Rain and Fire
Chapter 2
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Sesshoumaru calmly took a sip of his tea, and his golden gaze settled on the youkai across from him.
"It's been a while." He said.
"Thirteen years." Was the reply.
The inu youkai nodded. "Well, circumstances are a bit different this time, aren't they? Last time, you wanted help in killing Youko Kurama, and this time, you've brought a ningen girl for care."
Hiei snorted. "Don't remind me. I still don't know what possessed me to pick up that filthy ningen and run."
"I believe the humans call it 'sympathy'." Sesshoumaru said.
"Well, she was being chased by Yakumo's men. And he's also a bitter rival of mine. Maybe it wasn't such a bad choice to take her. It'll be…entertaining to watch him squirm while I hold her over his head. He won't let her go easily, however. It might mean trouble for me, and for you, just for keeping her here."
"It wouldn't be the first time that Yakumo and I have gotten into a skirmish." The lord reasoned.
"True. But-"
The door suddenly flew open, and a girl stumbled inside, panting like mad.
She had shoulder blade length brown hair that seemed to lift up at the ends, and she wore a checkered orange-and-white yukata. Her chocolate brown eyes were wide.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!"
"What is it, Rin?" He asked, his emotionless face not changing.
"She's gone! Jaken-sama told me to care for a girl, and when I arrived, he was unconscious! And there was no one else there!"
"Damn!" Hiei exclaimed, jumping to his feet. "That idiot is going to get herself captured again!"
He dashed out the door, and down the hall, to where he was picking up her scent.
She was running as fast as she could with her injuries, and he picked up his pace. He got in front of her, and she skidded to a halt.
"Where do you think you're going?" He asked coldly. "If you leave here, Yakumo will capture you and that'll be the end."
"You don't understand! If I stay here, everyone will be killed! I'm sorry that I even bothered asking for help! I don't want to drag you into this war." She said, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Onna, this wouldn't be the first time that we have done battle with Yakumo." Sesshoumaru said, walking up behind the girl. "And he won't dare to send men to claim you as long as you are in my territory."
The girl looked down at her feet, and a single tear rolled down her cheek. "But if he finds me…"
"Come back, and we'll talk." He said.
She reluctantly followed him as he started walking back down the hall that led to the room they had been in before.
Rin caught up with them half way there. Her eyes widened when they settled on the girl.
"R-Rain?" She breathed.
The girl that she had called Rain looked up and met her gaze.
"Rin!"
Rin ran forward and hugged her, and the embrace was returned.
"I thought that I would never see you again…" Rin whispered, tears streaming down her face.
Rain started to cry a little as well. "Same here. I'm so glad that you're okay…"
Sesshoumaru gave them a curious look, though his face didn't look much different. "Rin?"
She let go of the other girl, and turned to grin at him.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, Rain-chan is my half-sister!"
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Rain and Rin sat side by side, both grinning from ear to ear. Sesshoumaru and Hiei sat opposite them, and neither displayed the kind of emotions that the sisters did.
"And then I met up with Sesshoumaru-sama, and he took me in! We've been together ever since." Rin finished her tale of what happened after the two had gotten separated as children. "What happened to you after the kitsune attacked our village?"
"Well, I wandered for a while, and eventually met up with him." She glanced briefly at Hiei, and continued. "And I helped him. Then, he ran away, and I continued to wander for a couple of weeks. Then, I met up with Yakumo. He took me…well, as more of a slave." Rain's grin faded, and her face darkened. "Let's just say that my life has been hell ever since."
Everyone was silent for a minute, waiting for the girl to continue.
"Anyways, I recently got the chance to escape when Yakumo let the gates around the estate open - he was letting someone in. I didn't exactly stop to see who it was though. I just bolted."
Rin smiled. "Yes, but now you're here with me! And Sesshoumaru-sama and I will protect you!"
Rain smiled as well. "Thanks!"
"Did you even see this person?" Sesshoumaru asked.
Rain looked thoughtful. "Um, well, I know that they had black hair…but that was all that I saw before I grabbed the nearest horse and took off."
"Horse? You didn't have a horse when I found you." Hiei said.
"I couldn't very well take the poor beast into the forest, what with all the youkai. So, I just took off its saddle and gear, and let it go free in the plains a good mile from the forest of Youko Kurama." She said.
Hiei just snorted, and wondered why he had even asked. It didn't have any relevance.
