InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Impediment Between You and Me ❯ A Welcome Visit ( Chapter 9 )

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By: Tears of An Impassive Nymph
Now that the toad had finally found Rin, what is it going to do next? How will the group react when they find out about the girl's true identity? And is Kohaku going to tell Rin the feelings he has for her?

Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.27.2003 | Updated On: 12.29.2005 | Pages: 4 | Words: 5.0K | Visits: 498 | 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 8 : A Welcome Visit
 
"Rin!"
 
"Jaken-sama!" Rin called out in delight. Then the group turned their attention away from the toad and stared at the mysterious girl, confused.
 
"...arr...Jaken?...Did you just called her Rin?" Inuyasha asked doubtfully while pointing at the girl with a lavender coloured kimono. As the dog youkai was waiting for an answer, the group just continued to stare at Rin with their eyes widen in surprise.
 
"Of course I was calling her! Is there another girl named Rin in this room!" the green toad walked over to the girl.
 
'...So she was the little girl from ten years ago and she still travels with Sesshoumaru...I see...my, she has grown into an attractive maiden,' Miroku reflected while others were having similar thoughts excluding the last part of the pervert's opinion.
 
"Jaken-sama! I'm relieved that you are here!" Rin said happily as she was crouching down, having an eye contact with Jaken. "I'm confused...I don't know why I'm here...Jaken-sama...did Sesshoumaru-sama decide to leave me here?" asked Rin. She was about to cry again and not wanting Jaken to answer with the word yes.
 
"What made you think that? The only order I received from Sesshoumaru-sama was to take you to a human village so you can regain your health. If he decides to leave you, I doubt he would choose to leave you with these foolish human," and Jaken gave Inuyasha and his friends a dirty look. The white haired youkai was about to hit the toad but was held back by Miroku.
 
"Really?" Rin said with the brightest smile. She was so happy that her Lord did not abandon her and that she could stay by his side again.
 
"You are here because that stupid brat abducted you while you were unconscious. And if that didn't happen then I would not have to come searching for you and to meet the ungracious hanyou and his friends," Jaken explained while ignoring Inuyasha who was feeling enraged.
 
"Hey! How can you say that! Did you forget that Kohaku saved you and Rin-chan in the forest!" Kagome defended and Sango agreed by nodding to her friend.
 
Inuyasha tried to launch forward to Jaken but failed as he was being suppressed by the monk. "Miroku! Let go of me! I have to kill that idiotic overgrown toad!"
 
"Inuyasha! Just calm down will ya? Killing Jaken is not the solution. And who's going to clean up the mess after you are finished with it? Well definitely not me. Also would you just show some manners to this beautiful lady here? It's not like we normally have special guest such as her. We should keep both her and ourselves entertained while she is still with us and provide her with some unforgettable moments not embarrassment." With that misleading information being said, Sango punched her husband by the face as Inuyasha knocked him on the head and giving him a 'like I care' look. The houshi with a swollen face and a few lumps on his head fainted from the beating and Rin was surprised by the whole event that had happened.
 
"Daijobu?" Rin asked worriedly.
 
"Nah. Don't worry about him. He will recover soon," Shippo replied, who was standing beside the unconscious monk.
 
"...Rin? What's with your flushed face?" Jaken asked, ignoring the chaotic scene in the room.
 
"...umm...it's nothing..." Rin was thinking of what the monk had said earlier and again blushed at the thought. '...bearing a child for her love...' The cause of Rin's cheeks turning rosy was primarily because of the fever she was having which herself was unaware of. Yet when Jaken asked about her face, she was only thinking of what the monk said earlier about having a child and that made her feverish face to heat up even more.
 
"Well now that you are awake, let's go back to Sesshoumaru-sama," Jaken called out and Rin was more than happy to hear him of suggesting going back.
 
"Ohh no you don't! I'm not done with you yet!" Inuyasha was walking over to Jaken and thought that no one would be able to stop him from killing the stupid toad because Miroku had already fainted.
 
"Inuyasha! Osuawari!" Kagome called and Inuyasha fell onto the floor unwillingly with, yet another bang.
 
"...damn...I forgot about the stupid spell..." he muttered. Again, Rin was stunned by another interesting sight before her.
 
"Well you are free to go now," Kagome stated. Then the two guests started their way to the door and Kohaku was staring at Rin, looking tensed.
 
"...Ri.." Kohaku called out, wanting to stop her from leaving.
 
"Wait! I didn't say she could leave," Kagome declared in a serious tone.
 
"Huh?" Jaken stared at the strangest group he had never seen in a few hundred years of his life; first there was this miko with her odd clothing standing in the foreground, then behind her were a fox, a female youkai exterminator and her brother, and finally in the background there were two figures laying on the floor lifelessly. The toad did not want to stay with the bizarre company a moment longer because he did not want to know what they had in store for him and Rin next.
 
"I will let her go if she has regained her health. Unfortunately, she doesn't seem to have fully recovered under her current condition," Kagome articulated, who was looking at Rin whose face had became a tint of red.
 
