InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ❯ Meeting the Seven Brothers ( Chapter 2 )
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By: LizzieG3 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 05.16.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 487 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 05.16.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 487 | Status: Work In Progress
Summary: The Takahashi Brothers are nothing but a bunch of back woodsmen who know nothing of life outside the mountains. After both of their parents die, they are left to take care of themselves the best they can for many years. When the oldest brother Sesshomaru decides they need a female to help with the ‘womanly’ chores, he goes into town to get married. Love at first site, Rin willingly marries him, but is in the shock of her life when she meets the rest of the family and finds out she is there to be basically their maid. Not one to be pushed over, she sets out to turn all the brothers into respectable men. Even though they all clean up nice, will they be able to win brides for themselves?
-Pairings Inuyasha/Kagome Sango/Miroku Sesshomaru/Rin
Author’s Note: The story is based loosely on the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Even though it starts Rin and Sesshomaru, there will be plenty of all the other couples. Aside from Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Miroku, Kagome, Sango and Rin all the other brothers and there future brides are mine. Even though they do have Japanese names, the story takes place in America because I’m not to sure what life was like back then in Japan.
I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Inuyasha or any related characters. I also don’t own the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. I do own any characters you do not recognize and this actual story.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Chapter 2
Meeting the Seven Brothers
* * * * *
Sesshomaru and Rin were making there way up the mountain to the Takahashi farm. The two rode along in compatible silence with Rin taking in the beauty of the mountains. There was miles of trees, flowers, and even little lakes and streams flowing down the mountain side. It was truly breathe taking.
“Oh Sesshomaru it’s so beautiful up here.”
“Yes it is,” he agreed.
“I can’t believe it, this morning I was cooking for a bunch of boys, and now here I am, married only have to cook for one man from now on.”
Shifting uncomfortably, Sesshomaru steered the horses to one of the streams. “Best we give the horses a break.”
“Sesshomaru, does it ever get lonely up on the mountain alone.”
“Sometimes. You see that path we were going through. During the winter, if you’re not careful, the slightest noise can cause an avalanche. If that happens we could be snowed in for months until the snow melts.”
“Well, I imagine that even if that was to happen, it wouldn’t be that lonely if I’m with you,” she said smiling at him.
“Um, yeah, well best be on our way.”
“Of course, wouldn’t want your animals to miss you all alone up there.”
“Uh huh.”
The two continued on their way. It was amazing how open they seemed to be with one other. Rin couldn’t keep from talking about everything, from her past to their future. She went on about how she hoped their lives would be. He learned that her family had been killed a few years prior, and she had been on her own for many years. She was looking to having a big family one day.
Sesshomaru was usually a very quiet man, but for some reason when he was with Rin, he felt completely relaxed. He told her some of his past. That his father was ¾ Inu-youkai and his mother was ¼ Inu-youkai. That explained why he looked full demon. They had died almost 15 years ago, and he had been running the farm since.
Soon they arrived to the farm. Just as they pulled up to the house, Rin noticed a man sitting on a chair on the porch. The man sat up at seeing them, and walked towards them.
Sesshomaru stopped the wagon, and helped Rin out. Seeing her questioning look, he introduced the two.
“Rin, I’d like you to meet my brother Kenjiro.”
“Nice to meet you Kenjiro.”
“Kenjiro, this is Rin, my wife.”
“Your wife! Hey Morio, Takeo, come over here, Sesshomaru did it, he got a wife.”
Rin turned around surprised as two more men, a little younger then the ones in front of her, come running over to her.
“This is Morio and Takeo.”
“Which one is Morio and which is Takeo,” she asked.
“I am,” they replied at the same time.
“Well, that clears that right up.”
Just then another man walked over. Rin tried to cover her surprise. ‘How many are there,” she wondered to herself.
“This is Kazuo.”
“How do you do.”
“Guys, this is Rin, she’s my wife.”
With that he led her into the house. As she walked in and laid eyes on the disaster in front of her, to say she was shocked would be putting it mildly. She began to have a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach.
Just then another man walked around the corner with a wooden spoon in his hand.
Seeing a woman, he straightened up immediately and came over to her. “Beautiful creature, my name is Miroku, may I inquire what yours is.”
“Back off you lecher. This is Rin my wife. And put that spoon down. Now that Rin is her, we can get some real cooking.”
“Do you boys live around here?”
