This is totally a fluff chapter but after how heavy most of the story was, I had so much fun writing it!
Halfway through the night as the fire began to burn low and Sesshomaru stared blankly at the ceiling while lying on his back. Rin was still curled into his chest breathing peacefully. He draped one arm around her shoulder and the other he put behind his head as he counted the boards on the ceiling. A soft cooing came from next them, the bundle that had been sleeping so soundly was stirring. Rin rolled over half asleep and picked Yuki up, she latched Yuki to her breast and Sesshomaru marveled that Rin was able to fall back asleep while the baby fed. He turned onto his side leaning over Rin's bare shoulder and gently stroked Yuki's cheek as she fed. He noted the similarity between the stripes on her face and the ones on his wrists. So, this is how I will live? The father of a is my heart not repulsed? My heart only feels warmth. He lowered his head and kissed the back of Rin's head, my lips on this human feel like fire, it feels like home. Like heaven.
Rin's other hand searched blindly for the cover. Sesshomaru pulled it over her shivering shoulder. Rin absent mindedly covered Yuki as well and pushed the covers down below the infant's a while the baby came off Rin's breast, Rin slowly pulled herself awake. She turned for a moment to see Sesshomaru curiously gazing at her. "I'm going to put more wood in the fire. It's so cold." Rin reached out to grab one of her light Kimonos. She walked to the other side of the screen. He could see the light rising in the hut as she stoked the fire and heard the crunch of the wood. The smell was pleasant. Rin came back and found her way back to bed. She took her kimono off once more baring her naked skin.
He felt her chilled skin against his. He felt himself become hard with desire once more, but before he could even pull her to him, she was asleep. Within moments Yuki was wiggling in the covers and whining softly. Sesshomaru sat up and picked up his child. She was wrapped in a yellow thick blanket. He took the blanket off, and rewrapped his mokomoko over his shoulder making a nest to put her in. Yuki curled against his shoulder and her eyes became lazy and tired once more. Soon she was breathing as peacefully as her mother. He touched her clawed toes, her clawed hands, and traced the shape of her little face. Was this your plan for me father?
Later into the night before sunrise, Sesshomaru smelled Jaken even before he came into the hut. He heard the same noises of the fire being built as before and then the smell of food cooking. Jaken scurried around the screen and Sesshomaru met his gaze with a warning to back away. "Sesshomaru-sama…" Jaken stuttered, he then bowed and his body shook in palpable fear, "forgive this Jaken, Sesshomaru-sama, please be careful with Rin's heart this time. She is strong as a mountain but inside, she is as soft as a morning dew. Your disappearance caused her great..."
"Shut up, Jaken," Sesshomaru barked at him. He finally can stand up to me. Yuki was still curled against his chest as she had been for the past few hours, sleeping soundly deep within his fur. Sesshomaru was still unclothed which he knew added to Jaken's shock, and Rin still naked next to him. Her body was warm now. "When the food is ready, leave it next to Rin."
Jaken scurried back to the other side of the screen and continued whatever it was he was doing. Sesshomaru didn't care, he lay back down and pulled Rin into his arms. She stir for only a moment, long enough to catch his eyes, and as she had in the past, shut her eyes in solace. He felt a pride that had been missing, he was still able to comfort her with just his presence.
In the early morning hours, Rin startled awake. She turned swiftly to where Yuki slept and found it empty, her heart leapt into her throat and pounded blood into her ears. "Where's Yuki, Jaken!" She called. Rin was met with arms around her bare waist and a tender kiss on her cheek. She felt a bare chest against her back that warmed her against the morning chill. The touch made her jump once again sensing yoki behind her.
"She's here," it was Sesshomaru's voice in her ears. She had forgotten he was there. He pulled back the tail around his shoulder and revealed Yuki's peach shaped face. Sesshoumaru laid a striped hand over Rin's chest, "your heart's pounding."
"You scared me. She never sleeps this long, I thought something happened." Rin relaxed against Sesshomaru's chest taking a cleansing breath and softly touched Yuki. "I can't believe she slept for so long in there. You held her the whole night?"
He nodded, his golden glinted with an emotion, he opened his mouth and then closed it. Expressing himself would take time. He was sure the feeling he felt in that moment was regret that he had missed time with Yuki when she was new and a primal need to care for Rin, who looked like she hadn't slept at all in the months he was gone.
He gently pulled Rin back down onto the bedding and back into his embrace. Rin noted his eyes, they seemed sad, if that was even possible and worried. "What is it?" She asked him. She pulled his face to hers, "your eyes, there is a sorrow in them," she glanced at her sword by the wall, "I can't use that to find out what is in your heart anymore."
He would rather have faced a thousand of the most powerful Yokai or died on his own sword than to speak in that moment. "I have hurt you, deeply…even in your sleep, your skin was soaked with the scent of grief. I…" His grip on her arms tightened. He could not say the words.
