Playful passtime - Chapter 2
Disclaimer: Sesshoumaru, Rin and Jaken are copyrighted to Rumiko Takahashi along with the rest of the Inu Yasha gang.
Thanks for the psoitive reviews! It really inspired me! so I began searching on the net for some children's games.
( http://www.gameskidsplay.net )
Finally I found out what hpscotch is ;) In Norwegian it's called "paradis", kinda weird. I loved that game as a little, and I can
certainly see Sesshoumaru playing that game! **snickers**
Fawkes: Heehee, jumprope... great idea! **giggles at the thought**
Senay: http://wwww.krangnes.com/anime/fooledyou.jpg - Are you happy? I am ^_^ **giggles**
Please continue giving positive comments and suggestions for kid games, I really appreciate it!!
I got many positive comments on some forums too, so here it is! Chapter two! **drumroll** There's a little cursing here in the end
just so you're warned if any sensitive souls are reading this ;)
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Silence reigned throughout Sesshoumaru's castle. Just the way he wanted it when he was relaxing in his chambers, seated on the floor
and gazing calmly out of the window to the gardens surrounding the castle. The sakura threes were blooming, creating a sweet
and soothing scent which the wind carried throughout the castle grounds. Yes, he needed this. If he was to judge this day from the ones
prior he simply _knew_ that in a short while he would hear the running of her footsteps, even though Jaken must have told her
hundreds of times: no running in the castle. Except for those cases with invading rival youkai, of course.
And sure enough, the sound of her hurried footsteps came in a few minutes, and soon the door slid open.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!"
"What have I told you about running, Rin?" he calmly asked, not moving at all.
"Ummm, that Rin shouldn't run in castle?"
He gave a slight nod, waiting for it.
"... can we play today too?"
There it came.
"What game then, Rin?"
"Jumprope!" she beamed, grabbing his hand in attempt to tug him with her, which she off course failed.
The youkai looked calmly at her, not budging.
"What sort of game is it?"
"It's a funny jumping game! We'll play it outside, we'll need a rope! And Jaken-sama must play too!"
With a sigh Sesshoumaru admitted his defeat, wondering where the fun in jumping was. And why did they need a rope in the
first place? He calmly rose to his feet, following Rin as she lead the way.
A few minutes later they were outside in the gardens, Rin looking around for the perfect place to play this game, Sesshoumaru
walking calmly after her with a rope flung over his shoulder, and a grumbling Jaken at his heels.
"I still don't see why we have to play with her..." he complained, just loud enough for his master to hear.
"Patience, Jaken."
Jaken sighed heavily, trudging on and clutching his staff tighter. The stupid incident the day before had been annoying enough,
he had to chase a human girl in a stupid game. And now they were about to play another pathetic human game.
"Tie the rope to that branch, Sesshoumaru-sama!"
The youkai arched an eyebrow as Rin now stood next to a low tree with sturdy branches, several of them at his chest level.
He didn't question her however and simply tied one end of the rope to the branch Rin had pointed out.
Then Rin took the other end of the rope and walked away from the tree a few yards. Curiously both Sesshoumaru and Jaken
saw Rin starting to swing the rope as best as she could.
"Bah, what stupid game is this?!" demanded Jaken, not impressed at this. He earned a slight glare from Sesshoumaru though, who
then turned his attention back to Rin.
"What now?"
"Now you swing the rope and Rin will teach you the game!"
As said, as done. Sesshoumaru walked over and replaced Rin, swinging the rope as he watched her.
She then suddenly ran towards the rope and jumped, making it pass under her feet. The two youkai blinked, watching as Rin continued
to jump as Sesshoumaru kept on swining the rope.
"That's the game?" questioned Jaken, still not finding this interesting at all.
"There are many ways to play it!" Rin said, then began to recite a rhyme as she kept on skipping.
"I like coffee, I like tea, I like Jaken-sama to jump with me."
Jaken frowned, not understanding this.
"What do you mean?"
"You're supposed to jump in with me, Jaken-sama! Come on!"
Jaken blinked, then looked up at Sesshoumaru, who gave him a look that sternly said that he was going to jump unless he wanted another
100 years subtracted from his life. Knowing better than to defy that order, Jaken laid down his staff and prepared to jump into the rope.
