Kijustsu no Senyo


Author's Note- Always loving your ideas Dragon Man 180! And believe it or not I'm going to use it in this chapter... Plus my own little, twist to the story:)
The day was warm and the sun shown down on Lausanne as she took a walk in the small meadow near her forest. She sighed contentedly as a light breeze pushed her hair around. It was just so peaceful. It wouldn't be so bad to spend every day here and have the weather always be like this. She bent down to pick a small daisy.
Suddenly the meadow turned into an ocean. The skies were cloudy and rain was coming down violently. Large waves pushed Lausanne around as she struggled to stay above the water.
Lausanne opened her eyes to find Rin shaking her. "Wake up Lausanne-san!" the little girl said loudly, "Sesshoumaru-sama said we're going to take a bath in the hot springs before we get going so we've got to hurry!"
"Just a dream." the elf mumbled, sitting up and pushing her blankets off of her. "The hot springs you say?" she asked Rin.
"Yeah!" Rin exclaimed, "Let's go!"
Lausanne got up and walked over to where she had left her bag the night before. Picking it up she noted that Sesshoumaru was leaning against a nearby tree. "Good morning Sesshoumaru-sama." she said softly.
The taiyoukai nodded a greeting, but made no voiced reply.
"Where are the hot springs?" Lausanne asked.
"Go straight to the south." Sesshoumaru told her, pointing the way out, "You will walk right to it. Be sure not to take too much time."
"We won't." Lausanne promised, turning to Rin, "Come on Rin, let us go to the hot springs." The little girl giggled and started running the way Sesshoumaru had pointed. Lausanne followed, smiling and shaking her head.

"This is nice, is it not Rin?" Lausanne asked, finally slipping into the spring. She had just spent the last half hour washing the mud stains off her dress and Rin's kimono. Both articles of clothing were now sitting on a sun warmed rock nearby. Lausanne had laid out another dress for herself on a rock next to it.Rin sat on a rock next to the spring, careful not to get herself wet.
"It's too hot for Rin." the girl announced frowning.
Lausanne sighed. The water was just perfect for her, but she knew how uncomfortable it was to bathe in water that was too hot. Putting her hands under the water Lausanne concentrated on making the water cooler. Feeling the temperature change a few seconds later, the elf pulled her hands out again. "Try getting in now." she prompted.
Rin placed one of her feet in the water tentively. Grinning she jumped in all together. "It's perfect!" Rin declared.
"I am glad to hear that." Lausanne said smiling back.

Sesshoumaru looked around and frowned. It had almost been an hour and the two girls hadn't returned yet. He was starting to get impatient. "Jaken." he said, "Tell Rin and Lausanne it is time to return."
"Aye milord!" Jaken said hurrying towards the hot springs.

"Lausanne-san?" Rin asked."Yes Rin?" "Did you use magic to make the hot springs cooler for Rin?" "I did." Lausanne replied.
"Rin likes magic!" Rin told the elf, "Rin thinks it's amazing!"
Lausanne laughed. "You know," she said, "That is what my friends said when they first saw my magic. I did not think it was that amazing, but perhaps it is."
"It is!" Rin insisted, laughing too.
"Rin!" a squeaky voice called, "Lausanne! Get get to the camp this instant! Lord Sesshoumaru is ready to g-"
Lausanne looked towards the voice and gasped. There was Jaken staring openly at her.
"JAKEN!" the elf shrieked, throwing her hands up and creating a wall of water, "GET OUT OF HERE!"
She heard a pad of feet and let the wall down. Jaken was gone. Sighing, Lausanne turned to the girl next to her. "Come on." she said sighing, standing up, "Let's go."
Rin looked over to her. "That was so funny!" she said giggling.
"You will find it much less funny when you grow up a little more." Lausanne told her, getting out of the spring.

Sesshoumaru heard Lausanne's shrieks all the way back at the camp and half rolled his eyes. A few seconds later Jaken came running back. "You looked at them." Sesshoumaru said to to the imp. It wasn't a question, it was a statement.
"Ah..." Jaken said nervously.
The dog demon stood up and walked to his servant. Jaken gazed up at him nervously. Sesshoumaru looked down at him. Then he smiled. Jaken gulped. He knew that look all too well. In one fluid motion, Jaken found himself launched into the air by Sesshoumaru's foot, landing roughly against the side of a nearby tree, slipping down and falling on his face.
Lausanne and Rin walked into the camp. Sesshoumaru looked from Jaken, moaning on the ground to the two. "We are going." he announced.

