The Circle
I looked back to where Rin was sitting. She was looking straight ahead, not even noticing my eyes on her.
I didn't want her to leave.
Her kindness is what led me back to her. No. Her smile is what led me back to her.
She had been annoying, interesting, but annoying. I wanted her to leave me be. But she came back, persistent in her attempt to rescue me. As if I needed rescuing.
I came dangerously close to killing her when I slapped the food out of her hand. She didn't seem to care. She wanted me to live. She wanted me to be OK.
"Umm, Sesshoumaru-sama?"
I stopped to look at Jaken.
"Is something the matter?"
What was he talking about?
It was then that I realized that we had walked in a huge circle and were now headed back to the village where Naraku was destroyed.
I must have made the turn when I decided it was the lesser of two evils…
"No". I finally responded.
I heard Rin's stomach growl and then an idea came to me.