Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of it's characters
Small Note:
'thinking'
"singing"
Rin awoke Monday morning to the sound of her alarm clock. She let a grin creep onto her face as she hit the off button on the clock and quickly jumped out of bed.
"Finally!" she said happily. Today was her first day at kindergarten and she was excited. She glanced out her window decided she would take a walk in the forest later tonight.
Walking over to her dresser, she pulled out a white t-shirt with Bugs Bunny on it and a pair of shorts. After changing she ran to the bathroom and brushed her hair and then her teeth. Running out of the bathroom, she grabbed her backpack and rushed down the steps and into the kitchen.
She was surprised to see her father, who was sitting at the table reading the newspaper. He glanced at her and then went back to reading. "Eat some cereal and then get in the car. After I drop you off I have to get to work".
"Ok!" She said happily. She made herself some cereal and stuffed it in her mouth. After cleaning her bowl she ran out the door and into the car.
Sesshomaru walked down the hall in his house toward his study. He wanted to get some paper work done at home because he was sure there would be a lot more once he returned to work.
Just as he got to the door of his study he heard the voice of his most loyal and annoying servant.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" squeaked Jaken "Good morning Milord!"
Sesshomaru closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. It was too early to be bothered by that pesky imp. "Jaken."
"Yes Milord?"
"I do not want to be disturbed." he said as he walked into his study and shut the door behind him. He went to his desk and sat on his chair, taking out his phone to check his email quickly.
Glancing out his window, he thought about the small human child named Rin and decided he would go into the forest later to see if she would come again and to make sure the small youkai would keep to themselves and leave her be.
'Why should I care if a human is hurt there? I've never cared before.' he thought as he stared out the window. He didn't understand why he was being protective of the child. It was not in his nature to care about anyone but himself. Placing his clawed hand on his chest, he remembered the feeling he got when she smiled at him. It was confusing and made him frustrated when he couldn't decipher the feeling.
Mentally shaking his head, he forced himself to concentrate on the mountain of paperwork in front of him.
Rin was happy. Her first day at kindergarten was turning out to be fun. All the kids were nice to her and her teacher liked to act silly along with the class. During recess a bunch of her classmates asked her to play with them but she politely declined. She wanted to make friends with the small boy playing by himself in the sand box.
Walking over to him, she saw he was filling up a truck with sand and then pouring it on the side. She then took in his features. He had auburn colored hair tied up in a ponytail, pointy ears and bright green eyes. He wore a beige colored shirt and blue jeans.
"Hi!" Rin said happily when she was in front of him.
The boy looked up at her with a confused expression, which turned to one of annoyance in a split second.
"So you're gonna make fun of me too huh?" he said while folding his arms across his chest.
Rin was confused. She had just wanted to be his friend when she saw him all alone, since she knew what it was like to feel left out and ignored. "Make fun of you for what?"
The boy looked up at her like she was stupid and said "You don't know?"
"Nope!" she said with a bright smile.
The boy stood up and turned his back toward her. He then turned his head and pointed down toward his tail. "Cus I'm a demon duh. What are you? Stupid?"
Rin reached down to pet the fluffy tail, which made the boy jump and smack her hand away. "What do you think you're doing!? Don't you know that tickles!?"
Rin couldn't help but giggle at his pouting face. This boy was funny and she decided that she liked him.
"Sorry, it was just so cute and fluffy! But I knew you were a demon. So what? Can we play now? By the way, we're best friends now kay? I'm Rin!" She said as she sat down in the sand box picking up a bucket.
The boy stood there staring at her, a light blush visible on his cheeks. No one at school was ever this nice to him, they all just made fun of him and ignored him. He sat next to his new best friend and smiled. "I'm Shippo"
As soon as the sun set Sesshomaru left his house and made his way toward the youkai forest. He wasn't sure if she would come but he guessed that if she did, it would be at night again.
Once in the forest he jumped up and onto a branch, closing his eyes to rest a little while he waited.
About an hour later he caught her scent. He took out his phone and glanced at the time. 7:00, just like the other day.
Sesshomaru got up and quietly made his way toward her, jumping from branch to branch. When he got to her he wasn't surprised to see her happily sitting against a tree as she did the other night.
He then heard her start to sing.
"Today was the dayyyy I made a new friend, and then I came home with the nannyy!"
It was a completely childish and made up song that didn't rhyme at all, but just the sound of her voice relaxed him.
Sitting on the tree branch, Sesshomaru closed his eyes and enjoyed the sound of her voice.
Since then, Rin would come to the youkai forest to sing, to nap, sometimes to do homework, or to simply walk around to look at the natural beauty of the forest. And every time Sesshomaru caught her scent he would come to watch over her.
