InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Getting to know you ❯ Chapter 20 ( Chapter 21 )
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By: MIztikal_Dragon 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.30.2008 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.2K | Visits: 278 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.30.2008 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.2K | Visits: 278 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: Don’t own InuYasha and friends, and I don’t make any money, or else I wouldn’t have to work for a living.
B/N: wow, haven’t updated in forever so I really hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks to everyone who has been following this story! ALSO HAPPY HALLOWEEN FOLKS!
Getting to Know You
By Miztikal-Dragon
Chapter 20
To say he was furious was a little of understatement, and yet he sat on his luxurious bed with his arms crossed over his chest and an icy expression on his face. He was the king of a vast kingdom and here he was feeling like he’d become a babysitter. He had better things to do than listen to the irrational rants of one human girl-- much more important things and he was quickly losing his patience with Rin.
It had been a few hours since Rin had woken up from her latest fainting spell and when she’d been coherent enough to change out of her ruined festival clothes, she started on a tangent that was completely irrelevant to the situation. In all honesty Sesshomaru could have cared less about what people thought and said about him behind closed doors. He was a fair and just ruler and if anyone didn’t agree then more power to them. If it was a fight they wanted, Sesshomaru would gladly drag the poor fool down more than a few pegs.
The only thing surprising about the entire situation was Rin’s initial reaction to unfounded hazing. Her lack of faith and trust in him irritated Sesshomaru to no end and he wondered how the girl in front of him had become so twisted inside herself. Sure he wasn’t the best thing, he was a demon after all; however, he wasn’t the one who acted like a helpless mouse either.
“You’re pathetic Rin,” he told her interrupting her rant as well as her hurried pacing.
It wasn’t the first time Sesshomaru said something mean to her, but what else was he supposed to do? If he tried coddling her he’d be pretending to be something he wasn’t, besides, Rin needed something closer to tough love and he was the person who could hurt her the most.
“E-excuse me?” Her eyes were wide and her body was trembling yet he wasn’t about to back down.
“I did not stutter Rin,” Sesshomaru said standing up, his height towering over her. He was going to put an end to her childish ways. “Out of an entire kingdom you are the only one who seems to give me the most problems.”
“But Sesshomaru I love you,” her legs buckled under her and she stared up at him through watery eyes.
His words were hurting the both of them, he could see it in her eyes, but he had to say it. Rin needed to understand that the kingdom was only as strong as the king and queen and if he married her she had to grow up and act like a queen.
There were so many unknown emotions running through him--so many conflicting emotions and he almost growled hearing the world ‘love’ being so casually thrown into the mix.
It wasn’t that Sesshomaru didn’t love Rin, because in his own way he did, yet it wasn’t himself that he was seriously doubting it was Rin. How could she claim to love him if she couldn’t even give him her complete trust, not only as her king but as her ‘love’? It was too wishy-washy to Sesshomaru and he didn’t want any part of it if Rin wasn’t willing to give up everything.
“Stop,” He said flatly, keeping his eyes from looking at her because if he did he was certain he would cave into her like his heart screamed for him to.
“Stop?” Rin mocked him with a watery laugh, her small hands pressing into her eyes to stop the flowing of tears. “Stop what? What do you want from me Sesshomaru, please tell me because I just don’t know anymore. I’m only human I don’t understand what you mean when you say something but mean another. You push me away and then hold me close. One moment you’ll look at me and it gives me butterflies and the next you tell me I’m pathetic… I don’t get you.”
“You want me to explain myself but you don’t want to hear the details,” she was practically sobbing. “If this is what love’s supposed to be like I don’t want it anymore, I just can’t handle this.”
Once again Sesshomaru found himself doing something he couldn’t believe he still had the heart to do, he walked away from Rin. It wasn’t going to fix anything and he knew as much, but all of a sudden she made perfect sense and it was a hit to his pride that he refused to let anyone see. So he did what he did best, he avoided her and threw himself into his kingdom.
He stayed up days on end either in meetings or searching for any trace of Kagura, any sign that she was somewhere so he could exact his revenge because it was easier than facing what Rin had been trying to offer him. Maybe it was really him that had the problem with love, who was too wishy-washy and subconsciously forced Rin to get stuck in danger so he knew he’d always be needed.
