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Chapter Twenty Eight
Rin lay sore yet contended across the bed. Sesshomaru had disappeared some time ago but she knew he was coming back. She rolled over from her stomach to her back and winced before smiling to herself. Rin was growing accustomed to the way he made love to her, and the soreness that followed. She stared passively at the ceiling, playing last nights events over in her head. Not realizing how much time passed, she smirked when she heard his voice just outside the door.
"Jaken, go and greet my cousin for me. He's just arrived, I need to go back to Rin, tell him I will meet with him in the afternoon."
"Yes my lord...may I ask what has happened to you?,"
"That will be all, Jaken," he said before pushing their door open. When Rin laid eyes on him she understood what Jaken was talking about. Sesshomaru's chest and back were covered in thin red slashes.
'I must have clawed the shit out of him,' she thought.
"Do those hurt?," she asked.
"Not in the slightest. I'm actually quite proud of them. You should have seen Akirus face just now in the kitchen. Absolutely priceless." He sat the tray down beside her on the bed as she sat up to face him.
"I'd imagine his face to look about the way it did last night when you put on your little show in the bathtub," she narrowed her eyes at him.
"Y-you mean?..."
"I wasn't asleep?," she grinned and popped a strawberry in her mouth, shaking her head.
"Nope! Wasn't asleep! Heard and felt the whole thing," she giggled. And he regarded her sheepishly.
"Listen, Rin," he started to explain and she put a finger to his lips.
"Two things. One, I don't blame you, and I'm actually proud of you for *not* ripping his head off in the garden. Two, next time you decide to put on a show like that, at *least* tell me an advance so I can help," she stuck her lip out and he felt himself immediately turn to stone.
"Y-you aren't angry?," he blinked at her.
"Mmmm...maybe a little. More like annoyed," she admitted.
"Annoyed..." he tested the word.
"Mhm," she nodded and took a sip of...wine?
"Wait...does this mean?," her face lit up.
"Yes...were going to return to France, just for a couple of days. To get Inuyasha, Kagome, and the baby settled in at court."
"But...what about?..."
"Amari and Izayoi? I told Inuyasha they could stay under our care...they both wanted to badly to spend time with-"
"Lemme guess...uncle Sesshu?," she cocked an eyebrow.
"No, as a matter of fact. They actually pleaded to stay and spend time with you, Rin. Though I'm sure Amari doesn't mind the training grounds either," he smirked.
"Oh...," her heart melted. "They...of course," she nodded. "I'm honored to have them think so highly of me," she said.
"That's good. Cmere," he dipped his head into a kiss, tasting the sweet wine on her lips. "I'm sorry," he breathed against her neck as his nose nuzzled against her.
"For?," she whispered.
"For the stunt I pulled last night. I should not have put you on display like that..." his eyes bored into hers.
"Don't be ridiculous," she laughed. "I enjoyed it. Just give me a heads up next time...okay?"
"I will...I promise."
"Good..." she snaked her arms around his neck and nipped at his bottom lip.
"Now Rin, you need to eat."
"Oh come on," she sighed dramatically earning an eye roll. "I've listened to you drove on and on for years about how you 'don't eat human food'. So if I'm not hungry, why must I eat?,"
"Because you are with child, and because my eating habits are not necessarily the best. Look around you, you'll catch every demon in this castle eating at least once a day." He held a strawberry to her lips and raised his eyebrows. Rolling her eyes, she complied.
"Okay then. Why are your eating habits not the best?"
"Because I've spent the majority of my life focused on nothing but supreme conquest. Over a century's time or so I trained myself not to need food. At least not as often. Eating always seemed like a...chore...to me. Something that took up too much time when I could have been doing other things. Now I realize that wasn't the best course of action."
"Well we can change that," she held a strawberry up to his lips. Rolling his eyes, he took a bite, chewed, swallowed, and opened his mouth to show it was empty.
"Happy?," he said.
"Very," she giggled at his petulance.
"Uncle Sesshu!," Amari burst through the door, looked at Rin wrapped in a sheet, back to her half naked uncle and rolled her eyes.
"Sorry, anyways. That old stuffy guy at the training ground won't give me a sword, said he had to talk to you first. So. Could you go talk to him?," she gave her best angelic smile and cocked her head to the side.
"Of course...give me a moment with your aunt?," he cocked an eyebrow.
"Okayyy," she chimed. "Hey what's all those scratches from?"
"Go Amari," he shot.
"Fine," she grumbled. "Nobody every tells me anything," she whispered to herself as she stormed from the room.
"You'd better go," Rin giggled and accepted a kiss to the top of her nose.
"I know I know, we'll finish my...eating lesson later," he winked and pushed himself up, following Amaris footsteps. Once they reached the training ground, seemingly everyone in sight turned to acknowledged Sesshomaru. He descended on the weapons keeper amongst a small chorus of bows and "my lord"s
"This is so cool uncle Sesshu...do they bow to you all the time?," she beamed.
"Most times, yes. It's a little grating if you ask me," he turned and narrowed his eyes, dispelling they small crowd that was gaping in wonder at his still bare, scratched all to hell, torso.
"Hakirumarei. My niece just pulled me out of bed to let me know you wouldn't permit her to use a sword?," he cocked an eyebrow at the aging demon.
"M-my lord I apologize. I did not know that she was ready to train with such a weapon," he balked as Sesshomaru handed Amari a sword that was almost the size of her.
"My nieces and nephew are exceptional, remember that." He glared and turned to Amari who was already sprinting towards targets.
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