Vengeance of the Soul
By: Haruka-chan
Chapter 4: Celebration of the newborn and Battle with Neko Youkais'
Rin woke to find she was still under the Sakura tree, and she was grabbing a hold of something. She turned to find Sesshoumaru was also asleep and she was using his shoulder as a pillow and holding on to his arm. Rin blushed and let him go.
Sesshoumaru's eyes opened and he looked down at her, he knew she woke from her movement and rapid heart beat.
"I am sorry," said Rin.
Sesshoumaru didn't say anything. Rin stood up and took in the beautiful surrounding. It was as beautiful in the daytime as it was at night. Rin stretched forgetting that Sesshoumaru was there as all her curves became visible through her kimono. Sesshoumaru's eyes traveled down her back. Rin turned and smiled at him as if nothing happened and offered him her hand. Sesshoumaru knew she couldn't pull him up yet he still took her hand.
"Good morning" she said.
He did nothing but look at her, "We should head back to the Palace before Farga and the others wonder where we are."
Rin nodded and picked some flowers.
"What are you doing?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"Picking flowers for Hinoki and Farga-sama" said Rin.
Sesshoumaru had a 'why' written all over his face.
"Because they just had new born babies and I didn't give them anything," said Rin.
'bizarre' thought Sesshoumaru as he continued to walk.
Rin smiled and picked some more flowers before running towards him.
Rin and Sesshoumaru entered the Palace to find it already getting ready for the celebration that night. Rin smiled at all the servants as she walked towards her room. Hinoki was sitting in her room with the babies.
"So where have you been all night?" she asked with a grin.
"Huh? I was at the meadow and I guess I fell asleep," said Rin with a blush.
"Strange how with you Lord Sesshoumaru has also disappeared, you did not happen to see him did you?" asked Hinoki as her grin grew wider.
"I...um..." Rin looked at her hands then at Hinoki who was now laughing. "Nothing happened!"
"Right" said Hinoki.
"Really, I just fell asleep" said Rin.
Hinoki nodded "I believe you, now get changed breakfast will be served soon."
"Wow already acting like the big sister and home keeper" said Rin.
"Yes, I like it to tell you the truth," said Hinoki.
Rin smiled, and then picked up one of the babies "Oh they are just so cute!" she said as she let the boy play with her finger.
"They like you" said Hinoki.
"And why wouldn't they, I was the first one to see them of course" said Rin.
Hinoki laughed and Rin soon joined in.
Sesshoumaru also went in to his room to find Farga sitting there with a cup of tea.
"I hope my words from last night did not make you angry" said Farga.
Sesshoumaru could see the small smile that he hid behind the cup. "No, I went for a walk."
"A long one I presume," said Farga.
Sesshoumaru didn't replay.
"So did you happen to see Rin, I went to wish her goodnight but she wasn't in her room" said Farga.
"Yes, she was in the meadow," said Sesshoumaru.
"So you were with her all night?" asked Farga.
Sesshoumaru gave him a look that said 'where are you going with this?' Farga smiled as he got up.
"I will see you at breakfast" said Farga.
Sesshoumaru nodded.
Rin walked slowly down the hall she had changed in to a beautiful lilac color kimono with white and pink flowers on it, her hair was tied up to a bun, in her hands she held the flowers she picked tied with a white ribbon to hold them together. She made her way to the dinning hall. Farga and Hinoki was already there, she smiled at them as she took a seat to Farga's left.
"Good morning Farga-sama" said Rin.
Farga smiled in reply.
"How did you sleep?" asked Hinoki.
Rin smiled "very good thank you Hinoki-chan."
Hinoki laughed along with Farga.
"I see this is a joke between the two of you," said Rin.
Farga smiled "I am sorry Rin."
Rin smiled "I don't mind really because nothing happened."
"I'm sure," said Hinoki.
Now this time the three of them started to laugh.
"Very funny Hinoki-chan" said Rin.
Sesshoumaru walked in to find them chatting and Farga and Hinoki laughing at something that Rin had said.
"Rin your song was beautiful last night," said Farga.
Rin blushed "Thank you."
