My life time Love for you Part II
The next two days Rin spent at Kazuma's dojo with Haru were the best she could remember in a long time. Everyday he was there for her, no matter what she needed, Haru would give it to her. They were closer now then they had been in months, but she kept up a slight barrier between them, still fearing the wrath of Akito. Of course Haru understood, but it still hurt him to know that he couldn't be as intimate with Rin as he use to be.
They spent their
days there watching Kazuma's lessons and Haru even agreed to fight
several of them for practice. Rin watched disapprovingly as he knocked
down everyone of them without mercy. "Couldn't you go a little easier
on them Haru? They're just kids." Rin scorned after his latest victory.
"Come
on Rin, they'll never learn if they don't get beat a few times." He
responded as they walked out to the small garden Kazuma kept in the
back of the dojo. Rin didn't reply but merely let Haru pull her out to
a small bench made of marble. They sat there together for several
minutes watching the darkness creep over the horizon before either of
them spoke again.
"How long do you think we'll have
to stay here Haru?" Rin's question made Haru realize that eventually
they would have to leave the peace and serenity of the Dojo and return
to the Sohma main house.
"I don't know……We have to at least wait for
Akito to calm down before we even think of going back there." "Yeah,
you can go back, but where will I go? Akito won't let me back into the
main estate willingly." She could feel the tears well up in her eyes as
he responded.
"He'll
let you come back, I'll make sure of it." Rin could detect the hint of
anger and malice hidden in his voice, but she didn't dare point it out
to him. Instead she snuggled closer to his body and let herself drift
off into thought. Haru responded by wrapping his arms loosely around
her and rested his head on her shoulder.
After
several more minutes lost in deep contemplation they were both suddenly
jolted back into reality by the quite pleas and cries of Akito. They
looked around the silent garden as if looking for Akito himself and
then their eyes fell on each other, Rin's filled with utter terror.
"What is that? I-I can hear him calling us….." Rin's voice was soft and
shaky.
"He's
calling us to him, we have to go." Haru's voice was equally as soft.
They were both drug into full awareness when Kazuma shouted out to them
from the Dojo.
"Hatsuharu, Isuzu…….You've been called to the main house, they say its urgent"
Rin and Haru simply nodded and got up to leave.
Rin looked down at the skimpy cloths she was currently in.
"I
can't see Akito in these cloths……we have to stop at Kagura's so I can
change." Haru nodded in agreement as they continued to make their way
to the main house.
Once at Kagura's Rin barely had to explain to her
mother the situation she was in and she continued to her room with Haru
in tow. She hastily dug through her closet in search or her kimono.
Once she had it out of the closet she began to undress hurriedly
without thought to the fact that Haru was sitting on her bed silently
waiting for her to finish. As she struggled to knot her ties Haru got
up to assist her.
"Um….thanks…." She said once again realizing he
was in her room. "No problem…." He was almost surprised at her
reaction, expecting her to be more harsh for helping her without being
asked, not that Rin would ever ask for assistance anyway. He pushed his
thoughts aside as Rin finished preparing herself by pulling her now
shorter hair back into a tight bun before grabbing a wrap and pulling
it around herself.
"Ok, lets go now or we'll be late." Rin reached out her hand and Haru took it immediately.
"What you want to get there early?" Haru said in a sarcastic tone. She smirked but wasn't too amused.
"No,
I just don't want to be the last ones there." Before he could say
another word she was already pulling him back towards the front door,
waving to Kagura's mother as they passed.
They were
several steps away from the house before either of them spoke again. "I
wonder why Akito's called us to the Main house….." Rin trailed off not
really directing the question to Haru, but he answered it anyway.
"I
think he's in some sort of pain……at least that's what it felt like in
my head, that his cries were full of pain and anguish …." Haru also
trailed off wondering how Rin would react to his response that ended up
sounding as though he sympathized with Akito. "He deserves to be in
pain, that's the least he deserves after how he's treated the
juunishi." Her features were intense with anger and Haru took that as a
sign to end the conversation. Then he pointed out that they were nearly
at the house and Rin's mood immediately worsened. "I don't see why we
have to be here…..this is ridiculous, I just want to get it over with."
She sped up and pulled Haru along. He was unsure of what to say so
remained silent.
When
they arrived at Akito's chambers they discovered that they were indeed,
the last ones there. Haru now pulled Rin gently over to the last
cushion seats available, next to Kagura. Rin seated herself daintily
and bowed her head. She saw the frail, suffering form of Akito lying on
his bed, Pail and sweating from the effort of breathing. She tried to
reason with herself and say that he deserved it, but she could feel her
bond with him make her want to weep uncontrollably. She held back but
couldn't stop the warm tears from filling her eyes. Haru sat next to
her, hoping she wouldn't do anything rash. He could see Akito suffering
and the bond made him hurt as well but he could never forget the pain
Akito had caused Rin, all the misery she had endured from his
unyielding torture. He shook himself out of thought just in time to
hear Akito's faint voice begin to speak and then he called for Rin.
Haru was alarmed and turned to her immediately. She looked as
frightened as he was so he reassured her.
"Go Rin, its ok now, just go." He whispered to her. She nodded and walked over to the waiting Akito.
To be continued in Chapter Five...
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