InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The mother of my daughter ❯ Meet my puppy ( Chapter 3 )
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By: liany 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.16.2014 | Pages: 6 | Words: 4.1K | Visits: 246 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.16.2014 | Pages: 6 | Words: 4.1K | Visits: 246 | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter 3:
Meet my puppy
It was a good 20 minutes to 4 p.m. as Sesshomaru pulled in front of the duplex house corresponding the
given address. Though he had expected to see a real duplex house, it pleased him as there were in f act
two mirrored houses, each on one side of the property, with a good width of yard between then to
provide privacy. He appreciated the good shape the houses were in and the&nbs p;tidiness around them. Could
use a little more work but it ;was more than acceptable for their needs. He got out of the car and so did
Rin. The neighborhood looked quite nice&n bsp;and quiet. It will be a good environment& nbsp;for his daughter to
grow up in. Another quiet moment passed and he frowned. The woman said that they had a dog yet he could not hear even the slightest bark. Every good watch dog would at least announce the arrival of
strangers within the property. He&n bsp;looked at his watch. 15 more minutes to go... Rin tugged at his sleeve
lightly to get his attention. He looked down at her.
"Rin's thirsty." he sighed and looked around to locate the small shop they passed a little while ago. It
wasn't far but he should have known that she'd get thirsty after the l ong ride here, like always. He took
Rin's hand and his gesture was rewarded with her lovely smile. He almost responded the same wa y but
he didn't really need to, she ;knew him the best apart from his late&n bsp;wife. He slowly walked so that she
could happily skip from one foot to the other on the rectangular pavement as they headed th ere. They
entered the store and he brought Rin some juice. Rin gulped it down and smiled in contentment when
the bottle was&nbs p;half empty. As Sesshomaru was about to turn around and exit, he stopped in his tracks.
There in front of the door stood this big mass of fur, muscles, white talons and paws the size& nbsp;of his
palm. The creature opened the&nbs p;door with his nose and held it open for a six-year-old boy with messy
red hair tied up in a high pony tail. The boy reached the counter and set a list for the clerk to read then
did the same with the money. He&nbs p;tiptoed and smiled to the man.
"Hi, mama said to buy these."
"Really now, what's the occasion?" the boy grinned as the man came around the counter and filled the
special pouch the animal carried around his torso.
"We might get tenants, today." Sesshomaru from the cor ner of his eye looked at the boy, to the clerk
and to the convenient furry carrier.
"Well then," the man spoke to the fur mass. "you better be on the your best behavior." its confirmation&nb sp;
came as a deafening bark. It made Sesshomaru's ears cringe and the&nbs p;glass door shake. The man laugh
and patted the thing on the head. With all things packed and settled for them they exited the store&nb sp;
saying their goodbyes.
"Pardon me, was that the Higurashi's dog?" the man smiled in confirmation. Though it didn't show ;on
his face he was somewhere between&n bsp;feeling foolish and betrayed. True he did not insist on knowing
about the dog even at her suggestion, but how in the world was that a puppy?
"Yes, quite a sweet thing. So can I get you anything else?" he thought for a second and nodded. From
what he figured their p ossible landlady was waiting for them with some snacks he should be
considerate and bring something, just to start off on the right foot. When they left the st ore the boy and
it's dog were still&nbs p;there as the kid shared some biscuits with him.
"Okay." the boy stood to his feet and dusted his clothes. He started walking and oddly the dog stayed
behind studying them. After a few meters the boy&nbs p;called over his shoulder. "Hatsuyo, heel." the dog
barked and took the commanded position walking besides the boy&nbs p;in the direction they too were
headed. Rin tugged on his sleeve persistently.
"What is it?" he looked down at her and saw her watching the two walking ahead.
"Papa," her eyes sparkled up at him, "Rin wants a puppy just like tha t!" he arched an eyebrow.
"We'll see." hopefully the boy and its dog were indeed their new neighbors so that he won't have to < br> trouble himself in finding an impossible huge dog for his daughter to call a puppy as well.
