A Heart Not So Black
The night summer breeze blew through the leaves in the forest. A white being lay under a tree, bruised and injured from his last battle. Sesshomaru had his eyes closed, trying to block out the pain he was feeling. Damn Inuyasha, he thought to himself. He had now finally learned how to use the full power of the Tetsusaiga. Sesshomaru forced himself to sit up and lean up against the tree. He cringed in pain, trying to hold back a yelp. If it wasn't for his younger half-demon brother finding out about the wind scar, Sesshomaru wouldn't be in this mess. He had almost lost his life from his brother's blow, but the sacred swords that Sesshomaru had inherited from his father, the Tenseiga, had saved his life, even if his heart was full of black and hatred towards everyone and every demon. He cursed under his breath as he closed his eyes and fell back to a rejuvenating slumber.
The sun shone through the leaves up above. A young girl stumbled across a stranger, who was sleeping under a tree. She saw that he was injured and she wished to help him. When she crept out from the trees, the stranger's eyes turned a deep blood red, and his features weren't as helpless as she thought they were. He was a demon. When she coward back, his eyes changed back to a cold stare, but she thought she had seen some remorse for scaring her.
"Go away, girl! You're not wanted here," he said out loud.
She then fled back into the trees. Not long after, she brought back a small container full of water and placed it near the demon. She had then left again.
Foolish girl, Sesshomaru thought. I don't need nor eat human food. Why must she give me these pathetic things?
Why is she not scared of me?
He just sat there, staring off to space. His wounds were healing well, and his strength was slowly coming back. Sesshomaru was trying to figure out why this young girl was trying to help him? Wasn't she scared of such a demon as himself? She seemed like an ordinary peasant girl, but the funny thing was that she never spoke a word to him. She made whimpering noises and squeals when she first saw him, but that was it. This girl very much intrigued Sesshomaru. He didn't wan to dismiss her completely yet…
He shook his head clear from the thoughts. What am I doing? I hate humans!...But why do I feel such an attachment to the girl?...
Later in the day, the girl had come back. In her hands she bared a large leaf that held fried fish and some mushrooms. She quickly put it by him where she sat the container, which was still there.
"I don't eat human food," he said harshly.
The girl cringed a little and went back into the trees again. Seshhomaru sighed to himself as the small girl left once again.
It wasn't until the next day when she came back barring more food, which surprised Sesshomaru. He thought she would've come back sooner or not come back at all from his attitude the previous day. He thought to himself for a moment…he was actually happy to see her. Bizarre… Why was he having such sentimental feelings for her? He looked at her more closely and noticed that the young girl had a swollen right eye and cuts and bruises all over her.
"What happened to you," Sesshomaru asked the girl. "Who hurt you?"
She was shocked that the demon asked her such a question. She smiled and then laughed at him. She was so happy that someone had actually cared about her.
"Why are you smiling? It was just a question, not like I care though," he said off handedly.
This made her smile more. It made her day that someone cared. She places the food by him again and skipped off.
What a strange girl…though, I do--- No! Stop it! I do not actually care for this young child that keeps on pestering me with food offerings, which mind you, I don't even eat. But…what did happen to her? Looks like that she was beaten up. He shrugged his shoulders. No matter. She is none of my concern. I shall leave today and find Jaken. He is probably out looking for me anyways, that hopeless imp.
Sesshomaru's strength was about at its peak once again, so he pushed himself back up on his feet and started off to find his rather small companion.
When she returned to the village, wolves were attacking. She ran into the forest when she saw the villagers being slaughtered.
"Run Rin!" she was told.
She ran as fast as she could, but the wolves were fast on her heals. The forest was dark, and it got darker. Soon she tripped over a tree root and fell to the hard dirt path. She tried to get up but the wolves pounced on her and she was gone. Snuffed out like a candle.