Author's Note: Yeah, so, lately I've been super hyped on vampires (not sparkling ones, mind you) so I decided to write SessRin vamp stuff. And . . . yup, here it is. I would like you guys to know, though, that in this FanFic that the vampires/ Vampir and the "wolves"/werewolves/ Lupine speak different languages. Depending on which 3rd POV it is the other language will be in bolded italics. The rest will be just normal. So yeah, that's it. I'm probably gonna have some sex in here later on. It's going to be rated M by then so I hope that doesn't bother people. Sorry, I just think kinky sex and vampires go well together (especially vampire Sesshomaru). Enjoy!
"POV language."
"POV different language."
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Moonlight caressed the metallic ribbons of hair as they billowed in the updraft of the valley. Rising and falling gingerly, the silver strands made as a beacon in the eventide to the numerous persons standing behind. The soldiers occupying the cliff overlooking the small village donned armor white in color with the mark of a purple crescent. They waited with masked anticipation as their grey-haired leader assessed the valley beneath him. The man's golden eyes were shadowed by the long bangs of silver curtaining them as his pale lips sank into a frown. His skin, unmarred and white, resembled porcelain, speaking loudly of his inhuman origins. This man standing over the village was not human; he was vampire.
"Attack," his voice, deep and merciless, echoed through the valley. The undead soldiers made little noise as they launched themselves into the abyss at blinding speeds. As they raced past, the man's silver hair whipped into his visage. His eyes remained glued to the small home of the people he detested the most.
"Disgusting." He muttered before quietly stepping over the threshold of the overlook and dropping quietly into the valley. It took little time for the village of werewolves to be set aflame and cries of agony to fill the night.
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"Milady Rin, you must leave!" the servant ushered the young woman cloaked and hooded in black out of the hut with expedient urgency. All around the main hut of the wolf village screaming and the roar of flames filled the air. The chocolate doe eyes of the wolf princess widened when she comprehended the meaning of her nurse-maid's actions.
"Kaede, you cannot be planning to sacrifice yourself, can you?" the sweet voice of the woman asked, her lips making way to her labored breaths. The aged woman wearing the light turban and donned in servant garb smiled sadly so the wrinkles around her mouth deepened.
"It is my duty to protect you, Milady." She spoke, her grey eyes smiling.
The woman shook her head in protest as she leaned forward and grasped the maid's dress.
"No, please! Don't leave me!" she sobbed into the cloth. The maid's arms came to rest on her mistress' shaking shoulders.
"Milady, you cannot perish. You must live on." Kaede spoke softly as she removed the princess from her chest and looked into her eyes. All around the two figures flame illuminated their village. Wolf-eared peoples and dogs ran this way and that, white clad figures following closely behind and capturing them by the dozen. "You are the last living heir to the wolf tribe, Milady. I am sad to say but it is as much your duty as it is mine to make sure that you live."
Tears sprang to Rin's eyes as the words her servant spoke rang true. Her heart ached but as the cries of her people reached her ears, courage began to rise in the princess' heart. Pulling away from the small woman, the wolf princess pulled the hood of the cloak further down over her visage. She nodded once before leaning in and kissing the old woman on the cheek.
"I shall not- no, I will not fail you, Kaede. I will live on."
The old woman laughed, a soft, sad chuckle.
"Thank you, Milady. It has been wonderful to serve you." Kaede spoke as she ran her fingers over her mistress' cheeks, more than likely for the last time. The realization that the old hands belonging to the maid would never again run through her princess' hair, nor cook her food, nor grasp her face came to Kaede in the form of large, pained tears. "I will miss you."
Hiccupping, Rin pulled the woman in once more, embracing her as she sobbed.
"I will too-"
"There are two more over here!"
Hearing the cry of the Vampir soldier several meters away the women instantly detached from one another. In a panicked gasp, the maid pushed the princess towards the edge of the forest mere feet away. She then turned to face the aggressors, her back to Rin.
"Run, Milady! Run!" she screamed. The sobbing princess wasted no time in turning and sprinted towards the thick forest brush, her hand grasping the collar of the cloak to keep it closed. Her breath was labored as she weaved this way and that through the trees, her wolf-like eyes allowing her to move easily despite the lack of light as the moon hid behind the clouds. She leapt over branches, ducked beneath arms of trunks, and stepped on the faces of rocks to move swiftly. Rin did not allow her mind to wander back to her life-long friend as she ran, though tears ran down her face none-the-less. She just continued to run, and run, and despite the wear that fell upon her, she still ran as fast as she could.
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"General Sesshomaru," a soldier saluted as the tall, silver-headed vampire walked through the masses of captured wolf-people. Once defiant, the prisoners instantly grew tame as he looked down upon them, his golden eyes blazing.
"What is it?" he addressed the soldier suddenly. The soldier couldn't help but swallow nervously at the sudden spotlight.
"One of them escaped into the woods, sir." The vampire foot-man spoke almost nervously.
