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Chapter 2
Reunited
Rin woke up on the cold, hard ground. Feeling a bit stiff she got to her feet to find something for breakfast. She was delighted to find a fruit tree nearby. After eating to her fill she moved on, continuing to head east. Rin glanced over her shoulder as she continued walking. She could have sworn she felt someone watching her. Shrugging it off she summed it up to be her imagination and kept walking.
Rin had been walking for about an hour when she felt that someone was watching her again. This time she knew it wasn't her imagination. Whoever was following her wasn't human. She heard a small snap of a branch and her hands immediately went to the sword attached to her waist. Unsheathing it she whirled around and swung her sword. She effectively blocked the attack from the demon. Now that she got a good look at her attacker she identified it as a cat demon. The demon, furious that Rin had blocked its attack swiped at her with its claws. Rin back flipped out of its reach. The demon charged at her. Grabbing a small dagger Rin through it, hitting the cat in the stomach. That slowed the demon down for a bit. Rin stood, ready for another attack. Straightening the demon lunged at her. Rin tried to move out of the way, but at the last second she felt the demon sink its claws into her shoulder.
With Sesshoumaru
Sesshoumaru walked through the village he's left Rin in. He was approaching his destination. He could see the monk outside with his wife as they watched their children playing. Sesshoumaru paid no attention to them and walked up to Sango and Miroku. Sango immediately went inside and reappeared quickly.
"Where is Rin?" Sesshoumaru demanded.
"She left." Miroku said simply.
"Why did you let her go? Did I not say that I would be back for her?" Sesshoumaru said in a voice that showed he was angry. Sango stepped forward.
"Rin grew up Sesshoumaru. She left of her own free will. She wanted to live her life the way she wanted to. She's not the same little girl you left with us." Sango said. Sesshoumaru glared at the two.
"How long ago did she leave and which way did she go?" He asked.
"She left a few days ago and she headed east." Miroku replied. Sesshoumaru nodded once and turned to leave.
"Sesshoumaru wait!" Sango called. She walked up to him and held out her hand. Sesshoumaru reached for what she was giving him. He felt something light drop onto his hand. Opening his fist he discovered the necklace he'd given to Rin. He looked at Sango for an explanation. "She said to give it back to you and to tell you that she said she doesn't need your protection anymore." Sango said. Sesshoumaru turned and walked away. He met up with Jaken in the forest.
"Was Rin not there my Lord? Did she really leave?" Jaken asked.
"Yes." Came his only response. Sesshoumaru walked back to the place where he'd caught her scent.
Reaching the clearing Sesshoumaru quickly caught the remainder of her scent. He followed it out of the clearing. Rin had to be only a few days ahead of him, so he should be able to track her down easily. He followed her scent. The monk had been correct. She was heading east. He briefly wondered if she were trying to avoid him by going in that direction but he brushed it off. Rin had adored him. Sango's words about her not being the same little girl came back to him. Rin was of age to marry. He wondered why she had not settled down. But he was glad that she didn't. He could take her back to his home once again. It had been so different without the presence of the little girl he'd saved. He realized it the day after he left her.
Sesshoumaru lay in bed, waiting for Rin. Every morning she would come running into his room to wake him up. Sitting up he frowned slightly wondering what was taking her so long. Then memories of the day before came back to him. Him, taking her to the village. Him giving her the necklace. Him, leaving her there with people she didn't really know. He lowered his head, feeling a sudden sadness inside himself. The more he thought about it the more he wished he were still asleep and any minute Rin would come bursting into his room telling him it was time to wake up. An unfamiliar sadness spread through his chest as wondered if he would ever wake up to see her jumping on his bed. He lowered his head, letting his bangs cover his eyes. He wondered if she missed him. Or was she happy, playing with the other children of the village. He could picture her, running around playing, surrounded by children her own age, laughing that wonderful laugh of hers. His heart painfully contracted at the thought. Sesshoumaru slowly dragged himself out of bed and walked through the now silent halls of his home. Just a few days before the place would be ringing with Rin's cheerful voice. Now it was as silent as a tomb. It felt so empty without her running around and constantly arguing with Jaken. Without even realizing it Sesshoumaru found himself in front of Rin's room. Walking into the room, he inhaled deeply, catching Rin's lingering scent. He stayed in her room, taking in all he had left of her, wondering why a human child could affect him this way.
End of flashback
Sesshoumaru stopped walking. If he wanted to find Rin before something happened to her it wouldn't get done like this. Using his power, he and Jaken quickly flew above the treetops following Rin's scent.
