A/N: Sooo sorry for making you guys who love this story wait this long, I don't have time to do fanfic stories on weekdays with homework and studying and all that crap. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter, chapter 3 and chapter 4 are suppose to be tearjerkers.
DISCLAIMER: I still hate disclaimers to death, but I gotta make this short…/gritting teeth/ I-do-not-own-Inuyasha-or-anything-that-relates-to-him, but I do own this story so HA-HAAA!! BOO-YA!!
CHAPTER 3: Love and 'No' Don't Mix
Sesshomaru watched her leave. 'I hope I'm doing the right thing by allowing her to go with me.' Although, unknown to him, it wasn't.
Later that day, Rin had changed into her most valued kimono, which had a white middle that formed pink then red at the sleeves with white flowers and vines sewed comfortably at the ends of the sleeves. Some of the servants said that it matched her beautiful lips and slight rosy cheeks, she even noticed Sesshomaru's long stares at her every time she wore it, and it very much pleased her. She combed her hair straight then tied it at a very low ponytail with a red ribbon. After Rin was finished, she ran towards the door of the castle to meet Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru found it hard to turn his gaze away. 'She looks so beautiful in that kimono; I just can't look away…No! I won't let this happen again! After that night, I won't let myself fall for her. But then again…NO! I won't take the chance of hurting Rin.'
"It's funny, I didn't know we were going to a wedding." Sesshomaru teased slightly.
Rin giggled, "Oh stop Sesshomaru, you know I want to look my best when I'm with you."
Sesshomaru smiled to himself at her loyalty. 'She has so much loyalty to me. She would be a perfect mate- Wait, no…I do-not need to think of such things, she is my loyal and most trusted ward. I raised her from a rambunctious, hyperactive, carefree child of 8years old to a proper, elegant, attractive young woman. She should look at me as a father and I should look at her as a daughter, but my pure demon blood has stunted my ageing, so she is almost as old as me in human form.'
Sesshomaru sat upon Ah-Un's back and pulled Rin onto his lap. Ah-Un immediately took flight. Rin waved back at Jaken, who stayed with the soldiers and servants and helped guard the castle. It would take a few hours before they arrived at Inuyasha's village, so Rin made herself comfortable on Sesshomaru's lap. She snuggled her head and hands into Sesshomaru's chest, which made it hard on him to concentrate on Ah-Un when he had to control those lustful urges to land Ah-Un somewhere and take her. He despised those urges more than anything.
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After about 4 hours of riding on Ah-Un's back through the air, they finally arrived at a small, but humble village. Without a care for the villagers' stares, Sesshomaru walked through the village, holding Ah-Un's reigns with Rin walking along side him. To Rin's surprise, not many people looked at them. 'I guess they don't see any harm in Sesshomaru because I'm walking by his side.' Rin thought.
The village was full of happy children playing and happy couples walking together. Just like a dream. Suddenly, there was a thud and a moan and Sesshomaru stopped walking. A small child was playing and didn't notice that there was someone walking a little too close to him and that's when the boy collided with Sesshomaru's leg.
The boy rubbed his head and looked up. He had white hair with white puppy dog-ears on the top of his head and he had chocolate eyes.
"Sawy mistoo, I didn't see ya' there"- the boy stopped talking when he opened his eyes and saw Sesshomaru standing over him. "Whoooooaaaaaa." The boy whispered in awe.
"You got da' same hair cuwa (color) as mine!" The boy stood up.
"So, you must be my nephew." Sesshomaru said, peering at the small half-breed child.
"Whoa, den dat means"- He was cut off by another voice.
"Hakashi, I told you not to go running off like that." Another boy said. He was a bit taller than the half-demon boy named Hakashi. The other boy was human and he had slick black hair with chocolate eyes. He then looked up at Sesshomaru.
"You look familiar mister, wait… are you Sesshomaru? You match the description that my Aunt Kagome and Uncle Inuyasha told me about." The older boy said.
"Sesshomaru, I think that boy maybe Kohaku, Sango and Miroku's child." Rin whispered to Sesshomaru.
