InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Impediment Between You and Me ❯ Her Love and His Confusion ( Chapter 3 )

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By: Tears of An Impassive Nymph
Because of someone else's words, Rin is able to truly understand her feelings while to Sesshoumaru, the reason to fight becomes an important question for him.

Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.04.2003 | Updated On: 12.29.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.1K | Visits: 681 | Status: Completed

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Inuyasha nor do I have anything that has to do with this wonderful animation. It solely belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.
 
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The Impediment Between You and Me
 
Chapter 2 : Her Love and His Confusion
 
With his incredible youkai strength, Sesshoumaru leaped towards the sky without much effort leaving his companions behind. Rin and Jaken were both startled by his sudden action.
 
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" Jaken was confused.
 
"Jaken-sama, do you know where Sesshoumaru-sama's going?" Rin asked.
 
"No I don't, now be quiet," Jaken shouted at her.
 
'... I hope he comes back soon...' Rin thought, staring at the sky.
 
Then a dark figure in the sky flew towards the two of them and landed on an open area near the girl. Jaken and Rin were surprised by the sudden appearance of this creature. The human-like being with black wings started to walk towards Rin.
 
'Ohh...if anything happens to Rin, Sesshoumaru-sama is going to kill me for sure,' Jaken ran towards the uninvited guest but was knocked against a tree and fainted before he could use his staff to protect the girl.
 
"Jaken-sama!" Rin yelled worriedly.
 
"There. No more interference," the mysterious youkai is now standing in front of Rin. His profile was much clearer to her that their distant was so close that she could smell his intoxicated scent. His shinning black hair matches perfectly with his strong yet soft wings and black outfit. Yet, his pale skin was the contrasting feature to the dark colour on his figure which helped draw attention.
 
"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin tried to take a few steps back to loosen the distant between them but failed when the youkai caught her chin with his claws. He lifted her chin up to study her gorgeous face. Then their gaze locked to one another when Rin noticed he was staring at her with his emerald pair of eyes. She was amazed by the sight before her because she had never seen anyone with eye colour such as this. With a crooked smile, the youkai started to bring his face to Rin's. Their lips were inches away and Rin frowned slightly as her heart was pounding against her chest. It was hard for her to imagine someone other than her lord was standing this close to her. 'No! Sesshoumaru-sama! Please help Rin!' She screamed inside her head. Before their lips could brush against each other, the youkai stopped and turned his attention to his back. Rin looked to the direction the youkai was staring at and noticed her saviour just landed the area.
 
"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin called as relief washed over her and Sesshoumaru stared at the youkai standing before the girl, feeling annoyed.
 
"Did you have fun with them?" the crow youkai studied intruder.
 
Sesshoumaru had no intention on answering his stupid question. He slightly motioned his arm upwards with his hand holding his sword and continued to stare at the creature with annoyance.
 
"Well, I am the clan leader of the Crow Youkai from the south and I supposed my crew had explained my purpose of being here to you already. So let's hurry up and get things over with," he confirmed as he flapped his wings ever so slightly, the natural and insignificant movement conveyed his conspicuous pride.
 
'He is a crow youkai? No wonder why he has black wings behind his back,' Rin studied the youkai before her, got captivated for a quick moment.
 
'He sacrificed his crew just to get Rin? Well, too bad it is not going to work out the way he had planned it to,' Sesshoumaru was ready to attack.
 
Suddenly, the uninvited quest flew behind Rin and hugged her tightly from the back. Both Sesshoumaru and the girl were taken aback by his action.
 
"I believe you don't want her to get hurt, am I right?" he said calmly while staring at Rin with his lustful emerald pair of eyes.
 
"Just give her to me and I will treat her nicely. Well, it is not a bad idea after all since she will be provided with comfort and be cared for, which is unlike the situations she has with you. I just can't image how she could live with your cool attitude and not to mention that you are just a youkai who goes around killing other lesser beings aimlessly," the crow youkai leader was enjoying the moment as he condemned the mighty Lord of all youkai in Japan.
 
Sesshoumaru was upset or angry to be more precise that the worthless trash just insulted him without knowing the difference between their strength. However, he somehow felt his heart ached like a million shards striking through him when the youkai talked about how it didn't understand why Rin insisted on staying with her cold-hearted Lord over the past.
 
