Hey everybody! Thanks SO much for all your reviews! I was COMPLETELY amazed. Five reviews in one day! Wow… I can't deny that I was totally shocked… So I'm gonna start typing this chapter today. If I don't respond to your review here then I didn't get it until after I started writing this, so it'll be at the bottom, k? BTW, I know that Sesshy acts a lot like Inu in this chappie, but deal, ok? I made him kinda… Weird. But KK liked the idea, so… Deal.
marnika: Yeah, I'm gonna put some action in. I'm still considering the whole Naraku battle thing… I prefer fluff to action because I write it better, but the point is to please the reviewers, so I'll put some in for you. Do you think I should put Kouga in? Thanx for reviewing!
DameWren: Thanks! I appreciate the compliment. I'm gonna do each of her birthdays, but I might put in other chappies between them… I don't really know yet. Yeah, I know he's OOC, but you're right… He's a hard guy to figure out. That's why he's so cool, though. He's sort of evil, yet kind of not, he's related to the title character, he's an awesome fighter, and he's shrouded in mystery… In my opinion, he's the coolest character in the show.
hypergirl15: Glad you liked it! I did write it for you, so if you didn't there wouldn't have been much point in it. I'm trying to get this chappie up before your birthday, but I dunno if I'll be able to… I guess you'll know by the time you read it, eh? BTW, how's the Yami/Calculator fic coming? You REALLY need to post it… And I'm getting the Inu DVDs from David tomorrow (I think), but it's kinda pointless to say that cuz I'm not posting this today and you'll know before you read this… Oh well. I'll let you borrow it when I finish it, though. Happy b-day (either early or late, I dunno yet, but still…)
Tricky-the-kitsune-youkia: Thanks a lot! It's reviews like yours that inspire writers more than anything. No offense, but isn't it youkai? I could be wrong… If I am please tell me, cuz then I've been spelling it wrong for like ever… Thanks for reviewing!
Seeshomaru-sama!: Yeah, well, like DameWren said, it's hard for him not to be. Thanks for the compliment, though. Please keep reading! (BTW, isn't is Sesshomaru? lol.)
Ok, here's the next chappie. Hope you like it! R&R, you guys!
Chapter 1:
"Rin?" Sesshomaru whispered, quietly opening her door. "Are you still awake?"
"Of course!" came the jubilant reply. "I know I fell asleep last time, but I won't ever do it again!" she said emphatically.
Sesshomaru smiled. "All right," he replied, moving over to sit on her bed, "what story do you want to hear tonight?"
The girl crawled into his lap and clapped her hands excitedly. "Tell me a new one!"
The Lord of the Western Lands thought a moment before leaning back against her headboard, a smile on his face. "Very well. Once upon a time, there was a little girl. She was sweet and kind, but she lived all alone. One day while walking through the forest, she found an injured inu youkai and nursed him back to health."
Rin's eyes sparkled. "This story is about me!" she cried.
Sesshomaru smiled. "Indeed it is. Well, when the tai youkai was feeling better he left to find his servant, an evil little toad who doesn't know how to keep his ugly little nose out of other people's business."
Rin bounced up and down, her eyes alight. "Jaken!" she cried.
"Indeed," he reiterated. "Well, a few days later he was walking along with the toad and he saw the girl who had helped him lying on the pathway, dead. He felt extreme sorrow at her death, and so he used his father's sword to bring her back to life. He-" He stopped abruptly at the sound of Rin's light snoring. He smiled, lowering his voice. "He fell in love with her, and they lived happily ever after. The end," he whispered, leaning down and kissing her forehead gently. He attempted to put her down and exit the room, but she only clung more tightly to his hakama in her sleep. He smiled, tenderly stroking her hair. It was the eve of her ninth year. However subconscious the desire was, if she wanted him to stay… He wrapped his arms more tightly around the child's small frame and fell into a peaceful sleep.
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Rin groggily opened her eyes the next morning, surprised to feel something warm wrapped around her. She looked down and saw, to her surprise and elation, two clawed hands interlocked around her waist. He stayed with me… She smiled happily and tried to escape without waking him, but it was futile. She heard a low, playful growl coming from behind her and turned, still grinning.
"And where do you think you're going, birthday girl?" he inquired.
She smiled and threw her arms around his neck. "Good morning, Sesshy-sama!"
"Good morning." The Lord was about to let the girl go when an idea struck him. He smirked down at the girl in his arms, remembering his promise from the day before. She wanted to play, did she? He tightened his grip around the child, who looked up at him in confusion.
"Sesshy-sama, what-"
"Do you think you can escape me, human?" He tried to look stern, but his eyes were shining with laughter. Rin caught onto his game and smiled as well.
"Maybe," she said slyly.
Sesshomaru raised his eyebrows. "What are you planning?"