“Not around, we live here,” Morio, or was it Takeo replied.
Rin turned towards Sesshomaru. Clearing his throat he took her by the arm and began leading her through the house. “I know that it isn’t much, but now that you’re here, you can give it a more womanly touch.”
Thin lipped, she nodded.
Just then a little blur came streaking past her. Shocked, she fell back into Sesshomaru’s arms. She might have blushed at the feeling, but she was too startled at the appearance of another man that came barging through the door.
“Shippo you little runt, get back here! I’m gonna kill you with me bare hands!”
“Oh my!”
“Don’t worry about that. That’s just Inuyasha chasing Shippo, happens quite often actually. He might threaten to kill Shippo a lot, but he’s really a big softy. He’s actually quite fond of the little guy,” Miroku replied.
“I’ll show you fond of,” Inuyasha yelled at that moment as he grabbed Miroku by the back of the collar and dragged him into his little brawl with Shippo that now also contained Takeo trying to stop Inuyasha, and Kazuo calling out from the sideline to stop fighting and behave peacefully.
Seeing Rin’s distressed face, Sesshomaru yelled at the lot. “That’s Enough!!” At the sound of their big brothers voice, the brothers quickly detangled themselves and stood up.
“Now that everyone is here, we can have a proper introduction.”
Rin took in the appearance of the boys. Besides Sesshomaru, there was seven more. Each looked like they hadn’t had a bath in a month, and a hair cut in over a year. Almost all of them had a beard of sorts, except for the littlest one Shippo.
“I know they aren’t much to look at. But they are good boys. And their clothes aren’t mended well, but-“
“Now that I’m here,” Rin finished with a sigh. It was finally dawning on her exactly what she was expected to do. She didn’t marry one man. Oh no, she married one man and seven of his brothers. Shaking her head she looked at the boys again. “Could you all give me you names again. A little slower this time.”
“Start from oldest too youngest boys. To make it a little easier, all of us are two years apart starting with me at 30.”
“I’m Kenjiro.” Rin noticed he had blonde hair, with piercing blues eyes. His ears were pointed, but other then that, he looked almost completely human.
“I’m Morio,” said the next one. This one had little dog like ears on the top of his head, but unlike the one that had chased the little one around earlier, this one had black hair and black ears with silver eyes.
“I’m Miroku,” said the one that looked the most human. The only odd thing about him was his violet eyes. Other then that, he had dark brown hair.
“I’m Takeo,” said the big burly one. He definitely was the biggest out of the brothers. His hair was silver like Sesshomaru, but was curly. His eyes were also silver.
“I’m Kazuo,” the one that had been trying to break the fight up replied. She was surprised to see that he looked almost exactly like Sesshomaru, but had black hair instead.
“Feh, I’m Inuyasha,” the next one said with crossed arms. He too had little dog ears on the top of his head, but had the same coloring as Sesshomaru with silver hair and golden eyes.
She felt a tug at her skirt and looked down. “Hi, I’m Shippo,” the littlest one said. He looked nothing like the other. At Rin’s puzzled look, Sesshomaru answered, “He’s not our real brother. Inuyasha found him about two years ago. He was an orphan, so we kind of adopted him. He’s a fox youkai.”
Rin nodded in understanding. “Why do you all look so different?”
Kenjiro shrugged. “Genetics I guess. Did Sesshomaru tell you about our parents?” She nodded, “Since they were also of mixed blood, we all kinda got different features.”
“I see. Yes, he told me about your parents, just kind of left out the seven of you,” she replied with a frown.
Deciding Rin had enough of his brothers, he ushered them all out. “Alright, everyone out. Give Rin her space. We’ll leave you to do what you do. When supper is ready, just sound the triangle.” With a nod, Sesshomaru left the room also.
Rin looked around in amazement. Sitting down for a minute, she took in a deep breathe. Shaking her head she stood back up proudly and set to work. ‘If they wanted dinner, she would give it to them,’ she thought to herself as she began cleaning off the table.
* * * * *
Awhile later, Rin stood ringing the triangle. She looked out the front door waiting for the boys, and was startled when she turned and saw them running for the table, climbing over one another and greedily grabbing for the food. Walking to the table, she smacked Takeo’s hand as he was grabbing for another roll.
“Ow, what was that for.”
“You are all a bunch of animals,” she cried as the brothers continued tearing into the food.
Just then Sesshomaru walked in. “What’s wrong.”
