InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Strength of Love ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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Sorry!! School sucks! I hate when they have everything due at once. Well, maybe if I didn't wait until the last minute...
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"Rin. Rin."

She opened her eyes. "Yes."

"They are coming."

"Thank you, Mochihiro."

"You're welcome, my Lady."

She rolled her eyes. "Don't call me that."

"I must call you that for now."

"Oh, all right." She reached her hands for his. "Can you help me up?"

Mochihiro chuckled. "Of course, my Lady."

Once Rin stood up and brushed some of the dirt off her kimono she walked into the palace. "I'm so nervous."

"There is nothing to be nervous about, my Rin."

Rin felt his arm snake around to her stomach. A smile graced her lips.

"You smell so good," he whispered and kissed her neck.

"My Lord!"

"Lord Sesshoumaru!"

Rin felt a rush of air on her neck and his arm let go of her. "Yes, Jaken."

"The Lord and Lady of the Northern Lands are here."

"Thank you Jaken," Rin said and walked towards the main door with her mate close behind.

"I present Lord Genbu and Lady Nara of the North," called one of the servants.

Rin bowed as did Sesshoumaru beside her. The two other demons did the same before the silence was broken.

"Hello and welcome to our home," said Rin, nervously. "Come into the great room. The tea will be served soon."

"It is nice to finally meet you, Lady Rin," said Lady Nara. She was wearing a white and green kimono over top an orange one, which was in turn over a plain cream colored one. Her hair was as black as Rin's and was pulled back, but was allowed to gracefully fall around her shoulders. Her lips had the hint of red and her green eyes sparkled.

"It is nice to meet you too, Lady Nara," she answered.

"So this is the ever famous Lady Rin," smiled Lord Genbu with his equally stunning green eyes. His hair was also green and short. His bangs hid some of the mark on his forehead, but from what Rin could tell it was a green circle. His clothes looked almost like Sesshoumaru's but instead of white and red, his had green and orange.

"Why don't we all come and wait for the others," said Rin as she choked some of the nervousness back down.

"Mommy! Mommy! Jaken yell me! Mommy!" cried Tatsuki as Rin turned around.

"What did he say?"

"He said I bad."

She bent down and picked him up. "Why did he do that?"

His silver ears drooped and he got quiet. "I bite him."

"Tatsuki. I told you not to bite. I know Jaken can be annoying, but that's no reason to bite him."

"Daddy hit him."

A chuckle came from the direction of the Northern Lord.

"I know he does, and that's not right either, but sometimes he deserves it, but no one deserves it. It's hard to explain, honey." She smoothed out his silver hair that was currently the length of his shoulders. "Just don't bite Jaken again, all right?"

"Yes, Mommy. Who they?" He pointed to the foreign Lord and Lady.

"That is Lord Genbu and Lady Nara. They are going to be visiting for the meetings."

"They have kids?"

"Our children did not want to come. They seem to want to stray from us now and again," commented Lady Nara. "Sometimes it's nice, but then you remember how you held them in your arms like this."

Rin smiled. "I know what you mean. Well, I don't, but I understand."

"You don't have to be nervous, Lady Rin. We are your mate's allies. I understand love. It's hard to defend your choices, but it's nice to have someone that does," said Lord Genbu.

"I'm not nervous. I...Well, I guess you two can catch that sort of thing. I just want to make a good impression."

"You already have," said the Lady.

"Let's go into the room then. It's a nice place to sit."

"Daddy!" reached Tatsuki across her belly.

"Tatsuki, it hurts Mommy for you to reach like that."

"I want Daddy."

"You are so cute, Tatsuki," said Lady Nara. "May I?"

"Go ahead." Rin handed her son to the woman and snuck a smile to Sesshoumaru.

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"I present Lord Suzaku and Lady Yuki of the Southern Lands."

"My Lord," bowed Mochihiro.

"I trust you are staying out of trouble," laughed Lord Suzaku. He was in a deep red haori and hakama. His hair was also read, but not as deep. His eyes were black and the mark above his head that stopped at a point above his nose was also black.

"I have been trying my best," smiled Mochihiro.

"Welcome to our home Lord Suzaku and Lady Yuki," bowed Rin. She smiled at the beautiful Lady Yuki, who was wearing a black kimono with red embroidered fans on top, smiled gently back. Rin noticed how much she looked like Kagome. Her black hair came down to pass her shoulders a bit and her warm chocolate eyes looked inviting.

"Let's move into the great room where the Lord and Lady of the Northern Lands are waiting for us," said Mochihiro.

"Where is this child of yours?" asked Lord Suzaku.

"He is with Lord Genbu and Lady Nara," answered Sesshoumaru.

Rin turned around to show them the way and placed her hands on her stomach.

