This is a light hearted drabble.
It is rated M for mature content that may be found in future chapters.
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Freedom Fries - Chapter 7
Golden eyes stared intently at the budding flower before them. He needed something to concentrate on before he changed his mind and Rin's now month old birthday present did the trick. Sesshomaru sat quietly in Rin's room waiting for the young girl to gather up the courage to cut his hair. It was a decision he was unsure about but something he felt that had to be done.
The young youkai had, in the course of four weeks, grown quite tired of the strange interest people seemed to have with his hair. Jakotsu and one of his students Yura being the main reason he was going under the scissors. And it wasn't just at his job either, at school the rambunctious bags of hormones seemed obsessed with it, male and female alike. It was like some unknown switch had been flipped to tell the world to be obsessed with his locks.
Though he wouldn't admit it out loud, he knew his long silver locks had the ability to make him look softer, more feminine. He was also aware that it was a taiyoukai tradition to keep one's hair long. He stopped himself from sighing, such traditions were non-sense and the up keep of five feet of hair was ridiculous.
"Are you sure you want me to do this Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin asked breaking into his musing. "I mean we could find you a barber or…"
"I've already tried three different places. No one wants to cut it." Sesshomaru replied before closing his eyes and letting out a deep breath. "I trust you so just do it."
Rin's cheeks began to glow a light pink. And she was instantly appreciative of Sesshomaru's closed eyes. It had been a while since anyone had admitted to trusting her. And Sesshomaru was not one of those people that declared such things.
"Ok then… How short did you want to go?" She asked as she began to carefully brush out his hair.
Sesshomaru felt himself relax a bit as his friend brushed and fanned out his locks. Yes, that was a good question. "To the nape of my neck…" He replied after a bit of thought. "Have you done this before?"
"Ehh… not exactly… but it can't be that hard…" Rin let out a deep breath to shake off her nervousness. This could, she supposed, end horribly. She wasn't an idiot and she knew Sesshomaru's hair was actually something he was quite proud of. She was a bit unsure what had brought about this radical rushed need for change, but then again it was Sesshomaru.
Thirty minutes later the girl had finished her assigned task. After a few moments of mentally praising her technical skills, she was left to muse on how the new style made Sesshomaru look. The way the short cut framed his face was very flattering. The roughness of it made him look a bit older and far more masculine.
"I'm finished…" Rin said proudly as she gave the young man a shake. He had dozed off during the cut.
He opened his eyes and turned to the mirror, completely ignoring the large amount of silver hair that littered Rin's bedroom floor. "Hn…"
"You don't like it?" Rin asked with a frown. She had been expecting a somewhat more enthusiastic response. Or at least something that teetered toward a positive. A 'hn…' did not cut it in her book.
"I am fond of it. And it is acceptable…" He replied before starting to clean up. Sesshomaru stopped his movement for a few seconds to look up at her. "Thank you very much Rin…"
Rin stood stunned for a moment, but before she could open her mouth to reply Inuyasha walked in dragging behind one of the friends he had made in daycare.
"Rin-nee-chan, I was looking for you. I have made a friend." Inuyasha announced to the room. He stopped when his eyes fell on his older brother. "Maru… Do you have the balding?"
"He must have the balding; you did say he was old Yash." The boy behind him replied. Sesshomaru twitched at the remark and made a mental note to cuff his younger sibling when they were alone.
The small dark haired boy walked over to Rin and smiled brightly. "I am Miroku… Yash and I are friends…" He held out his hand seemingly for a shake. Rin offered hers in return and the four year old boy placed a chaste kiss on back of her hand. "But the pleasure is all mine…"
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow and Rin let out a light giggle. "My why aren't you the little gentleman?" Rin cooed.
"Of course…" The little Casanova replied.
"Well Miroku-chan, this is Sesshomaru-sama, Inu-chan's big brother." Rin said motioning to Sesshomaru who had just finished cleaning up the floor. "He is not bald though, we just cut his hair…"
Sesshomaru looked down at the two runts and a part of him knew that this was not the last time he would see them paired up for mischief. "Hn…"
Miroku looked Sesshomaru up and down before turning to leave. "When you want to be romantikacized the right way, give me a call…" He called over his shoulder before taking his leave.
"No Miro, I'm gonna marry Rin-nee-chan…" Inuyasha called after his friend, trudging behind him intent on setting him straight.
Sesshomaru and Rin stood in silence for a moment. "Do you suppose all little boys are like that?" Rin asked turning to him with an amused look.
"Only if they don't wish to make it to five…"
