She was alone and scared. felt almost as bad as the day her whole family died. Like the whole world was slowly breaking, crumbling around her. There was no way that she could make herself feel better, she only knew how to keep walking.
The villagers looked kind enough, and she could even hear children running and playing around.
She started walking into the unknown village, people were looking at her with concern on their faces. The path that she was taking at the moment was between the different fields of fruit and vegetables. She could feel the sun, it was very hot today. The
ground was rough and nothing but rocks, to what it felt like. The field workers looked to be both men and women, she wonders who could possibly be playing with the children in everyone else is working.
As Rin was looking around her, a woman ran into her with the basket of peaches.
"Oh, excuse me, miss," she said, looking at the girl with black hair and no shoes.
What a strange child. Her face is wet with tears and her kimono looks so dirty and thrashed. It's as if this child was traveling, she looks alone now.
"What's your name?" said the woman, kneeling down to meet her eyes.
Rin looked at the woman, she noticed she had a horrible scar going from the top of her forehead to the top lip of her mouth. She was wearing a comfortable kimono, long, but plain. This must be a farming village, like the one that Rin came from. The woman
had brown hair and almost black eyes. She wasn't the most beautiful woman Rin has ever seen, but she was very pretty. She looked to be about 18, 10 years older than herself.
"My name is Rin," replied Rin, wanting to cry again.
"Hello Rin, my name is Azumi. Where is your family? I have never seen you here before." Said Azumi.
Her voice was silky and kind to Rin, but Rin now wonders if she ever had a good family. Her blood family was good, she had loving parents and 2 brothers. But was Lord Sesshomaru and Jaken… were they ever her family?
Rin shrugged her shoulders and said, "I need a new one."
Azumi was taken back by her words, but she didn't question it. She took Rin to her home with her husband and newborn daughter. This Rin child went through a lot in her short, short life, that much Azumi knew. She also knew that a child with a new wound
needed to be loved, but given enough space to heal herself.
Meanwhile, a golden-eyed demon watched as Rin was taken into a family's home. Painful, but he was proud that Rin didn't go looking for him right away. She obeyed… because she trusts him. She trusts him to return to her. He will one day. For now, he needs
to defeat the one called Naraku. He was the only reason that Sesshomaru couldn't keep his little human around.
On the flight to Jaken and Kohaku, Sesshomaru made himself stop thinking of her. He needed to let go as well like her. His only concern was if she would ever forgive him for what he caused her.
"I need a new one," she had said. A new family, a new life. She had gotten a new family once and hewas making her get another new one. In hopes that this one actually sticks around.
This is no concern of mine anymore. He thought to himself. I will forget about her just as she forgets about me. I will NOT have anymore weaknesses. I will become the most powerful demon and surpass my father by defeating Naraku.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" he heard Jaken's annoying voice call out to him, taking his mind off of his own personal agenda.
Where is Rin? Thought Kohaku immediately when he saw Lord Sesshomaru fly into view. He wasn't holding her, and she wouldn't be holding on to the back of him. When Lord Sesshomaru landed, Kohaku questioned him about Rin's whereabouts.
"I left her in a human village," he explained to the boy.
Annoying brat.
"Why would you do such a thing as to leave Rin somewhere, Master?" asked Jaken, his voice a little shaky.
Lord Sesshomaru looked toward his new destination, ignoring Jaken's question.
Sesshomaru retreated to the part his mind that was only thinking about strategy, his exterior appeared to be hollow and uninterested in the fact that a little girl isn't humming a tune near him, or sleeping soundly. There was no child picking flowers
for him anymore, this would have to be something he got used to again… the silence.
"Why did you leave her there, Lord Sesshomaru?" asked Kohaku this time. Kohaku sounded angry and hurt.
"Don't speak to me in such a tone," said Sesshomaru in a voice that could make anyone do as they were told.
"She is there because that is the logical place for a human child. Not alongside a demon, understand?" he explained, looking in a different direction, not facing Kohaku's dumbfounded stare.
"If you wish to join her, than go. I am going to kill Naraku whether you're here or not," he said, taking off in the air.
Kohaku stared at the demon. He was guilty of thinking of Rin as his weakness, but he never thought Lord Sesshomaru would actually let her go. Kohaku knows that it must hard for him, but even harder on the little girl. He knows her story, and losing her
Lord would kill her. She admires him with all her heart, she trusts him.
Poor little Rin he thought to himself, taking off on Au-Un with Jaken following Sesshomaru.
After a little time, Rin will become used to the village, thought Azumi. It had been 2 days since the child entered her life. She barely speaks, but she is finally going outside with the other children. Her husband needed a little convincing to
allow the strange child to stay in their home, but he said that he would give her a few months to recover from whatever ails her.
