This is where things get crazy. Thank you to those who answered my call! You REVIEWED! This is catching up with me. Yes, I haven't finished the story yet! It takes a long time, especially when you don't get very much time to think yourself out of a writer's block. My mom's writing a story! I'm so proud of her! It's based off her friends, but still very cool! Anyway, you're bored to death of me, so, go on with the story.
Chapter 6: The Thoughts of A Dog
Rin hopped out of her warm bath, and quickly out back on her clothes. Her kimono was a bit worn, but it was all she had to wear.
She had been there a month now, and was very pleased by the sometimes-unpredictable things demons did. Though she and Jaken usually got into heated arguments, when Sesshomaru came, he always barked at Jaken, but not as loud as he had the first days of her accompaniment. He had seemed to calm down a bit, but never became any less mysterious. She did often wonder what he did while he spent so much time locked away in his room, (wherever that was), but was still unsure about what he would do if she went up. Mostly, she was afraid of Jaken squawking at him until he did do something.
Un and On were revealing to her bit by bit the majesty of what used to be the glorious castle of Sesshomaru's father. They briefly covered that he had a brother, but he sounded like they weren't very well connected. Also that he had been dead for fifty years. This confused Rin, but they drove her thoughts away from his mysterious brother, and into the castle that once was. His father was mighty, and very powerful, as was his wife, yet to Rin, they sounded almost like humans from the way Un (On was asleep for most of the time) described.
Many a demon served him and his family, and in return he kept them as safe as he could from the outskirts of the forest. The forest had been much larger at that time, but at the edge, where the trees died and sand blew over them, hideously evil creatures that were anything but to be identified by species, that followed nothing, no one; barely controlling themselves. They tore down everything, and waited for the demons to creep out into the unbearable heat and sand, and then watched them die in agony very slowly, laughing at each sting and shots of pain, and many could be heard rolling of the ground with a goo that might be called tears falling out of their deformed eyes when they died. Sesshomaru's parents were killed by them; lost in the seas of agonizing sand, heat, and death.
Rin walked curiously through the halls, slowly drifting behind an excited Un and a sleeping On. Once again, there were stains on the walls, where light seemed to had forgotten to shine on for so long, just like in her room. Picture shaped.
"Un?" Rin called out, still staring at the walls as she walked as Un stopped and turned.
"Yes Rin?"
"Why don't you have any pictures in this place? I mean, of Sesshoumaru's parents of something?"
On was awake now.
"Well, Lord Sesshomaru sometimes just needs things to not remind him of the past, as we all do, so we just put them away for a while-"
On butted in, "Really? I thought he'd torn them all to pieces! Remember? He was running down the halls, melting all of them, taking extra time to make sure the pictures of him when he was –"
"NO!!!!!!! I mean... uh… I don't remember that at all, but I do remember putting them away in the uh… attic." Un said rushed.
Rin looked at them, and they smiled guilty.
'Guys? What are you hiding from me? Is there a big secret nobody's telling me?" Rin used her warning voice, as if she was going to make a threat in the next sentence if nobody told her.
'Well, there is this one. He didn't always look like he does now-"
Un finished the sentence for him before he could, "He used to be really nice, but the loneliness got to him, but seem to be doing a fine job of warming him up."
Rin smiled, glad that she wasn't just imagining it. Or maybe they all were?
"Well, what did you expect? I'm not going to stay here with some temperamental dog, (even though I doubt he's ever been) and have him take out his problems on me."
"Oh, he wouldn't do that to you. He likes you, no matter how much he tries not to show it." On said proudly.
"Well, at least he'll think twice before eating me." Rin said grimly.
On smiled innocently.
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Sesshomaru gazed out at the darkness before him. His tattered room was always dark, that's why had chosen it. The sun couldn't be seen very well, but the moon always seemed to be right outside his window. It was one of the things in this life that actually interested him anymore. All was dark and dreary, but then comes in the beautiful ball of dim light, that slowly fades away, only to come back, forever and always. It was like a warm comforting blanket, always there for him, never to leave his side.
On the nights of the new moon, he stayed away from the window, and thought about his brother. His brother used to change human on these days. When they were quite young, and when his parents were still alive, he used to tease and taunt him on these days, and then at night, secretly battle, and then try to defeat each other before he went back to a hanyou. Back when they were both… human-like.
He wanted to find the picture Un had hidden of him just before he got turned into a dog, and long for his long silvery fair, his comfortable kimono, and the steady eyes he had once had. He wanted too, but knew he would just get angry, and tear it to shreds, like he'd done with the others.
Tonight, the moon was full, and as bright and cheerful as he could not. But that Rin could. She didn't smile very often, for Jaken usually popped in when she wanted too, or one of her wishes wouldn't come true, but when she did, you just had to stop and watch. When she smiled, you felt an angel's presence in the room. How could resist? Sometimes Sesshomaru attempted to make her smile, but only when On came in did it succeed. Often while he was alone in his room, when he was done with memories, he would sneak around the second floor, and watch her from above. He saw her stare at the staircase wistfully often, and wished he could make her happy.
Yes, he did like her. As much as he hated humans, she never had quite seemed to one. She had all the same emotions, yet, never at the time expected. Rin never seemed scared of him anymore when he entered a room, but when he left; he smelled her fear rise up in her throat. He asked Un and On for suggestions, but they were so very unsure of what Rin wanted, except freedom. That much he knew. She was smart, and she desperately wanted to leave, it seemed. He could not let her leave, but he watched her stretch her arm through the window, trying to touch the slippery petal of a dancing flower in the wind, but they were always too far away, and she leaned back with defeat.
