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As another year would come to its end, the frost of winter would make its way. As the snowy season would show its lively face upon the land, Kagome would tell everyone tales of holidays that would be celebrated in times of joy and thanks. She would even hint at the idea of maybe even starting a small village tradition of giving a trinket to a special someone by making something from the heart.

When the time would come to make something for someone special, loved ones like Lady Kaede and Sango would hint at Rin for her to do something nice for Kohaku. He would be spending a lot of time with his sister these days, so he would be in the village more often than ever. He would always be so friendly to Rin, and she would be so happy to see him when she could. She would always be very grateful for Kohaku, for spending time with him meant doing less chores, as she would often be given leave by Lady Kaede to spend time with people her age, but she certainly wouldn't tell him that.

Rin would also sigh at the very idea. She would know exactly what Lady Kaede would be trying to do, and it wouldn't really matter who Rin would go off with. It would seem that Lady Kaede would try to pawn Rin off to any boy that would come passing through the village, and Kohaku would just be the subject of that moment in time. Rin would be bold enough to bring this up to her generous caretaker, asking if Lady Kaede wanted to get rid of Rin. Lady Kaede would reassure the child (everyone younger than Kaede would still be considered a child in her eyes) and tell her that she would never want Rin to be unhappy, but she would also tell Rin that Lady Kaede would not be around forever, and someone would need to look after Rin when she is gone.

When she's gone? Rin wouldn't really think about that concept very often.

Of course there would be a day where she would die.

All humans die.

'That's right, I'm human, too.' Rin's eyes would swell at the thought as she chooses to keep it to herself. 'But... won't I be with... Sesshomaru by then?'

Rin would wonder if that would even be a choice anymore. She would be growing in age. The age of humanity would be quite short, and it would be highly praised to marry as soon as possible. Rin would now be at an age where she should be on her first child, but that isn't on her mind- at least she doesn't let it become a part of her mind. She would have her own mission, and she would need to be patient. She would refuse every single person that would come along, well everyone except Kohaku, but that would not be of her choosing. They would always urge Rin to go off with Kohaku every time he would visit, and Rin would rarely be able to make her own choices in the matter. The more they would push the idea onto her, the more she would want to rebel against it.

She would adore Kohaku like a brother, and nothing more.

Her anger would get the better of her as she would tell Lady Kaede that- okay fine, she would think of a way to make something nice for Kohaku. Hearing Rin speak these words would send a small boost of pride in the elderly woman. Lady Kaede really would just want what's best for the young girl- everyone would, for everyone would believe that Rin and Kohaku would make a smart couple. It would almost be expected of her, but no one would know that Rin would also plan to make another gift for another special someone-

Well... no one but Kagome, and that's only because Kagome would catch Rin snooping through her things, one day.

It never would have dawned on Kagome to offer to teach Rin skills such as reading or writing, but after catching her friend red handed, Kagome would smile with utter glee as Rin would blurt out everything to her dear friend. Rin sure would be going through it, and Kagome would definitely understand. Kagome would grin as she would realize that Rin would be around the age Kagome was when she first met Inuyasha, and this realization would only make her more excited for Rin. Kagome would decide to help her, and she would also keep Rin's deepest and most personal secrets. Rin wouldn't know what she would have done without Kagome. She wouldn't even know what her name looked like if it weren't for the girl from another time.

Kagome would be... different from everyone else. She has always been different, and she will always be different. She would stumble upon Rin making something, which would inflame poor Rin's cheeks to a fiery red, but Kagome would understand Rin in more ways than Rin would know.

"Rin. It's okay." Kagome would lay a loving hand on her dear friend.

"Everyone else says it's not." Rin would be sitting with her legs to her chest, completely embarrassed by being caught rummaging through her friend's belongings.

"Well, I'm not everyone... And it's possible that everyone might not understand." They would not yet know how true those words would be. "But you can always come to me. I will always listen." Kagome would know exactly how Rin would be feeling. "Things are going to be confusing, but I am here to help you through all of it." She would start the journey to helping her better understand herself. Just like a true sister, Kagome would teach Rin some very valuable skills. "Now," the otherworldly woman would enter teaching mode. "Your first lesson is going to be something called "communication..."".

