Ok. This one CAN or CAN NOT be romantic. Your choice, I guess. I'm not quite sure if I want it to be romantic or not. I'm really not fond of Rin growing up and loving Sesshou fics. That's because I'm weird though. I only read AU. Heh… usually anywho.
WARNING: There is no point to this.Heh...
I'll be Waiting
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12-year-old Rin stared hard at her lord, but his face betrayed no emotion – as usual. How irritating that had become. She clenched and unclenched her hands at her sides. "I want to stay with you, Sesshoumaru-sama." Her voice was earnest, and she meant it with all her heart. So why did he still insist on leaving her in this human village?
The sky was deep blue, nearly black, fading into the still night. The air was warm, and her toes dug into the cooler earth. Still, her lord did not speak. His cold gaze swam with hers.
Jaken – nearly forgotten – fought the need to look away from the human child's pleading eyes. He would never admit it, but he was sorry to see her go. The grip on his staff tightened. Sesshoumaru still did not speak.
"Please, my lord," Rin cried in anguish. She bent her head, letting raven bangs shield her eyes from him. She didn't want him to see her silent tears. "I'll stay out your way! I won't make you save me, Sesshoumaru-sama! I promise!"
"Rin," he spoke. His voice was harsh, and his eyes were hard. "You will reside in this village, with these humans, from now on." The tone was final, and the words were cold.
Rin watched him turn and depart. The breeze seemed to push at her back, beckoning her to follow him. She had always followed him, but now she did not dare take a step forward. "I'll always wait for you, Sesshoumaru-sama." She whispered wistfully, and the winds carried her voice to him. And he did not look back.
A kind old man took her in. He was hesitant at first, having witnessed her arrival with the youkai. The villagers were weary of the strange young woman, afraid the demon might return. She worked hard, and she said nothing. The old man grew ill, and told her he would be gone soon. And so she was betrothed and married to a young man.
In the beginning, the man was tolerant of his new wife. He did not mind that she would stand for ours staring off into the distance for hours at time. It did not bother him much that the woman refused to utter a sound. What unnerved him were her eyes. They were faded, and dead.
"Why are you so sad," the man asked one day. Rin turned her hollow gaze to him, and shook her head at his questions. "Do you wish to return to your demon so much?" Her fingers curled into a fist, and she looked away.
The years crawled by, and she grew heavy with child. Rin gave birth to two sons, each looking like their father. She ignored their pleas to get her attention and win her affection. As ashamed f herself as she was, she hated them. She loathed their existence, and she despised herself for it. It was not their fault, her lord had abandoned her.
Perhaps, Rin did hate Sesshoumaru for what he had done to her. But she could never truly hate him. So, maybe – just maybe – she hated her sons and husband instead.
Resting in a patch of grass, Rin gazed off into the distance as always. The two boys scurried about, forgetting the mother that never spoke. And then she saw him. Still garbed in the same innocent white, and looking just as he had so many years ago… The silent demon crested the hill, and descended the grassy slope. Jaken was not at his side.
"Sesshoumaru-sama," she breathed. Rin leapt to her feet, and rushed to him. Her arms snaked around his middle, and she cried.
"You have off spring," He stated in a blunt, indifferent way. Her scent was marred, no longer innocent. He looked down at the woman latched to his waist, and frowned.
Rin's sobs become more violent. The children fled. "No! They are not mine! They are his."
Sesshoumaru wanted to push her off him, but couldn't move. He didn't know why he had returned. To put his guilt-plagued mind to rest, perhaps. But Rin was not the same. She was grown, and she had mated a human. "Let go," He commanded. Reluctantly, she stepped back.
"Forgive me, Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin bowed her head, ashamed.
"Get away from her!" A man's voice shouted. She was silent again.
Sesshoumaru watched her tense, and knew immediately who the human was.
"Don't touch her!" The man continued to roar. Two children trailed after him, frightened.
The demon turned, leaving her again. He should never have come back, and he regretted ever having seen her again.
The man crushed Rin against him, his arm strong around her body. He watched the taiyoukai leave before releasing her.
She slumped to her knees. "Sesshoumaru-sama, you came back for me…"
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Wow. Surprisingly idiotic and plotless, yo. I hate it, but I bothered to write it so I'll bother to post it. –Doesn't even bother proof reading-
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