"What the hell did you do to her?" Inuyasha accused, taking the limp form of Rin from Sesshomaru's arms.
"It's nice to know you think so highly of me, brother." He commented and reluctantly handed her over. "I did nothing. She's sleeping."
Inuyasha looked at the sleeping girl in his arms like some new breed of fish. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes.
"Are you simply going to stand there? Take her to her room, or must I do it for you?"
Glaring at the former demon, the hanyou marched away and up the stairs. Sesshomaru turned his gaze to the wife.
"And what of you? Will you keep me standing out here all night? Invite me inside."
Kagome 'eep'ed and nodded her head, allowing the man into the warmth. Sesshomaru looked around at his surroundings. "Where is your son?" He asked casually. Kagome seemed delighted with the question and smiled brightly.
"He's upstairs in the bath."
"Ice cream?"
"Yes, he's quite a messy eater." She giggled, and walked away. When Inuyasha returned downstairs, he had a bit of a shock. Kagome and Sesshomaru sat at the kitchen table, the latter with a steaming cup of tea while Kagome set a plate of cookies in front of him.
"What the hell...?"
"Inu-chan! Sesshy was just telling me about when you were little. Did you really used to think you were a cat?"
Inuyasha's face flushed and Sesshomaru shot him a falsely friendly smirk. He was about to make a smart retort, but was abruptly pushed to the side.
"All done Mommy!" Kyoui squealed, running naked into the kitchen. The kid stopped short at the sight of this strange man sitting at the table. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow as the kid shied behind his mother and whispered, "Mommy, who dat?"
"This," Kagome smiled, picking him up and onto her lap, "Is your Uncle Sesshomaru."
"Oncle Sessh-ho-moo-roo?"
"Close enough." Sesshomaru sighed, placing his cup down. "As much as I've enjoyed this little 'family reunion', I'm afraid I must be going. Wonderful cookies Kagami."
"Kagome." She corrected absently, gathering up the empty plate, "Wanna take some with you?"
"That would be great, thank you."
Inuyasha's mouth opened and closed in shock. Here, in the middle of his kitchen, his human-loathing brother sat eating cookies and drinking tea with his mortal wife. What the hell was wrong with him!?
"Oi! Where are you goin'?" Inuyasha snapped as his older brother made to leave.
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. "Home. I'm a bit exhausted."
Kyoui tugged on his mother's shirt and Kagome bent to listen. "Well I don't know, why not ask him?"
Shyly, the kid turned to look at Sesshomaru. "Will Oncle Sessh-ho-moo-roo read me a story?"
But before 'Oncle' could respond, a loud 'Crash' drew everyone's attention to a partially transformed Inuyasha.
"Will you all just shut up for a moment?" He hissed, removing his hand from the wall. "Excuse my being rude, but don't you think we - I - deserve some answers?"
Kagome 'shh'ed Kyoui, and picked him up. "Well uh... We'll be upstairs." She said quietly, leaving the two siblings to themselves. She couldn't help but be a bit nervous... Two brothers who despised each other not too long ago, alone, in her kitchen, with sharp objects.... Yikes!
"Where have you been?"
"In the mortal."
"How long?"
"Since we were born."
"How did you find us?"
"It was coincidence. A matter of circumstance."
"Did you know where Rin was ahead of time?"
"...No."
"Is that guy dead?"
"No."
"Are you dead?"
"Perhaps."
"How did you die?"
"Do you truly wish to know?"
"Yes."
"Very well." Sesshomaru sighed, taking his seat once again. "Then listen well, no interruptions. I do not wish to hear you speak - is that clear?"
Inuyasha gulped, "Yes."
"I said I didn't want to hear you talk."
Inuyasha glared but said no more, sitting as far yet as close as he could.
"... I feel like I'm giving story-time to a child...."
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Back Then
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"Sesshomaru-sama! Sesshomaru-sama!"
"What is it Rin? With a voice like yours, you could shatter glass."
When the girl didn't smile, he knew something was wrong. "What's the matter?"
