I love this chapter and feel that it is the heart of this saga of my story. Throughout the whole time I was writing this chapter, I was listening to No More Words off of the Best of InuYasha cd on repeat. I just felt that it was rather suiting to this chapter for some reason. I guess that it fit for this part of the story and that my romantic side really showed some in here. I hope that you like this. I feel that this is going to be another big part of the story besides Kagome and Sesshomaru. Now, on for the reviews!
DreamBeamz: Oh my! An English major and here you have to read all of my grammatical errors! Oh no! ha ha. I am glad that you are enjoying what I am doing with all four of my characters. Kagome and Sessahomru are going to have some difficult parts but Sota and Rin, that you might have to wait for the good things.
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Rin turned around in the car to wave goodbye to Sesshomaru-sama and Kagome-sama. Her new parents to be here in a few weeks, after she could not see them anymore, she turned around and faced the front of the car. She did not know what to say to Sota, she was so nervous and slightly uncomfortable in her clothes. She looked over at Sota while he was driving them to this restaurant, she did not know what that was but she was hoping that they had food there. She was a little hungry; she did not have time to eat something for lunch before she got ready.
"Rin, tell me about yourself. I really do not know much of how you and Sesshomaru got together because Kagome never told me much of him or of you. The only thing that she told me was that you were saved by him and that was it."
"Well, it was a long time ago when I met him. I was around 4 years old when my village was attacked by Kouga and his pack. Back then; his pack was large and strong. He would let them feed on humans, which was before he met Kagome and InuYasha. Well, they killed my parents and I ran away. I found Sesshomaru severely hurt in the forest and I tried to get him well again. I delivered food and water to him so he could get his strength back, well he was not very kind during that time and he tried not to accept the help but each morning that I went back to check on him, the food and water was gone. He was such a beautiful man just lying there in the forest injured I had to help him. Well, later Kouga's wolves found me and killed me, I guess that Sesshomaru used his sword and revived me again and we have been together since."
"And now you are friends with Kouga?"
"Yes, after he met Kagome and saw that all humans were not evil, he ordered his pack not to feed on them and to find other means of survival."
"That is very kind of him, I cannot wait to meet him. And to see InuYasha again, it has been a long time since the last time that I saw him."
I wonder how hard it has been for her living in the feudal time of Japan, knowing that each day could be her last.
Sota sat there in the silence as they parked in the lot of the restaurant. He pulled into a spot, got out quickly and opened the door for Rin. She blushed as his hand grabbed hers to help her out of the car. She had never been touched by anyone else but Sesshomaru and Kagome in a loving manner. They walked in and were greeted by a man wearing a suit.
"Do you have a reservation?"
"Yes, Higurashi."
"Thank you sir, your table is waiting. Please follow me."
Sota smiled at Rin and grabbed her hand again and they followed the waiter. Sota pulled out Rin's chair as she sat down. Sota sat down in front of her, not wanting to get too close to her. He has been having issues controlling his demon side since he saw her at the bottom of the stairs. Her beauty is almost too overwhelming for him to handle. The waiter gave each of them a menu and he noticed that her face was a little confused.
"Rin, would you like for me to order for you? I know that some of the meals listed sound foreign to you."
"Yes Sota, that would be very kind of you." Rin said with a small smile on her face.
"Waiter, I would like to give the lady; a rib eye slightly sautéed in garlic sauce with a side of rice and stir fry veggies with a coke. And for me I would like the same."
The waiter nodded his head and grabbed the menus and left.
"Thank you, that sounds really good but what is a rib eye?"
"That is a kind of meat here. For some reason they classify meat into sections based on where it is located on the cow. We do not have any more demons in this era for us to just eat them."
"Oh. I guess that the various animals that we feed off of are no longer in existence here."
"Rin, how are you liking it here with us in this era?"
"I am still a little confused but I am having fun."
"I was wondering if you could tell me more of yours."
"Sure, what would you like to know Sota?"
"I was wondering what life is like there."
Rin thought about it some and then responded.
"In my time, I should already be married to someone and having children at my age, but since I am with Sesshomaru-sama, that has been prolonged. No suitors have come to his palace for me because he is my guardian and no one likes to disturb him over trivial matters. So most of the time, I beat on Jaken. Jaken is a toad demon that is Sesshomaru's other companion beside myself. He has been with Sesshomaru forever! Annoying really but he is nice when he has to be which is all the time since Sesshomaru will not tolerate ill behavior towards me. Kagome has been really great with helping me with my studies and keeping me busy with Shippo."
