InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Finding True Love ❯ Chapter Eight ( Chapter 8 )

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My Past, My Future, My Love

By Miztikal_Dragon


Chapter Eight


Morning came all too soon for Rin, but as dawn swept over, she found herself getting out of bed and going to the small room half way across the room. IT was a bathroom and a large porcelain tub was made into the ground and was already filled with water. Undressing herself, Rin kept her mind in the clouds. There was no use crying over spit milk, what was done, was done and nothing would ever change that. Putting her hair up in a messy bun, Rin stepped cautiously into the water, it was warm and felt good. Submerging into the water, she tried to relax. There were other things that could be thought about, like her family or Kohaku.


That name made her smile as she thought about how young and naïve she’d been when she had first met that demon exterminator in training. Sighing heavily, Rin sunk lower into the water, she was already neck deep, but it felt like her mind was wearing her down.


‘I wonder what happened to Kohaku.’ She thought as she grabbed some soap and started to rub it on her arms.


The last time she’d seen him was when she was twelve, that was about four years ago and anything could have happened by now. He’d be nineteen or twenty and as Rin closed her eyes she tried to think of what he would look like. The image came to her mind and she was surprised when she gave him a lot of Sesshomaru’s characteristics; from his piercing amber eyes and his sharp chin, to his strong shoulder build and the way he stood as if he was peering down at the world from his throne. Snapping out of her thoughts, Rin shook her head, she wouldn’t allow herself to think of the Inu-youkai right now because she didn’t know if it would be possible to indulge her dreams. To her Sesshomaru was one of the untouchables that were so beautiful and perfect that someone like herself would end up destroying.


Eager to stop her petty thoughts, Rin dunked herself under the water before she grabbed a near by robe and place it around her wet, nude body. She wanted to keep herself busy so she wouldn’t have to listen to herself think about Sesshomaru any more. She was becoming obsessed with the lingering feel of his lips against hers and it was to her, pathetic in so many different ways. Going over to her drawers, Rin looked through them to find herself something to wear. Finding herself a plain sky blue kimono with flowers on the sleeves, she quickly dressed herself. It didn’t take long for her to finish dressing, brushing her hair and anything else she needed so she opened her door and there stood Sesshomaru like a stone.


At first she gasped and backed away like a frightened animal, she had no clue that he was going to be right there waiting for her, his cold eyes looking at her, yet not seeing her. Putting her hand over her heart, Rin tried to calm herself down, it made her nervous when he watched her.


“I’m sorry for keeping you waiting,” She spoke meekly. “I didn’t know that you were waiting for me.”


Her head dropped a little when he ignored her and told her to follow him as he retreated down the hall. Rin wanted to cry because she had the overwhelming feeling that he was upset with her and for her behavior he would take her to a place far away and leave her behind. That’s what Rin was deathly afraid of more so than anything else, being abandoned by Sesshomaru was more than a slap in the face, or a kick in the stomach, it was worse. To Rin it was like being forced to watch her family die all over again and then being stabbed and left to die herself like she had been with the wolves, only they made fatal wounds with their jaws.


Rin didn’t speak as Sesshomaru led her out of the large castle, sometimes it was better not to ask questions. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shinning brightly and there wasn’t a cloud in sight for miles. She let a smile grace her lips as she stopped to appreciate the scenery, it was something she wasn’t used to seeing and it was beautiful.


“Rin come,” his voice was calm and still cold, but Rin followed his order like an obedient puppy.


She didn’t know why she couldn’t stay mad at the Inu-youkai in front of her, and it was something that plagued her mind as she ran to catch up to him. How could she ever make Sesshomaru understand her if she couldn’t understand herself? Brushing such thoughts from her mind, Rin glanced nervously up at Sesshomaru and blushed. She couldn’t help but think about how handsome he was, how strong he was, and it still tore her apart on the inside knowing that he was not pleased with her actions from the previous night.


“I’m sorry for my behavior last night,” she told Sesshomaru as she watched him carefully for any signs of recognition.