The y slowly headed down the road. His eyebrow twitched as he&nbs p;saw the dog sniff along his car. If it
dared mark it, it will be a very lovely rug. Hatsuyo as the boy called it&nbs p;started barking at the car. Shortly
after&n bsp;a woman's voice from the back yard s houted.
"Hatsuyo, kettle!" the dog whined but followed the order given and disappeared behind the house.
"Good girl!" the praise came in a more gentle tone.
"Mrs. Higurashi?" Sesshomaru asked walking to the back yard.
"Ye s, just a moment." The woman said as she ca me around the corner. She stopped in mid step, and
dropped the basket of dry, neatly folded laundry to the ground in shock. He arched an eyebrow,
strangely he knew the woman. Rin stepped forward and smiled.
"Nice to meet you again, pret ty lady. Rin's sorry for calling you 'mama' out of nowhere this morning."
the color visibly drained from the woman's f ace.
"Rin." she whispered. Yes, he had seen the woman this morning when he went to&n bsp;register Rin in a
nearby public kindergarten.
"Mama, are they our new tenants?" the boy from before asked tugging&nb sp;at the woman's hand. She
recovered at the sound of his voice.
"If they like the house, then yes." she nodded her head slowly, eyes remaining on his smiling daughter."
Shippo, could you show the nice girl around, please?"
"Sure." he grinned and happily took the girls hand and took her away.
The woman knelled to gather her laundry, but her hands wouldn't st op shaking. The cloth slipped
through her fingers as eyes were still unfocused. Sesshoma ru sighed. He was not expecting this. Not for
their new land lady to be the same shocked woman from t his morning. Not that he could blame her for
it was Rin's fault. Honestly he ;was grateful when the woman intervened at&nb sp;Rin's plea. Quickly scooping
the crying&n bsp;girl away from the angry growls of those& nbsp;unattended dogs. And then she had threatened to
muzzle the negligent owners herself should anything similar happen in the proximity of children. He
had not seen all that happening but the other&nbs p;mothers in the vicinity gave a fair amount& nbsp;of details. She
had calmed Rin down despite the the shocking experience. He&n bsp;had retrieved his daughter when she was < br> calmed and cleaned up. The woman had placed Rin on her own feet when she had called for him. Rin
had run to him and he scooped her up with little effort. He nodded to her in thanks and then she quickly
left out of sight. While on the car Rin had told him everything he had intended to thank the woman
properly. Seeing as this one w as the one and the same, he'd call it a stroke of luck or maybe even fate.
"Need help?" he offered. She slowly nodded and whispered a thank you. He gathered everything and& nbsp;
straighten himself while she still laid on the ground as if in a daze. He extended his hand to her. She
hesitantly took it and he pulled her to her feet. Just his luck for her to trip over her own feet forcing him
to hold her to him. Hatsuyo started growling loudly. She blinked& nbsp;and excused herself blushing.
"This way." she gestured to the open glass door at the side of the house, taking the bas ket from him.
When Hatsuyo didn't stop growling she narrowed her eyes and turned to it. "Hush." she said and the
dog became quiet and settled down, wagging his tail when the kids approached him ;with some dog
biscuits.
They entered the house and settled inside the living room. He took a sea t on the couch and she on the
sofa refolding the laundry. M aybe he should have paid some attention to the way she carried herself
but, at the moment, the fluid and elegant motions& nbsp;had captivated him.
"I've brought something." his voice cut&n bsp;the silence that settled between them as the spell, the woman
seemed to be working on ended. She raised her eyes and smiled.
"Thank you, but you shouldn't have troubled yourself." she stood and took the bag from his
outstretched arm. She stepped into the kitchen and poured some of the freshly made coffee into cups.
"How do you like your coffee? Or you prefer tea?"
