A/N: I AM SO SORRY FOR THE WAIT, MINA-SAN! IT'S ALL THANKS TO MY DEAR BROTHER FOR PLAYING BATTLE REALMS! ^_^v Again, THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING AND REVIEWING ! ^_^ I'M REALLY TRYING TO UPDATE AND WRITE FASTER ALL BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS! ^_^V I'M ALSO A STUDENT ANYWAY! HEHE! So for the meantime:
Enjoy this long chapter!
Words to ponder:
Koi- love (what lovers address each other, mostly used by men)
Chapter 5- My Treasured Gift… (Part 1)
Sesshomaru's POV
So, the wench is playing? With My Rin? Heh…
Oh, I'll teach her how to play…
What day is it today again? Right… her birthday… the perfect night, and it's going to be a full moon tonight… I have finally finished the arrangements for tonight...
Am I following my father's footsteps? The one thing I despised, the only act I tried avoiding? Falling in love? With a human, at that… the Tenseiga pulsed… 'hn' I smiled… yes, I smiled…
My thoughts were actually interrupted by the squirming toad outside my door… "enter"
Jaken's POV- (A/N: Ok, so it was a TWO IN A LIFETIME MOMENT THING? ^-^V)
NOOO! THE SCROLLS! I FORGOT TO DISPOSE OF THE SCROLLS SESSHOMARU-SAMA TOLD ME TO!
It's in his study… I bet he's there… I'm going to get killed at such a young age!
I'M REALLY TOO CARELESS! NO! IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT- THAT- THAT GOOD-FOR-NOTHING HUMAN!
*~Flashback~*
I awoke in the middle of the night, finding Sesshomaru-sama holding Rin in his ARMS! He's- he's- what do you call this?! KISS! YES! He's KISSING RIN! A HUMAN! He's cupping her sleeping and peaceful face! He's embracing HER?! He's stroking her hair! And HE"S SMILING! He only smiles when he wants to kill! He's going to kill RIN?! NO, NO, NO! Pleasure and peace written all over his face! Until he saw me, in a state-of-shock! My bulging eyes, growing wider and wider as possible!
He glared at me! Passion and comfort can still be found in the depths of his golden orbs! I'M DEAD! I'M DEAD! I'M DEAD! I'M DEAD!
"Jaken" coldness was found in his voice! NO! It's my death, farewell, ground… flowers, goodbye to all!
"Jaken" authority made itself known more now than the last time…
"Y- yes, Mi'lord?" I laid my head down, averting his lord's gaze…
"If you ever speak of this to anyone or even to Rin, even to the air itself, I will no doubt kill you… Understood?"He commanded or threatened, I suppose…
"Y-yes, as y-you w-wish Mi'Lord" I said, my voice shaking but was relieved to not have been killed by Sesshomaru-sama…
"Go to sleep, Jaken." He ordered…
I didn't protest, but I could feel my eyes protesting to close!
The next morning, I was feeling so DIZZY! It was a dream! A dream?!
"Jaken-sama, what's wrong? It looks a lot like you SLEPT VERY WELL!" She exclaimed sarcastically, and giggled…
Then, what I saw on Rin's neck made me stop and made Sesshomaru-sama send me one of his deadly glares!
"Jaken-sama, you're freaking me out already!" Rin said worriedly…
No, it wasn't a mark… yet..!
*~Flashback End~*
I bumped my head on Sesshmaru –sama's door.
"OWWWW!" I exclaimed in pain!
"Enter" was all I needed to know I was allowed to go in…
"Sesshomaru-sama, I came here to get what I forgot earlier, forgive me for my carelessness…" I apologized and got out of the room until Sesshomaru-sama spoke…
"Jaken, are the preparations in order?" He asked for the 20th time since the day he started to make the preparations….
