Longing
A/N: The LONG awaited chapter 4. Not much to say other than enjoy. This one took me a while…school forced me to put a stop to all fanfic writing. Not to mention, I was starting to work on another one. Oh yea and gomen for an OOC Sesshomaru but it was hard to keep in completely in character in this one. Heh.
Well, onegai read on and enjoy!
Rin nods as she watches Sango walk off. She rubs her eyes sleepily before turning back towards her tent. Distracted by Sango, she didn't notice a dark figure had slipped into her tent. Rin walks into her tent as usual and two red eyes glare at her from the darkness. Kagura uses her powers to knock out the girl before she has time to react. Kagura smirks, picking up the girl and dashing off.
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Dawn approached a few hours afterwards as Kohaku began to stir once again; the spell Miroku had cast was wearing off. The monk lay sleeping near the entrance, unaware of Kohaku awakening.
Kohaku opens his eyes, now fully possessed and unable to control his actions anymore. He sits up and notices the sleeping Miroku.
"What the hell did that stupid monk do? I feel everything the boy does now," his eyes narrow, getting up and preparing to attack. He was just about to thrust the sword when Sango entered.
"Kohaku! No!"
Sango dashes and kicks the sword out of Kohaku's hand, sending it spinning across the floor of the house. Miroku wakes with a start and, realizing what happened, immediately jumps to his feet.
"Sango? What about Rin?"
"If all goes well, they'll be here soon."
Miroku nods and prepares to fight Kohaku. Kohaku smirks and aims to attack Sango. Miroku moves and quickly blocks his attack.
"Sango, go wait for them. I'll hold him off."
Sango nods and runs off towards the entrance of the village.
"Rin-chan, please…hurry."
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Sesshomaru wakes with a start, almost as if he knew something was wrong. The sun was creeping up over the horizon as he walks over towards Rin's tent and opens it, peering inside. His eyes fill with worry when he sees Rin is missing. He rushes back over to where Jaken was still sleeping and kicks the imp awake.
"Jaken, have you seen Rin?"
"She's not in her tent my Lord?" Jaken asked confused. He was still sleepy and had no idea what Sesshomaru was talking about. Sesshomaru gets annoyed and backhands him.
"Obviously not, Jaken or I would not have asked!"
Jaken rubs the side of his face and gets to his feet once again.
"Sorry Sesshomaru-sama. I will look around for her right now."
Sesshomaru looks around and notices the tracks left by Sango and Kirara.
"Don't bother. I think I know where she is. Stay here and make breakfast. I'm sure she'll be hungry when we return."
Before Jaken could utter another word, Sesshomaru had taken Ah-Un and headed off towards the slayer village,
Why would she go with them without saying anything first?
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Rin stirs and awakens to find herself locked in a small room.
"Huh? Where am I?"
"What? You don't like my decorating job? If you don't like the décor up here, I could always lock you in the cellar."
Rin turns towards the voice and noticed Kagura had appeared with her in the room.
"How…why?"
"A trap of course for your beloved Sesshomaru-sama. Just relax here for now. We'll begin phase two in a little bit."
Rin's stomach growled which caused Kagura to grin wide and disappear from the room once again.
"Sesshomaru-san…where are you?"
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Sango watches and squints as a figure appears from the dark sky.
"Rin-chan is that you?"
As the figure gets closer, Sango steps back from shock. In seconds, Sesshomaru appears behind her.
"Where's Rin?" He asks in a threatening tone.
"Rin? Y-you mean she's not with you?"
Sesshomaru glares at her with cold eyes.
"No. I saw your tracks near our camp and figured she's with you. You mean she's not here?"
Sango shakes her head, nervous of his reaction. "S-she was going to come here with you to help us."
Sesshomaru scoffs. "Why would I help you?"
"Because Naraku…he possessed Kohaku."
"Oh I see and my Tensaiga can send Naraku back to hell and save your dear little brother right?"
Sango nods.
