She had been here for ten years, left in the care of the village by her Lord, Sesshomaru, for the good of her health. Rin was up late at night walking throughout the village. She needed to stop doing this, and she knew it.
Rin walked along the dirt path toward the crops within Kaede's village. She took notice of the small rocks blended in with the softer earth, wondering if they would be grounded into dust overtime. She had her black hair in a bun, shivering slightly as a breeze passed her.
Rin adjusted her grip on her bow, slowing her brisk pace as she approached a broken patch of fence. She walked over the fallen wood boards and sat down, placing her bow flat beside her. The weapon itself had been a gift from Sesshomaru, given to her three years ago.
Sesshomaru had given her many gifts, even offering her the mount that had accompanied them on their long journey of hunting for Naraku. Rin had been very pleased and flattered by the generous gift, surprised when Sesshomaru informed her that he had no more use for A-Un since he had forced Jaken to retire from service and he was now a recognized resident of his southern lands in reward for his loyalty to the dog demon. That had been years before, somewhere in the middle of Rin's change of lifestyle and now. She had of course accepted A-Un as a present, allowing him to live out his days in peace, only occassionally calling him into his saddle yet again if Rin needed to pursue any trouble makers or demons that tried to cause the village issues.
She was sitting alone on the boards of a broken fence, bearing an attire similar to that of Kaede, and Kagome. She was only wearing the traditional priest attire due to it being her responsibility of watching over the village at night. Well, it wasn't exactly her responsibility, it had developed as a habbit by Rin to be up during the late hours of dusk.
Within the first year of living in this village Rin had developed an issue with sleeping at night, fearful of the humans around her. It had gotten so bad Kagome had to setup a camp for her outside the village and would accompany her to bed to insure she got some sleep, and remained safe. It was their only option as they slowly moved her camp closer and closer to the village so she could become more at ease with the villager's presence, even if Inuyasha complained hours on end about it.
Rin held nothing against him, certain she too would've been frustrated knowing some girl a disliked brother  had taken care of was dropped into the arms of the village and needed special attention in order to adjust. It was no secret Kagome and Inuyasha were a couple, it left Rin constantly guilty, eating away at her sweet heart, knowing she was becoming a wedge between the two. Kagome though had reassured her it was just Inuyasha being stubborn and he too had agreed it was the best way for her to grow accustomed to this new life, claiming he only wanted to complain for no reason.
Rin sighed as she watched the stars in their unmoving poses, sitting so divinely above her it was as if they radiated for her judgement alone. If only she were so important to the universe that things as trivial as the sky adorned itself for her admiration. Rin shook her head, she was content as she was and was more than grateful for what she had gone through in such a minimal amount of time in her life.
She rose from the boards and picked up her bow as she readjusted the strap for her arrows, a weapon she had learned to wield as she took on similar responsibilities to Kagome and Kaede. She eyed the hut that had been built for her under favors of Kaede. Her and Kagome believed she may feel better if she had her own housing rather than sharing with either of them.
Rin had been very appreciative of the sentiment, but she still found herself wandering into the forest to sleep, it was truly the only place she felt comfortable and safe. Rin would always have to hide herself in a tree near the village or sleep on the ground when it was close to dawn to not risk being caught alone to defend herself from attack. She remembered though, as she went to her hut to drop off her weapons, that Lord Sesshomaru was supposed to visit her tomorrow.
It would be best if she slept in her hut and was dressed in a kimono he had given her to show her gratitude when he arrived in the time of midday. It didn't take her too long to reach the hut, having been built away from the other networks of housing to provide her more space and privacy from the villagers. Rin gently moved the straw cover of the doorway over to her side as she passed through, placing her bow by the entry way as she let go of the cover that functioned as a door to remove her quiver.
Once it was placed beside her bow she went to a chest she had been given by Sesshomaru to store her clothes in, pulling out a set of pajamas Kagome had given to her as a birthday gift a year or so before. Glancing toward the entrance to her hut Rin began to undress and fold her formal attire as she put on the pajamas.
They consisted of a thin, but soft, black shirt and a pair of thicker red pants, having two white stripes on either side of her legs going from the bottom to the waist line. She rolled up the legs of the pants, smartly doing so to avoid overheating in her sleep. It was not a cold night so she had no need to wear them to their full potential.
She placed her priestess clothing to the side of the chest, reaching inside of it to choose an outfit for tomorrow. She pulled out a kimono of a white base with minty green flowers patterned on the bottom and hip of it. The obi was of the same white blankness with only a green obijime in its center.
It also had a light green haneri to it as well. Rin was surprised to realize she had not worn this kimono yet, feeling disappointed in herself for not properly using Lord Sesshomaru's gift. She sighed and closed the chest, delicately laying her outfit for tomorrow ontop of the rounded chest.
She pulled out her pillow and blanket as she settled in for sleep, praying she could fall into the nothingness of dreams soon to be well rested for Sesshomarus appearance.