InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Double Vision ❯ Chapter 18 ( Chapter 17 )

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“Ah-Uhn, you miserable beasts! Come back at once!” The little toad grabbed the dragons’ spiky tail, hanging on for dear life as Ah-Uhn barreled into the sky. Jaken barely made the perilous climb to the dragon’s back, where he clung to the leather saddle. Thank kami he did not lose the staff of two heads, he reflected, using the staff to bash the dragon’s thick skulls. One head turned, giving the little toad an evil hiss. Neither Ah nor Uhn had ever liked the bumbling, officious little imp. Ah-Uhn flew quickly through the cold gray haze. The first snow of the year was fine and gritty, especially at the altitude the dragon was flying at. Wherever Ah-Uhn was going, he was in a hurry.

Rin huddled in a hollow tree, trying to keep warm while waiting for her loyal mount to arrive. She considered Ah-Uhn hers, and Sesshomaru owed her something, after all the time she had spent following him around like a little puppy. Ah-Uhn would provide her with a source of warmth, and help her travel much more quickly in her search for Inuyasha. She was going to give him a piece of her mind, that was for sure. She couldn’t believe he had just gone off and left her like that. He might get away with treating Kagome like that, but this Rin would not accept such poor treatment! Let Kagome put up with that bullshit, that’s all she was good for anyway. Still, she missed the pathetic mutt. She didn’t know why she felt so drawn to him, yet at the same time so disgusted. It was almost as if there were someone else in her head, who had confused thoughts about Inuyasha, making her love him and hate him at the same time. When they had their little talk about growing up, Kagome had warned her that she might feel moody and confused, but she had no idea it would be like this.

Snow had sifted down from the branches of the huge trees, frosting the broken brown ferns on the forest floor with white by the time Ah-Uhn touched down. Rin hadn’t expected Jaken, but his company was almost welcome, at this point. She was cold, hungry, lonely, and felt an overwhelming compulsion to head East.

“Rin! You terrible child!” Jaken squawked. Jaken was like a mother to Rin, and from him verbal abuse seemed to her like an endearment.

“What’s the matter, Master Jaken? Don’t you like the snow?” She jeered in return. It was just like old times. How happy they had all been, before the dog sent her away into exile.

“Why have you stolen your master’s beast, you lowly little brat?”

“Don’t you love me anymore, Master Jaken? Have you turned against me too, like our lord?” She practically sniveled. Their lord was not there to be amused or annoyed, but hamming it up was a long-standing habit for the pair, and they did it so well.

Her little toad governess sniffed her curiously. Then gasped with outrage, which was real for a change, not manufactured. “Rin! What have you done? Why do you reek of that wretched bastard, Inuyasha? And you’re pupped! I can’t believe I raised such a little slut! How could you? After all I’ve done for you, you ungrateful bitch, you betray me like this! Just wait ‘til I tell Lord Sesshomaru! He’ll kill that half-wit, half-human, half-brother of his! And you, you little hussy! He’ll send you to live with his mother. That’s what he’ll do. She’ll put you in that dungeon of hers, that’s what she’ll do with you. You ungrateful whelp…”

“SILENCE, Jaken. Besides, you’re repeating yourself. You must be very old. Obviously you are becoming senile!” She stuck out her tongue at the outraged little imp. “Come, we head east.” She commanded grandly.