Inuyasha FanFiction
Emotions In Time - Part 3:
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Rin shivered.
The night was drastically colder than it had been before. Fall was settling in, bringing an icy chill of Winter, waiting to pounce.
Rin looked at the ashes where the fire had been. It wasn't even smoking anymore; all the heat was gone. She wondered if perhaps she could rebuild the fire again, but tonight was the night of the New Moon. Wandering off into the darkness, to look for firewood, was probably not the best idea. It didn't matter though, she was too cold to move.
Cold nipped at her toes, and she curled them up into her small Kimono, shuddering violently.
Suddenly, Rin was lifted from the cold, hard ground and wrapped up in soft fur.
Lord Sesshomaru held a freezing Rin in his arm. Holding her closely, he waited while her shuddering to turn to shivering, then the shivering subsided and she fell asleep.
Humans... he thought, rolling his eyes, So helpless...
Sesshomaru returned to the base of the tree he had been sleeping against - still carrying Rin - and sat back down.
Sesshomaru looked up at Jaken, sprawled out next to AuUn. He would be fine through the night; Demons were different than humans, they didn't get cold easily.
Sighing, Sesshomaru leaned his head back against the tree and stared up at the ink-black sky.
Rin hated the night of the New Moon, he knew that. Only a couple hours ago, in the glow of the firelight, Sesshomaru had watched her stick her tongue out out at the sky.
'Stupid sky,' she had mumbled unhappily.
Jaken had looked up at the sky, then looked back at Rin. 'What ails you, child?' he asked.
'The moon is gone!' she had explained, 'I wish the moon didn't have to go!'
Jaken smiled at Rin, 'Yes, but when the moon comes back, it will shine even brighter...'
Rin pondered that for a moment before she had turned to Sesshomaru and asked, 'What do you think, My Lord?'
Sesshomaru had replied, 'Jaken is very wise...' knowing it would make both Rin and Jaken happy.
It had worked; Rin smiled.
After the memory had played out in his head, Lord Sesshomaru closed his eyes. He would probably never look at the stars the same way again.
Rin shivered and snuggled deeper into Sesshomaru's fur.
What have I done? he questioned himself, Was it really only three years ago that I was chastising Inuyasha about caring for a human?
He shook his head slowly, everything her had once stood for had now disappated. He was no longer as cold-hearted as he had once been. Rin was important to him; he loved her. Even though it ripped at the very essence of his being - his soul, perhaps? - he couldn't deny that Rin was a daughter to him.
Rin was his weakness...his only weakness...
Not that it mattered, with Naraku gone, Sesshomaru did not have any enemies that could use Rin against him. Any lesser Demons that he had crossed paths with had been destroyed before they could finish their starting monologue:
I am Bishamon the water Demon - SHINK!
Beware the wrath of - KASHANK!
You cannot defeat me for I am - WHIPP!
Dead. Dead. Dead. You don't move? You're dead.
Sesshomaru grinned. It used to be that way with humans, too. Not anymore though; now that Rin was with him, he didn't kill humans without reason. Come to think of it, he hadn't killed anything in a while. Then again there wasn't much to kill nowadays. A few stray Demons, every now and again, but with the Sacred Jewel guarded by Inuyasha and Kagome, there wasn't anyone coming after him.
A new thought crossed Sesshomaru's mind. For many months now, Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken and AuUn had wandered the lands, not going anywhere.
A journey without a destination...
Sesshomaru opened his eyes once more and looked down at Rin's sleeping form. Rin needed a stable life; not one traveling the world. She needed a bed she could sleep in every night, in a room that was all hers.
Rin would not go by herself though. Sesshomaru would have to settle down also; live with her and Jaken. Perhaps they could have servants and such. It might be...nice.
Sesshomaru sighed and closed his eyes for the last time that night, drifting into sleep.
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(The Next Day)
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Inuyasha sighed.
He and Kagome had been sitting on the front steps of the, newly rebuilt, shrine for most of the day, and he was bored.
"That's it!" Kagome shouted, jumping to her feet, "I can't take it anymore!"
She marched into the shrine, mumbling angrily, then returned a moment later fumbling with the back of her neck.
Inuyasha lept up, "What are you doing? " he yelled when he saw the Sacred Jewel around her neck.
"I'm leaving," she said quite matter-of-factly.
Inuyasha sat back down on the steps and watched Kagome walk away. When she had gotten at least 20 feet away from the shrine, Kagome turned around to see that Inuyasha was not following.
"Aren't you coming?" she called.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her, "Uh... No."
Kagome frowned. She really didn't want to do this...
