I got a few people tell me they didn't like the way I had the sentences spaced, so I read through it again, and I agree. I'm sorry about that guys. I went back and fixed it. It should be easier to read now.
Hope you enjoy this next chapter.
Dungeon doors flew open as two snake demons pulled Sesshomaru into the small room. Sesshomaru offered no resistance as they dragged him to the back of the dungeon room, and slammed him up against metal bars. He hissed at them as Baski pulled out more beads and looped them around the bars, before tieing them to the ones around his wrists. Baski grinned at him, and sweeped his foot under Sesshomarus, Sesshomaru fell, and landed hard on his butt, and the demons laughed.
"There, that should hold you, those beads were made special, for strong demons lords just like you, by a demon slayer priest. You won't be going anywhere anytime soon."
The two laughed, turned and left, the dungeon door slamming shut, leaving Sesshomaru alone in the room. Sesshomaru tested the so called strength of these beads, and pulled against them, focusing his yokai to this arms, what he expected was for them to snap under his might, what actually happened, was the beads shone a bright blue, purity surrounded them, and they held strong against his power. He stopped his struggle once he felt burns began to form on his wrists. He hated to admit it, but Doku knew what he was doing when he planned this. To find something strong enough to restrain him, he never knew such a thing could exists. He straightened himself up, and pulled his legs under him to sit crossed legged, trying his best to get comfortable, he had a feeling he would be here for a while. His thoughts went to Rin, would Doku keep his word? Was there more he could have done to keep her safe? No...he did everything he could, took every measure he could to keep her safe...it just wasn't enough. For the first time since he could remember, he hung his head in defeat. The only thing he could do now, was hope Rin was safe, and unharmed.
Minutes passed into hours, as Sesshomaru sat alone with his thoughts. Every now and then he would feel Bakusaikas yokai surge, and hear a scream of pain followed by silence. Whatever Doku was planning now, would most certainly fail, Bakusaiga answered to nobody but him. He also did not fear if Doku should order Rin to touch it, Bakusaiga knows Rin, it would never harm her. Of course, he could use that against him as well. Sesshomaru let a sigh escape him, and he turned his attention back to his binds. He had tried several times to free himself, each time ending him with a new burn. He was so lost in his thoughts, that the door slamming open startled him, Baski walked in, pulling a limping Rin with him.
"Here Sesshomaru, Lord Doku said you two can have some alone time, how kind of him eh?"
He flung Rin to the floor, and she landed with a hard thud. He laughed and turned and left, slamming the door shut. Sesshomarus full attention was on Rin, who remained motionless on the ground.
"Rin, are you unharmed?" His voice sounded almost panicked.
Rin remained still, the only movement from her, were her soft sobs. He felt his heart sink.
"Rin...are you able to move?"
He saw her shift, and slowly, as best as she could with her wrists bound, pulled herself up. Sesshomaru was finally able to asses the damage, Rin was covered in bruises, her new kimono ragged at the sleeves and rims, no matter it would mend itself. Her elbows were scrapped up, and her chin was scrapped and bleeding, probably from the fall she just took. But her eyes, one of her eyes were black, both of them red and strained, tears were freely falling from her. He felt anger swell in his chest.
"They beat you..."
She continued to sob, her shoulders trembling.
"Rin...Rin is so sorry Lord Sesshomaru, this Rin fault!"
Oh no, shes reverted to her old speech patterns, Sesshomaru was going to kill them for hurting her like this.
"Rin, nothing is your fault, do not speak this way."
Rin continued to sob, refusing to bring her gaze to meet his.
"If R-rin had been able to run away..."
"Rin, there was nothing you could do. Please, stop crying."
Despite his anger, he made his voice as soft as possible, he had to make sure she knew, none of this was her fault, if anything, it was HIS. She finally brought her gaze up to meet his. Her swollen eyes met his golden soft ones.
"Are you able to stand?"
Rin nodded, she struggled to her feet best she could, and began to limp over to her him, before collapsing next to him. He wrapped his mokomoko around her to comfort her.
She leaned her head onto his chest, and he rested his chin on her head, while she continued to sob softly.
"It is alright Rin, you are safe now, I will protect you."
She shifted underneath him and mumbled into his chest.
"But, doesn't that make me a burden to you."
"Do not say such things, Rin, you have never been, nor will you ever be a burden."
Her sobbing eased as she felt Sesshomarus pelt around her.
"Heh, your Moko is so soft."
