Playful passtime chapter 7
Still on vacation, I had this chapter finished, but I wanted to keep you guys waiting a little ^_^ Rena says I'm mean...
Disclaimer: Everybody from the Inu Yasha gang are copyrighted Rumiko Takahashi, bow down before her and don't sue me.
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"So," Miroku said after brushing himself off and scooted away from Sango a few feet, "where do you come from, Rin-chan?"
At that Rin's smile dropped like a ton of bricks, and she moved her gaze down to her feet, watching the light from the
fire play across the ground along with the shadows.
"... I come from a village far from here..."
"Did your family move here?" Sango asked, wondering why Rin suddenly seemed so hesistant.
Rin shook her head before answering as calmly as she could.
"... Rin's family... died a long time ago..."
The mood around the fire instantly died, and nobody knew exactly what to say. A few seconds passed, and Kagome hugged
Rin close in attempt to lighten her spirits.
"I'm sorry to hear Rin-chan..."
Doing her best to cheer up, Rin smiled a little.
"It's ok, Rin has a new family she stays with now..."
"Oh really? We're glad to hear," Miroku smiled, glad the girl seemed happier now.
Rin nodded.
"Speaking of family, shouldn't you get home soon? They might get worried about you, Rin-chan!" Kagome suddenly said,
looking up at the dark night sky. Immediately Rin's eyes went wide. She had forgotten the time! Sesshoumaru-sama was
probably waiting for her! Maybe he had sent Jaken-sama out to find her!
"Oh, Rin forgot!" she wailed, getting to her feet, "he must be angry at Rin for being late!"
"Do you want me to walk you there, Rin-chan?" Kagome offered, smiling at the girl.
Thankful, Rin nodded and grabbed onto Kagome's hand as they made their way for the forest, with a grumbling Inu Yasha
at their heels.
"Oy, it's dangerous in the forest at night!" he called after them, then snorted as they didn't seem to hear.
Simply great! The pup was leading Inu Yasha and his wench straight back to the campsite! Not amused by this Sesshoumaru
frowned, watching the three as he followed them, easily making his way through the forest without being noticed.
The fact that his brother was human tonight made it even easier, and of course he was trained in keeping himself
going unnoticed. What was he going to do now? Even if he wasn't there by the campsite, Jaken and his beast of burden
was there, and he had to admit, even though Inu Yasha was stupid, he couldn't be that dense that he didn't figure
out the whole thing.
"Aren't we there yet?" Inu Yasha complained, following after Kagome and the girl, cursing his human body and his
now dull senses. How did humans stand this?! He felt so... weak.
"Soon, it's over here!" Rin beamed and bounced down the path, looking over her shoulder. These two were so nice!
How she wished she had more people to talk with, Sesshoumaru-sama talked so little, and Jaken-sama babbled too much
about the same things.
Kagome had to smile down at Rin, she seemed like she wasn't even tired this late at night. She just hoped that they
would get to her home soon, and that...
After a quick intake of breath from Inu Yasha, who halted in front of her, Kagome was brought out of her thoughts and
back into reality. She herself was forced to stop, taking a step back as she saw the reason for Inu Yasha's shock.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin cried out, running over to the youkai who regared the two 'guests' with an icecold glare.
"SESSHOUMARU!" growled Inu Yasha, about to reach for the Tetsusaiga just as he remembered that it wouldn't help much,
not tonight.
"Rin's sorry for being late, but Rin got food for some nice people, and they followed Rin back, see?" the little girl
declared to her guardian, who simply nodded. In the same moment it seemed like Inu Yasha and Kagome put two and two
together, and they blinked, looking at eachother in disbelief before returning their gazes to what they simply couldn't
believe: Inu Yasha's older human-hating brother having a little girl clinging to his garments as she babbled away.
"... you... wait, YOU..." Kagome started, not really knowing how to phrase all the thoughts that went through
her mind at that particular moment.
"You are taking care of a human whelp?!" Inu Yasha demanded, not having trouble being verbal. In response to the
question, Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes.
"If you hadn't been in your current state, I would have killed you, Inu Yasha," he said calmly.
"Then why don't you?"
"Because it's no victory in watching you die as a filthy human," replied Sesshoumaru haughtily, then added, "plus
as your wench pointed out, certain things shouldn't be done in front of pups."
