Rin couldn't get the image of his face out of her mind. Her Lord's beautiful, usually calm, face. She remembered the look in his eye and the growl in his throat. He was angry but there had been something else. His eyes had been too wide and such a deep red. She had seen him angry when he fought but not like this. He was struggling to maintain his human form, Rin knew. For some reason he thought his true form would scare her although he would never scare her, no matter what form he was in. And at that moment Rin wanted him to turn more than anything. She scared herself when she felt the desire for blood to be spilled and her Lord to destroy his foes.

She had felt herself clawing and kicking the hands that grabbed her, trying to reach her Lord when she was first seized. A large hand had covered her delicate lips when she tried to scream. Behind her, the chuckling of several men caused a shiver to run up her spine and a new fear set in. A fear an eight year old should never have to feel. These men were not good men, she knew. They were not good like Lord Seshomaru. These demon men were going to do something evil, she could feel it. In a last effort to alert her Lord, Rin viciously bit the hand covering her mouth, drawing blood. The hand released her in shock, giving Rin the moment she needed.

"LORD SESHO-" She screamed at the top of her lungs before a foot landed in her stomach, doubling her over in pain. She felt herself being dragged across the ground to a hole in the ground. I don't want to go. She thought as her captors continued to drag her mercilessly to the pit.

A growl finally reached her ears when her limp body was being lowered into the ground. She saw him flying through the trees faster than she thought was possible. He will save me now. Rin thought happily with a light smile but then she frowned. Something was wrong. There was something in his eyes that wasn't anger. He is the mighty Lord Seshomaru. Rin thought as blackness started to seep into her vision. So why is he afraid?