Author notes:
Parked my time travel machine aside, sorry our 2 weeks journey has taken way longer than I have expected. Almost a month of journey, and now here I present...
Lily of the Valley, chapter 15 titles 'Foolish Love'
This chapter is dedicated to Taraah36. Happy Birthday girl! I hope you have a fabulous day. Cheer!
Chapter notes:
"Humans and demons live in a different world. He is an evil spirit, he is a demon. Not someone a human child should follow. But why? Why did she go? Why did she live with him...?"
By~ Master Ungai from Inuyasha episode 162
'Forever with Lord Sesshoumaru'
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 15 – Foolish love
Sesshoumaru pulls the blanket up to Rin's shoulder to ensure that she stays warm. Another day has started as the sun appears from the horizon and replaces the dawn. His son Aito has just left to the river to wash himself up while his Rin is still slumbering peacefully. The demon lord is sitting at the side of the bed watching the girl attentively. He reaches out with one of his hands and tenderly brushes the girl's left cheeks. Her lips curl into a small smile as if she is responding to her lord's touch. The Taiyoukai wonders what dream can make his precious ward smile so blissfully happy.
A month has passed after the horrible attack that happened to Rin and Aito. The girl's nightmares have reduced gradually and since then Sesshoumaru has stopped laying at rin's side during night time. He wishes to embrace the duo every night while they are resting but considering the limitation in space on the bed, he thinks it would be best to let the two sleep comfortably with ample space to move around.
Another moment of intense observation over the girl earns a smirks on the demon lord's face. After a month under his attentive care, Rin has become much healthier compared to the day he found her in the forest. He doesn't need to wrap his arms around the girl's waist to feel the small gain in weight that she has. Although she still eats very little, she has at least three meals in a day without fail and the outcome is certainly pleasing the Taiyoukai. Humans are such fragile creatures and health is such a precious thing to keep their life spans longer. As for Sesshoumaru, he would do anything to maintain Rin's healthiness until he is able to mark the girl officially, that's when she will share his life span. Soon ... He whispers as one of his hands gently strokes the girl's head.
Sesshoumaru is satisfied in checking the girl, he walks out from the hut and finds his son busy gathering hale bays. Out of curiosity he approaches upto Aito' side as the kid raises his head up to smile toothily at the Taiyoukai.
"What are you doing?" The demon lord places his left hand on top of the boy's head. The scarf is no longer wrapped around his head.
"I want to make a comfortable bed for Jaken." The boy remarks as he stills addresses the green kappa without a title. The Taiyoukai with an inquisitive mind raises his eyebrows at his son. Aito senses his lord's questionable emotion as he continues, "Winter is coming and I want him to have a warm place to sleep at night." The kid's comment almost makes the young lord chuckle. Aito's softer side is definitely inherited from Rin. He is not concerned whether the softness is going to weaken his son for he knows that once he has given the kid the proper amount of training, Aito will become just as strong as him.
"That's very interesting. Go on and complete your task." Sesshoumaru walks to the nearby trees as he picks his favorite spot and rests under a giant tree. While watching his son running in and out of the hut, the demon lord thinks about the boy's personality. Very interesting combination. He thinks, because Aito certainly looks so much like the Taiyoukai but the boy personality wise is a perfect blend well between him and Rin. While Sesshoumaru isn't the type of person who shows much emotions, Aito on the other hand is full of ups and downs; he would be upset when he worried, he would cry when sad and he laughs when he rejoices. Due to this fact, the demon lord will definitely have to be careful while communicating with his son, he has to learn more about his needs and how the boy feels all the time. Unlike the half demons, a pure Inuyoukai pup would be quite handy for it's just pretty much the same way how the great Lord Inu no Taisho had raisesd him up. But this isn't going to be something that will discourage the Taiyoukai from knowing his son inside out. He is determined to become a good father and definitely a good husband for Rin.
Aito quickly gets into the hut and sets up his little surprise for the green kappa. He covers the hay with his old cloth and folds a small blanket on top of it. Once satisfied, he stands in front of the small bed and grins. "Hah! Jaken will love it! Yippie!" He quickly covers his mouth with both of his hands and turns to the angle of the bed. Once he spot his mother didn't move, Aito sighs in relief and carefully steps out of the hut.
