A Humorous Moment

Author: oxcab
Word Count: 753
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Sesshomaru, Taiyoukai and Lord of the Western Lands, surveyed his kingdom. His graceful foot falls made not a sound as he walked the dirt path before him, his cool mask of indifference firmly in place as he scanned his surrounding for any sign of danger when the sound of Rin’s giggling drifted to his ears on a passing breeze.

Sesshomaru slightly turned his head to see if Jaken had fallen, but the toad demon was walking just a mere two steps behind him holding Ah-Un’s reins. The Taiyoukai shifted his gaze to the two headed dragon, but his sight didn’t linger long on the beast as he shifted his golden stare upon Rin, who bore her smile for all to see.

“What are you laughing at girl?” squawked Jaken.

“Kagome-san, calls it a book and it has very funny Haikai No Ku in it.” She said with a smile.

“Feh,” snorted Jaken, “women are not aloud to read and that half-breed’s wench shouldn’t have given you that….wait how do you know how to read Rin?” Gawked Jaken his large yellow eyes grew even larger.

Rin turned her nose up at him and in a very proud voice. “Kagome-san is a Miko and they’re aloud to read and my father was teaching me how to read ever since I was old enough to walk and talk.” Returning to her book with a ‘feh.’

A moment past and nothing more happened between Jaken and Rin.

::Nani suru anata naru itsu anata juuji hitotsu..(what do you get when you cross a..):: Rin couldn’t hold back her laugher any longer. She laughed so hard tears began to run down her cheeks.

“What’s so funny in that weird scroll anyway?” squeaked Jaken.

“Yes, this Sesshomaru would like to know as well.” His cool voice startling them a bit as he fully turned to face them.

Rin nodded and closed the book to show her master the cover. “Kagome-san, called it a joke book.” She said shyly.

Sesshomaru merely arched his brow in questioning.

“It’s filled with really funny Haikai No Ku Sesshomaru-sama.” Jumping from Ah-Un’s back and made her way to her master’s side. “See,” showing the page she was reading to him.

Sesshomaru scanned the page and saw nothing funny about it. “There are too many words for it to be a considered Haikai No Ku.” His cool tone caused Rin’s smile to fade a bit as she turned the book around and looked at the page. Her warm smile returning quickly.

“No silly,” she laughed softly.

Sesshomaru raised both his brows at being called silly, but said nothing.

“There are three different Haikai No Ku’s, not one, see.” Pointing her finger at a sentence.

The demon lord read it and raised his left brow slightly.

“I see nothing funny about a hamburger that bites back.”

Rin flipped through the pages and read out one of her favorites.

“A ham-sand-witch walks into a bar and asks the bartender ‘do you serve food here?’ and the bartender said ‘no,’ and the ham-sand-witch walked out.” Rin looked up and saw nothing on her master’s face.

So she read another.

“A skeleton walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a soda and a mop.” Rin giggled, but Sesshomaru remained stone face. “Okay how about this one,” turning a couple of more pages. “A rabbit and a bear are pooping in the woods. The bear turns and asks the rabbit ‘do you have any problems about poop sticking to your fur?’ the rabbit said ‘no’ and bear grabbed him and wiped his butt with him.”

Rin looked up and saw a ghost of a smile on her master’s face. She was so happy about it that she read on. “Two muffins are baking in the oven. One muffin turns to the a other and says ‘man it’s getting hot in here’ the other muffin turns to the first one and says ‘wow a talking muffin.’”

Sesshomaru’s mind was lost in his memories as he recalled something similar happening to a childhood friend of his. The demon lord shook his head slightly to clear the funny moment, hearing Rin say something about talking muffins.

This Sesshomaru has lived countless centuries. Yet I will never understand humans and their dry sense of humor.

The End