Chapter 9
Sesshomaru's P.O.V
You slashed your poison whip at a nearby tree, causing it to disintegrate in an instant. 'I forgot how feisty she is, damn it! She pisses me off like no other!' You punched the tree. crack Branches fell around you and you sliced at them breaking then into logs. 'She was always able to make me lose my cool like many other things, damn her!' You walked forward a little more trying to rid yourself of the anger. 'How dare she address father that way, that mutt! She does not deserve to live let alone act as if she cared for him.' You smirked to yourself at this thought. 'She does it again and she might not live long enough to finish saying his name.' You chuckled at this thought, 'That's exactly what I'll do, I'll kill her next time she disobeys me, to show how powerful I am since it's her fault I was not able to defeat father.' The thought of hearing her scream in agony calmed your nerves. But then the thought of Rin crying over Alira made you regret doing so. 'What do I care, she's just a weak human girl who cares for demons.' With that you let it slip from your mind and walked towards camp but you were caught off guard by a gentle sobbing. It was coming from the direction you just came from. 'That weakling of a woman is crying again!?' You growled with fury at such weakness. You stopped and listened to what was causing her to cry again. 'Probably broke a nail.' Her sobs calmed a bit and turned into hiccups. "Every bit of happiness I receive in my life disappears, and it's always my fault somehow." You cried until the tears became dry sobs. Collecting yourself together you wiped the tears away once again. "I guess Sesshomaru finds me weak huh? It wouldn't surprise me, because it's the truth." Smirking to yourself you agreed, 'Yes, everything is your fault because you are weak which is why you are no match for me, vile whore.' That lesser demon whimpered at Alira and attempted to comfort her. 'There's no need to stay any longer, this has satisfied me for now.' As you were about to leave she spoke again, "It's alright one-Sama, I feel better now that I've said it. I've got to stop this pity party and gather my strength back together because if I don't there's no way I'll be able to kill Naraku for you. Alright, let's go! There's a little girl back at camp who's probably dying to see you!" She left in the direction of camp with the fox following. "You may actually be of use to me for once, woman. If she can defeat Naraku then she is powerful enough for me to defeat, but if not she dies in the process and is no longer a pest to me. This may work very well." You followed suit and found a tree near camp, wishing to stay away from them when Yuki was reintroduced to Rin. "Emotional displays disgust me! Human traits are weak and annoying." End POV
Your POV "Rin dear, I have a surprise for you." She looked up through sleepy eyes and caught sight of Yuki. Her eyes widened instantly and she charged at Yuki despite her lack of sleep. "Geez Rin, don't strangle her!" You both laughed while Yuki gave off something you began to recognize as some sort of laughter. "Alright missy, like I promised I will give you a lullaby to put you to sleep. How about I play my Ehru for you? (FYI an Ehru or Nikko is a violin like instrument popular in Japan and China mostly during the dynastic years and is very similar to a Violin in sound and looks.) They both nodded vigorously. "Alright, give me one moment to find it and I'll play your favorite lullaby. Now, where did I put that thing? OH! That's right, its in my knapsack!" you pulled it out, sat down and began the lullaby on a soft, beautiful chord. While you played night air seemed to become a little clearer like your mind did. The lullaby not only put Rin and Yuki to sleep but also never failed to calm you. You began to sing softly along with the music, adding to the beauty of the night by singing in the old language. (when I say old language I am using Latin because most languages derived from it except for the eastern region of the world like Japan, China, etc.)
"Nella
fantasia io vedo un mondo giusto,
Li tutti vivono in pace e in
onesta.
Io sogno d'anime che sono sempre libere,
Come le nuvole
che volano,
Pien' d'umanita in fondo all'anima.
(oboe)
Nella
fantasia esiste un vento caldo,
Che soffia sulle citta, come
amico.
Io sogno d'anime che sono sempre libere,
Come le nuvole
che volano,
Pien' d'umanita in fondo all'anima"
You sang ever so softly as to not wake them. "This is the only time when I truly feel at peace. When I forget about visions, war, hatred, and death is only when I play and sing for my children blood or not, through acquaintance or a complete stranger of a child who has lost their way." You smiled at the thought of when you first met Rin, for it was a blessing to come upon her. "I remember like it was yesterday."
