Playful passtime chapter 4
Thanks again for your wonderful reviews! ^_^ It really inspires me to write more just to keep you guys happy ;)
It's kinda hard writing this, you know? I have to keep it humorous, yet not end up writing Sesshoumaru OOC, you know? Though he is
good at heart. How else would he be able to wield the Tenseiga? I believe he's rather dual in his opinion about Rin. He cares about
her, but he doesn't want to admit it, not to himself, and NEVER to anyone else.
Disclaimer: Sesshoumaru, Rin and Jaken do not belong to me, but to Rumiko Takahashi along with the rest of the Inu Yasha gang. I merely
enjoy writing fanfics and keeping the characters as IC as possible. **deep bow**
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This wasn't supposed to happen. Not to him. To a worthless human, yes. Even to a disgusting hanyou, of course. Someone of the likes
of Jaken, no doubt. But not to him.
"And JUMP!"
Sesshoumaru had to fight back his instincts to bat Rin away as she placed her small hands on his back to aid her as she jumped over his
back, landing successfully on her feet in front of him. With a sigh he jumped effortlessly over her, then crouched down so she
could repeat the process. Rin had called this game leapfrog. At least it was useful, improving agility and all. Jumprope had
been stupid, and the doll thing had also been. So why had he given her all those dolls, he pondered for himself as he made another
jump, the whole game now a routine as he and the little girl alternated between jumping and crouching. Had he given them to her just
because he knew it was a tradition among the humans to give the small female pups things that ressembled them? Most likely it was to
awaken their mother instinct by giving them something to care for and prepare them for the time when they would marry and start a family.
Sesshoumaru frowned slightly. As if he would let a human boy get HIS Rin. She was his possession, and nobody touched a youkai's possession
without permission. Not that she would live long enough to get married, he snorted for himself as he saw her jump over his back again, nearly
loosing her balance. He would kill her someday, yes, as soon as he grew tired of her. That was it. With a slight nod he approved of that
desicion.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Yes, Rin?" he answered, standing to his full height as the pup turned to look up at him.
"Can we play another game now, Rin gets bored of this one... it's no fun when there are only two playing it."
Giving her a nod he sighed mentally. What game would she demand now?
Before he had the time to ask Rin had grabbed his arm, pulling him with her down the hallway and nearly making the youkai lord topple over.
Within a minute Rin had pulled her adoptive father to her room, then let go off his hand as she headed for one of her chests.
He couldn't conceal his confused look as she started pulling out long and colourful ribbons, hair pins, an oval and ornated handheld mirror and a
small brush he had given her not too long ago.
What was she going to do with them, he mused for himself, not able to stop himself as he peeked over her shoulder curiously.
"Sit down, Sesshoumaru-sama! Rin will brush your hair!" she beamed as she turned around, holding the worn out brush in her small hand.
And so he did. This was something which was quite usual for him. He closed his eyes, relaxing as she moved to kneel behind him and start to brush his
long silver hair.
**FLASHBACK**
"Sit still, or it will hurt even more," the rather annoyed youkai lord huffed out as the human pup squirmed some more.
"But you're pulling on Rin's hair..." sniffled the girl, blinking away some tears.
Deciding that caring for the pup had been harder than he had expected, Sesshoumaru sighed as he continued trying to work her hair free from the tangles
she had managed to gain during the last days. Oh yes, those days had been hard, proving to say at least. Constantly the child would need food, water, rest,
to relieve herself, sleep... and to clean herself. He had found her odour to be offensive, though not as distasteful as most humans. So he had ordered Jaken
to give her a bath while sitting down underneath a tree not far away from the river. And now that the pup, who had refered to herself as 'Rin', was cleaned,
he had sent Jaken off to the nearest human village so the pup could get something else to wear than the reeking old rags she had been forced to wear until
now. The two of them had been sitting there under the tree, a high and noble youkai lord and a small, ruffled girl clad in her old rags.
As the minutes had passed as she watched him curiously, while he had been busy keeping watch towards the shady trees incase any other youkai showed up.
"Where's Jaken-sama..?"
"Off to get you some proper clothing."