"Just one?" Sesshomaru's sudden question took the soldier by surprise.
"Y-yes, General. We've got men searching for the wolf now." The soldier stuttered. Sesshomaru's eyes ran over the mass of werewolves in disgust, all shuddered under his gaze save one. Instantly, the vampire zoned in on the humbly dressed maid-woman. She stared at him, grey eyes brimming with hate as she smiled defiantly. The man's lips tightened into a line at her look of confidence. It was almost as if she could understand that his men had failed in capturing one of them. His mind put the pieces into place as he strode over to the woman.
"You . . . can understand what this Sesshomaru speaks, can you not, maid-woman?" he spoke to her. Brows furrowed in a scowl, the short old-woman rose to face Sesshomaru, instantly drawing in his soldiers.
"Go to hell," she bit out in her native, wolf tongue. The lupine people around her looked up at her with a mix of shock and pride. Sesshomaru's eyes stayed locked on the woman.
"You understand our speech do you not?" he addressed for the second time, his patience was draining.
"I can." She spoke suddenly. The people kneeled beside her gasped, and the soldiers gathered around them froze.
"Admirable, wolf." Sesshomaru's deep voice condescended, "The language of vampires is not one easily mastered."
"It seems rather simple to me." Kaede bit out. Sesshomaru ignored her jab and looked down at her sternly.
"Who was the wolf to escape?" he asked, his voice level. The woman's eyes grew wide, surprised at the question very clearly directed towards her. Her mind swooned with worry of her princess. Moving fast to cover her surprise she gathered her courage in front of the intimidating man, feeling the gazes of her people on her back. All of them knew that somehow the situation involved their most beloved princess if Kaede was part.
"How would you suppose I know, bat?" Kaede snickered. Patience tried, Sesshomaru's hand shot out to grab the maid by the throat and held her above the ground.
"Who was it, woman?" his eyes raged yet his voice stayed level and stern. Kaede said nothing as she chocked.
"General Sesshomaru, we just received word! They've cornered the escapee!" a soldier reported. Instantly, Sesshomaru dropped the maid at turned away from her. Coughing and tearing up, Kaede instantly reached her hand out to the retreating figure.
"No!" she cried, "Stop!"
Sesshomaru paid no mind as he followed his soldier to the spot in the woods that the wolf had been caged.
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Rin panted as her eyes shifted from face to face of the vampires around her as they slowly entered the small forest clearing.
"It smells like a female." One of them quietly reported to the other. Rin could not distinguish between them through their matching white helmets. Stepping back once, Rin froze when her back hit a chest. Gasping in shock, Rin's hands released the clasp of her cloak as she stumbled backwards to the ground. The hood slid off of her head to reveal her brown wolf ears crowning her long brown hair. It was then that she was grateful that Kaede had taken her crown and jewelry. Had she worn it then, she had confidence that the man before her would have distinguished her as the princess immediately. His calculating golden eyes left no doubt in her mind.
However, as Sesshomaru looked down upon the woman his eyes, as well as the eyes of all the soldiers around her widened. Having fallen on a stone, a small cut was made on her hand. To the vampire's around her surprise, unlike most wolf blood, this smelled the most sumptuous to ever reach their noses. They all instantly leapt back, save Sesshomaru, and covered their faces to keep out the overpowering scent. Sesshomaru merely stiffened as he looked down at her with surprise.
"Who . . . are you?" he struggled to keep himself in check as he approached her and pulled her harshly off the ground by the wrist. He wasn't positive that she spoke his language but something in his mind told him so. Rin winced in the pain of his grasp and turned her face away from him. Already the wound on her hand began to heal and the soldiers began to approach again.
"Please," she pleaded, her voice a sweet bell, "release me." Sesshomaru promptly did so, not surprised at her ability to speak to him, and motioned for his personal to capture her. All the vampires around her were baffled by the event that took place moments ago but none spoke as they tied the woman's hands around her back.
"I asked you a question," Sesshomaru spoke as the soldiers finished tying the rope. "Who are you?"
Still breathing heavily, Rin struggled to make eye contact with the man as he towered over her. Sesshomaru helped by grasping her chin and focusing her eyes on his golden ones. Rin couldn't help the blush that crossed her cheeks as she tried to pull away. Sesshomaru's grip remained firm.
"Do not bother lying to this Sesshomaru, woman. I have the ability to know if you are lying to me."
Rin swallowed nervously but slowly opened her mouth to speak.
"I am . . . my name is . . . Rin."
Sesshomaru's eyes slanted into a glare at the fact that she did not answer his question. However, he did not linger on it due to the fact that he had to return and round up the prisoners to be taken to the CovenHaven.
"Bring her to the others." He finalized to his guards, turning on his heal and walking back into the forest. Rin's eyes stayed focused on the man's back as he entered the shadows of the trees. He vanished as soon as his trailing hair touched the shade.
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