He runs excitedly and sits closely next to the Taiyoukai. A month after he got his first shoulder ride, the boy spends most of his time with the demon lord. Be it for hunting purpose, helping his mother or sleeping, his lord will always be by his side. He often rides on the Taiyoukai's shoulder on many occasions and sometimes even ends up falling asleep in his arms. Each day is like a new day for Aito; he would wake extremely early and eagerly wait for the sun to rise instead of letting the sun to wake him up. Sesshoumaru has taught the boy some new skills for hunting, although the kid has known quite a few ways to hunt but most of it are quite random without a proper way. Under the demon lord's guidance and supervision, the boy has mastered his skills due to which his hunting times have reduce a lot.
There are times when both of them are alone; the kid would ask many questions especially about how the demon lord met his mother. Sesshoumaru would never disappoint his son, he always tells everything in details and the boy would listen enthusiastically.
Aito stares at the demon lord's emotionless face, he just loves to admire his lord's face because he resembles the guardian angel that used to appear in his dreams whenever he was in danger and needed help. It is at this moment, Aito's mind relaxes, his thoughts wander to all the times he had spent with the dog demon for the pass month. He then smiles with his eyes shut at the memories of his first shoulder ride. Unknowingly, he reaches out his left hand and grabs on Sesshoumaru's sleeve with his mouth murmuring a word. The taiyoukai instantly turns to his son, his gaze locks at the kid's happy face. As the demon lord is about to shift his hand to touch the boy, his ears catch a very precious word.
"Father." Aito continues murmuring with his hand still gripping on the demon lord's sleeve with his smile now turning into loud chuckles.
"Lord Sesshoumaru!" The green toad yells not far away from the forest. His loud voice has snaps the kid's attention back to reality as he loosens his grip on the Taiyoukai's sleeve. He raises his head up to find a pair of warm golden orbs staring at him. He smiles shyly at his lord while Sesshoumaru strokes his son's hair with his mind cursing his companion. Damn you Jaken, spoiled the best moment.
"Ah my lord you are here, I have prepared all the things you asked me to do." The little kappa comments proudly.
"Very well then now vanish from my sight until I summon you." Jaken's eyes widen in disbelief. His jaw drops as Aito too looks at the demon lord's serious face.
"Be gone!" The green toad instantly speeds to the nearby bushes and hides from the view of the Taiyoukai while he tries to figure out what he has done to upset his lord.
"Aito, do you want to test your new skill?" Sesshoumaru asks with a smirk. The boy jumps to his feet as he nods eagerly.
"Go and catch Jaken. You should be able to get him without being noticed if you use what I have taught you before." Aito straightens his back with his chest puffing out in pride.
"Yes my lord! I will not disappoint you." The kid exclaims as he walks slowly to the direction of where the green kappa hid. With his careful steps and slow movements he manages to reach at the bushes where the toad is hiding. In an instant, he reaches out with both of his hands and drags the kappa out from the bushes.
"Look Lord Sesshoumaru! I did it! He didn't notice I was nearby. Yippie!" Aito jumps merrily with victorious laughter while the green toad is struggling to free from the boy's grip. The taiyoukai smirks as he enjoys the scene of how this little revenge was carried out by his son, a revenge for the earlier interruption while the demon lord enjoyed the moment of 'father and son'.
Rin awakes by the sounds of her son's laughter. She rolls her eyes to the left and notices the sun shining brightly in the entire hut. Another brighter day has started with cheerful laughter from her precious son. Her lips curls into grateful smiles, nothing is more important than her son's happiness. It's been quite a while she didn't see her son laugh as happy as today and she wonders what Lord Sesshoumaru has done to cheer the kid up.
She rises slowly to a sitting position with the help of her elbow. A month has passed after the disastrous incident; although she is still recovering from minor bone fractures the wounds on her body have completely healed up. She sits at the edge of her bed with her bare feet touching the floor. Slowly the girl uses all her strength from her arms and tries to stands up, she manages to balance herself with the support from the wall.
