A/N HEY! Okay, this is the next chapter hope you enjoy. I've got bad news; I will have to delay this story. I'm going away for two months this Saturday, so, I'm only going to be able to put out about two more chapters, and so, therefore will not be able to finish this book. Sorry, I'm going to a place, I like to describe as 'technologically challenged' and it is. VERY challenged… well, its more like a nature thing. W/e enjoy.
Chapter 8: Shippo vs. Rin and a VERY Pissed Sesshoumaru
Kagome stared into the blank that was going to be her future. 'Not only is Sesshoumaru going to be pissed about the burn thingy on the wall, he's going to be extra arrogant because he thinks that he'd have won that argument about Tamishinoeien. AND RIGHT NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING CARE OF A LITTLE GIRL, HOPING THAT MY SURROGATE SON WON'T DO ANYTHING TO UPSET HER, TRY TO SOLVE THIS IDENTITY CRISIS AND STILL WORRY ABOUT SOME ARROGANT DEMON LORD???'
"I think that I should take a bath" she said to no one in particular and taking great care to be graceful, she got out of bed, opened the door and set out for the furthest outdoor hot springs. As though hypnotized, she took of her clothes, scrubbed herself and her tail with the green and purple liquids that were in a nearby cabinet and strode into the warmish water.
She blinked.
Then she started laughing insanely.
She blinked
Continued scrubbing the suds.
"It seems to me; this vacation will make me end up in some sort of mental hospital. The identity crisis alone can land me there. So, what am I doing? I should be in my time looking for some sort of psychiatrist that would assure me that I am myself and that there are no such things as demons or well that can transport you to the past. Too bad I can go back. Too good is this bad. I should stop talking to myself. Now."
The demoness continued scrubbing the suds off herself. She took a nearby towel and dried herself. She plucked a freshly washed yukata from another cabinet and put it on with ease. She took her clothes from the floor where they have been lying all this time. And she went outside to stare at the moon.
~Morning~
Sesshoumaru had been in the library all night long (a/n its cool isn't it, demons don't need sleep, I mean, after all that would explain them not having dark circles under their eyes, lucky bastards oh, rite, rakkii hiretsukan, well that means lucky bastard, I don't know how to make it plural 0_0)
'Time to check on the bushoumono meinu (a/n that means 'lazy female dog, not 'bitch, well, not really, just female dog, he's pissed off… so, I thought that it was appropriated for the situation) she should be awake by now, and if not, she will be. I will need to teach her to take control of her powers; she never did have power over them, all you need to do is stroke her on the forehead and if you survive that, she's done for. Pretty powerful though, when it comes to bitches.'
Sesshoumaru practically glided to the East Wing, but stepped into Kagome's room a bit more harshly. "Get up wench! You've had time to sleep!" he yelled at the empty bed. "Wench?" he asked jerking the lumpless (a/n -.- that's not a word, is it? It sure as hell should be, makes it easier to tell the story… what about, ano… an unlumpled bed? No… that's not a word either… back to the story) covers off the bed, knowing Kagome wouldn't be there.
He would have searched through the castle at that moment, if not for his wandering eyes. They glimpsed something that looked like a burned wall. Hen saw the name Tamishinoeien scorched into the pale blue background of the wall (a/n did I ever describe the room, if I did and I did it differently, um, then magical elves came in the night and repainted the room 0_0 I'm too lazy to go look…). He was about to smirk victory when it hit him. She had vandalized his property, under his nose.
"WENCH!!!!" was heard throughout the castle, reaching the sensitive ears of a nearby demon miko. The only reaction she produced was a slight twitching of the ears as she gazed into space.
"WENCH!!!!" was heard one more time as Sesshoumaru spotted her outside, from her room's balcony. In one graceful motion, he leapt off the balcony and landed about ten feet away from her. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE ROOM THAT I, SESSHOUMARU, LORD OF THE WESTERN LAND-"
"Shut up, I know your status."
