AN: Ok let me start off by requesting that any readers that have not read any other of my previous stories, I ask that you please read them. It's all up to you, but there might be certain parts here that could be confusing if you havn't read any other of my stories. There all connected, which is why I ask you, but in the end it's up to you. Please Enjoy!
It took me a while longer than I expected since classes are taking up most of my day, but I finally got a story planned out and the first chapter posted up! I only ask that my readers please be patient, school has me uploading these stories a few days later than I normally upload or updatet them, but as long as I have a story planned out I WILL GET THEM FINISHED.
Disclaimer: I own none of the Inuyasha characters. Hope you all enjoy please R&R.
"Rin...," a voice called out. Rin found herself sitting alone in a lush green meadow. The spring atmosphere hitting her with the warm sun, while cool wind blew her raven colored hair in her face. She looked to the source of the smooth baritone voice, but saw nothing more then the fresh grass and trees. It all seemed like the perfect scene in a romance tale, but the only thing missing was the other romance.
"Rin...," the voice called out again. Rin looked all around, but still found no other presence around the meadow other than hers. She looked from left to right and even to the sky, but still could not find the one who held the beautiful voice calling out to her.
"Rin...," now she was getting annoyed. To hear such an alluring voice, and not see the one who held it. "Don't cry...," she heard next. What did it mean by don't cry? She was not sad, a bit annoyed but that was no reason to shed any tears.
"Huh..?" she said as she brought her hand to her face. She couldn't believe it, she really was crying. Her hand made contact with the clear liquid still now pouring from her brown eyes. "Why...what reason do I have to shed these tears?" she thought to herself.
"Don't cry...," she found the more the voice spoke the more the tears came. She heard her name be spoken yet again, and she no longer was able to keep her composier. She covered her ears, closed her eyes, and tucked her head down. She just wanted the voice to go away...no... she just wanted to see the one who held the voice to begin with. "Who are you?" she whispered back gently.
"Who are you!" she said again more loudly as she opened her eyes. Her eyes opened in shock, she was no longer in a green meadow.
Instead her eyes met that with the wooden panels of the hut she remembered she lived in.
"Just another dream...," she whispered. She looked over to Kaede and was glad to find that the old woman was still asleep.
Rin layed her head down again, and felt her face. No tears were to be found on her face, or on her head support pillow. Her dream left her feeling very confused, and she suddenly realized she did recongnize the voice that called out to her. How could she of not known it was him in her dream? It was so obvious who the voice was when she wasn't dreaming, how she only wished she could hear that voice call out to her in reality.
Her hands clutched her source of her warmth that cold night, and her eyes met the white silk that covered her body from head to toe every night. She buried her face in the warm material and inhaled the scent that it carried.
Even after 5 long years of her sleeping with his kimono, the fresh winter green scent still lingered on the wardrobe.
The unique scent soothed her head, the scent she knew all to well and loved so much. She was always amazed that even after 5 years it still held his scent. She wore it countless times since Sesshomaru left it for her, even during the days when it wasn't time to sleep.
Rin's eyes became heavy again, and she fell asleep with her face buried in the white kimono her Lord once wore.
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"Nice work today Rin," Sango said as she looked beyond the field to the tired out 16 year old girl. "Your aim keeps improving day after day." Rin looked to Sango and gave her a smile to substitute for the "thank you" her dry mouth was unable to say. Sweat covered her face and body, and her legs and arms burned from the training she received that day.
Rin had been under Sango's training for three years now. She asked the female slayer for training when she found that living in times of war required more than just knowing all about ailments and cooking. Of course just three years didn't even get her close to being a master demon slayer, but she had no dreams of being such. She wanted only to learn the skills that would keep her alive in the case that she ever needed to fight for her life.
Of course there was really no point in fighting if her heart was to gentle to kill. Killing was just something Rin was always unable to do, unless it involved fish or some type of insects. Her heart was just to kind and gentle to shed any blood whether demon or human. Still though...she could atleast learn to defend herself, but not being able to kill will definintely keep her from becoming any demon slayer. Not that she wanted to be one anyway, and she only hoped Sango understood.