"When he will be back?"
"As soon as he found some proper clothing for you."
Rin blinked, then sighed and tried to untangle some of her hair, which Sesshoumaru noticed in the corner of his eye. When she had rubbed her hair
dry, she had messed it up even worse than it had been before she took that bath, even. And now she was having problems getting rid of the tangles.
"Come here, pup," he ordered, not entirely sure of WHY he was doing this. She blinked at him for a moment, then scooted over and settled in his lap
with her back to him.
And here he was, grooming the human whelp which he had saved just some days prior. She had calmed down by now, leaning back into his broad chest with her
cheek resting against his tail. When he was done he let his slim fingers slide through her dark tresses a couple more times before crossing his arms again,
moving his gaze back towards the forest. Now all that lacked was Jaken to return and get the girl properly dressed before they resume their journey.
"Sesshoumaru-sama...?"
He looked down at her, seeing her big brown eyes gaze up at him curiously.
"Do you want Rin to groom your hair too?"
Arching an eyebrow momentarily, Sesshoumaru watched her before giving her a slight nod of aproval. Then before he knew it the girl had crawled out of
his lap and moved to stand behind him, her small fingers gliding through his hair to undo the tangles.
**END OF FLASHBACK**
Yes, he did remember the first time he'd let her groom him. Since then he let her do it daily, it saved him time during their breaks on their journeys.
He would settle down by a tree, and Rin would kneel behind him and undo the tangles in his long hair while he kept watch. He had to admit,
it was soothing to feel the small hands work in his hair, and usually Rin kept quiet as she did, obviously concentrating on her task at hand.
By now he realized he had let his hair tilt slightly backwards, but he didn't care.
"Rin's finished soon, Sesshoumaru-sama!" she suddenly said with a giggle, and he let his eyes open, his gaze travelling down to see Rin scoot in front
of him with her mirror.
"Look!"
Afterwards he instantly regretted that he chose to. He was aware of his heart skipping several beats, and blood rushed to his face, but for what reason?
Anger or embarrassement?
"Sesshoumaru-sama looks so pretty!"
All the youkai could do was to stare both scared and unbelieving at himself as Rin chattered on, putting some more ribbons into his adorned hair.
Mighty youkai lords didn't get their hair done, especially not with ribbons!! But still, a mirror couldn't lie, could it?
Hesistantly Sesshoumaru reached a slightly trembling hand to touch a braid which framed his face. Rin had... the pup had... she had braided his
long hair with colourful ribbons!
"When Rin's done Sesshoumaru-sama can do Rin's hair!" she giggled again, braiding some more ribbons into his hair and tilted her head, trying to figure
out what to do next.
Thank heavens that nobody else was here, otherwise he would have to dispose of them...
He was shook out of his semi-shock as Rin crawled into his lap, handing him some of the colourful ribbons and the brush.
"Your turn, Sesshoumaru-sama!"
As the items were pushed into his hands, he blinked, having to hold back the urge to rip the ribbons out of his hair and undo the offensive braids.
"Rin," he sighed as he began, "youkai lords don't braid ribbons into their hair."
"Why not?" she wondered, blinking innocently up at him.
"Because, it's..."
"It's what?"
"It's just the way it is," he said with a determined look and a slightly stern voice as he reached up to start to undo the braids, then caught the look
on her face. He recognized that look: big wet eyes, quivering underlip, a pained face and tense shoulders.
There hadn't been many times when he had seen her like this, but it could only mean one thing...
"Rin, stop, it..."
And it went on to phase two as she sniffled, her eyes blinking and he saw the salty tears increase.
"Okay," he admitted his defeat and let his hands fall away from the offensive braids, picking up the brush and distasteful ribbons again, "just this once."
It was kinda strange that her face could revert to it's happy state again, he mused as Rin smiled up at him, nodding and turning around in his lap
again. Taking a deep breath he took some of her hair in his hand, then blinked.
"Rin?"
"Hai?"
"How do you braid?"
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By now Rin's hair was full of colourful braids which Sesshoumaru had been able to make after some trying and failing. She sure looked cute like this,
he thought for himself as he arranged her hair some. Plus she seemed happy too, humming a tune under her breath as she sat there patiently and braiding
one of her dolls.
