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Ch. 20
Aunty Rin…
Rin bolted right up in bed, not sure if she heard what she heard.
Aunty Rin…help
Aina…Rin came to a decision right then, jumped out of bed, and enveloped Yoshirou's crib and orbed out of room.
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Sesshomaru was reading a missive when Rin suddenly orbed into the room, with Yoshirou in tow.
"Rin, what-?" he started to ask, but Rin just looked at him and just said, "Aina. If I'm not back by morning, you'll know where I'll be." And with that she orbed out of the room leaving Yoshirou behind for Sesshomaru to look after.
Well there goes a night of peaceful thinking, Sesshomaru thought, putting his writing utensil down, rubbed the bridge of his nose, stood up and looked out the window in the direction Rin's orbs would have gone. He mentally sighed, he knew that Aina was going through a tough time right now, and Rin was the only one that could help her.
He turned from the window and looked on his son, who was still sleeping, sucking on his thumb again. Mentally sighing again, thinking that if Rin wasn't back before sunrise he would leave for Inuyasha'a village, leaving a notice for his mother of course, of where he went. It would be rude of him to leave his mother in the dark.
Sesshomaru went back to the piece of paper he was reading before Rin came in, but he found his mind preoccupied with thoughts of what was happening miles away.
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Kagome was trying her best to console her only daughter. Little Aina had another nightmare and was crying her eyes out. She just couldn't seem to stop.
Kagome was looking out the window and that's when she saw orbs coming their way. Rin? Before she could really confirm her suspicions Rin had already orbed into Aina's room.
"Rin, you came," Kagome said quietly. Rin just simply nodded her head and sat on Aina's other side. Rin reached out a hand and softly touched the top of Aina's head, making her flinch.
"Aina? It's me, Aunty Rin. Can you look at me please?" Rin quietly implored. Aina's crying settled down to sniffles and she slowly turned her head to look at her aunt.
"Make the dreams go away. They scare me so much. I see everyone dead. I can't stand it anymore," Aina quietly whispered, tears creeping to her eyes again. "Kagome can I have a moment with her alone?" Rin asked. Kagome swallowed thickly before handing her daughter to Rin, gave her daughter a kiss on the head, got up and left the room. Rin wasn't sure, but she thought she saw a tear running down Kagome's cheek.
"Aina?" Rin got no response from her little niece. What can she do to bring her out of this without using her white lighter powers. The only thing she could do was share her own experiences through her own life.
"Aina let me tell you a story about a little girl I used to know. This little girl was a little older than you are now, but not by much. She was loved by her family and she loved them in return. Their lives together were happy and content, but not perfect for there is no such thing as perfect. One night in the village that they lived in, bandits came in the night," Aina looked up to her aunt at this part, curiosity coating her eyes at her aunt's story.
"They destroyed everything, including the little girl's family, but the girl managed to escape her family's fate. She seemed lucky to escape such a fate, but in the end she was alone. She became mute, she never cried, she couldn't even remember how to smile. Those were the hardest years of her life. A village took her in, but they just treated her like a freak child, beating her if she was caught stealing food. She managed to stay alive, although barely."
Aina listened to her aunt, but when she heard about the girl's family she started to tear up again. Then she felt a finger wiping away one of her tears. "The story doesn't end there Aina. Would you like me to continue?" Rin asked. Aina nodded her head, giving her approval.
"One day the little girl was looking for food in the woods when she happened upon something she never thought she would see. She chanced upon a man, at least she thought he was a man. He was so beautiful all dressed in white. But she could tell he was injured. She approached him slowly, but when he heard her, he sat up, growling with eyes red as blood. For some reason this didn't scare the little girl as it should have. In her little mind, she told herself she had seen worse and she approached him anyways. Aina?"
"Mmmm?" "Do you know who that little girl was?" Aina thought about what her Aunt Rin had said. She said she came upon a man in white? Could it be?
"Was the man in white Uncle Sesshomaru?" Rin nodded her head in answer. Aina gasped. "The little girl was you?!" Aina exclaimed. Rin smiled down on her niece when she found the answer. "Yes, I was that little girl. I was the one that had to endure all the hate and discontent of the village that I lived in, but once I met your uncle, my life changed for the better. I learned how to smile again and eventually speak again. It was a wonderful feeling. Your uncle was my silver lining. Now you have to find yours. You have the strength of inu yokia running in your veins and also, according to your parents the power of a future priestess. You have strength, you just need to find it and use it. You will get through this because you know how I know?" Aina shook her head. "I know because I have felt the same way you are now, you just need to believe that it will get better and you have family here that loves you with every fiber of their beings. We will support you every step of the way. You understand this don't you?"
