Hi guys! This is my first fanfic so please don't be mean T-T
Disclaimer: - I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters no matter how much I wish I did… I own the girl though but I don't own Rin… Hmm… This is making me confused…
My name is Sesshoumaru. I am the lord of the western land and what I detest the most, are human beings, until I met her in the wilderness when I thought that the darkness was finally going to consume me into their eternal doom. She saved my life and most importantly, understood me. But that did not end happily. That short term happiness I have ever experienced was taken away by a selfish human being. I yet again, hated humans, until the day she found me again. This is my story.
A cold wind blew gently over the battle ground filled with already rotting flesh as a tall figure limped across it and into the wilderness. The figure was a demon. The demon had long flowing silver hair that glistened in the moonlight. As he limped further and further into the darkness of the wilderness, the more he wondered about his survival.
'I do not think I can walk any further…' thought the demon. And with that, he collapsed under a large fir tree with flowers surrounding the area.
"Father! I am going to go to the forest!" called a young girl to her father.
"Alright Rinue. But be sure to be back before sunset. There are demons lurking out there," warned her father.
"I shall be! I promise!" called Rinue before waltzing towards the forest.
Rinue was a tall girl with brilliant blue eyes and long sleek black hair that came up to her knees. She wore a simple looking kimono and yet, it made her look good. The deep blue kimono made her eyes stand out and the design of lavenders was imprinted on the left side of her kimono on her shoulders.
Rinue ran into the forest and inhaling the scent of the damp wood and scented flowers that scattered all around the place. She walked deeper and deeper into the forest until she found her favourite tree. A large fir tree swayed as a gentle breeze blew as if it was greeting her as she stepped into view. She stepped in closer to the tree and stopped dead in her tracks as she saw a pool of blood sprawled around near the trunk of the tree. She mustered up all her courage and walked around the tree trunk, following the trail of blood which led her to the most gorgeous demon that she has ever seen. And he was dying.
"O… Oh my goodness. Are you alright?" asked Rinue softly kneeling down in front of the demon.
The demon looked at her with unseeing eyes as Rinue bent closer to have a look at his wound. She gasped as she saw a large pool of blood continually filling up from the deep gash in his right leg and arm.
"We have to get you treated right away!" exclaimed Rinue. "Stay right there! I will be back within moments!"
She dashed off deeper into the forest.
The demon closed his eyes and drifted off into a deep sleep. Sleep, something that he did not accomplish for the past few weeks.
'Where am I?' thought the Demon when he slowly opened his eyes and saw an unfamiliar roof above his head.
"Oh! You have awakened!" exclaimed an unfamiliar voice.
The Demon sat up slowly and looked at the girl that was washing blood off the matted pelt of his.
He glared at her and said, "Stop wasting your time. Go home."
"I shall, in good time. And I am not wasting my time. You are in help and it is my duty to help the needy," said Rinue continuing to wash the pelt.
"You help is not needed. Go and don't come back again," growled the Demon.
Rinue raised her eyebrow but she listened nevertheless. She picked up the wooden bucket of icy cold bloodied water and went outside dumping the water on the ground around the small hut surrounded with oaks and willows. She stepped back inside and hung the Demon's now clean pelt on a wooden railing near the window.
"You can stay here until your wound heals Demon. This place is safe. Only I know of its whereabouts," said Rinue straightening her kimono.
'She knew that I am a demon and yet she still saved me? She is a strange one,' thought the Demon.
"I shall be back tomorrow," said Rinue.
"Do not bother. I will not be here tomorrow," said the Demon coldly.
"We shall see then. According to my experiences, with an injury like that, even a demon would suffer a long healing time," commented Rinue.
The Demon glanced at her and then ignored her.
Rinue smiled to herself and placed a bunch of lavender into the vase that was on a small table in the middle of the room.
The Demon looked up smelling the flowers.
"The smell of lavenders should cover the smell of blood and must," said Rinue, pouring water into the vase.