Sesshomaru's visits in the winter would be shorter, and this would always bother Rin. Summertime would be the ideal time of year since the days would last much longer, and the weather would always be much nicer. As more time in between his visits would blend, it would take a while before Rin would notice that he would start showing up a little earlier with each visit. Neither of them would be able to tell when he had started arriving at Rin's home by the early mornings, instead of awaiting for her at the edge of the village in the afternoons, but Rin would not seem to mind one bit.

On a very snowy visit, Sesshomaru, Rin, and Lady Kaede would share the warmth of an indoor fire pit as the elderly woman would churn a warm brewing stew. Rin would sing her iconic tune about silver white winters that melt into spring as the chill of the bitter wind could be felt from the covered door of their hut. Such a chill would turn any bone brittle, so indoors would be best for their visits at this time of the year. This would only slightly bother each party involved, but none ever complained. Sesshomaru would tell Rin that this winter storm would be a short one, and that her gift would come at the tail end of said storm.

Rin would grow in excitement, but not for his gift. He would always bring her gifts, and they would always be lovely, but his words would help remind her that she would have a gift for him, as well, but he wouldn't be getting it until the end of his visit. It would take everything in her not to say anything, but having Lady Kaede around would help keep her lips tight. She would then take a moment to glance at the stern faced Demon Lord.

Sesshomaru would rarely speak in the friendliest of companies, and he is even less so in the company of strangers. Although Lady Kaede would be anything BUT a stranger to Rin, that would be as far as the familiarities would lie within the unique dynamic between two protectors and a single human soul that is too pure for her own good. Lady Kaede would have been alive for many years at this point and she would have seen her own fair share of things involving relationships between humans and demons. She has seen the bad, the very bad, and the good. She would not be such a fool as to gaze over the clear connection between, what she believes to be, a young child and a Demon, even if they don't know it yet.

And they absolutely do not know it yet.

Towards the beginning of Rin's introduction to the village, Lady Kaede did have a sinister idea about this "Demon Lord"- of what, she would never understand. But after plenty of time and a lot of interaction with the esteemed Demon Lord, Lady Kaede would almost be relieved to find out that this esteemed Lord Sesshomaru would be just as clueless as Inuyashsa about the emotions that humans feel. At least Inuyasha had an inkling of understanding of human emotion, but Sesshomaru, well... Not so much. She would think that perhaps being partly human might help Inuyasha with this feat. If this Lord Sesshomaru did have such evil intentions, the elderly woman would end up having a harder and harder time picking up on it. Her thoughts would cause her to angrily grumble at herself, but neither Rin, nor Sesshomaru would really understand what she would be saying. Her temper would gradually shorten with time, but having to endure the cold at an old age can make even the kindest woman a bit grouchy at times.

Since the previous autumn, Rin would mention here and there how she wouldn't be able to wait much longer before she would be able to travel again. Today would be no different. She would burst at the seams about how she would want to see new lands and experience new stories. These words would bring Sesshomaru back to the day at the Bone-Eater's well. He would remember the gleam in her eye as she would talk about stories about her friends, and compare them to her time traveling with him and his servant. She would always reminisce about travels, but that day would have been the first time she would have ever mentioned about actually leaving and traveling.

Although she would always talk about past adventures, she would never ask to join. She would never let him know that she was ready.

Perhaps she would never be ready?

Perhaps she would have different plans for her life?

Sesshomaru would never respond to her ideas of travel, but he would always listen. He told her when he left her in the care of the old woman that she would choose her path when the time would come.

All he waits for is her to say the word.

Again, she wishes that she could leave. She would tease the idea of leaving, yet she never does.

These days, she would grow even older, she would continue to reminisce about leaving and seeing the world, but she would never ask to join him. In his mind it would be foolish to hang on to such a sentiment, but he would only wait to hear her words. Why? Why doesn't she come back? She enjoys talking. Surely she would have said something by now. Perhaps she wished to travel, just not with him. He would be lying to himself, if he said that the gift he had for her would be out of the goodness of his heart. As the afternoon snow storm would finally settle to a reasonable calmness, Sesshomaru would mention that Rin's gift would be coming from the West at any time.

With winter clothes heavily applied, both she and Sesshomaru would take their leave as she would see a few familiar followers finally arrive by the names of Jaken, and a two headed dragon named Ah and Un. Rin would be completely surprised to see such old friends, speechless at the idea of such an occasion. Sesshomarou wouldn't need to tell her what the surprise would be. She wouldn't be able to help but smile as she would climb the odd-looking two headed dragon, and she'd do so as if she were riding one of those bike things that Kagome used while she traveled between worlds. She would feel like a kid again as she would scratch the rough mane of her lizard-like friend.

