I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Chapter 39

Kagome and Inuyasha had joined them last month; though he didn't care all that much but he was anxious for Shippo to join them. Sesshomaru knew it was the last man pulling out that left the most risk to their group being discovered. He wasn't so much a fool as to think Shippo wasn't being watched. Rin had been with the Onigumos' for a year, and he had little doubt that she had intimate knowledge of their organization. However he didn't care about that because he would not let her be used or harmed by the Onigumos ever again.

Still, he knew they would be wanting her back.

Which was why the next part of their little disappearing act had him nervous and slightly antsy because they'd be going alone without pairs on the second stage of this to meet up in an undisclosed location out of country and out of the grasp of the Onigumos. All Sesshomaru wanted at this moment was peace; which was something he didn't have as he sat there staring at the entrance gate of Sōten's compound.

"Relax Sesshomaru, Raimei Valley is not well known and very well hidden we'll be fine," Inuyasha informed him. To which Sesshomaru said nothing because there was nothing for him to say, he did not believe any place on earth was safe. He had seen firsthand how unsafe this world they resided in was and how hateful it was. He did not have hopes that they were going to be fine. Besides, there was this gut feeling in him which had him feeling slightly jumpy and paranoid about this entire thing.

It felt like something was coming, and it was something which they couldn't evade like he would want. It was going to be painful and powerful, and it would be coming after them regardless of how well planned out this entire thing was. Sesshomaru had no doubt of this as he sat there staring out at the Raimei Valley. He didn't like this, he didn't like this at all. He felt like a sitting duck about to be shot, or a cornered animal and there was nothing here to corner him as of yet. Still, this was the exact same feeling he had had that day when Shishinki, Koga and he had gone on patrol and then there had been that IED and then all of hell had followed them.

"We're going to get out of this just fine," Inuyasha persisted.

"The day my unit was taken, and I was captured we all felt like something was coming, and something was. We just didn't listen to our guts and it costs us our lives, I do not think this is going to be fine Inuyasha so stop saying it will," Sesshomaru snapped as he stood then. Looking out at the valley one last time his eyes narrowed, this was not going to be pretty or simple and whatever hell was coming it was going to be painful and exhausting.

Rin woke without Sesshomaru but this wasn't unusual, her mate was unusually alert and active as of late. And Rin couldn't blame him, she had a bad feeling of something coming, but what she didn't know. Slipping out of her bed, her feet touched the rough cold wood, the rain pattered the window, and there was a bucket collecting a drip, as she stood she scratched A's ears then she sought out Sesshomaru. It was cold, winter was coming and she knew this was going to be a cold wet winter from the unrelenting rain for this year.

But she couldn't find it in her to mind the idea of the coming winter. However, she felt a chill as she pulled Sesshomaru's heavy shirt tighter around her body and tiptoed down the stairs with A and Un padding after her. Quietly she slipped down the halls towards the kitchen where she smelled breakfast and grinned to herself as she poked her head around the corner to see Sesshomaru standing there cooking at the stove. This was the perfect opportunity! She decided giddily as she crept up on him. His mokomoko swished the ground, Rin was careful to evade it.

Then she leapt on his back, her arms wrapping around his shoulders as her lips pressed against his cheek. He stiffened slightly but glanced over at her and softened a bit. She couldn't stop the smile from blooming on her lips as she held onto him, her feet wrapped around his waist and then she reached over to snag a bit of whatever he was cooking for her; because he rarely ate. He swatted her hand but she still came away with a bit of the hot food as she quickly devoured it. It was good! She kissed his cheek again before landing on the ground. Sesshomaru continued cooking so she sat on the counter looking out at the rain. It was a beautiful grey morning.

"Rin, I want you to always stay with A or Un, do not stray away without them," Sesshomaru said coldly. She looked to her mate for and explanation but she saw none coming her way so she conceded to his demand and nodded. If it was what he wanted then she would not deny him, after all she would never deny him anything or disobey his orders ever. Sesshomaru was still her guardian in that sense as strange as that seemed, he was the one whom she obeyed and trusted. Also, she had this feeling residing in her which warned her of the coming troubles, something which she was not looking forward to.

"Good, and also, no matter what; if you are in trouble blow that whistle Rin," he tugged out the dog whistle Sōten had given her and held it up for her to see. Rin didn't roll her eyes as she nodded; though she was tempted to do just that. Mostly because that was obvious.

"Thank you Rin," he said softly and she smiled softly at him before she kissed his temple and accepted her breakfast.

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