Rin gave him a half knowing smile, "I think I know what you are trying to say."
He nodded his head, but he would not entreat her gaze. He felt a hand grace his chest and flick near his heart.
"It hurts doesn't it?" She touched the skin above his heart.
He took her chin in his hand, and slowly, tenderly kissed her lips, "yes." There was a saltiness to his mouth that had not been there in the past. The closest he'll ever come to crying. His eyes were searching, for once he did not captivate her stare, "can we move past this hurt, Rin?"
Rin sighed. She didn't know how to answer that. Part of her wanted just that but the pain in her heart held her back. Instead of answering she ran her fingers gingerly over his heart. She was suddenly aware of raised skin, discolored flesh that looked gnarled like tree branches. "What is this?"
Sesshomaru sat up taking Rin with him and looked down at the skin over his heart, even he had not noticed it. "A scar," he was as flabbergasted as Rin was. "I will have to speak to Bukoseno about this." He touched it offended that there a mark on his body at all.
Rin laced her fingers through his, "I will come live with you, but there will be conditions that must be met first. I want to move past this hurt and be with you once again. You will have to give my heart time to heal and reassurance you won't leave me like this again."
He heard something shift in the tone of her voice. "What reassurances?" He asked. Yuki pushed against his shoulder and let out a big shriek.
Rin reached over and pulled her from warm nest. She lay down on her side with her back to Sesshomaru. Rin tickled Yuki's feet. The infant yawned opening her tiny mouth revealing glistening red gums. Rin placed her nipple inside the baby's mouth and Yuki sucked gratefully. Rin moved her hair over shoulder once more out of Yuki's grasp. "I will tell you on only one condition."
"You toy with me," a low frustrated growl escaped his lips. He turned on his side and handed Rin the bowl of food that Jaken had left while she slept.
Rin ate a few bites one handed, turned her face to Sesshomaru and laughed, "I will toy with you. As much as I want."
She was answered with a guttural snarl.
"And you can growl all you want, I will tell you when Yuki is done eating."
The low growls stopped and were replaced by warm breath on her shoulder. After several minutes it seemed the infant was done eating, Rin pat her back until she let out tiny burps, smiled over Rin's shoulder and then lazily fell back asleep. Rin swaddled her back into her blankets and covered her with a small fur before climbing into Sesshomaru's lap, comfortably straddling him. He met her gaze for gaze. She studied his face, taking in his presence. She was only vaguely aware of feeling his excitement beneath her, dangerously close to her opening. The tips of her breasts rubbed against his chest. His ribs were breathing in wider breadths. A mischievous smile crossed Rin's face that tickled Sesshomaru's curiosity. "Now," she spoke confidently. She leaned forward against his chest and brought her lips to his pointed ears and began whispering her final condition, that if fulfilled she would tell him what she needed in order to live with him.
A coy smile touched his lips, "now I know you are playing games with me. You think I can't?"
Rin was blushing from head to toe, "I was desperate last night, it won't be so easy this time."
"Really?" He shifted his hips only slightly closing the gap between himself and the heat between her legs while pushing her waist against his, he found himself plunged inside her slick velvet center, the sweet warmth making him catch his breath.
"Sesshomaru," her hands were instantly around his neck, holding his face with eyes begging for more. She had an annoyed and heated look on her face.
"That was once," he touched her lips with her his fingers and laced them with his own. "Will you persist in challenging me?"
Rin nodded moving her hips along his. He groaned in sweet pleasure feeling her slush back and forth against him, "because now that you did that, I'm sure that I will finish you off before you can draw your name from my lips again."
The air suddenly became electrified, Sesshomaru's hair seemed to float on it's own and his eyes smoldered red around the edges, he grabbed Rin by the shoulders, magenta stripes tensing, "you forget one thing my heart, I am not a human whose body is lost to its' impulses. I smelled your arousal from the moment you woke up in my arms, your thirst for my touch is as insatiate as mine. I am a Dai-Yokai with generations of pure blood running through my veins, you will yield." He threw her down on her back and covered her body with his own.
Rin wrinkled her nose in frustration, "no fair using…" she moaned breathlessly and was unable to finish her sentence. How did he know how to do that with his tongue? The sensations were coming faster than she could keep up with.
There was no answer but a rumble from between her legs. She buried her fingers in his silken mane and closed her eyes while his face was focused somewhere else, trying to keep her mouth closed, but she felt like she was on fire, she lift her legs in the air rocking her hips back and forth with each stroke his tongue took. The pain was like a fire building from beneath her delicate folds, up her cervix and into her stomach.
Kaede made her way through the snow. She did not enjoy leaving the warmth of her hut, the firepit so inviting but she heard from the children that their uncle had returned. The dear old lady had hoped to speak to him the night before but was encouraged to leave the two be. When she heard that Rin invited the demon-lord into her hut for the night, Kaede felt the instant need to lecture Rin again about things she should not be doing, even if it is with a majestic and powerful demon. She trudged lightly from her hut into the forest. Steam rose from the chimney of Rin's hut and as she made her way she heard the unmistakable sounds of passion.