And as known, Jaken's athetlic abilities can be compared to Inu Yasha's knowledge of etiquette: lacking.
So instead of jumping over the rope, he went jumping right into it instead.
"AAAAH!"
Sesshoumaru stopped swinging the rope, then looked at Rin.
"What do you do when this happens?" he asked, not quite sure of the rules of the game.
"It's Jaken-sama's turn to swing the rope, and you jump!" she stated, then looked at Jaken, who was holding his stomach.
"It's your turn to swing the rope, Jaken-sama!"
Rather unwillingly Jaken scrambled to his feet and accepted the rope, then did his best to swing the rope.
Rin immediately jumped in, then began on the rhyme again.
"I like coffee, I like tea, I like Sesshoumaru-sama to jump with me!"
If there had been any other people there in the gardens, they would surely wonder about this strange sight.
Sesshoumaru jumped in, his agility making sure he didn't make the same mistake as Jaken, and he gracefully avoided the rope.
Yet he soon found out he had a slight disadvantage here as the rope nearly smacked him in the face during its course.
He was much taller than Rin and Jaken, and this proved rather difficult as the shortest of them were swinging the rope. This
again lead to a rather comic sight as the lord of the western lands was forced to duck, jump, duck, jump and so on.
Rin giggled happily, then continued on the rhyme.
"One, two, three, change places!"
Quickly Rin jumped past Sesshoumaru, then turned around to face him again.
"We're supposed to change places when we're that far in the rhyme!"
Sesshoumaru gave her a slight nod to show her he had understood the rules to this peculiar game.
"Four, five, six, change places!"
Just as the two were to jump past eachother fate seemed to be in a mischievous mood. Due to the fact that Sesshoumaru had to not jump
into Rin nor let the rope smack into his feet, he had to jump slightly forward to the left as the little girl jumped past him.
Unluckily for him he misjudged the timing before the rope went flying up again because he was now closer to the path of its course,
and when it went upwards again it smacked right into his face. And just to make it perfect, Jaken was so shocked that he tugged at the rope
to make it stop. Instead it went flying even faster, hitting Sesshoumaru's feet and making the youkai fall ungracefully forward, landing roughly
in the grass
"Sesshoumaru-sama?!" Jaken exclaimed, letting go of the rope as his small hands went to his mouth. He had smacked his lord with the rope!!
"You lost, it's your time to swing the rope again, Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin said rather matter-of-factly while adjusting her kimono.
She blinked however as she heard him mutter some strange words under his breath from where he lay, rubbing his eyes where he had been hit by the rope.
Hadn't some of the men in the village used those words?
Not that she knew what they meant, but since Sesshoumaru-sama used them...
"GOMEN NE, SESSHOUMARU-SAMA!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO!" Jaken interrupted her from her pondering as he fell to his knees, begging forgiveness.
Some seconds of extreme tension passed before Sesshoumaru stopped holding his eyes, blinking a few times, then he slowly turned his head to glare
down at Jaken over his shoulder, his servant huddling down in fear and knowing he couldn't run. Rin watched curiously as Sesshoumaru turned around, then
quickly flung his arm and gave Jaken a loud smack that sent the ugly youkai flying through the air several yards before he carshed into a tree.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....." **CRASH**
Sesshoumaru stood still for a moment, his arm still extended, just as if he was trying to enjoy the moment.
(Author's note: Who wouldn't in a case like this?)
Then he sighed, got to his feet and brushed himself off.
"Rin."
"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama?" she wondered, blinking innocently up at him.
"Go take a bath, dinner is being served in one hour."
"Hai!"
The little girl began running back to the castle, then suddenly she blinked and stopped, looking back at him.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Hm?" he mused, wondering what was on her mind now.
"What does 'motherfucking cocksucker' mean?"
Rin couldn't help but get even more curious as she Sesshoumaru's eyes widen, and his face went pale.
Time froze for the lord of the western lands then. Damn, he didn't want the pup to learn such language, it was worse enough that she overheard Jaken's
foul tongue now and then. There and then Sesshoumaru made a mental note to never play jumprope again and to smack Jaken twice instead of cursing.
