Disclaimers on everything that I don't own.
Barriers,
By Winterwing3000
Idly tracing patterns on her hand, he looked up into the cloudy night, which shielded the stars. So much like the walls that had been around his heart.
Four solid, cement walls encased his heart for many, many years.
It was his mother who told him that using your heart was a weakness. There were, no are still many enemies who looked for his weakness. And so, he sealed it up, build the walls brick by brick, day by day. Drawing him a mask to hide behind. He had intended to keep it that way forever.
But after meeting this mere young, human girl, he knew that she would be the one to knock them down.
It was her optimism, her bubbly personality, and her determination. She held this innocence that shone brightly in her dark hazel eyes. She gave no trace of fear whenever she was around him. And it was her trusting heart that brought them closer together.
Sesshomaru-sama! Rin picked flowers for Sesshomaru-sama! Her small tokens of affection made his heart waver the slightest.
Sesshomaru-sama! Look! Rin can write Sesshomaru-sama's name! Her written signs of loyalty tore down a wall.
Sesshomaru-sama! Save me! Her desperate cry of trust took down another one.
Sesshomaru-sama… when Rin dies, will you remember Rin? Her wondering words of knowledge were the cause of the third.
Sesshomaru-sama, daisuki. Her shy declaration of love released his heart. There was a great rush of emotions, which overwhelmed his senses, but that did not mean that he was unfamiliar with them.
No.
He knew all of them.
Sighing, he buried his head into the crook of her neck, nuzzling it before giving her a gentle kiss on her lips, waking his mate from her slumber. "Sesshomaru?"
"Arigatou… Rin."
Concrete barriers may keep things from exiting, but not entering.
Note: Rin grows in every paragraph, but is around mid 20 in the end. Sesshomaru, as always, is 700+
AN:-laughs nervously- boy, doesn't Sesshomaru seem out of place?
This is for the LJ community "30kisses" without the underscore. The themes are from List Alpha, #11 (mask).