The Jaken Drabbles
Chapter 10: Favor
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
A/N: Thank you all for your encouragement! I never thought my lame little drabbles would capture your interest. I promise I will reward you all later on with some very romantic Sess/Rin moments. Hm… let's see that if I can make it to 100 reviews what kind of stuff I can come up with? (Just a little motivator, you are not obligated to review, of course)
Please do not forget to read the previous chapter. I posted it in response to icegirljenni's demand for three updates in one night, and sadly fanfiction was experiencing technical difficulties (again), which prevented many from viewing the text.
One more thing, before I end this outrageously long Author's Note, check out elusivequeenbee's story A Greater Power, which I will assist her with as a beta reader (Honestly, I think she is SO much better then me, I wanna write like her when I grow up… *gazes off into the distance*).
NOW…
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"Er… Sesshomaru-sama? Are you certain this is a good idea?"
The inuyoukai's only response was to glare at his servant, who immediately smoldered under such a heated gaze.
"Of course, Milord! How disrespectful of me to question your wisdom! I was apprehensive is all…"
Rin bobbed happily riding on the back of Ah-Un, her tongue lolling out of her mouth with little pants. She gave her master a doggy grin.
"… it's just we've never heard of this hermit before. He could be dangerous! The village folks said he lives among the Fair Folk, Milord; surely you are aware how evil nymphs are. Ever since they clashed with the Inu clan, your relations with them have been quite strained. I shudder to think what they'll request from the highness of you…"
"Jaken," Sesshomaru said sharply.
"Yes?" he asked eagerly.
"Shut up."
"Of course, Milord, shutting up."
Sesshomaru sighed. There was no other alternative that he could see. Finding the foolish ningen sorcerer was going to be impossible. He was quite certain Sai had left the island, and Sesshomaru had not the patience to track him down. Rin had been a puppy for nearly two weeks now. She adjusted well, but this couldn't carry on much longer. Naraku was still at large, so he must focus on strengthening the Tenseiga, he must widen the Meidou. There couldn't be anymore time to play around. As soon as Rin was turned back, he'd visit his mother. Maybe Inukimi would possess the knowledge to unlock the ultimate power of his fang.
That was all he thought about now, widening the Meidou. It was his new motivation; his recent wanting that Sesshomaru was certain could be used to banish not just Naraku, but all of his enemies, to Hell. It must be mastered. He enjoyed a challenge.
But as of right now the only challenge that had presented itself in the path of this inuyoukai was Jaken's constant rambling. Honestly, could the imp not just relish the silence of an early morning without piercing it with the high sheerness of his voice like the stabbing of a blade? Was he really to endure perhaps a hundred more years of this?
Rin, however, was quiet by nature, which automatically put her in his favor easily over the likeliness of Jaken.
He paused.
Again, with eagerness, "Milord?"
"We have arrived."
Jaken glanced around their surroundings with excitement, but saw nothing except the usual empty forests and the broad mountain landscape that sprawled around them.
"Er…"
Suddenly Rin stood on one of Ah-Un's heads, the hair on the back of her neck bristled, and she was snarling viciously into the partings of the trees. Even Sesshomaru stopped to admire how she was trying to put up this intimidating, blood-thirsty, rabid canine façade. If she had been fully grown, maybe she would have been a little convincing, instead of being just so darn cute.
Jaken glanced up at her.
"She smells the aura," Sesshomaru explained, impressed that even an ordinary dog could pick up on supernatural scents faster than the imp youkai. "Stand aside, and don't breathe a word." His amber gaze swept over the canopy, searching with his demonic senses until he pause with his head looking directly above them.
"This Sesshomaru has not the patience to wait for you to finish your analysis, Inja. I can slaughter both you and your guards before you take your next breath. Show yourself, I ask a favor of you."
There was a moment of prolonged silence, the forest seeming to grow unnaturally still, when suddenly a human man jumped from the canopy, landing lightly on his feet before the daiyoukai.
"Youkai," he said, standing to his full height, which in no way could compare to Sesshomaru's, "What brings you so far from the Western Lands? You seek my help? Or the company of the Fair Folk?"
The daiyoukai scoffed, "They are of no concern of mine. I would not keep with such abominable acquaintances." (A/N: Once upon a time there was a war between nymphs and demons. General Inutaisho ultimately crushed the nymph clan and forced them into the seclusion of the Japanese forests for eternity.)
The hermit clucked his tongue, glancing at the two headed-dragon, the little green imp, and the snarling puppy with a look of interest.
"Then what brings you into your enemies' domain? I am the only outsider accepted here. If it is I you wish this favor from, speak it now, for my guards have their arrows train precisely on each of your hearts."
Jaken yelped, glancing around wildly, and lifted his staff in a defensive position. Sesshomaru, however, moved swiftly, leaving behind an after image of himself for the old hermit to gawk at. He returned to his same position exactly a second later, tossing aside the archer's bows and arrows he'd stolen.
"I want," he began, studying the seeping green poison from his claws with interest, "You to cast a spell for me. I presume they have taught you their tricks?"
The ningen nodded slowly, "Hai…"
"Then turn this pup into a woman."
Word Count: 840
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A/N: HA! A twist!
