Sheer Cruelty by Hairann

Promises to a little girl

Title: Sheer Cruelty

Subtitle: Promises to a little girl

Author: Hairann

Theme: 50 Ways to Torture a Taiyoukai by Danyealle-sama.

Genre: Humor

Rating: T

Warnings: Not to be taken seriously

Word Count: 511

I can not believe the horrors that have befallen my Sesshoumaru-sama. The horrors I have been witness to. As if having his lord father give the better sword to his pathetic half-brother and losing one of his arms to said brother wasn't bad enough, now he had to suffer through this indignity. And I was forced to watch.

I bare witness to each and every blemish upon his perfect life. And I am forced to see the newest one as well. Perhaps there was a bright side to this, that no one else was around to see it. No one, besides those that were closest and undeniably loyal to him would ever know the details of what happened here today.

Sighing, I glanced up from my spot next to the long cold fire to see Sesshoumaru-sama still in the same place he had been since just after dawn and it was nearing lunch time. I sigh again shaking my head, though it appears Sesshoumaru-sama heard me as he turned to glare at me. A clear warning to keep quiet, a warning to make no mention now of what was currently happening and a warning to never mention it down the road.

Not that I ever would. I would never dream of speaking about this horrible moment of Sesshoumaru-sama's life. Not even under threat of bodily harm to myself. No, just as Sesshoumaru-sama must suffer through this now, so must I. And I do so willingly, if only for him. He is the great, untouchable Sesshoumaru-sama and he is gracious enough to allow me to be his retainer. And I am eternally grateful, just as anyone else would be in my position. Even during dark days like today.

It's strange how such a small thing could have brought us to this moment, brought the great Sesshoumaru-sama 'to his knees'. A night terror. A simple, not completely uncommon, night terror. It had began a few hours before dawn and I of course got up to wake poor Rin since she was tossing and turning, screaming for Sesshoumaru-sama to save her. Well the moment she was awake she rushed passed me, ungrateful child, and went straight for Sesshoumaru-sama.

She was weeping and hysterical, like she normally was after waking up from a night terror, but it seems that just being near Sesshoumaru-sama wasn't enough to calm her this time, like it normally was. In fact, it took Sesshoumaru-sama offering to spend time with her, an activity of her own choice. And that is how poor Sesshoumaru-sama fell so far, so fast. Never promise a little girl anything, that is the lesson we learn from this, from today, because when you do, you have to keep that promise. No matter what it entails...

“Would you like some more tea, Sesshoumaru-sama?” Rin inquired as she raised a make believe tea pot above his equally fictional tea cup. With an inaudible sigh, Sesshoumaru-sama, the Taiyoukai, lord of the west, nodded his head.