Good-byes Hurt

By

RulerOfButterflies

Rin sat on Ah-Un in silence, she was confused about where they were going, but she knew something was troubling Sesshoumaru-sama.

Sesshoumaru had finally spotted the small village that he had been looking for.

Rin continued to look at the back of Sesshoumaru's head as if she was trying to read his mind, but she knew that was impossible, Jaken had only told her a gazillion times.

That was another thing; Sesshoumaru-sama didn't bring Jaken-sama along with him.

Rin gasped as Ah-Un suddenly started to descend back down to the ground.

Once they were safely on the ground Rin hopped off of Ah-Un and ran to catch up with Sesshoumaru. Soon, she found herself putting her footsteps inside of Sesshoumaru-sama's.

After some time they came to a clearing with a house a little way to the left.

Sesshoumaru looked up to the moon, trying to think of a gentler way to tell Rin-

" Sesshoumaru-sama, are you okay?" Rin asked, extremely concerned about Sesshoumaru's well being.

" I am." ' For the moment.' Sesshoumaru added in his mind.

Turning to look back at Rin he told her, " My life is getting too dangerous and you've already been used against me once and I don't want it to happen again."

" What are you saying, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin asked as her brow furrowed.

Sesshoumaru let out an inaudible sigh, " What I am saying is that this is good-bye. This village is under my protection so you shall be safe here."

Rin looked to the ground, then immediately looked up. " But, you'll come back for Rin, right?"

" I do not know." Although in his mind, he had no intention of coming back.

Rin's eyes filled with tears, but she did not let one fall, not in front of her Sesshoumaru-sama. Taking her only hair band out of her hair, she put it in Sesshoumaru's palm.

" Rin will wait for you, Sesshoumaru-sama." With that said, she ran off to the little house and was greeted with open arms. But before she let them usher her into the little hut, she looked back one last time. She felt something in her chest tighten and this unbearable urge to cry when she saw that her Sesshoumaru-sama was no longer there.

He watched as a lone tear made it's way down her face. For some reason, beyond his knowledge when he saw that tear fall, he let out the softest whisper he never knew he was capable of.

" Gomen nasai, Rin."

Then he turned away.