InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagura's resolution, Sesshoumaru's heart ❯ A mating call ( Chapter 6 )

 

An acute sensation from her arms caused Rin to rouse from her peaceful slumber. She opened her eyes gradually, still rather warm and comfortable despite the pain. Dreamily, she felt smooth flowing strands running through her fingers.

 

What is that? Long, soft and velvety to the touch, she mused groggily. All of a sudden, it hit her and she gave a shriek. Her dazed eyes flew completely opened only to find that Sesshoumaru was already positioned above her, fixing her with a mystified and confused gaze. Blushing profusely, she clumsily disentangled her fingers from his silvery hair only to delve into deeper shock at the fact that she was absolutely clothless and lying on his bed, WITH HIM. Reflexively, she shoved him away politely, wriggling herself to the other end of the huge silken mattress. Sesshoumaru, on the hand being equally abashed, released his grip round the girl's waist. He set his gaze down on the blankets and away from the girl, his eyelids half lowered.

 

A long silence followed.

 

Gosh! Think! Sesshoumaru strained laboriously to construct the best most appropriate statement to break this disturbing stillness.

 

“You were cold,” he began with tremendous difficulty. “Trembling…….. and you fainted. So….,”

 

On hearing his far-too-painful attempt to justify himself, Rin herself had discovered that she had absolutely no recollection of how she managed to get back her. She smacked her aching forehead as she remotely saw herself squatting in the stormy weather and later seeing Sesshoumaru and after that…….. it was a total blank.

 

Her first reaction was one of pure instinctive gratitude. Her master had once again come to her rescue. However, as more and more memories about the events that occurred the day before returned to her, her heart sank grievously to her stomach. She had succumbed to his aid. AGAIN. She rubbed her fist reproachfully, blaming herself for her vulnerability and helplessness.

 

Sesshoumaru pulled back in shock as his youkai senses picked up the girl's inner turmoil, not knowing what to say or do next.

 

“I……. I don't know what to say. Sesshoumaru-sama,” Rin whispered with agony as she chewed on the knuckle of her index. “I guess a `thank you' is in order.” Her words were hushed, spoken blandly and deliberately not meeting his eyes while doing so.

 

Sesshoumaru felt a surge of dull discomforting ache arise from his heart. The girl was obviously in agony and though equipped with all his youkai powers, he found himself powerless to make her feel better.

 

“How are you feeling, little one?” he decided that he could instead focus on more tangible issues. “Your wounds, do they still hurt?”

 

Touched by the sincerity in his tone, Rin turned to stare straight into his amber eyes for the first time that morning. Sesshoumaru could not help but gasped. The girl STILL looked so loss and dejected that he wished he could just reach forward and caress her in a comforting hug.

 

Catching a deep breath, the pale girl began again, “I'm, alright, my lord. I guess. You need not worry about me….” ANYMORE, she finished in her mind, hoping fervently that he would not probe further.

 

Sesshoumaru scrutinized her arms with a totally apprehensive gaze.

 

“Are you certain? They sure looked rather ghastly to me,” he implored in disbelief and at the time, attempted to bring her right arm closer to give those nasty punctures a more detailed examination.

 

Greatly taken aback by the contact, Rin broke free from his clasp, instantly conscious of the piercing soreness on her skin at this sudden flare of strength on her part.

 

“I'm sure. I'm fine.” Rin snapped, her tone somewhat sounding darker. “You should be on your way now, my lord. Someone's probably waiting for you.”

 

“Nanda? Waiting for me? Who?” Sesshoumaru spluttered, completely clouded and bemused by her strange statement.

 

“Why are you making me say the obvious, master?” Rin replied, feigning an innocent smile with not much success. “Don't you have a little date with Kagura? You'd better get going now. I don't want to be the reason you were held up. I'm sure she wouldn't be too pleased with the long wait.”

 

“Why should I meet her? Why is she waiting for me? I don't understand,” Sesshoumaru queried indignantly, his tone a bit hurt by the girl's unproven accusations.

 

There was another long perturbed silence.

 

“Sesshoumaru-sama, don't you understand,” Rin whispered, her voice low and muffled. “I don't want to be in your way. I don't ever want to be your burden anymore. I'm all grown up now. I can look after my own back. Really. I….. I just hate this feeling of being…. being useless.” She finished in one long deep agitated breath.

 

Sesshoumaru's heart turned upon hearing the girl's self devaluing words. He leaned forward to bring her face to his eye level, despite her obstinate struggles.

 

“You were NEVER a burden. In fact…” you are more to me than you'll ever know, he found that he still could not mouth that last bit.

 

Rin lifted her sunken eyelids, letting her wide eyes search his while Sesshoumaru, on the other hand, found it harder and harder to ignore the myriads of emotions flaring in him. This nonsensical debate is going on for too long.

 

“I just…..” Rin began but her words were silenced in the best possible manner. Seized totally by surprise, Sesshoumaru had bent down and pressed a soft kiss on her lips. She let out a small whimper as his lips broke away from hers. She pressed her tiny palms on her chest, gingerly trying to prevent her heart from pounding too embarrassingly audibly to HIM.

 

It all seemed too surreal… too dream-like. What just happened back there? Did he just kiss me?

 

“Sesshoumaru-sama, did… did you just do what I think you did?” Rin managed to choke out the last bits though the question she'd rather have asked was WHY.

 

“Yes. I believe I did,” he intoned blandly, though underneath, he was equally amazed by his own behaviour at the spur of the moment. But at the same time he felt a swell of strange ecstasy encompassing him, furnishing him with an irresistible urge to demand for more.