"Let's call it a day," Sange said as she noticed how exhausted her pupil really was. "What do you say?" she asked, and laughed when Rin gave her a thumbs up sign to make up for the pleading answer she again was unable to say.
"Mother!" a couple of childish voices called out. Sango looked beyond the clearing to see her two oldest daughters running torward her along with her brother Kohaku. "Mother, Uncle Kohaku is back!" they both shouted as they dragged Kohaku's hands torward Sango and Rin.
Kohaku gave his sister and Rin a big smile, and his cheeks turned red at the embarrasment of having two 7 year olds dragging him. "Kohaku!," Sango cried as she went to go and hug her brother after his long absence in training. "Where have you been for the past few months, you had us all worried," she said as she wrapped her arms around him.
"Sorry about that Sis," Kokau said as he hugged his Sister back. "Seems like demons never take the time to rest in these parts."
After a few more moments the embrace ended, and Kohaku looked to Rin and both gave each other a warm smile.
"Girls, who is watching your Sister and Brothers?" Sango asked refering to her two younger sons, and infant daughter. After 8 years of marriage with her Monk, 5 children came into the picture. Sango and Miroku couldn't be happier, but 5 kids can be a handful.
"Father came home early," the youngest twin answered. "He also asked that you please hurry and return because Sister is getting hungry," the eldest twin then said. Sango gave a knod and looked to Kohaku.
"You go on ahead," he said quickly for he really didn't want to return to the crowded home with a crying Niece. "I'll escort Rin back to the village."
"Alright then," Sango said, and left the field in the hands of her twins. Once they were out of sight Kohaku looked torwards Rin who finally was able to get her breathing back in check.
"Rough training?" he asked as he walked over to her. "It's not always so bad," Rin replied, glad that her sweating had subsided. Being covered in sweat before any guy would leave any girl embarressed. Kohaku gave her his arm to escort her to the village, and Rin accepted his sweet gesture.
"How have you been?" he asked as they entered Inuyasha's forest. "Alright, some days are better than others," she said, her arm slipping from Kohaku's to straighten out her kimono. Kohaku looked to her atire, she wore a light green kimono with dark green leaf designs scaddered around it.
He knew that it was Sesshomaru who provided her with all her expensive wardrobe. The material and designs were only affordable to those of high standard, so it could of been from no one else.
He also knew of Sesshomaru's journey to war, which only made sence considering the large amout of demons attacking the surrounding areas. It was only thanks to him and Inuyasha that everything was kept under control for the most part.
Rin tightened her obi, and let down the rest of her kimono till it was at her ankles again. She alwasy raised it up to knee level, and made a makshift skirt out of the bottom part of her wardrobe to make it easier to move her legs to train. She also tied her hair up with her hair ribbons to keep her dark brown locks out of her face. Once training was over she let her hair down again.
Kohaku noticed she wore the slayers black tights so as to keep everything in check when she hicked up her kimono, and her hands held the slayers gloves to keep her hands from recieving any blisters. The only thing she did not wear was the slayers footwear, and instead only wore simple sandals. He used to find it shocking considering she never wore shoes when she was younger.
When she trained she looked almost like a demon slayer. Although, when her training was over for the day and she let down her bunched up clothing she looked like an ordinary village girl. An ordinary village girl was perhaps exactly what she was as far as the other villagers could tell. "I bet you would make a great demon slayer," Kohaku stated as Rin straightened out the final wrinkle in her clothing.
Rin looked at him questonably and then let out a small giggle. "You really think so?" she asked, and was only answered with Kohaku's head knodding. "That's nice of you to think, but I don't really think I'm really cut out for that lifestyle," she said as she looked up to the sky with a smile. "Looks like it will rain soon," and as if on que a small rumble of thunder was heard.
