InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Getting to know you ❯ Chapter Nine ( Chapter 10 )
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By: MIztikal_Dragon 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.27.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 461 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.27.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 461 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: Don't own InuYasha, Sesshomaru or any of the other kawaii characters of InuYasha! Rawr baby rawr! But I do own this story and the story which it orgininates from and if you steal that I will eat your heart!
Please excuse the spelling and Grammar mistakes for this chapter. It is "Hot off the press" and I haven't proofread yet. Started working on this 10 mins after I got home from work (which was 9:30p.m.) I'm too tired and I will edit it on my my day off. Thank you... ENJOY!
Getting to know you
By Miztikal-Dragon
Chapter Nine
Light was taking her away from the dreamland and she groaned turning over to block it out so she could still sleep. Rin had had the worst nightmare and all she wanted to do was forget it. However, as unlucky as she was, it wasn’t a nightmare and the loud sounds of birds chirping wouldn’t allow her to slip back into unconsciousness. A cold breeze gave her chills and almost reluctantly Rin opened her eyes and stared up only to meet soft and sparkling blue eyes and a smiling face.
“Hey,” he whispered. “Did you have a good sleep?”
Rin sat up and blushed, she had been sleeping on his lap and she couldn’t believe it. The logical side of her mind told her not to trust the strange boy and get home fast, but then again why? She couldn’t bare going back to the castle, back to a place where almost everyone hated her. Why should she go back to where she obviously wasn’t wanted?
“Yeah I guess so,” she answered. “But how did I get here?”
“I carried you,” the boy laughed at Rin’s shocked expression. “You fainted and I couldn’t leave you there. I’m no master ya’ know.”
Not sure whether she could believe him, Rin smiled softly and nodded her head. The boy next to her seemed nice and she could feel herself wanting to genuinely smile despite her emotional state. But she needed some kind of contact, she was desperate for anything. He stood up and stretched his legs before extending his hands out to help her. She took them hesitantly and he pulled her to her feet, never once did his smile falter.
“I’m Koji,” he told her as he brushed the grass from his backside.
“Rin,” she was embarrassed but she found herself liking him. His attitude was something she had had at one point and almost forgot about all together.
Pulling her hair behind her ear, Rin winced, her cheek was still tender and she could feel the moisture building at the backs of her eyes. Gentle hands cupped her cheeks and Rin wanted to pull away but the concerned look in Koji’s eyes froze her in her place. Her hand wrapped around his wrist and she tore her eyes from his gaze, she didn’t want to see the disgust, the pity from him. She had become attached to this boy so quickly and she didn’t understand how it was possible. She wasn’t a fickle girl.
“Who did that to you?” His voice was still gentle and she felt a few tears slip down her face only to be brushed away with his thumbs. “Was it one of your parents?”
“No,” she replied glumly. “My family has been dead for years, I-my lord, I-”
“Don’t worry,” Koji whispered pulling Rin into his chest and holding her close. “You don’t have to worry, I understand completely.”
Rin choked out a sob clutching his shirt tightly, how long had she waited for someone to say that to her? She couldn’t hold back her tears and Koji only held her tighter, his head resting on hers as his hands rubbed her back in comfort. Hugs, physical contact in general, she missed it so much that it hurt so badly. It was as if there was a little light being shed on her eternal darkness and she wasn’t feeling as alone as she had been.
She didn’t know how long she stood there crying in Koji’s arms, listening to his hushed whispers in her ear, but she felt empty when he finally pulled away. It was like he had drained away all the sadness and heartache that had been making her chest heavy for so long. He dried away the last of Rin’s tears, his gentle smile making her feel as though she had found a fallen angel.
Koji had unknowingly become her rescuer, and even though she was unsure, he was like the close friend she had lost. He was someone that she could live for. The young boy cooked food for Rin and even gently rubbed a salve onto her bruise in order to help it heal. Rin knew that he was babying her, but it didn’t matter, she wanted as much attention as he was willing to give her. They spent the entire day together playing around without a care in the world, and Rin had found out many things about her mystery boy.
He too was an orphan and he worked in the fields sometimes for money, yet he lived near the forest a little away from the nearest village. He took care of a horse and he had even asked Rin if she would like a ride. Of course she said yes and that’s what they were currently doing. The horse galloped through the grass, and Rin held her arms out as Koji sat behind her holding onto the horse’s mane. Her laughter was loud and she couldn’t help but feel as though her heart was soaring. She hadn’t had this much fun in a long time and she couldn’t help but want to live like this for the rest of her life.
