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Hopefully the upcoming scene has been the one you all have been waiting for. Warning though, the scenes are more sexually oriented then I have written yet. I don't think it goes over PG13, but they sure show a lot in these movies nowadays. I thought I'd warn since my fic has been so tame up to now.
Growth In-Between Times
Outside the door to Rin's room was a hulking, evil looking demon. He was peering into her room and staring at her figure, his eyes full of lust. He recalled his mistress' command to him. " I want you to despoil that human creature. I want you to leave her so that my son will be full of disgust when he looks at her. Have your way with her, and do not be afraid of Sesshoumaru. I will make sure he will not know it was you." The demon watched gleefully as Rin changed into the sleeping cloths that had been left for her. This was going to be a lot more fun than he had thought.
Chapter seven: Unleashed
Rin was about to fall asleep when she heard a mournful wailing come from deep within the castle. It was a unison of voices steadily becoming louder and louder. She sat up, it sounded like some deep chant, a funeral song, or something to that effect. Rin shivered, it creeped her out, it was so gloomy. Was it the mistress of the castle mourning the betrayal by her husband? Rin decided that that woman was unhealthy. Poor Sesshoumaru-sama had such a terrible mother, no wonder he was cold inside. She lay back down with her back to the door.
The chanting masked the sound of the door sliding open to her room, the muffled footsteps to where she was lying. Rin felt the back of her neck tingle. There was somebody there! She spun around, but it was too late. Someone had caught her and was pinning her to the ground. Her mind reeled, what was going on? She felt hands groping her, reaching in between her thighs, tearing at the front of her dress. "Help" she screamed. She tried to use her powers, but she couldn't retreat into the calm, her mind was too frantic. She started to scream hysterically. Her powers were useless right now. She couldn't use them. Why, why, why? Why was this happening to her?
"Unhand her, you fiend". Jaken? The little toad demon stood at her doorway. "I'll save you Rin" He launched himself at her attacker, pouncing on the demon's back. The large demon grunted, effortlessly he reached behind him and grabbed Jaken by the scruff of his neck. He flung Jaken against the wall, and the little toad demon slumped down unconscious. "Jaken" Rin cried. She was interrupted by the sudden possession of her mouth by the demon. She felt his long slithering tongue force itself down her throat. Something within Rin's mind snapped, she bit down as hard as she could, feeling the warm swell of blood in her mouth. She spit out the tongue and pushed the yowling demon away from her. She clamped her palms against the demon's temples in a visor like grip. Then she emitted a piercing scream filled with all the anger and horror of what had just been done to her. She felt the demon before her sag, his mind completely blank. She had paralyzed him.
Rin ran. Images of what had just occurred flashing before her mind. The feel of the demon's hands, the taste of blood, Jaken's slumped form, the blank eyes of the demon, and most of all disgust. Her skin was crawling with dirt; she had never felt dirtier in her entire life. She panicked and ran as fast as her legs cold carry her. She ran through the corridors of the castle, out the front entrance, through the woods. Branches scraped her, her bare feet began to bleed because of projecting stones and pebbles. She did not care, she did not feel them. All she needed was to get away, get away and become clean.
Sesshoumaru was sitting in his room thinking. Then he began to hear the chanting. It slowly escalated in volume. 'What is this infernal racket? His mother must be at the end of this. How dare she disturb him like this. He slowly got up and walked over to her chambers in the other side of the castle. He slid open the door and entered the room. His mother sat in the middle of a ring of demons with agonized expression on her face. The demons were all letting out loud cries and piercing wails that hammered into his skull and practically shot his ears. "Mother, what is the meaning of this?" The chanting lowered itself to a low hum, but still loud enough for it to grate his ears. His mother looked at him with a haughty expression "Today is the anniversary of your father's abandonment. I always celebrate it like this." Sesshoumaru gritted his teeth "This is to stop at once. This is my castle and I refuse to be disturbed like this. Shut them up or get out." His mother's eyes blazed in fury. "How can you let your pride sink so low? He left us, both of us. This is my way of remembering him. I will never forget his insult to my pride. And neither should you."
