Disclaimer: Ok, I think everyone already knows this, but no, I do NOT own
Inu Yasha, or any other characters as of yet. They all belong to the all
mighty Romiko Takahashi! *Little cut scene shows thousands of people on
their knees hailing* All Hail! All Hail!
A/N: I DO use some Japanese in here, and I will put up the definitions of everything I use at the top of the page before the story starts, so don't worry.you don't need a translator (though they are very useful.) Anyways, sumimasen for the small delay, I am trying to update as fast as I can.
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Sumimasen; gomen; gomennasai = sorry, sorry excuse me (idiomatic informal); same, more formal
Oyasumi = good night
Hontouni = really, truly
Doumo; doumo arigatou; doumo arigatou gozaimasu = thanks, thank you, thank you very much (in other words, it just goes up in formality.lol)
Otousan = father
Kami = God Anuki = big brother
I think that's about it for this chapter for Japanese terms. Now for the next chapter. *************************************************************
Chapter 2 - To the Cave (Starting from exactly where I left off.)
After about a minute he was back with them, and slowed his pace down just before he cleared the trees. It was not as if he wanted them to know he actually had rushed to get back ne? Rin was tying back her hair with a ribbon when he came into sight, and smiled brilliantly at him in acknowledgement that he was there. ~Kami, she has a beautiful smile~ He then noticed what he was thinking. He cursed inwardly at the unwelcome thought and noticed Jaken pressing his head to the ground.
"Lord S-Sesshoumaru! You've returned!" He decided to ignore the ignorant toad and walked by him. He looked to the sky, noting the position of the sun. There was about two hours left until sun down. ~Damn it! ~ He was hoping to reach the cave before that, but the girl's bath took longer than he had thought it had. He turned to Rin.
"Rin, gather your things, we leave within five minutes." He left it at that; it was all she needed to know.
"But - but Lord Sesshoumaru! That is too soon! How can I get everything ready in that amount of time!" Jaken complained. ~Blah blah blah.~ He continued with his ranting until Sesshoumaru threw a much needed rock at his head, hitting him squarely between the eyes. ~Damned annoying toad. ~ When Jaken finally regained consciousness -sadly- he quickly gathered everything and stood next to his lord. Rin soon followed and smiled lightly at her master, waiting for him to lead the way. So he did. Following a path that was nearly un-seeable, he started to make his way to the cave. It had become part of their route when one day it had been raining particularly hard, and Rin was shivering so hard. He found the cave in order to keep her safe from it, so she would not get sick. He frowned at the memory, remembering that the girl was so weak as to get sick and harmed so easily. But she WAS strong. She could defend herself well, that even a normal youkai would have trouble getting to her. It was a rare thing to find a strong human, and Rin was one of them. He thought she was most likely strong from the fact that he had raised her, and that he and Jaken had taught her how to fight. (Though, he more so than Jaken.) A fleeting thought passed his mind ~Inu Yasha's wench had been strong, that miko that had faced me a few times herself. How strange that we both would be lucky enough to find strong humans. ~ He paused at that in particular thought and his face twisted lightly with anger. ~Lucky?! If it were not for Rin, I would have NO weaknesses! ~ With that thought, and his anger now settled in, he decided he would keep his mind off of her, lest he take it out on something.
Unfortunately for him, it didn't work for all that long. After about an hour of fast paced walking, Jaken finally decided to stop making sounds come from his throat. It was not as if he had been listening to him anyways. After another hour the sun had set, which seemed to be the 'on' switch for Jaken's mouth. At least there had been about an hour of silence from him. It was just about then the damned wind decided to change direction, making it to where he could smell her. At first he did not believe his nose, but when the scent became stronger, he groaned inaudibly and strode a little further ahead of his companions. She smelled sweet to him, but it had a bit of a difference to it now, an 'under' scent if you will. He frowned at the scent; she was starting to become tired by the smell of her sweat on her body. And though he was lightly bothered by the fact he perhaps had set the pace too fast for her, it was not the part that had bothered him. ~Kami! Why now?! ~ He then clenched his fist, knowing he would have to stand guard at the cave tonight- for two reasons. The first being, he would need to keep an eye out for 'needy' youkai, and the second, though he was unlikely to admit it even to himself, was to protect her from himself. Even from the distance he was from her, and the fact that the scent was barely there, he could smell it. It was about that time, the excruciating two or three days before she bled in that strange cycle human females go through. She was about to go into heat. Though she never herself noticed any change in her bodily odors, which was the only way to tell a human was in heat, he definitely could. He hated having her away from his palace during these times, and it was rare that she was now. His mind had let the time get away from him, and now he had to be careful. The last time she was caught out here in heat, many youkai had wandered near them, but none of them had attempted to go after her because he was there. Except for one, that tried to sneak past, then thought that he was strong enough to get past him. He killed him though before it had gotten close enough to wake her. She did not need to know about this, the last thing he needed was for her to worry about her safety as she went with him to patrol his territory. His mood lifted slightly as he recognized a few of the trees he was passing and stopped abruptly.
