"Well, funny meeting you here."
Arkwyn jumped back in surprise and immediately tried to cover herself with her arms.
It was the monk that Sango was married to.
"You!" Arkwyn cried, furious with anger as she took small steps backwards toward her clothes.
"Settle down, I wasn't spying on you if that's what you think. I just came here to bathe in the waterfall." Miroku replied, trying to calm the girl down.
"How do I know you aren't lying? From what I hear you seem to be somewhat of a lecherous monk!"
Miroku Laughed. "So I see you've met my wife?"
Arkwyn hesitated. This guy was so smooth talking and playful with his words, And not to mention he is married!
Miroku, seeing that she was still tense around him decided to use a bit of his old rules, the ones he sort of left behind after marriage.
He came towards her and cupped her hands with his.
"Believe me, it would be in my best interest to ask a lady such as yourself to have my children, but now I already have someone to do that for me. And,"
"That's....ok. It was a mistake. Sorry, I was just startled by you." Arkwyn interrupted, taking her hands from his grasp.
They stood still for a few moments until Arkwyn pleaded,
"Would you mind turning around while I put my clothes on?"
"Oh right! Sorry." He said with a little laugh and turned around.
After the little funny meeting with Miroku, Arkwyn was back at the castle.
She was hungry so she sat down at the table while some of the older female servants cooked food.
"You must be starving. Here." One of the servants said generously handing her a bowl of soup.
Arkwyn thanked her and ate in silence as the servant went on talking.
"The Lord's son seems quite taken with you." The servant complimented. (who's name she found out was Mika.)
Arkwyn shook her head. "His heart is like ice. He acts so cold to everyone."
"Then it seems like you need to melt that heart of ice." Mika said smiling at her.
she could tell from the very beginning of the sudden interest growing between the two.
"I don't know. I only met him yesterday....I don't think he can care about something. And I don't think he knows how." Arkwyn replied, hearing herself let out a sad sigh.
"Am I really falling for him?" she thought quietly in her head, out of fear of Mika somehow reading her mind.
But her fear got the best of her already knowing that Mika suspected something.
"Help him learn. There are ways." Mika replied with that all knowing smile.
"Yeah...I guess, but how?
"Small things go a long way you know," Mika said, taking the empty bowl from the table. "You best be on your way. The lord's son is going hunting and you have to go along with him and the guards."
"Man do these task things come suddenly."
The servant just gave her a funny look, then went back to her work.
Arkwyn met a some guards in the courtyard that were holding bows, arrows, and a few other weapons.
"Where is Sesshomaru?" She asked while shielding her eyes from the sun with one hand, and using the other to make gestures.
"The lord's son will be here shortly. We will wait right here for him until he comes."
One of the guards replied.
Arkwyn nodded and took a few steps off to the side, looking around a bit at all the beautiful flowers.
Then she spotted Sesshomaru on one side of the castle with a little girl. They were hidden by trees and bushes, but Arkwyn could still see somewhat.
The little girl was wearing an orange kimono with some of her hair in a small pony tale on the top right of her long black hair. She looked to be about six or seven years old.
What Arkwyn saw next greatly surprised her.
The little girl was bouncing around, then she picked some flowers, handed them to Sesshomaru, and threw her arms around his legs with Sesshomaru hesitating for a moment, then quickly leaning down to give the small child a hug.
He then straightened up again, that stern but somewhat softened looking face acting as if nothing ever happened.
Arkwyn just stared until one of the guards nudged her.
"What are you staring at lady Arkwyn?"
"Nothing." She replied quickly walking back to sit on one of the benches.
The guard just shrugged and walked back over to the other guards.
Soon Sesshomaru greeted them looking briefly over to Arkwyn who smiled at him, making him feel awkward. Really the first time a girl had ever done that.
"Why are you smiling?" he asked sharply, trying to hide his more soft side.
"You just take me by surprise. I thought you were just all cold and icy." Arkwyn replied, trying to conceal his secret softness and her discovery.
".......What," Sesshomaru started.
"We must be on our way." One of the guards said, pointing towards the woods.
So they walked on, Sesshomaru still confused and Arkwyn feeling a bit happy to have discovered the ice man's little secret.
