Chapter 2: WHAT?.
AN: This actually just occurred to me. Rin spent a lot of time in the village so she and Inuyasha must be very close. So he's going to play the behaves like an older brother in this story. Meaning occasionally he's actually going to make sense, and not be the brusque reckless guy. He's not gonna be as protective of Rin as Kagome, but he's definitely going to be worrying. I don't know how this will go so let me know!
"YOU WANT ME TO WHAT?!" Inuyasha can't believe his ears. He had known Rin to be mischievous. In some ways she was very much like Shippo, however, Inuyasha had to admit he would rather face Shippo's bag of tricks than Rin's pranks. In fact, Inuyasha had thanked the Kami many times that the two had never collaborated on a massive prank. That for certain would have been disastrous. At least that's what he thought before. He had heard of and maybe been involved in many of Rin's mischief. But, he was certain that Rin's latest scheme completely over-shadowed the rest. It was either the greatest one in every sense or the worst most painful one. It all depended on how Sesshomaru reacted. Inuyasha, despite running on reckless emotion most of the time, was not foolish. He knew if the plan went wrong it…Inuyasha shuddered at the thought before glaring at Rin.
"Steal his mokomoko"
"WHILE WE'RE SPARRING?!"
"Yea"
"RIN WE HAVE SWORDS OUT! Ya know those sharp pointy things ya kill with?"
Rin rolled her eyes, "of course I know that Inuyasha, which is why you have to do it for me"
'WHAT? WHY?" Inuyasha cried as quietly as he could, amber eyes glancing around as he sniffed discreetly checking the area for his brother.
" It's the easiest time to purposefully get the mokomoko while making it look like an accident. A misplaced swing of the sword maybe, or one swipe of your claws and it is bound to fall off. Then I'll grab it and go investigate a little" Rin smiled.
"Rin you can't be serious! This is fucking insane!" Inuyasha looked at her with horror on his face.
Rin shrugged, nonchalantly, "well if you don't try something, you'll never know what it is"
"You don't commit seppuku just to know what it feels like!" Hissed Inuyasha. The two of them were currently in the forest, both left their respective partners under the pretense of gathering food. Inuyasha had noticed Rin's obsessive staring at his brother's shoulder and needed to talk to her. Inuyasha liked Rin as a sister even before she mated his brother. He knew when Rin's curiosity got the better of her, she was prone to doing some very questionable things. 'This makes her other escapades seem tame'
"How is that even related?" She shouted back incensed. All she wanted was to learn about the one thing her mate obviously treasured.
It was Inuyasha's turn to roll his eyes. "Baka! He could kill you instantly for even touching that thing!"
"He won't kill me! He can't even bear to snap at me!" Rin countered. "Besides you can't deny you're curious about it too, can you?"
Inuyasha was silent for a minute. He could not deny that he has wondered about the boa too. However, he remembers his mother mentioning that his father had one too. The fact Sesshomaru had one too meant more to him then he would ever admit to anyone. He asked brusquely, "What about everyone that helped you? Ya ever thought of the repercussions? That our heads could roll for this? How are you so certain that he'll let this slide?"
Rin noticed how Inuyasha dodged her second question, focusing on her response to his claim of danger. She knew Inuyasha was protective of those he cared about, having lived through a cruel past, she can't blame him. However Sesshomaru was her husband, 'he won't hurt me for wanting to know more about him' she thought to herself smiling. The happy smile almost melted Inuyasha's resolve, however, he was not about to let anyone in his family be reckless. Rin, in his view, was family in-laws or not. He crossed his arms and huffed, muttering something under his breath. This action brought Rin crashing back to reality.
"What's it got to do with any of you?" Rin fired back, she knew that she would have to accept any punishment should her attempts at getting an answer fail and anger her mate. But she would make sure none of her allies got caught in the crossfire. Even Inuyasha.
"He's my brother Rin. He never liked me, so he'd think I did something to goad you into this!"
"We'll just tell him the truth! It's not like he won't listen"
"That ain't mean the rest of us are gonna get away with this! I for one like my head exactly where it is!"
"You usually love getting on your brother's nerves"
"Yea if it does not put my neck at risk, I'd jump on it. But that ain't the case Rin! That thing that you've been obsessing over ain't something to take lightly!"
Rin stared blankly at Inuyasha, "This is stupid Rin, we're putting our necks in danger for a furry piece of shit!" Inuyasha explained bluntly.
"Oh for goodness sake! Rin exclaimed throwing her hands into the air. "Inuyasha all you're going to be doing is spar with him! Don't you do that often enough?"
