Disclaimer: Inuyasha and all related characters property of Takahashi Rumiko. Sess-kun, Umishio and Rin's dad are mine.
I blinked once, slowly, to compose myself. I had expected this question and now, the truth must be told.
"I found the priest in the kitchen, rummaging through the food. I instructed him to leave and he advanced on me, saying he needed more then food. I avoided his grasp and I lied."
"You lied?" I braced myself.
"I told him that I was claimed by the Lord of the Western Lands and if he touched me, there would be nothing left of him for the ravens to eat." Sesshomaru-sama's hand curled and his claws rippled, one after another. He was ready to kill. I felt a preternatural calm sweep over me. To die by Sesshomaru-sama's hands would not be a bad thing. His poison could, in some strange way, cleanse me. "He stopped and stared at me with fearful eyes. I then informed him that as a Shinto household, his Christian god would find little meat. The insult to his religion was the final blow and he left."
"And the second?" He whispered, claws ripping again.
"My father. I do not know how he got in, but he had been there long enough to repeat my conversation with the priest. He might have been the one to let the priest in, perhaps so he could watch."
"Watch?" That same cold whisper, the temperature of the room dropped with the suddenness of a downpour. My calm flowed over me again.
"It would not have been the first time, sir. I argued with him and he left no more then two minutes before you arrived home."
"How far?"
"He touched me here." I folded my hands low on my hips. "And he promised he would return. That was all."
"How long?"
"Since I was fourteen, sir." Sesshomaru-sama's claws rippled again and his face grew even colder.
"He gave you to me when you were sixteen."
"Yes sir."
"Did you continue the lie with him?"
"No sir. I had insulted you enough for one night." I dropped to my knees again, this time keeping my head up. I lifted my chin slightly. "Words cannot undo the damage I have done to your name and your house last night, nor can they make up for how I came to you. If my blood will suffice, it is yours." Sesshomaru-sama stood, claws out and crooked for a fatal blow. I could see the poison miasma seeping out of his skin and swallowed. Would melting hurt? I refused to close my eyes, keeping them locked with his golden ones. His claws touched my throat and I couldn't suppress a shiver.
"And if I did, who would keep Sess-kun from his own folly?" Sesshomaru-sama whispered. I blinked in surprise. "Why, Rin?"
"I was afraid, sir. Recent events have been much publicized, even Western priests have heard. I thought at the time suggesting the lie would keep myself and the boys safe. I know you would never look at me in such a light and I do not see you that way either. You are my employer, a very kind and generous one. I have been happier working for you then any time in my life. My duty is clear and if one lie keeps me safe to protect Sess-kun, then I will tell the lie. I doubt the priest will live long enough to perpetuate the lie."
"True." His claws still rested on my throat, cool against my skin.
"I will do everything in my power to keep your son and your honor safe, sir. You...all have done so much for me. Ever since Sess-kun was born, I have known peace. For that, my life is yours." The claws twitched ever so slightly.
"Why?"
"Because it is the truth."
"I see." The claws lifted away without breaking my skin and Sesshomaru-sama held out his hand. Blinking, I took it and he helped me to rise.
"I will not accept a life-debt from you, Rin. However, I will accept something else."