Curiously Rin blinkblinked up at her guardian, wondering why he was talking like that to the nice people.
A few tense moments followed, neither daring to say anything nor move.
Then finally Sesshoumaru turned his back to Inu Yasha and Kagome, not looking back at them as he spoke.
"Furthermore, reveal my secret and I'll reveal yours."
Inu Yasha and Kagome stood there on the path, quietly watching Sesshoumaru's back and hearing Rin's chatter as she walked
next to him.
"I never thought I'd live to see this..." Inu Yasha said, eyes still wide.
"And I never thought we'd live after seeing this!" Kagome pointed out.
They stood there, not saying anything for a few seconds, then Inu Yasha let out a sigh, turning to Kagome.
"I don't think we ought to mention this to anyone," he suggested, earning a nod from Kagome.
"I agree, they wouldn't believe us anyway... I mean, Sesshoumaru taking care of a little girl!"
Seeing Kagome smile a little, Inu Yasha blinked.
"Oy, something wrong?"
"No... think about it, it means that he can't be all that bad, can it?" Kagome said as she turned to head back to the
others.
"Keh! Sesshoumaru is a fucking moron and he will always be!" Inu Yasha objected, following after her.
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"... and then we played this funny game called 'spin the bottle', you spin the bottle and then the one it points at has to
either answer a question or do anything the person who spun the bottle says to!" Rin finished as she and Sesshoumaru
finally made their way back to the camp. He merely nodded, then saw Jaken sleeping next to the fire, leaning onto
Ah-Un, who also seemed to have been overtaken by sleep.
"Can we play that game sometime, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin asked sweetly, watching as Sesshoumaru nested down in the tall
grass before she laid down next to him, yanking at his tail to get it completely coiled around her.
"Maybe Rin. Now get some sleep," the youkai lord ordered, closing his eyes and thereby stating that the conversation
was over. With a slight nod Rin accepted that answer, then yawned and stretched out, realizing just how tired she
really was. Soon she was fast asleep, her breathing steady. Opening one golden eye, Sesshoumaru had to sigh.
Why did she always ruffle his tail when she decided to use it as a pillow and blanket?
Still on vacation, I had this chapter finished, but I wanted to keep you guys waiting a little ^_^ Rena says I'm mean...
Disclaimer: Everybody from the Inu Yasha gang are copyrighted Rumiko Takahashi, bow down before her and don't sue me.
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"So," Miroku said after brushing himself off and scooted away from Sango a few feet, "where do you come from, Rin-chan?"
At that Rin's smile dropped like a ton of bricks, and she moved her gaze down to her feet, watching the light from the
fire play across the ground along with the shadows.
"... I come from a village far from here..."
"Did your family move here?" Sango asked, wondering why Rin suddenly seemed so hesistant.
Rin shook her head before answering as calmly as she could.
"... Rin's family... died a long time ago..."
The mood around the fire instantly died, and nobody knew exactly what to say. A few seconds passed, and Kagome hugged
Rin close in attempt to lighten her spirits.
"I'm sorry to hear Rin-chan..."
Doing her best to cheer up, Rin smiled a little.
"It's ok, Rin has a new family she stays with now..."
"Oh really? We're glad to hear," Miroku smiled, glad the girl seemed happier now.
Rin nodded.
"Speaking of family, shouldn't you get home soon? They might get worried about you, Rin-chan!" Kagome suddenly said,
looking up at the dark night sky. Immediately Rin's eyes went wide. She had forgotten the time! Sesshoumaru-sama was
probably waiting for her! Maybe he had sent Jaken-sama out to find her!
"Oh, Rin forgot!" she wailed, getting to her feet, "he must be angry at Rin for being late!"
"Do you want me to walk you there, Rin-chan?" Kagome offered, smiling at the girl.
Thankful, Rin nodded and grabbed onto Kagome's hand as they made their way for the forest, with a grumbling Inu Yasha
at their heels.
"Oy, it's dangerous in the forest at night!" he called after them, then snorted as they didn't seem to hear.
Simply great! The pup was leading Inu Yasha and his wench straight back to the campsite! Not amused by this Sesshoumaru
frowned, watching the three as he followed them, easily making his way through the forest without being noticed.
