"And kittens?"
"Uh huh."
"And ducks?"
"Yup."
"Wow!" an excited Rin jumped about. "Sesshomaru?"
"hm."
"Can we live here?"
"No." Sesshomaru replied for the third time after Rin had asked this.
Arkwyn was telling Rin of all the "wonderful" things outside of the castle, and Sesshomaru seemed to be a little annoyed by Rin's excitement.
"Rin, this is not a pleasure trip. We are only here for the medicine,"
Rin nodded sadly, but then smiled when Arkwyn whispered something to her about a park.
"How is your wound?" Sesshomaru asked suddenly.
"My- oh......it's alright I guess. If I don't jump from bed to bed, then I think I'll be alright." Arkwyn replied jokingly.
Rin laughed and Sesshomaru didn't get it.
Sesshomaru just stared at her.
"I don't get it."
Now it was Arkwyn's turn to laugh.
After a while Rin fell asleep, the top of her lying on Arkwyn, and the bottom lying on Sesshomaru.
(The trip was taking a while because it was two miles from the castle to the gate, then a very long drive through all the servants houses.)
"You know," Arkwyn started, turning to look at a bored Sesshomaru.
"What?" He asked, eyeing her cautiously.
"It's kind of nice....not having to worry about protecting you from demons."
"What, so you don't like protecting me now? Too dangerous for you?" Sesshomaru said, half upset while giving a small grin.
"No," Arkwyn replied quickly. "It's not that."
Once again, the girl had Sesshomaru curious and interested in what she had to say.
Maybe, because it was about him.
"I meant that it was nice not having to worry about you all the time." Arkwyn finished slowly.
"You.....you worry?" a dumbfounded Sesshomaru asked her.
"Well....yeah."
Then everything grew silent as it could be.
Sesshomaru staring uncertainly out the window, and Arkwyn staring uncertainly at him.
(Sesshomaru thinking.)
Maybe I should,......But...I don't know how she feels about me.
Sesshomaru just stared as he thought about things.
That's it...I've got to do something!
He then very quietly reached over to hold her hand.
She jerked back in surprise, but then understood and smoothed her hand over his.
And that's the way they sat for the rest of the ride. Not speaking, but even better...holding hands.
"Uh huh."
"And ducks?"
"Yup."
"Wow!" an excited Rin jumped about. "Sesshomaru?"
"hm."
"Can we live here?"
"No." Sesshomaru replied for the third time after Rin had asked this.
Arkwyn was telling Rin of all the "wonderful" things outside of the castle, and Sesshomaru seemed to be a little annoyed by Rin's excitement.
"Rin, this is not a pleasure trip. We are only here for the medicine,"
Rin nodded sadly, but then smiled when Arkwyn whispered something to her about a park.
"How is your wound?" Sesshomaru asked suddenly.
"My- oh......it's alright I guess. If I don't jump from bed to bed, then I think I'll be alright." Arkwyn replied jokingly.
Rin laughed and Sesshomaru didn't get it.
Sesshomaru just stared at her.
"I don't get it."
Now it was Arkwyn's turn to laugh.
After a while Rin fell asleep, the top of her lying on Arkwyn, and the bottom lying on Sesshomaru.
(The trip was taking a while because it was two miles from the castle to the gate, then a very long drive through all the servants houses.)
"You know," Arkwyn started, turning to look at a bored Sesshomaru.
"What?" He asked, eyeing her cautiously.
"It's kind of nice....not having to worry about protecting you from demons."
"What, so you don't like protecting me now? Too dangerous for you?" Sesshomaru said, half upset while giving a small grin.
"No," Arkwyn replied quickly. "It's not that."
Once again, the girl had Sesshomaru curious and interested in what she had to say.
Maybe, because it was about him.
"I meant that it was nice not having to worry about you all the time." Arkwyn finished slowly.
"You.....you worry?" a dumbfounded Sesshomaru asked her.
"Well....yeah."
Then everything grew silent as it could be.
Sesshomaru staring uncertainly out the window, and Arkwyn staring uncertainly at him.
(Sesshomaru thinking.)
Maybe I should,......But...I don't know how she feels about me.
Sesshomaru just stared as he thought about things.
That's it...I've got to do something!
He then very quietly reached over to hold her hand.
She jerked back in surprise, but then understood and smoothed her hand over his.
And that's the way they sat for the rest of the ride. Not speaking, but even better...holding hands.