In an instant they would be off. Rin would not have felt this sensation in such a long time, and she wouldn't even look back. She would release a heavy sigh of contentment as she would let go of her hold on Ah and Un and toss her arms towards the sky in the snowy afternoon. Her mind would flashback to her younger years as she would remember the adrenaline after a fight as they would fly away. They would travel for days, even weeks- oh, how she would miss her freedom.

Sesshomaru would eventually set them in a far off tree with branches large enough for all of the party to rest on a single log. It would be a gentle snowfall, one that wouldn't hinder the ability to see the large blankets of snow all around as Jaken would start to tell her endless stories of the places that he and his Lord had been in the past. The sun setting in the distance would make the glistening snow gleam with lovely dark blues and purples, and such a view would be absolutely heavenly. Rin would do her best to keep this moment in her mind for all of eternity.

'Hmm...' she would sink even deeper into her thoughts, 'moment,' and 'eternity'. She would love the meaning behind those words. Such stark differences between the two, but both are equally important to memories, love, and time. An eternity with Sesshomaru would only feel like a moment to Rin, and oh how she would wish that it could be the other way around. The sun setting into the dark of the night would knock Rin out of her thoughts. This would mean that it would be time to go, and she would grow sad at the thought.

But... Sesshomaru would not say anything. Sesshomaru would use moments like these to take his time to rest. Jaken's stories would also make a nice change of pace from their usual ritual. Rin would lay nice and comftorbaly in the fluff of Sesshomaru's moko-moko, in the blissful winter evening. The height is ideal for safety, even at nighttime, and Sesshomaru would be in the midst of a good meditation.

Hearing Jaken's wonderful journeys, Rin would interject with many questions, and she would speak with a vocabulary that would even surprise the old toad now and again. Jaken would ask how the girl would know such language, and she would admit that Kagome had been acting as a "teacher" for Rin recently. This news would even get the attention of the resting demon as she would sheepishly speak of her extensive journey of what Kagome would call "reading" and "writing." Kagome had started teaching Sango's kids as soon as they were old enough to hold a brush, and Rin would be excited to learn along with them. Rin would have her own reasons to learn these skills, but those secrets would be between her and Kagome.

Sesshomaru's thoughts would linger very deeply on this. He would have flashbacks of his time of learning as a pup- he would still be learning, he would just be learning things other than reading and writing at this time in his life. So living among humans really was best for her, after all? Jaken would continue to unknowingly dangle the idea of travel above her like a fisherman would with bait on a hook, and she would just itch to take it. It might have even gotten to a point of internal heartache for the growing woman. Sure, she always loved the things that Sesshomaru would bring her, but the one thing that she would ever want from him is his time. She would think of how lovely it would be if she were able to leave with him for once, even if it were only for a few days, maybe?

Just to get away for a bit?

'Remember, Rin: communication.' Kagome's words would linger in her ear.

Wouldn't that be okay?

'You won't know how anyone feels unless you talk with them about it.'

The very idea would make Rin's heart sink.

Then Lady Kaede's voice would echo back at her. 'What would he need you for?'

She... wouldn't ask. She'd be too afraid. She wouldn't be able to hear him tell her no.

Jaken would then mention something about the big trip that they would soon take that will require a longer absence from her than usual. He would continue to ramble on about this "very long trip" soon, and how Lord Sesshomaru would need to prepare for it, even if it would mean wasting his time, since that is exactly what he would be doing if he were to go on this trip. Rin would not see the dirty look that Sesshomaru would give to his servant toad for sharing such information so loosely, but her head would pop up at the thought.

A long trip? Longer than usual...

What would that mean? A trip for what? Business? How much longer would he be gone? She would be afraid to ask when he would be leaving, not willing to know the answer. What if... What if this were his last trip? Could that have been why he would surprise her in the way he did by seeing her friends again?

Would this be the last time she'd see them again?

Then Lord Sesshomaru would mention that if he were to make such a trip, that he would bring back something unusual and otherworldly for Rin upon his return, for he would not have been to this particular place in centuries. Hearing all of this would darken Rin's disposition, but she would not speak. She would move her face away from him in order to hide her reaction. This change in emotion would be a foreign transition to him and he would be unsure as to why.