"Oh I remember Shippo, he is that little fox demon that Kagome and InuYasha rescued right?"
"Yeah, he lives with InuYasha and Kikyou every once in a while. Right now he is training with Sesshomaru's men to get stronger and to learn some good fighting skills. There is an Artic Fox demon there that is one of the teachers that is training him. I rarely see him now since he is staying with the Artic Fox demon's family. He thought that staying with them might help him in his training, that and Arigota is rather taken by the kit."
"That was very kind of him to do such a thing for him. I know that Kagome said that Shippo was doing fine and that he has grown up a lot. She said that she sometimes missed him because she loved that he showed his emotions outwardly towards her."
"Yeah, he is like that. He is nice and all but really I am glad that we are just friends."
"So, even he has not come and asked Sesshomaru to court you?"
"No because he knows that Shippo is not the right one for me. He feels that Shippo would be way too over protective of me and all."
"Oh. I would think that in your time with all the demons and such that you would need to have the protection."
"No, not when I am so close with Sesshomaru and Kagome. She is more of a protector really than I think that I need. But, I remember for the longest time that I would ask her things to make sure that she was not going to leave me. I have been without a mother and a father in so long that I wanted to make sure that she was not leaving. When I found out later that she was not going anywhere, I relaxed. And then I found the missive saying that her and Sesshomaru left to visit you and I was saddened a lot. But when she came back, I knew that we were going to be together like a family forever. When they came back from here this last time, they were so close that he even took her on his rounds when he had to make sure that everything was fine."
"Yeah, they were only here for a few days but I think that with the relaxation and quietness of our time, that they were able to let their guard down. Sesshomaru taught me a lot and now since mother and I are going back with you soon for some time, I will have more time to get to know you and how things work there."
Rin looked in Sota's eyes and saw the window to his soul. She knew that he was happy at the prospect of spending more time with her and she was also. She felt so comfortable and secured with him that she always felt when she was with Sesshomaru. The waiter came with their food and they started eating in silence.
"How do you like your meal that I picked out for you Rin?"
"Oh, it is very good. I do have to say that this part of the cow is rather tasty."
Sota laughed and couldn't believe that they were sitting in his time eating dinner instead of being in her time in Sesshomaru's palace. Last night Sota stayed up for a while and worked on his computer looking up the feudal age in Japan trying to learn what he is supposed to do while courting Rin. He wanted to make sure that he did things in the proper way, as he did not want to make Sesshomaru angry in any way. He knew that his sister could handle him but he did not think that he could. Sesshomaru had more experience and skills over him in battle and Sota wanted to make sure that he was going to be able to handle the courting. He did not notice that Rin was finished with her meal and was just looking at him, her hands placed under her face with her elbows on the table. He smiled at her and she smiled back. She could not believe that Kagome and Sesshomaru agreed to their pairing. Rin put her hands down and looked at Sota.
"What type of movie are we going to see?"
Sota shook his head and looked at his watch. "Oh my. We better go so we are back at the house when we said that we would."
Rin nodded and Sota paid their bill. He helped her up and they went to the car and drove to the theater. Sota was surprised when Rin took money out of her purse that she was holding. She placed it on the counter and smiled.
"Rin, you surprise me sometimes." Sota said as he cupped her cheek with his hand.
She blushed. "I thought that you should not have to pay for everything."
She took his hand from her cheek and they walked to get drinks and popcorn. They walked into the screen room, their hands still linked together. They sat and watched their movie. Rin the whole time just amazed at what she was seeing. The colors and the sounds that were surrounding her. Sota watched her face throughout the movie taking in her features and her expressions. He so wanted to place a kiss on her lips but would have to wait, he remembered his promise to Sesshomaru and he was going to keep it. He figured that it was not the right time to take her away from him. Not yet anyways and he was slightly saddened at the end of the movie when they had to leave. He knew that soon, he would have to leave her for 3 weeks until he went back with Kagome and Sesshomaru back to her time. He knew that the tasks that Sesshomaru had him doing was going to keep him busy but he knew that she was going to be on his mind the whole time and in his dreams. They left the theater hand in hand to the car. Some of Sota's friends had seen him and he turned to her, "Are you ok meeting some of my friends?"
"Yes, just do not leave me."
"I would never."