Aina nodded her head, tears in her eyes again, but these were tears of joy. "Thank you Aunty Rin. I love you." "I love you too and I think some one here needs to hear that too," Rin said turning her head towards the door and there stood her mother, tears also flowing down her face. "Mommy! I love you!" Aina practically yelled and ran towards her mother with open arms. They embraced each other tightly and Rin watched for a moment, but remembered she had her own family to go back to.
"Ahem," Rin said, disturbing the tear jerking moment between mother and daughter, but Rin needed to leave. "I need to go. Sesshomaru is probably pulling his hair out with worry-" "Oh Rin he'll be fine. He knows where you are right?" Rin nodded her head. "Well then stay for breakfast. It's the least I can do for everything that you have done for Aina." Rin smiled and inclined her head in submission. During this discussion Aina had fallen in what looked like a very peaceful sleep. Kagome took her daughter to her futon and laid her down carefully. Rin and Kagome quietly then stepped out of the room and headed to the family/kitchen of the home.
Rin sat down at the fire in the middle and started prodding it back to life, while Kagome busied herself with getting stuff to make tea.
Both women sat quietly as the water started to boil for the tea, watching as the sun slowly crept up into the sky.
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Sesshomaru was almost at the village, sitting upon AhUn. Yoshirou was tucked neatly in his mokomoko, but his son did not want to sit still. Maybe he wants to see. With that thought he positioned him so that he could look around and look around he did. His struggling immediately stopped as he took in the scenery. He had his nose up in the air taking in scents and smells. This was his first trip outside of his birth home, so he was curious about everything.
Sesshomaru spotted the village in the distance, so he urged AhUn to go faster because Yoshirou would be very hungry soon and he could do without any crying that pertains to that hunger.
Upon landing, Rin was waiting in the doorway of Inuyasha's and Kagome's hut, expectantly. Sesshomaru got off of AhUn and made his way over to his mate, Rin meeting him halfway.
"Good morning," Rin said as she reached out for her son, Yoshirou greeting her by cooing and kicking his chubby legs. "Hn," was Sesshomaru's response, but leaned over and kissed her sweetly. His version of a good morning.
"Lets go inside, Kagome is fixing breakfast," Rin said after they separated. Sesshomaru sniffed the air for a moment. "Where is Inuyasha?"
"He took the boys out with Miroku to exterminate a demon in a nearby village. They won't be back till tomorrow morning," Rin responded, entering the hut, finding Kagome next to a pot stirring some porridge. She looked up when they entered and smiled in greeting, then returned to her task.
"Why would you have Inuyasha leave, with Aina the way she is?" Sesshomaru asked. "Because I asked him to. He hates the fact of seeing his daughter the way she is. For the second time in his life, he feels absolutely helpless. The boys are the same way," Kagome said quietly.
"Mommy?" came a quiet whisper coming from a room on one side of the hut. All three grown ups looked to see Aina rubbing the sleep from her eyes from the doorway to her room. Kagome immediately went to her side and gave her a hug, picking her up in the process and brought her over to the fire.
"How was your sleep, baby?" Kagome asked quietly. Aina looked to her mother for a moment, then a small smile crept on her little face. "I didn't dream," she answered, the smile still on her face. "That's so good to hear, baby. Now that you're awake, would you like some breakfast?" Aina happily nodded her head and when her mother went about to get the dishes, she looked around and spotted her aunt, uncle, and little cousin staring at her with curiosity, love, and interest. Aina just smiled bigger and made her way over to them and sat next to her aunt, who had just opened up her robe to suckle her son.
"Aina, here is your bowl," Kagome said, handing her some porridge. Aina accepted it gratefully, taking a cautious first bite. It was still very hot. "Sesshomaru, Rin, would you like some?" Kagome knew Sesshomaru would decline, but it was only polite to ask. As predicted Sesshomaru shook his head no, but Rin piped up, "Yes I'd love some!" Kagome just smiled and handed Rin a bowl. Even though she was still feeding Yoshirou, she managed to feed herself.
Sesshomaru watched with slight amusement as she fed herself without so much as disturbing Yoshirou's eating as well. He turned his head from the site and watched as his sister-in-law poured herself some food, but also noticed a certain smell coming from her. Hm, interesting. I wonder if Inuyasha knows?
Rin was also noticed the same thing, but she noticed that Kagome took two bites and looked as though she was going to throw up.
"Um, Kagome? Are you alright?" Rin asked tentatively as she unlatched Yoshirou from her breast and brought him up to burp him. "I'm -" but before she could get the word 'fine' out, she turned a fine shade of green and ran out of the hut.
"Sesshomaru can you take Yoshirou for a moment? I'm going to make some tea," Rin said, handing Yoshirou over to his father, got up and bustled around the kitchen to prepare some special herbs for Kagome's upset stomach. As Rin put a pot of water over the fire to boil, Kagome came back in, hand held over her stomach.
