Rin's Deadly Little Secret

Rin followed Sesshoumaru; she would follow him anywhere.

"Where are we going?" She asked from the back of Ah and Un.

"To the village…" was all he said.

They flew through the clouds. Rin almost forgot how much she enjoyed just soaring through the sky. She closed her eyes enjoying the breeze. The wind ripped through her hair. Consumed by her thoughts, she trusted that Ah and Un would follow Sesshoumaru back to their village. It had been some time since they had been out free among the woods. Actually, they had lived in the village since that disgusting Inu-Yasha and his stupid human girlfriend died. Sesshoumaru told her at the time they settled in the village that it was give her a normal life, but she had thought about it since then and decided that he was tired of being lonely. He was a demon. He could live nearly forever. But if his weak little pathetic brother could find friends and love, why couldn't her gorgeous Lord Sesshoumaru? They had been through a lot together. Even though she was strong, Sesshoumaru still protected her like the child she had been. Sometimes she was grateful that he was always there. Her rebellious attitude only fueled the fires between them. When she had found a tablet left by his father, Sesshoumaru left her alone in the village. The tablet didn't say much and what it did say she couldn't comprehend. But once he left the village, it was attacked. Jaken had followed Sesshoumaru; even though, Ah and Un had stayed behind. The only reason Rin survived was because of Ah and Un. The demons that attacked the village were strong, too strong for her to fight alone…so she ran. She regretted running from them even to this day. Since then she has never backed down from a challenge. Her constant challenges frustrate Sesshoumaru since she ALMOST always wins. Sesshoumaru believes she strives too hard to achieve what she already knows to be true, but she doesn't believe that she is that strong. She believes that the strong demons are those she has yet to face. Sesshoumaru use to make comments about how weak humans were, that is until Rin vowed to become stronger. Sesshoumaru discredited her own strengths until she ran from the village. She darted though the sky on the back of Ah and Un with her enemy on their tails. Ah and Un would make prime attacks upon their enemy, but in the end they just ended up running. Sesshoumaru returned to the village shortly after the attack. With the immense destruction within the village, nothing was recognizable. Lord Sesshoumaru slaughtered everything within a hundred mile radius. He would have continued if she were not in the way. Rin had fallen from Ah and Un while running from their enemy. Ah and Un knew where she fell so they left to draw the enemy away from her. Sesshoumaru's killing spree practically ran over right over her. She had become conscious and began wandering through the woods looking for Ah and Un when Sesshoumaru let loose his poisonous whip, which she barely dodged. Sesshoumaru stood sternly over her while she recovered her footing. When their eyes met, she recognized the pain of loss. She knew that feeling all too well from when she was young and her village had been destroyed by the wolf pack. She knew then he cared for her more than she had realized. They were family, close family. She loved him. Jaken, however, was another story. He had become the sibling that she constantly fought with for Lord Sesshoumaru's attention. She hated Jaken and would kill him if Lord Sesshoumaru would allow it. However, She had to give Jaken some credit; he had helped her out for the last 40 or 50 years. He didn't want to help her but did anyways as a favor to their Lord Sesshoumaru. She loved Ah and Un like a family pet; they got more pleasure out of their time together than Rin could have ever expected. Rin had aged that was no secret, but she would rather die in battle than die of old age. Even though she loved Lord Sesshoumaru, she came to realize that she aged much faster than he did so a love between them could never last. Though she often wondered what a demon lifetime with Sesshoumaru would be like. They shared a lot in the last few decades. Experiences that no one could take from her and treasures that she fought everyday to keep secret. The sun's warmth gave Rin hope for a brighter future, even though the present was already so good. Rin slowly opened her eyes to see the village coming into view. She smiled sweetly at the memories this place held for her.

No one seemed to notice their arrival in the village square; none except the curious children of the village.Upon landing in the village square, several children ran up to Rin nearly knocking her off Ah and Un's back; even though, Sesshoumaru's presence somewhat calmed the children's stampede, while Jaken made empty threats that Rin tried to ignore. Rin knew that Jaken was no father figure even though he had become one to a little green demon boy with a gross elastic tongue.

"Children…" she spoke.

"Give me a minute, then I'll play with you." Rin dismounted from the Ah and Un then bowed pleasantly to Sesshoumaru excusing herself from him and Jaken.
The children grasp her while she was consumed in the bow and when she finished they drug her away to play. She smiled back to Sesshoumaru hoping he would join them, but he didn't. He seems distracted like he always is. Rin sighed. "Mom…" one of the children said. Rin looked up from her daze to see which of the children called her. She acted like a mother to all fifteen hanyou children in the village. When she looked up, she found herself staring straight into a green and toady little face that made her skin crawl.

"Mom…" It said again. She looked to the right of the toady child to see her own child there. Her child was the only surviving child born to Sesshoumaru. She was about the age of a human five year old; she was indeed a hanyou, but a prize bitch.

"Yes?" Rin asked pleasantly.

The child's blue eyes were cold as ice, although, her floppy ribbon tied ears that looked like ponytails did perk up when her mother answered her. "Can I keep it?" She asked innocently.

Rin looked down from her cute puppy face to what she held tightly. The child wrapped her white long-haired forearms around the creature holding it close to her blue and gray designed cotton dress as if protecting the small creature with large teal butterfly wings. Rin knelt in front of the child looking at the winged creature. The child held the blue creature secure to herself then straight out in front of her for Rin's approval.

The blue dragon creature stretched its eye-spotted wings.

"It's rather small, don't you think?" Rin asked the child.

"No." She replied firmly.

"Naiya… Lord Sesshoumaru won't be happy if you keep that pathetic little creature…"

"Mom… just give it a chance… please."

"Naiya…"

At her mother's disapproval the child drew the creature back in to her chest against the cotton dress. She turned slowly and stepped away from Rin attempting a retreat.

"Naiya… don't ever turn your back to ANYONE… Turn Around!"

The child, Naiya, did as she was told and turned back to face Rin.

Rin noticed that innocent drops of crystal blue water swelled in her child's icy eyes as her child stared back in her own brown ones with temporary hatred. Rin smiled. Her child was quick to trust and quick to hate, but she was loyal. Rin could see that she had formed a bond with this new creature and would hate her mother for eternity before she would betray this new friendship.

Rin shook her head giggling to herself. "Alright… I'll give it a chance. Naiya… you have one cycle of the moon to prove to me that that creature is worth keeping."

"Arigato." The child responded bowing slightly allowing her lavender ribbon tied angel white ears to shift forward in front of her human face before stepping backward pivoting on the balls of her back paws and running off to join her friends.

Rin couldn't help but smile at the short puppy child as she ran off. The child was the born the clear white color of diamonds so Rin named her Naiya (diamond). Now she wasn't the clear white of diamonds, but she was an angelic white. Her coloring upset Sesshoumaru. "…Will show blood," was all he stated on the matter. However, Sesshoumaru did enjoy her innocent yet evil behavior. Just how she came upon this new creature Rin would probably never know. She had a feeling that Sesshoumaru would disapprove of the creature, but would approve Naiya's ability to have it because it would keep her constant tormenting away from him.

At that, she glanced over her shoulder to see Sesshoumaru staring at the child.

Rin smiled to herself. He has taken an interest in her. She thought with happiness.

Then he shook his head the disappeared into a large hut.

His exit left her feeling empty. She thought she knew him and his ways, apparently not. She needed to go see what had upset her lord.

Rin found him… with Jaken.

They were reading an old text.

She knew she wouldn't have a clue as to what they were talking about, but she decided to make them food. They ignored her presence. Henceforth, she decided to meet up with Sesshoumaru later on, when they could be alone.