Disclaimer: Sesshoumaru, Rin and Jaken are copyrighted to Rumiko Takahashi along with the rest of the Inu Yasha gang.
Thanks for the psoitive reviews! It really inspired me! so I began searching on the net for some children's games.
( http://www.gameskidsplay.net )
Finally I found out what hpscotch is ;) In Norwegian it's called "paradis", kinda weird. I loved that game as a little, and I can
certainly see Sesshoumaru playing that game! **snickers**
Fawkes: Heehee, jumprope... great idea! **giggles at the thought**
Senay: http://wwww.krangnes.com/anime/fooledyou.jpg - Are you happy? I am ^_^ **giggles**
Please continue giving positive comments and suggestions for kid games, I really appreciate it!!
I got many positive comments on some forums too, so here it is! Chapter two! **drumroll** There's a little cursing here in the end
just so you're warned if any sensitive souls are reading this ;)
---------------------------------------------
Silence reigned throughout Sesshoumaru's castle. Just the way he wanted it when he was relaxing in his chambers, seated on the floor
and gazing calmly out of the window to the gardens surrounding the castle. The sakura threes were blooming, creating a sweet
and soothing scent which the wind carried throughout the castle grounds. Yes, he needed this. If he was to judge this day from the ones
prior he simply _knew_ that in a short while he would hear the running of her footsteps, even though Jaken must have told her
hundreds of times: no running in the castle. Except for those cases with invading rival youkai, of course.
And sure enough, the sound of her hurried footsteps came in a few minutes, and soon the door slid open.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!"
"What have I told you about running, Rin?" he calmly asked, not moving at all.
"Ummm, that Rin shouldn't run in castle?"
He gave a slight nod, waiting for it.
"... can we play today too?"
There it came.
"What game then, Rin?"
"Jumprope!" she beamed, grabbing his hand in attempt to tug him with her, which she off course failed.
The youkai looked calmly at her, not budging.
"What sort of game is it?"
"It's a funny jumping game! We'll play it outside, we'll need a rope! And Jaken-sama must play too!"
With a sigh Sesshoumaru admitted his defeat, wondering where the fun in jumping was. And why did they need a rope in the
first place? He calmly rose to his feet, following Rin as she lead the way.
A few minutes later they were outside in the gardens, Rin looking around for the perfect place to play this game, Sesshoumaru
walking calmly after her with a rope flung over his shoulder, and a grumbling Jaken at his heels.
"I still don't see why we have to play with her..." he complained, just loud enough for his master to hear.
"Patience, Jaken."
Jaken sighed heavily, trudging on and clutching his staff tighter. The stupid incident the day before had been annoying enough,
he had to chase a human girl in a stupid game. And now they were about to play another pathetic human game.
"Tie the rope to that branch, Sesshoumaru-sama!"
The youkai arched an eyebrow as Rin now stood next to a low tree with sturdy branches, several of them at his chest level.
He didn't question her however and simply tied one end of the rope to the branch Rin had pointed out.
Then Rin took the other end of the rope and walked away from the tree a few yards. Curiously both Sesshoumaru and Jaken
saw Rin starting to swing the rope as best as she could.
"Bah, what stupid game is this?!" demanded Jaken, not impressed at this. He earned a slight glare from Sesshoumaru though, who
then turned his attention back to Rin.
"What now?"
"Now you swing the rope and Rin will teach you the game!"
As said, as done. Sesshoumaru walked over and replaced Rin, swinging the rope as he watched her.
She then suddenly ran towards the rope and jumped, making it pass under her feet. The two youkai blinked, watching as Rin continued
to jump as Sesshoumaru kept on swining the rope.
"That's the game?" questioned Jaken, still not finding this interesting at all.
"There are many ways to play it!" Rin said, then began to recite a rhyme as she kept on skipping.
"I like coffee, I like tea, I like Jaken-sama to jump with me."
Jaken frowned, not understanding this.
"What do you mean?"
"You're supposed to jump in with me, Jaken-sama! Come on!"
Jaken blinked, then looked up at Sesshoumaru, who gave him a look that sternly said that he was going to jump unless he wanted another
100 years subtracted from his life. Knowing better than to defy that order, Jaken laid down his staff and prepared to jump into the rope.