"Is everything all right, Lady Rin?" asked Lady Yuki.

"Everything is fine. They seem to like fighting with each other."

"It must be hard carrying hanyou pups," she said, almost patronizingly.

"Now, Lady Yuki, we are a guest in their home," said Lord Suzaku.

Rin smiled and turned around holding back the small anger she felt. "It's this way."

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"I'm nervous about them. They are the ones that cause you and the other Lords so many problems. How are they going to act here?"

"Everything will be fine."

Rin smiled. "I trust you."

"I present Lord Seiryu and Lady Leiko of the Eastern Lands."

"Welcome to our home," bowed Rin.

"Isn't that sweet," said Lady Leiko.

"Excuse me?" asked Rin.

"My mate is saying how nice it is to see Lord Sesshoumaru continuing to bastardize his line."

"I don't think that needed to have been said."

"I don't think you need to speak unless spoken to," Lady Leiko smirked. "I really don't see how this bitch could have killed our lovely Himitsu."

The lunch that Rin had successfully kept down all afternoon was starting to rise in her throat. "She was your daughter?"

"Yes, she was," said the woman.

"I'm sorry, but she was trying to kill our son and she probably would have succeeded if Inuyasha didn't help."

"That hanyou son of yours should have been our demon grandson."

Rin stared into the golden eyes of Lady Leiko. Her blue kimono played off of Lord Seiryu's yellow haori and hakama. Her black hair was pulled back and there was not one strand of hair out of place. She glanced at Lord Seiryu and noticed his amber eyes. His grey hair was pulled back and the purple markings on his neck were visible as the blue star on his forehead.

"The moon and the stars go together, Lady Rin. They always have and they always should," Lady Leiko added.

Rin swallowed, but it didn't work. "Excuse me," she said hurriedly as she ran passed the Lord and the Lady holding her kimono sleeve over her mouth while her other hand held onto her stomach.

"Rin."

"Take them in the room. I'll be back," she yelled back as her feet hit the front walkway. When she made it to a nearby tree tears fell as she emptied the contents of her stomach as predicted by Mochihiro.

"Lady Rin. I was instructed to come out here to see how you were doing."

Rin straightened up and turned around. "I'm fine, Mochihiro. So I see Lord Suzaku is your lord. How come you are in your human form?"

"I suppose it's easier this way. Sometimes I hear more when they forget who I am."

She smiled. "Sneaky..."

"So, what is the matter?"

"I don't understand. I guess it doesn't matter. He's mine...but he didn't say anything. I guess I don't need him to rescue me, but it's nice if I could have heard him say something to quiet them. I learn more and more about him each day."

Mochihiro walked closer and held her in his arms. Rin let go more of her tears. "Why do I have to cry about this when I should be inside playing the Lady of the Western Lands?"

"Because this is the real Lady of the Western Lands."

Rin sniffed back some tears and sighed deeply. "This is hard. I wasn't this bad with Tatsuki. It's almost like two half demons make a whole."

Mochihiro laughed heartily, "Something like that. Are you ready?"

Rin nodded and lifted her head from his shoulder. "I need something to get this taste out of my mouth though."

"Dinner is ready. You can stop by the kitchen for some water before stepping into the dinning room. That way you don't have to blow on them."

"He hates that, but it's so hard to resist," giggled Rin.

"It is funny to see the Great Lord being taken down by a simple, yet beautiful woman."

Rin smiled and moved away from Mochihiro and to the main doors before she suddenly stopped and laughed.

"What is so funny, my Lady?"

"Sesshoumaru is currently trying to be dignified while trying to feed Tatsuki. I can see it now. He's sitting with Tatsuki on his lap and Tatsuki is trying to play with his food. I guess being the Lady of the house I should save him from his own son."

"I would think that'd be wise. I can see him getting angry at the young heir very soon."

"Tatsuki."

"I see you have your hands full, Sesshoumaru," joked Lord Genbu.

Rin smiled when she saw him glare at the Northern Lord. "I'll take him, my Lord."

"I eatin with Daddy."

"I see. Mommy wants to eat with you now."

"You fine?"

"Yes I am."

"Babies fine?"

"Yes they are. Come on." She took him from Sesshoumaru's lap and walked to her seat.

"Food good. No kids. By my own. Can play with Mommy?" he asked as he twisted to see her face.

"Yes, but now it's time for eating," Rin said to Tatsuki as she stole a glance at Sesshoumaru noticing a small stain of food on his haori.

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"Let's go. I have blankets."

"Go where?"

"Outside. It's a full moon. We sleep outside tonight. Come on. Let's go," said Rin.

"Rin. We are not going to sleep outside when they are here," said Sesshoumaru, taking off his haori.

"Fine. I'm going."

"Rin."

