A/N: Thank you for your love for this story. I warned you that updates will be erratic. I'm a Jaken for my two lively nieces and I swear they have the stamina of a daiyoukai.i

An Attack.

Being the retainer to the great Lord of the West was a truly extraordinary honor. One enjoyed many privileges when he served the powerful daiyoukai.

One of those privileges was that he was in charge of protecting the lord's heirs. The lord and lady trusted him to keep the rowdy twins safe and to instill in them as much good manners as possible at the young age. He was even allowed to scold the pups when they misbehaved.

What he was doing right now, this sunny afternoon in the lady's gardens.

"You cannot eat the grass, Setsuna," he told sternly the little dark haired hanyou. "It is not good for your tummy.""

The girl stood next to the patch of decorative grass that had orange blades. Oranges were also stains around the puppy's mouth. Setsuna was getting a new tooth today and had been chewing on way too many things for his liking. The pup's expressive eyes strayed from him and toward the exootic grass.

"Hey, listen to me," he lifted a finger and wagged it at her, instantly getting her full attention again. "You can't eat grass, Setsuna. And you can't ruin your lady mother's garden."

He scowled, trying to find words that would deter her from ever doing that again. And he totally missed the intent look that stole over the young pup's then it was too late.

"You- Aargh!" he shrieked and forgot about his next argument. Tears filled his big round eyes when he found his finger trapped in between baby teeth of an inu hanyou. "Let go! Let go this instant!"

Setsuna may have her mother's coloring, but the wicked mirth shining in her eyes was all her father. And the grip she had on his digit was worthy of a pup of the Western Lord. In any other situation Jaken would have been praising the child.

Right now he was struggling to get free and not lose his finger.

When finally the pup let go of him, Jaken stumbled back with relief, his finger still attached to the rest of his person. Ir pulsed with dull ache and it was a wonder that it wasn't bleeding.

And that was when Towa, until now hidden behind a bush, pounced on his back and toppled the poor kappa to the ground. Jaken screamed in indignation yet again, trying to crawl from under the twins, who giggled on his back.

Truly, the position of the Western Lord's retainer had many privileges.

And even more perils.