PURE FLOWER

Chapter 4

The Attacks

Sesshoumaru watched as his new mate took her time in the pool of water inside the cave. Her raven hair was tied up in a messy bun at the top of her head, showing him her milky fair skin and the bite mark at the back of her neck. The mark; a blue crescent moon similar to the one on his forehead had proved that she was his for as long as he lived.

As he sat on the ground where they had recently mated, and leaned his bare back against the cold cave wall, Sesshoumaru took in the scent around him with his sensitive nose. Other than their recent mating scent, he could detect another scent that did not belong either to him or his Rin. Turning his gaze towards the entrance of the cave, he narrowed his eyes when he remembered the scent; the scent of the foolish servant who followed him all the way from Western Land to Southern Land under his first mate, Ren's command.

Picking up his clothes from beside where he sat, Sesshoumaru donned it upon his body before rising to his feet and walking silently towards the entrance so that he would not alert either Rin or the foolish servant. Somehow, he did not wish to have Rin watched the way he killed someone, for reason he did not understand. As he neared the entrance, he could smell a stronger scent and he made cracking sound with his fingers, ready himself for the kill.

OUTSIDE THE CAVE

The servant tied a piece of cloth onto the leg of the demon crow and after he was sure the cloth that contented all the information his lady needed was secured, he threw the demon crow into the air and watched it flew away with lightening speed. He smirked when he thought of the reaction his lady was going to show. She was going to be real mad when she knew that her lord husband had took another woman as his mate, and he wondered what his next task would be. Perhaps she will want me to kill that pretty lady…

He licked his lips when he thought of the woman, apparently his lord's new concubine or something. He had taken a glimpse at her and had been aroused just by the sight of her pretty face and slim figure when she was sitting outside the cave last night. What was more surprising was that the woman looked almost like a younger version of Lady Ren, perhaps also more innocent and fragile.

He had been so deep in thought that he did not even realized the threatening presence behind him. But as he turned around when he heard the sound of cracking, all he could see was a pair of bloody red eyes before everything went black.

INSIDE THE CAVE

Rin rose from the pool of water when she finally realized that her Lord Sesshoumaru had gone missing without her knowing. With her hair dripping wet and droplets of water dripping down onto the ground from her body, Rin stood beside the pond stark naked with her arms covering her breasts and waited for her lord to return from wherever he had gone to.

Rin stared at her kimono at the corner of the cave but she did not bother to put them on since she was still wet, and her lord had told her before she took her bath that he wanted to mate with her again and again for the whole day, to ensure that she carried his pup.

Touching her flat stomach with her right hand, Rin thought of having children with her lord Sesshoumaru and could not help but smiled at the thought of it.

THUD!

She looked up when she heard something heavy dropped onto the ground near her and she smiled when she saw her Lord Sesshoumaru had returned, along with a dead deer. Running towards her mate, Rin wrapped her arms around his waist when she reached him and sighed when he embraced her back. Although she had just mated with him and known him for only a short period of time, but she already trusted him and wanted to make him happy. I want to see his smile…

"Welcome back, Lord Sesshoumaru…"

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened slightly when he heard what Rin had said. No one, no one had ever once said that to him whenever he returned from the outside because all of his people and servant were afraid of him. But this woman, his second mate...

"Ahh…this Sesshoumaru is back…" He whispered back and tightened his arms around her waist before burying his head at the crook of her neck, inhaling her sweet spicy scent. When he felt her hands wandered into his clothes and caressed his chest, he smirked and pulled slightly away from her before saying.

"Are you not hungry, my Rin?"

"I am…I am hungry…for you." Rin whispered huskily and leaned her naked body even closer to his lord who was still fully clothed, but not for long.

THE WESTERN PALACE

Ren crushed the cloth in her hand after reading its content written by her one of her spies following Sesshoumaru. As she thought, her father had given Sesshoumaru a woman in order to get what he wanted. That bastard…!

"What is the matter, Lady Ren?"

Ren turned around to face her lover with nothing but a blanket covering her body. Her amber eyes burned with anger as she threw the cloth at the servant on her bed before rising from the bed and walking towards the opened balcony. She glared into the morning sky and growled fiercely when she detected the scent of her son Shura lingered around her quarter.

"That brat is here. Do your job."

"Alright…" The servant replied and rose from the bed. He took a glance at his lady and wondered what had angered her so, but knew it had to do with Lord Sesshoumaru. After deciding not to interfere with her mood least he got himself into more trouble, he dressed and went outside to do his duty; to kill young lord Shura.

