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Chapter 10 – Breakthrough
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Both Hiroshi and Inuyasha had mentioned things about demon blood. Did they know that Inutaisho had finally talked to her? If so, did they also know how he approached her?
Rin was coming to a deep sleep, except her eyes kept fluttering. At the moment, she could not identify where she was or how she had ever gotten there. Her eyelids kept battling to open, but she wanted to sleep. For some odd reason, she was extremely tired and could not comprehend on why. No activities had taken place that day, except that she had been apart from the demon. She reckoned that had been visited by two different people, one that she had known, but forgotten. Also, she understood that she had felt jealous, a feeling which she had not ever completely felt. What was wrong with her?
The sleep kept trying to infiltrate her suddenly weak body, but the anxiety that overcame her was much stronger than her own sleep.
'What anxiety?'
Rin tried to find a comfortable position to sleep in, regardless of where she was. She tried sleeping on her left, right, back, stomach, every possible way, but neither let her go to sleep. However, every time she moved, her hands would come across something rather muscular and cold. Her eyes intended on opening, but she decided against it, though she still wanted to open them so she could be in peace with herself.
The eyelids felt glued, almost like a sign telling her not to open them. Either way, she opened them wide and this time, the unexpected occurred.
She was baffled by the sudden figure beside her on the bed.
Sesshomaru had been lying on his side the whole time, staring at her. His golden eyes were bright, with a light shade of what almost could be yellow. His gorgeous silver hair was shining bright, nearly reflecting the moon's silver brightness. The way everything seemed to glow about made Rin's heart pound heavily. Even her body felt heavy, like if there was too much gravity revolving around her body.
He was perfectly motionless; his body features were very visible. She noticed his attire was plain and simple, but with a body and character like his, it made him look like a model. The simplicity always astounded her, but it made her feel calm and rather happy that he wasn't the type to show he was loaded.
The profound stare that they held was getting to be overwhelming for Rin. His orbs roved over her body, scrutinizing themselves on her strongly. She knew she could go on for hours just staring at him, but she wasn't sure if her heart would let her go to that extent. The way his eyes tried to dig into her, made her feel something tingle in her tummy, and her body was slightly nervous and shaking a bit. Where she would go from that point, was not really up to her. It looked as if the man would rather enjoy a bit of silence before letting her rant into the randomness. She had a tinge that it exasperated him; the distasteful look that usually settled on his face, said it all.
Trying to find her voice, Rin cleared her throat dry and let an incoherent thought fill her head. She had forgotten that the last encounter with Sesshomaru had been the night of her first kiss . . . their first kiss. The way his lips had attacked hers with a passion, their bloods mixing together as one, everything was just how she wanted her first kiss to go about, not including the blood of course.
Before Rin realized how absentminded she was acting, Sesshomaru had snarled deep within his chest. Somehow, the sound of it was not a happy one at all.
'What's wrong?' Rin contemplated. Knowing that her usual questioning got on his nerves, she considered on keeping most 'insignificant' questions to a minimum.
"You reek of a male scent. A scent I do not recognize." He said in a monotonous voice. Calm but yet deep and hard.
Rin's eyes widened and her lips parted, ready to protest against his comment, but sealed them to a close. Recalling that he was a demon, she knew that squabbling about it would be of no use and would end up in a mortifying situation. Although, the fact that Sesshomaru, and his family members, seemed to have adjusted quickly to her knowledge of their being and existence, meant that Inutaisho was definitely real.
As for the man beside her, another growl had crept from his chest, while his eyes were slightly squinting in perfection. How unfair to Rin.
"H-o-ww d-did y-you know?" She questioned, acting as if surprised of knowing.
Sesshomaru glanced away another sharp look, sending chills to scatter around Rin's body. At that moment, she had not paid heed to their proximity. They were only centimeters away from their noses touching; she could already feel his cool breath exhaling to her face, while another set of chills were going around her body.
Sesshomaru's eyes let go of Rin's at an instant. Effortlessly, he rose from the bed and smoothly walked around it until he reached Rin's side. Of course Rin was in awe and confused of his actions like usual and she felt intimidated by the man.
'Whatever happened to strong Rin?' A voice in the back of her mind crept in.
Before she had the time to capture the man's moves, Sesshomaru was hovering over her body. His hands placed beside her face on the pillow, his body only inches away from connecting with hers. His feet were still stable on the ground, though it did not appear to be so.