"Sesshomaru-sama, there's a big youkai outside, I think it's sick."
"Then have Jaken look at it." Better Jaken get a disease then he or Rin.
"I told him to, but he called me a wench and said he was busy. Then he ran off...."
Sesshomaru inwardly growled. He'd have to remember to squash Jaken's face in once he returned. No one called his human a wench.
"What happened when you went to check on it?"
"Well, it was drooling a lot. And when I went to ask if he was okay, he just glared at me and started to growl. Sesshomaru-sama, I really think he's sick."
He couldn't help but smile a little. She was so cute when she was concerned. "Come on then, I'll take a look."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Oh! Thank you Sesshy!" Rin squealed, throwing her arms about his waist in a hug. Sesshomaru cast a hasty glance over the room to make sure they were alone. It wouldn't be wise to allow others to know how deep his feelings for this mortal ran. The household was already suspicious of what happened behind closed doors, and this wasn't the kind of information one wanted to leak out.
"Come on..." He said, gently pushing Rin away. "Let's go play healer."
But the closer they got to the beast, the more the little hairs on the nape of Sesshomaru's neck began to stand on end. When they finally arrived at the youkai, it was all Sesshomaru could do to keep from turning right back around and walking away. Rin was cowering behind him.
"I told you he was sick..."
"Shh," Sesshomaru hushed her, drawing her farther behind him. The more he looked, the more these symptoms became familiar to him. He's seen it once, years ago. He just couldn't remember exactly what it was....
"Rin, go back to the house."
"But Sesshomaru-"
"Now!" He barked when the demon's eyes turned towards them. Rin didn't need to be told again. She gave a worried glance to her lord and bolted back to the palace gates.
The rabid demon leapt to go up after her but Sesshomaru quickly intercepted, knocking the beast onto its back. It staggered up slowly, red eyes glaring and charged once more.
Surprised by the animals strength and speed, Sesshomaru stumbled back a step. The demon took this opportunity to sink its fangs into his arm. Sesshomaru had the faint sensation of blood mixing before he ripped his arm away, severing the creature's head in the process.
"Sesshomaru-samaaaa!"
The demon lord turned slightly to see a tiny green figure running his way.
"I was right behind it milord... Milord!" Jaken yelped, grabbing the injured arm. "Your arm, we must-"
"Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin called, clinging to him. "Come on, let's clean you up."
"I said I would do it wench!"
"He'd much rather prefer me!"
"I saw it first!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did-"
"Shut up!" Sesshomaru roared, shaking them both off. "Jaken take care of this. Rin, I want you to stay far away." He commanded before stalking off to the castle. His head hurt, and he felt sick to his stomach.
'All I need is some rest.' He thought, climbing into his bed. Believing his demon blood would handle it, he didn't bother to clean out his arm.
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Annnnnd cut. Poor Sesshy v.v; Fluffy-sama's gonna get sick...... Yeah, to clear some things up:
One - Most of the Chapter is a Flashback. Told in 3rd person. Next chapter will most likely be the same way.
Two - Rin does NOT normally call Sesshomaru 'Sesshy'. It was on impulse, and it probably won't happen again until like.... The very end of the fic or something. Not in the flashbacks though, never again.
Three - Yes, that youkai had rabies, or some form of it. Use your head. Either that or read Cujo *shudder*
Four - Things may get a bit.... Angsty next chapter. ^_^ Not to worry though, everything will be fine in the end. Well.... Wait. Never mind.
Five - I'm dividing Chapter 9 into parts I, II, and possibly III, though I highly doubt the flashback events will be that long. I'll probably shorten them if that's the case. Why? Because I want every fifth chapter to be like an Interlude. I don't know why, I just want to ^_^ Get a little peak into the character's heads.
Yeah, I think that's it. If not then, well... Whatever ^_^; Spring is here and Allergies suck donkey butt -.-;; I've been blowing my nose and sneezing like... All day v.v; stupid, stupid flowers.