It was selfish and torturous to Rin, but Sesshomaru knew that he was capable of it and that scared him as much as the thoughts revolted him. He was in a power struggle with himself and an image that he couldn’t ever live up to. All Rin wanted was to talk to him, wanted to be with him; however he couldn’t give that to her. He forced her to be lonely and miserable so when she saw him she would cave in to his needs as he demanded, and up until now she had.
How did he get this twisted? When did this darker more animalistic side of him come to fruition and why hadn’t he seen it a mile away like he did everything else? He couldn’t fix things if they were broken beyond repair and he was certain that his luck was eventually going to run out and the end would hit him right between the eyes and he would lose himself.
That wasn’t a good thing to be looking forward to, but it wasn’t like he could pretend like it wasn’t there, not now when it was staring him down-- never blinking, and waiting for the perfect opportunity to finally take over. Sesshomaru pushed himself harder and harder because he needed to push her away and re-evaluate himself, his relationship and if he could really give Rin everything she deserved. And though he didn’t like the idea of letting go, maybe it was the only way she would find happiness.
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If there was one thing that Kenichi was ecstatic about it was that though his plan didn’t go accordingly, there was a chink in the armor that Sesshomaru wore. The piece was so small that nobody seemed to notice it, yet he was positive that only the people who knew the Inu-Youkai king like he did would have.
That tiny damage to Sesshomaru was like smelling a perfectly cooked meal from miles away and Kenichi was savoring it. For Kenichi it meant that not all of his hope had been lost and he could still get even; it would just take a little longer than he willingly wanted to wait. But still, it was something good to look forward to and he could feel his fingers itching with merely the thought.
He did what he could to keep himself off the radar, kept himself busy with meaningless tasks; although, the horse youkai maintained to have his ever watchful eyes open, alert, and ready. There were undoubtedly toes he could still step on that had a chance to ruin everything he’d been working on and he wasn’t eager to let that happen.
The stakes were higher than they’d ever been, he could almost taste sweet victory; however, it didn’t mean that there weren’t people watching him with curiosity and suspicion. The horse youkai already had to dispose of the select few who had been sniffing around and he had to finagle a few ‘white’ lies to get his followers into key positions to make sure Sesshomaru wasn’t suspecting anything.
Then again with all the recent and reoccurring problems with his ‘precious Rin’, it had made it ridiculously easy in averting Sesshomaru’s attention. In fact, it had been easier than anything Kenichi had done so far so he was absolutely tickled pink when Sesshomaru stormed into a meeting, his amber eyes dangerously cold and sat down, drowning himself in everything else besides Rin.
Of course it made the transitions of new generals and captains go more smoothly since it wasn’t hard to figure out what was exactly on the Inu-Youkai’s mind. It was pathetic that a youkai of Sesshomaru’s stature was being controlled by a mere human girl and several times Kenichi had to bite back a sour look.
Given Sesshomaru’s intelligence and pride, Kenichi believed that the Inu-Youkai would have known better than to ever lie with a human. He was above them, just like his mother had burned into his brain and yet Sesshomaru proved to be more like his father. They’d denied it growing up despite what the flea Myoga claimed and Kenichi needed, tried bringing the forgotten knowledge back to Sesshomaru; however, the Inu-Youkai king was permanently tuned out to common sense it seemed.
Kenichi would show his fallen friend the errors of his ways and thought he right thing to do was point out the obvious, the horse youkai wanted more than temporary satisfaction. No, he wasn’t going to settle with nothing but an ‘I told you so, sorry for your loss’, he wanted everything.
He wanted power, he wanted revenge, and he wanted most of all to destroy the weakling Sesshomaru allowed himself to become. Youkai bred with youkai, well at least the strong ones and it appeared that the Inu-Youkai clan Sesshomaru was sired in wasn’t nearly as strong as they claimed. A dog’s bite had to be worse than their bark and it was obvious now that Sesshomaru’s ancestors were nothing but old and stupid house mutts.
All of that was besides the point, he told himself lazily glancing out his open window. Sesshomaru would get what was coming to him because of Rin and Rin, well she would also get that and so much more. That thought alone made him smile as he gazed intently at the smoke clouding the sky miles away.
His plans were all in action and he could already smell the sulfur an death. It wouldn’t be long now until the soldiers were ready enough to move and the banging on his bedroom door quickly helped him along.
“Sir Sesshomaru’s on the move,” a finely built youkai soldier entered the dark room and Kenichi couldn’t contain the smile that spread across his face. “What are your next orders?”
“We will wait for Sesshomaru,” Kenichi replied coolly. “He will no doubt take off to find Kagura with select few so we will wait… It’s almost time.”
