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Mitchie: Thanks, and LOL i always crack up in the anime because I swear, Sesshomaru keeps like a sac of rocks just to throw at Jaken.
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sotam: Não posso revelar muito sobre Rin e Sesshoumaru duelo ou não, eu ainda não pensei sobre como eu vou acabar com isso. Mas posso assegurar-lhe, de uma forma ou de outra, eles vão ficar juntos!
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A/N: ON TO DA STORY NOW HUH!? (Tomorrow I am going to bang my head against the wall. Wondering why I was such an idiot with that author's note...ENJOY THE STORY NOW!)
I groaned, opening my eyes and looking around the dark camp. A fire was illuminating the sleeping Jaken, and beside me I found was the resting Ah-Uh. I sat up, noting that someone else's Haori covered my, but it was tied, lazily covering my body and ending just above the knee.
Rin noted that the scent of the Haori, was in fact, Sesshomaru's. Rin looked around and noticed Sesshomaru resting under a tree a few yards away from her. She made an effort to get up but released a grunt as her sore muscles protested, causing her panting body to hit the ground once more.
"Do not stress your body." A deep voice surprised me, I looked at Sesshomaru in disbelief, was he sincerely…worried? But that wasn't the only thing that intrigued me; it was the fact that I was wearing his Haori.
I tried to flex my legs but only received a jab of pain, but I felt something burning the back of my head and looked to see Sesshomaru staring at me…watching me was the term that fit more perfectly. But I heaved myself of the ground and gasped as I felt my entire being twist and cramp up.
Rin placed a hand on the tree beside her, noting that Ah-Uh got up and was supporting her back. She bowed her panting head, her ebony curls teasing her face. 'Was I hurt this bad!?' Rin let out an annoyed hiss, she had stopped training for a while….but that doesn't mean that she had lost that badly…if it weren't for Sesshomaru she would have been mated off to some low life asshole.
I smiled at Ah-Uh before stumbling towards Sesshomaru. It was embarrassing for me to show how weak I was right now, but for some reason, I trusted Sesshomaru.
I sat next to him, inhaling through my teeth so I could mute the gasp. Sesshomaru must have noticed because he allowed me to lean on him.
"Thanks… for the Haori and," Rin's face heated up as she continued to go into detail. It was hard saying 'thanks' to someone because, well, she had never really gotten used to it.
"—and for saving me." I finished off, taking a fist full of the Haori. I looked at him, anxiously waiting for his response, but instead, he just nodded his head. Closing his eyes and beginning to meditate once more.
Leaning back, I just looked at the stars. I was so at peace, I didn't know what else I could say or do. The silence however, was just enough for me.
And I guess, for him too.
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Rin's face was red as she clutched her kimono together, already removing her armor, sword, obi and shoes. Rin was about to release her grasp on the Kimono until she realized that Sesshomaru was watching her from afar.
"What are you doing?" I growled out. Don't tell me the curse got to him already!
"For your safety, I will stand guard here." He murmured, placing a strand of hair behind his ear. I did apologize for what happened, but this time I will pay attention! It isn't necessary for him to be there just watching me bathe.
But at the same time, Rin knew it would benefit her. She could finally take a bath without scouting the area everytime she tried to clean herself.
"Just…don't look!" I yelled, my hands trembling as the grip on them slackened.
"There is nothing to see I assure you." Sesshomaru replied cheekily, causing the demoness below him to scowl. Rin walked closer to the spring, her face flushed and her hands sweaty. Her entire being was shaking in fact, but with a deep breath, she let the article pool at her feet.
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Sesshomaru couldn't help but look towards her as he heard something hit the ground. The discarded Kimono was now at her feet; her ebony locks concealing most of her figure from him. But Sesshomaru found all the blood flow south at the sight of her captivating body.
She entered the water, he watched her body tense and her scent become strong as she fanned her hair outwards, causing a few droplets of the crystal water to land onto the grass. Sesshomaru looked away couldn't stop gazing at her.
All his life, his mother had presented him with beautiful demoness, others who had full breasts, round asses and a beautiful face. They were even experienced when it came to sex. Those women had money, power, and beauty.
But they seemed like a parasite compared to the diamond that Rin was.
