No Longer Human Chapter 11
A/U: Wow… 11 chapter up already: D Thanks to all of them that are reading this, it means a lot to me ;) and before I go way to sentimental over here (and that's SO not me) let's get on with the story!
Rin could remember that night so clearly… Her mother had asked her to go get some water for her wounded brother's foot. He had been drunk as he held a knife. Not a smart combination! Rin had two brothers, a father and a mother. She was eight years old and very smart and understanding even though she was just a child. Her family was not rich or poor so there was always some food on the table and since they were always grateful for it, they always treasured those times in each other company as they swallowed the food prepared by their loving mother. Nothing had ever been bad in the charming little girl's life. Until that night, of course…
Screaming, suffering and blood floated through the wind and Rin could smell it all the way to the river where she was standing in while filling a bucket full of water. Even at the age of eight, she knew what a group of bandits meant. Suffering and death. They were ruthless and horrible and you were lucky if you got a quick death. Rin panicked and hid in the bushes nearby just at the right moment as she saw an army of dirty bandits ride over the bridge to her village, already bloody swords in their hands. One of them held a woman's head. Her face was stuck in a painful expression. Not a sound escaped Rin's lips. She was even too afraid to move a finger. As she heard them pass by her without noticing her, she pulled together all the courage she had in her and ran. She ran through the hidden shortcut she was so fond of that went straight from the river to their hut. It was just at the edge of the village. She wished she had never done that. She had been so foolish thinking that if she was quick enough she could have saved them! Sadly, she was not… She was far too late…
Her father, her beloved father that always told her stories at night and protected her now laid dead at the ground, bleeding from the biggest wound Rin had even seen. Was he still alive? She had no idea… If she showed herself now the bandits would rip her head off. All she could do was standing there in the shadows and watching while her oldest brother that had just survived the war up in the north and was finally home again getting slayed. Everything happened right in front of her. The bandits still did not see her as her youngest brother, with his injured leg ran straight at him and raised their father's war axe. In just a second, his head was off and hit the ground while making a sickening noise of a fruit while splattering. She could taste it in her mouth and had to force her mother's fish down again. That was easier said than done. She tried backing off a bit, trying to get away from everything, but at the same time did not want to leave her dear family. As she did, Rin tripped and landed on a broken tree branch. The bandit turned around and looked straight at her direction. He had heard her! Did he know it was a living person and not an animal, or just let it pass and continue killing all the people she loved?
He turned around completely so that Rin finally got a closer look at the man she knew she was going to hate for the rest of her life if she would survive this. He did not have his right eye and he was covered in blood and dirt. Not a pretty sight. He began walking closer to the wood where Rin was hiding when a horrible scream rang out from inside of Rin's childhood home. It was her mother! Out from the hut came another bandit and dragged Rin's mother after him by her hair. She had tears in her eyes, though still held her voice down. She was not bowing for disturbed bitches like them. Rin had gotten her stubbornness from her, not a doubt… They threw her to the ground and took her father's axe away from the headless body of Rin's brother before they raised it over her back and said, "Hope you'll enjoy being killed by your dead husband's favorite weapon!" In those few seconds left of her mother's life, she raised her head and looked at the woods and straight at her daughter. Hope filled her eyes as the smile that she was well known for carved her beautiful face one last time. She looked sweetly, yet sad as she looked at her daughter. Rin's mouth said "Mommy…!" without a voice and her mother's last words were "Live well, my dear. Mommy loves you…" Her mother said without any sound, so the bandits would not see her Rin and drag her to hell alongside with her family. The smile did not even fade a bit when the axe shattered her back and her eyes fell grey.
Grey of death.
Her body fell dead silent and her head fell deep in the bloody mud. It had begun raining without no one noticing.
After that, everything went grey and wet from the pouring rain. Her home was burnt down before the rain killed the flames and the bandits moved on. She had not been discovered and after a second watching her family just to make sure they weren't kidding and joking about being dead, Rin finally stood up and walked to the edge of the village. The bandits were in the middle of the town now so they would not catch her in time if they ever figured that they had missed one. One remaining horse stood loose at the bridge that allowed the people in her village to cross the huge and now crying river. He stood over the dead body of a man in his early twenties and just stood there. Like the horse was crying too. Rin took him and fled town. She had no idea how the horse had survived, since the bandits even killed all the cats, but she was very thankful for her escape. Maybe the bandits wanted the horse and would come after her and kill her because she took the horse…? Rin had no idea how far she had ridden, but in the end, she came to a calm and beautiful village and fell from the horseback and onto a bed of wildflowers. The stars were shining, but even though everything seemed so calm here, Rin knew they could be the bandit's next target. Maybe it was not smart of her to stop here and maybe she should keep on riding. She was so tired and so sad that she could not even move her eyes. If they came, she would just have to accept her faith.
Then a young woman appeared, lifted Rin in her arms, and brought her to a tiny yet sweet hut. This village seemed to know about the bandits but were not afraid. They had went the opposite way of this village and Rin had ridden for three days straight. She never told the maiden what had happened to her though, it seemed like an explanation was not needed. She understood Rin's grief and took care of the little girl as the days went by. There she was, living her life in the new village even after the maiden that was so kind to take care of her had died from a sickness. She had stopped talking and were mostly seen walking by and in deep thoughts. Everybody understood that she was mourning and could not forget her family, but they never understood how sad she was. Then she was molested by Kouga's wolf pack and brought back to life by Lord Sesshomaru.
Rin slowly opened her eyes. She knew what had just happened. She had remembered the night her family died all over again. She hated that! She did not want to remember something like that! The memory came back to her every time she was stressed, scared or sad. Perfect timing then, considering where she was. The woman and the man from the in-between stood behind her and watched her as Rin yet again found the courage to look through the light.
Lord Sesshomaru had entered the cave that was meant to be the labyrinth. Only small demons came and attacked him as he killed them all. One by one. That bitch Daishuo was not even trying! Maybe he did all this just because he wanted to see who Sesshomaru was and what he would choose. Her soul would be forever lost just because this blond jerk was curious… Fuck it!
Rin did not know how, but she seemed to have the ability to look both at Daishuo outside the cave and inside of it. Where her lord was.
He walked as if he was not doing anything special and one death glare was enough to stop most of the demons that approached him. The ones that were foolish enough ended up in shreds and pieces while their blood decorated the hard stone floor. Rin lost count on how many times she had tried to get any sort of contact with him, but it was impossible. This was not like in all the stories that old sick Kaede had told her as she went to sleep every night in Inuyasha's village. She could not be the hero this time. She could not save herself or anybody else for that matter. She did not make it when she was eight and she would not make it now. It was all up to the destiny…
One small footstep… Two small footsteps… and then three and four and five…
Something was coming out from deep within the cave! Something small and with very small feet. "Oh no… This is probably why Daishuo has made it so simple… He was just warming up!
And out of the darkness came a small girl walking and stopping right in front of the western lord. It was a girl at the age of eleven…
"Oh no… It can't be?!"
There in front of Sesshomaru stood the eleven years old version of Rin herself…
A/U: Little cliffhanger there I must say… I'm evil xD well remember REVIEWS ARE REALLY MUCH APPRETIATED! So please… REVIEW! Btw: Was this chapter good? I actually feel like it was xD! Anyway I'm tired… Good night my dear followers and "Sesshomaru X Rin" lovers!