The Yōkai Baby Ch.10 The Lord plays in the castle
After getting off the subway, which Mrs. Higurashi had trouble keeping the kids in place, they finally arrived at the park. Due to it being such a wonderful day, the park never looked better! With wooden gates surrounding the area, the park was covered in green grass and fauna, the cherry blossom trees swaying with the wind near the picnic area. The park, itself was separated into three divisions. The first was a big area of grass, used mainly for sports and recreation. The second was an even larger area, with big play structures and swing sets. It's main attraction was the gigantic wooden castle, which every kid longed to be on. The division was for older children. The third was a small, but good sized area consisting of plastic, colorful structures in shorten height, compared to the second one. This division was for the younger kids.
"Alright mom, I'm going to join my friends. See you back at the house" Sota yelled as he made his way to the 1st division. This left Mrs. Higurashi with the timid Rin and fussy Sesshōmaru.
"Ok dear, let's go to the big kid area" Mrs Higurashi said as she took Rin by the hand and pushed the stroller over to the second division. She sat down on a bench and unbuckled Sesshōmaru, setting him on the ground.
"Um, what am I supposed to do?" Rin asked as she eyed the area. The other kids, around Rin's age ran wild on the play things, screaming their heads off. Rin stayed near Mrs. Higurashi, shaking nervously.
"Don't worry Rin, you don't have to be afraid. I'm here, so you won't get hurt. Now why don't you run over to the big castle" Mrs Higurashi smiled as she patted Rin on the back. Rin gave her a weak smile, but bent down to where Sesshōmaru was seated. She picked him up and started to walk towards the castle, until she was stopped by a hand.
"Oh no dear, you have to leave Sesshōmaru here. He's too young to play in this area" Mrs Higurashi explained.
"That's ok. I'll look after him, like he has done for me!" Rin said as she ran off to the castle, supporting Sesshōmaru in her arms. Surprisenly, Sesshōmaru wasn't that heavy, which prompted the girl to run faster. By the time she made her way over to the wooden steps, Rin caught her eye on something else. The teeter totter, which was currently being used by two girls was stunning to Rin and Sesshōmaru. Rin gathered Sesshōmaru in her arms and walked towards the girls. She watched in amusement as she saw the girls moving up and down, giggling to their hearts content.
"C'mon Sasuki, let's play in the sand box" one of the girls said as she got off the contraption. The other girl followed her as they left Rin and Sesshōmaru alone. Rin had walked towards one end of the teeter totter and placed Sesshōmaru on it. She then went to the other side and got on herself. Pushing her feet off the ground, Rin went on the high end, waiting for Sesshōmaru to push her down. The babe stared at her, eager to go up himself.
"Lord Sesshōmaru, you need to push me down" Rin yelled to him. Sesshōmaru stared at her, then down at the ground. He understood what needed to be done, but he wasn't strong enough to do it. Just then, Mrs Higurashi came by.
"Do you two need some help" she offered. Rin nodded her head and watched in amusement as Mrs Higurashi lifted Sesshōmaru's side up, making her go down. The two giggled with delight as they continuously went up and down. Finally giving it a break, Mrs Higurashi took Rin and Sesshōmaru towards the public picnic. They sat down on one of the blankets provided and started to grab plates of food.
"Oh, this is so yummy! This ninja food is the best!" Rin cheered as she bit into a chocolate strawberry.
"Mmmmmbbbh" Sesshōmaru grunted as he chased a blue butterfly around the two females. Rin laughed as he kept on tumbling and falling, and Mrs Higurashi clapped her hands with delight at the scene.
"Rin, why don't you go ahead and play around. I'll watch Sesshōmaru some more" Mrs Higurashi said. Rin nodded her head and ran off to play back at the wooden castle. Sesshōmaru, distracted by the butterfly continued to follow it until he heard his name called.
"Sesshōmaru, come back here honey ." Mrs Higurashi said. The infant, now able to walk waddled his way back over to her. Mrs Higurashi took him and started to sniff him around.
"Alright, let me check to see if you need a change" she cooed as she kept on turning him around. Sesshōmaru fussed as he tried to escape her grasps. Now noticing that Rin was gone, Sesshōmaru immediently started to panic. His whimpers triggered Mrs Higurashi to stop, but instead lie him down on his back. Sesshōmaru, understanding what was going to happen next rolled on his stomach and quickly started to crawl away from the woman.
