Thank you for the reviews! And I have no idea why it took me around a week to update, but here's the next chapter. It is longer than the last one. Not sure if there are actually squirrels in Japan, but I'll pretend there are for this chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Inuyasha.
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It was early in the morning, and everything was calm and peaceful. That is, until Rin came skipping into the area, talking nonstop to a very unhappy Jaken. She had been searching for something to eat, and Jaken was getting more and more harassed as he was asked questions. By now, Jaken was contemplating whether or not Sesshomaru knew this would happen every time. Was he being punished again?
"What should I get for breakfast Master Jaken?"
"I don't know! Find something!" Why him? Why must he be tortured?
"Okay!" Rin dashed off. She halted near a small field, where a few watermelons were growing. Rin snuck the smallest away, and took a seat beneath a tree to enjoy her meal. Jaken sat down nearby, muttering to himself.
Nothing interesting happened until a little black squirrel came over and curled up in front of Rin, watching her eat the watermelon. A few minutes passed, before the squirrel started sneaking bites of what Rin had discarded.
Rin finally noticed it and smiled at the tiny squirrel. "Hi, do you want some watermelon?" She held out a chunk of it, which the squirrel stared at for a moment, before grabbing it, backing up, and munching away at it. "You're so cute!" Rin cooed at the squirrel.
"Hurry up Rin, we should be going back!" Jaken called from the top of a hill. He had begun to walk away earlier, still trying to figure out what Sesshomaru was thinking when he sent him to go and accompany Rin to find food.
"Oh, right!" Rin got up and ran after Jaken. She turned slightly to wave good-bye to the little black squirrel.
The squirrel watched her go, before turning its attention to the remains of the watermelon. It was very delicious.
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Later that day, Rin, accompanied by Jaken, went off to find lunch while Sesshomaru went off to do something or another. Who knew where he'd go? Perhaps he had found a lead on Naraku.
Jaken started a small fire as Rin put the recently caught fish near it. Jaken turned and walked off. "I'll be right back" was all he said.
Why did Jaken decide to go away? Rin shrugged, and was about to settle down and wait for the fish to cook, when a demon suddenly appeared. Where was Jaken when you needed him? At least he could use the staff to scare away most demons. Rin backed away slowly, but before she or the demon could do anything, the little black squirrel suddenly appeared and sat between the two. The same one from earlier in the day.
The demon stared at it for a moment, before laughing. A squirrel? What did it think it was doing? The demon's laugh was cut short, however, when the squirrel suddenly grew in size. It bared its teeth warningly. The laughing stopped and the demon stared in amazement at the squirrel. It was a demon as well? The demon retreated after seeing the size of the other's teeth, deciding not to press its luck.
Rin watched as the squirrel reverted to the small size and it came over to her, its bushy tail twitching back and forth. "Thank you." Rin said to the squirrel, and she sat down near the fire to check on the fish. They were done. She took one of the fish and set it on the ground, where the little black squirrel began eating it.
Jaken came back a few minutes later. He stared at the squirrel for a moment. "Where did that come from?"
Rin shrugged. "I don't know, but it scared a demon away."
Jaken stared at her, the the tiny squirrel. Silence, then...
"Hahaha! A squirrel? Scare away a demon? You must be joking!" Jaken rolled around on the ground, laughing.
Rin didn't do anything as the squirrel dive-bombed Jaken, apparently insulted. The fish was really good.
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Night...
Sesshomaru watched in silence as Rin played with a small black squirrel. He watched disinterested as Jaken and Rin argued about it, as Ah-Un and the squirrel studied one another. The dragon, deciding the squirrel wasn't a threat, lay down to sleep.
After the argument, Rin turned to the squirrel. "Get Jaken!"
The squirrel listened, and chased Jaken around the camp site in its demon form. Once it was satisfied that it had punished Jaken enough, it scurried off in its small form.
"Bye!" Rin called after it.
Jaken sulked over by Ah-Un.
Sesshomaru had ignored what had just happened. Once Jaken and Rin were asleep however, he reflected on what had happened that day, and wondered whether Rin had know that the squirrel had been a demon. Another mystery, and it was one he wasn't about to analyze any further.
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Really random but I thought it was funny. Review if you'd like. I decided to use a squirrel after seeing a really short video on youtube. It had a couple of seconds of what looked like a squirrel, played along with some music, and ended abruptly with the animal having a really funny expression. Anyway, the next chapter is the cavern one.
So, until next time, thanks for reading/ and or reviewing!