“You’re brothers; they have no manners, look at them as they grab at what ever they can. They didn’t even wait for grace.”
“Well, must be good then,” he replied as he too sat down and began snatching food from the plates.
Fed up, Rin threw her spoon down. “If you want to act like animals, you can eat like them on the floor!” She grabbed the edge of the table, and using all her strength tipped the table over on its side knocking Miroku, Takeo, and Kazuo over in the process.
She then stomped out of the room, and proceeded to run up the stairs to her new bedroom. She slammed the door and threw herself onto the bed. ‘What have I gotten myself into?’
* * * * *
A few hours later, all of the brothers were gathered downstairs unwinding from the day. As the clock chimed nine, Sesshomaru stood up. “I think it’s time for you boys to go to bed. Long day tomorrow.”
“Yeah Sesshomaru, you should go to bed too,” Morio replied snickering along with the rest of the brothers.
Shooting an irritated look at them all, he turned and made his way upstairs.
“He’s right guys, lets get some sleep,” Miroku replied.
The brothers all got up, and Inuyasha bent down to pick up an already asleep Shippo. They began making their way to the room they shared. Inuyasha laid Shippo down, while Kenjiro pretended to close the door. Just as he saw Sesshomaru close his bedroom door, he waved his other brothers and the six all ran to the door to listen to what was going to happen.
Sesshomaru took a deep breath, and opened the door. He saw Rin sitting in a rocking chair reading a book. When she saw him, she closed her book and looked at him.
“I thought you’d be asleep by now.”
“You did.”
“It has been some day. Would you like me to turn down the covers?”
“You can, but I won’t be sleeping there.”
“What.”
She stood up and turned towards Sesshomaru. “Don’t what me. You never wanted a wife. You wanted a maid. Someone to cook and clean for you. You let me embarrass myself all the way up here. Going on about how our life would be, just the two of us making a family. I come to find out my family is a whole lot bigger then I thought. I didn’t just marry you. I married you and seven other boys. I thought maybe you loved me, but I was wrong.” She began crying silent tears and turned away.
Not knowing what to do, he went to leave them room. He opened the door quickly, and saw his brothers all standing there trying to look innocent. “Get to bed all of you right now.” They all turned and ran back to their beds shutting the door. Taking a deep breathe, Sesshomaru walked down the stairs. He knew he had to do something to smooth things over with Rin. Walking over to a chest in the corner, he removed a book and a handkerchief. He then walked into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water and slowly made his way back up the stairs.
Letting himself in, he went over to Rin who was now seated at the window seat. “I brought you a glass of water.”
“Thank you,” she replied as she took it not making eye contact. Sesshomaru closed his eyes then lowered himself onto his knees. Rin looked at him. She might not know all about him yet, but getting down on his knees was not something he was accustomed too. It was a sign of submission.
“Rin, I apologize for not telling you the complete truth. But I knew that if I told you, you never would have agreed to marry me. You might not believe me, but I did choose to marry you for more then a maid. When I first laid eyes on you, I felt something I never felt before. I knew you had to be mine. I want you to have something that I hope will prove that to you.”
He slowly handed her the handkerchief he had. She unrolled it and pulled a locket out. “This was my mother’s. She gave it to me right after Inuyasha was born. Father had died a week prior, and she told me I was now the head of the family. She gave this to me, and told me, one day, I would find a bride. She told me that my bride would share a part of my soul. The day I met her, my soul would feel complete. That happened today. I want you to wear that so you can always know I am there, and I do love you.”
Rin wordlessly held the locket out to him. He took it, and she lifted her hair so he could put it around her neck. “It’s beautiful.”
“Not as beautiful as you. I didn’t marry you to have a maid. I married you because I knew you were the right woman for me. I love you.”
Smiling through unshed tears, Rin threw her arms around his neck. Pulling back, she softly placed her lips on his. He was pleasantly surprised. Pulling back, he picked up the book he brought up. “This was also my mother’s journal. I thought you maybe like to read it.”
“I would love to. Thank you Sesshomaru. Now, let’s go to bed.”
Smiling one of his rare smiles he picked her up sending her into a fit of giggles. He walked to the bed and flopped onto it with Rin still in his arms. At that same moment, the bed frame broke, sending the mattress to the floor with a huge bang, triggering laughs from outside the door where the six brothers were listening.