"Yep!! He's my Uncoo Sesshoomawoo!" Hakashi squealed with pride. Hakashi ran to his Uncle. "I nevoo seen you in pooson (person) before." Hakashi said.
"Young one, where is your father?" Sesshomaru asked the small child.
"Ummmm"- "Hakashi, Kohaku, your mothers would kill me if I let you two wonder off like that!" Said an interrupting voice.
Miroku ran up to the boys panting. "Oh, hello Sesshomaru, hello Rin…(panting)…what a surprise!" he looked over at Sesshomaru and Rin.
Sesshomaru said nothing so Rin decided to say something. "Hello monk Miroku, it's nice to see you again." Rin smiled. Miroku sped to Rin and put her hands in his. "Why Rin, you have grown into a beautiful goddess. If I wasn't married with a child, I"- He stopped talking once he saw Sesshomaru giving him a death glare.
"Heh heh heh, just kidding!" Miroku moved away from Rin. "I'm guessing you want to speak to Inuyasha?" Miroku said, acting more serious. Sesshomaru nodded.
"Alright then, please follow me." They started to follow Miroku through the village. Hakashi walked next to Sesshomaru, still admiring his uncle. "Daddy was acting weirood the utter (other) night. His eyes were vewy scarewy and red and he was gwowling like an insane pooson." Hakashi told him. Sesshomaru looked down at the child. "What are you talking about?" He asked.
"A few nights ago, something weird happened to Inuyasha," Miroku explained, " Something about hearing voices. He said that the voices were telling him to do strange and horrible things. It was then that his demon blood took over and he tried to kill Kagome and little Hakashi. Thank Buddha (or God) that the sacred beads were still around his neck or we'd be goners."
Rin's face turned pale. She looked over at Sesshomaru, who was still looking at the monk, but was very tense. "Sesshomaru." She squeaked. He looked over at her and smelt fear. "It's alright Rin." He whispered.
"Ah, here we are!" Miroku stopped before a large hut, large enough for two large families.
"Hey guys, come on out, we got company!" Miroku shouted.
"Mommy, Daddy, Uncoo Sess-Sessho-Sesshoomawoo is here!" Hakashi struggled to say Sesshomaru's name as he ran toward the entrance of the hut.
Inuyasha walked out of the large hut, yawning and rubbing his eyes. "Enjoy your nap?" Miroku teased. "Shut up monk, you know I don't sleep at night knowing I gotta protect all a' you guys!" Inuyasha retorted. Inuyasha cleared his throat as he looked at his brother. "So, what brings you here Sesshomaru?"
"I need to discuss some important things with you." Sesshomaru said. "Alright, I guess." Inuyasha turned around, "Hey Kagome, Sango! Sesshomaru and Rin are here, get your asses out here!" He yelled into the hut.
A hand flew through the opening of the hut and smacked Inuyasha in the head. Kagome walked out of the hut with Sango behind her. "Inuyasha! Don't curse around the children, you'll teach them to say it!" Kagome scolded him.
"Rin!" Kagome ran to Rin. "Kagome! Sango!" Rin ran to them and they all hugged one another. "It's so good to see you again Rin, and look how you've grown! We haven't seen you in a few years." Kagome said.
"I'd hate to break up the little reunion," Inuyasha began sarcastically, "But Sesshomaru wanted to talk to me about something so if you'll excuse me…" He walked past the squealing girls. "Follow me Sesshomaru, we can go into the forest for some private talk." Inuyasha walked into the near forest and Sesshomaru slowly followed.
"Come into the hut Rin, we have much to talk about." Kagome and Sango pulled Rin into the hut with Kohaku and Hakashi following. "I love women conversations! Mind if I join?" Miroku gave a toothy grin. Sango gave him a death glare. "If you even dare eavesdrop, you'll severely regret it, and I don't mean in intimacy." She growled, balling her fist up at Miroku. He gave a sigh a backed off, deciding to take a walk around the village.
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Inuyasha found a secluded area in the forest and turned to Sesshomaru. "So…what do want to tell me?" He asked.