"Why does Yakumo want you back so badly?" Rin asked.
Rain's face darkened once more, and she looked down at her hands, which lay idle in her lap.
"I'd…I'd rather not talk about it." She said quietly.
Rin covered up the awkward moment with another warm smile. "Well, come with me. We'll get you all cleaned up."
She stood, and extended a hand to her sister.
Rain smiled slightly, and accepted. "Thanks, Rin-chan."
The brunette grinned. "Come on! We have a great hot spring here!"
She led her out of the room, leaving the two demons to themselves.
"So…who do you think was traveling to see Yakumo? He's not the most popular amongst our race." Hiei said.
"Black hair…it doesn't tell much, but I think we should look into it." Sesshoumaru replied.
"Earlier, you said something about a mess that he was in." The koorime said.
"Yes. Recently, I heard rumors circulating among the inu youkai of that fool trying to find the Shikon no Tama." He said.
"The Shikon?"
"The fool thinks he can get the priestess Kikyo to surrender the gem, when we all know that she is its protectress." Sesshoumaru said, picking up his tea and taking a long and deliberate sip once more.
Hiei snorted. "That woman is much too prideful in her duty to just give it up to a demon who would only use it for personal gain."
"Yes…that used to be true."
"Used to be?"
"I also heard another rumor. A rumor that my younger brother, Inu-Yasha, managed to gain her trust. If he ever asked, she would probably give him the Shikon in an instant." The silver-haired lord said. "Though what anyone might see in that half-breed is beyond me."
"I've heard a few of the lower-level youkai women talking about how they thought he was handsome." Hiei said. "Then again, women that weak and brainless don't know what they're talking about."
"True." Sesshoumaru said. "What do you think got the woman so upset, just at the mention of Yakumo?"
"He's always had a fondness for young maidens." Hiei said. "He probably wouldn't mind sinking low enough to rape a human, should she be attractive enough."
"That's probably it then."
"She's not attractive though."
"She may be to him." Sesshoumaru said, rising gracefully. "I think that we should consult an old friend of mine. She may be able to help us figure out what Yakumo is up to."
"Right."
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Author's Notes : Sorry if this chapter seems a bit short, but I was running a bit short on time. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!
Oh, and does anyone have any specific pairing that they'd like to see? I admit, it's a bit early on to be deciding, becasue all of the characters haven't been introduced, but I'm still open for suggestions. In fact, I'll be open from now until the end of the story!
TPM-girl : Sorry about them being that way, but its necessary for the story!
Seiyo-san : Yeah, everyone says that they shouldn't be enemies, but if you think about it, they probably would be. I mean, Kurama is the height of arrogance, and Hiei is just...in reality, their personalities would probably clash.
miyako14 : LOL.
Youko : Unfotunately, at this point in time, Miroku isn't even a twinkle in his father's eye. In fact, his father is probably about four or five... Um, I haven't gotten to the point in the anime where Kageromaru is introduced, so I have absolutely no idea who he is, what he looks like, or what his personality is like. Sorry!
Chibi Lady : Inu-Yasha is in the story, but Sango and Miroku aren't even born yet. In fact, their parents are still children. This takes place around the time that Kikyo and Inu-Yasha were together. And I'm still debating the other couplings, so I wouldn't be able to hint anything becasue I haven't decided! LOL. I'm probably procrastinating though. What kind of pairings would you like to see?
crimson7319 : Yeah, i like Hiei, but Kurama is my more favotire guy. He's so foxy, LOL.
koshin : Thanks!
tear of a dragon : Yeah, Inu-Yasha will probably make an appearance, but I'm not sure if he'll play that much of a role.
Story Weaver1 : He wasn't necessarily willing to help Rain, she was kind of just thrust upon him. Honestly, I don't think he would've cared either way. He's just that kind of guy. And Rin is probably around sixteen or seventeen in this story.
slave2anime : It's a mix of AU and it takes place before Naraku did the whole 'pretend to be Inu-Yasha and kill Kikyo' bit. So like I said, it's a little bit of both.
Kaze Tsukai : Jin is still in diapers, Brianna. Unless you want him to fly around and 'accidently' lose the buttons to his diaper and have said diaper land on Youko's strategically placed head.
DarkVixenNisha : Yup! Gotta love the bishie goodness. Yum.
FieryKitsune : LOL. I'm a bit sad that you doubted me, but I'm glad that you changed your mind about this story!
