I don't own Inuyasha and I'm not making a profit from writing this fic.
Warning: Sesshomaru is extremely out of character, but I needed him to be the way he is to advance my story plot. Enjoy it or hate it, whatever.
"Atama kata hizu ashi, hizu ashi! Atama kata hizu ashi, hizu ashi! Me to…"
"Shut the hell up! That's the hundredth time I've heard that child-song today! Sing something else, whatever, but not that again! I can't stand it anymore dammit!"
Jaken quickly cupped a hand over his mouth as he met the piercing gaze of his towering Lord. He ran over to the youkai and crumpled to his feet, bowing between each apology.
"I'm so sorry my Lord! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to yell at the child my Lord! I don't know what came over me! It was a good song, honestly! Atame kitu sashi huto, come on Rin let's sing it. Kutara ume fisu…"
Sesshomaru glared at the pathetic creature in front of him with his piercing golden eyes. It was more than an annoyance when his subordinate grew enough backbone to disrespect his human, and in front of him even. It was becoming more evident with each passing day, that Jaken no longer respected him as he once had. His apologizes were empty, the whispers behind his back grew louder, and arguing had become more frequent. Maybe it was when he lessened the beatings to avoid Rin the visual discomfort, or maybe it was just having her around that warmed his heart enough to take pity on the wretched toad. Whatever the reason, this small period of weakness would have to cease if he were to remain the feared Lord he was today.
Sesshomaru reached down and grabbed Jaken by the throat, raising him to eye level, "You disrespected one of my possessions Jaken and you expect mercy? Mercy is for the weak." and with that he forcefully threw him to the ground, and reached for the whip at his side.
"No my Lord! Please! The child my Lord! Please for her sake! Please my Lord don't beat me! Please spare me!"
Jaken squirmed wildly as Sesshomaru raised the whip of dragon skin, high above his head.
"Not even begging will save you. Now suffer!", and with that he brought the whip down to strike Jaken across his face, hard enough to cut blood from the open green flesh.
He forcefully brought down the whip again and again, marring the toad all over his small pale body. Sesshomaru raised the whip for a twelfth time when his demon senses picked up the smell of moist salt and a slight whimpering coming from over his shoulder. The sounds weren't coming from Jaken because from all his previous years of beatings, he learned never to make a sound during the painful tribulations. The youkai opened his hand enough to let the whip slide out of his hand and coil on the ground. He turned around slowly, Rin.
The small human child shivered violently as she rocked insanely in a fetal position. Her tiny hands clasped tightly over her ears, and endless tears flowed from her dull brown eyes. Sesshomaru sighed to himself. It was easy to forget the girl's terrible origin judging purely from her carefree smiles and sweet, bubbling laughter. Even as a demon it seemed cruel to beat a beautiful child like Rin into bloody submission. Suddenly he felt dirty and powerless for showing this girl what she worked so hard everyday to forget.
"Rin I…", but it was too late. The small girl ran as fast as she could into the dense forest. Tears flew from her eyes as she tried to escape the violent demon she once adored. She sped blindly into the unknown, pushing past branches and plants, in a most desperate state.
'This can't happen again! I can't let anyone hurt me ever again! I must keep running, I must fade away! Just like last time! I have to disappear!'
For the first time in Sesshomaru's life he felt absolute shame. It would be all too simple to catch her and rightfully return to him what was his own, but that was too easy. Bringing Rin back with force would only demonstrate his power over her, thus making her only more afraid of him. In his entire life, nothing felt more right than protecting his little human child. He sighed again at the new task at hand.
'Rin, please forgive me.', and he was gone.
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The end of Chapter 4 I think! Yay!
Look I already know that Sesshomaru is not really a meanie, he's merely misunderstood. See I know that, I even stated it myself, so please don't inform me of this in any reviews that I may receive.
Doomo
P.S. The little song Rin sings in the beginning of fic is the Japanese version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes." (which I also don't own) if I translated correctly.
Doomo Arigatou
P.P.S: I have no idea what Jaken is singing. I'm only in Japanese 1 so I just picked some sounds, stuck em' together and voila a crappy song.
Doomo Arigatou Gozaimasu
