Chapter 35

The room was filled with silence as they watched the dragoness grip her weapon. They watched in amazement as the weapon that had been made for the true mate of the Lord of the West transformed and turn its thorn like blades into her left arm, they watched as her power filled the weapon just as its power filled her. Just as the weapon had finished blending in with the scale of her arm, Rin looked up and faced her pack with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes. Just as she was about to add more to her speech, all eyes turned to the enraged young Taijiya when they heard his cold voice growl out, "Prove it, prove that you are her. Prove to us all that you really are Rin and that this isn't just a way for the East to get out of their mistake!"

Before anyone else could say a word, before Sesshomaru could growl out in warning at the female Taijiya to control her brother, everyone was shocked and surprised when suddenly the young dragoness was standing before the male Taijiya with her hands gently cupping his cheek. Before any words could be spoken they heard her whispered voice say, "Your still waiting, just like you promise…but Kohaku…I'm not human…I was never human…you can't wait for me anymore, you need to move on now."

"You…I…I don't care. I will always wait…" Kohaku stated in a confused and shocked filled voice as he began to slowly back away from dragoness before him as he began to take note of the similarities she held with the human child he had loved.

With a sad smile on her face, Rin stepped back and stated, "You will wait all you want but that will never change the fact that I am truly sorry."

"Sister?" Shippo whispered

"Hai, Shippo it's me."

"Feh, could have wrote us and told us not to worry brat…err pup." Inuyasha growled out as he approached his daughter.

"You look…different…" Sango pointed out as she stepped forward.

"I am different." Rin answered with a grin on her face as she turned to face the two wolf demons.

"Rin-san, it is good to see that you truly did not leave the family." Ayame pointed out as she still felt unsure of the child before them.

"So am I, but then I suppose the person to thank for my being here would be Lord Sesshomaru, if it hadn't been for him and the Tenseiga when he first found me and my village I would have been reborn once more and weakened yet again." Rin explained in a sad filled voice.

"So the foolish bastard did seal you off, I'm surprised that my friend didn't do a thing shortly after you had been sent away." Inukimi's surprised filled voice was heard comment.

Still sore of what the King of the East had done to her and the lack of action the Queen had shown, Rin let out a low dangerous growl as her power flared to life as she growled out, "He is known to do nothing. I had never heard or known him to be alive until the night of the ball where you and I met Lady Inukimi.

"You addressed yourself as Lady Rin to the coward yet you just stated that you were born Lady Aya which means that you are Lady Aya." Koga growled out in a confused filled voice as he glared and challenged the dragoness before them. "How are we to know that you didn't used a spell to get the soul of the human child so that you would know what you were speaking of and what it was that would be expected of you."

Before Inuyasha could hit the wolf demon, before Kagome could lightly shock her friend with her miko powers, before Sango could use her Hiraikotsu and before Miroku could glare at the wolf demon, Sesshomaru watched alongside his mother in surprise as the dragoness had thrown the female wolf demon that was the mate of Koga across the room and out the doors, they watched as she made sure to avoid to harm any other member of the pack as she lifted up the wolf demon, that was still much taller than she was, by the throat and shocked him with her electrical currents as she growled out, "I am Lady Rin. The day those bastards that rule the East, agreed to get rid of me was the day that Lady Aya died. I am and will forever be Lady Rin, ward of the west and daughter of Kagome and Inuyasha."

"Rin…release him." Kagome's cold voice was heard growl out as she glared at her wolf friend.

"The wolf was asking for it." Inuyasha growled out in an annoyed filled voice.

"You will listen to the alpha and you will listen to me as the beta of the west pup," Ayame's pissed and demonic filled voice was heard growl out as she reappeared in the room, "you will release my mate and you will do so now."

Releasing that she had allowed her anger to control her and that her new instincts were still hard to control, Rin let out a long sigh and dropped the wolf demon before dropping down to a submissive form as she whispered, "Forgive me Oka-san, I am still getting used to my demonic instincts."

Before Kagome or Inuyasha could promise her and assure her that all was forgiven and that they would be helping her with her powers and her new instincts all eyes turned to the great Lord of the West as they heard his low, angry and demonic filled voice growl out, "Every one out, I will have words with Rin now."

"I will see you all in the morning, good night." Lady Inukimi stated before doing as her son had asked and began to make her way out of the room.

"Rin?" Kohaku asked in an unsure voice. While he was still in love with her and while he wanted nothing more than to talk to her and see what it was that she had gone through, he would not leave her alone unless she had asked or stated that she did not mind being left alone with the Lord of the West.

"I'll be alright…Oka can I come look for you when I'm done speaking with Lord Sesshomaru?"

"Feh, you better come look for us pup. Come on Kagome lets go, I need to speak with you."

"Sesshomaru you harm my daughter and you will regret it." Kagome promised as she began to walk out with the rest of her pack.

