InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Animal Instinct ❯ Kidnapped! ( Chapter 2 )

Kidnapped!

 

 

 

`I shall take her back to the castle until this danger looming here is gone.'

 

`He has such a serious face on. I wonder what he is brooding about. It is almost the new moon; maybe he is planning another attack on InuYasha? I don't want that! If I could keep his attention on me…I will go to Sesshomaru on the first night of the new moon.

 

`She has that enticing little smile on her face. What is she planning? The only time she smiles like that is when she is planning something. Oh how I wish she would smile like that at me! It's a fool's wish…but she is fated to be mine. I had wanted to reach the castle tonight. Rin needs a soft bed and a goodnight's sleep. I need to prepare.

 

As night falls Rin continues to contemplate Sesshomaru. When she finally falls asleep Sesshomaru makes a quick trip to the castle to inform the servants to prepare for tomorrow.

 

Rin woke right after he left. She had a terrible dream about eyes watching her from the bushes, and right after Sesshomaru left, the eyes came and took her.

 

She had woken up seeking Sesshomaru's comforting presence. Except he wasn't there, but the eyes were. Hands reached out to grab her and she was swiftly removed from camp.

 

Jakken watched them take her from the camp. He couldn't help it when a small smile crossed his face. `Now that the annoying girl is gone things will finally go back to the way they used to be!'

 

He thought wrong.

 

Sesshomaru, on his way back, sensed the danger.

 

As Jakken continued to watch Rin's shadow disappear into the forest, he began to snicker, then outright laugh. He rolled around on the ground. When he finally regained control of himself, he opened his eyes to see Sesshomaru absolutely livid.

 

“You let them take her?! I trusted you to watch out for her and you allow ninjas to take her away as you sit here and laugh!”

 

Sesshomaru's lightning whip was out so fast Jakken had no time to react. The blow sent him tumbling across the campsite and through the fire. Sesshomaru smiled a feral smile as he watched Jakken try to put out his robes that had caught on fire when he rolled across the camp. Jakken's screams echoed through the forest.

 

“Insubordination is not tolerated.” Sesshomaru told the slightly blackened form of Jakken huddled near the edge of the camp.

 

“Yes Lord Sesshomaru.” Jakken squeaked

 

“I expect you to find your way home.” He turned and stepped into the forest following Rin's scent. Sesshomaru was determined to find her. No one steals his mate and gets away with it. They must be found and punished. There would be no mercy.

 

 

`Calm yourself Rin. It's okay. Lord Sesshomaru won't let anything happen to you. He will come for you.' Rin tried to convince herself that Sesshomaru would come and save her, but in truth she was uncertain. Tears steamed down her face.

 

`I don't want to leave him! Oh why did they take me? No one ever showed interest in helping me before. Where was everyone when my village was destroyed?'

 

They finally stopped when they reached a village. There were guards outside the gates waiting and watching. Rin's eyes widened when she noticed the guards uniforms.

 

`Ninjas?! Why does it have to be ninjas? I'm in serious trouble now! Oh why did they take me?'

 

The headman of the village came out to meet them as they entered the gates. Rin's captor bowed. The ninja that had stolen her dropped her unceremoniously on the ground, before leaving quickly. Rin was left looking up at the headman.

 

“Why did you kidnap me?” Rin asked quietly

 

“Why can't you tell?”

 

“Rin slowly looked around. There were very few women in the village. Her gaze snapped back to the headman.

 

“Yes. As you can see we need more women in the village. Not many are worthy to become ninjas. They were weak. So we sent them out into the world. We are now seeking women who are strong enough to learn our ways.”

 

“Oh I see, but why me?”

 

“I must confess we have had our eye on you for quite sometime now. However, we had to wait for the youkai to leave you long enough for us to take you.”

 

“Lord Sesshomaru will come for me!”

 

“Hmmm…yes I'm sure he will. It should be a perfect initiation into the clan for you to kill him.”

 

*Gasp* “NEVER! I won't hurt Lord Sesshomaru!” Rin's exclamation earned a raised eyebrow from the headman.

 

“Well, well, well. This is an interesting development. If I didn't know any better I'd say you were harboring feelings for the youkai.”

 

“I….Well he raised me! What did you expect?!” The indignation was clear in her voice. `I hope he doesn't see thorough that lie. Well small fib. I have warm feelings toward Lord Sesshomaru because he raised me. I also love him. If only he felt the same way about me! He makes me feel so safe, protected, and, dare I say, wanted?”

 

“We shall see. Your training will start tomorrow. For now you shall be confined to the village. You will not step outside of the village lines. If you try to run you won't get far. You are to be instructed in our ways. If you learn them well, with no complaint or sign of weakness, you will be allowed to go out with the hunting parties and spend more time helping out the rest of the villagers. In time you will come to accept this.” The headman turned on his heel and walked away, certain he had made things perfectly clear.

 

She would not cry. She promised herself she would not cry. She had to be strong; it's what Lord Sesshomaru would expect. `I must not show my enemy any weakness. I will learn what these ninjas have to teach, and then at right time I will make my escape. I will get back to Lord Sesshomaru. Nothing will stop me.' Her mind made up Rin got up and followed one of the guards to the small house she would be living in, for a short time if she had anything to do with it.

 

Rin fell asleep as soon as she lay down on her pallet. She dreamed Lord Sesshomaru came to rescue her, that his strong arms were wrapped around her and….