"I can have Kirara take us to my Sister's," he mentioned, but was only replied with a small shake of Rin's head. "No thank you, I best be getting back to Kaede."
Once the village was in sight Rin waved her hand in goodbye and headed in the opposite direction Kohaku was going. Yet just as she was about to walk away she felt her hand being pulled back. "Kohaku?" she said when she noticed it was him holding her hand.
"Rin...I...um," he mumbled as his cheeks began to turn red. "There is something I've been wanting to tell you...and now just seems like..." but not long after he spoke both him and Rin felt the cool drops of rain begin to hit them.
"What is it Kohaku?" Rin said, trying not to rush him but she didn't want neither of them to catch a cold.
"Uhh...just make sure to stay warm today, wouldn't want you getting sick." he said. Rin smiled at him and let go of his hand, "Thanks, I will and same goes for you." Rin waved a goodbye again, and started running back to her and Kaede's hut.
Kokaku watched at his long time crush ran home through the rain. Ever since he saw Rin in her pretty pink kimono 5 years ago he hadn't been able to take his eyes off her since. Suddenly everything she did, said, and wore made her look cute. And as she got older, the cute turned into beautiful.
She had matured alot, and as did her body. Her size got taller, her body bagan shapping into its curves, and her hair got longer. And though it did still have it's uneven wavy curves, it only made her look more attactive through his eyes.
One of the things he was always glad she kept since her childhood days was her little side ponytail that hung from the right side of her head. He noticed she picked her hair up when she trained, but was glad that she decided to let it down after.
Of course her small ponytail looked more neat then it did when she was little, and now she held it up with rich colorful ribbons instead of simple silk strings. The ribbons being the very same ones that held her hair up, andnthe ribbon of color she wore at the mometns was yellow which matched well with her green atire.
How beautiful she had become over the years, and Kohaku always wanted to tell her that.
Over the past few years who knows how many chances he had to actually tell Rin how he felt, and he did try to take a few of them. Yet every time he was about to express his feelings something always got in his way. Whether it was Nieces, Nephews, Kaede, Sango, or just like now when the weather choose not to be on his side.
Confessing in the rain may of been sweet, but not when a fever could be brought into the picture.
Kohaku took a deep sigh,"Maybe next time," he thought. He found Kirara not to far away licking at her wet fur, and after her transformation took place the two headed out to Miroku and Sango's.
(AN: Keep in mind this is a Sess/Rin story, honestly I see Kohaku as another Hojo lol but his character is very good to have in my stories, and I already have plans for him as well. They just don't involve Rin.)
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"Kagome, what are you doing here?" Rin asked when the one she expected to be at the hut was Kaede. "I just came here to tell you that Kaede is off delivering her remedies to some villagers," Kagome replied back when the soaked girl walked in.
"We wouldn't want anyone getting sick around here." Rin smiled and shook her head in agreement, and after taking off her sandals she headed over to the clean cloth towels to wipe herself dry.
"Would you like a blanket to keep warm?" Rin asked as she pulled out some extra blankets they had and handed it to Kagome.
"Wouldn't want you getting sick either, or else Inuyasha would throw a fit," she said with a smile and both girls laughed at the comment. After Kagome expressed her gratitude and covered herself up she saw Rin walk over to a large antique chest, and she knew what it contained.
Rin opened her chest and sorted through all of her beautiful kimonos she had worn in the past 5 years. Her hands met the designs and colors of every rich material as though she was making sure that every single one was accounted for, but she had only one kimono in mind to bring out. Just as Kagome figured, Rin brought out Sesshomaru's previous white kimono he left for her. And she watched as the young 16 year old wrapped herself in it to keep from the cold.
After Rin drapped Sesshomaru's kimono over head and body as she leaned against the wall and stared out the window to view the peaceful scene of the rain. While most people found the thought of having to stay inside boring, Rin found it to be very calm and serene.
Usually Kaede would warm up some soup, and Rin herself would cuddle up with her Lord's white atire and stare out into the rain. Having his scent so close, and the warmth from his kimono even closer. She would of sworn that it was Sesshomaru that was keeping her so warm instead of his wardrobe.