"...I feel fine," Rin answered softly.
 
"Oh really?" Kagome walked over to her and put a hand on the girl's forehead. "Well you don't feel fine to me."
 
"Just what seems to be the problem with her?" Jaken was getting quite annoyed.
 
"She's having what we called a fever and I believe you don't want to displease Sesshoumaru by bringing back a girl that has not fully recovered from her illness," Kagome speculated.
 
'She's right. Sesshoumaru-sama will scold me if he sees Rin is still not feeling well,' Jaken considered thoughtfully and inquired, "Then when will she restore her health?"
 
"...Jaken-sama?" Rin called. She didn't like the feeling of where this was going to lead her.
 
"Hopefully it would be in two days if she doesn't get distracted," Kagome replied and Sango glared at her fainted husband which Kagome was referring to.
 
"Well then, Rin you stay here for now and I will come back to pick you up the day after tomorrow, " and the toad was on his way out.
 
"Chotto matte! Jaken-sama!" Rin called anxiously as the toad vanished from the house and went to the field to take Ah-Un with him.
 
'Why? Just when I thought I can finally see Sesshoumaru-sama again...and now I have to wait and stay here for another two days...' Rin felt extremely disappointed.
 
"I'm sorry Rin-chan...but you are staying with us for your own good...please understand," Kagome said while having an eye contact with Rin and the young girl nodded in response.
 
On the other hand, Kohaku was grateful that Rin would be in the group's company for the next few days. He was going to plan carefully on organizing the things that they were going to do because of the limited time they would share with one another. He also told himself that he would not hesitate to take action with the fact that he had been waiting for her and this opportunity for as long as he could remember. The young man believed his path was filled with hope and that god would guide him if he was to face difficulties.
 
"Well, Rin-chan welcome to our house. Oh, we haven't introduced ourselves yet," Kagome said excitedly.
 
"I'm Kagome. This is Sango-chan and her brother, Kohaku. They are the youkai exterminators of the villages. This fox youkai here is Shippo-chan and those two laying on the floor there is Inuyasha, the dog youkai and Miroku, the skilled monk," Kagome presented with a bright smile.
 
"It's nice to meet you, Rin-chan," Sango said friendly.
 
"We have met, don't you remember?" Kagome asked and Rin seemed quite puzzled.
 
"Well, maybe you don't because you were still young at that time. Anyways, let us rest. It has long passed midnight and allow me to bring you to your room," Kagome said, stretching out her tired muscles.
 
"Kagome-chan, let me help too," Sango spoke in delight. Rin said good night to the gentlemen before leaving the room with the two ladies and they were on their way to one of the quarters in the house.
 
"Ano...I don't know how I should thank you guys for helping me..." Rin said with a light blush.
 
"Don't mind it, we are happy to have guests once in a while," Sango smiled, who was walking beside Rin.
 
"That's right. Rin-chan please feel free to help yourself around the house and do remember to ask when you need anything," Kagome added, turning her head back to look at the two girls behind her. She felt responsible for Rin and was treating the girl like she was her own little sister.
 
"...If you don't mind...I have one question...Is Sesshoumaru-sama and Inuyasha related in anyway? ...I ask this because they look somewhat similar to me..." Rin questioned timidly without looking at the two kind ladies.
 
"What? You don't know? They are actually half-brothers." Kagome was surprised.
 
"Half-brothers? Really? No wonder why they look so alike in some ways...I didn't know about it until now because Sesshoumaru-sama never speak about his past or family...I have always wanted to ask him but thought it was quite inappropriate to do so...come to think about it...I don't know much about him even though I have been living with him for almost ten years now...I feel quite ashamed..."
 
"That's not your fault at all. It can't be helped because he has such a cold personality and he rarely speaks, that's the way he is. It can't be changed...or I should say no one dares to make him change..." Kagome explained and tried to soothe Rin while thinking of Inuyasha's half-brother.
 
"Oh, here we are. Please come on in Rin-chan." Sango opened a door to reveal a room with special decoration which seemed to be used by guests and the three girls stepped in. As Rin was studying the room, Kagome went over to the drawer against a wall and picked out a blue nightgown, "...This should fit..." Then she held it over to Rin, "Rin-chan, change into this before you sleep okay? Other than that, good night."
 
"Hope you get better soon. Oyasumi." Sango said smiling while closing the door of the room and left with Kagome. Then Rin walked over to the window to once again admire the beautiful moon before changing into the kimono Kagome had offered. She laid down on the soft bed and whispered, "Sesshoumaru-sama, oyasumi..." Later, she drifted off to a peaceful sleep with a contented smile. ( JV : Oyasumi - Good night )
 
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Japanese Vocabulary
 
Chotto Matte - Wait
 
Daijobu- Are you okay?
 
Hanyou - Half-youkai
 
Houshi- Monk
 
Ohayoo - Good morning
 
Youkai - Demon