Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. However the characters of Nekoyasha,
Lotus, and Shinta are mine.
As usual "Spoken" and *Thoughts.*
Chapter 13: New Experiences
Rin slowly opened her eyes to the pale sunshine coming in through the window. She was very comfortable, nice and warm with this great fluffy thing around her. *Wait a minute. Fluffy thing? And why is the floor warm?* She slowly moved her head to see that she was being held by Sesshomaru. *Why is he holding me? Wait I was sick last night. Was it really that bad?* She glance around at her surroundings and saw that they were in a room. *Why are we in an inn? We never go to a village. And even if we did why would we stay at an ...* She spotted Inuyasha, and felt her heart quicken. *Who is that? He looks a little like Sesshomaru- sama but he has doggy ears. Is that... Inuyasha? He doesn't look mean, especially holding that child. Besides why would we be sleeping in the same room with him? He can't be that bad if Sesshomaru-sama is breathing deeply.* She continued to look around the room. She spotted a red-haired woman. The woman also had ears on top of her head. A boy was laying across her lap with her hair over him. Rin was very confused now. They were in an inn with two other adults with children and Sesshomaru wasn't awake by now to leave? She frowned.
There was slight moan. Rin looked over at Inuyasha. The child he was holding stretched. She gasped as she saw Shippo's tail. He turned around to face her.
*****
Shippo awoke to find himself sleeping at an angle. He stretched and sniffed. Something under him gave a slight moan. Something wasn't right. Usually he smelled Sango or Kagome's candy scent (A/N: gotta love vanilla body wash). *This smells male. Like a dog.* He opened his eyes to see that he was in Inuyasha's arms and was holding onto his hair. Shippo frowned for a moment.
Then his dream came back to him. He was lost and wanted to find his dad. He came across various animals. Most of them seemed to be cats though. There was a pink cat, then a white cat, then a black cat, each one trying to comfort him. But the only person he wanted comfort from was his dad. The cats seemed lost about what to do. Then a purple weasel came up to him. There was something about that weasel that made him feel slightly safe, but it wasn't enough. All the cats looked confused. Then the black cat seemed to have an idea. The purple weasel picked him up and followed the black cat. They ran for what felt like forever. Then they came to a house where a red cat lived. She took him from the weasel. Shippo didn't like this. At least the weasel could have helped him find his dad. The red cat passed him to a red dog. There was something about this dog. Shippo trusted him. It was almost like he heard his dad whisper that it was going to be alright.
Shippo shook his head. Inuyasha had actually comforted him? And from the sound of it, Inuyasha was also sleeping. His wounds must have been pretty bad. Shippo stretched again and fluffed out his tail. He heard a small gasp behind him. Shippo turned and saw Rin staring at him.
They both just stared at each other. Neither of them knowing what to do. Shippo had never seen Rin before. Sesshomaru always came alone when he wanted to fight Inuyasha. Hence Rin had never seen Shippo either. Neither one of them made a move. They sat there for a few minutes just looking at each other. They didn't notice that someone else was watching them.
*****
Shinta woke up to the sun in his eyes. He stretched cautiously so that whoever he was sleeping on would not wake up. He pushed away the hair that was covering him and crawled silently off Nekoyasha's lap. He remembered that there were two other people in here. He saw Shippo and a little girl that he had never seen before looking at each other. They looked afraid. Shinta wasn't sure if it was the other they were afraid of or if it was the two dog demons. Shinta had interacted with Shippo enough to know that he was harmless. The girl looked human. *Is she why Sesshomaru came last night?* he wondered. *But why would Sesshomaru have a little girl with him?* He shook his head. This was starting to get ridiculous.
He quietly got up and went to a corner. He picked up a ball and sat back down a little ways from his grandmother. The other two children were still looking at each other.
Very quietly so not to disturb the adults, Shinta whispered, "Psst. Shippo! Psst." Both of them looked in his direction. He held up the ball for Shippo to see. "Wanna play?"
Shippo thought about this for a moment. He looked back at Inuyasha. His eyes were still closed and he seemed to be breathing evenly. Shippo nodded and climbed out of Inuyasha's arms. He sat down on the floor a little ways from Inuyasha. Shinta rolled the ball to him and he rolled it back.
