Riddle me this
Title: Riddle me this
Author: Hairann
Prompt: "The valuable pet ...defects."
Rating: T
Genre: Drama, some poetry
Word count: 298
Characters: Jaken/Sesshoumaru, Lord and servant relationship, not a BL story.
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6305970/1/Jakens_Ballad
Summary: Part 55 of Jaken's Ballad.
As the slight acidic scent began to fill the clearing, Totosai realized the demon lord had not taken kindly to his dismissal. Noticing his claws were beginning to gleam in the firelight-the muscles in his fingers tightening in preparation for his attack-Totosai decided it would be best to give him something, anything to calm him down. He was not ready to die just yet.
“I can not tell you where the fang is, whether you could ever make use of the information or not, for while I may know of its whereabouts, I do not know its location. However, I do have a rhyme your sire instructed me to give you in the future.
“Youth and beauty go hand and hand,
While age and wisdom take command.
Where there is one, there is the other,
Both a daughter and her father.
One you need to find the trail,
Before the other becomes too frail.
The other shall light your way,
But move quick, do not stray.
For once the woman has sang,
No longer shall you find the fang.”
Without another word, Sesshoumaru turned and began making his way back into the forest. Unsure if he knew who the rhyme was referring to or just deciding continuing to be there served no purpose, Jaken simply shrugged his shoulders and followed after.
Waiting until they were out of range, Totosai turned his aging eyes to the darkening sky overhead. “I am sorry my old friend, but your valuable 'pet' defects. I could not keep my word to hold this back from him as long as you wished. But fear not, your youngest shall remain safe a while longer. Though the same may not be said once your pup has discovered the truth of his own sword.”