Chapter 1
Sesshomaru glided at an even pace as he and his followers flew toward the west, the only place that Naraku could be hiding. His thoughts were distracted by Rin's laugh, he trained his ears to hear their conversation.
"Wow Jaken did you feel that!" Rin exclaimed excitedly.
"Humph of course I did Rin I'm sitting right next to you!" Jaken shouted back.
"It seems ah-un is need some rest" he finished before Rin could question him on why there transportation had suddenly shook. Rin took action immediately.
"Excuse me lord Sesshomaru may we stop and rest?" Rin called to him. He glanced back swiftly then dropped suddenly downward to an open meadow near a large shimmering river. Once they reached the soft grass Rin jumped off of ah-un and made for a patch of mushrooms growing on the roots of a tree nearby. Sesshomaru watched curiously as Rin swiftly gathered as many mushrooms as her arms could hold then ran over to ah-un with a smile splattered on her face.
"Here ah-un I got you food!" the excitement welled inside of her. Ah-un only glanced at the smelly things then watched Rin wondering what she as doing.
"Silly girl demons don't eat such food" Jaken announced as he glared at Rin.
"Well what do they eat then?" Rin said with a look of determination on her face. Sesshomaru watched as Jaken eyes widened with a small sense of panic for he was smart enough to know that Sesshomaru would not stand for Rin knowing that demons ate all kinds of things including humans. Just for good measure Sesshomaru sent a single glare at Jaken before the frog demon replied.
"Well….they eat…." Jaken was trembling as he tried to make up a lie, luckily Sesshomaru decided to interrupt.
"Rin" he said his voice and expression monotone as usually.
"Yes my lord?" Rin replied the matter of demon food forgotten.
"Go catch some fish this is the only chance you will get today" he said plainly remembering the river only a few yards away. He watched as her eyes lit up with excitement.
"Yes my lord" she answered before skipping away with her usual grin of happiness. He often wondered how such a small child that had been through so much horror could remain happy but in the end he never could figure it out, instead he just let it be and continued to let her smile bring him joy too.