"Are you finished soon, Sesshoumaru-sama?" she asked, tilting her head slighty back to look up at him.
"Hai, now sit still," he ordered, pushing her head back so he could continue to braid a purple ribbon into the rest of her hair.
"Hai!" nodded Rin, and Sesshoumaru allowed himself to smile for a moment.
He froze however as the sound of the doors sliding open caught his ears. Not daring to move at first and hoping it was just something from his imagination,
he sniffed the air and caught the familiar scent of Jaken.
Impatiently he turned his head, trying not to loose his calm nor blush as he glared into the big and confused eyes of his servant.
"Something the matter, Jaken?" (Author's note: You can just see that, can't you? Sesshoumaru with braided hair while doing Rin's hair, glaring at Jaken. LOL)
"Uh, iee, S-s-sesshoumaru-sama!"the toad youkai quickly spluttered, bowing.
"Rin."
"Hai?" the pup blinked up at him as he moved her out of his lap and rose to his feet, brushing himself off.
"Stay here, I will be back later," he said, giving Jaken one of the looks which the servant knew meant trouble.
As the doors slid shut, Rin shrugged and went back to braiding her doll, not paying attention to the screams and growls outside, nor the sound
of skittering feet down the hall or the loud smack.
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A/N: So, here I gave you yet another chapter. Thanks to Sango from the RP group with the dressup idea! ^_^ I don't remember who gave me the leapfrog
idea, LOL. Please continue giving me ideas and suggestions for games if you want me to write more, HINT HINT!If it hadn't been for your reviews, this
story wouldn't have gone further than the first chapter, after all! Think about that! ;) So tell me about your favourite games (with the exception
of those who have been written about in the story so far), and suggestions about funny things that might happen are welcome too!
Maybe I should try to write a more serious Inu Yasha fanfic soon? Hmmmm... need more time and/or a great idea! **feels that she is neglectic her big
Slayers fanfic and sighs** Inspiration is weird, ne? ^_^()
Thanks again for your wonderful reviews! ^_^ It really inspires me to write more just to keep you guys happy ;)
It's kinda hard writing this, you know? I have to keep it humorous, yet not end up writing Sesshoumaru OOC, you know? Though he is
good at heart. How else would he be able to wield the Tenseiga? I believe he's rather dual in his opinion about Rin. He cares about
her, but he doesn't want to admit it, not to himself, and NEVER to anyone else.
Disclaimer: Sesshoumaru, Rin and Jaken do not belong to me, but to Rumiko Takahashi along with the rest of the Inu Yasha gang. I merely
enjoy writing fanfics and keeping the characters as IC as possible. **deep bow**
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This wasn't supposed to happen. Not to him. To a worthless human, yes. Even to a disgusting hanyou, of course. Someone of the likes
of Jaken, no doubt. But not to him.
"And JUMP!"
Sesshoumaru had to fight back his instincts to bat Rin away as she placed her small hands on his back to aid her as she jumped over his
back, landing successfully on her feet in front of him. With a sigh he jumped effortlessly over her, then crouched down so she
could repeat the process. Rin had called this game leapfrog. At least it was useful, improving agility and all. Jumprope had
been stupid, and the doll thing had also been. So why had he given her all those dolls, he pondered for himself as he made another
jump, the whole game now a routine as he and the little girl alternated between jumping and crouching. Had he given them to her just
because he knew it was a tradition among the humans to give the small female pups things that ressembled them? Most likely it was to
awaken their mother instinct by giving them something to care for and prepare them for the time when they would marry and start a family.
Sesshoumaru frowned slightly. As if he would let a human boy get HIS Rin. She was his possession, and nobody touched a youkai's possession
without permission. Not that she would live long enough to get married, he snorted for himself as he saw her jump over his back again, nearly
loosing her balance. He would kill her someday, yes, as soon as he grew tired of her. That was it. With a slight nod he approved of that
desicion.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Yes, Rin?" he answered, standing to his full height as the pup turned to look up at him.
