::gasp:: four chapters left.
NOOOOOOOO...
She let out a small sigh. "What do you think of Nochipa?"
"Isn't that the same as your name?" he asked her.
"Yeah… it means 'always.' A part of me died when she did…and I never want to forget her, though I doubt I will."
Sesshoumaru looked back at the grave. "Always…"
Rin woke from her slumber to find it was still dark outside.
The sun won't rise for another hour or so.
Being alone in a giant room was a bit unsettling, but she knew there was nothing out there that would ever hurt her... so why couldn't she sleep? She rolled around in her bed, trying to find a comfortable position, but could not, and so let out a small whimper of discomfort. Her stomach began to hurt as she rolled around under her covers. When she could take the pain no longer, she sat up in her bed, crouched over holding her stomach, and began to cry. It was a soft cry she knew neither Sesshoumaru nor Zyanya would ever hear, but she didn't want to cry any louder for fear of angering Jaken in the next room over… and it hurt too damn much to get up and walk over to Sesshoumaru's room. She felt completely helpless.
She looked up at the ceiling with tear filled eyes. The walls seemed to be closing in on her.
She screamed. "Poh-san!" and cried even louder, hiding her head under the covers.
In a room across the mansion, both Zyanya and Sesshoumaru woke with a start. Zyanya looked next to her to find Sesshoumaru still topless, with his right arm behind her. No doubt she had fallen asleep in his embrace. Breaking away from that thought, she tried to find the cry that woke her from her slumber.
"Was that-?"
"Rin." he finished.
The two demons got out of bed and rushed to the child's room.
"I don't sense any youkai nearby." she said.
"Its something else." he replied, more to himself than her.
He slid open Rin's door to find her in the center of her room, curled up in a ball, crying.
Rin looked up at the two demons. "It hurts." she cried.
Sesshoumaru went over and picked up the girl. Zyanya walked up and placed a hand on her stomach.
"Has she ever been afraid of the dark?" she asked him.
He shook his head, telling her no.
Zyanya rubbed Rin's forehead. "I'm going to make you some special tea to make your tummy ache go away, okay?"
Rin nodded.
Fifteen minutes later, Zyanya returned with a warm cup of what smelled like ginger and mint tea. Rin drank it slowly as Zyanya rubbed the girl's tiny belly while Sesshoumaru watched with interest.
"Better?" she asked as the child finished.
Rin smiled and wrapped her tiny arms around Zyanya's neck. "Arigato, Zyanya-sama."
"Can you sleep in here? Or would you like to sleep with Sesshoumaru-sama and me?" Zyanya cooed.
Rin's eyes brightened and Zyanya took her hand and led her to the master bedroom. She tucked her in and kissed her forehead.
"Now wait here." she told the child. "We'll be right back, I just need to talk to Sesshoumaru-sama real quick."
Rin nodded, a little scared.
Zyanya slid the door shut.
"She had a panic attack." she told Sesshoumaru, who was waiting for her outside.
"How could you tell?"
Zyanya raised her eyebrows. "After all these years, you still forget my title?"
He chuckled softly. "Then what do you suggest we do?"
"Let her build a sense of trust here. Has she always slept in that room?"
"We traveled a lot. She usually slept outside with Jaken and Ah-Un while I occasionally watched over from a distance."
"Well, that's it! She's not used to being alone in closed spaces."
"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin cried from inside.
The two looked at each other and Zyanya gave him that 'I told you so' look before going back in. Rin was sitting up in the bed clutching the blankets. They both climbed in on either side of her and laid down.
"Shh…" Sesshoumaru calmed her, tracing a clawed finger along her forehead as she laid back with them. She moved her body closer to Sesshoumaru's chest, looked back, and pulled Zyanya closer as well.
Sesshoumaru chuckled and grabbed the woman's hand. Rin saw the two clawed hands join over her and smiled as she drifted off back to sleep.
FIN.
And thus ends part I of my story. There's no way in hell I'm letting Zyanya off that easy!!! This was like the shortest filler… of filler chapters ever. Hahaha
How'd you like it?
And you know what else! I bet Rin planned all that!! The little rat…
poh-san - father (..or something like that. I'm not sure how to spell it.)
-VG-