Rin smiled as they walked to where his friends were. They slapped hands together and shook.
"So Sota, who is the beauty that you are with?" Senji asked.
"This is Rin. She is from out of town and she has to leave tonight to go back. So I thought that I would take her to a movie before she leaves." Sota replied.
"Hello Rin. I am Senji, this is Yiki and Kirgoua." Senji said as he pointed to each man as he said his names.
"Hello Rin."
"Hello Rin."
"Kirgoua? That sounds like a friend of mine's name. His name is Kouga." Rin said.
"Yeah, we used to have an ancestor that was named Kouga. He was quite the person back then from what I have heard."
"Oh so you are from the Wolf Demon tribe?"
Sota's eyes got large and he stepped in front of her. "I am sorry but she is really into history and asks many questions."
"Wolf Demon Tribe? I have not heard of that before. I will have to ask my mother about that."
Rin peeked around Sota and looked at him. His eyes were veiled at the time, she looked back at Kirgoua, and "You have his blue eyes your looks are quite like Kouga's and I just asked. I am sorry Sota if that was wrong of me, I did not mean to dishonor you in anyway."
Sota looked down at her and turned around. He cupped her chin in his hand, "Rin, you could never dishonor me. We just need to remember that these guys are from a different time than you my sweet."
"My sweet? Sota, is she more than just a friend?" Yiki asked.
Sota turned around and Rin noticed that his eyes shot dark blue for a second and then back to brown. "That is non of your business Yiki. I have great respect for her that is all."
Yiki shrank back as he felt very uneasy for a second of his childhood friend. "Sota calm down. I was just joking with you."
Sota looked at his watch and saw that it was 9 pm. He looked at his friends and smiled, "I am sorry but we have to go. She is leaving at 10 and I do not want to be late getting her back."
"That is ok Sota, we are supposed to meet my sister Yuki at the soda shop." Said Yiki, still a little uneasy.
"Rin, it was a great pleasure to meet you." Kirgoua said as he took her hand and kissed the top of it. He looked at Sota and instantly dropped it. "I will make sure to look in our family books to see if your friend Kouga is the one that is like the one in our family history. The next time that you come here to visit Sota, please make it appoint to stop by so I can let you know." Kirgoua said.
"I do not believe that she is going to be stopping by any time soon Kirgoua. But thank you for the invitation." Sota said as his voice deepened. Rin blushed at his actions feeling rather flattered that he was protecting her.
"Thank you Kirgoua. Please if you like, you can send a missive to Sota and he can deliver it to me when he comes and visits me soon." Rin said.
"A missive?"
"Yes, she means a letter of your findings. Just send it to the shrine and I will give it to her." Sota said.
He turned back to Rin and grabbed her shoulder. "Are you ready my sweet?"
"Yes Sota. It was nice meeting you all. Please may you have a wonderful time."
Sota then turned her around gently and they walked back to the car. He opened the door for her and he did before and then left. His friends watching them closely as they left. Sota let out a big sigh as they left.
"I am sorry Rin that you had to meet them."
"Sota you have nothing to worry about. I was happy to meet some of your friends. I am interested though to find out if I just met Kouga's future family member though. I would have to say that I did because he did act a little like Kouga did towards Kagome after they first met."
Sota looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "You are serious aren't you. That is the way that Kouga acted when he was near my sister?"
"Yes, she did not have the heart to tell him for the longest time that she was not interested. It was not until InuYasha's wedding after the reception, that she told him to leave her alone. I remember that night well. I was sitting on Sesshomaru's lap eating cake and she was two tables away from us. She looked so pretty in her red and white kimono. Kouga went up to her and asked her if she would be his mate now that the mutt was out of the way and with his woman and she got up, slapped him and told him to leave her alone. She ran away crying and then Kouga after some time left himself. I have not seen him much since then but I do know that he has taken Aiayme as his mate now and they are living in his palace in the Northern Lands."
"What did Sesshomaru do?"
"He did nothing but watch with me. Most of the guests were, I think that she went to Sango's to stay for a while and then they started rebuilding the village. Kagome now has another home in the slayer village on the northeast side of Sesshomaru's lands. I do know that he keeps a rather close eye on Kouga when he ventures in his lands but they are still friends and allies just the same."
"Interesting. I mean slapping him sounds like Kagome but her making it a public scene like that does not sound like her. I guess that she was more disheartened about InuYasha then she let on."
