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chapter 6: Reborn
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tsukete: help or help me
onegai: please
ohimesama: princess, the formal designation/version
Sesshoumaru sat silent and still on the wooden floor, eyes closed, right hand resting on his knee. Only a pace away glowed the golden egg shaped cocoon that embraced Rin's small form. He had not left her side all evening.
Night fell and with it, his thoughts. A late evening cricket graced Rin's bedroom window, chirping to its brothers and sisters a song older than time. The oil lamps gave only a dull luminance and dim dancing shadows. Wind whispered in from the outside, bringing with it the fragrance of summer flowers. Without thinking, he breathed in the floral sweetness.
The night lingered on until the crickets ceased and the wind settled the sweet honeyed scent. Somewhere in the darkest of twilight, the moon rose. Sesshoumaru knew the moon's light harkened at the window, he could feel it.
During the moon's dawn, silver rays slowly moved along the wooden floor, a lifetime's wait it seemed, even for a demon. Tendrils of pale light eased closer...eons passed....yet only moments moved in time, moments of an eternity.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes, feeling the moon's kiss approach. A taste of night's silver beauty caressed the golden silk.
The cresting touch sparkled. The silken thread, cracked then...split. Pure light shot forth, bright, gold, light.
He watched, transfixed and amazed as the crack widened and branched into hundreds of lines which deepened into more crevices. Sun tinted gold now scattered rainbowed hues on everything. A multitude of blues, reds, greens, yellows and purples ascended then fell in a delicate rain, cascading the radiance in drops of liquid color.
This rain of color diminished as the cracks gave way to pieces. These pieces flaked off to hit the wooden floor where they vanished in a puff of white. Soon, the entire surface was peeling away. A glowing form slowly appeared. The first thing the dog demon noticed was the wings, they were wrapped around a balled up figure protectively, a feathery wrap of white and silver. Finally, all of the silken mesh was gone. What now pulsated before his very eyes was a feathered ball. From its size, he concluded that Rin's body must be encased within it.
The feathers trembled and began to slip. They moved together as one, falling.
Both feathered wings slid away from the being underneath. The first thing that came into view was silver. Strands of silver hair bathed in highlights of gold somewhat veiled the bare, ivory shoulders, softness of rounded curves ....long thighs....calves.... and tiny feet.
The large white wings fell completely. They fell to the floor on either side of her, stretching out haphazardly askew, the quiet feathers lightly touching his right boot. He was unprepared for the next shock.
The arms wrapped around her slender legs fell. Muscles relaxed from the curled up position. Her small form leaned, falling toward him. Without thinking, he reached out, catching his Rin. Gold laced silver tresses caressed his arm as Rin's head tilted back, revealing to him the new beauty...that had replaced....the old.
Somewhere behind his curious musings, he was...relieved to see the familiar lines and curves that were Rin's and Rin's only: the heart shaped structure of baby-soft cheeks, the beautiful slant of brown almond lashes, the perky elfin nose and the fullness of pouty, pink lips.
Yet, there was a change. A pastel blue star now adorned her forehead and pink tear tracks laced each cheek, beginning at the outer corners of her eyes to trail downward in a line, ending with a tear drop on her jawline.
His gaze wandered along Rin's new colorations, descending on the beauty of Rin's bare body. Other marks now traced the curves of her ivory skin. Those pastel pink tear markings glided to circle her bosom only to swirl around her navel before tracing downward, still, to her......
An unaccustomed heat flared in his cheeks as he found the tear drops' final destination.
With a blink, he looked back up to her sleeping features. Those long, brown lashes fluttered but did not fully open. Rin let out a sound. One he had never heard her make before. It was a long, low, faint hum. The hum from her throat soon whined into a whimper. Rin breathed in deeply, her hand came up and gripped his left sleeve. She whispered, calling for him as if lost. "Ses...shou...maru...sama...."
He did not answer her.
A real tear formed in the corner of her left eye. The salty drop fell, tracing the marked path already there. Her hand grasped upward, searching. "Sesshoumaru....sama....?"
This time, he chose to answer, the reply, almost breathless. "Hai."
More tears fell, dripping and sliding down her soft skin, falling, splashing on his clothes. Her voice quivered. "I....I feel...so....different...."
Her right hand went to his shoulder and gripped weakly. "Oneiga....tsukete....I...don't...feel...the same....I... What is wrong...with me?"
The last words faded as her body became limp, the hold, loosened, her spirit bathed in a healing slumber.
He sat, stunned, taking in this new creature that was his Rin as she lay slumped against him. Soft silver hair splayed across his lap and rippled along the floor. Large, white wings fanned outward. Soft skin now faintly glowed, delicately displaying the markings of royal status. Sesshoumaru breathed in, purposely memorizing Rin's new scent. Her basic essence remained but with it melded a mixture of immortality and raw power. Rin, his Rin was now a youkai...a swan youkai.
Gently, he guided his right hand under the feathers, touching the small of her back before tracing a caress around to her navel. With his clawed hand flat against her midrift, he held firm. Slowly, he stood, lifing her petite form in the process. Carrying her new winged body as best he could, Sesshoumaru eased over to the bed and gently laid her down. During the simple task, those feathered wings instinctively bent inward, tucking under and molding to her backside. For a moment, he stood there, gazing, marveling at the swan ohimesama who slept so soundly in innocence.
Sesshoumaru blinked once, setting himself free from the wandering daze. Carefully, he covered her bare body.
Again, he gazed. He was just curious. That was all. After securing his intention, Sesshoumaru walked around Rin's bed and eased his own body on the covers to lie next to her. As morning approached, he watched her slumbering profile. Deep inside, so deep he did not even realize it was there, he honestly hoped her eyes were still brown. .
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I had intended to make this chapter longer but, for some reason it felt right to leave it here, short but sweet. I am currently working on chapter 9 alot more in that one. I also want to address my long udates. I write two other stories besides this one on Adult fanfic.net. My pen name there is scarecrow. I spend some of my free time on those stories so that is why it takes so long to update this one. This story will only be about 15 chaps long so I don't have much to go. I will try to update sooner.
Oh, to answer several reviews, Yes, this is a Sess/Rin fic.
willow. Thanks to all reviewers!
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