With Rin
Rin felt numb with shock as blood spilt from her wound. Her hand immediately went to her shoulder, to try and determine to the damage done. The wound wasn't too deep. Letting go of her shoulder, she took up her position again and lunged at the cat, hoping to finish it off quickly so she could tend to her wound. But the demon simply blocked the attack like it was nothing. Backing up Rin grabbed another small dagger from her belt and held it ready. The demon moved forward, attacking Rin, but Rin held her ground, using her sword and dagger to defend herself and to return attacks. Finally seeing an opportunity Rin thrust her sword forward, landing it through the demon's chest. Blood pooled around them both. Before meeting its end the cat had managed a few more hits on Rin. They were mainly scratches but half of them were bleeding. Rin moved to the base of a nearby tree. Tearing parts of a cloth she had, she bandaged up her wounds before allowing her eyes to flutter shut. She would not sleep but she would rest here for a while.
With Sesshoumaru
Sesshoumaru glided silently over the treetops, staring at the ground, hoping to see Rin below him. He moved fast following the direction her scent had given him. A large breeze blow past him, bringing with it the scent of fresh blood. Growing a bit alarmed he followed it. Bringing himself and Jaken back down to the ground, he took off in a blink of an eye following the scent.
Sesshoumaru quickly found the source of the blood. Lying dead in the middle of a small clearing was a cat demon. Glancing around, he quickly found Rin leaning up against a tree with her eyes closed. As if sensing his presence, she opened her eyes with a soft moan of pain and looked around. Her eyes met his penetrating gaze. Her mouth fell open in surprise as she continues to hold her eye contact with him. Without saying a word, Sesshoumaru walked towards her and picked her up. He turned around and started heading back to Jaken. Rin shifted in his arms, trying to get away from him.
"Please leave me here." She whispered to him. Sesshoumaru glared down at her, wondering why she would make such a request.
"I will not leave you Rin." Sesshoumaru replied firmly. Knowing she would not win with him, Rin settled down and fell asleep in his protective grip. Sesshoumaru quickly found Jaken and within seconds they were back in the air, flying towards Sesshoumaru's home.
Sesshoumaru gracefully landed within the castle walls and quickly made his way inside. Taking Rin to the indoor springs he ordered his servants to clean her and bandage her wounds. Then they were to take her to a room and let her rest. Sesshoumaru left Rin in their care and headed to the library.
Rin let out a soft groan as she tried to sit up, but the pain in shoulder stopped her halfway. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Looking around she spotted her things on a nearby desk. Carefully getting up she walked over to find all her weapons had been cleaned. Rin carefully touched her shoulder and was pleasantly surprised her wounds bandaged. Rin turned to the door just as it opened. A young servant walked in with a tray of food. Setting the tray on the table, the servant turned to her.
"Lord Sesshoumaru requests that you eat something, then you will be taken to him." Rin nodded and sat down to eat. The servant quickly left the room to get Rin a kimono to wear. The servant returned just as Rin finished her meal. She helped Rin change her clothes before leading her out of the room and down many halls towards the library.
Rin stood in front of the large doors, leading to the library. She opened the door and walked in. She quickly spotted Sesshoumaru reading in a corner. He slowly set his scroll aside and looked up at her, before standing. Rin stared at the face of the demon she had loved so much as a child. The same demon who had abandoned her. She felt her hatred for him burn deep within in her and she let it show on her face.
Sesshoumaru carefully took in Rin's new appearance. Her hair had grown out and was now down to her hips. Her body had thinned out from her training, but had also filled out in all the right places. Her eyes had changed the most. As a child her eyes had always been warm and happy, now they only reflected hate and anger. This was the only change in her appearance that he did not like.
"What have I done to deserve such a hateful look Rin?" Sesshoumaru asked genuinely curious. Rin narrowed her eyes to a glare.
"Why did you bring me back here?" She challenged. Sesshoumaru met her glare. How dare she, a lowly human, challenge him, the lord of the western lands?
"If I were you Rin, I'd watch what you speak of I front of me."
"Or what? The oh so powerful demon lord of the west will drop me off at another human village?" She shot back. Sesshoumaru glared harder at her. But Rin refused to back down against his cold amber eyes.
"You would not like to find out what will happen. Do not ever defy me again Rin." He said coldly. Rin glared at him before lowering her eyes to the floor. She gave a small quick nod. Sesshoumaru was pleased that she was going to cooperate now. Sitting back down he motioned for her to come closer. She did.
"I brought you back here because this is where you belong. You may return to the life you had before I left you in the village. You may use the training rooms as you wish. Do not leave the castle. Now go." He said with a slight dismissal in his voice. Rin nodded before leaving.
She hurried down the hall to her room. She was pleased to find her exterminator suit on her bed. She was going to need it. If Sesshoumaru honestly thought he could move her around she was one his possessions he had another thing coming. Rin thought about this as she put on her exterminator outfit and got her weapons. She had to get out of here.
Sorry for the extremely long wait before I updated. I'll try and update more often for the sake of my readers. Please review and no flames.