She would always perform her little ritual whenever it rained, snowed, or if the day was simply cold. She enjoyed it most when it snowed, because the cool winter smell was exactly the kind of scent she picked up from his kimono.
Like the mixed scent of winter and spring put together, and it was that scent she loved so much that soothed her to sleep every night. If it hadn't been for that small peice of him that he left behind for her, she wasn't sure how she would of coped these last 5 years.
"Where is Inuyasha?" Rin asked, deciding to start up a simply conversation. "He heard of a demon riot going on a little ways South of here," Kagome replied, thinking about her half demon. "He said he was going to go deal with it, and he should be back today or tomorrow." Rin smiled at Inuyasha's actions and his responsible nature.
"Seems like he's doing a good job taking responsibility for these lands." Kagome nodded her head and chuckled a bit.
"Yeah, but when I tell him that he just huffs and says he just can't stand the thought of weak demons," Kagome said with a smile on her face. "Sounds like another certain someone we know, right?" she then said, but she quickly covered her big mouth. She knew Rin did not like to talk to much about Sesshomaru, and thanks to her it looked like it could not be helped. She just hoped she didn't bring the girl's mood down.
"Yeah, Shippo can be full of himself at times," Rin replied, even though she was fully aware who Kagome was really refering to. She was not mad or sad, but talking about Sesshomaru was still something she found a hard time doing. It was as thought the more she talked about him, the more the fact hits her that he really was off to war. He really was engaging himself in life threatening battles.
She missed him so much, even though the time she spent with Kaede in the village was far longer than she ever spent traveling with him. Yet still, how can she ever forget her travels with him? How can she forget the being that saved her life in more ways than one? How can she ever stop thinking about him especially after everything he had done for her?
When she was little, and raised in the village that treated her like a outcast, she learned to accept her way of life. Back then she thought that was the way things were always going to be for her. Never once did she think that an angel in white would take her away from that lifestyle, it was more that her thoughts ever thought it could be.
Although that was in the past, and she now lived the life of a normal village girl...well mostly normal asid from the slayer training.
And as far as her life traveling with demons, that was only kept between her and her closest friends such as Kagome, and Sango, and the others. The villagers, along with her good village friends, had no idea about her life before the village, and for right now Rin liked to keep it that way. As far as they were concerned, Rin was just an orphan the head priestess found and raised.
Rin closed her eyes and sighed into Sesshomaru's kimono, she thought about how many nights it soothed her back to sleep when she had confusing dreams or terrible nightmares. Speaking of dreams, she thought. The dream she had that previous night still clung inside her head. It wasn't the first time she had a dream where her Lord was speaking to her, and she decided maybe it was best to talk about it with Kagome.
"Um...Kagome," Rin said, and Kagome let out a little "Hmm" showing she was listening. "When Inuyasha is gone...do you...ever have dreams about him?" she asked, her eyes still looking out to the rain. "Sometimes I do, when I really miss him," Kagome replied with a little concern in her voice. "Why?"
"Well..it's just..," she didn't know exactly how to put what she was trying to ask. "You know you can tell me anything Rin," Kagome said as she moved closer to the girl and sat beside her. "Let me guess, it has to do with Sesshomaru," she said with a victorious smile on her face for she knew she was right.
Rin was a little shocked that she was able to figure it out, but she figured her mood and actions left her completely obvious. "I miss him...and sometimes..I even find myself dreaming about him," Rin confessed as she clutched tightly to the white kimono. "What happens in your dream?" Kagome asked, not wanting to push but becoming very curious at the moment.
"Well...I never get to see him it's only his voice I hear, and every dream is different," said Rin.
"Hold on, you have more than one?" Kagome then asked, and was replied with Rin's knod to the head. "Last night I dreamt that I was sitting in a meadow and he kept calling out my name, but I couldn't see him. And a few nights ago I had another dream where I was drowning in water and again he called my name, but again I couldn't see him," Rin finished.