"Sorry, not interested. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm busy. "
"Please Sesshomaru-sama! I'll beg you if I have to. Rin-chan…this means a lot to her."
"Kohaku wasn't anything more than Naraku's puppet. Why would saving his pathetic life mean anything to Rin?"
"Because she's not like you! She cared for Kohaku. He was her friend…and he did save her life."
Sesshomaru's eyes grow even more threatening but he just sighs.
"Where's the boy?"
"You mean you're going to help us?"
Sesshomaru doesn't answer and instead just pushed past her and into the village, startling some of the villagers. He sniffs the air before entering the house with Miroku and Kohaku inside. By now, Miroku was breathing heavy on one knee. Sesshomaru unsheathes his sword and slashes Kohaku across the back. The boy collapses on the floor and Sesshomaru leaves without a word.
Sango appears in the doorway just as he leaves. Kohaku groans and opens his eyes. Sango smiles relieved and turns to thank Sesshomaru.
"Uh…thank yo…" he was no where to be seen. Sango shrugs and focuses her attention back on Kohaku.
"I'll go find Hachi and our sons. You stay here with Kohaku," Miroku said.
Sango nods, holding her little brother in her arms.
"Kohaku…"
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Sesshomaru searches then picks up the scent of Rin. It was slight but enough to track her down. He sniffs and growls.
"Damn that demon. She's meddled for the last time. Prepare yourself, Kagura. It ends here."
"Why those are some strong words, Sesshomaru."
"Shut up. Where is she?"
"She's…in a safe place. No need to worry about that brat anymore."
Sesshomaru growls, drawing his sword and running in for an attack. Kagura lifts her fan in response, flicking it down towards the ground, creating her Dance of the Dragon attack. Sesshomaru steps back, slashing the blades of wind with Tokijin.
"Impressive. You fight well, Sesshomaru."
Sesshomaru scoffs then takes his attack. Tokijin glows blue as he swings it towards Kagura. Kagura's eyes widen as she turns to dash away. A green whip catches her ankle, causing her to fall to the ground, unable to escape the Dragon Strike attack.
Kagura screams in pain as she's absorbed in a brilliant blue light. The whip releases from her ankle and the blue light diminishes. Kagura lays motionless on the ground. Sesshomaru scoffs again and turns, sniffing and dashing off towards the west, the sun already beginning to creep towards the western hemisphere.
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Rin sighs, sitting on the edge of the small, uncomfortable bed. Her head is resting in her hands, elbows on her thighs. How long had she been in there she wondered. It felt like forever since Kagura locked her in that small room. There were no windows, no way of telling what time it was. No one was in the room with her but she could hear voices outside the door of guards Kagura had posted. Rin caught a glimpse of them earlier, two boar-like demons easily twice her size. No chance of escape. She got up, pacing the floor in front of her bed, stretching and wondering if she'd ever be free of this room. It was then that she heard a yelp and two large thuds outside the door. The door flings open violently, causing Rin to jump back onto the bed from fright. Sesshomaru stands in the doorway, his usual unreadable expression on his face.
"S-Sesshomaru-san?" Rin squints her eyes a bit to better focus on the silvery-white haired demon. He steps just inside the doorframe as Rin rises to her feet, tears welling in her eyes. She runs towards him, throwing her arms around him.
"I'm so glad…you came for me."
Sesshomaru stiffens slightly at the feel of Rin's arms around him. He instinctively puts his arms around her, pulling her closer into a comforting embrace.
Rin glances up at the demon she loved so much. Sesshomaru glances down at her, a small smile crossing his lips. Rin notices the small smile and a slight look of confusion crosses her face, though doesn't question his sudden actions. A sudden feeling of uneasiness creeps into her and she pulls away slightly.
"Ne, Sesshomaru-san, let's head back. I haven't eaten since yesterday and I'm hungry."
Sesshomaru nods, releasing her and leading her out of the mansion towards Ah-Un.
