InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Gift of a Curse ❯ Chapter 8

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

After a long break I'm here and updating! Just for you, because I still lack Microsoft Word, I will reread thia whole chapter twice just to fix typos.

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Gift of a Curse

Chapter 8: Growing (Growing tension and... growing feelings?)

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"I'm not complaining! Just pointing out the fact that it's a little chilly out here!" Rin huffed folding her arms across her chest and turning to look away. How long had it been since she ran off and got attacked by wolf youkai? Oh yeah, less then two days, but when a taiyoukai was constantly raking your nerves it did seem to make time stretch oh-so-much.

"You're correct." Sesshoumaru said blandly making Rin's eyes widen in surprise. "You were not complaining, simply whining." She narrowed her eyes turning to look at him and wanting to wipe that irritating smirk off his face.

"I am not whining!" She insisted haughtily.

"Surely not." The demon lord said, his rich voice dripping with obvious sarcasm.

"Why do you always do that?" Rin demanded. He quirked a brow making her sigh. "You always do that sarcasm thing. And here I was thinking you were incapable of emotion."

"Sarcasm is not an emotion." Sesshoumaru said coolly.

"Hmph!" Rin looked away, an akward silence settling over the pair. Why was she sticking around anyway waiting for him to heal? Not like she could do anything if something threating came along. She shifted, and shifted again.

"Stop fidgeting." He said as if reprimanding a young child.

"I'm sorry if it displeases you Lord Sesshoumaru. Though you don't ever seem to care about how your actions might displease someone..."

"And what, may I inquire, do you mean by that human?" She merely rolled her eyes at the human remark.

"Exactly as I said! You're too busy being all high and mighty to care what others might think of your actions! You are so self-centered!" She held up a hand, raising her fingers as she began to count off. "Stepping on Master Jaken, doing that eye-narrow thing, slamming Master Jaken into walls, insulting others without second thought, taking advantage of young women, -"

"Excuse me?" The taiyoukai cut her off. "This Sesshoumaru has more honor then taking advantage of females." Rin felt her blood boil as she turned to glare at him, catching his gaze.

"You could have asked before you stole my first kiss!" She yelled, regretting saying it. He was sure to get angry now... but instead he only smirked.

"Would you have denied me if I had?" Rin clenched her hands into fists blushing furiously.

"I...well..." He made everything so difficult! "YES!" Rin finally managed to yell.

Sesshoumaru watched amused as she took on a red hue. "You certainly didn't seem to mind at the time..." He commented lightly.

The young woman almsot lost it, almost jumpd to her feet and tried to kill him... but refrained at the last moment. She surpressed her anger, putting on a bored expression and picking at some nonexistent fuzz on her kimono. "You were the one who kissed me in the first place." She didn't have to be looking at him to know the demon lord found this amusing no longer.

Sesshoumaru stood up, adjusting his top and shrugging into his armour as Rin stared up at him in shock. Then he turned and began to walk off in direction of the castle. Jumping to her feet she ran after him trying to keep up with his long strides. "What are you doing?" She demanded angrily. He kept his face stoic, eyes ahead.

"Returning to my castle."

"Not that! Do you mean you could have gotten up any time you wanted too?"

"It appears so."

"Then why didn't you? Why did you make me sit in that forest all day?"

"No one made you." He commented. Well, that was true.

"Jerk." Rin huffed and then stopped, realizing she was heading back to the place she had fled from. Turning she began to walk off in the other direction. "I'm not going back there..."

"Since when did you have a choice?" Rin jumped, when had he gotten behind her? Whirling around she scowled.

"You get away from me!"

"And if I don't?"

"Bastard!" She yelled and turned, attempting to take off and squeaking in surprise as two arms grabbed her, lifted her int othe air, and plopped her down over Sesshoumaru's shoulder. He began to walk once more, the human woman slung over his left shoulder. Rin struggled to no avail, and took to beating on his back with her fists. Not that it made any impact through the armour. Curse it all. Why was fate so cruel to her?

