A Little Girl's Wish
Sesshy's Mistress
Description: Rin was so full of love and doesn't understand why her Lord is always so cold to others, excluding her. Then, one day, InuYasha tells her it's because he doesn't know how to love. Saddened at this thought, she makes a wish that will change everything…
Note: So I didn't get this done in time for Valentine's day, haha! Oh well!
This is during the time of peace, after Sesshomaru has given Rin over to the attention of Kagome and the other villagers. He still comes to visit her, though.
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For the next few days, her routine was the same. Izumi would appear and bring her food for each meal. The girl was always quiet and refused to be in Serenity's presence for long. It was quite odd, and Serenity had tried many things to get the girl to talk. Yet, so far Serenity had learned only of the girl's name.
Another part of her routine was to entertain Katsuro's curiosity. He would bring a child every day, each more sick than the last, and test her abilities. No matter how much she questioned him, he refused to answer her as to why he did this. Yet, with each child she healed, the more frustrated yet pleased he seemed to be.
A knock sounded on the door, and Serenity stood and waited as several demon women entered the room and began a familiar routine. The first time Serenity met these women, she had been startled and refused to cooperate. She did not understand why they were sent to wait on her. Unfortunately, her actions were displeasing and Katsuro had stormed into her room, whip in hand, and left her back raw.
It took two days to heal from her wounds, and she made sure to not fight the next time they came to her. Like now, she allowed them to unshackle her and lead her to a large bathing room. They stripped her of her clothes, took down her hair, and aided her into the tub that was filled with hot water and scented oils. While it was very nice, it was also discomforting to have these women wash her.
During the entire ordeal, none of the women spoke to her as they washed her hair and her body. Once she was clean, they would gather her out of the tub, dry her off, and dress her in a new outfit similar to the one she originally awoke in the first day. They would then lead her back to her room and return the shackle to her ankle before bowing slightly and leaving the room.
Shortly after they left, Katsuro entered. "Why do you chain me here when I have no way to escape from this place?" She questioned him finally. Her eyes bore into his, but he ignored the question for the time being. Snapping his fingers, a male similar to him in appearance appeared with a very young child. Serenity felt her heart aching when she realized that this child was the sickest of them all.
The man carrying the child followed behind Katsuro who took his time to approach Serenity. "Lay him there," Katsuro ordered while reaching down to yank Serenity to her feet by pulling roughly on her arm. He held her tight and made her watch as the child began to convulse. Blood and saliva pooled in the poor boys mouth as his eyes rolled into the back of his head.
Eyes wide with horror, Serenity fought to rush to his side, but Katsuro wrapped an arm around her waist and held her tightly to his chest. The harder she fought, the stronger his grip became until she was crushed against him. "Let me save him!" She begged as tears pooled into her eyes.
"Not yet," He purred into her ear, and a wave of disgust washed over her.
"If I don't help him now, then he will die!" Serenity snapped. Her blue eyes hardened and the specks of silver hidden within their depths began to expand. Their change shocked Katsuro, but it pleased him as well, especially when the child gasped one last time.
Serenity felt her heart breaking as the child's chest sunk for the last time. The familiar sound of the death rattle seemed to echo throughout the room. The boy was dead. Serenity felt Katsuro's arms slip free from her waist and one of his hands brush the hair away from her neck.
"Go, save him if you can," his lips brushed the curve of her ear before he stood back and watched her closely.
Tears leaked freely from her face as she took several tentative steps towards the boy. His skin was ghostly white, and her hands shook as she fell to her knees in front of him. So many emotions were rushing through her, but the strongest was the grief. Truly, Katsuro was the cruelest demon of them all for making her watch an innocent suffer so much.
"I'm so sorry," She whispered to the boy while brushing a hand over his cheek. His skin was cooling already. She ripped off a piece of silk sleeve and used it to wipe way the blood that had coated his chin and cheeks. How scary it must have been to drown in your own blood. How she wished she could do something for him.
Her hands wrapped around the boy's body, pulling him to her as she wept over him. From behind, Katsuro narrowed his eyes impatiently. Maybe he had been wrong in how far her abilities could be tested. Yet, as he watched, he began to sense a strange energy coming from her. Green eyes narrowed as a bright white light surrounded her and the child. Moving to stand in front of her, his confusion turned to glee when he noticed the complexion of the boy returning.
"Amazing," Katsuro whispered as the child's chest rose and fell once more. "Quite impressive, Serenity. Now, hand him over!" Katsuro leaned down to take the boy from her, but when she looked up at him, he stopped. Her eyes were completely silver and they were glowing brightly. A silver, eight-pointed star blazed with the same intensity on her brow.
Suddenly, he knew he was looking into the eyes of a different person altogether.
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Kagome shivered against InuYasha as the two of them struggled to keep up with Sesshomaru. The other demon had grown more restless as the days had passed. So far, three had gone by, and Kagome worried for Rin's health. Honestly, she couldn't blame her brother-in-law for being so upset and taking it out on the two of them. He truly didn't mean to, and Kagome would be the same if she didn't need to be so strong for the two brothers.
