InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love Me For Who I Am ❯ Moonlight Lovers ( Chapter 10 )

***** hey there people, I hope I didn't have you guys waited for too long… well about last weekend, I didn't want to update cause, you know, it was me… and well I'm lazy…. Hehhehhhe…. Naw, just kidding… I had to go get my body measured and get my dress done before the wedding…. And no, I'm not getting married, but I'm maid of honor… so I have to get the dress done… the wedding is not until March, but you know, the bride has to get all these things ready and stuff… ^___^

***** oh, and for those of you who thought I really didn't update in chapter 9, go down further and the story will be there wait'in for ya…. Hehhehehe…. Well I hope you guys like this next chapter…. I don't think I'll be writing a romance chapter yet until the next two chapters… but hey, who knows what will happen…… wait… no wait, this next chapter is a romance chapter, but it's not going to be Rin and Sessy though…. Sorry… forgive me ok…

***** but I will promise you, that the romance I put between these two (Rin/Sessy) will be worth the wait ok… I had to do some cute, romantic, nice, etc… thinking before I put up the romantic chapter ^___^…

***** well, now onto the story…

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*Ch.10* - Moonlight Lovers

That night when Rin and Sakura had gotten home, Rin took the basket of flowers into the library and made some tea out of it. The tea was to heal and clam down the heat that still remains in her body and to bring back her true agility of fighting skills. After everyone in the house had ate, she gave each and everyone a cup of tea that she had made. The drink was a secret healing process which she learns from her master.

Using the water that runs down the stream, boiling it into purity and then mixing the water with the pollens of the flowers. She pulls off the petals and top it on the liquid. The drink was soothing from the lips to the soul, adding a twist of sugar cane to the tea. After everyone had had a cup of Rin's tea, they all left for bed.

That night, Rin stood up and thought about her journey, debating on when she was going to leave. There wasn't much time for her and had made a decision on leaving tomorrow but wasn't quite sure when to start her journey the following day. Rin had thought about this so long that she couldn't sleep.

*Why is it so hard for me to make a decision now? Is it because that I feel so attach to this family that I just can't leave? This family had brought back so many memories of my past. Especially with Teiji…* Rin sigh from her thoughts. She had knew that she must have stayed up for more than three hours. By now, the moon was shinning brightly in the dark sky as the moon rays beams through a crack in the wall. Rin observe the light and stare at it. At that sudden, she felt the floor creek as someone was getting up from the covers that was across from her.

She observe the dark figure as it left the chambers and slide the slide behind her. Then, she heard the front door open as foot steps ran towards the woods. Rin got up from her laying position and looked at the person who was lying down next to her. Sakura was still asleep and Hanna was gone from her sleeping mat.

*Hanna? Where could she be going at this hour?* Rin thought. She then lie back down and waited to see if Hanna comes back. Ten minutes had passed by and Rin was starting to get worried. Rin tosses and turns as the minutes went by, and then finally made a decision of following Hanna. Rin carefully got up from her sleeping mat as not to wake up Sakura and toss on her youkai clothes.

Rin then follows Hanna out to the front door and did her best by following her footprints. She followed the footprints to the woods and listen for any youkai that was close by. Nothing. Rin ran through the woods with her bell on her right foot jingling and ringing through the woods. She stop and look upon the moon as the moon rays beams' down on her black hair and onto her skin.

She took a step, and then stops as she hears a hum coming from a distance. She follows the humming and came to a spot that has no trees but a rock at the center of the space. Rin stood behind a tree and pear behind it to see who it was. A girl in a orange kimono sat on top of the rock hums as she picked off a flower close by and held it close to her nose.

*Hanna* Rin thought to herself. She was about to run up to the girl that was upon the rock, but was stop when she see's a youkai step out of the woods with his hands behind his back. He looked familiar to her with his white long silver hair and ember eyes. But the crescent moon that was on his temple was shaped upside down and the markings that was on his checks were of a zigzag.

