The next morning I was rudely awakened by Onisha as she stared down at me, arms crossed.
"Miss, Lord Sesshomaru is awaiting your arrival at the breakfast table," she said and helped me out of bed, ignoring my protests as she pulled me to the tub, dumping luke warm water over my head. When I finished washing I searched through the wardrobe for a normal outfit. I found a red and white hakama like Kikyo's and quickly dressed, leaving my hair down to dry.
Shippo watched groggily and I pulled him into my arms and headed to Rin's room where she was already awake and dressed due to Onisha's assistance.
"Good morning, Mama!" Rin ran into my awaiting arms and she giggled at Shippo's sleepy face and he grumbled about girls. "Morning, Nee-san," she kissed Shippo's cheek and he flushed, turning away from her and I chuckled, heading down to the dining room. Sesshomaru sat in his usual spot, his face even colder than usual;
"You are late," he said icily and I shivered before crossing my arms,
"Well maybe if you didn't demand we wake at the rise of dawn," I grumbled and his eyebrow twitched. We ate our breakfast and quickly headed out. I was soon getting used to the sandals, the blisters slowly forming into calluses and making it easier to endure the pain.
We walked and walked, without ever seeming to have any destination, and then I realized that we didn't. All Sesshomaru ever did was search every corner of the country for Naraku. Shippo sat on my shoulder, dozing off before he rolled forward and I was forced to carry him. Rin yawned as she stumbled over a root and I took her hand, smiling down at her.
"Be careful Rin. Perhaps we'll stop for a rest in an hour or so," I eyed Sesshomaru, who showed no signs of hearing me. We walked for about two more hours before Sesshomaru turned abruptly, staring down at me;
"We'll stop and let Rin have a nap," he said simply and disappeared somewhere, saying he was looking for something to eat. Rin collapsed on her backside with a sigh of content and Shippo landed beside her, quickly starting up a conversation. I watched as he showed off, showing Rin his fox magic; Rin giggled at his pranks and I drifted off.
I was soon woken by Sesshomaru nudging me with his foot, handing me an apple,
"Eat," he said and turned away.
"Thank you," I said and bit into my apple, a satisfying crunch echoing in the small clearing; I smiled, the delicious apple was something I hadn't had in a while. "Where did you find these?" I asked Sesshomaru and he didn't look at me,
"In a tree."
"No duh, where was the tree? We should gather some more for the journey."
"I already have."
"Oh...well thank you, again," I smiled when he finally looked at me, a confused expression flashing across his face before the cold mask replaced it once again. I frowned, "Do you ever smile?"
"I have no reason to smile," he said, finishing off his own apple and I huffed,
"Well that's some dumb logic," he raised a thin brow and I sighed, leaning back on my hands; the children were playing with Shippo's toys. "You'd think you'd be happy for the life you've been given, and the company of Rin. You should at least show her that you're glad to have her around," I tried to reason and Sesshomaru stared. He kind of looked to be in thought, but I wasn't sure.
"Perhaps," he muttered before standing, "We're going," and with that he drifted onwards, the children and I struggling to catch up.
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A couple of hours later Sesshomaru suddenly stopped and his head shot to the left, his nose twitching. I stared as he sniffed the air before a low growl sounded in his chest and he strode in that direction;
"What did you find?" I asked and he glanced over his shoulder at me,
"Naraku's scent. I haven't found a trail for over a month, so this is good," he said and sped up. I groaned as I half jogged to keep up, laughing as Shippo and Rin skipped with boundless energy after us.
"How fresh is the trail?" I asked, trying to keep my panting at bay; Sesshomaru barely acknowledged me,
"About 2 days," he replied. He suddenly turned, grabbing me and throwing me over his shoulder, his red cloud appearing and Shippo and Rin jumped on, clinging to his leg for dear life as we sped off.
When a large mansion appeared in the distance, Sesshomaru descended and we set down on the ground.
"What are we doing?" I asked and he glanced at me,
"We'll go on foot in the hopes that I may catch him off guard," he explained and I nodded. "I will have you and Rin stay behind, of course," he added and I scoffed, immediately bristling.
"I'm not completely useless, y'know!" I huffed and his lip twitched upwards for a millisecond, but I had caught it as he turned his head away. "Oi! I saw that!" I screamed, pointing at him accusingly,
"I don't know what you are going on about," he acted innocent but I scurried around to stand in front of him.
"Don't act dumb!"
"I would never act dumb," he cut in and I rolled my eyes before glaring again.
"You were amused."
"You're point?"
"My point is, you were amused and expressed it for a fraction of a second!" I exclaimed triumphantly and Sesshomaru looked away in what I could only guess was him being shy.
"You wanted me to smile, and I have done so. Why must you announce it to the world?" he asked gruffly and I grinned, walking closer to nudge him,
"Of course I'd announce it to the world if I could, just to show them that you're not completely emotionless," I smiled before Rin tugged on my pant leg complaining that she was hungry. Sesshomaru continued to look away from me as we settled into camp before rushing Naraku's castle.
There, it's REASLLY short, but I didn't really know where I was going with it, lol. And this story is going to be VERY VERY short, because I don't really know what to write, considering I know next to nothing about Sesshomaru, Naraku, and fighting lol. But I will try! R&R please!
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