Sesshoumaru gazed in horror at the scar below her shoulders. "Sesshoumaru
sama. . .I couldn't find you. . ."
Rin's eyes closed, she needed her rest. He only wished to hug her tightly.
Sesshoumaru cradled her head, and covered her body with his cloak of fur.
She seemed to be alright, for now. He was glad that she slept so long, he
needed the time to think. That morning, her eyes opened to see the bright
blue sky that shined through the tops of the trees. She turned her head to
see Sesshoumaru's face, she was shocked to find that his eyes were closed.
She couldn't remember the last time she saw him sleeping. His eyes quickly
opened, almost shocked himself that he had slept so long.
"Rin, you must be hungry. Jaken, bring her food." Jaken quivered in fear
beneath his master of all these years.
"Could he really care this much for her?" He sighed and scurried into the
forest. Rin stood up and stretched as she took a deep breath.
"Sesshoumara sama, can I go swimming today? I haven't been swimming in so
long, and there are these really pretty rocks near that river and sometimes
there are tiny crabs on them and. . ." Sesshoumaru was for once happy to
hear her typical rambling, she seemed to be herself.
He started to think, "Maybe her innocence can over power Naraku's presence,
is that. . .possible?" She smiled at him lovingly. He stood up and grasped
her hand.
"You may swim today." He almost smiled down at the child, but not quite.
Rin gasped in glee, "Thank you, Sesshoumaru sama!" She ran frantically to
the nearby river. He watched her leap through the tall grass, trying to put
the scar from his mind. Whether or not it would affect her future didn't
matter right now, she was happy, and he wanted her to stay that way.
Until that evening, Rin's burst of energy seemed limitless. Reluctantly,
she rested under a tree. Sesshoumaru could feel an evil presence. Fearing
that it was Rin, he stood up, and quietly walked over toward the sleeping
child and glared at her back, where the scar remained.
He kneeled on the grass, and placed his cold hand on her neck, Rin awoke,
"Sesh-Sesshoumaru sama! You scared me!" She glanced up at him with a dazed
look upon her face.
"Go back to sleep, Rin." He stood up, turned around and walked away from
the confused child. He knew at that moment that Naraku had claimed another
victim. Her skin was cold and pale, like his.
He thought to himself, "Was this done simply to throw me off track? Will
she become a puppet like Kohaku? What is Naraku planning. . ." Just then,
Jaken ran to Sesshoumaru's side.
"Sesshoumaru sama! That women! The one with the fan, I could have sworn it
was her. . .She's in the forest!"
Confused, Sesshoumaru looked down on the pathetic creature. "Jaken, you saw
Kagura? The wench died, I saw it happen."
Jaken looked up at his master in fear, "Truly Sesshoumaru sama! My eyes
were not mistaken, the woman was lying on the forest ground, she may have
been wounded, I didn't stay to find out." Sesshoumaru glared down at
Jaken's quivering body.
"Lie to me, Jaken, and I will make sure that your death is a slow one."
aken's already large eyes widened, "Never, Sesshoumaru sama! It's really
her!" Sesshoumaru looked back at Rin, still awake and baffled.
"Tell me where to find her, and watch Rin."
sama. . .I couldn't find you. . ."
Rin's eyes closed, she needed her rest. He only wished to hug her tightly.
Sesshoumaru cradled her head, and covered her body with his cloak of fur.
She seemed to be alright, for now. He was glad that she slept so long, he
needed the time to think. That morning, her eyes opened to see the bright
blue sky that shined through the tops of the trees. She turned her head to
see Sesshoumaru's face, she was shocked to find that his eyes were closed.
She couldn't remember the last time she saw him sleeping. His eyes quickly
opened, almost shocked himself that he had slept so long.
"Rin, you must be hungry. Jaken, bring her food." Jaken quivered in fear
beneath his master of all these years.
"Could he really care this much for her?" He sighed and scurried into the
forest. Rin stood up and stretched as she took a deep breath.
"Sesshoumara sama, can I go swimming today? I haven't been swimming in so
long, and there are these really pretty rocks near that river and sometimes
there are tiny crabs on them and. . ." Sesshoumaru was for once happy to
hear her typical rambling, she seemed to be herself.
He started to think, "Maybe her innocence can over power Naraku's presence,
is that. . .possible?" She smiled at him lovingly. He stood up and grasped
her hand.
"You may swim today." He almost smiled down at the child, but not quite.
Rin gasped in glee, "Thank you, Sesshoumaru sama!" She ran frantically to
the nearby river. He watched her leap through the tall grass, trying to put
the scar from his mind. Whether or not it would affect her future didn't
matter right now, she was happy, and he wanted her to stay that way.
Until that evening, Rin's burst of energy seemed limitless. Reluctantly,
she rested under a tree. Sesshoumaru could feel an evil presence. Fearing
that it was Rin, he stood up, and quietly walked over toward the sleeping
child and glared at her back, where the scar remained.
He kneeled on the grass, and placed his cold hand on her neck, Rin awoke,
"Sesh-Sesshoumaru sama! You scared me!" She glanced up at him with a dazed
look upon her face.
"Go back to sleep, Rin." He stood up, turned around and walked away from
the confused child. He knew at that moment that Naraku had claimed another
victim. Her skin was cold and pale, like his.
He thought to himself, "Was this done simply to throw me off track? Will
she become a puppet like Kohaku? What is Naraku planning. . ." Just then,
Jaken ran to Sesshoumaru's side.
"Sesshoumaru sama! That women! The one with the fan, I could have sworn it
was her. . .She's in the forest!"
Confused, Sesshoumaru looked down on the pathetic creature. "Jaken, you saw
Kagura? The wench died, I saw it happen."
Jaken looked up at his master in fear, "Truly Sesshoumaru sama! My eyes
were not mistaken, the woman was lying on the forest ground, she may have
been wounded, I didn't stay to find out." Sesshoumaru glared down at
Jaken's quivering body.
"Lie to me, Jaken, and I will make sure that your death is a slow one."
aken's already large eyes widened, "Never, Sesshoumaru sama! It's really
her!" Sesshoumaru looked back at Rin, still awake and baffled.
"Tell me where to find her, and watch Rin."