The Jaken Drabbles
Chapter 9: Koinu Ai (Puppy Love)
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"RIN!" Jaken fumed. He seemed to be screaming a lot lately.
The chocolate puppy quickly hid under Sesshomaru's mokomoko and whimpered.
Jaken suddenly appeared then.
"YOU!" he grabbed Rin by the scruff of her neck and lifted her up to eye level.
Sesshomaru growled possessively, "You will explain your reasons for handling my ward so rashly, Jaken, or I will kill you."
The imp lifted his foot to show him the smeared brown stains.
"I told her to do her business off the trail. But does she listen? No…" Rin shrank back and hunched her shoulders. Her tail slipped between her legs. She was a pitiful sight.
Sesshomaru, on the other hand, looked vaguely amused. He effortlessly pried Rin from Jaken's grasp and, rising, he began walking away. Jaken muttered a stream of oaths under his breath, causing the daiyoukai to smirk to himself. The pup in his arms pawed at his broad chest. He looked down at her.
"Woof!" Are we going to play, Sesshomaru-sama?
He was still grinning when he shook his head. She whined sadly. Then he noticed how tiny her paws were, so tiny that they didn't even fill the palm of one of his fingers. And that little nose, it had just a slight tinge of pink on the tip. Her eyes were filled to the brim with human intellect. It seemed Sai had made a mistake; if he had succeeded in turning her into a dog she would've lost all her human memories.
That thought frightened him.
So, was the Almighty Lord Sesshomaru concerned that he would be forgotten by this girl/pup?
Maybe.
He pushed the thought away. It was a ridiculous notion anyway, she was here with him now and that was all that mattered.
The puppy looked up at him and cried. She missed her ningen form, he knew. They would have to find a way to turn her back quickly. Though he kept it to himself, he missed her too. Rin the Puppy was certainly entertaining to have around, especially when Jaken was thrown into this equation, but Sesshomaru loved her as –
He stopped that thought cold.
She looked better as a human; that was all.
Sesshomaru, he scoffed at himself, you almost gave in to weak human emotions.
Of course, it didn't help that Rin struggled to reach his face with her tongue.
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
His insides did a cartwheel. Had she no idea what she was saying? It had to be the after effects of being transformed. Her common sense must have fled her; otherwise Rin wouldn't be saying such ridiculous things.
She was only eight, by Kami, how could she be in love with him?
A childhood crush, he was sure of it. He was the only male in her life (Jaken doesn't count), of course she would have the usual little girl fantasies about him. Runaway together and make her a princess? So foolish. Holding hands? That would come to pass. Kissing? A childish urge, she'd grow out of it.
None of this is real, that had to be it. Her mind wasn't in its right place. The lingering trace of magic was messing with her thoughts.
Sesshomaru merely nodded as she poured her heart out to him. Silly girl, he thought, your innocence is very heart-warming.
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