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Rin had already been outside laying on a bench pretending to be air when Nazuna appeared out of nowhere, the cat youkai’s eyes hard and her arms crossed over her chest. Her first thought was that she’d done something to upset the other woman, but when Rin sat up right she realized that it wasn’t herself whom was utilizing Nazuna’s angry look.
It wasn’t hard understanding why Nazuna made such a look once Rin’s attention was stolen by te thick red clouds off in the distance. They looked like smoke clouds, yet Rin had never seen red smoke and she felt herself shiver and it wasn’t because it was chilly either. What could be going on she wondered, and she knew by the way everything see3med to stay still it wasn’t good at all.
“Rin,” Sesshomaru’s baritone voice snapped out amongst the silence and she jumped glancing over her should to see him. “Go to your room and stay there. I don’t want you outside.”
“Sesshomaru--I,” she turned facing him pretending not to notice how stiff and tense he appeared, not to mention that his attention definitely wasn’t on her.
“Just do as I say,” he told her and this was one of those times Rin knew that being stubborn was a waste of time.
Sesshomaru looked like a rabid dog wanting to strike, though nothing seemed remotely out of place. It wasn’t his outer appearance that screamed at her not to argue with him on this subject, but how narrowed his amber eyes were, the set of his jaw and the small vein that throbbed near his barely visible Adam’s apple.
“Okay,” she whispered softly biting down on her bottom lip. He was leaving, it was plain to see with both Toukijin and Tenseiga strapped to his side and it only made her heart heavier with worry and fear.
“Rin g--” She didn’t want to let him walk away from her and in an act of desperation Rin clutched Sesshomaru’s shirt, silencing his words as her mouth covered his n a demanding kiss.
She had been half expecting him to pull away from her coldly, especially with how ugly things had gotten between the two of them; however the moment she felt his hand slide onto her hip she thought she’d burst. His claws scraped lightly on her neck and she felt her body shiver as Sesshomaru took control, his teeth nibbling on her lower lip before he deepened it.
He had a nasty habit of stealing her breath away and when the kiss ended her legs felt like jelly and she had a hard time gathering her bearings with the way Sesshomaru was able to seep into her soul with those beautiful molten gold eyes of his.
She didn’t want to waste anymore of Sesshomaru’s time with nonsense and after he pulled away completely, Rin hurried back into the enormous castle. Her budding questions would be answered when Sesshomaru returned and Rin was going to force herself to wait as patiently as possible. So she did what she could to keep herself busy since she wasn’t the type who could do nothing.
Okay so she could do nothing, very easily in fact; although it wasn’t helping ease the worry and nervousness she felt watching Sesshomaru’s long silver hair disappear from view. A few foot soldiers set off with Sesshomaru and a few more followed the next day, but by day five the castle was beginning to look like a ghost town.
It had been getting harder to find things to occupy up all of Rin’s free time so occasionally she went searching for something to do. This time was a little different from the rest though, days had bled into the nights and each passing one took her ability to sleep with it. Some nights she laid in her bed for what seemed like forever until it was suddenly morning and she was borderline crazy with exhaustion.
However not every day was wasted, just most and when Rin went to see Myoga, the resident flea youkai, she was in for a big surprise. Sitting in Sesshomaru’s study was a hay colored cat, its two tails dancing around each other and her first response had been to coo at the cute animal. Myoga had been instructed to find Rin a companion and it was the small cat youkai that fit perfectly.
Rin was reminded that though the youkai was small it did not make it weak, also that the ’precious’ thing was named Kirara, which was normally used like a carrier pigeon would be. She didn’t care about the minor details though, Rin was excited that she had something to dote on and use all her energy to focus on.
Kirara made the days more bearable for Rin and it gave her a companion that she’d been denied for so long. Rin some days felt content simply petting or brushing the soft fur and it also had her eagerly awaiting Sesshomaru’s return. She had began losing track of how long had passed by, but she knew that it would only be so long. Sesshomaru wasn’t the type to think too irrationally and not come back, she trusted his judgment.
And though nobody would give up any dirty details, Rin had a feeling that the red clouds were somehow linked to Kagura and seeing how quickly Sesshomaru left was only more evidence. Now she wasn’t upset or even jealous that her king would chase after a woman from his past a vigorously as he did, due to the fact that the wind sorceress helped destroy the western kingdom during Inutashio’s reign, but it didn’t mean she was a little put off by it.
