InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sumire wa Kuroi Kiri スミレは黒い霧 ❯ Why? ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3-Why?

 

A pale yellow hue brightened the relatively dark room as they walked inside. Sesshomaru looked around the room briefly; it seemed to be a very large library. The walls were covered with thousands of books and the furniture in the room seemed to be very old, but the room had been kept very clean. The smell of ink came from the corner of the room where there was a large mahogany table with ink bottles, quills and parchment spread out over its surface indicating that his father still used this room every now and then. As they walked further into the room, the silhouette of tall man came into view. Nikko hid behind Sesshomaru's leg as the figure rose from the couch it was sitting on and walked towards them.

 

The man looked to be in his late 40's, had raven hair that stopped at his shoulders in a layered cut and was slightly wavy. His eyes were a dark hazel color and were very thin yet also very wide. A small goatee lay right beneath his lips that were turned up into a slight smile. He wore a dark green suit that was being hidden partially by a long black coat-like jacket that he wore over it; it stopped just at his ankles. As he came closer, Sesshomaru's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he thought “I recall this scent…but from where…” The man bent down and extended an arm out towards Nikko as he said “Hello. Ah, you must be Nikko.” Nikko clutched onto Sesshomaru's leg tighter as she peeked at the man who was smiling at her. She looked up at him, and he nodded, letting her know that it was safe to go to him. Cautiously, she slowly let go of his leg and walked over to the man.

 

“Yes…I'm Nikko.” Replied Nikko as her eyes widened, resembling saucers, as she became curious.

 

“That's a very beautiful name.” said the man as he smiled warmly at her and tilted his head slightly.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“You look just like your mother did when she was your age.”

 

“Really? You knew my mommy?” she asked, her eyes brimming with happiness to hear of someone else who knew her mother.

 

“Yes. She's very beautiful. And you get that from her.”

 

“That's what daddy told me. He says I have the same smile she did.”

 

“You do, but why do you speak of her as if she's no longer alive?” he asked, seemingly puzzled as to why Nikko spoke the way she did.

 

“Because she is no longer alive. You would do well not to speak of her anymore.” Replied Sesshomaru as he stood in between Nikko and the man who had now stood up to look at Sesshomaru.

 

“Forgive me…I had no idea…Rin's dead…When?...But why?...How did this happen to Rin…”

 

“Who are you? Why do you speak as if you had some close relation to my late wife?”

 

“Do you not remember me Sesshomaru? Well…I do not blame you for forgetting who I am…after all…I was thought of as dead.”

 

“You…you're Rin and Kagome's father.” Stated Sesshomaru more than asked as he felt a tight wrench around his heart. Anger began to build up inside of him as he remembered something that happened long ago.

 

Sesshomaru watched as a 16 year old Rin burst into his office breathing very heavily as she held her hand over her chest. He did not like being interrupted by anyone, but for some reason, her presence made him feel relaxed, especially when he was busy doing large amounts of work. The door opened again and a dishevelled tired looking Jaken came running into his office, breathing even harder than Rin was. “RIN! I DO NOT CARE HOW SAD YOU MAY BE! THAT GIVES YOU NO RIGHT TO INTERRUPT LORD SESSHOMARU WHILE HE'S WORKING!!!” yelled a very angry Jaken as he stood in front of Rin and pointed his finger up at her. By now, Rin would have usually retorted back at Jaken with some cunning remark, but she did no such thing. At this, Sesshomaru realized something was wrong. He looked up from his papers to look at the young girl who looked absolutely dreadful. This was quite different from the way she normally looked; all happy and cheerful, singing songs and humming sweet little tunes whenever she got the chance. Jaken was about to yell at her again, but after Sesshomaru smelt the tears that were building up in her eyes, he silenced Jaken by saying “Knock it off Jaken. Leave her.” A very dumbfounded Jaken gawked at Rin and glared at her before leaving.