And as known, Jaken's athetlic abilities can be compared to Inu Yasha's knowledge of etiquette: lacking.
So instead of jumping over the rope, he went jumping right into it instead.
"AAAAH!"
Sesshoumaru stopped swinging the rope, then looked at Rin.
"What do you do when this happens?" he asked, not quite sure of the rules of the game.
"It's Jaken-sama's turn to swing the rope, and you jump!" she stated, then looked at Jaken, who was holding his stomach.
"It's your turn to swing the rope, Jaken-sama!"
Rather unwillingly Jaken scrambled to his feet and accepted the rope, then did his best to swing the rope.
Rin immediately jumped in, then began on the rhyme again.
"I like coffee, I like tea, I like Sesshoumaru-sama to jump with me!"
If there had been any other people there in the gardens, they would surely wonder about this strange sight.
Sesshoumaru jumped in, his agility making sure he didn't make the same mistake as Jaken, and he gracefully avoided the rope.
Yet he soon found out he had a slight disadvantage here as the rope nearly smacked him in the face during its course.
He was much taller than Rin and Jaken, and this proved rather difficult as the shortest of them were swinging the rope. This
again lead to a rather comic sight as the lord of the western lands was forced to duck, jump, duck, jump and so on.
Rin giggled happily, then continued on the rhyme.
"One, two, three, change places!"
Quickly Rin jumped past Sesshoumaru, then turned around to face him again.
"We're supposed to change places when we're that far in the rhyme!"
Sesshoumaru gave her a slight nod to show her he had understood the rules to this peculiar game.
"Four, five, six, change places!"
Just as the two were to jump past eachother fate seemed to be in a mischievous mood. Due to the fact that Sesshoumaru had to not jump
into Rin nor let the rope smack into his feet, he had to jump slightly forward to the left as the little girl jumped past him.
Unluckily for him he misjudged the timing before the rope went flying up again because he was now closer to the path of its course,
and when it went upwards again it smacked right into his face. And just to make it perfect, Jaken was so shocked that he tugged at the rope
to make it stop. Instead it went flying even faster, hitting Sesshoumaru's feet and making the youkai fall ungracefully forward, landing roughly
in the grass
"Sesshoumaru-sama?!" Jaken exclaimed, letting go of the rope as his small hands went to his mouth. He had smacked his lord with the rope!!
"You lost, it's your time to swing the rope again, Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin said rather matter-of-factly while adjusting her kimono.
She blinked however as she heard him mutter some strange words under his breath from where he lay, rubbing his eyes where he had been hit by the rope.
Hadn't some of the men in the village used those words?
Not that she knew what they meant, but since Sesshoumaru-sama used them...
"GOMEN NE, SESSHOUMARU-SAMA!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO!" Jaken interrupted her from her pondering as he fell to his knees, begging forgiveness.
Some seconds of extreme tension passed before Sesshoumaru stopped holding his eyes, blinking a few times, then he slowly turned his head to glare
down at Jaken over his shoulder, his servant huddling down in fear and knowing he couldn't run. Rin watched curiously as Sesshoumaru turned around, then
quickly flung his arm and gave Jaken a loud smack that sent the ugly youkai flying through the air several yards before he carshed into a tree.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....." **CRASH**
Sesshoumaru stood still for a moment, his arm still extended, just as if he was trying to enjoy the moment.
(Author's note: Who wouldn't in a case like this?)
Then he sighed, got to his feet and brushed himself off.
"Rin."
"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama?" she wondered, blinking innocently up at him.
"Go take a bath, dinner is being served in one hour."
"Hai!"
The little girl began running back to the castle, then suddenly she blinked and stopped, looking back at him.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Hm?" he mused, wondering what was on her mind now.
"What does 'motherfucking cocksucker' mean?"
Rin couldn't help but get even more curious as she Sesshoumaru's eyes widen, and his face went pale.
Time froze for the lord of the western lands then. Damn, he didn't want the pup to learn such language, it was worse enough that she overheard Jaken's
foul tongue now and then. There and then Sesshoumaru made a mental note to never play jumprope again and to smack Jaken twice instead of cursing.