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Ch. 13
Partially Inhibited
"Nine hours, forty-two minutes, and fifteen fucking seconds."
As she paced back and forth, Rin let out a frustrated groan, swiping a hand over her face. It was only a few hours earlier that Sesshomaru had left with Inuyasha to their meeting with some important people apparently, not that she could really give a shit. She could understand that when he was called upon that she had to respect him leaving as well as getting use too it. But being locked in his room for what was clearly more then she had hoped to be a couple of hours, was something she could not get use too. It never dawned on her about letting people know about their. . .'relationship', if that was the word to go by. Obviously now was not the time to let others know about them. Not yet at least. Still, it was no excuse to keep her closed off from the outside. He already clarified she wasn't a prisoner, yet she still felt like one. She would make sure to let Sesshomaru know she was not to be kept hidden in his room while being with him. For now she was okay with them being on the down low, but sooner or later he would have to announce it that they are together. Hoping sooner would come before later. If it had been another time and another place, Rin wouldn't care when he would do it, but at the moment desperate times call for desperate measures. She needed to be claimed by him before Ryukotsusei found a way to retrieve her and force herself to submit to him. Rin sure as hell did not want to be the mate of a cold hearted bastard.
Running a hand through her tousled hair she plopped down onto the bed, sitting Indian style, staring at the door. Though it wasn't any of her business to know what they were discussing at the moment, it had everything to do with her therefor, she had a right to question and pry on the conversation that was taking place. Once Sesshomaru walked through that door, she would force answers out of him whether he liked it or not. If she had things going her way, she would be in that meeting right now. In her opinion, Rin knew Ryukotsusei better than anyone else. She knew how he worked and how he handled things. And she knew damn well he could care less about her in general. She was his possession, nothing more. To him this was all a game; a game he wanted to win. It still puzzled her why he wanted to start a war against Toga. Even before the whole kidnapping thing, he talked about taking over the west and killing those who were against him or stood in his way. He was just plain crazy. A demon who was crazy to have all the power in the world, not caring what he did to get it.
Who am I kidding? He should be in a nut house with how crazy he is. Smirking to herself, she stretched her sore arms, laying her back on the softness of her bed. Or is it Sesshomaru's? She pouted shrugging her shoulders. Figuring it would be awhile before Sesshomaru would return from his meeting, Rin closed her eyes deciding to take a nap. There were so many things she wanted to know as well as questions she needed answers too. For the mean time she could wait. She was exhausted beyond anything and wanted nothing more then to sleep it all off. It felt like she had only been out for what seemed to be ten minutes when she felt someone shaking her shoulder, not too hard but enough to get her attention. She shifted a little but didn't wake up. The hand on her shoulder continued to shake her shoulder, Rin shrugging her shoulder, temporarily removing the hand as she had been getting annoyed. Thinking whoever it was that was trying to wake her left, she fell back into a peaceful sleep. It wasn't until she felt herself being thrown over a hard object did she finally open her eyes. It was almost as if Deja vu appeared before her eyes when she noticed she had been thrown over someone's shoulder. She had been in this predicament many times with Sesshomaru to know when she was or not.
"W-what the hell-" She was cut off as someone shoved some kind of cloth in her mouth, instantly shutting her up.
She blinked her eyes a few times trying to adjust to the darkness of the room and began to panic when she couldn't see who was in the room with her. With the cloth in her mouth it was clearly impossible to scream, so instead settled for the next big thing. She kicked her legs around, trying to get her captor to release her and started banging on the person's back. So many thoughts were rushing through her mind, she was beginning to wonder if Ryukotsusei had found her and took over the palace. That seemed to set her off completely. Her punches suddenly grew more fierce as she pounded with all her strength on the stranger's back, only getting a grunt in response. She felt the person's shoulder blade dig into her stomach, then came to realize they were moving. As much as she wanted to cry, she knew she couldn't. Rin bit hard into the cloth forcing them back. She wouldn't give the bastard the pleasure of seeing her suffer, not now not ever. It was still dark as they continued to walk, no light being shown at all. She was starting to think the power was either out or had been cut. The latter being most likely of the two. They stopped for a moment before the sound of double doors were heard, followed by low murmurs. Rin whimpered as there was a bright light, the only one that seemed to be on, in the room they were now in, which only meant there had to be people or demons for that matter as well inside. There was a loud growl followed by what sounded like an object being slammed against a hard surface. This only seemed to heighten her fear to a new extent.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?"There was a long pause before the person spoke again."I specifically said to wake her, gently, and bring her here. Not to be gagged and hauled over your shoulder."