Rin then walks slowly to the window and stares at the world outside. Ever since she was injured, Sesshoumaru has strictly forbidden the girl to leave her bed without his presence. He will personally carry the girl to the dining table for her meals and to the river to wash herself. In the first two weeks of the month, the Taiyoukai would even help the girl to clean herself because he didn't want her to move too much which he thinks would will helps the girl to have a speedy recovery. In the recent week, Rin has expressed that she feels much better and wishes to bath on her own. Reluctantly, the demon lord approved the girl's request with a condition that he must be allowed to stay nearby and watch her in the entire cleaning session. After a long thought, the girl has no objections as she agreed with it.
Rin stretches out her right hand to part the window wider as she spots her son running around with the staff of two heads in his hand. While the little green toad chases the boy and begs for his staff. The girl chuckles at the duo, she wishes to stop her son but the scene is too perfect to be spoiled. She then leans to her left and continues watching the kid teasing the little kappa. Poor master Jaken. The girl whispers with a grin.
Her hazelnut eyes scans the surroundings; a light breeze blows the wild flowers to the west while the birds chirp happily under the warm clear cloudless blue skies. Rin sighs sadly; she has missed all this beautiful scenery and her lifespan is too short to be wasted on the bed. Her gaze pauses at the silver haired young demon lord who stares emotionlessly in the direction of the river.
"Lord Sesshoumaru." Rin whispers her lord's name softly. She realize that Aito is growing fonder with the demon lord over the past one month. The blood bond that ties them has to be revealed soon and Rin knows that this day is getting closer; she will have to face this issue with her son. The girl sighs as she continues watching her son playing with the kappa.
The whole afternoon passes pretty normally, just like the usual days. Rin returns to her bed and rests before Aito and Sesshoumaru return to the hut with foods. She is carried by the demon lord once again to the dining table for her lunch meal with her son. They have been eating food from the kitchen for the pass two weeks. Tsuyu had visited Rin 2 weeks ago but the lady mentioned nothing about the Taiyoukai's sudden visit. She merely claimed her visit was out of worry since the girl didn't show up at the kitchen. They talked about the attack form the brothers but Tsuyu didn't reveal about the demon lord's suspicions on Lady Onna. Before the lady left the hut, she had approached the young lord and informed him about her investigations over the incident. She then promised to cook for Rin and Aito until the girl fully recovers.
Evening passes peacefully with Aito continuing to bug the green toad while the young demon lord chooses to stay in the hut watching over his Rin resting. When the sun's disk disappears below the horizon in the west, a warm starry night fall with crescent moon shines beautifully reflecting over the surface of the river.
Sesshoumaru rests at the nearby river after Rin and Aito having finished their dinner. Jaken has retired for the day as he slumbers peacefully in his new bed. When the kid showed his custom made bed to the little kappa earlier, he was astounded in awe. The boy might always seem to have created a lot of troubles for him but just like Rin the kid cares for his well being in a way which he has never been treated like this before by the great lord of the westerns land.
Aito steals a glance at the green toad in deep sleep and grins happily before he moves to the bed and curls up under his mother's arms. Rin turns to face his son as she cradles him closer to her chest and hugs the boy. Aito lifts his head and smile to her mother.
"I see that you had lots of fun today my son." She gently strokes her son's hair as she speaks.
"Mother, I managed to catch Jaken without him noticing my presence. I know how to control my steps and movements I am so happy!" Aito exclaims excitedly. Rin can't help but to chuckle at her son's gestures. She is truly overjoyed to know that her son is having such a great time while she is unable to be with him.
"You're fantastic my dear son but you will still need to address master Jaken with a title. You understand?" The boy narrows his eyes and curls his lips to one side in annoyance. He sighs in dissatisfaction but slightly nods in acceptance and remains silent. Rin smiles as she presses a light kiss on the kid's forehead. Aito then begins to drown in his own thoughts. A moment passes without words and the boy is the first one to break the silence with a rather startling question.
"Mother, will Lord Sesshoumaru ever leave us again? Aito loves to live with my lord. He taught me a lot of things and I want to grow up to be a strong man like him."
Rin is startled at her son's totally unexpected question. Her eyes widen with her jaw frozen. Another short silence falls between them until the kid speaks again and this time his voice is rather low like a whisper.
"Ev-ery moment I share with my lord, is even better than the moment before. If every day was as good as today, I can't wait till tomorrow comes. If he is going to leave, Aito prays that the moment we have now will last forever."
