Kijustsu no Senyo


Author's Note- Just to let you know, I'm getting really busy and I'm not sure if I can keep up with my fanfiction. You might have noticed I haven't been updating that much lately. So, to make the updates come just a little faster, I will only be updating two stories regularly. Kijustsu no Senyo and The Third Family. I might update the other ones every once in a while, but not very often. -.- Sorry.

Sesshoumaru looked over at the young woman he had just brought into his traveling group. After telling Rin stories for what had seemed like hours, she had fallen asleep. The elf was pretty. And from what Sesshoumaru had seen before, peaceful. She would teach Rin the womanly aspects of life that he couldn't. Sesshoumaru frowned. Lausanne was also rude and headstrong. Not qualities that he wished Rin to pick up. Well at least not the rude part. She was already headstrong.
The taiyoukai thought back to the first time he had met Rin. As many times as Sesshoumaru had warned her to go away and stop giving him food he wouldn't eat, she had insisted on bringing him food and drink, even if it caused her pain. He smiled. That's what he liked about Rin. She had a sense of determinement that was rarely found in humans. It was in the two females that followed Inuyasha around, but that was besides the point.

Lausanne yawned, stretching her arms. "Get up." a voice told her, "We're going now."She opened up her eyes, looking around. Rin was up, chasing Jaken around. Sesshoumaru was standing in front of her.
"But what about breakfast?" Lausanne asked, "Do not tell me that you ate without me."
"We do not eat breakfast here." he replied, "Now get up. We're going."
"But Rin must be hungry!" she pressed on, "We have got to have breakfast! It's the most important meal of the day! Do you not know that?"
"Why would I?" Sesshoumaru asked, "I do not eat as a human does."
"Well Rin does." Lausanne retorted.
"Rin has not said she is hungry." he said.
The elf glared at him. "Rin!" she called to the little girl, "Are you hungry?"
Rin stopped chasing Jaken, who collapsed, gasping for breath. "Yes." she replied, "But not hungry enough to go off on my own to get food, why?"
Lausanne turned back to Sesshoumaru. "See?" she said, "Your child's hungry. Humans should eat three meals a day. We are not going anywhere until I find something for Rin to eat! She is hungry and so am I!"
Sesshoumaru watched her for a minute before turning around. "Fine." he told her, "But no more than an hour."
The elf shrugged. "That is long enough." Lausanne replied. She got up, walking over to her bag and pulling out her bow and quiver of arrows.
As she turned to the forest, Sesshoumaru stopped her. "Where do you think you're going?" he asked.
"To catch breakfast of course." Lausanne answered, "Or collect it. Probably collect it. Meat is not the greatest thing for breakfast. I will look for berries."
"I do not trust you." he said, "Jaken, go with Lausanne."
Jaken and Lausanne exchanged glances. Neither were thrilled at the idea, but Jaken was the first to object. "But milord!" he exclaimed, "Why do I have to go with the elf?"
"Because." came the taiyoukai's reply.
"Why not young Rin?"
"Because I asked you to accompany her Jaken, not Rin."
"Yes milord." the imp said sighing.
"Come on." Lausanne called to Jaken, already walking into the forest.

Lausanne eyed the small raspberry bush she had found. "Well?" Jaken asked impatiently, "Are you going to pick them or not?"
"Yes." she replied looking around. Finding a medium sized rock, Lausanne put one hand on it and concentrated. A wind started blowing. It was not strong, doing nothing to Lausanne, but knocking Jaken over all the same. The wind died down, revealing a small basket where the rock had once been.
Smiling contentedly, Lausanne picked the basket up and walked to the raspberry bush and began to pick only the ripest off the bush.

"Where'd Lausanne-san and Jaken-sama go Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin asked curiously.
"To gather breakfast for you." he replied, "The elf insisted."
"Rin likes Lausanne-san." the little girl announced, "She's very nice to me."
"I see that." Sesshoumaru answered, not giving Rin his full attention.
"We are back!" Lausanne announced, walking out of the forest and into the camp. She handed the basket of berries to Rin.
"There are not many there." the elf admitted, "But they were all we could find. They are all yours."
"But you said you were hungry too." Rin pointed out, "Rin'll share them with you!"
Lausanne laughed. "That is very kind of you Rin." she replied, "But I insist that you have them all. You must have heard wrong. I did not say I was hungry. The berries will give you lots of energy to play and we will have fun together."
"Alright." the child said nodding. It didn't take long for her to finish off the contents of the basket.
"If you are done eating Rin, we will leave." Sesshoumaru said, turning to continue his journey.
"Okay!" Rin said, handing the empty basket to Lausanne and running after him.
Lausanne watched Jaken hurry after the two, leading Ah-Un along with him. She sighed, putting a hand to her belly which rumbled a complaint of hunger. Lausanne looked forwards towards the little girl. Her skinny frame and pale skin showed signs of only the slightest malnourishment. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. Lausanne vowed that under her careful watch, Rin would never go hungry again.


Kagome: Lausanne was so sweet to give the berries to Rin even though she was hungry!

Miroku: She is very kind hearted.

Inuyasha: Whatever. She's staying with my brother. She's an idiot.

Kagome: Inuyasha!

Inuyasha: What?

Kagome: Never mind.

Miroku: You wouldn't get it. You're too thick.

Inuyasha: I'm not thick!

Miroku: When it comes to treating a girl correctly you are.

Inuyasha: No I'm not!

Clear Waters: Uh huh. R and R everyone!