It only sucked that yet again her feelings and her life were being put on hold because Sesshomaru had to have his way. Okay, so she was a little bitter that she had to fight for the little of Sesshomaru she had and others barely had to give the Inu-Youkai a certain look and got everything.
Rin couldn’t help but blame her humanity for these horrible feelings, the undeniable desire to be loved, or needed and though she knew it wasn’t a death sentence, it was just who she was made to be (and she desperately hope that Sesshomaru loved her for it too).
Sighing heavily for the umpteenth time, Rin flipped to the next page in the ridiculously enormous book she’d started. Kirara was sleeping curled on Rin’s lap and with her free hand she lazily scratched behind the cat youkai’s ears. Her attention span was growing shorter by the minute and the proof was that she’d been reading the same page for more than an hour easily.
The castle had been smaller as of late, less and less recognizable faces walking through the halls and she swore that she’d heard someone scream the night before. At first she didn’t want to jump to conclusions, she didn’t want to assume anything since she knew what happened when one assumed something(and she’d been the butt of that one enough times).
Deciding that it was as good as a time to go back to her room, Rin closed the heavy book , softly waking Kirara up and cradling the cat demon in the crook of her arm as she stood. There was no way she was going to attempt to put away the large book, not after she almost killed herself getting if from the shelf so she did what she thought was appropriate and left it on the wooden desk.
She planned on coming back to try reading more anyway so it was okay to leave the book sitting out, well at least she thought so. The large doors were closed tightly and she thought about leaving through them but decided against the idea when the thought of running into Kenichi by herself reared its ugly head. With everything that he said and did Rin found herself losing all trust she had once placed with the horse youkai.
He was up to something, she just knew he was and she desperately hoped that she was merely going insane. It wasn’t even her personal safety that was the issue, but more along the lines of Sesshomaru. She didn’t want to think about the possibilities of Sesshomaru’s reaction if Kenichi was dong something bad behind his back. It would definitely be deadly, she was certain of that and Rin didn’t want to get caught in the cross fire of that nasty beast.
Of course that was only her being a little paranoid, she reminded herself sliding behind an oversized painting and into a dark hidden corridor. She didn’t want people knowing she snuck around the castle so she used ‘back roads’ only this time she was thankful she had.
Once she put the painting back in place and lit a small candle, she heard the creaking groan of a door being opened and the loud clip-clop of heavy footsteps. Talk about perfect timing, she cheered mentally and she would have went on her merry way back to her room if Kirara hadn’t chose that moment to pop open her large red eyes and growl softly, the soft hairs standing on end.
“Did anyone see you?” Kenichi’s cold voice scared Rin and she decided that she was too curious to simply walk away despite the feeling in her gut.
Who was he talking to, she wondered. Was he secretly seeing some cute servant girl on the down low, or maybe he was courting her (or him) and she was just out of the loop? Rin knew eavesdropping was bad, really really bad if she were caught red-handed, yet there was something with the inflection of his voice that Rin wasn’t ready to ignore.
“Of course I wasn’t,” Rin felt her stomach drop and her heart skipped a beat hearing the seductive voice. “No one can see the wind you fool.”
Kagura, the name rang in her head like trumpets and Rin thought she was going to be sick. She’d been expecting something remotely unpleasant from Kenichi’s behavior, but never once something like the wind sorceress. It didn’t make any sense and Rin held her breath as she carefully listened to the conversation on the other side of the painting.
“We’re only a few days from taking complete control,” Kenichi went on obviously ignoring the second half of Kagura’s answer. “Everything’s going according to the plans and when Sesshomaru manages to make it back he’ll be in for a world of hurt.”
“And what about that disgusting cockroach?” Kagura’s voice sent chills up Rin’s back and her throat went instantly dry.
The thing that chilled Rin to the bone wasn’t the viscous way Kagura spoke but the way Kenichi laughter in response to it. The laughter reminded her of Kaijinbou’s loud, horrible malicious laughter. It was the kind of laugh boys made while torturing something and honestly were enjoying dishing out pain and suffering to others. It was also the half crazed laughter from that one doctor Suikotsu the night Inutashio died.
“Don’t worry about Rin,” Kenichi said, his tone once again dead serious and cold. “She won’t live to see morning…”
E/N: And because I find myself hilarious, I am leaving it there. I really didn’t like the chapter too much, but it had to be done. (should have wrote it better also) XD
Well I hope you enjoyed it, if not feel free to tell me how much you hate me, it’s cool. Like it or not your opinion will always be read! Happy holidays and see you next time!!!!
