Sleeping Problems by Riku Ryuu

Who needs sleep?

Hi! I am happy to say that I have tortured Fluffy.

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                Sesshomaru’s eyes blinked open after hearing a noise at his door. He moved his still slumbering mate, Kagome, out of his arms and sat up. Rin stood in the doorway wearing pink pajamas with little white puppies, a fluffy pink blanket was held close to her body. Sesshomaru waited for her to speak.

                “Sesshomaru-sama, Rin is hungry.” She said. Sesshomaru looked at a clock nearby to see that it was about twelve at night. Reluctantly, he left his warm bed and went with his daughter.

                One peanut butter sandwich latter and she was returned to her room. Her room was too pink for his taste, but Kagome and Rin had picked it out. Stuffed animals littered the room with dolls and toys stuffed in corners. Sesshomaru tucked her into her pink bed and gave her a pat on her head before leaving.

                Sesshomaru returned to his own bed and moved in next to Kagome. Just as he was drifting off, the gentle padding of little feet came to his ears. He sighted and sat up once again. Rin stood in the doorway once more, this time holding a doll to her chest.

                “Sesshomaru-sama, there is a rip in Rin’s doll.” She looked ready to burst into tears. Sesshomaru got out of bed and followed the little girl out. He closed the door and frowned down at her slightly.

                “If you wait until morning Kagome can sew it.” He said softly. The little girl sniffled and a single tear fell down. Sesshomaru sighed at took the doll from her.

                A few minutes later the doll was fixed, not very well but it was adequate until the morning when Kagome could take a look at it. Sesshomaru put Rin back to bed before returning to his own. He shut the door on his way in, hoping that would signal to Rin that he was done for the night. As soon as he relaxed in bed there was a little knock on the door he had closed. Sesshomaru rolled from the bed and unenthusiastically headed to the door. Opening it, he saw Rin holding a Dr. Seuss book up to him.

                “Please read this book to Rin.” She said. Sesshomaru took the book and held it in one hand.

                “Could this not wait until tomorrow?” He said lightly. Rin looked down at her feet sadly and he was lost.

                Sesshomaru ended up reading her four Dr. Seuss books; “Hop on Pop”, “Green Eggs and Ham”, “Horton Hears a Who”, and “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish”. Once he finished with them, Rin was placed back in her bed. Sesshomaru did not even get inside of his room before the little girl came looking for him. He turned to Rin to see that she was holding the same doll from before.

                “What is it this time?” He asked with another frown. Rin blinked up at him innocently.

                “There is a monster in my closet.” She said, sounding quite serious. Sesshomaru sighed and headed for the pink room. He knew that if he did not agree to check it out, Rin would never let him get any sleep.

                Sesshomaru entered her room and walked to the closet. Rin gasped as he opened the door all the way, as if he was going to be attacked. He reached in and flicked a switch that caused the closet to be light up. All that was in there were clothes, some of which were hung up but most of them were on the floor. Sesshomaru turned to Rin who stood near her bed.

                “Nothing.” He said, gesturing for her to come take a look. The little girl came forward slowly and hid behind Sesshomaru. Hesitantly, she peaked past him and into the closet. After a few minutes of staring at the clothes, she smiled up at him happily.

                “Thank you Sesshomaru-sama.” He nodded his head and over to her bed. Rin climbed into the bed and he once more covered her with the blankets.

                Sesshomaru walked slowly to his room, waiting for his daughter to stop him again. This was getting ridiculous and Sesshomaru had to wonder if there was even a reason behind all of these little tasks she needed done.

                Sure enough, Sesshomaru was stopped before he was even halfway to his room. Rin stood in front of him, purple staining her pink pajamas.

                “Rin spilled her juice and cannot find new pajamas.” She told him solemnly. He was unsure which she was most upset about, the loss of her drink or her dirty pajamas.

                Sesshomaru went back to the pink room with her and began a search for new pajamas while Rin watched from where she sat on her bed. After searching in all of the places one would usually place pajamas, Sesshomaru found a blue nightgown and handed it to Rin. She changed in a bathroom that was connected to her room and soon Sesshomaru was tucking her under the covers for the sixth time that night, including the time that Kagome had been with him. He waited for a few minutes next to the bed, ready for the small girl to get up suddenly and tell him another problem. When she did not move for several minutes Sesshomaru turned for the door.

                “Sesshomaru-sama,” came a little voice behind him, “can I get a dog?”

                Sesshomaru turned around to look at Rin, not quite sure he had heard right.

                “A dog?” He asked after a minute. The girl nodded vigorously. Sesshomaru sighed. “We’ll see.”

               “Okay.” She said and closed her eyes again. Sesshomaru once again waited for her to come up with something else. After about ten minutes he left the room to return to his own.

                Sesshomaru slowly opened the room’s door, trying to stay as silent as he could be so that Kagome would not wake up. On the way to his bed, he looked at the clock to see that it was now one in the morning. Feeling more tired than he had ever been before, Sesshomaru lay down next to Kagome. Closing his eyes, he tried to fall asleep.

                “Sesshomaru-sama.”

                Kagome woke up and looked towards her daughter.

                “Yes?” Sesshomaru’s voice was muffled by a blanket that he had pulled over his head. Kagome blinked at him then looked back at the little girl.

                “Rin cannot sleep.” She said. Kagome sat up and smiled sweetly at the girl.

                “Did you have a nightmare?” She asked kindly. Sesshomaru removed the blanket from his head and blinked at Kagome in surprise. He had no idea how she had come to that conclusion.

                “Yes.” Rin said and Sesshomaru turned to stare at her in surprise. Kagome opened her arms to the girl.

                “You can sleep with us.” Kagome said and Rin ran over and crawled up, onto the bed. Once she was in Kagome’s arms, the two of them lay down and seemed to fall into sleep much quicker than should be possible. Sesshomaru just looked at them, thinking of how much sleep he would have gotten if he had just thought like his mate. With a shake of his head, Sesshomaru put his arms around the two and followed them into dreamland.

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