Tama no Kakera
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InuYasha › General
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
5
Views:
2,055
Reviews:
11
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
Disclaimer:
I do not own InuYasha, nor make money from this story.
Chapter 4
A/N: Short chapter, don't kill me, it was a good place to stop, and I wrote chapter 5 right afterwards. Aaaaand just so's you know, this has been done for MONTHS it's aff.net's fault that it hasn't been updated in forever. *points* Blame them! *hides*
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, I just right these stories for the cookies and pronz my friends throw at me.
Chapter 4
Rin woke to pain, though she was starting to get used to it. Her abdomen felt like some evil youkai was trying to rip its way out of her. She hoped it would, at least then it would stop hurting. She sat up slowly, moaning softly as the demon inside her sank its claws into her innards.
Kaede lifted her head at the sound of Rin’s moan, “Rin-chan, are you alright?” She slowly got to her feet, and shuffled over, kneeling next to the young girl, “What happened to you?” She helped the girl sit up comfortably and handed her a cup of hot tea.
“Arigato…” Rin muttered as she took the tea. She looked down at the tea sadly, “I… I think I’m dying, Kaede-sama.”
The old miko blinked, “Nanda?! Why would you think such a thing?”
Rin sniffled, “I’m bleeding, and I don’t know why, and I keep passing out, and Sesshomaru-sama left me here…” her voice degenerated into tears, and she couldn’t finish.
Kaede felt sorry for the girl, but inwardly she sighed with relief. The child hadn’t been raped, thank the gods. A tiny smile made its way to her care worn face as she hugged the crying girl. It was no wonder she had no idea what was happening, she had spent her entire life following Sesshomaru around, and the old miko had a sneaking suspicion that neither the inu-youkai, nor the kappa that followed him would take time out of their busy lives to explain the facts of feminine life to her… if they even knew it. She looked up as her apprentice peeked in the hut, “Midori-chan, go get the clean rags from the back cabinet, please.” The little girl nodded and hurried off. Kaede turned back to Rin, and lifted her chin, “You are not dying, Rin-chan. Please allow me to explain a few facts of life to you…”
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Rin sat back as Kaede finished explaining. Apparently being female was something punishable by excruciating pain and monthly blood loss. Great… “If I’m not dying,” she asked softly, “Then why did Sesshomaru-sama leave me?” She bit her lip, “Is it because I am a woman and not a little girl anymore?”
The old miko smiled gently, “Iie, I doubt that is the reason,” she looked thoughtful for a moment, “You have followed Sesshomaru around for a very long time, ne?” At Rin’s nod, she continued, “Then you know about how sensitive his sense of smell is, correct?” Another nod, and Kaede smiled, “How do real dogs know a female is in heat?”
Rin thought for a second, “By their smell?”
“Hai, all creatures, humans included, have a scent. During the mating cycle, the female’s scent changes, to let males know that she is fertile and ready to mate. Now, the human nose being far inferior to most creatures does not pick up these scents as well. In fact, most of the time men do not know when women are fertile at all. However, being a youkai, and an inu-youkai at that, Sesshomaru is easily able to pick up this scent on probably every creature he comes across,” she looked at Rin intently, “What do male dogs do when they come across a female in heat?”
Rin frowned, “They try to mate them, of course.”
“So why do you think Sesshomaru sent you away?”
The girl started to say she didn’t know, and then it hit her. Sesshomaru had sent her away because he didn’t want to mate her. She had the canine version of mating, and it could be quite brutal… Sesshomaru hadn’t wanted to do that to her. Hope rose in her chest for just a second, before being crushed again. He’d mostly likely distanced himself from temptation, not for fear of her safety, but because he didn’t want to risk siring a hanyou. Not only that, but the daiyoukai was a very proud being, and he would not enjoy being a slave to his body’s demands.
Kaede watched the emotions flit across the girl’s face, and it wasn’t hard to tell what she was thinking. This girl, who looked so much like her late sister Kikyou it made the old miko’s heart hurt, was perhaps the most insecure thing she had ever come across, and she felt the need to put her mind at rest, “Sesshomaru would probably be able to control himself, being the powerful being that he is,” she said conversationally, “However, other youkai have noses every bit as keen, and I imagine even Sesshomaru would be rather hard-pressed to defend you from everything that would attack and try to steal you away.”
Rin looked up, “You think so?” she knew she sounded pitifully hopeful, but she couldn’t help it, “You don’t think he left me because he doesn’t want me anymore?”