B/N: wow, haven’t updated in forever so I really hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks to everyone who has been following this story! ALSO HAPPY HALLOWEEN FOLKS!
Getting to Know You
By Miztikal-Dragon
Chapter 20
To say he was furious was a little of understatement, and yet he sat on his luxurious bed with his arms crossed over his chest and an icy expression on his face. He was the king of a vast kingdom and here he was feeling like he’d become a babysitter. He had better things to do than listen to the irrational rants of one human girl-- much more important things and he was quickly losing his patience with Rin.
It had been a few hours since Rin had woken up from her latest fainting spell and when she’d been coherent enough to change out of her ruined festival clothes, she started on a tangent that was completely irrelevant to the situation. In all honesty Sesshomaru could have cared less about what people thought and said about him behind closed doors. He was a fair and just ruler and if anyone didn’t agree then more power to them. If it was a fight they wanted, Sesshomaru would gladly drag the poor fool down more than a few pegs.
The only thing surprising about the entire situation was Rin’s initial reaction to unfounded hazing. Her lack of faith and trust in him irritated Sesshomaru to no end and he wondered how the girl in front of him had become so twisted inside herself. Sure he wasn’t the best thing, he was a demon after all; however, he wasn’t the one who acted like a helpless mouse either.
“You’re pathetic Rin,” he told her interrupting her rant as well as her hurried pacing.
It wasn’t the first time Sesshomaru said something mean to her, but what else was he supposed to do? If he tried coddling her he’d be pretending to be something he wasn’t, besides, Rin needed something closer to tough love and he was the person who could hurt her the most.
“E-excuse me?” Her eyes were wide and her body was trembling yet he wasn’t about to back down.
“I did not stutter Rin,” Sesshomaru said standing up, his height towering over her. He was going to put an end to her childish ways. “Out of an entire kingdom you are the only one who seems to give me the most problems.”
“But Sesshomaru I love you,” her legs buckled under her and she stared up at him through watery eyes.
His words were hurting the both of them, he could see it in her eyes, but he had to say it. Rin needed to understand that the kingdom was only as strong as the king and queen and if he married her she had to grow up and act like a queen.
There were so many unknown emotions running through him--so many conflicting emotions and he almost growled hearing the world ‘love’ being so casually thrown into the mix.
It wasn’t that Sesshomaru didn’t love Rin, because in his own way he did, yet it wasn’t himself that he was seriously doubting it was Rin. How could she claim to love him if she couldn’t even give him her complete trust, not only as her king but as her ‘love’? It was too wishy-washy to Sesshomaru and he didn’t want any part of it if Rin wasn’t willing to give up everything.
“Stop,” He said flatly, keeping his eyes from looking at her because if he did he was certain he would cave into her like his heart screamed for him to.
“Stop?” Rin mocked him with a watery laugh, her small hands pressing into her eyes to stop the flowing of tears. “Stop what? What do you want from me Sesshomaru, please tell me because I just don’t know anymore. I’m only human I don’t understand what you mean when you say something but mean another. You push me away and then hold me close. One moment you’ll look at me and it gives me butterflies and the next you tell me I’m pathetic… I don’t get you.”
“You want me to explain myself but you don’t want to hear the details,” she was practically sobbing. “If this is what love’s supposed to be like I don’t want it anymore, I just can’t handle this.”
Once again Sesshomaru found himself doing something he couldn’t believe he still had the heart to do, he walked away from Rin. It wasn’t going to fix anything and he knew as much, but all of a sudden she made perfect sense and it was a hit to his pride that he refused to let anyone see. So he did what he did best, he avoided her and threw himself into his kingdom.
He stayed up days on end either in meetings or searching for any trace of Kagura, any sign that she was somewhere so he could exact his revenge because it was easier than facing what Rin had been trying to offer him. Maybe it was really him that had the problem with love, who was too wishy-washy and subconsciously forced Rin to get stuck in danger so he knew he’d always be needed.
It was selfish and torturous to Rin, but Sesshomaru knew that he was capable of it and that scared him as much as the thoughts revolted him. He was in a power struggle with himself and an image that he couldn’t ever live up to. All Rin wanted was to talk to him, wanted to be with him; however he couldn’t give that to her. He forced her to be lonely and miserable so when she saw him she would cave in to his needs as he demanded, and up until now she had.
