Porcelain Hearts and Forgiving Smiles

Rin had almost spent one hour just walking around and occasionally looking up to the sky. She didn't exactly know what she was expecting to happen. What was she thinking that a huge rock would fall onto her head? Or maybe Sesshoumaru would come and swipe her off her feet to safety.

She just shrugged and kept walking through her thoughts. But one thought hit her square in the head. What did she really feel about Sesshoumaru now? If he came back for some reason would she except and go back to wandering around with him?

He'd been gone so long, and she had gotten used to living basically on her own. What would she do if he came back? Rin just shook her head and decided the time would never come so why bother thinking of it. She was just about home when she heard screams coming from her village.

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"Jaken." Sesshoumaru stated coolly.

Jaken turned his head slowly, his eyes wandering else where.

"Yes... milord?" he asked quietly.

Ever since she left Jaken has been acting strange. It is annoying me. She was just a useless human, she could be dead right now and I wouldn't care. The hell with Ri-

Sesshoumaru stopped himself from saying her name. He did not want to think about Rin since she was no longer there with them. He found it useless and boring. But although he still felt a tiny pang of sadness when he thought of Rin. But he would never admit it out loud, of course.

Being the stuck up bastard he was, he'd never admit it even to himself. He'd just beat the living crap out of that little feeling of sadness until it was bruised enough not to bother him again. That was his version of how to "cope" with Rin's absence.

He was not exactly sure where he was wandering to, but then he remembered. For some reason he was going to the village Rin was in. But then something caught his attention. Screaming? Coming from Rin's village. His eyes widened but he didn't spring into action like he usually did.

He thought about doing it. He thought about saving her all over again, having her cling onto him again. Hearing her say how much she missed him, how much she...loved him. But the screams got closer as he started sprinting. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do but part of his mind kept telling him to go faster. Telling him something bad was going to happen.

He rushed to Rin's village where he saw bloodied corpses all over the place. But one particualr scent struck his nose, Rin's scent. She was somehow still alive. Even though all the rest of the humans were slautered. He felt proud for some reason. What the reason was he wasn't sure of.

Then he saw it. He saw a tall girl running into the forest from demons. He ran and followed the girl. Her scent had already caught his nose, but it was different for some reason. He suddenly realized what was different about it... Rin had.. demon blood in her veins?

But when he finally caught up to her, her appearance was human. She was a human. But her scent told him otherwise. He was sure she didn't even know of this new change. The mysterious thing was...how did this happen?

When he "left" her she was human. Then what could have happened.

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Rin's POV

I just kept running. I didn't even look back, but suddenly a memory flashed back into my head. The first time I had died. The wolves from a tribe were chasing me. I tripped and fell, I died but was saved by Sesshoumaru. By his Tensaiga.

I quickly shook my head of the thought. But then my body started pulsing almost like my blood itself was roaring with demon energy. But from where? I was no demon, I was a human. A filthy disgusting human. That is all I am.

But still this energy, if I could somehow tap into it..somehow.

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Sesshoumaru was still unsure of himself. Was something wrong with his sense of smell? No he was sure he really smelt it. If Rin could actually tap into her demon self she would be exceptionally strong. He mentally slapped himself growling.

"No." he simply stated, and walked away.

Rin thought she heard something but then focused her attention back on running.

"I need to loose them somehow."

Almost like magic she felt herself become faster. She raised an eyebrow but didn't stop to question it. Instead she ran faster and faster. Her speed had almost increased so much she couldn't even feel her feet touching the ground. They were grazing the grassy floor lightly with each step.

Sesshoumaru's mind was telling him to go to go on with his life as if nothing ever happened. But his body did otherwise. He soon found himself following Rin, trying hard to keep up with her vicious speed. He grunted but kept running.

Rin kept looking ahead not even bothering to look back. For she knew no one would be there. She knew, that Sesshoumaru himself didn't care at all. But suddenly a flashback came into her head, a flashback of the day Sesshoumaru and her were sitting in a field of flowers.

Flashback

"Look Lord Sesshoumaru! Look!" said 12 year old Rin.

Sesshoumaru nodded but turned away.

"Lord Sesshoumaru these flowers are all pink, do you know what kind they are?" she asked looking up at him.

Sesshoumaru thought to himself for a while searching for an answer. He found one and began explaining.

"This Sesshoumaru is not sure of what they are Rin." he said walking away.

Rin just smiled. Even that much of an answer was enough to make her happy. He had at least acknowlaged she was asking. Although he had not said what type of flowers they were he had answered her question.

Rin skipped along in front of Sesshoumaru singing lightly. She was singing a song that she heard Kagome listening to with her "I-Pod".

You're not alone

Together we stand

I'll be by your side

You know I'll take your hand

When it gets cold

And it feels like the end

There's nowhere to go you know I won't give in

No I won't give in

Her singing was interupted when Sesshoumaru started talking.

"Rin, stop."

"Hai!"

Rin's singing stopped abruptly and she walked quietly for the rest of their journey.

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Rin closed her eyes and when she reopened them she was flying in the air. But she wasn't the one contorlling it. She a warm arm holding tight on her waist. When she looked up realization hit her like a ton of bricks. It was Sesshoumaru.

Her breathing hitched as his hold grew tighter, slightly consrticting her air flow.

"Lord S-Sesshoumaru, C-can't b-breath." she said in a raspy voice.

Sesshoumaru released his hard grip of her waist and just stared at her. He hadn't seen her in about a month, but she looked so different to him. Her hair it was shorter, instead of the long tresses she used to have. Her sparkling brown eyes were now slightly dulled.

What had they done to her? His thoughts stopped as he felt Rin's stiff body start to move.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, why are you here?" she asked anger evident in her voice.

He was taken back. He saved her and now she was asking why?

"I.. Rin.. I heard screaming and came."

Rin's eyes tightly shut and then opened revealing their new color. They were now a dark purple color.

"Go. I do not need your help." she spat kicking at him.