A/N: Thanks for the reviews guys! I enjoy them so much!
Sesshomarufan30: Yes, Hisashi is a pretty good guy.
WildHeart44: Yeah, we'll see just what the clan thinks of her in a few chapters ;)
Guest: Sorry if some things are out of character. In fact the whole story probably is. I got that from way back on my first story, but I am liking it this way. And English is my first language, it's just sometimes I... make my wording a little different. While I don't use different person POV that others like, such as: This Sesshomaru, or This Rin. I do try to... Well I guess I have my own characterization of them.
kagomeLove2: Yeah, I didn't want anyone to think that just because Sesshomaru mated Rin, doesn't mean THAT never happened, or it just went away, as much as we'd like to think. And you'll have to see what he wants. For now, is a mostly calm chapter.
Enjoy!
Chapter 9:
An hour and a half had passed, when Sesshomaru decided to carefully remove himself from Rin's hold.
Once he was standing, he glanced back down at her, who was still asleep.
He silently promised her he'd be right back, before leaving the room.
The halls were empty, all the dog demons seeming to have returned to their normal routines.
Now to find Hana.
"Sesshomaru. Is she alright? Rin?" InuKimi's voice sounded before him.
Sesshomaru stared at her, unsure of her sudden concerns.
"Yes. She is resting." Sesshomaru said.
InuKimi nodded, taking a deep breath, "What happened? If you don't mind my asking?"
Sesshomaru stayed silent for a minute. Now she was showing concerns for his mate?
Finally, he took a deep breath, "Come. There is something I need to tell you."
They walked away, back into the office for privacy.
InuKimi turned back to him, "Sesshomaru, what is it?"
He hesitated once again. It should be Rin's decision. She couldn't even tell Kagome, let alone him for the longest time, but if certain things were going to suddenly remind her...
"Before I knew Rin... Something happened to her..." Sesshomaru started, now he himself was about to relive the occurence. The anger towards it.
Another hour had passed. The room was completely silent.
Sesshomaru sat across from InuKimi on the sofa, observing her expressions.
"Gods, Sesshomaru... I had no idea..." InuKimi broke off, "Rin is nothing like the humans I think of. She never was. Those other humans..."
"I never knew, myself, for 11 years. I knew that something bad had happened to her, but I never knew that. She was so scared to tell me." Sesshomaru said.
InuKimi stayed silent again, shaking her head in disbelief. "Humans are more sick than I ever believed. Rin is... Pure. Sesshomaru, I never apologized for... Back then."
Sesshomaru lifted his head to look at her, he had nearly forgotten that at the moment.
"Listen. If you don't feel safe bringing Rin to this meeting..." InuKimi started.
Sesshomaru sighed, "I will need to talk to her. But for now, I must find Hana."
He stood, turning to leave his mother.
'Hana.' Sesshomaru called in a mind link.
'Yes my lord?' Her voice replied.
'Meet me back at my chambers. I would like you to check Rin now.' Sesshomaru said, before cutting off the link, and making his way back to the bedroom.
When he arrived, Rin was still asleep, seeming to not notice his disappearance.
He slowly made his way to the bed, sitting next to her, running a hand through her hair, "Rin."
Her eyes slowly opned, revealing her drowsy chocolate orbs.
"Sesshomaru." She replied, sitting up a little.
"Hana will be here shortly, is it alright that she checks on you?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yeah. It's fine." Rin said tiredly, "Look, I'm sorry about earlier, I-"
"Rin. Do not worry about it. You don't need to be sorry." Sesshomaru said.
Rin nodded after a few seconds, then Hana arrived.
"Um, hello. Rin?" Hana announced.
"Yes." Rin perked up.
"Hello. Would you mind if I take a look?" Hana asked.
"No. Go ahead." Rin sighed, glancing at Sesshomaru, who had backed away a little to give them space.
Hana came forward, immediately getting to work.
She laid a hand on Rin's stomach, pressing against it lightly until she could feel the exact location of the baby.
She seemed extremely focused, continuously pressing around the area.
"Is... Everything okay?" Rin asked.
"Hmm? Yeah. Everything is just fine. It's just early, it's harder to sense and find. It is shy." Hana smiled, removing her hand, "However, I would refrain from your training activities for a couple days. Your body is extremely tense, and you're practically sweating stress. Tense muscles mostly occur in the neck and stomach. When your muscles tense, it tightens your abdomen walls. Not good for the baby. You need to relax." She explained.
Rin nodded, taking a deep breath, trying to focus on relaxing, mostly her stomach. She didn't feel tense at the moment, but if Hana could sense it...
"Rest for the rest of the night. I will check on you tomorrow." Hana instructed, before looking at Sesshomaru, "Don't let her wander off and work herself. The baby is extremely fragile and at risk at this point in time."
Sesshomaru nodded, like he'd let her out of his sights now.
"Okay. I'll leave you to it then. Good night, my Lord and Lady." Hana said, bowing her head and leaving the room.
Rin was silent for a minute, taking in the information. What she just did...
Sesshomaru moved onto the bed, next to her, as he sensed her tears returning.
He pulled her close, laying them down, letting her rest her head against his chest.
"I'm already terrible at being a mother. Only because I was selfish and lost in my own past." Rin mumbled into him.
"Hush, Rin. You are not. You are doing only the best you can. It won't be easy, but you're not alone." Sesshomaru told her, "We'll do what Hana said. You will not worry about training for a couple days. You will stay with me."
Although, saying this reminded him of what was to come tomorrow.
He couldn't take her into that right now! He couldn't!
"I never even thought about being a mother. Falling in love. Any of it. Yet here I am." Rin sighed, moving her head up to look at him.
Sesshomaru smiled lightly, "And you are perfect. You are doing just fine. I couldn't ask for more."
Rin smiled, for the first time that evening.
"If you want, I can go get you some food before you-"
"No." Rin said suddenly, holding him down more, "Don't go."
Sesshomaru focused on her again, moving his hand to caress her cheek, "Okay. I won't."
Rin leaned down, pressing her lips to his.
The kiss was gentle and comforting.
His hand dug into her hair, reaching the back of her neck, massaging it gently as he kissed her back.
When he sensed she needed breath, he pulled away, reluctantly stopping the kiss.
While still massaging the back of her neck, he reached up and pressed his lips to the side of her neck.
His mark on her had also been tensed, alerting him of her stressed condition.
As he kissed it, again and again, it was as if a switch flipped, Rin began to relax against him, leaning down more to give him room.
The way she was relaxing made her realize how tense she actually was, and how tiring it was.
After a few minutes, he completely pulled away, moving her until they were on their side.
Rin immediately relaxed in his hold again, and feel asleep almost immediately.