"Yes, I have never heard such beautiful words," said Hinoki.
"Oh they were my mothers, she would sing that song for my father" said Rin with a blush.
"How romantic" said Hinoki as a starry look came over her eyes.
Farga and Rin laughed.
Sesshoumaru took a seat next to Rin.
"Lord Sesshoumaru good morning" said Hinoki with smile.
Sesshoumaru nodded.
"Oh I almost forgot," said Rin as she pulled the flowers from her kimono and handed them to Hinoki. "Sesshoumaru-sama and I would like to give you this as gift on the start of your new life, I know it's not much, and it is from your meadow, but this is the best at the moment."
"They are beautiful! Thank you Lord Sesshoumaru and Rin," said Hinoki.
Sesshoumaru just looked down at the smiling Rin. "I did nothing."
"But you were probably thinking of it" said Rin.
"Thank you Rin, Sesshoumaru," said Farga with a smile.
"So Rin what do you plan to do for the afternoon?" asked Hinoki.
"I was hoping you wouldn't mind if I played with the babies," said Rin.
"Of course not, how about a picnic?" asked Hinoki.
"That sounds great," said Rin.
Hinoki looked at Farga "You will join will you not?"
Farga nodded "Yes, what about you Sesshoumaru?"
Sesshoumaru was about to decline but she looked at Hinoki's and Rin's pleading eyes. "I will join as well," said Sesshoumaru. Since when did he agree to something out of pity? When did he feel pity?
"Great! I will tell the cook to prepare something for us" said Hinoki getting up.
"I'll come too" said Rin.
Hinoki and Rin left leaving Sesshoumaru and Farga alone.
"I am glad that you will be joining us," said Farga.
"I really do not have any interest in these things what so ever," said Sesshoumaru.
"But as you see it is hard to say no to them" said Farga as he picked up the flowers that Rin had given to him and Hinoki and took in the smell. "She is very sweet."
"Are you falling in love again Farga?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"No of course not I have Hinoki, but Rin I see as a younger sister, she is very full of life, but I sense a bit of sadness" said Farga.
"A younger sister?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"Yes, Hinoki and I both feel that she needs a home, and I will be glad if she stays here with us," said Farga.
"You have decided all this over night?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"I like what I see, I know she is not an enemy, and very lonely" said Farga.
Sesshoumaru listened to Farga.
"We're all ready to go, so come on already," said Rin.
Hinoki already had the babies. Farga nodded and stood and Sesshoumaru followed after.
"Where would you like to have the picnic?" asked Farga.
"How about the meadow?" asked Hinoki.
Rin nodded with a smile. "That would be good."
Farga smiled "Here let me get that," he said taking the basket from Rin's hand.
"No, I can take it, it's not heavy at all," she said.
"It is all right Rin just give in to him he needs to do something" said Hinoki laughing.
Rin laughed with her "Then let me hold one of them" said Rin.
Hinoki nodded and gave her one of the babies.
"Oh he is so handsome, if only you were a few years older" said Rin laughing.
Hinoki laughed also, "I am certain he feels the same for you."
"Yes, if only I was a baby like you" said Rin.
Sesshoumaru walked quietly as he listened to Rin as cheerful as she was.
"Say hi to Sesshoumaru-sama" said Rin waving the little child's arms at Sesshoumaru.
"Why do you not hold him?" asked Hinoki.
Sesshoumaru looked at Hinoki's trust filled smile. 'She is not frightened that I will drop the child?' thought Sesshoumaru. "I am not good with children."
Rin giggled "Don't worry he is strong" she said as she handed him the child.
Sesshoumaru took the little boy with the golden hair and blue eyes.
Rin walked along with Sesshoumaru and played with the baby as he held him. "He likes you Sesshoumaru-sama."
The baby started to pull on Sesshoumaru's hair, he of course was not amused as the ladies.
Rin laughed along with Hinoki, "Come on handsome, before Sesshoumaru-sama rips you apart" said Rin taking the baby from his arms.
Farga laughed also.
"They are so cute, I wish I had children!" said Rin.
"Do not rush, they look cute now, but when they come out, it is like going through hell," said Hinoki.