He wore a royal blue outfit, quite similar to the youkai she met before, but this one had on a red sash. His armor was quite the same as the white lord she had met, but this one had his done in a different fashion with shoulder blades connected to the front of his chest. A sword hung from his left hip and what was different about this one, was that his face showed more emotion.

*Must be brothers or something…* Rin thought as she study's the youkai.

"Gensoumaru!" Hanna called out jumping off the rock and running towards him. Rin stare at the two, guessing that this Gensoumaru is her lover. She embraced him, as if she hasn't seen him for a long time now. He embrace her back taking in her scent. She tilt her head up to look at him in the eye as he places a small kiss on her forehead.

"I've missed you Gensoumaru-sama" she said to him softly, placing her head back on his chest.

"I apologize Hanna". He say to her in a deep tone.

"For what Gensoumaru?" she ask him as he step away from her.

"Only once a month in a new moon, I can only see you… I can't even find an excuse to escape the palace walls. I just wish that I was more like my…"

"Shhhh…. As long as your name is not how it is meant to be for me, then I'm happy…" Hanna had come up to Gensoumaru and place her small hand over his lips, not wanting to hear what he has to say. Gensoumaru reached out his right hand and place her soft check against his palm. He pulls her into his embrace and kissed her again on her forehead. Hanna tilted her head more as he brushes off her long hair that was against her neck. He ran his fingers along her neck and kiss the fang marks softly.

"Are there any strange signs lately?" Gensoumaru ask softly with his lips still against her neck.

"What?" She ask him back in curiosity.

"You are with child…" He stated. At that, Hanna stepped away from the youkai and narrowed her eyebrows.

"What?" Hanna ask in a panic toned voice.

"Hanna, you're not…… happy?" Gensoumaru ask his mate.

"I… I, I'm…. I'm with child?" She ask again in shocked. Gensoumaru only nodded as he see's his mate's body went limp and collapse but he caught her before she hit the ground.

Rin's eyes went wide at the news that she has just witnessed. She took a step back with her right foot, sending out a little ring from the bell. Rin held her hand to her parted lips at the shocking news.

Gensoumaru narrowed his eyebrows at the noises that was coming from the trees not too far away and lay his mate on the grasses and went after it.

Rin, seeing that he was coming after her, ran through the woods back to where she had first came. She stops when she see's him standing in front of her glaring with cold eyes.

"What do you want?" She ask him.

"I should ask you the same question… What do you want?" he ask her back the same way she had. Rin was still shocked at what she had heard earlier. She swallowed and can feel her hands trembling from the news.

"I can sense that you're afraid. I knew there was a strange scent mingling around the area." He said to her with his cold glare.

"I'm not afraid of you." She says back to him. "I believe that the two of you are star-cross lovers. A strong youkai such as yourself shouldn't be doing this to a human."

"She's my human." He said coldly back to her.

"Well, what would her family think about this?" She question him causing him to think about the question as his expression changed to a worried one.

"You're wasting my time." At that, he left her and walked back to where his mate who was still lying on the grasses. Rin stood there which seemed like forever, deep in thoughts of what will happen if Hanna's family had found out. Her family will be dishonor and the villagers will stone her and her family out.

"You're so stupid Hanna-san." Rin managed to utter under her breath.

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The next day, Rin woke up late due to her thoughts that ran through her mind the night before. The hour was close to noon, and she was suppose to leave early this morning to continue her journey. She placed out her things to pack and then when she was done, she left the chambers, sliding the slide behind her.

*I have to find Teiji*. She thought to herself. She came out of the house and onto the patio where she had met him the day before. Just as she had expected, Teiji was standing with his arms crossed looking deep into space.

"Teiji?" She called to him. Teiji looked her way dropping his arms to his side.

"Rin, it's good to see you again this morning. What idea have you've come up with to debate with me this time?" He said to her with a smile across his face. "You sure woke up late, was it me who you were dreaming about last night?" he ask with a smirk.

"Don't start with me Teiji. I'm not here to debate or have riddles to tell. I must ask you something Teiji." Rin said to him with an serious expression. He then relax his playfulness smile and replaced it with a serious one.

"What is it?"