"Coffee. Black with two sugar." he heard the cling sound the tea-spoon made as she stirred it. He ;
nodded his thanks when she served him. She then took the laundry basked and put it aside in another
room. He waited patiently, studying the house. Since&nbs p;the two were identical he found the room di vision
acceptable for their needs. A bedroom& nbsp;was only a place to rest and a bath as long as it was clean would
be en ough. The woman entered the room again.
"So," she didn't know how to start, still a li ttle embarrassed for what happened earlier. She took her seat
on the sofa again leaning forward, arms intertwined forward, elbows resting on her knees.
"So that is the puppy you talked about." he stated monotonously. When she looked away distract ed to
the yard where the kids played w ith the dog, he took the chance to look at her more attentively.
"Hehe, yes." she laug hed a bit tense. She had her hair pulled into a loose low bound, a few shards&n bsp;here
and there. Her layered bangs made an upside down W shape&nbs p;on her forehead and the side of her face.
her hair was dark chocolate to black with slightly blue reflections. The boat&nbs p;neck cut blouse suited her
shoulder line. Her waist as he had noticed earlier was slim but the nicely worked muscles hidden under
the fabric would trouble almost any male. She must swim regula rly for her to keep that hourglass shape
in smooth clear lines. She wasn't that tall, 1.65 at mo st but the perfectly proportioned body could& nbsp;fool
even his sharp eye without anything to compare to.
"What bree d? I've never seen one like that." he si pped some coffee enjoying the aroma. The first&nbs p;true
coffee he had in months. Her soft brown eyes lit up.
"Oh, he's an European Shepherd. Would have wanted a Caucasian one but then they're harder to train."
s he looked at the three playing outside. He knew not&nbs p;what the two breeds should look like, but truth be
told he didn't have a need to.
"Hn. At least it saves me the tr ouble of looking for such a puppy." she blinked and looked at him with
surprise evident on her features.
"Tashio-san, you mean you want to rent the house?" she asked for confirmation.
"Yes."
"But, but you didn't even see it yet!" her eyes&nbs p;widened. He arched an eyebrow at her, putting the cup
down on the coffee table.
"Mrs. Higurashi, looking for a dog that size and finding a place where it w ill be accepted, would be
more troublesome than dealing with anything this house has or not t o offer."
"Okay." she breathed relaxing a bit.&n bsp;"So when do you want to move in Tashio-san?" he grinned at her.
Her breath caught in her throat. He was waiting for this question from the beginning and the glint in his
eyes made her fearful of his answer.
"Immediately would be perfect." she&nbs p;nodded surprised, lips slightly parted. "Good." he pulled out his
phone and called the moving firm to get his things ;here as fast as possible. The lady excu sed herself to
the kitchen while he talk ed. Unfortunately they will be here in the&nb sp;morning. The two kids entered the
house,&n bsp;a bit ruffled from their battle with the dog but otherwise radiant with joy. The b oy took two
sweet cakes from the dinning table&n bsp;and handed one to Rin before going to see his mother. She met him
halfway, a tray with gl asses of juice in hand. She looked at him expectantly, head lea ning to the side in
question at his fidgeting.
"Mama, can Rin-chan stay for dinner, please?" he begged her, cheeks stained with a cute blush. She
would love to comply with him, but&n bsp;she wasn't the only one they needed to ask. She smiled a bit when
she saw from the corner& nbsp;of her eye another pair of puppy dag eyes. She looked at Sesshomaru for his
confirmation, her own eyes pleading on behalf of the kids. He sighed lightly but nodded, with little
chance of giving any other answer at the hopeful eyes his daughter was&n bsp;making. She had missed
playing with kids her age since they crashed at his father 's house.
"I can't see why not, since she lives next door." the woman smiled in triumph making the desired
announcement. The kids squealed&n bsp;in delight before heading upstairs to play in Shippo's room till dinner
was re ady. Their gazes met briefly in thanks to the other before she started making dinner and he
moved to the dinning table so that they could discuss more of the house and rent. He did offer to assist
but she refused him. She even jokingly threatened to send him to the kids room if he insisted. Or so she
wanted to seem.
