A/N: Wow! Thank you for those reviews guys! And thanks to all the others who are reading this! I am also having a habit of checking the views status as well. Sometimes I get worried because I notice that a hundred people may read chapter 1 because, "Oh a new story let's see how this goes." Then sometimes as the chapters move along the views decrease, and it makes me wonder... But every chap so far is having a decent amount of viewers who are giving this story a try so thank you!
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Guest: Ah, yes, when I first started planning this, I also had to think of why Sesshomaru would save Rin, if it wasn't for the same reasons as the anime. Which I have finally reached its conclusion, and you might be able to see why as the chapters progress, but for now, you'll just have to wait and see. Also, more votes on more Sesshomaru POV, I have written out a few more chapters since then, and I have brought more of that in. But, as you can see, with the way you are liking Sesshomaru and Rin's interactions, he kind of has no choice but to talk now doesn't he? Of course that won't change him, I've made sure to keep him in character to the best of my abilities, and as I have done so, I find that I miss writing about Sesshomaru this way. Anywho, I hope you continue to enjoy this!
kagomeLove2: Vote #2 on "Spoilers". I shall keep them coming then. :). And yes, I desperately wanted to write another SessXRin fic before all my TV shows came back, but I felt I was running out of ideas, then I came up with this one, and was adamant about writing it, but I am vastly enjoying the progress it is making.
Lol, glare contest with Sesshomaru. Guess we all know only Rin can get away with that alive, no matter what their history is. She didn't as so much "Forget" about her injury, she just wanted to kind of show how tough she was and that she could take care of herself. Guess that backfired for her huh? As for Ah-Un, I can never write him any different, I've seen how when Sesshomaru brings them to battle they can be ruthless, but with Rin...
InuYasha always gets a hard time around Kagome, but that's how it always seems to be, but at the end of the day, there's always a moment, which in this story they will not be forgotten. Especially considered Rin belongs to their group here.
I hope you enjoy your weekend away! I nearly encountered writer's block today(Friday), but I overcame it, so you might just get 2-3 chapters waiting for you when you get back.
Anywho, I think that's it. This chapter may be shorter than the others, but hopefully entertaining nonetheless!
Enjoy!
Chapter 4:
A couple days passed of constant travelling.
Rin had to have only been unconscious for no later than a day when Sesshomaru had moved her, why did it feel like she wasn't getting anywhere close to InuYasha?
She began to have doubts about this demon.
Of course she was always on edge about him, but now she was truly considering the fact that she was being kidnapped or held hostage.
InuYasha and Kagome had both told her that he and Sesshomaru didn't care for one another like siblings should, and even Sesshomaru proved that point. Any time before, when she tried to talk or ask about him, Sesshomaru would grow silent.
But what would he be holding her hostage for if he didn't even like humans?
Rin would never be able to figure this demon out.
That's why the entire day of the journey, Rin plotted.
If he wasn't going to help her, she would help herself.
After an uneven and unsuccessful face-off with Naraku. InuYasha and the others were grounded for a couple days.
InuYasha had recieved quite a beating when he was suddenly outnumered 3 to 1.
Now, they were staying at a village for the next few days, InuYasha's body failing to heal him any faster.
"Damn it. We let majority of the jewel get away, and Rin is having to wait even longer for us to find her." InuYasha cursed, mainly to himself.
"It wasn't your fault. You did the best you could, even more. We just have to lay low for a while." Kagome tried to soothe him with words.
"Yeah. Like that's ever done any of us any good." InuYasha muttered, before slowly losing himself to sleep.
When night came around, and Sesshomaru found their resting place, Rin waited.
She did her usual routine of going to Ah-Un for his sheltering comforts, and laid down, waiting.
She already knew from InuYasha that demons didn't sleep as much as humans did, so it took nearly the entire night before all demons were finally asleep.
Rin sat up carefully from her resting spot.
She glanced back at Ah-Un to make sure her movements hadn't awoken him, or any of the other demons.
As quietly as she could, she stood.
The past couple days, her ankle had vastly improved, and she was able to walk much easier now.
