Disclaimer: I don't own Rin or Sesshomaru, sorry they belong to Rumiko Takahashi…for now…
Hey! I know, I've done yet another story without finishing one of my others! But this has been in my mind forever and I really wanted to get this down. Updates will bewhenever I can post cuz lets face it, I'm horrible when it comes to updating..
This is my first shot at a Sesshomaru/Rin/Kohaku story line and I would appreciate any kind of critics that you may have! I'm also working on another story called "Urban Legends" that you may want to look for sometime in the next month or so! So please read and review, I hope you enjoy! ((the tittle may change also!))
My Past, My Future, My Love.
By Miztikal-Dragon
Chapter One:
I had never seen anything as gorgeous as I had that day. The way his hair blew in the wind, it was silver but a snow white that made my eyes marvel at its beauty. The amber color of his eyes seem to pass through me, and yet I was caught in their icy traps. Even if I was too young to understand that I had fallen in love with this picture of the man who I had found, if he was a man at all. Mama used to say that no man could be that beautiful, but if he wasn't a man then he must be some type of god. Well at least that's what I would always believe. He may have faded into the tall grass towards the comforts of the forest, but I would always sit at that one spot where I saw him, hoping that he'd come back and I could see him again, speak to him, and to love him?
I used to be a girl of imagination, one who was as free as the wind. Never letting anything hold me back and a smile on my face, those were the days. They weren't that long ago when I think about it, but in this state of mind it was as if those days had passed me by centuries ago. My heart still yearns for those innocent days of my childhood, but I could never grasp them again. To have my family again, to hear their loving words, to feel their loving embraces. Their loving and comforting laughing, smiles, and everything else about them I still miss and I will for as long as I live.
I loved everything about my life, but I lost it all. My tears are no longer able to fall because I feel empty inside. There is nothing left to live for. Maybe I have gone cold and emotionless, but in all honesty it is better that way, because then they will think that they have broken my spirit and why not let them believe what they want to right? Yes it is better that way because then I won't get hurt again, I can just travel with these filthy scum bags until they tire of me and leave me stranded in an unknown village somewhere, if only..
But no, they keep me as their prisoner, my hands are always chained together in front of me, the rope always digging into my wrists I can never be free like I once was. Thinking about my family; Mama, Papa, Sei, and little Taromaru fills my heart with pain and sadness, they shouldn't have gone they way they had! I should have lived a normal villager's life, and I was robbed of that! I should have been allowed to learn more of the ways of the loving wife, married the one boy that made my heart flutter when his name was said. I should have been able to watch my little brother Taromaru age past the age of one, I should have been able to do so much but these men had to be greedy and selfish taking it all away from me.
Everyday I pray to the gods for it to be my last, but they don't hear my pleas no one does. Everyday I have to fight for my innocence, they are getting tired of my defiance. These slobs are nothing but lust hungry savages and I will not allow them to have what is rightfully my future husband's, they will not taint me with their vile fingers. No, I will fight with tooth and nail to keep myself pure. They will not break me! Sleep is not really a leisure that I can take too lightly, or I may find myself in a compromising position like before, and I refuse to make that mistake again. Being almost sixteen I have lasted surprisingly four years with these men and I have stayed completely intact and I will continue so until an honorable man comes to slay these men. I will await until that day.
I am lucky enough to have clothes that actually fit my growing body, but they still stare at me. I can see it in their eyes what they want me for, yet in a way they are hesitant and I use that to my advantage. It is weird how I have this strange power since I have never spoken a word to any man that resides in this little gang, but I think that they fear me because I am a "woman" and in a way of its own, it is a remarkable thing that has probably saved my life hundreds of times ten fold. Sleep comes to me and I shall dream of the past that I once knew and the future that I may be so lucky to have, if I make it through these harsh times.
Four years before
"Rin! Rin!"
A woman's loud calls were left unheard as the young girl of no much older than twelve lay out in the open fields. The tall grass covering her small body as she stared up at the sky, watching the clouds pass slowly with their hypnotic shapes. The daily chores were done and she had all too eagerly ran out of her small home to feel the wind against her face, the fluttering of her ankle high cotton dress and apron it was all too good to be true. Her mom had always warned her about the many demons that traveled throughout the countryside, but Rin had always embraced that idea, she always wanted to see these "demons" from the stories she was told.
Rin's imagination ran wild with her as she slid her arms behind her head and sighed heavily, her older brother Sei and her father had gone into town this morning to have a talk with some important guests in one of the village inns and would be back a little before sundown. It was almost sundown. Humming an old tune Rin didn't notice the steady clip clop of horses as it neared her home, they were back but she was having the time of her life thinking up of a fairy tale life that she was going to lead, harmless daydreaming that would have her mother shaking her head in irritation. Obviously daydreaming never brought you a reality, only what you did would give you a life that the gods had sought fit for you.
Off not too far in the distance as the horse drawn wagon slowly came down the dirt road three men, a young woman and a young boy sat patiently watching the scenery. Sei and his father smiled at their guests as the house came into view, but the three travelers were on edge, they always had to be it was in the job description. Rin's father could see the outline of his wife as she held their still small child in her arms. She was standing at the fence calling into the fields loudly, she was looking for Rin again. Shaking his head, he led the horse to the side of the road and jumped off the wagon immediately going over to his wife and leaving his son with their guests.
"Ami," He called out, "Where has Rin ran off to today?"