"…" (Author imagines Inuyasha would be face-palming now)
"Don't you draw blood as well? Neither of you has ever been completely unharmed!" She proceeded to list all the times when the Inu brothers crossed blades and something disastrous happened, "Hell, you've even cut off an arm! This can't be worse than losing a limb!" she finished.
Inuyasha exploded, "No, this IS WORSE THAN LOSING A FUCKING ARM! THAT THING IS VERY IMPORTANT TO AN INU YOKAI!"
"How are you so sure if you've never tried to find out about it?" Rin retorted, the last part of Inuyasha's sentence not registering in her brain yet.
"I JUST DO OK?" Inuyasha hissed out, his ears twitching listening for any sign of eavesdroppers. "Gods Rin, have you ever thought that this could end up hurting you?" A tiny part of him was glad she didn't hear his last comment, while a larger portion wished she had. He felt that she needed to understand, somethings were simply better off left the way it was. "Trust me on this Rin you DO NOT want to do this!"
"Why is that?" Rin countered not satisfied with Inuyasha's vague answers. His reasons were sound, but it didn't stem Rin's curiosity. It was very clear to her at this point that his resistance to her scheme wasn't merely out of fear. 'Since when did Inuyasha back down in danger?' She thought to herself. 'He helped smuggle firecrackers one night when I decided to scare the poor watchman. And he risked being "SAT" to his grandfather just to help me pull off a gag against Miroku.'
Inuyasha sighed deciding it was probably best to tell her his thoughts on the boa. If anything it might convince her that pursuing answers according to her plan was insane. "That thing has something to do with father ok?" He spoke very quietly while looking off towards the western sky. Rin's eyes followed his gaze. The tone of his voice saying what he could not articulate. Inuyasha is not lonely anymore, but he's still an orphan. "It has to do with who they are." As much as Inuyasha didn't approve of Rin's recklessness on her quest for answers, a part of him secretly admired her for it. In his eyes, the girl had a right to know, 'That fluffy boa has to be a symbol of the House of the West.' He thought, still looking westward. It was where the Inu palace stood, a place he never had the privilege to see. It was also where the ruins of his mother's castle were. 'I could never wear it. Mother and I were never accepted as members of the House, but Rin's different.'
Rin blinked "Oh~!"
She paused, for a minute out of respect for the late Inu No Taisho, Toga. The little voice at the back of Rin's head suddenly piped up again, telling her she should follow Inuyasha's example. Yet, she pushed it back more determined than ever to find out about the boa. 'I'm his mate, if it's family related I have a right to know, don't I?' she reasoned. 'Sesshomaru can't be mad at me for wanting to learn more about the family.'
"So don't you try anything ya got that girl?" stated Inuyasha, genuinely afraid that her actions would incur the wrath of his temperamental brother. 'Lady of the West or not, this symbol isn't worth the neck.' He thought.
"Īe yakusoku" Rin sang with a grin.
"Oi ya gotta brain in that head of yours Ningen?" Inuyasha growled.
"Hai demo, Ima isogashī" Rin giggled running off to prepare for her next plan. Considering Inuyasha wasn't willing to help, Plan A in Rin's grand scheme was a failure. However, she learned the mokomoko is connected to her new family. Rin decided it was time to team up with her fellow prankster, Shippo.
"Inuyasha, if you do not help you will be very sorry!" A vain popped on Inuyasha's forehead as he heard her shout.
Looking up the hanyou caught Rin's mischievous look and shook his head. A silent prayer was sent to every kami, spirit, even the ghosts of his parent, begging them to ensure Rin was right. 'Onegai, let Sesshomaru be unable to bear hurting her. Or else Rin and her unfortunate partner will be receiving a master-class lesson in pain.' With a heavy sigh, he stomped back to his own mate, determined to keep her away from Rin, just in case more scandalous ideas were inadvertently fed to her.
* No promises
*Yes, but its busy"
A/N I seriously need to stop doing all nighters to write. I had to edit quite a bit of chapter 1 because of it. But sleep has been evading me lately...stress, frustration and disappointment are not pretty. Anyways shout out to Cami and two guests for being the first reviewers of my 2am story. Also would like to acknowledge FoxDemongirl84, and Vidanime for being the first followers! I wasn't even expecting anyone to read this let alone like it. So thank you so much, it's a great honour! I hope you continue to enjoy. Next time is when things really start happening and we'll see if Inuyasha's fears were founded.