InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ To Walk On Tombstones ❯ Honesty, Lies ( Chapter 2 )
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By: xXWeBeRXx 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.28.2009 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 193 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.28.2009 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 193 | Status: Completed
Weeks had gone by, and even though the castle was so large, finding a way to keep herself occupied was a challenge. She barely got to see her Lord, but when she did he wouldn’t speak to her much anyways.
“Saito, does onion really make a difference in the taste of most recipes?” Rin asked the main cook who had saved her from many hours of boredom by teaching her basic cooking skills.
“Yes, Rin. It does.”
“Oh. Well, in that case, since I’m finished with the cutting, what shall I do now?”
Saito looked over at her and the pile of cut onion before telling her to put it into the pot. Rin did so and decided to go find something else to do; however, she was quickly stopped when Megumi rushed up to her.
“Lady Rin, Lord Sesshomaru wishes to speak with you in the garden!” She said frantically.
“What for?” Rin returned with a puzzled expression.
“That I do not know,” Megumi offered honestly before adding, “But you must hurry.”
“Thank you, Megumi,” was all Rin had said before running off. ‘What could he possibly want to talk to me about? He hasn’t spoken to me in days. Why now all of a sudden?’ She wondered upon entering the field of flowers.
She spotted him standing near a small bridge under a cherry tree. ‘He looks like a God standing there,’ she thought as his hair swayed softly in the breeze, a placid look gracing his face as always.
“You wanted to see me, Lord Sesshomaru,” she said, fidgeting slightly as his golden gaze fell on upon her.
“Rin,” he started in his usual calm and cold tone.
At the mentioning of her name butterflies fluttered throughout her stomach and she couldn’t look at him.
“Rin,” he said again. However, this time he grasped her chin and forced her to look up.
“You have turned seventeen not to long ago.” She shook her head for her reply. Her eyes never left his as he continued to speak. “Have you thought of anyone to become your mate?”
She tore her eyes away from his as the question ran over and over in her mind.
“I have not, Lord Sesshomaru.”
“I had thought as much. I will allow a few male…humans to come to the castle to court you. However, they will be of my choosing.”
“Yes, Lord Sesshomaru,” she replied sadly as tears pricked her eyes. ‘He wants to get rid of me,’ she thought while hugging herself.
Knowing full well that his demon senses would pick up the scent of her tears and that it would anger him, she turned to walk away quickly.
“Wait.” He stopped her with his voice, but she froze as he grasped her shoulder in order to turn her around.
“Why do you cry? Do you not agree with this decision?”
She tried to stop the flow of tears, but the pain she was feeling refused to let that happen. Taking a different approach she answered with a fake smile plastered on her face, “I could never disagree with you, Lord Sesshomaru. These are tears of happiness.”
“Do not lie to me, Rin.” He glared at her.
“Please, Lord Sesshomaru. I assure you, I agree,” she whispered.
Before she could process what was happening, Sesshomaru brushed a few stray tears from her face with the pad of his thumb and walked away.
Once she knew he was out of sight she fell to her knees and bawled.
She missed dinner that night, claiming she hadn’t been hungry, but Megumi knew otherwise.
The next morning Rin awoke from persistent shaking from Megumi.
“Lady Rin! Wake up! You must get ready,” she said urgently.
Rin yawned before sitting up abruptly. “What must I get ready for?”
Megumi looked at her sadly knowing full well just how Rin felt for their Lord.
“The men who’ve come to court you have arrived,” she answered as she shuffled about.
“Oh, right. I’ll be ready in a few moments. Thanks, Megumi.”
“Yes, of coarse Lady Rin.”
When Megumi left the room, Rin scanned her drawers for a suitable kimono. She reached for a light blue one and decided it was perfect for the not so fortunate occasion.
After slipping into the silk material she left her room, walked down the hall, and descended the stairs with such grace that Sesshomaru himself was surprised.
Two men stood at the base of the stairs next to Sesshomaru. Once she reached the bottom, Sesshomaru strode up beside her and then proceeded to introduce them.
“Rin, this is Kiyo,” he said pointing to a man with brown hair and a nice strong build. “And this,” he indicated to the other man, “is Frey.”