"It is only those who are weak that dwell on the past; allowing their old grievances to grow and fester. I am beginning to understand why father left you, mother." She stood up, enraged. "How dare you speak of weakness to me. Have you not proven yourself incredibly weak by bringing that disgusting human creature into the castle? I will not have it. My pride will not be mocked by having another human woman supplant me. Humans are not fit to exist with us demons." Warning sirens went of in Sesshoumaru's mind. He looked around and recognized this as an elaborate ploy to distract him. He looked at his mother. "If anything had happened to Rin I advise you to leave the castle and never show yourself in my presence again. I will not be responsible for what I will do to you."
He left immediately and rushed to Rin's room. He took in the scene before him: Jaken, slumped on the floor, still breathing, and the form of the large demon with his eyes glazed. Sesshoumaru unleashed his whip attack on the form of the hulking demon. The large demon sputtered and began to gag. Sesshumaru grabbed him by the neck and held him aloft. "What happened here?" His voice was low but laced with venom. The demon tried to talk, but he gargled inarticulately, his tongue was missing. Sesshoumaru espied it on the floor. He didn't need to guess why the demon's tongue had been bitten off. His eyes widened with fury and he slashed at the demon swiftly, splitting him into two even slices. Sesshoumaru then ran after Rin's scent.
Sesshoumaru ran into the woods, making good time and quickly catching up to Rin. He spotted her knee deep in a little creek, vigorously scrubbing herself. She started like a scared animal when she saw him. She cowered and covered herself with her arms. "Sesshoumaru-sama, please go away. Pleases don't look at me."
"Rin" he took a step forward.
"Go away" she screamed. "I'm disgusting, don't look at me. I can't bear to ever have you look at me again." She looked down into the water. "Humans must really be disgusting creatures if all demons see when they look at us is how low we are. I must be a really disgusting creature if that demon thought he could do that to me. I don't even want to know what you think of me."
"That demon was the disgusting creature, not you, Rin." Sesshoumaru said.
"How can you say that?" Rin cried. "I feel so dirty. I must be dirty. You yourself are always saying what low and disgusting creatures we humans are. You have always made me feel a little unworthy of your company, and I always wondered why. But now I understand. Human beings kill and hurt each other, I have seen it many times in our travels, and just in the village. And whenever someone sees us they think we are meant to be used, like that demon tried to use me." She sobbed into her hands. " I don't even fully understand what he was trying to do to me. I am all grown up, but am still such a child." She looked up at Sesshoumaru, tears streaming down her face. "Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself now. Go away. You will never have mingle with such disgusting creatures again. I can't bear to have you look at me and know that you think I am disgusting. I can't bear to have you think of me that way."
"Rin, do you want to know what I think of you?" Sesshoumaru stepped into the little creek and reached out his hand to touch her face."
"NO" Rin screamed. She slapped his hand away and made a mad dash past him. All the emotions that Sesshoumaru had been feeling caved in. His confusion that he had been battling ever since Rin grew up. The agony of having thought he had lost her and the relief when he had found her again. The seething fury he had felt at having someone else try to take his Rin, hurt his Rin. She was his and nobody else's. She was his mate and anyone who tried to lay a finger on her would suffer the same fate as the demon back at the castle.
Sesshoumaru's hand whipped out and he grabbed Rin by the wrist. He pinned her against a tree and covered her mouth with his. His kiss was strong, passionate, and possessive. He released all the emotions he had pent up inside. He allowed all the feelings he had for Rin well out of him and pass to her. He gave her the kiss of a dog demon claiming his mate.
Rin had
been surprised when Sesshoumaru had grabbed her, but she went beyond that when
he pressed his lips against her's. She
was so surprised all she could do was stare, she couldn't even kiss him
back. As his kiss grew stronger she
felt shivers and thrills all over her body, and his grip tightened in
response. She felt weak and light-
headed and began to sag. Sesshoumaru
stopped his kiss and caught her before she fell. "Sesshoumaru-sama" She whispered and fell into his arms. She lay there against his chest, panting
hard, waiting for her heart to slow its beating. Sesshoumaru hugged Rin tightly to him and bent down and kissed
her head. Rin closed her eyes and
enjoyed the feel of his strong arms around her. She liked the feel of her head against his hard chest, listening
to the beating of his heart. This,
this was what she wanted. This was what
she had been looking for. Rin
lifted her face and gazed into Seehoumaru's golden eyes with wonder and
love. "I love you,
Sesshoumaru-sama. I always have and always
will. You are everything to me and I
live to make you happy." She reached up
and caressed his face with her hand. "
I can't believe you care for me too.