Kaede walked faster intending on giving Sesshomaru a piece of her mind, for taking advantage of a young girl, when she heard Rin yelp, "Sesshomaru."
He laughed, Kaede had never even seen him smile, "that was twice," his voice was deep and throaty from outside the hut. What are they doing?
"You bit my shoulder!" That was Rin's voice.
The laughter of a man and the moaning of Rin's voice continued. "Will you yield now?" That was Sesshomaru's voice.
Rin's voice was rasping, "no…more."
The sounds from the hut continued, Kaede stomped her feet up the stairs only to be met by the little Yokai, Jaken. "Out of the way little Yokai, how dare he come back here and begin doing that to her again. I'll purify him if he won't come out and talk to me."
"Kaede!" Jaken yelped, "you must not disturb them," Jaken refused to move and waved Nintojo threateningly.
A howl came from inside the hut and a green whip lashed out at Jaken nearly taking his head off and snapping dangerously close to Kaede's only good eye. Jaken ran from the hut while Kaede backed back down the stairs slowly. The room screen came next flying through the door causing Kaede and Jaken to both hit the snow laden ground before it smashed into them. "Maybe I will wait until they are finished." Kaede grumbled.
Sesshomaru stood up long enough to grab the screen that separated the hut and hurl it at the entrance, his sensitive ears heard Kaede outside and in bliss he had forgotten that Jaken was on the other side of the screen. Rin stood up and folded her arms over her breast, breathing heavily, "hey! Don't break my things." She stomped her foot.
He grabbed her by the shoulders, "lay back down, I'm not done with you yet." His muscles were trembling, what was left of the whites of his eyes were now solid red, his yoki flow through him, containing his need to finish himself off within her. When he had her pinned to the ground once more he gave his tongue a rest and slowly rubbed the nub between her legs with her finger. Her head fell back once more in ecstasy. His mouth moved from her neck, his mouth was hot and desperate against her skin. She was breathless in his arms. He licked her nipples, noticing the changes in her breasts, they were larger and fuller, calling to him. She groaned loudly, "say my name." He commanded Rin.
She shook her head.
"Say it," he intensified the slow stroking with his thumb.
She refused.
He lift her up onto his lap, back against his chest, he splayed her legs on either side of him, and pushed himself inside of her again. He held her against his chest with one hand toying with her nipples, the other found her clit once more as his mouth licked and kissed the tender skin between ear and her shoulder. He felt her temperature rising, her body was shaking, the moans were intensifying. He pushed and pulled within her, on the brink himself, he felt like his shoulders and back would strain from effort.
"Your tormenting me," Rin leaned into his back and held on to his neck, she ran her fingers through his hair, "it's too slow."
"Say my name, and I will send you into ecstasy," he trapped her lips with his own.
She shook her head once more defiantly, and he continued to slowly thumb her in agonizing slow circles until she felt her muscles tightening and contracting around him begging to be released. Rin moved her hips against him trying to sweeten the sensation, "tell me you love me," she keened against the tip of his ear.
"I love you," his lips brushed against hers.
"Sesshomaru," she finally let out. He intensified and sped up the stroking of his thumb until Rin was practically howling and her center pulsating hungrily against his manhood. She couldn't stop her body from shaking.
He burst within her core, breaking their sweet embrace with labored breaths."That was three times," He kissed her left ear. He used his hands to stop himself from falling backwards, satisfied that he had met her request. Her body was covered in slick sweat mixed with his scent, and the scent of their love making. It was aromatic to his nose. When she began to shiver from the morning cold, he lay back down, pulling Rin down with him and covered her with the furs once more. Footsteps outside alerted him that they still had an audience, he snarled loudly making it clear they were not welcome. "If they come in I'll kill them." He said loud enough that he knew they heard them.
Rin was laughing exuberantly, "that was amazing."
"You will not test me again, for now. What are these conditions you require?" His nose brushed her neck, it's still there, will she never forgive me?
Rin rolled over so she could see his face and rubbed the spot on her shoulder where he had playfully bit her. "You broke my skin."
Sesshomaru touched the wound, Rin's skin was slick and warm. He leaned over and kissed the bite mark, flicking his tongue over the raised skin, "now it will heal faster."
"Your mouth has the same magic your blood does?"
"Blood is reserved for deep wounds, like the one on your stomach, I barely grazed your shoulder. There are many ways for small amounts of my yoki to safely enter your body. This will not give you a fever. Conditions?" He prodded her.
Now it was Rin's turn to look away. She spent a fair amount of time over the last three months thinking about what she would say if Sesshomaru ever returned to her. After she gave up, she decided that if he ever found them after they left the village she would not go back to him, not without conditions. He was used to doing what he wanted when he wanted with whom he felt. She knew his reticence to admit that he felt deep emotions underneath his harsh exterior. "Never hide your emotions from me again. It wouldn't have hurt so badly if you had explained it to me. I would have accepted your absence, eventually."