* * * * *
Author’s note: Well, that’s chapter one. Hopefully everyone liked it. In the next chapter, I’ll hopefully get to the fun stuff. Rin has got to whip them boys in shape, plus I will start more character development. I am thinking of posting an extra page with small biographies of each of the brothers and their brides. Eventually, I’ll introduce all the other brides and get to fun with the other couples. Please review and tell me what you think.
Thanks!!
Elizabeth
-Pairings Inuyasha/Kagome Sango/Miroku Sesshomaru/Rin
Author’s Note: The story is based loosely on the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Even though it starts Rin and Sesshomaru, there will be plenty of all the other couples. Aside from Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Miroku, Kagome, Sango and Rin all the other brothers and there future brides are mine. Even though they do have Japanese names, the story takes place in America because I’m not to sure what life was like back then in Japan.
I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Inuyasha or any related characters. I also don’t own the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. I do own any characters you do not recognize and this actual story.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Chapter 2
Meeting the Seven Brothers
* * * * *
Sesshomaru and Rin were making there way up the mountain to the Takahashi farm. The two rode along in compatible silence with Rin taking in the beauty of the mountains. There was miles of trees, flowers, and even little lakes and streams flowing down the mountain side. It was truly breathe taking.
“Oh Sesshomaru it’s so beautiful up here.”
“Yes it is,” he agreed.
“I can’t believe it, this morning I was cooking for a bunch of boys, and now here I am, married only have to cook for one man from now on.”
Shifting uncomfortably, Sesshomaru steered the horses to one of the streams. “Best we give the horses a break.”
“Sesshomaru, does it ever get lonely up on the mountain alone.”
“Sometimes. You see that path we were going through. During the winter, if you’re not careful, the slightest noise can cause an avalanche. If that happens we could be snowed in for months until the snow melts.”
“Well, I imagine that even if that was to happen, it wouldn’t be that lonely if I’m with you,” she said smiling at him.
“Um, yeah, well best be on our way.”
“Of course, wouldn’t want your animals to miss you all alone up there.”
“Uh huh.”
The two continued on their way. It was amazing how open they seemed to be with one other. Rin couldn’t keep from talking about everything, from her past to their future. She went on about how she hoped their lives would be. He learned that her family had been killed a few years prior, and she had been on her own for many years. She was looking to having a big family one day.
Sesshomaru was usually a very quiet man, but for some reason when he was with Rin, he felt completely relaxed. He told her some of his past. That his father was ¾ Inu-youkai and his mother was ¼ Inu-youkai. That explained why he looked full demon. They had died almost 15 years ago, and he had been running the farm since.
Soon they arrived to the farm. Just as they pulled up to the house, Rin noticed a man sitting on a chair on the porch. The man sat up at seeing them, and walked towards them.
Sesshomaru stopped the wagon, and helped Rin out. Seeing her questioning look, he introduced the two.
“Rin, I’d like you to meet my brother Kenjiro.”
“Nice to meet you Kenjiro.”
“Kenjiro, this is Rin, my wife.”
“Your wife! Hey Morio, Takeo, come over here, Sesshomaru did it, he got a wife.”
Rin turned around surprised as two more men, a little younger then the ones in front of her, come running over to her.
“This is Morio and Takeo.”
“Which one is Morio and which is Takeo,” she asked.
“I am,” they replied at the same time.
“Well, that clears that right up.”
Just then another man walked over. Rin tried to cover her surprise. ‘How many are there,” she wondered to herself.
“This is Kazuo.”
“How do you do.”
“Guys, this is Rin, she’s my wife.”
With that he led her into the house. As she walked in and laid eyes on the disaster in front of her, to say she was shocked would be putting it mildly. She began to have a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach.
Just then another man walked around the corner with a wooden spoon in his hand.
Seeing a woman, he straightened up immediately and came over to her. “Beautiful creature, my name is Miroku, may I inquire what yours is.”
“Back off you lecher. This is Rin my wife. And put that spoon down. Now that Rin is her, we can get some real cooking.”
“Do you boys live around here?”
“Not around, we live here,” Morio, or was it Takeo replied.
Rin turned towards Sesshomaru. Clearing his throat he took her by the arm and began leading her through the house. “I know that it isn’t much, but now that you’re here, you can give it a more womanly touch.”
Thin lipped, she nodded.
Just then a little blur came streaking past her. Shocked, she fell back into Sesshomaru’s arms. She might have blushed at the feeling, but she was too startled at the appearance of another man that came barging through the door.