Arkwyn jumped back in surprise and immediately tried to cover herself with her arms.
It was the monk that Sango was married to.
"You!" Arkwyn cried, furious with anger as she took small steps backwards toward her clothes.
"Settle down, I wasn't spying on you if that's what you think. I just came here to bathe in the waterfall." Miroku replied, trying to calm the girl down.
"How do I know you aren't lying? From what I hear you seem to be somewhat of a lecherous monk!"
Miroku Laughed. "So I see you've met my wife?"
Arkwyn hesitated. This guy was so smooth talking and playful with his words, And not to mention he is married!
Miroku, seeing that she was still tense around him decided to use a bit of his old rules, the ones he sort of left behind after marriage.
He came towards her and cupped her hands with his.
"Believe me, it would be in my best interest to ask a lady such as yourself to have my children, but now I already have someone to do that for me. And,"
"That's....ok. It was a mistake. Sorry, I was just startled by you." Arkwyn interrupted, taking her hands from his grasp.
They stood still for a few moments until Arkwyn pleaded,
"Would you mind turning around while I put my clothes on?"
"Oh right! Sorry." He said with a little laugh and turned around.
After the little funny meeting with Miroku, Arkwyn was back at the castle.
She was hungry so she sat down at the table while some of the older female servants cooked food.
"You must be starving. Here." One of the servants said generously handing her a bowl of soup.
Arkwyn thanked her and ate in silence as the servant went on talking.
"The Lord's son seems quite taken with you." The servant complimented. (who's name she found out was Mika.)
Arkwyn shook her head. "His heart is like ice. He acts so cold to everyone."
"Then it seems like you need to melt that heart of ice." Mika said smiling at her.
she could tell from the very beginning of the sudden interest growing between the two.
"I don't know. I only met him yesterday....I don't think he can care about something. And I don't think he knows how." Arkwyn replied, hearing herself let out a sad sigh.
"Am I really falling for him?" she thought quietly in her head, out of fear of Mika somehow reading her mind.
But her fear got the best of her already knowing that Mika suspected something.
"Help him learn. There are ways." Mika replied with that all knowing smile.
"Yeah...I guess, but how?
"Small things go a long way you know," Mika said, taking the empty bowl from the table. "You best be on your way. The lord's son is going hunting and you have to go along with him and the guards."
"Man do these task things come suddenly."
The servant just gave her a funny look, then went back to her work.
Arkwyn met a some guards in the courtyard that were holding bows, arrows, and a few other weapons.
"Where is Sesshomaru?" She asked while shielding her eyes from the sun with one hand, and using the other to make gestures.
"The lord's son will be here shortly. We will wait right here for him until he comes."
One of the guards replied.
Arkwyn nodded and took a few steps off to the side, looking around a bit at all the beautiful flowers.
Then she spotted Sesshomaru on one side of the castle with a little girl. They were hidden by trees and bushes, but Arkwyn could still see somewhat.
The little girl was wearing an orange kimono with some of her hair in a small pony tale on the top right of her long black hair. She looked to be about six or seven years old.
What Arkwyn saw next greatly surprised her.
The little girl was bouncing around, then she picked some flowers, handed them to Sesshomaru, and threw her arms around his legs with Sesshomaru hesitating for a moment, then quickly leaning down to give the small child a hug.
He then straightened up again, that stern but somewhat softened looking face acting as if nothing ever happened.
Arkwyn just stared until one of the guards nudged her.
"What are you staring at lady Arkwyn?"
"Nothing." She replied quickly walking back to sit on one of the benches.
The guard just shrugged and walked back over to the other guards.
Soon Sesshomaru greeted them looking briefly over to Arkwyn who smiled at him, making him feel awkward. Really the first time a girl had ever done that.
"Why are you smiling?" he asked sharply, trying to hide his more soft side.
"You just take me by surprise. I thought you were just all cold and icy." Arkwyn replied, trying to conceal his secret softness and her discovery.
".......What," Sesshomaru started.
"We must be on our way." One of the guards said, pointing towards the woods.
So they walked on, Sesshomaru still confused and Arkwyn feeling a bit happy to have discovered the ice man's little secret.