Chapter Thirteen: Jaken the Baka

It was just a hazy summer afternoon the next day. Kagome and Naruto were taking a stroll in the streets of Konoha, taking in the sights and sounds of the villagers. Crows cawed overhead, circling around them, as if it wanted to say a message to them.

"I wonder what those crows are up to," said Naruto. "They're not going way."

"Just ignore the stupid birds," Kagome said lightly. "They won't bother you." She continued her way. Naruto followed were with the slightest bit of doubt in his mind.

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Sesshomaru was in the middle of another forest. He was visiting his father's old friend. "Bokuseno, can you make another sheath?" Sesshomaru asked the old tree.

"Another sheath, you say? Where is the sword that needs the sheath?" he said.

"With Totosai," Sesshomaru answered. "I will get that sword if the old coot doesn't run away."

"Ah, but Sesshomaru-sama, I need to see the sword before I can sheath it," Bokuseno said wisely. "Otherwise, the sheath may be a wrong fit." Sesshomaru saw the wisdom of his words, and quickly left.

He arrived at the edge of the forest, where he found Rin picking flowers with Jaken. Or rather, she was picking flowers and showering Jaken with the loose petals. "Rin, you are such an ungrateful whelp! If Sesshomaru-sama sees you, he will think you're a pathetic nuisance! We'll leave you behind! Because you're a–" Jaken was cut off by a loud wail.

"SESSHOMARU-SAMA! JAKEN IS BULLYING ME!" she cried, collapsing on her knees and crying into her hands.

Jaken smirked in triumph, but it turned into a shocked expression as Sesshomaru kicked him twice and stepped on him. "Jaken, how many times will I have to tell you to leave Rin alone?!" he growled angrily.

Rin stopped crying and squealed, "Sesshomaru-sama, Jaken is being mean to me!" Sesshomaru didn't say anything, but he whacked Jaken several times.

"Now do you get the message, you worthless toad? I do not see why I keep you around if you cannot be of any use to me!" he used his one good arm to pick Jaken up and fling him into the air.

"Sesshomaru-samaaaaaaaaaaa!" Jaken's cry faded as he flew into the sky.

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"–aaaaaaaaaaa!" Kagome and Naruto looked up only to see a hideous green shape hurtling towards the earth.

BAM! A cloud of dust rose around the slumped figure. Kagome shooed all the dust away. She gasped as she recognized the figure. "Jaken! What are you doing here? Did you disobey Sesshomaru again?" she said, kicking the toad.

Jaken jumped up, despite his injuries, and started ranting, "Stupid human! I would never abandon Sesshomaru-sama! He abandoned me! I didn't disobey him! I made Rin cry, which made him kick me here! That ungrateful dog! After all my faithful services all these years! But I still hate all stinky, filthy, rabid humans to the ends of my life! Oh, Sesshomaru-sama, why?!"

Kagome's temper rose. Naruto backed away. "Who're you calling rabid, you confounded toad?!" she screamed, punching Jaken in the eye.

"Waaaaaaah!" Jaken squawked.

"Tell me what the hell you're doing here, you stinkin', filthy, ungrateful, confounded, arrogant, lowlife toad?!" she barked. Kagome threw him to the ground when he kept his mouth shut and placed a foot on him, pressing down had.

Jaken began to choke. "S-stupid mortal! D-did you t-think I w-would reveal t-that data t-to a thing l-like you?" Kagome glared at him with a cold death glare that could rival Sesshomaru's. Jaken gulped. "I bullied Rin and she called for Sesshomaru-sama!"

"You…bullied…a little girl? What a disgraceful thing!" she yelled, jumping on Jaken and squashing him flat. "I don't see why Sesshomaru keeps you around as Rin's babysitter!"

Jaken passed out on the ground and Kagome picked him up and dumped him in the garbage.

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Sesshomaru set Ah Un to guard Rin and to give a loud roar if they were being attacked. Ah Un nodded and Sesshomaru took to the skies to go search for Jaken.

He went to Konoha first, to ask Kagome if she'd seen Jaken anywhere. He saw Kagome walking with a younger boy by her side. He had sunny blond hair and Kagome was smiling at him. Sesshomaru didn't think this was love, but he wondered if Kagome had feelings for the obviously younger boy.

But that all vanished when Naruto said, "Kagome-neechan, who was that you dumped in the garbage?"

So he's her little brother… Sesshomaru thought. I wonder if it was Jaken she dumped in the garbage?

"Sesshomaru's lackey, a stupid toad named Jaken," answered Kagome, which proved Sesshomaru correct.

Sesshomaru leaped down behind her. "Miko, did you really dump my lackey into the garbage?"

"Hai, Sesshomaru. Go ahead and get him, he's out cold for calling me a rabid human," Kagome said icily, giving the garbage a cold glance.

Sesshomaru laughed silently. Jaken, you're such a poor fool… insulting someone as powerful as she… Nonetheless, he opened the lid and fetched Jaken out of the smelly pile. "What the hell made you think you could insult such a powerful woman, Jaken?" he chuckled.

Jaken woke up and glared at Kagome. "You filthy wench! When Sesshomaru-sama gets here, he'll tear your ugly throat out!" Kagome smirked silently.

"Oh? Turn around, Jaken, and face the wrath of your devoted master," she said, an evil glint in her eye. Jaken turned around and squawked in surprise. "Sesshomaru-sama! Please forgive me, milord! I didn't mean to insult the wench–gah!"

Kagome punched Jaken hard on the skull. "You just did, you despicable creature!" she snarled.

Sesshomaru admired her guts, and without knowing it, he began to fall for her. He unconsciously took her hand in his and nuzzled it. Kagome was surprised. The great ice prince Sesshomaru was nuzzling her hand! "Sesshomaru, what do you think you're doing?" she asked, with an angry tone.

The taiyoukai realized what he was doing, and dropped her hand quickly. "I…I don't know. My inner demon is the cause, must be." Deep down, he felt guilty of lying to her, but he hoped it would work.

Kagome eyed him suspiciously. "You're lying to me, aren't you? Your eyes tell the story, not your mouth," she said, with a hardened expression.

Sesshomaru never realized that his eyes held emotion. But Kagome was right; he'd lied to her. "I did lie, but what I really did, the cause I don't know. It was probably done without me being conscious."

"But you were awake. Perhaps your mind is in a haze?" Kagome said sharply.

"Perhaps, miko," Sesshomaru said. Kagome's eyes turned a stormy blue. Sesshomaru was shocked when he saw it.

"Kagome!" she snapped.

"What?" Sesshomaru asked.

"My name! It's Kagome! Ka-go-me! Say it right! And will you quit calling me miko; it's getting annoying! And don't you call me woman, girl, wench, whore, slut, or bitch!"

Sesshomaru smiled inside. "Fine, if you insist, Kagome," he said simply. He turned his back and walked away, Jaken dangling from his arm.

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Hopefully none of you are Jaken fans. If there are such things. I made poor old Jaken get punished by Sess and Kags. But oh well. The voting's still on!

Whoo-hoo! I got a few votes for whoever read my story!

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Jaken: Oh Sesshomaru-sama, why?!

Sesshomaru: Shut up Jaken.

Kagome: Oh brother.

MangaFreak15: Ja ne!

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