CYCLE OF RIN
By Lady JenDragon
Disclaimer: I don't own them. So sad. Really, so sad. Okay, on with the story!
Author's Babbles: Oh yes. This will be a llooooooonnnnngggg chapter! But it was so fun! I'm such a sucker for a good Fluffy-filled story! And just in time for the weekend too! Go on! Get reading!
Chapter Nine
Mating Game
Sesshomaru slammed Rin into the wall of the hut, his eyes glowing light crimson. Her eyes widened, glimmering with a greenish outline. The demon blood fought for control of Rin, but her stubborn mortality prevented its pull possession. 'Was she aware of her own changes?' It did not matter. He came to her. He fulfilled her request.
"I have every right to hold you responsible!" Rin said through gritted teeth. "Your arrogance is so typical. Everything that has happened to me is because YOU abandoned me!"
Rin found herself pinned against the hut. Glancing down, his hands kept her back against the wall at the upper arms. Now that she was taller, he still appeared massive compared to the humans she knew. The corners of his mouth turned upwards. His smile worried her at first, replaced by anger. How dare HE smile at her! Rin wanted wipe that confident smile off his face. Her eyes flared crimson tinged by a thicker green fringe. She would not back down so easily!
"Your ignorance catches up to you, Rin."
The demon in her blood began to take over, gaining control with each passing second. The green tinge grew thicker as he watched. Sesshomaru wanted to take advantage of this time to distract her with words. Rin wanted an explanation for his decision to abandon her. He still had time. Her transformation would soon be complete.
"Why did you leave me without word?" Rin felt her body hot with anger. "If you didn't want me around, you should've said so! An explanation would have helped!"
"My actions were clear!" Sesshomaru growled.
"Not good enough!" Rin wanted to wrap both hands around his neck.
If only she could reach him! Sesshomaru did not take kindly to humans attacking him. Even humans he knew. His calm demeanor exhibited nothing of his inner thoughts, a knack she used to have now lost to aging. His eyes held hers, Rin felt her body grew warmer and warmer. Even as her anger flared, it disappeared almost immediately. She could not stay mad at him, no matter what. As if she understood why he left her behind that night. Suddenly, he lowered his head to her, his lips next to her ear.
"You know what will happen, Rin." Sesshomaru spoke huskily.
Flames of heat rose within her, confusing her thoughts. Rin shook her head to clear her fogged mind. What would happen? Sesshomaru was a demon. A strong demon, one of the strongest she knew. Why did she want to reach out and touch him, feel the texture of his skin under her own touch? Her head tilted back to look into Sesshomaru's face. Pale and perfect. Just like she remembered from childhood.
"If I knew anything, surely I wouldn't be so confused." Rin struggled in his grip. "I have no power."
Sesshomaru's hands released Rin's upper arms. Rin did not seem aware of her own purpose for drawing him to her. He tilted his head to the side, breathing her scent in once more. Her words made no sense to him. Rin knew him, knew of his ways. Surely, she understood why he played her games.
"Power?" He growled. "Why do you think I need power?"
"Isn't that why you're here?" Rin's voice was barely audible.
Just his closeness unnerved her. Rin felt her body quiver. What made her so anxious and suddenly self conscious? Sesshomaru never did this before, not with her. Why did he keep her so close to him? Her eyes shifted to his lips then back up to his crimson eyes. He did not look at her as just a human. There was a longing in their depths.
"You asked me to be here." Sesshomaru whispered.
Rin's eyes widened. Sesshomaru lied…but then she never remembered him to ever lie. The truth was far more terrifying than any lie. Had the demon blood changed her own blood to lure other demons to her? Of course, she shook her head. Did her past experience not show her that before? All those times the demons arrived to fight her. Battle. That was what she craved back then, but not now. Sesshomaru could easily out maneuver her. He had only been playing with her earlier. His victory would be decisive if he fought her full strength.
"I am here, Rin."
Rin's body took on a green shimmer all over.