Rin's heart quickened the pace, making her breath shorten. Her hands tightened the grip of their fists, and her face heated. Her whole body was suddenly overcome with heat and she did not understand why. He always left her perfectly dumfounded and puzzled. Her confidence was somehow crushed when he acted upon her.
Steadily, Sesshomaru came closer to Rin. His nose came into contact with Rin's cheekbone. Softly, he was caressing and trailing a circle around it, coming down closer to her neck. By now, Rin was hyperventilating and she couldn't keep still. She felt her body react unconsciously to his, making her lift her arms to wrap them around his hovering torso. This earned a light chuckle from the man.
It startled her at first, to realize of her actions and what they were leading up to. She was very absentminded in ways that not many could understand. It was astonishing to her own self that she did not want to even consider what he must think of her.
'Probably stupid'
"I always know. There was a man with you," It was not a question. A determined statement, and boy was he right.
Rin's orbs were wide; he would never understand how simple it was for him to get an effect from her. She tried assessing the reaction he always seemed to gain with a plain movement. Though his statement seemed a bit too extreme. It's not like she had gone out of her way, to find a man so she could make him feel jealous, although it was an intriguing idea.
"Sesshomaru, it was an old friend that came to visit," She replied, in a pacified tone, as her body was still frozen, and he was still trailing his nose over the crook of her neck.
Rin's mind was in turmoil, not sure if her answer was the correct one or not. She was sure that Sesshomaru was not pleased, and even if she said that it was a friend, demons were very strict about males. She remembered in her history class reading about it, and was glad she could make some sense out of it.
A growl rumbled in Sesshomaru's chest and his hands pressed harder onto the pillows. His body stopped and his face was now above Rin's. His bangs that surrounded the crescent moon covered his golden eyes slightly.
"It does not matter the relationship, it must end, now." He stated sharply.
Rin flinched at his response and her heart raced at an amazing speed. Though this time it was not of a heated response, but rather anger. She was angry at how he was suddenly telling her what to do. Upset that after not seeing him for a while, he was now giving her commands. But she wasn't going to allow him to do such things, never.
"If you do not like me having a 'male' friend, then I'm very sorry but I won't change for you. And you disappeared, it wasn't my fault. Maybe if you had been there, this wouldn't be happening, and you wouldn't be angry with me." She spat back. Her eyes turned away from his figure and stared out into darkness that revolved around the room.
Sesshomaru snapped away from her in a second, bringing her up with him. Rin's head felt like it was spinning, her eyes faintly woozy from his unexpected movement.
"You will never reply to me with such foolishness. You will get rid of him, or I shall. Does this Sesshomaru make himself clear?" Sesshomaru pressed hard in his words. He was unsatisfied with her answer. His hands were now stable on Rin's waist, his fingers pushing on her sides. Rin suppressed a yelp and tried fighting his hands off her. However, she did not respond to him. Agreeing to such actions meant no friends at all, she was not going to have it.
Rin's eyes roved back to Sesshomaru, a little intimidated but angry by his character. She almost intended on slapping him but since he was not a normal human, something bad could actually happen.
Though another thought came to mind as her eyes were glued on the golden orbs. She felt her heart pang in confusion once again. It was because of not seeing him in a while, her heart burnt vigorously while staring into his beautiful eyes. But soon enough it was over, as Sesshomaru had pulled away from her and was now walking towards the door. His silver hair swung perfectly over his back and even the way walked, was at the utmost elegance. Evidently, Rin was praising everything about him. Obviously not seeing for a couple of days were sickening to her but she knew that to him, nothing was wrong.
Her eyes flicked away from him, but shot back. She did not realize it, but she was running towards him, her arms ready to grope his figure into hers. However, as she was running, a bright light surrounded the inside of the room. She was ignorant of the situation for her eyes were closed by now; she waited for the contact to come.
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Rin felt her body crush harshly against concrete, or so she thought. Her head was pulsing hard and her blood rush was a bit extreme. Slowly, she opened her eyes. Another urge to yell, but she again restrained herself from doing so.
Inutaisho was in front of her, with a smirk on his face. His golden eyes, lighter than Sesshomaru's, were digging in at Rin's brown ones. It appeared that he would laugh anytime now, but only chuckled deeply.
A questionable look crossed Rin's face and her body began to depart from his. With her eyes lowering themselves to the ground and her hands in fists. She was mortified at how they met yet again, and her pink shaded cheeks said it all.