Rin stilled for a moment finally recognizing the owner of the voice. Turning her head as far as it could go, she caught the intense and very angry gaze of Sesshomaru. Not wanting to be the one he directed it to, she made sure to avoid eye contact with him. Taking the time to look around, she noticed a few other demon's siting around a large round table or rather rectangular. A light bulb suddenly went off in her head, that she was in the meeting room he had left to hours before. Though he could have came to get her himself, she was guessing she wasn't meant to be brought here the way she was. Not that it mattered at the moment, the damage was done, she was scared out of her wits. No longer being able to help herself, she let her gaze fall back on her lover. Sesshomaru caught her eyes and stared at her with a slightly calmer gaze, though still held a glint of anger. Albeit her dangling rather uncomfortably over some asshole's shoulder, she should be the one mad. Letting out another whimper she struggled once more on the demons shoulder trying to relieve some of the pressure. The position the she was being held in was starting to become bothersome. His shoulder was practically digging into her ribs.
"Sesshomaru." She sobbed against the cloth, his name being muffled. In a flash he was in front of the shaking demon who held onto Rin. He lifted her off his shoulder, placing her firmly on the ground before dismissing the scared demon. She was hesitant to let go of his shirt though, so he picked her back up into his arms holding her bridal style. Cocking a brow, he removed the gag from her mouth. She sighed and smiled softly."Thanks."
Nodding his head he walked over to his chair which was at the end of the table, ignoring the suspicious stares from the others, taking a seat with Rin in his lap. She gulped nervously trying to not pay attention to the curious eyes as well of Inuyasha's, who had a knowing smirk on his face. She frowned as he shook his head and chuckled. He was definitely making her want to get out of the room as soon as possible. She bit her bottom lip turning her head to look anywhere but at the demons in front of her. She squeaked when she felt a hand slide up and down on her thigh. Slowly she turned her head to look at Sesshomaru who was grinning before looking down at his hand and blushing. She was pretty sure if he could smell her scent then so could the others, which meant they probably knew she was becoming aroused. Oh kami. . . . She heard someone clear their throat, thankful for the awkward silence to be broken even if it was a small gesture. Hopefully no one noticed, even if they did she was thankful no one commented on it.
"Lord Sesshomaru, it has been said Ryukotsusei is on the move. We have been discussing our plan of action for awhile, but have yet to come to an agreement." One of the demon's spoke while glaring at Rin. She felt Sesshomaru's hand on her thigh stop it's ministrations for a second before continuing again. She wondered briefly if he noticed the glare the demon was giving her as well.
"Whattaya scared? I say we make him make the first move. He's so built on getting Rin back, he's not all there. Besides, we clearly out number him so I don't see what the big deal is." Inuyasha grunted, crossing his arms, his ears slightly twitching. Rin wanted to giggle at his stance but chose to keep to herself and not draw attention. It was bad enough he mentioned her name.
The demon who spoke before scoffed at the statement, siting up straighter in his seat. Rin narrowed her eyes before pursing her lips. She already took a not liking to the guy by his whole persona and the way he came off as an asshole to her. Just by the way he spoke he acted as if he was the one in charge. There was nothing suspicious regarding his loyalties about him or anything, he was just one of those people or demons so to speak, who think they know it all and think their better than everyone else.
"Huh, you have no say in the matter, half-breed." He sneered."In fact, I don't even understand why you are sitting at this table."
Rin bit the inside of her cheek trying to hold back from saying something she might regret, but being the stubborn hot head that she was, she let her mouth take over."He's here because he is the son of your once great leader. Or have you already forgotten who he was? In any case I don't get why your here. Unlike you, Inuyasha is Toga's son, so he has every right. And who cares if he's not a full demon? I bet he can kick you're ass-" Rin was stopped mid sentence by a hand being held over her mouth. She furrowed her brows and looked up at the frowning Sesshomaru.
