Title Laughter is the Best Medicine
Author landofthekwt
Rating K
Prompt Laugh (unsung heroes)
Word Count 289
Warning none
Summary Rin teaches Shiori to laugh
Before she met Rin, she had never laughed. Never even smile. There was nothing to smile about. Her life had been hard. Driven from her village by humans. Her father had been killed by her own grandfather. Her mother sold her to her grandfather to save the villagers. She was used by her grandfather to protect him while he killed the villagers and her own mother.
Ten years on the road. Ten years being chased from one village to another. Only her mother cling to. Looking for an elusive savior who would make everything better. Then discovering that her dream was illusion. All that should have shattered her if not for Rin. Rin was the rock who had saved her just by smiling at her.
As Shiori began to know Rin, she realized that Rin had very little to smile about. Her parents had been killed by bandits. She had been killed twice. Her soul brought by back only by a sword and a stone. She had been left behind numerous times by Lord Sesshoumaru. Shiori was sure that the last ten years had been the worst
At least while Lord Sesshoumaru and Rin had been on the road, they had been constant companions. Now he dropped in infrequently to leave a kimono. Most of all he brought hope that someday they would be knew that hope had kept her going for ten years while she searched for Inuyasha.
Rin smiled all the time. More than she laughed. When she wasn't smiling or laughing,it seemed like she was. She should be sad. Sesshoumaru left her behind for ten years. She should be lonely No real friends in the village other than the Inutachi. She had lost her mentor and mother figure Kaede. Yet, she endured and blossomed
Her glow made everyone around her feel better. It was infectious. Shiori could not imagine anyone not liking Rin. Her presence made people want to make her happy and she beamed her happiness right back at them. Rin made Shiori want to smile. Want to be happy too. Want to make other people happy.
She could think of someone else who did not smile or laugh. Kohaku. Kohaku was always so driven, so dedicated. If only she could bottle Rin and pass it onto Kohaku. If she could do nothing else for Kohaku, she would try to smile and laugh around Kohaku. Maybe it would make him smile and laugh too.
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