“Shippo you little runt, get back here! I’m gonna kill you with me bare hands!”
“Oh my!”
“Don’t worry about that. That’s just Inuyasha chasing Shippo, happens quite often actually. He might threaten to kill Shippo a lot, but he’s really a big softy. He’s actually quite fond of the little guy,” Miroku replied.
“I’ll show you fond of,” Inuyasha yelled at that moment as he grabbed Miroku by the back of the collar and dragged him into his little brawl with Shippo that now also contained Takeo trying to stop Inuyasha, and Kazuo calling out from the sideline to stop fighting and behave peacefully.
Seeing Rin’s distressed face, Sesshomaru yelled at the lot. “That’s Enough!!” At the sound of their big brothers voice, the brothers quickly detangled themselves and stood up.
“Now that everyone is here, we can have a proper introduction.”
Rin took in the appearance of the boys. Besides Sesshomaru, there was seven more. Each looked like they hadn’t had a bath in a month, and a hair cut in over a year. Almost all of them had a beard of sorts, except for the littlest one Shippo.
“I know they aren’t much to look at. But they are good boys. And their clothes aren’t mended well, but-“
“Now that I’m here,” Rin finished with a sigh. It was finally dawning on her exactly what she was expected to do. She didn’t marry one man. Oh no, she married one man and seven of his brothers. Shaking her head she looked at the boys again. “Could you all give me you names again. A little slower this time.”
“Start from oldest too youngest boys. To make it a little easier, all of us are two years apart starting with me at 30.”
“I’m Kenjiro.” Rin noticed he had blonde hair, with piercing blues eyes. His ears were pointed, but other then that, he looked almost completely human.
“I’m Morio,” said the next one. This one had little dog like ears on the top of his head, but unlike the one that had chased the little one around earlier, this one had black hair and black ears with silver eyes.
“I’m Miroku,” said the one that looked the most human. The only odd thing about him was his violet eyes. Other then that, he had dark brown hair.
“I’m Takeo,” said the big burly one. He definitely was the biggest out of the brothers. His hair was silver like Sesshomaru, but was curly. His eyes were also silver.
“I’m Kazuo,” the one that had been trying to break the fight up replied. She was surprised to see that he looked almost exactly like Sesshomaru, but had black hair instead.
“Feh, I’m Inuyasha,” the next one said with crossed arms. He too had little dog ears on the top of his head, but had the same coloring as Sesshomaru with silver hair and golden eyes.
She felt a tug at her skirt and looked down. “Hi, I’m Shippo,” the littlest one said. He looked nothing like the other. At Rin’s puzzled look, Sesshomaru answered, “He’s not our real brother. Inuyasha found him about two years ago. He was an orphan, so we kind of adopted him. He’s a fox youkai.”
Rin nodded in understanding. “Why do you all look so different?”
Kenjiro shrugged. “Genetics I guess. Did Sesshomaru tell you about our parents?” She nodded, “Since they were also of mixed blood, we all kinda got different features.”
“I see. Yes, he told me about your parents, just kind of left out the seven of you,” she replied with a frown.
Deciding Rin had enough of his brothers, he ushered them all out. “Alright, everyone out. Give Rin her space. We’ll leave you to do what you do. When supper is ready, just sound the triangle.” With a nod, Sesshomaru left the room also.
Rin looked around in amazement. Sitting down for a minute, she took in a deep breathe. Shaking her head she stood back up proudly and set to work. ‘If they wanted dinner, she would give it to them,’ she thought to herself as she began cleaning off the table.
* * * * *
Awhile later, Rin stood ringing the triangle. She looked out the front door waiting for the boys, and was startled when she turned and saw them running for the table, climbing over one another and greedily grabbing for the food. Walking to the table, she smacked Takeo’s hand as he was grabbing for another roll.
“Ow, what was that for.”
“You are all a bunch of animals,” she cried as the brothers continued tearing into the food.
Just then Sesshomaru walked in. “What’s wrong.”
“You’re brothers; they have no manners, look at them as they grab at what ever they can. They didn’t even wait for grace.”
“Well, must be good then,” he replied as he too sat down and began snatching food from the plates.
Fed up, Rin threw her spoon down. “If you want to act like animals, you can eat like them on the floor!” She grabbed the edge of the table, and using all her strength tipped the table over on its side knocking Miroku, Takeo, and Kazuo over in the process.
