Chapter 3
As soon as Sesshoumaru drove away from the apartment complex Rin lived at, He hurried quickly for his house. Once there, he left his car in the garage and turned into a bat and flew back to Rin's apartment. He turned back to a human and gazed through the window. Rin was sitting on a chair with her eyes closed and had her right hand hanging in the air with the palm facing down. Soon the phone rang and she got up and gracefully walked over to the phone. Her pupils were bigger than normal. Sesshoumaru guessed that she was in a trance.
She answered the phone. "Hello," she said with a lower voice than normal.
Someone answered on the other line. Whatever the person had said, it broke Rin's trance.
"Naraku…what are you doing? I…" Rin said, he heard a hint of disgust in her voice. He tried hard not to growl.
The voice on the other line, Naraku, replied while Sesshoumaru wished he could hear more than just one side of the conversation. But whatever the voice said, it caused Rin to roll her eyes.
"You two…changing my mind. I find that impossible seeing that I'm a psychic and you two are powerless humans." Rin then said. And waited for the voice to speak again.
Rin then gave a fake laugh and hung up. Soon after that the phone rang again and Rin answered saying the name of the other girl Sesshoumaru had met, Kagome.
Sesshoumaru grew tired of the conversation until he heard Rin say something about the circus.
"I'll be up, but not here. The Supernatural circus is back and I need to go and help set up." Rin said, then a little bit later replied with a "don't worry about me," and hung up.
Rin then walked to another room. Sesshoumaru hurried to the back and looked through one of the two windows. He had picked the right one. Rin was inside getting out of her clothes and into another dress. He watched as she got dressed into a black medieval dress (pervert). He then saw her look to a picture with a woman that looked a lot like Rin and was wearing the same thing as Rin. She stared at it for a bit. Sesshoumaru did also. Soon, however, the eyes of the woman in the portrait moved from their position to stare at him.
He couldn't move from his spot even after Rin had left. The eyes in the portrait stared at him. They weren't the same color as Rin's; they were purple with tints of black and teal in them. Then, slowly, the slight frown on the portrait's face lifted up into a smiled. The woman in the portrait gave a slight nod of her head and then the portrait went back to the way it looked to begin with.
Sesshoumaru was then able to move. What was that portrait trying to tell me? Sesshoumaru asked himself. He shrugged his shoulders in confusion and turned into a bat. He then flew from Rin's apartment to the circus.
Rin glanced up into the sky once she was next to the 'invisible' border of the circus. A bat flew overhead. Rin watched it until she couldn't see it anymore then walked into the circus border. Once inside that invisible borderline, Rin felt her powers double. She walked elegantly like a queen, instead of a common woman. She stopped by a tent with an eye on it. She gave a grin. I'm back. She walked in to find Naraku sitting in her chair and Kohaku standing next to it.
"Well, well. You are sitting in my chair." Rin said crossly. She raised her hand and Naraku and Kohaku went to the ceiling of the tent. Rin waved her other hand and her seat came to her. She sat down then lowered her hand quickly bringing Naraku and Kohaku crashing to the floor. "That's your punishment for siting on my chair Naraku. And Kohaku, you deserved that too."
Naraku got up from the floor and wiped off invisible flecks of dust. "That's the hello I get after so long of time. I was hoping for a kiss."
"I'd rather kiss a vampire." Rin spat. "You didn't deserve the welcome I gave you."
"Do you hate me that much Rin?" Naraku asked, walking over to her and started to caress her cheek.
"Don't touch me." Rin snarled and she lifted up her hand once more. This time, Naraku went flying out of the tent. She then stood up from her chair and looked over at Kohaku. "What do you want?"
Kohaku looked at her for awhile then shook his head and walked out of the tent. Rin sighed and stepped out of the tent. She walked over to one of the many tents that they were starting to put up. When her old circus friends saw her, they cheered knowing that the tent would now be up in no time. Rin waved a hand and all tents far and near went up in seconds.
She then turned around and looked Naraku in the eyes. "Everything is now set up. I'll be here tomorrow at ten." She turned to walk away.
Naraku glared at her back, grabbed a knife from his belt and threw it at her. Automatically, Rin turned around waved her hand and the knife froze in midair. Rin glared at Naraku.
"I could make this come back at you, Naraku. Trying to force me to do anything while in the circus boundaries, will not work. This place magnifies my powers. However, I still have these powers when I'm not within the boundaries, just not as strong."
She put her hand down to her side and the knife fell to the ground. She then looked over to a pole where a bat was hanging. Then she turned and left without another word. The bat soon took off from the pole and flew away. Naraku glanced around, really confused. What did I get myself into by buying this circus? Is Rin worth all this strange stuff…Yes…she is. Naraku thought to himself he then turned and walked to where he was going to sleep for that night.
