Seshomaru walked through the forest, his footsteps were quiet as he seemed to float between the trees. The sun shined brightly and made his silver hair shine and gave off the appearance that it was glowing.
Behind him Rin skipped merrily, temporarily intrigued in her Lord's hair as it trailed elegantly behind him. She giggled, fantasizing about how it could be made of moon beams he stuck to his head. She was so deep in thought that she didn't see the rock until she tripped. A clawed hand darted out at a speed uncomprehendable to human to grab her before she fell. When she re-stabilized she broke into a smile, "Thank you my Lord!"
He only looked down at her, face revealing nothing, before straightening and continuing through the forest.
Eventually Rin lost interest in Lord Seshomaru's hair, dismissing the ridiculous idea due to the obvious fact that it is impossible to keep moon beams so well kept. She raced between flower patch to flower patch, only allowing the screaming Jaken a break when she stopped to make a flower crown or a crude doll out of weeds. Neither the young girl or the imp noticed their Lord tense up. Seshomaru's eyes darted from side to side, suspiciously.
'Something is wrong.' Seshomaru thought, but he couldnt determine what is was. Curiousity taking over he walked over to a sterdy looking tree and sat down. "We will stay here tonight." He stated.
"Okay!" Rin cried happily, then she turned and ran off to find dinner with Jaken chasing after her.
000
As the sun set and the wind grew stronger, Rin finised her meal of roasted mushrooms and frog les, both of which she found by a nearby pond. Jaken was already conked out near the fire snoring loudly. Seshomaru was still sitting upright against his tree when Rin's eyes began to droop. She laid down on the soft grass, cuddling close to Ah-Un and quickly fell asleep.
The night wore on and a sound drew Lord Seshomaru from his thoughts. Rin's face was tight, a frown etched from cheek to cheek as she curled into a tight ball, whimpering quietly. 'She's having a nighmare.' Seshomaru thought before swiftly walking over to where she lay. He placed a hand lightly on her cheek, his pale skin Rin's flushed face.
"Rin." He said, knowing that the sound of his voice usually drew her from her slumber.
She suddenly latched onto his hand with a tight grip and snuggled into it but remained asleep in her nightmare. For her to remain asleep after he had spoken meant this was no normal nightmare. Events similar to this had happened before but it was rare and Seshomaru knew she was having a truly horrific dream. The first time he had witnessed her having a dream of this magnitude it had ended in her losing her voice for three days. She didn't laugh or even smile during those three days and it had put both Jaken and Seshomaru on edge. Even Ah-Un was uncomfortable with the silence, all three of the demons were so used to the constant giggling and rambling of the young girl. When the silence was broken Seshomaru was relieved, though he refused to let it show, and promised himself to always wake her if he encountered her having a nightmare.
"Rin." He repeated as he staredndown at his ward, his hand still in a death grip within her fingers.
With a start her eyes snapped open and locked onto Seshomaru's face. She could see a small wrinkle under his eye, one that cannot usually be found on his normally perfect face. Rin instantly picked out this subtle feature, having learned to read Seshomaru's face so she can understand what he is thinking behind his stoic mask. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry you." she whispered, already drifting back to sleep.
A sudden presence caused Seshomaru to stand, abruptly taking his cheek from Rin's cheek and immediatley settle into a defensive stance, claws at the ready. As quickly as the feeling appeared it also disappeared. Seshomaru looked down at his young companion who was already fast asleep, completely unaware of what had just occured. Seshomaru swept his eyes across the trees but when he didn't sense anything he released a soft grunt and returned to his spot under the tree to keep watch. Unbeknownst to him, eyes of an enem had been watching the small group. And they had just learned all they needed to know.