"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin cried happily as her tiny legs carried her past trees and into the Forest clearing. "A very pretty man just gave me this basket of fruits! They are so yummy my Lord, would you like one?"
"Lord Sesshomaru doesn't want your silly fruit girl!" The imp hissed at her.
Sesshoumaru however, had stopped paying attention at Rin's claim of a 'pretty man' giving her the fruit.
"What did this man look like?" He asked the girl with slight trepidation.
"He was pale and had long pretty green hair. Oh! He had big pretty moth wigs too!"
Sesshoumaru stood from his position against a tree and started to make his way to AhUn. His pace was a lot quicker than normal and put Jaken on edge.
"Is something the matter Mi'lord?" The imp asked with a bit of fear tinting his voice.
Rin watched in confusion.
"We're leaving." Sesshomaru said trying to mask his urgency behind a cool facade.
He was stopped in his tracks when a needle thin insect scale flew through the air embedding itself in the ground before his feet.
"So fast? Surely you have time to catch up fluffy pup." A voice chimed from the branches of the surrounding trees.
2 figures dropped into the clearing with smirks on their faces as they stood between Sesshomaru and his companions.
"Heard you let that little shit cut off your arm so we came to check on you." Xanxus spoke with a bored tone.
"T-T-THAT HAPPENED MONTHS AGO!" Jaken shrieked.
Xanxus growled before kicking the annoying toad into the forest. Noel beamed at Sesshoumaru before pulling him down to plant a kiss on his brow.
"How are you pup?"
Sesshoumaru furrowed his brow as he stepped away from the beaming moth.
"Noel." He greeted calmly before glaring at Xanxus. "Dick."
Noel giggled at the sneer that stretched across his husbands face. He loved when his caretaking skills shined through in his charges.
"Xanxus, be a dear and go make sure Jaken wasn't impaled on something." Noel requested with a serene smile.
"Fine."
The crow demon stalked away with his glare burning anything in his path. Noel turned back to Sesshomaru with a frown. He grasped the younger demon's collar and tugged until the top came down enough to reveal his damaged arm.
"If you had returned home I could have salvaged it." Noel sighed. "I can't do anything for it now that your power has healed it all."
"I don't need your help. This Sesshomaru has done fine without you."
"I think not." Noel frowned lifting the dog demons arm for emphasis. "This little spat you have with Inuyasha needs to stop fluffy pup."
Sesshoumaru frowned at the name but did not correct the moth. Rin giggled at the cute nickname drawing the demons attention to her.
"Tell me little one, Do you like travelling with Sesshomaru?"
"Oh yes!" Rin grinned happily. "Lord Sesshomaru is very kind. He saved me many times!"
Noel turned to his charge with a smug grin.
"Did he now? Care to tell me about one such occasion."
"Of course! When I first met Lord Sesshomaru I didn't have anyone. I lived alone and didn't speak. I was in the woods one day and found my Lord covered in blood. I decided to bring him food, but I was eventually caught and beaten for taking it without permission."
Noel frowned at the young girls past, but let her finish her story.
"Wolves attacked the village not long after and I was chased down by some of them, but my Lord saved me and I have followed him ever since. Lord Sesshomaru always keeps the wolves away and even lets me sleep on his fluffy thing when I have bad dreams about them."
"Isn't that kind of him." Noel chuckles.
He gives her a kind smile before pulling the girl into a warm hug which she returns with a confused, but welcoming smile. Noel looks up at Sesshomaru with a grin. His fluffy puppy was really turning into his namesake.
"So you let her sleep on your tail without her realizing what it was? I guess you did take after your father in more ways than looks."
Sesshomaru huffs and walks away from the amused demon intent on ignoring him.
"Your father did the same with Izayoi. He also did it for you when I couldn't get you to sleep as a child."
Sesshomaru tunes him out as Noel told Rin stories of Sesshomaru's childhood causing the girl great joy. Xanxus soon returned with a pale Jaken clutched in hand. He tossed the imp on the ground as his eyebrow rose at Noel coddling the human child.
"We are not getting one." He stated.
"But Darling look how cute she is." Noel pouted.
"I don't give a fuck. Toga let you baby his damn kids is that not enough for you?" Xanxus groaned.
"No. They are to big for it now, besides look at this sweet little face." Noel cooed as he picked Rin up and held her for his husband to see.
Rin blushed, but smiled nonetheless causing Xanxus to flinch back.
"Just put her down so we can go." He grumbled. "You wanted to check on the brats and you did. We still need to get the mansion ready for the Lady's guests."
Noel sighed and set Rin on the ground. He planted a kiss to her head before turning to Sesshomaru.
"I expect you stay out of trouble from now on pup." He said moving forward to hug the younger demon. "Afterall, you have someone to protect now."
Sesshomaru froze at those words. His eyes wide in shock as he watched a sorrowful smile appear on the elder's face. Noel stepped back and slowly beat his wings until he lifted into the air.
"Bye darlings, see you soon.".
Rin waved cheerfully at the moth demon with a big smile on her face.
"Bye pretty sir, thank you for the fruits!"