AN: Hey everyone! I'm glad you all like the story, and thank you for the pointers! Please tell me any opinions or suggestions you have, I'm always open! Well, have you noticed the story has taken a turn for humor? Well, we all have to have a little humor...If I do this write, I'm gonna love typing this chapter. I still don't know all what is going to happen, so I'm in for a surprise too. Enjoy! Peace and cocoa pebbles!
DISCLAIMER: If you have ever, at any point in your life, even conceived that it was slightly possible for me to own Inu Yasha and the gang...I love you. But I feel I must tell you that you are one sorry person and should seek some help. To put it plainly, you're dumber than a bucket of rocks. Sorry.
A TWIST OF FATE*~CHAPTER 10
Sesshoumaru, the lord of the western lands stood, surveying his country on the hillside. As tall and unmoving as a stone, a royal air about him. He stood, the wind softly rippling his hair, blowing the silver length of it out in soft strings of light around him. His white kimono sleeves billowed out in front of him as he stood there, like a calm, cold god, scanning the green countryside. A stoic mask concealed his beautiful face, putting up a facade of tranquillity.
A loud squeak came from his still form.
A breeze shifted, sending strands of his silver hair out in a different direction.
Another high-pitched squeak came from his cold form. Well, actually from around his legs. Well, actually from a small girl running around his legs. Well, actually from a small girl. Well, actually from a small girl running around his legs, being chased by a small kitsune who was laughing, yelling "Tag, you're it!" as he pursued her.
Close enough.
The children continued their play, and the youkai lord made no move to stop it. Sesshoumaru continued to scan the area. Something had been bothering him lately. Ever since he had brought the human woman and her kitsune to his home. He should have known better, but he was the lord of the western lands. He had made up his mind, and it was made. She would stay there. There was an ominous presence about them that tickled his senses, at the back of his mind. Something was not quite right. Something was there that shouldn't be.
"Lord Sesshoumaru!"
Something indeed.
"What is it, Jaken."
"Sesshoumaru-sama...not to question your decision...but why are the human woman and the fox child still staying here? You despise humans! They're filthy! Dumb, worthless beasts!"
"Filthy, dumb, worthless beasts. And yet, I keep you around, don't I, Jaken. The girl will be useful to me. She will stay here, along with the kitsune child."
"But, Lord Sesshoumaru, they're-"
"The young child does a fine job of occupying Rin, don't you think Jaken. He would be a fine caretaker for her when I am absent. With him to take care of Rin, you would be worthless. I would not need your services any further, Jaken."
"Wh-wh-but-but-but-Sesshoumaru-sama! How can you say this?! I will do my best to occupy and look after Rin! I promise, Sesshoumaru-sama! This Jaken will be of great service to you! I will-"
"The children are getting along fine. The fox child is taking Rin to pick flowers. She looks happy, does she not, Jaken?"
"Wha-No!" Jaken scurried off, chasing after the small children, determination etched plainly on his face.
"Well, now. I knew you were bad, but that was just plain evil."
The human. She was walking slowly up the hill towards him.
"He was aggravating." the demon lord replied.
"I can't argue, but still, that was evil."
"I am by no means a saint."
"Although you sure seem to think you are sometimes." she mumbled under her breath.
"You are aware that I can hear your little remarks."
"Yeah, otherwise, I wouldn't say them."
"Then you must like baths, I presume."
"And that..that was pure evil too!
"I assume that is what you came to talk to me about."
"Well, yes and no..there's something else too, but....that was wrong, ok! You-if you ever try anything like that again, I'll-"
"You'll what." Suddenly, Sesshoumaru's nose was inches from hers.
"I'll-I'll-well, I-"
Kagome could just barely make out a small smirk on the demon lord's face. He took a step closer, looming over her, and she took a step back.
"You'll what." he repeated, in a more drawling, lazy tone. His voice. His voice was...
"I'll-I'll-" Kagome continued to stammer, stepping back more. I must look like a complete idiot! Kagome, you idiot! He'll think you're weak! She scolded herself. "I'll make you regret that!!"
"And just how will you do that?"
"Well, I- I, I don't know, FLUFFY!" with a flip of her raven hair, she turned to walk away.
"Wrong answer."
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"You have to be kidding me." After their trip to the well, Sango, Miroku, and Kaede, using the abilities of Sango's and Kirara's tracking skills, had pieced together that Kagome had indeed, not returned to her time. That was when they met Inu Yasha.
The four had just come into the clearing, only to be met almost instantaneously by the hanyou who had landed there after one particularly long leap in the air.
"Where is she?" The first words were out of his mouth.