Swiftly, before Inuyasha could see what she was going to do, Kagome brought her fingers up to her mouth and whistled a long, clear whistle.
Before he could stop himself, Inuyasha bounded after Kagome.
A half an hour later, Kagome was laying on her back in a pool of water at the base of a waterfall.
It was a tiny waterfall - nothing like the Rainbow Waterfall, where Inuyasha and Kagome had celebrated their Anniversary yesterday - but wonderfully clean and refreshing.
Kagome stood up, the surface of the water touched her chin, and called to Inuyasha, "Aren't you coming in?"
Inuyasha was sitting on a rock, his legs and arms folded. Though he wouldn't admit it, he was getting hot, and did want to go in. The nights might be getting colder, but the days were still hot as hell.
He shook his head, "No."
"This isn't about the suit is it?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"No, it's not."
"Then come in!" Kagome barked at him.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and stood up, his arms still folded, "Fine, I will. Just... quit whining!"
Kagome watched as Inuyasha eyed the water suspiciously. She had to admit, he looked very attractive in his red and black swim trunks from her era. His muscular chest proudly defined, and his strong arms flexed twice as he tensed to jump in.
Not even a moment passed before Inuyasha jumped in.
Inuyasha came back out of the water near Kagome and spat a mouthful of water at her face, laughing.
"Ew-" she said, rinsing her face off in the water, "-dog slobber!"
Inuyasha shook his head to get the water out of his ears.
Kagome glared at him, "Sit boy!"
"GAAAHHH-----***" Inuyasha cried as he was dragged under the water.
At the bottom, Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's left ankle and pulled it out from under her. The rest of her body went under.
She scrambled to the surface and splashed Inuyasha. Most of the water went into his mouth because he had been laughing. After coughing the water up, he splashed Kagome back.
"You are such a child! " Kagome laughed, splashing him again.
"You're one to talk!" he replied, dunking her under.
"S-IT...BoY!" she sputtered as she went under.
Suddenly, a net came down on top of Kagome, just missing Inuyasha - who was still under the water. As the net was being hoisted out of the water, Inuyasha emerged from the surface of the water.
Before he got a chance to attack, however, Kagome used the power of the Sacred Jewel to create a barrier between her and the net. Then, she enlarged the barrier until the net was stretched to the limit and snapped.
After the net snapped, Kagome lost her concentration and fell.
Inuyasha lept up to catch Kagome, but was caught in another net, that came out of nowhere, and was slammed to the ground. He easily ripped through the net, but Kagome had already gone under.
"Kagome!" he shouted, diving into the water. Then came back up again, "Kagome!"
Inuyasha sprang out of the water and onto a boulder, protruding from the water. "KAGOME!" he cried.
"Inu-ya-sha..." a whisper answered.
Inuyasha's ears twitched and he turned to look downstream, in the direction of the voice.
"KAGOME!" he called again.
Nothing...
...and then something.
On the left side of the riverbank, Inuyasha saw a lock of dark hair coming up from under the water.
"Kagome!" he cried leaping to the spot.
Carefully, Inuyasha pulled Kagome off the rocks the current was pressing her against, and laid her on the bank.
"Kagome..." Inuyasha called.
When Kagome gave no response, Inuyasha pressed his finger against her neck to check her pulse, exactly how Kagome had once shown him.
Her pulse was strong and steady, since she hadn't been under very long, but she wasn't breathing.
Inuyasha knew what to do, Kagome had shown him sometime last year.
If the victim is not breathing, but has a pulse, CPR is not necessary. But you have to get the water out of the victim's throat before the pulse slows...
He took a deep breath and brought his mouth down on Kagome's, breathing out into her mouth. Then turned his head to the side to watch for any rising or falling chest movement.
Nothing.
"Damnit," he cursed before repeating his actions.
Again, nothing.
Inuyasha checked her pulse again, it was slowing down.
"No, no, no!" he panicked, "Don't you dare Kagome! Don't you dare give up on me!"
Again, Inuyasha tried to get Kagome breathing again.
Kagome suddenly came to life, spiting up the water in her mouth. Inuyasha sat back, relieved.
When at last her coughing subsided, Kagome turned to stare at Inuyasha.
"Ew... dog slobber."
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"Lord Sesshomaru? Where are we going?" Rin's perky voice came from on top of AuUn.
Lord Sesshomaru continued to walk along the dirt road, forgotten to humans. "To my old home," he answered over his shoulder.
Feeling slightly antsy, Rin swung her legs back and forth before asking another question, "What do you mean, My Lord?"
Next to AuUn, Jaken sighed. Rin's never ending stream of questions always made his head hurt. Sesshomaru and Rin didn't notice Jaken's irritation.