"Teiji, I will be leaving soon… I'll be leaving today actually. Ummm…. I have to ask you for something."

"You're leaving? Does my mother know that you are?"

"No, I haven't told her yet. But I will."

"Why do you have to leave so soon? Can't you stay for a few more days?"

"Teiji, I know you're not stupid. You know perfectly well why I'm leaving." At that Teiji sighs and looked at Rin in the eye and smile at her.

"Ok Rin. What is it?" He finally say.

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Later that day when it was nearly dark, Rin finally met up with Shinji and told her of her departing. Shinji pack her some food for her journey and offer her some clothes. But Rin refuses to take the clothing with her; the only clothes that she'll have is a simple kimono, her youkai clothes and the samurai outfit that she was now wearing which she had ask for from Teiji.

The family stood outside the doorway when she came out of the bedroom wearing the samurai outfit. She had her hair tied up in a long ponytail and she stood tall at the entrance of the door. She looked so much like a man now with her sword hung from her waist and her purple sack across her chest in a bundle behind her back.

She bow to everyone in the family and thanked them for their kindness of taking her in and serving her as a family member of their own. The villagers stares at her for her departure, trying to treasure the image of her beauty and remember it forever.

Shinji shed a singo tear when she said her good-byes to Rin. Rin embrace her and wipe the tear away from Shinji's face. Sakura was also crying; tears ran down her checks freely as she gaze up to Rin.

"Will you promise to come back Rin-san?"

"Yes Sakura, I promise to come back to see you and your family." Rin bow to Sakura and she bows back. She then thank Goro and bow deeply in respect. She move to the next person who was Hanna. Hanna smiled at Rin but Rin didn't smile in return. Rin took Hanna by the hand and walked to a distance so the family won't hear what they were saying.

"Rin-san, what is it?"

"Hanna, promise me that you will take care of yourself and won't dishonor your family no matter what."

"Rin what are you saying?"

The two girls just stare at each other for a long time as Hanna's eyes became watery from what Rin had meant.

"Where were you last night?" Rin finally said to break the silence.

"You found out about him didn't you?" Hanna said sadly looking away from Rin. "I don't know what else to do."

Rin fake a smile and held her by her shoulders. "Just don't kill yourself Hanna-san. I will come back and try to help you." The two girls embrace. They let go and Rin walked away from Hanna and the family towards the road down to the river.

"Rin!" Teiji called out her name. Rin turns back around and sees' Teiji running up to her. "Aren't you going to say anything to me? You didn't even say farewell."

"Fine, farewell." She said to him turning her back to him and heads towards the road again. Teiji grabbed her shoulders to face him as his family and comrades stares in surprise.

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"Shu-jin, what is our son doing?" Shinji whisper to her husband.

"Don't know O-ku-san…" Goro reply to his wife as they watches the scene that was taking place between their son and Rin.

"AW don't worry, he's just doing what we think he should do!!!" one of the warriors said. Everyone watches as Teiji tries to block Rin's way. He pulls on her but she pulls away. He tries to hold her hand but she swings it out of his grasp.

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"What do you want damn it!?!?" Rin yell at him forcefully.

"Rin, all I'm asking is for me to come along… there are many danger and I don't want you to get hurt! You are a woman and…"

"And what!?!?" Teiji was cut off with Rin's question. "And what huh? Just because you think that I'm a woman it doesn't mean that I'm weak!" Rin observe him from head to toe as he shrugs his shoulders.

"Oh, oh… so, so is that what you think? That I'm a woman and woman knows nothing but how to work pots and pans? Well I don't know how to work pots and pan! The only pots I know how to work is popping from high to low from air to ground. And the only pan I can "pong" is the ping' and the pang' and the cling' and the clang' of my sword! Now get away from me!!!" She pushes him aside and walked away from him.

"Rin…" She stops again and turn to him… he had his head tilted to the side and sigh from their fight.

"What Teiji? Don't start with me…" Rin said giving him the same look back. Teiji walked up to Rin and sigh and tilted his head upward facing the sky.

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"I bet he'll do what I say and kiss her." Hiten say to Bakotus.

