"Kirara?" Sango said in disbelief, looking at the 2D cat with a large 3D swollen bump on its head. "Did you just—did you just talk?"
"Mrew," said Kirara.
"Your neko just spoke," said Sesshoumaru.
"Meeeereew," said Kirara.
"She did!" exclaimed Kagome, "She said shut up!"
"Mroreww…" Kirara shook her head, then shook herself. Her body suddenly expanded and became 3D once more, with a soft 'pop'.
Everyone was silent, watching the tiny cat.
Then, "I'll be your brother, Rin," said Shippou.
"Shippou will be Rin's brother?" Rin repeated, a smile growing on her face. Shippou nodded. "YAY!" shrieked Rin, her misery at getting stepped on now gone. "We can play ponies in the yard!"
Shippou paled. "Erm, could I change my answer?"
"Shippou doesn't want to be Rin's brother?" her lip trembled, and Sesshoumaru quickly picked her up.
"Rin, hush," he told her. Her tears faded away, and she slapped him again.
"Sesshoumaru-sama hurt Rin! Sesshoumaru-sama will pay!" she said in a very, very scary voice. Sesshoumaru promptly dropped Rin, and she landed softly on top of Kirara, once again squishing her back into 2D.
Rin held up a hypno charm and swung it back and forth in front of Miroku. The monk watched the pendant swing, and then a blank look came over his face.
"You will go and ask your nasty questions to Sesshoumaru-sama," said Rin innocently. Miroku nodded and approached Sesshoumaru, the hand mark on both the men's faces still glowing red.
"Will you—" Kagome squeezed her eyes shut, and opened them again as she heard someone call her name.
"Kagome!" the person was calling.
She blinked at looked around. She was lying in her sleeping bag, with Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou. Rin sat near Sesshoumaru, who had no remnants of a slap mark on his face.
"What?" she asked, confused. Was that a dream? Probably, because Kirara could definitely not talk in real life.
"It's your turn," said Inuyasha.
"Oh!" Kagome said. "Okay then, um, Rin, truth or dare?"
"Truth," squeaked Rin.
"If given the chance, would you slap Sesshoumaru?"
"Uh-huh!" she nodded. Kagome laughed, and Sesshoumaru gave Rin his Death Glare. Rin looked innocently back at the taiyoukai. "Okay, Inuyasha, truth or dare?"
"Dare," he said, grinning.
"Oh, come on, Inuyasha!" exclaimed Kagome, "you always pick dare."
"So?"
Kagome frowned.
"I dare you…" Rin paused, "to shake hands with Sesshoumaru-sama."
"AH!" yelled Inuyasha, "NO! PLEASE, NO!"
Rin smiled evilly, well, cutely, but with a slight evil twist in the way she quirked her mouth.
Slowly, shakily, Inuyasha extended his hand, reaching for Sesshoumaru's. He covered his eyes and scrunched his face up like a small child who had just stepped in something smelly.
The two brother's clawed hands met, shook once, then jerked away. Sesshoumaru pulled out a water skin and poured its contents over his hand, scrubbing furiously. Inuyasha spat on his hand, rubbing it on the grass.
"Ew…" he muttered, and Sesshoumaru made a similar, though much more mature, noise of disgust.
"My turn!" announced Inuyasha. "Sesshoumaru, truth or dare?"
Now it was Sesshoumaru's turn to pause and think. Like his brother, he didn't want Inuyasha to have him at his mercy, but he also wasn't particularly keen on the idea of telling his idiot half-brother something personal.
"Dare," he finally said, glowering.
"Hm…" Inuyasha thought, "I dare you to kiss Rin."
"Inuyasha!" yelled Kagome, horrified, "that's abuse of a minor! Sit sit sit sit sit sit!"
Inuyasha slammed into the ground several times, drawing a small smile from Sesshoumaru's usually cold lips.
Sesshoumaru then looked at Rin, and the smile faded. He picked her up and gave her a light kiss on her cheek.
"Hee!" she squealed, happy, "will Sesshoumaru-sama tuck Rin in at night and to that again?"
"No," he answered flatly.
"Awww…" she sighed, looking defeated and slumping as much as she could with Sesshoumaru's hands holding her under her little arms.
"Hey Rin," said Kagome, "cheer up! I'll tuck you in tonight, if you want."
"Really, Kagome-chan?" Rin perked right up.
"Uh-huh," Kagome nodded.
"Yay!" Rin struggled in Sesshoumaru's arms, trying to get to Kagome.
"It's getting late," said Sango, speaking up for the first time in a while and reminding everyone that she was, in fact, still alive.
"It is," Miroku agreed, "we should get undressed for sleeping."
SLAP
"HENTAI!" yelled Sango, and there was a large handprint on Miroku's face.
"We shall depart," said Sesshoumaru, standing up and holding a squirming Rin away from him.
"NO!" she shrieked, kicking and hitting. "Rin wants to stay with Kagome-chan!"
"Rin, quiet," Sesshoumaru commanded sternly. Rin fell silent, but a single tear leaked from her eye. she stared solemnly into Sesshoumaru's amber eyes, and the taiyoukai relented.
"Alright," he said, "we will rest for the night here. Jakken can keep himself out of trouble for one night."
"YIPPEE!" shouted Rin, finally getting free and running to Kagome.
Little did they know that they were being watched…
Hi guys. This is still the same story you remember by Miss Krux,it's just that that account was deleted. So, for your exclusive pleasure, I have REPOSTED IT! (complete with new and improved disclaimers...)
Please review, and I'll get the next chapter up as soon as possible.