To Help Me Smile By: Libra Girl

Author's Notes; Hey. I hope you enjoy this story! It's Kagura/Sesshomaru so leave if you hate it stay if u wanna find out. Hehe. This is supposed to be a present to my 'dear friend' Cydelyn. I hope she likes it! Short but sweet.

Disclaimer: InuYasha, Kagura, Sesshomaru and other such related characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi, Shonen Sunday, Viz, Shoggakukan and all its other owners. It does not belong to me.

How could a simple thing like a smile bring joy to these pathetic humans? Do they know it does not help at all? How can it reassure you at a time of near death? Such an action is foreign to a demon like me. A smile is nothing but a wicked smirk on the victorious demon's face before the final blow comes. It taunts and laughs at you, knowing it holds your fate of life and death. How foolish can humans get? With their beliefs of love and happiness, it shall be their downfall. My feelings towards love are bitter. It is a fairy tail--a myth of something most speak of but have never seen. To commit ones self to another with so much trust and honesty is impossible. It is too much for anyone to give. Somehow it is broken constantly, always ending in lies, betrayal, hurt. It is just an illusion to humans that hides the pain and fear of loneliness. There is no bond on this Earth that exists like love. This human girl, Kagome, her smile never falters for that filthy half breed. Her faith in him is always there. As weak as she is, she seems to give InuYasha the strength he needs to win. Maybe this smiling thing has more to it than it really lets on. Is it more than just reassurance and is something that goes beyond the soul? It must be strength to humans. It gives them something to put their fate in. How can I smile. if I have nothing to believe in? There is nothing for me to cherish. My life is worthless; there is no purpose to it. To be ensnared for eternity, bound by unseen strings and to live without choice is no different than hell. My life is a nightmare that I can never wake up from. I must obey orders. Disobey and I may die. My destiny belongs to an evil man. No, he is worse; there are not enough words to describe such a malicious half-demon. The thought of him makes me sick. I can't escape from him, ever. But inside my soul, I feel that there is something I need if I want to leave this life I was given. Though, I think I have found the encouragement that I need. The little girl, Rin, smiled at Sesshomaru as he took the small bouquet of blue and purple flowers she had picked earlier. She smiles like everything is right in the world and he just looks at her with his ice cold gaze. But he is different somehow when he sees Rin's face light up. There is like a reflection of warmth in his sharp, amber eyes. If he were to. I touched my lips to find them curved into a small, gentle smile. I guess it is possible for me to be happy too. Just being in his unknown presence makes me. smile. But being known to him other than an enemy would make me forget all my problems. I feel a little flutter inside, like a burden has left me. My heart beats faster and my spirit seems to rise. But I wonder, what is this warm feeling inside of me? Whatever it is, it feels nice.