A Bargain for a Life
This is my first ever fanfiction. If I am allowed to dedicate stories then I dedicate this one to my friend Bre. She's the one who introduced to me in the first place. This is the whole story though there isn't much dialogue (that's something I hope to improve on). I know it's long but I hope you like it!
Rin combed her way through the foliage. The sky was cloudless and the air was moist and humid. She reached for the flower she had been searching for. Satisfied she plucked it and added it to her bouquet. She glanced over to Lord Sesshoumaru who sat under the large willow. Their eyes met for an instant and she smiled. It had been such a beautiful day that she had managed to ignore Jaken's constant bickering. However, she had noticed Lord Sesshoumaru had appeared more tense and wondered about her lord's behaviour. Suddenly, there was a large gust of wind. Rin frantically ran over to Ah and Un to avoid being blown away.
"My Lord!" Jaken exclaimed, "It appears there is someone coming this way!".
Sesshoumaru rose from his seat under the tree. Rin recognized the expression on his face as the one he wore when something bad was going to happen and she tightened her hold on Ah and Un. The wind suddenly subsided and a man appeared in the clearing.
"Greetings Sesshoumaru.", the man said as he smiled.
"Ohhh, how dare you address my lord that way!", Jaken cried. The man ignored him and continued to smile maliciously at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru didn't respond, instead he addressed Jaken.
"Jaken, take Rin and get out of the way."
"Ohh my Lord, but I could never leave you!", Jaken said as he stepped up beside Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru's expression grew grim and Jaken knew better than to argue with him, especially when this character was involved.
"As you wish my lord.", Jaken sighed and he ran over to Rin who was already mounted on Ah and Un.
"Naraku, have you come to finish our fight?", Sesshoumaru asked the man. Rin looked over her shoulder as Jaken led them away. "So this man is named Naraku. I wonder what he wants with Lord Sesshoumaru.", Rin thought to herself. The man named Naraku continued to smile.
"As much as I'm looking forward to it we must save our fight for another day. I have a task for you Sesshoumaru." Sesshoumaru lunged at Naraku, aiming to slice him with his claws. "Naraku, you fool. You secured your death when you came after me expecting to do your work." Naraku jumped out of the way and landed unharmed. His malicious smile was replaced with one of amusement.
"Sesshoumaru, this particular task may interest you.", Naraku said. "How so?" Sesshoumaru asked, still glaring at Naraku.
Naraku jumped into a tree trying to keep distance between himself and Sesshoumaru. "I want you to kill Inuyasha."
"I will kill InuYasha on my own terms. But first I will kill you." Sesshoumaru raced toward Naraku drawing his tensaiga. "I sincerely doubt that. And as for killing Inuyasha, you don't have a choice." And with that, the man named Naraku vanished.
Sesshoumaru glared after Naraku. He had an uncomfortable feeling about Rin's safety. Naraku had attempted to kidnap Rin once before; had he resorted to this tactic again?
He cringed at the thought of being unnerved by Naraku. "I assure you Naraku, I will kill you and make you and make you pay for your insolence.", he thought to himself.
Sesshoumaru walked back into the forest in search of Rin and Jaken. A gentle wind threw his long silvery hair back and sent a chill down his spine. Something seemed amiss.
Rin sat curiously under the shade of the tree. Lord Sesshoumaru was in trouble, she knew that much. He was fighting with this man they called Naraku. But, Sesshoumaru was a great lord who had fought countless battles before she had met him. Surely, he would defeat Naraku and return soon. She turned to Jaken who had been mumbling to himself since they had left Lord Sesshoumaru.
"Why are you so cruel to me, my lord?", Jaken sobbed. "My duty is to serve you but you always force me to run away and defend this useless human child." Jaken turned to Rin who had been watching him. "What do you want?", Jaken sneered.
"Is Lord Sesshoumaru going to return safely Jaken?", she asked.
"Of course! Lord Sesshoumaru is the greatest of fighters. He will defeat Naraku in no time at all.", Jaken scoffed. "But that Naraku fellow is quite devious, I wonder how my lord is doing." Suddenly, Jaken began to sob hysterically. Rin jumped up, careful not to disturb Jaken in his present state, and crept over to the meadow she had spied when they had arrived there. She would finish her bouquet for Lord Sesshoumaru and return before Jaken noticed she was gone. She motioned for Ah and Un to keep quiet and ran off.
In the meadow, she found many wild flowers. As she reached to pick up a blue one, she noticed she was being watched. She turned to find a girl, similar to her in size gazing back at her from the other side of the meadow. Rin ran over to meet her and introduced herself. The girl said nothing.
"Would you like to play with me? I really can't play with Lord Sesshoumaru, he's busy. And Jaken doesn't like to play with me very much. I know, how about we pick more flowers? I like the one in your hair." Again the girl said nothing. Rin then noticed the large mirror the girl held. The girl had pale skin and her eyes seemed hollow just like..just like.. Rin stepped back theis girl's eyes were like Kohaku's when he had turned against her.
"D-do you know Kohaku? Are you here to take me away too?", Rin asked. Again, the girl said nothing; instead, she held the mirror up at Rin. Rin gazed into the mirror. She felt dizzy, as if she was being drawn into the mirror. She started to panic and tried to run away. She really was being drawn into the mirror. But she had realized this too late. She collapsed and the strange girl walked away with Rin's soul trapped in the mirror.
Sesshoumaru strode into the clearing. He saw Jaken moping under the tree beside Ah and Un, but where was Rin? Jaken looked up.
"Ah, Lord Sesshoumaru, you return unharmed. Did you defeat Naraku!"
Sesshoumaru ignored him.
"Jaken," he asked, "Where is Rin?". Jaken looked frantically around him for Rin but she was no where in sight. "So it was all a distraction.", Sesshoumaru murmured to himself. He left Jaken and walked in the direction of the meadow. He was certain Rin would have gone off to pick flowers there. Jaken sprinted behind him, desperate not to be left behind again. Suddenly, Sesshoumrau stopped walking, so suddenly that Jaken bumped into him. Jaken looked into the meadow trying to find what had stopped his Lord. There in the meadow, with her flowers still in hand, lay Rin. Sesshoumaru walked over to her. Her body wasn't moving but he was sure she wasn't dead. Naraku must have done something to her to pressure him into fighting Inuyasha. Jaken gasped in surprise.
"My lord is she dead?", he asked. "No.", Sesshoumaru answered. If Rin had simply been killed by Naraku, he could easily revive her with his tensaiga. Naraku must have known this as well. Sesshoumaru wondered what had happened to Rin. He lifted Rin's body and carried her in his arms. " My lord, could Naraku have done this to her? Wait, where are you going?", Jaken asked. Sesshoumaru paused. Naraku's scent was still quite strong. He had probably expected Sesshoumaru to concede to his plan and follow him to tell him such. " My lord, are you going to find Naraku? My Lord wait for me!". Jaken ran after Sesshoumaru. Then he paused, turned around and went to retrieve Ah and Un from the meadow. He lead Ah and Un beside him and ran to catch up with his lord."