"Isn't that how it's supposes to be, heaven in hell?" asked Rin.
Hinoki nodded "I guess so."
They settled down under a Cherry tree.
"I love these trees, they are so beautiful" said Rin as she danced around under one.
Sesshoumaru couldn't help but look at her. Hinoki laughed as Farga smiled at her.
"Come on Hinoki" said Rin as she pulled up the woman and started to spin her around.
Hinoki laughed as they both fell on the ground. "I have not done that since I was a girl,"
Rin smiled 'They feel so much like my old family' thought Rin as a sad expression came over her.
"What's wrong?" asked Hinoki.
Rin smiled "Nothing."
Farga smiled at Hinoki and she nodded. "Rin what you say you and I take a walk?"
Rin looked towards Hinoki "Go ahead I do not mind."
Sesshoumaru who was drinking tea looked up for the first time since they got there. Rin smiled and Farga helped her up.
"So Rin do you like it here, I know it's been only one night since we have meet, but" he started.
"It feels like we have known each other forever?" she asked.
Farga nodded as he watched Rin bend down to smell of the flowers.
"Tell me something Rin, what happened to your family?" asked Farga.
Rin's hand brushed quietly against the flower, "I was born in to a very noble family, I had an older sister and a younger brother. My father was very loving and so was my mother. My older sister possessed special powers, they were very strong, and I had somewhat a faint of power. It was at a celebration did Naraku attack demanding my sister, when my father declined, he burnt down the whole village, my sister probably used her power to protect me from the Youkais' and I survived while she, my family, my people died."
Farga had a very sympathetic look over him, "It must have been hard for you."
"I swear that I would avenge my people's death, and that's how stubble in to the second village, the lord was kind and took me in as his own daughter, and I lived happy for a while forgetting some of my pain only to relive it again" said Rin.
"So much pain in these feudal times" said Farga.
Rin smiled in spite of it all. "Saving Hinoki and those babies gave me back some of my hope of finding a place where I belong."
"That is what I wanted to talk to you about," said Farga.
Rin looked confused, and soon fear came with the confusion was he going to send her way? Did he think perhaps she was a danger to his family? Waiting for him to tell her, her heart ran.
"I know that I do not know you well, but you are like a younger sister to me and Hinoki. You told me about your family without hesitation, and you respect me just as I you" he said.
"Farga-sama what are you trying to say?" asked Rin.
"What am I trying to say is that I want you to become part of my family" Farga said.
Rin's eyes went glassy, "You would want me?"
"Why would we not, my children adore you, Hinoki will no longer be lonely and I will have a younger sister to look after" said Farga.
Rin embraced Farga tightly, "I'm not sure how to take your offer."
"You take you time to decide" said Farga.
"I will never forget your kindness," said Rin with a smile.
"I can tell your full of life just waiting to come out, and going out to battle is not much of a life," said Farga heading quietly back.
Rin smiled and also followed after, and once again she's shown kindness and her heart felt sore with joy and sadness all at once this was her dilemma to her stay would mean danger and to leave would be separating from her adoring friends.
"So what did you two talk about?" asked Hinoki with a smile.
Rin run towards and wrapped her arms around her. "Thank you."
"Hey your welcome" Hinoki said while hugging Rin back.
Farga came and sat next to Sesshoumaru.
"So you asked her?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Yes, I did" he said.
"What did she say?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"She said she will think on it," said Farga.
"Hinoki and Farga-sama why don't you two take a walk, I'll watch these two" said Rin.
Farga smiled, "Shall we my love?" he asked giving Hinoki a hand.
Hinoki nodded and followed, "Of course."
Rin started to play with the babies.
"So will you stay?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"Their offer was kind but I don't think I can. My heart needs to see Naraku dead and what happens after that will happen, and beside I did give you my word to serve," said Rin.
Sesshoumaru was surprised she remembers her word but didn't say anything just watched her as she played the babies. 'She smiled and laughed more with in the past two days then she did with me for weeks. Wait why do I care? Why do I feel like I am being turned down' thought Sesshoumaru.