The girl's hazelnut eyes are now glassing over with unshed tears. She doesn't know how to reply as guilt kicks in her heart. A few drops of salty tears fall and wet the girl's cheeks. She tries to not breakdown because this isn't the right time to feel guilty. She slips one of her hands around the boy's waist and hugs him tightly.
"Aito." Rin whispers softly into her son's ear.
"Hmmm" The boy merely murmurs.
"Son no matter what happens in the future, please don't hate mother. I always love you." No reply from the kid as the girl turns and checks on her son, he has fallen asleep peacefully. Rin wraps the blanket around her son as she slowly leaves the bed and walks to the door. She pauses a while to turn and look at the green kappa who has peacefully slumbered on his new bed. She then bends a little to pull the blanket up to the imp's shoulder before leaving the hut.
The light wind caressing her cheeks sends chills all over her body. Rin freezes her steps as she crosses her arms around her chest to hide her cold hands. A pair of warm hazelnut eyes searches over the environment to locate the Taiyoukai's whereabouts. Her eyes spot the demon lord resting at the nearby river. As she moves further another light breeze blows over. The girl starts to shiver and wishes to return to the hut but her desire to speak to her lord and clear some doubts encourages her to continue on. I have to speak to Lord Sesshoumaru. Rin whispers as she walks slowly to the river with her arms crossed tightly around her chest.
Sesshoumaru is startled when his nose picks up Rin's scent. He turns to finds the girl standing not far away from him. She has her arms tightly crosses around her chest as she smiles at the demon lord. The taiyoukai notices that the girl is shivering. He walks over to her side with his arms stretched wide open and wraps around her cold body, shielding her from the strong wind blowing.
"You are not permitted to come here Rin; you should rest on the bed as I strongly advised." The young lord states worriedly.
"I feel much better my lord, besides such a small distance in walking won't hurt me much. I don't feel any pain." The girl tries to convince her lord who is definitely paranoid at the moment.
"Come, you shouldn't stay here too long. It is cold out here." Sesshoumaru is about to lead Rin back to the hut but the girl grabs on the demon lord's arm and stops him in his tracks.
"Please my lord, let me stay here for a while. I have missed so many beautiful nights. My life is too short to be wasted on bed." She pleads innocently like a lost puppy and the Taiyoukai is having a difficult time rejecting her wish. He nods lightly in approval as the girl returns a delightful smile to her lord. They then move to the place where the demon lord was rested earlier. Rin sits closely in front of Sesshoumaru in between his legs as her head rests on her lord's right shoulder; the demon lord wraps his arms securely to ensure the girl stays warm.
Light wind blows continuously as Rin admires the beautiful crescent moon shining all over the river as it has created an amazing reflection on the surface. Her lips curl into a small satisfactory smile as she truly enjoys the scenery.
"Where's Aito?" Sesshoumaru breaks the silence.
"He is already sleeping. We barely chatted, I guess he is tired." She replies softly with her eyes still glued at the sight of the crescent moon.
"He is such an active boy; I wouldn't be surprised if he's off to bed early everyday. Running around and turning the world up side down." The demon lord smirks at his own remarks, proud to be the father of the kid.
"Yes, even when he was just 5 months old in my womb, he was actively kicking me." She chuckles before continuing, "That's how I guessed my baby had to be a son, strong and healthy. That's what Tsuyu san always said." The Taiyoukai's heart aches at the girl's statement. He has missed such a beautiful moment in his life. He sighs with disappointment as he tightens the hold around the girl's waist.
"Aito is smart; he knows how to utilize his senses with the surrounding. He uses his sharp sight to catch the victim, although he is still lacks the speed but he captures the movements of his prey with his sensitive ears, very much like me when I was a pup. He is an outstanding pup at the age of four. He will definitely become much stronger with the proper guidance." Words of compliments pour from the demon lord's mouth as he proudly highlights his son's talents. Rin grins sheepishly.
"I try to avoid showing my sadness whenever we have encountered problems, but it seems that he can sense everything through his keen nose. I feel so sorry for Aito for he has to witness so many unfortunate things in his life at a young age. He deserves a better life which I failed to provide him." She speaks with melancholy tunes as the demon lord can distinctly smell the scent of tears and gloom emanating from her body.
