I Do Not Own InuYasha
Aienkien
合縁奇縁
A couple strangely but happily united;
Uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of Fate;
The mysteries of attraction and relationships or bonds between people
II: 32
Year 1308...
Setsuna Castle...
"How?" he whispered as he stared at her.
"The traditional way I suppose," Rin admitted sitting down on her futon. Tōga stared at her with wide eyes.
"Who's his mother?" he asked.
"Do you really need to ask?" she asked blandly as she hugged her knees.
"What's his name?"
"InuYasha," she whispered. "He's a hanyō, strongest that there is," she admitted proudly.
"He'll die," he murmured.
"He should've," Rin admitted. "But you created a way to seal his yōkai as he's growing until he can grow into it."
"How did I do that?" he asked.
"Your fang, you created two fangs, the Tetsusaiga, which was forged for InuYasha and his use, it's the most powerful fang you could create, it's to defend mankind," she explained, it could fell a hundred men or defend a hundred, you created it to protect humans, and only someone intending to protect could use it," she explained. "It balances InuYasha's inner yōkai, it keeps him balanced."
"What's the other fang?"
"The Tenseiga, the sword of healing," Rin murmured. "It's to return the souls of the dead to the body again, it heals the body too. My lady said that it also… ties, the mortal life to the bearer of the fang. Only a creature of compassion could wield it."
"Why would I create that?" he asked.
"Kimi said it mating gift to Sesshōmaru, an… apology, I don't know what for. Sesshōmaru hates that fang but he never let it go," she waved off.
"A mating gift?" he murmured. "How did you meet Sesshōmaru?"
"Why?"
"If Tenseiga is a mating gift, for a son who despises it, then why would I give Sesshōmaru something like that?"
"I don't know, I do know that I was the first person he resurrected with it," she murmured.
"You've died?" he asked turning to look at her.
"Hai," she nodded. "Twice, once because of ookami, and the second time was because Sesshōmaru was trying strengthen his Meidō Zangetsuha, which was a technique the fang possessed but was for InuYasha's Tetsuseiga, I don't know why you did that, but it devastated Sesshōmaru. Kimi-sama says that it could only return a soul once, which infuriated my lord, and she used the Meidō Stone to bring me back. I don't know how… I don't remember my second resurrection verywell."
"What's InuYasha like?"
"He's a lot like you," she smiled. "He's very loud, slightly feral, he's a brilliant protector, he's energetic; annoyingly so, he doesn't like sitting still, he does enough hunting and cooking, he loved his mother more than anyone, until his mate, he adores his mate; her name is Higurashi Kagome, she's from the future even from my time's standards. She is I think, five hundred years from my time, or there about. InuYasha is a fearless, and he's a compassionate fighter, he doesn't slow or stop even when he can't win. He's stubborn, not as stubborn as my lord, but he's stubborn, very, annoyingly determined and ox headed, he's very annoying that way. He's also very temperamental, not as much as my lord, but he is, and he's also smart, so smart. He looks a lot like you, and his mother."
"He's going to grow into his yōkai?" Tōga asked.
"Tōtōsai thinks he will, thinks that if his growth and yōkai can balance, and with time his human blood will temper with his yōkai, he'll be akin to a powerful yōkai, not a daiyōkai though," Rin chuckled.
"Then yours and Sesshōmaru's pups will have similar problems," he started.
"For the love of kami, that's not happening for a while," she groaned as she fell on her futon. "The last thing either of us need right now is a pup to chase after, and I'm sixteen I have time," she snorted.
"You're sixteen?"
"Hai, we had celebrated Tanabata, Sesshōmaru-sama missed it, but he sent me a pretty kimono!" she smiled. She knew that the kimono had annoyed Kaede and Kagome but she had been delighted, and it was beautiful.
"Oh, but you two will no doubt have them," he chuckled, his nose twitched.
"Why? Why do you and Kimi torment me about this!? I know you can smell him on me, so stop it!" she snapped. "Damn inuyōkai!" she seethed. "Noses eradicate privacy."
"Why would you hide it?" he demanded.
"I'm human I don't like advertising… that!" she snapped. Her and Sesshōmaru had worked out an unspoken rule about her moon cycles that would keep them quiet, and he would merely provide her supplies. InuYasha had never kept it quiet much to her horror.
"It's natural!"
"Still, shut up about it!" she snapped.
"What's his mate like?" Tōga chuckled.
"She's… lively, she's very independent, and stubborn, she's a 'forward thinking' onna, and she prides herself on be a 'modern onna', she's very loud, she's smart, vibrant, and she's in charge," Rin chuckled. "She's like a sister to me."
"That's… good," he smiled as he nodded.
"It wasn't always like that," Rin said softly. "Kagome is the reincarnation of a powerful miko, whom InuYasha had loved first. It did not end well, she died and InuYasha was sealed to a tree, admittedly it was being sealed that probably saved him from his inner yōkai. When Kagome came that's when InuYasha learned of his inheritance and that lead to him hunting the Tetsuseiga. Sesshōmaru tried to kill Kagome and InuYasha to get Tetsuseiga," she grimaced. "Not my lord's finest moment, though I don't know what possessed him to do that. He wasn't very happy before I met him, he hated InuYasha."
"He never spoke of it?"
"No, Sesshōmaru-sama doesn't speak of his past," Rin admitted. Her lord had never felt the desire to share it. What Rin knew about Sesshōmaru's past was what she was told from others, and even then they didn't speak of it often. Tōga looked upset about her statement.
"What about InuYasha?"
