This piece was originally entered at the iyissekiwa comm on LJ.
Title: Glory Days
Author: LC Rose
Rating K
Prompt: Violet (Prompt #109)
Word Count: 250
Genre: general
Pairing Rin/Jaken
Warning: None
Summary: Jaken and Rin wait for Sesshoumaru.
The girl is tired, Jaken mused as he watched his young charge. There were dark violet patches underneath her eyes and she was yawning constantly. Humans. So weak. "Go to sleep, girl," he huffed, crossing his arms over his chest.
She looked his way, smiling simply as always. "Jaken-sama," she questioned as she came over to where he was sitting to lay down beside him, "Do you think Sesshoumaru-sama will return tonight?"
"Silly child," Jaken reprimanded while trying to move away. He was a youkai of stature—not some human child's sleeping buddy! "It is not for us to discern the motives of one so great as Sesshoumaru-sama! Now sleep."
"Aye, Jaken-sama," Rin replied, yawning and curling up into a ball.
Her eyes drifted closed and Jaken listened as she succumbed to rest. Silence settled with only the sound of the crackling fire. Sesshoumaru-sama's hovering aura made even the night crickets fall quiet.
Jaken stared into the flames, imaging glory days gone now. There had been great battles—bloody and magnificent—and now there was nothing… His internal grumblings stopped, though, when he heard Rin's whimpers. Looking over, Jaken noticed her face was scrunched up as she fought her nightmares. Sighing, he moved closer. Looking around to make sure they were truly alone, he ran his clawed hand through her hair. "There, there, Rin," he cooed. "Rest. Sesshoumaru-sama is here."
The girl smiled in her sleep and settled down, her hand reaching out and wrapping around his leg for comfort.