He was already silent and stoic staring at the ceiling in defense.
She moved his face to hers by his stubborn chin, "that means you have to say something Sesshomaru."
He closed his eyes, he picked one of her hands up in his, "these emotions, the things that I feel," it was like drawing water from stone, "sometimes there are no words."
"You're saying you don't know how to express them?"
"Yes."
"You promised to never leave me like that again," Rin lowered her eyes, "you lied to me."
"This Sesshomaru does not lie, but I am guilty of abandoning you," he heaved a big sigh and shifted uncomfortably, "why must you persist in making me speak my heart?"
"Because I love your heart, and because you cut me deeply by leaving. You should have told me something was missing, instead you ran away to face it alone, why won't you let me comfort you?"
"You seek to comfort me? It is I who should be comforting you." He put one arm over her shoulder and used his other hand to lace her fingers in his.
"Comfort goes both directions, why did you come to me last night? It wasn't just for me, I saw it in your eyes."
He nodded his head and touched his heart, without words he gently stroked Rin's wild hair and closed his eyes, "yes," he answered once again, simple and vague but enough Rin understood. He dreaded what he needed to say next, he had not told her yet. "Rin, there will still be times that I must leave you, especially in the coming years as I establish my territory. I will not endanger you and Yuki by taking you with me." Hurt, he could smell it covering her once again and see the tears that were beginning to form on the edges of her eyes. He took her face in his hand, "I will come back, and I will not stay away for long. I must leave tonight, but I will be back in a few days' time. In time I will find a guard for you in my absence and the frequency of my absences will be less."
"Then you will agree to never leave me for more than three days unless it's absolutely necessary."
"Agreed, is that all?" He did not like the line of this conversation, he had never allowed anyone in the past to tell him what they would or would not do, he simply took. Yet here was Rin, dominating him.
"No," she answered quickly, "I want you to oversee my training from now on. If I can learn to fight you, I won't have to fear the more powerful demons that would see us as game."
"You will never have the strength to defeat me. But I agree, if you train against me, you will make a formidable slayer."
"I have two more." She held fingers up in a V shape.
"You test my patience," he grumbled at Rin.
"You deserve it," she replied quickly and matched his widened eyes, "I will not be your lady in waiting. My heart is too wild for that," she took his hand once again examining the claws intently. "You will find me human or hanyou servants, ones that will be able to relate to me and we will establish a haven for human-yokai couples and their children that will be under your protection."
His throat was rumbling at the thought of having so many with tainted blood, but then he saw Yuki stretch and her brow furrow which crinkled the little crescent moon painting her forehead. "I will agree, I will not be happy about it. What are you looking for in my claws?"
"I have seen you kill many with these, and the poison that comes from them, but on me they are so gentle and soft." Rin sat up and turned around. She covered her front with a blanket. "I have one more request and I will not take no for an answer Sesshomaru, you will give me this, or you will leave me and not return."
He sat up, his eyes challenging her brazenness. If it wasn't for the grief still bathing her skin despite the comfort he tried to give her, he would have had more to say. She presumes to tell me what to do. Deep in his heart he found her confidence arousing, and attractive, where others groveled at his feet, she stood tall and demanded from him.
"I must go to the river to get water today. Usually Jaken comes with and Aun to help me carry it. Today, I want you to come with me and restore my honor by calling me your wife where the ears of the villagers can hear it. The names they call Yuki, and me, that I was your concubine, your whore. I don't like the way the men stare at me like wild animals, I don't like the way they speak of Yuki."
He held her gaze considering her request. His first impulse was to find the men that would look at his Rin like that and slash their throats. He remembered the vision his father showed him, the sniggering, the comments, in the human world he had sullied her. Sesshomaru breathed lightly, and kissed Rin's hand, "silly woman, you were my 'wife' that night under the sakura tree," he touched her chin, "in my world, when we bond, that is like a human marriage. We just prefer privacy to our bonds because of the intimacy and often sporadic nature of it and when you are immortal you don't need titles. I will go with you, and the village will know that you are not a simple harlot, but the mate of a great dai-yokai and that as long as they treat my family with kindness and respect, they will be protected."
"Family?" Rin's mouth was dry, she never thought of him like that before.
"You are the mother of my child Rin and my heart, that makes you part of my family now," he stroked her chin. Rin leaned into his hands.
"Does that include Inuyasha?"
Sesshomaru gave one lower snarl and rolled his eyes begrudgingly, "yes and his less than hanyou children. My Rin…you will not feel forsaken again." The smell finally dissipated, the taint of grief was replaced with something different, a sweet tenderness.
