Ch. 21 – Rin's new sister
The creature shifts, changing shape. The paw over her mouth becomes a hand. The weight of the thing pinning her to the ground becomes slightly lighter. But the eyes remain the same, only their expression changes to shock. "Kagome?" The demon manages to whisper before it is thrown into a wall. Kagome looks over to see Oliver, a lantern in hand, and Khan, a whip in hand.
"We heard you scream. Are you alright?" Oliver helps her up.
"I think I'm ok." She replies.
"What kind of sick bastard thinks he can attack my Sister in the middle of the night?" Khan glares at the demon who hides in the shadows of the room. "Come out of hiding you coward!"
"I didn't expect Kagome to be in here." The demon answers.
"That's Lady Kagome to you! Show the Lady of the Western Lands some respect you low life, before I kill you!"
"For your information Khan, Kagome happens to be my mate! And I will not let Lord Sesshomaru keep her locked up any longer! I'm sorry that I could not come to save you sooner my Kagome."
"Oh grand." Kagome runs a hand through her hair. "I'm not your mate Kouga. Ayame is."
Kouga steps out of the shadows to stand before Kagome. "But I love you Kagome."
"Well I love Sesshomaru so get lost."
"Kagome…" Kouga reaches over to touch her face. His hand is smacked away and he is shoved backwards before he can reach her.
"Don't you DARE touch my Sister!" Khan blocks his path. "Kagome is Sesshomaru's mate! Go back home to your own mate or I'll send you back to her in pieces!" He starts to threaten Kouga.
"What did you do to my Kagome? She was never so cold! And her appearance has changed! Though, I do like her new wolf look… it fits her perfectly." Kouga starts to interrogate Khan but trails off, too busy looking at Kagome.
"Didn't your father ever tell you that it's rude to stare at someone else's mate?" Oliver steps in front of Kagome.
"Kagome is my woman! Get out of my way!" Kouga charges through Khan but Oliver is still standing in front of Kagome. "Move!"
Oliver pulls out a pair of twin blades out of thin air. "If you want Lady Kagome hen you'll have to go through me first."
"Then you better be a good swordsman." Kouga barks, unsheathing his sword.
"I assure you, I am. You however, are no match for me." Oliver has Kouga disarmed in a matter of minutes. "You are a poor excuse for a swordsman. I can't believe you carry a sword around with you." Oliver picks up Kouga's sword while he has Kouga, at blade point, backed against one of the corners of the room. He inspects the sword. "Not one of good quality either. It's only good for minor hunting."
"Kag-" Kouga is cut off by one of Oliver's blades gently resting against his neck.
"I dare you to finish that sentence."
"…"
"A wise decision. You will refer to her as Lady Kagome in your future sentences. If there are any by the time we're through with you."
Khan walks over, glaring menacingly at Kouga. "There will be hell to pay for your insolence." Oliver pulls his sword back as Khan grabs Kouga by the back of the collar and drags him out of the room.
"Please… Lady Kagome help me!" Kouga pleads. "Where are you taking me?"
"The deepest, darkest, coldest cell I can find in the dungeon." Khan replies as they head out of the room.
"Lady Kagome! Please don't let him bring me down there! Please help me!"
"You are beyond my help Kouga. You should've left when you had the chance. You should've never came. You woke Khan up, I cannot help you. You're on your own."
"Nooo!" Kouga's voice echoes down the hallway.
Oliver turns to leave the room. "Wait."
"Yes my Lady?"
"Will you stay in this room? Please Oliver?"
"You think his pack might be out there?"
"Yes."
"Khan will stay in here. I'll be outside the door."
"…ok."
Khan comes back several minutes later. "He's lucky I was in a good mood or I would've killed him on sight."
"Well I can't tell if his pack came with him or not so you'll have to stay in Lady Kagome's room for tonight."
"I'll be by the window then. Where will you be?"
"Just outside the door."
"Fair enough." They all go to sleep.
(The next day)
"Khan where did you put Kouga?"
"Why do you care?"
"Because the servants can't find him in the dungeon to bring him food."
"He's on the 2nd floor dungeon."
"Khan! You know the servants won't go down there!"
"So? What's your point?"
"M-"
"Lady Kagome! There's a fire just outside the castle walls! A village is burning!" Sen comes running in.
"Put a hold on that argument Bro. I've gotta go help the villagers." Kagome speeds off, Sen fallowing.
(At the village)
"My Lady!" One of the guards comes over. "There's a little girl still in there! We can't get to her, there's too much in the way!"
"Then tell the others to get away from the door." The guard does this and the guards back off, leaving a walkway for Kagome. She focuses for a moment and then runs into the burning building.
"My Lady!" Sen turns from helping some villages just in time to see her run in. He goes over to the guards. "Are you men stupid? You just let Lady Kagome run into a burning building! If something happens to her Master Khan will be furious! Not to mention what Lord Sesshomaru would do when he comes home!"
(Inside the burning building)
"Hello? Where are you little one?" Kagome searches for the little girl. "Can you hear me?"
"I'm cough cough here!" The voice echoes around.
(15 min. later)
"There you are little one!" Kagome finds a little girl with dirty blond hair, bat ears and bat wings hiding under a small table. "It's ok, I won't hurt you." She gets the kid to come out from under the table.
The girl looks up at Kagome with hazel eyes. "Lady Kagome!"
"Come little one, we must leave." Kagome offers her hand.
The little girl starts to walk over to Kagome, but she falls, giving a small cry of pain and holding onto her left ankle. "I'm sorry my Lady. I can't walk."