"Sesshoumaru. I found out today that you were supposed to mate with Himitsu. Either you tell me what that's about and I'll stay, or you don't and I'm leaving."

"Come here."

Rin walked cautiously from the door to the bed where he was standing. "Are you going to tell me?"

He closed the gap between them. "My father and Lord Seiryu ruled the Western and Eastern lands as one. Then he chose a human mate. The Western and Eastern lands split. Seiryu lead the ones who hated this union to the Eastern side and my father was stuck with the demons that were either too afraid of him or did not care about his human mate. About one hundred years ago I told Seiryu that I would mate his daughter so our two lands could be one again. He would rule the Eastern lands and I would rule the Western lands. When he died I would be able to rule both."

"Then why didn't you mate with her?"

"I was not ready to mate. About fifty years ago she disgraced Seiryu by giving birth to a servant's son. She fled his palace, but they were found twenty-five years later and her son was killed. I did not want any part of her then. She was supposed to be mine, but she disgraced me by giving birth to someone else's son. The pact that Seiryu and I had was broken and in a few years I was consumed with finding Tetsuseiga."

"And then there was me," Rin smiled and brought her hand up to trace the markings on his cheek.

"And Naraku. When I went to fight Seiryu before Tatsuki was born Himitsu was there. She tried to put her hands on me, but I refused, telling her I was happily mated. I suppose it was then she decided to come here and get rid of you."

"I suppose we should thank Himitsu for bringing us together. I'm sorry that her son had to die, but if she didn't have him then you would be mated with her, not me."

"Yes." Sesshoumaru brought his hand to her hair and ran it through.

"I just don't like how they treated me like that."

"They should not treat you like that when they are in our home."

"But you didn't say anything." Rin looked away. "You listened to what they said, 'the moon and stars go together,' and you didn't say anything."

"I apologize, my Rin. I will not let it happen again. I have told you, now we shall sleep."

"Right...outside."

"Rin," Sesshoumaru growled.

She looked back with a half smile. "I just thought I'd try. I understand it wouldn't look that dignified, so I'll keep my word."

She took off her two outer kimonos and got into bed with Sesshoumaru doing the same.

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"Oh! I'm sorry!" exclaimed Rin as she walked into the bathhouse then called back her son that took off running to the bath. "Tatsuki! Get back here!"

"It's fine. You both can join us," said Lady Nara.

"Thank you," smiled Rin.

"Get in Mommy?" asked Tatsuki.

"Yes, you can get in. No jumping."

"Okay Mommy," he smiled.

Rin stepped into the bath and felt the babies move inside her. She placed her hand on her stomach and that seemed to quiet them down.

"How much longer do you have to go?" asked Lady Yuki.

"I actually don't know. I'm assuming it will take the same amount of time it took Tatsuki and that was seven months so about two more. But I know they can come earlier. Inuyasha's third came at six months."

"Interesting," commented Lady Leiko with distain.

"Is it hard carrying half demon children?" asked Lady Nara.

"Tatsuki wasn't hard, but these two are. They like to fight each other. It's annoying when they keep you up at night, but it's worth it. I just can't wait until I don't have to feel sick after eating."

"I thought that that feeling stops after a while?"

"I thought so too. These two haven't been nice to me."

"Probably because they know that they shouldn't be on this earth," said Lady Leiko.

Rin glared at her. "Any life has a right to be on this earth."

"Water fall!" yelled Tatsuki as he poured a small pail of water over Leiko's head.

"Tatsuki! That wasn't nice! Say you are sorry to Lady Leiko, now."

His ears drooped with his head. "Sorry, Lady Le-o."

"I am sorry too. He likes to play and he thinks everyone is a friend."

"I think he should be more like Lord Sesshoumaru, quiet and reserved."

"I don't think he should be like anyone, but himself, but I'd rather see him happy like Lord Sesshoumaru than bitter like you."

"Lord Sesshoumaru isn't happy. He never was and he never will be," she smirked.

"Obviously you didn't hear him last night," grinned Rin.

"Daddy laugh?" asked Tatsuki.

"Yes, Daddy laughed. He laughs a lot, doesn't he?" smiled Rin at her son.

"Yes! Daddy funny," laughed Tatsuki.

"We should be leaving. I know I missed breakfast, but would all of you like to join me for lunch?"

"That would be wonderful," smiled Lady Nara as Lady Yuki nodded.

"What about you, Lady Leiko?"

"I wouldn't miss it."

"Come on Tatsuki."

"All right, Mommy. We play outside?"

"After we get dressed."

"Yea!" yelled Tatsuki as he ran to get his robe.

"No running!"

He stopped. "Sorry Mommy."

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I hope the back story with Himitsu is okay. It made sense to me the first couple of times, but then I think my mind gave up on logic a while ago.

Thanks for reading...