A/N: *cough cough* announcing the latest chappy of Lm/Hm…don't waste anymore tym and go on…
CHAPTER 3: Rin's love…
A pair of small, dainty hands wrung the wet rug forcefully to drain the excess water from it, then, it was placed gently on the pale forehead.
Another small hand was placed lightly on the shoulder of the 1st person. Rin looked up to see through her tear smudged lashes, an equally teary Shippo holding on her. She tried to give the small kitsune a reassuring smile, but failed as her own smile faltered at the sight of the young miko, their mother lying unconsciously on the small cot while sporting a fever.
-"Rin-chan" Shippo sniffed a little, "hey, come on, Sango-san made stew for lunch. It ain't as yummy as mama's, but we've gotta take whatevah we get, neh?" he smiled.
Laughing a little at the young kit's antics, Rin gently placed the rug beside Kagome's head and got up to follow her brother… 'My brother…' Rin mused silently and happily, she wanted a mother but also got a brother, 2 uncles, 1 aunt and 3 cousins, as well. They left the hut without making more noise than 2 clumsy teenagers can make.
In the excitement and the rush of the whole early morning, Rin had forgotten her own discomfort. Now, when all rush had been quieted down, Rin felt small pinpricks of pain in her lower abdomen.
Sango smiled a motherly serene smile watching the children come down to eat. Her own daughters are sitting haphazardly with a bowl each and chattering animatedly amongst themselves while making a big mess of the foodies. While Miroku was busy to make the toddler calm down and sleep.
-"Aw my Goku, my baby, aren't you a big boy… sleep now and when you'd wake up you'd be a big strong man like your daddy and protect your mommy and sisters from big bad monsters…and you'd get lots and lots and lots of beautiful maidens to bear your children and…" Miroku's lecherous grin faded into a painful scowl when Sango's hand came down hard on his head.
-"Shut up pervert, I don't want our son get the hentai-virus (a term she had picked up from Kagome) from you." She picked her son up who was giggling at his father's expanse.
-"Look mommy…" the twin with ponytail picked up; "Rin-chan and Shipp-kun are here."
-"Yes Sakura, why don't you two straighten up and give them place to sit…" Sango smiled fondly to watch them as they started squatting hurriedly, laughing when accidentally Sakura knocked down her sister's bowl.
-"Mommy…" the girl with pigtails whined.
-"I didn't do it in-tan-sen-aly." Sakura stumbled with the bid bad word.
-"I know you hadn't done it 'intentionally'…" Sango smiled at her rather adorableness, and turned to her other daughter, "… and Misaki…don't whine…I'll give you another bowl." Sango chastised the younger twin.
Misaki huffed and crossed her arms…something non-questionably learned from their 'Inu-uncle'…but came around instantly as Rin and Shippo joined them.
Sango offered both of them a bowl of their own, that they accepted greedily, famished as they hadn't get a chance of breakfast as Sesshoumaru came upon them before Shippo even woke up.
Sango smiled at Miroku who was coming out of their hut after putting Goku to bed, she handed him a bowl before taking one herself.
The group sat there eating in silence except a few chattering between the twins and Shippo. Sango noted with a frown that Rin was uncharacteristically silent.
-"Rin, is there any problem? Are you feeling alright?" Sango enquired concernedly.
-"Um…" Rin tried to hide her fidgeting from the prying eyes of the adults, but soon sighed and said, "Rin is feeling…uncomfortable…tummy hurts." She blushed.
-"Are you hungry?" Misaki piqued.
-"Have mine too…" Sakura offered her bowl with a wide smile.
-"Here, mine too…" Shippo said, concerned over his new sister.
-"Mine too…" Misaki said slight reluctantly.
Rin laughed at their antics, heart swelling with love and adoration over her new family. But this nasty pain didn't lessen.
-"Uh…Rin is not hungry anymore. She just having a problem Kagome was taking care of…" she trailed off, unsure how to proceed further.
-"Yeah now that I remember, we never found out what Sesshoumaru was doing here at the first place…is the reason concerning your problem, Rin?" Miroku asked in a gentle tone.
Rin nodded, "its, uh…"
#flashback#
As the first sunrays illuminated the world at dawn, Sesshoumaru barged in Rin's room. Rin was jostled awake by the loud 'Wham!' when the door banged with the wall forcefully. She was confused to see him sniffing around the room and seemed like he was looking for someone, some invisible enemy. His eyes red, indicating his lapse of control over his beast, lips pulled back in a snarl.
-"Sessou-maru-sama?" Rin asked in confusion groggily, her mind still not completely out of sleepiness.
Sesshoumaru's head snapped towards Rin, and in less than a heartbeat, he was by her side.
-"Are you okay?" came his worried enquiry, "Are you hurt? I smell your blood, but no intruders."
Confusion marring her brow, Rin gave herself a quick check; she was still wearing her pink sleeping yukata, the blue blanket still covering her from her waist down. Turning to her lord, she was going to give him a reassuring nod, when a wave of pain shot up her abdomen.
Brow crunching in pain, she left a small whimpering sound and grasped her stomach.
-"What is it?" Sesshoumaru was restless.
-"Rin's tummy…hurts" Rin whimpered.
Sesshoumaru removed the blanket and growled loudly when a wave of smell of Rin's blood assaulted his nose. Both he and Rin stared in horror at the blood stains on her yukata. Although his face is the perfect nonchalant mask he always wears, his eyes, the molten gold pool couldn't lie about the shock he felt.
Rin looked up to him, tear smudging her eyelashes, she whimpered again, "Wh-what's happening to Rin, Sesshoumaru-sama? Is Rin gonna die? Rin do not want to leave her Sesshoumaru-sama…" she cried fully.
-"Shush! This Sesshoumaru would never let anything happen to you, I vow over my honour." Sesshoumaru growled regally.