"Long ago, my mother and I lived with my father in the village we are traveling to," Sesshomaru explained, "I left many years ago, when I was old enough to travel alone."
I am such a liar, he thought, Good thing Mother doesn't live there anymore.
"Lord Sesshomaru? Do you remember your mother? Was she a dog, too?" Rin's question's continued.
Sesshomaru sighed, "Not much Rin... not much." Lie. "And, yes, she was a dog." Is a dog.
Rin slipped her feet beneath her, propping herself up on her knees to peer over AuUn's head at her Lord, "Was she pretty?"
"According to my Father, she was," Sesshomaru answered.
Another lie, seeing as the bitch is still alive.
"Well, Lord Sesshomaru, that explains why you're so beautiful," blurted Rin - who hardly ever thought anything she didn't say first.
Sesshomaru blushed.
What on Earth? he thought, Embarrassment? A human emotion?
"Thank you... Rin," he said, swallowing the lump in his throat.
"You're welcome!"
Just then, the group reached the top of a hill and looked down.
At the bottom of the hill, in a vast valley, there was an enormous castle ground in a large, village-type, surrounding.
The building in the very center, (the castle), of the valley was the largest and most elaborate building with a porch that stretched around each side. A fence that separated the castle, (and the castle's large yard), showed detailed pictures of a colossal Dog Demon battling and defeating countless enemies.
Rin looked around at the smaller homes that surrounded the castle fence, "Which one is your house, My Lord?"
Sesshomaru smirked, "The one in the middle."
"Now way!" Rin cried in disbelief, "Really?!"
Sesshomaru nodded, "Really."
Sesshomaru walked among the other houses with his head held high, and Rin holding his hand. Jaken was on AuUn now, following silently.
Demons of every shape, size, and color stopped midway through what they were doing to stare at Sesshomaru and his company. Rin noticed that some of the Demons resembled animals.
A Praying Mantis was hanging some clothing on a line. Holding, what looked like, a bed sheet in her hand, her gaze was frozen on Sesshomaru. Some kind of Tiger was in the middle of using chopsticks to bring a piece of food to his mouth. The sight of food made Rin's stomach growl slightly.
Many Demons, however, did not look like animals... or even anything for that matter. These ones frightened Rin, but she didn't show it.
At last, the group reached the fence gates. They were the height of 14, eleven-year-old, Rin's...(that's over 56 feet)...and just as wide. Rin craned her head all the way back in order to see the top of the massive gates.
"Wow..." she breathed, "Every thing's so big!"
"My father was big..." Sesshomaru explained.
Rin nodded as Lord Sesshomaru pushed the massive door open with ease.
Inside the castle fence was completely different than outside the castle fence. Inside, Demons scurried everywhere, sweeping dusting, washing, planting - just cleaning everything in general. Rin watched with anxious eyes as Sesshomaru led them through the yard, towards the castle.
Out of nowhere, a small russet colored fox Demon appeared before them. "Why, Lord Sesshomaru, what a long time its been!" he bowed in greeting, "None the less...welcome back ... and who is this?" The small Demon looked at Rin with a curious eye, until Sesshomaru reclaimed his attention.
"Her name is Rin. Do. Not. Touch. Her." he threatened.
The fox rolled his eyes, "I wouldn't dream of it."
"Kentaro, take AuUn to the back," Sesshomaru ordered, irritated by the fox's comment.
"Yes, My Lord," Kentaro said with another bow.
Jaken hopped off of AuUn as Kentaro took the reins and led her away.
"Lord Sesshomaru? Why did you tell Kentaro not to touch me?" Rin asked when the fox disappeared from sight.
"Make no mistake, Rin," Sesshomaru warned, "Kentaro may have the form of a child-like fox, but he is over 90 years old and has the mind of... an adult."
Rin understood.
Sesshomaru led her through the front doors of the castle, with Jaken following, and into a room of scarlet and gold. Two large chairs were at the back of the room.
"The Throne Room..." Sesshomaru told Rin.
Rin marveled at the chairs, both were large enough to be beds for her, but the one on the left was much larger than the one on the right.
"Lord Sesshomaru? May I?" Rin asked, pointing at the grand Thrones.
Sesshomaru nodded and released Rin's hand. Rin promptly took off to go lay on the bigger Throne.
"My Lord," Jaken spoke for the first time that day, "Why are we here?"
Sesshomaru did not take his eyes off Rin as he answered, "This is my home..."
... and soon, it will be hers ...
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End Part Three
To Be Continued...
End Part Two
To Be Continued...