Kaede chuckled softly, “His last words to me were of thanks for watching you while you were here,” she smiled broadly at the girl’s shock, “Hai, I was stunned as well. He made it very clear that he would return for you. You are his ward, child, and from what Kagome used to tell me, and from my own experience, I do believe that youkai would walk through hell for you.” She stood slowly, wincing at her aches and pains, and then nodded at Rin, “Come along, I will show you the proper measures to take during your blood time. Do not worry, it will only last up to seven days, and most of the pain will be gone in the first three.”
Rin stood up feeling like a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders. She followed the old miko silently. She hoped it wouldn’t take a whole seven days… but even if it did, it would be ok. Sesshomaru was coming back for her, and that made everything alright.
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Sesshomaru stood on the cliff near the tree where his father bound Ryuukotsei. The dragon had been freed by Naraku and defeated by Inuyasha, but the hole left by the Inu no Taisho’s claw was still there. He often came here to think, it made him feel closer to his father, the male he had revered more than anyone, despite his actions and words otherwise. He missed his “Chichiue,” the only things he had left of him was the sword at his waist, and the fur on his shoulder. He petted the fur as he stared off into the night sky. How many days had passed since he left Rin? Four, perhaps? He figured that by now she would have started her blood time. To be sure she was finished when he got back; he decided to leave her there for eight more days.
The daiyoukai shook his head, “Chichiue what would you think of your son? Running away from a human woman-child because he is unable to control his baser instincts… I do believe you would laugh.” Despite the wound to his pride, the silver-haired youkai refused to take the risk. He would rather slit his own belly, than hurt his Rin-chan because he couldn’t control himself. This way was the best… But he found himself wishing Rin were there nonetheless. His lips twitched into the closest thing he ever came to a smile, no doubt if Rin were with him she would ask what caused that huge hole, and pestered him to tell her about his father, and the battle that had taken place. Perhaps one day he would bring her here and tell her about it.
After his shock of a realization that Rin would not be with him forever, Sesshomaru had decided a few things. When the girl asked a question, he would answer. He would pay more attention to her… Her life was too short for him to waste it with silent pride.
He watched the stars as they appeared on their velvet back drop. Eight more days… would he be able to stand the silence that he had once cherish before Rin forced her way into his life… and into his heart?
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“What news have you, Kuro?”
“Midori says the girl you seek has come of age. She also says there are youkai and mononoke gathering in the surrounding forest, but they are not moving yet.”
“Excellent, everything is going according to plan,” he closed his eyes and smiled, “When this is over, Midori will have served her purpose. When we no longer need her, you know what to do.”
“Hai, my lord.”
~End
A/N Anyone worried about the Kana/Kagura elements, all will become clear in the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, I just right these stories for the cookies and pronz my friends throw at me.
Chapter 4
Rin woke to pain, though she was starting to get used to it. Her abdomen felt like some evil youkai was trying to rip its way out of her. She hoped it would, at least then it would stop hurting. She sat up slowly, moaning softly as the demon inside her sank its claws into her innards.
Kaede lifted her head at the sound of Rin’s moan, “Rin-chan, are you alright?” She slowly got to her feet, and shuffled over, kneeling next to the young girl, “What happened to you?” She helped the girl sit up comfortably and handed her a cup of hot tea.
“Arigato…” Rin muttered as she took the tea. She looked down at the tea sadly, “I… I think I’m dying, Kaede-sama.”
The old miko blinked, “Nanda?! Why would you think such a thing?”
Rin sniffled, “I’m bleeding, and I don’t know why, and I keep passing out, and Sesshomaru-sama left me here…” her voice degenerated into tears, and she couldn’t finish.
Kaede felt sorry for the girl, but inwardly she sighed with relief. The child hadn’t been raped, thank the gods. A tiny smile made its way to her care worn face as she hugged the crying girl. It was no wonder she had no idea what was happening, she had spent her entire life following Sesshomaru around, and the old miko had a sneaking suspicion that neither the inu-youkai, nor the kappa that followed him would take time out of their busy lives to explain the facts of feminine life to her… if they even knew it. She looked up as her apprentice peeked in the hut, “Midori-chan, go get the clean rags from the back cabinet, please.” The little girl nodded and hurried off. Kaede turned back to Rin, and lifted her chin, “You are not dying, Rin-chan. Please allow me to explain a few facts of life to you…”
__
Rin sat back as Kaede finished explaining. Apparently being female was something punishable by excruciating pain and monthly blood loss. Great… “If I’m not dying,” she asked softly, “Then why did Sesshomaru-sama leave me?” She bit her lip, “Is it because I am a woman and not a little girl anymore?”