They spent most of the day out in the meadow, and returned late afternoon.
"We should get ready for the celebration," said Farga.
Rin and Hinoki had already gone in for it takes them far longer time then it did for the men. Farga and Sesshoumaru walked quietly before Farga broke the silence.
"You do not wish she stays?" he asked.
"It is none of my concern what she wishes to do" Sesshoumaru replied back.
"But you do feel distressed that she will not be traveling with you?" asked Farga.
Sesshoumaru didn't answer but that question did strike other question in his head. 'It has been different with her around, I find myself enjoying the forest that surrounds, and I feel calm around her.'
Farga smiled, they started heading inside as Farga watched Sesshoumaru, 'Soon my friend you shall see what it feels to be in love, and have no hate against it.'
Sesshoumaru saw a lot of Youkais' that was familiar to him, and he also saw some humans. The great hall of the palace was filled with guest laughing, dancing, eating and enjoying themselves. The Mistress of the Palace hasn't yet shown herself, and neither were the children. Farga seemed to be very happy with the turn about. Sesshoumaru's eyes how ever scanned for someone else, but didn't see her.
"Lord Sesshoumaru it's so good to see you again" said a young prince. AN: That's like saying OMG! Lord Sesshoumaru can I pleaszz have your autograph!
"Yes," said Sesshoumaru.
Farga strolled over to a now annoyed Sesshoumaru. "So are you enjoying yourself?"
"I prefer not to be around so many all at once," said Sesshoumaru.
"Farga-sama may I say you are looking very handsome tonight" said Rin's teasing voice from behind.
Both Farga and Sesshoumaru turned and saw Rin standing a beautiful black kimono with red and gold works on it and blood red obi and gold string to tie it, her hair was done up in a pony tail with some of the hair braided, her lips were also painted a deep shade of red.
"And you my dear sister are looking beautiful" said Farga.
Rin blushed, "Not as beautiful as Hinoki-chan" she said as her eyes went to the Youkai next to Farga. "And Sesshoumaru-sama you are also looking very handsome too" said Rin as her eyes wonder to the White kimono with gold work on Sesshoumaru.
"Thank you" was all he said.
Rin smiled, at the very least he answered her and that was enough for her.
"How about a dance?" asked Farga.
Rin nodded and gave him her hand.
Sesshoumaru watched as they disappeared in to the crowd of dancers, he stepped out in to the cool night. Sesshoumaru cursed himself for only thinking about her and how beautiful she looked just moments ago. 'I will not let myself be weak! Say it with me I will not let my self be weak!' A sudden smell came over him. 'Youkai!'
The other guest could tell that something was wrong also.
Farga became tense when he smelled the all to familiar scent.
"What's wrong?" asked Rin.
"Neko...Neko Youkai and they are not on the guest list" said Farga.
Rin gasped as she release herself from Farga and run out towards where Hinoki was. Farga quickly caught on and also followed after her. Rin grabbed her sword, bow and arrow and headed towards the room where Hinoki was in.
Rin heard the scream and ran faster, within minutes she busted through the doors and held her arrow pointing towards the Youkai that had Hinoki by the neck. "Let her go!"
The Neko Youkai smiled, "Do you think, a human such as yourself is a match for me?"
"Want to try me?" Rin asked ready to release her arrow.
"You do anything and you will have one very wounded mistress," said the Neko.
"Rin please save yourself, get out of here," said Hinoki.
"NO! Hinoki-chan. let her go!" she yelled as she releases her arrow.
The Neko was to busy laughing to notice that the arrow had it on the arm until it was too late. Hinoki twisted out of its grip and run behind Rin.
"What is your business here?" asked Rin.
The Neko's grinning face was replaced with a glare, walking towards Rin "You will pay for that bitch!"
"Hinoki here take my bow and arrows, run" said Rin handing the bow with hand as the other pulled out her sword.
"You want me you got me!" yelled Rin as their swords slashed together.
The Neko pushed harder towards Rin showing her its fangs. "Why defend a human, and kill yourself?"
Rin gritted her teeth and push back. "Because that is my sister you were trying to kill," said Rin as she pushed the Neko back.