Rin rolled on top of Sesshomaru once again and kissed his lips, "I forgive you," she leaned over and whispered in his ears, "I still thirst," his eyes lit up once again.
"Then I will quench your thirst," he rolled her beneath him.
The day came to an end sooner than Rin wanted. Eventually Sesshomaru and Rin dressed themselves and allowed Jaken and Kaede to enter. Sesshomaru immediately shut her down and ensured Kaede that Rin would only be staying long enough for their home to built. When it was finished she would leave with him. When Kaede persisted about Rin's purity a snarl and cracking of claws was all it took to quiet her. Sesshomaru encouraged Kaede that he had taken Rin to him, and her reputation remained whole. Jaken was instructed where the cottage was located an area he also knew well. Even the toad recalled that day that Rin was taken onto Sesshomaru's back in his giant dog form when she was a child. Jaken was put in charge of building the rest of the cottage to Sesshomaru's orders, and with Rin's input.
As Rin bundled herself and Yuki to walk to the river, Sesshomaru handed Rin a medium sized parchment wrapped package. She opened it and smiled at her demon lover. In it was a thick fur lined kimono made from the softest fur Rin had ever felt on the inside, with warm thick folds. The fur was white against soft grey wool, "I meant to give this to you, before Touma attacked, before Yuki was born."
Sesshomaru took Yuki from Rin, unwrapped her thick blankets and put the child into the nest around his shoulder once more. He told Rin that she would be warmer there than tied to Rin's front. Rin simply smiled at him, knowing that wasn't the case. Sesshomaru was true to his word and walked with Rin, Jaken and Aun to the river. Aun carried the wooden buckets on his back and the water skins. The villagers were milling about singing songs as the day was sunny with still a bit of chill. As soon as Rin was spotted with her entourage they immediately became quiet. Sesshomaru dared them with his eyes to say anything. Most of them were aware of his existence as Rin was a child he was seen often with her. He took Rin's hand in his and kissed her fingers for all to see, "those that honor my…wife, will be under my protection," his voice boomed, "those that don't," he simply raised a hand in the air and released his serpentine whip so it flashed near the faces of each villager missing them by only millimeters and then cracking with an ear deafening blow. He didn't have to say anything else.
Rin's heart was alight. Jaken and Aun helped Rin draw the water from the River while Sesshomaru found a comfortable place to sit. He drew Rin into his lap after a moment, "a woman of your station, should not draw water herself," he glowered at the women by the river and immediately they began filling the buckets for Rin.
"I can manage," she said softly with her arms around his neck.
He simply shook his head and held the two most important things in his life on either side of his chest.
When the sun began to set, after Rin had eaten supper, Sesshomaru stood up. The pained look on his face was all Rin needed to understand what was coming next. Sesshomaru picked up Yuki and kissed her cheek before handing her to Jaken. He motioned to Rin to follow him onto the porch of her small hut. His footfalls barely made a sound. Rin's chest was tightening, she took Sesshomaru's hand in hers and pulled him back until she could grasp his other hand. "I'm trying not to cry," she muttered. He caressed the knuckles of her hands softly.
"I'll return, in three days' time, look for me by sunset," he inclined his neck and tenderly kissed her lips. He moved his tongue inside her mouth, and the soft kiss quickly turned into a desperate one, he pulled her waist to his own. He could taste the salty sorrow in her mouth, "I will come back Rin."
In a moment of weakness, "please st…"
He cut her off with another kiss, "don't, if you ask I may lose my resolve," his voice was quiet like the morning wind. He shook his head against hers and closed his eyes, "I don't enjoy leaving you."
Rin couldn't speak, she was afraid if she did, the floodgates would open and she would not be able to stop them.
"Do you need anything? Does Yuki?"
"Lighter blankets for spring," Rin answered, "for Yuki, I have my old bedding from Kaede's house."
"I'll bring something softer for us, you deserve better than old bedding," he massaged Rin's hands. "You're getting cold."
Rin flung herself against his chest nearly scraping her face against the spikes on his left shoulder, "I love you, my Sesshomaru. Please, just hold me a little longer before you go."
"My heart," he stroked her hair from her face, "I will come back Rin, trust me as you once did. I will return to you," he kissed Rin's forehead, and pulled her face from his chest to kiss her mouth once more. He allowed himself to feel the heaviness in his chest and use his lips to express that emotion to Rin, "Inuyasha will keep watch over you until I can find someone more suitable. Three days," his voice sounded hoarse. He held Rin close to his chest breathing in her smell glad that she once again smelled of flowers, and him. For many minutes he refused to release her. One last kissed graced her mouth before he knew if he didn't leave in that second, he would not leave at all. He let his arms fall to his sides. As he walked down the steps Rin held onto one of his hands. He slowly moved his hand free of hers, "three days," he said once more and then disappeared into a ball of light.
Rin took a deep breath trying to steady her nerves and fluttering heart before she went back into the hut. Jaken was singing to Yuki who was crying, the baby was hungry again. Three days. It feels like a lifetime. My Sesshomaru.
