CYCLE OF RIN
By Lady JenDragon
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Author's Notes: Hiya…I'M BACK again. Good to be here. Glad I made it through another rough period at school. Took a little longer than expected, just had no time to do much of anything. Hopefully things will go more smoothly than they have been. I hope you've missed reading as much as I've missed writing. Without further delay, the next chapter in my little twisted story.
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Broken Hearts
Sesshomaru failed to hear the last of their conversation that had Rin deeply blushing. She finally learned of the truth about why she survived the blood poisoning by the Hell Dragon even if it was an accidental occurrence. He suspected the root cause was from her time in Hell with him but he needed confirmation.
Confirmation that could only come from a female demon. His mother was not cooperative to visit Rin upon learning of the Demon Bearer's existence to learn more about the origin of Rin's plight. Information that only a female demon could extract from a Human just standing side by side with one. Tenmari was smart, covering her visit as a curiosity as to the identity of the human Demon Bearer.
Sesshomaru glanced at Rin once more then turned and walked back into the forest. She would have too many questions right now. Her eyes relayed her thoughts were preoccupied with Tenmari's explanations. He knew Rin well enough. She would know not to ask him for answers once her thoughts settled. This Sesshomaru would return later in the evening when Rin would be more cooperative to feeding.
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Rin watched as Sesshomaru left, her heart sinking lower. The shock of learning that Tenmari was Sesshomaru's betrothed had been tough enough. All in a manner of minutes.
That was it? No explanation of what just transpired here? How he was betrothed to this demon woman? Where that left her? She had more questions than answers. Frankly, that pissed her off. But, neither was the woman happy to see Sesshomaru. In fact, she uttered no words of welcome or 'happiness' at seeing him again. Perhaps they were arranged to marry? Rin shrugged.
Hands on her hips, Rin chewed unconsciously on her lower lip thinking. Sesshomaru was just being himself, she reasoned. He never explained anything to anyone. If Jaken could not get explanations, no Human would either. Perhaps she had left out the one person who could answer her questions. Hell, she almost forgot he existed wallowing in her plight.
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Inuyasha barely had time to look up to avoid running into Rin as he pivoted during his swordplay. Tetsusaiga remained in its dormant state, tattered and appearing useless for now. He smiled, catching his balance, avoiding her by six inches. Rin leaned to the right just missing the blade.
"Watch out!" He demanded.
"Inuyasha." Rin said softly. "Where's Koi's hut?"
"Koi?" Inuyasha frowned. "What do you want with that old freak?"
"I've got questions." Rin felt a slight tug on her heart. "I need answers."
She pushed the hurt away. The demon told her more than Sesshomaru about her condition before. Perhaps the old demon would continue to explain her purpose and why she felt so conflicted where Sesshomaru was concerned.
If Sesshomaru believed he was protecting her, he was very much mistaken. Kagome always said that knowing hurt less than not knowing even if it did not seem like it at first. Had Sesshomaru been up front with her, she would be less angry. In fact, she did not care if Sesshomaru came to feed or not. He could starve for all she cared at the moment.
"Oh." Rin appeared angry, Inuyasha noticed, finding himself eager to go on another trip. "I'll take you."
'Not a good sign, definitely not a good sign!'
Inuyasha knew he was to keep his mouth shut and his eyes and ears open regarding Rin or Sesshomaru. Kagome wanted to know everything once she got back from her visit home. Rin kept to herself lately and they wondered why. Now that she sought him out to take her to the old demon, he could only oblige. Besides he could not think of a reason not to take Rin to the old demon anyway.
"It's no bother?" Rin asked, her eyes darting around to the hut at the edge of the field. "Kagome's not here?"
"She went home." Inuyasha nodded then shrugged. "Grandpa's birthday or something like that. She'll be back tonight, I guess."
Rin accepted the explanation without further thought. Besides, she wanted to form all her questions before arriving at the demon's hut. Too many questions had muddled her mind and it would take some time to sort out. The journey there should giver her plenty of time.
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But her questions would have to wait until the demon could be found. Just her luck, Koi had gone off somewhere, leaving his hut vacant until his return. What bothered her most was that the demons that seemed to always be around suddenly became absent. Was it Rasengan's presence that scared them off?
