Terrifying Dream, Beautiful Nightmare
Ch.2
The morning came and pierced the sky with electric hues of red, pink and orange; the first bold rays of the sun, tip-toed across the tops of the trees and quietly slid down to the forest floor. The fire that had burned last night was now reduced to smoldering ash, as were the nightmares that surrounded Rin. The serenity that had come with the first lights of morning was abruptly shattered by a cantankerous green toad.
"Rin! Rin! Why are you still sleeping? Time to get up, let's go! Really I don't know why we still put up with that impossible girl!" Jaken's squawking was cut abruptly short by a strategically thrown rock.
"Jaken, we're leaving." Sesshomaru needn't to tell an order twice, as Jaken was quick to clean up camp and prepare Ah-Un.
Sesshomaru noticed that Rin was still sleeping, the thought of waking her crossed his mind, however the thought of a quiet morning's journey also weaved its way into his thoughts. He quietly picked the girl up and placed her onto Ah-Un's back. He was concerned about her outburst caused by whatever darkness had consumed her mind while sleeping; he would ask the girl later.
The morning had passed and soon the lazy afternoon made its way onto the land. Sesshomaru looked off into the distance, showing no sign of fatigue or desire to rest; Jaken on the other hand, was not so elegant. Jaken had begun to slouch and let the heaviness of the sun rest on his shoulders. He also had begun to thirst for water and was as such licking his dry lips for any moisture, and had also let his tongue fall unceremoniously out of his mouth. As Jaken's whining for water fell unto deaf ears, Ah-Un's passenger began to stir. Rin lazily sat up and rubbed the much needed sleep from her eyes. As she looked around, she realized what time it must've been and was quick to jump from her dragon friend and onto the warm afternoon grass.
"Sesshomaru-sama, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sleep for so long." Rin was at Sesshomaru's side as she spoke, yet looked at the ground in her embarrassment for sleeping into the afternoon.
"Rin, did you sleep well" Sesshomaru of course made this question sound like a statement, but Rin knew it to be a sincere inquiry to her well being.
"Rin slept very well Sesshomaru-sama!" The girl was interrupted by her own stomach. A loud grumble proceeded to end her answer and begin a bright red blush across her face.
Sesshomaru, came to a stop and looked down to the girl. "Rin, you may go find something to eat if you are hungry". A radiant smile replaced the very apparent blush that had crept onto Rin's face. As she skipped off to a nearby stream, Sesshomaru looked over to Jaken.
Jaken, trying with all his might not to look at his lord, knew what was going to be said, rather what was going to be told. The feeling of being glared at finally took over Jaken's mind and slowly he turned to face his lord. Forcing one eye open, he was frozen mid turn by Sesshomaru's glare. Jaken had already known what was going to be told of him, so opening the other eye, and hanging his head he sighed: "yes, Sesshomaru-sama, I will accompany young Rin", and with that Jaken headed towards the direction that Rin had taken off to.
Sesshomaru decided that if Rin didn't remember her nightmare, he would not bring it up. After Rin and Jaken had disappeared from sight, he walked to a nearby tree and leaned his back against it. The opportunity of cool shade would not go unappreciated. However, unknown to the great demon lord, the gentle breeze that had been following them and the afternoon sun, would soon end, and would so a life.
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