How did he get this twisted? When did this darker more animalistic side of him come to fruition and why hadn’t he seen it a mile away like he did everything else? He couldn’t fix things if they were broken beyond repair and he was certain that his luck was eventually going to run out and the end would hit him right between the eyes and he would lose himself.
That wasn’t a good thing to be looking forward to, but it wasn’t like he could pretend like it wasn’t there, not now when it was staring him down-- never blinking, and waiting for the perfect opportunity to finally take over. Sesshomaru pushed himself harder and harder because he needed to push her away and re-evaluate himself, his relationship and if he could really give Rin everything she deserved. And though he didn’t like the idea of letting go, maybe it was the only way she would find happiness.
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If there was one thing that Kenichi was ecstatic about it was that though his plan didn’t go accordingly, there was a chink in the armor that Sesshomaru wore. The piece was so small that nobody seemed to notice it, yet he was positive that only the people who knew the Inu-Youkai king like he did would have.
That tiny damage to Sesshomaru was like smelling a perfectly cooked meal from miles away and Kenichi was savoring it. For Kenichi it meant that not all of his hope had been lost and he could still get even; it would just take a little longer than he willingly wanted to wait. But still, it was something good to look forward to and he could feel his fingers itching with merely the thought.
He did what he could to keep himself off the radar, kept himself busy with meaningless tasks; although, the horse youkai maintained to have his ever watchful eyes open, alert, and ready. There were undoubtedly toes he could still step on that had a chance to ruin everything he’d been working on and he wasn’t eager to let that happen.
The stakes were higher than they’d ever been, he could almost taste sweet victory; however, it didn’t mean that there weren’t people watching him with curiosity and suspicion. The horse youkai already had to dispose of the select few who had been sniffing around and he had to finagle a few ‘white’ lies to get his followers into key positions to make sure Sesshomaru wasn’t suspecting anything.
Then again with all the recent and reoccurring problems with his ‘precious Rin’, it had made it ridiculously easy in averting Sesshomaru’s attention. In fact, it had been easier than anything Kenichi had done so far so he was absolutely tickled pink when Sesshomaru stormed into a meeting, his amber eyes dangerously cold and sat down, drowning himself in everything else besides Rin.
Of course it made the transitions of new generals and captains go more smoothly since it wasn’t hard to figure out what was exactly on the Inu-Youkai’s mind. It was pathetic that a youkai of Sesshomaru’s stature was being controlled by a mere human girl and several times Kenichi had to bite back a sour look.
Given Sesshomaru’s intelligence and pride, Kenichi believed that the Inu-Youkai would have known better than to ever lie with a human. He was above them, just like his mother had burned into his brain and yet Sesshomaru proved to be more like his father. They’d denied it growing up despite what the flea Myoga claimed and Kenichi needed, tried bringing the forgotten knowledge back to Sesshomaru; however, the Inu-Youkai king was permanently tuned out to common sense it seemed.
Kenichi would show his fallen friend the errors of his ways and thought he right thing to do was point out the obvious, the horse youkai wanted more than temporary satisfaction. No, he wasn’t going to settle with nothing but an ‘I told you so, sorry for your loss’, he wanted everything.
He wanted power, he wanted revenge, and he wanted most of all to destroy the weakling Sesshomaru allowed himself to become. Youkai bred with youkai, well at least the strong ones and it appeared that the Inu-Youkai clan Sesshomaru was sired in wasn’t nearly as strong as they claimed. A dog’s bite had to be worse than their bark and it was obvious now that Sesshomaru’s ancestors were nothing but old and stupid house mutts.
All of that was besides the point, he told himself lazily glancing out his open window. Sesshomaru would get what was coming to him because of Rin and Rin, well she would also get that and so much more. That thought alone made him smile as he gazed intently at the smoke clouding the sky miles away.
His plans were all in action and he could already smell the sulfur an death. It wouldn’t be long now until the soldiers were ready enough to move and the banging on his bedroom door quickly helped him along.
“Sir Sesshomaru’s on the move,” a finely built youkai soldier entered the dark room and Kenichi couldn’t contain the smile that spread across his face. “What are your next orders?”
“We will wait for Sesshomaru,” Kenichi replied coolly. “He will no doubt take off to find Kagura with select few so we will wait… It’s almost time.”