Rin merely giggled. "You'll see…" Suddenly she fell backwards in a faint.
Sesshomaru's eyes widened. "Rin?" he asked. "Rin?" He shook her small frame. "Rin? Are you all right?" Fear overcame him at her lack of movement. He released her and stood to go get help. He was almost at the door when he heard uncontrollable laughter from behind him. He turned, hardly daring to believe it. "Rin?" he asked.
The girl was lying on her bed, rolling around and laughing hysterically. "I told you I'd get away!"
Sesshomaru felt a small surge of anger towards the child. She had frightened him like that over winning a game? As much as he hated to admit it, he had never been more afraid in his life. But the concern in her eyes as she looked at him washed away any feelings of animosity he possessed, no matter how hard he tried to hang on to them.
"Sesshy-sama? Are you feeling well?" she asked.
Sesshomaru walked back over to her bed, trying valiantly to fight back the grin that was threatening to break out on his face. "That's it, young lady." he said. "This time you've gone too far."
The girl's eyes widened in fear. "Se- Sesshy-sama… Please… No… Not that… Any… Anything but that…"
Despite his best efforts, a small smirk appeared. "I told you. You've gone to far. Remember, you've brought this all upon yourself…" He bent over the girl, reached out a single clawed hand, and…
Proceeded to tickle the living daylights out of her.
"Sesshy-sama!" she called through her tears of laughter. "Sesshy-sama, please! I surrender! I give up! I'm sorry!"
With her apology the ceaseless rampage of tickling abruptly ended. "Sorry, are you?"
"Yes!" she cried. "Yes! Very sorry!"
His eyes softened. "So," he said, puling the girl into his lap, "You won't scare me like that anymore?"
The girl's eyes widened in surprise, while the Lord mentally cursed himself for saying such a thing. Rin's gaze fell to the floor. "I'm sorry," she whispered, her voice filled with shame. "I… I didn't mean to frighten you…"
He immediately felt guilty. She knew nothing of how much she meant to him. How could she? He never revealed his emotions to anyone. And when he finally gave her the slightest inkling of how much he cared for her, it was to send her on a guilt trip? He mentally banged his head against the proverbial brick wall. I'm such an idiot…
"Rin," he said. "Rin, look at me." The child slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with tears. The look she gave him stabbed straight through his heart. "Rin," he said more softly, "it's all right. Dry your tears. There isn't any reason to be sad." The tears simply kept on cascading down her cheeks, so he wiped them away himself. "Rin, please don't cry. It's your birthday. You should be happy."
The child looked deep into his eyes, her expression a mixture of hope and sorrow, and inquired, "So you're not mad at me?"
The youkai smiled. "Rin," he said, "I could never be mad at you. Now you run along to Jaken and tell him to get your party dress out for you. I'll see you at breakfast."
The child brushed away the last of her tears and smiled up at him, once again her usual cheery self. She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him as tightly as she could. "Thank you, Sesshy-sama, for everything. I love you."
She jumped off the bed and ran out the door, skipping and humming a happy little tune all the way to Jaken's room. "I love you too, Rin," he whispered, long after she had left his sight. "More than you could ever know…"
Aww… Wasn't that sweet? Rin doesn't mean it the same way he does (yet, anyway. *mischievous grin*), but still… I know I said that I'd get her party in this chappie, but I'm home sick and I wanted to get something up, so… Yea. Hey, Inu, what did you think?
Inuyasha: Feh. I think that you're being too sappy.
Authoress: You're just saying that cuz its your brother who's the center of the sappiness and not you.
Inuyasha: *mumbles*
Authoress: You know… I COULD put in some Inu/Kag fluff…
Inuyasha: *jumps for joy* Oh… Umm… I mean…
Authoress: Don't deny that you love her!
Inuyasha: I… Well… Um…
Authoress: *bangs head on wall* You are SO hopeless. I'll just stick to the Sess/Rin fluff in this fic.
Inuyasha: Nooooooo!
Authoress: *sarcastically* Yeeeeeeeeees.
Inuyasha: *blinks* You're mocking me, aren't you?
Authoress: *tries to bang head against brick wall, but the wall isn't there* *falls over*
Inuyasha: *laughing*
Authoress: Hm… Now where is that brick wall when I need it… Aha! Found it! *smashes Inu over the head with the brick wall*
Inuyasha: @_@
Authoress: *smiles and acts like nothing is wrong* Well anyway, peeps, I've decided to start recommending stories at the end of each chappie. And today's stories are:
Trapped by moonsilver
Breaking the Habit by Emania
And… (drum roll, please)
A Wish From the Heart by The Spider.
I WOULD recommend the Yami/Calculator fic, but SOMEONE hasn't posted it yet (cough, hypergirl15, cough), so I can't. :P. Meanie.
Hope you liked it, peeps! R&R!