Sadness would then set inside of her.

Her heart would race as her eyes would grow in fear.

Sesshomaru knows the smell of human fear.

This time is... different.

This time... he would be able to... feel it in her.

'She's sad again.' He would think to himself as he takes this moment to take a rest up against the large tree. He just offered her treasures from a world that she had never been to, and yet tears would threaten to fall. 'Why is she sad?'

But he wouldn't ask.

She would never tell.

As Jaken would continue to babble on about the endless stories that he would have about their travels, Rin would slowly lose interest. The more she would hear about their travels, the more she would want to be a part of them. Instead, she would hum a familiar song about helping someone smile even in the saddest of times.

The song.

The words.

Her voice...'Why isn't she happy?'

The song about her favorite things would help her momentary sadness as it would easily send Rin's daydreams unraveling. She would be on in such a daze that she wouldn't even realize her eyes would have wandered over to a resting Demon Lord. His eyes would be closed and he would carry a determined look in his brow. She would try to forget her momentary fear of his long departure. She shouldn't be thinking of such things. If this were to be the last visit, she would want to enjoy every single second. She can't waste their precious time by crying, that is what her bedroll would always be for.

The group of misfit demons and one human girl would be high in the trees, and the height would mean better protection. Better protection would mean a Demon Lord can sit for a moment with closed eyes, and a Demon Lord with closed eyes would mean that Rin would finally be able to just... look at him for a moment.

His features would not have aged in the least, but the people around her at the village would age all the time. Inuyasha would look very much the same, but everyone- all the humans, they all get older, herself included. They all grow older every single day. She would wonder how old Lord Sesshomaru would be, and wonder how much he had really seen in his life. She would also wonder if she would ever get to hear every story. Perhaps he might live for so long that the list of his stories would be longer than her entire lifespan. She would look at the youthful and... handsome features upon his face, the shape of his ears, the way his bangs would move with the gentle breeze, the familiar and comforting markings on his cheeks and head- she would sheepishly admit to herself that she would want to... touch them-

He would just be so...

"Perfect..." She would whisper to herself causing the toad demon to screech at the ungrateful girl, and babble on wondering if she was even listening to his stories at all- and even after Lord Sesshomaru did everything in his power to get all of them together just so Jaken the storyteller could tell her of the heroic doings that their esteemed Lord had accomplished in his many years of travels since she missed traveling with them, so!

Of course this is something Sesshomaru would do, and Rin would not be surprised to hear this. She would look back to Sesshomaru with her own smile to see him giving (another) dark look towards the old toad, but the peak of the moon would spare the poor small demon's cruel fate as Sesshoamru would insist it would be time for Rin to return home to the village. Rin's heart would sink as everyone would ready themselves and would look at the world around that she is lucky enough to behold. She would NOT be ready to let go of this. She would not be ready to say goodbye. Not yet.

But... she would not argue.

She needed to have faith in him. 'He will come for me, one day.'

She would give a smile of gratitude as her eyes would start to swell up with tears.

He would be able to sense it as the first one would start to fall.

Hugging Jaken and the two headed dragon goodbye, Rin is sad for this farewell. Ah and Un would not seem to be too ecstatic about it, either, but when Sesshomaru said that he would be carrying her home to save for time, she would reluctantly (but happily) accept and say a sorrowful goodbye to her dear friends. Her sadness would shrivel into fear, as her mind would flip at the idea that he would be carrying her. It would only take a moment, but Sesshomaru would sweep Rin off of her feet in an instant while gently gripping a tight hold of her shoulders and her legs. He would take one swift leap into the air and they would fly. His stoic face would look onward, avoiding her awesome gaze at him. She would have nothing to hold onto, but she needn't, for she would be safely tucked against his torso for safe travel. Her body would lay comfortably in his arms as he would hold her as close as she had ever been held by him before.

*Thump-thump, thump-thump* There it would be. Even though their skin would not meet, he would still feel it. The sound would even grow louder as he would hold her closer. Her heartbeat would be so soothing.