He left his watchful moon, with Rin' face somehow smiling from within, and silently leaped towards where Rin's luminous scent was. He found her in the living room, where he found himself so many times since her arrival. She was sitting on the ice blue and brown-checkered floor, reading a book by the fireplace with a warm black blanket. He retreated to back of the room to watch her. Sesshomaru watched as the light bounced off her cheeks, and curved its way around her body. Her expressions changed on and off, sometimes even closing the book and looking towards the fireplace. Sesshomaru was get nervous, but then she'd go back to her book, and never see him. About a half an hour it went on as this, and he never moved once, for fear this would disturb her.
Silently, she closed the book one last time, and then set it on the floor, sitting up to watch the fire, cuddling herself with the blanket.
Then, without ever turning or making a notion she was moving, said, "Why are you watching me?"
Sesshomaru was silent, unsure of how to answer. He stepped quietly towards her, sitting down near her.
"WHAT ARE YOU READING?"
Rin stared into the fire, she wondered if he was trying to get at anything.
"I JUST WANTED TO KNOW."
"I'm reading a book Un gave me. About this castle…its…history."
Sesshomaru suddenly growled, and Rin's shoulders tensed.
"WHY WOULD HE GIVE YOU THAT BOOK?"
"Because, he was telling me about your parents."
Sesshomaru glared with immediate outrage, and started pacing behind her angrily.
"I'm really sorry about your parents."
He stopped and stared at her. Didn't she think of him as a killer? Why would she be sorry that his parents were human loving?
"I understand how it is to…lose your parents."
Sesshomaru nodded. Un had lied to her. He would have to thank him later.
"THERE IS NOTHING TO BE SORRY ABOUT. YOU DID NOT KILL MY PARENTS."
There was silence for a short time, and Sesshomaru settled down slightly behind her, watching intently. (Puppy style)
Rin picked up the book, and held it against her chest, "You don't have to be so haunting."
Sesshomaru's head jerked up, "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"
"You don't always have to scare everybody away. Instead of being a child's nightmare, you could be their protector, hovering over them while they sleep."
"IT DOES NOT SUIT ME."
"It could." She said gently, turning to gaze at him.
Sesshomaru was amazed at her beauty in the fireplace, with her face gentle and kind.
"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Jaken yelled, skidding in.
He jumped in between the two, severely beating Rin with his staff, causing Rin to lose her grasp on the book, and let it slid off her knees, and onto the warm floor. Rin gasped and tried to protect herself with her arms, as the blows pushed her further and further towards the fire.
"You little brat!" Jaken yelled, swinging the staff as hard as he could.
Sesshomaru's eyes were on fire, and he smashed Jaken to the floor, threatening to plunge one of his claws into his back, "HOW DARE YOU BEAT HER!!!!!!!!"
Rin scrambled towards Sesshomaru, hesitating for the alarming noise, but glided away from Jaken. Her arms were black and blue from the staff, but she hugged herself anyways.
The dog lowered his head really close to Jaken's, and whispered in the most serious voice she'd ever heard, "If you ever do that again, I will kill you.
Then he threw him into a wall, where Jaken lay unconscious. He turned to Rin, and his eyes cleared, into a saddened state.
"ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"
She nodded, gulping a little, "Just some bruises."
Sesshomaru nodded, and then turned, "COME. WE SHALL GET SOME BANDAGES."
Rin stayed where she was, and gulped, "Could I just stay here, and wait for you to come back? Please, I'm very cold."
Sesshomaru turned his head, but only to say, "AS YOU WISH" and then he walked away.
Rin scrambled back to her blanket, and once again sat in front of the fire, and opened her book. Truthfully, that's why she wanted him to leave. It was nerve racking having him stare at her as she read his history. Kind of like reading an autobiography in front of the very person. She flipped a couple of pages, until her gaze fell upon a family tree. She was certain that this had to be over at least a couple thousand years, seeing as how old Sesshomaru was. She skimmed down, until she found the names of Sesshomaru's father and mother, and underneath them was him. Lines were coming from Sesshomaru and his father, but where led to had been ripped out. She supposed the line from Sesshomaru meant his brother, but she did not know what his father's line went to. Could it be he had another wife? But then, He would actually have a stepbrother-
The book was snapped shut, smashing her figures with it large frame. Rin screamed, and looked up to find an angry toad, with a huge bleeding lump on his head.
"What on earth do you think you were doing, telling him to be all nice and cuddly? He doesn't need this! Especially not from a little twit like you!"
His eyes spelled death.
He held in his staff high above his head, aimed, and struck down towards her head. Rin was faster and lunged her arm up, pushing away most of the blow. He squawked, and began crazily throwing blows to her, in which she could not protect herself all at once. She was headed back into the fire, and she could do nothing about it. There was nothing to stop her on the smooth surface of the floor, and everything stable was too far away.
Her eyes darted around, hoping Un and On would come in at any moment, but the rest of the castle was quiet. As the flames got nearer and the heat got more intense, Rin started screaming, scared and confused like a lost little girl.
Jaken chuckled as the murder in his eyes began to take place, "We won't be needing you anymore, not EVER!"
With that, he swung at her feet, causing her to skid right to where the flames could jump on her any minute.
She held her head back, and yelled louder than she ever had before, "SESSHOMARU!!!!"
Jaken raised the staff again, and smacked her on the head, making her fall unconscious as her kimono caught on fire. Jaken laughed, and started dancing around the room, skipping and laughing like a maniac.
I just like to make people go crazy! She's dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is so sad….Why couldn't Jaken die first? I dunno…. ~Miaa