"Actually, now that I've learned a little more, I have some questions to ask you." Sesshomaru said. Inuyasha gave him a confused look. "I don't know what you're talking about, but go on…"
"From what the monk and your son Hakashi told me, something strange happened to you a few nights ago, am I correct?"
Inuyasha looked at the ground, his eyes showing depression. "I don't like to talk about it…to tell you the truth, I can't remember much about it. First I was hearing voices, they were telling me to kill Kagome and Hakashi, and then finish off Miroku and Sango and their son Kohaku. I tried to stop the voices, but they got worse." He stopped for a few seconds then started again. "That's when I blacked out. The next thing I remember, Kagome had 'sat' me and I saw a terrified Kagome holding Hakashi protectively against her. It felt like my heart had been ripped out, just watching the two people I love the most cowering for their life before me."
FLASHBACK!!!
Inuyasha was walking through the village one cold night, –two nights ago– to secure the area of danger. Then suddenly, there was a slight force that was inflicted upon Inuyasha, as if gravity was weighing him down. Even in the cold night, he felt himself start to sweat.
"What's the matter with me? Am I catching some kind of cold or flu or something?" He said to himself. Then something happened that scared him. Voices rang in his head. 'Inuyasha.' The voice moaned, 'Inuyasha.' "What the hell? What was that just now?" Inuyasha said. 'Lets both have some fun Inuyasha.' The voice moaned again. 'Kagome, your wife…Hakashi, your son…you love them?' The voice asked, moaning again. "Well…of coarse I do." Inuyasha said, a little stunned that he answered some unknown voices question. 'Good,' the voice chuckled, '…Kill them.' Inuyasha went pale with fear, and then anger took over. "Kill them!? What the hell are you talking about? Who are you!! Where are you!! You'd better show yourself or I swear I'll tear you to pieces!" Inuyasha growled, turning every-which-way to see where the voice came from. 'Do you really want me to show myself? If I do…then Kagome and Hakashi won't be safe around you…they won't be able to control you when their blood is sprayed all over you." The voiced chuckled deeper and louder in his mind. "Feh, is that some kind of joke-like-threat, because it isn't funny. You're lucky I can't see you or you'd be dead by now!" Inuyasha growled. 'Kill them Inuyasha…you know you want to.' "Shut the hell up you stupid voice!" 'I'm in your head… there's nothing you can do but surrender!' The voice hissed. Inuyasha started to breath a lot harder, feeling something push his soul lower and lower. Cold sweat ran down his face as he held himself together. "What-what are you doing to me!" Inuyasha moaned. 'Your body is mine now…KILL KAGOME AND HAKASHI!! KILL MIROKU AND SANGO ALONG WITH THEIR SON AND THAT LITTLE FOX!!! KILL THEM SLOWLY…MAKE THEM SUFFER BEFORE THE ONE THEY LOVE!!! MAKE THEM KNOW YOU BETRAYED THEM!! 'The voice screamed. Inuyasha lost control. He blacked out.
'Kill them my pet.' The voice calmed into a soft demand and Inuyasha obeyed, he ran off toward the hut, crimson overtaking his golden eyes and one large jagged slash running across the sides of his face.
