Post by MELO on Apr 15, 2010 2:26:41 GMT
( BUT I'LL MEET YOU YOUNG AND FREE )
- for a dance 'round the memory tree -
The cool evening air nipped playfully at her skin that wasn’t covered by her favourite orange-and-white kimono. Different colours splayed across the sky, barely visible between the lush green leaves of the forest. Rin’s imagination supplied her with images of a beautiful, silky white dragon that wasn’t wuite so different from Ah-Un. Perhaps longer and slimmer, but it was hard to imagine a dragon that wasn’t so unlike her friend.
Her mind’s eye watched the dragon through the canopy of the forest twist and turn, leaving the colours of twilight in it’s wake. The young human girl smiled at this; she wanted to be on it’s back and fly in the sky with it. Nothing was more freeing then the feel of the wind wipping through her hair while her legs dangled freely. No, she wasn’t scared of falling.
If she did and Ah-Un wasn’t able to catch her, there was no doubt in Rin’s mind the Sesshoumaro-sama wouldn’t.
Her feet skipped lightly over the moist dirt-and-leaf forest floor. Sesshoumaru-sama had told Rin to stay inside Inuyasha’s forest, but not in a specific area. Again, Rin held no fear of getting lost inside the forest. Her ward would always be able to find her, and obviously he wouldn’t have left her in such a place if there was danger for her life in here. A smile slowly worked it’s way onto her face as the earthy scent of moist earth and blooming flowers filled her senses. Perhaps Rin should pick a bouqet? If not for herself, then surely her ward or Jaken-sama would appreciate the thought.
The trail didn’t lead to whereever she smelled the flowers, that was for sure. She would have to go off the trail – which was fine with her, the scenery off-trail was more beautiful anyway. Twigs and weeds scratched her feet and ankles, but that wasn’t new. Fireflies had begun to flash, weaving in and out of the blades of grass seemingly to light her way.
The trees opened up finally, and the scent of the flowers was both beautiful and overpowering. The sight that greated her caused the girl to sigh in utter contentment. The sun had gone done completely now, leaving the rays of the full moon to be cast upon hundreds and white, silver and blue flowers that were in full moon. Fireflies danced upon the petals, causing the whole scene to look more and more magical.
Rin wished she could show Sesshoumaru-sama – in the peaceful quiet of the forest, surely this was a place her ward would truely appreciate. “Magnificent...” she murmured, her voice difting into the serenity of the meadow. “Rin will... Rin will get right to work!” She giggled softly, throwing her arms out too her sides and skipping into the meadow as if she was flying.