InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Turn Around ❯ Chpt 11: Cruel, Empty Abyss ( Chapter 11 )

IMPORTANT NOTICE!
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE STARTING THE STORY:

I do not own any of these characters in this FanFic. -Sigh- Although I wish I could, especially Sesshomaru...-giggle-

All lettering in ITALICS means the person is having these thoughts in their head. They are not spoken out loud.

Word Key: (Translation)

Arigatou - Thank You
Kami - God
Gomen ne/Gomen nasai - Sorry/Very Sorry
Baka - Idiot
Doushite - Why
Iie - No
Hai - Yes
Honto ne - Really
Onegai - Please
Doragon - Dragon
Gami - Toad
Ningen - Human
Nan desu ka - What is it?
Genki - Fine
Kudasai - Please
Yameru - Enough
Iku - Go
Nani? - What?
Naze desu ka - Why?
Domo arigato gozuimasu - Thank you very much!
Matte - Wait
Ima Yameru - Stop it now!
Chikusho - Damn it!
Anata-no namae wa? - What is your name?
Watashi no namae wa desu - My name is...
Do itashi mashite - You're welcome!
Damare - Shut up!
Ogaa-san - Mother
Otou-san - Father
Warawa nai - Don't laugh!
Masaka - It Can't Be!
Wakaranai - I don't understand
Bakayarou - Stupid Bastard used

TO ALL: PLEASE NOTE!The Word Key will slowly be updated as the story moves along.

OKAY, let the reading commence! Enjoy!

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THIS CHAPTER HAS NO ORIGINAL REFERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL INU YASHA SERIES. THIS IS SOMETHING I ADDED MYSELF. Please take note of these changes.

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Chpt 11: Cruel, Empty Abyss

Rin sighed as she rose from the bed she had been put in. Overall, the room was quite distasteful, dark, and gloomy, but this was Naraku's palace, after all. He hadn't given her any clothing, so she ended up sleeping with what she had on.

 

Sleep…now that was an over-statement. She hadn't been able to sleep all night. She remembered what happened earlier when she was summoned downstairs to eat. Rin remembered Naraku saying something along the lines of

 

“As far as I know, ningens need to eat food every day to survive…I need you strong and full of energy for your training.”

 

If he hadn't have said it so coldy and unemotionally, Rin would have thought he was remotely nice. Kagura and Kanna, on the other hand, were completely different stories.

 

Kagura immediately hated her, and didn't bother trying to hide it.

 

“So you're the puppy that follows Sesshomaru around all day long. I feel sorry for him! He has to look at your ugly face everyday, it makes me wonder how he survives? After all, not even the most cruel and disheartening demons deserve that sort of punishment!”

 

Rin had merely stared down at her plate as Kagura slowly circled her. The things she said getting worse and worse as she went along, but Rin still refused to acknowledge her presence.

 

This Rin is strong, she will ignore this wind witch and pray she will be gone soon.

 

So much for that idea.

 

“Ugh, what is that horrid stuff? It smells almost as bad as you! When was the last time you bathed? Oh, right! Its rare ningens know what bathing is! Most of you are too poor and weak to do so anyway!”

 

What she said next, although Rin still believed it to be untrue, hurt the most.

”I hope you know Sesshomaru has always hated you, although he doesn't show it as much as he could. He told me once, you know. He said you were nothing but a pain, and that when you were a little older he would stop pitying you, and throw you away. You're nothing but garbage to him! Filthy smelling, useless, and unwanted. Perhaps he will like me better! Kami knows I'd be a much better replacement one hundred times over than you ever would be!”

 

Rin looked up, her eyes flaring in anger, and without being able to control it, she flung a ball of blue miko power at Kagura.

 

She didn't expect the brat to do something like that, so she ended up receiving a direct hit, and scowled at the girl when her whole arm burned and ached.

 

“You brat! You'll pay for that with your life!”

 

All Kagura saw was red, and as she went to throw her dance of blades in the room, something stopped her.

 

“Kagura, that will be enough. The miko is strong, and we shall need her. If you lay one finger on her, you will know your fate.”

 

As if to prove his statement, he squeezed his hand into his fist, making Kagura fall to the floor in agony, trying to take deep breaths and failing miserably.

 

“H…ai….Nara…ku…I'll…do as you…say! Onegai…stop!”

 

The pain inflicted by the miko in her arm was nothing compared to this. Kagura was on her hands and knees pleading at this point in time, and inside she was screaming at the girl, swearing to give her payback for what she had done.

 

He smiled a cold smile, knowing that he would always have power over her, and stopped only because he didn't feel like dealing with her right now.

 

“Finish eating, miko. Your training begins now.”

 

When Rin didn't reply, he sped over to her in a matter of a second, and put his hand to her throat, closing off her airway.

