Disclaimer: All rights for Inuyasha are reserved by the brilliant and wonderful Rumiko Takahashi.

Genre: Humor, with an element of poetry
Rating: K - K+
Warnings: Slight character bashing, but not meant as hate fiction. It's all in the name of fun. I formally apologize to Sesshoumaru-sama, before we begin. Let's see if you all get why ;)
Summary: Rin was Jaken-sama's silent cheerleader

The Two Toad Tree Toad

"A tree-toad loved a she-toad,

Who lived up in a tree."

Swinging her feet to and fro as she sat atop Sesshoumaru-sama's noble dragon steed, Rin whispered the words to herself- her sparkling eyes flying from side to side across the page. Ah-Un lay curled upon the ground, snoozing lazily in the sun; content to be lulled by the sound of the little girls voice. The book was truly a wonder! Giggling Rin recited each foreign word with exaggerated care.

"He was a two-toed tree-toad,

But a three-toed toad was she."

She'd received the book as a gift from the nice lady in the green skirt who traveled with Sesshoumaru-sama's honored younger brother. The words she was reading were a language called 'English' and since Kagome-sama had assured her the language wasn't easy to learn, the fact that she could read the words made Rin feel proud of herself even if she had to rely on Kagome-sama's 'cheat sheet' to understand their meanings.

"The two-toed tree-toad tried to win

The three-toed she-toad's heart,"

Since before she'd died Rin hadn't talked much, it was only natural that her words often stumbled over each other. Though Sesshoumaru-sama never seemed to mind waiting patiently when she tripped over her vowels and butchered her consonants, the girl often found it frustrating despite the constant assurances that she need not speak if she didn't wish. Rin wanted to do her best to be able to speak properly with her Lord, even though he often understood her without the actual words. She wanted to make him proud of his Rin.

"For the two-toed tree-toad loved the ground,

That the three-toed tree-toad trod."

And so she practiced in secret, in those times her Lord went away. He didn't yet know that she could speak in almost perfect sentences, instead of just broken words. She wanted to surprise him and so she sat with Ah-Un, practicing the 'Tongue Twisters' with diligence and determination.

"But the two-toed tree-toad tried in vain;

He couldn't please her whim."

The book held several types of tongue twisters, but Rin's favorite was the one about the Tree Toad. She'd read it so many times, that almost every word had been committed to memory. It was a poem about a Toad who loved someone beyond his reach and was always rejected in the end. In a way it reminded her of Jaken-sama, and thus it was her favorite. Leaves rustled overhead, breaking her concentration and Rin looked up as she felt a swell of presence approaching. Quickly tucking her small booklet into the folds of her kimono, Rin eagerly waited, eyes trained on the trees.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Jaken's craggily voice greeted their master as he ambled into the clearing. Rin met her Lord's golden eyes, her own glittering her welcome even as Jaken was once more trounced underfoot.

Poor Silly Jaken-sama. Though he was always rejected, Rin kept silently rooting for him anyways.

From her tree-toad bower,

With her three-toed power,

The she-toad vetoed him.

FIN

Alright! I hope you all enjoyed my rather twisted humor! I make no excuses for my strangness, but Sesshoumaru-sama would make a mightly lovely Tree Toad. No wonder Jaken-sama "lost" his heart? *chuckles to self* Anyways, for those of you curious, The Two Toed Tree Toad, is an actual tongue twister poem. I did not come up with it on my own and thus disclaim that part of this piece.

Down to Business: For documention sake this was origionally posted and written for the live journal community Iyfic_Contest, on January 19th, 2013. It stands at an even 500 words in length.

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