The bewildered (a/n wow, that was my last chapter 0_0… okay, lets see, a synonym for bewildered is… um, disorientated! 0_0) Sesshoumaru paused for a moment letting the irony of it all sink in. The bitch just told him to shut up, which he gathered meant something along the lines of 'cease chatter' (0_0 I just realized that they wouldn't know that term, even though Inuyasha seems to like it) and if that meant what he thought it meant, she was going to pay.
"How dare you? Insult me, the-"
"Are you deaf? I SAID I KNOW YOUR STATUS!"
That was the second time she disgraced him, this time considering him to be a cripple. This annoyed the already agitate, Great Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands. That meant, you know it, red eyes. The Taiyoukai lost al thought of her being his guest and drew his *normal* katana. Judging by the dazed expression the miko wore on her face throughout the conversation, she didn't notice.
He stealthily, being an 'aristocratic assassin' (as the series dubbed him), closed the space between them with the metal blade, aiming for her neck. Her next action surprised him, unaware of the fact that Kagome's ears twitched slightly. She pressed one claw to the blade that was nearing her neck and it just dissolved, vanished, left no trace except for the hilt that remained in Sesshoumaru's clawed grip. His once red, now back to gold, eyes widened in shock as what he had previously thought was a newly formed inu-youkai bitch that managed to scorch his wall and then ignored him, was capable of dissolving metal swords on contact. (Hey, that basically sums up this whole part of the chapter)
Sesshoumaru's puzzled gaze withdrew from the smoldering hilt and now was focused on the floating Kagome. Her blue eyes glared at him from their cave of long lashes, fiercely. He smelled pure annoyance coming from the glowing-and-levitating-Kagome-person and for the first time in his life, he smelled a speck of fear coming from his own scent.
"I thought that you were smart, Sesshoumaru. But apparently, your thick head doesn't allow you to see past you 'Great Lord' title. How dare you challenge Tamishinoeien, Guardian of Life?" her blue eyes glowed purple for a moment before settling to their now-usual blue depths.
"Is that challenge still open?"
"Do you wish it, think before you act, foolish youkai."
"Yes, with all my fangs. (a/n I'm dying right now, laughing at the corniness… but, hey, from a guy that has repeatedly said 'Die Inuyasha' can you expect more?) Prepare to shin-e!"
"Their will be no killing coming from me, nor will I be dying, your wish is granted, come, your ego has to be cut in half." Said the glowing form that seemed to be Kagome. She was acting like she was possessed; floating over to what she thought was a suitable battleground.
(A/N I'm leaving the fight for next chapter, now, back to SHIPPO and RIN, oh, btw, Rin's a lot better due to cold medicine, AH THE POWER OF TYLENOL, um…0_0 that's like an aspirin… so… okay, she doesn't have a headache anymore ^.^;; hehehe, well, she's a lot better and has been allowed by a servant to go outside her room… HEY, I NEED HER AWAY FROM THE ROOM! ::goes to a nearby room, "do you think they bought it?::)
~Rin's Room~
"Jishinnashi! Please, Kagome said I'd be able to get out of bed permanently in three days, she said-" Rin was cut off by the troubled servants shake of the head.
"No, Mistress would surely skin me alive if I let you step out of this room."
"But, Jishinnashi, I'm almost through with this, whatever it is, Rin's getting bored. I'll only go to the gardens for fifteen minutes, please, I'm getting a worser (a/n I KNOW that word doesn't exist, but this is one of my *intentional* mistakes) stuffier head sitting here without new air to breathe!"
"Hmm. Miss Rin, I'll settle for a little walk into the library, I'll watch as you draw ONE picture. You'll have a good view of your favorite garden patch from there."
"But-"
"Sorry, Miss Rin, but, that is all I can do for you, now quickly, before Master Sesshoumaru-sama, dares find me doing this."
The little child and the servant left the room, making it easy prey to a kitsune trick. And the little kitsune trick in question was currently being held between two paws. And, as luck would have it, these two paws were immediately in Rin's room the second she left for the library.
"This will teach the brat not to mess with good ol' Shippo!" The neat room immediately was covered with a mess that suggested some sort of invisible stampede had decided to enter the room. The only thing that looked like it wasn't ripped, torn, or on the floor was the little piece of paper that held a little charm on the wall, hidden as best as it could be.