 

“Did you hear me, miko? I said, you will begin your traning now. Do you dare to disobey me? I have power over you, do not think that I shall restrain using it. A pretty face is just a pretty face, and I could replace you easily.”

 

Rin didn't bother looking up, but merely played with the rice on her plate with the chopsticks.

 

“Then if this Rin is of so little worth, why don't you replace me?”

 

Naraku thought for a moment, but didn't let the indecision show on his face. He knew he needed her, because of her great power. No one could ever replace her, but he wouldn't let the pathetic ningen know that.

 

“You wish to see your friends again, do you not? I know you wish not to die. Do not try to play foolish games with me, ningen. You will do as I say, without fail. Come now.”

 

This time, Rin could not ignore him, because he knew he was right. She did want to see her friends, and as long as she was here, he was going to hold this fact over her head. For now, all she could do was comply with his orders, and pray that soon someone would save her.

 

As she walked out, she smirked at Kagura who was still on the floor, but now sitting in a more respectable position. Kagura could do nothing but send her a death glare, and manage to mutter:

 

“You will pay for this, you bitch!” under her breath, but Rin heard it anyway, and just stuck out her tongue as she left.

Kanna, who had been standing in the corner, head bowed down to the floor the whole time without saying a word, followed Kagura out of the room.

 

Although Rin had won the battle with Kagura, the war was still to be fought.

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As Sesshomaru made his way home, the winds were picking up. His beautiful, silver hair was completely dishelved and in a complete mess. Rin would be all over him if she saw his hair like that, it would be a complete shock. She'd probably say something like:

“Sesshomaru-sama! Why, a lord like you should always look pristine! Heaven forbid if anyone but myself saw you in this awful condition!” and then try to hide a smirk. The thought almost made him smile.

He realized he was missing this “ningen” more and more as time passed, and it made him wonder why.

 

What did she ever do to make him want, or miss her so? Its true she was a better fighter now than most ningens, due to the training she received by him while she was still at the castle. Absentmindedly, he recalled her last training session.

 

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“I said, work harder,,run faster! Rin! You are being too weak! You must focus! I bet a worm could do a better job fighting than you right now!”

 

“Well that's because this Rin has been training all day non stop! Rin is tired, wants to eat and drink!”

“What if you were fighting a battle that lasts this long? What if you need to keep fighting, despite the fact that you are hungry and thirsty? What would you do then?”

 

“This Rin would tell him she's hungry, and ask for half an hour free time and that I'd come back for the battle!”

 

She had smiled then, but Sesshomaru wasn't quite the happiest person on the planet on hearing that answer.

 

“Rin, this isn't a joke, as much as you would like it to be. You need to learn how to conserve and spend your energy wisely, so that you can fight for long hours on end.”

 

“Like you, Sesshomaru-sama?”

 

She had looked so innocent, so…pure when she asked him that.

 

He shocked her with a small, but noticeable by Rin's eyes smile.

 

“Sessomaru-sama..just…smiled?!”

 

Just as fast as it came, it went away.

 

“I would do nothing of the sort. Your mind is playing games with your eyes.”

 

Sesshomaru began to walk away, his back turned to her as she stood there in awe.

 

“This Rin would bet everything she possesses that you are smiling right now, as you walk away!”

 

Sesshomaru stopped and turned around, once again showing a small smile.

 

Rin couldn't help a giggle, and she ran over to him, swinging her arms around his middle chest, due to her short height.

 

It was one of the most wonderful feelings he had ever felt, and for a moment, allowed her to show this affection without complaining or pushing her away.

 

“My, my, my! What would the world come to if they saw you hugging a ningen like me!”

 

She poked his chest, and ran out towards the door, but not before she heard this next comment in quick reply.

 

“For showing this…behaviour which is highly unappropriate, you will begin training tomorrow at 5am , before the sun rises for your “showing” of emotions! Go and eat now, training will resume shortly afterwards.”

 

Surprisingly, she didn't complain, and her reply was,

“Hai, Sesshomaru-sama!”

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Sesshomaru wondered why he would remember something so stupid and insignificant, but deep inside he knew. As much as he tried to hide it, he cared for the girl, and liked her a lot. Although at times she was a pain in the ass, but he had never met anyone who he could completely tolerate. In fact, she was the one thing he had cared about most, out of everything he had. If it meant for her to stay alive and well, he knew, no matter how deep it was hidden, he would give up anything for her.

 

Everytime she screamed out, or the rare times she allowed herself to cry, he knew. Not because he could hear it or see it, he actually felt her pain, her sorrows, her suffering. Felt it, in what humans called a heart. Did Sesshomaru, the ice king, really have one of those? He didn't know, and as his palace came into his focus from on his youki cloud, he debated and finally came up with an answer.

 

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Kagome, Inu Yasha, Miroku, and Shippo looked pretty grim. They knew they had to do something, but what? Although Inu Yasha didn't want to admit it, there was no way they could defeat Naraku without the help of Sesshomaru, and he wasn't even here at the moment.

