Chapter 7:


WARNING: Mentions of child rape. Read at your own discretion.(Not too descriptive).


"Rin! Come here!"

6 year old Rin jumped as the voice roared out to her.

She immediately left the safety of her room, and down into the kitchen, where one of the thieves had taken vacancy in her home.

"It's about time you've come. I've been calling you twenty times by now." The man had his back turned.

"But I came on the first call, sir." Rin pointed out.

The man's shoulders tenses, and Rin immediately regretted her words.

"Excuse me?" He turned to her, eyes blood shot and crazy. "Did you just talk back? Again?!"

"N-no." Rin mumbled.

"Oh, so now you're lying too, eh. You just love punishments, don't you." he asked.

"No!" Rin said, stronger this time.

"Oh I think you do. Hmm..." He paused, as if to think, "On the bed."

Rin started to cry, falling to her knees. "No. Please! No."

The bandit showed absolutely no pity as he just grabbed the closes part of her that he could reach, her hair.

"Please don't!"

Rin!"

"I'm sorry!" Rin continued, unaware of the change of voice and fading bandit above her.

"Rin. You're okay. Wake up."

The moment Sesshomaru's face began coming to view, she jumped up, into his arms.

She was still feeling the effects of the dream, and didn't care that she was crying.

Sesshomaru held her, like he usually did. But she could tell that even he knew her dreams had never been this bad.

He could barely believe the amount of sweat Rin was covered in.

They hadn't been asleep for 2 hours and Rin suddenly started mumbling again.

Meaningless mumbles, to whimpers, to absolutely terrified screams.

"You're safe." he found himself repeating, although he didn't feel like he meant it.

Dreams were the only thing that he couldn't protect her from. And to think she'd had these when he was away!

After what felt like a good hour of soothing and crying, she finally calmed down and stopped trembling.

When he was sure she was calm, he left the hut for a split second, only to return with water, some in a cup he had found, some on a rag, which he gently ran across her sweating face.

Rin stared at him the entire time. He'd never gone this far as to caring for her after a nightmare.

"Are you okay?" He asked finally.

Rin nodded, "Yes. Thank you. I'm sorry if I-"

"No." Sesshomaru cut her off, "Don't you apologize. I'm sorry I've left you alone to deal with this."

"It's okay. I had Kagome. She helped me get back to sleep after these things and..." Rin trailed off at his pained expression.

"Rin. Please. Tell me what you were dreaming about. I can't stand to see you like this. I need to know." Sesshomaru pleaded.

Yes. He was pleading.

Rin's heart dropped, here it went again.

The recollecting. The memories.

She sighed. She knew she wouldn't be able to keep it from him at this rate. Especially if she's accepted to be his mate.

"In the morning. Please. I'll tell you everything." Rin managed. She didn't think she could do it right now, and then go back to sleep.

"Alright, Rin." Sesshomaru accepted.

He agreed she wasn't in the right state to say yet.

But whatever it was, he had a feeling he wasn't going to like it.

Not one bit.