A/N: Thanks for reading, and a review would be great as well.
liany
It was a good 20 minutes to 4 p.m. as Sesshomaru pulled in front of the duplex house corresponding the
given address. Though he had expected to see a real duplex house, it pleased him as there were in f act
two mirrored houses, each on one side of the property, with a good width of yard between then to
provide privacy. He appreciated the good shape the houses were in and the&nbs p;tidiness around them. Could
use a little more work but it ;was more than acceptable for their needs. He got out of the car and so did
Rin. The neighborhood looked quite nice&n bsp;and quiet. It will be a good environment& nbsp;for his daughter to
grow up in. Another quiet moment passed and he frowned. The woman said that they had a dog yet he could not hear even the slightest bark. Every good watch dog would at least announce the arrival of
strangers within the property. He&n bsp;looked at his watch. 15 more minutes to go... Rin tugged at his sleeve
lightly to get his attention. He looked down at her.
"Rin's thirsty." he sighed and looked around to locate the small shop they passed a little while ago. It
wasn't far but he should have known that she'd get thirsty after the l ong ride here, like always. He took
Rin's hand and his gesture was rewarded with her lovely smile. He almost responded the same wa y but
he didn't really need to, she ;knew him the best apart from his late&n bsp;wife. He slowly walked so that she
could happily skip from one foot to the other on the rectangular pavement as they headed th ere. They
entered the store and he brought Rin some juice. Rin gulped it down and smiled in contentment when
the bottle was&nbs p;half empty. As Sesshomaru was about to turn around and exit, he stopped in his tracks.
There in front of the door stood this big mass of fur, muscles, white talons and paws the size& nbsp;of his
palm. The creature opened the&nbs p;door with his nose and held it open for a six-year-old boy with messy
red hair tied up in a high pony tail. The boy reached the counter and set a list for the clerk to read then
did the same with the money. He&nbs p;tiptoed and smiled to the man.
"Hi, mama said to buy these."
"Really now, what's the occasion?" the boy grinned as the man came around the counter and filled the
special pouch the animal carried around his torso.
"We might get tenants, today." Sesshomaru from the cor ner of his eye looked at the boy, to the clerk
and to the convenient furry carrier.
"Well then," the man spoke to the fur mass. "you better be on the your best behavior." its confirmation&nb sp;
came as a deafening bark. It made Sesshomaru's ears cringe and the&nbs p;glass door shake. The man laugh
and patted the thing on the head. With all things packed and settled for them they exited the store&nb sp;
saying their goodbyes.
"Pardon me, was that the Higurashi's dog?" the man smiled in confirmation. Though it didn't show ;on
his face he was somewhere between&n bsp;feeling foolish and betrayed. True he did not insist on knowing
about the dog even at her suggestion, but how in the world was that a puppy?
"Yes, quite a sweet thing. So can I get you anything else?" he thought for a second and nodded. From
what he figured their p ossible landlady was waiting for them with some snacks he should be
considerate and bring something, just to start off on the right foot. When they left the st ore the boy and
it's dog were still&nbs p;there as the kid shared some biscuits with him.
"Okay." the boy stood to his feet and dusted his clothes. He started walking and oddly the dog stayed
behind studying them. After a few meters the boy&nbs p;called over his shoulder. "Hatsuyo, heel." the dog
barked and took the commanded position walking besides the boy&nbs p;in the direction they too were
headed. Rin tugged on his sleeve persistently.
"What is it?" he looked down at her and saw her watching the two walking ahead.
"Papa," her eyes sparkled up at him, "Rin wants a puppy just like tha t!" he arched an eyebrow.
"We'll see." hopefully the boy and its dog were indeed their new neighbors so that he won't have to < br> trouble himself in finding an impossible huge dog for his daughter to call a puppy as well.