Sesshomaru looked away, noting the fact that she immediately turned towards him to make sure he wasn't looking. A satisfied 'humph' sounded from her direction before Sesshomaru looked back towards her and his jaw instantly slackened.
Her hands were running through her hair, the water streaming from the locks before her hands began to move around her breasts, the pink colored nipples hardening with the harsh touch of the water before going down her stomach.
Mine.
Sesshomaru couldn't stop the animalistic whine that came from him. To his luck, Rin was underwater so she couldn't have heard him.
The Dai Youkai growled, what made her so special? Why did he react so strongly to a female he had just a couple of days ago? The curse? Perhaps, but he wasn't weak towards a measly 'curse'. So what else could it be?
She is ours, she belongs to us. You want her as much as I do.
To that, Sesshomaru had no response.
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I relaxed into Ah-Uh, releasing a sigh of content as I watched the nature around me unfold. We have been traveling for three days, villagers attacked us for no reason, and since Jaken was sent to deal with them, (he failed horribly) we had to save his ass merely because there were too many humans. However, Sesshomaru stood up, this basic move was a signal that we had to get moving. I groaned, stretching for a brief moment before heading towards Sesshomaru, Jaken and Ah-Un behind us.
Rin used her peripheral vision to gaze at Sesshomaru, he said nothing, the usual silence wrapped around the trio. A usual stoic look on his face. The demoness tried to recall when she saw him express any emotion, which was never.
A rustling in the brushes alerted both me and Sesshomaru. I reached for my sword only to notice a wolf Youkai came through, he was twice my size, and he had drool streaming down his lips as a deep cackle sounded from him.
"Rin," He called out, I knew instantly this was a challenge so I took a step ahead, leaving Sesshomaru, Jaken and Ah-Un behind me. I looked behind me for a brief moment to see his eye brows furrow in anger towards the Youkai.
"Yes?" I replied, watching him remove his sickle and chain at the end, twirling the chain around in an attempt to intimidate me.
"Are you ready my beauty?" He cooed which caused Rin to let out a snarl of disgust. But a quick nod caused the Youkai to release the chain and the black extension darted for my feet, I leaped into the air, only to notice his sickle trying to encircle my neck, I had no time to dodge.
An arm wrapped around my hip, I gasped as I saw myself being pulled back, looking down I realized that there were two magenta marks on his wrist. 'Sesshomaru.' I looked behind me and watched Sesshomaru give a deadly glare at the male Youkai in front of us.
I felt so safe, it was something that I almost forgot. Safety, that very word was snatched away from me the day my kindness got the best of me, saving a human girl from Onigumo. The day I discovered that the curse had made every man lust for me, all trying to defeat me.
"He's no average Youkai." Sesshomaru said, almost in a warning tone. It surprised me because we rarely conversed; he never spoke to me at all actually. Only two or three words and the rest of the days would be in silence. But when he let me go, I felt cold. Like a weight was suddenly shoved onto my shoulders, I cringed.
Rin removed her sword from its sheathe and steadied it towards her opponent, but to her surprise, Sesshomaru unsheathed his as well. 'Why would he defend me..? After all, he is just using me as a Naraku magnet.' The demoness thought bitterly before focusing ahead of her.
"You cannot interfere in this fight. This is my battle and I can take care of myself." I muttered, why was he treating me like some newborn who couldn't handle herself? But the next few words he muttered truly stunned me.
"You never know."
And with that, the Youkai in front of us charged at me. I quickly snapped my attention back into the battle and charged as well. His sickle made contact with my sword, he began to push me back and in response I pushed full force. He must have been very strong because we made no movement. I looked down onto the ground in order to steady my position but I heard a cry of pain and the weight was off me.
Rin glanced up and watched in awe as Sesshomaru stood in front of her protectively, the blade of his sword covered in a thin layer of blood. The wolf demon clutching his bleeding arm before standing up.
"You bastard! No one is allowed to interfere with the battles for Lady Rin unless they are her mate! Something which you are obviously not!" My jaw slackened before I looked at Sesshomaru, his expression just remained neutral, as if those words didn't affect him.
"I can do better." Sesshomaru stated, immediately causing Rin to flinch as the words fully registered into her head. 'Why do those words hurt…?' She wondered as she blinked the emerging tears away.