Three years later…
He was blood soaked and eager to change his clothes. The last three years he had established boundaries, made allies and new enemies. His enemies knew where he stood, knew where to stop and when they would be entering his territories. He made covenants with demon tribes on the borders he decided were the easiest to defend. Those that opposed him, were met with a swift first stop was the wolf tribe. Koga was all too happy to accept the alliance and guard the mountain border against intruders knowing that the majority of his strength before had come from the Shikon shards without them, he didn't stand a chance against Sesshomaru. The bats had tried to challenge him but gave up when they witnessed the power of Bakusaiga and lost half their tribe. The snakes were nearly eradicated and the ogres cowered in fear. From his own kind he made alliances and found a male inu-Yokai to act as Rin's protector in his stead. Rin begrudgingly accepted the guard despite training with Sesshomaru and regaining her former agility and speed. Whenever she became stir crazy he would take her into a forest he knew was crawling with hostile Yokai and sit under a tree while she took down the hoards herself.
Sesshomaru left Rin a necklace to keep near her heart when he returned along with the blankets she requested. It was made from the finest gold with a large diamond hanging from it. It was his way of staying close to her heart while he was away. He never stayed away for more than three days, on only a few occasions when he did, he found ways to send messengers through his new allies, to circumvent her heart ever breaking the way it had before. When he returned by sunset each time, he immediately dismissed Jaken outside the hut and led Rin to the fur pallet on the floor, losing himself in her touch and finding contentment in her arms. Yuki grew during this time, he thought his heart would melt the first time she smiled at him. She was gaining in strength and agility. His favorite memories were holding her in the dead of night by the light of the fire while Rin slept peacefully against his bare chest.
When the snow melted Sesshomaru left Jaken at what would become their estate to take charge of the home that was being built and ensure the builders finished in a timely fashion. Sesshomaru insisted on the bedroom and dining areas being completed first so he could move Rin and Yuki as soon as possible. As promised, miles from their home, he established a village that was protected by a barrier made by Miroku for humans and Yokai with fields of green grass for their children to play. Within four months their home was completed enough for him to move Rin and Yuki. Rin called it a cottage and quickly turned it into a home. It smelled of flowers she hung in the walkways, and their own large bedroom attached to the nursery. He made use of his garden, and in the summer months they moved their bedding under the cherry tree enjoying the fresh air, and as Rin said, the first time she felt his love. When he returned during those times, he took Rin into the hot springs with him allowing her to bathe the blood and foul moods from his body. One day she sat beside him and massaged his shoulders loosening his muscles until he was practically purring in peace.
Today he had battled and made a final stand to the west of his village taking down several powerful Yokai in the process and making it clear that he would not allow anyone to question his borders. When he landed at the entrance of their growing home, the air smelled different. Three years later, the village milled with Yokai-human couples, and their hanyou children. Their home now included guest rooms, a large dining hall for important visitors, and greeting area when his allies came. He had Jaken add a study in the family wing and if he did not find Rin in the garden or the village, she would be there reading to Yuki.
"Chichiue!" Came a small voice from the path that lead to their estate. The little girl was dressed in a lavender kimono with a yellow sash tied around her back. Her white hair was tied high in two pony tails and the stripes on her cheeks glowed in the sunlight. Sesshomaru's eyes opened widely as he saw his mother behind the little girl, he let a brief smile cross his lips at Yuki's presence. His Yuki had grown, her legs were long and gangly now. Her feet pad softly on the marble flooring not making a sound. She had tiny claws protruding from her toenails and finger nails. She liked to show him that she could make melt the walls. The small one ran into his arms, and he picked her up. "I smelled you coming," she sniffed his shoulder, "you stink and you almost missed it!" Little arms wrapped his neck.
"Missed what?" He asked curiously but felt like he knew. The tension was in the air and the smell of new life.
"Ka-san, she's having the baby. Sobo-sama is here too, so is O-ji-san and Oba-san! And all my cousins." Yuki pointed at Sesshomaru's mother. It took two years and half years of Rin not having another child for the message his father was trying to teach him to finally make sense. He controlled when a child was born, his seed was dead if it wasn't infused with his yoki. When he thought back of the vision, the light that emanated from his body and lit within hers, he knew that he had to allow himself to go into a primal mode once again. He feared allowing himself to do that again. The vision of Rin in his mind disturbed him. When he finally confronted her she answered truthfully, that the experience once he changed wasn't as pleasant as she let on. It was with great caution, that he allowed himself to enter his primal state once again, but this time he tried to retain more control over his actions. Within two months, she was pregnant once again.
"I see you invited yourself." He looked at his mother.
"I had to, last time you didn't tell me until I came looking, cruel son that you are," Sesshomaru's mother cautiously approached him.
