Thanks for the reviews, and hey, I updated sooner, since there's a lull in homework (finally). For this chapter, inspiration came from seeing a frog. And yes, I do think Sesshomaru humors Rin when no one else is looking.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Inuyasha.
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Rin sat at the edge of the pond, puffing up her cheeks to imitate the frogs on the lily pads. She giggled whenever one of the frogs hopped to another lily pad and made a large croak.
Jaken sat next to a fire, jabbing at it moodily with a stick. Sesshomaru had, once again, left him behind while he went off somewhere with Ah-Un. Jaken was left in charge until he came back. Which basically meant that Jaken was babysitting Rin and making sure she didn't get into any trouble. Perfect, just perfect.
Rin glanced over at Jaken after he had let out a very loud and drawn out sigh. "Master Jaken, you shouldn't sigh so much. It can't be good for your health."
Jaken waved his stick at her. "Leave me alone annoying girl! I'll sigh if I feel like it."
Rin was going to ask why, but at the croak of another frog, she thought of another question. "Mater Jaken, do you croak like these frogs?"
Jaken puffed up indignantly, completely ignoring the fire. "No, I do not. What possessed you to ask such a question?"
Rin shrugged. "Because you kind of look like one." Rin paused, glanced at the frog, then at Jaken. "Well, I guess you look more like a toad..."
Jaken was seething. Did Rin know she was insulting him?
"Master Jaken?"
"What?" Jaken snapped irritably.
"Oh, it's just that your pants are on fire." Rin replied innocently.
Jaken gaze went down, and discovered, to his horror, that he was on fire. "Ahh!" Jaken yelped, rolling around on the ground. When that didn't work, he flung himself head-first into the pond.
Rin watched in interest as a thin line of smoke rose from the water.
The frogs had gone silent.
Jaken surfaced and spat out water. His hat was floating away, and a lily pad had taken its place, with a tiny frog atop it, croaking.
Rin had been trying hard not to laugh, but couldn't help it anymore. She broke into helpless giggles at the sight.
Jaken glared at her, but swam after his hat. Once he retrieved it, Jaken swam to the ponds' edge and got out, dripping wet. He shook the lily pad off his head, and the frog along with it. Jaken then sat next to the fire and sulked.
Rin was still laughing.
Later...
Sesshomaru had returned to the small camp with Ah-Un. The two-headed dragon went over to the pond side and, curling up next to it, began to doze. Sesshomaru sat with his back against a tree, and declined to ask why and how Jaken had gotten wet.
Rin ran over to Sesshomaru, clasping a frog in her hands. When she thought she had Sesshomaru's attention, Rin held up the frog. "Lord Sesshomaru, don't you think Jaken kind of looks like a frog? Or a toad?"
Jaken didn't hear her question, as he was currently muttering furiously to himself.
Sesshomaru looked at frog silently as its throat bulged from its croak. "There's a certain resemblance." Sesshomaru deadpanned.
Rin giggled, before running back to the pond and releasing the frog. She then ran back over to Sesshomaru, after thinking of the question she had asked Jaken. "Lord Sesshomaru, has Jaken ever croaked?"
"...Once..." Sesshomaru said after a moment, declining to add that it had nothing to do with making a sound. It had to do with his sword, Tokijin, before he had gotten it. But Rin didn't need to know that.
Rin smiled. "I knew it!" Smiling up at Sesshomaru, she asked. "Have you ever croaked?" Rin puffed up her cheeks and exhaled, laughing after she did.
"..."
"Lord Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru puffed up his cheeks ever so slightly, before letting out his breath.
Rin stared for a moment, before breaking into gales of laughter.
Sesshomaru turned his head to one side. What the heck was so funny? She had asked the question. He wondered how long Rin would laugh this time.
Jaken had begun to jab at the fire again, while at the same time glaring at a little frog that had decided to sit next to him. Today had been horrible. It couldn't get any worse than this.
"Master Jaken! Jump into the pond again!"
He was wrong, it could get worse. And he had to comply, from the look he received from Sesshomaru. Jaken went over to the pond and hurled himself in.
Rin watched Jaken resurface, then up at Sesshomaru's passive face. "I still think he looks like a frog or a toad demon."
Sesshomaru puffed up his cheeks in response.
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Short again, but it made me laugh. I think frogs make the ribbit sound, but the croak worked out better, I think. Review if you like. I will try to make chapters at least 1000 words, and I think this one was around 800, not including the author notes.
So, until next time, thanks for reading and/or reviewing!