"He grew up in the human world, not wanted after his mother died," Rin answered.
"Why didn't the inuyōkai pack take him in, Kimi would never…" he started.
"I don't know, I don't know anything about what happened with Izayoi."
Tōga assessed the human carefully, he smelled no deceit on her about her lack of information, or about what she had said. He pondered the idea of turning his own fangs into a weapon, but it would probably have to be one fang, he didn't have enough power to spare two, but Tōtōsai was crafty enough to work two out of one fang, he was sure of that.
"Rin," he started, but the small human yawned largely.
"Hm?" she hummed.
"I'll be back at dawn to begin your training," he said as the small onna stretched out on her futon.
"M'Kay," she hummed, it was a strange language he didn't recognize but smiled as he stood. Draping the quilt over her he left into the night. He would have to work on forging the fangs as soon as possible. He would also have to figure out what to do about Izayoi, he now had a the information that this dreams were a soul link. Tōga blinked when he saw Kimi at the border which had him landing beside her.
"What are you doing out on a night like this?" he asked her.
"Nothing much, going for a walk, confirming that you are not killing a certain human onna, plotting your demise if you do," she said indifferently.
"I won't harm her," he promised as he touched their noses together.
"You despise her kind," Kimi stated icily.
"I am not harming her," he promised as he walked beside her. "I think she's given me a way to save Sesshōmaru in the future," he admitted. "But it will require going against Shishinki."
"You cannot be serious," she whispered.
"Hai, I am," he nodded as they walked. Shishinki was the most powerful daiyōkai, he was ruthless, employed by the Kami, an enforcer of the netherworld. Shishinki was an eternal daiyōkai and not someone anyone wanted to fuck with. Shishinki could consume entire armies with his Meidō Zangetsuha to the netherworld. He wasn't someone to fuck with.
Tōga had no doubt that he would never be able to redeem himself to Sesshōmaru, or be what a father should be, but he could ensure his son had the one person who mattered to him; Rin. Tōga could go to his death in peace knowing that he ensured his son would have his mate, that both his sons would have futures. He could do that.
"What do you have to do with Shishinki?" Kimi sighed.
"After Rin leaves I will commission two fangs, and it will lead to me doing things you will not know about," he said.
"Mmm," she hummed. "Very well, but if you harm Rin I will kill you," she warned sharply. "I like the little one, I love how our son loves her and I will end you if you harm her."
"Understood," he promised.
"And if you harm your human onna I will have your balls skewered on my claws," she huffed as she shifted forms and ran.
Year 1581...
Tsuzuki Castle, Shikoku InuYōkai Pack Territory, Japan...
Kagome stared at the shiro they arrived at, it was on it's own floating island, enshrouded in clouds. There was a massive jōkamachi, which sprawled over several other floating islands, there were birds that flew about, and other yōkai and spirits that fluttered about. The red and white banner with a purple crescent moon was proudly displayed everywhere.
"Where are we?" she asked as the humans stepped off the cloud, she heard a huffing squawking as something marched towards them.
"Jaken-dono!" the cloud greeted.
"Get out of that silly form you fool!" the kappa demanded whacking the cloud on the head.
"OW!" Kōryū appeared, brilliant red with a long serpent like body.
"What are they doing here!?" Jaken squawked.
"Sesshōmaru sent us," she answered.
"We have no where else to go," Miroku said softly.
"Where's Rin?" Jaken asked, Kagome was a bit surprised to see the kappa's concern for Rin, he had never seemed overly concerned about Rin, other than his quest to keep her alive so Sesshōmaru didn't kill him. It was known that Sesshōmaru didn't tolerate anyone ever harming Rin, for any reason.
"She fell down Honekui no Ido," Kagome answered.
Jaken paled a few shades of green.
"Come, we'll go to Kimi-sama," Jaken declared.
"Elderly and sick are welcomed to the park, same with pups," Kōryū said.
"Get a guard!" Jaken snapped. Kagome just sighed in relief as she sat down again, she was a bit stunned by the beauty of this place that they were in. There were other islands, she saw a bunch of inuyōkai of various colors around, there were other canines about, which was shocking. Particularly when she saw kitsune and ookami about, suddenly a tall, lean girl with black hair and dark onyx eyes appeared.
"Hello, I am Jiu, Xiao Jiu, Third attendant of Rin-sama," she said. "I'm to look over the ill, young and elderly, this way please, we have a garden where everyone can relax, please keep the young out of the waters" she said.
"Um…" Kagome blinked.
"Hai?" she turned to Kagome.
"Where are we?" Kagome asked.
"This is Shikoku InuYōkai Territory at the Tsuzuki Castle," she answered.
"It's so beautiful," Kagome admitted.
"Hai," Jiu said softly. "It's very nice, if you do not mind it will be a bit but we will have human food for you and your villagers, just rest," she said.
"You said you serve Rin?" Kagome asked.
"Hai," Jiu nodded.
"Rin's human…?" Kagome started.
"Hai, and she saved me, I am in her debt, and Kimi-sama and Sesshōmaru-sama employed me to see to her safety and welfare," she smiled. "Rin-sama is very kind mistress with a penchant for trouble."
"Oh, so you know."
"Hai, I have known for seven hundred and fourty two years that she is trouble," Jiu admitted. "She saved me in Tang from a particularly hungry tiger. Rest, Jaken will handle affairs, and Kimi-sama will know what to do," Jiu said as they settled in a massive park.
"What?" Kagome gaped. "You knew Rin, when?"
"You didn't honestly think you were the only one to travel through time, did you, miko?" Jiu asked.