There weren’t any, and Rin merely sighed and closed her eyes, he was a very unforgiving Inu-youkai. Frowning a little, Rin looked around, the two of them had been walking for a while and she didn’t have a clue to where he was taking her. Deciding not to say anything else, she clasped her hands in front of herself and continued walking with her head bowed, he wouldn’t say anything as long as she was quiet.


It was when they came to a small clearing did Sesshomaru halt. Rin could feel something tugging in her stomach, she felt that something wasn’t right. Glancing around, Rin wondered why it felt as though she was alone in the dark, as though she was repeating the worst part of her life over again. Rin was becoming afraid. Going over to the Inu-youkai standing a few feet away, she hesitantly touched the sleeve of his haori and nearly screamed as it burst into flames.


“You’re not Sesshomaru,” she gasped backing away from the creature in front of her.


She could hear laughter emitting from the person in front of her. She should have known better than to trust him, but he had looked so much like her Sesshomaru, she didn’t know how she could have made such a careless mistake. Rin took of in a fast run, she had to get back to the castle grounds before she got herself into anymore trouble. She mentally cursed herself repeatedly as she ran, no matter how fast she ran, she was sure that the person would easily catch her.


As if on cue, she could see him, his long silver hair and his violently dark amber eyes. She wasn’t sure if it was really him or not, but Rin ran faster. Her heart was pounding wildly into her chest to a point she thought it would burst. She watched in horror as something drew closer to her, she could practically see the enormous shadow looming over her, but she feared that Sesshomaru couldn’t see her.


“Sesshomaru!” She all but cried out before something hit the back of her head and sent her tumbling to the ground.


She could feel the muscles in her body screaming for her to get up, but she couldn’t move. She felt as though she had been hit with a hammer repeatedly and didn’t know if she was hurt or not. Rin tried to focus her eyes as she felt the pull of someone lifting her and the claws digging into her skin told her that it wasn’t her Sesshomaru. A whimper escaped her lips as her blurred vision began to go black, she didn’t know what was in store, but whatever it was it obviously wasn’t good.


~~oOo~~


He’d been awake all night in his study looking over some scrolls to keep his mind off of Rin. The Inu-Youkai believed that he had done so many things wrong after he entered her room, but he couldn’t accept that he was wrong. He had just misjudged the situation and himself. He knew that he had gone a little too far, but something in his soul seemed to believe that what he did was the right thing, but his mind completely fought against the absurd idea of a human and a youkai integration, it was just unacceptable.


Placing a few papers down and gathering them into an organized pile, Sesshomaru ran his clawed fingers through his hair, she was frustrating the Inu-youkai to know and it and it driving him absolutely insane. Sighing heavily, he let the papers drop onto the mahogany desk, it was already morning and Jaken would come in squawking at any moment with a tray of food that the Inu-youkai wouldn’t eat. It was a daily routine that he had grown accustomed to. He waited a moment, but Jaken never cane and it annoyed him that the toad demon was late. Tardiness was something that Sesshomaru was not fond of and he would stand for it.


Getting up from his chair, Sesshomaru calmly left his study, something was going on that he didn’t approve of, yet he couldn’t smell any unnoticeable lscents in the air. The hall was eerily quiet as he walked down it and the Inu-Youkai glanced around observing to see if anything was out of place, nothing was. He wasn’t worried, because he was not a youkai who worried, he was curious to what was going on and why he didn’t notice it in the very beginning. Oddly enough, Sesshomaru reached Rin’s room first and saw the door slightly ajar, she wasn’t there and her scent was faint. She’d been gone for a while, but she didn’t go alone.


Alarms went off in his mind as he entered Rin’s room, he could smell the soaps she sued for her bath, it was that long ago that she left, but still enough of a time period for something significant to have happened. Sesshomaru was out Rin’s window in less than the blink of an eye, somebody had entered his lands uninvited and the Inu-youkai was going to be sure that the unwanted guest would pay for his actions.


‘Where is she?’ He asked himself as he landed gently on his feet.


