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Kitaru smirked at me with a grim look. His eyes held a strange flame behind them, they glowed with hate. My heart began racing with the familiar adrenaline, I was not afraid, I was excited. 'Why' I thought to myself. Sure, I would be excited to see my childhood friend. I had not seen him since I denied him. But this was different... I felt excited to kill him, not see him. Maybe it was because of the look he gave me, so hateful. I knew his look was meant to put fear into me, but it only made the desire to hunt him grow.
"Hello, Rin." he greeted. His voice was low and menacing. "It's been far too long my dear one." He look a small step towards me and I tensed. I knew he was here to harm me, and I wasn't going to let him have a chance at to suprise me.
"Hey Kitaru!" I exclaimed, pretending nothing was out of the ordinary. "It has been a while! How are you? How has your life treated you?" I took an intentional step forward as well, to let him know I was not afraid. I would not let a human destroy me, not when I was so close to being the powerful woman Lord Sesshomaru wanted. His eyes sparked again with an even more intense flame as before, his face twisted into one of anger.
"How has life treated me?" he asked, his calm voice did not match his furious face. "Like hell!" he screamed, his voice finally catching up with his expresion, "You ruined everything in my life the day to denied me! Little wench! You took my heart and mangled it beyond repair, I spent days, no, years trying to fix what you've broken!", He began slowly moving forward, his hands animating his every word. I hadn't noticed before but his hair was longer now. Still untammed, yet pulled back into a loose leather strap at the base of his neck. I mirrored his movements so as not to let him get behind or beside me. "You have ruined my marriage, my wife has taken my children and now you shall pay!"
"Me?" I asked innocently. His anger only further excited me and I wanted to drag this out as long a possible."What did I ever do to you? I simple did not want you. No one said you had to fall in love with me. No one forced you to befirend me. Besides, my heart has always belonged to Lord Sesshomaru, you've always known that" I twirled a piece of my hair as if I was nervous.
"You lying little bitch!" He cried, "You were the one who befirended me! The only one who showed any kindness to the ophaned boy.. you opened my eyes only so I could watch you tear my heart out! I speak of you in slumber.. to this day. THAT is why my wife left and took anything I had left in this world! The same way HE left YOU!" He was completely enraged, so much so I could see the veins in his head and neck pulsing. I gave a small and innocent smile.
"In slumber you say?" I asked calmly, ignoring the stab to my heart his last comment made... "Well, you say I will pay, so how much is the price for ruining someone's soul?"I made it soud as if I was purcasing goods from any normal market.
"Death!" he shrieked, lunging at me, his sword suddenly drawn. Just then I felt the demonic aura. At first I thought it may be from Kitaru, but as I lithely jumped and used the back of his head as a kickoff for more air, I realised it was coming from the forrest. It seemed... familiar...yet I know I've never encountered a Demon with such and aura since I've learned how to sense them. I landed on the balls of my feet and turned my attention back to Kitaru. It suddenly saddened me that I would be the one who had to end his miserable life, but he gave me no choice. He was panting and engraged. Tears began forming in his eyes and I could tell this man was a lost cause. I not longer desired to watch him rage pointlessly. Maybe I had ruined his life... it was only fair that I end it now. I no longer felt I WANTED to kill him, but now I felt I had to put him out of his misery.
"Kitaru..." I said softly. He flinched at the sound of his name, clutching his sword ready to strike again. "You may speak my name in slumber..: I walked slowly closer to him. "But now.." I reached my hand out, as if to offer it to him. I was close enough he could grab it now, but I took one step closer. If he was going to die by my hand, I might as well make it peacfull.."You shall speak it in death.." I let my hand cup his face and he sighed, as if in acceptance. His sword clattered to the ground as his hands relaxed and fell to his knees. I trailed my fingers down his face to his jaw line, and in one swift movement, I pulled my dagger from waist belt and slid it quickly into the side of his head. Instant death. I remember hearing this meathod from Kagome once, when she had brought some comics from the other world... it seems to be affective. I had almost forgotten about the stange demonic aura I had sensed earlier untill if flared up. Something was pulling me towards it.
"Who goes?" I asked in the direction of the aura. "I know you've been watching me." There was no reply. I waited for a breif moment before the irritation got the best of me. With a sigh, I called out a little louder, "Either you come out here, or I'm going in there!" A few more seconds passed and then I heard rustling, and then steps forward. I turned my body so my shoulders were squared with the trees so I could face what was coming head on. I slid into a slight crouch, preparing my hand to draw the correct weapon as needed. The first thing that caught my eye was the silver. My head was spinning, I couldn't breath. 'He came back for me..' He was here. His perfect self, standing right in front of me, long silver hair, smooth porceline skin, golden eyes... "Lord.. Sesshomaru?" I whispered. He stood there, still, but his eyes cautious.
"Hello, Rin," he said in his perfect voice. He looked me dead in the eyes, something was there, smoldering. Hate? No... guilt... But why guilt? Shouldn't I be the one feeling guilty?
"My Lord," I said, a little stronger this time. "You've come back for me..." I felt my face flush and a smile spread across my face. His responding grimace sent a jolt through my heart. May he hadn't come back for me.. maybe he really left for good...
"What have you become?" he asked slowly...
Sesshomaru's P.O.V.
