The Yōkai Baby Ch.11: The Lord in time-out
The walk home was painfully excruciating for both Mrs Higurashi and Rin. Sesshōmaru, who previously had thrown a fit because there was no blue moon ice cream left at the stand had just started to calm down, somewhat. His loud wailing had started to soften into a cry, which everyone took notice of. Rin, clutching onto Mrs Higurashi's hand looked up at her as they made their way into the house.
"Miss, is my lord alright? I don't want my master to get upset with me. Master Jaken told me that Lord Sesshōmaru must always be happy and get what he wants, or else he'll reprimand me" Rin told her. Mrs Higurashi, who had set down her things and continuously bounced the baby looked at her. She had to admit, she felt sorry for the girl.
"Don't worry Rin, you won't get reprimended. I can't, though allow your lord to do as he pleases. He must also learn the rules of my house."
"But will my lord understand you? He's now only a baby!"
"Oh, he will" Mrs Higurashi proudly proclaimed. Rin stared at her curiously, wondering what she meant. When Mrs Higurashi had led the two into the living room, she grabbed some more colored pencils and paper for Rin to draw on.
"Ok, let's get you into a clean diaper, and then we can play" Mrs Higurashi cooed at Sesshōmaru. Taking notice, he stopped whining but instead groaned with annoyance. He still found being treated as a baby upsetting, even though he liked all the attention he was getting.
"Mmmbh baaa" Sesshōmaru grunted through the pacifier as Mrs Higurashi had quickly swapped his soiled diaper for a fresh new one. After getting his onesie back on, she took the toddler and placed him in a premade swing she had set up in the room. Turning the swing on, Sesshōmaru saw that he started to go back and forth slowly as a quiet lullaby was played. He also took notice of a mobile, which had many stuffed animals attached to it moving around in spiral circles.
"Grr, grr" Sesshōmaru growled playfully after seeing one of the animals was a fluffy white dog. He reached for it, wanting to pet the toy. Mrs Higurashi had took the toy from the mobile and handed it to Sesshōmaru. He started petting it as he was rocked.
"There, this should calm you down for awhile" she exclaimed. She then went into the kitchen to fix Rin some lunch, leaving the two alone. As Rin continued to color, Sesshōmaru grew excessively agitated by not being allowed out of the swing. After using 5 minutes up in the swing, Sesshōmaru had wished to do something else. Turning his direction towards Rin, he formed a plan!
"Rin" Sesshōmaru grunted through the pacifier. She didn't look. He tried again, but she still couldn't hear him. Finally, Sesshōmaru took the toy dog and threw it at her. Rin felt something smash against her head as she turned towards Sesshōmaru. She sniffled, rubbing the back of her head as she made her way towards the demon.
"Yes, what is it my lord" Rin asked. Sesshōmaru had lifted his arms up, signaling her to pick him up. Rin smiled and grabbed the baby from the swing. She brought him over to the colored pencils and paper, placing him on the ground. Taking her seat, Rin went back to coloring as Sesshōmaru started to crawl around the room.
"Mmmmbh" Sesshōmaru grunted as he continued to crawl, exploring the scene. After finding nothing new to look at, Sesshōmaru went back to Rin. Peering over her shoulder, Sesshōmaru saw that Rin was coloring a picture, specifically of Sesshōmaru's former companion Kohaku. He new that the boy decided to travel on his own again in order to defeat Naraku, but did Rin take the leave well? Sesshōmaru couldn't care less about the kid, but he remembered that Kohaku was Rin's friend. Did she miss him that much?
"Aba mmm" Sesshōmaru growled with annoyance. He wished that Rin would draw a picture of him instead of the boy. Grabbing the picture, Sesshōmaru had torn and crumpled it, dropping it in front of Rin. She was so astounded, and indeed sad but Sesshōmaru didn't notice that. Instead, he took another piece of paper and tried to give it to Rin. She didn't want it.
"Lord Sesshōmaru why did you do that?" Rin whimpered as tears started to form. Sesshōmaru took notice and tried to wipe the tears away, but the paper had accidentally cut Rin's cheek, leaving a little paper cut visible. Rin cupped her cheek and started to silently cry. Just then, Mrs Higurashi had entered with a tray of food.
"Oh dear, what happened?" She said as she noticed Rin's crying. She came to the girl and started to pat her back.
"Um, my lord took my picture and ripped it apart" Rin cried as she held up the torn pieces. Mrs Higurashi examined the parts.
"Well, I think a little tape could fix this" she said to reassure Rin. Rin smiled back at her, wiping her tears away.
"Now, as for you" Mrs Higurashi sternly said to the infant. "I believe it's time for a time-out" she continued. Taking the paper from his hands, Mrs Higurashi had picked up Sesshōmaru and walked him upstairs. Placing him in the crib, Mrs Higurashi left, leaving Sesshōmaru alone in Kagome's room. He silently started to cry, wishing that his jealousy didn't get the best of him.