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Jaken was upset.
For five years now, it had been just himself and his wonderful master. Together they did everything: eat breakfast, go for walks, work in the home office, watch television at night– everything. If you asked the chihuahua, life couldn’t get any more perfect.
That all changed one day at the dog park. As he was busy asserting his dominance over a pathetic little fluff ball of a pomeranian, he noticed a new dog being walked through the wrought iron gate to the fence that surrounded this little square of green grass and trees. Jacken growled, narrowing his bulging eyes suspiciously. That new shiba inu looked like a flat out punk; right at that moment, he was urinating on Jaken’s favorite spot! Time to let him know who was the big dog around these parts!
“Hey!” Jaken yapped as he trotted over, impressive ears pressed back flat against his skull. “Who do you think you are, marking wherever you want?”
The shiba inu, whose white coat smelled as if he had just come from a bath, tilted his head curiously at the smaller dog. “Woah. I’ve never seen a creature like you. Are you a goblin?”
“Goblin?! ” Jaken gasped, staggering backwards in horror. “You mongrel! I’ll have you know I’m purebred, straight from the hounds who served the Aztecs themselves!”
“Feh. Served as what, dinner?” the shiba sat down, tail wagging as he smirked.
“How dare you! ” Jacken charged forward, fangs bared. He attempted to go for the punk’s throat only to find himself snatched out of mid-air by his master’s strong hands.
“Jaken, we have spoken about your attitude,” Master said, looking up as a pretty brunette rushed over. Her scent told Jaken she was the new mutt’s owner. “I apologize, Miss…?”
“Higurashi,” said the woman, tucking her hair behind her ear as she checked to make sure her mongrel wasn’t injured. “Please, don’t worry about it! Inuyasha seems to have that effect on some dogs. He’s a sweetheart, but he can also be a bit of a brat.”
She was looking up at Master, cheeks flushed and body language screaming her interest in him as a mate. Jaken smirked. His master was too smart to be fooled by those big blue eyes. The bachelor life was perfect for them, after all, just Master and Jaken–
“Miss Higurashi. I am afraid I must insist that you allow me to treat you to a coffee, by way of making up for Jaken’s abysmal behavior,” Master said, pulling out a business card to offer over.
“I couldn’t accept, Mr. Taisho,” the woman said, blushing ever more. “At least, not unless you let me buy you a muffin in return. I really am sure Inuyasha was half of the problem.”
“Very well.”
Now Jaken found himself sitting opposite this Inuyasha, listening as his master talked with the woman at their cafe table overhead. Kagome, she had said her name was, was laughing and reaching out with her foot to gently touch Master’s. Jaken was horrified to see his beloved master return the gesture.
“Guess we’re going to have to become friends now, goblin,” Inuyasha smirked as he licked the last remnants of a puppuccino off his muzzle.
Jaken groaned and buried his head beneath his paws. Somehow he just knew that his once happy, perfect life was now ruined. Forever.
