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Summary: Rin is taken by a demon while in Jaken's care. She is led to an enchanted forest that entraps her in there, masking her scent from all so Sesshomaru cannot find her. Knowing that if she were to die he could never get her back Sesshomaru does everything in his power to hunt her down and kill her capture. Kohaku provides the link between InuYasha's group and Sesshomaru. How will the dog-demon cope with his half-brother? Will Rin survive or will she be forced to leave her lord forever?
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AN: Sorry for the long delay, I've neglected all my writing. Got writer's block for all stories but Tainted By Blood on my FP account...
Chapter 9
The sun rose and shone through the trees in the forest and guided Sesshomaru through the trees easier. He was good at seeing in the dark, but since Rin was small the light would help to spot her, should he go past. What bothered him was that he couldn't catch Rin's scent anywhere. It wasn't long until the small group stopped so the others could eat and rest. Sesshomaru remained restless and didn't eat nor rest. This worried Jaken. Lord Sesshomaru had barely done anything in his desperate search for Rin.
Ryuu was eating but not actually tasting any of the food, when a guard (the one he'd given Daichi's old job to) came running into the dining room. The man was short, but had a huge build and too many muscles to be attractive. He bowed to Ryuu and came forward.
"Excuse me, Lord. Something important has come up. A patrol spotted Sesshomaru along with three others enter the forest." The guard told his boss. Ryuu finished what he was eating and then slowly stood up. He looked at a the guard and tapped his long fingers on the table top.
"Any news on Rin's location?" Ryuu asked the guard. The guard shook his head in reply. He didn't feel that it was safe to say no to his boss. He was right because the plate that Ryuu was previously picking at flew past the guard's head and smashed against the wall. A maid came running into the room upon hearing the noise.
"No! What do you mean no? What are any of you doing?" Ryuu screamed at the guard, who refused to make eye contact but held his ground. The demon lord sighed and dismissed the guard with a way of his hand. He glanced at the maid, who bowed to him.
"Clean that up." He muttered before leaving and heading towards the stables. He'd find Rin himself.
Rin woke to the sunlight reaching through the canopy above her and gently stroking her face. It was warm and she sighed contently before remembering where she was. The girl crawled out from the ditch she slept in and tried to dust the dirt off her kimono but couldn't get it all. She picked up the knife and glanced back down the path towards thw castle before she walked in the other direction.
She tried to stick close to the path, but attempted to avoid actually walking along it. She suspected that the guards would look for her upon horseback and she would be easy to catch if she was on the path. The forest she walked through was beautiful and despite her danger she found herself stopping to smell or pick brightly coloured and wonderfully scented flowers. There was small animals and insects but no demons like she expected. After an hour or so the girl found herself humming quietly to herself. The morning light made everything seem that bit more optimistic.
Sesshomaru made his group continue in their search for the rest of the day and only relented in letting them stop to make a camp when the sun was setting. He wasn't pleased with the idea of stopping and left to search the near by areas in hope of finding Rin. When he had no such luck he returned to the camp.
"Lord Sesshomaru, you should rest. When was the last time you slept, milord?" Jaken asked as he warmed himself by the fire. The dog demon never replied and the imp demon sighed and stared into the orange glow.
"Jaken is right, Lord Sesshomaru. Rin would want you rested." Kohaku tried, glancing at Sesshomaru. Again the demon didn't reply but he did close his eyes. It seemed like Kohaku had convinced him to sleep for a while.
Rin yawned and sat down on a tree stump. When she noticed the sun setting she walked away from the path and found a small cluster of trees that she decided to rest in. The girl shivered at the gust of icy air blew past her. There was noises in the night of demons. The moonlight hit a patch near her and the girl saw that all the flowers there had turned black and wilted. They were rotten away and Rin whimpered. She closed her eyes and covered her face before she attempted to sleep for the night.