My Human Pet
Chapter 5
Sesshoumaru bursted in the manor, not even taking the time to take off his coat. In his unbridled race to come back as quickly as possible, he had burned two traffic lights, sounded the horn to an incalculable number of cars and walked out on Shinjo, who was anyway too busy with Kagura's generous breasts.
As soon as he saw Sesshoumaru, Jaken pointed the living room, before putting back his hands on his ears.
-I LOCKED IT UP IN THE LIVING ROOM, MASTER! SHE WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE!!!
On the other side of the glazed double doors, one saw and heared the young girl destroying all that fell under her hand, while howling with full lungs a high-pitched and shrill cry. The sound was almost painful for the hypersensitive ears of both youkais.
Sesshoumaru entered at a quick pace and abruptly seized her at the waist, before turning her towards him. When she saw him, it was worse; her cry redoubled of force.
-CALM DOWN!!!
-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHHHH!!!
-CALM DOWN NOW!!!
But she didn't. She began to struggle, kicking and hitting blindly, still howling, trying to escape.
Sesshoumaru couldn't support it anymore. He had a terrible headache by means of hearing her, and his patience had limits. He put his right hand on her mouth and immobilized as well as possible with the other arm. In a despaired effort, she bit it and him and gave him a heavy blow between the legs.
-AAAAAAAAAAHH! YOU LITTLE…!!
Under the shock, he released her. She ran towards the exit, to be blocked by Jaken. When she wanted to rush towards the back door, Sesshoumaru fastened and immobilized her on the floor, a hand in the middle of the back. She was still shouting.
-JAKEN! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!
-NOTHING, SIR, I SWEAR IT!! I JUST INSTALLED HER IN FRONT OF THE TELEVISION TO KEEP HER QUIET!!!
The television. Sesshoumaru turned his head to the luminous screen, opened to the News Channel. In close-up, one can see Kouga and his wolves in a report on his flourishing business of "caring" human hunters.
[On Screen]
"Tell us, M. Kouga, how do you proceed?"
"We make extended researches on the healthy villages and their practices, and then we attack in the night carefully. The human ones are thus captured before they could even react, which avoids many useless and expensive wounds. We capture them one by one and select the best elements so that you can have the cream of the cream."
In the background, one could see a terrified human group held in respect by a circle of threatening wolves.
"And what do you do if they rebel?"
"Haha! What do you think! I give one in example, and usually the rest of them understand quickly. This way we minimise the losses."
Close up on a poor victim devoured alive and howling to death in front of the other prisonners reduced to powerlessness.
"You recently made huge and pretty catches! What is your secret?"
"I have my sources, madam! Believe me, nobody is better informed than me."
"A last statement M.Kouga?"
"Yes! With the Wolf Pack, you have the best human for the lowest price! We also take the special requests!.."
This was followed by several publicities on the Wolf Pack, their central shop and branchs, their price-list, and a toothpaste shining smile of Kouga.
[End of television]
Sesshoumaru understood immediately. As in a movie, he could clearly imagine his small human awake in start one night, encircled by the foaming and growling animals, and attend, powerless, to the murder of her parents, traumatized forever by the events, the wolves and the carnivorous smile of Kouga.
To re-examine these things whereas she undoubtedly wished to forget had had to be an enough powerful shock to make her leave her second state that her psyché had adopted to protect itself. And there she was again, plunged in an unknown universe, facing two foreigners that she could without effort associate to Kouga.
Not surprising now that she was afraid, howling and trying to run away.
Without thinking, he hugged the little girl, talking in his low and serious voice, looking right into her eyes.
-Listen. You've got nothing to fear now. I'm with you.
In front of him, two big brown eyes filled with tears. Doubt, fear, tireness. Those of a hounded animal.
Sesshoumaru put the head of the human on his heart, stroking her hair the same way he would have stroked a kitten. Finally she bursted in noisy sobs, murmuring inarticulate syllables.
-I…a…ma…..mama…mam…mama….
-Shhh…it's ok now. Everything's gonna be ok.
Sesshoumaru's heart. Against her ear, his beating was strong, regular…reassuring.
Breaked of tiredness and of emotions, she fell asleep.
-Jaken?
-Y..yes milord? said a very scared Jaken, waiting for a severe reprimand.