"Mommy? Are you alright?" Aina asked walking over to her mother. "I'll be okay, sweety, but I do need to tell you something," Kagome said as she sat back down next to the fire. Rin then handed her a cup of tea. "Thank you Rin. Now Aina, right now mommy is feeling what is called morning sickness. Mommy is going to have a baby, which means that you will be a big sister, in roughly seven months. Do you understand what I'm telling you?" Aina looked like she didn't quite understand and then her face lit up with a big smile on her face. "I'm going to be a big sister?! I'M GOING TO BE A BIG SISTER!" she screamed, jumping up and down.
Sesshomaru and Yoshirou flinched slightly at her loudness, making Yoshirou whimper slightly. Aina noticed this and quieted down immediately. "Oops, sorry Uncle Sesshomaru," Aina said a little timidly. She was still a little insecure when it came to her uncle. She didn't know him that well. Sesshomaru gave her a slight stern look, but it softened ever so slightly and he nodded his head to have her come over to his side. Aina was a little unsure, but she looked to her aunt, who was smiling warmly, and that gave Aina courage to make it over to her uncle.
"Sit little one," Sesshomaru said with slight authority, but with tenderness. Aina immediately obeyed and that's when Sesshomaru placed Yoshirou into her arms. Aina looked so unsure of herself in that moment, but when Yoshirou opened his golden eyes to look at his cousin, her uneasiness vanished. She smiled down on her cousin and he just giggled right back.
All the grownups stared at the two children in awe, but it was time for Rin and Sesshomaru to leave.
"Kagome, it's about time for us to leave," Rin said, interrupting the peaceful moment. Sesshomaru then silently, but gently took Yoshirou out of Aina's arms and stood up and headed towards the door and outside. Rin looked after them with a smile on her face. She then turned to Kagome and Aina. She approached Aina and knelt to her level.
"Now Aina, you remember what I told you. You be brave now, okay?" Rin said, earning her a big grin from her neice. Then Rin stood up and gave Kagome a hug. In her ear she said, "If she ever relapses, you know how to contact me again." She backed up and to the both of them she said, "Now you guys will be getting an invite within the next week." "An invite? For what?" Kagome asked, a little perplexed. "At the end of the month, we will be celebrating me and Sesshomaru's mating and declaring Yoshirou as his heir. Basically every lord and lady will be invited," Rin said in answering.
"Oooo, a party. Definitely count us in, if I'm not of course puking my brains out." "Eww mommy, not an image I needed to hear," Aina said wrinkling her nose. "Don't worry baby, mommy won't be really 'puking her brains out.' It was just an expression," Kagome said assuring her daughter.
"Well until then, you two take care of each other, okay?" Rin said making her way out of the hut, Kagome and Aina following behind. Once Rin made it outside, Sesshomaru was already astride AhUn, waiting patiently. Rin made her way over to him and situated herself in front of him, side saddle. Sesshomaru handed a sleeping Yoshirou to her, took AhUn's reigns, clicked them and they took off into the sky and towards home, Kagome and Aina waving goodbye until they weren't seen anymore.
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The ride home was silent, but comfortable. Once they landed at the palace, they were met by Sesshomaru's mother, who had her arms crossed, clearly in irritation. Sesshomaru internally rolled his eyes at his mothers attitude as he gracefully got off AhUn, helping Rin get down after him.
"Well now that you are back from your endeavors, we need to get back to preparing for your celebration," InuKimi said getting straight to the point. "We will mother, as soon as Rin and Yoshirou eats lunch," Sesshomaru said, with slight irritation laced into his voice. InuKimi just simply huffed her own irritation, but turned around and headed inside, with them following behind in her wake.
The day after that went on as usual, the planning of the celebration taking most of the day. By the end of it, Rin was feeling the effects of her previously sleepless night, so once her head hit the pillow she was out like a light. Yoshirou was already put to bed, but in two rooms down from his parents. While they were away, InuKimi took the liberty of cleaning up one of the spare bedrooms and made it into Yoshirou's. Since they said that he was sleeping through the night, she just simply moved around sleeping arrangements. Rin was a little upset at first, but understood that soon rather than later it would have to happen.
Sesshomaru walked into the room and saw his mate happily asleep. This night, like the night before, he would not disturb her. It had been a long day for them all. He went to his side of their bed and slowly undressed until he was in only in his hakama. He laid down next to her and pulled her close, her back facing him.
This was going to be a long month.
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A/N Hello my peeps. Long time no read. For you that is. Here is another chapter for you guys. I hope it is not too boring, but next chapter will be the party.
Also another note, I'm thinking of posting a new story, so look out for it
Until next time peeps. R/R.