A/N: I really really haven't forgotten about my story. I will be updating that one too asap. In the meantime, enjoy this drabble series. Although it might be over 500 words.

Summary: Taking care of Rin has always been a breeze... Unitl she started hitting puberty. When in doubt about the female gender...

Disclaimer: I do not own or gain money from InuYasha or its franchise. InuYasha, characters, and setting belong to Rumiko Takahashi.

Daiyoukai and the Female Gender
Chapter One: Daiyoukai and Menstruation

Rin ran sinuously between Ah-Un, Jaken, and Sesshoumaru, sometimes stopping to pick flowers, sometimes ahead, other times behind them. Just a bundle of energy with only this way of releasing it. Jaken was squawking in his gratingly high voice for her to be still, Ah-Un just snorted and swung his tail, and Sesshoumaru was steadfastly ignoring them all.

"Rin! You shall annoy Lord Sesshoumaru, then he shall leave you behind! Lord Sesshoumaru has no use for you so if you annoy him -"

Fortunately, his sentence couldn't be finished. A lone pebble hopped off of the ground and decided to greet a particularly well-greeted part of his thick skull. And so Jaken went down for the count. Of course Rin paid no mind to his almost-speech. She ran off into the woods, just out of the daiyoukai's eyesight. After all, shrubbery is convenient when you're small.

Hn, she always asks to forage just before running off. Sesshoumaru shrugged it off. She would be fine. She was still within smelling range. And he cold reach her before any danger could, of course.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Rin! Perhaps not so safe after all, huh. Sesshoumaru rushed to her aid... To find no danger at all. The Lord tentatively sniffed the air. Just to smell her blood, but not just any blood. His eyes flickered red for a moment. I see...

"Rin."

"Sesshoumaru-sama. Is Rin- Will Rin die?"

"No, Rin." Well, he couldn't just ignore this!

"Oh... ...So what is happening to Rin?" But he couldn't just sit here and explain this either!

"This Sesshoumaru shall take you to see the half-breed's miko... Come." HA! Nicely solved there! Unfortunately for the daiyoukai, it doesn't stop there with human females.

283 words in all on this drabble.
-sama :: An honorific added to the end of a name to show great respect.
Daiyoukai :: Literally means great demon. Although youkai is inaccurately translated as demon.

Sumi: Ha! First one up! These will be interconnected. But I digress. I hope you enjoy. My first attempt at drabbling, EVER! Squeeeee!
Aerin: Well, at least it wasn't a pathetic attempt. And we stayed under 500 words. A true drabble.
Sumi: Yep! Free cookies and milk and juice and... and... I know... CUPCAKES!
Aerin: She's really happy about this. Come on, time to close shop Sumi..
Sumi and Aerin: Thank you for coming okyaku-san tachi! We hope you enjoyed yourselves and do come again!