Soon however they were laying sprawled out in the grass next to each other, their hands behind their heads and their eyes watching the drifting clouds. It was so relaxing and Rin could honestly say that she had never experienced anything like it. Koji was telling her an old story he used to listen to and Rin found herself imagining that everything that was happening in the story was real. The time she was spending was like daydreaming and she wondered how long it would last.
“Hey Rin?” Koji asked turning on his side and looking at her curiously.
“Hmm?” Her eyes were drooping and she could feel her eyelids closing, she was suddenly so exhausted.
Koji sat up, his back to Rin hiding the blush on his face. He knew that he had only known her for less than a day, but sometime in him wanted to keep Rin as his own. To never let her go back to where she had come from, to protect her from ever having to be sad again. It was obvious that he couldn’t keep her forever, but he wished he could. Turning to face Rin only to see she had drifted off into a peaceful sleep, he smiled. She brought out the best in him and he liked whom he was when he was with her.
Leaning over the sleeping girl, Koji pressed his lips against Rin’s in a soft chaste kiss, his fingers brushing through her ebony hair. “I think I really like you Rin.”
oOo
Sesshomaru had risen early to check on Rin and when he stepped into her room Myoga was sitting on a chair, his hands crossed over his chest. The flea demon told Sesshomaru that Rin had never returned and the Inu-Youkai’s heart skipped a beat. Although he said that he would go after the human girl from the look in Myoga’s eyes he knew that there would be no time.
A messenger youkai had brought a message from Kenichi who was currently in his knees searching the Southern Lands for any sight of Kagura and a trail had been found. He had immediately left for the library, his army officials would want a chance to talk and he would have to listen, no chances of not checking the rumors were allowed to be left alone. If there was a rumor, it was better to go and find nothing rather than do nothing and miss the window of opportunity.
When one meeting ended, another would start and for hours on in he was stuck listening to his men. Normally he couldn’t care less, however with sometime else on his mind he proved to be quite irritated. The sun had begun to set when he was finally able to leave the castle in search of Rin. He was a little worried that something could have happened to her, yet there was something that said to relax. He followed her faint scent but on a few occasions he noticed that he was going around in circles. It was as if she was everywhere, but nowhere at the same time. Confusing yes, and irritating and he was close to growling in frustration and change into his true form, but he didn’t.
Catching a trail, he narrowed his eyes. If he looked at it as a hunt then it wouldn’t be long until he found her and then everything would be okay. Trees flew by and he headed forwards, she had traveled a surprising amount of distance and he hoped that she still wasn’t traveling because that would be more dangerous than just stopping in the middle of a demon infested forest. The wind was pounding in his ears as he crossed the boundaries of the Western Lands and into the Eastern. He was relieved that she had trekked into the East rather than the others because it was the safest one out of the three, yet he didn’t like the fact that she left his territory to begin with.
Sesshomaru knew that he was getting closer but he still frowned, she wasn’t alone. There was a plus because it meant that she was safe and okay, but the bad thing was that she was with a boy, and a human one. The Inu-Youkai refused to trust anyone when it came down to Rin because he had already decided during his meetings that she was his property and no one else’s. The smell of a fire burning captured his attention and Sesshomaru followed it.
Once he was through the trees, the Inu-Youkai stopped a few yards away from the campsite, far enough away to be unnoticed, but close enough to be able to see and hear what was going on. The fire was small and Rin and the boy were chatting so easily that it was as if they had been old friends. He listened to their conversation thinking about how long it had been since he had listened to Rin telling story only to hear her childish giggling. It had been years at the most and it left him feeling a little ashamed of himself. The conversation died down and Sesshomaru growled as the boy leaned over to Rin and patted her head, it made him furious.
“Come on out,” the boy called to him and Sesshomaru rose an eyebrow. “I already know you’re out there demon.”
Not one to hide after being called out, Sesshomaru came out into the open and walked to where Rin sat, his amber eyes not leaving the young boy. He sensed Rin stiffen before she turned around and he heard her gasp his name in surprise. The Inu-Youkai caught a glimpse of her cheek and he dug his claws into his palm, he had damaged her beautiful face, he had hurt her more than he thought. The smile on Rin’s face was gone and her eyes lowered as she climbed to her feet and brushed herself off.
“I’m sorry Koji,” she said almost lifelessly. “But I have to go now.”
