Chapter notes:

"Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter

Togetherness is all I'm after

Whenever you need me

I'll be there

To protect you with an unselfish love

And I'll respect you. Just call my name and I'll be there"

The Lily of the Valley signifies "The Return of Happiness"

Disclaimer: The depictions of the characters in this story are completely fictitious. In no way does this represent the views or the story arcs as envisaged by the original copyright owners of this franchise and its characters. The ownership if the characters and the original concept are sole properties of Rumiko Takahashi.

Chapter 11 – A call for help

Rin is under trauma, due to her weakness, her son's life is threatened once again. She is confident Aito can be safe, if she could figure out a way to make her son escape. But the question is how is she going to do it? Physically, she can never beat these two men but mentally she might have the upper hand. Looking at the brother's evil grin tinged with lust, Rin's stomach rolls in fear, imagining what kind fate lies ahead for her.

Arashi, no longer wishes to wait, lust covers his mind and all he wants is pleasure. He turns angrily to his brother and shouts out loud.

"Slit the boy!" Rin eyes almost pops out with the comment, she instantly drops to her knees and starts begging. There is no time to think anymore and she needs to act fast in order to save her son. She is willing to risks everything now.

"I will do what you want, please let my son go. Please! He is innocent." Tears stream down and wets her cheeks. Arashi laughs mischievously at the girl.

"Now strip!" Yells Kaoru, who is also waiting impatiently. Rin rises and slowly pushes her kimono apart to reveals her shoulder. The brothers watch with unblinking eyes at the sight of the girl slowly undressing. At the same time, Rin's eyes constantly rolls from left to right signaling her son to escape. While the brothers stare with their mouths watering, when her kimono slowly drops to the elbow level, slightly exposing her breast to the awaiting pairs of lustful eyes; the smart boy nods discretely, knowing this is the best time to attack, lowering his head, he bares his teeth and sinks them into Kaoru's left arm. The man lets out a loud scream from the sharp pain, bringing him back to reality as the grip around the kid loosens which allows Aito to flee. The kid speeds through the door and immediately runs into the forest without turning back.

"Damn you kid! I will teach you a lesson." Kaoru curses and reluctantly he too disappears into the forest, determined to chase the boy. Arashi startled at the sudden interruption, has given Rin an opportunity to reposition her kimono and grab a knife from the nearby table as she attempts to stab his shoulder but fails. He manages to spot her attack and catches her hand before pushing the girl violently on the floor. The knife slips away from her hand and her head collides with the dining table.

"Bitch! You have wasted far too much time and I will not be generous now. You better pray for your son to be safe. He has upset my brother and I have no guarantee he will be back alive." Arashi walks to the girl, catches her by the neck and lightly tightens his hold. Rin's hands grabs onto his as she tries to loosen the grip.

"My s-son is way smarter than your dumb brother. You should worry about your sibling's life than my son." The girl's insulting words causes the grip around her neck to tighten. She then laughs at the sight of the man in anger.

"Damn you bitch! You're hardly in the position to smile." Arashi slaps Rin's face with other hand and brings her face closer to him. It is at this time Rin spits directly on his face.

"I don't fear you now, my son is safe, and I won't surrender to you. I will fight you now!" Arashi humphs and drops the girl on the floor, she coughs and tries to catch her breath. The spit has definitely bruised his pride, eyeing the girl with furious eyes, he then wipes away the sticky saliva from his face.

"I see that you are looking for some warm up, I shall accept your challenge."

In the forest...

Aito runs as fast as he can, he is supposed to head to the village to get help but his instinct chooses to run into the forests instead. He doesn't know in which direction he has to head to nor even know who to seek for help but all he can do now is keep running. Kaoru manages to catch up with the boy; Aito's sensitive ears picks up the sounds of loud footsteps. He shuts his eyes off and keeps speeding, unfortunately luck isn't on his side. His left foot collides with a fairly large rock, throwing him off balance and falls on the grass. Now his foot is injured and he can no longer run. Kaoru's shadow is visible shortly after, his sword ready in his hands, impatiently to slaughter the kid.

"You fool! You can never escape with such low strength." Kaoru gloats with anger as he continues, "Now prepare to die!" His sword swings in the direction of the boy, Aito shuts his eyes off and shouts out loud.

"LORD SESSHOUMARU!"

Meanwhile, deep inside the forest...

