A/N: I don't usually write in this person, but hopefully it's enjoyable.
5. Favorite platonic relationship
"Lord Sesshomaru! Welcome back!"
You are the daiyoukai of the Western Land. You don't grin like an imbecile back at a human girl running to greet you when you come back to the camp. Your face has to remain serene and somewhat bored. You are above opening your arms to embrace her in a welcome hug. You are the most powerful youkai in the land, you cannot do such foolish thing.
But when she trips over a root you are forgiven if you catch her before she falls and harms her frail human body. It is only right since you are her guardian. Anyone who would glimpse the sight of you running your fingers through her hair would think you are looking for injuries, not offering a reassuring gesture.
You are the Killing Perfection, you literally don't know what a reassuring gesture looks like.
"Rin. You behaved," you speak it as a statement, you know your adoptive daughter would never cross the line. Jaken, who came to greet you, starts to complain about her pestering him, but you ignore him. That fool, he can show much more attachment and emotion without drawing attention to how much he cares for her without putting her in danger. If your foes knew that you cherished this little child they would certainly come to kill her the first time you left her with only Jaken and Ah-Un. The dishonorable spider targeted her once already, kidnapping her to use her against you.
He will scream as he dies of your poison. He will know agony like no other for scaring your sweet, trusting daughter.
You let go of her and stand a step away, looking down at the two short beings that follow you so faithfully.
"Yes, my lord!" Rin pouts at Jaken's screams. "Rin asked Master Jaken for stories, but he insisted he knew no fairy tales, so Rin told him some of those she knew."
"That was terrible" Jaken screeches, waving his hands.
"You liked them!" the girl points a finger at him and then looks up at you again. "My lord, do you know any stories?"
"No, Rin. This one has no use for fables."
"Oh. Would you like to hear one or two, my lord?" she asks with an innocent smile. What being - human or youkai - would think that you would wish to listen to foolish stories for children? None, that is the answer. There is only one that is not afraid or intimidate by your immense power, who so simply wants to share what she enjoys with you, as if it was the most natural thing to do.
You are the daiyoukai of the West you are not allowed to smile softly at a child of an inferior race.
But, oh kami how much you wish you could.