There were several gasps as well as angry growls that filled the room. Rin didn't care though, she was livid some jerk would even dare insult the most powerful and the most respected Daiyoukai's younger son for being a hanyou. Of course she knew it wasn't her place to speak out amongst these Inu demon's who play an important part in politics, she just couldn't sit by while someone disgraced their own kind, especially one of high rank. Shit, weren't they all suppose to be some kind of extended family or something? Why go and treat someone from you're own gang as if they were below you? Which both Sesshomaru as well as Inuyasha were far from being. Looking over at Inuyasha, she smiled at the smirk he sent her, knowing it was his way of thanking her. She spared a glance at the demon who she yelled at, flinching at the growl he sent her. She felt a vibration on her back before noticing the other demon closing her mouth. She looked up to smile at Sesshomaru who must have put the jerk in his place, before wincing at the scolding glare he was giving her. Though she could swear there was a glint of appreciation in them.
"Oh little girl you are in no condition to be lecturing me. I hold a high place in the demon government. I could have you killed on the spot for even speaking out of line. You are nothing but a human, a whore for that matter. You are here simply because of the attachment you and Ryukotsusei have with one another, nothing more."He seethed through gritted teeth. Rin felt Sesshomaru's hold on her tighten to the point where she would cry out from the pain at any given moment."Sesshomaru, I do not recall you saying the human was to join us for discussion nor to be seated on you're lap like some pet. You have a responsibility as our leader to do what is right. Disposing of that, is one of them."
For a moment Rin thought Sesshomaru was just going to sit there and let this demon talk to her like she was nothing but filth, and not do a thing about it. Her lip began to tremble, as she sniffed. She didn't want to cry and appear weak in front of powerful demons, but she was never one to be made a fool of for protecting someone she cared about. She was almost saddened that Sesshomaru wasn't at least going to stick up for her, even if she was tough she was after all human. She didn't notice it at first but she could hear the chairs being pushed back, some demons obviously getting up. It was when she felt Sesshomaru's claws begin to dig into her skin that she looked around to see they had all backed up as far away from the table as possible. Before she could blink, she was shoved to the side colliding with a hard body, arms wrapping around her mid section. She grunted feeling the wind being knocked out of her before looking up into the golden eyes of Inuyasha, who still had a smirk on his face. Confused, she was about to ask what was going on when he nodded his head forward, indicating behind her. Rin quickly turned around only to scream at the sight before her. There stood in the middle of the room a bloodied Sesshomaru, red eyes and jagged markings, fangs fully extended with blood dripping from his hands. Her gazed lowered to the sliced up body on the floor which had some kind of green ooze surrounding it. Her eyes squinted before widening at who the body belonged to. The asshole who had called her a whore.
Sesshomaru stood up tall with his chin in the air, challenging anyone to question his actions. Though the demon, who's name was Hijarou, held a very important position in the demon government, Sesshomaru was no doubt of higher authority. Why, the fool would even dare to insult his mate, was beyond him. He felt the way she stilled in his hold upon being called a whore, though the meaning held much more to it then what the others would ever know. He never thought things would get out of hand just by her mere presence, if he would have known he would have ended the meeting hours ago. Being gone for so long from her was hurting him deeply, even if it was just a few hours. It wasn't until he felt her asleep, that he wanted her to be with him, so that she could sit with him and be in his company. He had thought by her siting in his lap, the fools would come to realize she was his, but that did not seem to register their small minds to acknowledge the fact. Hell, the imbecile he sent to get her couldn't even follow direct orders. All he ordered was to wake her and bring her to him, not to see her gagged hanging limp over the brutes shoulder. He hoped now they would understand that she was not any human of unimportance nor Ryukotsusei's whore, but simply his mate. With the display they just witnessed, he was sure it finally emanate.
Growling low in his throat he nodded his head to the body before him. Immediately two other demons began to clean up the mess, along with others to join once seeing the glare from their leader. Turning towards the remaining few, he let his fangs retract as well as his claws, closing his eyes for a moment and opening them so they were once again golden hue. Inuyasha grunted as his brother sent him a death glare, followed by a snarl. All which clearly stated a warning. He let his arms around Rin fall to his waste before stepping back from her cautiously. He knew how the bastard was when it came to Rin, even before he started to accept his feelings for her. Not only was he insanely jealous, but was also extremely possessive and protective. He couldn't blame him though, he was the exact same way with Kagome at one point.
