A New Friend
-Chapter Nine-
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Rin walked into the huge castle with a big bulge under her clothes. She looked around cautiously. She padded through the long halls and ran into Jakken. Jakken looked her up and down. His eyes widened when he saw her stomach. His eyes got even bigger when he thought he saw it move.
"Morning, Jakken," Rin said and smiled. "I bet Sesshy says hi, too" The bulge shifted again and barked. Rin giggled.
"Oh goodness, girl," Jakken grumbled and sighed. "Don't let Lord Sesshomaru see you like that. That's about the stupidest thing I've seen you do. Did you think no one would see?"
"Well, what else was I supposed to do?" Rin asked, rubbing her large 'belly.' "I couldn't just walk in with him in my arms!"
"It looks like you've eaten an elephant or something," Jakken complained. "Hurry to your room so no one sees." This, of course, caught the attention of some servants. "Well, don't just stand there. Get a move on," he ordered, gently shoving Rin towards the direction of her bedroom.
"I'm going, I'm going," Rin reassured. "You try running under these conditions." Rin slapped his hands away and started to walk away. The servants watched Rin leave with her big belly.
Jakken watched her turn the corner also. He slapped his forehead and shook his head. She was going to be the death of him. He was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a poke on his shoulder. He looked to the side.
"Excuse me, Master Jakken," the figure said. Jakken looked at the person carefully. A woman servant. She looked down at him with hopeful eyes.
"What?" he asked, his patience running out slowly.
"What was wrong with Rin?" she asked, backing away form his outburst.
"She has a pup," he replied, trudging away.
Rin sighed in the comforts of her own room. Sesshy walked in circles, getting used to the feeling of not being carried around all the time. Rin leaned back and fell onto her bed, burying herself in the soft covers. She could hear the pitter patter of doggie feet. She groaned when the noise turned into a growl. She propped herself on her elbows and noticed Sesshy standing by the window, growling.
"Sesshy, do you mind? I'm extremely tired," she informed, rolling her eyes. Sesshy didn't seem to hear. Dragging herself out of bed, she stormed over to the puppy and looked out the window. The sun shined brightly in her eyes. She lifted a hand over her forehead to keep the beating sun out of her eyes.
Sesshy's growl now turned into barks. Rin jumped at the sudden loud noise and bent down. She picked up Sesshy and put a hand over his mouth. He barked under her palm. Rin looked out the window once more and groaned.
"Sesshy, it's just people walking around," she explained. She squinted and looked at the people. They robotically walked down a walk path with stern facial expressions. Most likely servants, Rin thought. They were always boring and tired. "How would you feel if every time you walked around, someone barked and growled at you?"
She looked down at Sesshy who lowered his ears in thought. Rin shrugged and waited for an answer. Sesshy looked down at the ground. She took that as an apology. Putting Sesshy on the floor, she patted herself on the shoulder. She was getting good at taking care of him. Rin looked down at his white, fluffy self and happily smiled. That is, until he started barking again.
"Sesshy, no! Lord Sesshomaru will get so angry when he finds out you're here!" Rin warned. She gathered Sesshy into her arms and carried him over to her bed. She dropped him onto it and sat down next to him, petting his fur in an attempt to calm him down.
He finally settled down and laid down on the pliable bed. Rin smiled and laid down beside him almost falling into a deep sleep. The only problem was that Sesshy wasn't the least bit tired.
She started to hum and she could hear Sesshy breath deeply and exhale loudly. Either the singing was working or he thought it was horrible. She decided to keep on singing.
Again she thought to Mia. Did she lose Sesshy? Or was Jakken right with what he said earlier. Did she get sick of him and leave him? Rin shook her head. It was a silly thought. Mia wouldn't have done that. Sesshy probably got away. She knew he ran away a lot.
She still didn't know how she would get Sesshy back to the village. Rin knew they wouldn't be traveling for some time. And what if Lord Sesshomaru found Sesshy? That wouldn't end up too nicely. She stopped singing and could feel Sesshy breathing in a rhythm. Looking at him, she saw that he was indeed asleep.