This one fatal swoop into the sky would happen so fast that she wouldn't have time to digest the action. Such a feeling would be so unreal for Rin. She would feel weightless as her lungs fill themselves with the nighttime air, still star-struck buy such a new sensation inside of her. She would remember thinking of what it would be like to be Kagome for a day and ride on the back of Inuyasha- but this; never did she think she would EVER get to do this. Her heart would try to keep up with their speed through the nighttime skies as laughter would escape her smile. There would be a wild-like warmth that would radiate from his body; he would be a Dog Demon, after all. Rin would feel as though she were sinking into his hold on her. 'So warm...'

She wouldn't be able to register the hitch in his throat at the sound of such laughter.

She would observe how quickly the snowflakes would fly by as the crescent moon would fight the clouds overhead. She would eventually release a sigh of contentment, making a blind decision to warm her hands in the folds of his moko-moko while she would rest her head upon the familiar scent of his fur. She would then hum a gentle tune about wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings. Sesshomaru would hear the familiar melody as clear as day among the deafening call of the wind in that he would be so used to burrowing in his ear.

He would be secretly satisfied with the silent wish of his that had been unexpectedly fulfilled.

He would want to ask her what the name of the song was again.

He would want to hear her sing it again, and again if that is what she wanted to do.

He would not ask.

Rin would remember the autumn day where she had felt the warmth of Sesshomaru's hand in hers, but that would be the extent of direct skin contact. It would not be in Sesshomaru's nature to do any such thing, and Rin would not attempt something so dangerous again. She would even be ready to explain herself, should the moment arise, but he would never bring it up. Surely Rin would come to understand that him allowing her to hold his hand that evening was not a dream, but she would never truly know since he would never bring it up. Sure, he is the silent and brooding type, but he's going to stay quiet about that too? It would almost make her more angry that he would never bring it up. Her mind would wrap about the continuous question of if it were, indeed, real.

These thoughts would continue to plague her as more of his visits would come and go, but it would not stop her from sprinkling more of her touch here and there when they'd go off on their own, be it the way she would gently glide her fingers against his claws as she accepts one of his gifts, or a gentle tug of his sleeve as she would galivant in wheat fields. It might have even been the way she would use her delicate fingers to straighten the strands of his hair that would get caught in the ridges of his armor.

Her touch would always be feather-like and instantaneous, but it would never be enough.

Now, he would be carrying her home.

The end of this visit would be quite late as he would rest her body at the front door of her hut. With their monthly visits repeating for quite a few years, Rin would memorize even the tiniest rituals of his by now, be it the speed of his eye movement, when they say their goodbyes, the sigh of his readiness to depart, and even the way the wind would blow his hair back as he would look into the Western Land. None would be too sure when the goodbyes would start to linger, but she would end up back at her doorstep a little later each time.

Looking deep within his eyes, she would have to ask. "You're leaving tonight, then?"

His eyes would show a bit of confusion at her statement. "I always leave when night falls." He would answer as his eyes would dive even deeper within her.

It does not register that she grows nearer towards him. "No... I mean, you're really leaving tonight." She would look away from his eyes. He would not like it when she would look away from him, especially when she would be sad. He would hate to see her sad. He would see the sadness threatening to produce its usual tears as she would continue, "What Jaken said about you having to go away-"

"No." Sesshomaru doesn't even let her continue. He would not allow tears, and luckily this "no" would pause them. There would be a small glimmer of hope within her as she would look up to him. He wouldn't know just how close he would inch toward her, either.

"No?" Her voice would calm to almost a whisper.

"That trip has not been confirmed." He would know what trip she'd be referring to. Jaken really would need to learn how to keep his mouth shut about the more important missions that they would find themselves on. "It would be preferable if I needn't take the trip at all." He would admit, though he would not understand why. Since when does he admit something like this to her- letting her know what he plans to do, or keeping her updated on what he'd be doing? He had never been... compelled to give her so much information.

She would know this about him, very well in fact. "It sounds like an important trip."

"It would be, if it mattered." He would try to toss the idea.

She would continue to pry. "Does it matter?"

He wouldn't answer, but would instead look into the distance. This trip would matter, very much so. If any demon is summoned by those higher up, then they must be at attendance, though he wouldn't seem too interested in diplomatic matters these days, for he had more important things on his mind.

By now, she would be waiting for him to say his goodbye, and she would use this time to finally give him a gift that she would seemingly pull out of nowhere. Pulling it up to his vision, he would not be expecting this at all. The gift would be a piece of paper, folded neatly in her hands and into a lovely envelope design, something else the woman from "the future" would have taught her, no doubt. It would be small and dainty, just like her.