"No one is better than Lady Rin," the demon said. He stood up and charged towards me. He had the same face demons always have when they fight me. They have pure lust in their eyes. Man, they're obsessed. I slashed at the demon. My sword made a deep gash on his abdomen, but he still came after me. I don't know if I should feel pity for him, having to lose his life or disgust at how far he going for a mate.
Perhaps both?
"I have had enough of this battle." I grounded out, I just wanted to curl up into a ball and curse out Sesshomaru and cry. I made a diagonal slash, my opponent now receiving a deep gash across his chest.
"I can do better."
Rin froze, the sword slightly scarring the earth. Her bangs concealed her eyes as she just stared at her feet, realizing now that it had begun to rain. 'Bastard…' tears began to stream down her cheeks, mixing with the rain.
A clang of metal brought me out of it, making me looked up at the soaked Sesshomaru blocking an attack that was meant to defeat me. 'Damn it!' The tears were quickly washed off my face as I made a move to join the battle, only to watch Sesshomaru slay the Youkai. I said nothing as I stared at the dead body in front of me...
"You must have a strong aura in order to attract a Youkai like this one." Sesshomaru commented, he still wasn't facing me. I noticed that the grief that was once over me had disappeared, though I could still pick up a hint of it.
"Why..?" I whimpered, but this time Sesshomaru turned towards me. Immediately I straightened my back and looked at him dead in the eye. He raised a brow but didn't say anything. Or at least to my knowledge, I can barely hear anything besides heavy rain.
"He is a charm demon like yourself, he could influence your emotions and predict your moves." The Dai Youkai elaborated, but I wanted to ask another question. Why did he save me? But I decided against it, besides, another thing was bothering me.
"I can do better."
"Fantastic job Sesshomaru-sama!" Jaken raced up and easily put himself in between us. I wasn't about to object, especially after what Sesshomaru said. I turned and walked away, instead heading towards Ah-Uh.
Rin's hands caressed the heads, in response the male Youkai leaned into her soft hands. She frowned, sensing a pair of eyes staring at her. Not sure if they were Jaken or Sesshomaru, the demoness just ignored them. 'I wonder…how I look like? The last time I saw myself was in a blurry, cracked mirror back at the inn. But that was years ago!'
"Let's go." Sesshomaru commanded, walking away with Jaken following him. I just stood there, watching him walk away. Ah-Uh nudged my back and I couldn't help but giggle before we walked together.
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Rin sighed, the cackling of the fire and the chirping crickets surrounding her was soothing. But she found some refuge with Sesshomaru, for an unknown reason, Rin felt very safe around him. So every night, she rested beside him at the tree, when she was feeling sleepy she would just go back to Ah-Uh and fall asleep until morning or until Sesshomaru told them to travel once more. Rin frowned, Sesshomaru's statement echoing in her head once more. For some reason, the subject never left her mind, continuing to flood her with unease. Rin stood up, wanting to head to a nearby river to just look at her reflection, wanting to know if she was truly ugly like Sesshomaru had implied.
"Where are you going?" His words caused dread to fill me once more. Why the fuck did I have to tell him where I was going in the first place!?
"To a river, I'm thirsty." I merely responded, he knew I had a full pouch of water attached to my hip, but he just let me go to my surprise. I walked to a small stream that was about thirty yards from camp.
Rin knelt down, examining the way the moon hit the lake, creating a stunning shade of blue. Taking a look inside her eyes widened to the goddess that had suddenly appeared before her. The woman peering at her had long black hair that cascaded down her beautifully heart shaped face. She had smooth, blemish free ivory colored skin and hazel orbs that hypnotized any person who came into contact to her. Long eye lashes sprung from her lids and her arched eyebrows gave her a fierce look. A tiny, perfect nose rested above her cherry red lips.
I took a finger and streaked it across my lips and pulled it back only to see it clear. I never wore makeup, so I guess my lips were naturally red. 'He's right...I'm not beautiful…' I bowed my head, allowing the tips of my hair come in contact with the cool water.
Don't listen to his ignorance, he is only saying that out of pride!
I guess I wasn't ugly…but then, why would he say that? Maybe I was just being too cocky. I let out a cry of frustration before getting up, dusting off the grass that was stuck on my kimono before walking back to the direction of the camp.