He ran into the hut. Kagome, Sango, Miroku, little Kohaku and Hakashi were asleep in their beds. Kagome noticed Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, are you okay? Do you want to come to bed now?" She sat up and looked at him. It was then that she noticed the crimson eyes and the jagged slashes. "Inuyasha, is something wrong." Kagome sat up, waking Sango and Miroku. "Inuyasha, are you okay?" Miroku asked. Sango gasped, "Miroku look! His face, it's changed!" Kagome walked up to him. Inuyasha slashed at the air before her, knocking her to the ground. "Inuyasha! Why did you do that!?" Kagome rubbed her back. Inuyasha picked her up by the collar of her pajamas and raised her to her feet, his extended claws at her neck. 'Now my little pet…kill her…kill her in front of them…show them that you've betrayed them.' Inuyasha dropped Kagome and she fell back to the ground. By this time, Hakashi and Kohaku had awoken from the noise. "Daddy, what's wrong, what are you doing to mommy?" Hakashi ran over to his mother. Inuyasha stumbled backwards. "Kagome…help me! These voices…I-I can't control them…get the kids out of here now!!" Inuyasha shouted. 'Damn you half-mutt, I said kill them! Kill them NOW!!' The voice hissed. "Inuyasha, please hold on, we'll get you some help, just please hold on!" Kagome turned to Miroku. "Get Kohaku and Hakashi out of here, don't worry about me just go!" Miroku took Sango and Kohaku out of the room, but Hakashi clung to his mother. "Mommy, what's wrong with Daddy, why is he hurting you?" "Hakashi please, run to Uncle Miroku." Before Hakashi could let go of his mother, Inuyasha appeared in front of them, his claws raised to attack. Kagome took Hakashi and pulled him to her, holding him to her breast protectively. "Kagome…" She heard him whimper. Then and quick idea popped into her head. "Inuyasha…I love you…I'm sorry but…SIT!!" The sacred beads glowed, and then sent Inuyasha impaling the ground.
Inuyasha became conscious again. Crimson turned back to gold, the jagged slashed disappeared, and his claws and fangs turned back to normal size. The voices had been purified. Inuyasha sat up, rubbing his head. What he saw made him go pale with fear. Kagome's eyes were sealed shut, waiting for death while she held Hakashi tightly and protectively to her chest. Inuyasha crawled to Kagome and Hakashi. "Kagome. Hakashi." He whispered. Kagome looked at him. "Inuyasha, a-are you okay." Inuyasha pulled both of them into his arms. "I'm so sorry Kagome, I almost killed you both." He choked. It never occurred to him that he was starting to cry. Kagome saw a tear roll down his cheek and she wiped it away and kissed the place where the tear had stopped. "I'm just glad you're alright now." Inuyasha smiled at her concern, and then hugged them both tighter.
END OF FLASHBACK!!!
Inuyasha shivered at the memory. "Hey Sesshomaru, why did you bring that up anyway?"
Sesshomaru looked over at Inuyasha. "Because the same thing happened to me that very night."
Inuyasha shot a look at his brother. "Are you serious!?" Sesshomaru nodded. "The voices, they were demanding horrible things, the pressure that felt like gravity pulling you down, blacking out when the voice took over…everything. I would never forgive myself if I got away with what the voice told me to do." Then he whispered to himself that Inuyasha wasn't supposed to hear. "I almost couldn't protect her…she almost died by my hands." Inuyasha heard this. "Who almost died by your hands?" Sesshomaru looked at his brother. "Rin. I almost killed her. I almost…" "Wait, you almost killed Rin?" Inuyasha asked him. "The voices were telling me to…" Sesshomaru shut his eyes, in pain of remembering what happened. "They were telling me to bound her and…rape her." Inuyasha was shocked. "Oh my god! Did you…you know…actually…rape her?" "No. Rin broke the spell just in time." He left out a lot of the detail about him ripping her clothes off and her kiss that broke the spell.
"Well…why did this happen? Who's plaguing us?" Inuyasha asked.
"A week ago, a fool barged in my chambers and ordered Rin to be his mate. His name was O-Kaitsu. When I denied him, he came back two days later and kidnapped Rin from her room. I went to he mansion and slayed him. He was the youngest son of the powerful Royukon. Father battled and defeated him. His son O-Kaitsu seeked revenge for his death. Another lord had informed me that there was another son, the elder brother Tarakun. The lord warned me that Royukon's family is extremely vengeful and that they would not only come after me, but you as well. I'm guessing Tarakun is behind this."
"Damn…" Inuyasha cursed, and then turned to his brother. "Thanks for the heads up. Now I can be aware if that bastard tries anything else. Hey, I got an idea, how about you and Rin stick around a little longer, incase this 'Tarakun' guy appears. We can both take him on like we did Naraku."
"I'll think about it."
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Kagome and Sango pulled Rin into the hut and they sat down in a circle on the floor.
"So Rin, how's the life of luxury?" Sango teased
"It's wonderful. Servants, fresh hot meals, private gardens and facilities. But I do get lonely sometimes." Rin told them.