"Sounds a little scary if you ask me," said Kagome as she felt a chill run up her spine at the thought of having someone she couldn't see call out her name. "That's not even my scariest one," Rin then said, and those words caught Kagome's full attention.
"The scariest ones are where I am surrounded by fire, and another one where I am falling into an endless who knows what...," Rin said as her knuckles became white from clutching Sesshomaru's kimono too tight.
"What do you think they mean?" she asked Kagome. "I only wish I knew, but maybe Kaede may know," Kagome reassued. "Why don't we ask when she gets back," she said with a smile. Rin thought about it, she never really wanted to bother her caretaker with her silly dreams, but if Kagome found them to be serious then maybe it was for the best that she asked.
Rin was about to say yes to Kagome's request until suddenly her eyes went wide, and her hand went straight to her heart. "Rin, are you ok?" Kagome said, and then started to give Rin's shoulder a small shake when she didn't answer right away. "Rin!," Kagome said more loudly.
After a few moments of aving her shoulder shooken Rin finally came to. "Huh?...Oh I'm alright," she finally said. "What happened to you, you had me worried for a minute," Kagome said with a deep concern in her voice. "I don't know, I just got this weird feeling that..."
"Kagome!" a voice outside shouted. Kagome and Rin looked out the window and noticed that the rain had stopped. It was Shippo that was running torward the hut. "Kagome, I can smell Inuyasha," Shippo said as he entered the hut. "Come on, he's back!"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome said happily as she followed after Shippo. "You coming Rin?" she asked before she left, and once she saw the girl put Sesshomaru's kimono neatly back in the chest the two females were out chasing after the little fox.
"I can't wait to see him again, I admit I was getting a bit worried that he was gone so long," Kagome said as she and Rin kept chassing after Shippo.
Finally they all stopped at a small clearing where Shippo stated that he could sence Inuyasha coming there way. "I figured he would be running," the little fox said as he folded his arms across his chest. Kagome and Rin kept looking beyond the clearing until a small speck of red was visibly seen.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted as she waved her hand out for him to see. When he didn't notice she decided to shout his name out again louder, even though with his sensitive ears he should of heard her the first time. Kagome's eyes held the worry Rin knew she felt, and soon more of Inuyasha was able to be seen. Once they got a better look at him they noticed his head was facing down so his eyes couldn't be seen, and his whole stance seemed...sad.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome said again, this time more quietly. "What's wrong with you?" Shippo then said. "Aren't you glad to see Kagome, she was worried about you."
Rin looked as Inuyasha kept walking closer to them, and once he was only a few yards away she noticed he had something in his hand. It looked like some black stick from far away, but as he got closer she noticed it had a handle wrapped in blue silk along with a red rim clad at the base of the handle.
Inuyasha walked closer and his face finally tilted up, and his eyes met Rin's. Rin looked back, she herself becoming worried as well. Kagome ran to Inuyasha, and he gently placed his hand on her shoulder gently and gave it a small squeeze as a sign that he was alright. Yet his attention was not on Kagome at the moment, for his eyes never left Rin's. He walked over to her, and he held out his hand to reveal to her the sword that he carried.
Rin automatically recognized the familiar weapon, but the thought of what it possibly was only left her whole body feeling numb. She couldn't believe it, was it? Could it of been?
Inuyasha was holding out Sesshomaru's tenseiga! As much as the she wanted to know why he had it, there was only one question running through her mind.
"Rin...," Inuyasha whispered as his sad eyes met her worried ones. The two emotions mixing together only left Rin with the question she now feared to find the answer to.
"Inuyasha...," she whispered as she took hold of her Lord's sword. Her eyes filled with worry and he hands began to shake,
"Where is Lord Sesshomaru?"
AN: There you have it for the first chapter, thanks a bunch for reading and I hope you stay alert to see what happens to Sesshomaru and how I make him and Rin's reunion come to be. Please don't forget to comment!
