Author's notes: Thanks to wolfygirl13 for the first idea. I had to put my own idea in as well, as it seemed too perfect. Two for the price of one!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or any nursery rhymes.
The Mother Goose Escapades
No. 2, version 1
Little Miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Rin settled down in the grass, a serene smile on her face. She really had nothing to complain about, except that Sesshoumaru-sama was away again. But Ah-Un was with her, and so was Jaken-sama, so it was alright. The flowers around her blew gently in the breeze and Rin giggled with a delighted thought. She hurried to pick the flowers, and started weaving them together. In a short while she had made two chains, which she placed ceremoniously on Ah-Uh. The dragon heads looked puzzled, then started nibbling the flowers. This caused Rin great merriment, and she burst out laughing.
"Rin! What are you doing?" called out a sulking Jaken. The retainer was frustrated that, once again, he had been left behind to baby-sit. He knew that he needed to protect Sesshoumaru-sama, but as long as the taiyoukai refused to let him come along, there was no way he could protect him. Which left him very frustrated. This was only doubled ten-fold with Rin's childish antics; a very short-tempered Jaken was what remained.
"Making flower chains!" Rin said enthusiastically. Before Jaken could say much else, she dashed up to him and placed a chain around his neck. The toad's eyes grew wide, and he shook with an indignant rage.
"I am not your plaything!" he cried out, ripping the flowers off of him. Rin stared, then her lower lip started to tremble.
"You don't like them?" she asked in a quiet voice.
"Of course not!" Jaken screamed out. "I am the servant of Sesshoumaru-sama! I do not wear flowers like some human girl! You foolish child, can't you find something more worthwhile to do?" Rin started to cry then, and turned and ran. Jaken realized if they left the area Sesshoumara-sama had put them in, he would be punished. So, he sighed and chased after the girl.
And ran straight into Sesshoumaru-sama's legs. He fell back, landed on his rear end rather ungracefully, and looked up in fear at his master.
"Sesshoumarau-sama!" he whispered. He caught Rin in the corner of his eye, who was smiling because the taiyoukai was back. "Please Sesshoumaru-sama, forgive me-" Anything else he was going to say was stopped short as the silent taiyoukai walked right over the little toad, smashing him back into the ground.
"Sesshoumarau-sama, look what I made for you!" he heard Rin say, and looked up to see her put a small wreath of flowers around the arm of the taiyoukai.
"Thank you Rin," said Sesshoumaru, wondering if all the fuss had merely been about flowers. He turned to the toad, who looked flabbergasted. "Perhaps Jaken, you should learn some manners. You always accept a gift from a lady." Then to Rin, "Come now, we are leaving." The little group walked away, and Jaken hurried to follow, feeling chastised. He did not object when Rin put a second necklace of flowers around his neck. He did make a face.
"Watch yourself Jaken," commented Sesshoumaru. The toad blanched and sullenly continued to follow.
The Mother Goose Escapades
No. 2, version 2
Little Miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Kikyou settled back against the rough bark of the tree. Her mind wandered as much as her soul-stealers who darted amongst the branches of the tree. She watched them with dull eyes.
She felt such conflicting emotions that she did not know how to react. The more she watched Inuyasha with her reincarnation the more she noticed how well they fit together. Much more so than she and he ever had. The thought bothered her a lot, which puzzled her.
She had thought her purpose, once back on the Earth, was to gain vengeance. But the longer she remained, the less that emotion ruled her. And now, now she was in a position she wasn't certain how to get out of. Again, she had dug her own grave, again with a love sick hanyou, again with her own decision.
She was going to betray Naraku, of course, but that didn't mean the position she was in now wasn't an especially dangerous one. A slip of the tongue, a hesitation in her actions meant an uncomfortable ending for herself. Without potential revenge. Against either hanyou.
Kikyou sighed. She was thinking in circles and it always made her tired.
"Hello Kikyou," a sleek voice spoke. Suddenly alert, Kikyou looked around for the owner. He approached her, his white baboon fur making an uneffective camouflage.
"What do you want?" she asked in an even tone. But she knew.
"Do you have the shards?"
"Of course." Kikyou sighed, and presented the two glimmering shards she had taken from Kagome. The girl had fought, but Inuyasha hadn't been present. Kikyou had won with words, furthering the other miko's doubt of the hanyou she loved. When someone is crying it is very easy to take something from them.
"Give them to me." The voice turned hungry. Kikyou leapt deftly out of the tree and walked towards the figure she despised so much. Without a word she deposited them in the waiting hand, then spun on her heel and walked the other way. Not soon enough, she put a large distance between herself and the dark hanyou.
At the retreating figure of the dead miko, Naraku chuckled. She would betray him, he knew. But he would betray her first.
Author's Notes: Ok, hope you enjoyed both those! Next one coming up soon. Keep the suggestions coming of nursery rhymes you enjoy! Let me know...if I use the same rhyme, should I make it into it's own chapter? I.e., was this set up confusing?