I liked putting Rin on Sessho's back. I don't know it just seemed like something she would do. Yes, three parts to your story! Writing short stories like these are actually difficult for me, The True Master is probably close to 10,000 words with the first two parts put together. I don't think you'll complain though, because I know I love long stories! Oh, and I never really thought Jaken was gay, it was just this one episode in the anime that was kinda if-y, but I never really thought about it much afterwards. And if he IS, well… he's not in this story. Anyways, thanks for reviewing!
HAHA pwity Rin: Wow, I'm glad you could relate to Rin in this chapter. Lol I bet it was funny when your brother was in trouble. Thanks for reviewing!
Peya Luna: Very true. It must be some sort of strong devotion to Sesshomaru that makes Jaken want to follow him. Sessho is like a superhero to him. Thanks for the review!
Caraline Fisher: Thank you! If you need any help with your story, ideas or such, I'd be more than happy to lend a hand.
icegirljenni: LOL. I KNOW! I can TOTALLY picture Rin pretending to be a pig. She's so cute. You showed it to your fiancé? LOL Glad he liked it! He's right, protest Jaken! Yeah, there's suppose to be a tiny bit of pity felt for him, but yeah, you can ignore that, just point and laugh at him all you want! Lol. The review reply links haven't been working for a couple days now, oh well, I've learned to put up with fanfiction's updates and errors. So for now, I'll just reply in the following chapter. Thanks for keeping this story alive!
warriormaiden60: Thanks for the review! I agree; Jaken should just be thankful he wasn't hit with a rock. Though a lot of the time Sessho usually gives him a warning before kicking/hitting/stepping on him. XD. He doesn't listen very well.
DuskTillDawn95: Thanks for reviewing. Aw, I'm flattered you like my writing skills. Here's a cookie.
smalltea: Glad I could make you laugh! The pleasure is all mine!
A/N: Man, the replies took up more space than the story. *sigh* Let's hope they fix the link soon.