My Mate – Chapter 1 – His ward
-Sesshoumaru's pov-
It had been 10 years since he left his young ward in Kaede's care. He left her there to give her the human life she should have had, though he had always planned to have her back at his side. She had become a woman now. She would be 18 in a few days. Of course to a demon this is a very young age, but to a human she would usually be married with children already. The demon lord sighed as he looked out of the castle window from his study. He watched as Jaken got Ah Un out of the stables and saddled him up and remembered how when they travelled together, Rins job was always to care for the 2 headed dragons, to feed him and to nurture him. Though Rin never found this to be a chore, she enjoyed looking after the 2 headed beast. She saw it as her pet and would take great pride in how he looked with his brushed mane and clean saddle. She had not seen Ah Un in many years now. Not since they had first left her at the village. It was nearly time to make the 2 day trip to Kaede's village. He knew this time would be different from all the other times he had visited her. He tapped his claws on the desk beside him as he began to think of his young ward. She had grown considerably since they had first met.
After being wounded by Inuyasha's windscar, Sesshoumaru lay against a tree in the depth of the forest where no one else dared to approach him. He was angry at himself. He had never been defeated before and to lose to a half-breed was the most insulting thing imaginable. He was pissed, really pissed. He was ready to kill anything.
Just as that thought entered his head the bushes in front of him started to rustle. He heard someone come close to him. He sat up as quickly as his injured body would let him with his blood red eyes. He then stopped. His eyes met with soft chocolate brown ones. His red eyes reverted back to his honey gold ones and his anger dissipated.
She was an infant; around 8/9 years old. Her hair was a hip length, brown colour with a single ponytail on the top of her head. She wore a tattered red kimono with no shoes. She wasn't worth his anger.
She approached him. He watched as she took small steps towards him. She stopped just in front of him. She didn't move, just stood in awe of the demon lord. He found the girl curious. She did not seem afraid of him. She was a strange human as she made no sound at all.
After that, she came back each day, with fish and plants of all types. The demon lord could tell she was trying to help him but he didn't bother telling her he did not eat human food. Though he would not admit it to anyone he enjoyed her company. She was not loud like the idiotic humans that travelled with the pathetic half-breed and she would only stay for a short while. He had to admit this girl was different from all the others. What confused him the most about this girl was the bruises she came with. There seemed to be more each day. In fact it confused him so much he asked about it one day. Though she didn't answer him, she only smiled at him and laughed. He had never been smiled at by a human before. They had always been too afraid to approach him unlike her.
It was a few days after that when he found her mangled body in the middle of the forest floor. She must have been coming to meet him. It looked like the work of wolves, due to the bite marks imbedded in her skin. For some reason he felt responsible for this girl's death and he didn't like this feeling. For this reason he brought the child back to life with his tenseiga. She had followed him ever since.
She began talking a lot more after that. She became more cheerful and hyper. He wouldn't admit it but he liked the child. She kept Jaken busy so he wouldn't annoy him as much. He became attached to her. She was the sunshine in the group and she had somehow melted his cold heart and found a place within it.
The demon lord was then brought out of his thoughts by the annoying high pitched voice of his loyal servant.
'Sesshoumaru-sama! Ah Un is ready! Were ready to leave when you are!'
'Very well Jaken.' Was all he replied with. Though he wouldn't admit it to anyone he was excited to see his young ward. He had missed her. Her cheerful smile and giggly personality. He had missed that the most. Everything seemed cold without the warmth she brought with her. He stood, picking up the silver box that was on the desk in front of him. It had an orange flower encrusted into it and a pink ribbon holding it together. He had thought a lot about his birthday present for Rin. It had taken him many years to perfect what was inside the box.
He placed the silver box within the sleeve of his kimono and walked out of his study to begin his journey to Kaede's village.