It was an accident.
An accident that came from a deal Rin never should have made.
Half forever should have been enough. To have half forever. But no, she wanted all.
She wanted all of him.
And she had him, for what should have been forever.
But she made a mistake.
Is all then nothing any better than half forever?
Brown eyes narrowed, glaring into smiling golden ones.
The boy looked like his father, with silver hair and markings on his face. Pointed dog ears graced to top of his head.
The other women had commented extensively over that. Of course they would. The women hadn't seen his father. The women in this stupid village she didn't want to live in.
He'd left her here one night, only about eight months ago. She hadn't even known herself, but youkai could sense these sorts of things.
At first she'd thought that he'd simply gone off on his own for a while, like he did sometimes.
It wasn't until nearly a month later that she found out herself.
She'd let down her end of the bargain.
Jaken was almost happy the girl was gone.
It was almost horrifying how fast she'd grown into a woman, and he didn't want to think how soon she'd grow even older.
How long until she'd stop getting older at all.
At least this way they'd never have to know what became of her. It was kinder in a sad sort of way.
But he knew Sesshoumaru hated it. He hated it quietly, in his own, cold way.
He hated leaving her.
But he couldn't back down. A deal was a deal and he wouldn't go back on his word for anyone.
He'd known from the first time that this would be how it would end.
It was strange, for her, to watch her guardian come down. As she grew older he'd gone from a god on a pedestal to a stranger to a friend.
To more than a friend.
The first time she kissed him he left her, disappearing for almost a week before returning. She was grateful. She had worried that he was never coming back.
She was a human, after all. He couldn't love her.
He'd told her that.
He could give her everything but his love. And that was good enough for her, because she'd never even dared to hope differently.
That could have gone on forever.
Should have gone on forever.
It was an accident.
Um… god, I haven't written anything in forever.
This probably doesn't make any sense, but ah well.