Commando, Ravager, Synergist by Presto-chan

Ink

With summer here my mind has been working nonstop... therefore I'm creating this little collection related to SSM. I will update whenever I feel like writing or elaborating on points in the main story, so do not expect regular updates. If you have not read SSM yet, chances are you will be confused by some of the story points. Please don't ask who Etsuko is.

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“ETSUKO!”

Rin poked her head out of her room when her adoptive mother came storming down the hall. Her aura was palpable with anger and frustration. While Rin loved her mother dearly, she knew better than to get on her bad side, something Uncle Inuyasha had never been able to avoid. She chuckled when she remembered her riled up mother creating a hanyou-shaped hole in the ground after he asked a little too forcefully for ramen.

“Mother? What did she do now?”

Kagome turned her eyes to Rin and they immediately softened.

“I turn my back for a second and she disappears. Now I'm finding little puddles of what looks suspiciously like ink everywhere. Would you mind helping me find her?”

Together the two females searched the house, but could find no sign of the little girl. They collapsed in the kitchen and sipped on ice cold juice while they waited to catch their breath. The miko was the first to speak.

“I can't believe how quickly she's growing. She can run around no problem, it's expressing her thoughts that needs help.”

Rin nodded and watched the weary mother. “Father said she would grow very quickly in the first years but he said her mind would need to catch up. Mother, you have some hard work ahead of you, she's gonna be a trouble maker.”

Kagome cracked a smile for her daughter before pulling herself up from the table. “Let's go find your wayward sister, shall we?”

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They were searching the gardens when the servant girl found them and informed them that Sesshoumaru wanted to see them, not in his study but his bedroom. Exchanging worried glances they ran to see what was so important.

Inside they ran into something they definitely were not expecting. Sesshoumaru's pristine white clothing and hair was marred with black smudges that looked suspiciously like hand prints. He silently pointed to his kimono wardrobe, his expression unreadable.

Rin saw Kagome reach down to pick something up, but couldn't see what it was. What she could see was priceless fabrics covered with black streaks, and an empty ink bottle knocked over on the floor.

With a muffled “oh dear,” Rin's attention was brought back to the miko. In her mother's arms was a grinning toddler covered head to toe in black.

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Thanks for reading!

-Presto1995