"Rin, Rin" Sesshōmaru cried as he searched for her. His crawling was keeping him from going any faster, but he wasn't in the mood to try and run in his infant body. Just then, he heard his name called again.
"Sesshōmaru, sweetie come back here" Mrs Higurashi called as she went after the toddler. Sesshōmaru took up full speed as he crawled away from her, eventually hiding underneath the slides. Sesshōmaru checked to see if the coast was clear, then started to get up on his feet. He wobbled from walking around, but that didn't stop his mission.
"Mmmmh Rin" Sesshōmaru yelled as he walked all around the playground. He kept on searching high and low, but found no traces of Rin. He sniffed the air, now picking up on the girl's scent. Sesshōmaru looked over towards the swing sets, where Rin was perched and swinging as high as a demon. Sesshōmaru made his way over to her.
"Rin" Sesshōmaru said as he came near her. Rin, noticing the demon baby stopped her play and came near Sesshōmaru. She bent down and gathered him in her arms.
"Hello Lord Sesshōmaru, do you want to swing with me?" She asked. Sesshōmaru nodded his head. Rin smiled and went back over to the empty swing, where she sat down with Sesshōmaru on her lap.
"Ok my Lord, let's go very high!" Rin cheered. She started to swing them both around, eventually going from low to high. Sesshōmaru giggled as Rin and him swayed back and forth. For once, Sesshōmaru completely forgot who he was, or used to be. Instead, he was focusing on having fun.
"Oh, there you are. Sesshōmaru, you're such a naughty boy!" Mrs Higurashi said as she came near the two. Rin had stopped swaying, causing Sesshōmaru to fuss. Rin held onto Sesshōmaru tightly, for she was somewhat weary of the woman. Mrs Higurashi bent down to her and gave her a soft smile.
"I think it's time we head home now. Kagome and your little friend, Shippo should be back" she said to Rin. Rin nodded her head and got off the swing, handing Sesshōmaru to Mrs Higurashi. Taking her hand, the three started to walk home, Mrs Higurashi bouncing Sesshōmaru on her hip due to his whining. Then, Rin noticed an ice cream stand.
"What's that?" Rin asked.
"That's ice cream, Rin. Would you like to try some?" Mrs Higurashi answered.
"Ok" Rin smiled. Walking over, Rin had picked out a flavor she wanted to try, which was strawberry. The lady at the counter then had handed Mrs Higurashi the cone. Before Mrs Higurashi could get her wallet out, Sesshōmaru started to fuss and move around.
"What's wrong Sesshōmaru, are you tired? Do you need to be changed?" Mrs Higurashi cooed to the infant. Sesshōmaru kept on fussing to the point where there were visible tears starting to form.
"Miss Higurashi, I believe my lord would also like to have some ice cream as well" Rin suggested. Just then, Sesshōmaru started to talk.
"Bu mu, bu mu" Sesshōmaru repeated to the woman and child. They looked at each other, confused as to what he said. Sesshōmaru said it again.
" bu mu, bu mu, bu mu" Sesshōmaru once again said. Since none of the two could guess what he was saying, Sesshōmaru decided to help them further. With his chubby fingers, Sesshōmaru pointed to the blue crescent moon mark on his forehead.
"Bu mu, bu mu" Sesshōmaru repeated while pointing to the mark. Rin got it right away.
"Oh, I know whats he saying. He is saying blue moon." Rin giggled.
"Blue moon, hmm. I know that's a type of flavor, so maybe Kagome got him ice cream already" Mrs Higurashi questioned. Sesshōmaru smiled and pointed towards the ice cream.
"Miss, may I have my ice cream, please" Rin softly said to Mrs Higurashi. Mrs Higurashi, realizing she still had the cone gave it to Rin. Rin thanked her then got into licking the ice cream. To her, it was very good!
"Bu mu" Sesshōmaru mumbled once more.
"I'm sorry Sesshōmaru, but there's no blue moon ice cream here. Do you want to try something else, like chocolate or vanilla?" Mrs Higurashi asked the demon tot. Sesshōmaru was not happy to hear this!