The Demon stared at the flowers and looked at Rinue.
Rinue started for the door and just before she stepped out, she turned her head and gave the Demon a warm smile before skipping out of sight.
The smile that Rinue gave him made his heart skip a beat.
'What in the seven hells was that? ...I have never felt like this before…what is this feeling…'
The Demon shrugged the feeling off as if he were to be imagining it and drifted off into a deep sleep.
"Father! I'm home!" announced Rinue when she stepped in through the doors of her house.
"Ah Rinue! Good timing. We have visitors. Go get changed and come into the lounge as fast as you can," said her father coming out of the lounge when he heard her call.
"Visitors? Can I not just meet them as I am?" asked Rinue with a asking look on her face.
"No Rinue. Not like that. Change into something nicer," said her father with a frown.
"If I must," replied Rinue walking towards her room towards the back of their house.
Their house was huge. It was larger than any of the other houses in the village. Rinue's father was the head of the village so that was why they had such a large house. It was made out of stones and wood and here and there, there were precious stones embedded in the gaps between the stones in the walls. Rinue's room was at the back of the house where there was no window and the only way to get to her room was to walk through her maid and best friend Shiya's room.
"Rinue-sama, I have your kimono ready," said Shiya as she entered her room.
"Thank you Shiya," said Rinue smiling at her as she quickly got changed.
Once she got changed, she quickly rushed into the lounge and saw two men sitting on the floor opposite her father.
She had a really bad feeling about this. She looked at the two men. The older man looked as though he was in his fifties. He had long black and white hair from age that was pulled back in a pony tail and he had a stern look on his face. The other man however was young. He looked as though he was around about her age and perhaps a little older. He had short black hair and dark brown eyes. He looked nice but she didn't like him the minute she saw him.
Rinue's father smiled at her and beckoned her to come closer and told her to sit.
Rinue sat down next to her father and plastered a smile on her face and said, "Father, are these men the visitors that you mentioned earlier?"
"Precisely Rinue. This is Kimura Hitoshi and his son Kimura Hayato from the village not too far away from here," answered her Father with a grin on his face.
Rinue could already see where this was going. She knew that they were here to see her. To see if she was fit to be wedded to their precious son. She almost winced at that thought. She would rather die than to marry that man. All she could see in his eyes was greed and lust. Nevertheless, she still kept her smile in order not to disappoint her father.
"Rinue, you may go now. Hitoshi and I have some things to discuss," said her father dismissing her.
"Yes father," said Rinue. She bowed respectively before walking out of the lounge.
Once they were sure that Rinue was out of the room, they began talking in a low voice.
"Father, I would like her to be my bride," said Hayato with a straight face.
"Very well. Ryouta, my son has decided. When will the wedding be?" asked Hitoshi.
"Hitoshi, I have to ask my daughter whether she approves or not first! You can't just expect her to marry someone that she does not fancy…" began Ryouta but he was cut off.
"So you are saying that your daughter won't take a liking in my son!" demanded Hitoshi.
"No, that was not what I meant but what if she is not ready to be wedded yet?" asked Ryouta.
Hitoshi smirked and leaned in closer so only Ryouta could hear what he said. "I do not care whether she is ready or not. You must know that this marriage is very important to not only me but to you as well. This is the only way you can pay me back for that huge amount of money you borrowed from me twenty years ago. Or do you rather not pay back in anyway and tell the whole village about this little secret of yours?"
Ryouta's face went pale and then lowered his head in defeat.
"No… I will ask her later tonight," said Ryouta in dismay.
"That's right. It's the only way for you to continue living on in this village without shame," said Hitoshi smirking.
"No father! I will NOT marry him!" cried Rinue later on in the evening.
"Rinue! Listen to me. I am only thinking of what's best for you!" exclaimed Ryouta.
"You think that making me marry someone that I do not love is best for me? I cannot believe what you are saying father! I thought you understood me!" yelled Rinue.