He could feel his heart speed up as he followed her scent, Rin had headed in the direction of the limits of his control. She had gone out into dangerous waters. Sesshomaru kept his amber eyes surveying the scenery and his ears alert, he had to make sure that Rin was okay. The Inu-youkai did not like the feeling of dread swelling up in his chest, but it wasn’t like he could push it away because the feeling would only surface again. Sesshomaru could easily smell the tension in the air, it may have made him almost nauseous, but it was the only think keeping him from loosing her trail.


It was then that he could faintly smell smoke, it wasn’t from that of a fire, but something different like from an ominous creature of hell. The forest around him was shrouded in silence and as he tried to listen for any type of sign he could hear the pounding of feet on the ground, something or someone was heading in his direction. Time seemed to slow down as Rin came into view, her long ebony hair fluttering as she ran towards him. He could plainly see the fear in her eyes, whatever it was, it was after her and there was no way that he’d let it have her.


Sesshomaru saw the enormous hawk youkai swooping down on her, he could hear her calling to him and as he went to unsheathe his blade, a fowl scent hit his nose. Jumping away from the purple miasma, Sesshomaru covered his sensitive nose and glanced around for any sight of Rin, but she was no where to be found. His growl was loud as a figure came out of the smoke carrying Rin in his arms. She was like dead weight in the youkai’s grasp and it only served to anger the Inu-youkai further.


“It’s nice to se you again Sesshomaru,” the youkai’s cool voice gloated weightlessly as he came into view.


It was his midnight purple hair that Sesshomaru recognized as well as the brightly glowing gray eyes. The Inu-youkai narrowed his eyes, what was a shape-shifter doing in the western part of Japan? Sesshomaru knew the youkai in front of him, but he couldn’t figure out why he was all the way out in the his land when the youkai was needed at his own kingdom.


“What is the meaning of your unannounced visit?” Sesshomaru was certain to make himself look as impassive as possible.


“There is no meaning,” the unidentified youkai laughed holding Rin tighter in his grasp. “I just wanted to see what was up with my favorite Inu-youkai.”


“This Sesshomaru does not care for your sarcasm Masao,” Sesshomaru said coldly.


The youkai known as Masao dropped the friendly smile on his face and replaced it with a sadistic sneer. He knew that he had something that Sesshomaru wanted back. Taking a few steps closer to the Inu-youkai, Masao watched Sesshomaru carefully for any emotions that had the chance to slip out. He didn’t find any and grew bored almost immediately. Giving Sesshomaru a smirk, Masao put his face near the girl in his arms, she looked so peaceful and being sure to keep his eyes on Sesshomaru, Masao nipped on the flesh of her chin, he was enraging the Inu-youkai and he knew it.


Sesshomaru was one not able to stand by for such impudence and quickly unsheathed his sword, he wouldn’t allow the youkai in front of him to defile what was not his right in front of the Inu-youkai’s face. Sesshomaru’s eyes bled red for a moment, but he charged Masao without a moment’s hesitation. Masao laughed as he tossed the frail human into the air where the large hawk swooped down, taking Rin and carrying her away. He would make it a priority to see Sesshomaru try and find a way out of this mess.


Their swords clashed together loudly as they fought to defeat the other, it was a fight to the death. Sesshomaru tried to keep himself thinking rationally as he pushed Masao’s blade back and swung his own sword towards the youkai, Sesshomaru didn’t have any time to be dilly-dallying with a pathetic being while Rin was being taken somewhere against her will. A threatening growl erupted from his throat and as their blades met again, Sesshomaru jumped into the air and unleashed his poisonous whip. If Masao wanted to fight a fight lacking any type of honor, he wouldn’t find it battling Sesshomaru.


Using the air pressure to his advantage, Sesshomaru dove towards Masao, his mighty sword Tokijin humming with evil energy as he swung at the air. Everything around the two fighting youkai stopped as Sesshomaru landed swiftly on the ground. Masao didn’t move an inch and the moment Sesshomaru sheathed his sword did Masao’s body split in two halves, a five foot butterfly fluttering from the corpse and disappearing into the air. He got away. Sesshomaru was agitated, but none the less he took off in order to search for Rin.


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