The two males were taken back by the sudden change in the girl’s mood and Koji only nodded climbing to his feet and putting his hand on her shoulder, giving it a comforting squeeze. He understood.
“I’ll catch up with you some other time.”
Sesshomaru took Rin’s arm and held her close to him as a cloud of white appeared below their feet and lifted them into the sky. They would be back in the Western Lands soon, where she belonged and where he could keep a close eye on the human girl.
After that night the space between Rin and Sesshomaru grew, the human boy Koji had arrived at the castle by mid afternoon. Rin had told him about the castle and it irritated the Inu-Youkai. Rumors around the kingdom also grew and even to Sesshomaru’s surprise two more strangers had found their way into Rin’s vision. Another young boy in his late teens and a kitsune who blended in though he was the oldest of the band of four. With a little research, Sesshomaru was informed that the new additions were exiles from the East, one the prince and the other just a demon villager exiled for wanting to marry outside his class.
Sesshomaru wasn’t quite worried about hose two though because Rin hadn’t taken any particular interest in them, but she had with Koji, the forest hoodlum. The servants were thrilled because there was a possibility that the only human girl in the castle was leaving for good and the very thought of it made Sesshomaru’s stomach churn violently. The worst thing was that one evening when the boy was getting ready to leave for his new home by the forest, Sesshomaru had witnessed the forest boy lean over and innocently place a kiss on Rin’s forehead and she had the nerve to blush!
To say that he was outraged was more than an understatement. Sesshomaru hated the forest boy, hated him so much that sometimes he would lock himself away in order to keep from ripping the human boy to shreds. His thoughts would have been easily labeled as jealousy, but Sesshomaru wasn’t the type to be jealous over a girl, a human girl none the less. Demons like him just didn’t become jealous, they weren’t that fickle, he was one of the strongest youkai around. He wouldn’t lower himself to the human level, so he threw himself into his duties in order to stay away from the humans. However, their scents still lingered and the ‘stench’ from them always made Sesshomaru want to vomit. Humans were disgusting creatures by nature and nothing could prove that wrong, absolutely nothing.
E/N: thanks for everyone who has given me some sort of support for this story. I had only originally had wanted to have 7 chapters, but I have sucked myself into another story plot that gets better with every chapter. I worked on this chatper during my classes so it's the only reason why it came out so soon. KEEP ON READING.
=Krystal=
Please excuse the spelling and Grammar mistakes for this chapter. It is "Hot off the press" and I haven't proofread yet. Started working on this 10 mins after I got home from work (which was 9:30p.m.) I'm too tired and I will edit it on my my day off. Thank you... ENJOY!
Getting to know you
By Miztikal-Dragon
Chapter Nine
Light was taking her away from the dreamland and she groaned turning over to block it out so she could still sleep. Rin had had the worst nightmare and all she wanted to do was forget it. However, as unlucky as she was, it wasn’t a nightmare and the loud sounds of birds chirping wouldn’t allow her to slip back into unconsciousness. A cold breeze gave her chills and almost reluctantly Rin opened her eyes and stared up only to meet soft and sparkling blue eyes and a smiling face.
“Hey,” he whispered. “Did you have a good sleep?”
Rin sat up and blushed, she had been sleeping on his lap and she couldn’t believe it. The logical side of her mind told her not to trust the strange boy and get home fast, but then again why? She couldn’t bare going back to the castle, back to a place where almost everyone hated her. Why should she go back to where she obviously wasn’t wanted?
“Yeah I guess so,” she answered. “But how did I get here?”
“I carried you,” the boy laughed at Rin’s shocked expression. “You fainted and I couldn’t leave you there. I’m no master ya’ know.”
Not sure whether she could believe him, Rin smiled softly and nodded her head. The boy next to her seemed nice and she could feel herself wanting to genuinely smile despite her emotional state. But she needed some kind of contact, she was desperate for anything. He stood up and stretched his legs before extending his hands out to help her. She took them hesitantly and he pulled her to her feet, never once did his smile falter.
“I’m Koji,” he told her as he brushed the grass from his backside.
“Rin,” she was embarrassed but she found herself liking him. His attitude was something she had had at one point and almost forgot about all together.