"We are nearly there." His comment made Jaken look away from where he was placing his feet, and fell flat on his face. He looked up.
"Y-yes! Lord Sesshoumaru, we are!"
"You know the way from here then?" he mused with the toad. Although he still kept his voice soft, firm, and -cold.
"Why yes, Lord Sesshoumaru!"
"Fine then, Jaken, take the girl the rest of the way to the cave. I will join you shortly." With that, he rushed away at top speed. Of coarse, he did not actually plan on returning until the next day. Jaken then stuttered after him a moment, then turned sharply to face the girl and glared at her.
"Come now, YOU!" His squeaky voice called to her. "See if you can keep up, human!" He started to scramble off and the girl mocked his words behind his back, but obediently followed after him. She was not in the mood to start a fight with him now, especially since her master had left. She knew that when he left he would not likely return until he was ready to move on again the next day, to spite his words. She sighed lightly to herself at the thought of having to spend the night alone with Jaken. She hated that toad-well, mostly anyways. Though she every so often referred to her master as 'otousan' she looked at Jaken more closely as that. In truth, the only reason she used the term towards her master was because she knew that he viewed her as his 'pup'. But the truth was, Jaken, although grudgingly, was the one that had actually taken care of her and paid attention to her. She also knew, though his words spoke bitterly of her, that he had grown to like her. She smiled lightly as she followed him, reflecting on this. He really WAS rather annoying, and sometimes couldn't bring herself to decide whether he was more an otousan or more an anuki. It wasn't that it mattered to her really what he was, it was not as if he were actually related to her anyways. She shook the matter out of her head as she continued to follow him.
Before long they reached the cave. It was extremely well hidden, located behind a large tree and many hanging vines. The entrance was such that Rin had to duck to enter, and was just wide enough for her body. It was the perfect size though, for Jaken, who walked straight through with plenty of leftover headroom. Inside, the main part of the cave was about the size of a basic hut, with a small jag in the rock that led down further into the earth. Once inside, Jaken strode over to a small corner and retrieved the two small futons they had stashed there. (Only two because his Lord Sesshoumaru did not need one, because he did not sleep. For he was the lord of the western lands, and why should her, the great and powerful youkai that he was, resort to such meaningless tasks such as sleep?)
As Jaken laid out the futons, Rin switched to her 'night clothing', which was actually only a large, loose fitting kimono and a soft furry obi. She then turned and noticed that he had fully prepared her futon for her. "Doumo arigato gozaimasu, Jaken-san!" She crawled into the futon, and thought a moment, deciding to add more. "Hontouni." She then lies down and then added, "Oyasumi" before she drifted into sleep. He 'hmphed', then quietly repeated the gesture to her. After a vigorous day of walking, her also was ready to sleep. Before he did though, he noticed the girl was starting to smell a little different, and took special note of it. Perhaps it would be best not to disturb his lord for the next few days. He always seemed to be a bit more agitated during these times. He never understood though, why he always seemed to make such a big fuss over the girl going into heat. But then, he was not all that interested in mating really.
Although he was not so dense at to not notice that the girl aged well, and he even appreciated her beauty. He hated most humans, and considered most of them ugly. In his entire life he had only encountered only four or five humans that held beauty. And only three he could think of immediately. One had been Inu Yasha's mother, his wench Kagome had been beautiful (He only remembers her name due to the many beatings he had received from her on their chance encounters.) and lastly, Rin. Rin was a plain child when they had acquired her, not to mention the fact that she bore many scars upon her back. Not that they were all that distracting now. As she had grown older, the fairer she became. Her ebony hair had grown long, nearly to the small of her back, which she usually looped back with a silken ribbon. Her freckles faded, though you could still see a slight hint of them if you looked hard enough. Her body had lengthened and become shapely, her eyes became lighter, her muscled toned and she had gained something of a silent grace to her outward appearance, most likely due to being raised around his Lord Sesshoumaru, she had picked up on that trait. And though he would never admit it to anyone, he had grown to love the girl, and viewed her as the daughter her would most likely never have. He laid there, watching her as he himself drifted off into sleep. Sesshoumaru noticed this as he stood outside the cave, leapt into a high tree branch of the tree that stood next to the cave, and watched for any lingering threats that may come by.
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A/N: Ok, so there it is, chapter two. In case you are wondering, I write all of this on my breaks while I am at work, and usually put it up on the days I am off, which are twice a week. So unless I get something like writers block (*is being far too literal here* I am going to kill the person that invented this block. mwahahahahahaha! * cough*) I should be updated around twice a week so long as I get enough story to put up a chapter. Well, anyways, Nanitozo Yasashikusuru!
