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Author's Note: Ha ha ha I started another story. But this is a Sesshy/Rin fic. I've been on a Sesshy/Rin drive for a bit, and of course my over active mind came up with a fanfic idea that I hadn't read yet. So I beseech you to deal with yet another fic of mine and I will write more to the others. Oh and absolutely no connection to Robert Frost. Happy Reading!
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The Road Less Taken
Chaputa-ichi
Rin's socked feet padded silently down the wooded hall ways in the castle of the Western Lands. This had been her home for how long? Rin no longer knew all she remembered was being with Sesshou-Maru-sama, and the wolves. Rin shivered at the thought, it was her only fear in all her seventeen years of living. Anyway this had been her home… Rin switched back to her original line of thought. After Naraku was defeated and they could return home, Sesshou-Maru-sama commissioned the new castle to be built. For he had said, that no human would ever step foot in his father's home again. And Sesshou-Maru-sama never repeats himself, or goes back on his word. So the natural thing was to build a new home. Rin didn't think for one second that it was strictly because of her, oh no Jaken-sama had said, before they had met her (when was that again?) that Sesshou-Maru-sama never liked his fathers castle. Possibly there were too many painful ghosts. Rin shrugged, to dwell upon the past and sad things were not within her heart to trouble her. Around her earlier teenage years Rin had shifted to be less childish and more temperamental. But somehow Sesshou-Maru-sama stopped that, and she was to retain most of her childish whims.
Rin suddenly stopped before turning a corner into the meeting room she could hear Sesshou-Maru-sama's voice talking to another older voice. Rin peered around the corner and to her great shock and fear there stood two ookami youkai an old man and a young princess. They seemed to not notice her, but Sesshou-Maru-sama did. For he shifted slightly, blocking Rin's view of the ookami.
"But as this Sesshou-Maru has said, this Sesshou-Maru does not wish to take a mate at this time," came the ever unchanging voice of the Inu-youkai.
The old demon sighed, "Could she stay with you for a month, to at least honor your great father's treaty?"
Sesshou-Maru was agitated, "My father, never said I'd have to mate—" Sesshou-Maru was cut off as Jaken bumped into Rin and she fell unceremoniously to the floor with in plain view.
"A human?" the ookami-hime questioned.
Rin froze, as Sesshou-Maru turned to her, his face blank as ever, "Rin, go to your chambers and don't come out until I call for you."
There was no room to argue, as if Rin would, "Hai Sesshou-Maru-sama, I apologize." With a short bow, Rin turned and left the scene. Rather hurriedly making it to her room. Rin sat on the floor where her futon would lay at night to wait for Sesshou-Maru-sama.
Rin looked around her room humming that song that was eons old about Sesshou-Maru-sama returning to get her. Rin remembered every last possession, for each one had been in some way given to her by Sesshou-Maru-sama. The vases of flowers that she had picked from Sesshou-Maru-sama's gardens. Or the writing desk and supplies bought for her by Sesshou-Maru-sama. Everything was his, even the room was; but it was all for her. Rin never let such things go to her head, for besides the flowers she had asked for nothing.
How long she sat there? She did not know, and did not care, for as always if she sat and sung her song Sesshou-Maru-sama was bound to come. And he did, Rin noted as the firm knocking was heard on her door, and her singing ceased, "you may enter."
The door slid easily open and Sesshou-Maru entered taking care to slide the screen closed behind him. He stood there looking down at Rin, and she quickly stood. He sighed how was he to break this news to her?
"Rin, we will be going on boarder patrol, tomorrow for the next month, be ready at sunrise," Sesshou-Maru said, figuring he'd start with the normal things in the world.
"Hai Sesshou-Maru-sama," eagerly responded Rin, her eyes alight. Sesshou-Maru had to repress an internal grin.
Rin's attention drew back to him at the sound of his voice. "A hime will be joining us," Sesshou-Maru growled, "but I must warn you, she is an ookami-youkai, will you be all right with that, for if not you will stay home." Sesshou-Maru held his breath, he hated this Rin should not have to stay home, if anyone should, it would be that baka hime! And if that ookami tried to enter his bed chambers this night, this whole month 'get to know you' thing would be ended!
"Hai Sesshou-Maru-sama, Rin will be fine," replied Rin the slight fear draining out and into her speech. Sesshou-Maru sighed internally a month of this fearful speech.
Rin took a shaky breath it was just one wolf, right? Not even related to the ones that attacked her. She could handle it, or stay home alone… No, no wolf would ruin her great fun at patrolling the boarders of the Western lands. It wasn't like she had to speak, to this hime unless spoken to. Yes, yes she could do this.
There was a fleeting look of concern in Sesshou-Maru's golden eyes. He turned from Rin and left the room. As he closed the door he gave pause at Rin's soft voice, "Goodnight Sesshou-Maru-sama, I'll be ready and waiting at first light."
Sesshou-Maru continued to side her screen door close, but took pause once more, "Get some sleep Rin"
"Hai Sesshou-Maru-sama," Rin said as she moved to remove her sleeping futon, from its daytime resting place. Satisfied Sesshou-Maru closed the door and retired to his own sleeping quarters.
Author's Note: Short… but just the beginning, please review regardless of your opinion. Thank you.
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