Not even in my wildest dreams could I imagine you seeing me this
way. Can you really love me
Sesshoumaru-sama? Can you really love
me the way I love you?"
In response Sesshoumaru lowered
his head and kissed her. It was a soft
tender kiss, different to the kiss he had given her earlier. Rin responded to his kiss, both searching
for different ways for their mouths fit against each other. Sesshoumaru had never felt this way
before. Never before had he kissed
someone who had given themselves solely to him. He was the one thing on her mind, and she gave herself
unreservedly to him. Her innocence and
childlike inexperience intoxicated him.
She had no art or guile, she gave him who she was and offered herself
completely to him. She was his.
Their kiss, though starting slow, began to grow in passion. Her lips were like honey to him and he tried to draw out their sweetness. Rin slid her arms up and around Sesshoumaru' neck and he drew her closer to him than she had been before, deepening their kiss. Suddenly they both broke away from their kiss, catching their breaths, panting hard. Sesshoumaru lowered his head and began to Kiss Rin's neck. She gasped and moaned at the sudden sensations his kisses produced. He kissed her eyes, her nose and her ears, finally latching on to her mouth again in a rapid succession of kisses. Sesshoumaru stuck his tongue in her mouth, and Rin's knees grew wobbly at the new sensations this produced. They sank slowly to the ground. Sesshoumaru stretched her under him, until the full length of his body was on top of hers. He pulled on her loosened kimono so that her shoulder was exposed, caressing it. He began to pull down the kimono lower. " I love you" Rin whispered. Sesshoumaru suddenly stopped. With great effort he rolled off Rin, and sat with his fists clenched so hard that the knuckles were turning white. Rin had cried out when Sesshoumaru had stopped, and now sat up, pulling her kimomo back up. "What's the matter? What did I do wrong?"
"Nothing, Rin you could do nothing wrong." Seshoumaru bent to kiss her tenderly. "But what I was about to do would have made me as bad as the demon back at the castle." Rin shuddered. "What are you talking about? You are nothing like him. He hurt me, you are loving me. And I love you." Sesshoumaru shook his head. " You are in a very vulnerable position right now. You have just gone through a traumatic experience and are using me as comfort." Rin's eyes flashed. " How dare you say I am just using you for comfort. I have always loved you, ever since I was a little girl. You were the only thing that I could hold on to during my Miko training. I didn't know in the beginning what my feelings for you were, but now I now what I want. I want to be with you."
Sesshoumaru laughed and touched her face. " You don't really know what you are getting into. To mate with me once is to mate with me for life. We dog demons are very possessive."
"That's what I want. I love you."
"And I" Sesshoumaru paused before the words "love you. Which is why we are going to wait. My pride cannot allow us to mate before a proper ceremony. One that we will consummate and make us one."
"Oh" Rin breathed. "In that case I don't mind waiting, as long as you don't change your mind."
Sesshoumaru smiled. "As if that is possible once I have my mind made up."
"Oh" Rin clapped her hands. "What" Sesshoumaru asked, confused.
"I made you smile. I made you smile at me." Sesshoumaru laughed and bent to kiss her. There kiss swiftly grew dangerously passionate and Sesshoumaru drew away.
"Mmmmm" Rin protested, drawng him towards her.
"Stop it Rin." Sesshoumaru said with effort. "You are the one thing I am weak against. If you push me, I will give in."
Rin let go of his kimono, blushing at the power she held over him. "Then we will both have to be strong for each other" Sesshoumaru nodded his head and helped Rin stand up. "Do you want to go back to the castle?" Rin shooke her head. "No I would rather stay out here." Sesshoumaru understood. They both settled down to sleep outside, like they had done many times before. Rin suddenly felt very cold without Sesshoumaru's arms around her. She sat up. "Sleep with me?" She whispered. Sesshoumaru shook his head. "I daren't" Her nearness would cause him to lose self control. Rin blushed again and lay down. She went to sleep while Sesshojmaru gazed at her sleeping form. Impatient for the day he would make her fully his.