The old miko smiled gently, “Iie, I doubt that is the reason,” she looked thoughtful for a moment, “You have followed Sesshomaru around for a very long time, ne?” At Rin’s nod, she continued, “Then you know about how sensitive his sense of smell is, correct?” Another nod, and Kaede smiled, “How do real dogs know a female is in heat?”
Rin thought for a second, “By their smell?”
“Hai, all creatures, humans included, have a scent. During the mating cycle, the female’s scent changes, to let males know that she is fertile and ready to mate. Now, the human nose being far inferior to most creatures does not pick up these scents as well. In fact, most of the time men do not know when women are fertile at all. However, being a youkai, and an inu-youkai at that, Sesshomaru is easily able to pick up this scent on probably every creature he comes across,” she looked at Rin intently, “What do male dogs do when they come across a female in heat?”
Rin frowned, “They try to mate them, of course.”
“So why do you think Sesshomaru sent you away?”
The girl started to say she didn’t know, and then it hit her. Sesshomaru had sent her away because he didn’t want to mate her. She had the canine version of mating, and it could be quite brutal… Sesshomaru hadn’t wanted to do that to her. Hope rose in her chest for just a second, before being crushed again. He’d mostly likely distanced himself from temptation, not for fear of her safety, but because he didn’t want to risk siring a hanyou. Not only that, but the daiyoukai was a very proud being, and he would not enjoy being a slave to his body’s demands.
Kaede watched the emotions flit across the girl’s face, and it wasn’t hard to tell what she was thinking. This girl, who looked so much like her late sister Kikyou it made the old miko’s heart hurt, was perhaps the most insecure thing she had ever come across, and she felt the need to put her mind at rest, “Sesshomaru would probably be able to control himself, being the powerful being that he is,” she said conversationally, “However, other youkai have noses every bit as keen, and I imagine even Sesshomaru would be rather hard-pressed to defend you from everything that would attack and try to steal you away.”
Rin looked up, “You think so?” she knew she sounded pitifully hopeful, but she couldn’t help it, “You don’t think he left me because he doesn’t want me anymore?”
Kaede chuckled softly, “His last words to me were of thanks for watching you while you were here,” she smiled broadly at the girl’s shock, “Hai, I was stunned as well. He made it very clear that he would return for you. You are his ward, child, and from what Kagome used to tell me, and from my own experience, I do believe that youkai would walk through hell for you.” She stood slowly, wincing at her aches and pains, and then nodded at Rin, “Come along, I will show you the proper measures to take during your blood time. Do not worry, it will only last up to seven days, and most of the pain will be gone in the first three.”
Rin stood up feeling like a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders. She followed the old miko silently. She hoped it wouldn’t take a whole seven days… but even if it did, it would be ok. Sesshomaru was coming back for her, and that made everything alright.
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Sesshomaru stood on the cliff near the tree where his father bound Ryuukotsei. The dragon had been freed by Naraku and defeated by Inuyasha, but the hole left by the Inu no Taisho’s claw was still there. He often came here to think, it made him feel closer to his father, the male he had revered more than anyone, despite his actions and words otherwise. He missed his “Chichiue,” the only things he had left of him was the sword at his waist, and the fur on his shoulder. He petted the fur as he stared off into the night sky. How many days had passed since he left Rin? Four, perhaps? He figured that by now she would have started her blood time. To be sure she was finished when he got back; he decided to leave her there for eight more days.
The daiyoukai shook his head, “Chichiue what would you think of your son? Running away from a human woman-child because he is unable to control his baser instincts… I do believe you would laugh.” Despite the wound to his pride, the silver-haired youkai refused to take the risk. He would rather slit his own belly, than hurt his Rin-chan because he couldn’t control himself. This way was the best… But he found himself wishing Rin were there nonetheless. His lips twitched into the closest thing he ever came to a smile, no doubt if Rin were with him she would ask what caused that huge hole, and pestered him to tell her about his father, and the battle that had taken place. Perhaps one day he would bring her here and tell her about it.
After his shock of a realization that Rin would not be with him forever, Sesshomaru had decided a few things. When the girl asked a question, he would answer. He would pay more attention to her… Her life was too short for him to waste it with silent pride.
He watched the stars as they appeared on their velvet back drop. Eight more days… would he be able to stand the silence that he had once cherish before Rin forced her way into his life… and into his heart?
__
“What news have you, Kuro?”
“Midori says the girl you seek has come of age. She also says there are youkai and mononoke gathering in the surrounding forest, but they are not moving yet.”
“Excellent, everything is going according to plan,” he closed his eyes and smiled, “When this is over, Midori will have served her purpose. When we no longer need her, you know what to do.”
“Hai, my lord.”
~End
A/N Anyone worried about the Kana/Kagura elements, all will become clear in the next chapter.