"It isn't here, Sesshomaru," InuYasha yelled to Sesshomaru over the roar of the frosty wind. They had made been climbing to the peaks of three different mountains in search of Katsuro's castle. So far, they had no luck. "We have to turn back and regroup. It won't do Rin any good if we freeze to death up here!"
When Sesshomaru only continued to ignore him, InuYasha set Kagome down for a moment and dashed ahead. He ignored Kagome's pleading for him to wait. Something had to be done. InuYasha cared just as much for Rin, and though he didn't want her to die, their journey so far had been a waste of time. When InuYasha grabbed a hold of Sesshomaru's arm, the other demon reacted fiercely, swiping his claws at InuYasha.
InuYasha had barely any time to dodge the attack, but he growled and lowered himself into a defensive position. Sesshomaru had some energy that needed to be released, and InuYasha would never turn down an opportunity to make his brother bleed. Kagome sighed as the two brothers fell into a deadly dance. She had no energy to break it up. She was cold and exhausted. All she wanted to do was lay down and rest.
She also hurt in too many places to count, especially her neck. Kagome leaned her head back, letting it roll back and forth until it popped. She sighed in delight and opened her eyes. In the distance above, something sparkled. At first she thought it was her imagination, but then she noticed it again and Jaken's words replayed in her head…
"In the sky…" Kagome whispered. InuYasha and she had thought about it and thought it meant his castle had been atop the mountain. What if it wasn't?
"HEY!" Kagome shouted, but the two demons either did not hear her or refused to pay her any mind. Frustrated from lack of real sleep, Kagome continued to scream louder, but it didn't work. Huffing, she did the only thing she could think of at the moment. She grabbed her shoe and threw it at InuYasha, effectively hitting him on the head and catching his attention.
"What?!" InuYasha snapped in annoyance as he picked up the shoe. Kagome pointed above her.
"What if your father meant it was literally in the sky?" Kagome questioned and the two demons looked towards the area she pointed towards. Neither noticed anything, but they did sense a spike in power, as did Kagome.
"What the hell was that?" InuYasha demanded.
Sesshomaru ignored the two as he allowed his orb to consume his form and carry him towards the sky.
"HEY!" InuYasha screamed. "How are we supposed to get up there?" He growled and cursed his brother for being a show off.
"InuYasha…" Kagome called, and he turned to look towards her only to find her pulling Kirara from her backpack. The cat demon uncurled and looked towards the two expectantly.
"How long has she been in there?" InuYasha questioned in shock.
"She slept curled in the blankets that I brought," Kagome stated. "Sango thought she might come in handy."
InuYasha made a mental note to thank Sango the next time he saw her.
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"I highly suggest you consider what you are about to do," Katsuro growled as Serenity laid the boy on her bed and slowly stood to her feet. Her body was still glowing, and with the glow came subtle changes. Her complexion was paling but not in an unhealthy way, and in her hands, a staff formed from thin air.
The temperature in the room began to drop suddenly and Katsuro's eyes shot towards the shackle at her foot which was growing a thick sheet of ice around it. Lifting the staff in her hands, she slammed the tip into the fully frozen chain, and the metal shattered. Now free, her silver eyes glared into his own green depths.
"Where are the other children?" She demanded to know, and her voice echoed with a power that sent a chill of fear through his form.
"This castle is a refuge for the few remaining of my kind," Katsuro grinned maliciously. "They had to eat something, and I'm not one to feed rotten meat to my kindred." He had hoped to antagonize her and use fear to subdue her, but his words had the opposite effect. Instead of shying away as she had been doing, a strong burst of energy surged from her and sent him flying through the wall of her room.
Katsuro growled as he felt his demonic side begin to war with him for control. Pushing a piece of broken wall off of him, he stood and dusted himself off before looking towards his captive. A forked tongue flickered out to lick his lips as he took note of her change. No longer was she wearing the clothes he had provided for her. Instead, she was dressed in a strange and short white dress with colored accents adorning the front of the skirt.
"I thought I had put you in your place before, but it seems I had not been nearly strict enough," His grin turned savage as scales broke out over his body. He allowed the his demonic form to take charge but before he completely lost himself to the beast that lurked within, he had one last thought to share with her. "I guess I will have to break you down completely and mold you back together into the proper servant."
"You can try," Her eyes narrowed as his body morphed into a huge dragon and she prepared herself to attack.
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Dun, Dun, DUUUUUN!
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Also, to my reviewer I mentioned previously: I was not offended or upset. I just wanted to explain to you the reason I had him do such a thing. As you can see in this chapter, it is mostly his frustration and pent up energy from being so helpless in this matter that has him on edge. No worries, he'll be working off that energy soon enough!
To Anon-Jealous: I have no idea what is going on here! I am just as shocked as you :P
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Sesshy's Mistress