Mistress Sakura
Chapter 2
Reunited
Rin woke up on the cold, hard ground. Feeling a bit stiff she got to her feet to find something for breakfast. She was delighted to find a fruit tree nearby. After eating to her fill she moved on, continuing to head east. Rin glanced over her shoulder as she continued walking. She could have sworn she felt someone watching her. Shrugging it off she summed it up to be her imagination and kept walking.
Rin had been walking for about an hour when she felt that someone was watching her again. This time she knew it wasn't her imagination. Whoever was following her wasn't human. She heard a small snap of a branch and her hands immediately went to the sword attached to her waist. Unsheathing it she whirled around and swung her sword. She effectively blocked the attack from the demon. Now that she got a good look at her attacker she identified it as a cat demon. The demon, furious that Rin had blocked its attack swiped at her with its claws. Rin back flipped out of its reach. The demon charged at her. Grabbing a small dagger Rin through it, hitting the cat in the stomach. That slowed the demon down for a bit. Rin stood, ready for another attack. Straightening the demon lunged at her. Rin tried to move out of the way, but at the last second she felt the demon sink its claws into her shoulder.
With Sesshoumaru
Sesshoumaru walked through the village he's left Rin in. He was approaching his destination. He could see the monk outside with his wife as they watched their children playing. Sesshoumaru paid no attention to them and walked up to Sango and Miroku. Sango immediately went inside and reappeared quickly.
"Where is Rin?" Sesshoumaru demanded.
"She left." Miroku said simply.
"Why did you let her go? Did I not say that I would be back for her?" Sesshoumaru said in a voice that showed he was angry. Sango stepped forward.
"Rin grew up Sesshoumaru. She left of her own free will. She wanted to live her life the way she wanted to. She's not the same little girl you left with us." Sango said. Sesshoumaru glared at the two.
"How long ago did she leave and which way did she go?" He asked.
"She left a few days ago and she headed east." Miroku replied. Sesshoumaru nodded once and turned to leave.
"Sesshoumaru wait!" Sango called. She walked up to him and held out her hand. Sesshoumaru reached for what she was giving him. He felt something light drop onto his hand. Opening his fist he discovered the necklace he'd given to Rin. He looked at Sango for an explanation. "She said to give it back to you and to tell you that she said she doesn't need your protection anymore." Sango said. Sesshoumaru turned and walked away. He met up with Jaken in the forest.
"Was Rin not there my Lord? Did she really leave?" Jaken asked.
"Yes." Came his only response. Sesshoumaru walked back to the place where he'd caught her scent.
Reaching the clearing Sesshoumaru quickly caught the remainder of her scent. He followed it out of the clearing. Rin had to be only a few days ahead of him, so he should be able to track her down easily. He followed her scent. The monk had been correct. She was heading east. He briefly wondered if she were trying to avoid him by going in that direction but he brushed it off. Rin had adored him. Sango's words about her not being the same little girl came back to him. Rin was of age to marry. He wondered why she had not settled down. But he was glad that she didn't. He could take her back to his home once again. It had been so different without the presence of the little girl he'd saved. He realized it the day after he left her.
Sesshoumaru lay in bed, waiting for Rin. Every morning she would come running into his room to wake him up. Sitting up he frowned slightly wondering what was taking her so long. Then memories of the day before came back to him. Him, taking her to the village. Him giving her the necklace. Him, leaving her there with people she didn't really know. He lowered his head, feeling a sudden sadness inside himself. The more he thought about it the more he wished he were still asleep and any minute Rin would come bursting into his room telling him it was time to wake up. An unfamiliar sadness spread through his chest as wondered if he would ever wake up to see her jumping on his bed. He lowered his head, letting his bangs cover his eyes. He wondered if she missed him. Or was she happy, playing with the other children of the village. He could picture her, running around playing, surrounded by children her own age, laughing that wonderful laugh of hers. His heart painfully contracted at the thought. Sesshoumaru slowly dragged himself out of bed and walked through the now silent halls of his home. Just a few days before the place would be ringing with Rin's cheerful voice. Now it was as silent as a tomb. It felt so empty without her running around and constantly arguing with Jaken. Without even realizing it Sesshoumaru found himself in front of Rin's room. Walking into the room, he inhaled deeply, catching Rin's lingering scent. He stayed in her room, taking in all he had left of her, wondering why a human child could affect him this way.
End of flashback
Sesshoumaru stopped walking. If he wanted to find Rin before something happened to her it wouldn't get done like this. Using his power, he and Jaken quickly flew above the treetops following Rin's scent.
