CYCLE OF RIN

By Lady JenDragon

Disclaimer: Don't own it.

Author's Notes: Its so strange that its four months into the new year and I finally get to update. I know its been quite awhile, been focusing on the other stories and I recently moved. Also my mother's been diagnosed with cancer so its been tough.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Demon Bearer's Secret

Rin left the temple quickly, knowing it could be foolish to leave with demons lurking around waiting to pounce her. She could sense them, yes, but still, she should not be taking chances like this. But her body felt him close by. She wanted to go to him, needed to go to him.

Within a minute, she found the abandoned structure they passed on their way to the temple. Not very far off the road, Rin felt confident she could return to the temple within minutes to avoid a potentially dangerous situation. Still, need drove her to this point. Even if she were surrounded by demons, she would have come anyway.

Outside, the small structure appeared abandoned. Dark and lonely, it shifted in the wind. Instinctively, she took out several sutras and placed them on the three out of four sides. Only the side with the door would allow entrance to the house by any demon. Anyone who wanted to attack would have to come through the door.

She would feel them before they arrived.

Satisfied with her preparation, Rin pushed aside the aging bamboo door hanging in the opening. Allowing her eyes to focus in the dark, she could barely see his form in the blackness. The armor lay to the side, the fluffy sash hung off his shoulder. His red and white kimono opened at the front, loosened for her.

Sesshomaru eyed Rin's enlarged bosom as she walked into the house. Her demonslayer uniform strained against her growing body as the child inside continued its slow development. More so at the chest from the changing size of her breasts during this feeding period. Yet she refused to leave the garment for more loose fitting kimono's. Perhaps to serve as a constant reminder to him whenever she visited of the life she once pursued before becoming the Demon Bearer.

And tonight she felt strong, her aura almost burning upon her arrival. He felt the sutras on the outside when she placed them. Rin wanted to keep their meeting strictly a feeding visit. The demons were beginning to thin out in the valley, more quickly than expected. Rin would know this as well.

In the coming hours, this Sesshomaru would need to be ready. At full battle capacity, his enemies would stand inferior among a demon of his heritage. However, only the foolish praised one's efforts before the battle won. Sesshomaru knew the risks of this meeting. He also knew what his chances were without it.

"You summoned me." Sesshomaru took one step towards her.

Her walk showed the strain she felt carrying his child, the burden it put on her. Rin looked up at him with no fear in her eyes, only tiredness. She rarely ever feared him and usually for only fleeting moments.

Sesshomaru hid his surprise when his only hand reached up to touch her face. He resisted seeking physical contact on previous meetings. Only when his mind's attention lay elsewhere did slips of affection exhibit themselves as outward expressions of emotion.

Rin closed her eyes and turned into his touch. Part of her wondered if he did this as a mere gesture of her burden or if he really cared since he was about to go off and battle for his right to claim her as his. Gently, he guided her backwards until her back touched the wall for support. Rin sighed.

"It is not me who has summoned you here." Rin pointed out. "You know that."

She began to unbutton her shirt slowly, noting that he watched her hands closely. Her eyes widened when Sesshomaru kneeled before her, his hand pulling her shirt open. Lifting her chin, Rin closed her eyes when his mouth closed over her breast, taking what he needed. The pains she felt began to dissipate as he relieved her of this demon burden, the nectar she produced.

Tonight he fed slowly, taking his time. Slowly he caressed the other breast in anticipation of draining the contents. The liquid began a slow trickle, collecting at the under curve. Having the wall at her back provided some support during their ritual. Her hands remained at her sides, refraining from touching him. If Rin felt any part of him, she would want more. It was too dangerous to spend time any length of time together, they would need to be quick.

Her eyes focused on the beams holding the roof above, his lips finished with her left moving to her right now. Rin felt the warmth between her legs, understanding that they would not be spending much time together. How was this possible? She closed her eyes hoping this encounter would end soon. She wanted to return to Kagome and the others before they noticed she was gone.

Sesshomaru felt his hunger satisfied, draining the last of the nectar from Rin's bosom. He felt her attempt to restrain her needs. Unnecessary, for no demon would bother them now. This would be the last coupling before he went into battle. Yet, he believed their last encounter had already passed.

