After All This Time?

Truth

They walk for a while as Rin took Sesshomaru down a path that branches from the village that leads to an open flower field near the river. She turns around to him, showing her bright smile.

"I come here often when I need some time to be alone." She utters.

He looks at her with curiosity, intrigued by her.

She releases his hand and walks towards a patch of flowers. She kneels and begins picking and pulling some flowers out of the ground. Watching her brought warmth to his chest. He admits to himself that he had missed this about her. Her enjoyment of nature always brought out her smile.

Rin stood up with a couple of lavender lilies in her hands.

"Aren't these pretty?" She asks him.

Sesshomaru doesn't speak but he nods his head in agreement.

She smiles up at him, taking his hand again into hers, leading him through the field of dancing lilies. She finds a tree that had fallen alongside the river, just inches from the bank. She decides to sit on it, her back facing towards the river.

Sesshomaru stood in front of her as she fiddles with the flowers in her hands.

"Rin." He spoke softly.

She looks up to her precious Lord.

"Yes?"

His face stiffens.

"I need to speak with you about something."

Ba-thump.

She thought she was more prepared to deal with what he had to say about this, but she grew anxious. She didn't expect this nervousness to overcome her. She also thought she would have had to instigate the conversation herself.

She knew that this was the time for both of them to discuss it because they were finally alone.

Or so she thought.

""

In the distance, Kagome knelt hiding behind the bushes, she slows her breathing so Sesshomaru couldn't hear her.

"Are we seriously doing this, Kagome?" whispers Inuyasha, who was knelt beside her with an annoyed look.

Kagome groans and sharply snaps her head to Inuyasha.

"Be quiet will you." She whispers with an agitated tone.

"You said we needed to 'gIvE tHeM sPaCe'." He mocked, imitating her from earlier.

"We ARE giving them space." She explains, "We're just here to make sure things turn out okay."

Inuyasha narrows his eyes at his wife.

"Oh, I see. You don't trust Sesshomaru, do you? Hypocrite."

Kagome gasps loudly.

"That's not true!"

Kagome covers her mouth in fear that she spoke too loudly. She peeks through the bushes, seeing Sesshomaru and Rin unfazed by her noise.

She breathes out softly, bringing her hand to her chest.

Inuyasha groans.

"This is stupid. I don't wanna be here watching them like this."

Kagome shushes him.

"Just be quiet. I can't hear them."

""

Sesshomaru stood silently before Rin with his hair flowing in the wind. Rin looks up to him as she remained sitting on the log, swallowing the knot in her throat.