chapter 5
Rin
Lord Sesshomaru came back, looking deep in thought and concentration. He didn't even look up from the ground as he contnued past Master Jaken and I and walked along the forest trail.
"Lord Sesshomaru, where are you going?" Master Jaken asked, standing up to follow.
Lord Sesshomaru stopped suddenly, and Master Jaken turned pale. Lord Sesshomaru didn't say anything. He turned slightly, his eyes shadowed but his lips clearly curved into a frown. Except…it didn't quite look like from of anger, or bitterness…no, it was a look of weariness.
Lord Sesshomaru weary? No, he couldn't be, he's the most powerful demon in the world. Surely, he couldn't be…
His eyes flashed on me for an instant, but were quickly drawn away. Had I done something wrong? I looked down and realized that my checkered kimono was getting really short…maybe I should find a new one in a new village…Lord Sesshomaru couldn't be upset about that. Why would he be?
A few hours later and Lord Sesshomaru hadn't stopped walking, and hadn't spoken a work. Neither to me, nor Jaken.
Finally we settled somewhere and I had started a fire. Master Jaken had gone out to find more wood to feed the fire. Lord Sesshomaru was lying against a tree with his furr wrapped around him and his hands behind his head.
I wandered over toward him and knelt down next to him. "The stars are very bright tonight." I smiled at him.
He didn't make a sound, not even a movement.
"Lord Sesshomaru…if anything is wrong, you know you can tell me. I may not be of help, but I—"
"That's enough, Rin. I do not need your assistance." He snapped.
I frowned slightly, but moved around and sat against the tree, looking up towards the sky.
"What are you thinking about, Lord Sesshomaru?" I asked, looking up and counting the stars. I started with the ones next to the brightest star in the sky and moved around it…twenty…thirty… and that's when I paused to look over at him. He didn't answer.
I decided to tell him my thoughts. "You know, I'm thinking about how stars don't seem to ever die…there's so many…how could you tell when one was missing? There's too many to keep track of…"
He closed his eyes. "Rin, stars aren't important to us. Yes, they die, everything dies eventually…but stars are unimportant. That's why nobody realizes when one dies. Nobody cares."
I stopped counting at one hundred and thirty. "I care…Stars are beautiful. Their lives don't deserve to end…"
"Rin," Lord Sesshomaru started. "I think that stars live a long life, they shine so brightly, I think that one with a keen eye would tell if one was to be gone." He looked over at me, and it was then I realized that Lord Sesshomaru was referring to his keen sight. His golden eyes were lit up in the moonlight, the brightest star shining in the corner of his black pupils…I had always thought Lord Sesshomaru was a magnificent demon, but at this moment with his eyes glowing, and the white full moon making his hair shimmer and his furr pure snowy white…he was luminous…
"Rin?" He asked when I stared.
I shook my head and turned away. "I apologize, Lord Sesshomaru…"
From my peripheral vision, I saw him smile slightly, then look back up at the sky.
...4 years later...
I was going to be turning seventeen soon, and I was absolutely thrilled to see Lord Sesshomaru again.
For my safty, he left me with Kagome and Inuyasha in their village three years ago, after a demon that had come out of nowhere had sworn to be the destroyer of Lord Sesshomaru. We had not learned who his name was, or from what land he had reigned from, but Lord Sesshomaru sensed he was powerful, and didn't want me to be so near him.
I hadn't spoken, seen, or heard from Lord Sesshomaru or Master Jaken since.
As I wringed out my laundry and hung it up to dry, I remembered the exact words he had told to Inuyasha and Kagome by the fire's light one evening…
"Kagome and Brother, I ask of a favor from you."
"We're not interested!" Inuyasha spat.
Kagome gave him a look and turned back to Lord Sesshomaru. "What is it, Sesshomaru?"
His eyes were so very tired looking, and very anxious. "I need someone to watch over Rin. A very powerful demon is after me. I'm guessing he is a decendant of a rival of my father's."
"Then why would she be safe with the other son of the Great Dog Demon?" Inuyasha questioned.
"This was obviously a rivalry before you, and plus, I am the eldest and the sole heir of Inutaisho." Lord Sesshomaru answered.
"Inuyasha," Kagome said, looking at him with pleading eyes.