A looming shadow over the doorstep caught his senses. "Come in." he ordered the servant.
The lavender haired petite middle-aged female-demon, a bird yokai, Rin's private retainer, Omika, bowed her head to the yokai lord.
-"My lord, is something the matter, may I be of any service to you?" Omika kept her head bowed to the floor.
-"What's happening to her?" Sesshoumaru said calmly, his poise and voice betraying the turbulence inside him, even void of emotions that the moments before he displayed.
Omika kneeled beside the futon, checked her up and gasped, "My lord, mistress Rin seems to in heat, but she doesn't look or smells like a heated bitch."
-"This Sesshoumaru can decipher that just as easily…" Sesshoumaru snarled, "I want to know how and why now?"
-"I'm really sorry my lord, but I'm unaccustomed with human anatomy or behaviour, I think only a human can help her now, most preferably a female." Omika bowed low and shivered with possibility of punishments over her incapability.
Sesshoumaru snarled but understood the notion, there had been no need for a human specialist ever in the castle…Izayoi had never come to stay in the castle, and Rin, till now had been handled like a new-born yokai pup, with tender care. He growled on his lack of far-sight, scooped Rin in his arms, and took flight over to where he knew he can get a human female willing to take care and help in ailing his ward, to Inuyasha's forest, to the whelp's miko.
#end of flashback#
Rin smiled fondly to the memory she recalled. She was amazed and very honoured that her Sesshoumaru-sama had been so worried over her. She felt guilty that Sesshoumaru-sama had to be so worried over her, but couldn't control the giddiness that bubbled in her either.
As she delved in her own musings, she hadn't notice Sango to get up and walk away either.
-"Rin…" Sango called from the doorstep, holding the curtain aside, "come along, girl…let's get you cleaned before your momma wakes up."
Rin flashed a wide broody smile, and ran upto her, and the women disappeared within the hut as the curtain fall back again.
…
The day wore off…with next to no improvement to Kagome's health. Inuyasha went to hunt to burn off some of his frustrations at not protecting Kagome…again, letting her get hurt…again. He felt so incompetent watching her lay motionless…guilt, pain, sadness & anger took him to the point in rage that he only calmed after killing 6 low-level demons, 12 boars, 17 deer and a couple of onis…with destruction of the half of the jungle.
The following afternoon the rest of the previous InuTachi got food & wood supplies to last them a year. Using Rin, Shippo, her two hyper girls & Miroku's help Sango was able to store them appropriately. They had a feast for their dinner that night with promises of following a good few days to come.
At nightfall Shippo unrolled his futon beside his mother's and made Rin take his usual place. He took out Inuyasha's unused futon…as he spends the nights in wild, keeping unnecessary watch over the village and surrounding forest. Shippo settled himself at the other side of Rin.
Rin felt so secured in lying between her newest family…a feeling she only got a very rare times when Sesshoumaru embraces her (or the opposite…it's usually her who embraces him…his leg to be particular) or protects her from a seeming threat.
Her musings got cut off as Shippo suddenly jerked upwards, growling as he saw a demoness bowing at the door. Inuyasha took the same moment to arrive and unsheathed Tetsuseiga. As he was going to strike the blow, Rin cried out, "Omiya."
…
Sesshoumaru felt himself calm down enough to thing logically after a long time…well around the dusk. His thoughts shifted to his ward and he finally felt himself calm more to the knowledge that wherever she is, she is comfortable and happy. Although his pride got a serious blow that she may be better there than with him but… 'She can't get all the luxury this Sesshoumaru's house provides there.' He mused silently.
But suddenly he froze, as that thought reminded him that she had no clothes or other necessary supplies or any maid there for her. Suppressing the urge to curse loudly, he got up and opened the door of the study and ordered a passing servant to fetch Omiya ASAP.
A few moments later Omiya came in bowed to the lord, "Yes milord, you summoned me."
-"Get all the necessities for Rin and yours for a short stay and go to the village that my whelp of a half-brother's forest surrounding. Your duties will remain as it is in the manor." Sesshoumaru barked curtly.
Omiya nodded and left the room as Sesshoumaru gave a wave of dismissal.
And here she was, at the doorstep of a powerful miko, most powerful she had ever met, filled with a yokai kit and human lady Rin, and a hanyo, a houshi and a taijiya come running at their defence.
-'It was probably the most shocking scene anyone had ever witnessed' was the only thought at her head as she watched Rin's smile to broaden as she called out, "Omiya."
…
Inuyasha was sceptical to this demoness, as he watched her warily. This pale lavender haired, young, winged-panther demoness was very beautiful. Pale skin, deep navy blue eyes, and a grace combined with stealth in her steps. Even Inuyasha hadn't detected her as she invaded the village and came to Kagome's doorstep.
Now he had to stay put and he can't kill her as Sesshoumaru had sent her to take care of Rin. He knew his Daiyokai half-brother will not tolerate any harm on his ward. He crossed his arms and settled beside Shippo's futon to keep watch on the demons and humans, including that 'Omiya' thing.
A small smile tugged the corner of his lips as he saw the young human girl, so like Kagome herself, felt such great joy over a few kimonos and jewelleries her 'Oh-So-Great-Sesshoumaru-Sama' provided for her.
He watched everyone fall asleep as a small whisper floated around the hut…
"I love you, Sesshoumaru-sama."
A/N: Aww…Rin-chan is such a daddy's girl…just as me…
And Miroku-Sango's son Goku is not THE GOKU from DBZ…it came from San'go'+Miro'ku'…
As well as Misaki= 'Mi'ro'ku'(-ki)+ 'Sa'ngo…
And Sakura = 'Sa'ngo + Mi'roku'(kura)… creative me neh? ;)
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