Inuyasha bound off in the direction of Totosai's residence to see if the two old demons decided to get together and discuss the recent events over dinner. Hardly a meeting of the minds but since they were the more experienced of the demons she knew, it was a sure bet that they could anticipate future events.
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Two pairs of eyes watched with mild interest at the human and half-demon slowly making their way from the field. Disappointment at not finding the demon home was obvious on their faces. But as humans went, they accepted the fact no one was home and decided to return to their village.
"I told you she would come." Came Tenmari's quiet voice.
No need to rouse the half-demon to their presence, she decided. The fact he had not detected them earlier astonished the old coot standing half her height and twelve times older than her. She knew of Inuyasha from his reputation. Some respected him, others hated him for being what he was, and still some just did not care.
"Indeed." Koi replied evenly. "So what you say might be true after all."
Koi fumed at the younger demon, irritated that the woman found him so easily. Yet, it was her purpose of finding him that made him curious. Though she spoke not of her journey, her interest in the Demon Bearer made him wonder what more she knew.
"Rasengan has come for the Demon Bearer." Tenmari nodded. "The stories were wrong. Whoever built Rasengan did so with this very purpose in mind."
"That was at least correct." Koi added.
"It'll be a lot for one human to handle." Tenmari pointed out.
"Rin will need to be prepared." Koi looked up at the young woman. "She cannot be allowed to stumble upon her fate."
"You feel for the girl?" Tenmari asked amused.
It was a rare moment to find a demon doting a human. Having met Rin personally, she understood why. The human certainly had a quality to her spirit she respected. In fact, the girl appeared unassuming compared to other humans. Even Inuyasha seemed to be respectable. Odd she would find humans and half-demons more respectable than her own kind. Still, she needed to continue on with her journey.
"She has certain qualities one doesn't often find very often." Koi lowered his eyes to the ground. "Especially in demons."
"Ah, I see what you mean." Tenmari leaned against the tree. "The human is far stronger than I gave her credit for. She figures things out quickly. It's a shame that the rest of her species hasn't caught up yet."
"You came with a purpose?" Koi felt it safe to look up at the female demon.
"When have I done anything without a purpose?" Tenmari smiled and returned the stare. "I came looking for a certain man."
"I take it he wasn't home?" Koi knew that already.
"When is he ever?" Tenmari smiled and disappeared. "He's worse than Naraku."
A statement she knew would anger any demon. She left Koi without notice, deciding to use her transport form instead of walking away. There was little time if she wanted to get her project under way. She would find and corner the demon soon. His scent was close by and he was on the move not staying in one place for long periods of time.
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The evening felt chilly even cold. Moonlight lit the ground to where three forms rested under a tree. Only one remained awake. Since obtaining Rasengan, the demons around them sought sleep each evening like the Humans. This could not go on much longer.
Mayuki sat up in her pure white kimono. Her small pale face peered up at the sky finding the moon hiding behind the tallest tree. The amber of her eyes disappeared in the white light turning them gray.
"It must be done." Mayuki whispered.
Within seconds, Rasengan was gone from its position in the ground next to Katenomaru. Only a streak of white was visible to one watching, the sword going missing in its wake. All that occurred the past few weeks were the result of one thing and one thing only.
Rasengan's return.
Only she understood what the sword's return meant. Not even her sister comprehended the extensive wrath of Rasengan. The stories hid the truth from all who heard them. Stories of the sword destroying the Demon Bearer were only partially true. A power existed within Rasengan few could sense.
Except Mayuki.
All her life, she understood that life as a demon would differ from those of Humans. Even among demons, she was alone. No other understood how she knew events would occur before they happened. Kaori and Katenomaru never gave her much thought except for the usefulness she brought to the clan. How she would help Katenomaru defeat Sesshomaru when the time came to possess the Demon Bearer for the Eastern Clans.
Nothing more than greed.
Mayuki felt the hum in her hands. Rasengan was waking up. If she did not dispose of the sword soon, it would kill her. And not in the physical sense. Rasengan used a unusual method of defeating those it deemed an enemy. It attacked the soul. Literally trying to suck the soul from the body.
A bright light emanated from the sword as she ran, her hands blocking the connection between the hilt and the blade where it originated. The sword could be broken in half if the conditions were right. She just had to get there. Mayuki understood death could result if she did not execute her plan at the right time. But she had to try. Then she felt the vibration.