Sesshoumaru jerks up at the sound of his name, but there is no one around except the slumbering toad at the nearby trees. The forest remains quiet, in fact it is oddly silent. It makes the toad's snoring as the only living thing in this forest. The demon lord observes the surroundings efficiently with all his senses, but nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. The helpless little voice that called out his name, sets him on edge. All of a sudden, he feels his lungs are pumping with a lot of air that makes his heart so heavy. The taiyoukai sighs for unknown reasons, he shuts his eyes off and takes in a deep breath. Strange enough, the uneasiness is rising and he starts to feel a little suffocating. He finds his heart growing heavier with each breath he takes in. Unable to cope with the situation anymore, Sesshoumaru rises and walks back in the direction of the human girl's hut. But he stops in his tracks after some good distance away from the green toad. The demon lord is puzzled; just who has this strong mysterious power to control the taiyoukai's mind?. He scans around the forest once again and is still unable to sense even a tiny bit of demonic aura nearby. Perhaps I think too much? He thinks to himself, but the fact to have left Rin without a word has certainly made the taiyoukai feel guilty. Did I make the right decision? Yes, it certainly was, I am doing all of this for Rin and Aito. But Sesshoumaru starts to get very concerned, this unknown fear and helplessness burrowing his heart might have something to do with Rin. Did something happen to Rin? The demon lord questions in his thoughts, but then again, he thinks about it, there is no way both he and the girl can have such strong connection without marking. The taiyoukai sighs uncharacteristically, trying to stay calm as he collects all the information to figure out what is the message behind these strange feelings. When he tries to return to his original place, it is at this time the helpless voice calls out his name again.

"LORD SESSHOUMARU!"

Sesshoumaru's golden orbs widen; his mind focuses on this particular weak audible voice echoing in his ears.

"AITO!" The taiyoukai exclaims. The voice isn't audible by hearing; it is transferred from a certain distance through some connection and clouding the demon lord's mind. His heart beat races, unsettled and lost. Worry kicking in his nerves, this strange feeling has returned.

"If Aito managed to seek my help through this mystery connection, does this mean he is...," Sesshoumaru lightly shakes his head, this isn't the right time to start contemplating, and he needs to return to the hut and check on them. If the mild scent of me on the boy is the only thing that keeps us connected, then so be it. The determined lord leaps into the air to search the direction for where the help is needed.

Jaken, on the other hand ... Was left behind, snoozing in his little sweet dream.

Back to the forest not far away from the hut...

Kaoru's body is pushed to the nearby tree by some kind of force coming from Aito. His back hits hard enough to leave several minor bruises. He turns eyeing angrily in the direction of the boy, unsatisfied for the fact he is beaten, he then rises with sword still in his hand and runs to the kid. But he pauses at the sight of a green light slowly glowing and encircling around the kid's body. Aitos head lowers to the ground; the green light has generated light wind which has send chills to Kaoru's spine.

"Damn you kid; I am not going to fear you!" He walks closer to Aito but this time he stops as he witnesses the glowing green light turn into red flames. Slowly, the boy tilt his chin up, revealing a shining blue crescent moon on his temple followed by the amber red eyes glaring sternly at the man before him. Kaoru's knees weaken, his eyes pops wide when the boy fully faces him, he cannot believe what he is seeing before him, the kid has transformed into a demon. Besides the moon symbol and the red eyes he just saw, he notices the magenta strips appear on the kid's cheeks with the pointed ears looking like an alien. But this is not the reason why the grip over his sword loosens and falls on the grass; it is the sight of the boy baring his sharp fangs and roaring like an angry dog. As Aito raises his right hand with his sharp claw fingers shining in green light and ready to attack, he yells at the man before him who has started urinating in his pants.

"Don't hurt MY MOTHER!"

Kaoru drops to his knees to avoid the kid's claw attacks. Every time Aito launches an attack, his powers reduce evenly. But the man is too afraid to notice such a change around Aito, gradually the red flames circling around the boy slightly lowers. The boy drops to his knees but his red eyes continue glaring with hatred towards the man who is now engrossed in fear. Kaoru crawls away from the kid and slowly gets up on his feet and flees from the spot and yells, "DEMON!"

The word 'demon' is loudly audible to Sesshoumaru's sensitive ears and a very familiar demonic aura is caught around the thick forest. It does not take long for the demon lord to locate the scent's whereabouts, and in a few seconds, a small brightness is spotted. The taiyoukai instantly lands, he notices a light flame circling around Aito's body. He is startled by the boy's appearance, Sesshoumaru's golden eyes widens seeing kid's glowing red eyes, the magenta strips on his cheeks and the pointed ears. Sesshoumaru's heart beats abnormally, he feels like he is looking at his own younger self. The boy resembles him; as he walks closer, his heart almost stops beating at the sight of the shining blue crescent marking on Aito's temple. His jaw drops and freezes; his gaze locks on the immobilized kid in amazement. It is this significant mark that he had sought earlier to confirm the kid's identity, it is this very precious mark that he wished to see to confirm his relation with the human girl. And now, Aito stands proudly before him, revealing his true self to the world that he is the son of the great dog demon of the West. The demonic aura matches his own blood's scent, a fully fledged dog demon he is. But wait! How could a human deliver a fully fledged demon? And why was I not picking up this scent earlier? The query clouds the taiyoukai's mind.

"Aito." His tender voice calls out as he feels like he has found his long lost son. It is the silence that is worrying the demon lord. The flames almost disappear; the demon dog scent also fades along with the magenta strips and the crescent moon. Strange, how could this happen? His golden orbs are watching the kid intensely, as the glowing red eyes return to sunset colors, the marking has completely vanished from his face and the pointed ears have returned to normal shape. Aito's eyes shut out as he collapses but Sesshoumaru speeds to his side and manages to hold Aito's weak body in his secure arms.