Rin took in his appearance. Another nicely built man, but he had blonde hair and gorgeous eyes.
Rin bowed to both men and turned to Sesshomaru for what to do next.
“Kiyo. Frey. Let Megumi show you to your rooms and then we shall proceed.”
Both men nodded and followed Megumi up the stairs. Both Rin and Sesshomaru watched them go, although Sesshomaru’s attention was more so focused on Rin.
“You will have breakfast with Kiyo, lunch with Frey, and dinner with all of us,” he turned to face her. His golden eyes pierced her brown ones.
Rin nodded in agreement before she headed towards the dinning area.
Kiyo entered the room and sat across from her at the table with a grin gracing his lips.
“Rin, I’ve heard so much about you. It’s so nice to finally meet you,” he offered.
Rin rolled her eyes and asked suddenly, “Would you mind telling me a little about yourself, Kiyo?”
“Oh, right. Yes of coarse. I’m from a village not to far from here. We’re a strong village and I’m the head leader.”
That was enough for Rin. Whatever he said after that went in one ear and out the other.
Breakfast was over and Rin found herself running from the table to escape the annoyingly self-absorbed man.
As she made her way back to her room a thought that never occurred to Rin presented itself. She would be on her own and without her Lord’s protection.
“Perhaps I should take up swordsman ship,” she said aloud to herself. With that thought in mind she sought out Megumi’s small form while storming the hallways.
“Megumi, is it possible for you to somehow get me a sword?”
Megumi gave Rin a strange look and replied with another question. “Why, Lady Rin. What could you possibly need one of those for?”
“For protection,” Rin stated simply, eyeing her friend.
“Lady Rin, Lord Sesshomaru is doing a fine job of that for you.”
“Megumi, one day in the near future I fear I will be sent away from here. Lord Sesshomaru doesn’t want me here. Can’t you understand that!” Rin yelled dramatically as tears threatening to run down her face. “He doesn’t want me here,” she mumbled again.
Not knowing what else to do, Megumi embraced the upset Rin and said softly, “Lady Rin, if it is a sword you want then I shall do my best to obtain one for you,” and released her.
“Thank you, Megumi,” she whispered. Whipping stray tears away, Rin watched as Megumi left the room.
Rin lay there contemplating on the scenario that fate had dealt her. ‘Why do I care that Lord Sesshomaru is going to send me away? He wasn’t going to keep me here forever. I knew that.’
A knock at her door drew Rin from her thoughts and she stood up to answer it. Smoothing out her kimono, she opened the door and backed up with a blush creeping up her face at the man in front of her.
“Umm, hello Frey,” she offered as he handed her a bouquet of flowers.
“Lady Rin, may I escort you to lunch?” He asked while holding out his arm.
“Why yes!” She exclaimed as she took his arm and followed him out of the room.
“So,” Frey started. “How are you feeling?”
Rin definitely liked him more than Kiyo. Most definitely.
“I’m fine. Thank you for asking. How are you?”
Frey smiled at her with his green eyes peering into her own.
“I’m fine as well,” he replied before letting Rin sit down. He pushed her closer to the table and took his seat afterwards.
They shared a pleasant lunch, but to Rin talking to any man who wasn’t Sesshomaru was weird.
When she returned to her room Megumi had found her a sword and she examined it from where it sat on the bed.
“Thank God,” Rin said to herself. “I should start practicing,” she thought aloud.
Rin headed for the garden area and began to practice immediately. At first it was awkward, but as she continued it started to feel natural to her.
She took a halted pose before thrusting the blade forward into nothing but air. She pulled back and spun around before thrusting the sword again.
“Rin.”
Startled by the new visitor, Rin whipped around with the blade ready to strike.
“Oh, Megumi,” she realized and rested the weapon at her side.
“You’ve gotten good at that, and it’s only been a few hours.”
“Thanks. What’s going on?”
“Well, Lord Sesshomaru is calling an early supper. He wishes for you to be ready in twenty minutes.”
“Right. Thank you, Megumi.”
“You’re welcome.”
Rin bathed as quick as humanly possible and arrived at the table fifth teen minutes late. When she took her seat Sesshomaru eyed her silently, but Rin ignored him.
A few chairs down Frey sat with Kiyo across from him. Jaken, Rin, and Sesshomaru were in their original seats.