Sesshomaru did not respond he held Yuki to him and flew back into the air, he could smell Rin's scent coming strongly from the garden. His mother followed him into the air. In a moment he heard Rin shrieking in pain. When he landed, he saw the monk and taijia's children in a room playing with his own nieces and nephews. Inuyasha stood in the doorway holding a girl child that looked to be a year old with the same black hair as Taisho. He stopped next to Inuyasha and handed him a small pouch.
Inuyasha poured the contents into his free hand, inside were four tiny fangs. Inuyasha looked at his brother in silent recognition of the gift he had given him. "Take them to Totosai," was all Sesshomaru said before his eyes set on his beloved Rin. She was sobbing in the middle of the garden, underneath the cherry tree, surrounded by Kagome, Sango, Kaede and her two servants. She was on her hands and knees, with her backside exposed. Her hands trembled as each pain came to her. Kagome rubbed Rin's lower back encouraging her that it was okay, Sango applied what looked like oil along on her skin that smelled like mint.
Kaede came over quickly and tried to push Sesshomaru back into the estate, "this isn't a place for men."
"I am not a man," he replied firmly and strode past Kaede.
"Is he here?" Rin was panting, it was almost too much to believe he was there. Her clothes were plain, there were white cloths stained with her blood between her legs. "Sesshomaru?" His named ended in a primal howl.
Rin began breathing deeply trying to remain in control of her body, the pain was all too much for her, the waves washing over her like she was drowning in the ocean. Sesshomaru knelt down next to her, he removed his armor, handed it to one of the human servants and then took off his blood stained outer haori handing it to the other, "Rin," he put a hand on her back, "I'm here." There was a pool of tears below her face. She looked at him, with big round brown eyes that plead with him to take the pain away.
"I'm so glad, ow," the cry changed from high pitched to deep throated growl. "Your home early," she struggled to concentrate.
"Oh, it's coming I can see the head!" Kagome was behind Rin with Sango. The anticipation in the air was electrifying. Kaede walked up quickly and also squat down behind Rin.
Sesshomaru would have rather slayed a dragon then watch Rin in pain and be unable to help her. Sesshomaru's eyes were intent on Rin's, he wiped her tears with the only clean area on his white sleeve. Smelling the odor of the demon blood on his inner haori, he removed that as well, and handed it to the servants. He wrapped his bare chest within his tail and sat down in front of Rin. He kept one hand on her back and the other he held one of her arms. When the next pain came she threw her head forward until her eyes were in his shoulder, and like the pains before she couldn't hold back her cries. "I'm so tired," Rin rest her head against his shoulder, "I'm so tired. My arms feel like jelly." He responded by stroking the top of her head and muttering in her ear.
"Come," he took her hands. "Use my strength."
"I can't move," she shook her head and instantly another pain came.
"She's been in labor since yesterday," Kaede told Sesshomaru. "She's exhausted."
Sesshomaru slowly moved her hands around his neck until she was only on her knees. "Rest against me, put something soft beneath her," he told the servants, who immediately brought a flat pillow. He took it and put it between his legs and helped Rin put her knees on it, "turn around," he assisted her, not before she nearly buckled in his arms once again, he whispered softly in her ear as she cried out once more. He ran his claws through her hair allowing them to softly graze her scalp. The entire village would know at this point that their child was coming. Once he had her sitting on the pillow, with her head on his shoulder, she gripped his upraised knees. He remembered this pain all too well from when the sword connected them, even he had been brought to his knees by it.
"Rin lift your knees up, close to your chest." Kaede encouraged her, "it will give the baby more space to come out."
Rin shook her head, too delirious from pain to comply. Sango and Kagome pushed her legs up for her. "It will be over soon," Sango encouraged her and laid a warm cloth against Rin's opening, "soon."
"This is not a place for men," Kaede glared at Sesshomaru once again.
Sesshomaru flashed a deadly look at the old woman but was quickly distracted when he saw small pointy ears, one white and the other black, then white hair with a black streak down the left the side come, then a forehead with a moon came from between Rin's upraised legs. Rin was screaming non-stop now, the pain was like a burning fire. Sesshomaru held her around the chest, he pressed his nose against her neck and closed his eyes, willing the pain away, he felt useless. Rin gripped the fluff of Sesshomaru's tail, begging him to take the pain away and rescue her. He murmured hushed tones in her ear once again, "You're so brave, just push my heart." He supported Rin with his arms, she held his wrists and buried her nose in his shoulder. As the baby's face slowly appeared the women around Rin encouraged her to breathe. The rest happened quickly and in one big blood curdling scream, the rest of the baby came from Rin's body. Kaede caught the baby in her hands and laid the squalling wet infant on Rin's chest. Kaede helped Rin open her kimono so the baby would be against her skin. Sesshomaru was speechless, not from choice this time. Rin's shook against Sesshomaru, trying to catch her breath. Her eyes were on the baby and glistening. She pressed her forehead against Sesshomaru, who immediately kissed her sweating brow. She parted the baby's legs curiously and Sesshomaru smiled seeing that it was a boy this time. "We have a son, Sesshomaru, it's a boy!"