"If by 'she' you mean Lady Kagome, then your guess is as good as ours, Inu Yasha. We were going to search for her."
"Without me? What're you idiots thinking!"
"We voted that it would be better to go without you, seeing as it was probably you who had made her mad in the first place, was it not, Inu Yasha?" Miroku accused.
"Feh. Whatever. I'm going with you now."
"Can you pick up her scent. It is too old for us to follow directly. We need your nose."
"How the hell you guys thought you would find her on your own, I have no clue. She was here though. But.." Inu Yasha immediately growled, his hair slightly bristling up and his small, white fangs visible.
"But what, Inu Yasha? What do you smell?" The monk pressed.
"She didn't go down the well..."
"We know that. What else is there?"
"She wasn't alone."
The group looked warily from one to the other. Miroku spoke up.
"What do you mean, she wasn't alone? Who was with her? Tell us, Inu Yasha!"
"Sesshoumaru."
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He had to find a way. He just had to. He had tried everything imaginable to a toad who was trying to occupy a small girl that just wasn't interested, and wouldn't stay still for more than two seconds at a time. But he had to find a way. He would.
Jaken was determined to find a way to entertain the human child Rin. It was obvious that he could better protect her than the little fox brat, but Rin had always occupied herself with Jaken. Jaken had never had to occupy her. This was proving very difficult. He had tried to take her to pick flowers, but the boy had already immersed her in a lively game of what looked to be a two-player duck, duck, goose and the little toad had barely gotten in a word. He had tried playing countless other games with her, but the kitsune was always a step ahead of him. This was ridiculous and degrading. He would find a way.
He watched as the two children danced around in a circle, twirling around on the grass, then falling over. Suddenly, it hit him. Dancing.
Jaken went over to the small human.
"Rin, Sesshoumaru-sama wishes to speak to you."
The girl stopped dead. Then started bobbing up and down.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!"
"His lordship wishes me to take you to your room."
"Ok, Jaken-san. Rin will go. Can Rin's friend come too?"
"NO! I mean...no, Lord Sesshoumaru did not wish it." Jaken took her by the hand and led her to the castle-like home. He lead her down the hallway to her room and pushed her in and sat her on her bed, telling her that "Sesshoumaru-sama wanted her to". Rin was very busy, observing other things than listening to Jaken croak, but stayed on the bed anyway, staring out her window.
"Rin wants to go back outside, Jaken-san!"
"No! Rin must stay here, she must-" But the girl was busy staring out the window at a blue bird that had flown by.
It was now or never.
"Look, girl!" with that, Jaken busted out into the most ridiculous dance that the mind will ever be capable of thinking of, waving his hand and legs around and bobbing his head, all the while thinking one two three, step, two, two, three, step...
Rin sat there, staring in what was not at all uncanny to pure horror.
Seeing an inadequate response, Jaken decided to give it his all and started attempting to dance more rigorously. The look on Rin's face slowly started to twist and warp. Then, an amazing thing happened. Rin laughed. She actually started to laugh...in a horrible, mesmerized way. Jaken was encouraged by this and turned it up a notch. Rin was in fits of giggles, rolling on the floor. She clutched her little stomach and laughed hysterically. Jaken continued, adding a few twirls into the mix.
"What's all this noise fo-WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING!!!"
Jaken stopped, in the middle of a move that resembled a chicken dance/electric slide combo. Kagome stared at him, wide-eyed, her mouth unrolled on the floor.
"M-m-m-me?! N-n-n-nothing! Stupid human! Mind you're own-"
But Kagome just looked at him.
"Jaken," she whispered. "I think I found a nickname for you." She was still in shock, but looked as if she was recovering very, very slowly. "I think that 'Rockin Jaken' will suit you just fine..." with that, Kagome left, closing the door softly behind her, still in a minor stage of shock.
"Rockin Jaken! Rockin Jakin! Jakin is Rockin! Rockin Jakin!" Rin shouted, clapping her hands.
What was once a very green toad had turned a very nasty white, pasty color.
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AN: All righty then! That's all for this chapter. I just had to put in the rockin Jaken thing. I hope someone else finds it as freakin hilarious as I did. I was laughing while typing it. But then again, I am a freak so....yeah. Well, you can thank my mom for that genius idea. Man, she's great. I probably sound like a total loser for that, but it's the truth. She's like my muse now. Anyway, things are going to start getting more serious from here on out, but don't think I won't refer to 'Rockin Jaken' as much as humanly possible! BTW, thankies for all the reviews..130! Yay! Wow, I'm a loser. Anywho, please review or send any suggestions. Next chapter coming soon! Peace and pina colada!