"My son is strong and all that hardships he has gone through will strengthen him mentally. All pups are meant to face lots of challenges at early ages without their mother, but you stayed with him all the time and that's more than enough. The most precious thing is the affection from your loved one." He kisses at the top of the girl's head while Rin shuts her eyes off as she smiles blissfully with her hands squeezes gently over the Taiyoukai's hands.
Suddenly, Rin shoots her eyes wide open. The conversation with her lord seems awkward at this point. A pup? My son? OH NO! Could it be that Lord Sesshoumaru knows about..! The girl screams in her head.
Sesshoumaru notices the changes of emotion from the girl; her heart beats race rapidly as panic takes over her mind.
"Yes I know about Aito." A calm voice comes from the back of the startled girl staggering her mind. Rin's jaw drops and she freezes up.
"H-o-ow ... ?" Her lower tones of inquiries are almost unheard but it doesn't miss out from the demon lord's keen sense of hearing.
"The night when you were attacked, I was resting in the forest not far away from here. There was a helpless little voice calling out for help through some strong mysterious power. To be able to summon me through this way, that person has to be connected with me through blood line. This means is it either my bloodline or my mate. I strongly thought it was you who was in danger but then I realized I didn't mark you and there's no way we could have such a bond between us; that's when Aito came into the pictures since ..." He pauses and thinks of the consequences of his upcoming words. Rin turns abruptly to face her lord in bewilderment.
'Since?" She query in eagerness.
"Since I have detected a mild sense of mine around Aito the day you introduced him to me at the hut." The girl's eyes blur with unshed tears as her heart is despondent.
"What happened next?" She adds softly.
"Discomfort arose as I decided to search for the direction of the weak audible as to where it came from. It took me to another forest, when I arrived, I could see weak flames circling around Aito. No one else was there but I could smell a loser in panic which I believe he had fled out of fear with boy's appearance." She inches her face towards her lord.
"Aito revealed his demon self?" She exclaims stunned.
"Yes, although it vanished quickly but the magenta strips on his cheeks, the shape of his ears and the blue crescent moon on his forehead were clearly visible. His demon scents like mine were strong and completely different from the mild scent I caught earlier. When the flames disappeared together with all the features, he collapsed in my arms." Sesshoumaru trails his claw finger and brushes the girl's left cheek before he continues.
"That's how I confirmed Aito is the son of this Sesshoumaru of the west."
Rin catches the demon lord's hand and stops him from caresses her cheek as she asks seriously.
"If you knew the possibilities that Aito might be your son, why were you leaving me without any word?" The Taiyoukai gasps at her question but remains impassive. He isn't sure whether it is a wise idea to talk about the worthless cat.
"You think that I have betrayed you for another man? And that explains your sudden departure?" The girl slightly increases her tone but the demon lord instantly declines her statement.
"No, that's not the reason why I left." He pauses as he feels so reluctant to mention about the leopard at this moment. As his golden gazes fell on her curios stare, the demon lord knows well to not hide anything from the girl.
"I met a leopard demon when Aito was hunting." Rin's brown eyes widen in astonishment.
"He told me you had accepted his proposal and to not bother your life and clouded your judgment." The girl immediately turns to fully face her lord as she rises onto her knees with her hands on the demon lord's shoulders while his strong arms support the girl's back.
"And you didn't care to clarify with me? Not even wish to wait a little longer until I came back from the kitchen? I thought we had made a promise to speak to each other the night before. You rather go away without even wishing to learn more about Aito? Why?" She asks firmly, as it almost sounds like a scream. But the Taiyoukai didn't mind, he knows he made a mistake trusting the stupid cat.
A short silence falls as the air around them tenses up. Sesshoumaru is a well known dog demon with a pride, many think that the western lord could sacrifice everything if his pride was wounded. But none of them even close to understanding the demon lord. When the Taiyoukai encountered with Ryuuki, the egotism almost didn't exist, it was not a question of pride that he left, it was mainly due to being lost and puzzled that lead him to a wrong decision.