"Rinue! Stop yelling! The whole village will hear you!" exclaimed Ryouta.
"I do not care! I will not marry him and I will not marry anyone that I do not approve of!" yelled Rinue. She grabbed a shawl and a blanket and stormed out of the front door.
"RINUE! COME BACK RIGHT THIS INSTANT! THERE ARE DEMONS OUT THERE!" yelled Ryouta frantically.
"I'd rather DIE than marry that hopeless man!" shouted Rinue and she ran into the forest.
Rinue ran as fast as she could into the forest.
'I can not believe my father is trying to force me to marry someone that I do not love!' thought Rinue angrily to herself.
She continued running deeper and deeper into the forest not knowing where she was going. She ran as tears ran out of her eyes uncontrollably. Then she tripped over the root of a tree.
She slowly got up but then froze. There was someone… something behind her. She slowly turned around and saw a huge beast with two large fangs and piercing red eyes. Her eyes widened in fear as the beast looked at her with hungry eyes and saliva dripped from its mouth. She backed up until she felt her back hit a thorny bush. She covered her head with her hands as the beast swiped its large claws at her. Blood dripped from her arm. She looked up at the beast that was coming closer by the seconds.
'What was I thinking running into the forest? I guess this is how it all ends…' thought Rinue as the beast raised its claws again. She closed her eyes tightly and waited for the claws to rip her into pieces but the hit never came. She slowly opened her eyes and saw the beast frozen in its stance. Then the beast let out a cry and fell onto the ground making the ground shake around her. She looked up when the ground settled again and saw a tall figure standing there in front of her, the moonlight glistening in his hair and his clothing dancing around with the wind. She slowly stood up and walked towards the figure. The figure turned around to walk away but Rinue stopped him.
"Wait!" she cried.
The Demon stopped walking and glanced back and saw Rinue standing behind him.
"Thank you," said Rinue.
"I did not save you. Its foul smell woke me up. That was all," said the Demon.
"Nevertheless, the end result is all that matters. Thank you," said Rinue again.
The Demon looked away and began walking again.
"You can not go out of this forest yet! Your body will not be able to take it," said Rinue touching him lightly on the arm as he continued to walk.
"I am fine. Do not waste your time. Go home," said the Demon.
"I will not go until I am assured that you have completely healed!" exclaimed Rinue jumping out in front of him.
"You fool. Do you think that you can stop me?" asked the Demon.
"Yes I do," answered Rinue.
"I will not hesitate to kill you," said the Demon.
"You will not kill me. If you kill me, why save me before hand?" demanded Rinue.
"I said I did not save you!" said the Demon forcefully.
"I do not believe you," said Rinue not moving.
The Demon stepped closer to her but then he grabbed his would and fell to his knees.
Rinue ran to his side straight away.
"I told you, you are not healed yet!" cried Rinue lying him down and pulling down his top. She worked quickly. She took off the bandage and then she took a pouch out of her kimono and pulled out a flax package from it. She opened the package and placed the contents on the wound and bandaged it up again with a new roll of bandage.
"Can you get up?" asked Rinue helping him up.
"I can do it myself," snapped the Demon standing up, only to fall on Rinue's shoulders.
"You need to rest whether you like it or not," said Rinue supporting him. "Come on."
The Demon leaned on her as she led him back to the hut. She lay him down on the straw mattress and placed the blanket she brought over him.
Neither of them talked and neither of them fell asleep.
"I'm glad you are alright," said Rinue quietly, breaking the silence.
The Demon didn't reply. He just looked out of the window at the full moon.
"What is your name?" asked Rinue.
The Demon looked at her and saw that she was sitting on the floor next to him, leaning against the wooden wall.
He then looked away and replied, "My name is Sesshoumaru."
A/N so…did you like it? … I'm sorry if it's really bad But it is my first fic so please have some sympathy and review! Oh! And noticed the name? RINue? Hehe!