Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha...haven't you people ever read this enough so that it goes without saying?
Apologies: I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED! I was busy, I swear, but I've been working on this...kind of hard because Jaken is sort of hard to do. He's a bit OOC too, but, oh well.
Note: I shall have the next update out before my birthday...or on my birthday which is on the 18th! bliss
Everyone: GET ON WITH IT!
Oh well, anyway, have fun reading, it was hard typing this in the old geezer's POV. And drop a review, it's motivation.
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Chapter 3
Jaken
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Sometimes I wonder why I continue to follow my lord Sesshomaru and Rin, but I do not ponder it for too often, it will only give this imp a fearful headache, not that the girl Rin doesn't still give me any. Alas, she is only human, and even if we have fixed her of most of her intolerable traits, there are some things you just can not take out of a human's personality.
My lord Sesshomaru is a powerful demon, well on his way to overcoming his father, but in the time I have known him, he has been greatly changed, ever since and even more so since he'd resurrected that girl Rin with his sword of healing, Tensaiga. I managed to convince myself it was merely a test by my master for a month or two, but though I may be old, my mind still works as well as ever you know, I've still got some tricks up my sleeve and I am perfectly aware of what goes on.
I am currently gazing outside of the fortress' large windows, remembering everything that has happened between the time we first met the human girl until now, and I see now that change was inevitable, although it is still all too surprising, seeing the way she has changed our lives. The outside of this fortress was once made of dirt and covered with grass and trees as well as some blood which had been spilt a while before, but no longer; nay, it is now blooming with life that this human girl seeded and nurtured until they bloomed, transforming the way this fortress looked, until it was no longer so formidable, but how it must have looked when his mother still lived.
As it was, Rin has also done this to Sesshomaru's state of mind which was once so formidable and cold, and though it is no less powerful, his countenance has changed, no longer seeming to live in a world of winter, but all the seasons once more. I can simply wonder as to how Rin managed that feat but I do not care any longer, do not wonder, for it was inevitable that once he traveled with a human for a period of time, he too, should become more…merciful in turn.
As the years passed, Rin seems to have found her way into the hearts of my lord and me, however odd it may seem, and her loyalty is utterly unyielding, refusing to even think about leaving, no matter how foolish the notion is. Yes, she is deeply devoted to us, and even more strangely, she seems not to care for her own kind, fearing them even more than the youkai who could easily destroy her and sometimes I wonder what may happen to this foolish girl with the naïve mind in the end if my lord does not protect her from the world's cruelties, but perhaps she is already aware, she has already endured some of the hardships that other humans have not, for example, she has died already.
But as the years have passed, I have opted to remain at the fortress more and more rather than travel with Ah-Un, Lord Sesshomaru, and Rin, for though these people are the people I shall remain devoted to, I have foreseen the impossible coming to life and though I myself have been sorely against it for Kami knows how long, I only think it right that I not interfere.
Lord Sesshomaru and Rin have surely and unavoidably begun to fall in love, if they have not already; I would not know for sure as I know that once they have realized their mutual feelings, they will try to hide it for the safety of Rin and others involved.
Our travels are differing as well, instead of mindlessly wandering, I believe that my lord searches for something, perhaps a way to extend Rin's lifetime without cursing her to the fate of a monster, which has happened several times before when others have tried a certain and well known way, an exchanging of blood. The ways we go are lengthy, but at a reasonable pace and we stop at times when my lord and Rin disappear for a period of time, but they always come back, discouraged, but only from the way that Rin presents herself; my lord would never allow us to know what confusing emotions go through his mind.
Yet that is not of importance now, the important thing is that my lord and Rin find the way to become unified as is their wish, with no fear for what may happen to the Western Lands, and so I shall remain behind, taking care of the politics and direct the forces which would follow my Lord's directions, even if their lives were forfeit. In this way, I can serve my Lord Sesshomaru without hindering him from his objective and thus my lord and Rin shall hasten towards their goal. For I am ever their loyal servant (and caretaker), Jaken.