InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bring Me to life ❯ Reaching Him ( Chapter 9 )

Diclaimer: I… have a dream…. In which he will be mine. Will my dreams ever come true??

I really wish that u people enjoy…

Reaching Him

The final bushes of the forest had cleared, and Rin was in the castle's orchards. When she took the first step in the gigantic gardens, she immediately felt the dankness that inhibited the castle. The bright floor tiles she remembered from her childhood were now opaque and broken with time. Dust crawled through every corner that her eye saw.

The beautiful flowers that bloomed everyday were now dried and dead. The clay pots that cultivated the many kinds of plants were now shattered and spread through the whole place. The little light that filtered through the material that was the roof was murky, making the atmosphere very dim. It was as if everything in the orchard had died.

Rin proceeded, and found herself in the fountain sidewalk just outside the castle's main gates. The thin cobble-stoned road was mostly deteriorated, mostly by the lack of maintenance.

The marble fountains that once magnificently poured water, were dry and full of moss. The small bushes that surrounded the area were poorly shaped; most of these were dead. The natural archway that followed the sidewalk was now dry and thin; opposing to it's past condition, when it was broad, filled with plants and full of life.

The large wooden doors that marked the main entrance were now decayed, the once strong metal locks that guarded them were now rusted. Rin made no effort in opening them and was soon awed at the main room's condition. The glassy chandelier than hung from the tall ceiling had crashed down to the center of the room, and its broken pieces had scattered through the room. The red rugs were stained with many different colors from different substances. The most noticeable one was blood. Different pieces of kitchen china were on the floor, broken.

After gawking at the total disaster that was the main room, Rin headed to the grand stairway at the end of the room. It started as one wide flight of stairs that divided into two, and these two divided into two more. In the end four stairways led to four different wings of the castle; the farthest one to the left led to the south wing, the more centered to the left led to the western wing, the more centered to the right led to the north wing, an the farthest to the right led to the east wing.

Rin took the stairs to the south wing, which led to the kitchens and storage rooms; it was completely deserted. Rin searched each of the four kitchens finding all of the pots and kitchenware out of place. The six different storage rooms were empty; occasionally Rin would find some empty boxes. But not a soul was to be found.

Next Rin tried her luck with the western wing. It led to the servants' rooms. One by one she checked the dormitories and found them in similar states. All were completely trashed. The curtains shredded; the beds unmade, the mattresses were torn inside out with their contents throughout the room. The night tables that the rooms were provided with were tossed in a corner, with their legs broken off. If there was any kind of pottery, it was shattered on the floor. Obviously no one was living here.

Afterwards she proceeded to the eastern wing. Not sure what it led to, she rushed inside hoping to find anyone inside.

She found the bath houses, that hadn't been maintained for quite a while; and the hot springs, in which the plants that bordered them had grown so much that its branches were dipping inside the water. The wing was also deserted. Halfway through she had remembered that the master bedrooms were in the north wing; apparently from all the time she hadn't been there she had forgotten.

After having finished to explore the eastern, Rin headed towards the northern wing.

The stairway in the main room led to a large hallway, decorated in a slightly gothic fashion. The old paintings of ancient youkai lords still remained there, but a thick layer of dust covered them. The chandeliers, that were similar to the one in the main room but smaller, were half hanging off the ceiling; others were crashed on the floor. Dust also inhibited the corners of the ceiling, and a slight breeze chilled the temperature. In the hallway there were about seven doors leading to different rooms, and in the end was another stairway.

Rin remembered this hallway the most. If she remembered right, the doors led to luxurious guest rooms; the last one her own. After the door that led to her room, there was the red flight of stairs that led to the master bedroom. `Sesshoumaru's bedroom; he must be inside!'

Rin's P.O.V.

I moved through the hall carefully, not making a sound. I felt the chandelier's pieces shatter under my feet as I walked. As I stepped on the stairs, I could hear the wood creaking softly. The door to his room was at the top of the stairs, as always, closed. I pushed the door softly, but because the door was so old, I had to push it harder.

When I saw his room, I froze completely. Everything was a disaster. The rice paper doors were shads now, and dirty drapes made the attempt of separating the balcony from the room. The study were he kept his most important books was now destroyed; the desk broken in half, the chair had been thrown against a wall and was missing two legs, and the random pages of some books were scattered through the floor.

The curtain that covered the closet was missing altogether, except for a small piece of it, which hung from the top. Of the four pillars that stood in the corners of his bed, three were heavily scraped, and the fourth one had been broken off at its middle length, and its irregular splinters were pointing upwards. The sheets that covered his bed were black; these were messed up and also stained by blood.

I couldn't help but recall what happened the night before I left the castle. When I stepped forward, I didn't notice the broken mirror by my side, rasping my forearm with a broken piece of mirror, slicing my sleeve open.

Looking at my attire, an old saggy kimono, I decided I should change into a better one, at least decent. I took one of the few kimonos from my pack; I decided on a white one, with a red obi and simple red flower decorations on the ends of the sleeves. Now at least I could give him a nice image. I changed quickly, leaving my pack in a corner of the room.

I walked to the balcony, and peeked outside, but no one was there. I was a bit disappointed that I didn't find him there. Then, I remembered what Midoriko had said, that I had to find the Shikon no tama. I looked everywhere for the jewel, but I couldn't find it. `Maybe in the closet…?' and there it was indeed. In his closet was a `secret' compartment that only this room and her own had in the closet, and I still remembered it. I grabbed the Shikon no tama and stored it in my pack.

