Battle Form

Lord Sesshomaru was resting against a rock, sitting in sunlight and meditating. He had many things to ponder about and he was enjoying some quiet time. Jaken was away to bring suppies, Rin was playing close to him, Ah-Un was watching over her.

The daiyoukai closed his eyes as he resumed his thinking. Suddenly he felt a little tug on his hair - one sniff told him it was Rin. He pretended not to notice she was playing with his hair. It was kinda nice, even if the girl was pulling at it sometimes. There was no harm in her play and physical contact was important to form bonds in packs. He supposed humans worked similar in this area.

After a few minutes Rin get bored with his hair and let it be, choosing to weave flower crowns, sitting beside his boulder. Sesshomaru gave a small hum. Suddenly he felt an oni on the breeze, the foul scent filling their meadow. He stood up and the intruder approached from behind the treeline.

"Lord Sesshomaru! I heard your swrod's gone and I came to ki-" the oni's eyes almost poped out of his skull when he looked at the daiyokai. Then he started to laugh. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes - that wasn't what he had expected. Since Tokijin was destroyed many youkai were coming to challenge him, scaring Rin (currently hidden behind him) and learning their lesson the hard way. None of them had laughed at him, Sesshomaru. "Nice hair do, Sesshomaru," the oni uttered almost bowing as he held his stomach and tried to contain his mirth.

The dog youkai reached up and touched his hair. His braided hair, adorned with wild flowers. Upon seeing his eyes widen the oni started to laugh even harder. One swipe of Sesshomaru's whip took his head off.

The daiyoukai turned his gaze to the girl.

"Does lord Sesshomaru not like Rin's braids?" the girl asked in a small voice. Sesshomaru did ponder the matter and ran his hand down a braid.

"This Sesshomaru would like Rin to play with his hair when they are not in the open," he replied. The answer wasn't what the girl expected, her gaze fell down and she bit her bottom lip. "But it is indeed nice." Her eyes lit up and she hugged his leg. A clawed hand reached up to stroke the top of her head.

"Thank you, lord Sesshomaru!"