A/N: My first attempt at fanfiction. Hope you guys enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
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Rin leaned her head against the cool window pane and closed her eyes. As the bus moved swiftly in the night, Rin gradually found herself sinking into sleep. The events that happened 5 years ago played back vividly in her dream...
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'Rin! Stop fooling around and get ready to leave!' shouted Jaken.
Muttering exasperatedly under his breath, Jaken puzzled over why Sesshoumaru-sama had yet to get rid of her. He looked up to see Sesshoumaru's cold eyes on him. Squeaking, Jaken tried to explain himself, 'Sess...Sesshoumaru-sama...' and giving up, the little green goblin hurried about the makeshift campsite and packed their few belongings.
Rin had been gathering flowers when she heard Jaken calling for her. Standing up, she brushed away the blades of grass stuck on her kimono. Suddenly, she could hear a soft mewling coming from further inside the forest. She glanced in the direction of where she should be heading and looked in the direction of the cry, all the while worrying her bottom lip with her teeth as she tried to decide what to do. The cries rose a little in volume but finally weakened to sorrowful mews. Rin threw down the flowers she gathered and ran towards the cries.
She came into a small clearing in the forest and looked around. 'Nyaa! Nyaa!'
It was coming from inside the well! Rin peered into the dark depths and crooned softly to the creature. ' Don't worry, I'm coming for you!' Her heart ached for the creature probably hurt and stuck alone in the darkness. Rin never questioned why she had to go to the aid of these injured creatures, but always try to help them to the best of her abilities.
Gingerly, she climbed over the edge of the well and slowly made her way down. Rin tried not to panic in the swallowing darkness and focussed on getting a firm hold of the rocks on the wall of the well. The gleam of light provided by the opening of the well became dimmer as she climbed further down into the well. After a while, Rin started to pant from the exertions and sweat was running into her eyes. Her arms quivering in exhaustion, Rin tried to wipe the sweat from her brow, only to lose her grip on the rocks.
'Sesshoumaru-sama!' Rin screamed as she fell backwards into the deep dark well.
Then all was no more.
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' Sesshou....!' Rin awakened with his name on her lips. She sighed and wondered if Sesshoumaru-sama was ever going to come and get her.
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Back then...
Sesshoumaru looked absently into the distant mountains.
'What is taking Rin so long?' He wondered. Discretely he sniffed the air for Rin's scent, to check if she had hurt herself. No, her scent was faint but remained the same, a hint of flora and the essence that was distinctly Rin's.
Sighing, he signaled Jaken closer. 'Go look for Rin now and get her back...'
Suddenly alert, Sesshoumaru's eyes flashed as he realised that he could no longer detect her scent! In a flash, he strode to where her scent had lingered and traced her steps. His heart was beating wildly though his expression remained unchanged. 'What could have happened?! I'll kill anyone who dares to take her away from me...'
Jaken rushed to follow him. 'What's wrong Sesshoumaru-sama? If you're worried about Rin, that silly girl will surely find her way back eventually.'
They reached the clearing.
Following Rin's scent, Sesshoumaru peered into the dark well. Without hesitation, he leapt into the well. With his strong eyesight, he was able to see even in the almost total darkness of the well. Coldly, Sesshoumaru surveyed the well for any signs of threat. His eyes fell upon a shuddering bundle of fur. He picked it up gently and realised that it was an injured fox pup. 'This must be the reason why Rin had climbed into the well,' he thought.
Rage filled him as he regarded the weakly struggling fox which had brought Rin to harm, albeit unknowingly. He raised his arm to smash it against the rocks, but all of a sudden, an image of Rin appeared in his mind. She was in tears and her eyes begged him pleadingly. With a frustrated growl, he tucked the fox into his nakama. He promised himself he would deal with this creature later. Finding Rin is of utmost importance.
Sesshoumaru sniffed in the darkness trying to find a trace of Rin's scent. Looking at the section of the ground where her scent ended, he sent a few well placed slashes, conveniently destroying the well at the same time. No matter how deep he dug, Rin was nowhere to be found. In anguish, Sesshoumaru stifled the urge to howl in grief. He tortured himself with the awful time when he lost Rin in the depths of hell. If she died again, there would be no way to revive her.
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A/N: What do you guys think? XD