"Who needs friends when you got luxury!" Kagome, Sango, and Rin started to laugh.
"Anyway, So Rin, have you found that special person in your life?" Kagome asked.
Rin blushed. "Uh, no I haven't yet."
"What about Sesshomaru, do you have any feelings for him?" Sango asked, which made Rin's face grow bright red. "No, no, no! Sesshomaru wouldn't be interested in me!" She laughed nervously.
"Oh come on, pardon my French, but Sesshomaru is quite sexy, I never noticed because I was too busy hating him for trying to kill Inuyasha all of those years." Kagome said, placing an arm around her shoulders. Rin winced at the pain of her shoulders where Sesshomaru's claws had dug in.
"Did I hurt you Rin, I'm so sorry!" Kagome quickly took her hand away. "It's alright Kagome, you didn't know." Rin said, rubbing her shoulders. Kagome took her arms and pushed her sleeves up to reveal bandage marks. "Rin, what is this?" Kagome removed some of the bandages and saw small stab wounds. She gasped, "Rin what happened! Who did this!?" Rin pulled her arms away from the two women.
"Sesshomaru did it, but I can assure you that he didn't mean to"- Kagome cut her off. "Sesshomaru did this to you!!? Why? He would never touch you like this!" She looked into Rin's eyes, "Is he abusing you Rin?" Rin gave her a look, "No! Of coarse not! Sesshomaru would never purposely hurt me! It was an accident!"
"It doesn't look like an accident to me." Sango said
"Sesshomaru had been mind controlled by something or someone. He didn't mean to attack me!" Rin cried.
Kagome and Sango looked at each other. "So that's why Sesshomaru is here to see Inuyasha, the same thing must have happened to him." Sango whispered to Kagome. "Oh Rin, we're sorry we didn't believe you. But…how did you break the spell?" Kagome asked. Rin blushed crimson before answering. "Uh…I umm…I kissed him." She squeaked, waiting for an explosion, and it happened.
"WHAT!" Both women squealed. Kagome stood and pointed a finger at Rin. "I was right! I knew you had feelings for him!"
Rin hung her head. "I know I do. I'm so stupid." Kagome felt bad about her outburst and sat back down. "No Rin, there's nothing stupid about love." Kagome hugged her. "I know what you're going through." Rin looked up at her. "You do?" She asked. Kagome nodded. "I was in the same situation with Inuyasha when I was your age. I was in-love with him, but I wasn't sure if he loved me. I thought he still loved Kikyo. I thought I was stupid too. But one day, I just had to know if he loved me."
"What did you do Kagome?" Rin asked.
Kagome smiled down at her. "I asked him."
"That's it?" Rin asked.
Kagome nodded. "One day, I sat down with him and I asked; 'Inuyasha, do you love me?'" She began to laugh. "He was confused and blushing brighter than you were. Before I knew it, we were kissing under in the moonlit night."
"That sure is romantic." Rin smiled at Kagome. "But I'm afraid what his reaction will be if I just come right out with a question like that."
"Well…you won't know unless you ask him. Don't worry, it's not like he'd kill you or hate for loving him?" Sango said.
"Your right, I should ask him. I mean…at least I'll get a straight answer, even if its not the one I want." Rin said. She walked to the door of the hut and turned back. "Thanks for talking to me about it, it helped a lot." Kagome and Sango stuck their thumbs out at her for 'good lucks' and she walked toward the forest.
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Rin walked through the forest until she heard the two faint voices of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. She quickly hid behind a tree, surprised that they didn't smell her scent. She leaned in to hear their conversation.
"Hey Sesshomaru, not to change the subject or something, but…have you found that special someone in your life yet?"
"No." came Sesshomaru's reply.
"Oh…cuz' I was beginning to think that you and Rin…" Inuyasha's voice trailed off.
"No Inuyasha, we're not mated."
"I knew you two weren't mated, I just thought that you two were in a serious relationship." Inuyasha said.
"What makes you say that?" Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at his brother.
"Oh come on, I saw the way you two look at each other. Like love-sick puppies is what it looks like."