A/N: I DO use some Japanese in here, and I will put up the definitions of everything I use at the top of the page before the story starts, so don't worry.you don't need a translator (though they are very useful.) Anyways, sumimasen for the small delay, I am trying to update as fast as I can.
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Sumimasen; gomen; gomennasai = sorry, sorry excuse me (idiomatic informal); same, more formal
Oyasumi = good night
Hontouni = really, truly
Doumo; doumo arigatou; doumo arigatou gozaimasu = thanks, thank you, thank you very much (in other words, it just goes up in formality.lol)
Otousan = father
Kami = God Anuki = big brother
I think that's about it for this chapter for Japanese terms. Now for the next chapter. *************************************************************
Chapter 2 - To the Cave (Starting from exactly where I left off.)
After about a minute he was back with them, and slowed his pace down just before he cleared the trees. It was not as if he wanted them to know he actually had rushed to get back ne? Rin was tying back her hair with a ribbon when he came into sight, and smiled brilliantly at him in acknowledgement that he was there. ~Kami, she has a beautiful smile~ He then noticed what he was thinking. He cursed inwardly at the unwelcome thought and noticed Jaken pressing his head to the ground.
"Lord S-Sesshoumaru! You've returned!" He decided to ignore the ignorant toad and walked by him. He looked to the sky, noting the position of the sun. There was about two hours left until sun down. ~Damn it! ~ He was hoping to reach the cave before that, but the girl's bath took longer than he had thought it had. He turned to Rin.
"Rin, gather your things, we leave within five minutes." He left it at that; it was all she needed to know.
"But - but Lord Sesshoumaru! That is too soon! How can I get everything ready in that amount of time!" Jaken complained. ~Blah blah blah.~ He continued with his ranting until Sesshoumaru threw a much needed rock at his head, hitting him squarely between the eyes. ~Damned annoying toad. ~ When Jaken finally regained consciousness -sadly- he quickly gathered everything and stood next to his lord. Rin soon followed and smiled lightly at her master, waiting for him to lead the way. So he did. Following a path that was nearly un-seeable, he started to make his way to the cave. It had become part of their route when one day it had been raining particularly hard, and Rin was shivering so hard. He found the cave in order to keep her safe from it, so she would not get sick. He frowned at the memory, remembering that the girl was so weak as to get sick and harmed so easily. But she WAS strong. She could defend herself well, that even a normal youkai would have trouble getting to her. It was a rare thing to find a strong human, and Rin was one of them. He thought she was most likely strong from the fact that he had raised her, and that he and Jaken had taught her how to fight. (Though, he more so than Jaken.) A fleeting thought passed his mind ~Inu Yasha's wench had been strong, that miko that had faced me a few times herself. How strange that we both would be lucky enough to find strong humans. ~ He paused at that in particular thought and his face twisted lightly with anger. ~Lucky?! If it were not for Rin, I would have NO weaknesses! ~ With that thought, and his anger now settled in, he decided he would keep his mind off of her, lest he take it out on something.
Unfortunately for him, it didn't work for all that long. After about an hour of fast paced walking, Jaken finally decided to stop making sounds come from his throat. It was not as if he had been listening to him anyways. After another hour the sun had set, which seemed to be the 'on' switch for Jaken's mouth. At least there had been about an hour of silence from him. It was just about then the damned wind decided to change direction, making it to where he could smell her. At first he did not believe his nose, but when the scent became stronger, he groaned inaudibly and strode a little further ahead of his companions. She smelled sweet to him, but it had a bit of a difference to it now, an 'under' scent if you will. He frowned at the scent; she was starting to become tired by the smell of her sweat on her body. And though he was lightly bothered by the fact he perhaps had set the pace too fast for her, it was not the part that had bothered him. ~Kami! Why now?! ~ He then clenched his fist, knowing he would have to stand guard at the cave tonight- for two reasons. The first being, he would need to keep an eye out for 'needy' youkai, and the second, though he was unlikely to admit it even to himself, was to protect her from himself. Even from the distance he was from her, and the fact that the scent was barely there, he could smell it. It was about that time, the excruciating two or three days before she bled in that strange cycle human females go through. She was about to go into heat. Though she never herself noticed any change in her bodily odors, which was the only way to tell a human was in heat, he definitely could. He hated having her away from his palace during these times, and it was rare that she was now. His mind had let the time get away from him, and now he had to be careful. The last time she was caught out here in heat, many youkai had wandered near them, but none of them had attempted to go after her because he was there. Except for one, that tried to sneak past, then thought that he was strong enough to get past him. He killed him though before it had gotten close enough to wake her. She did not need to know about this, the last thing he needed was for her to worry about her safety as she went with him to patrol his territory. His mood lifted slightly as he recognized a few of the trees he was passing and stopped abruptly.