Since I figured no one was in the castle, I decided to go to my room and lay there for a while. I exited the master bedroom and went down the stairway.

Reaching the door to my room, I opened it silently. I gasped inwardly. Contrasting with the condition of the entire castle, my room was intact. The pale blue sheets that covered her bed were still there, as I had left them ten years ago. The closet still had the cerulean curtain in front of it. The long mirror with a golden frame was still standing, but it had a small crack that crossed it form side to side.

The rice paper doors that led to the balcony were open, revealing a sight I would remember for my entire life. `Sesshoumaru…?'

Sesshoumaru was standing in the balcony, his back turned to me. The only clothes he was wearing were velvet black pants. His naked torso was there, exposed to my eyes. His chest and arms were perfectly toned. The sight of his firm muscles and his tanned skin brought a fiery blush to my cheeks. My eyesight followed to his neck, `Oh Kami, I am using all of my self-restraint not to jump on him!!' then to his hair. His majestic mane flowed from his head gently as ever with the night breeze.

I couldn't bare it any longer. I dropped my bag, which made a loud bang as it hit the floor and I started walking.

My voice came out in a whisper. "Sesshoumaru…"

Sesshoumaru's P.O.V.

I was standing at her balcony, staring at the view, thinking of Rin once again. I must have been very lost in my thoughts, because I didn't notice that someone had been in the door, until I heard a loud bang on the floor.

"Sesshoumaru…" I heard the whisper. `Am I dreaming?' I turned around, and only the gods knew how happy I was.

There she was, Rin, standing in the doorway with her mouth half opened. What I noticed next left me gawking. Rin was obviously not a child anymore. She wore a white kimono with red flower decorations on the sleeves. The kimono was quite tight on her; she filled quite well the shape of a woman. Her kimono had a slit that ran up to her thigh, revealing most of her long leg. Over the red obi that secured her rested the round shape of her breasts. If I didn't know better, my expression was of complete ogle.

After a while, my eyes left her breasts and followed to the bow of her neck. Her silky black hair was now streaked with faint silver. Noticing her mouth was opened; I saw a pair of fangs in her teeth. Then, I set my eyes on her soft, rosy lips. `I wonder how would those taste…' Following her delicate nose, I looked at her eyes as she stared back at me. Her russet orbs were now circled by a golden hue similar to his own.

"Rin…" My voice too was a mere whisper. As the gap between us closed ever so slowly, my eyes famished on the goddess' body that was now before me. I ran my sight through her body several times before settling again on her eyes.

Normal P.O V.

As their gazes locked together, the distance between them disappeared. Sesshoumaru's arm snaked around her waist pulling her closer to him; now their stomachs were pressed together. Sesshoumaru's free hand gently pushed the black locks off her face, and went to the back of her head for better control. Rin's arms flew to his neck, as if she was hanging off it. Both of their gazes lowered down to their lips, hungry for them. Sesshoumaru pulled Rin up to his face, and joined his lips with hers.

The feel of her soft lips on his own made him lose all control. As Rin felt his lips wildly devouring hers, she responded urgently. The intensity of the kiss built up as he nibbled on her lower lip, asking for further reach. Rin parted her mouth letting him in, as both of their breaths came short and harsh. Chills traveled her spine when she felt his tongue stroke against his mouth. The heat they were both experiencing took over them, and they let instinct guide them.

Sesshoumaru took both his hands and slipped them in the kimono's collar separating them, revealing her ivory shoulders. At the same time, Rin's hands traveled from his neck, to his toned chest, to his hard stomach, and slipped her hands in each side of the waistband of his pants, her thumbs rubbing the front side of his hips.

Regaining his composure, Sesshoumaru pulled away gradually, first he pulled his tongue out of her mouth. He kissed her softly on the lips some more, then he trailed a few butterfly kisses down her neck. With each kiss, Rin let out a small gasp, tempting Sesshoumaru to let himself travel wildly among Rin's petite form. She whimpered at the loss of his lips on her.

"Rin…" Sesshoumaru's breathing was still cut, but he recovered quickly.

"Sess…Sesshoumaru…" Rin's breathing was still harsh.

"…What are you doing here?" Sesshoumaru half asked the question.

"Do I really need a reason to bee here with you?" came her reply.

"…"

"I don't care about anything else, I just want to be here with you." a sweet smile crept up Rin's lips.

Not being able to form his all the intensity of his feelings into a single voice, a smile touched his lips, articulating her how he truly felt. Remembering the only time he had smiled to her, she felt heat rising to her cheeks.

"Oh Sesshoumaru, I've missed you so much…!" tears were starting to form in the corners of her eyes. Sesshoumaru wiped them off with his thumbs.

"Rin…"

"…hai?" she rose her lowered eyesight to his.

Sesshoumaru hesitated on the words he was going to say; he had never had to tell so much to anyone before. Sighing, he whispered to her ear. "Don't ever leave me again, please. Life hurts too much without you..."

"Sess…" A satisfied smirk was placed on her lips. "I won't."

Taking a deep breath, he continued, "If I don't say this now, I think I'm going to die;…"

"…" Her russet eyes sparked with eagerness.

"...Aishiteru."

End of Chapter Nine

A/N: kumi: hoooooo. A gigantic cliffie!!!!! As much as I enjoy making them suffer, this had to happen. BUT, I still can torture YOU!!! mwuahahahah!!!!

sesshy: GET IT OVER WITH!! I have waited too long.

kumi: PATIENCE is a virtue.

sesshy: …

rin: don't worry (pats his head.)