Rin blushed. She hadn't noticed how she looked at Sesshomaru lately. She couldn't even tell how Sesshomaru looked at her; he showed the same cold expressions as always.
Sesshomaru growled in annoyance, but didn't protest, which confused Inuyasha. "Sesshomaru…do you…are you in-love with Rin?"
Rin held her breath, waiting for his answer. Her heart and ears screamed to hear the word 'Yes'. Sesshomaru was in deep thought before answering. 'How do I answer that? Of coarse I love Rin, but I don't want to hurt her. Not again. Would I give in to my emotions and say yes, or do I protect her and say no. Dammit! I wish it were somehow easier. Damn this warm heart. It was a lot easier when it was frozen in a glacier of ice and hatred.'
"No…I don't love her. Inuyasha, she is my long-time ward. I raised her from childhood. I should see her as a daughter and she should see me as a father and nothing more. I don't want to hurt her like I almost did two nights ago. I will not go through with that again." It pained him to say no, but he had to.
Rin felt as if her heart had been shattered into pieces. 'I knew it. I just knew it. How could I be so stupid in thinking that he loved me? I should have never come here.' Rin tip-toed back to the village unnoticed.
When she got to the hut, she noticed Kagome and Sango outside watching the kids play. "Hey Rin!" Sango shouted. "So, how'd it go with Sesshomaru, does he love you?" Kagome said eagerly. Rin didn't want them to know the pain she was going through, especially within her heart. "Thank you so much for caring you two, but if you'll excuse me, I'd like to be alone." She walked inside the hut and into the guest bedroom, leaving behind a worried Kagome and Sango. "Let her have her space, I can tell she's in pain." Sango rested a comforting hand on Kagome's shoulders. She lay on the bed and sobbed into the soft pillow. "Dammit, Dammit, Dammit!" she whispered into the pillow, "How could I be so blind! Of coarse he doesn't love me! Why would he, I'm just a lowly human, I'll never be good enough for him!!"
Rin cried for another hour until she was out of tears and laid on the bed until the scent of her tears faded and her swollen red eyes turned to white. After that, she got out of bed and walked out of the room.
"Hey Rin." Inuyasha said. He was playing with Hakashi.
"Oh, hi Inuyasha." She faked a smile.
Inuyasha could see the hurt in her eyes. "Is everything okay?"
Rin looked up at him. "Everything's fine, why do you ask?"
No, there's something wrong, I can see it in your eyes." Inuyasha sat up. "Hakashi, why don't you go play with your cousin Shippo, your daddy has to talk with Rin."
"Okay!! Bye daddy, bye Lady Rin!" Hakashi ran out of the hut.
"Rin, what's the matter? I don't know you that well, but I can tell that you're not acting like yourself."
Rin couldn't help but tear up and she fell to her knees. Inuyasha jumped back. "Hey calm down! Awww-man, was it something I said?"
"No Inuyasha, it's just that…I'm sorry, but I heard you and Sesshomaru talking." Rin said between sobs.
Inuyasha sighed. "Don't tell me you heard the part where I asked him if he loved you?" Rin nodded, which made Inuyasha slap his head. 'Damn! I shouldn't of asked that question!' Just then, Kagome walked in the hut and saw the sight. "What's going on in here? Rin!! Inuyasha what did you do to her!" Kagome ran to Rin and bent down beside her. "I didn't do anything! Honest!" He through his hands up in the air.
"Inuyasha's right Kagome, he didn't do anything wrong. I just…when I heard Sesshomaru say that he didn't love me…I just fell apart." Rin sobbed onto Kagome.
Inuyasha started laughing. Kagome looked at him as if he grew two heads. "Inuyasha, have you lost it!? What the hell's the matter with you!?" Kagome hissed
Inuyasha kept laughing. "Rin, since when does a male–human or demon–show his emotions!" Inuyasha calmed his laughing by bit. "Look, Sesshomaru and I may not have been close in the past, but I know him better than anyone else and he's not the kind of person to admit feelings. Don't worry, the 'No' is just a cover-up."
