Ch.3 Getting Along

Ryou was terrified of the man before her since most of her torture evolved males and this one was no different but he seemed more dangerous than the others by the look in his eyes.When Ryou looked at him closely though,she noticed that his eyes held no lust or anger towards her,more like there was nothing there to begin with and this made Ryou wonder what was different about this male.She ignored his eyes for the time being and looked at the rest of him.First of all,he was tall.

Ryou:"6'4......maybe."

Sess:"(Growls)WOMEN!"

Ryou eyes opened so wide at the suddeness of his growl that she crawled backwards into the tree she was resting under and her heart sped up from the glare she recieved from the man.

Ryou:"Y-y-y-yes?"

Sess:"Why were you staring at me so oddly?"

As Ryou sat there in a daze,Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at her for being so slow with her answer and while she was taking her time with his question,he scanned her body.His mind remembered every curve,his nose locked her scent into his memory but he couldn't understand something.She seemed..........special.She was actually frightened of him while other females would only show lust but that was only one difference and Sesshomaru didn't really care about what her answer would be so he calmly walked away,leaving the women and child alone.

Ryou:"(looks at Rin)Is there something wrong with him?"

Rin:"(shakes head)Sesshomaru-sama is always like that.He doesn't talk much but you will get used to it."

Ryou:"Ummmm.......no offense but who said I was staying?"

Rin:"(grows sad)Do you not want to stay?"

Ryou:"Well........I do not know any of you and (looks in the direction Sess went)that man isn't actually nice."

With Sesshomaru

Sesshomaru continued to make his way through the dense forest while thinking of the event that just happened and it angered him when the scent of the swamp came closer to him.He quickened his pace,trying to get away from the annoyance but a loud croak disturbed his sensitive ears and he halted his movements to see what was so important.

Sess:"What is it Jaken?"

Jaken:"Lord Sesshomaru.......what shall I do with the girl?"

Sess;"(begins to walk again)She is not my concern.We leave her at sunrise."

Jaken:"(bows)Yes,m'lord.Shall I feed the child?"

Sess:"That is your job,is it not?"

Jaken:"I supose.(mumbles)Stupid,human..-"

Sess:"(hand grows green)If you finish that sentence,your head will be chopped off."

Jaken:"(falls onto rear/scared)Y-y-y-yes Lord S-s-sesshomaru."

Back at Camp

The moon was already high in the sky when Rin finally fell asleep and Ryou let out a sigh as she heard heavy footsteps approaching the campsite,knowing that she was in for a lot of trouble.She saw the leaves blowing lightly in the wind and the peace distracted her mind from her punishment that would soon fall upon her.Sesshomaru slowly walked out of the mess of bushes and gazed at his campsite and saw Jaken snoring near an old cherry tree while Ah-Un covered its' ears with its' claws,trying to sleep in silence.

Sess:"Jaken will perish if he didn't feed Rin."

Looking away from the toad,Sesshomaru noticed the demon girl sitting under the same tree from earlier and she looked like.........she was sleeping,but that wasn't the case since Sesshomaru could hear her breathing quicken.Whatever she was doing,he didn't bother her so he strolled over to the small fire which was in the middle of the campsite and sat down next to the burning wood while folding his arms,concentrating on his senses.Ryou was brought out of her daze when the wood popped from burning too much and she saw the demon lord sitting next to it with his back to her,clearly ignoring everyone.She was about to stomp right up to him and hit the back of his head but she reconsidered the option since he was a lord and that he could kill her in a heartbeat.

Ryou:"I shouldn't be acting like that.He saved me.......or more like that little girl saved me but still.........I should thank him."

Ryou silently stood up,brushing the grass and dirt off her kimono,and she carefully stepped towards the quiet man.Fear was rising in her soul again as she came closer to the demon but she couldn't be scared of everything and she finally stopped her walking when she was right behind him.Sesshomaru could hear her footsteps the whole time and his mind told him to just go ahead and kill her but his soul was saying the opposite.That he should keep her alive since she's different......somehow and soon he would find out what made her different from the other females.His soul began to think of reasons why she was so special.1.)She was quiet.The other females wouldn't shut up if they were around him,including in bed.They would talk about the most unimportant matters and this new female was silent which made his ears rejoice.2.)Her scent was so pleasant.Sesshomaru never knew a female could posses such a lovely smell.Most of the ones he bedded were rotten but a women who smelled of lavendar and sakura blossoms was extradinary.3.)He would never mention this out loud but she was extremely beautiful so he decided to skip over that reason.He heard the footsteps stop and he could smell her nervousness and fear.

Ryou:"Ummmmm.........Lord Sesshomaru,I just wanted to say thanks for earlier.You didn't have to save me,you know?"

Now Sesshomaru was even more surprised by the girl's actions.He didn't expect her to thank him but then the reasons appeared again in his mind and he came to the conclusion that......maybe....just maybe this demon was special.Then his mind made up a challenge.He would let her stay and in the end,he would find out what kind of person she really was but that brought up a problem.In order for him to truely understand her,he would have to........no,no,no,no.He would never..-

Ryou:"(bows head)I'm also sorry if I caused you any problems."

He could respect her at least........that didn't include kindness but she would be respected around him since she had the guts to apologize for nothing she did wrong.

Sess:"(pats ground beside him)Have a seat.There is much to be said."