The y slowly headed down the road. His eyebrow twitched as he&nbs p;saw the dog sniff along his car. If it
dared mark it, it will be a very lovely rug. Hatsuyo as the boy called it&nbs p;started barking at the car. Shortly
after&n bsp;a woman's voice from the back yard s houted.
"Hatsuyo, kettle!" the dog whined but followed the order given and disappeared behind the house.
"Good girl!" the praise came in a more gentle tone.
"Mrs. Higurashi?" Sesshomaru asked walking to the back yard.
"Ye s, just a moment." The woman said as she ca me around the corner. She stopped in mid step, and
dropped the basket of dry, neatly folded laundry to the ground in shock. He arched an eyebrow,
strangely he knew the woman. Rin stepped forward and smiled.
"Nice to meet you again, pret ty lady. Rin's sorry for calling you 'mama' out of nowhere this morning."
the color visibly drained from the woman's f ace.
"Rin." she whispered. Yes, he had seen the woman this morning when he went to&n bsp;register Rin in a
nearby public kindergarten.
"Mama, are they our new tenants?" the boy from before asked tugging&nb sp;at the woman's hand. She
recovered at the sound of his voice.
"If they like the house, then yes." she nodded her head slowly, eyes remaining on his smiling daughter."
Shippo, could you show the nice girl around, please?"
"Sure." he grinned and happily took the girls hand and took her away.
The woman knelled to gather her laundry, but her hands wouldn't st op shaking. The cloth slipped
through her fingers as eyes were still unfocused. Sesshoma ru sighed. He was not expecting this. Not for
their new land lady to be the same shocked woman from t his morning. Not that he could blame her for
it was Rin's fault. Honestly he ;was grateful when the woman intervened at&nb sp;Rin's plea. Quickly scooping
the crying&n bsp;girl away from the angry growls of those& nbsp;unattended dogs. And then she had threatened to
muzzle the negligent owners herself should anything similar happen in the proximity of children. He
had not seen all that happening but the other&nbs p;mothers in the vicinity gave a fair amount& nbsp;of details. She
had calmed Rin down despite the the shocking experience. He&n bsp;had retrieved his daughter when she was < br> calmed and cleaned up. The woman had placed Rin on her own feet when she had called for him. Rin
had run to him and he scooped her up with little effort. He nodded to her in thanks and then she quickly
left out of sight. While on the car Rin had told him everything he had intended to thank the woman
properly. Seeing as this one w as the one and the same, he'd call it a stroke of luck or maybe even fate.
"Need help?" he offered. She slowly nodded and whispered a thank you. He gathered everything and& nbsp;
straighten himself while she still laid on the ground as if in a daze. He extended his hand to her. She
hesitantly took it and he pulled her to her feet. Just his luck for her to trip over her own feet forcing him
to hold her to him. Hatsuyo started growling loudly. She blinked& nbsp;and excused herself blushing.
"This way." she gestured to the open glass door at the side of the house, taking the bas ket from him.
When Hatsuyo didn't stop growling she narrowed her eyes and turned to it. "Hush." she said and the
dog became quiet and settled down, wagging his tail when the kids approached him ;with some dog
biscuits.
They entered the house and settled inside the living room. He took a sea t on the couch and she on the
sofa refolding the laundry. M aybe he should have paid some attention to the way she carried herself
but, at the moment, the fluid and elegant motions& nbsp;had captivated him.
"I've brought something." his voice cut&n bsp;the silence that settled between them as the spell, the woman
seemed to be working on ended. She raised her eyes and smiled.
"Thank you, but you shouldn't have troubled yourself." she stood and took the bag from his
outstretched arm. She stepped into the kitchen and poured some of the freshly made coffee into cups.
"How do you like your coffee? Or you prefer tea?"
"Coffee. Black with two sugar." he heard the cling sound the tea-spoon made as she stirred it. He ;
nodded his thanks when she served him. She then took the laundry basked and put it aside in another
room. He waited patiently, studying the house. Since&nbs p;the two were identical he found the room di vision
acceptable for their needs. A bedroom& nbsp;was only a place to rest and a bath as long as it was clean would
be en ough. The woman entered the room again.