"Yes, Mi'Lord, the invites have been sent…" I confirmed him…
"Hn" was all I heard and the signal for me to leave…
InuTaishou-sama, you are your son's father…
Rin's POV
Here I am, being dressed up for the party by Umi-chan! I'm not so excited… I still haven't seen Sesshomaru-sama throughout the whole day…
"There! All done, Rin-chan!" Umi-chan exclaimed so excitedly, that she lighten me up a bit… my red and white silk-kimono tied just perfectly to reveal my curved body… the patterns accurately matched those of Sesshomaru's usual attire…
"You can open your eyes now, Rin-san" Mitsuki-san said… I opened my eyes and I saw another Rin in the mirror, the woman me… my eyes had the light cerulean highlights, making my chocolate eyes more visible, I didn't need face powder because I have just the right skin color for the face-paint, just as Mitsuki-san recommended…
"Wow, you look so beautiful, Rin-kun" Mikka exclaimed as she was doing the last braiding of my hair… my hair was tied up to a high ponytail… and braided… all credits to Mikka-chan
"I-it's all thanks to friends like you" I said while being so embarrassed… 'Will- will he notice me tonight? Ahh! What am I thinking?!' I thought to myself while shaking my head lowly…
'He will definitely notice you, Rin-can!' a familiar feminine voice talked back in my head! Am I talking to myself?
'NO, RIN-CHAN! IT'S ME, UMI, UMI, UMI! HEHEHE!' Oh, so she can talk to me telepathically? Wow, she's awesome!
'But, you're a lot gourgeous!' she said excitingly…
"Oi, Rin-kun, the toad demon just told us to get you downstairs to start the ceremony…" Mikka said
"EHH~~?! But, I'm nervous…" I whined… I really am… how am I going to face Sesshomaru-sama?
'So, you're not worried about the many people and suitors downstairs, but you could almost colla- RIN-CHAN! GOMENNASAI! I'M REALLY SORRY! I ENTERED INTO YOUR MEMORIES WITHOUT PERMISSION! AND I- AND I- S-SAW YOU KISSING SESSHOMARU! KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!' and then I saw Umi-chan with blood on her hands!
"Umi-chan! Are you okay?!" I worriedly asked…
"She's fine, Rin-san… she gets that a lot when entering our memories and finds something sexually-integrated… you see, Rin-san… only Umi-sama is un-mated…" Mitsuki explained…
"Oi, Umi-kun… I only slept with Ranma, and that was even before we planned to come here, what made you bleed?" Mikka-chan asked suspiciously…
"And I slept with Takuto! That was the night of our preparation, Umi-san?" Mitsuki added, the two pairs of suspicious orbs turned from Umi-chan to me and fixed on me…
"Hahaha! It's nothing, girls!" Umi suddenly came in between…
"Rin-kun, you…" Mikka-chan started….
"You… are still… innocent, aren't you, Rin-san?" Mitsuki finished… Did they actually think?!
"OI, OI, OI! I don't know about those things!" I proclaimed…
"Really?" The two of them chorused sarcastically… they don't believe me?! How could they!
"Honestly, Mikka-chan, Mitsuki-chan…" I insisted…
"With whom did you do it with, Rin-san?" Mitsuki's aura is now different! It's… full… of… of… I don't know how to describe it… it's sarcasm?
"Let her be, Mikka, Mitsuki… she's still innocent and come on, it's her birthday, remember?" Umi-chan came to my defense…
"Ok, ok! I give up…" Mikka-chan finally said…
"I'll let you go, Rin-chan~~" Mitsuki said playfully, really, these two…
The door burst open to reveal the green, eye-bulging toad,
"WHERE IS THE WRETCHED HUMAN! YOU BRING HER DOWNSTAIRS ALREADY!" he announced… or rather, shouted, commanded, bossed around… whatever term can we all come up with anyway… but, I'm half nervous and half excited actually…
"Osu, BOSS TOAD!" Mikka-chan even saluted and the three of us laughed…
With each step I take, my heart only beats faster and faster… I see them all… those close to my hearts and accepted me, even some other demon lords and suitors… but… I don't see him… Sesshomaru-sama, where are you…
Kohaku's POV
'An angel…' was all tha came to my head as I saw the prettiest, no, not just the prettiest, the most beautiful woman seen… Rin has really grown… but she still wears that angelic look on her face… so… natural… tempting, even… I am telling her tonight… I have decided on it…
'Rin…'
All eyes were on her until he arrived, he wore the clothing completely identical to Rin's, what the heck does this mean?
No, no, no… impossible…
He escorted Rin to a big chair, more like a throne, fitted only for Rin… and he- he-… kissed Rin's hand?!
I clenched my fist
Is that really Sesshomaru-sama?
