How Long Does Love Last…
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Ok heres the next chap! Oh, and thanks for the reviews everyone!
Chapter 9: The Nightmare and the Garden
Rin decided to go to sleep, only to have a nightmare...(Ok. Rin actually has a flashback! So its not much of a dream..But it sort of scares her because she remembers her mother dying in front of her. Alright, just wanted to tell you that!)
Nighmare/Dream(Actually its more of a flashback!) ...
"Mommy...MOMMY!" A 6 year old Rin yelled while rrunninginto her mothers chamber within Naraku's castle. Her mother was lying on her bed with doctors surrounding her. The doctors looked at Rin as she ran to her mothers side then they saw Naraku and left out the doors.
"Mommy wake up! Naraku-sama, what's wrong with mother? Is she..." Rin started to cry thinking nothing but the worst. Then Naraku put his hand on Rin's shoulder.
"I'm sorry Rin but...your mother has fallen seriously ill. We cant find any cure for it...and she doesnt have much time left." Naraku told the little girl with a sympithetic look and a gentle voice. Rin just closed her eyes and started to cry more. Then she felt a hand on her cheek. She turned around quickly to see her mother looking at her.
"Rin...dont cry." Rin looked at her mother with sad eyes. There was nothing she could do to help her! She sounded so weak. Rin felt as though she was going to cry out even louder and more but held it in. "Rin...I want you to be strong. Ok?"
Rin looked at her mother who seemed to be struggling for breath more and more after each one she took. She then wiped her eyes so that no tears were there and nodded. "Ok..." Rin said in a low voice.
"Rin...I want you to do somthing for me...a last request...will you do that for me?" Her mother asked. Rin noticed her mothers voice getting softer and softer. Rin nodded andgot closer to her mother so she could hear her request.
"Let Naraku-sama train you...so then you can become strong...dont...even show people that you are weak...Listen to what he teaches you...and do as he says...become strong...stro-" Rin saw her mothers eyes close and her head sink deeper into the pillow it laid on.
"Mommy...mommy! No! Mommy please stay with me!" Rin screamed tugging on her mothers blanket to try and wake her up. She was going to cry...but she had to be strong! Just as her mother told her to! So she held back her tears.
Naraku looked down at Rin, who was looking at the floor. He could tell she was holding back her tears becuase she was shaking. He squated down to her and tapped her on the shoulder. Rin turned around with tears in her eyes but forced herself not to blink or else she would start crying. Naraku gave her a small gentle smile. "How 'bout you start becoming stronger tomorrow instead of now..." He said in a small gentle voice while holding out his arms to her.
Rin nodded weakly and ran into his arms and started crying her eyes out on his shoulder. Naraku hugged her and patted her on the back. "It's going to be ok Rin. I'll take care of you..."
"Naraku-sama...how did my mother get her disease?" Rin asked turning her head to look at her mothers body.
"Demons, Rin. While your mother was outsidelooking atflowersin the garden, she was attacked by a snake demon and was poisoned." Naraku said in a disgusted voice.
"I...want...to become stronger!" Rin said turning back to his shoulder while still crying some more.
"And you will, Rin. I'll teach you how to lift weights that are 10 times or more then your own. I will teach you how to be as fast as a leapord. And I will teach you how to never be afraid. So that no matter who you ever you fight against or what ever problem your faced with...you'll be able to handle it."
Rin them forced herself to stop crying and pushed herself away from Naraku so that she was right infront of him..."Naraku-sama...I want to punish demons like that...I want... to become the strongest demon slayer ever!" Rin looked up with fire in her brown eye that held hatred in them.
Rin snapped her eyes open and saw seven heads that seemed to be looking down at her. She couldnt see any of thier faces but was able to see 2 pairs of yellow amber eyes.
"AAHHHHH! GET AWAY FROM ME!" Rin shot up and punched one of the amber eyed person then kicked the other one in the face and sent them both crashing into her wall. She then jumped out of her bed, ran to the light switch then got in a ready position to fight off the others.
"RIIN! STOP!" All the others yelled at her with thier arms infront of them defending themselves. Rin, confused, flipped the switch and the room had light.
"Kagome? Sango? Aya? Kouga? Miroku?...WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM!" Rin yelled filled with rage. "What were you trying to do? Give me a heart attack? You totally scared me!" Rin yelled.
"What do you mean we scared you? You were just about to beat the living daylights out of us like you did Sess and Inuyasha!" Kouga yelled back and pointed towards thetwo bodies that Rin kicked and punched causing them to crash into her wall, and relized it was Inuyasha and Sesshomaru.
"AH! I-AM-SOOOOOO-SORRY!" Rin ran up to knocked out Sess and Inuyasha. shaking them trying to get them to wake up.
5 minutes later...
