Hi everyone!

I´ve (finally) finished another chapter! and it IS longer than those 2 before (yay!). I hope y´all like it...

disclaimer: tataaaaa! Big news: I DONT OWN INU YASHA! (who´d have thought)

notes: blackcat686: thanx for reviewing twice and of course for reading my story in the first place...made me reeeally happy : )

Here we go, have fun!


Rin meanwhile had crossed the clearing, in spite of Sesshoumaru-chan´s glares he had constantly shot at her while she had been walking over to him. He was a little put out, not to mention embarrassed over the obviously unsuccessful attempt to frighten this human girl with his (in his opinion) aloof and menacing demeanour. Damn it, he was SESSHOUMARU! Eldest son of the great inu youkai and heir to his power!

Ok, so he only was twelve years old but still: humans were supposed to fear him. His father only needed so much as a single glance to scare them off (and him too, but that was another story). So why didn't it work? He had copied his father's glare perfectly (or, so he thought…).

"Sesshoumaru-sama, don't you remember Rin?", her voice held a touch of sadness.

Gaah, when had she come this CLOSE? Why wasn't she afraid, damn it! And what was that about this remembering stuff? Why would he remember some human, of all things?

"Rin-chan, I don't think he can remember you", Kagome told the little girl as gently as possible, "he's a kid again and he didn't know you back then, did he?"

"B-but I don't want him to forget about me!", Rin was now clearly upset, although she had at first found it quite nice to have a Sesshoumaru kid-stile around. He could play with her. It would be real fun. Sesshoumaru-sama never played. Rin figured he was too proud to do so. But now he was a kid and that should change matters. However, if he didn't remember her, then he surely wouldn't play with her. What a missed opportunity!

"Ah, don't worry Rin-chan, we'll find a way to turn him into his old self again.", Kagome said reassuringly.

"Huh, whoever came up with that now!", Inu Yasha retorted. "I for my part do not feel the urge to help him out of this."

"But Inu Yasha, we can't just leave them. What if Sesshoumaru stays like this?"

"Well, that in fact is what I hope for!", Inu Yasha responded with a mad gleam in his eyes. "This is the perfect opportunity for my revenge! Muwahahahahahaaaaa!"

"Apparently, Inu Yasha has lost what little sense he had left!", Shippou commented drily.

"Brat, what did you say?"

THUMP!

"Iteeeeeee! Kagomeeee, he hit meeeee!"

"THIS IS UNFAIR! I WANT HIM TO PLAY WITH MEEEE!"

SILENCE

Everyone turned towards Rin, who had been silently contemplating the situation until her outburst one moment ago.

"Eh?", Kagome blinked.

„You want Sesshoumaru to play with you?", Sango asked, a little disturbed.

"He doesn't strike me as the type who plays a lot, kid or not.", Miroku said, while gazing thoughtfully at the miniature Sesshoumaru, who had been interrupted in his meditations about how humans were bound to fear him by Rin´s screeching and was even now grasping what she had said.

"No way!", he told her icily, "this Sesshoumaru has not the slightest interest in playing, especially not with a human!". He spat out the last word as if it was some disgusting food to show those people just who he was and what he thought about their lot. Well, at least he tried to do so but in his current state his antics weren't as impressive as they used to be and thus he more resembled a pouty and spoiled brat who wanted to act mature (which actually was exactly the case).

"Oh, so you don't wanna play, huh!", Inu Yasha asked in a mocking voice. Again, there was this strange gleam in his eyes. This was just perfect. Hah, he would get payback for all those times his brother had tormented and humiliated him when he had been too little to fight back…

"You know Sesshoumaru, as a matter of fact you don't have much of a choice because I want you to play with her."

Kagome wouldn't have been surprised, if there would have been syrup dropping down Inu Yasha´s chin, his voice certainly was waaaay too friendly.

"Inu Yasha? It's you isn't it?", Sesshoumaru stated in a voice cold as ice cubes (he had been training this for some time now and found himself quite impressive) and then calmly went on, "I don't know how you've managed to grow up faster than me but it isn't of any importance. You're still a filthy worthless han youkai and there is no way I will obey you, no matter your age."

"Really, is that so?", Inu Yasha grinned evilly. And then, to everyone's astonishment, he rushed forward and grabbed Sesshoumaru-chan, only to sit down on a tree trunk with the kid spread upon his knees. He gave another malicious grin and began to spank an infuriated Sesshoumaru-chan, who (to his aggravation) couldn't free himself off his brother's grip. Oh, the humiliation of it all!

(A/N yeah, I know, he has this poisonous claw and all but I just think that as a li´l brat his powers are not yet fully developed. This is also the reason why he hasn't yet reached perfection where his icy and uncaring tone and his glare abilities are concerned…)

Everyone sweat dropped. Well, everyone safe for Jaken, who was still lost in his own world, speaking about strange dooms and unjustified punishment.

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Sesshoumaru-chan tried hard. He really, REALLY did everything in his power to not embarrass himself by crying but it wouldn't do. Soon, he was screeching like hell, tears of anger running down his flushed cheeks.

"Ha, ha, haaaaa! Wadda ya say now!", a thoroughly satisfied Inu Yasha asked.

"B-bastard! Leme goooo! You'll p-pay for thi-OW!" Sesshoumaru-chan practically fumed, trying to keep at least a little part of his dignity, whilst in this unfortunate position.


That´s all folks!

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