Rin ate in silence as the three men conversed amongst themselves, but it was mainly Frey and Kiyo. She ate very little of her meal before excusing herself to her room.
“Saito, does onion really make a difference in the taste of most recipes?” Rin asked the main cook who had saved her from many hours of boredom by teaching her basic cooking skills.
“Yes, Rin. It does.”
“Oh. Well, in that case, since I’m finished with the cutting, what shall I do now?”
Saito looked over at her and the pile of cut onion before telling her to put it into the pot. Rin did so and decided to go find something else to do; however, she was quickly stopped when Megumi rushed up to her.
“Lady Rin, Lord Sesshomaru wishes to speak with you in the garden!” She said frantically.
“What for?” Rin returned with a puzzled expression.
“That I do not know,” Megumi offered honestly before adding, “But you must hurry.”
“Thank you, Megumi,” was all Rin had said before running off. ‘What could he possibly want to talk to me about? He hasn’t spoken to me in days. Why now all of a sudden?’ She wondered upon entering the field of flowers.
She spotted him standing near a small bridge under a cherry tree. ‘He looks like a God standing there,’ she thought as his hair swayed softly in the breeze, a placid look gracing his face as always.
“You wanted to see me, Lord Sesshomaru,” she said, fidgeting slightly as his golden gaze fell on upon her.
“Rin,” he started in his usual calm and cold tone.
At the mentioning of her name butterflies fluttered throughout her stomach and she couldn’t look at him.
“Rin,” he said again. However, this time he grasped her chin and forced her to look up.
“You have turned seventeen not to long ago.” She shook her head for her reply. Her eyes never left his as he continued to speak. “Have you thought of anyone to become your mate?”
She tore her eyes away from his as the question ran over and over in her mind.
“I have not, Lord Sesshomaru.”
“I had thought as much. I will allow a few male…humans to come to the castle to court you. However, they will be of my choosing.”
“Yes, Lord Sesshomaru,” she replied sadly as tears pricked her eyes. ‘He wants to get rid of me,’ she thought while hugging herself.
Knowing full well that his demon senses would pick up the scent of her tears and that it would anger him, she turned to walk away quickly.
“Wait.” He stopped her with his voice, but she froze as he grasped her shoulder in order to turn her around.
“Why do you cry? Do you not agree with this decision?”
She tried to stop the flow of tears, but the pain she was feeling refused to let that happen. Taking a different approach she answered with a fake smile plastered on her face, “I could never disagree with you, Lord Sesshomaru. These are tears of happiness.”
“Do not lie to me, Rin.” He glared at her.
“Please, Lord Sesshomaru. I assure you, I agree,” she whispered.
Before she could process what was happening, Sesshomaru brushed a few stray tears from her face with the pad of his thumb and walked away.
Once she knew he was out of sight she fell to her knees and bawled.
She missed dinner that night, claiming she hadn’t been hungry, but Megumi knew otherwise.
The next morning Rin awoke from persistent shaking from Megumi.
“Lady Rin! Wake up! You must get ready,” she said urgently.
Rin yawned before sitting up abruptly. “What must I get ready for?”
Megumi looked at her sadly knowing full well just how Rin felt for their Lord.
“The men who’ve come to court you have arrived,” she answered as she shuffled about.
“Oh, right. I’ll be ready in a few moments. Thanks, Megumi.”
“Yes, of coarse Lady Rin.”
When Megumi left the room, Rin scanned her drawers for a suitable kimono. She reached for a light blue one and decided it was perfect for the not so fortunate occasion.
After slipping into the silk material she left her room, walked down the hall, and descended the stairs with such grace that Sesshomaru himself was surprised.
Two men stood at the base of the stairs next to Sesshomaru. Once she reached the bottom, Sesshomaru strode up beside her and then proceeded to introduce them.
“Rin, this is Kiyo,” he said pointing to a man with brown hair and a nice strong build. “And this,” he indicated to the other man, “is Frey.”
Rin took in his appearance. Another nicely built man, but he had blonde hair and gorgeous eyes.
Rin bowed to both men and turned to Sesshomaru for what to do next.
“Kiyo. Frey. Let Megumi show you to your rooms and then we shall proceed.”
