InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Captive Soul ❯ chapter 17 ( Chapter 17 )

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Now on to the story

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of it's characters.

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chapter 17: A visit to Kagome's

Instead of going around the house, Rin decided to go through the front entrance.

She walked down the hallway to the sliding glass back door and looked out into her garden to see if she could spot her house mate.

Sesshomaru did not appear to be out back so Rin continued her search to the kitchen since it also had a door leading out into the back yard.

Upon opening the kitchen door, Rin found the inu youkai investigating the freezer.

As soon as she had spotted him, Sesshomaru turned, shutting the ice box in the process.

The dog demon's gaze fell to the floor. His behavior reminded Rin of her brother when mama would catch him with his hand in the cookie jar before dinner.

Casually, Rin walked over to the refrigerator and opened the freezer. A cold rush of air hit her face as she looked in. She smiled when her eyes set on two carmel ice cream cups she had bought in last weeks grocery shopping.

Rin grabbed the icy cups then shut the door.

After getting two spoons out of the drawer, she handed a spoon and one of the cups to Sesshomaru who had been watching her with curiosity. "Want to try one? they're good....well, maybe not as sweet as maple syrup, but still good."

The youkai accepted the cup of cream. He removed the lid then brought the cup to his nose and sniffed it. After he had dipped a finger into the ice cream and licked it, he began digging in with the spoon.

Rin giggled at the apparent sweet tooth her inu youkai was developing. "Do you like it?"

Sesshomaru nodded his head and leaned against the counter. "It is sweet. This is carmel?"

Rin sat up on the counter next to him and replied with a grin. "Yea, It's one of my favorites, next to chocolate and strawberries."

While spooning into her own desert, Rin watched the youkai who seemed to be enjoying the simple treat. "I take it you haven't eaten much by the way of sweets?"

Sesshomaru shrugged his shoulders offhandedly while still eating. "No, even though most of my masters were wealthy, they only fed me the basic meals. I haven't tasted anything sweet for many years."

Rin became curious. "Sesshomaru....have most of your masters before been men?"

Sesshomaru paused in his eating and furrowed his brow in thought. "Yes...you have been the only human female to own me besides the first woman who placed the spell on me."

While taking another bite of her ice cream, Rin considered asking the demon about his past owners and how they treated him. Would it be too intrusive to ask such questions? After a minute of thought, Rin decided that she could wait until Sesshomaru opened up on his own. She didn't want to risk a backlash in his behavior, not when he was just starting to relax around her.

The clock on the wall chimed four times. Rin looked at her watch. "Oh, Sess, we need to get ready. I think we have to be at Kagome's in an hour or so. I really want to take a bath. Would you mind taking a shower in the downstairs bathroom?"

Sesshomaru finished off his ice cream by licking the last bit from the bottom of the plastic cup.

He licked his top lip once then replied. "I do not mind."

Rin slid off the counter and handed him her half eaten ice cream. "Here, I need to save some room for dinner tonight."

The demon did not reject her offer and proceeded to fininsh off her ice cream as well.

Rin smiled at him then exited the kitchen. She ascended the stairs, intent on a hot, cleansing bath.

It had only taken Rin thirty minutes to get ready. She had dressed in simple but nice clothes and now she stood at the bottom of the stairs, waiting on Sesshomaru to come out of his room.

His door had been closed when she had come out of the bathroom and he hadn't come out yet.

Rin noticed the stairs had little wet spots trailing up to the hallway so she knew he had already taken his shower.

Just as Rin glanced at her watch which read four thirty, she heard Sesshomaru coming down the stairs........

She looked up then froze.

Her sight captured by the male before her.He was wearing a white dress shirt and black slacks along with the black boots she had bought him the day before.

The brief glint of his weapons peeked out from under the black, floor length coat he wore, giving the impression of nobility.

His silver hair lustered over the trench coat, creating a vibrant and striking contrast of pearl against black leather.

For the moment, all Rin could do was just stand there and gaze at the youkai who had now stopped right in front of her.

Trying her best to come out of the daze, Rin raised her head up to say something to him.But her attention became frozen once more as she met a new emotion in the liquid amber. One that sent a warmth straight to her heart.