Rin watched the two boys play with the ball. She had never had any friends. How could a human boy be playing with a demon? *Why would a child travel with someone as bad as Inuyasha? How can they sit there and play with demons in the room?* Rin managed to untangle herself from Sesshomaru's mane and arm. She sat a little ways from the boys. Shinta looked over and smiled at her. He rolled the ball to her. Rin caught it and looked at it.
"Roll it back to me, or you can roll it to Shippo," Shinta instructed pointing at himself and Shippo.
Rin gave Shipp a worried look and rolled the ball back to Shinta. He rolled the ball to Shippo. Shippo thought for a moment, and rolled the ball to Rin. She caught it and smiled at him then passed it back.
"I'm Shinta. What is your name?"
"Rin," she spoke softly.
"Nice to meet you," Shinta replied. The continued playing with the ball blissfully unaware that the three demons were watching them through half open eyes.
They played ball for about 15 minutes trying very hard not to let their giggles get out of control, when the door slid open. The children were startled when all three adults jumped up and faced the door with claws exposed.
Sango stood in the doorway looking slightly afraid. Inuyasha was the first to speak.
"Oy, Sango. What do you want?"
"I didn't mean to startle you, but breakfast is ready."
*****
A/N: Ok, the idea for all the colored cats came from Episode #38 where Shippo draws the pictures for Kaede.
Thank you to all my reviewers. You make me happy! :)
Catleana: Oh, where is my Muse!
Bjorn: (comes into the room) Did you just call for me?
Catleana: (Giving him a dirty look) I called for my Muse. Not for my Boyfriend, Lover, or God. (Inside joke. whenever anyone says "Oh God!" my boyfriend answers "yes?")
Bjorn: Why do you need a muse?
Catleana: Because I am writing.
Bjorn: (Tries to get a look at the screen) What are you writing?
Catleana: (Trying to cover the screen) Ummm... Nothing.
Bjorn: (Gets wicked grin on his face) You're writing smut, aren't you?
Catleana: No, I am not! (Gets up and pushes Bjorn out the door.) Go away!
As usual "Spoken" and *Thoughts.*
Chapter 13: New Experiences
Rin slowly opened her eyes to the pale sunshine coming in through the window. She was very comfortable, nice and warm with this great fluffy thing around her. *Wait a minute. Fluffy thing? And why is the floor warm?* She slowly moved her head to see that she was being held by Sesshomaru. *Why is he holding me? Wait I was sick last night. Was it really that bad?* She glance around at her surroundings and saw that they were in a room. *Why are we in an inn? We never go to a village. And even if we did why would we stay at an ...* She spotted Inuyasha, and felt her heart quicken. *Who is that? He looks a little like Sesshomaru- sama but he has doggy ears. Is that... Inuyasha? He doesn't look mean, especially holding that child. Besides why would we be sleeping in the same room with him? He can't be that bad if Sesshomaru-sama is breathing deeply.* She continued to look around the room. She spotted a red-haired woman. The woman also had ears on top of her head. A boy was laying across her lap with her hair over him. Rin was very confused now. They were in an inn with two other adults with children and Sesshomaru wasn't awake by now to leave? She frowned.
There was slight moan. Rin looked over at Inuyasha. The child he was holding stretched. She gasped as she saw Shippo's tail. He turned around to face her.
*****
Shippo awoke to find himself sleeping at an angle. He stretched and sniffed. Something under him gave a slight moan. Something wasn't right. Usually he smelled Sango or Kagome's candy scent (A/N: gotta love vanilla body wash). *This smells male. Like a dog.* He opened his eyes to see that he was in Inuyasha's arms and was holding onto his hair. Shippo frowned for a moment.
Then his dream came back to him. He was lost and wanted to find his dad. He came across various animals. Most of them seemed to be cats though. There was a pink cat, then a white cat, then a black cat, each one trying to comfort him. But the only person he wanted comfort from was his dad. The cats seemed lost about what to do. Then a purple weasel came up to him. There was something about that weasel that made him feel slightly safe, but it wasn't enough. All the cats looked confused. Then the black cat seemed to have an idea. The purple weasel picked him up and followed the black cat. They ran for what felt like forever. Then they came to a house where a red cat lived. She took him from the weasel. Shippo didn't like this. At least the weasel could have helped him find his dad. The red cat passed him to a red dog. There was something about this dog. Shippo trusted him. It was almost like he heard his dad whisper that it was going to be alright.