"That is you sister?" he asked confused for a moment, he knew not that the human had a sister.
"You better believe it!" said Rin charging towards him and cutting his side.
The Neko grabbed Rin's arms and dug it'd claws in to them. Rin screamed in pain. Farga got there just in time to release Rin before her arm had a hole through it. Rin dropped to her knees clutching her now bleeding hands.
"What do you want Neko?" asked Farga.
"Revenge for the death of my mate, now I shall kill yours!" said the Neko.
Rin sat there her eyes reflecting the fight, 'That's it isn't it, everyone is out to get revenge that all that matters.'
Sesshoumaru got there to see Farga and the Neko fighting while Rin sat not to far from them clutching her arm as her kimono drenched in blood.
Rin's eyes drifted back and fourth, 'Something isn't right, he wouldn't just come alone' she thought as she stood up, and grabbed for her sword. "Hinoki! The babies!" yelled Rin as she looked around once more. "Where are they?"
Sesshoumaru's ears picked up the cry of the children. Rin saw the looked instantly went after it. 'Hot headed' thought Sesshoumaru as he followed after.
Rin ran as fast as her feet would take her in the damned kimono, 'My arm it hurts!' she thought as she neared to where the babies where once sleeping peacefully.
"Hinoki!" yelled Rin.
"Rin...they took my babies..." whispered an injured Hinoki.
Rin's eyes filled up with tears "Oh Hinoki, you just hold on I'll get them back, I promise."
Sesshoumaru was at the door watching Rin and Hinoki, he heard what she had said and he also smelled blood and salt. Rin walked out with the same look she had when he meet her back at the village.
"Where are they? Can you hear them?" asked Rin as she ripped her sleeves off and stared at the deep claw marks at her arms.
Sesshoumaru's eyes also drifted on them and he felt angry, but simply stated, "Your hurt."
Rin tied her arms with her sleeves and looked up at him, "It's nothing serious I'll be fine, but I have to get back the babies."
Sesshoumaru stared at her for a moment and she stared back, it was silent demand that she stay where she was and take care of herself, while she challenged back that there were danger for the children.
"Which way did they go?" asked Rin.
Sesshoumaru picked her up and started to run at a high speed towards where he heard the crying.
Mean while Farga also fought the leader of the pack, "I did not kill your mate, she left you for another!"
"You lie! Naraku has told me everything!" said the Neko.
'Naraku!' thought Farga of course he should have guessed it from the start it would be that miserable bastard, "You believe that lying bastard? He turned your mate against you and now he turned me against you!"
"I know you! Alicia would never leave me for another!" said the Neko as it continued to strike at Farga.
Sesshoumaru placed Rin down in front of the group of Nekos.
"Give the children back," said Rin.
The Nekos all grinned, their conceit evident in that smile they flashed, they were sure they would gain victory that night.
Sesshoumaru took out his Dokkasou, "Let's make this quick and fast" he said as he ran forward and sliced all of them leaving two crying children on the ground.
Rin ran to their side and picked both of them up and hugged them, "Don't you worry your safe now."
And as if they heard her they started to quiet down. Sesshoumaru headed back to the palace while Rin sat down there with the babies in her arms.
"That proved to be very easy for you has it not?" that voice which haunted for years.
Rin looked up, "I should have known it would be you! Why do you keep hurting the people I care about?"
He laughed as if what she had said was very amusing, and perhaps it was to him to watch lives go to waste for his sick amusement, he was the worst kind of killer alive. The bastard would pay greatly.
"You bastard!" said Rin.
"I have my reasons for you."
"I'm not your fucken pawn! You hear me! Naraku!" yelled Rin.
The laughter rose slowly challenging her before it slowly faded and soon disappeared.
Farga saw the Neko go weak and something glowing in it's back. Sesshoumaru came behind the falling Youkai and plucked it out.
'Just for this so many suffers, how pathetic.' he thought as he watched the Neko fell to the ground and turn to dust, he wasn't at all surprised nor was he happy with this whole turn about.
"He was dead," said Farga in an unbelievable voice, "I thought I smelled death."