She may not be able to run yet, but, that's what being silent was for.
Rin slowly tip-toed by the sleeping group, carefully watching for any twigs or crunchy leaves.
She was finally a few feet away from them now, far enough to know they couldn't see her in the darkness of these trees.
Rin took a deep breath of relief, before continuing her way through the never-ending forest.
A part of her was screaming to go back. She didn't even know where she was going!
'He's not going to help me. I don't know what his big plan is, but I won't be a part of it anymore. For all I know, he's leading me away from InuYasha.' Rin told herself, trying to brush off her gut feeling.
She had been wandering through the darkened forest for about an hour now, and the feeling of fear still hadn't left the pit of her stomach.
'Even if he was keeping us away from InuYasha, we were safe.' Her conscious tried to argue.
A snap of a twig had her gasping out loud, looking around, even though she could barely see anything.
Another snap.
"H-hello? I-I'm armed." Rin tried to sound warningly into the darkness.
'I'm armed? Are you serious?' Her conscious nearly wanted to make her do a face-palm.
Yes, she didn't have anything, but they didn't know that.
Another snap sounded even closer to her.
Panic was on the verge of letting loose.
She would run.
She wasn't sure how far she'd get, but... Damn it!
Rin turned, prepared to run, before she was stopped by a figure that was only inches from her.
Her eyes widened as she stared at him in surprise.
While part of her was chanting, 'Oh thank the gods.'
What she managed was: "How did you find me?"
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at her, "You were running."
Rin continued to stare at him, but immediately tried to cover up the shock or fear, "Yeah, I was. Away from you. We should have found InuYasha by now, or the other way around, but you're just travelling non-stop, I haven't even seen you try to catch a scent."
His glare intensified as he stared down at her.
"Hm. If you are questioning my motives, you are free to leave. Although it would be foolish of you to do so. There are other demons out there who would enjoy tearing you apart." Sesshomaru told her.
"Yeah? What's to say you won't do the same?" Rin asked, though she was semi-surprised that he was willing to let her go.
Sesshomaru blinked once, calmly, "Have I killed you yet? If I wanted to, you'd be dead already."
Rin hesitated with her next reply. Even if he hadn't killed her, how was it just his words could sound so life threatening?
"Why haven't you?" She almost whispered, she was human, same as any other.
Sesshomaru was silent for a few minutes, both just exchanging stares.
"As I said. You are free to leave, but don't expect me to come after you after you've made that decision. I won't protect you if you simply don't want me to."
Rin stayed quiet at his words.
This demon was by far the strangest... Captivating person she'd ever known.
"It's your decision, Rin." Sesshomaru said, before turning away, probably returning back to their resting place.
Rin stood, alone once again in the darkness.
Now even more of her was leaning towards staying.
He hadn't said that he wasn't taking her to InuYasha.
Her decision was made for her when her left ankle started awakening with slight pain. Despite having to walk better, it still hadn't healed completely.
Rin took a deep breath, she wasn't sure if she was going to regret this or not.
She slowly followed Sesshomaru's fading presence back to the still sleeping group.
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"I'll be back soon. Don't worry about me." Rin said as she walked away.
"I'm not! But Lord Sesshomaru will have my head if he realizes you're gone!" Jaken yelled behind her.
Rin shook her head, rolling her eyes.
The toad demon definitely had a big mouth, it was a wonder why Sesshomaru hadn't already carried out his threats Jaken spoke of.
Why would he start now?
After a while of walking, her ankle began to tell her she had been walking enough.
She finally managed to find a berry bush, and picked some off.
It was then she noticed ahead of her, in the far distance, hidden behind the trees, the forms of a village.
"Hm?" Rin focused further on the location.
'A village? Maybe they can spare some herbs or better medicinal treatment for my ankle.' Rin thought to herself.
She stood, forgetting the berries, slowly heading towards the village.
As she began getting closer, another feeling deep in the pit of her stomach formed.
Fear. Dread.
A/N: And there you have it so far!
If you are enjoying, feel free to drop a review! They really do encourage me to write more!
~Wolflover235