Lausanne watched the scenery as the group continued to travel. Rin was idoly talking although Lausanne had stopped listening to her a while ago. She had an idea that Sesshoumaru hadn't been listening from the beginning. Lausanne noted that Jaken's green face had taken on a bit of a red shade. The elf focused her hearing past Rin's chatter and to the natural sounds around them. An elf's hearing wasn't as good as a demon's, but it was still much better than a human's. Lausanne loved the sounds of a forest. They were so relaxing and peaceful. She could hear the sounds of a squirel scampering over the ground somewhere in the underbrush. A sparow was singing nearby and they were just passing a woodpecker.
But Lausanne also caught something else in her hearing. She slid off of Mooneclipse and walked towards the bush where the sound was coming from. Rin stopped talking. "Where are you going Lausanne-san?" she asked curiously.
Lausanne didn't reply, she just kept on walking towards the bush she was staring at.
Sesshoumaru stopped and watched the elf, also wondering what she was doing.
Arriving in front of the bush, Lausanne kneeled down and pushed away the bottom branches revealing a small baby with a mop of white hair, wrapped in white cloth. The elf smiled and pulled it out and into her arms. Rin gasped. Jaken squeaked. Sesshoumaru remained emotionless.
The baby opened its eyes, revealing bright orange. It cooed and pulled its arms out of the blanket, reaching out to Lausanne with little clawed hands. "A dog demon pup." she announced.
"It's so cute!" Rin exclaimed.
"It is." Lausanne agreed, smiling down at the baby.
"Put it down." Sesshoumaru said, "Its parents will return to get it and I do not fancy the idea of saving you from another angry demon."
The elf turned to Sesshoumaru, glaring. "You know better than I do that if a demon pup is left alone without an adult to guard it, it has been abandoned. Do not try to tell me otherwise."
"Yes." Sesshoumaru said slowly, "But that is too bad. Put it down. We are continuing."
"You would just leave this child here!" Lausanne exclaimed, "You would just abandon your own kind!"
"It would be inconvienent to have a baby travel with us." he told her.
"I will not leave it here!" she said stubbornly.
The baby grabbed a lock of Lausanne's hair and tugged on it, gurgling. Lausanne turned back to the baby and pulled her hair out of its fist, smiling. "No silly." she whispered, "That is my hair, not your play thing."
Sesshoumaru watched the elf, talk to the pup. He had to admit that was a shame that they have to leave the child here. It had been a long time since he had seen another dog demon. The taiyoukai was awear that his race was starting to die out.
Lausanne stood up with the child still in her arms. "Leave the child here." Sesshoumaru told her.
"I am sorry Sesshoumaru-sama, I can not do that." Lausanne said sighing, "It goes against my values to leave a child in need alone."
"It goes against your values to fight yet you wear a sword at your waist." he pointed out, "Leave the child here."
"I only have the sword for emergencies like yesterday where I must defend myself." Lausanne replied, "That has nothing to do with this baby. I will bring it with us and take care of it by myself. I promise I will not bother you with the chore of taking care of it. I promise it will not slow us down!"
There was nothing Sesshoumaru could say to counter that. "Fine." he said, "But if the child ever gets in the way..." The taiyoukai decided not to finish.
"Thank you so much Sesshoumaru-sama!" Lausanne said grinning. She walked over to Mooneclipse and mounted up with the baby.


Kagome: She adopted the kid!

Inuyasha: Sesshoumaru's turning soft. Feh.

Miroku: Is that such a bad thing?

Sesshoumaru: It is a very bad thing.

Sango: I don't think it is.

Kagome: Yeah, same here. It's nice to know you've got a soft side.

Sesshoumaru: (cracks knuckles) Would you like to say that again?

Inuyasha: Kagome, stop edging him on!

Clear Waters: Yeah, it might be for your own good.

Sesshoumaru: You are saying this after you wrote this chapter? (cracks knuckles again)

Clear Wates: Hehehe... R and R everyone!