Inuyasha ignored the eyes and scoffed, starting to turn away.
"Inuyasha," Kagome said again. "We have to."
Inuyasha looked at her and groaned in defeat. "Fine, we'll take the kid. How long do we have to watch the little brat?"
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes. "I don't know where he's from, or where he's waiting for me. But if I cannot find him, I will return for her in three years."
I remembered the surprised look on Inuyasha's face. I remembered the surprisingly calm look on Kagome's face. Ever since then they've treated me like their daughter. I babysat when they went to fight off demons, and when they needed to get food for the kids.
I had to say, all of the kid's were a handful. Of course that was to be expected of, since they were quarter demon, and Kiba and Kanji were older now. They were now 8 years old and Kagome's youngest (the one she carried when I arrived at the age of thirteen) was Kimiko, and she was now 5.
But there was also Sango and Miroku's kids too. They had a set of twin girls, and a boy. Nina, Kimi, and Miko. Nina and Kimi were about ten and Miko was 8. They were definitely not a big help with the inu kids, and if I were alone, I probably wouldn't be able to handle it.
Luckily, there was Shippou. I knew that since he was a demon, he was definitely older than me. I remembered when he was short and resembled a little kid. He was (in demon years) almost sixty, and he definitely had a growth spurt. For now he was taller than me, his once short little ponytail was a bit longer, and his fox tail had grown at least five inches out, still fluffy looking. His eyes were a pretty moss green and his skin was smooth and young still. His voice had deepend, and he looked like a nineteen-year-old. He helped me take care of the littles. He was, after all, like their older brother.
I walked into one of the huts where I last saw Shippou putting the kids down for a nap (well, Kanji, Kiba, Kimiko, and Miko were). He was cuddled in between Kanji and Kiba, while Kimiko and Miko were snuggled together on his tail.
I resisted the urge to giggle, but after looking around for a moment, my expression became serious. I was holding back the panic that was starting to rise in my chest.
Nina and Kimi were nowhere to be seen.
I tip-toed around the kids and tugged on the kit's pointed ear. "Shippou!" I whispered in a panic.
He stirred for a second and swiped me away.
I batted his hand away and bonked him on the head, the way Inuyasha did when he was getting irritated by Shippou.
"Ouch! What the hell-?"
"Shhh!" I whispered as the kids around him moved around when he almost shouted.
He rubbed his head and carefully moved away from the kids, into the doorway to meet my eyes. "What the hell was that for?" He asked.
"Where are Kimi and Nina?"
Shippou looked confused, and peeked back into the room looking at each face that was passed out in the hut. He looked back at me with a slight panic in his eyes. "Ummm…"
I hit his shoulder. "You lost them! Ugh! I turn my back for a few minutes and you lose them!"
I turned away from him and sprinted around the village, looking for them everywhere. I checked by the crops, I looked around the huts and homes…then I saw some movement in the grasses out by the edge of the forest…
"Nina! Kimi!" I shouted. I ran out toward the open field of grass. Then my heart almost burst out of my chest. They were running into the shadows of the trees…into the forest.
Shippou came up next to me. "Let's go after them." He said.
"Wait…" There was a strange feeling in my gut telling me… "Go watch the other kids, I got this."
Shippou gave me a strange look, and I took off, running at top speed into the forest, jumping over logs and dodging trees. "Nina! Kimi!" I shouted out their names over and over again. I heard their giggleing not too far, and I took off once more, finding them kneeling next to a tree.
"What are you two up to?" I asked a few feet away.
"Rin, we found a funny demon." Kimi giggled.
"Yeah, he's so small!" Nina smiled.
"Rin!"
I gasped. That voice. The small demon…it was…
"Master Jaken?" I whispered.
I love this chapter. And i know its not COMPLETELY accurate but thats why its fanfic right? ^_^
Anyways a couple things...
1. I realized i spelled Jakens name wrong in the past and that's fixed in this chapter.
2. I decided to add a new twist to this story so it wasnt just "Rin grows up and is Sesshy's mate"
3. I didn't know what Inu and Sesshy's father's name was, so i used Inutaisho, since that's the closest thing i could find...
Oh, and I'm sorry i haven't updated quickly, school's starting soon so i may be a little slower...
Anyway, i hope you liked it, and please keep reviewing! ^_^