Pulling her hair behind her ear, Rin winced, her cheek was still tender and she could feel the moisture building at the backs of her eyes. Gentle hands cupped her cheeks and Rin wanted to pull away but the concerned look in Koji’s eyes froze her in her place. Her hand wrapped around his wrist and she tore her eyes from his gaze, she didn’t want to see the disgust, the pity from him. She had become attached to this boy so quickly and she didn’t understand how it was possible. She wasn’t a fickle girl.
“Who did that to you?” His voice was still gentle and she felt a few tears slip down her face only to be brushed away with his thumbs. “Was it one of your parents?”
“No,” she replied glumly. “My family has been dead for years, I-my lord, I-”
“Don’t worry,” Koji whispered pulling Rin into his chest and holding her close. “You don’t have to worry, I understand completely.”
Rin choked out a sob clutching his shirt tightly, how long had she waited for someone to say that to her? She couldn’t hold back her tears and Koji only held her tighter, his head resting on hers as his hands rubbed her back in comfort. Hugs, physical contact in general, she missed it so much that it hurt so badly. It was as if there was a little light being shed on her eternal darkness and she wasn’t feeling as alone as she had been.
She didn’t know how long she stood there crying in Koji’s arms, listening to his hushed whispers in her ear, but she felt empty when he finally pulled away. It was like he had drained away all the sadness and heartache that had been making her chest heavy for so long. He dried away the last of Rin’s tears, his gentle smile making her feel as though she had found a fallen angel.
Koji had unknowingly become her rescuer, and even though she was unsure, he was like the close friend she had lost. He was someone that she could live for. The young boy cooked food for Rin and even gently rubbed a salve onto her bruise in order to help it heal. Rin knew that he was babying her, but it didn’t matter, she wanted as much attention as he was willing to give her. They spent the entire day together playing around without a care in the world, and Rin had found out many things about her mystery boy.
He too was an orphan and he worked in the fields sometimes for money, yet he lived near the forest a little away from the nearest village. He took care of a horse and he had even asked Rin if she would like a ride. Of course she said yes and that’s what they were currently doing. The horse galloped through the grass, and Rin held her arms out as Koji sat behind her holding onto the horse’s mane. Her laughter was loud and she couldn’t help but feel as though her heart was soaring. She hadn’t had this much fun in a long time and she couldn’t help but want to live like this for the rest of her life.
Soon however they were laying sprawled out in the grass next to each other, their hands behind their heads and their eyes watching the drifting clouds. It was so relaxing and Rin could honestly say that she had never experienced anything like it. Koji was telling her an old story he used to listen to and Rin found herself imagining that everything that was happening in the story was real. The time she was spending was like daydreaming and she wondered how long it would last.
“Hey Rin?” Koji asked turning on his side and looking at her curiously.
“Hmm?” Her eyes were drooping and she could feel her eyelids closing, she was suddenly so exhausted.
Koji sat up, his back to Rin hiding the blush on his face. He knew that he had only known her for less than a day, but sometime in him wanted to keep Rin as his own. To never let her go back to where she had come from, to protect her from ever having to be sad again. It was obvious that he couldn’t keep her forever, but he wished he could. Turning to face Rin only to see she had drifted off into a peaceful sleep, he smiled. She brought out the best in him and he liked whom he was when he was with her.
Leaning over the sleeping girl, Koji pressed his lips against Rin’s in a soft chaste kiss, his fingers brushing through her ebony hair. “I think I really like you Rin.”
oOo
Sesshomaru had risen early to check on Rin and when he stepped into her room Myoga was sitting on a chair, his hands crossed over his chest. The flea demon told Sesshomaru that Rin had never returned and the Inu-Youkai’s heart skipped a beat. Although he said that he would go after the human girl from the look in Myoga’s eyes he knew that there would be no time.
A messenger youkai had brought a message from Kenichi who was currently in his knees searching the Southern Lands for any sight of Kagura and a trail had been found. He had immediately left for the library, his army officials would want a chance to talk and he would have to listen, no chances of not checking the rumors were allowed to be left alone. If there was a rumor, it was better to go and find nothing rather than do nothing and miss the window of opportunity.
When one meeting ended, another would start and for hours on in he was stuck listening to his men. Normally he couldn’t care less, however with sometime else on his mind he proved to be quite irritated. The sun had begun to set when he was finally able to leave the castle in search of Rin. He was a little worried that something could have happened to her, yet there was something that said to relax. He followed her faint scent but on a few occasions he noticed that he was going around in circles. It was as if she was everywhere, but nowhere at the same time. Confusing yes, and irritating and he was close to growling in frustration and change into his true form, but he didn’t.