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Exhausted, Hachi was now sleeping against the wall of the hut he had escaped to, a small hut near the gate to the village. Mizu had finally fallen asleep as well as the other boys when the familiar voice of Miroku is heard outside the door.
"Hachi?" The monk pokes his head inside to find the sleeping forms of the raccoon dog and his three sons. Smiling, he goes over to his long time friend and servant and nudges him. The raccoon dog awakens and sits up.
"M-master Miroku!" He gets to his feet and helps Miroku in awakening his sons. Yujiro and Taki sit up and smile at their father while Mizu refuses to awaken. Chuckling, Miroku scoops up his youngest son and heads for the hut his wife and brother-in-law were in, wondering if Kohaku was really ok.
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Sango and Kohaku were laughing it up, reminiscing and catching up on things missed.
"So three sons and another on the way eh?"
Sango nods, smiling at her brother. "I told him that if it's another boy, I'm going to kill him."
Kohaku laughs, knowing his sister was joking of course. So much time has passed, yet nothing seemed to have changed aside from Sango having married Miroku and having children, she was still a demon slayer and he knew that she'd pass on the tradition to her children.
Miroku comes in, Mizu now at his side and Yujiro and Taki behind him with Hachi.
"Glad to see everything…and everyone is back to normal," Miroku said.
Sango and Kohaku look up and nod.
"I'm glad to be back. A lot of years of my life seem to be missing but I'm looking forward to helping this village be like it used to when I was young," Kohaku began. "There's so much potential."
Sango nods in agreement as the boys and Hachi crowd in.
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"Ah Sesshomaru-sama you're back!" Jaken exclaimed.
Sesshomaru jumps off Ah-Un after he lands without a word to Jaken and helps Rin down.
"I made lunch since it's too late for breakfast."
Sesshomaru leads Ah-Un past Rin and Jaken and ties him up underneath the shade of a nearby tree.
"Eat some food, Rin," he says, walking back to them. "I'm going for a walk. Watch after Rin while I'm gone."
Jaken and Rin nod. Jaken collects the food he prepared and puts it on Rin's plate while Rin stares after Sesshomaru. She takes the food Jaken handed her and sits down under the tree Ah-Un is tied to, eating to food in peace. Sighing, she gets back up and places her plate near the fire which was now nothing but glowing embers. Jaken had now fallen asleep underneath the afternoon sun and Rin silently slips away in the direction Sesshomaru was in.
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Sesshomaru was resting under the shade of a sakura (cherry blossom) tree, now in full bloom under the sun of a fresh April day. He had taken his armor off and rested it next to him. Tokijin and Tensaiga rested next to it. The fluff wrapped around him in a soft bed. He was dosing off and didn't hear nor sense Rin approaching.
Rin spots Sesshomaru resting under the sakura tree. She walks up to him and clears her throat, awakening the napping demon.
"Rin? Where's Jaken? I thought he was supposed to be watching you."
"He was napping and I wanted to go for a walk too. I'm sorry; I didn't mean to interrupt your nap."
Sesshomaru gets up, smiling slightly, almost shyly. "No it's all right. Something's just…been on my mind lately and I wanted to clear my head."
"Sesshomaru-san?"
Sesshomaru had grabbed onto Rin's shoulders, claws digging into them slightly and causing a slight look of discomfort on Rin's face. Her heart was pounding in her ears and a large lump had formed in her throat waiting for Sesshomaru's actions.
"Se-sesshoma…"
Sesshomaru shushed her, causing Rin's uneasiness to multiply. Sesshomaru's arms forcefully pulled Rin in closer to him. He wraps them around her in an embrace and Rin instinctively wraps her around his back in response, her fingers running through his silvery hair. She found herself mesmerized by his golden eyes, her own widening in shock at the feel of Sesshomaru's lips on hers.
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'Tis it for now folks. Working on Chapter 5 right now. Not sure if chapter 5 will be the last one or not. This series is winding down now but fear not, I am working on another fanfic for another series as we speak hehe. Stay tuned. The misadventures of Sparkly-chan continue!