 

A look of relief enveloped her face as she bowed low to him and exclaimed “THANK YOU SESSHOMARU-SAMA!” Sesshomaru looked up and this was when he felt all of her emotions rolling off of her in folds as she fell to the floor on her knees and began to cry loudly. He did not ask her why she was crying, instead he ignored her and was about to go back to his work when he heard a loud knock at his door. Growling in annoyance, he looked up from his paper to the door and was about to answer it when he felt a small hand grab onto his ankle. He stopped to look down at her, wondering what could've caused such an act of boldness. “Please…please…don't tell her I'm here…” she whispered in between sobs as her bottom lip which was now a bright pink, trembled violently. Something in her eyes made him feel as if he wanted to comfort her, but he refrained from doing so as he went to open the door. Rin had decided to hide under his desk in the meantime.

 

He stared blankly at the person who had been knocking at his door; annoyance written clearly all over his stoic features. It was Rin's mother, and she too looked as if she had been crying. Her hair which was usually held up neatly in a bun, was flowing freely over her shoulders, on top of her blue suit. Dark smudges could be seen under her eyes, indicating that she had indeed been crying for her mascara was messed up.

“Lord Sesshomaru…I am so sorry but…have you by any chance seen my daughter?” asked Rin's mother as she clasped her hands together tightly.

 

“No. I have not.” He replied quickly, wanting her to leave so that he could continue his work.

 

“I see. Well if you see her, could you please alert me so I can come for her?”

 

“I will have Jaken alert you if I happen to see her.” He replied and closed the door without waiting for a reply. He sighed and walked back over to his desk and continued his work. Rin crawled out and peeked up at him from the other side as she smiled and said “Thank you.” He looked up at her and again, found himself unable to look away from her. Her eyes held so much pain and sadness along with grief and sorrow. The strange feeling to want to make it go away came over him as he said “Why have you been crying?” Wiping some tears from her face that were quickly replaced with new ones, Rin showed a somewhat surprised expression. She had never known for Sesshomaru, her mother's business partner, to express concern for anyone so why her? He frowned, annoyed by her silence and looked back down at his work as he then said “You don't have to tell me if you don't want to.”

 

“My…my father…he died in an explosion today…” she replied as she gripped the area around her heart and bit her lip to try to stop herself from crying.

 

“I see…”

 

“They said he committed suicide…his car exploded, it had been covered with a large amount of gasoline…his body parts…the pieces that didn't get burnt to a crisp…were found a few feet away from his car…suicide…could he have honestly hated me that much that he decided to kill himself…because he couldn't handle me…I know I've made life very hard for him….but I never thought he would kill himself…I-”

 

“Do not say such things.” He said as he reached out and gripped her wrist. She flinched at his touch and he turned her wrist over to find a numerous amount of deep cuts there that were bleeding. “Why did I not notice the smell of her blood…” he thought as he continued to look at her wrist and spoke “What do you intent to accomplish by doing something so petty?”

 

“To die. Maybe then I wont be trouble for anyone…I know my mother is tired of me as well…It would be easier for me to end my life so that I wouldn't be such a burden for everyone…No one would miss me…”

 

“On the contrary. This Sesshomaru would miss you.” He said as he watched her face blush slightly as she looked u at him through watery eyes.

 

“But don't you also find me annoying?”

 

“I find you very interesting to say in the least. This Sesshomaru does not forget those which spark his interest. Now, cease from self-pity. It's quite unbecoming of you.”

 

“Thank you…for saying you'll remember me…even if you didn't mean it…” she replied as she smiled softly.

 

Before the man knew what had hit him, he went flying backwards into a bookcase, knocking it so hard that two of the shelves broke, causing the books to fall down on top of him. Nikko jumped back slightly at her father's sudden change in emotions. His eyes were now a dark bloody red although his other features were still normal. “I…yes…I……deserved that…” said the man as he moaned and tried to get up. He sat up slightly and held his right hand over his left shoulder as blood trickled down it. Sesshomaru was in front of the man in an instant as he held him up in the air by his throat and said “No. Filth. You deserve more.”

