InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Strength of Love ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

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And I'm sorry if the time is confusing. I had to leave it for a few days and when I came back to it I was confused...so sorry...I hope I fixed the confusion....I probably didn't. (wink)

The Strength of Love

The snow came down as she walked into the study for more paper. Since she found out she was pregnant she started writing about what was going on with her and the baby for Sesshoumaru so he wouldn't miss a thing. She heard the front door open. 'Is he home?' She dropped the paper and ran to it.

"Sesshoumaru! I'm so glad you're ho-" She stopped as she looked into the eyes of a woman demon. This woman had ears like Sesshoumaru's and was wearing a cloak over her what she could see was a beautiful pink kimono. She looked the same age as Sesshoumaru, but with a demon appearances can be deceiving. Rin had never seen her before and was wondering why she came in without being announced.

"Who are you?" Rin asked.

"My name is Himitsu. I was told to come here by Sesshoumaru to see how you were doing."

"Sesshoumaru! How is he doing? When is he coming back?"

"He's fine. Now take me to a room."

She was a little taken aback by this Himitsu woman, but did it anyway. Rin took her to her old bedroom. "This used to be my old bedroom. I hope you like it."
"I'm sure I will. Now, please leave."

"Um...all right." Rin turned around to go back to the study as a weird feeling came into the pit of her stomach. That went away as soon as the baby started to kick again. 'He seems to like kicking.' She sat down at the table and started to write about it, the snow, and the new woman demon.

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'She's been here for a month and all she's done is stay in the room and order me around. This is getting annoying! I have put up with her because Sesshoumaru sent her, but I can't anymore! This has got to stop!'

She knocked on the outside of the door. "May I come in?"

"If you must."

She opened the door and went to the table with the mirror on it. Himitsu was sitting there and brushing her beautiful brown hair that swept all the way down to her thighs. She looked at the brush in her hands. 'It looks a lot like...MINE! There's my name!'

"That's my brush!" she yelled and grabbed it from her hands. "What gives you the right to go into my room and take my things?! I have put up with you for a month because you said that Sesshoumaru sent you! I'm not going to put up with you anymore! Since it is getting late you can stay tonight! But tomorrow I want you gone!"

"No. I am not leaving until my Sesshoumaru comes home to me."

"What did you just say?!" Rin's breathing was becoming labored and if she could she would have growled like her mate.

"I'm not leaving until my Sesshoumaru comes home to me."

"You are not his! I am his mate! This is his child!" Rin screamed.

Himitsu turned around and stood up. The demon woman looked at her smugly. "He marked me."

Rin pulled down to show the demon where Sesshoumaru marked her. "No! He marked me!"

Himitsu looked at her with that glint of hatred in her eyes. "That's all I need to know. I thought I smelled him on you and in you, but I wanted to make sure. You have no right to be mated to a demon. You have no right bringing a hanyou into the world." Rin saw her take a dagger from the sash of her kimono. "When I get rid of you everything will be right and he will be forced to mate with a real woman."

Rin backed away slowly trying to figure out how to she could get to the other room as fast as she could. Sesshoumaru had told her once that there was a dagger in the closet in the pocket of his robe. 'I need to get there and then I will at least have a chance to defend myself.'

She closed her eyes and said a little prayer. She opened them and turned as quickly as she could and ran to the door. She felt her clawed hand grab onto her left arm.

"You are going to have to do better than that to stop me from running away." Run pulled her arm from Himitsu and ran out the door. She ran to down the hallway as she felt her baby rumble inside. She held onto her stomach. 'Yes run for me too.'

She made it to their bedroom door as she felt a sharp pain in her right shoulder. She pulled her shoulder and felt something slide of it.
"Next time it will be your baby!"

'I made it. Now where is it?' To her luck she remembered that his robe was on the bed. 'I'm so glad I like to have it near me when he's gone.' She picked it up and reached in the pocket. 'It's gone!'

"Looking for the dagger? How do you think I got this one?" Himitsu laughed evilly. "You have no where to go, human."
"Sesshoumaru," she breathed out.

"He's still fighting in the war with my father. He's not going to save you. No one who can protect you knows I'm here."

Trying to plead with her Rin spoke, "Please don't hurt my baby! If you have had one, you would know how precious they are! Please! One more month and he will be born then you can kill me! Don't hurt him..."

"I don't want him to have an heir, you whore! I must kill it! Sesshoumaru is almost dead and with his son gone there will be no one to take his place! My father will take it over!" She chuckled. "Now I shall kill you both."