Rin, feeling the arms that were around her disappear, ran at Sesshomaru full speed jumping into his waiting arms. Sure, she was a little off edge by the whole killing of a member, but the bastard had it coming. And though Sesshomaru would never admit to it, he was doing it for his brother just as much as he did it for her. He had to uphold some of his family's honor somehow. She buried her head in his neck inhaling his smell she grew to love. He might be a killer, but it was to be expected. She already agreed to stay by his side no matter what, whether he did stuff she approved of or not. Sesshomaru placed both his hands under her knees bringing her feet off the ground, her legs wrapping themselves around his waist, bringing her arms to close around his neck. Now seemed to be the right time to inform the gang that they were together, or whatever. Rin still wasn't sure what they were as long as everyone knew they were with each other, that's all that mattered to her.
"So um. . .if you didn't notice by now, we're kind of a couple?" Rin asked more then stated. She heard Sesshomaru chuckle in her ear and smiled."Or I guess in this case mates. Not sure what you wanna call it, but that's what we are." She finished lamely. Several eyes stared at her in confusion before hastily bowing their heads upon hearing their leaders' growl.
"What she is trying to say is that she now holds the position of my future mate. Rin has been chosen before she was born, so the rumors you've heard that she belongs to Ryukotsusei is a lie. When the war is over we will consummate our union, and she will become my mate." He stated. The bowed heads nodded in understanding before leaving the room as Sesshomaru waved his hand in a dismissive gesture. She looked around to make they all left before turning to look at Sesshomaru.
Rin pulled back so that she could look into the eyes of her stoic demon, letting a wide grin spread across her face. He raised an eyebrow in question, making his face unreadable."So. . " She started, letting a finger trail up and down his chest."We're gonna consummate when this is over, huh?" A seductive smirk crossed her mouth as she leaned in closer to the growling demon, his hold on her legs tightened slightly."Who's to say I don't wanna consummate it right now fluffy?"
Sesshomaru growled playfully as he leaned forward when she began to pull away, his lips brushing her's faintly. Just as he was about to ravish her mouth, a loud cough broke them from their little activity. Rin giggled at the irritated look on Sesshomaru's face, who growled and narrowed his eyes in annoyance. Peeking over her shoulder, she looked at Inuyasha who was making gagging noises at the two, the expression on his face making it seem as if he were disturbed by their display of affection. Though Rin could only guess that maybe the look was real, seeing as watching your sibling make out with someone isn't the best sight to be held. Ignoring the still growling Sesshomaru, Rin wiggled out of his hold before casually walking up to the hanyou swinging her hips so that she got both demons attention, mostly Sesshomaru's. She smiled coming to a stop in front of Inuyasha who held a bored look, but amused at the same time. Cocking her fist back, she punched him in the arm as hard as she could. It had little effect but seeing him rub his arm brought some satisfaction. Though on the inside she was hurting.
"That," She said pointing to his arm."Is for being a cock block."
She huffed and walked back over to the chuckling Daiyoukai, taking his hand in hers. Looking over she stuck her tongue out at the scowling Inuyasha. They started walking but stopped hearing him shout after them."Yeah, well you don't know how many time Sesshomaru got in the way of me and Kagome!" A sudden wind blew past them as Inuyasha ran past them and up the stairs."You can believe me when I say, you guys are gonna be interrupted from you're little consummation." He spat sarcastically. Sesshomaru growled but made no move to go after his brother. Satisfied with the reaction he got, he ran up the stairs with a michevious grin on his face.
Laughing to herself she pulled Sesshomaru with her, who was glaring in the direction of his brother. She squeezed his hand in reassurance, silently telling him Inuyasha wasn't gonna bother them anytime soon. They walked in comfortable silence once reaching their bedchambers. The day had gone by pretty quick, all the while she was locked in his, no their room, and he was in a meeting half the day. She wanted to start asking her question now that he was out and they were in the room, but she wasn't sure if it was something he wanted to talk about after what had recently occurred. Sighing she climbed on the bed, scoffing as he made his way over to his desk and sat down. She should have known it was coming, he was still leader which meant there was still a lot of issues that needed to be taken care of. Rin pulled her knees to her chest, watching as he shuffled through different stacks of paper. Yes, she would have to hold off her questions for now, but he would give her answers as soon as possible. There was one that still plagued her mind though, she still wanted desperately to know. Taking a deep breath, she coughed trying to get his attention. He picked up his head and she knew he was all ears. Smiling, she looked down in her lap, playing with her fingers.
