Another chapter edited.
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"Jaken-sama?" Rin blinked curiously at the small demon. She stared down at him and then crouched to look at him better.
"Rin? You've grown so much!" Jaken squawked. Rin smiled and patted his head.
"Is Sesshomaru-sama here for my birthday? I'm fifteen today!" Rin smiled.
"Unfortunately, he could not be here, Rin. He is on a grave mission right now." Jaken informed the girl. Her smile fell as did her hand. He then noticed that she was wearing the lovely kimono she made from the cloth she received on her last birthday and her hair was neatly arranged with a comb in her hair. "Rin? Where did you get that comb?" He asked her.
She pulled it out of her hair and smiled softly. "Sesshomaru-sama's mother brought me this comb as a gift just after my last birthday. Kagome wanted me to wear it on my birthday." Rin spoke softly and clasped the comb to her chest. "Will Sesshomaru-sama be okay?" She asked Jaken. He looked into her eyes and saw only worry there.
"Rin do not fret. He will come here and take us away when he is able." Jaken nodded as he spoke. "But Rin, I am here to educate you."
"Educate me?" Rin asked.
"On demons. Sesshomaru-sama has decided that if you wish to leave with him next year than you must understand everything." Jaken said and Rin kissed his cheek.
"Thank you, Jaken-sama. I will surely learn everything I need to know from you!" She stood up and walked back inside the house.
"Soon…you will be the Lady, if Sesshomaru-sama is successful." Jaken said quietly to himself. He entered the house and saw Rin sitting down on a mat with a desk in front of her. "Oh, you have a desk already?"
Rin nodded, "Kagome has educated me in writing as has Miroku. Kaede-sama taught me medicines. Miroku has taught me prayers and meditations. Inuyasha-nii made sure I know how to defend myself." She smiled. She didn't add that Sango had been training her in offensive attacks with a larger blade, no need to share that secret. Rin was only supposed to learn defense. She liked the offensive training too.
Jaken walked over to her and set his staff down and sat down. "You need not worry about defending yourself, Lord Sesshomaru is the strongest demon in the Western lands as its lord and master." Jaken huffed at her.
"Last autumn a demon came into the village and tried to attack me, so I will always carry a blade now." Rin said as she uncorked her ink and looked to Jaken.
"A demon tried to attack you?" Jaken gasped.
"Yes, I was terribly scared I couldn't scream or cry. Inuyasha-nii got there in time as I was with the children. I went searching for the adults after it seemed to quiet down." Rin explained.
"Rin…" Jaken said and Rin tilted her head.
"What is the lesson?" Rin raised an eyebrow and smiled as Jaken sat down and stared up at her.
"Demon mating." Jaken said and Rin blushed at him and looked away. "Ah, yes, you're still a virgin."
"Jaken-sama!" Rin squeaked out and bowed her head.
"It is a cycle much like humans." He continued and she closed her ink jar and put her writing brush down.
"Jaken-sama why are you telling me this?" Rin asked.
"Because even I could smell your arousal when you thought Sesshomaru-sama was coming here." Jaken said flatly, he saw the girl blush more. Any redder and she may as well explode. He cleared his throat. "How long have you felt like this for our lord?" He asked gently.
"I've always…loved him in some form. It's just changed after he said…" She bowed her head. Was it a proposal though?
"Ah, yes, the proposal. He informed me of it and that is why I am here to educate you on everything from mating to demon court." Jaken hummed to himself.
"It was a proposal. He didn't even let me say anything. I could've rejected him." Rin pouted at Jaken. I feel like I need to talk to Kagome and Sango about these things…not Jaken. Surely, he knows nothing! Rin thought.
"Your scent confirmed all that he needed to know." Jaken said and stood up and looked at the young woman in her eyes.
"When do you think he will be back?" Rin asked.
"On your birthday, perhaps?" Jaken mused.
"Okay, one year to teach me all that I need to know." Rin smiled and uncorked her ink and held her pen to the paper. "I'll make notes."
Jaken sat back down and grinned at the girl. "You'll be my best student." He said with a nod.
Just going to throw it out there, Jaken knows nothing, lol!