Rin moved her hand from her lap and placed it over his, he looked at her and smiled. "Sota, I can honestly say that she is completely over him now."
Sota turned his hand over and squeezed hers; "Rin would you like me to court you for marriage? I mean I know that we have some years in between us but I feel so comfortable with you. I have never felt like this for anyone before and you are so beautiful."
Rin looked at him, blushed, looked down at their hands and then out the window. "Sota, I have been feeling the same way with you as you are with me. I know that I am much younger than you and many people from my time still consider me as a child. But I feel so much more than that right now here with you. I would very much like for you to court me for marriage. But I have the feeling that the only reason you are feeling this is because you have just discovered your demon ancestry and I feel that you should explore your feelings more and understand them before making your final decision. I do not want you to make a decision in haste just because I am leaving you tonight for 3 weeks."
"I understand but I have been understanding them my whole life and still feel like this is right. But I will honor you by doing what you want me to do and I will let you know at a later date."
"Thank you Sota, you do not know how much that means to me right now." Rin said smiling as she turned and looked at him. He smiled back to her as he pulled into the drive. He looked at his watch and saw that they had 30 minutes left.
"Would you like to join me in the garden before we have to go to the well?"
"Yes, I would like that very much Sota."
He got out and went to her door. Taking her hand as she got out, he closed the door and grabbed her hand again and they walked to the garden. Mother looking out of her window with the lights off, watching them go into the garden and sitting down on the bench. Sota wrapped his arms around Rin as she sat down and placed her back against his chest. With one free hand, he picked her a rose that was white with pink shooting out from the middle of the flower. He handed it to her, "Rin, do not forget me when you are in your time. I see now that these are my families colors of our insignia and I wish for you to have this to remind you of me when you are home."
Rin took the flower from his hand but held onto his hand. She placed the flower in her lap as she turned her head to his. He moved slightly as he placed a small kiss on her cheek, she closed her eyes at his movements. He hugged her tightly as they sat in the moonlight in the garden, not even noticing that there were two figures running towards them. Sota did not even noticed until it was the last minute when InuYasha grabbed him off of Rin and threw him to the ground.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed at him.
Rin looked at Sota and then at Kagome and InuYasha. "He was not doing anything wrong InuYasha." She said to him.
InuYasha looked at Rin and then Kagome, ignoring what the girl said to him. "Kagome get Rin's stuff and then go to the well."
"No InuYasha, Sota is my brother and I am going to handle this." Kagome spat at him.
Sota looked at InuYasha, clearly seeing that he was angry. Sota slowly transformed in front of the three, just waiting for InuYasha to attack again. He flattened his ears against his head and took a fighting stance. InuYasha looked at Sota surprised at his movements and then got into a fighting stance himself. Ready to match Sota's jaki easily.
"I was doing nothing disrespectful InuYasha to acquire that kind of reaction from you." Sota said, his eyes a deep blue with fire. His insignia was blaring bright pink on his forehead.
"Sota you had your hands wrapped around her and you should be happy that it was me and not Sesshomaru. He would have killed you in an instant."
"I highly doubt that InuYasha, you are clearly over reacting to the innocence of the situation."
"YOU HAD YOUR ARMS WRAPPED AROUND HER LIKE SHE WAS YOUR MATE SOTA!" InuYasha screamed.
"InuYasha, you need to remember that you are at my house and yelling is not an option." Mother said with a stern voice as she walked towards Sota. She put her hand on his shoulder and nodded her head; he stood back up and bowed his head to her. She was in her hanyou form in front of them. InuYasha just looked at her and stood up and bowed his head to her.
"I am sorry mother, I should have not acted that way here at your home."
"Yes that is right, you shouldn't have. InuYasha it is great to see you but did you think that I would not be watching them as they were sitting out here?"
"I know that you would have been and have. I just got out of control. When Sesshomaru is not around, I feel that I have to protect her while he is away. I am sorry."
Mother walked to him and gave him a hug, "You look good InuYasha but please, next time learn control like your brother has."
He smiled at her and nodded his head. He looked at Kagome and she had her arms crossed over her chest. "I am sorry Kagome."
"It is not me that you should be saying that to InuYasha." Kagome spat at him.
He winced at her words and faced Sota, "I am sorry Sota for overreacting like that."
"InuYasha it is ok, I understand." Sota said smiling again.
"You have grown so much since the last time that I saw you."
"Why thank you InuYasha. It is nice seeing you again."