"So, Rin dear you want to come with me? I promise I will treat you a thousand times better than how he treated you. Ohh... and you really do smell good," he whispered in her ear and inhaled her sweet scent, his lust was building for her. And Rin flinched under his hold, feeling quite uncomfortable.
 
'No......it's not true...Sesshoumaru-sama always cared about me...it's just that he doesn't show it...I know it...if not...then why he always come back for me every time he leaves?... and no one will be able to treat me better than how Sesshoumaru-sama does...Sesshoumaru-sama...Shinjiteru...Zutto!' Not easily persuaded by his words, Rin bit her lower lip, thinking her trust on Sesshoumaru would never be changed. ( JV : Shinjiteru - Trusting you, Zutto - Always )
 
Sesshoumaru growled at seeing the intimate sight before him. His vision was clouding with red and his fangs were visible. He couldn't wait anymore and finally decided to take action. He jumped to the back of the youkai with unbelievable speed and yanked it away from Rin, causing it to crash into one of the trees nearby. Before it could regain its composure, Sesshoumaru swung his Toukijin at it heavily for several times but not as hard as trying to kill it and blood started to flow from the wounds on its body.
 
"...Heh...after all...you are just acting as what I had said about you, am I not right?" the crooked smile never leaving his face despite the pain he was receiving from the open wounds.
 
Then Sesshoumaru finished it with a critical hit which sent out a bright light covering the outline of the being and destroying a few trees nearby. After the light disappeared, there was not a single trace of the youkai left behind except a pool of blood on the ground. Black feathers which were tainted to crimson scattered around the area making it looked like there was a complete chaos.
 
Sesshoumaru just stood there looking at the mess before him and the flashback of what that pathetic creature had said before his death invaded his mind.
 
`...Heh...after all...you are just acting as what I had said about you, am I not right?'
 
`...Just a youkai who goes around killing other lesser beings aimlessly...'
 
Feeling frustrated, he growled and the red still cloud his vision. Rage filled his senses and he could feel the urge to kill...the need to destroy...
 
Rin saw the whole event that had happened a moment ago and she noticed Sesshoumaru was acting abnormally.
 
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin called worriedly.
 
There was no response since Sesshoumaru couldn't hear her in his current condition. The two stood in silence like strangers, like they have never met before. It looked as if they did not know the existence of each other because they had been living in different worlds. Rin was frightened by this thought. The feeling of loneliness flooded her senses. She did not want to live in a world that is different from the one that her Lord lives in or to treat him as a stranger. She could not turn back now. She wanted to stay and live with him eternally.
 
"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin cried as she ran over to hug him from the back.
 
"Please don't leave me! Please...please don't forget me..." She buried her face in his silky hair and tears started to flow from her gleaming eyes. Rin did not refer herself as a third person because right now the most important thing to her was to be with her Lord and love him with her heart. Other things such as how she would address herself didn't matter to her anymore. She also found out the reason to why she would have strange feelings when she was with him. It was because she loved him and would continue to love him for eternity.
 
Sesshoumaru felt the warmth from his back and heard the sound of someone sniffling. He could feel his senses were calm again when he inhaled the pleasant scent of wild flowers, the scent of Rin...
 
'Rin...' The image of Rin smiling innocently appeared in his mind. The red faded from his vision and his pupils turned back to the colour of golden yellow.
 
"Rin."
 
Rin's eyes widen in surprise as she heard her Lord's voice called out her name. Then she closed her eyes again and smiled as anxiety left her.
 
"Sesshoumaru-sama..." Rin whispered contently.
 
Sesshoumaru was confused at his earlier abnormal behaviour. 'Why have I acted that way? Is it really true of what it had said earlier that I kill others for the lust of blood and destruction?...Or...is it because of...her?' Sesshoumaru questioned himself, a trace of uncertainty lingered on his face for a fleeting moment.
 
However, it didn't matter to him now that Rin's safety was his only concern. Then the two stood there silently sharing their warmth to each other and enjoying the comfort it brought...
 
'Kami-sama, arigato...'
 
Some believes that Crow is a sign of warning and bad fortune. But what about the black feathers that were soaked with their blood? What meaning does it have? Will it affect the future of Sesshoumaru and Rin?
 
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Japanese Vocabulary
 
Arigato - Thank you
 
Kami-sama - God
 
Shinjiteru - Trusting you
 
Zutto - Always