With Rin
Rin felt numb with shock as blood spilt from her wound. Her hand immediately went to her shoulder, to try and determine to the damage done. The wound wasn't too deep. Letting go of her shoulder, she took up her position again and lunged at the cat, hoping to finish it off quickly so she could tend to her wound. But the demon simply blocked the attack like it was nothing. Backing up Rin grabbed another small dagger from her belt and held it ready. The demon moved forward, attacking Rin, but Rin held her ground, using her sword and dagger to defend herself and to return attacks. Finally seeing an opportunity Rin thrust her sword forward, landing it through the demon's chest. Blood pooled around them both. Before meeting its end the cat had managed a few more hits on Rin. They were mainly scratches but half of them were bleeding. Rin moved to the base of a nearby tree. Tearing parts of a cloth she had, she bandaged up her wounds before allowing her eyes to flutter shut. She would not sleep but she would rest here for a while.
With Sesshoumaru
Sesshoumaru glided silently over the treetops, staring at the ground, hoping to see Rin below him. He moved fast following the direction her scent had given him. A large breeze blow past him, bringing with it the scent of fresh blood. Growing a bit alarmed he followed it. Bringing himself and Jaken back down to the ground, he took off in a blink of an eye following the scent.
Sesshoumaru quickly found the source of the blood. Lying dead in the middle of a small clearing was a cat demon. Glancing around, he quickly found Rin leaning up against a tree with her eyes closed. As if sensing his presence, she opened her eyes with a soft moan of pain and looked around. Her eyes met his penetrating gaze. Her mouth fell open in surprise as she continues to hold her eye contact with him. Without saying a word, Sesshoumaru walked towards her and picked her up. He turned around and started heading back to Jaken. Rin shifted in his arms, trying to get away from him.
"Please leave me here." She whispered to him. Sesshoumaru glared down at her, wondering why she would make such a request.
"I will not leave you Rin." Sesshoumaru replied firmly. Knowing she would not win with him, Rin settled down and fell asleep in his protective grip. Sesshoumaru quickly found Jaken and within seconds they were back in the air, flying towards Sesshoumaru's home.
Sesshoumaru gracefully landed within the castle walls and quickly made his way inside. Taking Rin to the indoor springs he ordered his servants to clean her and bandage her wounds. Then they were to take her to a room and let her rest. Sesshoumaru left Rin in their care and headed to the library.
Rin let out a soft groan as she tried to sit up, but the pain in shoulder stopped her halfway. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Looking around she spotted her things on a nearby desk. Carefully getting up she walked over to find all her weapons had been cleaned. Rin carefully touched her shoulder and was pleasantly surprised her wounds bandaged. Rin turned to the door just as it opened. A young servant walked in with a tray of food. Setting the tray on the table, the servant turned to her.
"Lord Sesshoumaru requests that you eat something, then you will be taken to him." Rin nodded and sat down to eat. The servant quickly left the room to get Rin a kimono to wear. The servant returned just as Rin finished her meal. She helped Rin change her clothes before leading her out of the room and down many halls towards the library.
Rin stood in front of the large doors, leading to the library. She opened the door and walked in. She quickly spotted Sesshoumaru reading in a corner. He slowly set his scroll aside and looked up at her, before standing. Rin stared at the face of the demon she had loved so much as a child. The same demon who had abandoned her. She felt her hatred for him burn deep within in her and she let it show on her face.
Sesshoumaru carefully took in Rin's new appearance. Her hair had grown out and was now down to her hips. Her body had thinned out from her training, but had also filled out in all the right places. Her eyes had changed the most. As a child her eyes had always been warm and happy, now they only reflected hate and anger. This was the only change in her appearance that he did not like.
"What have I done to deserve such a hateful look Rin?" Sesshoumaru asked genuinely curious. Rin narrowed her eyes to a glare.
"Why did you bring me back here?" She challenged. Sesshoumaru met her glare. How dare she, a lowly human, challenge him, the lord of the western lands?
"If I were you Rin, I'd watch what you speak of I front of me."
"Or what? The oh so powerful demon lord of the west will drop me off at another human village?" She shot back. Sesshoumaru glared harder at her. But Rin refused to back down against his cold amber eyes.
"You would not like to find out what will happen. Do not ever defy me again Rin." He said coldly. Rin glared at him before lowering her eyes to the floor. She gave a small quick nod. Sesshoumaru was pleased that she was going to cooperate now. Sitting back down he motioned for her to come closer. She did.
"I brought you back here because this is where you belong. You may return to the life you had before I left you in the village. You may use the training rooms as you wish. Do not leave the castle. Now go." He said with a slight dismissal in his voice. Rin nodded before leaving.
She hurried down the hall to her room. She was pleased to find her exterminator suit on her bed. She was going to need it. If Sesshoumaru honestly thought he could move her around she was one his possessions he had another thing coming. Rin thought about this as she put on her exterminator outfit and got her weapons. She had to get out of here.
Sorry for the extremely long wait before I updated. I'll try and update more often for the sake of my readers. Please review and no flames.
Mistress Sakura