"Can we play another game now, Rin gets bored of this one... it's no fun when there are only two playing it."
Giving her a nod he sighed mentally. What game would she demand now?
Before he had the time to ask Rin had grabbed his arm, pulling him with her down the hallway and nearly making the youkai lord topple over.
Within a minute Rin had pulled her adoptive father to her room, then let go off his hand as she headed for one of her chests.
He couldn't conceal his confused look as she started pulling out long and colourful ribbons, hair pins, an oval and ornated handheld mirror and a
small brush he had given her not too long ago.
What was she going to do with them, he mused for himself, not able to stop himself as he peeked over her shoulder curiously.
"Sit down, Sesshoumaru-sama! Rin will brush your hair!" she beamed as she turned around, holding the worn out brush in her small hand.
And so he did. This was something which was quite usual for him. He closed his eyes, relaxing as she moved to kneel behind him and start to brush his
long silver hair.
**FLASHBACK**
"Sit still, or it will hurt even more," the rather annoyed youkai lord huffed out as the human pup squirmed some more.
"But you're pulling on Rin's hair..." sniffled the girl, blinking away some tears.
Deciding that caring for the pup had been harder than he had expected, Sesshoumaru sighed as he continued trying to work her hair free from the tangles
she had managed to gain during the last days. Oh yes, those days had been hard, proving to say at least. Constantly the child would need food, water, rest,
to relieve herself, sleep... and to clean herself. He had found her odour to be offensive, though not as distasteful as most humans. So he had ordered Jaken
to give her a bath while sitting down underneath a tree not far away from the river. And now that the pup, who had refered to herself as 'Rin', was cleaned,
he had sent Jaken off to the nearest human village so the pup could get something else to wear than the reeking old rags she had been forced to wear until
now. The two of them had been sitting there under the tree, a high and noble youkai lord and a small, ruffled girl clad in her old rags.
As the minutes had passed as she watched him curiously, while he had been busy keeping watch towards the shady trees incase any other youkai showed up.
"Where's Jaken-sama..?"
"Off to get you some proper clothing."
"When he will be back?"
"As soon as he found some proper clothing for you."
Rin blinked, then sighed and tried to untangle some of her hair, which Sesshoumaru noticed in the corner of his eye. When she had rubbed her hair
dry, she had messed it up even worse than it had been before she took that bath, even. And now she was having problems getting rid of the tangles.
"Come here, pup," he ordered, not entirely sure of WHY he was doing this. She blinked at him for a moment, then scooted over and settled in his lap
with her back to him.
And here he was, grooming the human whelp which he had saved just some days prior. She had calmed down by now, leaning back into his broad chest with her
cheek resting against his tail. When he was done he let his slim fingers slide through her dark tresses a couple more times before crossing his arms again,
moving his gaze back towards the forest. Now all that lacked was Jaken to return and get the girl properly dressed before they resume their journey.
"Sesshoumaru-sama...?"
He looked down at her, seeing her big brown eyes gaze up at him curiously.
"Do you want Rin to groom your hair too?"
Arching an eyebrow momentarily, Sesshoumaru watched her before giving her a slight nod of aproval. Then before he knew it the girl had crawled out of
his lap and moved to stand behind him, her small fingers gliding through his hair to undo the tangles.
**END OF FLASHBACK**
Yes, he did remember the first time he'd let her groom him. Since then he let her do it daily, it saved him time during their breaks on their journeys.
He would settle down by a tree, and Rin would kneel behind him and undo the tangles in his long hair while he kept watch. He had to admit,
it was soothing to feel the small hands work in his hair, and usually Rin kept quiet as she did, obviously concentrating on her task at hand.
By now he realized he had let his hair tilt slightly backwards, but he didn't care.
"Rin's finished soon, Sesshoumaru-sama!" she suddenly said with a giggle, and he let his eyes open, his gaze travelling down to see Rin scoot in front
of him with her mirror.
"Look!"
Afterwards he instantly regretted that he chose to. He was aware of his heart skipping several beats, and blood rushed to his face, but for what reason?
Anger or embarrassement?
"Sesshoumaru-sama looks so pretty!"