His plan taken into affect, the trickster kitsune took refuge in his room and behaved like nothing had happened and was currently taking a big fake nap. His little [kawaii] youkai ears twitched slightly at the sound of advancing footsteps. One pair of feet, his ears quickly identified as the girls were at an extremely bouncy pace while the other one, probably of a servant, was calmer and steadier, filled with caution.
The servant had stopped in front of the door and was turning the doorknob. A terrifying scream was heard and the smirk that lay upon the youkai child's face immediately widened. 'Success' he thought unaware that the servant had fainted on the floor and Rin was in the middle of the room crying as she held a ripped doll close to her chest. 'No use trying to pretend to sleep, even the heaviest of sleepers would have awoken to THAT'. He coolly put on a face of drowsiness and with scratching his tail, strode to what had a moment ago been a peaceful hallway.
The door was wide-opened and in the entrance lay some sort of jinezumi- youkai with a look of horror plastered on her face. Shippo walked into the room as though he didn't notice anything. "What's all the noise abo-" he couldn't finish his sentence when he saw the look of hopelessness on the little girl's face. "Rin?" he said, unsure if his prank was worth the sight. He had made her cry.
The little girl was clutching the little doll as if it had been her most treasured possession. And by the look of the dolls well-worn face, it might as well have been. The nuigurumi had a tear across its stomach revealing stuffing. There was a small cut that was dealt to its neck, making its head hang from a weird angle. Its left arm was missing, but as Shippo looked closely, it was actually lying next to the girl.
"Sesshoumaru-sama gave Rin this doll when she was good. He said to take care of it so Jaken wouldn't be Rin's doll" she whispered. "Now she's all broken." Another tear slid down her pale skin. She turned to the kitsune. "Now how will Rin play?" she sobbed.
He didn't want this. He didn't think he'd make her cry. The thought was disgusting. This was just a stupid prank. She was supposed to laugh at her stupidity, and say sorry for making a fool out of him. Stupid pranks aren't there to make people cry, let alone little girls. He had to salvage what was left of her broken heart. Magic.
"Rin, don't be upset! I know some magic, yes, I can help, um, clean this room!"
"Shippo won't make Rin's doll come back…" she said softly.
"That's just it! I can"
"Shippo can't make Rin's doll come back!" She said, angered by his obvious stupidity.
"Oh! Just watch!"
She stared at the kitsune as he strode over to the little charm that was unnoticed. "Kijutsu! Kijutsu! Kijutsu! Kijutsu!" he said as he peeled off the charm. Rin blinked. The room looked as if it had never been messed up. The lamp was on the desk; the desk was in the corner and the corner was where her closet is. Everything was back in the little closet while her doll was back on her bed.
She stood up and ran up to Shippo and hugged him, screaming into his sensitive ears, "SHIPPO'S HE GREATEST RIN EVER SAW! Except for maybe Sesshoumaru-sama" she added smugly. "Arigatou, arigatou!!!"
"Your welcome Rin, it was nothing… STOP I SAID YOUR WELCOME" when Rin started hopping everywhere yelling "Arigatou". This was making Shippo uncomfortable since he was the one that made her think her room was a big mess and then was the one that had made her believe he cleaned it up for her. He was VERY uncomfortable. 'At least she's happy' "Stop Rin! You'll get even sicker, and you might even make me sick! AHHH!"
"Rin will listen to Shippo, see she's in bed," she said bounding onto the bed.
He sighed and left the room to go to his own.
Yukata- bathrobe or summer kimono
Bushoumono- lazy ^.^
Meinu- Female dog
Rakkii- lucky
Hiretsukan- bastard
Katana- Japanese style sword
Shin-e- die
Jishinnashi- unsure, lol
Jinezumi- shrew (mousish animal)
Kawaii- cute ^.^
Nuigurumi- stuffed doll
SORRY reviews next chapter, I don't have time now, gotta get this chappie out… um, r/r ttyl~through chappies
~Spoken