InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Petals in the Wind ❯ Tertius: Run Away! ( Chapter 3 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
" Nama no naka
Mori no naka
Kaze no naka
Yume no naka
Sesshoumaru-sama doko ni iru
Jakken-sama wo shita naete
Watashi wa hitori de machimashou
Sesshoumaru-sama omodori wo"
Rins eyes widened as she heard the song he was singing under his breath. The first two lines hadn't clicked until she realized that he was singing something from her dreams. She had been too amazed by the fact that a stranger was singing to her in what was undeniably a good voice to even notice.
"How do you know that song! What are you, some kind of crazy-stalker-person-demon-thing?" She shreiked, then ran for more cover under some brush on the edge of the water.
Sesshomaru watched her go, all suspicions confirmed at that point. Unfortunately a million questions had formed in her head. How did she not recognize him? Where had she been all these years? And most of all, how had she been able to leave? Slowly he began walking towards where she was, water swirling about him as it rose. She was still in the water, but it was shallow. He stopped when he realized that going further would reveal him in all his naked glory.
"Rin?" He asked. It was half question, half-demand that she answer him. She ignored him. He tried again. "Rin."
"Go away and leave me alone or I'll...I'll..."
She couldn't think of a suitable threat for a human to make to a demon. The only thing she could use was purification but she doubted she could actually make him believe that. She opted for glaring at him, deliberately keeping herself from looking lower than his face to save some of her modesty. An eyebrow rose over gold eyes.
"You'll...?"
She looked away.
"I'll...purify you?"
He made a noise that sounded suspiciously of laughter, although it was more of a snort.
"As if you could Rin. Not only am I too powerful I know for a fact that you are not a priestess."
Her chin rose. "And how would you know that?"
"You do not have the aura of one."
"Oh..."
Forgetting that they were both nude he walked closer to her and pulled away the brush. She shrank back into the water and crossed her arms over herself. He sat down, the water coming up to his lower belly. It was obvious she did not recognize him so he decided to try a few things.
"Jaken." He said. He earned a blank look.
"Ah-un."
Another blank look.
"Inuyasha."
Nothing.
"This Sesshomaru?"
Mmmkay..so she didn't remember him. He could deal with that. For about a day. There was no possible reason she could have forgotten him. She looked well. There were no scars on her flesh (he couldn't help but notice) so she had not undergone trauma unless it was mental. So what was it! It was just odd that she wouldn't remember the person who had literally brought her back from the dead.
Rin was sure her face was turning red. Even staring at his face wasn't saving her. There were just some places one couldn't help looking no matter how hard you tried, especially when those places were already in one's peripheral vision. She closed her eyes and shrank into herself a little more, successfully managing to draw his attention back to her. She knew he was staring at her too. She could feel his gaze on her.
Neither of them moved for about five minutes. Then a wailing/squak sound broke the silence.
"Sesshomaru-sama! Where are you Milord?"
Sesshomaru held back a growl as he mentally reviewed the approximate amount of time he had been out here. He was a little shocked to discover that it had been long enough for the sun to entirely set, which meant that at least over an hour had passed. It had been more like two.
Leaves were heard snapping as the little green imp appeared through the bushes on the opposing riverbank. It seemed like a concept entirely impossible, but somehow the already enormous eyes widened on the little green face as the cheeks turned an odd looking reddish green. He still hadn't noticed the cowering nude girl.
"My apologies milord! I didn't..."
"Jaken."
"..realize that you were still..."
"Jaken."
"..bathing! I'll be sure to..."
"Jaken. Silence yourself."
Jaken shut up. Unfortunately, while his mouth was not occupied, his eyes were. Suddenly, seemingly out of no where, there was a nude human woman with his, of all things, nude lord. Multiple emotions hit him in response to this development. It was now a matter of whether or not to be shocked, mortified, curious, panicked, embarrassed, fascinated, or...shocked.
He went with shock.
"Milord! There is a human wench invading your privacy! Let me get rid of her milord! I'll use the staff of heads!"
Normally Jaken had rocks thrown at him. Unfortunately for him there was a lack of rocks and a rather outrageous amount of boulders within the area. In the space of less than five seconds there was a boulder on top of him and a valuable lesson was learned. Boulders hurt.
Rin saw an opening and took it. The moment that Sesshomaru's back was turned she took off, running for all she was worth in the general direction of her supplies and not looking back in hopes that if she didn't, then he wouldn't be there.
She had never been so wrong in her entire life.
Before she had managed to get even ten feet away she was tackled to the ground. Two large hands landed on her shoulders and flipped her over before she landed on her face, causing her backside to meet up in a most uncomfortable manner with the earth, and before she had time to kick her arms were forced above her head, and two powerful thighs straddled her own. A grimace formed on her face as she realized that she was going to have bruises now, but then a worse realization set in. Suddenly she had never missed her brothers more. After all, Rin had listened to enough warnings about situations regarding nude men and women who were unmarried and alone to know exactly what was going to hapen next.
She was going to be raped.