"I bet anything he won't!" Bakotus said back still looking at the two.

"We'll just see what happens, that Rin doesn't look that good anyways." Jakotus said with his arms cross.

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"Rin… I ah…" Rin gave him a bored look and turn to leave but Teiji grab her arm and turn her to face him again. "Rin, if you will… or may, or would… ummm…."

"Don't even say it, the last time a guy asked to bare his child, I send him off baring the tree's branches…" Rin turn to leave Teiji, but he followed her. Rin was becoming very annoyed and started running but Teiji only runs after her and tries to stop her.

"You won't give up won't you Teiji? If you want me to live with you forever like how your mom lives with your father then say it…" Rin said to him angrily. Teiji stared at Rin for a long time observing her pale face and her features. Rin gave a sigh and finally turn to leave for the very last time.

"Yes…. Yes I want you to stay with me…." Rin stops and turns around facing him. "Forever…" He finished. Rin slowly walks back to where Teiji was standing and observes him from head to toe with a calm but soft look.

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"See, I told you…. What did I say huh?" Hiten said with a smile across his face and cross's his arms.

"They didn't even kissed!" Bakotus reply back.

"Well, they will soon… just watch!!!"

"Fine, this is a bet then… Jakotus, you're the witness… if Teiji kiss's Rin, then I lose and I'll have to pay him 100 yen. But if I win and Teiji doesn't kiss Rin, then you Hiten, will have to pay me 100 yen."

"Alright!" Jakotus reply "I'm the witness then…"

"Fine with me" Hiten stated… as the three of the turn to look at the scene again.

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"Are you sure about that Teiji?" Rin ask him.

"Yes…. Rin, I am." He replied back.

"Are you sure you're man enough for me?"

"Like I said, woman always lose right. One way or another, woman will always lose." He smiles at her and held his hand to her. She looked at his hand and step aside to take off her sack from her back and her sword from her waist. "I knew you'll come around." He said to her while she took down her belongings.

At the moment he had said that, she ran towards him in full speed. Teiji looked varied as Rin came to him knocking him to the ground. His family, comrades and the villagers stares in awed as the scene takes place.

"Woman don't always lose…" Rin stated. Teiji stares up at her with a bleeding lip. He wipe the blood off with the back of his sleeve and got off the ground. He turn to look at the people who were staring; everyone had their mouths parted and theirs eyes wide from the scene that had just taken place.

"Why'd you do that?" He ask her embarrassedly.

"Humph, I thought you said you were man enough for me?" She smirk at him. Her face went from a smirk to stone and had her left leg out and her hands fisted in a fighting position. "I can promise you, that if you win this fight, I'll stay with you forever… I'll go easy on you…"

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"See! See, didn't I tell you… look at that, I told you he wouldn't dare to kiss Rin-chan." Bakotus said in satisfactory.

"She doesn't look so tough!" Jakotus said with half of his lip upward. Hiten just stares in amazement.

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"Rin, we…" Teiji was cut off with another blow. Rin came dashing onto him again but he moved out of the way. He tries to dodge some of her fist attacks but didn't quite seem to be in luck to move out of the way in time. Rin's moves were quick, her kicks were fast and her punches were smooth. She moves her fist forward as Teiji moved his head away from it, but then she expands her hand and gave him a quick slap on the side of his check.

Teiji took a few steps backwards and stares at her and put a hand to his check. He fisted his hands and went for a punch, but she spun just inches from his chest and reached the end of his sash and slipped it away from his waist. Rin held out his sash with a smirk while he looked down and held onto his pants before fell to the ground.

"Give that back!" Teiji demanded.

"Come and get big tough man…" Rin said in a scornful way holding up his sash. Teiji narrowed his eyebrows and let his pants drop to the ground and took off his haori. He was wearing nothing but his white underwear. (a/n: it a thong ^_* "wink*").

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All the mothers of the village cover their daughters face's not letting them see what was going to happen next. The ladies who were in the front row were neither laughing and giggling or screaming from the likes of his body. The younger ones cover their eyes and the men's crowded in as the fight takes place.

