Strange Love

AN: OMFG I have been caught!

I am so sorry GreaterbeastXellas. Yes, its true, I have been straying. But my unfaithfulness with My MIND is only a product of my oversized libido and has absolutely no relation on you as a person and as my current AFF fiancé. Please don’t break it off, my love, please. In fact, just to prove my love, I will work hard on getting a new chapter out for you as soon as possible – only to prove my undying love. (Well, I might call it something else, but this is and they have guidelines smirk)

To MY MInD: winks Last night was great baby. Shhhhh.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Inuyasha.

Sesshoumaru flinched inwardly as the young human girl wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her head in his hoari.
To his credit, he did wish to embarrass or hurt her by pulling back from her unexpected physical contact, so he steeled himself and waited quietly for her display of emotions to subside.

Rin’s hair was unbound and her position caused a lock of long, dark hair to rest against his red and white patterned sleeve. Her sweet, cloying scent wafted upwards, which he tested instinctively for any changes which may have occurred while he was away.

There was something…he could not precisely decipher what it was, but it was definitely there. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and looked down at Rin’s head where it still rested against his ribcage. He could not determine anything different about her, other than she seemed to have grown slightly, which is to be expected. How old was she now – seventeen. Perhaps it was something particular to humans which had altered, and that is why he was unable to put his finger on the difference. Humans, though she had traveled with him for ten years, were still a mystery to him—their motivations, their emotions, and now, apparently, the changes in their scent.

Out of the corner of his eye, Sesshoumaru noticed Jaken was staring. Of course, Jaken often stared adoringly at him, but this was different, slightly more intense and irritating than usual. Sesshoumaru cut his eyes towards Jaken and glared. Jaken jumped in surprise and made a fearful, gibbering sound.

All these irregularities in his servant and ward only served to put Sesshoumaru’s nerves on edge. It was not purposeful, but simply that he could not help but to respond with such a reaction.

Finally, Rin reluctantly pulled away and Sesshoumaru turned silently, as was his custom, and made his way towards home. As if locked in some sort of shared dream, the girl and imp stood, side-by-side, staring after the white figure shimmering in the brilliant morning sunlight for a moment before moving to follow.

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Sesshoumaru sat unmoving under a tree, his expression devoid of all thought and emotion, either watching or ignoring the busy activities of the human and imp around him. Neither of those had ever been able to determine which it was, or if it were both, alternately.

“Rin”

The young girl looked up, startled to hear her lord’s deep voice. He had been so very quiet since his arrival.

“Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama?”

“Come here and sit next to me.”

A little unnerved by the unusual request, Rin complied, sitting down carefully to the right of the inu-youkai.

He leaned towards her, slowly, until his lips were almost touching the top of her head. Rin felt goosebumps traveling down the back of her neck and over her arms, as if she could already feel his warm breath there. She felt something brush the top of her head and he sniffed.

Rin jumped slightly at the sound.

Sesshoumaru settled back against the tree again, looking for all the world as if he had never moved at all. Taking this as her cue to leave, Rin stood up slowly, watching the youkai all the while and made her way back to the spot where she had been preparing the ingredients for this evening’s meal. She wondered at his odd behavior, and a disturbing thought reared its ugly head.

He knows.

She glanced back again at the resting inu-youkai, but there was no indication from his expression of whether he was either pleased, or displeased, by her scent. She nervously turned her attention back to her self-assigned task.

Sesshoumaru watched the young girl’s actions, but was no closer to solving his little mystery regarding her scent. He had taken in her scent deeply during the exchange, but though he had found it particularly sweet and even somewhat comforting, he was unable to pinpoint the exact difference he had been hoping to discover.

Perhaps this happens to all humans as they grow older. If it is important, it will surely become more obvious in the future.

Sesshoumaru pushed aside his doubts and closed his eyes to enjoy the pleasing, domestic sensations which being home with his two companions never failed to stir in him.


AN:I see that several new readers have reviewed. You’re all sick.

But you already knew that, didn’t you?