At A Beginning...


I Do Not Own Inuyasha


Reality: Real Existence; actual being or existence, as opposed to an imaginary, idealized, or false nature…


Chapter 40

Inuyasha's Time in the Edo Village... (the evening of Rin's departure down the well)

Sesshomaru stared down the well in shock then. Rin.

Had she always known, had she always known this was to be her fate. Sealed to him from before the time she was born. Was she always determined to be his or had he always been determined to have her? Honestly he didn't know anymore. All of his memories were jumbled and disorganized as he sat there in the moonlight staring down the well.

Since he was a pup he had always been loved by her, at least it was her if what Tōtōsai was saying was true. If it was true then he had always been loved by Rin and he had always loved her. The thought, the revelation of that alone, was enough to have him sitting here in stunned silence. Rin. The only creature he had loved, cared about, tried to protect and guard and heal was all the same. She was all Rin.

No matter what she was Rin.


"And you are?" Inuyasha questioned the girl who smiled happily then. He inched over to Kagome, though it was purely instinctive he didn't know why he was inching over to her. But as he watched this girl he was cautious. There was something familiar about her but at the same time she was…unfamiliar. His mate wasn't helping matters as she sat there blinking in shock at the girl.

"I'm Yuki, you save my brother and I from a yōkai who called himself Goshinki. It was terrible, and it was horrible that night."

"Huh?" Inuyasha grunted. He honestly didn't remember the night he slayed Goshinki. It had been the one of the first times the yōkai in him consumed his soul and being, the night was a blur. Well aside from Kagome, he remembered Kagome's voice and worry.

"Oh! You were the child hiding in the barn!" Kagome gasped.

"Yeah, my brother and I were hiding and then Goshinki found us. I thought we were goners for sure, then you guys showed up and we were able to escape. I always wanted to thank you, my brother didn't want to get involved with yōkai so I've spent the last nine years trying to track you down. It wasn't easy, especially with two silver inuyōkai who travel with human companions. But I was eventually told that the sons of the Inu no Taisho resided in Edo so I came here and here you are!" Yuki said with a happy smile which had him looking to Kagome who smiled then.

"Well I'm glad to see you again, Yuki!" Kagome beamed at the girl and he looked to Miroku for help, Miroku only shook his head and shrugged his shoulders. Inuyasha's ears drooped then. If anyone would've known who this girl was it would've been the pervert because if it was female Miroku remembered them.

"You grew up into a beautiful young woman Yuki," Sango commented.

"Thank you, and that's another reason I'm here." Yuki looked frettful then as he eyed her with caution. He didn't know where this was going but he wasn't certain he was going to like it.

"Oh?" Kagome voiced.

"Yes, would it be too much to stay with you because my brother is trying to marry me off to a powerful daimyo," Yuki informed then. Inuyasha felt like palming his head because of this. The answer was NO! He was not dealing with this! He didn't need more drama after what Rin had just done, drama was not needed in his life any more. Besides, he was retired from yōkai hunting, damsel in distress rescuing, and trouble, he had a pregnant mate and an irritating brother with pups in his pack now.


He stiffened when he scented them, he rose then. Carefully he scanned the area around him, his eyes narrowed as he looked out into the forest to see them then. What the hell!? Two large dogs raced through the forest to shrink down into their humanoid forms. Sesshomaru blinked as he was greeted with the sight of two of his old 'pack mates'. He had never really been a part of the pack so he didn't really consider them his pack mates but they had, at one point, all been a part of the same pack.

"Sesshomaru-sama," one panted out.

"You're hard to find," the other panted. He lifted a brown then and the two idiots grinned.

"We've been looking for you for a couple of centuries." Chieko took the liberty of informing him. He frowned, for he had known they were hunting him and it was a part of the reason he had always been on the move.

"What do you two want?" Sesshomaru asked coldly as he resumed ignoring the stabbing pain in his chest. It wasn't worry for Rin it was the curse, his heart was heavy with worry though. He just wanted his mate back and the last he had seen of those two idiots was the night Rin had last gone down the well.

"You mother sent us, you're to return to inuyōkai territory and take your place as our alpha. You've already achieved being Inu no Taisho," Fumio grinned. He frowned more intently as he sat where he was again.

"No."

"WHAT!?" they roared.

"No, I am not returning." He repeated in a cold, slow deliberate tone.


"It sounds like Sesshomaru has company," Kagome commented because she had heard the roar and felt the world cool a few degrees. Yes, it was obvious Sesshomaru was not happy, even in the safety of her hut she could feel it.

"Oh, so Sesshomaru is also here?" Yuki asked innocently.

"Yes, for the moment he's here. And you are welcomed to stay for as long as you need Yuki, but Kaede might put you to work." Kagome warned the young woman.

"That's alright, I like working," Yuki smiled. Kagome smiled in response as she sipped her tea. This wouldn't be all bad.

"Kagome," her mate whine. She smiled. Inuyasha would come around, she had no doubt about that. The thunderous crash from the hill had her a tad bit worried though. What was Sesshomaru up too?


Updates are on track so I'm off to work on Rain for Tears! =) It might take a bit of time because I'm multitasking but I'll work quickly and have it up tonight.

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Never Be the Same! =)