Waiting
Rin stood in the middle of the shallow river trying to catch fish. It was her duty to get her own food. Over the past few days of going with Lord Sesshomaru and Jaken she had started learning about which foods to eat and what not to. The girl did her best to behave whenever she was around the dog demon since she was a guest and she didn't want to be left behind. It didn't help that Jaken treated her like a nuisance but she did her best.
When Rin finally caught a fish she stepped out of the river looking for any signs of Jaken. The little girl sighed.
"Master Jaken? Where are you?"
"What do you want Rin?" The toad demon muttered, looking uninterested.
"Is Lord Sesshomaru going to be gone for long? I'm worried about him."
"Worried about Sesshomaru? Don't make me laugh. Whenever he has to leave he always returns."
"Can you tell me where he went?"
"Lord Sesshomaru left without telling me anything! It must have been important."
"I see." Rin answered, walking away.
Jaken sat there watching her as she walked into the forest. This had been going on for a while now. Whenever Sesshomaru left he always left Jaken behind with this girl. It was getting so frustrating! Jaken was worried that he was now becoming Rin's caretaker. What was he going to do?
While Sesshomaru could definitely take care of himself it was still frustrating not knowing where his lord was doing. Waiting was always the worse part. Every day that went by Jaken started to worry more and more that he had been left behind by his master. Of all the things that could happen to him that was his greatest nightmare and something he never had never gotten over. Suddenly Sesshomaru was standing in front of him. Jaken nearly jumped in surprise. There was something tucked under his right arm.
"Lord... Lord Sesshomaru!"
"Where is Rin?" Sesshomaru asked, calmly.
"Waiting by the water."
Sesshomaru turned and started heading to where her scent was coming from. They had only been together for a few days now but he could recognize it from far away now. Stepping forward he saw her sitting there by the water. Rin looked up surprised.
"Ah! Lord Sesshomaru is back!"
"Rin. What are you doing so far away? I told you to always stay near Jaken."
"Master Jaken was yelling. I wanted to leave him alone for a while."
When Rin saw what the dog demon held under his arm her eyes lit up. The girl ran forward excitedly.
"A... a new kimono! It's beautiful. Thank you."
Sesshomaru held out the orange checkered kimono and light robe which she took.
"If you are to travel with us you must wear something else."
"Yes sir."
Sesshomaru turned and went back to where Jaken was waiting. The servant immediately snapped to attention when he saw the demon.
"Jaken. Did you leave Rin by herself?" Sesshomaru asked, glaring.
Rin heard a loud banging sound making her stop what she was doing for a moment. Several birds flew away from the trees. After she finished changing she went back to where her two traveling companions were waiting. There was a big bump on Jaken's head.
"Please forgive me Lord Sesshomaru. I... I must apologize." Jaken answered, shaking.
Rin looked at her two caretakers curiously. Rin was still very delighted that she had been given a gift by Sesshomaru. Waiting was always hard but she was starting to worry less and less about being left behind. It was such a lovely day. Rin pulled on Ah-Un's reins as she followed them wherever they were headed.