Lord Sesshomaru leaned back into the thick furs that covered his chair. He closed his eyes and sighed.
It had been a day.
True, there had been no disruptions from the peasants- they kept to themselves; or at least, they kept far away from the Lord of the Western lands. It was known that the demon ruler had a distaste for humans, and that was putting it lightly.
Their petty arguments, their putrid stench, their utter lack of loyalty.
He despised them.
He hated that they resided on his land.
But as much of a nuisance as they were, humans proved to be a lucrative enterprise. He allowed them to live on his land, and in exchange they turned over a portion of their profits.
Whatever complaints they had were handled amongst themselves and far from his sharp hearing.
His distaste for humans was so severe, that over the decades the great wood that separated his castle from the village became known as 'The Lord's barrier', eventually shortened to simply 'the barrier'. He had heard the rumors that surrounded it; that if a human ever set foot inside, the demon would eat them, torture them, tear them limb from limb.
Really, the effort and time humans put into making his character unnerving never ceased to amaze him. He hadn't had to deal with a human in… well, longer than he could remember.
The same could be said for demons; no matter what type of beast, the power or strength they possessed, none had dared cross his borders. Yet that was nothing new. He was born into power and prestige. Born to be worshipped by lower society, to be feared by all. And from all of this, he was given an untouchable status.
A status so superior that he would not waste his energy on those beneath him.
A status that provided an endless dullness to his life.
Yes, it had been a day. Just like any other.
He woke with the sun, ate and bathed.
He read, went out into nature. Spoke periodically, but only when necessary.
Perhaps a woman would be brought to him by the fall of dusk; perhaps not. They never did quell his primal urges, never sated his lust or gave him true pleasure. No matter the case, he would be alone before dawn.
And that is how he liked it.
He preferred the solitude. He found that when he had company, they displeased him. They had nothing new to offer, nothing important to say. He longed for their incessant chatter to stop. It was a rare occurrence that he did not dismiss the guest from his presence.
The great demon loss sat back.
He closed his eyes.
He felt the calmness of his territory wash over him.
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Rin felt the cool, damp grass under her feet as she fled; As she made a quick turn she began to lose her footing, and she tried to steady herself from falling. A failure, of course. Instinctively she raised her hands to cover her mouth as she gasped from the pain. She couldn't scream- it would only give away her location. She had bee on the run for hours now, and quickly losing stamina. A broken ankle only made sense. Perhaps freedom was not her fate.
She was out of breath, dirty and exhausted. She was beginning to lose the will power to continue on. In the back of her mind she wondered if she should give up.
Yet as the man approached, close on her heels, she felt a burst of adrenaline take over.
No, she did not want it to end this way.
She wouldn't be such an easy meal for him.
"RIN!" he could hear her name slurring from his lips. It made her feel dirty. "You cant run forever!" The man laughed.
He was right; she had led them straight to the barrier.
The brunette turned her head to weigh her options.
She could flee into the forest; take her chances that the rumors were false, or plead her case to the demon lord.
Or she could turn back.
To him.
Without so much as a second thought she pushed off her feet and entered the darkness, the man behind her frozen in place, the pain seeing through her body.
Darkness laid before her, the land thick with vegetation from lack of human interference. Once she was sure that he had stayed behind, the trees providing adequate cover, only then did she stop.
She leaned back against a tree as she caught her breath, slowly slumping down to the ground. Hot tears burned began to form, streaking down her cheeks. With a shaky hand she touched her ankle, flinching away from the intense pain.
Rin took a ragged breath.
What was she to do now?
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A/N::
Thank you for checking out my new fic! This is my first ever Sesshomaru/Rin story;I've been toying around with this idea for a bit, so I hope you enjoy it!