IMMORTALITY
Chapter 8
Determination
THE GUEST CHAMBER
" Preg…..preg…PREGNANT !"
Jaken looked at Rin with shock in his huge eyes , not believing what he just heard . The Staff of Head dropped to the floor with a thud , as he recalled what had the old priestess told him just a moment ago . Rin's first child will be born dead .
" What is the matter , Jaken ? Are you not happy that I'm carrying Lord Sesshoumaru's heir ?" Rin asked as she watched the toad demon picked up the Staff of Head . She saw shock and fear in his eyes , she could understand that Jaken was shocked because her pregnancy was too sudden , but she could not understand the fear she saw in his eyes .
Jaken is not the one to give birth , why is he afraid ?
" Oh..! Nothing ! Just surprise that you are pregnant so fast …" Jaken replied .
" Really ? Lord Sesshoumaru said the same also . Ne , I know human carries baby in her body for almost 10 months , but is it the same with demon or half-breed ?" Rin asked , nodding a thank at the servant who brought her tea , and offered some tea to Jaken also .
" Hmm...a half-breed child will be born in only four months . Demon is different , a demon child will be born in only a few weeks ." Jaken said , sipping the hot tea that was offered to him .
" So my child will be born in four months time …" Rin whispered , her hand went to caress her slightly rounded tummy . It had been only a few days since her lord told her about her pregnancy , and her belly already showed the sign of it . She smiled , thinking of her soon-to-be born son or daughter . She had asked her lord whether he wanted a son or a daughter to be his first born , although he said the gender did not matter to him , but she wanted to give him a son first , a strong son . The second child will be a girl .
Jaken looked at Rin's smiling face and felt his heart breaking when he knew the child she so wanted would be dead the moment he or she was born . Then he though of his Lord Sesshoumaru , what would he do if he found out it was the mermaid meat he hunted had caused the dead of his first born .
" Jaken will be the child's guardian ." Rin said , smiling happily .
" Oh…" Jaken replied softly , knowing that it was impossible . He would never tell Rin about the child , but perhaps if he told Lord Sesshoumaru , he would find a better way to tell Rin without breaking her heart so much .
" Ano , Rin . I have something I want to inform Lord Sesshoumaru ." Jaken said , getting up from his sitting position .
" Lord Sesshoumaru is in the scroll keeping chamber ." Rin said , watching as Jaken left the guest chamber . Hopefully whatever Jaken is about to say is not a bad news .
THE SCROLL KEEPING CHAMBER
Sesshoumaru was reading a scroll when he detected Jaken's scent from outside the chamber . He put the scroll down on the table before he ordered Jaken to enter . He watched as the toad demon slid open the door and entered the chamber with a look on his face that he had never see before .
" What is it , Jaken ?" Sesshoumaru asked , staring coldly at the demon with his golden eyes . He growled slightly when he smelled fear in the air , and that meant Jaken had brought him a bad news that would anger him .
Jaken gulped when he felt the piercing stare from his lord , but no matter how angry his lord would be , he had to tell him , now or never . Falling to his knees , Jaken pressed his forehead to the floor and spoke out loudly .
" My lord , the babe Rin is carrying must not be born !" He winced when he heard a loud bang , and the noise of broken woods . Jaken lifted his head to see what happened , and gulped when he saw the wooden table had broke into half . He whimpered when he saw the fierceness in his lord's face .
Sesshoumaru glared at the toad demon with anger , in a blink of an eye , he had his fingers wrapped around the toad's neck , suffocating him but not enough to kill him . He tightened his grip on the toad's neck when he tried to struggle . This insolent toad was telling him to not to let Rin had her child , HIS child .
" It seems that you are given too much freedom these days , that you have forgotten what position you are in ." Sesshoumaru said , squeezing the toad's neck .
" The…priestess…said…that…mermaid…kills…"Jaken said out between each gasp , wanting to let his lord knew everything the priestess had told him , even though it would anger his lord even more than now .
Sesshoumaru loosened his grip on Jaken's neck when he heard it had something to do with the priestess and the mermaid . He let Jaken fell to the floor , and watched as the toad coughed and gasped for air . His golden eyes shone dangerously as he waited for the toad to speak again .
"…The priestess said the mermaid flesh contents poison , although Rin had consumed it without being poisoned , but it does not mean the child in her body will be able to do the same ." Jaken said , his hands went to touch the bruise on his neck . When he took a glance at his lord , he was relief when he saw his lord was not angry .
Turning away from Jaken , Sesshoumaru looked at the red flowers by the window Rin had picked for him early this morning . She was so happy about her pregnancy , already she was thinking about the child's name . She said she wanted her first born to be a son , so he would had an heir to pass his land to . Sesshoumaru clenched his fists tightly , his claws dug into his palms , drawing blood from it . Rin wanted the child so badly , but the child was going to be taken away . This cannot be , this must not happen . There must be a solution to it !
" Prepare Ah-Un for me ." Sesshoumaru ordered , listening to the sound of the toad's departure . After he was sure Jaken was gone , he walked toward the window and picked up the flowers . His golden eyes stared at the flowers with an emotion he had never show to anyone before , not even to Rin . Sadness , because his child was going to die . Regret , because it was his fault that his child was going to die . If he had been able to stay content with Rin being a mere human , if he had not kill the mermaid , if he had not make Rin an immortal , their child would not have to die .
" My lord , Ah-Un is ready to ride ."
Sesshoumaru heard Jaken spoke from the outside . He would find the priestess and the solution to the problem . He crushed the flowers within his palm , and opened his palm once again to glare at the bloody petals . I will do whatever to keep Rin happy , even if I have to kill .
" Tell Rin I will be away for awhile ." He ordered before he slid the door open , revealing the bowing Jaken . He did not want Rin to know what was happening , not until the very last moment .
" Yes , my lord ." Jaken relied as he listened to the sound of his lord's footsteps . When he was sure the lord had left , he stood up and went to the Guest Chamber where Rin was having her tea time with the servants . When he arrived at the chamber , he could hear laughter and giggles from the inside . He wondered if the news was out , would there be laughter still ?
" I hope Lord Sesshoumaru knows what he is about to do ." Jaken whispered , took a deep breath and faked a normal expression on his green face before he opened the door to tell Rin about the Lord's departure .
A/N : Okay , this chapter has nothing exciting because it is a connection to the next chapter . This chapter is also short , but I will try to make it longer next time . Till next time , Ja
Will the child die ?
Yes .
Can Sesshoumaru revives the child with Tenseiga ?
……I don't think so . The first child MUST die .
How about their other children ? Will they die also ?
Well , it depends . The child will die because of the poison in Rin's blood . But don't forget that Sesshoumaru is immune to poison . So , this is the hint to this question .
Will InuYasha and his gang appear in later chapter ?
Maybe yes , maybe no . I have yet to decide what to do in the next few chapters . Perhaps you can suggest something to me .