"OH… OH… OH, will you look at that! It's more than just a kiss now. Jakotus, raise that up to 200 yen!!!" Hiten betted more as he stares in wide eyes.

"Shut-up!" Bakotus elbow Hiten on his side.

"I'm winning the bet I tell ya… I am winning the bet!!! C'on, daddy needs a new pair of thongs… hehhehee" Hiten trails off.

"Wow! She's going to be aggressive in bed…" Lord Akuma said as Shinji eye him as a mean of saying how rude he was being.

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Teiji went forward but Rin just dashes off into the air and whoop's him on his butt with his sash. She strikes the ground and dances with the sash giving Teiji some cuts and burses. The fight had went on until the sun was almost set. By then, Teiji had finally had had enough. He made his best move and held onto the other end of the sash when Rin swung towards him again. He wrap himself with his sash and pulls her into his embrace. Rin tries to wiggle free and send both of them crashing to the ground, but he held onto her tightly.

"Okay, that's enough Lady Rin…" He said to her softly and then finally lets her go. "You have won, we'll end the fight here." He finished.

"You still think woman are weak?" She said standing up and straightening out her clothes.

"Not you Lady Rin…" He said to her. She bow to him and left to get her belongings. She put the sword back on her left hip and her sack behind her back. She turned around once again and bow deeply to the crowd and left, leaving Teiji in his underwear staring at her back.

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"HA! I win, they were just fighting… 200 yens, "I" need a new pair of thongs!" Bakotus demanded for the money as Jakotus nods, telling Hiten to pay up.

"I'll have to admit, that girl has some skills…" Lord Akuma said. Everyone around them nods in agreement.

"That was weak, I've seen her do better!" Sakura said from her mother's side.

Teiji quickly turns around and runs towards his family where Sakura was. The crowd moves away as he runs to Sakura.

"Sakura, what did you say?"

"I said I've seen her fight better than that." She said again smiling.

"What else does she do?" Teiji ask his little sister.

"Well she can fly, and…. She can use this really really strange power of hers. And… umm… her sword, she can control her sword and… umm a lot of other stuffs… The technique that she uses to fight with you, was only a tease." She said sending out a cheesy smile. Teiji looked back to the woman who was now gone down the road.

*I'll practice more and will fight you again next time Rin, if what Sakura say is ture. Woman will always lose, one way or another.* Teiji thought to himself.

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***** ok people, I hope that you guys liked this scene… heheehehe…. I hope that it was good. I worked on it for the longest time… I think this has got to be one of my longest chapters…

***** oh and about Jakotus, Hiten, and Bakotus… I put them in the story because I was running out of characters. I think I'll be putting more characters into the story as I go, but for right now, I'm not quite sure yet…

***** oh and did you guys like the bet??? Hehhehehe, I didn't want to put that in, but I have little girls here and they minds of their own… they're all telling me to put in this and that, they make it sound all CHEESY and all…. Hehehehhe so I guess they kinda helped me out here…

Well here are a couple of notes:

*Shu-jin - refers to husband

*O-ku-san - refers to wife… ^__^

Oh, and I didn't now what they call those thongs in Japanese so I just call it thong* ^__^

*yes, and about that romance scene… well you guys have already kinda guessed what kind of person I am… I'm not into lemon* stuff and when it comes to romance, I don't want it to sound too cocky and corny… I don't want a lot of passion going on, I just want things to be soft and slow…

***oh and the name Gensoumaru? Well Gensou means - *Illusion* so it's like calling him Illusion something… and I thin "maru" means circle… his name is called "circle of Illusion" I guess… *_* dunno….

*****the kind of romance I'm more into is a kiss on the check, a peck on the lips or the neck. A long embrace or a hug… umm… head on the chest, taking in the scent of a chicks hair… you know that kind of stuff… please don't be mad at me…

*****to be honest, I can't describe a kiss cause I've really never been kissed… yep, my kiss is still a virgin alrite… m(. .)m

So don't look at me all strange…. Gosh, why am I telling you guys this, it's a culture thing!!!

Well read and review ok… ^___^