"I have no idea to why you had to leave me without a word right after the night you had surrendered yourself to me. Can you imagine the greatest fear at the moment when I found you were missing from the castle?" He growl softly and grabs on the girl's wrist tightly as he continues, "None of the worthless servants knew your whereabouts, and you just disappeared without a trace. How could that have happened? I thought when the sun shines the next day, everything will return to normal. It didn't! Did I not treat you good enough until you had to do such a thing to me? Or are you just happy to make fun of this great dog demon who sacrificed his whole life for you?" Sesshoumaru growls furiously as he holds the girl's hands firmly and slightly pulls her close to him in a bit out of control violent gesture.
"No, I didn't make fun of you, how could I ever do such a thing, I love you more than I can ever think off, there is no way I could ever doubt your care. I swear!" She weeps painfully not due to her bone fractures but due to her heart being shattered into million peaces.
The demon lord releases his grip on the girl's wrists, he instantly regrets his harshness. What on earth I have done? He curses himself for hurting the fragile girl. He immediately embraces her tightly and apologizes. With her head resting on his right shoulder on top of the mokomoko, he can hear her sorrowful weeps.
"Rin, I am sorry, I couldn't control my rage. Did I hurt you? Do you feel any discomfort?" He asks worriedly but the girl shakes to indicate no. The Taiyoukai strokes her back try to calm the girl down. He hates to see her cry but he has just hurt her with his most tormenting statements.
"When I found you in the forest, my heart was broken. You were so fragile; I couldn't imagine what kind of life you had live through without me. But you acted so different on that day; you were very reserved and hardly spoken. And then I was lost. Could it be that you have grown tired to live with me and that you wished to start a new life?" Rin sniffs harder on Sesshoumaru's shoulder.
"When the leopard warned me to stay away from you," his voice softens as it sounds like he is tired, "I know I was not in the position to decide. It's not that I didn't care to clarify, but I do not wish to see your heart torn apart yet again forced to make another decision. "In the end," Sesshoumaru echos softly as he cups the girl cheeks and turns her face to meet his gaze before continuing, "no matter which path you have chosen, as long as you are happy and safe, it is more than enough for me."
Rin throws her arms around the demon lord's neck upon his reply as she cries her heart out. The Taiyoukai returns a tight hug as he wraps one of his arms around the girl's back with another hand gently stroking her back. His heart is despondent to watch the girl weeping over and over again.
What am I doing? Who am I to question Lord Sesshoumaru? I was not in the position to even ask him to clarify anything with me. I was the one who left him first; I was the one who caused my lord to leave his land and search for me. I was the one who broke the trust between us.
The girl curses herself as she speaks the only thing that comes across her mind now. The word that she meant to say the moment she left the western palace.
"I-I am so-r-ry my lord, so so so sorry. I-I didn't mean to leave you without a word. But... I had no choice." She cries her apologetic heart out as she continues wailing in suffering. Her words are mostly breaking up and unclear, with lumps filling her throat. Noticing the girl struggling, the Taiyoukai sighs heartbroken. He shakes his head a little before he burying his nose into the girl's hair.
"It wouldn't matter why you departed. What happened has happen. It's over now, let's go home Rin." He whispers softly into her right ear but the response from the girl seem to raise doubts in the demon lord. Her head constantly gestures form left to right.
"No, I can't ... do that. I just couldn't afford to do that..." She rejects agonizingly. Sesshoumaru's golden eyes widens in astonishment.
"Why? Would you rather to go with the leopard instead?" He inquires sternly.
"NO! NO!" She yells as her breath becomes uneasy. "Master Ryuuki is kind, he is my savior and I can never see him as more than just a friend!" Rin exclaims angrily as she tightens her arms around the demon lord's neck.
The Taiyoukai sighs in relief, knowing that what Rin thinks about the cat is definitely important. At least when they will encounter with each other again, he will not hesitate to be more merciless. He continues to stroke on the girl's back, her sniffs are getting harder, her breath is getting uneasy while her heart beats is extremely abnormally. She has taken too much energy to cry and she is yet to fully recover. Right now, the demon lord wishes to ceases his wish to find out about the girl's refusal but he is not going to stay calm without knowing what's plaguing his precious ward's mind.
"Then tell me Rin, why wouldn't you want to return with me?" He whispers softly and it almost sounds like tiring.
