Thank you for the reviews! I got this one finished fairly quick, since it seemed that people wanted this one to be next. So, here it is. And yes, I know I've done a chapter with stars in it. But I think this one is better.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Inuyasha.
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Rin stared up at the star filled sky in silence. She was sitting near a fire that had been reduced to softly glowing embers. 'It must be late.' Rin thought as she glanced around the small clearing. A soft snore caused Rin to jump, but then she realized that it was only Jaken, who was on the opposite side of the fire.
Rin stood up and stared at the small demon for a moment. 'Wasn't Master Jaken supposed to be keeping watch?' Rin gazed at her surroundings. The clearings' outskirts were surrounded by small trees, and beyond the trees there was a river. 'Where did Lord Sesshomaru go?' Rin wondered. Taking one more glance at the snoring Jaken, Rin snuck off through the trees to see if she could find Sesshomaru.
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After a few minutes, Rin was at the river's edge, but upon inspection, Sesshomaru didn't seem to be in the area. Rin frowned faintly. Hadn't Sesshomaru said he'd be back a bit after nightfall? Rin walked along the river edge until she saw a figure in the distance.
Once Rin was close enough, she discovered that it was Sesshomaru, who was lying on his back, sleeping, Tokijin grasped lightly in his hand. Rin saw what suspiciously looked like an arm lying several yards away. Rin thought that he must have fought some demons and decided to stay here for the night.
Rin sat down on the ground next to Sesshomaru's right side. Rin stared at him for a moment, before holding back a giggle. Even in his sleep Sesshomaru wore a faint frown. Rin wasn't sure whether or not to wake Sesshomaru up, but decided that she'd be able to sleep more soundly if he were closer to the clearing she had been in before. Having Jaken fall asleep during his watch wasn't very comforting in the least bit..
Rin moved a bit closer, and poked Sesshomaru's shoulder lightly. "Lord Sesshomaru?"
"..." Sesshomaru slept on, oblivious. Or so it seemed.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asked again, this time prodding a little harder. Was Sesshomaru really asleep? Wouldn't he have noticed he by now?
"..." Sesshomaru made no movements. He was actually awake, and was currently wondering what on earth Rin was doing up this late at night, and why she was poking him. He had been sleeping here until he had awakened after seemingly sensing a presence. After figuring out who it was, Sesshomaru made no movements whatsoever to get up. He decided to wait and see if she'd leave.
"Lord Sesshomaru...I fell asleep but woke up. You weren't around, and Jaken was sleeping. So, I went looking for you." Rin said, wondering if Sesshomaru would wake up if she talked enough. Rin looked away for a second, during which the frown on Sesshomaru's face became more pronounced, irritated that Jaken had fallen asleep. What if there had been demons nearby?
Sesshomaru sensed Rin standing up. Good, once she went back, he'd get up and, after making sure there were no more demons, he'd go back to the clearing as well. Only, Rin didn't leave. She climbed onto him and sat on his chest, leaning over and staring down at his face. It was rather...uncomfortable. It wasn't her weight on him (she was too light to interrupt his breathing) but it was how close she was leaning over his face to stare at him. Surely humans didn't need to get this close to someone to try and talk to them or wake them up.
"Lord Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru decided to wake up, mostly wanting to get her off of him. Sesshomaru's eyes opened, and he and Rin stared at each other for a moment. There was silence, then...
Rin smiled and hopped off of Sesshomaru. She waited until he was in sitting position to speak. "Good morning Lord Sesshomaru! Were you fighting demons?" She indicated the ominous arm that had suddenly decided to wriggle of its own accord. She hadn't noticed of course.
Sesshomaru was on his feet as soon as the arm decided to defy distances and suddenly appear near Rin, hand poised to seize her. Sesshomaru grabbed Rin and slung her onto his back, and in the same movement, managed to slice and get rid of the arm. He stalked off along the river side, before hopping up onto a rocky ledge that was half in and out of the water.
Rin slid down from his back and plopped down next to a silent Sesshomaru staring at the skies.
"..."
Rin looked up at the sky as she settled against the white fur that went over Sesshomaru's shoulder. Once she was comfortable, she gazed up at the sky. "The stars are very pretty." Rin commented.
"..."
"They're like pictures...remember last time? That one looks like a wolf or a dog." Rin glanced at Sesshomaru, then back at the twinkling stars. "Lord Sesshomaru...where did the stars come from? Did someone put them there, or have they always been there?"
"...they've always been there."
"Do you know where they came from?"
"..."
"Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin looked back at Sesshomaru, whose gaze was fixed on the stars. For a moment, Rin thought she saw something akin to sadness in his eyes. But it was gone in an instant. "Rin."
"Yes?"
"You should get some sleep."
"Here?"
"..."
"Okay." Rin curled up next to Sesshomaru, and fell asleep holding the fur.
Sesshomaru continued to gaze up at the stars, acting as though he expected an unspoken question to be answered.
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Hey, another somewhat long chapter. Was it what you were expecting? I had added the star part, since I had initially written this at night. In the past few days I have written out many ideas for this that suddenly came to mind. So, if you let me know which one you'd want to see sooner, I'll get that one done before the others. Anyway, here are three:
1- Rin meets up with Shippo, but Sesshomau and Inuyasha and Co. find them (Around 1,000-1,200 words or more)
2- Rin attempts to cheer up Jaken, before and after Sesshomaru leaves them for awhile (as long as it's take to write it out)
3- Sesshomaru and Co. deal with would be robbers while traveling on a mostly unused path (who knows how long it'll be)
So, until next time, thanks for reading/ and or reviewing!