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Rin had already been outside laying on a bench pretending to be air when Nazuna appeared out of nowhere, the cat youkai’s eyes hard and her arms crossed over her chest. Her first thought was that she’d done something to upset the other woman, but when Rin sat up right she realized that it wasn’t herself whom was utilizing Nazuna’s angry look.
It wasn’t hard understanding why Nazuna made such a look once Rin’s attention was stolen by te thick red clouds off in the distance. They looked like smoke clouds, yet Rin had never seen red smoke and she felt herself shiver and it wasn’t because it was chilly either. What could be going on she wondered, and she knew by the way everything see3med to stay still it wasn’t good at all.
“Rin,” Sesshomaru’s baritone voice snapped out amongst the silence and she jumped glancing over her should to see him. “Go to your room and stay there. I don’t want you outside.”
“Sesshomaru--I,” she turned facing him pretending not to notice how stiff and tense he appeared, not to mention that his attention definitely wasn’t on her.
“Just do as I say,” he told her and this was one of those times Rin knew that being stubborn was a waste of time.
Sesshomaru looked like a rabid dog wanting to strike, though nothing seemed remotely out of place. It wasn’t his outer appearance that screamed at her not to argue with him on this subject, but how narrowed his amber eyes were, the set of his jaw and the small vein that throbbed near his barely visible Adam’s apple.
“Okay,” she whispered softly biting down on her bottom lip. He was leaving, it was plain to see with both Toukijin and Tenseiga strapped to his side and it only made her heart heavier with worry and fear.
“Rin g--” She didn’t want to let him walk away from her and in an act of desperation Rin clutched Sesshomaru’s shirt, silencing his words as her mouth covered his n a demanding kiss.
She had been half expecting him to pull away from her coldly, especially with how ugly things had gotten between the two of them; however the moment she felt his hand slide onto her hip she thought she’d burst. His claws scraped lightly on her neck and she felt her body shiver as Sesshomaru took control, his teeth nibbling on her lower lip before he deepened it.
He had a nasty habit of stealing her breath away and when the kiss ended her legs felt like jelly and she had a hard time gathering her bearings with the way Sesshomaru was able to seep into her soul with those beautiful molten gold eyes of his.
She didn’t want to waste anymore of Sesshomaru’s time with nonsense and after he pulled away completely, Rin hurried back into the enormous castle. Her budding questions would be answered when Sesshomaru returned and Rin was going to force herself to wait as patiently as possible. So she did what she could to keep herself busy since she wasn’t the type who could do nothing.
Okay so she could do nothing, very easily in fact; although it wasn’t helping ease the worry and nervousness she felt watching Sesshomaru’s long silver hair disappear from view. A few foot soldiers set off with Sesshomaru and a few more followed the next day, but by day five the castle was beginning to look like a ghost town.
It had been getting harder to find things to occupy up all of Rin’s free time so occasionally she went searching for something to do. This time was a little different from the rest though, days had bled into the nights and each passing one took her ability to sleep with it. Some nights she laid in her bed for what seemed like forever until it was suddenly morning and she was borderline crazy with exhaustion.
However not every day was wasted, just most and when Rin went to see Myoga, the resident flea youkai, she was in for a big surprise. Sitting in Sesshomaru’s study was a hay colored cat, its two tails dancing around each other and her first response had been to coo at the cute animal. Myoga had been instructed to find Rin a companion and it was the small cat youkai that fit perfectly.
Rin was reminded that though the youkai was small it did not make it weak, also that the ’precious’ thing was named Kirara, which was normally used like a carrier pigeon would be. She didn’t care about the minor details though, Rin was excited that she had something to dote on and use all her energy to focus on.
Kirara made the days more bearable for Rin and it gave her a companion that she’d been denied for so long. Rin some days felt content simply petting or brushing the soft fur and it also had her eagerly awaiting Sesshomaru’s return. She had began losing track of how long had passed by, but she knew that it would only be so long. Sesshomaru wasn’t the type to think too irrationally and not come back, she trusted his judgment.
And though nobody would give up any dirty details, Rin had a feeling that the red clouds were somehow linked to Kagura and seeing how quickly Sesshomaru left was only more evidence. Now she wasn’t upset or even jealous that her king would chase after a woman from his past a vigorously as he did, due to the fact that the wind sorceress helped destroy the western kingdom during Inutashio’s reign, but it didn’t mean she was a little put off by it.
It only sucked that yet again her feelings and her life were being put on hold because Sesshomaru had to have his way. Okay, so she was a little bitter that she had to fight for the little of Sesshomaru she had and others barely had to give the Inu-Youkai a certain look and got everything.
