Warning: Drama ahead!
Kohaku is visiting the village and comes across Inuyasha and they follow Sesshomaru as he arrives to visit Rin in the spring. Things are not always as they seem to be though.
Kohaku and Kirara landed in the village where everyone they knew lived happily. "Kirara, land over there. There's Inuyasha."
Kirara happily chuffed and landed and Inuyasha turned to them, shouldering a shovel. "Hey you two. How's the reconstruction going?" Inuyasha called out as he walked over to them.
Kohaku nodded as he patted Kirara's side. "Well enough, we got a couple of good builders. I have been kicked out of the village for a week. Apparently, I work too hard." Kohaku smirked.
Inuyasha shook his head and hopped onto the fence post and sat down perfectly, resting his right foot on his left knee. Not even Kohaku had such perfect balance.
Not that he would ever admit he was jealous. He knew that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were capable of many things, including perfect balance with little space offered. He credited it to their youkai abilities.
"Feel free to stay as long as you want, but you will have to go hunting with me and Rin later today then." Inuyasha nodded and lowered the shovel and let it drop to the dirt and raising his head to look up into the sky.
Kohaku sensed the youkai presence and it's familiarity. Kohaku looked back to Inuyasha who nodded at him, "Sesshomaru-sama's spring visit to check up on Rin."
Inuyasha nodded and hopped off the fence as Sesshomaru landed on the path. "Oi, Sesshomaru, Rin's in town today. She was doing rounds for Kaede."
Sesshomaru silently turned around and Kohaku imagined that the quiet daiyoukai was following Rin's scent. Kohaku shared a look with Inuyasha and they followed after Sesshomaru quietly. Sesshomaru neither cared nor observed their following. Kirara hopping up onto Kohaku's shoulder.
The short trip was uneventful and quiet, Kohaku needed the silence.
The demon slayer village was being revived and revitalized. People who wanted to learn to defend themselves and fight demons were flocking in. The village was noisy, and he was their de facto leader.
He absolutely hated it. Especially with his son, Katsumi, being just nine months old and Sakura busy caring for their child to help much.
Sango was the leader; he was the supporter. Sango was the eldest, but her children kept her occupied and she had no interest in leading a village. Even Miroku had suggested that Sango take the position as the leader.
Kirara growled softly and Kohaku shook his head and saw her hop off and charge toward the disturbance.
Kohaku's eyes widened as he saw Rin kissing a village boy. Though, from his perspective, Rin did not reciprocate the boy's feelings. Kohaku turned his gaze to Sesshomaru who stood still several feet ahead of him and Inuyasha. Even Inuyasha seemed to be holding his breath.
Sesshomaru turned around and walked past them. Jaw tight, lips downturned, and a frown on his face. A look Kohaku quickly learned as a youth under Sesshomaru's protection for a brief period.
"Sesshomaru-sama…Rin-chan…you don't…understand." Kohaku exhaled a sharp breath and looked back to Rin to see her kneeing the boy and throwing him over her shoulder. Inuyasha already running to her and grabbing her wrist and taking off after Sesshomaru with Rin jumping onto his back with practiced ease.
"Take care of that asshole, Kohaku!" Inuyasha shouted back and kept on running.
Kohaku gladly accepted his new duties.
Rin was his best friend. He loved her, of course, but platonically. She was like a little sister. She never judged him, and she always filled the silence with her chatter, even when they were kids. Even Sakura adored Rin when they got to properly meet after Sango had reamed him out for getting married without her knowledge.
After Naraku's defeat, he realized he never asked Rin for forgiveness for trying to kill her once. She merely smiled and shook her head, "Naraku made you do many things. Those things are for him to apologize for, never you Kohaku."
Rin had also forgiven his sister Sango for willing to sacrifice her to save Miroku.
It seemed that if Rin forgave the last two taijiyas than Sesshomaru let it go, as if knowing to pursue punishment would upset Rin.
He ever heard from Jaken that it was Kouga's wolves that killed Rin the first time and that somehow Sesshomaru let Kouga live during an encounter. Even though Rin had been terrified of Kouga, but said wolf saved her. Both Rin and Sesshomaru seemed to take that as an apology, even if Kouga did not know the truth.
Even as a child, Rin held power over Sesshomaru. Though Kohaku and Jaken talked about it after the incident at the sky palace. Kohaku agreed that Rin was favoured, but Jaken believed Rin was spoiled. Kohaku argued that Rin was not spoiled but that Rin's happiness was important to Sesshomaru.
Kohaku wanted to see what happened to the daiyoukai he once followed and the girl who was his best friend.
Both saw how Sesshomaru was affected by Rin's death in the underworld and then his relief when she was resurrected by Godobo-sama.
Kohaku was eternally grateful to Sesshomaru's mother.
He reached the youth on the ground, who was close to his age. Kohaku pushed back his throughts and focused on the moment. He lifted the village boy by his haori front, Kirara transformed and growling at the boy. Kohaku recognized the boy in his grip, and he narrowed his eyes. "Matsumae." He snarled out, "You used to bully Rin all the time. What the hell are you playing at?"
"Piss off taijiya!" Matsumae spat out.
Kohaku glanced around and saw a couple people staring. Kirara grabbed the back of Matsumae's haori between her teeth and tossed him up into the air. Matsumae screamed and Kohaku hopped onto Kirara's back and she took off into the air. Kohaku caught Matsumae's ankle and easily held on as Kirara flew off.
"You know that Rin is under our protection too. Be glad it's me and not Inuyasha!" Kohaku warned Matsumae.
Kirara headed toward the woods and Kohaku released Matsumae's ankle. The boy sat up on the grass and glared up at Kohaku and Kirara.
"Tell me, why did you kiss Rin?" Kohaku asked and crossed his arms, his sickle weapon tied to his back peaking over his shoulders.
Kirara huffed in annoyance and took a step forward.
Matsumae's dark eyes flew wide and he licked his lips, "It was a bet."
Kohaku crouched down, "A bet? Tell me everything."
The youth nodded and spilled everything. "Me and the others…well we wanted to see if we could," He shrugged his shoulders, "get a rich dowry from that inu youkai."
Kohaku narrowed his eyes. "Are you saying you would have forced yourself onto Rin in order to get a rich reward?" He growled out.
Kirara growled lowly and took a step forward. Kohaku raised a hand without looking back to her and she stopped in her place.
Matsumae nodded, "But I guess that bitch really belongs to that inu."
Kohaku snarled and pounced onto Matsumae and punched him in the eye. "Don't ever say that about my friends! Rin may lose Sesshomaru-sama forever because of you! She'll never love again!" He punched again, "She's always loved him in some form! Forever! She wanted to be with him forever and always!"
Kirara whined and pulled him off of Matsumae. Kohaku stood up and resisted the urge to kick Matsumae. Instead he took a deep breath and patted Kirara's side. "Arigato, I may have beaten him unconscious without you here." He said softly. She rubbed her head against his side. He looked back over his shoulder, "Matsumae, if you ever entertain the idea of touching or looking at Rin again I will kill you. You will not speak to her nor will your friends. You lot have been horrible to her, always petty and jealous because Sesshomaru-sama brought her kimonos and gifts. You have bullied her over the years. You've been lucky today, Inuyasha wouldn't have had Kirara here to stop him from pummeling you more."
Matsumae sat up and held a hand over his eyes. "Teme!" He shouted.
"Kirara, let's go." Kohaku said and walked away.
He was disappointed that he had gotten angry enough to beat up Matsumae. Another part was quite satisfied for punching the boy.
Now, he only had to go see that damage done by Matsumae's forceful kiss.
Oh no! Kohaku got angry!
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