"Kagome! Look what I found!"
The sun was shining while Rin ran with a happy beat to her feet as she headed toward the young and kind Priestess, Kagome. She knew other villagers knew Kagome as Lady Kagome, but she just knew her as just Kagome. Rin, alongside many other villagers and friends, did not pay much mind that Kagome was from another era far into the future. All that mattered to Rin was that with each passing day living in Kaede's village Kagome became more like an older sister to her. She still cared and missed Lord Sesshomaru, but she perfectly content growing closer to Kagome and Lady Kaede along with their friends who reside in the village. She didn't interact with Inuyasha much, but she felt comfortable enough around him that he would protect her if there should ever come a time when she's in danger and Lord Sesshomaru isn't around to protect her.
Kagome turned her head as she ceased to picking out medicinal herbs and saw Rin approach her. She smiled, happy to see Rin in high spirits. At once when Rin stood in front of her, Kagome rose with her herb basket pressed to her stomach and faced her body toward Rin catching a glimpse of a flower in the young girl's hand.
"Look, Kagome. I found a white lily. Don't you think it's pretty?"
Kagome softly smiled and bent down briefly placing the herb basket down on the green grass. She took the lily from Rin's hand and admired it for a short while.
"Yes, Rin, it's beautiful. But you know what?"
"What?"
"It would look even more beautiful here." Kagome then placed the lily behind Rin's right ear. Rin glanced at the flower behind her ear and then smiled at Kagome.
"You're right, Kagome. It does look better there."
"All right." Kagome paused as she picked up the basket and stood up. "We probably should get back to the village."
"Okay."
Not too far off Inuyasha sat in a tree watching over the two girls. He watched how his beloved wife Kagome interacted with Rin and he saw no harm in them bonding. He was glad that Kagome and Rin could get along. As he watched them walk back to the village, he figured that he should follow behind them to ensure their safety. Inuyasha realized that they all lived in much more peaceful times once Naraku and the Sacred Shikon Jewel were gone from the world forever, but he also knew that there would be the occasional threat to all villages around the land and to Inuyasha, Kagome and their friends. Inuyasha carefully watched Kagome and Rin as they bumped into Kaede. Kagome asked Kaede how the sick man was fairing and Kaede reported that he will get better in a matter of hours once Kagome gives him the herbs. Rin offered to carry Kaede's pail of water and Kaede thanked Rin for the help and complimented Rin's lily. In return to the humble praise, Rin thanked Kaede and they continued to return to the village with Kagome in tow. A few yards behind was Inuyasha following the trio with his arms crossed in his sleeves. His golden eyes were especially fixated on Kagome. He knew that he didn't have to worry as much as he did before, but he was used to worrying about Kagome. As all of them got closer to the village, Inuyasha looked toward the sky and saw some white, puffy clouds. He wasn't expecting clouds, but he wasn't going to worry about them at the moment. He had to make sure he was nearby when Kagome would help the sick villager get better.
To Be Continued…