Rin couldn’t help but blame her humanity for these horrible feelings, the undeniable desire to be loved, or needed and though she knew it wasn’t a death sentence, it was just who she was made to be (and she desperately hope that Sesshomaru loved her for it too).
Sighing heavily for the umpteenth time, Rin flipped to the next page in the ridiculously enormous book she’d started. Kirara was sleeping curled on Rin’s lap and with her free hand she lazily scratched behind the cat youkai’s ears. Her attention span was growing shorter by the minute and the proof was that she’d been reading the same page for more than an hour easily.
The castle had been smaller as of late, less and less recognizable faces walking through the halls and she swore that she’d heard someone scream the night before. At first she didn’t want to jump to conclusions, she didn’t want to assume anything since she knew what happened when one assumed something(and she’d been the butt of that one enough times).
Deciding that it was as good as a time to go back to her room, Rin closed the heavy book , softly waking Kirara up and cradling the cat demon in the crook of her arm as she stood. There was no way she was going to attempt to put away the large book, not after she almost killed herself getting if from the shelf so she did what she thought was appropriate and left it on the wooden desk.
She planned on coming back to try reading more anyway so it was okay to leave the book sitting out, well at least she thought so. The large doors were closed tightly and she thought about leaving through them but decided against the idea when the thought of running into Kenichi by herself reared its ugly head. With everything that he said and did Rin found herself losing all trust she had once placed with the horse youkai.
He was up to something, she just knew he was and she desperately hoped that she was merely going insane. It wasn’t even her personal safety that was the issue, but more along the lines of Sesshomaru. She didn’t want to think about the possibilities of Sesshomaru’s reaction if Kenichi was dong something bad behind his back. It would definitely be deadly, she was certain of that and Rin didn’t want to get caught in the cross fire of that nasty beast.
Of course that was only her being a little paranoid, she reminded herself sliding behind an oversized painting and into a dark hidden corridor. She didn’t want people knowing she snuck around the castle so she used ‘back roads’ only this time she was thankful she had.
Once she put the painting back in place and lit a small candle, she heard the creaking groan of a door being opened and the loud clip-clop of heavy footsteps. Talk about perfect timing, she cheered mentally and she would have went on her merry way back to her room if Kirara hadn’t chose that moment to pop open her large red eyes and growl softly, the soft hairs standing on end.
“Did anyone see you?” Kenichi’s cold voice scared Rin and she decided that she was too curious to simply walk away despite the feeling in her gut.
Who was he talking to, she wondered. Was he secretly seeing some cute servant girl on the down low, or maybe he was courting her (or him) and she was just out of the loop? Rin knew eavesdropping was bad, really really bad if she were caught red-handed, yet there was something with the inflection of his voice that Rin wasn’t ready to ignore.
“Of course I wasn’t,” Rin felt her stomach drop and her heart skipped a beat hearing the seductive voice. “No one can see the wind you fool.”
Kagura, the name rang in her head like trumpets and Rin thought she was going to be sick. She’d been expecting something remotely unpleasant from Kenichi’s behavior, but never once something like the wind sorceress. It didn’t make any sense and Rin held her breath as she carefully listened to the conversation on the other side of the painting.
“We’re only a few days from taking complete control,” Kenichi went on obviously ignoring the second half of Kagura’s answer. “Everything’s going according to the plans and when Sesshomaru manages to make it back he’ll be in for a world of hurt.”
“And what about that disgusting cockroach?” Kagura’s voice sent chills up Rin’s back and her throat went instantly dry.
The thing that chilled Rin to the bone wasn’t the viscous way Kagura spoke but the way Kenichi laughter in response to it. The laughter reminded her of Kaijinbou’s loud, horrible malicious laughter. It was the kind of laugh boys made while torturing something and honestly were enjoying dishing out pain and suffering to others. It was also the half crazed laughter from that one doctor Suikotsu the night Inutashio died.
“Don’t worry about Rin,” Kenichi said, his tone once again dead serious and cold. “She won’t live to see morning…”
E/N: And because I find myself hilarious, I am leaving it there. I really didn’t like the chapter too much, but it had to be done. (should have wrote it better also) XD
Well I hope you enjoyed it, if not feel free to tell me how much you hate me, it’s cool. Like it or not your opinion will always be read! Happy holidays and see you next time!!!!