"I'm sorry for the interference. I had to see you once again before you continued your life with Sesshomaru." He fluently said, his eyes never leaving her. "Since the way I introduced myself in this fashion was not in a dream but rather in real life, the time of your world has been stopped. Sesshomaru is aware and is not affected by it so I'm sure by now he is in his office doing work." Rin felt that everything she was to going ask, Inutaisho had already known. "I'm very good at observing people's facial expression and why they are making them. I'm aware of the questions that are racing around in your mind and have brought this encounter to you a final answer. So, you may ask everything and anything."
Rin was still trying to process everything in order. She was overwhelmed by his introduction and could not find a way to start. So she smiled politely in an apologetic way. Her hands relaxed and released themselves from their firm grip. Awkwardly, she turned her body, trying to somehow lead the way, in a place she was barely associated with.
Inutaisho smiled a striking smile, and laughed attractively. Rin knew that if she wasn't used the beauty of demons like him and Sesshomaru, and it was the first time she had ever come to meet once, she would have definitely blacked out in a humiliating scene.
"This way, my dear" Inutaisho said softly; a voice very pleasing to the ear.
As they walked, Rin thought of what had been disturbing her peace for the past couple of days and put all of the ideas in order.
As they walked through the same prairie, Rin paid more close attention to the flowers and trees they passed by. Sometimes, looking at nature helped her think. Soon enough, she had the perfect question for him. "A girl," She started off, quickly glancing at him to make sure he followed on. "A girl named Hiroshi came to visit me, at school." Rin did not know what was wrong, but she was having a hard time explaining herself already. Inutaisho smiled fondly at her, trying to ease her eagerness. Rin responded by smiling awkwardly once again, and continued.
"She mentioned something about, demon blood. She did not explain, but did refer that it wasn't in my system. Sesshomaru's blood of course," She quickly added nervously. "Apparently, it's not a good thing because even Inuyasha jumped on my case. Umm, I wanted to know why . . . err . . . Mr. Taisho."
"Please, call me Inutaisho, I do not like formality in family."
Rin's cheeks flared in a light shade of pink, her eyes wide. "Yes . . . Inutaisho" She responded. Already anxious of how easy he was taking the situation.
"Well, your assumption is correct. Sesshomaru is taking quite sometime before he gives you his demon blood. This happens because we demons must mark our females with our blood; it is the only way that other male will stay away from you. Even though human male are not aware of us demons or any of our procedures, their human blood somehow react to it and can come to the conclusion that the female is taken."
Rin brow furrowed in confusion, "Why is he taking . . . time?" She asked shyly.
Inutaisho let a chuckle rumble in his throat and his lips coming to a smile. "Sesshomaru is rather, particular about females. It may sound harsh to an extent, but he has been a demon for very long time. He has learned of deceitful women and how they can be and has pursued for the . . . one. It may sound like that of a fairytale, but that is how he has been for almost the last . . . two hundred years I believe." Inutaisho explained thoroughly. Though all of his words had gotten Rin into a state of contemplation, she knew very well what he meant.
Another thought crawled into Rin's mind, which she craved an answer for and wouldn't let it bother her, since he had also offered on answering all of her questions. 'Might as well,'
"What kind of person . . . does the female have to be? I mean . . . what does he expect?" The nervous tone she carried throughout her sentence, hinted Inutaisho that she was interested.
Just like moments ago, the smile came turning at the ends of his mouth, perturbing Rin. She knew Inutaisho knew of her feelings towards him. "I think, that the requirements he is pursuing in a mate, are all in you, Rin"
His statement was full of confidence and bold. With those words being said, Rin was almost identical to a tomato. Had she be any redder, she would have most definitely fainted then and there. The serenity and composure he carried in his tone of voice, were quite disturbing because Rin could not unravel his determination and how he had ever gotten to that.
Rin's eyes wandered about on the ground, swiveling every time they took a step. Her body was now rigid, due to the awkward silence between them. She had no idea how to go from there. So instead of asking more questions, she decided to change the topic into something less complicated.
"Izayoi, what is she like?" Easy enough to ease the tension that she herself had built up.
Inutaisho kept silent for moments before completely replying to her answer.
"Well, I could go on hours about her really, and I know you will get to meet her very soon. Though I will tell you, she is my everything, my mate." Inutaisho finished.