'I'm too late!'
Mayuki disappeared in a flash of white light that faded to blue then red. It disappeared altogether leaving only the earrings Mayuki wore to fall to the ground. Her body vanished from the face of the Earth.
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Sesshomaru stared down as the firelight flickered, dancing shadows across Rin's angelic face. She slept uneasily, her body aching from the pressure of carrying a demon within her. The curve of her form barely began to bulge with his child. His eyes shifted from her face to the form beneath the thin sheet. Slowly, he removed it, setting the thin sheet aside.
Rin wore a thin half shirt that barely held the weight of her growing bosom. Her hips were covered by a lose skirt that was connected through the middle between her legs. The heat of the night was too warm to sleep with the confinement of thicker clothing. Her bosom swelled with nectar, its taste calling to him to feed on its wealth. The aura of the child she carried was strong luring him to touch where it grew within under the gentle curve.
He kneeled on the left side beside Rin, sliding the strap of her shirt from her shoulder. With a quick flick of his index finger, the garment strap came free. The fabric slid down her shoulder until her breast was almost uncovered. Sesshomaru's eyes watched as the crest hardened sensing his presence and anxiously waiting to alleviate the pressure building inside. His hand covered her, feeling the hardness from the liquid amassing beneath.
"No!" Rin woke suddenly at his touch.
Sitting up quickly, she moved away covering her nearly barren breast with the sheet nearby. Rin frowned at Sesshomaru groggily. She tried to crawl away from him but he moved his hand to prevent movement of her bed covers. The thin sheet was hardly adequate to keep him away. Rin abandoned it and turned onto her hands and knees. She felt her arms give way as he pulled her back by an ankle.
She hoped her voice held steady, not sleepy anymore. "Why must I always suffer because of you?!"
It had been too hard to crawl away with her body so groggy from sleep. She should have just stayed with Kagome and Inuyasha. Sesshomaru would never try to visit her there. Damn her desire for privacy. She had been too concerned with thinking about her issues, she forgot her friends.
"Rin…" Sesshomaru found he liked the curve of her hip in his hand.
He watched as she tried to wiggle free, knowing she would lose against him. Yet, she tried anyway. The words Tenmari spoke must echo in her head foolishly. Rin wanted to escape rather than give him what he needed. The skirt-like material around her hip caught on his nail, tearing free from Rin's body. Discarding it to the side, he found the lure of Rin's toned legs intriguing. Rin attempted to get away again, struggling to pull free of him.
Sesshomaru regarded her for a moment. His hand gripped her ankle once more, pulling her back to him. Sesshomaru lifted Rin off the floor, his arm sliding around her. Rin wriggled free only to lose her balance again. His hand came around her waist, pressing her against him then sliding between her legs from the front, his fingers filling her. Her mouth gaped open.
"Oh god…" Rin felt the fight in her leave. "…this isn't fair!"
"You have been left alone too long." Sesshomaru spoke softly near her ear.
A faint smile touched his lips as she leaned her head back against him. His fingers flexed inside her, sending Rin into spasms. Her hands reached back, gripping his shoulders for support. Amber eyes watched the uneven rise and fall of her clothed chest.
"I…" Rin bit her lower lip to keep from crying out.
He stopped short of alleviating the frustration she felt. Rin breathed as she dropped to the floor upon his release. Her hair fell around her shoulders, blanketing the floor. Her breathing ragged, Rin waited for it to return to normal before facing Sesshomaru. Damn him for knowing her weakness!
In the blink of an eye, Rin found herself rolled over onto her back, Sesshomaru above her. But it was not the floor she felt beneath her. The softness of the mattress made by Inuyasha comforted her. 'How the hell can he do this?' His movements were so fast, she had no time to adapt. His kimono and armor were gone except for the shirt. Sesshomaru did not like his missing left arm exposed. She blinked and realized there was softness in his eyes she had never seen before. His weight pressed down on her, crushing what little breath she had out of her.
His hand removed the barrier between him and his meal, her breasts exposed to him, aching for release. Her back arched as his hips pressed her legs apart and slid up. Her mouth opened as a gasp escaped, her hands gripped the floor white knuckled. Her body welcomed him inside, slickly and eagerly wrapping around him.