Rin's eyes… those delicious chocolate eyes… are lured by Sesshomaru-sama's golden ones… those kinds of stares… and her smile! Oh God! Rin! She's… in love with him… and he with her… Truth be told… to everyone, she's a pet to him… but we, Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, Shippo, Kagome-san, and I could see… the truth that is obviously set upon the both of them…
I DARE BELIEVE IT!
"To my bride-to-be…"
Rin's POV
He… there he is… coming my way… is that really Sesshomaru, I stared at his direction with awe, love and admiration… this… pattern… it's the same with his… did he arrange this for me, for a pet? My smile faded at the thought…
He took my hand and led me to what looked like a throne! I'm simply blushing, while trying my best to walk slowly and calmly while holding his hand…
I sat down and he held the back of my hand to his face and smiled to me… only I can see this… I always expected him to be more dashing when smiling… then what he did next was what shocked everyone in the room, he knelt down one knee and k-k-kissed my hand! I stared at him in astonishment! He smiled playfully back at me! Now this is a lot to take in… TOO MUCH! My nostrils and all other parts of my body is screaming for his lips!
He faced the audience, but didn't let go of my hand, and held a glass half-empty with wine, demon lords from various parts of the nation, people, and mistresses of Lords all gathered up for this occasion… I'm quite flattered for this… but… I know what these demon lords all think… they all think the same…
"To my bride to be…" those words, those syllables, the arranged letters and the sincerity in all of it… I was going to cry… happiness? NO, DELIGHTED! I can't contain it all in!
"Cheers…" He raised his glass and looked directly into my eyes… longing, contentment and love can be read in it…. I… can't… contain it …
"Sessho-*hick*maru-sama*hick* A-Arigatou…" I said while crying, crying because I'm happy… happy that my protector, my life-giver, my guardian, my friend, my family and now, my husband-to-be loves me just as much as I do him… this is a dream come true! Not being thought of as a pet to Sesshomaru-sama made me more than happy!
'I told you, he'd notice you…' Umi-chan said…
'You bet! Thank you, Umi-chan' I smiled… despite my crying, the face-paint wasn't affected… Mitsuki's secret… I'm just so happy… the applause of everybody in the room was deafening… I looked at the shocked but happy faces of my friends… Umi-chan is especially very happy, the same with Mitsuki and Mikka-chan… Ruka and Rikka are nowhere to be found… I found the unforgettable group that helped me a long time ago… Inuyasha, Kagome-sama, Sango-san, Miroku-sama, Shippo-kun, Kohaku-kun… he's smiling faintly… he turned away and walked out of the room… is he not happy for me?
I held Sesshomaru-sama's hand tightly and he looked at me again, I motioned for him to come closer… and he did so…
"What is it, Koi?" a hint of concern found in his stoic voice asked me...
"Can we talk to Kohaku later, Sesshomaru-sama?" I asked…
"If that is what you wish, Koi, then so be it…" He SMILED again! This must be the best day of my life!
"Hai, Sesshomaru-sama…" I smiled back at him…
Sesshomaru's POV
"Hai… Seshhomaru-sama" She replied… every ounce of happiness can be found in her eyes… so as mine…
I would never have thought it would take me as to announce it on this occasion, to these people and demons alike present to witness the day, this Sesshomaru captivated by the simple actions and beauty of a human… no, Goddess…
This is the first part of my gift, actually, the second will be tonight… and the third… will be given to everyday of her- our lives together…
Is this what father wanted me to learn? Is this where all my hard work to avoid following father's footsteps led me to? To love a human? History does repeat itself… But. I will not allow my mate, my Rin to be hurt and taken away from me just as Father allowed to happen to his… I will not leave my family-to-be and betray them for another… yes, I am above my father… and to Rin and our pups I shall prove it…
This is not a sign of weakness, Rin is not, she is my strength, my love and my world… They may think whatever they please; say whatever pleases them, so long as they won't hurt my mate and our pups-to-be… Is this what love feels like? The need to protect, cherish and stay by their side forever; the happiness to see them be happy?
If these witnesses, standing before us today think I am lowering myself, so be it… all for my mate, my love, my Rin…
A/N: How's that for a 2,000 words chapter? ^_^v Was it worth the wait? Review! :)))