The woman gave the man a sympathetic look as she went to her husband holding him tightly. She didn't want to tell him that she had lost sight of her not only for a moment and she was gone. He would probably become angry and they didn't need to be upset, Rin was always around the house not too far off, but enough for concern. She was supposed to have been cautious since the rumors of demons plaguing near by villages, their village was of concern and if any rouge demon wanted to they could just swoop down and steal the small children like prey.
"I think she is in the fields again dear," She said softly, "I have called to her but she doesn't reply, she never replies."
"I'll send Sei to look for her again," The middle aged man sighed looking back at the group approaching, "We have visitors for the night Ami, go get started on supper."
She didn't say another word, but bowed to their visitors and went inside to prepare more for their dinner. Sei watched his father run his old fingers through his hair and immediately knew what was going on. Whistling loudly, Sei waited patiently for the old blood hound to appear, and when it did, he nodded to his father and petted the old beat up canine.
"Where did has Rin run off to this time pa?" Sei asked shaking his head.
"Your mother says she's probably off in the fields again," He replied focusing his gaze to the three travelers, "I'm so sorry about this but our daughter likes to runaway to the fields and hide out there.. She's been doing it since she was eight and we don't know why.. I give you my deepest apologies for her selfishness."
"Don't apologize sir," the young man in robes said stepping up wrapping an arm around the man, "we all know how it is to be young and adventurous."
The woman leaned over to the young boy and whispered something in his ear. Sei had already gone off to look for his sister and the boy nodded and bowed before taking off in a jog towards the fields. Rin's father raised an eyebrow curiously and the young monk explained what was going on. After a few good laughs and a heated glare from the woman, they went inside and waited for the boys to return with Rin.
Speaking of Rin, she was still laying peacefully hidden in the tall grass ignoring the calls of her brother and the barking of their dog. She hoped that they wouldn't find her, not for a little while longer. Taking her thoughts to the day she had seen a man beyond compare, she let a lopsided smile purse her lips, he was a magnificent creature and she always hoped that he would show himself again. Hearing the grass around her being pushed about, Rin stiffened, they were close. Mentally cursing herself, she closed her eyes and begged the voice in her mind for her brother to run past her and not give her a second glance. She didn't want to leave her little haven yet.
Returning her gaze to the sky, Rin was not aware of the being moving swiftly through the grass towards her, as silent as the wind. Sighing heavily, she straightened out her legs and closed her eyes only to have them shoot open when something slimy wrapped around her ankle and gave a sharp tug. Bolting up, Rin saw a huge snake like tongue around her ankle and it tugged again dragging her a few feet into the tall grass by the forest. Screaming as she fought to break free, shoot pain shot out through her leg as the monstrous tongue began to sink into her skin, melting the flesh around the tongue.
She could hear the dog barking wildly many yards away as she struggled to break free, her pleading cries getting louder as she saw two bright yellow eyes staring at her with hunger. It was a giant snake. Rin had never seen such a creature in her life and now she knew why her mother said that demons were horrible things that preyed on the weak, on humans. Frozen in place, she could do nothing more than stare into the malicious eyes of the demon wanting her to be it's lunch. Her heart was beating rapidly and time seemed to go in slow motion as it advanced on her, it was going to eat her whole.
Everything happened in a giant blur for Rin, first she was staring into the eyes of death and the next moment the large snake head was lying next to her body, the yellow eyes boring holes into her. It's red blood seemed to seep into the ground and she felt as though she was going to loose her lunch. Unable to tear her eyes away from the dead corpse, Rin brought her hands up to her mouth, she felt as though she was going to die under the dead yet intense orbs. Whimpering, Rin closed her eyes tightly and turned her head only to have it hit something firm yet soft.
"Are you okay?" A voice asked worriedly from her side.
"I think I'm going to be sick." She said barely above a whisper.
"Don't worry you'll be okay." He replied lifting Rin's frail body into his arms.
She could barely feel the arms holding her as her head swam with mindless thoughts. There would have been no doubt she would have been dead if this mystery person hadn't came and saved her. Lazily glancing up at the boy she could see his dark brown hair tied up in a high ponytail and his emotionless face as he continued to what she believed was walking forwards. Grabbing onto the cloth of his clothing, Rin held on tightly as a wave of dizziness came over her and everything faded out and turned black.
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Kohaku was surprised to find himself against a giant snake as it held the villager's daughter in his grasp. He didn't understand why the demon would go so far away from the comforts of the forest just to prey on a human. Were there no food in the forest? Glancing down at the girl in his arms, he sighed heavily. She had barely said a sentence to him, but he couldn't help but smile at her calm and carefree face she looked like an angel. The fifteen-year-old could plainly hear the loud barking of the blood hound and the worried calls of Sei as he ran to where he was, but the kid was pretty slow. And that wasn't something to be too proud of.
Watching as Miroku and Sango came towards him they held a worried look on their faces when he stopped, the unconscious girl still in his arms. HE knew that her ankle was bleeding, the snake's tongue unnervingly was able to melt the flesh on her ankle somewhat, that wasn't normal. Kohaku already knew that everything would be okay and this Rin girl would be up and running in a matter of only days depending on just how much she wanted to walk again.
Rin's father looked as if he had aged ten years in under the short amount of time that had passed, but carefully handing her over to the man Kohaku felt a sudden emptiness sweep over him, there was something about the little girl that caught his curiosity, some how he was drawn to her like a moth to a flame.
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