Rin's eyes watched his face feature's become more peaceful and soft. Not that they weren't already, but it seemed that talking about his beloved made him ease a bit more.
Everything felt pleasant, and even her conversation with him was beginning to be more comprehensive. She had been hesitant of her questions, but since Inutaisho had reassured her of things, Rin had opened up more of her thoughts. Whatever had been distracting her the past week, it had been crystal clear now. Rin was no longer inflicted with incoherent thoughts. She felt knowledgeable.
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Inutaisho had answered all of her questions and Rin was now back in the real world. She was standing in the middle of 'her' room. Instead of pitch black as she had left, there were rays of the sun that trespassed through the blinds against the glassed windows. It made the room look very warm and welcoming. Compared to last nights, while Sesshomaru had been there, it felt cold and unwelcoming. Reason might have been because of how their conversation had reached an argument and left at that.
It made her feel anxious, uncomfortable, uneasy, and all of the other emotions related to those. She knew why now, it was because . . . she liked him. It had taken a very old man to help realize her feelings for him. And even though they did not meet very often, she had gradually grown and expanded her heart out for him. Odd it was.
Rin brought her attention back to earth, and thought it was a good idea to go and apologize to Sesshomaru. Quite honestly, she just wanted to see him already.
Immediately, she headed for the door. Her pace felt slow, but by the time she made it, the door had been opened, and Sesshomaru was now inside. It all happened way fast, too quickly for her eyes.
'I'm just a human,'
Her orbs were also too slow to meet his. The gold spheres were now roughly roving over hers. Without any uncertainty, Rin walked towards him. The closer she got to him, the faster her blood rushed inside her body, causing her heart to fervently beat inside her chest. Her brown orbs never once left his complete muscular and handsome body. Neither had they let go of his spotless and impeccable face.
Again, she did not realize that she was thinking way to deep of him. But it was all right wasn't it? She did like him.
Oddly enough, her attention was still on him. This time, she was aware of her actions. She knew what she was going to do. And so she did.
Rin's body crushed into Sesshomaru's. Her arms wrapped themselves around his torso, while her face was softly resting on his chest. The fact that he did not retrieve, nor growl, meant he agreed. It meant that he accepted her. That's what Inutaisho had told her, and she executed the plan almost perfectly . . . she had forgotten cock her head to the side and let her neck expose. Apparently, it meant submission and demons preferred it when their females did it on their own, because if they didn't, they would make them.
As her arms pulled a little more, Sesshomaru only responded to her affection by bringing his nose to her hair. According to Inutaisho, they always needed the females scent inside their system, or if not, their inner beast would go out of control. Apparently, if they see their physical body, they always tend to do something rash, but if they have their scent, they become calm.
Rin decided to apologize at that instant while she still had him in her arms. "I'm sorry," She whispered.
Sesshomaru's body stiffened almost immediately and stopped his actions. He gently pulled her arms off him. Rin felt rejected, but at that very moment, he reached for her hand and clasped his with hers. His other hand reached for her chin, and tilted her head so that he could stare into her eyes.
At that moment, the surface of Rin's cheeks were brightly red and she felt her heart pick up again. How easy it was for him to do such things.
Sesshomaru cleared his throat, "The apology is accepted, but do know that there is consequences to your actions. Also, just because I'm considering on making you my mate, you will understand that your job is to still be a maid in this house." Well that clarified everything.
Rin brought an innocent smile, but inside, she knew she felt mad. "When I apologized, Sesshomaru, I did not do it because I had done something wrong, but because I did not like the way things ended last night. But now I understand what you meant by me not associating myself with men. However, I require a bit of time so that I can . . . get used to this." Rin responded.
Sesshomaru let his eyes divert to another direction. "Hn," was his response before Rin brought herself to another hug.
This time, Sesshomaru was quick and avoided her body moments. By the time Rin's eyes caught on, he was standing by one of the windows. His palm rested against the glass, and in no time, it had slowly disappeared into nothing.
Not letting Rin have the time to stare in awe, Sesshomaru turned his eyes towards her, with a glint of mischief written all over them. He brought his palm out for her reach, "Come,"
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Well, well, well. It has been quite some time huh? Well honestly, if you have been reading my story, I had taken some time to edit all of it. So technically, I updated last month! Haha. But yes, I know there is not excuse to abandoning you guys. But I got writers block :/
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