"Wake up,Wake up, Wake up! Why wont they wake up?" Rin was getting worried, she's been shaking them and slapping them on the face for 5 minutes trying to get them to gain consious.
"Geez Rin. You knocked the living daylights out of them..." Miroku stated. Then he looked at Kouga and Kouga looked at him and they both smirked.
"INUYASHA AND SESSHOMARU GOT KNOCKED OUT BY A GIRL! HA HA HA!" Kouga and Miroku were laughing thier heads off when...
"You shouldnt be talking Miroku. You get knocked out everyday by girls." Sango smirked.
"But its always worth it..."Miroku said moving his hand up to Sango's ass. SLAP!
"Yeah. And we can take you on Kouga..." Aya and Kagome grinned at him...kouga gulped.
"BUT I DIDNT HIT THEM TOO HARD! THEY SHOULD BE UP BY NOW!" Rin yelled still worried and starting to panick. "Wait, I know!" Rin then got up so that she was in middle of Sesshomaru and Inuyasha then punched them both in the face causing their eyes to snap open in pain.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR!" Inuyasha shot up and yelled down at Rin.
"That hurt Rin." Sesshomaru said calmly rubbing his cheek. ' It doesnt look like it hurt.' Rin thought with a sweatdrop.
"Rin knocked both of you out and then punched the stuffing out of you to wake you up." Kouga said quickly. The girls giggled.
"WAIT! WHY THE HELL DID SHE ONLY KNOCK US OUT AND NOT ANY OF YOU?" Inuyasha and Sesshomaru yelled, damanding an explanation.
"Well...when I woke up, I did see all of you but I couldnt see your faces but I was able to see Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's amber eyes so I went for them first..." Rin said quickly then gave a little smile.
Inuyasha and Sesshomarulooked downat her. "Thats an excuse..."They askedgetting madder.
"Well its your guys's fault also! I mean its what? 9:25 AM! What were you doing in my room so early!" Rin said getting mad also.
"Heh heh. We wanted to know if you wanted to get breakfust with us in the cafeteria..."Kagome said innocently.
"...fine. Just let me get dressed and I'll meet you down there." Rin said getting up and walking towards her closet. Everyone nodded and walked out of her room.
' (sigh) I cant believe my punches and kicks hurt them! I wasnt even trying hard!' Rin laguhed to herself. Then she recalled her dream...'That's right...I forgot all of that...I forgotthat a demon was the reason my mom died...and that was why I became a demon slayer and hunter...' Rin looked down at the floor in sadness then shook her head mentally to get those things out of her mind and continued getting dress and went to the cafeteria to eat with her friends...
Later that evening...
"Hey Rin where're you going!" Aya yelled after the Rin who was walking away from her and the rest of the gang.
"I'm just going to take a walk. I have some things I want to think about..."Rin said and turned to give them a small smile. She immidiatelynoticed that they all had worried faces on. "It's ok. I just want to go and take a short walk to relax. That's all. No need to worry." She assured them.
"Well...ok. But did you finish packing for tomorrow?" Kagomeasked. Rin turned around and looked at her. She did like that Kagome was her friend but she hated the fact that she always acted likeshe was her mother.
"Yes, mom."She said flatly,and with that Rin walked away. The rest of the gang sighed and walked away towards thier dorms.
Rin walked around the campus exploring a little since she never really did. She then noticedshe was at the side of the school and rightinfront of her was a beautiful garden. Rin admired its beuty and looked around atall the flowers that sparkled in her presence. She then saw a little fountain that had flowers around it and sat down in front of it.
'Hmph...I'm a strong visious demon slayer that practically has no fear in the world...and I like flowers.' Rin laughed at herself a little. Then she frowned.She remembered Naraku telling her-her new mission.
'"You are to get close to a certain demon and then when you are... you will slay him."'...
Rin felt almost hypnotized by those words...
"you will slay him...slay him...'"
"Rin? What're you doing outhere?" Came a voice from behind her. Rin snapped back to reality and stood up/ turned around quickly to be met face to face by Sesshomaru, soft gentle amber eyes looking down at her, with thier faces being only centimeters apart.
Rin blushed moroon red and took a step away from him and looked at the ground. "I was looking around campus, when I found this beautiful garden..." She replied softly still blushing and looking at the ground.
"Oh. I see. You like flowers, Rin?" Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow suprised at this.
"Yes." Rin said quickly. There was then an akward silence and Rin didnt like it when it was really quiet. "So...what are you doing here Sesshomaru?" Rin blurted out to break the silence.
"I was looking for you. You were gone for a while so I got worried." Sesshomaru said then took a step towards her. Rin looked up at him and saw that he had a small smile on his lips. This only made her blush even more! 'He...he was worried about me?' This made her fell sad and ashamed again. Sesshomaru noticed this and lifted her chin so that she was looking him in the eye.
