Chapter Two
Rin is eating chicken in the dining area while Jaken, the toad is scowling at her. She is humming and singing as she continues to eat her supper.
"M'lord aren't you thirsty?! Why is this peasant still alive?!" Jaken cried out.
"She will be staying with us for a while," Lord Sesshomaru said sternly and Jaken couldn't believe his ears.
Why does his lord want to waste his time on a human girl? The toad knew that his lord has no interest in any humans yet why is he keeping her alive?!
"Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin called out his name with her mouthful of food.
"What is it?" Lord Sesshomaru stared at her.
"What kind of demon are you?" She questioned.
"HOW DARE YOU TALK TO M'LORD LIKE THAT!?" Jaken raised his voice in rage.
"Quiet." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at Jaken.
Jaken lowered his head in defeat. "Yes, M'lord."
"I'm an Inu Daiyokai, Rin," Sesshomaru explained.
"So, a doggy?" She giggled.
"THIS CHILD HAS NO MANNERS!" Jaken spoke out but a playful smirk spread across Sesshomaru's lips. She is simply an innocent child with a sharp tongue who isn't afraid to speak her mind.
*~*~*~The Lovely Girl~*~*~*
Rin is playing outside in a field of white flowers while Jaken and Sesshomaru watched her intensively.
"M'lord you don't wish to mate with her, correct?!" Jaken freaked.
"No, I simply would never mate with a mere human," Sesshomaru sighed.
"That's good because your children would be weak half-breeds just like your brother." Jaken snorted.
"Do not bring him up," Sesshomaru said darkly.
Jaken gulped yet Lord Sesshomaru kept an eye on Rin. He wonders why he didn't kill her for her blood yet he simply couldn't touch her even if he wanted to. There's something special about this girl yet he couldn't put his claw on it. He wonders if it's her carefree attitude or her outspoken personality. He was attracted to her even though she is really young.
Lord Sesshomaru physically looks to be nineteen-years-old but he lived for over two hundred years…
"LORD SESSHOMARU! LOOK! I MADE A CROWN!" Rin laughed as she slowly walked up to him and put a flower crown on top of his head.
Lord Sesshomaru stared at her dumbfound but a small smile spread across his face while Rin clapped her hands together.
"You look like a fine Lord!" She giggled.
Jaken rolled his eyes but he knew his Lord is acting strangely around her. Jaken has never seen his Lord grow a liking towards a human girl before…
Lord Sesshomaru never cared for humans because he knew they are weak and worthless. Sesshomaru hated the fact that his own father fell in love with a mere human and she and Inuyasha got him killed because they couldn't defend themselves…
Sesshomaru hated Inuyasha for their father's passing…
"You have a nice garden, Lord Sesshomaru… I have never seen a beautiful garden like this before!" Rin commented.
"I'm the one who takes care of it!" Jaken raised his voice.
"REALLY?! I WANT TO HELP TOO!" Rin gasped in excitement.
"No way! You'll ruin it!" Jaken whined.
"Jaken," Sesshomaru said his name as a warning.
"But she will! Why must you stick up for her?! She's just a meal that you'll devour soon!" Jaken cried out.
Rin frowned and grabbed his left hand in her tiny grasp. "You wouldn't hurt me, would you?!" Rin pouted as she squeezed his hand gently.
Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he pulled away from her. "No, I wouldn't," he muttered before leaving them to go back inside.
Rin sighed in relief while Jaken cursed on how much his Lord is warming up to this stupid girl!
*~*~*~The Lovely Girl~*~*~*
Rin is walking around the castle until Lord Sesshomaru approached her.
"I will show you one of the guestrooms," he muttered.
"Why can't I just sleep in your room with you?" She asked innocently.
Lord Sesshomaru glared at her. "You can't sleep in the same room as a man's…"
"Why not? You said you don't mate with humans so what is the problem?" Rin blinked confusingly.
"Have you been with another man in such a way?"
"NO!" Rin gasped out loud.
Lord Sesshomaru knew she is an innocent girl yet her bold question set him off. He knew she didn't mean anything by it but he couldn't believe she would ask him that question…
"I get really scared at night because I always dream that demons are going to hurt me or something," Rin whispered.
"Demons?"
"Yes, what if one comes in here?! I would hardly get any sleep when I would be at the old village because I constantly heard wolves and my hut was right next to the woods," Rin explained.
Lord Sesshomaru frowned at the human girl. He never took pity for a human before yet he felt bad for Rin. She lost her family to bandits and ever since then she is alone, facing the whole world on her own.
"I suppose you can sleep in my room," Sesshomaru said calmly.
"REALLY?! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!" Rin grinned.
Lord Sesshomaru took her into his room and she immediately lied down on the bed. Lord Sesshomaru hesitated but got in bed with her and she wrapped her arms around him. He went to protest but she fell asleep.
Lord Sesshomaru watched her sleep peacefully before he looked at his hand where she touched earlier. Who is this strange girl to him?