InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Siu ❯ When He Doesn't Kill ( Chapter 4 )

For: iyfic_challenge, week #21- “gift” - written 6/21/05

Pairing: none

Word Count: 232

 

When He Doesn't Kill

 

At the moment, Sesshoumaru felt like killing something, but the only things his location provided him were butterflies and birds, and it frustrated him to no end. He hadn't killed anything since that wild boar the night before, but that was only because Rin needed something to eat.

 

Rin didn't seem hungry anyway. Sesshoumaru turned his head away from the forest trees and silently observed the girl as she gleefully jumped about between the tall blades of grass, plucking flowers and weeds alike as she passed them.

 

Sesshoumaru closed his eyes for a moment, remembering a time when he could kill regardless of his location; however, this line of thought only disgruntled him, since he had tried to kill his half-brother and lost an arm for nothing in exchange for the attempt.

 

He continued to remember, and recalled that something had led Rin to him, and then killing had become difficult and life more frustrating.

 

Sesshoumaru wasn't sure if he had received a blessing or a curse.

 

“Sesshoumaru-sama!”

 

Opening his eyes, he looked down at her smiling face and the flowers clenched in her hands.

 

Rin giggled and held out her bouquet to him.

 

He stared blankly for a moment, and then accepted it, blinking at the widening of her grin.

 

“Thank you,” he mumbled, and Sesshoumaru decided that no matter the manner of it was, he had still received something precious.