Rin regained her spot beside Sesshomaru, still angered about everything she flashed him a glare which only made him raise a perplexed eye brow.
I guess I should thank him for helping me, who knows where that battle could have ended up if Sesshomaru wasn't on my side. I looked up at him and was about to say it when he cut me off.
"Don't get the wrong idea." He muttered quietly. Rin's eyes widened in shock but were quickly replaced with an angry flame burning in her irises.
"I wasn't." I scoffed.
"I only saved you because you are useful to me." Sesshomaru replied neutrally. My jaw slackened, so he did seeme as a magnet….
Change the subject.
I huffed, before meeting Sesshomaru's gaze once more. "How did you know I had charm powers as well?" I asked, he didn't even glance at me before letting out an irritated sigh. I scowled, what the hell crawled up his ass?
"Those tricks you attempted." Sesshomaru made sure he pointed out my failure. I growled only causing Sesshomaru to snort. But a grin slid up my face as I leaned back onto the tree, glancing back at him with a confident smirk.
"Or have you heard of me?" Rin challenged. Unwillingly causing him to stiffen and look at her. She wanted to provoke him, make him admit that she was famous or popular in the Youkai world, well, Ningen and Youkai. To her disappointment, Sesshomaru only scoffed.
"I haven't known you until I saved you." Sesshomaru admitted, causing my ego to take a pretty big blow.
"Bullshit." I countered, causing Sesshomaru to frown at my colorful language.
"As if you are that significant Onna." Sesshomaru finished off, Rin observed him take a more confident posture. This act only caused the demoness before him to snort in utter amusement. Did he really think he could win this?
"Hundreds of men have come from far and near to meet me." I bragged. I wasn't used to bragging but in this case I just had to make sure this stuck up prince knew not to mess with me.
"And I have thousands of women begging to be my mate." Sesshomaru contoured. I huffed, searching my mind for something else to say before it finally came to me. That bastard needed to be proven wrong.
"I am known around the globe for my beauty." I said, placing a hand on my chest and purposely re-arranging my hair.
Kami Rin, just end it here—
"I am known as the Great Western Lord, the successor of the Great Inu no Taishou, the greatest Youkai alive."
I sighed, that was a dirty move. Getting up I walked towards Ah-Uh and laid back down, propping myself up with my elbows and getting in a comfortable position. "Show off." I grumbled only earning a 'hn' from the 'Great Lord'
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He stood over her, watching her chest slowly rise and fall at a steady beat, signaling him that she was in a deep sleep. Her lips parted, earning a high-sounding sigh to be released. Sesshomaru pinched the bridge of his nose; she just had to fan out her scent like that.
His hand just barely touched her soft, warm cheek. It shocked him. Demonesses that he had slept with were always cold, seductive, and sinister in a way only an Onna can portray. But Rin was something different, odd, like a white rose sticking out of weeds.
She was innocent, beautiful, kind in that matter. The only beings who were warm were the mortals, or more commonly known as humans.
'That's impossible, she does not have the reek of a Hanyou, nor the delicious scent of a Ningen. She has the scent of a Youkai….' Her naturally red lips and long eye lashes stunned him. He never caught the scent of makeup on her, and surely those lips had no paint to them.
His fingers ran through the spare ebony strands and admired the softness they had. She was, in one word, beautiful. She was stunning, it was hard enough to be around her feminine scent, but to feel the absurd jealousy that passed over him as he watched men observe her lustfully was driving him mad.
But, to all this beauty. Sesshomaru sensed sadness in her; he had often caught her with a saddened look to her perfect features. He had never asked, his pride wouldn't allow him to show kindness to anything.
He needed to know more about her, but in order for that, he needed to communicate with her. Maybe one day, one day where they truly confided in each other. Maybe when she is near death, or after Naraku's death. Who knows, all Sesshomaru was focused on, was finding Naraku. And protecting the female at the same time.
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It's confusing, why did I feel so bad when he said implied that I wasn't all that beautiful...if he didn't care like he said, then why did he save me? Surely he knows that I can handle myself. Either way, that won't happen again.
Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Reveiws anyone? ^-^ And I was thinking of changing my pen name to just my regular name (I will always be known as NekoxUsa on the search box, but not the signature I leave at the bottom. Tell me what you guys think though!)
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