THE TRAINING FIELD

Shura panted and glared at the wolf demon Kouga with his golden eyes. That wolf wanted him to keep up with his speed, knowing that he would never be able to do so. He stood at his full height and made a crackling sound with his fingers, ready to charge again and this time, without mercy.

"Oi, Oi. This is just a practice; don't be so damn serious like your father." Kouga said and started to back away from the young demon, knowing that he would attack with all his skills he had learned from Sesshoumaru. Not that he was afraid of the young demon or the chances of loosing to him, it was just he did not want to hurt the young demon or else Sesshoumaru would have all his clan's heads hanging at the castle gate.

"This Shura is always serious." With that, he charged with his claws rising in the air and growled when the wolf demon disappeared before him with a flash. He turned around when he felt a presence behind him and sliced the person with his claws without even looking. Blood….

THUD!

Shura stared at the demon lying dead on the ground before him and his eyes widened when he realized it was not Kouga but one of his mother's servants. Sensing more presence around him, Shura raised his claws and growled, knowing very well that he was under attack, again. Why…?

"Oi, are you alright?" Kouga asked and appeared beside Shura with his claws ready to kill as well. He slid a glance at the young demon when he smelled confusion and hurt from him, and felt slightly sympathy towards him. That bitch…

"Hmm…well, this attack sure comes in a right time, don't you think?" Kouga said and landed a punch at a nearby attacker.

"Why do you say so?" Shura asked and raised his brow at the wolf demon while slicing the attackers with his claws.

"For your training of course, and lets show how well you're in it to your father Sesshoumaru, boy."

"…….Don't call me boy again, skimpy wolf. I have a name."

With that, both Shura and Kouga leaned their back against each another and set their eyes on their opponent with murderous glare, not making a move, but waiting for the attackers to move. Die!

BACK TO THE CAVE

Sesshoumaru slid his hand down along Rin's spine and watched as she took her rest after a long and tired mating. Burying his face into her raven hair and inhaled her special scent, he was pleased when he detected a faint scent coming from inside her body. She had conceived a pup, his pup.

Sliding his hand to her still flat stomach, Sesshoumaru wondered how she would look like while she was huge with his pup. When his first mate carried his pup Shura, he had distanced himself away from her, even after Shura was born. But this time, he wanted to keep his eyes on his new mate, not wanting to miss any event that had something to do with her, and that include pregnancy. Why he wanted to do so, he did not know but intended to find out the reason why this woman had such affect on him, the great Sesshoumaru.

"Rin…"

He then placed his arms around her waist, pulling her bare body towards him so she would be warm enough. He almost smiled when he heard a faint moan coming from his Rin and tightened his grip around her as she snuggled deeper into his embrace.

"Have a good rest, Rin…" Sesshoumaru whispered into her ear and closed his eyes as well, not sleeping, but thinking. Tomorrow he would be taking her to the village nearby so the people there would know she was the second lady of Western Land who was carrying the child of their lord. She would be respected, honored by all humans and demons he ruled over and he would make sure they did so. Two more days to go…

Two more days to go and he would be able to bring her back to the Western Castle, but he doubted she would be welcomed by Ren and some of the servants under her. In fact, he believed that Ren would make her move once she saw Rin, and just the thought of that bitch causing pain to his Rin was enough to fuel his blood with anger. No one will hurt my Rin or my pups!

He did not worry about Shura because he trusted his ability to defend himself. Although Shura was still young, Sesshoumaru had trained him from ever since he was able to take his first step, so he was considered powerful despite his age. In fact, he also knew that Kouga would be there to protect him and aid him as well so he would not have to worry about him at all.

"Lord Sesshoumaru……"

Sesshoumaru opened his golden eyes slightly when he heard his name called out by his mate. But instead of finding her awake and staring at him, she was still asleep by the sound of her breathing. Apparently she had the habit of talking while sleeping, but he did not mind that as long as he was the only man whose name whispered from her lips in her sleep. Closing his eyes once more, Sesshoumaru placed his lips at the nape of her neck and whispered.

"I am here with you, Rin…"

A/N: Oh God! This chapter is so short yet it took me months to complete! My schedule is still very tight and I'm trying my very best to write the stories. Anyway, I apologize if you find this chapter sucks because this chapter was supposed to be longer but since I wanted to post it on earlier, so I cut some scene. But I will put the scene in the next chapter so you will understand better. Thank you and till next time.

PS: "His Wish" and "Wants and Needs" will not be updated for a while because I'm focusing on this story. But I'll finish them both at the same time, hopefully.