Chapter 7: Remembering the Past

Sesshoumaru's Thoughts

Sesshoumaru sits under a large maple tree staring up at the few stars in that can be seen through the clouds that darken the night sky. Once he had told Rin that no matter what else changed in the world that the stars never did, they were the same everywhere and that if she looked up at them when he wasn't there he would be looking up at the stars as well and they would always be looking at stars together, even when they were apart.

"What's the matter with you Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha asked as he sat down next to his brother. Sesshoumaru said and did nothing. "Thinking about Rin?"

"Why would I be thinking about a human?"

"You care about her. That's why you left her with Nami. Though I don't think she understands why, from what Shuurin said."

"What did she say?"

Inuyasha gave his brother a quizzical look before he began speaking again. "She said that Rin never once said your name and that when ever she heared it she would runaway crying. Wait there's more," Inuyasha said when Sesshoumaru opened his mount to speak. "This is something I heared her say to Kagome. Rin trained to be a demon slayer and fought with the rest when ever there was need to. From what Shuurin said both she and Rin fought together. I think they might have been friends. I bet if you ask really nicely she might tell you were Rin went."

"Raidon knows her. Shuurin."

"What makes you say that?"

"She was in his study talking to him. I heared her ask him how he knew it was her." Inuyasha nodded his head and went back to where the otters sat around the campfire, leaving Sesshoumaru alone with his thoughts.

Sesshoumaru's thoughts are suddenly brought to another campfire long dead in the past.

A little girl spins in circles around a campfire an imp watches her as he mutters, under his breath, himself about the nonsense of humans. Unknown to the girl the demon she travels with watches her from under the tree were he sits. The demon smiles to himself as he watches the little girl spinning. Her dark hair flies about her, and she seems unaware of the imp's displeasure at her current activity. Suddenly the girl stops spinning and looks around her. Seeing Sesshoumaru sitting under the tree she laughs and runs over to him, stopping right in front of the demon.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, what are you looking at?"

"The stars."

"Can I look at the stars with you?"

"Come Rin." He says holding out his hand to the little girl. Rin takes his hand and lets him pull her on to his lap.

After awhile Rin asks, "Lord Sesshoumaru, why do you look at the stars?"

After few minutes he answers her. "No matter what changes in the world the stars will always remain the same. They are in the exact same spot every night. If you watch the stars when you are alone then I will also be watching the stars as well."

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Rin's Thoughts

I watched the stars every night in the village, just to be able to look at them and know that somewhere Lord Sesshoumaru was watching them too. I still don't understand why he left me with Nami. Did he really think that I was safer in a village with humans then with him? Did he really think that I wouldn't still come into contact with demons in a human village? Especially a demon slayers village? And what does Kamavirya has to do with any of this? When did he ever try to kidnap me? The first time I ever saw him was a year after Lord Sesshoumaru had left me with Nami.

Rin sighed and lay down underneath the tree to watch the stars until she fell asleep.