For his wife's sake, at least.
Azumi feels for the child that is with her, she understands what it's like to need a new family. When Azumi was young, her family was attacked by a strong bat demon. He ate up her entire family, leaving the most delicious, Azumi, last. Being the swift
child that she was, she tried to run, but her captives, lower bat demons, kept her there. They punished her by slashing her face with their sharp, sharp claws, leaving behind the scar.
Suddenly, a group of demon slayers came into the cave that she was being held captive and was able to defeat the strong bat demon. The lesser demons ran in fear. Azumi married one of those demon slayers, Hitoshi, and now have a beautiful daughter. Azumi
will never forget that day.
She will understand Rin's pain as soon as it is told to her. Azumi believed that.
To other people of the village, Rin stuck out too much. She was quiet, she was strange. The headman of the village agreed that she may stay as long as she worked. Azumi explained this to Rin and she only shrugged.
While the children play, Rin was too busy occupying her time with her thoughts and staring at the space where Sesshomaru left her. She was angry, and hurt. And betrayed. But she was also certain that one day her Lord will come back to her. As long as
nothing happened to him… she knew that Naraku was a threat, but she knew with all her heart that Sesshomaru would defeat him.
Maybe my Lord was right. I am safer here. She thought to herself, but it didn't seem right. Rin was never safe with humans, her entire family was killed by them. Rin's depression was too obvious to the other children. Someof the boys tried
getting her to play with them, but she looked away. They have never known the pain that she does. The war barely reached this part of the land, and demons rarely came around these parts. Even if they did, they had a few demon slayers and soldiers
ready for an attack, it was safe here for humans. They were so prosperous. No one knew the pain she held, except Azumi.
Azumi promised to herself that she would not give up on this child that came into her life, Rin was her's now. Even if Rin didn't know it. She cares about Rin as much as her newborn child.
"Rin, could come here please?" asked Azumi, calling out to Rin by her hut.
Rin stood up at the voice calling her, obedient as always.
"Rin, it's been two days now… could you please tell me what has happened with you and your family?" she begged for the first time to the child. "I care about you. I have also been through tough timesin life. You can trust me."
Rin looked at the scarred woman. She was kind and thoughtful, Rin knew that much. But could she trust her?
"My Lord left me here," said Rin, tears becoming apparent again.
Her Lord? "You traveled with a Lord?"
Rin went on and on about Lord Sesshomaru, Naraku, Jaken, and everything else in her life that needed to be spoken.
Such a young girl to go through so much. And this… Lord Sesshomaru. He seemed very dangerous. But he also seemed to care about Rin, from how she talks about him. She admires him, Azumi understood what it was like to care about your hero. Azumi looked
to her sleeping husband and thought about when he saved her, although he may be much older, she loved him with every being in her. And was glad to be given a daughter for themto raise.
That is how Rin must feel about her demon Lord. Azumi always thought that demons were evil and dark, but from the way that Rin describes Lord Sesshomaru, he must have not been too horrible. Her husband has met demons that appear human as well, and concluded
that not all of them were horrible. Most demons actually just want control over other demons, most do not give humans their time of day. Unless their hungry, thought Azumi. Sesshomaru wasn'tlike the others, he cared for Rin. Bringing her
back to life, twice… that's more than any other demon or humanwould've thought to do.
After sending Rin back out, Azumi sat beside her new born daughter.I wonder what it's like, being a greatdemon who cared only about a small human. "It must have been hard," she mumbled to herself, looking at her child who was sleeping
next to her. Demons live hundreds of years, caring about a mortal when you are immortal, it must be difficult. Thinking about it Sesshomaru's point of view, sending her away to live with humans was the safest, and most logical. But difficult all the
same.
Missing Rin wasn't what Sesshomaru wanted to do. He wanted to forget about the human girl that he almost killed in the process for more power, and the condescending stare his mother, of all people, gave him. He was the most powerful demon in the land,
yet he couldn't get one simple little girl out of his head?
It was clear that everyone else also missed the child. It was to be expected, however. Jaken thought about thier annoying trifles they would have. Kohaku was upset that he didn't even get the chance to say goodbye. It doesn't make a difference, he supposed,
she was gone either way. He just hopes the little girl finds happiness, without being around her Lord.
Kohaku glanced at the dog demon that took him and Rin under him, caring for the both of them. His temper has gotten worse, but nothing Kohaku couldn't handle. Rin was his windthat blew away the fumes of anger. She had a way to almost control him.
Shewas never scared, either. Even when he transformed in front of her to his true demonic state, she trusted him to not hurt her.
The golden eyed demon knew that too, her trust in him was without question. But now… Now she must hate the thought of me. thought the Lord.
I must forget about her.