"Toga," he told her, it was the first time Kaede had ever seen a smile cross his lips.
"You named the last one, I want to name him for my father." She let her head fall back once more on Sesshomaru's chest. Rin helped the baby on to her breast as Kaede and Kagome busied themselves with the afterbirth.
"Toga," Sesshomaru insisted, he rubbed Rin's shoulders.
"Harutoga," Rin argued back, "ow…" She leaned forward, Sesshomaru braced her back with his hand.
Sesshomaru did not want to watch what else was coming from Rin. "Harutoga?" He thought for a moment, "I find this acceptable." Rin put her head on Sesshomaru's chest, and he continued rubbing her shoulders.
"Hello little one," Rin touched the stripes on her son's cheeks, "your blood is strong, Inuyasha didn't inherit the stripes from your father."
A low growl tickled Rin's ear that was against Sesshomaru's throat.
"Oh, would you stop that," Rin teased him and mumbled quietly so only he could hear, "you know you love your brother."
"I do not." Sesshomaru touched the pointed ears, "not strong enough to do away with this reminder."
Rin joined in gently stroking the pointed ears, "they're cute, I like pointed ears."
"My ears are pointed," Sesshomaru reminded her.
Rin elbowed him gently in the stomach.
Kagome and Kaede cleaned Rin and put herbs to help her heal and control the bleeding. They encouraged Rin to stay put until the shaking stopped. She was all too happy to be leaning against Sesshomaru's tail wrapped chest. When she finished shaking she looked at her servants and asked, "take me back to my bedroom please?"
"Unnecessary," Sesshomaru gingerly picked her up in his arms and carried her past the crowd that had been watching her. When he walked past Inuyasha, Inuyasha pat him on the shoulder, "congratulations, ni-san,"
He shot Inuyasha a dirty look and mouthed a threat as he passed the children that were playing in the foyer by the garden and down the short hallway into their bedroom. The Taijia's family was continuing to increase, he spotted at least six of their dark-haired children chasing Taisho, Izayoi and Sota. Sesshomaru lay her down on the bedding with their new son and helped lay the covers over her. She looked a wreck. Her hair was matted in sweat, her eyes were darkened with exhaustion but he could tell she was happy. "I will take you to the hot springs and bathe you after the announcement, by then the garden should be empty again and I will forbid anyone to enter it after."
"That sounds nice," Rin smiled weakly. "It's warm enough now, we should bring our bedding back to the garden."
"What is it?" Yuki's voice called from the hall and she ran into the room, jumped onto the bed and curled next to her mother.
"A brother." Rin responded.
Yuki folded her arms pouting with her feet sticking out straight, her bottom lip folded out in a pout, "this Yuki wanted a sister." She shot a hand out and melted a nearby vase.
Rin laughed a melody of notes before she saw Sesshomaru's mother in the doorway.
Sesshomaru's face hardened, "take Yuki to the other children," he told his mother.
Yuki ran to her grandmother, she took her hand and when the door closed, Sesshomaru climbed into the bedding next to Rin. He unwrapped his tail from his chest, and helped Rin remove her kimono. He lay her back against himself and smelled her hair. He kissed her neck softly, "I can only stay a few minutes, the village will want to know that you and the baby are well."
"Let someone else make the announcement, your mother can do it," Rin worked to latch the new baby onto her breast once again. She rest her head against his shoulder. His skin was warm and inviting. "Your skin is soothing. I'm so glad you're here this time."
He nuzzled Rin and touched his son's head. Harutoga was double striped on his cheeks like his father, a crescent moon his forehead, but what caught Sesshomaru's eyes was the black streak of fur and hair that began at his left ear and ran down his head. Rin groaned in pain and pressed her head into Sesshomaru's neck for comfort.
"Alright?" He asked her concerned
"Yes, my love, just stay with me for a while?"
Sesshomaru wrapped his arms under Rin's holding her and the baby, "my heart," he whispered in Rin's ear, and kissed her lips. "As long as you need." It didn't take long for Rin to fall asleep against Sesshomaru's chest. Once she did, he took Harutoga and looped his tail around his shoulder and nestled his new son inside. He tickled the baby's cheek and then closed his own eyes in contentment.
The End
Lucy I know I don't want the story to end but yet here we are. The last chapter was hot. I had to imagine what Rin would feel like and I imagine Sesshomaru as a very erotic creature because of his yokai blood. If you see the way he is passionate about battle I see the same passion in love.
Anonymous Guest oh you make me blush! I had so much fun writing this!
Thereceiv3r hope this answers your question, he hd been hiding the nursery. When he left bukoseno he began building the home he wanted share with Rin. Thank you for the compliment.
Stay tuned I am going to put a sneak peek for a sequel after this