Catching a trail, he narrowed his eyes. If he looked at it as a hunt then it wouldn’t be long until he found her and then everything would be okay. Trees flew by and he headed forwards, she had traveled a surprising amount of distance and he hoped that she still wasn’t traveling because that would be more dangerous than just stopping in the middle of a demon infested forest. The wind was pounding in his ears as he crossed the boundaries of the Western Lands and into the Eastern. He was relieved that she had trekked into the East rather than the others because it was the safest one out of the three, yet he didn’t like the fact that she left his territory to begin with.
Sesshomaru knew that he was getting closer but he still frowned, she wasn’t alone. There was a plus because it meant that she was safe and okay, but the bad thing was that she was with a boy, and a human one. The Inu-Youkai refused to trust anyone when it came down to Rin because he had already decided during his meetings that she was his property and no one else’s. The smell of a fire burning captured his attention and Sesshomaru followed it.
Once he was through the trees, the Inu-Youkai stopped a few yards away from the campsite, far enough away to be unnoticed, but close enough to be able to see and hear what was going on. The fire was small and Rin and the boy were chatting so easily that it was as if they had been old friends. He listened to their conversation thinking about how long it had been since he had listened to Rin telling story only to hear her childish giggling. It had been years at the most and it left him feeling a little ashamed of himself. The conversation died down and Sesshomaru growled as the boy leaned over to Rin and patted her head, it made him furious.
“Come on out,” the boy called to him and Sesshomaru rose an eyebrow. “I already know you’re out there demon.”
Not one to hide after being called out, Sesshomaru came out into the open and walked to where Rin sat, his amber eyes not leaving the young boy. He sensed Rin stiffen before she turned around and he heard her gasp his name in surprise. The Inu-Youkai caught a glimpse of her cheek and he dug his claws into his palm, he had damaged her beautiful face, he had hurt her more than he thought. The smile on Rin’s face was gone and her eyes lowered as she climbed to her feet and brushed herself off.
“I’m sorry Koji,” she said almost lifelessly. “But I have to go now.”
The two males were taken back by the sudden change in the girl’s mood and Koji only nodded climbing to his feet and putting his hand on her shoulder, giving it a comforting squeeze. He understood.
“I’ll catch up with you some other time.”
Sesshomaru took Rin’s arm and held her close to him as a cloud of white appeared below their feet and lifted them into the sky. They would be back in the Western Lands soon, where she belonged and where he could keep a close eye on the human girl.
After that night the space between Rin and Sesshomaru grew, the human boy Koji had arrived at the castle by mid afternoon. Rin had told him about the castle and it irritated the Inu-Youkai. Rumors around the kingdom also grew and even to Sesshomaru’s surprise two more strangers had found their way into Rin’s vision. Another young boy in his late teens and a kitsune who blended in though he was the oldest of the band of four. With a little research, Sesshomaru was informed that the new additions were exiles from the East, one the prince and the other just a demon villager exiled for wanting to marry outside his class.
Sesshomaru wasn’t quite worried about hose two though because Rin hadn’t taken any particular interest in them, but she had with Koji, the forest hoodlum. The servants were thrilled because there was a possibility that the only human girl in the castle was leaving for good and the very thought of it made Sesshomaru’s stomach churn violently. The worst thing was that one evening when the boy was getting ready to leave for his new home by the forest, Sesshomaru had witnessed the forest boy lean over and innocently place a kiss on Rin’s forehead and she had the nerve to blush!
To say that he was outraged was more than an understatement. Sesshomaru hated the forest boy, hated him so much that sometimes he would lock himself away in order to keep from ripping the human boy to shreds. His thoughts would have been easily labeled as jealousy, but Sesshomaru wasn’t the type to be jealous over a girl, a human girl none the less. Demons like him just didn’t become jealous, they weren’t that fickle, he was one of the strongest youkai around. He wouldn’t lower himself to the human level, so he threw himself into his duties in order to stay away from the humans. However, their scents still lingered and the ‘stench’ from them always made Sesshomaru want to vomit. Humans were disgusting creatures by nature and nothing could prove that wrong, absolutely nothing.
E/N: thanks for everyone who has given me some sort of support for this story. I had only originally had wanted to have 7 chapters, but I have sucked myself into another story plot that gets better with every chapter. I worked on this chatper during my classes so it's the only reason why it came out so soon. KEEP ON READING.
=Krystal=