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"Milord! You have returned..." Jaken trailed off as his lord entered the castle, Rin over his shoulder and she was grumbling things. Sesshoumaru lifted her up effortlessly and deposited her on the floor. She regained her balance, glaring daggers at him and vaguely aware of Jaken.

"Take her to her rooms." The demon lord said coolly and took off down a winding hall, disappearing from her view.

"Come on intolerable brat!" The toad imp barked prodding her with his staff like she was some cow that needed herded.

"Stupid youkai, stupid imps, stupid me..." She continued to grumble as she allowed herself to be led by Jaken to her rooms. Her first time to be truly outdoors and it was spent in the company of him. Rin refused to ackowledge the fact she would be wolf chow right now if he hadn't chosen that particular moment to 'drop by'. Once again, for the third time, she owed him her life.

Entering her room she stripped of her clothing and took a much needed bath before callopsing into her bed, asleep before she hit the pillow.

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She huddled against her mother, taking her mother's kimono and gripping it tightly in her hands. A small, green thing appeared in the doorway. Rin was too busy burying her head against her mother to hear what was being said. Though she did pull her head away long enough to see her mother lift the basket she was holding a pull back the cloth covering it to reveal roses. Silver roses... A tall youkai appeared behind the short green one who stepped aside to allow the taller one through.

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Rin sat up. Her pulse had quickened, and it took her a moment to remember she was snug in her bed and not out in a blinding snowstorm. What did all these dreams mean... and those roses! They were silver! The green man was Jaken for sure... and the tall youkai was unmistakably Sesshoumaru. What did it all mean...?

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Kagome chewed her bottom lip nervously. "They don't trust us anymore Inuyasha. The villagers think we are in league with Sesshoumaru or something."

Inuyasha snorted. The very thought od being in league with his brother was as stupid as Naraku being some handsome young man who was half as good as he thought he was. "Keh... let them think what they want..." Inuyasha growled. "I'll rip off their heads if they even think of touching you or my unborn pup."

"No..." She said shaking her head like he was some hopeless cause. "You either find a way to keep Sesshoumaru or the villagers from fighting - or I will - or we leave the village until this is all over."

"Neither of those are going to happen..." The hanyou said with an honest shrug before turning to admire Kagome's growing belly.

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The taiyoukai gave up, once more, on trying to sort out the mess with the north. What was their problem anyway? Couldn't they keep order in their land themselves without pestering allies with every little uprising? Tedious work never suited him well anyway. Turning golden hues to the window of his study a certain human girl clouded his thoughts.

It was hard staying in her company. Hard not to smile at her carefree clumsy ways or run his laws through her for insulting him. And she seemed to enjoy insulting him, and lately it only struck him as amusing. No... he didn't enjoy her company. He hated her! Sesshoumaru refused to follow in the footsteps of his father, refused to meet such a fate.

'Damn wench...' He thought and turned back to his desk only to give up and take refuge of his window again.

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Short chapter, not really a point to it either. Sorry for that. Also sorry it took so dang long to update! Now to answer some questions...

Q: Is Sesshoumaru really that stupid or has he never been in love? (Well the q was something like that)
A: Heck, I've never been in love and also never kissed a male outside of family. Sorry if things seem a little weird! Heh heh... he'll realize it soon though.

Q: Do you watch Full Metal Alchemist?
A: Oh do I? I love it! Ed is hot! o.o;

Q: Will you ever finish Change of Heart?
A: Eventually? Perhaps...

Q: How old is Rin in the story?
A: Twenty-two if you add 3 and 19.

Q: How long until the curse takes effect.
A: Read the next chapter to find out!

Q: Are you insane?
A: Hey... I asked myself this question! Yes. I am.

Q: Who is Hay?
A: My cousin Haley! (Inugirlfan1) Read her stories! Especially 'Old Friends' IT ROCKS!!!!

Sess: Your lack of common sense amuses this Sesshoumaru.
Ray: Well... your... arrogance annoys me.
Sess: Hn.
Inu: Did I miss something?
Kag: I'm confused...@_@
Shippou: Your always confused.
Inu: *snicker*
Kag: SIT!! Hey.. why didn't you sit?
Ray: Because I'm the author and I said he didn't!

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