Disclaimer: Sesshomaru: she will never own me. NEVER.
sorcerousfang: Hi, back again!
sorceress-of-faith: only because you're taking too long with Deep Water… which reminds me...Sesshomaru better not be dead!
Sesshomaru: I better not be.
Inuyasha: I don't mind if he is!
everyone: -glare-
Inuyasha: …just saying…
sorcerousfang: anyway, so I'm back with a random funny that sure to keep you laughing for another hour or so. I know. I've tried it on people.
As Sesshomaru lead his group over a small stretch of open plain, they passed by a small group of humans traveling in the opposite direction. Sesshomaru completely ignored them; Jaken glanced at them a few times before rushing to hide beside his lord; Ah-Un took no notice; Rin stared at the group the whole time. When her eyes came upon a young woman holding a baby in her arms, she broke into a wide smile and waved. The baby waved back, copying her giant smile.
"Good luck on your journey!" she called to the group.
The mother waved nervously, eyes darting from her to Sesshomaru and back again. Sesshomaru frowned at the whispers he picked up on the wind, but ignored them nonetheless.
A little bit later they were back in the familiar cover of the forest. Rin was silently pondering over something. She knew babies grew up into kids, and then into adults, and then into old men or woman that everyone said were very wise, until they eventually passed away, but there was something missing in that whole concept, and ever since she saw the cute little baby she couldn't get the question out of her mind.
"Lord Sesshomaru, may I ask you a question?"
Sesshomaru slowed his pace just a little. "What is it, Rin?"
"Where do babies come from?"
Calm, cool, and collected Sesshomaru suddenly found himself tripping over nothing, a faint blush stretching across his face, and broke out into a spasm of coughs before catching himself. Of all the things he had prepared himself for; surprise attack from Naraku, surprise attack from Inuyasha, surprise attack from random demons, surprise attack of father's bad cooking, even an awkward leg-cling from Jaken, he had not added Rin asking about where babies came from to his list of things to prepare for. And now he had no idea how to get out of it.
He cleared his throat and righted himself while Rin asked if he was alright. Silently he continued to walk.
"My Lord?"
…She was persistent.
"Jaken."
Jaken looked up, desperately trying to hold back both his surprise and his laughter. He swallowed it back, but his voice cracked somewhere in his reply.
"Y-yes, My Lord?"
"Tell Rin where babies come from."
'Brilliant, just shove it on Jaken. Perfect solution.'
Jaken suddenly found himself on the other end of the situation.
"B-but My Lord! Why me?!"
Rin was genuinely confused by their reluctance to tell her what she thought was a simple question. Somehow she managed to get a million emotions out of Sesshomaru with one question, and now she watched the two argue about it.
"…Yes My Lord."
Jaken jumped onto Ah-Un's back with some difficulty, then looked up at Rin. Needless to say, he was very uncomfortable.
"Okay, Rin. When a mommy and daddy love each other very much…"
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"…And then a baby is born. The end."
Rin looked like she was slightly enjoying her last bit of innocence, Jaken pointedly jumped off of Ah-Un who took no notice to the event that had transpired, and Sesshomaru was trying desperately not to run away.
"…Wow. Is it the same for demons?"
Jaken tripped, Sesshomaru's eyes widened. He suddenly picked up the pace.
For days afterward Sesshomaru was silently rethinking his list of things to prepare for.
…And Myoga suddenly had a story to tell Inuyasha that was too funny to worry about how many ways Sesshomaru would kill him for passing it on.
Sesshomaru: …
Everyoneminusfluffy'sgroup: pfft. heheHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
sorceress-of-faith: oh, classic.
Rin: …where do babies come from?
sorcerousfang: I'm sure someone will tell you when you get older, Rin.
Jaken: and it won't be me!
Sesshomaru: …yes it will.
Jaken: Wha-! B-but my Lord!