She then stomped out of the room, and proceeded to run up the stairs to her new bedroom. She slammed the door and threw herself onto the bed. ‘What have I gotten myself into?’
* * * * *
A few hours later, all of the brothers were gathered downstairs unwinding from the day. As the clock chimed nine, Sesshomaru stood up. “I think it’s time for you boys to go to bed. Long day tomorrow.”
“Yeah Sesshomaru, you should go to bed too,” Morio replied snickering along with the rest of the brothers.
Shooting an irritated look at them all, he turned and made his way upstairs.
“He’s right guys, lets get some sleep,” Miroku replied.
The brothers all got up, and Inuyasha bent down to pick up an already asleep Shippo. They began making their way to the room they shared. Inuyasha laid Shippo down, while Kenjiro pretended to close the door. Just as he saw Sesshomaru close his bedroom door, he waved his other brothers and the six all ran to the door to listen to what was going to happen.
Sesshomaru took a deep breath, and opened the door. He saw Rin sitting in a rocking chair reading a book. When she saw him, she closed her book and looked at him.
“I thought you’d be asleep by now.”
“You did.”
“It has been some day. Would you like me to turn down the covers?”
“You can, but I won’t be sleeping there.”
“What.”
She stood up and turned towards Sesshomaru. “Don’t what me. You never wanted a wife. You wanted a maid. Someone to cook and clean for you. You let me embarrass myself all the way up here. Going on about how our life would be, just the two of us making a family. I come to find out my family is a whole lot bigger then I thought. I didn’t just marry you. I married you and seven other boys. I thought maybe you loved me, but I was wrong.” She began crying silent tears and turned away.
Not knowing what to do, he went to leave them room. He opened the door quickly, and saw his brothers all standing there trying to look innocent. “Get to bed all of you right now.” They all turned and ran back to their beds shutting the door. Taking a deep breathe, Sesshomaru walked down the stairs. He knew he had to do something to smooth things over with Rin. Walking over to a chest in the corner, he removed a book and a handkerchief. He then walked into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water and slowly made his way back up the stairs.
Letting himself in, he went over to Rin who was now seated at the window seat. “I brought you a glass of water.”
“Thank you,” she replied as she took it not making eye contact. Sesshomaru closed his eyes then lowered himself onto his knees. Rin looked at him. She might not know all about him yet, but getting down on his knees was not something he was accustomed too. It was a sign of submission.
“Rin, I apologize for not telling you the complete truth. But I knew that if I told you, you never would have agreed to marry me. You might not believe me, but I did choose to marry you for more then a maid. When I first laid eyes on you, I felt something I never felt before. I knew you had to be mine. I want you to have something that I hope will prove that to you.”
He slowly handed her the handkerchief he had. She unrolled it and pulled a locket out. “This was my mother’s. She gave it to me right after Inuyasha was born. Father had died a week prior, and she told me I was now the head of the family. She gave this to me, and told me, one day, I would find a bride. She told me that my bride would share a part of my soul. The day I met her, my soul would feel complete. That happened today. I want you to wear that so you can always know I am there, and I do love you.”
Rin wordlessly held the locket out to him. He took it, and she lifted her hair so he could put it around her neck. “It’s beautiful.”
“Not as beautiful as you. I didn’t marry you to have a maid. I married you because I knew you were the right woman for me. I love you.”
Smiling through unshed tears, Rin threw her arms around his neck. Pulling back, she softly placed her lips on his. He was pleasantly surprised. Pulling back, he picked up the book he brought up. “This was also my mother’s journal. I thought you maybe like to read it.”
“I would love to. Thank you Sesshomaru. Now, let’s go to bed.”
Smiling one of his rare smiles he picked her up sending her into a fit of giggles. He walked to the bed and flopped onto it with Rin still in his arms. At that same moment, the bed frame broke, sending the mattress to the floor with a huge bang, triggering laughs from outside the door where the six brothers were listening.
* * * * *
Author’s note: Well, that’s chapter one. Hopefully everyone liked it. In the next chapter, I’ll hopefully get to the fun stuff. Rin has got to whip them boys in shape, plus I will start more character development. I am thinking of posting an extra page with small biographies of each of the brothers and their brides. Eventually, I’ll introduce all the other brides and get to fun with the other couples. Please review and tell me what you think.
Thanks!!
Elizabeth