"Aito, can you hear me?" His soft tone almost becomes a whisper as he cradles the kid closer to his chest. Stroking the boy's temple gently to trace the lost moon.

"Mo-Mother..." The boy murmurs weakly with a shaky voice. His eyes part slowly, but his vision is blurry, he then blinks a few times before attempting to open his eyes again. He sees the crescent moon first, and slowly opens his clear sunset eyes fully and finds the demon lord staring worriedly at him. My guardian angel, he came for me. Aito's eyes blurs with unshed tears, he forces himself up and wraps his arms around the taiyoukai's neck like a helpless little pup. Sesshoumaru embraces him securely like a father who vows to protect his child from danger.

"Don't worry, I am here now. Tell me what happened, why are you here and where is your mother?" Aito's head tilts up and remembers his mother is still in danger; he pushes himself slightly away and looks at the demon lord.

"Lord Sesshouamru, you have to save mother, she is still in the hut fighting a man." He pauses for a small cough and continues, "We were about to sleep but these two men stormed into our hut, they took me at knife point to threaten mother. One of these men asked mother to strip or that he would kill me if she refused, PLEASE my lord, you have to be fast, mother is in danger!" The taiyoukai's blood boils in his veins hearing the words 'strip'. No one dares to touch his woman. He scoops up Aito in his arms, turning both of them into a yellow green orb and departs with haste the forest.

Back to the hut...

Arashi grabs the front of Rin's kimono, shaking the girl furiously before throwing her to the other end of the hut. The impact causes her shoulder blades and spine to be bruised. Arashi's boot steps on the girl's ribs. He then kicks hard on her belly, forearms, against her spine and the base of her neck. Rin curls into a ball, with pain shooting up her throat as she begins to cough blood. Sitting on her stomach, he begins to slap her cheeks open handedly, snapping her head back and forth as he vents out his anger. Rin lets out a small scream out of pain and that seems to please him.

"I think we have had enough of the warm up sweetie. It's time for me to claim my reward." He smirks perversely and drags the girl's already injured body to the bed. He pulls the kimono all the way up to her waist line, exposing her legs and lower belly. His face portrays dissatisfaction and hunger. He then climbs on top of the girl, taking her bruised legs and spreading them apart; violently bending her knees to allow him to have better access. Rin can't fight anymore, her beaten body is slowly giving up. She can feel large, rough fingers probing her private regions. Nervousness and terror fills her body as tears flows from her eyes. It just like last time Rin thinks to herself as she knows what is coming next. He is going to take me. She clenches her hands around her chest, trying to seek comfort from anywhere. At least my dear son is safe, well I hope so. She shuts her eyes off and tries to comfort herself. She can feel the bastard withdrawing one of his hands and opening her folds; he is ready to guide himself into the girl opening with the other hand. Rin turns her head to one side as tears fall uncontrollably from her shut eyes. It is at this time the unbidden name rises to her lips.

Help me, Sesshoumaru!

The dirty words coming from Arashi disgusts the girl. She can't bear to hear it anymore and turns her brown eyes full of hatred towards the bastard.

"Bastard! You will rot in hell!" Rin curses. Arashi laughs whole heartedly at the girl's helpless reaction. His mischievous laugh almost makes Rin puke but she responds with insulting grins which turns out as laughter. It puzzles the man before her, he can't think of a reason why she acts this way.

"Damn you bitch; you are hardly in the position to laugh." Arashi bares his teeth in anger, his reaction pleases the girl as she responds with another irritable smile.

"You know what? I have died once and been to hell before. I am still alive though and so I fear no one, especially you." The man stares irately, but it does not make him alter his objective. He returns the same laugh but with more malevolence and impiousness.

"Bring on the hell young lady, now you have tempted me to visit that place." He continues to laugh but soon after it turns into a loud painful squeal. Rin spots the sudden changes on Arashi's face, she then hears a very familiar voice come from behind the back of the man.

"Your wish will be fulfilled as I will send you straight into the depths of Hell!"

Rin gasps, as she knows the owner of that calm and deadly voice.

Chapter end notes:

Hey guys, Merry Christmas to you all. I hope you guys have an enjoyable day. My Christmas Eve was a mess though LOL and then I spend my entire day on Christmas to review this chapter. Also, I have written one Christmas edition story about Sesshy/Rin and Aito. Is a one shot story though, some 4 pages maximum. I don't know whether I should post it, since I know in feudal era, they don't celebrate Christmas right? But then again the idea of Christmas came to me because, Kagome is there. So I don't know what should I do, shall I post it? Anyway feel free to advice me and I shall follow the majority.

So no cliff for this chapter as I promise. And the next chapter will have a little violence scene, which I keep it under the 'T' rates. It has nothing to do with rape scene because Rin is safe; it will be some killing scene.

So, until then, see ya everyone and Cheer! Have a nice day.

In case you didn't hear from me before 1st January 2011.

"Happy New Year"