Miroku and Sango not having to be asked or told had already grabbed their three children along with Kohaku and had begun to leave the room to Lord Sesshomaru and the dragoness that was Rin. Nervous and waiting to see what it was that was going on, Rin waited for them to be left alone. So once they had been left alone, Rin looked up and locked eyes with her lord, the man that she had been dreaming of seeing, of asking if she would be enough to be labeled his equal and whispered, "My Lord, it is good to see that you are well."

When he still nothing and continued to do nothing but to look at her, Rin let out a long sigh and moved on to explain herself, "I'm sorry if I made it that much harder to find a mate, I hope that you will forgive me in time but I had to see you, to see the rest of the pack. I missed my family, I missed my home. I did not want to stay away as much as I had but I had no choice."

Enraged by her choice of words, Sesshomaru looked away so that she would not see the flash of red in his eyes as he asked, "Were you held against your will by the east?"

When she refused to answer and when Rin merely said, "If you wish for me to leave I'm sure that Kagome-Oka-san and Inuyasha-Otu-san would not mind having me with them back at the village."

"Answer me Rin, did they…were you forced to stay in the East."

"I only wished to get to know my sister, I have an elder sister you see…she was nice, she knew that I wished and longed to see and be with my pack once more. It is only because I wished to show her that she was still family to me that I took so long to return to you my Lord. Please do not think that I did not wish to see you."

"Answer this Sesshomaru!" he roared out as he turned around and took hold of the dragoness that was Rin. "Did they hold you against your will? Did they do anything to have caused you harm?!"

"No," Rin whispered as she kept her eyes locked with those of her lord. 'This was not how I had hoped our reunion would be.'

"Do not lie to this Sesshomaru Rin, I can tell by your scent. What did they do to you?" He growled out in an enraged voice.

Having no idea why the words had left her mouth but unable to hold her emotions together any longer, Rin glared at her lord and whispered, "Why did you force me to return so quickly? Why did you purposely make things harder then what they had to be?"

Silence filled the room. Death defying silence filled the small space the two and it only caused her heart to be torn apart and her emotions to rage all within her. She had only been glad that it did not force her own power to harm the man she loved before her. When he did not give her an answer and when he still seemed to be surprised by her questions and knowledge of what he had been doing with his actions and the 'search' for a mate Rin pushed him from her side as she went on to growl out, "You had all the time to come seek me out when I was a human but you waited. You waited for me to seek you when I was ready, when I was strong enough to fight off the demons that would wish to move me from your side! It was only when you found what I was, when your mother told you of the spell that you chose to force my hand! You could have come for me the moment you knew yet you still wished to force me to your side."

"Rin…"

"No! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF OTHERS TRYING TO FORCE ME AND I WILL NO LONGER HAVE ANY OF IT. YOU HAVE MY HEART, BODY AND SOUL, THE GODS ONLY KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU SO BUT EVEN THIS I CAN NOT OVER LOOK! I HAVE PRIDE AS A DEMON AND AS A WOMAN AND IT WILL NOT BE TAKEN FROM ME!"

"I did not wish for my sister to start a war, it was the only thing that I could think of that would perhaps give you the chance to come to me." Sesshomaru growled out in an angry voice.

"I am not a common bitch Lord Sesshomaru," Rin growled out in her own angry filled voice. "I am a powerful dragoness and I will find a mate that would see me as his equal, not like a common whore that will do as she is told."

"That is not what this Sesshomaru meant!" he roared out as he tried to reach for her only to find that she avoided his hand every time.

"But regardless it is how it sounded. If you will excuse me, I wish to spend some time with my mother." Rin growled out as she glared at him and dared him to stop her.

"We are not finished here Rin." Sesshomaru growled as he blocked her path.

"But we are…forgive me my Lord but I am tired from my transformation and my travels. I wish to rest and…and I can't seem to find the strength to speak with you any longer." Rin whispered in a broken filled voice.

Before he could move to hope to catch her, to hold her in place before him so that he could make her see that he did wish for her to be his mate, Sesshomaru fell to his knees as pure pain and agony filled him from where his arm used to be. Rin locked eyes with her lord and offered him a small, sad smile as she whispered, "As angry as I am with you my lord my feelings toward you will never change. I am and forever will be yours and only wish for you to find true happiness and to be whole," before she had disappeared in a cloud of shadows and darkness. After a few moments of agony and pain, the Lord of the West looked at his left shoulder and found that his arm had grown back and could feel a bit of the dragoness power leaving him as his arm began to answer to his commands and move and flex so that he could see that he had full use of it. Once the shock of what she had done for him had worn off, Sesshomaru let out a low growl and stormed out of the room so that he could go in search of his mate. While he knew that if his sister so chose to do as Rin wished and prevent him from seeing her, he was sure as hell that he would allow Kagome to blast him throughout the castle grounds until Rin finally agreed to see him.

