Chapter 4-Absolutely Mental
"I'm a little teapot, short and-"
"No more singing!" Sesshomaru's voice had lost its calm coolness, and he was beginning to sound like a half-crazed demon with as little control as his brother. He was on the verge of screaming, hair-tearing antics performed by people who had no reason left to live.
Rin fell silent for close to ten seconds. Then, the infuriating melody came through closed lips. Wasn't she smart! Humming, instead!
"No humming, either," Sesshomaru moaned wearily.
"Hm-hm-hm-hm, hm-"
"That means YOU,JAKEN!" he screamed.
"I thought you meant Rin?" said the ever-cheated kappa innocently. Sesshomaru felt like he was going to blow a fuse. He felt that fuse, a vein in his temple, throbbing.
Calm down, Sesshomaru…you don't want to lose control like your brother. You are a powerful daiyoukai, you CAN control your emotions.
The vein throbbed harder.
"I meant you, and Rin," Sesshomaru said, with every bit of self-control he could muster, which wasn't much, because he still sounded like a half-crazed loony.
They walked in silence for a few more seconds. Sesshomaru felt the pounding of the vein in his temple lighten a little, while he tried to step back into calm collectiveness.
"Sesshomaru-sama!"
The vein pounded twice as hard. Sesshomaru lost all his self control as he screamed, "SHUT UP, RIN! JUST BE QUIET! IS THAT REALLY SO HARD?"
He thought he had silenced her. Relaxing the tiniest bit, he continued to walk.
"Yes, Sesshomaru-sama, it's hard to be quiet." Rin said matter-of-factly.
He turned around and stared at her. Long and hard. And with those bloodshot eyes, a normal human child would have fainted. Rin just looked back. Had his yelling had no effect on her whatsoever? His gaze was positively twisted by this point, and still she stared back. Even Jaken was backing away a little.
He would have tried to scare her more, but a swishing brought him back to the world outside Rin's staring pupils.
"Lord Sesshomaru," a so-familiar voice drawled. "Bonding with the girl?"
All the colour drained out of his face. Damn. He wanted to turn around and hit her with Tokijin, but then, she wouldn't visit him anymore. He turned around, leaving the Tokijin in its sheath.
Lady Kagura stared back at him, a sarcastic grin on her pretty face.
"My, my, quite the head case we've got, no?" she whispered. "What's happened to you? Fought a battle you couldn't win?" Sarcasm poured from her voice. "Or was it the child?"
Before he could say anything, Rin cut in. Poor Sesshomaru. He didn't even see it coming. Maybe it was his state of complete paranoia, or maybe he was too busy thinking up something to snap back at Kagura. But he was totally unprepared for what Rin said. You have to feel sorry for him.
"Sesshomaru-sama wants to marry you! He's going to ask you, and then you'll say yes! And then Rin will be the flower girl!"
Kagura laughed and floated away.
Sesshomaru turned on Rin, a smile playing on his face.
But Rin was completely unperturbed.
Jaken crawled up to him, and laced his green fingers around Sesshomaru's ankles. "Lord Sesshomaru, she didn't mean it, she didn't. Beat her! She's only eight years old! Don't smile! Have mercy on the little girl! Please! Beat her!"
Appalled at what he was trying to do, Rin slapped him.
Hard.
So, both Jaken and Sesshomaru turned in that night feeling as if the day was a total loss.