Rin stopped her sobbing and smiled at Inuyasha. "Thank you Inuyasha, you made me feel better." She stood up and gave Inuyasha a hug in which he returned. Kagome just stared at Inuyasha. "What are staring at Kagome? Feh, do you think I'm going to pull a Miroku and grab her ass?" Rin let go of Inuyasha and left the hut, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Since when are you a motivational speaker?" Kagome teased
"Since I met you." He grinned.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kagome asked, not sure if complimented or insulted. Inuyasha walked over to her. He leaned down and kissed her and she agreeably returned the kiss. When they finally broke for air, she replied: "Forget I asked," and they started another kiss, this time, adding their tongues.
"Perfect." Tarakun whispered, looking into an enchanted mirror, which was similar to Kanna's. "Looks like the dogs have entered my trap."
"Your minions are ready milord." Hashi said. "If I may be so bold is to ask, how are you planning to trap the two? When they are separated, it would be easy, but together, you might have a problem."
"Don't question my skill Hashi, I will make sure the two of them suffer in more ways then one. I have a few tricks up my sleeve." He smiled devilishly.
"It's only a matter of time."
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The Next Day…
Rin lay against a tree watching Hakashi, Shippo, Kohaku, and Kirara play. She wished she were kid again. It was so much easier. You wouldn't have to think about love and sex, or to be proper and elegant. All you had to do was be respectful to elders and to have fun. The more Rin thought about being a kid, the more she missed her childhood. She would sit on Ah-Uns' back as Jaken would hold his reigns and of coarse, Lord Sesshomaru either walk in front of them or walk to the side of Ah-Un. They would travel day in and day out to find Naraku only to stop to rest or to let Rin and Jaken eat. At that time, Sesshomaru was cruel, cold, emotionless being, but Rin slowly melted that black icy-glacier that trapped his heart. Only after Naraku died did Sesshomaru have his father's castle renewed.
Rin's thoughts were interrupted by a sudden voice that made her jump.
"I haven't seen you since we got here. Have you been avoiding me?" Sesshomaru walked up to her.
"Of coarse not, why would I?" She forced a smile.
"You haven't been acting like yourself lately. Something's bothering you."
"Nothings wrong with me Sesshomaru, I feel alright."
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at her. "I can see through your lies Rin, so don't even bother lying to me."
Rin looked at the ground. "I said I'm alright Sesshomaru, don't worry about me."
"And yet you continue to lie to me. I can smell depression all over you. You said that you would be happy here and yet you lied to me about that as well."
Rin looked back at him. "I'm not lying to you, I am happy visiting here, honest!"
"…Tell me what is wrong Rin." He demanded softly. It was no use lying to him anymore.
"You-you wouldn't understand." She muttered.
"You won't know that unless you tell me."
Rin had heard Sango say something similar to that earlier: 'Well…you won't know unless you ask him?' Those words betrayed her. It was supposed to mean luck and that he'll love you back, but it only brought more pain.
"I don't want to talk about it." She said
"Well I do and you will obey me."
Rin's anger flared at him for the first time in her life. "I said I don't want to talk about it." She gritted her teeth together.
"Rin, obey me." Sesshomaru's voice rose with anger.
Anger took over and Rin exploded. "The reason I'm so damn depressed is because of your stubborn ass!! You don't care about anyone but yourself!!" She stormed off, not turning back to see his reaction.
Sesshomaru was shocked and speechless. 'How dare she curse and insult me. After all I've done for her. I took her in and made sure she was well fed and clothed and she blamed me for her misery and called me a selfish, stubborn ass! Fine, let it be her way.'
Just then, a soft breeze blew by followed by a familiar scent. It was O-Kaitsu's scent, but somewhat different. Was it…Tarakun? It had to be.
"Hey Sesshomaru!!" Inuyasha came running up. "That scents…is that the scent of that Tarakun guy?"
"I'm sure, but just to be safe, we need to go find out."
Inuyasha told Kagome and the others they were leaving, and then the two brothers took off into the direction of where the scent was getting stronger.
