A Little Girl's Wish
Sesshy's Mistress
Description: Rin was so full of love and doesn't understand why her Lord is always so cold to others, excluding her. Then, one day, InuYasha tells her it's because he doesn't know how to love. Saddened at this thought, she makes a wish that will change everything…
Note: A valentine idea that has been running through my head. This will not be a long chapter story, and I will try to have it done by Valentine's Day, this year, 2013. Depends on how cold it gets because I have no heat… (Cry) and my motivation (Reviews)…
This is during the time of peace, after Sesshomaru has given Rin over to the attention of Kagome and the other villagers. He still comes to visit her, though.
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"Psh," InuYasha grunted from within the hut. His arms were crossed over his chest as he ignored everything around him. "That bastard!" Sesshomaru, InuYasha's half-brother, had just left from visiting Rin and bringing her supplies.
"InuYasha!" Kagome reprimanded him. She reached over from her position next to him to smack him on the back of the head. "Don't say such things. Rin will be back any second now, and I don't want you upsetting her." InuYasha's ears laid flat on his head and he sulked from the injury. Had it been anyone else, he would have retaliated, but no, not to Kagome.
"Kagome's right, InuYasha," Sango chirped from her side of the hut. Currently, the demon slayer, who was now four months pregnant with Miroku's child, was aiding Kagome in fixing some dinner. InuYasha had brought home some fish from the nearby river and the two were making quick work at preparing it. "Rin adores Sesshomaru. He saved her life, after all. He can't be as bad as you claim."
"He is a cold-hearted bastard," InuYasha grumbled under his breath. "I don't know how she did it, but it was a one-time thing. There is no one on this earth that could ever change that bastard." InuYasha argued only to wind up kissing the ground with Kagome's SIT command.
"You never know," Miroku spoke from next to Sango. "Rin may have broken through, if only a little."
"Whatever," InuYasha stated.
"You changed," Shippo stated from Kagome's lap. "If you can change then Sesshomaru can."
"Brat!" InuYasha reached out to smack the small fox demon, but stopped short at Kagome's glare. "My brother is incapable of emotions, let alone love."
"That's not true!" This time it was Rin who argued with the half-demon. She had been outside of the door the entire time and had heard everything. "Sesshomaru-sama loves in his own way! He cares for Rin."
"InuYasha isn't denying that," Kagome stated, hoping to ease the child's worry. "Sesshomaru cares for you a lot. I can tell." She did not enjoy seeing tears falling down that sweet child's face. "He worries about your brother in his own way. InuYasha just doesn't know how to say things the right way." Kagome glared at the now cowering half-demon who knew what was to come once the child settled down.
"Rin will prove Sesshomaru-sama can love!" Rin ignored their cries as she turned and ran from the doorway and towards the forest. She kept running until her legs gave out, causing her to trip over a root sticking out from the ground. Rin cried out as she fell and clutched her leg. Her tears would not be stopped as they continued to fall, dripping to the dry earth.
For a while she sat there and cried, ignoring the calls from villagers who were calling her name, trying to find her before dark. When one would come close, she would force herself to stand and run further into the forest, finding somewhere else to hide. She didn't want to be found, but knew she would when Kagome would have to give up and let InuYasha find her through his keen sense of smell.
"It's not true," Rin kept repeating to herself. "Sesshomaru-sama does care." She rocked back and forth. Yet, the words she had overheard from before kept ringing through her head. She thought back to her time with her Lord. Rin had never seen Sesshomaru show much concern for anyone but her, not even for Jaken-sama. Could InuYasha have been right? Rin wanted to deny it but doubts kept floating through her head.
"No, no, no," Rin shook her head, sending her long black hair flying. "Rin will fix it. Rin knows Sesshomaru-sama cares." Standing on shaky legs, Rin stood and made her way back to the village. She was greeted with Kagome and Sango, who fawned over her and tried to ease her worries. Rin smiled and played along, knowing that she had to play along for a while.
That night, when everyone was asleep and while InuYasha was on guard, Rin awoke and moved towards Kagome, being careful not to wake her as she searched for the tie that would release the Jewel of Four Souls from the girl's neck.** It wasn't easy, but she managed to do so without waking Kagome, who had stirred twice in Rin's attempt.
With the jewel shard tightly clasped in her hands, Rin moved to the door, sliding outside of the cabin. She hurried to the edge of the village so that no one could possibly see her. When she felt she was at a safe distance, Rin cupped the jewel closely, gazing at its beauty. The round jewel sparkled in the light of the full moon.
"Rin wishes that someone would save Sesshomaru-sama," Rin spoke while closing her eyes. She repeated the wish over and over out loud while in her mind's eye she pictured someone beautiful and graceful, like her Lord, coming to rescue him from his loneliness. For, as she had come to believe, it was being alone that had caused him to not find happiness with anyone. "Save him," She pleaded to the jewel, but nothing happened. Discouraged, Rin stood with tears in her eyes. She stared down at the jewel with accusing eyes. Why wouldn't it grant her wish?
One of her tears fell upon the jewel right before she turned to go back to the hut. She never noticed how the jewel began to glow and how the tear was absorbed into it. All she thought she knew was that her Lord needed saving and no one was willing to do it.
That night, around the time InuYasha returned, a bright light was seen shooting across the sky and descending to earth. For those who had managed to catch sight of it, mostly demons who roamed the earth during the night, it was a mystery as to what had fallen to earth that night, but they had sensed a great and pure power, one that could even rival that of the jewel of four souls.
Even the great Lord Sesshomaru, who was still departing from the region where his brother claimed, stopped to follow the path of the light that resembled a falling star. At his side, his servant, Jaken, began to ramble about the sight, questioning the Lord repeatedly about the occurrence. Jaken's questions would go unanswered as Sesshomaru removed his attention from the light and back to the path he was taking.
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The following day, a group of villagers awoke to find the form of a woman in the middle of their fields. Her body was bare, and the only covering she had was from the length of her long, silver hair. They feared her to be a demon, and only a priestess would draw close to her, having sensed the purity that radiated from the unconscious woman's sleeping form.
As the priestess knelt beside the woman, she brushed the hair from her head, and saw a fading symbol disappearing from the woman's brow. Before it vanished completely, she was able to recognize a star. Confused at what this could mean, the priestess urged someone to bring a covering and for the men to carry the woman into the priestess' hut. This was where the strange woman would remain until she awoke.
It would take four weeks before that would happen. By then, most of the villagers assumed she would never awaken. The priestess and the local doctor were beginning to give up hope as well. Though her heart still beat and her chest rose and fell with each breath, there was no other sign of life. Even her skin continued to have a slight chill to it. It wasn't until the next full moon, when the priestess laid a hand to the woman's brow that eyes of blue opened and gazed in confusion at the old woman.
"Who are you?" She questioned her voice raw from lack of use.
"I am Priestess Sachi," The old woman spoke softly. "Who be ye?"
Sachi watched as the woman seemed to fall into another confused state. She was obviously thinking on this question. Several minutes went by before the priestess received her answer, "I don't know…"
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Yeah, climatic right? Let me know what you think and if you want to see more. I do have a full load of college work to be done. Instead, I'm writing for you. Show some appreciation, people.
Note: I have never seen the ending of InuYasha, so I do not know what happened to the jewel. For the purpose of my story, Kagome keeps it.
Sesshy's Mistress