Flashback "Dear, we must be off soon, twilight is coming and we have to secure the gates." Kurade came from inside your little home carrying his Naginata. "Yes, yes mother! You should lighten up a bit, no one ever bothers with this village, and they are too insignificant for any band of robber to take an interest. They are all too interested in Nabunaki village with all the nobles visiting there." He rolled his eyes at you in an attempt to be comical. 'Besides, my beloved mate, you should be back inside, lying down with a hot cup of tea. We don't want our little angel there to get hurt now do we?" For the millionth time he started doing the baby talk thing and rubbed your belly. "Kurade, I swear if you do that one more time, I will literally give you a cold shoulder. And besides I am perfectly fine with this, I am plenty strong enough to fight off a bandit or two in my condition. Do you seriously think that a little pregnancy will stop me from protecting these people?" With that you pulled out your Furunu and pointed it at your kind mate, "Do you understand? I refuse to fall to anyone. I will always fight to keep my family and myself alive." You sheathed the sword and walked towards the gate. "Yes dear, but you know you make it so hard to keep a straight face when you act like this. Your beauty is magnified by your pregnancy so its kind of hard for you to look angry or scary, you just look absurdly beautiful and foolish." He chuckled lightly at his own remark. "Jeez, why did I mate with such a hopelessly loveable person!?" Kurade pulled you closer to him and nuzzled your neck. "Because you finally wanted to settle down and find happiness, I just don't know why a babe like you would choose me." He smiled at you knowing this always irritated you because you had told him a million times why you fell in love with him. "Kurade, how many times do you have to hear this!? I chose you because when I was in a terrible heat you offered to help me, and when it was all over you charmed me completely. I couldn't help but fall in love with you. You were the first true chance at happiness I had seen in a while. There, are you satisfied now?" "ACK! Will this little one ever stop kicking me!?" Simultaneously you both broke out into laughter as you were in view of the village gate. You both stopped suddenly, hearing a child crying through a yelling match. "What the hell am I supposed to do with a girl child!? Who will continue our family name if we have only a girl child!? You worthless woman you couldn't even give me the son you promised!" The child cried louder at it's parents distress. "Alira, doesn't that voice belong to the noble head of the village?" You listened more intently, while trying to catch his scent. "Yes, it is. That poor woman, she couldn't control something like this." You shook your head and walked towards the main house by the gate. "Alira, No! This is none of our business! Come back here now!" you turned sharply towards your mate. "When there is the life of an innocent child on the line then it is my business!" Your mate looked confused, "On… the... line…? You were listening to his thoughts?" Comprehension clicked quickly for him. "He's going to kill the child because it's not a son!?" "Yes, now I must hurry. Come Kurade, we are about to have a child a little earlier than planned." You both rushed to the main house and barged right in as the infant silenced. The Master was holding a butcher knife over the baby's body while his mate just cried silently, not able to do anything to stop him. "Stop right there Master Aiko! This can be resolved fairly easily." He jumped in surprise at your entrance. "Demon! What are you doing here, I did not summon you!? Now leave, I have some business to attend to." He raised the blade a little higher and readied himself to kill. "If you truly do not like the child I will just simply take her from you, resolving all your problems." He blinked rapidly and turned towards you, thankfully lowering the knife. "What do you mean simply!? This child is my flesh and blood; I will resolve this the way I see fit. If you oppose me demon, then you are welcome to leave this village." He picked the knife up again. "But I do oppose Aiko, and I will gladly leave this village if I have to if it means I can save this little girls life. But I hope you understand young sir, that once my mate and I leave there are no longer strong demons protecting your village from thieves, bandits, and other things, things that threaten you and not your villagers. If we leave you will be at a loss, not us. Do you understand young master?" He understood the threat that you'd send people after him. His eyes widened at this. "What do you want Alira? What is it that will make you stay?" You smirked. "I don't give you humans enough credit in the brains department." Kurade snickered at your joke. "What we want Aiko is for you to release the child into our care, really this won't inconvenience you at all. In fact it will help you because you will never have to see this child again. Hell, we may not even stay for very much longer in your village after this." Kurade cracked his knuckles, smiling menacingly towards the rat. Aiko's eyes widened more so than before. This made him look more like the rat you thought he was. He was always selling out his people and was truly a vile man. The only reason you two stayed was to protect the people from him. But once you left you'd be sure to send a friend to kill him and make sure that the villagers were protected. "Please Husband, give little Rin to them. This way no blood need be shed." She grabbed Aiko's hand and pulled the butcher knife away from him. "Thank you Rima, you will not regret it." You walked over to the fuming Aiko and took the child from the butchers block. "Don't think I will forget this Demon! You will pay for defying me and threatening me." You ignored him as you both walked back towards the hut to welcome the infant to your home. "Hello little Rin, I am going to be your new mother from this day forth. Welcome to the family!" You smiled encouragingly to the infant who grabbed your nose in return. She pulled hard causing you to yelp and then giggled. "I'll tell you one thing; she's got a strong grip." You both laughed as you tried to release the angels grip on your nose. "Why don't you stay here and sing her to sleep while I patrol the borders? Better in fact would be for you to get some rest yourself." He left the hut as you played the lullaby Isabo always sung to you on your Ehru. "I love you little Rin, I hope you love this song like I do." End of Flashback
You came to the final notes of the song and laughed. "Who would've thought that it would end up being her favorite song to hear?" You transformed into your fox form and curled around little Rin. "Sleep tight my little angel" You growled as your eyes closed.
