Whoa...I just got a bunch of reviews fast! :) Thanks guys! I love you all for reviewing! Okay, so I'm sorry for not updating...I had to finish another story of mine (and start a new one). *sigh* I really have to stop trying to multitask... Anyway, thanks for being patient with me, and thanks for reading!
Peace Sesshy lovers!
Oh, and don't worry, Sesshy and Rin's relationship isn't a father/daughter one. I was just using the best analogy I could come up with my relating it to a father/daughter relationship, they aren't in one. Well...at least not when she gets older, but that's something for a different story. ;)
Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jaken each headed east...hoping to catch onto the thief who took Sesshomaru's mokomoko. They had been traveling for three days, only stopping twice (so that Rin and Jaken may catch some sleep...though Rin more than the imp). It amazed Sesshomaru greatly on how much Rin had to sleep, lest she become too tired to travel. She had protested in the past, saying that she could manage, but Sesshomaru could always tell when someone was lying. Even for a human she slept a lot; at least eleven hours a night. That is nearly half of her day taken up! Jaken needed sleep frequently for a demon, but every night he only needed around four hours of resting time before he was wide awake. Sesshomaru only slept when it was needed, whether that be once a month or once a year. He usually did not sleep unless he had just finished an intense battle (much like when he had fought Naraku, and had almost been consumed), or unless he became tired from Jaken's rambles.
Jaken had returned from visiting his cousin, and Sesshomaru hated to admit that he nearly missed the imp while he was away. As annoying as Jaken was, he had his moments.
However, his moments were not happening that day, as Sesshomaru listened in on Jaken's conversation with Rin.
"...And honestly I don't think Lord Sesshomaru will show mercy to the thief," The imp said wisely. "As I've said before to you; as neutral as Lord Sesshomaru may seem on the outside, deep down he is a cruel, heartless, mean-"
Jaken bumped into his master, and swallowed with wide eyes, before looking up.
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow at the imp, before whacking him on the head. Rin frowned at this, and helped poor Jaken up. Jaken thanked her quietly, and they managed to catch up to their Lord. Rin ran up next to Sesshomaru, and frowned at him for the first time in her life. She felt slight nervousness, but held it back just like she had when she saw him injured in the forest. She tugged on his sleeve, frowning up at him yet.
"Yes Rin?" he asked, apparently frustrated.
"Don't hurt Jaken."
Sesshomaru froze, before slowly turning his head to stare at the girl with a slight frown, "Pardon?"
"I said," she said crossing her arms. "Don't hurt Jaken."
Out of the corner of Rin's eye, she saw Jaken's jaw drop...before he quietly backed away behind a rock to watch. Sesshomaru frowned at Rin, and he had to admit to himself he was extremely confused. Rin had never said anything against him before; was it because she was growing older? Now that he thought about it, ever since she decided to live with him and not Kaede, she had been acting older. She was still the same, childlike Rin...but she was more mature. She said please and thank more frequently, she took much more baths than before, and only asked for potty breaks when she truly could not hold it anymore. She was growing older by the second...and if that was not bad enough, NOW she was arguing with Sesshomaru!
"Rin," he said in a slightly cold tone. "Do not order me around, or else I'll have to place you into a time-out."
Her eyes widened slightly, but her fists clenched. She had to stick up for Jaken, since he was too cowardly to do so. Even though she loved Sesshomaru more than words could say, she thought he was treating Jaken terribly...not to mention having way to many mood swings lately.
"You didn't have to hurt Master Jaken!"
"I have no time to involve myself in such arguments..." Sesshomaru said pointedly, beginning to walk once more.
"Oh yes you do!" Rin exclaimed. "Now apologize to Master Jaken!"
Sesshomaru's eyes widened slightly, before he leaned down to Rin, "What has gotten into you?"
"You hit Master Jaken!" Rin said simply.
Sesshomaru sighed, "I'm sorry Jaken, you have my apologies. Now, if this immaturaty is over, may we continue in our journey?"
With that, Sesshomaru huffed off, apparently not to happy that a little human girl had him wrapped around her finger the way she did. Rin followed behind, feeling pretty upset at how she spoke to him.
"Sesshomaru-sama!" she exclaimed, before running up to him.
Sesshomaru turned around, only to be tackled by the human girl. She hugged him tightly, and cried heavily.
"Forgive me Sesshomaru-sama!" she exclaimed.
Sesshomaru's eyes were wide, but he remained still anyhow.
"I'm so sorry!" Rin continued.
"Rin," Sesshomaru said softly. "It's quite alright."
Rin looked up, "W-what?"
"You're forgiven," he said simply, getting up and setting the girl down. "Now...may we continue?"
"Alright!" Rin said happily, before grabbing his hand once more.
Jaken's mouth was wide open as he watched the scene before him, wondering how it changed from an argument to holding hands. He shook his head, coming out a daze, and ran after them quickly.
"WAIT FOR MEEEE!"
The group sat around the campfire, wondering where the beloved fluff could have gotten to. Rin gasped suddenly, earning confused glances from her comrads.
"What if the fluff wasn't stolen?" she said slowly. "What if it ran away?"
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed, while Jaken began to smile in humor.
"Rin, it is merely a garment," Sesshomaru said simply. "It does not have feelings."
"What if it does?" Rin asked. "What if it loves you, and you haven't been giving it enough attention?"
Sesshomaru sighed, before pulling out his notebook once more. Right under 'Kill Kagome' he wrote a new note.
"Test...Rin..." he muttered, earning a frown from Rin.
Jaken laughed wildly, kicking his green feet in the air at his master's words. Sesshomaru sighed again, before looking down at his notepad. The corners of his mouth lifted, and he chuckled slightly.
"I suppose I can cross out 'hit Jaken'," he said to himself, earning a glare from Jaken, and a giggle from Rin.
"Sesshomaru-sama," Rin said after a moment. "What's your favorite color?"
Sesshomaru stared in confusion, wondering why she would bring up such a random question.
"I do not realize why must know that, so I shall not bother with it now," he said simply.
Rin sighed, before pulling out a tiny notebook and scribbling something down.
"What is that?" Jaken demanded, snatching the book away.
Rin gasped, but did nothing to retrieve it. Jaken's eyes widened as he read the notebook, before he read them out loud.
"Push Jaken in river...jump on Jaken's back...see if Jaken is ticklish...play with the 'Staff-of-Two-Heads'..." Jaken glared at Rin, before gasping as he read further. "She how long it takes for Sesshomaru to give in? WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS RIN?"
Rin sighed, "It's my notebook."
"Why on earth do you have a notebook?" Jaken demanded.
"Because Lord Sesshomaru has one!" she said proudly.
Sesshomaru closed his eyes and sighed, "Should I be honored?"
Rin giggled, before kissing Sesshomaru on the cheek, "I want to be just like you Sesshomaru-sama!"
Sesshomaru stared at her for a moment, "No you don't."
She sighed, before sitting down in his lap to sleep, "Goodnight Sesshomaru..."
He stared at her face for a moment, noticing that at the moment she had not added 'sama' to the end of his name. They were growing closer by the day...