"Mother, could you help me find Rin a thicker coat, the wind is blowing rather cold." Kagome asked.
"Sure, come into the house."
Kagome, InuYasha, Rin and Sota all followed mother into the house. Rin and Sota were holding hands as they all went into the living room. Mother grabbed one of Kagome's old winter coats and handed it to her.
"This one should fit Rin. I have gloves in the pockets there in case your hands get cold."
"Thank you mother." Rin said smiling. She moved her hands and put on the coat and the gloves. Then she looked at Kagome and InuYasha, "I am ready now."
"Rin, could we have a sec before you leave?" Sota asked.
"That is ok, we have only a few minutes." Kagome said to Rin. Rin smiled at her and they went into the kitchen.
"Rin, I had a fun time tonight. Even with InuYasha interrupting our silence in the garden."
"I did too Sota. Next time though, we are going to be in my time and we have a little more privacy there to lounge in the gardens all we want. I have my own personal one that Sesshomaru made up for me."
"I would love to see it Rin. In 3 weeks I will. But until then.." Sota took her hands into his and leaned his head close to hers by her ear, "Do not forget our time that we have had so far. And do not forget me." He said in a whisper, and then placed a small kiss on her cheek. She smiled and whispered in his ear, "I will never forget you during the time that we are apart. For I have this rose that you gave to me to remind me of this night." She returned the kiss on his cheek. Blushing as she did this. He looked at her and smiled and took her hand and they went back out into the living room.
Kagome smiled when she saw the two return from the kitchen. "Is everything ok?"
"Yeah, things are just fine sis. So you, Sesshomaru, and Rin are coming back in 3 weeks to get us?" Sota asked.
Kagome smiled, "Yes I will bring Rin with us. You never know, we might need the extra hands." Kagome said as she winked at Rin. Rin smiled and then tightened her grip on Sota's hand. He turned and gave her a hug and said goodbye for now. Rin gave mother a hug and told her thank you for allowing her to stay this long. Mother started to tear up again and Kagome looked at her. "Mother! You are going to make me cry again!"
"I am sorry Kagome! I just hate seeing you leave again and this time with InuYasha here, it brings back all of those memories!"
"Oh mother!" Kagome said as she crossed the room and gave her mother and Sota a hug. InuYasha joined in the hug and said goodbye to the two.
"We better get going. Sesshomaru is going to be very angry with me if you are late." He said.
Kagome nodded as she took Rin's hand and they left for the well shrine. Sota still had Rin's other hand and followed them out there. Kagome smiled when she took notice of this but did not say a thing. Her suspicions were becoming right as she noticed that Rin's grip on her hand was lessoning and tightening on Sota's. Kagome let go of her hand that she had and let Sota walk slower with Rin behind her and InuYasha. InuYasha turned and was going to say something when Kagome pushed his shoulder the other way and told him to keep walking. All that anyone could hear was a "Keh" as he turned and faced forward and opened the doors to the well shrine and went inside. By the time that Rin and Sota got there, Kagome and InuYasha were on the side of the well waiting for her.
She turned to Sota, "Thank you for a wonderful evening of good food and a great movie Lord Sota."
"You are very welcome Lady Rin. Please make sure that your travels to your home are swift and safe." Sota said as he bowed to her and kissed her cheek.
InuYasha was about to say something when Kagome slapped her hand over his mouth not allowing one word exit that trap of his. He growled under her hand and she growled lower back at him. He knew that she would do something bad to him if he tried something so he just kept quiet. Happy that she was touching him in a way that she used to when she wanted to keep him under control. He often noticed that Kikyou did not have that aggressiveness but maybe after spending some time with the full demon miko, she might acquire some of her bad habits that he loved so much.
He looked up at Rin and Sota and thought that they made a very good pairing, her being so strong from her time and him from his time. He noticed that Sota really matured since the last time that he saw him and found great respect for him.
Rin finally made her way to the well and lifted her legs over the edge. They all grabbed hands and looked at Sota who was not just a dark silhouette against the night sky. He was in his demon form and his ears were twitching. They waved at him and he waved back and then they fell into the well, back to their time.
Sota stood there and then descended down the stairs to the well. He looked down and there was nothing there.
"I think that I love you Rin. Please take care until I can get there." Then he went back up to the house.
That night he slept a deep sleep f him and Rin together in each other's arms kissing in her time in front of the palace that she called home.