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He heard it form a mile away. He halted. Fear and sweat assaulted his sense. Jaken and Ah-Un failed to protect her. Anger radiated off him as he made his way through the cloud. There wasn't any blood. He could still save her and he would make it in time. His whip out and ready to murder the assailant. Then it hit him.
Salt. The ocean? A water demon? Impossible, he left her nowhere near water.
Upon his landing, he found his answer. Tears.
Jaken was snoring loudly while Ah-Un had curled up around her. Her small form shook as she struggled to stifle her sobs. A gust of wind brought her tears again. Had Jaken and her fought?
"Rin."
Her head snapped up from her knees which she held tightly to her chest.
She refused to meet his gaze.
"Rin, come here." She wouldn't budge.
He scooped her up in his arms and she had yet to look him in the eye.
He sat her against a tree and sat down opposite of her. She was focused on the ground between them.
"Look at me." He commanded.
Slowly, her red eyes met his. She gave a slight smile that didn't quite meet her eyes. Then she quickly averted her gaze.
"What has made you upset?"
She shook her head in response.
He gently tipped her chin to look at him and wiped away the tear that rolled down her cheek. Again, she tried to avoid his eyes.
"Why won't you meet my eye, Rin?"
"You don't like it when I cry so I'm not supposed to cry." She uttered in the smallest voice.
"Nonsense. I didn't say you couldn't cry. I simply said that I don't like seeing you cry.-
She shrank away from him before he took her chin again.
"It pains me to see you cry so why are you crying?"
"I had a nightmare about the wolves." Tears streamed down her face which he wiped away.
He then sat beside her against the tree.
"Go back to sleep. I will be right beside you the whole time and if the wolves return, I will kill all of them."
She looked up at him for the first time tonight.
"Promise?"
"Promise." He uttered.
She slowly laid herself down beside him with her head resting on Mokomoko.
"Goodnight Lord Sesshomaru."
"Goodnight Rin."
"Lord Sesshomaru?" She glanced at him.
"Hm?"
"I'm sorry I caused you pain." With that, she snuggled up to his leg.
He peered down at her with the sides of his mouth slightly raised.