Both men nodded and followed Megumi up the stairs. Both Rin and Sesshomaru watched them go, although Sesshomaru’s attention was more so focused on Rin.
“You will have breakfast with Kiyo, lunch with Frey, and dinner with all of us,” he turned to face her. His golden eyes pierced her brown ones.
Rin nodded in agreement before she headed towards the dinning area.
Kiyo entered the room and sat across from her at the table with a grin gracing his lips.
“Rin, I’ve heard so much about you. It’s so nice to finally meet you,” he offered.
Rin rolled her eyes and asked suddenly, “Would you mind telling me a little about yourself, Kiyo?”
“Oh, right. Yes of coarse. I’m from a village not to far from here. We’re a strong village and I’m the head leader.”
That was enough for Rin. Whatever he said after that went in one ear and out the other.
Breakfast was over and Rin found herself running from the table to escape the annoyingly self-absorbed man.
As she made her way back to her room a thought that never occurred to Rin presented itself. She would be on her own and without her Lord’s protection.
“Perhaps I should take up swordsman ship,” she said aloud to herself. With that thought in mind she sought out Megumi’s small form while storming the hallways.
“Megumi, is it possible for you to somehow get me a sword?”
Megumi gave Rin a strange look and replied with another question. “Why, Lady Rin. What could you possibly need one of those for?”
“For protection,” Rin stated simply, eyeing her friend.
“Lady Rin, Lord Sesshomaru is doing a fine job of that for you.”
“Megumi, one day in the near future I fear I will be sent away from here. Lord Sesshomaru doesn’t want me here. Can’t you understand that!” Rin yelled dramatically as tears threatening to run down her face. “He doesn’t want me here,” she mumbled again.
Not knowing what else to do, Megumi embraced the upset Rin and said softly, “Lady Rin, if it is a sword you want then I shall do my best to obtain one for you,” and released her.
“Thank you, Megumi,” she whispered. Whipping stray tears away, Rin watched as Megumi left the room.
Rin lay there contemplating on the scenario that fate had dealt her. ‘Why do I care that Lord Sesshomaru is going to send me away? He wasn’t going to keep me here forever. I knew that.’
A knock at her door drew Rin from her thoughts and she stood up to answer it. Smoothing out her kimono, she opened the door and backed up with a blush creeping up her face at the man in front of her.
“Umm, hello Frey,” she offered as he handed her a bouquet of flowers.
“Lady Rin, may I escort you to lunch?” He asked while holding out his arm.
“Why yes!” She exclaimed as she took his arm and followed him out of the room.
“So,” Frey started. “How are you feeling?”
Rin definitely liked him more than Kiyo. Most definitely.
“I’m fine. Thank you for asking. How are you?”
Frey smiled at her with his green eyes peering into her own.
“I’m fine as well,” he replied before letting Rin sit down. He pushed her closer to the table and took his seat afterwards.
They shared a pleasant lunch, but to Rin talking to any man who wasn’t Sesshomaru was weird.
When she returned to her room Megumi had found her a sword and she examined it from where it sat on the bed.
“Thank God,” Rin said to herself. “I should start practicing,” she thought aloud.
Rin headed for the garden area and began to practice immediately. At first it was awkward, but as she continued it started to feel natural to her.
She took a halted pose before thrusting the blade forward into nothing but air. She pulled back and spun around before thrusting the sword again.
“Rin.”
Startled by the new visitor, Rin whipped around with the blade ready to strike.
“Oh, Megumi,” she realized and rested the weapon at her side.
“You’ve gotten good at that, and it’s only been a few hours.”
“Thanks. What’s going on?”
“Well, Lord Sesshomaru is calling an early supper. He wishes for you to be ready in twenty minutes.”
“Right. Thank you, Megumi.”
“You’re welcome.”
Rin bathed as quick as humanly possible and arrived at the table fifth teen minutes late. When she took her seat Sesshomaru eyed her silently, but Rin ignored him.
A few chairs down Frey sat with Kiyo across from him. Jaken, Rin, and Sesshomaru were in their original seats.
Rin ate in silence as the three men conversed amongst themselves, but it was mainly Frey and Kiyo. She ate very little of her meal before excusing herself to her room.