Rin forced a smile. She loved her Sesshy baby and loved taking care of him. She wished she could keep him. She wished she could always have him by her side. He was, after all, her best friend.
She yawned and turned over on her side. She curled up in her covers and sighed. Best friends were hard to find.
"I thought she was much too young to have a pup," one woman whispered to another. The other woman nodded. "And to think, she had her whole life in front of her and she's confined to taking care of a baby! I just wonder who the father could be."
Lord Sesshomaru almost wanted to growl. He hated gossip. He walked pass the two servants who immediately stopped talking at seeing him walk by. When they thought he was out of hearing distance they continued, when he truly would still be able to hear.
"Oh, I know," this time it was the other woman's turn to talk. "Must be a demon. No one could have a belly that huge that fast if it were from a human." She looked to the ground and shook her head. "Poor Rin."
Lord Sesshomaru froze in place. Poor Rin? He turned sharply and stalked towards the two servants quickly. They cowered in front of him. Grabbing one harshly, he glared down at her. "What of Rin?"
"L-lord Sesshomaru," she stuttered out. "Nothing bad. Honest!" She shook immensely.
"What were you saying then?" he asked, trying to sound as nice as possible. The servant shrugged in his arms.
"Rin is with a pup," she replied. "I thought you would have known." Lord Sesshomaru dropped her to the ground at the sound of this. Rin? With a pup? He felt the blood boil in his veins.
He swooped through the halls and ran into Jakken. Jakken gulped at the sight of his master enraged. "Lord Sesshomaru?"
"Jakken, inform me of the males Rin has been around recently," he growled out, trying to stay calm.
Jakken fell to his knees. "Oh, Lord Sesshomaru! I knew you would find out sooner or later!" Jakken yelled out, waving his arms in the air. "There were these two boys in the forest while we were traveling. I ran into Rin talking to them."
Lord Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes. Why didn't he know about this? He could've taken care of the vermin.
"I took Rin behind me and tried to protect her from them. But, no! Lord Sesshomaru, no! She wouldn't listen," Jakken continued to blurt out. "She said, 'They're my friends.' Then, she touched his arm, Lord Sesshomaru! She touched his arm!"
Lord Sesshomaru curled his hands into tight fists, his nails digging into his flesh. His eyes started to turn red. He swiftly turned on his heel and roamed through the halls. Jakken followed after him.
"Please, Lord Sesshomaru," he begged. "I knew I should have told you! I knew it!" Lord Sesshomaru turned around and clobbered Jakken on the head, getting sick of his annoying voice.
He continued on his way to Rin's room. When he arrived, he pounded on the door. Jakken caught up, stumbling. He quietly and nervously waited by Lord Sesshomaru's feet.
Rin woke up to a loud pounding sound. Her heart seemed to pound as loud as the person knocking on her door. Sesshy also woke up and opened his mouth, ready to bark. Rin quickly put her hand over his mouth. The pounding stopped. She heard Jakken's voice whining outside the door. She instantly relaxed and sighed.
"Jakken, you scared me," she said loud enough so that Jakken could hear from outside the door. "I almost thought Lord Sesshomaru found out." She walked up to the door and rested her head against it, trying to hear if Jakken was saying anything.
"I did," a voice said. A voice that didn't sound like Jakken's. Rin tensed up and froze. Instantly, one thing popped into her head. Goodbye Sesshy.
"Lord Sesshomaru," she whispered to herself. Her heart began to race wildly and she looked around the room. Sesshy was on her bed, looking at her with his head titled. The flowers that she picked with Masahiko were sitting on her desk. She had no time to hide all of it.
"Open the door, Rin."
Ah, I know it was a short one and I'm so very sorry. I just really wanted to end it there. Thanks for the ones who reviewed. I hope everyone liked this chapter. Thanks for reading (again).
-Edwardd