The bat soon returned and transformed into Sesshoumaru. He bent down and picked up the knife that Naraku never picked up after Rin stopped it from killing her. Sesshoumaru stared at it for a moment. He then turned towards where Naraku just left. Gripping the knife's handle hard, he thought of what he wanted to do. Half of him wanted to kill the guy named Naraku for trying to kill the one Sesshoumaru had fallen for earlier that evening. The other half wanted to fly to where Rin lived and watch her. Finally he loosened his grip on the knife and let it drop back to the ground.
"I'll keep you alive for my own purpose, Naraku." Sesshoumaru whispered quietly. He walked till he was standing over Naraku's sleeping body. He quickly sank his teeth into Naraku's neck, took a bit of blood, and then licked the wound to heal it. He then forced a drop of blood into Naraku's open mouth and watched it trickle down Naraku's throat. "I control you, Naraku."
Naraku's eyes opened. "Yes, my master." Naraku muttered then went back to sleep.
That done, Sesshoumaru gave a slight smirk then went to find the boy named Kohaku. The boy wasn't hard to find he was close by…also asleep. Sesshoumaru went through the same motions as he had with Naraku. Once he was finished he turned and left.
Too easy. Sesshoumaru thought while returning to Rin's house. That will stop them from doing what they wish with Rin Kumori. They will be my eyes and ears. Maybe I should go through the ritual that will make me stronger so I won't have to worry about daytime. Sesshoumaru stopped his thoughts when he arrived at Rin's apartment. In fact he froze. Rin was on the steps of her apartment looking up at the full moon. He hid himself from her sight then watched her.
Rin sighed and yawned at the same time. A show of powers like that always tired her out and she didn't know if she could make it into her room. I guess I'll sleep out here…wait… "Sesshoumaru, what are you doing here?"
Sesshoumaru stepped out from his hiding spot. "I was taking a walk before bed and I saw you sitting on the steps, but since you were so angry with me earlier…I didn't want to ruin your peace."
Rin gave a nod, too tired to try to see if he was telling the truth. "I…need your help. I'm so tired, I'm afraid I can't get into my bedroom. Will you help me?"
Sesshoumaru walked towards her and lifted her up gently. He opened the door and walked in. "Which way to your bedroom?" He asked softly, enjoying the fact that he was holding the woman who stole his heart in one evening.
"Down the hall. It's the last room on the right side." Rin said softly, her voice really weak.
"What did you do to wear yourself out?" Sesshoumaru asked with feigned curiosity.
"I went to the circus and helped set up tents." Rin replied.
Sesshoumaru stayed silent. Once he got to her room, he walked in and sat her down on her bed. "Where are your Pajamas?" He asked.
Rin's cheeks blushed a light red, Sesshoumaru chuckled. "They're in the top drawer with my…underwear." She said the last part softly. "There the…um…dark red…silky tank top…and…shorts." Her blush was getting darker and darker with every word.
Sesshoumaru turned around and went to the dresser. He opened up the top drawer and soon found what Rin was talking about. He grabbed them, shut the drawer, and then gave Rin her pajamas. "Need help?" Sesshoumaru asked innocently.
Rin now was a deep beet red. "Uh…no thanks, I think I can manage. Will you wait outside my door?"
Sesshoumaru nodded and left her room, shutting the door behind him. He listened while she put them on.
"I'm dressed." She said softly. "You can come in."
Sesshoumaru opened the door and walked in. Rin was sitting on the bed in the silky red tank top and the short shorts. If he had been any other male, drool would be coming out of his mouth. However, he knew how to be polite. "You look great in that, Rin." He said a little huskily.
"Thanks for carrying me in here. Do you require payment?" Rin said. She said the last part because of her experience with Naraku and Kohaku.
"I don't require payment, unless you want to give it." Sesshoumaru said politely and glanced out of the window. It was close to time where he needed to get back to his home. "Sadly, I best go. You need sleep."
Rin yawned. "I owe you one." She said and immediately fell asleep.
Sesshoumaru went to the bed and put a blanket on her. He then touched her cheek and left her room. I'm going to perform the ritual. It's time to be able to actually be like a regular human. He paused. This pull towards Rin…could she be the soul mate I've been looking for? Sesshoumaru gave a slight growl, transformed into a bat, and flew to his home to do the ritual that would allow him to act like a human.
What will happen next? Can't tell you. Won't update until I have 10 reviews...however, I haven't started chapter 6. Also, I will be going to Texas next week. If I can update there, I will. If I can't...you will have to wait.
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