*Disclaimer: Have you watched Inuyasha lately? Takahashi Rumiko is proving her genius with each episode. I would be a fool to try to claim her work!*
Fukai Mori
A plan for revenge calls for the kidnapping of Rin. Nearly a year later Sesshoumaru finds her in the Deep Forest(Fukai Mori), a forest where young and impressionable minds are easily corrupted. His enemy's true plan revealed, Sesshoumaru must make a decision. Kill Rin or be killed.
Chapter 2 - The First Snow
Rin held her kimono closer to her, trying to fight against the cold. Fall and winter were her least favorite time of year. It brought death for leaving creatures as well as plants and trees. How she missed the flowers at this time of year and the cold only seemed to remind her that her beloved flowers were dead. The only positive thing about this situation was the increased time she got to spend with Sesshoumaru.
Her eyes followed to where he walked ahead of her and she smiled. He was almost always close by, tending to some way to keep her warm. At night he always found a cave for her to sleep in or simply made one with the power of his Toukijin. Most of the time Ah Un could not fit in the cave so Sesshoumaru made sure the fire stayed lit throughout the entire night. And sometimes if it was too windy and the fire kept blowing out, Sesshoumaru would wrap his tail around her and allow her to lie against him.
In those moments, loneliness didn't exist, comfort was her companion and love was her closest friend.
Sesshoumaru turned slightly to look back at Rin, heard rather than saw her turn her head down quickly as if she hadn't been watching him. He noted the way she shivered with cold, wondered if she were going to ask if they could stop early. Or maybe Rin herself had sensed trouble. It would certainly explain her awkward behavior. He felt her eyes upon him, heard the slight increase in her heartbeat whenever he looked at her. Did it mean that she was afraid for him? It was certainly like Rin to think that way. But for her to be so deeply affected by the trouble she sensed only proved to him that something was about to happen.
So Sesshoumaru changed his destination point and headed towards the mountain. They would rest early today and all of tomorrow. Such behavior would surely throw his unknown enemy off guard. And if he had his way, they would get snowed in tomorrow night. He could find another way out and leave his enemies to believe they were stuck until the snow melted. And if they found him again, Sesshoumaru could assume that his enemy was obsessed with killing him. When those type of emotions were involved it almost immediately meant an easy victory for Sesshoumaru. It was important to know your enemy and it was time for Sesshoumaru to start learning a little information of his own.
Early the next morning, Rin watched as the first snow fell from the sky.
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Sesshoumaru sat behind Rin as they rode upon Ah Un across the sky. He rode with her in an effort to help her stay warm since the extra wind would have otherwise froze her small frame. Her heart was beating faster and he realized it wasn't due to excitement from the ride. She was excited that her body was so closely pressed to his. And if her heartbeat hadn't exposed that fact, her scent certainly would have. The desire and lust that emitted from her body told Sesshoumaru that Rin wanted him. Rin wanted him. For once in his life Sesshoumaru was dumbfounded.
When had such feelings come about? And why? Sesshoumaru had never given Rin a reason to desire him in any way. He treated her as his child and nothing more. So why was her body heated in anticipation? Sesshoumaru did not understand. But now he understood why her heart raced when he looked at her, why she sometimes smelled of lust when she slept. She had been dreaming about him, dreaming about mating with him. The very thought of mating with Rin made him want to shudder.
To make matters worse, this Sesshoumaru was tempted to mate with Rin. Any youkai would have to be a fool not to be tempted by a beautiful young woman who obviously wanted to mate. Sesshoumaru was not a fool. He could smell her innocence and felt a kick of possessiveness. To be her first and her last, that alone was tempting. But he couldn't overlook the scent of human blood that mixed with her lust and innocence. And that was what kept him from making Rin belong to him in yet another way.
His child - this child needed to cool down. Sesshoumaru glided Ah Un down to where he saw the sparkle of water. When they landed, he neglected to help Rin down and walked to the waters edge. With one crack of his whip he put a hole in the surface of the frozen water. And then he leaned against a tree, watching as Rin found firewood and Jaken caught the few surviving fish.
Sesshoumaru could sense an oncoming storm in the air even before the wind began to pick up. He rose to his feet and went out in search of a cave. And to take out newfound frustration, he sliced a tree into enough pieces of firewood to last them two days. Satisfied, he turned back to fetch his company. And as he drew near, the sound of Rin's high-pitched scream had him rushing forward.
Rin let out a scream as she lost her balance and fell upon the frozen surface. It gave easily under her weight, seemed to swallow her up. Her body nearly froze immediately, making it hard for her to move around. She pushed her hair from her face, trying to figure out which way was up. And then there was another crash as if someone else had fallen into the water. She found herself being lifted, her bones chilling even further as a cold blast of air hit her skin. She coughed up water as she was set upon the ground.
Sesshoumaru stared at Rin's pale skin and shivering frame. Her kimono and hair clung to her body, causing the freezing water to seep deeper into her skin. He looked over to the water where ice fragments danced on the surface. He came to her side, ordered her to wring out her hair, and set angry eyes upon Jaken.
"Jaken. How did this happen?"
Jaken bowed down in fear and made a stuttering attempt to explain why he had failed to save Rin. "R-rin saw that S-sseshoumaru-sama left and assumed you went to look for a cave so she decided to catch some more fish."
"Why did you not stop her? That ice is not sturdy enough to hold her weight."
"But S-sesshoumaru-sama, she wasn't standing on the ice. The wind picked up - picked up just as the old woman groaned - and she lost her balance and fell in. Forgive me Sesshoumaru-sama!"
Sesshoumaru stared at the Staff of Heads, his emotionless face hiding his now dissipating anger. He wrapped his tail around Rin and lifted her against him, holding her up with his left arm. She needed to get out of the wet clothing, needed warmth and protection from the cold weather. He turned without saying a word, sensed Jaken behind him.
"Jaken. Catch some more fish." With one swift kick, he sent Jaken flying into the water.
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