Title: Small Act of Kindness

Summary: Sesshomaru would toss himself upon his brother's blade before admitting kindness to a human but Rin knew better.

Rated: K

Canon

Sess/Rin

When Rin awoke, she expected to greet the sun and continue traveling wherever her lord. may go. However, the stars were still twinkling above the trees and Jaken continued snoring softly, sitting upright. Last she remembered, he claimed he would wait for Lord Sesshomaru to return then he would wake her to move to Ah-Un's back to rest. Hesitantly, she poked the imp's shoulder and watched curiously as he stirred before falling to sleep on his side. Rin giggled as he hugged his two-headed staff and murmured Lord Sesshomaru's name in his sleep.

The fire she had set for both her and Jaken were only embers now; the cold winds of autumn blowing through the trees and making Rin shiver violently. Her kimono wasn't made for winter and she started to wonder what she would do when it arrives. She couldn't go through snow barefoot, could she?

Shaking her head, she glanced over to whom she assumed woke her from her sleep. Cool golden eyes met hers and locked. "Lord Sesshomaru, you've returned!" she grinned cheekily as she sat beside him, watching his eyes close for a moment before opening once more.

"Rin," he spared the snoozing Jaken a glance before returning to his charge, "Go back to sleep."

The child's lips parted in surprise for a short second before smiling. "Okay," her voice grew softer for Jaken's sake. The imp was often stressed when he was awake, so it would do some good for him to rest. She returned to her original spot on the floor between the two demons, using her arm as a pillow. However, try as she might, she couldn't fall back to dreamland. Her brown eyes peered open and looked around her surroundings once more before eying Sesshomaru's mokomoko. Very slowly and tentatively, she adjusted so she could rest her head on the very edge of the soft, furry surface.

Sesshomaru's eyes were closed and remained so until Rin gave a sigh of comfort. His gaze trained upon her for a long moment, watching her breathing even out. Father's weakness is generic, it seems, he concluded silently as he gently adjusted the little girl to sleep more comfortably on his mokomoko. The demon lord didn't know how long she intended on staying with him, but he had gotten her a more suitable, heavier kimono for the winter. He didn't want to admit it but in some part of his mind, he knew he was turning into his father- which necessarily wasn't a good thing.

Rin hid a smile in the warm fluffiness. The actions were small, but Rin appreciated them, nonetheless.

A/N: Sesshomaru gets really sexy after analyzing SessRin moments for a while ._. I know he's out of character but I haven't really got his personality down yet.