InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hold onto Me ❯ 1 ( Chapter 1 )

Sitting in the meadow, Rin was well aware of the presence watching her from the bow of a tree far above. He always watched her. Jaken was out gathering wood for a fire, so she was free to do what she wanted. To tell the truth, she was slightly too old to be making flower necklaces; but she wasn't about to tell her master that, it gave her time with him that she was rarely afforded.

'Twelve years I've lived here, and still I've never grown tired of it...' Rin had been six years old when Sesshoumaru had brought her here, to Jaken's displeasure. She still had the same chocolate brown hair, the bright laughing eyes, and she was still an annoyance to Jaken’s. She had never been allowed outside alone, but ever since she'd turned 13 (the Japanese [Human] equivalent for marriage appropriate age) she'd noticed an even stronger sense of protectiveness from Sesshoumaru, he never allowed out of his or Jaken’s sight, and ever since...That day he'd even sent some of his guard out with her.


~Flashback~
Rin had been fourteen and had begged and begged until Sesshoumaru had allowed her to come with him to one of the local villages, which supposedly had reported a larger amount of Youkai causing a disturbance in the area, since it hadn't been a specific Youkai problem he had allowed her to come along.

She had always loved riding on Ah-Un and she had slept for hours before they arrived.

Jaken as usual had been nagging, "Human!!!! Sesshoumaru needs no interruptions from you stay close!!!"

"Yes almighty Jaken-sama," I said tauntingly. I never talked to him as Sama, he was simply someone to pick on and according to Sesshoumaru, obey, 'At least as far as my education went...'

Sesshoumaru was very insistent that I learn to read and write and learn the basic education of a nobleman, women, I am told, traditionally don't receive a full education, but Sesshoumaru-sama says that I will grow to be better than the 'Lowly’ human scum that usually are seen about.

We had proceeded to the market and Jaken had went over to one of the concession stands (Sesshoumaru had entered the elders home) and was browsing the varied selection of herbs, potions and general medicines, all the while muttering obscenities.


The shopkeeper, spying the mutated toad immediately began
Screaming, "Help!! Its one of the invading Youkai!! Help!!!"

Several villagers surrounded us; they had seen me with him...I can still remember what they were saying; 'The toad must've kidnapped the girl.... unclean...diseased...rid ourselves’ before finally one bold man stepped forward, grabbing my arm.

"We must kill the toad... leave the girl to me..."

Even I, at such a young age, really didn't like the malicious glint in the mans eyes. He watched me lustfully all the while dragging me to a tent. In the background I could hear Jaken swearing viciously and a few squawks of 'AQWK!!!!'

I was too frozen to move, not even breathe, much less speak or protest, but the one thought I had was 'Sesshoumaru Sama, where are you?' He had always protected me, I was still young, I was bound to be just a little pathetic, I mean my situation was a Bit extreme.'


Before Rin knew it she was inside the hut, and the mans hands were all over her,
But before he got any farther than her waist she emitted an ear splitting scream...

"LORD SESSHOUMARU!!!!"

The man seemed stunned for a minute, probably by the buzzing in his ears, before he had Rin on the floor and smacked her bruising across the face... Well that lasted about thirty seconds.

Before either knew what was going on a low growling came from the door and the man was pinned to the wall, Sesshoumaru holding him in a chokehold. "You have picked the wrong Youkai to fuck with, human."

The human was laying face down on the floor, drenched in blood. A hole gaped through
his stomach, his head was lying across the room, contorted in grotesque horror.

Sesshoumaru handed Rin his stole to cover her ripped clothes before beckoning, "Come Rin"

Rin instantly had him around the legs and was sobbing uncontrollably, with a sigh Sesshoumaru picked up Rin and put her gently over his shoulder. And walked outside, Jaken was spiting out blood but across the village square the group of humans seemed to be worse off than him.

Sesshoumaru spoke out, apparently to the village elder, who was standing outside his house, his
mouth agape. "The people of your village have harassed my servant, denied him service, been generally unaccommodating, molested my charge and have proven themselves unworthy of protection, you should feel lucky that I allow the rest of your village to live, I deny you protection from
this Sesshoumaru, another act of disobedience such as this, and you will die."

We had left without another word, but I had heard one man speak as we
left, "What’s the big deal it’s only a woman, why bother, why care?"

Three years after that, just after the demon once known as Naraku was defeated by some band of renegades ‘Sesshoumaru sama never did tell me who, or what his connection and interest with Naraku was’, a demon had come to that village, and the people had offered their allegiance to it, I had heard Sesshoumaru speaking to Jaken about it... the village was not missed. And I held no wish for him to spare it. That incident still scars my mind.

End flashback



She never had quite figured out why Sesshoumaru-sama had saved her. He hated humans. For some reason she was bothered by that more and more lately. He hated his brother for being human, he didn't bat an eye at killing scores at once. So why was she so special?

Sometimes Inu-youkai were just odd. Speaking of which...

"Rin."

There was her favorite Youkai. Giving him one of her most brilliant smiles, Rin practically bounced over to the Youkai. The Youkai seemed to stare at her for a moment, most likely wondering how a human of eighteen years could be so childlike. Rin, for her part chose to ignore her master's gaze, never let it be said that she had learned nothing from her lessons.

"Rin, what were you doing." Sesshoumaru-sama did not question, he commanded.

Lifting a brow in a decidedly fluffy-esque manner, Rin replied in a monotone; "My lord, I was wondering when we were going to leave; I need a different color flower if I want to finish my daisy chain." After all, what did Inu-Youkai know about the thoughts of not so little girls?


TBC? Maybe...








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