"I lost my family at the age of 7. I was lucky to have the villagers take me and provide me shelter and food. I know life is tough and I never demand. I want to be an ordinary girl, to grow up to learn how to love and being loved. My life is brightening by you my lord; you gave me life when I had no right to live. You gave me happiness and company by allowing me to follow you. When I was given a choice to be with you again, I knew I had chosen the right path." The girl pauses to breathe as she continues.
"When I noticed my feeling has change especially the way I see my lord, I thought I was going to die. Am I permitted to love someone who watched me grown up? I am puzzled; I struggled to face my own dilemma. When you summoned me to your bed chamber that night, I could see hope in your warm eyes and you returned my love without hesitation. I was blessed my lord; your gentle touch is filled with protection, undivided love and affection. When your lips sealed against mine, I could feel the trust and when we were united under the beautiful moonlight, I could feel the future that held for us, a family that I always wished to build, my own family. But ... this was just a foolish love of mine." As she buries her head again on his mokomoko, Seshoumaru's heart burrows in depression.
"Ridiculous, how can you name it foolish after such a beautiful union. Don't say such a silly thing." He buries his nose in between her dark raven hair, inhaling her fearful scent.
"It is foolish because I was forbidden to fall for you. Because of who you are and who I am. It was the fate that I was not able to fight, not some human being my lord." Her answer is getting on the Taiyoukai's nerves. What on earth is she thinking about? Slowly he pulls the girl away from his shoulder and looks at her face.
"What are you talking about Rin? Where did you hear this from? Forbidden? I know nothing about the word; I Sesshoumaru will get whatever thing I wished in this world. There is no such thing called fate. I hold the destiny and fate in my own hands." The Taiyoukai presses firmly but the girl shakes her head lightly in disappointment.
"Lord Sesshoumaru is kind, but Rin is a merely bad human. I was so glad that you didn't mark me on that night, or else I would have already leaded you down a wrong path and destroyed your life. Please forgive me my lord." Rin desperately wipes the tears away with her kimono sleeves.
Sesshoumaru's golden orbs widen with his jaw dropping in disbelief and completely stunned by the girl's statement. Who the hell in this world would have told her such a ridiculous thing? Anger rushes into his thought as blood is boiling in his veins.
"You're not leading me down a wrong path and what have you done to destroy my life? By giving me a son?" Rin's tired eyes meet with Sesshoumaru furious eyes. She can feel her heart beating rather slow; her body is aching as she loosing almost all strength in her knees and arms. Her head is paining, while her mind is blurry. She wishes to explain further but her jaws are unwilling to co-operate, it is at this moment Sesshoumaru's voice knocks the girl back to reality.
"When we return to the western palace, I will officially take you as my mate. Through the ritual marking, you will become an immortal, that's when you will share my lifespan. We will walk this life together with Aito and our future kids." Rin covers her ears with both of her hands as she starts to shake her head violently.
"No! My lord you can not take me as your mate, that's the biggest mistake you could ever make. You are the heir of the great dog demon Lord Inu Taisho, you can not abolish the traditional marriage between demons. Can't you understand that?" She cries out the most painful words that she has kept in within her heart for so many years. Sesshoumaru growls out loud in fury.
"Abolish the tradition of marriage? Where did you hear than from? Besides it was my father, who altered the tradition at first, not me" He hisses in disagreement.
"You're wrong my lord, your father mated with Lady Izayoi and took her as a mistress not his life mate. But you my lord, you will be the first of your kind to have a life mate from a different breed if you choose me. How will the whole clan look at you? You have chased powers for life and I will not let myself to destroy your efforts. I just can't afford to mislead your path. Sorry ..." Upon explaining that, the girl turns abruptly and is about to leave but Sesshoumaru grabs onto her left arm and alters her movement.
"Do not walk away from my life Rin." He roars and encircles his arms securely around the girl's waist. Suddenly, the girl feels that her chest is extremely painful. She raises one of her hands and presses over her chest. Her face turns pale as her eyes shut off in pain. She wishes to call out but her mind instantly goes blank.
Sesshoumaru spotting Rin leaning to the back with her eyes shut, instantly catches the girl and cradles her close to his chest. She looks extremely pale, her face expression wears one of pain.
