A/N I was bored and procrastinating on my homework as much as I could when I decided that I would challenge myself. Since I write a lot of one-shots, I decided I would write ones that were Sesshoumaru centric (since my cousin bullied me into writing some Sesshoumaru centric stories for her, so I have a few already). Each chapter will be either a drabble or short one-shot focusing on something to do with Sesshoumaru; either past or present (and possibly future). And no I don't know how long this will be.
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Fear
Sometimes fear isn't always a bad thing.
He silently watched his group make camp, the fire casting shadows throughout the clearing.
A similar fire had been cast during his first patrol. The shadows had moved constantly and the night was filled with noises not heard at the castle. Sesshoumaru had shifted closer to his father with as little movement as possible. His father had simply looked down at him before adding more fire to the wood.
"It's alright to be afraid son," he'd said some time later, when the moon had been covered by the clouds.
"I'm not scared," Sesshoumaru had scoffed. He couldn't be. He was going to be a Lord and a Lord feared nothing.
"That's not anything to be proud of. Sometimes its alright to be scared."
"But a Lord should not fear anything."
"And a Lord who fears nothing never realizes when it's smart to back down and live to see another fight. Besides what motivates one to do their best better than the fear of having something happen? Especially to their loved ones."
Sesshoumaru never had and still didn't have anything to say to that.