I thought they would be at the palace by now, but nope, not moving at all. I must admit that perfection doesn't go along with me. It's annoying. A few words too much or too less and it ruined everything. I'm more of the type who write whatever I want whenever I feel like writing without limit. But since I've start this, there's no backing out. :)

CHAPTER 6

Word counts: 500

What's going on? Sesshomaru eyed the girl; concerned. She shrank away from his hand as if it were fire.

She looked as if she had seen a ghost. Her hands trembled slightly, her palm sweated.

Sesshomaru studied her; his own eyes widened a fraction of a second.

She feared him?

Why?

The hand that had reached out to her froze in midair; Rin stood a foot away from him, wary of his hands as if it was a dangerous creature.

"I, I'm fine my lord." She spoke, her voice was still shaky. "I, I will go catch myself some breakfast." She smiled to cover up her uneasiness.

That did not fool him.

Without waiting, Rin started toward the pond.

Sesshomaru stared calmly after her retreating form.

Something was not right.

But her eyes' color were normal, so she was not under a spell, he concluded.

So why did she fear him?

What had caused the changes in her? She was enjoying herself, blushing and turning red like no tomorrow, but she was not unhappy.

What went wrong?

Her behavior changed right after holding gazes with him.

The girl now clumsily lifted up the bottom of his shirt that reached her knees; tied and secured it, making sure it would not get wet. Her face looks pale; her expression told him she felt distressed.

Why?

Her concentration was off, it could be because she was injured, but she took too long to fish.

Sesshomaru strode toward her, decided to do the job for her since she was injured. But the closer he got, the tenser her body became.

She was very wary of him, he realized.

But why?

"L-Lord Sesshomaru," she turned uneasily to look at him who was standing on the bank.

"Step back." He ordered coldly. He decided not to address the matter of why she feared him and instead observed her. He knew even if he asked she would refuse to tell him. She had tried too hard to hide it.

Rin quickly stepped back a few steps. Sesshomaru let his poisonous green whip dance, aiming for the fish in the pond. The fish floated up.

Rin cooked and ate her breakfast in silence. The air felt thick, suffocating, and uncomfortable. She became jumpy and easily startled.

Still, Sesshomaru remained silent.

"Come," he told her, standing, waiting for her after breakfast.

Rin gazed at him questioningly. He was so handsome; her heart jumped crazily again. She felt dreadful. Scared and lost.

"I will carry you back. It will take days if we walk." He explained emotionlessly; his eyes on her form.

Her face flushed bright red, but followed his command.

Without a word, he gently swept her up into his strong arms.

Rin had mix feelings: happy, scared, guilty, warm yet cold all at once.

Without further ado, Sesshomaru took off into the sky. His mokomoko came to wrap around her protectively.

Looking at his anxious ward, Sesshomaru vowed to find out the reason why she feared him.

Review? And as always, thanks for the previous reviews, or anyone who follows favorites and reads this story :D

Sklgsw: Thanks. I'm glad that you don't find it to be too short. At first I thought it was too long, but now it's not. When I go into such details, there's not enough words.

Lp: I'm no good with details. :D Trying to work on that as well as moving the story faster. Oh well, it will go as it goes. As for the review I talked about in another story, I was talking about Rin Sess stories in general. Many authors has updates, but there has not been many reviews.

Merry Mary: I hope so too. This should be one of the climax in the story and it would somewhat go down from here. I hope it will not get boring. Thanks for the review :D

Teamari Fire: I agree with you on the complete opposite. Yet, they are perfect for each other.

Smpt: Thanks. I'm glad you find the pace justified because in my head, they should already be elsewhere. :D As for the robot story, it had not been hidden because I only written in about a week about. :D Only chapter 1 that has been on my account for a year. :D

Guest: I know that it is slow, but for some reason the story seem to have a mind of its own and goes at such slow pace. I will try to speed it up somehow. thanks for the review :D

Alejandra: Ops, it seems like I've missed answering your review. Sorry. After I'm done writing any chapter, I often feel so tire and exhausted. I have double check on the reviews, which I've noticed I've missed one right before I published. I fixed it. But after I while, I felt like something's missing and just realized that I've missed your answer too. I hope you don't mind. Okay now, hello. Thank you for review even though you don't speak much English. English is also not my first language. but the more you use it the better you will get. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well. And thanks for the review from another story also. :D

Saturday, December 7, 2013