(A.N: And up goes chapter five, Yay, i'm surprised I even got this far does little happy dance tehe, sorry about that, I got a little carried away ;. I'll try and make this chapter a little longer than the last, and attempt to progress things a little further. I need to actually introduce the plot at some point. Oh well, all in due time, now without further ado, on to the story. - (oh and one last side note, the story will always be told in Sesshoumaru's P.O.V unless specified otherwise.)
As each day passed, I could feel my strength gradually returning to me. Throughout the entire time that I spent with Inuyasha's group, I was never once left alone. Sometimes it was Inuyasha who would sit with me, grumbling the entire time; other times it was the Miko girl, Kagome, who seemed to feel the need to fill every excruciating second with her usless blabbing. (A.N: sorry about that, I couldn't resist.) Of course every now and then, when both Kagome and Inuyasha were else where, the other three members of their group, were constantly present, constantly, hovering, constantly talking. For someone such as myself who has lived their entire life, dispising and looking down on humans, this was like a form of cruel and unusauall punishment to me. As much as I longed to tell them to leave, and threaten their lives if they didn't, I resisted, hopeing that they would eventually notice my silent hostility towards them and back off.
Finally the day came when my dear Rin would be put to rest. Her inevitable funeral had only been put off this long so that I could be there to say goodbye. My strength had returned fully enough that I was now able to not only stand but walk and run for brief periods of time. I used my strength now, to stand by her grave, watching as she slowly dissapeared from view. Small bouquets of flowers, brought by the Miko, the monk and the demon slayer, were placed on Rins grave to resemble respect I suppose. I had nothing to offer her.
As the day wore on, I remained by her side. Slowly but surley, the others began to drift away, leaving her and I alone. Inuyasha was the last to leave, remaining until the sun began to dip behind the horizon. Although what the ones around me saw was nothing but indifference shinning in my eyes, for every second that passed, anguish crashed through my heart destroying and devistating everything in it's path, like a rampant tsunami. With one last worried glance, Inuyasha to left my side. Unshed tears carefully locked away inside, threatened to break through and drown me in their depths. As I fell to the ground and knelt at by my beloved's side, I only allowed a few drops from that ocean inside of me, spill forth to land on the freshly turned dirt, and make it's way down to her. I brought my fingers to my lips, kissing them lightly, before pressing them on to the earth where she lay. I said nothing. I didn't have to. She knew what i needed to tell her, perhaps in most cases, before even I knew.
I only began my trek back to the hut that had been my temporary home, after dusk had fallen, and the moon had come finally to rest in heavens loving imbrace. Once I returned, The group knew not to speak to me. They allowed me to pass without hesitation. I would go back to being what I had been before Rin had come into my life. Well at least on the outside, thats what others would see. I would never forget my Rin, but I would never again let anyone else I cared about be hurt like she was.
I wiped all emotion from my face that night, burrying my love and loss deep inside my heart. I closed the doors and secured the locks. I was cursed with the "gift" of longevity, and if i was going to live for thousands of years more, i would make sure that I could never be hurt again.
(A.N: Sorry this chapter is so short, but i wanted to have sort of a closing chapter before the fun stuff begins, OH YA BRING ON THE PLOT. - the next chapter will be much longer i swear. Read and review my lovlies i love it when you do so. oh and btw, i'm not gunna write a reviewer response thingy for this chapter cause it's so short, i will for the next chapter though, dunna worry. and i'm out, until the next chappie, ja ne)