"We are nearly there." His comment made Jaken look away from where he was placing his feet, and fell flat on his face. He looked up.
"Y-yes! Lord Sesshoumaru, we are!"
"You know the way from here then?" he mused with the toad. Although he still kept his voice soft, firm, and -cold.
"Why yes, Lord Sesshoumaru!"
"Fine then, Jaken, take the girl the rest of the way to the cave. I will join you shortly." With that, he rushed away at top speed. Of coarse, he did not actually plan on returning until the next day. Jaken then stuttered after him a moment, then turned sharply to face the girl and glared at her.
"Come now, YOU!" His squeaky voice called to her. "See if you can keep up, human!" He started to scramble off and the girl mocked his words behind his back, but obediently followed after him. She was not in the mood to start a fight with him now, especially since her master had left. She knew that when he left he would not likely return until he was ready to move on again the next day, to spite his words. She sighed lightly to herself at the thought of having to spend the night alone with Jaken. She hated that toad-well, mostly anyways. Though she every so often referred to her master as 'otousan' she looked at Jaken more closely as that. In truth, the only reason she used the term towards her master was because she knew that he viewed her as his 'pup'. But the truth was, Jaken, although grudgingly, was the one that had actually taken care of her and paid attention to her. She also knew, though his words spoke bitterly of her, that he had grown to like her. She smiled lightly as she followed him, reflecting on this. He really WAS rather annoying, and sometimes couldn't bring herself to decide whether he was more an otousan or more an anuki. It wasn't that it mattered to her really what he was, it was not as if he were actually related to her anyways. She shook the matter out of her head as she continued to follow him.
Before long they reached the cave. It was extremely well hidden, located behind a large tree and many hanging vines. The entrance was such that Rin had to duck to enter, and was just wide enough for her body. It was the perfect size though, for Jaken, who walked straight through with plenty of leftover headroom. Inside, the main part of the cave was about the size of a basic hut, with a small jag in the rock that led down further into the earth. Once inside, Jaken strode over to a small corner and retrieved the two small futons they had stashed there. (Only two because his Lord Sesshoumaru did not need one, because he did not sleep. For he was the lord of the western lands, and why should her, the great and powerful youkai that he was, resort to such meaningless tasks such as sleep?)
As Jaken laid out the futons, Rin switched to her 'night clothing', which was actually only a large, loose fitting kimono and a soft furry obi. She then turned and noticed that he had fully prepared her futon for her. "Doumo arigato gozaimasu, Jaken-san!" She crawled into the futon, and thought a moment, deciding to add more. "Hontouni." She then lies down and then added, "Oyasumi" before she drifted into sleep. He 'hmphed', then quietly repeated the gesture to her. After a vigorous day of walking, her also was ready to sleep. Before he did though, he noticed the girl was starting to smell a little different, and took special note of it. Perhaps it would be best not to disturb his lord for the next few days. He always seemed to be a bit more agitated during these times. He never understood though, why he always seemed to make such a big fuss over the girl going into heat. But then, he was not all that interested in mating really.
Although he was not so dense at to not notice that the girl aged well, and he even appreciated her beauty. He hated most humans, and considered most of them ugly. In his entire life he had only encountered only four or five humans that held beauty. And only three he could think of immediately. One had been Inu Yasha's mother, his wench Kagome had been beautiful (He only remembers her name due to the many beatings he had received from her on their chance encounters.) and lastly, Rin. Rin was a plain child when they had acquired her, not to mention the fact that she bore many scars upon her back. Not that they were all that distracting now. As she had grown older, the fairer she became. Her ebony hair had grown long, nearly to the small of her back, which she usually looped back with a silken ribbon. Her freckles faded, though you could still see a slight hint of them if you looked hard enough. Her body had lengthened and become shapely, her eyes became lighter, her muscled toned and she had gained something of a silent grace to her outward appearance, most likely due to being raised around his Lord Sesshoumaru, she had picked up on that trait. And though he would never admit it to anyone, he had grown to love the girl, and viewed her as the daughter her would most likely never have. He laid there, watching her as he himself drifted off into sleep. Sesshoumaru noticed this as he stood outside the cave, leapt into a high tree branch of the tree that stood next to the cave, and watched for any lingering threats that may come by.
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A/N: Ok, so there it is, chapter two. In case you are wondering, I write all of this on my breaks while I am at work, and usually put it up on the days I am off, which are twice a week. So unless I get something like writers block (*is being far too literal here* I am going to kill the person that invented this block. mwahahahahahaha! * cough*) I should be updated around twice a week so long as I get enough story to put up a chapter. Well, anyways, Nanitozo Yasashikusuru!