The fact that his brother was human tonight made it even easier, and of course he was trained in keeping himself
going unnoticed. What was he going to do now? Even if he wasn't there by the campsite, Jaken and his beast of burden
was there, and he had to admit, even though Inu Yasha was stupid, he couldn't be that dense that he didn't figure
out the whole thing.
"Aren't we there yet?" Inu Yasha complained, following after Kagome and the girl, cursing his human body and his
now dull senses. How did humans stand this?! He felt so... weak.
"Soon, it's over here!" Rin beamed and bounced down the path, looking over her shoulder. These two were so nice!
How she wished she had more people to talk with, Sesshoumaru-sama talked so little, and Jaken-sama babbled too much
about the same things.
Kagome had to smile down at Rin, she seemed like she wasn't even tired this late at night. She just hoped that they
would get to her home soon, and that...
After a quick intake of breath from Inu Yasha, who halted in front of her, Kagome was brought out of her thoughts and
back into reality. She herself was forced to stop, taking a step back as she saw the reason for Inu Yasha's shock.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin cried out, running over to the youkai who regared the two 'guests' with an icecold glare.
"SESSHOUMARU!" growled Inu Yasha, about to reach for the Tetsusaiga just as he remembered that it wouldn't help much,
not tonight.
"Rin's sorry for being late, but Rin got food for some nice people, and they followed Rin back, see?" the little girl
declared to her guardian, who simply nodded. In the same moment it seemed like Inu Yasha and Kagome put two and two
together, and they blinked, looking at eachother in disbelief before returning their gazes to what they simply couldn't
believe: Inu Yasha's older human-hating brother having a little girl clinging to his garments as she babbled away.
"... you... wait, YOU..." Kagome started, not really knowing how to phrase all the thoughts that went through
her mind at that particular moment.
"You are taking care of a human whelp?!" Inu Yasha demanded, not having trouble being verbal. In response to the
question, Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes.
"If you hadn't been in your current state, I would have killed you, Inu Yasha," he said calmly.
"Then why don't you?"
"Because it's no victory in watching you die as a filthy human," replied Sesshoumaru haughtily, then added, "plus
as your wench pointed out, certain things shouldn't be done in front of pups."
Curiously Rin blinkblinked up at her guardian, wondering why he was talking like that to the nice people.
A few tense moments followed, neither daring to say anything nor move.
Then finally Sesshoumaru turned his back to Inu Yasha and Kagome, not looking back at them as he spoke.
"Furthermore, reveal my secret and I'll reveal yours."
Inu Yasha and Kagome stood there on the path, quietly watching Sesshoumaru's back and hearing Rin's chatter as she walked
next to him.
"I never thought I'd live to see this..." Inu Yasha said, eyes still wide.
"And I never thought we'd live after seeing this!" Kagome pointed out.
They stood there, not saying anything for a few seconds, then Inu Yasha let out a sigh, turning to Kagome.
"I don't think we ought to mention this to anyone," he suggested, earning a nod from Kagome.
"I agree, they wouldn't believe us anyway... I mean, Sesshoumaru taking care of a little girl!"
Seeing Kagome smile a little, Inu Yasha blinked.
"Oy, something wrong?"
"No... think about it, it means that he can't be all that bad, can it?" Kagome said as she turned to head back to the
others.
"Keh! Sesshoumaru is a fucking moron and he will always be!" Inu Yasha objected, following after her.
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"... and then we played this funny game called 'spin the bottle', you spin the bottle and then the one it points at has to
either answer a question or do anything the person who spun the bottle says to!" Rin finished as she and Sesshoumaru
finally made their way back to the camp. He merely nodded, then saw Jaken sleeping next to the fire, leaning onto
Ah-Un, who also seemed to have been overtaken by sleep.
"Can we play that game sometime, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin asked sweetly, watching as Sesshoumaru nested down in the tall
grass before she laid down next to him, yanking at his tail to get it completely coiled around her.
"Maybe Rin. Now get some sleep," the youkai lord ordered, closing his eyes and thereby stating that the conversation
was over. With a slight nod Rin accepted that answer, then yawned and stretched out, realizing just how tired she
really was. Soon she was fast asleep, her breathing steady. Opening one golden eye, Sesshoumaru had to sigh.
Why did she always ruffle his tail when she decided to use it as a pillow and blanket?