'Once again, this Sesshomaru has been proven wrong.'

He set his amber eyes on Rin, her eyes closed in private thoughts. He wanted to know, wanted to discover who would claim the Demon Bearer as their own in the end. Confident he would succeed in defeating all enemies, Sesshomaru knew not to take too much for granted.

Nothing was guaranteed.

Rin's eyes opened as her clothes slid down her legs. Tenderly, he waited for her to step out of them and discarded the clothing off to the side. Taken by surprise, Rin felt his hand pressed against her abdomen gently then drop. His hand around her ankle, he lifted her left leg and rested it on his shoulder.

Pressed against the wall of the hut, she sucked in breath when his tongue slipped deeply inside her. Her heart skipped a beat, her body responded eagerly. Rin felt a wave rush over her; it was hot, like a million needles prickling her skin.

Every feeling she ever experienced came rushing through her body: need, rage, love, thirst, desire, hate, respect, lust, want, wish, covetous, hunger, fear, yearn, greed, repel, like, long. Without knowing, her eyes glowed a faded crimson color then dissipated. Rin pressed her body against the wall to escape but found his hold on her far too firm and…oh go…!

Spasms rocked her body.

Rin covered her mouth with her hands as she came, her leg quivering while resting on his shoulder. How she could keep standing when all she wanted to do was collapse came and went as a thought on the wind. Thinking was not foremost on her mind though there were many questions. Slivers of his hair hung over her leg but she made no attempt to remove them. Sesshomaru appeared unphased by her response to him. As if he was searching for his own answers.

In the blink of an eye, Rin found herself lifted off the floor. Her hands found the rafters of the house, realizing he only stood up with her. Rocked by another orgasm, his face completely hidden from her, Rin glanced down at the floor seemingly so far below her.

She closed her eyes and wondered why Sesshomaru was so keen on tasting her so suddenly.

Rin knew Inuyasha did this with Kagome. She heard them one night a few months back, trying to stay quiet while the others slept in another hut nearby. She just returned from a trip to the northern mountains and pretended nothing happened upon her sudden appearance in the village. Later, she over heard Miroku and Inuyasha discussed the subject when they thought no one else was around.

No wonder, it felt so…amazing.

It would be another hour and four orgasms later until Sesshomaru left. Rin was left lying on the floor of the hut on a bed of branches from a nearby tree. Losing consciousness during the last orgasm gave Sesshomaru the answers he sought. Covering her with her clothes, he left her lying serenely in the darkness knowing no harm would come to her. The child would see to it that Rin was aroused in time of danger.

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Kagome walked down the stone steps of the temple, finding the night far too quiet. There were no demon auras nearby and nothing seemed out of place. Except for the fact that Rin could not be found. It was over an hour since she woke.

A part of her wondered if Rin snuck off to be with Sesshomaru. When she next saw Rin, if her bosom dwindled down like before, it would mean 'feeding time' occurred. It was not Rin's fault over what was happening to her. How could she get mad at Rin for trying to get rid of what pained her?

She turned to find Totosai watching her.

"Can't sleep either, Kagome?" Totosai asked tiredly, pretending that he could not sleep either. "It's going to be a rough 24-hours."

"Yeah." Kagome agreed readily. "I'm just concerned about Rin."

"Hardly necessary." Totosai rubbed his chin. "Though she carries Sesshomaru's child. It is the child that is in control here."

"The child?" Kagome repeated. "In control here?"

"Yes." Totosai gave her a toothy smile. "You see, when Rin's blood mixed with the demon's, the magic within the demon that poisoned Rin kept her alive. It consciously did not want to kill off Rin."

"How can blood do that?" She frowned.

"Such is the way of the demon dragon." Totosai shrugged. "Even the ones from hell. Still, the blood mixture ultimately chose the strongest demon using Rin as a guide. Once mated, the child took over. The terror of the Demon Bearer is not in the mating of a human and a demon. It lies in the creature that is created. Old tales detail the first born as a replicate of the father. Think about Sesshomaru and how he behaves."

"Now that you mention it." Kagome concentrated. "Rin's been a bit more subdued since being pregnant. So she's picking up the moods of the baby that's influenced by Sesshomaru?"

