Title: Rin's Four Legged Obsession

Authoress: Liko-chan

Warnings: Language, fluff, OOCness, TWT, humor

Summary: Rin gets a puppy from a village after they find out that she's Sesshoumaru's charge. As Rin cares for the puppy, she eventually becomes so in love with it, she practically forgets about her Sesshoumaru-Sama. In time Sesshoumaru begins to miss his 'Rin moments' and wants the 'mutt' gone... but Rin won't let it go...

Disclaimer: Li-chan doesn't own Inuyasha.

A.N.- Hey, well, I hope this epilogue is interesting and leaves you all thinking(not confused, though). Thank you all for the reviews and since many of you want an epilogue, here you go(but if you thought it was good the way it was, ya don't have to read this).

Rin's Four Legged Obsession

The (optional) Epilogue

Rin scrolled through the halls. She had been with Sesshoumaru for so long. They went through so much together, from her getting a puppy to her becoming a woman--the latter was rather embarrassing on so many levels. She still couldn't sleep in his room on certain nights.

So many years had past, well, actually four(1).

When she had her pup, she was only a child. According to Master Jaken, she was but only ten summers, then. It was less than two years after giving her puppy away, that the pains started and she had to have that LONG talk with her nanny(who was now her midwife). Around that time, Sesshoumaru was really busy---correction, he kept himself really busy.

Every month he would leave only for a week, but during the fall, he would leave for several weeks (around the time he was in rut). He always came back, though.

Jaken, as always, was still annoying. Forcing her to wake up at dd times in the morning to do whatever he asked. He was so annoying. Who wakes up before dawn when you had servants to do what you needed!?

Ryo had finally got a woman to actually mate with him. Rin was sure that would never happen, but he had somehow wooed the demoness and got her pregnant! Her name was Kaki, she was a coyote demon, like Ryo. Rin still didn't know if they were from the same tribe, though.

"Kaki!" Ryo whined. He was sitting out in the hall, near the doorway, obviously hungry--as usual.

Kaki was a great cook, but she was also very clumsy. That made Rin feel very stable, all the time. Sesshoumaru had allowed Kaki to live in the castle, but she had to stay with Ryo. And out of his way. He also didn't allow her into the kitchen--after that first fire, he was tempted to set her ablaze!

Ryo was busy practically all the time with his pup, because Kaki wasn't that good at mothering. But she tried, and that's all that mattered. She fed the pup, but a baby youkai took a lot of time, energy, patience, and structure to raise, and well, Kaki didn't have it all.

Rin continued past Ryo and Kaki's room. Their pup, Morimi, crying as loud as his little mouth would allow, while sitting in his father's lap. Soon Ryo would have to leave the castle, if he continued popping out offspring like that.

"Kaki, come get this thing!" Ryo yelled.

His yelling only made the pup cry louder. Kaki rushed out of the room, stumbling over Jaken--he was always around, something about raising the coyote pup to respect him, unlike everyone else.

Jaken was always in the way. If he wasn't lying on the hall floor--for some odd reason, he was somewhere he didn't belong. He seemed to be the reason everyone got hurt, always standing, sitting, or loitering where he didn't belong.

"Watch it, baka!" Yelled the imp.

Although he didn't age or look any different, Jaken was just a bit different inside. He was still green and the same annoying, in-the-way toad as always, but inside he was different. He was meaner. If he wasn't scolding Rin for dragging her kimono on the floor, he was scolding some other poor innocent victim.

Oh, yea, she had to now wear this big kimono! It dragged on the floor a short distance around her, and was really heavy with it's layering.

"Sorry, Master Jaken." Kaki apologized.

Jaken puffed out his chest proudly. "You should be!" He moved away from Ryo's room and into the middle of the hall. Rin, looking in Kaki's direction, didn't see Jaken.

"Rin . . . " Jaken mumbled.

Rin kept walking. As far as she was concerned, Jaken was long gone. And just as she did many, many, many times in the past, she stumbled over Jaken, bringing him and herself down. Of course, now, she had a long way to fall--being taller, but Jaken, being short, didn't.

"Ouch! Watch it!" He yelled.

Rin sighed. Same thing happened all the time. Why hadn't he learned to move out the way!? She never watched where she walked, so maybe he should.

"Sorry, Master Jaken." Rin sighed.

It was no use arguing with Jaken. He had mastered his skills of debating and arguing so no one could win, but that didn't involve physical persuasion. Rin was good at that now. If Jaken and she got into an argument, she'd just use some hard, blunt object nearby and bump him 'lightly' upside the head.

Rin got up, dusted herself off, and continued walking. She was on her way to see Sesshoumaru. He had called for her earlier but she was busy sleeping. When Jaken tried to wake her, she'd only kick him, subconsciously, of course.

"Rin," Sesshoumaru called, catching her attention.

Rin sped up her pace; she didn't like to leave her Sesshoumaru-sama waiting. He was down the hall, just outside his lounging room, awaiting her.

He had stopped her from sleeping in his room a few years ago when she became a woman. Of course, she was curious as to why and he told her it was because she moved a lot in her sleep.