All the youkai could do was to stare both scared and unbelieving at himself as Rin chattered on, putting some more ribbons into his adorned hair.
Mighty youkai lords didn't get their hair done, especially not with ribbons!! But still, a mirror couldn't lie, could it?
Hesistantly Sesshoumaru reached a slightly trembling hand to touch a braid which framed his face. Rin had... the pup had... she had braided his
long hair with colourful ribbons!
"When Rin's done Sesshoumaru-sama can do Rin's hair!" she giggled again, braiding some more ribbons into his hair and tilted her head, trying to figure
out what to do next.
Thank heavens that nobody else was here, otherwise he would have to dispose of them...
He was shook out of his semi-shock as Rin crawled into his lap, handing him some of the colourful ribbons and the brush.
"Your turn, Sesshoumaru-sama!"
As the items were pushed into his hands, he blinked, having to hold back the urge to rip the ribbons out of his hair and undo the offensive braids.
"Rin," he sighed as he began, "youkai lords don't braid ribbons into their hair."
"Why not?" she wondered, blinking innocently up at him.
"Because, it's..."
"It's what?"
"It's just the way it is," he said with a determined look and a slightly stern voice as he reached up to start to undo the braids, then caught the look
on her face. He recognized that look: big wet eyes, quivering underlip, a pained face and tense shoulders.
There hadn't been many times when he had seen her like this, but it could only mean one thing...
"Rin, stop, it..."
And it went on to phase two as she sniffled, her eyes blinking and he saw the salty tears increase.
"Okay," he admitted his defeat and let his hands fall away from the offensive braids, picking up the brush and distasteful ribbons again, "just this once."
It was kinda strange that her face could revert to it's happy state again, he mused as Rin smiled up at him, nodding and turning around in his lap
again. Taking a deep breath he took some of her hair in his hand, then blinked.
"Rin?"
"Hai?"
"How do you braid?"
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By now Rin's hair was full of colourful braids which Sesshoumaru had been able to make after some trying and failing. She sure looked cute like this,
he thought for himself as he arranged her hair some. Plus she seemed happy too, humming a tune under her breath as she sat there patiently and braiding
one of her dolls.
"Are you finished soon, Sesshoumaru-sama?" she asked, tilting her head slighty back to look up at him.
"Hai, now sit still," he ordered, pushing her head back so he could continue to braid a purple ribbon into the rest of her hair.
"Hai!" nodded Rin, and Sesshoumaru allowed himself to smile for a moment.
He froze however as the sound of the doors sliding open caught his ears. Not daring to move at first and hoping it was just something from his imagination,
he sniffed the air and caught the familiar scent of Jaken.
Impatiently he turned his head, trying not to loose his calm nor blush as he glared into the big and confused eyes of his servant.
"Something the matter, Jaken?" (Author's note: You can just see that, can't you? Sesshoumaru with braided hair while doing Rin's hair, glaring at Jaken. LOL)
"Uh, iee, S-s-sesshoumaru-sama!"the toad youkai quickly spluttered, bowing.
"Rin."
"Hai?" the pup blinked up at him as he moved her out of his lap and rose to his feet, brushing himself off.
"Stay here, I will be back later," he said, giving Jaken one of the looks which the servant knew meant trouble.
As the doors slid shut, Rin shrugged and went back to braiding her doll, not paying attention to the screams and growls outside, nor the sound
of skittering feet down the hall or the loud smack.
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A/N: So, here I gave you yet another chapter. Thanks to Sango from the RP group with the dressup idea! ^_^ I don't remember who gave me the leapfrog
idea, LOL. Please continue giving me ideas and suggestions for games if you want me to write more, HINT HINT!If it hadn't been for your reviews, this
story wouldn't have gone further than the first chapter, after all! Think about that! ;) So tell me about your favourite games (with the exception
of those who have been written about in the story so far), and suggestions about funny things that might happen are welcome too!
Maybe I should try to write a more serious Inu Yasha fanfic soon? Hmmmm... need more time and/or a great idea! **feels that she is neglectic her big
Slayers fanfic and sighs** Inspiration is weird, ne? ^_^()