 

“But… why DID you…?” This time, Rin was the one to put to a halt her own statement as her eyes flew wide opened. Sesshoumaru was inching in on her, seeking to match his mouth with hers again.

 

She shut her eyes in anticipation, feeling firstly his lips brushing lightly along her seams and then, sank in for a much more passionate and lingering kiss. Rin's whole body tingled with light shivers as she stretched her hands weakly to grab on to his thin sleeves, attempting to steady herself. Recognizing her latest gestures as a strong hint of acceptance, Sesshoumaru pulled her in closer, encircling her waist as he pursued to indulge himself in tasting her leisurely. Rin let out a soft sigh at the warmth of his muscled chest pressed solidly against her own.

 

He was swift to seize this opportunity the moment her seams had parted. He delved deep into her mouth with his tongue, exploring and seeking out all of her virgin depths at his own comfort. Rin found herself completely powerless to stop him, but to instead ease into his embrace allowing her whole body to melt in this new and enticing sensation. Her earlier doubts and worries were cast to the furthest end of her mind.

 

After several long minutes, they finally broke free from each other while panting and struggling heavily for breath. When Rin eventually came to herself, she passed a bashful glance at her master, only to find that his expressions were just as flushed and stirred up as she. She had NEVER before seen him like his, so flustered and nervous.

 

“Sesshoumaru-sama, why are you doing this?” Rin stammered with genuine curiosity as she raised her hands to gently caress the corners of his pointed ears, then lace her fingers along the outlines of his chiseled jaw.

 

“Because I wanted to,” Sesshoumaru's purplish eyelids were shut as he muttered without much thoughts ( and truthfully ). It was as if he too was equally baffled by all this.

 

He wanted to? Does it mean that her master had wanted this just as much as she did? So, it was not her imagination after all, Rin's memories raced back to several occasions where she had caught him observing her from the corner of his eyes as it gleamed with a tinge of interest and intrigue.

 

“What do you want, my lord? What can I do for you?” The girl implored eager to ferret out more about her master's intentions towards her.

 

“I want you.” Sesshoumaru found that he simply could not conceal and bury his emotions, his over-blown desires any longer. He just couldn't. He wanted the girl. He needed her and he knew it. All these past few days of tormenting debates and disarrays only leads to this pure simple fact. “But only if you desire this to happen as much as myself.”

 

For a moment there, Rin could manage no reply, just trying to keep her jaws from dropping too widely and ungracefully. He just asked me what? He wants to…. and only if I wanted to?

 

Raised among demons, the girl had rather little or NO experience with connecting and consulting with older women of her kind about issues on growing up, love and the act of mating. She does know, of course, that her parents had to mate to conceive her but as to what actually happens between a male and female remains an absolute mystery. She had always wished to gain more of such information, but neither the old oblivious toad nor her aloof master had proved to be patient listeners and certainly not keen tutors. WELL, NOT UNTIL NOW.

 

“Erm…. My lord, please forgive my ignorance. I really do not know much about what you're proposing we do. So..” Rin choked as she ran her fingers through the silken pillows, pinching on them anxiously.

 

“Worry not, my dearest. If you so wish, you'll learn…. soon enough,” Sesshoumaru reached his clawed hands forward to gently and skillfully massage on the girl's tensed shoulders, hoping to sooth her escalating pulse rate. It was apparent that she was nervous, terrific by this whole conversation. And he couldn't just leave it as so.

 

Moreover, it would tarnish what would possibly be an enjoyable and romantic experience for either if she suddenly suffered a fit, or worse, faint like she had last night.

 

 

Sesshoumaru knew he had to do something to appease her. Perhaps some comforting words would help. He'd just have to conjure up something. ANYTHING. That would not be too difficult now, would it? Well, he was not exactly a `demon' of many words. He recalled all those self considered as intelligible and witty rebuttals he had made to Inuyasha, the ones which he beamed smugly just by thinking about them.

 

Well, those are NOT considered COMFORTING words, now are they? “Do you not trust me? Things. Difficult situations in the past. They usually turned out well. Do they not?”

 

At those reassuring words, Rin snuggled up to him, laying her body compliantly against the solid planes of his chest. Sesshoumaru's brows lifted, a relieved grin spread across his cheeks at this yielding gesture by the girl.

 

“I hope you do not have plans for the day… like picking flowers” he breathed into the edge of her ears, immediately causing a tickle to run down her spine.

 

She gulped as he lifted her up from the bed in one practiced elegant motion, totally taking her off guard.

 

“Erm… my lord, I thought…. I mean… Shouldn't it all happen here?” Rin peered suspiciously at the huge bed while pointing a shaking finger, her voice half quivering.

 

“All in its time, my dearest. Patience.” Sesshoumaru spoke coolly as Rin caught him hiding a wry mysterious smile behind his silvery hair. “All in good time,” he repeated in a low rumble, pondering at just HOW well this little piece of advice applies to him too.

 

Easing meekly in his powerful arms, Rin gingerly peeked at where they were heading. At the far right end of his chamber was an adjoining room and as they made their approach in an antagonizing slow pace, she gasped at the discovery that it was in fact her master's private bath house.

 

Are they going to have a bath together? Rin detected her body entangling in a mixture of fear and a strange intoxicating excitement at the mere thought of seeing her master as bare and unclothed as she. She rested her head tenderly on his broad shoulder, her eyes drifted closed as she prepared herself for what's to come.

 

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