"Farga!" yelled Hinoki as she came and embraced him.
Rin slowly walked in with the babies in her arms, "Here" was all she made out before she felt her body go limp and fall, Sesshoumaru grabbed her before she fell to the ground.
"Rin...is she all right?" asked Hinoki.
"She will be fine she just fainted," said Sesshoumaru.
"This is not the kind of celebration I had in mind" said Hinoki as she rested her head against Farga.
"I do not think this was part of it," said Farga.
Sesshoumaru stared down at Rin's blood and tear stained face, 'Even through it all she manages to look brilliantly sad.'
Rin woke to find the early morning light hit her eyes, she shut them close again bring her hand to block it out, like she did all her bad dreams and reality.
"It's about time you woke up," said Sesshoumaru.
Rin turned to see him standing next to the window bathed in the morning light, he looked like an angel, what irony that he looked like an angel but truly he was a demon. Rin closed her eyes savoring the picture. Then it hit her, her arm was completely sore.
"Don't try and move it, it will be that way for a while" said Sesshoumaru.
"How long have you been standing there?" asked Rin.
Sesshoumaru didn't answer, that wasn't necessary for her to know and he decided that how long he spent at her side really didn't matter.
Rin closed her eyes once more; she stirred just between being wake and sleep, if only she would wake and find that all of it was a dream and she was once again fifteen happy in the arms of those who she loved the most.
"Rin you are awake" said Hinoki's soft voice, her hand slowly making contact with Rin's forehead.
Rin tried to sit up but felt sharp pain at her arm and side, damn she forgot once more that she was not a being that healed quickly.
"No do not move, please" said Hinoki pushing her down, she was crying as she placed a hand on Rin's cheek, "You kept your promise you returned my babies."
"I had to, I am their aunt aren't I?" asked Rin.
Hinoki smiled through her tears, "I am pleased that you are all right little sister."
"What about Farga-sama is he all right?" asked Rin.
"Yes, I am fine," said Farga coming in to view.
Rin smiled, but in her head was a dilemma 'They were all here for me...but I can't be with them, Naraku will kill everyone that I am with...I can't let that happen...I won't!'
"So little sister, you have saved us yet again," said Farga. "I wish that you did not need to, but I thank you again."
"This time I had a lot of help," said Rin looking towards Sesshoumaru.
Farga smiled and nodded, he looked to his friend who looked out the window and seemed distracted not only by the night's events but also by the fact that his companion's injuries.
"Why do you not rest a bit more." said Hinoki walking slowly out, "I will come back later to see if you are all right."
Farga moved some of Rin's hair and planted a brotherly kiss on her forehead, "We shall be here if you are in need of us."
Everyone left except Sesshoumaru he continued to stand by the window, perhaps he forgot where he was, or it was his way of saying he cared.
"Sesshoumaru-sama I forgot to thank you, so thank you," whispered Rin.
Sesshoumaru looked towards her for a second and then was about to walk out when he heard her say, "Don't go stay here" in a whisper before she fell asleep. He didn't know why but he walked back to the window and stood there, turning towards her once and watching her sleep and then back towards the window.
Rin woke once more to find that it was already dark the sun gone and the stars shining once more, taking notice that Sesshoumaru was no longer there watching her as he did when she fell asleep. Rin laid in bed and looked up at the ceiling as that slow painful thought crossed her mind. 'I can't stay here, I don't want any of them to get hurt, and I can't travel with Sesshoumaru-sama either. So the best thing to do is to travel on m own, alone.'
She pushed the sheets aside and stood there for a few minutes. Finding the room spin and her head feeling heavy she grabbed a hold of the table next to her, finally getting a hold of herself and slowly getting dressed. Rin packed her things as she looked around the room then out the window, 'I must have been asleep for a long time.' She was pretty sure that it was midnight by the color of the sky.
Walking quietly down the hall and out the palace doors, without notice Rin walked slowly through the meadow and picked up a white rose, as a cherished memory of her childhood played in her mind, the though making her smile. Looking back at the palace she found her voice crack slightly as she whispered, "I shall miss you all dearly."