Shippo shook his head. Inuyasha had actually comforted him? And from the sound of it, Inuyasha was also sleeping. His wounds must have been pretty bad. Shippo stretched again and fluffed out his tail. He heard a small gasp behind him. Shippo turned and saw Rin staring at him.
They both just stared at each other. Neither of them knowing what to do. Shippo had never seen Rin before. Sesshomaru always came alone when he wanted to fight Inuyasha. Hence Rin had never seen Shippo either. Neither one of them made a move. They sat there for a few minutes just looking at each other. They didn't notice that someone else was watching them.
*****
Shinta woke up to the sun in his eyes. He stretched cautiously so that whoever he was sleeping on would not wake up. He pushed away the hair that was covering him and crawled silently off Nekoyasha's lap. He remembered that there were two other people in here. He saw Shippo and a little girl that he had never seen before looking at each other. They looked afraid. Shinta wasn't sure if it was the other they were afraid of or if it was the two dog demons. Shinta had interacted with Shippo enough to know that he was harmless. The girl looked human. *Is she why Sesshomaru came last night?* he wondered. *But why would Sesshomaru have a little girl with him?* He shook his head. This was starting to get ridiculous.
He quietly got up and went to a corner. He picked up a ball and sat back down a little ways from his grandmother. The other two children were still looking at each other.
Very quietly so not to disturb the adults, Shinta whispered, "Psst. Shippo! Psst." Both of them looked in his direction. He held up the ball for Shippo to see. "Wanna play?"
Shippo thought about this for a moment. He looked back at Inuyasha. His eyes were still closed and he seemed to be breathing evenly. Shippo nodded and climbed out of Inuyasha's arms. He sat down on the floor a little ways from Inuyasha. Shinta rolled the ball to him and he rolled it back.
Rin watched the two boys play with the ball. She had never had any friends. How could a human boy be playing with a demon? *Why would a child travel with someone as bad as Inuyasha? How can they sit there and play with demons in the room?* Rin managed to untangle herself from Sesshomaru's mane and arm. She sat a little ways from the boys. Shinta looked over and smiled at her. He rolled the ball to her. Rin caught it and looked at it.
"Roll it back to me, or you can roll it to Shippo," Shinta instructed pointing at himself and Shippo.
Rin gave Shipp a worried look and rolled the ball back to Shinta. He rolled the ball to Shippo. Shippo thought for a moment, and rolled the ball to Rin. She caught it and smiled at him then passed it back.
"I'm Shinta. What is your name?"
"Rin," she spoke softly.
"Nice to meet you," Shinta replied. The continued playing with the ball blissfully unaware that the three demons were watching them through half open eyes.
They played ball for about 15 minutes trying very hard not to let their giggles get out of control, when the door slid open. The children were startled when all three adults jumped up and faced the door with claws exposed.
Sango stood in the doorway looking slightly afraid. Inuyasha was the first to speak.
"Oy, Sango. What do you want?"
"I didn't mean to startle you, but breakfast is ready."
*****
A/N: Ok, the idea for all the colored cats came from Episode #38 where Shippo draws the pictures for Kaede.
Thank you to all my reviewers. You make me happy! :)
Catleana: Oh, where is my Muse!
Bjorn: (comes into the room) Did you just call for me?
Catleana: (Giving him a dirty look) I called for my Muse. Not for my Boyfriend, Lover, or God. (Inside joke. whenever anyone says "Oh God!" my boyfriend answers "yes?")
Bjorn: Why do you need a muse?
Catleana: Because I am writing.
Bjorn: (Tries to get a look at the screen) What are you writing?
Catleana: (Trying to cover the screen) Ummm... Nothing.
Bjorn: (Gets wicked grin on his face) You're writing smut, aren't you?
Catleana: No, I am not! (Gets up and pushes Bjorn out the door.) Go away!