"Sesshomaru, I know you're busy with stuff,"She mentally rolled her eyes at how stupid she sounded right about now."But there was something that I really wanted to know."
It was quiet for a few seconds before she looked up to see Sesshomaru's brows scrunched together as if in deep thought, though she knew better then to think that. She was glad he wasn't a mind reader, because with the way he was acting right now she'd have a hard time trying to retrace her mistake of opening her mouth. Whether or not he knew what she about to ask was unclear to her, but was sure by how her voice was shaky, he knew it was serious. She almost regretted even saying anything at all, she didn't want him to be angry with her. But she had to know something, well more of a reason than anything else. She heard him sigh and watched as he closed his eyes before opening them to look directly at her. Her heart was pounding so fast, she bet he could hear it from where he sat. After this question, she would make sure to rethink all the other ones before bringing them back up. The way he was staring at her made her want to dig a whole and bury herself in it. Biting down hard on her lip, she continued to watch his demeanor. Sesshomaru leaned back in his chair entwining his hands together. Rin knew this posture more then anything, she used it so many times when being interrogated by Ryukotsusei. He was on full defense mode, preparing for whatever she was about to throw at him.
"Alright Rin. What is it you want to know?" He asked calmly. Rin shifted on the bed so that her legs were tucked underneath her bottom. It was now or never. She bit her bottom lip harder, tasting her blood as it fell in her mouth.
This is it Rin. . . .Just say it and get it over with!
Closing her eyes for a moment she opened them, staring back into his. Not the smartest thing to do with the question she was about to ask. She knew it would be hitting a soft spot, but she really had to know. It was after all, her fault in a way. She narrowed her eyes in determination, opening her mouth only to close it. Her fist clenched and unclenched at her sides before letting out a huff and decided to be as blunt as possible. Sesshomaru sat impatiently in his seat as he watched Rin have some inner turmoil going on in her head. He smelt her sudden change of scent, knowing that whatever caused it must have been serious. It only worried him more when she asked him if she could know something that seemed of importance. . . . .He knew then that he had to prepare for whatever it was she wanted to ask him. Whether it be something minor or on a personal level, he would be ready. Seeing her determined face, he mentally growled, knowing she was going to be quite frank, not a characteristic of her's he enjoyed that much. He narrowed his eyes as well, knowing that she was having a difficult time saying what she wanted. If he provoked her a little, it would push her confidence up and only encourage her. Though he wasn't sure if he wanted her to be with how she was behaving.
Oh now look, he's provoking me, the son of a bitch! Okay that's it here its goes. . .I hope he doesn't kill me. Clearing her throat, Rin opened her mouth and asked the question she has been wanting an answer to sense he brought her here.
"What law did Toga break that caused this war to begin with. . . . .?"
A/N: Hm, well looks like this came out earlier than expected. . .That being a good thing of course! SO I'm not sure how many of you have been wondering that same question, but looky looky, I got you're answer!(Claps hands) Sorry this chapter was a little short, my last chapter being #12 was the longest so far, couldn't really put too much out there on this one. All the short chapters such as this are what I consider 'Fillers', but they follow the story line as well. Another good word would be 'Tease' as I like to put it. So this chapter 'Filler' deals with Rin and her curiosity about why there's even a war about to happen in the first place. Next ch. should be out again maybe this week, or the next. Either way there's gonna be one.=)
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Ke-ke shan- Hm. . .good question. Well, in the later chapters which are to come, It'll explain why. I'd say somewhere 'round chapter 16. Kikyo doesn't play a big part, but she's in there. Just very small.=p
meggie-moo s- Haa I know I'm all excited too, and I'm the one writing it! But it's more of the shooting kinda thing. It be sorta weird if the swords come out. Though there will be none the less.
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sesshrin devoter- Where have you been my love! lol. I thought about letting Sesshomaru take a whack at it, but thought why not let him say it in the later chapters when the right time comes. With everything going on between the two, gotta draw the line with how they feel, to what they plan on doing next, ya know? Toga's sons are just such a pain. Ugh but a sexy pain. Haha.
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