Chapter 2
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Sesshoumaru calmly took a sip of his tea, and his golden gaze settled on the youkai across from him.
"It's been a while." He said.
"Thirteen years." Was the reply.
The inu youkai nodded. "Well, circumstances are a bit different this time, aren't they? Last time, you wanted help in killing Youko Kurama, and this time, you've brought a ningen girl for care."
Hiei snorted. "Don't remind me. I still don't know what possessed me to pick up that filthy ningen and run."
"I believe the humans call it 'sympathy'." Sesshoumaru said.
"Well, she was being chased by Yakumo's men. And he's also a bitter rival of mine. Maybe it wasn't such a bad choice to take her. It'll be…entertaining to watch him squirm while I hold her over his head. He won't let her go easily, however. It might mean trouble for me, and for you, just for keeping her here."
"It wouldn't be the first time that Yakumo and I have gotten into a skirmish." The lord reasoned.
"True. But-"
The door suddenly flew open, and a girl stumbled inside, panting like mad.
She had shoulder blade length brown hair that seemed to lift up at the ends, and she wore a checkered orange-and-white yukata. Her chocolate brown eyes were wide.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!"
"What is it, Rin?" He asked, his emotionless face not changing.
"She's gone! Jaken-sama told me to care for a girl, and when I arrived, he was unconscious! And there was no one else there!"
"Damn!" Hiei exclaimed, jumping to his feet. "That idiot is going to get herself captured again!"
He dashed out the door, and down the hall, to where he was picking up her scent.
She was running as fast as she could with her injuries, and he picked up his pace. He got in front of her, and she skidded to a halt.
"Where do you think you're going?" He asked coldly. "If you leave here, Yakumo will capture you and that'll be the end."
"You don't understand! If I stay here, everyone will be killed! I'm sorry that I even bothered asking for help! I don't want to drag you into this war." She said, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Onna, this wouldn't be the first time that we have done battle with Yakumo." Sesshoumaru said, walking up behind the girl. "And he won't dare to send men to claim you as long as you are in my territory."
The girl looked down at her feet, and a single tear rolled down her cheek. "But if he finds me…"
"Come back, and we'll talk." He said.
She reluctantly followed him as he started walking back down the hall that led to the room they had been in before.
Rin caught up with them half way there. Her eyes widened when they settled on the girl.
"R-Rain?" She breathed.
The girl that she had called Rain looked up and met her gaze.
"Rin!"
Rin ran forward and hugged her, and the embrace was returned.
"I thought that I would never see you again…" Rin whispered, tears streaming down her face.
Rain started to cry a little as well. "Same here. I'm so glad that you're okay…"
Sesshoumaru gave them a curious look, though his face didn't look much different. "Rin?"
She let go of the other girl, and turned to grin at him.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, Rain-chan is my half-sister!"
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Rain and Rin sat side by side, both grinning from ear to ear. Sesshoumaru and Hiei sat opposite them, and neither displayed the kind of emotions that the sisters did.
"And then I met up with Sesshoumaru-sama, and he took me in! We've been together ever since." Rin finished her tale of what happened after the two had gotten separated as children. "What happened to you after the kitsune attacked our village?"
"Well, I wandered for a while, and eventually met up with him." She glanced briefly at Hiei, and continued. "And I helped him. Then, he ran away, and I continued to wander for a couple of weeks. Then, I met up with Yakumo. He took me…well, as more of a slave." Rain's grin faded, and her face darkened. "Let's just say that my life has been hell ever since."
Everyone was silent for a minute, waiting for the girl to continue.
"Anyways, I recently got the chance to escape when Yakumo let the gates around the estate open - he was letting someone in. I didn't exactly stop to see who it was though. I just bolted."
Rin smiled. "Yes, but now you're here with me! And Sesshoumaru-sama and I will protect you!"
Rain smiled as well. "Thanks!"
"Did you even see this person?" Sesshoumaru asked.
Rain looked thoughtful. "Um, well, I know that they had black hair…but that was all that I saw before I grabbed the nearest horse and took off."
"Horse? You didn't have a horse when I found you." Hiei said.
"I couldn't very well take the poor beast into the forest, what with all the youkai. So, I just took off its saddle and gear, and let it go free in the plains a good mile from the forest of Youko Kurama." She said.
Hiei just snorted, and wondered why he had even asked. It didn't have any relevance.