His eyes would gently widen at the sudden gesture of hers. He would not know what to do. "What is this?"

Rin's eyes would settle with an ever so faint sigh that would be accompanied with her familiar smile. "You've given me so many gifts that you've forgotten what it's like to receive one." Her smile would cause that odd... something inside of him again.

He would gently huff at her response, but his eyes would remain glued to her. "Why?"

Her smile would dwindle with a unique look in her eye, a look that he would not yet be familiar with. "Why do you give me gifts?" Rin asks as she tilts her head to the side. She decides that her answer would be a good question on its own, and she would never have taken the time to really ask that. Why does he give her so many gifts? He wouldn't be able to answer, but... not because he didn't want to. Something...

Rin would be used to his silence and continue to smile that smile of hers. "This is a time of celebration, a time of giving, and a time of thanks. You have given me so much in my life. I..." she would try not to look away from him for too long, "I don't have a lot, but I have what my friends have taught me. Please, I'm so excited for you to open it!" Her smile would reach to a new peak, and... something else would compel him to accept and open it immediately upon her request.

'Well, what do you want it to say?'

'I don't know! I've never done this before!'

'Just relax. You're trying too hard. Just kiss it.'

'Just what-it?'

'It actually means something. K. I. S. S. It means "keep it simple, silly!"'

'Oh... I thought you wanted me to... kiss the letter or something.'

'Well... not the letter.'

'KAGOME!'

'Okay, okay! Keep it simple, silly. What do you want it to say?'

~Rin loves Sesshomaru.~

Rin could... actually write?

His eyes would then land on her, seeing a beaming smile of satisfaction. She would be very happy at his emotionless response. She made something for him, by hand. No one had ever made anything for him before. This... this would be very new for him. It would not be in his nature to fathom such an emotion that could match the... something that would suddenly take hold inside of him. This... something would be inherently irritating to the demon lord and he would continue to try to suppress it- or hell at this point he would be thrilled to just embrace it, but he wouldn't know how to do that either!

But she would be able to see it. It would be in his eyes, the gratitude and appreciation for something so simple. She would have memorized his every nature, after all. He wouldn't need to show his gratitude, for she could quite literally feel it as she would see him look the message again, and this time, he would look at it for a long while.

~Rin loves Sesshomaru.~

"I know it's a bit sloppy, but I'm getting better and better every day. Your name was the first one I learned after mine. But that was a while ago." Her smile would continue to beam. "I would have written more, but..." She would have been secretly been practicing this for years, though very few would know about it, not even Lady Kaede would know...

Rin would refer to this as "education"- a term that Kagome had used from her time. This kind of thing would not be easy to come by at this day and age. Sesshomaru would know how to read and write, and even start his journey with astronomy and different math's as he would progress with his duties as Lord of the West, but that is how royalty would most likely be raised, after all. Small villages and most humans would not have such access to knowledge at this time.

This would cause Sesshomaru to, again, wonder about the seemingly mortal women that his half-brother had stumbled upon, and wonder more about this "future" world where "education" would be so readily available for anyone. If Sesshomaru could be impressed, he would be.

This would make it that much more difficult for Rin to watch him take his leave. She would even develop the habit of adding anything to have him stay just a little longer. "This will be just until you return. I will have something for you, then as well." She would smile at the thought of already having many ideas in her mind with what she would want to write for him next.

His eyes would hold such adoration, it would even make Rin blush. Such intensity would pull them closer to one another, closing the distance between them one centimeter at a time. She would stand very still with eyes that would unknowingly bewitch the demon in front of her. As his head would reach so close to her cheek, he would be able to rest his head on her shoulder if he desired to do so. "Thank you, Rin." They would be very close, and he would not have to speak very loud. "I will return very soon." His words would be so simple, but her eyes would widen. Hearing his voice say her name would send her heart to her toes. Every single cell in her body would want them to...

There would be an air of regret as he would slowly pull away from her. He would even bide his time as he slowly yet surely venture onward for another month of lord knows what while Rin would have to bear, yet another month of human life. What Rin wouldn't know is that this matter also would bother the Demon Lord of the West. He would be considering something, and if he were to decide to go and do this unthinkable thing, then there would be no point on going on that trip.

This... something inside of him would not go away, in fact, it would end up getting far worse after this evening- after Rin's... gift.

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