"So I have heard, you did always demand to sleep on it when you were younger."
"Hah, yeah, I did, didn't I?"
The two sat in silence as they leaned on each other, his heart sunk as his gaze fell onto Rin, she had been through so much. He glanced at her bruised wrists and the bindings on them, rope, simple rope.
"Rin, let me see your wrists, I will attempt to get those off you."
Rin nodded, and straightened herself up.
"Actually, Lady Sango taught me a trick in case I was ever kidnapped again. I just couldn't do it because there were to many demons around."
Sesshomaru watched as Rin twisted her arms and shoulders back, and brought her arms down, underneth her, under her legs, and brought her wrists infront of her. Sesshomaru raised his eyebrow and Rin giggled, a sound he didn't know he needed to hear at the moment.
"Lady Sango said only really flexible people can do that, so I guess im lucky."
"Indeed. Come here."
Rin held her wrists out, and Sesshomaru leaned forward, and grabbed the rope between his teeth, his fangs cleanly slicing through them. Rin sighed and rubbed her bruised and rope burned wrists.
"My turn."
Rin smiled up to Sesshomaru and leaned over to grab the restraint beads, but once she grabbed them and pulled, a blue spark burst from them, and Sesshomaru hissed as they burned him. Rin gasp and pulled her hands back.
"Im so sorry!"
"I am unharmed."
"No your not! They burned you!"
"It is fine."
Rin pouted, sighed and rested her head on his chest again. How would she get them off? Cut them maybe? Rin began looking around the small room.
"Maybe a sharp rock or something?"
A sharp rock could work Sesshomaru thought, if we can't snap them, cutting them could work. Sesshomarus eyes widened suddenly.
"Rin, the dagger."
Rins eyes widened, thats right!
"Where is it?"
"My front armor pocket."
Rin sat up, and reached a hand inside his armor, and pulled the small dagger out.
"Its made from demon bone though, do you think it will work?"
"There is no yokai pulsing through the blade, I see no reason it won't."
Rin nodded, and unsheathing the dagger, she brought the blade to the beads, and sliced clean through them. The beads gave one last jolt of purity, before fading away and falling to the ground. Rin gave a happy yay as Sesshomaru brought his wrists in front of him. His wrists were covered in deep red, and painful burns. Rin placed her hands over his burns, and their gazes met, she smiled softly.
"I know a remedy with some herbs to heal those."
Sesshomaru felt himself smile back at her.
"I look forward to it then."
Rin bolted forward and wrapped her arms around his neck in a massive hug, and he felt himself hug her back. God knows he needed a hug right now. But he was free now, and Rin was safe. Sesshomarus eyes formed into slits as they tinged red. Now it was time to take care of some unfinished business.
Rin pulled away from the hug, and saw his eyes, and she understood.
"Lets get out of here."
She nodded, and handed the dagger back to him. He had plenty of experience with swords, but had never used a dagger before, guess he would have to learn, fast. He turned his attention to the dungeon door, reinforced steel, he doubted he could bust through it with pure strength alone, maybe his poison could melt through it? Sesshomaru stood, and made his way to the door, he brought one clawed hand up and pressed against it.
"Rin stay behind me."
Rin did just that, as his claws began to glow a bright green. Poison seeped through them and coated the door. The door melted and crumbled away before him, chunks landed on the ground with a loud thud. Damn, hes sure that attracted some attention. Sure enough he heard voices and footsteps headed for him, and fast. He wrapped his Mokomomo around Rin, and pressed his back up against the wall beside the door, just as three demons rushed in? Before any one of them could even react, he lunged forward. Slicing open one demons neck with a deadly sweep, he grabbed the second by the head and smashed it into wall with a sickening thud, and as the third turned around he flung the dagger forward, landing it right between the demons eyes, eyes rolling back into his head, the last demon fell to his knees, than onto the ground. All three lay dead, their blood pooling around them. It seems using a dagger wasn't so difficult after all.
"Wooow. You kicked their asses SO hard."
Rin breathed out in awe and Sesshomaru raised a brow, shes been spending to much time with Inuyasha indeed, such language from her was unbecoming. Sesshomaru retrieved his dagger from the demons head, and leaned out from behind the melted door. Looking down the hallway, all was clear, and it didn't seem like anyone else had heard the commotion.
"Alright...Rin stay close to me."
Rin nodded and grabbed on to his sash, Mokomoko coiled around her. One more glace down both sides of the hallway, and the two bolted from the room.
