Rin: God's Favorite Daughter

Blissful Ignorance

“Who is there,” Rin called into the darkness. She knew something was there after all she had heard it. She wiped her tears and she began to worry this seemed vaguely familiar.

He stopped in walking position. The glint had vanished. He watched fear creep into her eyes as the salty tears dried. He heard her call out again. Did he really want to make himself known to her, a servant, that the lord of castle was stalking in the shadows?

“You have nothing to fear from me girl,” he heard himself say. She saw him step into the light of the moon. How beautiful he was with his body draped with hues of gray and blue. She gasped in realization of who he was.

“What are you doing here,” he said to her.
“Forgive me my lord, I was…I was so tired of being in my room but I will leave,” she said looking directly into his eyes and then started to walk back to the path.

“Wait, what is your name, girl?”
“Rin, my lord,” she said. After a silence of a few seconds, she made her way towards the house. Her heart was pounding but he had told her she had nothing to fear from him but why was her heart pounding.

He stood there after the last taps of her feet on the gravel died. That glint, it had called to me like a moth to a flame. What were those tears about? What is her story? He then looked down into the stream and exhaled a quantity of air out of his nose in protest of his thoughts. He was not one to occupy his mind with the woes of servants especially ones that were not owned by him.

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Kagome was running around, ushering servants and guests alike to and fro in the garden. It was almost sun down.

“Alright, I want this tent in place. I want the candelabras over there,” she said as she clapped her hands for them to hasten in their tasks.

“Darling, Darling relax, everything is going fine. At this rate you will tire yourself out before the wedding,” Inuyasha said as he pulled his wife to a stop.

“Inuyasha, please do not patronize me. Everything has to be perfect. It is not often that you get to organize a wedding for your friend. Speaking of her, have you seen her,” she said.

“I imagine she is getting put together.”

“Ok well, look at the time, I suggest you should start getting ready and help Koga out too,” she said imprinting her lips on his cheek as she ran inside the great hall.

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Ayame paced back and forth in her plush decorated room. She had beads of sweat rolling down her forehead. She was nervous, an absolute wreck, and now she was sweaty, which meant she would have to take another bath.

“Miss Ayame, if you keep pacing, you will sweat your hair out of position,” said Rin with a slight giggle. It did not take her long to warm to Ayame. The white wolf was gentle and accepted her as a new friend but still knew that she was a servant. After the lord of the castle had caught her in the garden, she was sure she would receive a beating for snooping but nothing had happened. Rin was trying to settle in her new role of servant, maybe if she drowned herself in this new life, her memories of the old life would fade but it was still too early to see if that was the direction her life would take.


“Ok, ok I will calm down. But I have been waiting for this my entire life. Do you know what that is like? Waiting to marry someone you love,” she said frantically.

“Hai,” said Rin rather dejected and distant. Ayame heard the depression in her voice.
“What’s wrong Rin,” she said turning back from her mirror.
“Nothing, nothing mistress,” Rin said banishing the depression with a smile. In the few days that she had been here, she had learned to hide her depression with her smiles, but at night when she was alone her portrait like smile could not be summoned. Rin picked up the hem of the dress and began adjusting it. Then she heard the door open and Kagome’s voice could be heard.
“Ayame, darling are you ready? Night is fast approaching and the moon will rise.”
“Yes Kagome, yes almost, I am having Rin fix my hem a bit.”
“Wow you look amazing and I see your wearing Koga’s present.”
“Yeah I know. I just had to, you know tradition. In my tribe they say if you do not let the full moon shine on this moonstone on your marriage night, great disaster will befall you and your mate……… Hmm…silly traditions but one is a slave to culture and traditions right?”
“Isn’t that always the case. It is how the world goes round. Well, enough about superstitions, fairytales and hokum, we have our own traditional wedding ceremony to hold,” with that Kagome turned on her heels and hurried towards the hall. Following after her, Ayame braced herself while deeply inhaling and picked up her heavy dress with Rin in tow.

