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The Fall into Our Darkness	By : Kuronohime Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > InuYasha/Kagome Views: 12042 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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"Sesshoumaru-sama! Sesshoumaru-sama!"
A small imp scurried from a distance, a disproportionately large wooden shaft bobbing up and down in its grasp in the horizon as it ran. The imp's snarly echoing voice alerted its approach to a twosome that was currently enjoying a peaceful afternoon by a river. A small human girl and her inu youkai guardian turned their attention to the direction of the calls.
"Oh, Jaken-sama is back!" The girl, Rin, got up from the bank and dusted flower petals off her lap.
"Jaken-sama!" Rin called the small imp back and waved at him impatiently, like the happy-go-lucky child that she was.
The addressed inu youkai, Sesshoumaru, discreetly snagged a flower garland off his head – the past time creation of his small ward. He allowed her this folly privately, but didn't care for his underlings to be privy to the extent the great dog demon lord sustained privileges to his ward concerning his person.
Sesshoumaru nimbly swirled the wildflower garland behind his back as the small imp reached them.
"Sess- Sesshoumaru-s- sama." Jaken, the imp, huffed and leaned his waned upper body against his trusty shaft.
The lord gave his underling but the mildest, most unnoticeable twitch of an eyebrow to express his impatience to the news.
Jaken swallowed down his out-of-breathness and wiped beads of perspiration off his forehead to his sleeve.
"Inuyasha, Lord Sesshoumaru, your brother, has awoken. That is the last news I head from the village before my departure."
Sesshoumaru looked as indifferent to the news as if Jaken had just reported the number of fingers he had, but their young companion squealed in joy.
"Oh, Jaken-sama! That is wonderful news! I knew he wouldn't die!" She almost screamed with relief. "Oh, how happy this must make Kagome-sama!" Rin clapped her hands together and hugged her arms against her chest.
"He will be alright, I know-"
"Ahem." Jaken interrupted the joyous outburst of the human girl, just in time before it wore out the patience of their lord. "As for the other matter of business you send me out for, my liege..." Jaken continued, a bit more nervously as always when bringing his master news he knew would be ill-received.
"I could not locate Totosai, I-I'm sorry, milord!" He blurted out and bowed his head.
The jawline on Sesshoumaru's face tightened ever so slightly, indicating that Jaken was teetering on the edge of upcoming disciplinary measures.
Small droplets of sweat trickled down on the nervous imp's face.
"B-but I did, h-however, gather information on Tenseiga."
The imp knew he was in for violence for the next piece of news, but he was worse off if even attempting to withhold this information.
"It cannot be repaired. The damage done by Naraku's youki has created irrevocable harm to the integrity of your father's tooth. Even if forged whole again, it will no longer maintain its previous powers." Jaken closed his eyes, still in a deep bow, waiting for the hurt to come.
"No! Sesshoumaru-sama! Bad Sesshoumaru-sama!" An angelic voice, so innocent and pure, rang a bell of mercy and halted Sesshoumaru's hand from striking down the messenger.
"It is not Jaken-sama's fault that your sword can't be fixed. Don't act up like a child!"
When the immediate danger of physical harm subsided, Jaken had to try his hardest to bite down unto his lip and contain his urge to laugh. Since Naraku's abolition, Sesshoumaru was now the most powerful youkai in all the known realms. Truly a great lord. Unrivaled in strength, unbeatable strategist and without an equal in gracefulness and, of course, in appearances. Yet, scolded like a pup by a little, simple human girl.
"I am able to hear your gaiety that of which you attempt to conceal from me by biting upon your own lip." Sesshoumaru warned his green minion and Jaken reflectively tensed his buttocks.
"Now, take to you Ah-Un, for your next errand to be accomplished in greater haste. Find Totosai, without fail." Sesshoumaru gave out the last part of his instructions in the most grave and pompous note only he could hit. "He is to forge me weapon anew - one that is unexcelled and inimitable. This task is of utmost importance and you shall not return prior to its completion."
Jaken's heart swelled in his chest, tears glistened in his eyes for the honor bestowed upon him. He was to bring his master his new sword, one that was even mightier than Tenseiga or the Tessaiga.
"I'll be on my way right away, Sesshoumaru-sama!" Jaken declared and jogged backwards towards the place Ah-Un was currently resting. "You can count on me! I will not fail you, milord!" The imp swore and turned to ran off.
"Be safe, Jaken-samaaa!" Rin hollered to the retreating figure of the small, green demon.
When Jaken was out of demonic earshot, already riding the blue canvas of the sky, Sesshoumaru turned his attention back at his human ward.
"You, Rin." He began with a reprimanding tone. "Never must you forget that you do not govern this Sesshoumaru." He was about to get into a longer admonition, but the girl already ran further away along the bank to a new patch of wild flowers.
"Oh, how pretty!" She chirped happily at the bed of sumires growing in dense groups.
"These will look even prettier in your hair!" The little girl sang and proceeded in picking them up into a big bouquet.
The demon lord looked at his busy little human protege. A smile of defeat tugged the corner of his mouth.

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A/N: Yeah, yeah. I know that is canonish that Sesshoumaru eventually intented to marry Rin once she grew up. (This was revealed in a drama CD, not in any official Takahashi work. Hence "canonish".)
I just don't see it happening. Rin taught Sesshoumaru a great deal about love – about compassion, friendship; the truest, purest form of love. Not the smexy smexy kinda love ya'll read fanfiction for.
I cannot see Sesshoumaru as anything else but a father figure to Rin, even though I'm totally into the whole "young girl meets a mature man, girl falls in love, they spend time apart, and once the girl is all grown up and they reconcile, the man starts to have the tinglies for her blossomed womanhood in return" -trope. But not in this case. No. Nah. Nope.
Anyway. Sorry it's been so long. Sorry this chapter was short. This chapter marks the beginning of our secondary plot and it was somewhat boring to write, but has many tidbits that will later become very crucial in the main story. In the next chapter, we return to our regular program.
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