Name of Story: Because Of A Wish
Summary: Rin is a little nobody that doesn't get a second glance form anyone. She spends most of her time reading manga about demons. When she wishes demons were real, she gets more than she bargained for
Author's Note: Yes, it's been awhile since I last updated. I've been...distracted. But I'm updating now and I hope you all love this chapter! I hope you all had a great Christmas, New Years, and birthdays! Lol. R&R
Name of Chapter: Bankostu's Deed
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Rin stared at Bankostu, her mouth slightly open in shock. Did he just say he saved one of their lives? What were the odds of that?
"Who? I mean, how," Rin stammered. Her heart was racing in her chest.
Bankostu took a deep breath then nervously exhaled slowly.
"He's the leader of the Shakai," Bankostu explains. "I never knew him before. It was just one of those moments that happen unexpectedly." He gave her a small sad smile, as if knowing.
But Rin wasn't listening. She was too busy praying that the one Bankostu saved wasn't Sesshomaru.
Bankostu cleared his throat and went on. "His name is InuTaishio. I was walking home late one night, about the time you would have been five. I had taken the alleys when I came across him. At first, I thought he was discarded trash. Then, he moved and groaned in pain. His wounds were terrible. Blood cover the better half of his body.
"It wasn't until I moved out of the moonlight did I truly see what he was." Bankostu softly told her.
"A demon," Rin guessed. Bankostu nodded in confirmation.
"There were markings on his face and he had long silver hair. His torso was torn up in what looked like multiple stab wounds. The most dangerous looking wound was near his heart. I knew immediately that he was not human."
That's what I thought about Sesshomaru, Rin thought, remembering the other night.
"Anyway," Bankostu continued, "I went over to him and tried to help him as much as possible. I tried yelling for help but he told me not to." He looked at her with his dark blue eyes, his expression somber. "I learned later that I was in more danger because I had gotten mixed up with the demons. You see, Rin, there is a reason why humans don't know about demons. They make easy prey for the Oni for them to become their slaves because human can see their true form." Hearing this, Rin swallowed past the lump in her throat.
"What did you do about InuTaishio?" Rin asked. "Did you leave him?"
"No, I stayed," Bankostu answered, finding his palms moist. He set his coffee cup on the ground and wiped palms on his jeans. "I tried to clean up the blood and staunch the bleeding. His quick healing helped out a lot. If he were human, he would died."
Rin nodded. "Who attacked him?"
"The leader, of course. Haruhito lost that battle, in return, InuTaishio almost lost his life, too."
"What do you do for this "Shakai?"" Rin asked, not wanting to hear more about the Oni.
"I help gather information about humans and demons and report it back to InuTaishio and his son and commander, Sesshomaru."
Rin paled at the name, her heart skipping beats. "Se...ssh...o..maru?" He's with them? Rin thought, half surprised. Her heart skipped another beat.
"Rin? Are you alright?" She heard Bankostu ask her, his voice sounding so far away. "Rin, stay with me."
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"I'm truly sorry, Sesshomaru." Rin faintly heard Bankostu say a while later. "I shouldn't have told her so soon."
"It's all right, Bankostu. She was bound to find out the truth sooner or later." Rin recognized that deep icy voice to be Sesshomaru's.
"I just wanted to be closer to her. She's my one and only child."
"I understand."
A long pause. Rin opened her eyes and stared up at the brilliant blue sky, orange in her peripheral. Birds were chirping softly. It was late afternoon. She wondered dimly how long she was out for.
"What I don't get," Bankostu started, "is why she fainted when she heard your name."
"Because," Rin started, sitting up and getting their attention. She connected gazes with Sesshomaru. He nodded, understanding her silent question. "I saved his life."
Rin watched Bankostu's expression. It was blank, processing what she just said. She could practically hear the gears grinding in his head. Finally, his face paled and his dark blue eyes got a fearful look in them.
Very calmly and slow he spoke, "You what?"
Rin took a deep breath and slowly exhaled and told him about the other night. Sesshomaru stayed silent, standing in the same spot when he was talking to Bankostu. His guard was up. You could see that from his tense posture. His arms were crossed against his chest. Stoic.
"So, then I woke up and he was gone." Rin concluded her story, staring at the ground, not wanting to see Bankostu's reaction, or Sesshomaru's. "Went to school and there he was."
Pregnant pause. The sky grew darker. The birds were settling in for the night.
"How could you do this, Rin?" Bankostu asked, his face full of fear for his daughter. It was one thing for him to save InuTaishio, but he would not have expected his daughter, HIS DAUGHTER, to save InuTaishio's son. Yeah, sure, he told Rin about demons but he never wanted her to come in contact with them. It was just too dangerous.
Rin shot him a glare. "It's not like I had any choice! What was I supposed to do, just ignore him?"
"Yes!" Bankostu exclaimed, his face turning red with anger. He took a deep breath to calm himself down. "I mean, no." He looked at her. "If you're anything like your mother, you wouldn't ignore a cry for help."
At this, Rin glanced at Sesshomaru. His countenance was the same but the expression in was his eyes was that of irritant. Now her father knows what happened. Falling to the hands of a human. Curse that Haru...
"I just," Bankostu started, "don't want anything to happen to you."
At this, Rin's gaze softened. Maybe in time she could accept him as her father. But not now.
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"Are you alright, Rin?" Sesshomaru asked her, an hour later as he walked her home. She had been quiet since the time they left Bankostu.
"Yeah, just thinking." Rin replied, sighing and looking at him with a small smile on her lips.
"About what?" He inquired.
"Am I in danger from the Oni? Because I know about demons now?"
In truth, Sesshomaru wasn't surprised she asked this question. Of course she would ask it. She was a human, mixed in with demon affairs, just like her father. Oh, how Fate work sometimes.
"No," he simply replied. It was the truth. Even without his father asking to protect this frail human beside him, he would have done it anyway. He was the reason why she was in danger in the first place.
"Oh? Why not?"
"Because I will protect you with my life," he told her, staring into her brown eyes.
To Be Continued...
Well, how was that? Pretty dramatic at the end. Sorry this has taken so long to get posted. Ever since New Years, I've been dealing with Anxiety problems. It has taken a toll on my mind, too. But I'm dealing with it now. And I will hopefully be writing more. I got to go.
R&R Kindly please!
Drama Kagome
