Disclaimer~ Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Shonen Sunday, etc.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 15
by sunny1388
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They stared like that for a few moments, before Rin suddenly blushed and took her hand away, sitting back down. Kohaku, the young boy, blushed and pulled away too.
But suddenly his eyes filled as he remembered something. Or someone. Many someones.
Kohaku was released from Naraku's evil spell, but his memory had completely returned and he remembered way too clearly about he people he slaughtered. Whole villages, his friends, and his family. His father was gone because of him.
As the tears suddenly flooded down, he choked and tried to stand up, getting to his feet for a few seconds before falling down again. Scrambling behind the tree he had been sitting under, the nausea overtook him.
Rin was startled by the sudden change in nature of the boy. She was a little scared and wondered why he was crying. Getting up, she tentatively walked behind the tree, holding her nose. She was just a little girl and little girls did not like throw up.
She found Kohaku crouched on the ground facing away from her, breathing heavily. Slowly walking forward, she stopped when she got to him and reached a small hand out to lay on his back.
When she placed her hand on his back, a shiver ran through him and he slowly turned his head to look at her.
Rin couldn't stiffle a quiet gasp. His eyes. His eyes were the saddest eyes she had ever seen. They held a degree of pain and grief that the naive girl never even knew existed. And she aged. Rin gained years of maturity in those few seconds of looking into his eyes.
Her other hand went to his and held it firmly in his own as she pulled him towards her.
Kohaku tried to get his hand free, but Rin held onto it.
Without hesitating, she hugged him.
He tried to pull away, a strangled sob coming from him, but she held on.
After a few moments, he relaxed a bit and his head bowed to rest on Rin's shoulder producing an almost comical picture since she was so much shorter than him.
After a few more moments, they both pulled away.
Kohaku was blushing again and when Rin teared her eyes from him and noticed the blush, she also began blushing a bright, bright red.
"Um...I'm Rin. What's your name?"
"Kohaku." he whispered, and Rin smiled. He had a really gentle voice despite carrying such a dangerous looking blade and being covered with blood.
"Hi, Kohaku." she said back, a cheerful smile appearing on her face.
A very small smile appeared on Kohaku's face. The first since so long ago when Naraku's trickery had forced Kohaku to kill his own family and friends.
"Hi, Rin." he said, his voice a little louder and a hint of the smile on his face showing through his voice.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 15
by sunny1388
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They stared like that for a few moments, before Rin suddenly blushed and took her hand away, sitting back down. Kohaku, the young boy, blushed and pulled away too.
But suddenly his eyes filled as he remembered something. Or someone. Many someones.
Kohaku was released from Naraku's evil spell, but his memory had completely returned and he remembered way too clearly about he people he slaughtered. Whole villages, his friends, and his family. His father was gone because of him.
As the tears suddenly flooded down, he choked and tried to stand up, getting to his feet for a few seconds before falling down again. Scrambling behind the tree he had been sitting under, the nausea overtook him.
Rin was startled by the sudden change in nature of the boy. She was a little scared and wondered why he was crying. Getting up, she tentatively walked behind the tree, holding her nose. She was just a little girl and little girls did not like throw up.
She found Kohaku crouched on the ground facing away from her, breathing heavily. Slowly walking forward, she stopped when she got to him and reached a small hand out to lay on his back.
When she placed her hand on his back, a shiver ran through him and he slowly turned his head to look at her.
Rin couldn't stiffle a quiet gasp. His eyes. His eyes were the saddest eyes she had ever seen. They held a degree of pain and grief that the naive girl never even knew existed. And she aged. Rin gained years of maturity in those few seconds of looking into his eyes.
Her other hand went to his and held it firmly in his own as she pulled him towards her.
Kohaku tried to get his hand free, but Rin held onto it.
Without hesitating, she hugged him.
He tried to pull away, a strangled sob coming from him, but she held on.
After a few moments, he relaxed a bit and his head bowed to rest on Rin's shoulder producing an almost comical picture since she was so much shorter than him.
After a few more moments, they both pulled away.
Kohaku was blushing again and when Rin teared her eyes from him and noticed the blush, she also began blushing a bright, bright red.
"Um...I'm Rin. What's your name?"
"Kohaku." he whispered, and Rin smiled. He had a really gentle voice despite carrying such a dangerous looking blade and being covered with blood.
"Hi, Kohaku." she said back, a cheerful smile appearing on her face.
A very small smile appeared on Kohaku's face. The first since so long ago when Naraku's trickery had forced Kohaku to kill his own family and friends.
"Hi, Rin." he said, his voice a little louder and a hint of the smile on his face showing through his voice.