"Why are you so sad..." He asked now with thier faces only centimeters away again. Rin saw that his eyes held worry and concern in them. This shocked her because his eyes always held no emotion in them.
"I...was just remembering my mother, thats all." Rin said turning her head to the side so that he wouldnt see her eyes filling with tears.
"Your mother?" Sesshomaru asked with a gentle voice.
"Yes my mother! When I was little she waspoisoned by a snake demon and died ok?" Rin snapped at Sesshomaru. She was getting angry at him for making her say that out loud and making her even more sad.She turned around so her back was facing him, trying not to cry. Then she felt a hand gently turn her around.
Sesshomaru took her hand in his and placed his other handon her cheek. "Your mother died and you feel sad and troubled because of that...but yet you dont cry...I can tell that you force yourself not to..."
Rin looked up at him in surprise. She knew he had good sences, but she didnt think they were that good! "That is because...crying shows you are weak... and the weak do not survive... only the strong do." Rin said, defending herself. She looked down at the ground again. " Only the strong..."
Sesshomaru sighed and shook his head. He then lifted her chin again. " No... you can cry...and still be strong. Even those who are the strongest in the world, both demons and humans, can cry... because it's ok to be weak... sometimes." He whispered, but loud enough for her to hear.
Rin's eyes widened as she looked up at him in amazment and shock at what he said. In all her life...ever since her mother died...she was taught to be strong...and that being sad was to show that you are weak. And here, just now, someone who, according to Naraku, was a strong demon, was saying that it was ok...that its ok to shed tears...that its ok to cry and be sad...that its ok...to be weak.
Rin threw her arms around Sesshomaru's neck and hugged him, burying her head into his shoulder and crying her eyes out...she cried out all the sadness and pain that she has been holding inside of her ever since her mother died. 'Its ok...to be weak...its ok...' Rin cried into Sesshomaru's shoulder while Sesshomaru hugged her back, telling her that it was ok...
Rin then removed her head from his shoulder and looked up at him while he looked down and smiled at her when she smiled at him. ' I never thought...I would hear those words...' Rin's eyes widened when she saw that his face was getting closer to hers. Sesshomaru saw this and smirked then plated a kiss on her lips. (Lets count down to when she goes nuts shall we?)
5- Rin closes her eyes and kisses him back...
4- Rin realizes what she's doing...
3- Rinopens her eyes...
2- Rin's eyes widen...
1- Rin yells
"What are you doing?" Rin screamed and pushed him away breaking the kiss. (Wow...well at least it started out nice right?) Sesshomaru laughed at this but stoped when he saw Rin glaring at him. He smirked then took hold of her hand.
"Come on. It's getting late. I'll walk you to your dorm..you'll need rest for tomorrow...we're leaving for the resort remember?" Sesshomaru said while leading her towards the girls dormitory. But Rin stoped where she was.
"Tell me why you...kissed me." Rin blushed at what she just said. Sesshomaru saw this and smiled.
"You were sad...I thought it would comfort you..." He replied, then Rin looked up at him and smiled. Then Sesshomaru smirked. "And besides...it seemed like the perfect time." Rin's smile turned to a frown, but then she laughed. Sesshomaru smiled at her laugh.' I'm glad I could make her laugh...She doesnt diserve to ever be in pain...'
He then continued to walk her to her dorm. When they got there Sesshomaru said good bye and started walking out towards the boys dormitory when Rin told him to wait. When he turned around he was met by Rin who quickly gave him a light kiss on his lips then ran into her dorm closing the door behind her. Sesshomaru just stood there blushing a slight pink with his eyes wide. Then he smirked (Or one of those smiles guys do.) and turned to leave out towards his dorm.
Rin sat down on her bed with her hand on her chest, surprised at what she just did. ' Why did I do that! I cant be in a relationship with him! It'll only make things worse!' Rin lectured herself at why she shouldnt try to get "too" close to Sesshomaru. Then she sighed, ' I wonder why I kissed him...' she thought. Then she remember ed what he told her...
' Its ok to be sad...its ok...to be weak sometimes.'
Rin smiled at those words. Then she changed clothes and got her things ready for tomorrow and went to bed and drifted off to sleep...still smilingat thegentle words spoken to her from Sesshomaru who people thought was cold...
'It's ok...
Wow... This has to be the longest chapter I've ever written! I feel so accomplished! I hope the ending wasnt confusing! If it was then I'm sorry...it made sence to me. But anyways the next chapters called, The Resort of FUN!, The school trip has finally come and everyones excited! And everyone finnally finds out who they're sharing a room with! And also, everyone says that the resort is a great place to begin a relation ship!Emotions run highwhensomeone flirts with Rin...and someone flirts with Sesshomaru!
Hi! This week has been a great week! I've updated like 3 times! Well, keep on reviewing!
Ren-Chan