She was in his bed, getting comfortable to sleep, when the conversation took place. He hadn't let her sleep in the bed, that night, but a week later she was allowed to.

Sesshoumaru kept a pillow in his lap the whole time, Rin noticed. When she moved her leg to get in a more comfortable, he twitched.

She asked him was he okay, and he nodded.

She smiled to herself as she remembered the rest of their conversation, and how Sesshoumaru continued to hold onto the pillow the whole time. Later, of course, Rin found out that the pillow was protection from her ever-wondering legs. She blushed. It must've been painful for him to be kicked there repeatedly . . .

Eventually one of the female servants told her that her newly altered scent was another reason she couldn't sleep with him. And that she was growing older and needed to sleep alone.

Sesshoumaru walked into the louging room and took a seat before the fire place. Rin followed suit, sitting in the seat beside her lord's.

"Lord Sesshoumaru?" Rin asked innocently, although her voice partially lost its childish squeak, she didn't sound like an adult.

Sesshoumaru turned his gaze to her. The fire illuminated the room, causing a beautiful sparkle in his golden eyes. "What is it, Rin?"

She stood from her seat and approached him. She was officially a woman, everyone said. So when she planted herself on his knee, Sesshoumaru's wasn't exactly upset.

He allowed a barely-there smirk to grace his lips as he straightened his leg out. This caused Rin to slide off his leg, a little. So she stood up and placed herself, fully, on his lap. On his freakin' lap.

Sesshoumaru raised a brow. If she had any idea how this was affecting him, he was sure she'd never sit there like that again. Rin squirmed then turned and smiled to her lord.

"Well, Master Jaken is boring and mean now. Ryo is mated to Kaki, and they have a son, Morimi. Master Jaken is alone and sad, and that's why he is mean, I think!" Rin said triumphantly and also hinting.

"What are you suggesting?"

"Master Jaken needs a mate!"

Sesshoumaru smiled inwardly. Yes, Jaken did need a mate. But knowing Jaken, he'd rather die than let a woman replace Sesshoumaru in his life. To this day, he still isn't sure whether Jaken liked females or males, or possibly both. But he really didn't care, as long as the toad didn't try anything stupid with him.

Rin turned again, facing the fire. A look of concentration on her face, before she turned back to her lord, "Maybe, Master Jaken doesn't want a mate..." She wasn't sure that was possible, though. All demons mated, right?

Sesshoumaru gripped the armrest of his seat, shifting a bit, uncomfortably. What had gotten into her to make her actually do something, like, sit on his lap? He didn't know, but if she stayed any longer, there would be a problem. A big problem.

"Rin," He said, uneasily.

Rin just smiled. "Yes, milord?"

He sighed, turning to look at the fire, "Nothing."

Rin smiled again, then frowned in confusion. "Lord Sesshoumaru, do you want a mate?"

Sesshoumaru raised a brow again. "Why?"

Rin shook her head. "No reason."

Rin wiggled again and Sesshoumaru couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed her and stood her up.

Rin smiled, again, as Sesshoumaru rose. "Come to my chambers, later. I wish to speak with you, privately." Sesshoumaru announced.

Rin smiled. Maybe taking advice from Kaki and Kagome wasn't a bad thing, although Sesshoumaru despised both of their mates. And Kagome, too. He had no real opinion on Kaki, except to keep her out of the kitchen.

Rin smiled. She was going to have her Sesshoumaru-sama. Wow, she blushed, from peasant to mated to a taiyoukai. No one had it this good!

Her sweet, little thoughts were interrupted by Sesshoumaru's voice once again. "Yes, Milord?"

"Why did you ask, does this Sesshoumaru want a mate?"

Rin's eyes widened but then she smiled. "No reason, just curious."

Sesshoumaru stared at her a moment, then asked, emotionless facade never leaving his face. "Do you want a mate, Rin?"

Rin frowned, but stood up, and forced a small smile, " Yes, milord. I would like a mate, but Rin is willing to wait 'til forever."

Sesshoumaru frowned. "I see."

She smiled a bit more, "Rin is willing to wait until the end of time, milord."

Sesshoumaru's face held it's usual cold, impassive look as he approached the door, "There is no need for that. Come, when you are ready."

Rin grinned widely, and could have jumped for joy! Luckily for her, she wouldn't have to wait until the end of time, just until she made it to his room.

(1) When this was originally written, I wrote Rin as age 12. But when I edited it, I changed her age to 10. So, instead of being 16 when they get together, she is 14.

::END::EPILOGUE::

A.N.- So now you know how things go. You can only guess that Sesshoumaru mates with Rin, and for those of you that didn't realize that was going to happen, well, now you see! Thanks again for reading, I hope you all enjoyed yourselves reading this!

I decided to go ahead with the story, 'The Girl Who is Always There', so look out for that!

Edited 3.7.08. Fixed grammar mistakes and sentences. NOTE: The story The Girl Who is Always There will be posted soon. I had forgotten about it, until I came back to edit this. I also have a Bonnie and Clyde inspired story called To the Very End (Pairing: SessRin).