For some reason Rin was finding it difficult to think clearly. And if she had been thinking clearly she would have realized that Sesshomaru had taken a step closer.

The scent of spicy cologne left her craving to bury her nose in the folds of his coat and drown in it's intoxicating essence. A whisper of heat touched her arm and Rin found herself falling into a honeyed embrace.

But before Rin became completely engulfed by the temptation to lean into the beautiful male, the phone rang.

Rin felt heat in her cheeks and backed up a little from the inu youkai who seemed to hold his gaze to her.

Tearing her vision away from the intensity of the amber hue, Rin turned and walked over to the phone then picked up the receiver. "Hello?"

Kagome's voice answered. "Hey, Rin. you still coming over?"

Rin shook some haziness out of her head. "Uh...yea..me and Sesshomaru were about to go out the door."

"Oh, Okay Rin, see you in a few minutes then."

"Sure, sis." After hanging up the phone, Rin walked over to the door then bravely looked up to the inu youkai.

She gave him a smile. "That was Kagome. We should get going."

The inu youkai only replied with a slight nod.

Rin opened the door. They both set out for the evening.

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Sesshomaru kept quiet on drive over to Kagome's house.

His mind replaying the scene only a few minutes earlier.

He knew he had seen it in her eyes....passion.....for him.

And twice today he had come within a breath of tasting that passion.

The trees and houses passing by in the dimming evening light blurred as his mind wandered into a daydream. In his fantasy, his restraint had been removed and he could feel a feather light kiss of Rin's soft lips on the exposed skin of his neck.

She would be calling him her mate and he would hold her in a tight embrace. The sound of her devotions whispered in the soft darkness of their own private coupling.

Sesshomaru blinked and climbed out of his dream. That's all it was, just a dream. For some reason the universe deemed it necessary to interrupt every time they came close to expressing what they felt. And he knew that Rin felt something. But what, he did not know for certain. The answer to this one dream lay in Rin telling him exactly what her heart may be feeling.

A flicker of fear tainted his musings. What if they were not meant to be? What if fate decided to keep them from becoming one? Sesshomaru inwardly sighed. Fate liked to crush him with her destiny. His foolish dreams of happiness were, more than likely, in vain. But he did have hope for once; hope of freedom and hope.... to just be.... with her.

Rin touched his hand. "Sesshomaru...we're here."

He looked over at the maiden in the seat next to him then out at the house.

After getting out of the car, he followed Rin down the cement pathway.

The house, which appeared to be of greater size than Rin's, adorned floral boxes underneath the second story windows. When they approached the entrance, Rin knocked.

Kagome opened the door and smiled at them. "Hey, Rin, Sesshomaru....come in."

Rin's sister took his coat and hung it on the coat rack next to the door.

Sesshomaru politely unattached his weapons and leaned the swords against the wall close to his coat.

Kagome led the way into a spacious living room furnished with a large couch and several, very comfortable looking chairs. The aroma of well cooked beef permeated the air. Underneath this, came the distinct scent of Rin's sister: magic, jasmine, and fresh herbs. Kagome's fragrance laced everything, from the furniture to the curtains. He walked with Rin to the sofa and sat down with her on the fluffy cushions.

While Rin and her sister chatted happily, he decided to scope out what he had seen of the house so far.

To the right was a door that more than likely led to the dinning room.

On the other side of the living room, a staircase wound its way upwards, probably leading up to the second story.

And to the left, the smell of old books floated from the cracks of a sliding wooden door which was close to the front entrance. He guessed it must open up to some sort of library or den.

Sesshomaru turned his attention back to Rin and Kagome.

Kagome had opened up an old book with yellow pages and set in on the coffee table. She positioned the book so that him and Rin could see the writing. "It took a while to find this particular book. One of the miko's I trained under let me search through their private library at the temple. I looked through several old journals and many scrolls until I came across it."

Kagome pointed to a certain paragraph which had pictures of plants next to it. "Now, here is the releasing spell. I am quite sure it will work. It only requires six ingredients. The first four are special herbs which I have hung up to dry in my green house. One plant is for healing. One plant is for pain. One plant is for the gathering of spritual energy and the last herb is for the extraction of restraining magic. The next ingredient is blessed pure water. It will be mixed with the herbs in a wooden bowl.