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Inuyasha took a step towards Koi, the elderly demon leapt backwards. Koi bent over and picked up the book he had been reading prior to Inuyasha's arrival. The moon rising on the night of the Cycles merge meant something important. It was only a legend but one with significance.
"You must understand that the human is not normal."
"Tell me what's happening to her!" Inuyasha took a step towards the elderly demon menacingly.
"She's been blood poisoned by a powerful demon." Koi cleared his throat. "Now, the two female cycles are at war. One demon, one human."
"Why does she want a mate?"
"Not just any mate." Koi stared into Inuyasha's eyes. "She's looking for a demon."
"A…demon?" Inuyasha brow furrowed.
Nothing made sense. Rin hated demons since Sesshomaru abandoned her. He never said a word to anyone. Heck, he knew how she felt to be treated as an outcast by everyone. No one would have taken Rin in if they knew her past. Inuyasha rubbed a hand over his face. He would find the answers no one knew the questions to, even if he had to kill the old demon to do it.
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Rin froze in her struggle to escape Sesshomaru's grasp once he spoke, 'I am here, Rin'. Her dark eyes stared deeply into the crimson of his. Any attempts to free herself from his grip proved pointless. His determination to keep her at a disadvantage worked well. She blinked, realizing he was willingly touching her. Sesshomaru never touched her as far as she could remember. Then all of his words sunk in at once.
"I…I asked you…" Rin frowned. "You lie!"
"Your blood calls to me." Sesshomaru breathed her in deeply. "I have tried to resist your temptations."
Her scent increased, his hands tightening around her upper arms in response. A lesser demon would have ravaged her by now. Being a demon of better breeding, Sesshomaru knew to keep his instincts in check. Or he would lose all control.
"Have you forgotten who I am?" Rin spat! "What I am!"
Anger grew inside her. Rin knew lies when she heard them. He would not be allowed to continue this assault on her senses just because he thought she wanted his attentions. She twisted enough to reach her waist, pulling a sutra from its place.
"This Sesshomaru has never forgotten you, Rin."
His hand released her hair from its tight braid, stopping her cold. The sutra fell to the floor. Rin felt her body turn rigid as Sesshomaru's long fingers loosened her hair, letting it fall around her shoulders. She barely felt capable of breathing. His warmth awoke desire she avoided feeling, both hands slid through her long tresses. Hands? She forgot. Rin's eyes shifted to his left hand where she felt his touch in her hair.
Suddenly, a green burst flashed through the hut.
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If only he were a younger demon, Koi thought. He would have gone after the young woman himself. A beauty unlike the villages around him, there was no shame in admitting an attraction to the woman who once lay in his bed. If his senses did not deceive him, Sesshomaru was also in the area, and very attracted as well. If he was to guess, they were already together.
"Well?" Inuyasha demanded impatiently.
Koi shrugged then opened the book to the page he'd been reading, tracing his longer fingers down the text. He knew the answer already, hoping to verify it with the knowledge he collected over the past few thousand years. Koi bent over and picked up the book he had been reading prior to Inuyasha's arrival. Balancing the book on his left arm, he read slowly with each passing word under his fingertip, smiling inwardly at Inuyasha's impatience.
"She'll give in to the strongest demon." Koi looked at the horizon in the direction of Rin and Sesshomaru.
"What!" Inuyasha exclaimed in shock.
That meant only one thing. Rin was under the influence of the demon blood from her poisoning. It wreaked havoc on her own functions, making her believe she was a demon. His first instinct was to dismiss the demons claims. But, the elderly demon proved too worried to be lying. Almost, as if the old demon knew Rin. He shook his head to fight off the scent luring him towards the forest. Rin would birth a….
"You heard me, boy." Koi repeated. "She'll conceive a child of a demon."
"Sesshomaru will NEVER allow that to happen!"
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were close in temperament. The younger brother was more willing to voice his opinion than his older brother. Inuyasha turned to leave, his mission to save the human clear on his face. Koi had to say something to keep the boy with him.