-Good joob. It isn't mute nor traumatized anymore.
With that, he went upstairs, the child in his arms. Jaken was choking of joy. In nearly 20 years of service, it was the first time his master was congratulating him.
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After having laid down the young girl, Sesshoumaru withdrawned in his library, his favorite place to ponder. The immense and quiet room papered of books brought peace and helped the meditation. Beside him, Jaken was pourring tea in a small cup for him.
-I must admit, master, that your mastery of the situation was impressive. You have perfectly imitated a real concern for its state.
-You may leave Jaken.
-Yes master.
After Jaken was gone, Sesshoumaru lost his unimpressionable mask and his rigorous bearing, letting escape a deep sigh. He was weary.
Without knowing why, Sesshoumaru felt a wave of dislike towards Kouga and his methods of capture. And yet, he knew that Kouga was a famous professional for the little amount of blood that he poured with each attack; he was a " clean " and, according to the press, almost soft merchant towards his cattle.
And then, there was also his reaction shortly before. As opposed to what Jaken thought, he hadn't mimed or calculated anything, nor envisaged in his behavior, even not an idea coming from one of his many handbooks on the humans. The response to the distress of the girl had been instinctive….natural. He had really wanted to reassure her and protect her. Her large brown eyes…the trust the he had read in these before she fainted…
Sesshoumaru tightened the fists. What was he thinking? It was an experiment. As soon as it would be over, he would give her to a pro-human center.
He must not develop feelings for her.
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Sesshoumaru opened slowly the door, looking at if she were awaked. She had sat on her bed, fixing the window with a absent look. At this moment, she seemed so old that although her smallness one could have sworn she was at least fifteen years old.
Sesshoumaru entered and sat on the edge of her bed, looking in the same direction as her. After one moment, he spoke:
-It's a window. Probably the first one you ever see, am I right?
She nodded.
-Do you remember something? Your age, for example?
Sesshoumaru had just consulted its notes. Sometimes, a temporary amnesia followed a violent shock. He could check with this data.
No answer.
-Aren't you 8 years old?
She looked at her fingers, frightened, trying to count above. A light panic was painting on her face.
To tell the truth he wondered rather if she could count. In front of him, the girl posted a disturbed, almost desperate look.
-It's not grave if you don't remember now. It will return, without a doubt…maybe your name?
She frowned in a evident sign of effort.
-…Rin.
-Rin? Good. Listen Rin, we're going to be together for a little while…I'll explain you the details later…if there is anything you don't hesitate and tell me about it, ok? I'm Sesshoumaru.
-Châchomaru?
-No!! Ses-shou-ma-ru. Come on, repeat after me.
- Shiiiishooomaruuu.
-A lot better. One more time, you can do it…
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Ahhh…Chapter 5 is done!!!! (crumbles on her desk of tiredness). And you know the best part? We're still at the very beginning of the story!! @_@ This fic will be abnormally long…
I'm glad you like Shinjo.I shall put fanart of him soon^_^
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Duckknight: I hope you enjoyed the chapter…even if I'm not so great for this type of fluff-_-. I'm glad the OC win your favor…because there's a lot more to come!! x_X
Liz Q: Bubble Tea is a experience, yea^_^ Pocky and gummies too!! (protect her goodies like a treasure)=) And Rin's gonna love chocolate cake!!! (dance in her kitchen….ooo honey, oo sugar sugar…you are my happineeeeeesss!!!) Ahm, enough of these retro songs.^_^Glad you liked the chapter. You're in now. Welcome in the Human Alliance!^_^
Mage: I'm particulary glad that YOU like Shinjo, because you're stuck with him , no matter you want it or not…^_^ And now, with the new developments, he can't call Rin a retarded anymore! Anyway, for the Kagura-bashing club…(thinks) that's true in fact! (points you) YOU'RE THE STARTER OF IT!!! (giggles)…but hey…just to make her pay to be matched with Sess in some fics…there die Kagura!!!! (unfortunately not soon…cuz life's like this and for the good of the story, she need to live)T_T. Take care of you! Hope you liked the chappie!
Thanks also to: LadyRaebef, anonymousey226273, marnika and Cookie6.^_^
See you all in next chapter!! Ja!