InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love Me For Who I Am ❯ Old Stone Maidens Heart ( Chapter 7 )

***** hello there once again people, well so sorry for the long, long wait.. I know, I know, I hate it when people makes me wait too.. Well before I continue and go into the story, here's the answer for "dark n light" question ok…

Q. how old do you have to be before they start calling you an old maid?

A. well for what I know, to all of us Asians, (well at least to my cultural) people will start calling you an old maid when they don't see you chatting with guys or have been living with your family for a long time…

@__@!!!! and well, lets put it this way, if you have friends that were born at the same year, or is about the same age as you, and they all got married except you, and they already have to at least like 2-3 kids and you're still not married, well, then you're an old maid for all those stupid villagers care!!!

I know huh… I got that info from my parents… and for us Asians out there, back in the old days, girls gets married at a very young age… lets say from the ages of 13-15 or 16, that's when you're still GOOD!!! But if you're like way' past that, then well you are a GRANDMA!!!!

Hehhehehehhe well that's what I know, and I'm pretty sure it goes to all the other Asians out there too… and when it comes to kids, hehhehehee, back then they want A LOT of kids to run around, and will eventually have kids right after when they get married…. Hehhehehe well that's all I have to answer to this question… ^___^

* oh yes and on chapter 5, I did kind of messed up when I say that Rin didn't know Teiji's age but Shinji told her of his age, and then it said again that she didn't know his age, well I'm so sorry about that.

I was going to change that but then I forgot cause it was like really late at night… and I don't own this computer, so I had to go to bed… the computer is in my parents room so they were kind of cranky, so that's why I messed up… but like I said, I'm not going to change anything because I don't have time for it ok… so gomen nasai so much ok…

***** well now onto the story….

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Ch.7 - Old Stone Maiden's Heart

Rin woke up early that morning and went outside to sit on the patio. She had taken the blossom comb that Hanna had given her, and comb her hair with it.

Rin observes the sunrise and hums the song which her master had hum to her when she was little as she slit's the comb through her hair.

She was stroking her long strands with the comb when she heard a soft ruffling sound coming from behind her.

Rin had tried to ignore it as it comes closer to her, but she became weary as it came closer to her. Rin's arms were full of Goosebumps and she had to think fast of what to do next.

For she couldn't detect (smell) if it was human or demon; she place her palm on the wooden floor of the patio and tries to catch the senses of the steps. She let out a sigh of relief when the senses of steps were of human.

Demon steps were much harsher and heavier than humans, because of their weight and the way with their swift movements, but with humans, their steps were much softer and is not as careful with their steps.

"Good morning". Rin say to the human who was a few feet away from her.

"How did you know it was me?" came a male voice.

Rin turn around and sees' the man standing a few yards from her. His hair was tied up in a high ponytail. His handsome pale face held a smile, and his chocolate brown eyes glitters in the morning sun.

Teiji was wearing a different outfit from the day before; his pants were blue and was wide at the bottom. He was wearing a vest over his haori and tie his waist with a black sash. He didn't have his samurai sword at his waist and was bare footed.

"Anyone who can fight, can catch the smallest sounds" Rin say to Teiji as she place her hand holding the comb on her lap.

Teiji chuckle at Rins statement as he steps closer to her with his hands behind his back. He stood only feet's away from her left as he looks at the morning sky as the sun raises.

Rin was still on her knees from combing her hair, with the wind playing with her long black strands as she observes him from the corner of her eye.

"Never have I heard a woman saying that before."

Teiji say to her. He was using his courting phrase's, but for Rin who has not been courted by a human man before, didn't know of what he was going at.

"Well, may this be your first then."

She said as she got up from her kneeling position and took a few steps back into the house. Teiji held her by her arm and she slowly turns her head to face him.

He was looking deep into her eyes, which she notice immediately and cast her gaze away from him and pulls away.

"Gomen…" he say to her.

"What do you want?" Rin ask him.

"It's a beautiful morning, it'll be sad if a man in a high class such as I, don't have a beautiful maid such as yourself ' to keep me company".

*Ever tired a whore house?* she thought to herself.

"You look upon me so low. But even if you are at a high class, I can tell you that I'm not a ordinary girl for you to play around and to flirt with. I'm not a doll for anyone to fool.

"My apology if I have disrespected you, but I was raise by the wilds and know not how to chat with men. And you yourself have said that you are in a very' high class, it'll be a shame for you to even take a glance towards my way if I was in a crowd."

She snap back at him. There was a silence between the two and then Teiji gave a chuckle.

"Yes it is true that I rank in a high class. But I won't forget who I truly am and what class my family is in. I myself have come from a lower class family, and will never forget that.

"But it seems that you have forgotten what gender you were born under. You are telling me that in all your life, you won't and will not give the chance to chat with boys, am I right?"