"Inuyasha, you know little of what your brother understands." Koi sighed. "There is much we do not know about the girl's condition. All we have is speculation. If you want me to help her, perhaps, you could elaborate on her symptoms."
Inuyasha stopped in mid-stride, frowning in response. Then a thought occurred to him. If the demon could help Rin, maybe letting the demon know a little of what they experienced could shed light on a cure.
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The thick green flash dissipated. Sesshomaru rested against the opposite wall on his feet, his eyes remained crimson but his breathing appeared ragged. Rin's eyes narrowed, losing all anger as her hair fell around her shoulders. Why was he treating her this way? No demon would treat a human this way. Her eyes watched as he got to his feet.
"Your actions confuse me."
Sesshomaru regarded Rin. Her power proved more formidable than the scrolls indicated they should be. Did he miss something? True, the poisoning of a human never occurred before. Yet, that failed to explain why she was capable of releasing herself from his grasp.
"I have played your games, Rin." Sesshomaru closed the distance between them. "It is time you surrender."
Rin felt her back against the wall again. She did not want this!
"Surrender?" Rin's anger returned.
"You will surrender to me and bear me a full demon child." Sesshomaru explained evenly.
"What?" Rin's eyes widened. "Bear chil…" She could not finish the word.
Sesshomaru felt the role reverse, his eyes widened slightly. 'Once again Rin surprises me.' She must not be allowed to continue this trend, he decided. Her eyes conveyed fear, terror, hatred among a few million human emotions causing her to hesitate above him. Her fist tightly clenched, aimed at his nose, made him smile…slightly.
Rin slammed Sesshomaru to the ground on his back, her long legs straddling him as his white hair fanned around him on the floor. Taller than the average woman by comparison, Rin felt dwarfed by Sesshomaru's impressive height and build. She frowned, slightly confused. Her body was not to be eaten, consumed so her power could be absorbed? 'Surrender to him? Bear him a full demon child?' The other demons did not want to kill her and absorb her power by eating her. They all came looking for her to…mate with her. Mating, the thought simply did not occur to her. Her eyes widened further. With Sesshomaru! 'NO!' Rin could not, would not, let this happen!
"I will never surrender!" Rin pulled another sutra from her waist.
Sesshomaru reached up and gripped her hand in his, squeezing gently. Rin bit her lower lip to prevent the pain from escaping. The sutra fell from her now throbbing hand, landing beside them on the floor. He wrapped his other hand around the back of her neck. Slowly, he began pulling her face down towards him. Rin leaned forward, placing her hands on the floor just above his shoulders, resisting his intention with the weak human strength she possessed. Her eyes gleamed with tears. 'She does not know.' Her innocence remained intact, he realized.
"Your blood cries out to me." Sesshomaru locked eyes with Rin. "Your body wants a child…my child."
Rin struggled to keep him from pulling her down to him. His eyes were bright, the moonlight highlighting his white hair from above. Her arms began to strain under the pressure, his lips getting closer. She felt her body shudder as he parted her hair with his free hand. 'When did he let my wrist go?' At that moment, Rin realized his armor and the sash were missing. His kimono hung open, the sculpted muscles beneath visible. Sesshomaru intended to make good on his words. She turned her face from him in defiance as her strength gave out, falling onto his chest. The slight smile on his lips let her know he won. Would win…everything.
Rin knew she fought a losing battle. His breath against the skin of her neck quickened her pulse. Her mind did not know how to respond to him but her body certainly had a good idea. Her mind screamed horror while her body hummed at the idea. Sesshomaru roused emotions she never felt before. The antsy feeling in her hips began when they arrived at the hut. 'The Cycle, it was reacting to him!' Had it drawn him to her specifically?
"I…It's not supposed to be you!" Rin whispered, her voice quivering. "Anyone but you!"