"NO!" Rin screamed as she ran towards her. She could see that Himitsu wasn't expecting it and took her best shot at her. She punched her in the cheek with her left hand and tried to take the dagger from Himitsu's left hand. It didn't work as well as Rin wanted, but nonetheless the dagger did fall out of her hands and onto the floor.

She fell down on her knees holding her stomach and crawled as fast as she could to the small knife on the floor about an arms length away. She grabbed onto it. 'Now stand up Rin!'

She was too slow and Himitsu stepped on her hand with her right foot making her drop it.

"We don't want to do that." She stepped harder and made Rin cry out in pain. "I will take it instead." She bent over and took the knife.

She crouched down, still on Rin's hand, and took the knife to her right shoulder. With her other hand she pulled down Rin's kimono and exposed her mark. "Let's get rid of this first."

She took the knife and slowly started to saw into her shoulder to get underneath the mark. Rin screamed loud enough that the whole Western Lands could hear her.
'Where are the servants? They must know something is wrong. They know they can't stand up to her. I am alone. I am going to die alone. Sesshoumaru. He knows. He has to know. Please. Save our child, Sesshoumaru!'

"Keh! I can't believe you couldn't smell me coming from a mile away. You must not be that powerful. This will be an easy kill for my Tetsuseiga."

"Inuyasha!" Rin felt like her heart stop, but it started again as soon as Himitsu took the blade from her shoulder and her hand break into what seemed like thousands of pieces when she stepped off of it.

Once Rin was free she crawled the best she could to the wall directly in front of the door.

"A hanyou! HA! What can a hanyou do to me?"

"This!" He took the Tetsuseiga and moved it horizontally into her side and through her body. Rin watched Himitsu's body disintegrate into dust.

"Heh. That was all, Inuyasha?" She watched him put the Testsuseiga back by his side and nod as he walked over to her. "Is Kagome here?"

"Yes," he said as she looked into his golden eyes.

"Your eyes are like your brother's. They show all your emotions." She smiled and held her unhurt hand to his cheek. She blinked as her breaths became shallow.

Thank you, Inuyasha. Tell Kagome to save my son."

"Stupid! You are going to live," she heard him say as she closed her eyes.

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"SESSHOUMARU!!!" She screamed as she brought her hand to her stomach. She felt her baby kick to tell her he was awake also. She opened her eyes.

"Rin!"

She started to cry. "I was strong, my Lord. I was strong for our baby and you." She looked around to see if Inuyasha and Kagome were still there, but didn't see them. "Where are they?"

"They are in the kitchen, my beautiful Rin." He sat down on the edge of the bed beside her and leaned over to kiss her.

"My Sesshoumaru cries inside." She brought her hand up to his cheek and felt it as best as she could with it bandaged up. "Do not cry, my Lord. Your Rin is better as long as he stays."

He took her hand and put it back beside her and stood up quickly as he turned around. She didn't understand his odd behavior until Kagome and Inuyasha knocked on the door and walked in.

"Rin! You're up!" Kagome said cheerfully.

"How's Sumio?" asked Rin.

"He's fine. How are you?"

"I'm fine. I feel the baby. He's fine too," she smiled.

She looked at Sesshoumaru looking out the window. "Is the war over?"

He turned around. "It is over for now."

"Is it going to start again?"

"They are always fighting," said Inuyasha.

"Inuysaha. For once can you not fight with your brother?"

"Half brother," the men said at the same time. The women laughed as the men looked on, annoyed.

"Oh!" Rin smiled. "Sesshoumaru! Come. I want you to feel your son."

"I have felt your stomach before," he said, trying to be dignified.

"Inuyasha, let's leave them alone for a little bit," Kagome said.

Rin moved to pull herself up to a sitting position. "I don't know how you do things will one arm. I'm having trouble just trying to sit up."

He walked over to her and grabbed her right arm and helped her up.

"Thank you. Now sit down and give me your hand." He did exactly what she told him. She took his hand and brought it to her stomach. The baby kicked again as if he knew his father was right there.

"This is different."

"What do you mean?"

"When I felt Kohaku, it was different from now."

"Because this is your son."

"You don't know it's a boy, Rin."

"But you do. I saw you when I found out. I picked up on it. And sometimes a mother just...knows. Sesshoumaru, are you going to be here for a while?"

"Yes."

"Can you lie next to me? I have missed you beside me."

"Yes."

He helped her lie down and she watched him walk over to the other side of the bed and take off his armor, swords, and fluffy boa. She closed her eyes as she felt him crawl into bed and move close to her.

"I am strong without you, but I am stronger with you by my side," she said as she dozed off.

Ok. There really isn't a time, but it's winter...I think the next chapter says what time it is....hmmmm.