Rin really did not know how to answer to this. Yes, it was true that she was raise in a different way and haven't been courted by a human man.

For youkai males, it was quite different when it comes to courting; they would come into heat and say seductive words that sickens her to her very nerves; and for human males, they say words that makes the hair on her body stands and sends Goosebumps all over her arms and legs.

Rin inhale deeply and did what she can to reply his words. She had learn little by pasting by villages and seeing girls and boys chatting.

The boy would say a riddle and the girl will always reply to him by another; and then the situation goes on until she finally gives him a straight answer.

"It is not that I have forgotten what gender I am. But for a blossom to bloom at the very bottom of a tree, it's hard for her to learn how of overt herself to the sun and to bee's that are looking for honey."( ~__#)

Rin reply the best as she can and closes her eyes at her words. *Yuck, yuck… yuck.* she scold herself for the words she choose to say to him.

*She's quite bright. I was wrong when I thought that she was raise improperly* Teiji thought to himself as he gave her his reply.

"Although this blossom grows at the bottom of the tree, how can any bee not notice when it is so pure of honey and so white and clean from it's purity?"

With that, Rin felt herself grew small like an ant and wish that she never had come out here to even met up with him. Chills went up her spine and found herself so uncomfortable with his words. This conversation was worse than all the seductive talks with all the youkai males combined.

"I suppose all the blossoms on the tree have fallen off for a bee to keep buzzing around the one at the bottom." She answer him back. (O___o)

"I know a bee who will keep buzzing until that blossom blooms."

"Will, then let that bee buzz. Let's see how long the bee will keep buzzing. It'll probably die before the blossom blooms, who knows." She shrugs.

With that said, she took a few steps away from him and heads back inside. She then hears him laughing at her from behind and turns around to stare at him.

"Why are you laughing?" Rin ask Teiji with clenched up eyebrows.

"I was quite wrong about you Rin. You have more skills of being a woman than any of the ones I've met." He say to her with glittering eyes.

"ahnou… arigatou" she said, bowing her head once.

By now, the sun was fully raise and the morning winds was once again playing with Rin's long black hair. The sky was clear, birds chirping in their nests', and Rin was here with Teiji, listening to his bone chilling words.

"I must say, that this morning was a delight to me, for I have a beautiful maid to keep me company. But I don't know if it's going to rain or be sunny tomorrow for you to have me for your company this' morning."

He say to her with his arms cross gazing up at the clear sky. Rin felt herself turn red from all of his courtship'. Rin heads back inside for one last time, but was stop once again by the romantic Teiji who looks like her long ago brother.

"What do you think?"

"I'm pretty sure it's going to be a regular day tomorrow, the seasons for the rains has just past and won't come again anytime soon.

"No matter how much I wanted it to rain, so that it'll blow away the little blossom at the bottom of the blossom tree, the rain won't come for another four-five moons."

"But to yourself and in your heart you do wish for the rain to come. So tell me, is the rain going to kill the bee that buzz's for the blossom to open, or is the rain and wind going to blow away the little blossom?"

*Yes, I wish that the rain will blow the blossom away because it can not stand the bee's buzzing, and the blossom will rather die from it!*

Rin had thought of saying, but then changes her mind when she remember to say more famine things and be more of pride about her own gender.

Rin walked up to where Teiji was standing and faced him.

"I wish that the wind will kill the bee, for he is annoying the flower with all of his buzzing." Rin say to Teiji and then takes a few steps towards the entrance.

"If you wish for the bee to die, then why is the blossom being blown away?" He stated. Rin had just notice that with that, he was the one to go away. But why was she the one who was leaving?

*BAKA!!!* Rin scold herself. Teiji walked up to Rin and bow deeply to her with a smile on his handsome face.

"It seems that you have lost the battle. You are of a old stone maiden. And wooing your heart will be quite challenging." he say to her still smiling.

"I won't lose next time." She said, and then slaps herself across her face in her mind of what she had just promised him.

"Yes, we'll see about next time. But here's one not to you my wild flower, that women will always lose."

With that said, he finally left her alone on the patio. Rin watches him as he disappears into the house.

"I won't lose next time… I promise." Rin said to herself and follows him inside.

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Alright people, here's chapter 7 to Love Me For Who I Am ok… well so sorry for the long long wait ok… well here's a couple of notes: I put this chapter in so that you'll all see how awful how my culture is.

Well it really isn't all that horrible, but then when it comes to courting and shit, you'll have to be like really really smart, and just make sure that you won't lose to your partner.

If you lose, you'll have to give something that belongs to you that him/her. This is just an example of how it works with my culture, if you guys want to know more about my culture, email me and all tell you guys more if you want to…

And gosh, the Goosebumps!!! Argh @___@ it's like so …… argh!!! Gives you the chills I swear!!!

Well hope you guys all enjoyed the chapter, and if there's any questions, email me or review to me ok….