IMMORTALITY
Chapter 11
Sorrow
Staring at the small grave under the Cherry Blossom tree in her garden with her dull, lifeless amber eyes, Rin grieved for the lose of her daughter, Sakuya. Her lord and Jaken both had known that her daughter would be born dead from the beginning, and they had not told her about it. Rin did not blame them for keeping the truth away from her; she knew her Lord Sesshoumaru did this because he did not want to upset her during her pregnancy.
Falling to her knees before the grave with hot tears running down her cheeks, Rin cried. Her daughter, her adorable daughter was dead, and it was all her fault. She remembered how her daughter looked like; Silver hair, stripes on her cheeks and wrists, innocent golden eyes, tiny nose, and pouting red lips. She was the most perfect little girl she had ever seen, but as her mother, Rin felt that she had failed to protect her. I had failed to protect Lord Sesshoumaru's daughter…
"I'm sorry…so sorry……"
Sesshoumaru, who was watching the whole scene from a place not far from Rin, felt his heart ached when he heard Rin apologized. She should not be doing this, she should not be apologizing. It was him who should be saying that, it was him who ordered her to eat the poisonous meat, which was the reason why his child, their child was dead. He clenched his fists, unknowingly drawing blood from his palms, but he cared not about it.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, the priestess wishes to see you…" Jaken said from behind his lord, his green head bowed slightly when his Lord Sesshoumaru turned to walk away without saying anything. Sighing sadly, Jaken had noticed the change in the lord's behavior since the child died; His lord had become colder, and quieter than he usually was. He closed his huge yellow eyes when he heard Rin's sorrowful voice coming from the garden. Poor Rin…
He wanted to say something to comfort the girl, for the reason that he had watched her grown up from a little girl into a young woman. Although he never admitted it, but he cared for Rin like she was his kin. He wanted to say something, to make the girl smiled again, but he knew of no way to do so.
"Jaken…" He turned and quickly followed when his lord summoned him. He had received a message from the priestess a moment ago, saying that she wanted an urgent meeting with Lord Sesshoumaru. He guessed that the reason might have to do with Rin again, and he hoped it was good news, for there had been a lot of sadness in the air lately. Let's hope for the best….
THE VILLAGE
The priestess placed the praying beads on the floor beside where she was sitting when she sensed a gust of demon energy heading her way. The Lord of Western Land was coming, as she had expected. She knew he would come because he cared for his human mate who had just recently lost a child. She closed her eyes when she remembered the dead child she buried in the demon's garden. She had though the child would looked like the green demon she had seen when she was young, but she was wrong. The child, the baby girl looked so perfect like the other human baby, except that she had a blue crescent moon on her forehead liked her demon father. She was perfect, and she might have a chance to live if her blood was not tainted of poison, or if she was immune to poison liked her father, Lord Sesshoumaru.
The priestess did not fully know the demon's ability, and she only found out he was immune to poison just yesterday from a demon she met in the forest. There were poison flowing through Lady Rin's blood, and Lord Sesshoumaru was immune to poison, if their child inherited Lord Sesshoumaru's ability, the child would survive and no doubt he or she would become a strong breed.
When she heard a thud outside her hut, the priestess then knew the demon lord had arrived, and so was the toad demon for she heard his annoying voice calling out for her.
"Come out from that hut, priestess!" The toad demon, Jaken yelled and watched as the old priestess walked out from the small hut and bowed before his Lord Sesshoumaru. Jaken called her priestess instead of other insulting names because he did not want to anger her, for she was the only one who knew how to aid Rin. He would be patient, although he did not like it, but he would bear it for Rin and his lord's sake.
Sesshoumaru stared coldly at the old priestess who dared to seek him out again after she failed to help Rin and their child. In his heart, he knew it was not her fault, but it made him felt better to have the blame cast on another person, even though just for a moment.
"Greeting, Lord Sesshoumaru. I hope everything is well in the castle." The priestess said, and straightened her back to look into the demon's eyes.
"What is it this time you seek this Sesshoumaru out, human?" Sesshoumaru demanded in a harsh voice.
"My lord, is it true that you are immune to any type of poison?" Even to the most poisonous?"
Sesshoumaru raised his eye brow when he listened to the priestess's question. Did the human wench seek him out just to question him his power, or did she mean another thing.
He remained silence and waited for the human to reveal her point.
"How dare you seek Lord Sesshoumaru out just to ask this foolish question! Of course Lord Sesshoumaru is immune to poison! He can even melt you with his Poison Claw!" Jaken shouted from beside his lord who remained silence when the wench questioned him.
"You insolent…."
"Then Lady Rin might have a chance to give birth to strong children, my lord."
Jaken immediately shut his mouth when the priestess announced that. Rin might have a chance to have children, if that was so, then Rin would be cheerful once more. He took a peek at his lord, and gulped when he saw the look in his golden eyes. He was angry.
He clenched his fists when the priestess told him Rin MIGHT had a chance to have children. At first he did not understand what the priestess was hinting, but when she said Rin might have children, he understood everything. The child would stay alive, IF he or she was immune to poison liked him, but still……
"Seek this Sesshoumaru out, when you find a better way, human. Rin had lost her child once, and I do not want her to go through that a second time." Sesshoumaru hissed and turned to walk away from the priestess toward Ah-Un. Before he mounted the beast, he said again.
"Perhaps we will never going to have children at all." Then he mounted Ah-Un and flight into the sky, leaving the priestess and Jaken behind to stare at him with their sadness filled eyes. No children, no family. Forgive me, Rin.
THE CASTLE
Rin continued to stare at the cold grave with her lifeless eyes, as if there were no life or soul left in her since her child died. Since that day, she had not spoken to Lord Sesshoumaru, and he seemed to be avoiding her lately. He hates me…
She had failed to protect his child, their child, the heir of Western Land. She understood if her lord resented her, and she would not object if her lord wanted to take another mate to replace her, to give birth to strong children. Demon children…
Her heart broke when she though of her lord being with another woman, and had other children called her lord father. No, she did not want her lord to take another woman, or sire children on them, but her lord was the Western Lord, and he needed at least one child to pass his land to. I will bear the pain for Lord Sesshoumaru…
"…For I will never going to have children anymore…." She buried her face into her hand and cried again, for herself, for her Lord Sesshoumaru, and for her child. Forgive me…
A/N: Yeah, the story is almost coming to an end. Perhaps there are only a few more chapters to go, and I am sorry to say that I might not update the story for a while because my final exam is coming this November. So, please bear with me, ya?
Using Kagome's power to give Rin some soul so she will becomes an immortal?
Hmm….sorry, but I really don't understand what you are trying to say. Anyway, I don't plan on using anyone other Rin and Sesshoumaru. This is after all, their problem.
Will Rin and Sesshoumaru going to have a happy ending?
I will try my best to make it so, but don't flame me if I didn't make it so also.
Will they have other children?
Yes and no, it depends. Well, let's just wait until the last chapter, ne.
To Let Rin commits suicide?
This is a very good idea, but having Sess goes into demon rage and kill her or something like that, it is too complicated, but I will think about it. Thank for your idea.
To take another mate
Well…..I think Rin asking Sess to take another mate is a good idea also, but I don't think I will make him do so. As for Sesshoumaru's father, isn't he already dead?
The ending.
It is true that my story contents too much sadness, but it makes the story interesting, ne? So, as for the last chapter, since all of you want a happy ending, I'll try my very best to make it so.