 

The normally quiet monk chose to voice these wise words.

 

“Inu Yasha, as much as it might pain you to do so, we need to get Sesshomaru.”

 

“Hell no! We don't need him sticking his nose into this. I can handle it alone! Do you think I'm weak, Mirkou?”

Inu Yasha threateningly walked over to the monk, and was about to withdraw Tetsuiga when…

 

“Inu Yasha, OSUWARI!”

 

With that, before he could get even close to the monk, slammed into the floor. Kagome was getting impatient with his behaviour, and began to speak.

 

“Really, Inu Yasha. Now is not the time to be acting stupid and irrational. Of course we need your brother's help, and something tells me even if we didn't want it, we would get it anyway. Rin is his ward! He is taking care of her, looking after her. Naturally he will fight Naraku, if it means he can get her back. God, I thought you had some sense left! Maybe dogs' brains aren't as big as humans'….”

 

Inu Yasha was about to complain at her comment when she looked bored, and said in a normal voice:

“Osuwari. Come on, do we really have time for this? Stop being bull-headed, and listen to what the monk has to say!”

 

Once again, just after he had risen, he was slammed into the floor, but not as hard as last time. Inu Yasha swore that if Kagome didn't have the “osuwari” command, he would have killed her a hundred times over by now. He decided it was best he stay quiet, once again, despite all the things he had to say about his idiot half brother, Sesshomaru.

 

Sango looked over in Kagome's direction, and decided to try and clarify things.

“So then its setteled? We're off to see Sesshomaru at his castle?”

 

“It seems so.” Inu Yasha muttered, not being impressed with the plan of action.

 

“Great! Well that didn't take long, and good thing because…”

 

Right after she had said “because”, the children came bounding down from upstairs.

 

Kai was the first to speak.

 

“Mama, can we eat now? Onegai? We're all hungry!”

 

Suddenly a loud rumbling noise sounded in the room, something remotely similar to thunder before a storm. Inu Yasha was smirking, and everyone looked in his direction, yelling:

 

“INU YASHA!”

 

Inu Yasha did his best to look innocent, and dropped the façade, grumbling,

 

“What? I haven't eaten all day!”

 

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Author's Note:

 

Hey everyone! I love the reviews overall from chapter 10. I'm sorry if some of you are still confused about what is going on, and I'll keep trying my best to clarify everything as the story moves along.

 

I'd say that at chapter 10, hopefully, we're around the half-way point, because I wanted this story at least or around 20 chapters long, but, things can change, right?

 

I hope Sesshomaru didn't sound overly-soft in this chappie, and it would depress me to hear that he did. I also wonder what you guys think of Kagura in this chapter? Doesn't she sound awful? Please let me know if I am going in the right direction, okay? I love having your input!

 

Just a quick thought, I recommend you read all of the review notes, because although they might not be directed to you, some of them may be affecting you, or answering questions you might be wondering.

 

Anyway, please keep reviewing, and let's go onto the review notes!

 

Review Notes:

 

imagine-me: “twisted and turned and surpised me as well I would have never guessed that would happen” umm, I hope you meant that in a good way? I'm not sure, because your other review was something along the lines of how weird my story was…Maybe you could clarify for me a little more what you think? I don't know, I'm just trying my best here! Please keep reading and reviewing!

 

daygonna- I'm glad you're beginning to understand where I am heading with this story, because you were one of the couple people that were originally confused. I do my best to clarify things as I go along, and hopefully, even if slowly, things will begin to make more sense. I hope you enjoy it! Please keep reading and reviewing!

 

SessRin Fan- Thanks for commenting on my quote! I swear, I think that's the best line in the story so far! I'm glad you picked up on it! Me? A genius? Aha, I wish! But, thanks so much for giving me the info on the other girl's fanfiction. I'll probably check it out sometime tonight, hopefully. I'm sure it'll be good. Please keep reading and reviewing!

 

deer boy- Thank you so much for adding me on MSN and on AIM. It means a lot now that you'll be sending me the future episodes. Canada sucks hardcore because we are so behind compared to Japan, who is already done with the Inu Yasha series. I'm glad you like where my story is heading, and I hope you will continue to send me more episodes. By the way, I saw the Shippo one with the invitation from the Thunder Brothers, and it was sooo cute! I loved it. Anyway, please keep reading and reviewing!

 

Marsha a.ka. Inuyasha- “but u blew it out of da park and because of dat i can expmaned my horizon and read sess/rin fics without bein disgusted! HURRAY!” WOW you have no idea how much that has flattered me! Thank you soooo much for telling me that! It makes me feel sooo good and want to keep writing! I seem to always love your reviews, because they're always so positive. I'll do my best to update chapter 12 as soon as I can. Anyway, Please keep reading and reviewing!