"In a sense yes. Just as the baby senses what the mother feels not so much thinks. If Rin truly hated Sesshomaru, her body would never have surrendered to him. Blood only goes so far."

"So what else do you know about this demon blood stuff?" Kagome wondered what Totosai had not mentioned. "You seem a bit too interested to stay home to watch all of this unfold."

"I wouldn't worry too much about this whole battle in the next valley over." Totosai shrugged again. "I'd b worried about the child and what it'll do to someone it doesn't like. She'll be such a shock to Sesshomaru."

"A girl?" Kagome's eyes widened. "It's going to be a girl?"

"Of course." Totosai rubbed his chin. "The child always turns out to be the opposite of what the father wants."

"And father's prefer boys over girls." Kagome added with a smile. "Figures. Well, at least Rin'll have something to look forward to in choosing baby clothes."

"Baby clothes!" Totosai lifted his chin. "Rin will do whatever the baby wants unless Rin's figured out how to handle her child."

She yawned at that moment, deciding that she had been up long enough and it was time to return to sleeping. Tomorrow would be a long day if they were to keep tabs on who was winning the battle. Perhaps Rin would come home soon. It was not like Sesshomaru would want to linger afterwards anyway.

Kagome left Totosai at the base of the steps to the temple, leaving the elderly demon alone. Perhaps it was a good thing Totosai could not follow her into the temple. A part of her wondered if there was more to the legend than he was willing to disclose. Demons seemed more excited since Rin's transformation. And they did not like to share either.

Strange how only two months ago they were living a quiet life and now everything seemed to hinge on Rin's protection from other demons. Kagome left that her final conscious thought closing the temple doors behind her.

Totosai huffed when the doors shut heavily.

"Rin's got more than the child to contend with." Totosai smiled suddenly.

The gift to be presented to Rin shortly would certainly aid in any final battle that may occur. Tenmari's idea was almost a shock to him. Certainly unconventional and worth the sweat in forging the gift, he reasoned. Still, he wondered if it would be enough.

Totosai sighed heavily, letting his shoulders drop. Tenmari would be here in a few days with the gift. Only time would tell.

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Sesshomaru stood at the top of the cliff staring at the large moon on the horizon. He did not detect Tenmari's or Totosai's aura in several days. Since she insulted the clan by choosing Inuyasha over him publicly.

Yet, his current dilemma lay in Rin and her condition. He sought answers to his questions but remained unsure as to the answers he received and what they ultimately meant. The legends did not recall a Human becoming a Demon Bearer simply based on the notion that Humans were too weak to handle the level of magic needed by even a half-breed to survive the condition. Once again, Sesshomaru found he was proven wrong.

And here in the silver darkness he stood processing what he learned during his visit with Rin. Silently awed at the response to questions he had not thought to ask. Yet he was left with a lack of some understanding. There must be an underlying physical attribute that allowed for the magic to co-exist among such an inferior species. It was not her visit to hell that left its imprint in her skin that altered her body enough to allow the magic of the Hell Dragon to take hold.

The scrolls were wrong if his interpretations were accurate. The answer would be simple and a possible theory began to take form only days ago. Could this Sesshomaru be correct and all the others wrong about the Demon Bearer? Did any demon truly understand Rin's position as Demon Bearer?

There was no true understanding of the legacy of the Demon Bearer. That Rin came into the title certainly surprised the demon world. Shaking the very foundation of the beliefs of how Demon Bearers came to be. It would change how demons were viewed by the Humans should the legacy be known remained unknown. No secret remained among demons.

Now that the Demon Bearer was among the land, there would be no stopping the others from possessing the Bearer's power. The battle in the valley to the north was taking place because of the legacy of the Demon Bearer. Rasengan returned to once again claim its potential of ending the life of the one chosen by the magic flowing through her veins.

And yet the answer was there…in Rin. It would change everything among demons. This Sesshomaru could not ignore the obvious. He would need to decipher the answers he received before his confrontation with Katenomaru and Rasengan.

His mind wandered back to Rin. Her secret was unusual but how many knew of its origin, if any, and why? Sesshomaru looked above the shining moon into the twinkling stars above surprised that for once, he knew so little in a world he took for granted.

'Such an unusual emotion for this Sesshomaru.'

With that he turned and walked from the cliff.