To conquer and to cherish one's heart
Authors note – I do not own Inuyasha or the characters, only little Kobee. X
This is my first Inuyasha fanfic and it will be based around Sesshomaru and Rin, the regular pairing of Kagome and Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango and all the other usuals. Please be kind to me if you comment, but if you like or don't like something please say and I will try and fix it, but please don't shout lol x! My chapters will get longer and less boring; I just wanted to set the scene. In a nutshell, it's been 8 years since Naraku's defeat and I think it's best for those who have watched all of Inuyasha to understand. But whatever, I'm not fussy xx Kagome went back to her own time after Naraku's defeat and came back 3 years later to settle down with Inuyasha and raise a family in his era. Sesshomaru left Rin in Kaede's care to learn how a human lives so she can decide later on when she is older if she wants to live a normal human life or live a more adventurous life with Sesshomaru. While with Kaede she learn simple things like how to cook, clean, how to handle herbs and what they can be used for and learned from Kagome how to use a bow and arrows so she was not defenceless. I hope you all enjoy it and will try to update at least once every week; however, I am currently doing A-Levels so I might have to revise a lot, but it will at least be once every two weeks at the most. I might update quicker, but just to warn you .
Chapter 1 – The present time
Rin awoke with a start as a high pitched squeal reached her tender ears so early in the morning; she instantly squinted as the blinding pure sunlight beamed through the open window in the quaint room she was in. After the squeal, she immediately heard a giggle of excitement and recognised it as a child's delighted scream from outside; she then instantly flopped back down into her still warm covers and wrapped her shivering body with the now used cream coloured sheets while taking comfort in the fluffy pillow which now harboured her delicate, sleep filled face. She turned slowly turned on her back, realising she was not going to get back to her happy dreamland which came from a fitful slumber and opened her eyes slowly to adjust her eyes to the sunlight flooding her room. Her chocolate brown eyes shifted around her small room and took note on what needed to be dusted and put away; she started first to look at the draws in the corner of her room which held her every slightly special kimonos in, deciding she was going to air them out later in order to remove the kinks and crinkles that came from their disuse. She then slowly turned her eyes to the low desk and the cushion which was set in front of the dark wooden structure and took in how pretty the cushion actually was; it was cream with light pink sakura blossoms covering it, although it was simple, it was the simplest patterns which made Rin smile.
She thought of how now lady Kagome was now pregnant with Inuyasha's second child and smiled brightly at the thought of a new addition to the family, as well as their first child, a head strong boy called Kobee meaning shrine families, named as such as his mother is a priestess and had completed the perfect family. He had silvery hair like Inuyasha, but his others chocolate brown eyes; he did have Inuyasha's features but were softened slightly by a hint of Kagome. His ears were placed a human's were (which hurt Kagome deeply...) and he was a handsome little boy. Although there were a lot of arguments, their love for each other was never questioned. The boy was now 5 and walking and talking like there was no tomorrow. Kagome disappeared but came back from her lands 3 years after the defeat of Naraku, I never asked where she had gone or why; I was just happy to see her and Inuyasha reunited and marry and mated within the first few months. Then she fell pregnant with their first child, I had never seen them so happy.
She came out of her thoughts and stared at a chair in the corner of her room and some pictures randomly on the walls surrounding her room which the children had carefully drawn for her with some crayons that Kagome had brought for them from her home land. She smiled at the simple design of her room, the way she liked it. Then she turned back to the chair and looked thoughtfully at the package that lay neatly in its lap and began to gather herself in order to get up. She adjusted her waist length raven black hair in bun on the back of her head with a simple hair tie and then wrapped her night gown tightly around her delicate curved as she stood and walked small steps towards the brown paper package which lay slightly unwrapped just enough so you could see a small amount of deep red fabric poking out. She touched it gently and brought it up to examine this new kimono she got from her Lord and looked at the deep red colouring and the thin wisps of gold cotton woven into the fabric to create faint gold outlines of flowers which appeared to gather at the waist. She then held up the obi and noticed how the colour was darker, more of a blood read and the gold flowered pattern became thicker and stood out a lot more. It was the gift her Lord had given her as a gift a month to the day ago. This means that he would be hear this day at noon, like every month since she came under Lady Kaede's care. Her Lord always delivered a kimono which fitted perfectly with her newly developed curves which only a 16 year old could have developed, but they were never this beautiful, they were always simple and delicate for everyday uses, this was formal and stood out proudly on the wearer. She could not help but think this was a sign. She had spend 8 years now with Lady Kaede studying human ways and behaviour, which she did not find difficult to fit in, she just preferred having adventures with her Lord and Master Jaken; but her Lord said that she was to live among her own kind for the time being until she was old enough to decide what to do with her life. She knew, and has never changed her mind. She wanted to stay with Lord Sesshomaru and so he was who she would choose when the time came. She loved her Lord as a close friend and every time he visited she felt her spirits lift and her tummy erupt in butterflies. She became more wary of her appearance in front of her Lord the past few years and instead divulged in thoughtful, calm conversations with him instead of constant rambling as she did as a child. She did keep her happy attitude and sung her songs to portray her feelings, but now she sung with a delicate, smooth voice instead of a child's high pitched squeaky voice. She hoped today he was going to ask her, her decision on what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. She wanted to be with him, and only him. She sat down at her desk and pulled out a simple demon bone comb from her draw as she brushed her hair thoroughly and searched for her shoes to ready herself for her bath, she could not wait to see her Lord. She had dearly missed him.