Kagome looked up from the book with a serious expression. "There is one final ingredient that is essential for this to work.....Rin's blood."

Sesshomaru leaned protectively closer to Rin.

Rin placed her hand on his knee. "What do you mean Kagome? How much blood are we talking about here and why does it require my blood?"

Kagome sat back in her chair and sighed. "It does not have to be much Rin. Sesshomaru will have to cut both of your palms. I don't think his collar will allow him to do it on his own. So you will have to run your hands across his claws. The blood is a symbol. It's pure. And by allowing Sesshomaru to cut you, it is a sign of faith that you, as his owner, are the one setting him free. After your palms are cut you must place them in the mixture. While I recite the incantation, you must then try and remove the collar. It is the only spell that I have found that will work."

Kagome looked at him. "It is a possibility that your collar will activate when Rin's blood is spilled. I don't know if it will activate because of Rin or in reaction to the releasing spell."

Kagome then turned to her sister. "If his collar activates you must remove it quickly. Now the energy released might be explosive or it may not do anything at all. You are the one, Rin, who will be in the most danger. I have defenses. Sesshomaru is a youkai, his defenses should protect him as well. But you, Rin, will be the one taking a risk on being hurt. I don't think it will be life threatening but it will be dangerous."

Kagome leaned closer to her sister and spoke in a somewhat pleading and serious voice. "Rin......are you sure....you want to do this?......It's up to both of you to decide if you want to take this risk."

Sesshomaru heard Rin take in a deep breath then let it out. She nodded to her sister, her voice firm. "Yes, Kagome, I am sure. I will take that risk."

Kagome looked at him. "Sesshomaru? how do you feel about it?"

He glanced at Rin and replied. "I do not wish for Rin to be hurt in any way. But I cannot stop her if she wants to do this. It is her decision. But if something happens...I will try my best to protect her."

Rin smiled at him.

Kagome nodded. "Well, that's settled. Maybe luck will be on our side and it will be a piece of cake.... Speaking of food..you two ready to eat?"

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Throughout dinner, Rin and Kagome engaged in a conversation and would ask him a question from time to time. Even though it seemed unusual for him to be eating l ike a guest in someone else's house, he relaxed and began to enjoy the company of Rin and her sister. He concluded that Kagome cooked as well as Rin. They both were very talented in this field, and he was not complaining, especially when Kagome brought out the cherry cheesecake.

After dinner, they went back into the living room for awhile. He listened as Rin talked about her paintings and clients to her sister.

Rin mentioned something about trying on clothes. "My food has settled now, Kagome. I guess I need to go try on some of those gowns."

Kagome nodded in agreement then rose up from her seat. "Sure, Rin."

Rin gave him a nudge on the shoulder. "Me and Kagome have to go upstairs for a little while. Will you be alright here by yourself?"

He gave her a slight nod. "Yes, Rin. I will be fine."

She smiled at him. "There are some magazines under the coffee table if you get bored. It shouldn't take too long."

Rin and Kagome went upstairs.

He pondered on the magazines for a minute then reached down to sift through them.

Finding an interesting book on space and the planets, he settled down and began to read.

Sesshomaru stopped reading, his senses heightened, someone else was near.

A second later, the front door opened quietly.

The hairs on the back of his neck rose as an undercurrent of miko energy eased into the room.

The female slowly walked into the living room.

Immediately, he rose from the couch and kneeled before her.

The woman then spoke in a soft tone edged with sensual desire. "Well look what we have here.....A youkai....and a very nicely dressed one at that....."

Sesshomaru remained calm and kept his stance lowered. Maybe she would ignore him and go find her cousins.

The faint but unmistakable smell of alcohol drifted from the female.

The inu youkai knew this situation did not bode well.

He swallowed heavily as he felt her cool fingers touch his cheek.

Her voice softened even more, close to his ear. "Do not worry youkai, I do not wish to harm you.....but...maybe Rin wouldn't mind me borrowing her beautiful pet......."

She licked the rim of his ear then whispered "Rise and follow me."

Sesshomaru stood and followed the female, keeping his eyes on the retreating hem of her black skirt.

But before she led him from the living room, he dared one quick glance at the staircase on the other side of the room.

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