Title: Rin's Four Legged Obsession

Authoress: Liko-chan

Warnings: Language, fluff, OOCness, TWT, humor

Summary: Rin gets a puppy from a village after they find out that she's Sesshoumaru's charge. As Rin cares for the puppy, she eventually becomes so in love with it, she practically forgets about her Sesshoumaru-Sama. In time Sesshoumaru begins to miss his 'Rin moments' and wants the 'mutt' gone... but Rin won't let it go...

Disclaimer: I forgot this in the first chapter; I do not own Inuyasha, the anime or manga. I don't own it's characters, or anything like that, except for stuff I buy, and the puppy. (Yay).(this goes for the first chapter too).

A.N- Ah! Thank you guys so much, I got more reviews than I expected! I'm so happy!!!

Rin's Four Legged Obsession

Chapter 2: Back to the Castle

Sesshoumaru paced around his huge castle, not walking to any place in particular or staying in any room for too long.

He sent Jaken out with Rin, while she acquired what she needed or wanted. That's right, she got what she wanted, if he, Sesshoumaru, was in a good mood.

It was now getting late and Jaken hadn't returned with Rin. Sesshoumaru continued to stroll around his huge castle, examining everything in sight, just to keep his mind clear. He refused to allow his mind to roam.

Making his way to the castle's entrance, Sesshoumaru could hear Jaken's excessive rambling. 'That toad never shuts up' he thought.

Opening one of the two large, double doors made of marble, Sesshoumaru spotted Rin. A few feet behind her stumbled Jaken, barely visible due to a stack of kimonos and other garments he carried. In Rin's hands was...

Sesshoumaru raised a brow. He sniffed the air and caught wind of something familiar. Turning, getting the attention of a servant who happen to be passing by, Sesshoumaru motioned for him to come.

"Gather Rin's things from Jaken," The inu lord ordered.

The servant immediately obeyed and rushed to meet Jaken half way. Turning away form the doors, Sesshoumaru headed to his quarters. He'd talk to Rin soon enough.

Rin looked up from her cuddly puppy, not wanting to look away from it, but also not wanting to walk into a tree. Or those heavy doors to the Castle.

She didn't mind hearing Jaken's continuous rambling now that she had her very own puppy. It was brown, kind of the color of her eyes, and 'it was so very cute' Rin thought.

Noticing a servant coming towards them, Jaken immediately dropped Rin's 'crap', knowing the servant would pick them up, no doubt.

Rushing up to Rin, and stepping in front of her, Jaken readied himself to give Rin a stern talking to.

"Now listen here, Lord Sessho-", Rin continued to walk, not noticing Jaken as she continued to walk. Right over him, oblivious to creature she'd stepped on.

"Why you- just a minute..." Jaken started again.

Rin stopped and looked back at the flat toad youkai and smiled as she looked back at her puppy, who she was subconsciously rubbing behind the ears.

"Did you call me master Jaken?" Rin asked.

Jaken just grumbled. "You baka girl, Lord Sesshoumaru will have that creature's head!".

Rin frowned and continued toward the castle with her beloved puppy. "Im sure Lord Sesshoumaru will adore you just as much as I do" Rin whispered to the, now, sleeping puppy.

They quickly reached the castle's main gates and walked passed to guards, who very respectfully bowed, greeting Rin and Jaken. Jaken mumbled some words to the guards about the little 'thing' bundled in Rin's arms, starting rumors as always.

Rin continued walking towards to marble, double doors, hiding the puppy inside her kimono. She didn't know why she did it, but something inside her told her it was better for both her and the puppy. That way, she doesn't get scolded for bringing unwanted 'pests' in the castle, and the puppy could stay.

Just as Rin reached the doors, they opened. There, stood a young man, at least seven summers older than Rin. He smiled down at her, then his smiled turned to a shocked face as he begin to sweat furiously.

"What happened?" He asked as he looked down at Rin's bulging belly.(a.n- ppl she's not pregnant, it's the puppy sitting inside her kimono, near her stomach but clearly this kid is a bit dense. lol)

Rin smiled innocently, then looked down at her belly. "Oh that..." she said nervously.

Jaken was now approaching from behind Rin. She looked over her shoulder and the first thing that came to her mind she said. "Ask Jaken."

She brushed pass the coyote youkai who oddly resembled a wolf and rushed toward her chambers.

"Hey toad!" Insulted Ryo, the coyote youkai, "What's up with Rin's stomach?" he asked not even considering the fact that Rin hadn't turned into a woman yet or that she was only gone for a few hours, at most.

For a coyote youkai, who still happens to be part of the canine genus, Ryo didn't have that exceptional sense of smell that most dogs had, like Sesshoumaru. Ryo smelled dog all the time in the castle, so smelling a dog on Rin wasn't anything new.

Jaken looked up at the youkai blocking his entrance into the castle. "What, you baka! It's a pup!" He said, not realizing the coyote had taken it totally the wrong way.

"A pup?...from an inu-youkai?" The coyote youkai whispered, alarmed.

Rin was so happy to finally make it to her room without being seen, or at least caught by Lord Sesshoumaru. 'The gods must have a good future in store for me' she thought, 'since they let me live'.

Rin untied her kimono, and dropped the puppy onto her large futon(a.n- I wanted to say bed, but I dunno if they had beds and I doubt they were called beds...sorry about the interruption).

The puppy woke instantly, and begin to gnaw on Rin's fingers; barking every time she tried to pull her fingers away. She tried to quiet the cute, little thing down, but nothing seemed to work except her fingers.

"Shhhhh, please! Milord will hear you! Please, shush!" Finally giving in, Rin placed her fingers at the pup's mouth.

"Enjoy" she joked as she started to pet the puppy's furry little head.

Sesshoumaru raised a brow at the sound of barking. Was someone mocking him? Him, being that he was an inu-youkai?

Gracefully he rose and headed toward the door to his chambers, exiting the room. The barking continued on.

These barks were not that of another species, these were being made by a dog. A natural dog.

But not a youkai...

Sesshoumaru growled. There will be no other dogs in his castle but him...

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A.N- Um...please review, I hope you enjoyed this, just as much as I enjoyed writing it (and I did enjoy writing it). This chapter was originally suppose to be about Sesshoumaru's reaction to the puppy, but it didn't turn out that way.

Yea, so...please review and I'll type another chapter, hopefully longer than this one. G2g. ciao!

Edited 2.8.08. Corrected Grammar and spellings.