Rin was still fuming. She wanted to tell him to stay safe, but she was too blinded by rage. 'Obey me Rin' those words always hurt her, especially in that kind of tone. It made her feel like his slave. 'I shouldn't have so obscene to him, it really isn't his fault he doesn't love me, but still…he should not play with me like that. First he hugged me good night, then he thanked me for helping him, next, he let me sleep in his bed with him, and held close to him when he snapped out of that spell, and finally let me snuggle next to him on the way over to this village and now he totally pushes me away. I'm not a fool, drunk with foolish love, yes, but not a fool!'
After sitting there with her thoughts, she decided to walk back to the village, Shippo and Kirara could watch over Hakashi and Kohaku.
When she arrived in the village, Rin noticed something odd. Some of the villagers were running out of the village, others were screaming and running every-which-way. Before she could ask one of the villagers, she could see demon minions chasing after the villagers, tackling them, tying them up, and threatening them with their weapons.
"Rin!!" screamed the voice. She turned around. Kagome, Sango, and an unconscious Miroku were bound together by rope.
"Kagome, Sango!!" Rin shouted back.
"Run Rin! Go find Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, hurry!"
Without hesitation, she turned to run out of the village, when she bumped into a tall, muscular figure with blood red eyes and long black hair. He was wearing magnificent armor like Sesshomaru's and had pale almost full gray skin color.
"Hello my dear, you must be Rin." The demon chuckled. Rin turned to run, but he grabbed the back of her kimono and slung her into a wall of a hut. "You're not going anywhere my little guinea-pig."
"Who-who are you?" Rin quivered
The demon let out a bone-chilling laugh. "Pardon my manners my dear, but my name is Tarakun and you little Rin, will be my bait." His bone-chilling laugh continued as one-by-one the villagers were cornered and bound by the demons' minions. Rin had a very bad feeling about what was to happen, not for her, but for Sesshomaru.
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Inuyasha and Sesshomaru raced through the forest, the scent of Tarakun becoming stronger. Finally, they came to an open field and there stood a tall, muscular demon with clad armor and blood red eyes and long black hair, but not as long as O-Kaitsu's. He stood there watching the two-dog brothers approach.
"Well hello there." The demon smiled mockingly.
"Who ever you are, your gonna die!!" Inuyasha unsheathed the Tetsuiga (Tessaiga) and pointed it at the demon.
"TETSUIGA!!!" Inuyasha slashed the demon to bits with one swipe. The demons' body turned into mud and splattered all over the ground with a small wooden instrument that looked like a carved toy lay in the mess.
"It's a…a…a puppet? Just like Naraku's." Inuyasha picked up the puppet and showed Sesshomaru.
"Something's not right here." Sesshomaru whispered to himself, "Why would Tarakun…" Sesshomaru stopped talking. His eyes widened at what he just realized.
"Where leaving." Sesshomaru turned to and ran.
Inuyasha finally caught up to him. "Why, what's wrong?"
"Think about it Inuyasha: why would Tarakun lead us out this far from the village only to destroy a weak little puppet?"
Inuyasha thought for a few seconds until it hit him. "He wanted to lure us away from the village so he could kidnap Kagome, Rin, and the others!!" Sesshomaru could smell Inuyasha's fear and anger.
"Damn that tricky bastard!! I kill him if he hurts anyone, especially Kagome and Hakashi!" Inuyasha growled.
Sesshomaru had his mind set mostly on someone else. Rin. 'Don't worry Rin, I'm coming.'
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru got closer and closer until they were in the outskirts of the village. They noticed that half the village laid in ruins and in the middle of the village stood the same demon that they had come across earlier, only this one wasn't a puppet.
Tarakun turned around and saw the two dog demons approaching. He smiled a devilish, toothy grin.
"TARAKUN!!"
TO BE CONTINUED……
NEXT EPISODE: TARAKUN'S APPEARANCE AND SESSHOMARU'S SACRIFICE!
A/N: Whew!! Finally!! I'm done with this chapter!! The next one will be a real tearjerker, so be warned. READ N' REVIEW!! PLEASE N' THANK YOU!!