"Why does Yakumo want you back so badly?" Rin asked.
Rain's face darkened once more, and she looked down at her hands, which lay idle in her lap.
"I'd…I'd rather not talk about it." She said quietly.
Rin covered up the awkward moment with another warm smile. "Well, come with me. We'll get you all cleaned up."
She stood, and extended a hand to her sister.
Rain smiled slightly, and accepted. "Thanks, Rin-chan."
The brunette grinned. "Come on! We have a great hot spring here!"
She led her out of the room, leaving the two demons to themselves.
"So…who do you think was traveling to see Yakumo? He's not the most popular amongst our race." Hiei said.
"Black hair…it doesn't tell much, but I think we should look into it." Sesshoumaru replied.
"Earlier, you said something about a mess that he was in." The koorime said.
"Yes. Recently, I heard rumors circulating among the inu youkai of that fool trying to find the Shikon no Tama." He said.
"The Shikon?"
"The fool thinks he can get the priestess Kikyo to surrender the gem, when we all know that she is its protectress." Sesshoumaru said, picking up his tea and taking a long and deliberate sip once more.
Hiei snorted. "That woman is much too prideful in her duty to just give it up to a demon who would only use it for personal gain."
"Yes…that used to be true."
"Used to be?"
"I also heard another rumor. A rumor that my younger brother, Inu-Yasha, managed to gain her trust. If he ever asked, she would probably give him the Shikon in an instant." The silver-haired lord said. "Though what anyone might see in that half-breed is beyond me."
"I've heard a few of the lower-level youkai women talking about how they thought he was handsome." Hiei said. "Then again, women that weak and brainless don't know what they're talking about."
"True." Sesshoumaru said. "What do you think got the woman so upset, just at the mention of Yakumo?"
"He's always had a fondness for young maidens." Hiei said. "He probably wouldn't mind sinking low enough to rape a human, should she be attractive enough."
"That's probably it then."
"She's not attractive though."
"She may be to him." Sesshoumaru said, rising gracefully. "I think that we should consult an old friend of mine. She may be able to help us figure out what Yakumo is up to."
"Right."
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Author's Notes : Sorry if this chapter seems a bit short, but I was running a bit short on time. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!
Oh, and does anyone have any specific pairing that they'd like to see? I admit, it's a bit early on to be deciding, becasue all of the characters haven't been introduced, but I'm still open for suggestions. In fact, I'll be open from now until the end of the story!
TPM-girl : Sorry about them being that way, but its necessary for the story!
Seiyo-san : Yeah, everyone says that they shouldn't be enemies, but if you think about it, they probably would be. I mean, Kurama is the height of arrogance, and Hiei is just...in reality, their personalities would probably clash.
miyako14 : LOL.
Youko : Unfotunately, at this point in time, Miroku isn't even a twinkle in his father's eye. In fact, his father is probably about four or five... Um, I haven't gotten to the point in the anime where Kageromaru is introduced, so I have absolutely no idea who he is, what he looks like, or what his personality is like. Sorry!
Chibi Lady : Inu-Yasha is in the story, but Sango and Miroku aren't even born yet. In fact, their parents are still children. This takes place around the time that Kikyo and Inu-Yasha were together. And I'm still debating the other couplings, so I wouldn't be able to hint anything becasue I haven't decided! LOL. I'm probably procrastinating though. What kind of pairings would you like to see?
crimson7319 : Yeah, i like Hiei, but Kurama is my more favotire guy. He's so foxy, LOL.
koshin : Thanks!
tear of a dragon : Yeah, Inu-Yasha will probably make an appearance, but I'm not sure if he'll play that much of a role.
Story Weaver1 : He wasn't necessarily willing to help Rain, she was kind of just thrust upon him. Honestly, I don't think he would've cared either way. He's just that kind of guy. And Rin is probably around sixteen or seventeen in this story.
slave2anime : It's a mix of AU and it takes place before Naraku did the whole 'pretend to be Inu-Yasha and kill Kikyo' bit. So like I said, it's a little bit of both.
Kaze Tsukai : Jin is still in diapers, Brianna. Unless you want him to fly around and 'accidently' lose the buttons to his diaper and have said diaper land on Youko's strategically placed head.
DarkVixenNisha : Yup! Gotta love the bishie goodness. Yum.
FieryKitsune : LOL. I'm a bit sad that you doubted me, but I'm glad that you changed your mind about this story!