Sesshomaru allowed himself to smile when she veered her face from his. Rin figured out his true intentions finally and the consequences sunk into her humanly stubborn thick head. The fight to force her surrender had only begun. He felt the building of her demonic aura from within.
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Koi pretended to read his book just a little longer. Inuyasha appeared about to burst if his questions were not answered soon. Even for a half-blood, the younger dog demon's temper flared more often than Sesshomaru's. Suddenly, the book fell from his hold, Inuyasha's hand gripped tightly around his neck, lifting him off the ground again.
"You better tell where they are!" Inuyasha demanded. "I c an't stand here and do nothing!"
"What's problem with the two of them running off together?" Koi shrugged, finding Inuyasha's grip light. "I always find that its best to let nature take its course."
The half-breed wanted to scare him into divulging any information he may know about the young Human's condition. He snorted in amusement. As if the younger son of the Dog General could make him talk.
"That's not funny, old man!"
"Respect your elders!" Koi smacked Inuyasha's hand. "Even you know you can't stop nature. If you want to help her, leave her alone. The female demon cycle won't be thwarted by you trying to keep her safe. It wants what it wants. And she'll do whatever it takes to get who ever she wants."
"I have to try."
"It's pointless and you know it!" Koi reasoned. "A demon does not obey logic and reasoning as humans do. She may not even be aware of her own scent drawing demons to her. Has she fought demons upon the inception of the Cycle in the past?"
Inuyasha halted, cursing himself. 'The old demon has a point,' he hated to admit just to himself. Rin did go into battle often enough. He witnessed the after math of a few past Cycles to know the old demon spoke the truth.
Koi dropped to the ground, noticing the half-demon in thought. Apparently, he had not thought about what the woman wanted. Young men, always trying to protect the innocent those they believed needed protecting. Well, innocence was not going to be saved this time.
"Sesshomaru I believe is in the area." Koi smiled openly this time.
Inuyasha leapt towards the forest. He had to get to Kagome and the others and let them know what was going on. Then find Sesshomaru and make sure Rin escaped before anything could happen. If she…he could not force himself to think about it. Her worries were just beginning.
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Rin's voice quivered, her body shaking with the thoughts forming in her mind. She was never supposed to know what his hands felt like on her skin. He was…he was Sesshomaru! He loved no one, wanted no one, needed no one! Now, he lay beneath her willing to use her body to give him a child. Not just a child, a full demon child. How was that possible? She was human, he was a demon! She could not think straight.
"Anyone but you!"
Rin threw her body to the side but Sesshomaru's grip held her firmly. She wanted nothing to do with him. She had to leave…now.
"I would have to kill them." Sesshomaru answered evenly.
Suddenly Rin found herself beneath Sesshomaru on the mattress she noticed earlier, barely able to breathe. His long fingers gently tugged at her shoulders, pulling her demonslayer suit apart. Rin pushed at his hands in an attempt to thwart his agenda. She had to be stronger than this. All the training she endured meant nothing if she could not repel a demon.
Rin's eyes widened in realization. The Cycle drew the strongest demon to her. Of course, why had she not figured this out sooner? And the strongest demon around just happened to be Sesshomaru? Why were her arms not responding to her desperate commands? 'Move…fight him off…do something,' her brain screamed. Yet her body allowed it to happen.
Rin closed her eyes as his bent towards her. Dodging his lips, his tongue found the warm skin of her neck. Her eyes fluttered as new confusing signals reached her brain. He removed the demonslayer suit from around her shoulders, ripping the fabric apart with a sharp fingernail. Sesshomaru kept her imprisoned beneath him. His weight alone prevented any escape.
Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath of Rin's scent. A mixture of raging need and terrified curiosity. His Rin was a woman of many depths. 'His Rin?' The thought had been a fleeting one. Nothing more. He licked the wound he created, guiding the soft muscle up to her ear.
Rin's body froze, allowing pleasure to taint her logic. Sesshomaru licked her softly, tasting her skin. A low growl emanated from his chest as he continued his attack. Was she capable of breathing? Rin could not remember how to breathe. Heat rose from within, desire threatening to engulf her. Was it desire? What was it she felt? How was she supposed to know?