 

“I suppose…I do…” replied the man as his left arm fell limply next to his side.

 

“Rin said you died. Explain before I decide to kill you.”

 

“I faked my…death. I had my friend who worked…in a morgue help me…”

 

“Why?”

 

“Why what?”

 

“Why did you leave her?”

 

“Because I was tired…of having to deal with her, her sister…and their mother.” He said as he frowned slightly and then realized that what he said was a very bad thing. He did not seem to realize that Sesshomaru was a demon and had no knowledge of how cruel he could be. That was it, Sesshomaru couldn't control his anger as he shouted “You were tired of her!?!? DO YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH SHE CRIED FOR YOU! HOW LONG SHE BLAMED HERSELF FOR EVERYTHING!??! SHE ALMOST KILLED HERELF OVER SOMEONE AS PATHETIC AND INSIGNIFICANT AS YOU!!!” Sesshomaru shoved his poisonous claws into his neck as he threw the man behind him, sending him flying into another wall of books. This time, the whole bookcase fell on top of him. A loud moan was heard as he was crushed by the weight of the massive case and buried beneath it as well as the large number of books in its possession.

 

“You were tired of mommy…and Auntie Kagome…and Grandma Kirei…” whispered Nikko through broken sobs as she began crying and was falling to the ground on her knees, only to be caught by Sesshomaru who had appeared in front of her in the blink of an eye. “Tired…of……mommy…” she repeated as she clutched into his neck and buried her face into his chest and cried hysterically from the words her `grandfather' had spoken. Sesshomaru picked her up and cradled her in his arms as he kissed her temple and ran his fingers through her hair before patting her back lovingly as he tried to erase her pain away. He walked back towards the door they had entered through and stopped when he heard the strange sound of moaning. “Nikko…forgive……me…” came the barely audible moan from her grandpa as the bookcase shifted slightly, indicating that he was trying to get free. Sesshomaru glared over his shoulder in the direction of the man as he said “Perhaps if I kill you, you will know the same pain Rin has had to go through.” He was about to place Nikko on to the floor but she buried her face into the crook of his neck, tightening her grip around him, and sobbed quietly as she said “No…daddy……let him be…” He stopped and held her tighter to his chest as he nodded and opened the door as he said “Quite right Nikko. Leaving him there to suffer is far worse than me relieving his pain by bestowing death upon him for he does not deserve it; he deserves far worse.”

 

Inu no Taisho and Izayoi looked up from where they sat together as they watched Sesshomaru walk out of the room, slamming the door behind him as he held Nikko to his chest in his right arm. “Grandma…Kirei…” she whispered over and over as she remembered what had happened to her grandmother after her mother had died. Izayoi and Inu no Taisho stood up and walked over to them as they watched Sesshomaru's face become cold a distant as. “Nikko…would you like to see her? You will get to see Uncle Inuyasha and Aunty Kagome as well…they are already at the hospital.” Said Izayoi as she brushed some hair out of the small child's face before wiping the tears from her cheeks. Nikko nodded into Sesshomaru's chest and turned her head slightly to look at Izayoi from out of the corner of her eyes as she said “Thank you Grandma Izayoi…I would like that…”

 

“Is this alright with you, Sesshomaru?” asked Izayoi as she rubbed Nikko's back tenderly and hummed as she tried to calm her down.

 

“I think letting her see Kirei-san would be a good idea.” Added Inu no Taisho before his son could answer him.

 

“This is what Nikko wants, so it will be done.” He replied as he rubbed his thumb along the spine of her back to try and calm her down.

 

“Alright. We'll take you there.”

 

“It's not necessary. I will have the driver take us on the way back.”

 

“Very well. We will try to visit you later during the week alright?” he said as he patted Nikko on the head and kissed her cheek.

 

“That would be nice Grandpa Taisho…” replied Rin, a bit tired from crying as she let out a yawn and buried her face into Sesshomaru's chest.

 

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