It was a beautiful night for this occasion. The moon was so bright and full that there was no need for too many torches. The soft breeze that wafted in from the sea made the night comfortable. The soft light emanating from the candelabras gave everything the light touched a serene glow. Then Rin saw him, the lord, and the light of the candles made him look even more unearthly. This was a different look from the other times she had seen him. He stood there with his back ridged, his armor polished and his two katanas poised at his side. The light breeze did not move his hair and his face was in a bored countenance. She thought he was about to fall asleep. She trailed behind her mistress carrying the train of her dress and then took her place aside with the rest of the servants.
God this boring. If I let my mind roam, it will always go back there and I can’t go back there. God he looks so bored standing there. I wonder if a wind came by, would he topple over because his back is so stiff. My father used to do that. I remember when he first allowed me to sit in when he greeted the foreign ministers, especially those European ones, so fake all them……… I am glad I am a servant now, now I am free to do as I please and not be chided for acting improper. Oh god he is looking at me again. Ok ok, look at the couple, awe they look so happy. Ok he is saying the last words, clap and now to that drafty hall. Rin assumed her role once again and lifted her mistress’s train and followed her into the hall. It was a lot brighter in the hall, all the chandleries had been lit and it took Rin’s eyes a few seconds to adjust to all the light. There were tables full of delicious treats and entrees for everyone. She spent the whole night following her mistress around while she made her greetings to all her guests. Then he walked over.
“Ayame, I am sure you are enjoying yourself,” he said in a bored tone.
“Oh yes, Lord Sesshomaru. Thank you so much for allowing this to take place in your castle. I couldn’t of asked for a better location,” she said but noticed that he was looking behind her at something. Rin could feel the blood rushing to her cheeks. He could feel something tugging at him again.
“Nonsense, it was this Sesshomaru’s duty. Now it is this Sesshomaru’s duty to ask you to a dance, after all it is proper etiquette,” he said returning his gazing back towards her and extended his hand. As the musicians played, they waltzed around the dance floor. Then Ayame saw something rather odd in that cold countenance there was something in his eyes for a second that disappeared as he directed his gaze back at her. Then she heard the great doors open with a loud creaking sound and the sound of heavy metal chains and boots echoing through the hall and to her ears. There in front of her were soldiers in full battle armor, dirt on their faces and crusted dried blood on their hands and armor. The head soldier kneeled in front of Sesshomaru and awaited his lord to address him.
“What is the meaning of this intrusion,” he said growling at the kneeling soldier.
“Forgive my intrusion, Sesshomaru-sama. There is urgent news from the Northern Lands,” he said looking down at the floor.
“Fine. This Sesshomaru will meet you in the study. Please excuse me, Please continue to enjoy yourselves,” he said clapping the orders for the music to resume.

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“What do you mean to tell me that the rogue and feral demons have joined force,” yelled Koga.
“I do not know Lord Koga. When you left, we had but wiped out all resistance but then a few days ago they attacked several outposts at a time. There were too many of them to fight, we had many casualties, we had to retreat. Then we captured some of them and we realized that they weren’t just rogues and ferals but also humans but one thing was very wrong with them. They were possessed; they were mindless zombies and only died when we burned their bodies. We did not know what to make of this. They have taken a significant amount of Northern borderlands and now they are starting to spread like a disease upon the lands. We need reinforcements,” said the soldier.

“Koga, take my battalion and my mounted dragon raiders. Inuyasha, you will see to them, they are under your orders. This Sesshomaru will see to main part of the army and assemble them if there is a need for full scale war on those brazen lowly creature,” came the even tone of Sesshomaru.
“Thank you, Sesshomaru,” said Koga.
“It will take two days to assemble the battalion and the dragon raiders, so this Sesshomaru suggests you both get rest before taking your leave,” he said raising his hand to dismiss everyone. After everyone had filed out, he walked over to a tray and poured himself a glass of sake. He lightly sipped as his thoughts began to reanalyze the information.
Possession…Rogues, ferals, and even humans are joining forces in attacking. Coordinated attacks at that, there is no way that those creatures have the intelligence to pull off something like a full-scale war. There has to be someone at the head of this. Cut off the head and the body will die. “Jaken, send scouts to find out from where these attacks originated,” he barked at the toad.
“Hai, Sesshomaru-sama,” he squawked.

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“Koga please don’t go. Let one of your war generals handle this. I do not want anything to happen to you,” Ayame said in short respites between the tears that were rolling down her bloated cheeks.
“I have already done that and now this little tiff has turned very violent. You will stay here with Sesshomaru. I will be back in no time,” he said kissing each teardrop. She helped him with the rest of his armor and then kissed her goodbye. She followed him dutifully out to the main gates and watched as he and Inuyasha mounted their horses and left. Kagome and Ayame stood there in hysterics.

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“This shall be interesting,” said a familiar low voice peering into a water mirror.
“Yes it will, Shiteka. I assume that your men are in place to march from the South” came the voice of a man in a baboon pelt.
“Yes my lord, as soon as we finish things in Teshura. My army will be ready to march towards the western castle but it will take time to train the new troops. Takemaru’s men put up a good fight till they saw their king,” said the kneeling plump man laughing.

Well thanks again for another chapter. I am sorry that I have spent a lot of time on Koga and Ayame but they will take a background for Sesshy and Rin. As always please leave a review with your visit. : Humbly bows: