Summary ~ Her body slammed into the wall. "How dare you." She only grinned with blood dripping from her jaw, "Because I am not your property anymore"
Rating~ T for now...I have to see where I'm going to be taking the story
Disclaimer~ Though the idea is mine, the story and its characters belong to Rumiko Takashi and co. Oh how I wish I was them.
Author's Note ~ And thus begins the first chapter of No Longer Yours. A tale of a suspenceful romance through untold events. As you may have picked up, Rin is ten in the prologue. However, despite her age, one of the biggest events of her life has yet to happen. Naraku may be dead, but she is still with Sesshomaru. And as we all know, that is simply not how it goes. So am I changing this aspect of the story? Yes and no. You'll have to read to find out what I mean.
Alone
The kappa rubbed his hands nervously. His heart – no matter how cold it was – told him to not reveal what the girl had told him. However, his loyalty to Lord Sesshomaru seemed to want to take over. He continued to weigh his options, still unsure of which to choose.
"Either speak or leave my presence," the demon did not bother to open his eyes to look at the being before him.
"Sorry, Lord Sesshomaru," the kappa stuttered out before pausing, "I would like to tell his Lord-ship of something."
The inuyokai raised one eyebrow, signaling for his ward to continue. Before resuming, Jaken looked at the sleeping ningen by the dwindling fire. Her stomach rose and fell at each breath; she was sound asleep. The possibility of her companions' demonic whispers being heard, were little to none.
"It is about Rin, Lord Sesshomaru."
The demon allowed one eye to linger on the ningen, "Does something ail her?"
"No, sire," the kappa let loose a large breath, "She seems to want the impossible."
"Rin always has, Jaken. You are wasting my time."
"But this request is different before. She does not wish for her own forest that forever flowers any longer, it seems. Instead she has asked to become stronger. She wishes to become like you, Lord Sesshomaru. She desires your strength."
The youkai could only close his eyes and ponder the idea. Though he hated to admit it, he knew much about Rin; enough to know what would be right for her. The girl was not one to give up in any situation; despite her human nature. Something that genuinely made the demon worry – if such a thing was possible for him. Sesshomaru did not speak again on the topic, he had already decided on how to remedy it all.
"Is this really the best for her?" The old woman looked as the child ran around.
The man nodded, he too glanced at the girl, "She needs to learn how to live with humans; living with demons has changed her."
"And who is to say that it is not for the better. Sesshomaru," Kaede touched him on the shoulder much to his dislike, "Leaving Rin will destroy her."
"I have made my decision and it is final." He swiftly turned on his heel in the direction of the forest.
"Are ye really going to leave her without a goodbye?" Kaede tried to call after the demon but he was already gone; lost amongst the dense trees.
Soon Rin came running from the garden, yet another flower crown with-in her grasp. She asked where her Lord was, wanting to bestow the gift upon him. The old woman only lowered her head. It did not taken long for the ten-year-old to figure out that he had left her. No goodbye. No reason. He simply walked out of her life. She burst into tears, enough to form a river. Kaede tried to comfort the child; however, her wailing only became louder. It was not until nightfall that she finally stopped, slowly walking in the woman's hut. On the table there was a small dish of food awaiting her. However, when the girl took the first bite, she began to cry once more. It was cold. Just like the last meal she had with Sesshomaru. Just like his heart must really be to just leave her. The girl shook the last thought out of her head, as if to make it untrue. She refused to believe that her guardian would abandon her without reason. Somewhere – somehow - she must have made a mistake to be dismissed out of his servitude.
Morning came slowly for the girl. Each inch the sun climbed seemed to worsen her depression. Each ray meant that she had passed the night without her favorite demons by her side. Each blinding glare meant that it had all happened; not just a childish nightmare. Worst of all, however, was each footstep she heard. Each footfall upon the dirt meant that she was no longer in the forest, ridden with silent demons. Each patter belonged to that of a human, not a demon who rarely made sound unless they wanted to be heard.
Her eyes were sore and puffy. For the first time in years, she had cried herself to sleep. Her dreams provided a false hope that her Lord was just outside the door. When she opened it to find only air, Rin cried even harder. Though surrounded by a village of people, Rin had never felt more alone.
Author's Note ~ And there is chapter one. I have decided to keep the chapters somewhat short, it allows time transition to flow better. This is more or less and set up for the next chapter, but it could not be included in the prologue. Also….I realize that the characters may seem OOC…..that tends to happen when I write…terribly sorry.
On the plus side, chapter two should be longer. The story can actually take place in the time period I was thinking!