!!Spoiler Alert for All Chapters!!: These stories take place at some point after manga chapter 471. Some may take place even after that, but I need to catch up on the manga. Please excuse any inaccuracies that are due to the fact that I haven't read the newest ones yet.

Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns "Inuyasha." I don't.

Author's Note: These are going to be separate, ward/guardian stories with Sesshomaru and child Rin. I do want them to be together romantically when Rin is older, but if I do any of those stories, I'll post them separate from these. Please review and let me know if you want more stories of either sort. Story suggestions are welcome! Let me know of a story idea about Sesshomaru and Rin, and if I like it, I might write it. :) Feel free to ask me any questions in your review or you can email me. Constructive criticism is welcome.

"Nightmare"

One night, Rin began to stir in her sleep, mumbling fretfully. She tossed and turned and began to cry out. Golden eyes watched her with concern. The child awoke with a start, tears on her rosy cheeks, and whimpered, "Sesshomaru-sama!"

"I am here, Rin," spoke a calm voice. "What troubles you?"

"Rin had a bad dream. Rin dreamed of her family and that Sesshomaru-sama left Rin." Her expression was deeply sad and lonely.

Sesshomaru reached out an elegant ivory hand to the girl. "Come here." Though the act was kind, his voice betrayed no emotion.

Rin stood and shuffled sleepily over to him, tears still lingering on her face. He reached out and grabbed her gently, pulling her up into his arms in a fluid motion. "I will not leave you."

She grinned broadly at him until an unpleasant thought occurred to her. "Rin believes Sesshomaru-sama, but she's afraid that in her dreams she will not remember what Sesshomaru-sama has promised and Rin will be scared and sad." She regarded him with enormous, rich-brown eyes.

There were a few moments of silence before Sesshomaru said, "What if you sleep here with me?"

"May Rin?" she asked, eyes shining with eagerness.

"Hai (Yes)."

Rin snuggled up to Sesshomaru and he tensed, not used to such physical closeness. Soon he relaxed, though, and found the warmth of her body and the sweet scent of her to be soothing. She looked up at him lovingly and grasped a lock of his silver hair in her small fingers. He looked down into her innocent face and saw much unabashed love and affection directed at him from those brown eyes.

Soon, Rin drifted off to sleep, content in her Sesshomaru-sama's arms. As she slept, peacefully, she still had the lock of silver hair in her hand. Sesshomaru regarded her solemnly, and eventually fell asleep.

Sesshomaru awakened the next morning with a warmth and a slight pressure on his torso and the feeling of steady little breaths on his neck. He slowly opened golden eyes and saw his adorable ward sound asleep in his arms. She had snuggled up even closer to him in the night, and now her little arms were wrapped around his neck and her face was buried under his chin, resting on his mokomoko-sama (the fluff). Inwardly, he smiled. He toyed absently with the small ponytail on the side of her head, twisting the ebony strands in his long, elegant fingers.

Later in the morning, Rin mumbled and he felt her body shift. She wiggled around and sat up, rubbing her eyes sleepily. She yawned, then opened her dark eyes. Cocoa met gold and a huge grin spread across her face. "Sesshomaru-sama!"

"Ohayou (Good morning), Rin."

"Ohayou, Sesshomaru-sama!" She smiled shyly at him then reached for two handfuls of silver hair. She played with the silky strands, and Sesshomaru did not stop her. She let go of his hair, then reached up a small hand to trace the stripes on his face. He regarded her with emotionless eyes. "Sesshomaru-sama is so handsome." She stared at him lovingly. "Rin heard that girls are supposed to marry someone handsome, and Sesshomaru-sama is the handsomest person in the whole world, so Rin thinks she will marry Sesshomaru-sama when she is bigger."

Sesshomaru was silent for some time, and struggled not to smirk. "Rin."

"Nani (What), Sesshomaru-sama?"

"You had better go find some breakfast for yourself."

"Hai (Yes), Sesshomaru-sama!" She jumped off his lap and skipped away to find food.