After storming through the halls and finding his brothers and sister rooms, Sesshomaru let out a long sigh and knocked on the door. As he waited for his brother to open the door, he was confused when he heard his sister's carefree voice say, "Really Sesshomaru she is an adult and could have walked herself to our rooms."

After taking note that his daughter was not with his brother, Inuyasha narrowed his eyes and growled out, "Where the fuck is Rin?"

"What?" Kagome exclaimed as she came running toward the two brothers.

"Is Rin not with you?"

"No she is not, just what did you say to her? Where did she go? I swear to god if you lost my daughter Sesshomaru you will regret it." Kagome growled out in an annoyed filled voice.

"Don't worry Kagome-Oka-san, I didn't get lost, I was a bit hungry and tried to look for the kitchens but it seems my memory is a bit off still as I couldn't find my way after I left Lord Sesshomaru's side."

"If you'd like I could go and grab you something." Inuyasha offered in a worried filled voice.

"No, I suppose I can wait until the morning…what I do need is a good night's rest…is there a room that isn't being used by the rest of the pack where I can rest?" Rin answered in a bright and care free voice.

Noticing the tone in her daughter's voice and before Sesshomaru or Inuyasha could offer to show her to her chambers, Kagome turned to her mate and said, "Inuyasha why don't you show Rin to her room, I need to speak with Sesshomaru about what we need to do with the dragons from the East and their attack on the village."

"Did they go back after I left?" Rin quickly asked in a worried filled voice.

"No dear, they have not since we have guards there but it still upsets me that they would do such a thing and even as far as to attack the 'princess' of their lands." Kagome explained in a gentle voice.

"I wish to speak with you about this issue in the morning Kagome-Oka-san, while the current rulers of the east are fools, my sister is no fool and should she be given the chance I'm sure she would work with us to make sure we had peace between our lands."

"Of course, we'll speak of this in the mornings."

"Feh, come on pup it's this way."

"This Sesshomaru did nothing but ask a few questions and nothing more."

"I know but you should also realize that she is still hurting and thinks that you will not wish her to be your mate. You best make things clear soon Anki before she makes the choice for you."

"Will you help me than?" Sesshomaru asked in an ensure voice.

With a grin on her face, Kagome nodded at her brother and whispered, "Of course I will, even if you did not ask for it you would still be getting my help, I will see her happy if it is the last thing I do for her as a mother."

"You will always be her mother."

"Perhaps in the eyes of our pack but since both you and I know that such things would cause problems with the demons in others lands as well as the allies of the East I would rather find a way to end this peacefully."

"Agreed, I'll see you in the morning." Sesshomaru promised before walking off toward his own room so that he could get his rest and so that he could try to figure out how he could make things up to the female that he wished to have at his side for the rest of his days.

After she had been shown to her room by Inuyasha and after promising to call on him or Kagome if she needed anything or could not go to sleep, Rin closed her bedroom door and began to look around. Unlike her old room in the east she felt safe, warm and cared for. There was a large window that showed her the south side of the village. To the left wall from the window she saw a large futon where she would be able to lay down for the night. However as tired as she was and as much as she wished to just lay down, Rin let out a long sigh and looked around for a kimono before she began to remove her clothing so that she could go and take a quick bath.

As soon as she had filled the tub and was thankful that her mother had been able to get the right idea of the type of luxuries in the castle that would not be created for a few more centuries, Rin submerged her body in the water and quickly relaxed in it as the tightness in her muscles began to loosen and relax. Once she had completely relaxed into the water, Rin began to wash herself while trying to keep her emotions from over whelming her. A part of her, her demon half, roared at her and screamed at her to go to her mates side before he was taken from her while her human mind told her that it was not fair and that what he had done only proved that he had only ever seen her as a foolish, weak human child.

'Enough!' She told herself as she suddenly stood up and got herself out of the tub of water. It had long ago turned cold and had it not been for the full moon in the sky she was sure she would have stayed much longer. If she chose to stay with her mother and father at the village she had grown up in she would be putting them in danger should the rulers of the east truly wish for her return. If she chose to stay here she would lose herself at the pain and heart ache and forced to watch the man she loved more than anything in this world take a mate that he would love and see as his equal.

'I guess I really am just a child still to him…I wonder…would it help if he knew that I was about as old as he? No, I will not give myself false hope.' Rin thought sadly as he walked into her room after drying off.

Once she was dry and after realizing that she didn't need to fear of any random males storming into her room in the middle of the night, Rin threw her kimono to the ground and claimed into bed and covered herself with the soft sheets that had been left by the futon. Tried as she was, Rin did not have to wait long before she had been able to fall into a deep sleep. If only it could have been a dreamless sleep.