As I flew threw the forrest all i could picture was her face. The innocent face. Though now she would be a woman, her face not so childish, but I could not picture her matured, no matter how hard I tried, and this disturbed me. I could smell the familiar forrest around me as I flew past it, but the anger I felt was fading, and with it, my resolve. What was I doing? I had a very beautiful, very powerful female, one who I would mate, sitting ay MY castle, ready to be MY mate, to do what I say...yet here i was, running to a human girl... I stopped in my tracks. what WAS I thinking? I am the powerful Sesshomaru, Lord of the west. The fate of a mortal girl will NOT determine my own fate. I turned abruptly, ready to return to my castle when something stopped me. My legs felt heavier and heavier the further I got from Rin's Village. 'Why does her fate concern me so?' Then I remembered when Rin had entered the other world with me... when she died... and was given life again. When she died... I shook the memory from my head and turned back towards the village. If I could only be sure, to know whether she lived on or not, then I could put this silly curse behind me. The words I spoke to the child Suichi rang in my head. 'If what you say is true, then either Rin or myself should be dead right now...' No, I couldnt allow it. Rin had to live. Even if I was not in her life, she must have a life to live. I pressed forward, wary this time. what would I do if I found her grave? The sun was rising now, I could see the pink tint in the clouds. Then it was there, her scent in the air. It smelled just as sweet as I remembered it. I froze. She was alilve. Thats all I needed right? This was the only reason I came, so I could see if she was alive or not...? So why was I still drawn towards her? What would she say if she saw me? Did I care? Of course I would. So I slowly pressed forward again. Then I stopped. Another scent came with hers. That boy... the one who stole my Rin from me. There was no curse! If there was she would be dead, not wandering the forrest with her husband. Yes, they would be married by now, with children I assume. So why was this urge to continue still here? I recognized this pull... it was the same pull I felt when she was in trouble... this was it then... this curse was waiting for me to appear so it could take the one I loved from me right before my own eyes. I stalked a little closer. If she was going to die, I must see it with my own eyes, I would live in guilt for the rest of my existance if I turned away now. I would have to prevent it. But to what avail? If Istopped her from dying, it would be me to die before her eyes.. could I let that happen? Would she even hurt if I died?
"Hello, Rin... It's been far too long my dear one..." I heard the man say. Why would he greet her this way if they were married?
"Hey, Kitaru!" I heard her exclaim, the sound of her voice sent a shock through my body. Oh how I missed her. The strange heaviness in my stomach ached hollowlly. "It has been a while! How are you? How has your life treated you?" By then I had eased close enough to the path that I could see them. No, definatly not married but Rin... she was so beautifull. Her body suited maturity very well... her breasts.. they've grown quite a deal, more than a handfull. Her hips were wide, perfect for pups.. her lips.. have they always been so full and... tantalizing? Just then I realized my girth begining to twitch.
"How has my life treated me?" He asked her. It sounded like a normal human conversation, why was she bracing for attack? "Like Hell!" His voice broke my concentration, it boomed through the forrest, yet Rin did not flinch. "You ruined everything in my life the day you denied me! Little wench!" Just then my eyes went red, I coun't hear anything else the man was saying, even though his hands flailed uselessly into the air. He was coming close to her now, yet she did not move! Why Rin? Run! Then she spoke, and everything faded away but her voice. so sweet and alluring.
"Me?" She asked, she sounded completely oblivious, her wide eyes still so innocent. "What did I ever do to you? I simply did not want you. No one said you had to fall in love with me. No one forced you to befirend me. Besides, my heart has always belonged to Lord Sesshomaru, you've always known that.." She twisted her hair, but it felt like she was twisting my heart.. what have I done? She denied him? It was my rage and jealousy that drove me from that hut... before I could hear her reply... The man was speaking again but I didn't care to listen, I could feel something I've never felt before coming over me... sorrow, guilt.. Damn this all, Why did I ever leave her? She spoke again and the sound of her tinkly voice pulled me from my thoughts.
"In Slumber you say?" her eyes turned cold, something I wish I could unsee..."Well, you say I will pay, so how much is the price for ruining someone's soul?" How could this be my Rin? She was so crule, nothing like the bubbly child I left her as.. Did I do this to her? What was she thinking? Suddenly I heard the mad man scream out his reply.
"Death!" and he lunged toward her, sword drawn. I felt myself explode with rage, How dare he charge my Rin! I could sever his head where he stands, so easy... but I stopped. She was not my Rin. I ruined that long ago, I watched her lovey face, it would be the last time I was sure. He was so much bigger than her now, nothing like the boy from the village.. Strong and sturdy. I held my breath and waited for the scent of her blood to fill the air...But to my suprise, she leaped agilely into the air and off of his head. Definately not my Rin...
"Kitaru..." she said softly,walking towards him slowly. Would she forgive him for this? "You may speak of me in slumber..." Her perfect hand came out to him, as if to help him up. "But now..." I saw her hands trace his face, as if soothing the man. "You shall speak it in death." And her eyes turned nearly black. Who was this woman? The smell of the mans blood filled the air and he slumped down. He was dead... She had no remourse, no guilt, no kindness. Her eyes were dark and lifeless. She was not my Rin... "Who Goes?" I heard her call in my direction. Should I show her? Maybe If she knows I've seen what she is now, she'll snap out of this... or maybe she will try and slay me. Could I kill her? I should just run, go back to my castle... I heard her sigh, "Either you come out here, or I'm going in there!" She knows I'm here. I must give her a goodbye... I walked slowly through the trees and heard her heart race. Her cheeks filed with such a beautifull shade of pink.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" she whispered. Oh how I longed to hear those words flow from her perfect lips... but she can't know that. I can't let her become more of the moster she has...
"Hello, Rin." I stated. I tried to sound as formal as possible.
"My Lord.." she said again in her lovely voice, "You've come back for me?" Then it hit... All of this time she has been fending for herself, for me. Surviving the only way I've ever shown her... for me.. Her eyes lit up and the rosey color returned to her cheeks and she smiled a breathtaking smile... but all I could see was that lifeless woman, taking the life of a man she once cared for...
"What ave you become?" I asked, wondering, truly curious at her response...