A/N: Okay. This is my first one so please tell me what you think. And I don't really care if Sesshy is OoC, kay?
Discaimer: I do not own the characters of Inuyasha. Darn.
Rin sighed.
Lord Sesshomaru was acting strange lately. He had always been none too chatty, but now he spoke to her even less. Rin looked up at the drifting clouds. How she wished her lord would speak to her like he always did… She was sixteen summers old now. By now women in villages would be married and trying to birth a son. She, oddly enough, wanted children, but did not want to have to leave her lord. And he most certainly would not allow more humans in his presence...
"In the mountains,
In the breeze,
In the forest,
In my dreams,
Lord Sesshomaru where are you?
Jaken is serving under you too.
I will wait for you
On my own.
Please return to me
Waiting all alone."
"Rin. Come." Lord Sesshomaru said and then turned to leave. Rin ran after him with no hesitation. Jaken grumbled something about filthy humans and how his lord shouldn't be doing "these things" until a small projectile made a thwacking sound on his head. Rin looked back to see that it was a small, sharp, and very painful looking stone.
"Ano… Lord Sesshomaru? Are you angry at me? You don't talk to me very much anymore…"
"Rin. You are just imagining things." The Daiyoukai murmured, effectively ending any conversation. Rin felt as if her lord no longer cared to have her around. The way he pushed away any conversations with her truly scared her.
"Lord Sesshomaru, ano… where are we going to now?" Rin queried.
"Foolish human! We are going to the great lord's estate! After all, you are going to-" Jaken was cut off by another small, sharp stone meeting his cranium.
"Jaken, do not address Rin in such a manner. Rin, do not ask anything further. This Sesshomaru does not wish to explain himself."
"H-hai, my lord. Rin won't ask anything else." Rin stuttered and ran after the great Taiyoukai.
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Sesshomaru did not know what to do with Rin. Ever since the first bleeding, that happened every moon cycle now, he had felt out of place with her. She had begun to fill out. Her breasts had grown quite large but not overly so. Her hips were rounded out and wide but not to the extreme. Her waist was small and trim; she was in excellent shape. Her thighs were rounded and firm from walking behind him for ten years.
Staring at her for any amount of time would make his mouth water and his hakama tighten immediately. It was true; he had been avoiding her for good reason. If he were to speak to her and interact, he may scare her away. He may try to attack her and try to rut. He would not allow her to feel fear because of him. If that happened, he might as well destroy himself for the loneliness it would bring. He planned to make her his mate, but that would require preparation and by preparation he meant a female servant telling her of the process of mating.
Yes. He could feel the pull of her scent; so much like flowers and fresh herbs like mint, chamomile, and vanilla. On occasion, when she went into heat, there was the added scent of exotic spices that made his groin tighten considerably. Even now, just thinking about the scents, he was nearly crippled by his desire. Oh, yes. Very soon she would be his for the rest of his very long life.
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Jaken could not believe what his lord had told him. He was going to mate the human girl! Rin was going to be the lady of the Western lands. Jaken would be beneath a human girl! But… Rin was a sweet girl… She would never treat anyone poorly, for her heart was too big for such cruelty. She would make tea for the prisoners of war if his lord would allow it.
He had been made a part of his lord's staff. The servants and messengers would come to him instead of Lord Sesshomaru so that the importance could be measured to see if it was worth bothering the Daiyoukai or not. Jaken was proud of himself for doing a great job, when in truth, Sesshomaru had given him the job for no other reason than that Rin seemed to enjoy his company.
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"Master Jaken? Ano… What is Lord Sesshomaru's estate like? Is it big? Does it have lookout towers? Does it have walls and gates? Are there gardens? Are there a lot of servants? Where will Rin sleep? In the servants quarters? Where will-"
"Rin. Allow Jaken to answer your questions before you go further." Lord Sesshomaru said with a calm demeanor. Had anyone saw his face, they would have seen a smile on his face until the questions about her sleeping arrangements were asked. His face had sported a pained expression and then anger was in place when he thought of any servants getting so close to her sleeping form. How would his servant tell Rin that she had her own room just next to his own study and connected to his room on the other side?
"Lord Sesshomaru's estate is very large. About the size of four large villages like Edo. It has five lookout towers; one on each of three corners and the fourth corner is the gate where there is one lookout tower on each side of the gate. There are many large gardens with various flowers from many foreign lands. There are vegetable gardens where the kitchen servants gather vegetables, fruits, and herbs for the food they cook for every meal. Some of the gardens are off limits without Lord Sesshomaru's permission, so you may not see some. The estate will please you with all the wild flowers and the few onsens that dot the area." Jaken deliberately left out any information about Rin's sleeping quarters.
"And where will Ri-"
"Rin. Do not ask any more questions." Sesshomaru cut in. Rin stopped talking immediately, making a certain imp very relieved he would live.
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Jaken was being entrusted with guarding the girl as Lord Sesshomaru left to hunt. The girl and the double headed dragon, Ah-Un, had long since drifted into the lands of slumber.
He sensed a familiar youki and decided he had better meet with the messenger that Lord Sesshomaru's mother favored.
"Well! What is it that has you coming to us in the middle of the night? Speak up!"
The messenger handed Jaken the scroll. As Jaken read, he began to sweat profusely. Lord Sesshomaru will destroy all the neighboring villagers for this blasphemy!
The imp worried that he would not live through the ordeal of telling him.
No, Lord Sesshomaru will not be pleased to know his mother has arranged a marriage for him…