"Hey, Lord Sesshomaru?"
He looked down at the small girl now squatted down, poking a ladybug.
"What makes us what we are? Like, what makes you so strong?"
Lord Sesshomaru was surprised by such an insightful question, though it didn't show exteranaly.
"That's a silly question Rin; don't waste the master's time." The imp's gruff comment intruded the moment and being sure he was right, he crossed his arms...
"Blood."
Both smaller beings looked curiously at the Demon lord.
"What do you mean, Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin stood up to face him and let the bug pass into the tuft of grass she was keeping it from.
"Our blood makes us who we are. What's in our blood makes us strong or weak."
"Do I have strong blood?" Rin was excited.
"Of course not! You're just a human girl. ACK!" Jaken, the imp, collided with the ground almost as hard as the rock had collided with his skull.
Rin giggled and ran past the grumbling lump in the rocks to a small patch of flowers by the riverbed not needing an answer. (Obviously Lord Sesshomaru objected to Jaken's comment.) "Aren't these pretty, Lord Sesshomaru?!"
"You're full of questions today, Rin… Do you ever stop to listen to your surroundings?"
"Hm… I always thought you looked at your surroundings… I suppose I could give it a try." Rin closed her eyes and listened… the flow of the river… the wind whistling through the trees… bird's song… her own breathing... Lord Sesshomaru's sigh. Peaceful… She smiled.
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Cute no? I thought it was too adorable of a moment to leave un-typed. Sorry it's so short... Kay, way short... And random... I might eventually add more later, but I don't know. Hope you liked it! ^.^