"I can't…" Her voice quivered.
Her eyes flashed green, throwing Sesshomaru off her. Rin got to her feet, her demonslayer suit hanging just above her breasts. She ran towards the door blindly, one hand clutched at her shoulder to keep the suit from opening wider. She could not allow this to happen. Not with Sesshomaru. He had been her guardian during her childhood. To be suddenly touched like an adult, like Kagome and Inuyasha touched, felt wrong…yet so right. Rin shook her head. 'It was wrong.' On so many levels, she reasoned.
"The others will want you as I do." Sesshomaru spoke calmly after her, already on his feet.
Rin failed to see him streak towards the door. She collided with Sesshomaru, blocking her path of escape. Fear rose within her. She turned to run in another direction, his arm around her waist preventing her from putting distance between them. Rin knew to resort to her training to succeed in escaping her captor. But, her body reacted like she was only Human again, slow and sluggish. His words finally sunk in then, 'The others will want you as I do.'
Did Sesshomaru want her? Rin shook her head. Sesshomaru would never want a human unless they were useful. He had been attracted to the Cycle, nothing more. Like all the other demons who attempted to possess her before.
Sesshomaru regarded Rin as he pulled her back against him. The demon in her blood saw this dance as foreplay. But, she was a human with human thoughts. Though his mind only saw the object of his need, the smell of her human fear penetrated his senses. At ends with her memories, her beliefs challenged. Had Rin never considered that he would not see her as a woman? Her ignorance caught up with her yet again. Extenuating solutions for extenuating circumstances, Sesshomaru concluded. He needed to be gentle.
Suddenly, crushed against the wall, Rin found herself trapped. There was little hope of escaping now. His kimono spread open, revealed the firm skin of his chest beneath. Rin made the mistake of looking up. Her eyes locked with his dim crimson. Good god he was beautiful!
There in his eyes, Rin found a softness she never saw before. A longing she never knew he possessed. Did he care for her? An unspoken attachment for her stemming from her time with him as a child? Was he capable of caring for another? She always believed Sesshomaru would care for someone one day. A child's fantasy. By some miracle, logic peeked through for just a quick second.
"I don't want this!" Rin tried to force her thoughts to control the emotions running through her. "It's not supposed…"
Mesmerized by the light accentuating the rich amber color of his eyes marred by dim crimson, Rin did not have time to blink. Pulled from the wall, her body lay crushed beneath Sesshomaru's, the decaying mattress on the floor now at her back once more. He laid them down with quick maneuvering, his motive clear. His hands, both of them, positioned his hips between her legs.
"Yet, your body cries out to me." Sesshomaru spoke gently. "You want me."
"You lie…!" Rin's words froze in her throat.
Sesshomaru smiled down at her, revealing his teeth. There was a genuine feel to his smile. She never knew him to once smiling like this in all her years of traveling with him. His face…she could not think of him! Rin felt heat burst through her. Her heart raced in her chest, pounding hard as if to escape on its own. Her skin felt flushed, suddenly it was too hot beneath him. She looked up into his eyes as his lips possessed hers for the first time. All thoughts ceased, Rin felt her head explode. Need washed over her, possessing her fully. Heat within her grew hotter, threatening to melt her. Something was building within her. Was this lust?
Sesshomaru did not understand his own desires towards Rin. A mere mortal aroused caresses and kisses from the powerful Dog Demon? Yet, the taste of her was not enough, he craved more. His mouth delved deeper, searching for surrender. He needed it from her, required it from her. He meant to have it. Her resistance beneath him fueled his need, growing more impatient, demanding to be satisfied. His nails elongated, easily tearing her clothes from her, discarding the useless fabric aside. Her firm, youthful breasts felt good against his naked chest. With a quick flick, he removed his kimono, removing the last irritating obstacle. She was ready for him, wanting him inside her.
