Disclaimer: Honestly, do we need this? I DO NOT, NOR WILL I EVER, OWN SESSHOMARU, RIN, OR ANY OF THE INUYASHA CHARACTERS.
I was thinking about making this a one-shot and leaving it at that, but once I wrote it down on paper, (I always do that first,) I couldn't stop writing.
PS: People, for me to continue all you have to do is review. I don't really care if it's a nice review or not, just review. It only takes like 30 seconds of your time. Please review my stories... I NEED ENCOURAGEMENT! Sorry, lost my composure for a moment... Won't happen again. :)
"Rin," the youkai Lord said to the twelve-year-old human.
"Yes?"
"Take Jaken and find something to eat."
"Hai, Sesshomaru-sama!" she smiled and replied, dragging the poor little imp behind her
'Obedient as always,' Sesshomaru thought.
He was sitting under the shade of a sakura tree, remembering the times when he first saw Rin. 'In that forest, when I was helpless, on the ground dead from those damn wolves, and in my arms after I revived her... I didn't know it then, but now I'm going to be stuck with her until she's found a mate. Which, hopefully, isn't anytime in the near future.'
Sesshomaru remembered how Rin did whatever she was told, and when she was told to do it... Unless it was Jaken that was telling her. He remembered how she used to wander away from Jaken to pick flowers in the fields and meadows, with which she would make crowns, necklaces, and bracelets to wear. Occasionally she would offer one to Sesshomaru, who would take it, but leave on the ground by a tree when they moved on.
A time that Sesshomaru learned more about Rin happened about five years ago, when she was only seven. He had been after the evil demon sword, Sounga, and at Takemaru's fortress Rin and the miko, Kagome, had gotten themselves kidnapped by a dead ogre that Takemaru had under his control.
Sesshomaru had heard Rin's cry for help, but the miko was Inuyasha's problem, not his. He had fought through an army of dead humans to help Rin and get Sounga at the same time. Sesshomaru silently walked in. Takemaru had Sounga pointing at her and Kagome, who was holding Tessaiga's sheath and flying towards the wall.
Rin gasped, ran in front of the hurt Kagome and yelled at Takemaru. "How dare you hit a girl like that!"
"Rin..." Kagome muttered weakly.
Rin turned around and smiled warmly. "It's okay, Kagome."
Just then, Sounga's voice sounded. "These women are no different from Izayoi, kill them."
Takemaru got a crazed look in his eye and raised the sword. "Human women like you who share an affinity for demons are ALL IZAYOI IN MY EYES!!!"
Rin still had that stubborn look of determination on her face and wouldn't move out from in front of Kagome. He brought the sword down and she gritted her teeth, wishing for Sesshomaru to arrive and save them both.
She waited for the blow that would kill her, but it never came. She looked up and saw Sesshomaru holding back Sounga with the Tokijin. In fact, the tip of the Sounga was but centimeters away from her head. She smiled at Sesshomaru as he told them to run. Before she walked out, she offered him the Tenseiga, his other sword. He nodded once and said, "Hurry and go."
As Sesshomaru sat and thought about that time, he also thought about how brave she was then; willing to give up her own short life to save someone she cares about. Looking back upon it now, he would probably do the same if it was her he had to save.
Sesshomaru could hardly believe that the human he could see in the distance splashing Jaken with water from the river and laughing when he fell over is the same, mute orphan that he met little more than five years ago.
Back then, when she was nursing Sesshomaru back to health, she didn't talk, and didn't have family. Really she didn't have much of anything, but every day she went to see Sesshomaru, and every day... She smiled.
Sesshomaru decided that he'd better go save Jaken before the overly-hyper Rin accidentally kills him. He walked over to the river and watched with amusement as Rin was dunking him under the water as fast as she could. In mid-dunk, she stopped and saw Sesshomaru. She smiled. "Hi, Sesshomaru-sama. Do you wanna help me beat up Jaken-sama?"
Sesshomaru fought back a laugh, but was unable to stop his grin from showing. "As much as i would like to say yes, Rin, I have to decline. I do need my servant alive at the moment."
Rin laughed and let go of Jaken. He, flailing around and gasped for air, flopped onto the riverbank and ran as fast as he could in the opposite direction, screaming, "She's the spawn of Satan, I tell you! RUN!!!!"
This time, even the Great Lord Sesshomaru couldn't help but chuckle a little at Jaken's idiotic antics. he eventually ran into a tree and fell to the ground twitching and Rin laughed even harder.
The next chapter will be out soon, I hope... Be sure to review! THANKIES!!!