"We shall miss you," said Hinoki as she picked at a flower slowly smiling at the girl's back.
Rin gasped and turned to find Farga and Hinoki sitting just a few feet away with their babies, nearing them slowly finding herself feel that familiar sting in her eyes "I didn't want to wake you..."
"Leaving without saying good-bye" said Hinoki closing her eyes and shaking her head like the mother she was, "and here I thought you cared for us."
"I do care but I must leave before, Naraku hurt you guys again" said Rin as she fell to her knees in front of them, her new found family. "I'm so sorry."
"But Rin you are not to blame for that," said Farga as he pulling the girl in to his arms like a brother would. "None of it was your error."
"Yes, it was if it hadn't been for me then those Nekos would have never came," said Rin wrapping her arms around him and placing her head slowly on his shoulder, the tears flowing freely, she didn't care if she seemed childish. "Naraku will hurt or kill all those who I care about, and I can't let that happen."
Farga placed a hand on her shoulder, running his other hand over her head petting her a calm. "Shhh, that does not mean you have to leave us, you do know that do you not?"
Rin pulled away from his embrace and looked down at the green grass, "no I do, I must leave to find him and put an end to him."
"Very well just remember us," said Hinoki. "I would hate to think that you will not come back to your rightful home."
"I will never forget any one of you, your family" said Rin with a smile as she walked away and waved good-bye. 'My rightful home? If only I truly had that, why so much tragedy in my life?' Rin walked slowly in to the forest, 'The only person I didn't say good-bye to was Sesshoumaru-sama.'
"I will have to teach you to be more obedient," said an all too familiar voice, the same voice which made her heart skip beats from time to time.
Rin turned to find Sesshoumaru and Jaken standing behind her, "What are you doing here?"
"You asked me to guide you to Naraku and that is what I will do" said Sesshoumaru.
Rin shook her head, "I will find him myself I...I don't want you to get hurt for my cost. Besides I am bound to meet with him from the messages that he has been sending Me."
"If you haven't forgotten you gave me your word and service," said Sesshoumaru.
Rin smiled "I suppose you are right."
"Well, then lets go," said Sesshoumaru as he started to walk ahead.
'He may not show it but he does care' thought Rin as she looked at his back, she turned once more at the disappearing castle and breathed the air around her a small contentment suddenly coming over her 'Someday I will come back, and thank those who have gave me this chance at opening my heart once more, my brother, my sisters, and my master.'
'Someday I will know why I did what I did' thought Sesshoumaru as he walked on, many questions plagued his mind since the human girl started to follow him through his voyage, a voyage to find or gain what he didn't know, but this was the life he choose to lead.
Jaken was confused as hell so he didn't even bother talking, walking beside his master and ignoring the human girl who pledged her services to his master in order to gain revenge against the deceitful Naraku.
Rin followed after quietly 'Let the journey begin.'
"Is that lord Sesshoumaru?" asked Hinoki.
"Yes, my love" said Farga.
"He's going with her?" asked Hinoki.
"I wouldn't have her in any better care then him" said Farga.
"I guess not," said Hinoki as she placed a kiss on Farga's cheek.
Farga smiled and watched as his sister and best friend disappeared 'Someday you will understand why you do things that you do. I shall wait for both of you to return...together.'
Rin smiled as she walked next to Sesshoumaru, 'I don't think my life is so bad.'
Sesshoumaru stuck out his hand, not that he cared about such things as jewel shards for he was confident on his own power.
Rin looked up at him in question, what was he going to say now? "Yes?"
"This was in the Neko," said Sesshoumaru showing the glowing fragment.
"A Shikon shard, no wonder he moved so fast," said Rin taking the shard from Sesshoumaru. "Thank you for everything."
Sesshoumaru just looked ahead, though the sound of her voice rung in his head, she was thanking him for what exactly did she know? Watching her as she smiled he found himself feel almost this satisfaction settle over him.
Rin smiled as she watched the demon lord she walked beside, her heart dancing at his company, slowly it was becoming quite clear to her that she was meant to be at his side on this journey with him from the moment she came about his injured body, it was destiny at work.