Kagome inspects the child's ankle to find a deep burn covering it. "What is your name?"
"Lindsay-chan my Lady."
"Well then Lindsay-chan, if you can't walk…"
"You're going to leave me my Lady?" She looks like she's going to cry.
"No silly. I will carry you." Kagome picks the girl up. "Hold on, we're speeding out of here before it collapses!"
(Back outside)
They make it out just a few minutes before the building collapses into flames. "Lady Kagome!" Sen runs over. "I can't believe you ran in there! Lord Sesshomaru would be extremely upset if anything happened to you!"
"Calm down Sen!" He's immediately silent. "As you can see, I'm fine. Where are Lindsay-chan's parents?"
"My Lady… they're gone… they perished. There's nothing left of their hut but cinders. I'm afraid theirs was the first set to flame."
"Who did this?" She sounds pissed off.
"Kouga's pack. They left a message." He shows her a piece of paper. GIVE US BACK OUR LEADER OR THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST VILLAGE WE BURN DOWN!
"I want every inch of our lands searched immediately. I want them caught, in the dungeon and in separate cells by nightfall. And I want them brought to the castle alive. Is that understood?" Her cold voice cuts through the air like a knife.
Sen looks at the ground, too scared to look at her eyes. "Understood my Lady."
"My parents… are gone?" Lindsay-chan speaks up.
"I'm afraid so." Kagome's eyes soften as she looks down at the little girl she still holds.
"Then where will I go? I don't have anyone left."
"You will come with me."
"Where are you taking me Lady Kagome?"
"Home."
"But I don't have a home."
"Your home is with me now."
"Really?" She sounds almost hyper.
"Yes." Kagome smiles. "Would you like that?"
"Would I ever! Thank you my Lady!" She hugs Kagome. "Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome Lindsay-chan."
(That afternoon)
"You did WHAT?" Khan stares unbelievingly at Kagome.
"I ordered that every last demon in Kouga's pack be brought here and put in separate cells in the dungeon."
"And you thought I was being harsh by putting Kouga on the second floor dungeon."
"Well they're going to the first floor dungeon, not the second. Not many people will go down to the second floor. Those kept down there usually don't come out alive."
"That's because either Sesshomaru or I deal with those imprisoned there. You deal with the ones on the first floor. That's why those imprisoned on the first floor usually come out alive. All you do is scare them to death or lecture them to teach them a lesson. Sesshomaru and I actually punish them."
"You call beating someone senseless punishment?"
"Well when they deserve it, which if they're in the second floor dungeon they do, then yes."
"I've finished healing your new friend Lady Kagome." Oliver walks in with Lindsay-chan. "You two aren't arguing again are you?"
"Of course not. Now why would we want to argue?" Khan tries to look as innocent as possible.
"You are one of the most non-innocent people I know Khan so don't even try to hide yourself."
"Thanks Oliver. How's your ankle now Lindsay-chan?" Kagome asks.
"I'm doing great my Lady! It was really neat! His hands glow when he heals you!" She points at Oliver who tries to occupy himself by staring at the ceiling.
"I know." Kagome laughs.
"How about you Lady Kagome? Are you alright?" Oliver asks.
"I'm fine."
"Liar." Khan coughs into his hand.
"Khan!"
"What? You gotta love flat out lying."
"You're a horrid Brother."
"You know you love me."
"Where are you hurt Lady Kagome?" Oliver walks over to her.
"Nowhere."
"Now I know you're lying."
"How?"
"I can smell that there are burns on your arms."
"Damn." Oliver steers Kagome out of the room.
(20 min. later)
"Okaa-san?" Rin walks into the room.
"Yes my little one?"
"Jakken said you wanted to see Rin."
"I did. Come here." Rin runs over to Kagome. "I want you to meet someone." Lindsay-chan comes out from behind Kagome. "Rin this is Lindsay-chan. Lindsay-chan, this is my daughter Rin."
"Hi Lindsay-chan."
"Hi Rin."
"Will Lindsay-chan play with Rin in the garden?"
"Can I?" She looks over at Kagome.
"Of course you can. You two can play for however long you'd like."
"Yay!"
"Okaa-san?"
"Yes Rin?"
"Can Lindsay-chan stay with Rin and play with Rin forever?"
"She certainly can."
"I can live here?" Lindsay-chan looks really excited.
"Would you like to be Rin's sister?"
"That would be so awesome my Lady!"
"I'm glad you like that idea. Now go on and play outside." Both girls run out the door laughing.
(That night)
"So Sis, what are we going to do with the bat girl you brought home today?"
"She is going to stay with us."
"And do what?"
"She's going to be Rin's sister."
"Are you serious?
"Yes, Bro, I am. Both girls love the idea and I think it is a good one. The two of them can play together all the time and they'll have lots of fun together."
"What are you going to do when Sesshomaru comes home? He should be back tomorrow."
"I'll deal with it when he gets here. He owes me anyway."
"I hope you know what you're doing."
"Don't worry. If things go terribly wrong I'll just have you talk to him."
"Oh what fun."
"You sound so thrilled."
"Ecstatic."
"I'll talk to him when he gets home I'm sure everything will be fine –"
"Talk to me about what?" Kagome and Khan turn to find Sesshomaru standing in the doorway.
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Rosie hater: There has been some question on the ages of some of the characters. Rin is 11 and Lindsay-chan is 11. And just for a little side info, Kagome and Sesshomaru have been together for 3 years now.