"Rin, can you hear me?" He calls apprehensively with one of his hands gently patting on her right cheek. He gets no response. The demon lord assumes the girl has fainted out of exhaustion. He bends a little to presses his lips on the girl's forehead. He curses himself for allowing the conversation to go on when he has caught the girl's scent changing with her heart beating abnormally. Sesshoumaru carries the girl in bridal style as he walks back to the hut.
Rin is such an innocent girl. She has suffered a lot during her childhood and now she has to face all these hardships alone. My fault, I let her to be exposed to all this danger. All she wishes for is a simple family. Who would have known her life during pregnancy and all the efforts in raising Aito. Aito ... my son is named after the affection she has towards me. Sesshoumaru turns to face his poor Rin, his golden orbs scans the girl's unwell face.
Who on earth could have such power to control Rin's mind by passing down such ridiculous information? Sesshoumaru whispers angrily.
Whoever is involved in kicking Rin away from my side is going to have a confrontation with me. There is no forgiveness for those who wish to harm my sweet innocent Rin. The Taiyoukai states as he enters the entrance of the hut.
Chapter end notes:
I am terribly sorry for this slow update. Life just isn't as smooth as I want it to be. But I survive. This chapter isn't great enough to repay my slowness but I hope you guys enjoy it. This is by far the hardest chapter to write. I have edited this for at least 5 times because the idea doesn't flow well. I am so eagerly to hear from everyone about this chapter.
Until then I always welcome all type of reviews. Thank you to all the reviewers who stayed loyal to my story. (^_^) it means a lot to me. You guys are my strength and support. *hugs* and *kisses* for everyone.
Next chapter: 'Sesshoumaru vs Ryuuki'
Hey guys, Caraline Fisher (well known as 'New at this') have dedicated a story to me. The storyline is very interesting and I love it so much! The story title is 'Unknown for now' Follow the link below to read her dedication:- (reduce the space to get the proper link)
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P/s: I have opened a Lily of the Valley contest on Deviantart, which the artist will draw Sesshoumaru/ Rin and Aito in any environment of their choice.
I have received the very first entry from Nstone53, and she is such a talented and awesome artist. Have you ever wondered how skinny Rin is when Sesshoumaru found her in the forest? Have you ever wondered how Aito looks like? Now follow the link below to see this very awesome picture of them ... Drawn by my best friend, Nstone53! Drops your comments for her if you have a DA account. She deserves to have more comments for her beautiful work. (^_^) (reduce the space to get the proper link)
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Anonymous review reply:
Jolie: Thank you for your review dear. Yes Ryuuki is back in the next chapter. Is time to reveal another 'thing' ... Oh he will cause some trouble but by reading this chapter, you would know that no matter what he does it will be futile. Aito will know about Sesshoumaru and they will return to the castle ... very soon... I promise (^_^) I hope you enjoy this chapter dear. How's life at your end? I hope everything goes well there dear... Take care.
Naala: Thank you so much for the review dear, I am glad that you feel the last chapter is sweet. Thank you for not getting bored with my details. I will do my best to not disappoint you (^_^) How's life? I hope you doing good dear. Take care.
elusivequeenbee: Thank you for your review dear, yes those first time moments are so valuable, all parents would not want to miss out. LOL I am glad you like the answer from Sesshoumaru. Hehe 'Much more than that' well when you speak to a kid you have to use children 'term' LOL they will only understand with such reply.
LOL Aito will turn the cold dog demon into a big fluffy thing eh? Sure why not... he is after all already spoil by Sesshoumaru. Oh wait LOL nooooo, how can you survive with Rin is out of picture? haha
Alright then tell me what you think in this chapter. You have got Sessh/Aito moments and now I brought Sesshy/Rin moments for you... Hmmmm I am so eagerly to hear what you think about this chapter LOL I love the idea of Sesshy/Aito pairing. So how's life dear? I hope you going great. Until then take care (^_^)
Divine Rose: Di thank you so much for your support and review (^_^) Glad that you like the Aito/Jaken part, well my fiancé said I bully Jaken too much! LOL I disagree! Well Di, I am going to said again, thanks for turning me into Sephiroth fans! Yay! Yay! Alright let's continue chatting at our secret place... hahah!