"Different? I believe the word you're looking for, my dear son, is foolish." Irasue glanced from Sesshomaru to Rin and back again. "Just like that woman your father had that halfbreed with."
"Inuyasha..." Rin realized. Halfbreed, woman, the mention of the deceased Lord. It all made sense! Rin...
"Rin.." Why did that name sound so familiar? Why did this human seem so familiar? Was she even human? "Ah, I see." It took Irasue very little time to put two and two together. The scent of dirt and death. The messy hair, the cheerful disposition, the way Sesshomaru seemed to hover over the girl...
The duo obeyed, Rin muttering a quick request to her lord. "Please be careful." Nothing would hurt the human more than Sesshomaru getting hurt mere days after she had confessed her love to him. Her steed started to growl and, from behind the dragon, Jaken noticed a faint purple light the imp...
The human gave it a lot of thought, eventually thinking about Kagome and Inuyasha's wedding. "I've seen so many weddings while in the village. I'm sure we can come up with something!" Perhaps she could take ideas from the weddings she'd seen throughout the years. Miroku and Sango's, Kagome and...
The pint sized servant wasted no time in accepting the offer. His eyes flooded with tears of joy. "I'd love to!"
Rin giggled yet again. "Good! Now that that's settled, we can talk about how we're all going to get along." The human smiled at Sesshomaru. "I know you and Inuyasha don't always...
Sensing that her lord was ready to go, Rin turned on her heel, waved to her friends and followed after him. "Let's go, Master Jaken! We've got to hurry!" The little green imp snapped out of his thoughts about Inuyasha and company being at the wedding and hustled after the two lovers. It wasn't...
"You'd think a simple thank you would be easy enough to give." Inuyasha closed his eyes and turned away from Sesshomaru to put his robe back on. "Don't tell me you're not extending an invitation to the people that actually protected Rin for the past seven years while you were off doing whatever...
Minutes later, the dragon landed at the gate again. This time, Rin found herself a little nervous. What would Kaede say? What about Inuyasha and Kagome? Everyone seemed to be emerging from their homes, ready to start the day's work. Even Kohaku, Sango's little brother showed up.
"You didn't...
With a small groan, Rin sat up and rubbed her eye with her palm. "It's already morning?" Wow. That went by quicker than she liked. After a moment of stretching, Rin slowly sat up and rested a hand on Sesshomaru's cheek. "Well, at least I know I'm not dreaming." After a few more moments of simply...
Rin got up long enough to join both demons by the tree, wanting to be as close as possible to the two demons that would ultimately protect her from this point forward. The young woman rested on Sesshomaru's right side. As a child, she wouldn't have gotten this close, but things were different...
When she finally accepted her position in Sesshomaru's eyes, Rin calmed down. "I'll try." She laid her head on his shoulder, watching the flames dance in front of them. I wonder what Irasue will think of me now. Surely, she's still annoyed by humans as a whole. I've never met Lord Toga, but he...
Rin looked away from Sesshomaru for a short time. Did he really feel the same way? "I'm so glad." She replied softly, returning her gaze to meet his. The human moved closer to the demon until she was seconds away from poking herself on his spiked breast plate. "How long have you known? I'm just...
Once Rin had finished her fish, she was entirely dry. The fire had warmed her body entirely, though that wasn't the only thing keeping her warm. The sensation of being in Sesshomaru's presence sent goosebumps up the girl's spine. Slowly, carefully, Rin tested Sesshomaru's boundaries by inching...
Rin took it eagerly, not having eaten all day yesterday simply because she was excited for Sesshomaru's return! "Thank you!" Without thinking of how ridiculous she could possibly look in front of the demon, Rin bit into the fish, her stomach growling just as loud as Sesshomaru could. Once she...
"Well," Rin scooted closer to Sesshomaru. "What if your mother or her servants don't accept me?" Surely there was a sore spot in Irasue's heart for humans. After all, Toga had left her for Izayoi. And if Sesshomaru left them alone together, surely the queen would kill her without any effort at...
Rin washed herself from head to toe in the stream, constantly stealing glimpses of the treeline to make sure she wasn't being watched. The water was cool and refreshing. Just what she needed after almost being eaten by a demon bear.
When she was done, the young woman wrung out her sleeves and...
"Oh, I wouldn't say that." Rin felt disgusting. She was covered in bear sludge and was soaking wet from splashing around in the water to get enough fish for them both. "You've already done so much for me. Saving me again, for instance." Rin nodded toward the skeleton. "But I'm gonna figure out...
Rin was caught off guard with Sesshomaru volunteering to help her cook the fish. "Well, I do need help figuring out how we're going to light a fire without Jaken's staff." She admitted with a shrug.
The woman couldn't help but turn entirely crimson in the face when Sesshomaru praised her...
With her head held high, Rin followed the sound of running water. Perhaps this was the same stream the people of Kaede's village used! It was very possible. They hadn't travelled very far. Along the way to the water, Rin scanned the canopy above for either tree dwelling demons or edible fruit...
Rin, who had been thinking of their long journey ahead as well, knew she would need to find her own food. Not that it bothered her. She'd done it while traveling with Sesshomaru before, after all. Surely there were fruits and berries in the area. Perhaps a small stream to catch fish in. But how...