Twin Flames

The Candy Thief and the Stolen Heart

A little white haired boy played in the sandbox during recess. He was bored and had no friends to play with. The other kids kept their distance from him because they thought the boy was strange.

The little boy was filling a bucket with sand, completely unenthused with this pastime. But, as he had nothing better to do, he continued filling the bucket.

He was distracted, however, by a commotion coming from the swing sets. The little boy glanced over his shoulder to inspect the source of the disturbance.

Two third year girls were bullying a little girl from his class. One of the older girls had a hold of one of the little girls pigtails while the other older girl was kicking at her legs.

"Ow! Let go of my hair, Sakura! That hurts!" The little girl screamed, desperate to be released.

The older girls simply laughed. "Haha, you're not getting away that easily Rin! I know it was you that dipped into my secret candy stash at the orphanage! You'll pay for that!" Sakura said viciously.

"Liar! I didn't steal anything from your stupid little stash!" Rin protested, still trying to yank her hair from Sakura's grip.

The little white haired boy's feet seemed to move on their on occurred. Before he realized what he was doing, he was already running towards the swings.

He tackled Sakura, knocking her to the ground with a thud.

He got up quickly, snatched Rin's hand and pulled her along as they made a run for it.

They hid behind a large tree on the edge of the school grounds. Rin toppled over laughing and the little white haired boy was panting heavily, trying to catch his breath.

He cocked an eye toward Rin. "What about any of that was funny to you?" He asked, outraged and thoroughly confused.

Rin sat up on the grass, trying to stifle her laughter. "I'm sorry... It's just..." She giggled some more. "Sakura has had that coming for such a long time." Rin continued to giggle off and on. "And I did steal her candy." Rin admitted before fresh laughter over took her.

The little white haired boy stared down at her, shocked disbelief written all over his face, mouth slightly ajar.

He watched this ridiculous girl laughing about her triumphant crime, Irritated with himself for how brilliantly he had played into it as an accessory, for a few moments longer before turning on his heel and stomping off.

"I can't believe I just rescued a scam artist." He said aloud to himself. He shook his white haired head in anger.

Rin's eyes grew wide as her laughter ceased completely. She jumped up and ran after the little white haired boy. "Wait!"

She yelled after him.

He didn't even look back, he didn't have time for her shenanigans. He had a bucket to fill with sand, after all.

Rin caught up to him quickly, grabbing his hand in hers, stopping him from going any further.

"Thank you for saving me. You're my hero." She said to him, a slight blush crossing her features.

The little white haired boy stared blankly at her, but did not yank his hand from hers. "But, you stole her candy, you started the whole thing." He said, scowling at her.

"Well.. Yes.. I did.. But.." Rin began, looking down at her feet.

"But what?" The boy asked. "You're a thief. I don't have time for thieves or liars." He added, about to yank his hand from hers.

"It's just..." Rin inhaled deeply, looking the boy straight into his honey colored eyes. "They don't feed us regularly at the orphanage." She stated, her face turning an even deeper shade of red.

The boy blinked, he hadn't expected that. He hadn't even known his own classmate was an orphan and he definitely hadn't expected her to be so hard up.

The boy's family was very wealthy and he couldn't even fathom the idea of not having something so very essential to life, such as food.

His eyes softened and without even a second thought, he pulled Rin into a tight hug. "I'm so sorry." The boy said into her shoulder. And it was then that he decided. "I promise, I will always protect you." He added, holding Rin to him for a long moment before releasing her.

He was surprised to see a tear trickling down Rin's cheek. For some reason the sight of the girl crying made his chest tighten. He didn't understand this new sensation but, he didn't like it. He had just met this girl but, he knew for sure that he never wanted to see her cry.

Rin wiped the tear away and smiled. She extended her hand to him, "My name is Rin Fudo, it's nice to meet you." She said enthusiastically.

The white haired boy took her hand, and shook hesitantly. "I am called Sesshomaru Taisho." He said, a nervous smile pulling at his lips.

"Friends?" Rin asked hopefully.

Sesshoumaru smiled back, "Always." He answered her, not even considering the alternative. He didn't know it then but, this was the exact moment his heart was stolen by a young candy thief, never to be his own again.