Rin placed her hand on his bare shoulders, pushing against the strong muscles. His skin felt like silk to her. His hands slid down her hips, making it hard to think. Her back arched against him, his kiss searching deeper. Suddenly, his lips left hers burning, sliding against the skin of her neck. Turning her head to the side, Rin opened her eyes, his hands sliding between them. Her mouth gaped open as his fingers slid into her.
"N…n…n…" Words failed her.
His fingers found the source of her need, sliding into the wet heat fueled by the Cycle. There was nothing stopping him from taking her. The feel of him against her quickened the need within her, growing persistent. His lips closed over her breast, suckling her nipple, arousing more want within her.
Rin's innocent responses made his breath quiver. She blinded him with innocence. He removed his fingers from within her, gripping her hips and lifting her up to meet his. Her back arched as he pierced her virginal flesh, sliding into her wet heat with a single decisive thrust. There was no verbal outcry, her bottom lip bitten to prevent its escape. She was now his physically. Tears escaped her eyes with the second thrust…and the third…and the fourth...
Her body responded to him whether she wanted to or not. Sesshomaru knew where and how to touch her, forcing her to surrender beneath him. His fingers slid out of her, sliding over her hips. He lifted her to him. Pain seared through her as he pierced her body, opening her for the first time. Her hands gripped the floor, her digits turning white from the pressure. Rin could not force herself to look at him, the pain felt too great. The need within cried out as he plundered her body over and over, taking what he wanted, what he needed. She had no choice. Her body pushed towards this outcome for seven years. Slowly, the pain subsided, replaced by pleasure as he pushed against her again and again.
Sesshomaru felt Rin's body relax, pleasure now beginning for her. Her hands gripped his shoulders, his hips moving in rhythm with hers. He could not have enough of her.
Rin felt her own pleasure building fast. The wave of ecstasy hit her hard and fast, releasing pent up energy in a single burst. His came seconds after her, releasing his own orgasm into her. Rin bit her lip once more to prevent any emotional outcry. She would not let him hear her pleasure tonight.
Yet, he would not give up. Bringing her back against him, they began again. Her back arched against him, pushing them from the floor as she matched his rhythm. Her need had not been fully met, nor had his. His demon against hers cried for mutual satiation. He plundered and tasted, kissed her and gripped her tightly, ravaging her for his own purpose. Rin felt certain he would not stop until she cried out his name. Her need began to build quickly, but never peaking. As if taking precious time to gather its storm. Heat fueled their union, blind passion lost in time spurred on by instinctual lust, beckoning fulfillment.
Hours passed as if only minutes. Rin collapsed to the floor, her energy gone. Her breathing ragged, her body humming, Rin settled face down. Sesshomaru lay on the mattress beside her, the sun beginning to peak through the forest trees and cracks in the abandoned hut.
His own breathing ragged, Sesshomaru realized the last few hours were not a dream. The crimson disappeared from his eyes. He blinked, realizing Rin lay near him, facing the far wall of the abandoned hut. Rin did not move when Sesshomaru got to his feet, walking away from her. He acquired his belongings, leaving the hut soon afterwards.
Lifting her head, Rin noticed nothing had been left behind. Sesshomaru got what he wanted and now had no more use for her, she decided sleepily. The last of the night air seeped through the cracks to escape the rising sun, waking Rin from tiredness. The cold air made her feel chilled. She looked around for a blanket. Her eyes settled on her clothes laying in pieces across the floor. 'Great.' She had nothing to wear.
Author's Thoughts: Now that Sesshomaru has taken his Rin, the story does not end here. Oh no. Now what kind of author would I be if I left you hanging about all the possibilities of what could happen afterwards? Ah yes…the trials and tribulations and consequences of their choices now begins! Life is never easy is it? Also, the next update will be more than a week after this posting. I'm going to Comic-Con 2006 in San Diego and won't be around the latter part of next week. Sorry, you'll have to wait just a little longer for the next chapter.