"So," she didn't know how to start, still a li ttle embarrassed for what happened earlier. She took her seat
on the sofa again leaning forward, arms intertwined forward, elbows resting on her knees.
"So that is the puppy you talked about." he stated monotonously. When she looked away distract ed to
the yard where the kids played w ith the dog, he took the chance to look at her more attentively.
"Hehe, yes." she laug hed a bit tense. She had her hair pulled into a loose low bound, a few shards&n bsp;here
and there. Her layered bangs made an upside down W shape&nbs p;on her forehead and the side of her face.
her hair was dark chocolate to black with slightly blue reflections. The boat&nbs p;neck cut blouse suited her
shoulder line. Her waist as he had noticed earlier was slim but the nicely worked muscles hidden under
the fabric would trouble almost any male. She must swim regula rly for her to keep that hourglass shape
in smooth clear lines. She wasn't that tall, 1.65 at mo st but the perfectly proportioned body could& nbsp;fool
even his sharp eye without anything to compare to.
"What bree d? I've never seen one like that." he si pped some coffee enjoying the aroma. The first&nbs p;true
coffee he had in months. Her soft brown eyes lit up.
"Oh, he's an European Shepherd. Would have wanted a Caucasian one but then they're harder to train."
s he looked at the three playing outside. He knew not&nbs p;what the two breeds should look like, but truth be
told he didn't have a need to.
"Hn. At least it saves me the tr ouble of looking for such a puppy." she blinked and looked at him with
surprise evident on her features.
"Tashio-san, you mean you want to rent the house?" she asked for confirmation.
"Yes."
"But, but you didn't even see it yet!" her eyes&nbs p;widened. He arched an eyebrow at her, putting the cup
down on the coffee table.
"Mrs. Higurashi, looking for a dog that size and finding a place where it w ill be accepted, would be
more troublesome than dealing with anything this house has or not t o offer."
"Okay." she breathed relaxing a bit.&n bsp;"So when do you want to move in Tashio-san?" he grinned at her.
Her breath caught in her throat. He was waiting for this question from the beginning and the glint in his
eyes made her fearful of his answer.
"Immediately would be perfect." she&nbs p;nodded surprised, lips slightly parted. "Good." he pulled out his
phone and called the moving firm to get his things ;here as fast as possible. The lady excu sed herself to
the kitchen while he talk ed. Unfortunately they will be here in the&nb sp;morning. The two kids entered the
house,&n bsp;a bit ruffled from their battle with the dog but otherwise radiant with joy. The b oy took two
sweet cakes from the dinning table&n bsp;and handed one to Rin before going to see his mother. She met him
halfway, a tray with gl asses of juice in hand. She looked at him expectantly, head lea ning to the side in
question at his fidgeting.
"Mama, can Rin-chan stay for dinner, please?" he begged her, cheeks stained with a cute blush. She
would love to comply with him, but&n bsp;she wasn't the only one they needed to ask. She smiled a bit when
she saw from the corner& nbsp;of her eye another pair of puppy dag eyes. She looked at Sesshomaru for his
confirmation, her own eyes pleading on behalf of the kids. He sighed lightly but nodded, with little
chance of giving any other answer at the hopeful eyes his daughter was&n bsp;making. She had missed
playing with kids her age since they crashed at his father 's house.
"I can't see why not, since she lives next door." the woman smiled in triumph making the desired
announcement. The kids squealed&n bsp;in delight before heading upstairs to play in Shippo's room till dinner
was re ady. Their gazes met briefly in thanks to the other before she started making dinner and he
moved to the dinning table so that they could discuss more of the house and rent. He did offer to assist
but she refused him. She even jokingly threatened to send him to the kids room if he insisted. Or so she
wanted to seem.
A/N: Thanks for reading, and a review would be great as well.
liany