Rin: God's Favorite Daughter

Brewing Emotions

Not a day had pasted within the two months of Koga and Inuyasha’s departure that there had been peace in Ayame’s rooms. She cried and yelled and threw things. She only spent two days as husband and wife with Koga after the wedding when he had left. Rin thought that if she acted like this then what would happen if he were hurt. Then Kagome stormed into the room with armor over her fat belly and another set in her arms. Ayame looked up from her tear-stained pillow and stared at Kagome clanking in her armor.
“Get up and dry your tears and put your armor on. I think we should take the two headed dragon and go be with Koga and Inuyasha,” she said with a straight face and Ayame knew she meant business. She quickly removed her sleeping robe and snatched the clothing and armor. Rin helped her with the ties on the breastplate.
“Ok I am ready. How are we going to get past Sesshomaru,” she said adjusting her breastplate and her furs in the mirror. They hurried out towards the stables and were trying to move the dragon out.

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Sesshomaru had been overseeing the training of the troops, hand-to-hand combat, the archers, mounted horsemen, all were in perfect shape, and just how he liked it. If there were a threat, they would be ready in a moment’s notice. He was steadily growing bored with looking at his men when he heard the distant familiar yowling of his dragon. He huffed out an annoyed sighed and walked in the direction of the noise.
“Come on, I promise to give all the carrots you want if you move,” said Kagome to the two-headed dragon.
“Kagome, I don’t think he is going to move. What are we going to do if he does not move,” said Ayame.
“We will find something else. We can always steal some of the horses from the men.”
Then came the sound of a throat clearing. They both lowered their heads in realization of who it was.
“Foolish women and what pray tell do you think you are doing,” he said in an annoyed tone of voice.
“Umm.. we..we… are going to support our husbands,” Kagome said finally finding her nerve.
“Ridiculous. You have no place in a battle, especially you Kagome,” he said even more annoyed.
“Now go back to your rooms and stay there. This Sesshomaru will inform you on the reports that are received,” he said with a cold glare.

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Rin had been running towards her mistress with the daggers that she left behind when he was ordering the women back up to their rooms. Then suddenly a voice of a soldier rang out, “Look out,” he yelled. By the time his voice reached them, a stray arrow had whistled pass Sesshomaru’s nose and than through the space between Kagome and Ayame and was headed straight for Rin. They quickly turned their heads to see Rin deflect the arrow to the ground.
“Rin, wow, how did you know how to do that,” Ayame said running towards her and checking to see if she was ok.
“Wow, you have some great reflexes,” Kagome said.
“Hhh,” was the only noise Sesshomaru said with an arched eyebrow.
“Is everyone ok,” said a soldier running towards them.
“Please forgive me Sesshomaru-sama. One of the new recruits does not have the best aim,” he said looking down to the ground.
“See that he learns soon or else the other archers will use you and him for targets,” he said in a half annoyed tone and then walked off with the women.

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Later that evening Kagome sat in the pillow by the coffee table and was deep in thought. Ayame sat on the low couch eating grapes while Rin was meticulously putting away Ayame’s clothes and armor.
“Kagome, what are you thinking about,” she said looking up from the fruit bowel.
“Oh nothing. I was just trying to find a way to get past the guard dog Sesshomaru,” she said snickering.
“I was thinking about that also. It’s not like we will get into any trouble. You Kagome still retain your skills with a bow correct? Me, a demoness born and bred to fight with the best warriors and now we have Rin, who from what I have seen is skilled in fighting. Speaking on that note, Rin where did you come by those skills,” Ayame said turning to the direction of her servant. Rin eyes darted back and forth and she blinked several times before answering, “My father taught me.”
“Interesting, you know Rin, I do not know much about you. All I know is from what Koga told me about how he found you in the slave market,” said Ayame motioning for Rin to take a seat in a nearby pillow.
“Well there is not much to tell. He was a simple man. He loved his land and his family. He wished nothing more than to protect it. We lived in peace until the army came through and murdered my family for not allowing them to do with them what they wished. I had escaped into the woods and found a shack that belonged to bandits, who than took me prisoner and sold me to the slave traders in the marketplace. I am afraid that is all. I am not very fascinating,” she said smiling nervously.
“I am sorry that you have been through so much, forgive me for my intrusion.”
“Its ok mistress. It seems so far away now,” she said with a distant look in her eyes. Then their polite chatter was interrupted by the sound of a horse’s hooves on the gravel outside the gates. Then they heard the gates open. Ayame ran to the open window and saw that it was a rider, riding under Koga’s flag.
“Oh a messenger has arrived. I am going to see what he has to say. You two stay here,” she said slipping behind a closing door. She made her way towards Sesshomaru’s study just as the rider was being admitted into the room. She pinned herself against the door so she could hear what was going on.
“What news do bring soldier,” he said looking imposing with the fireplace blazing behind him.
“Lord Koga and Lord Inuyasha have been able to win back two outposts back in the last week but in this last battle Lord Koga was injured,” said the wolf soldier.
Sesshomaru nodded and waved to dismiss him.

All that Ayame heard was that Koga was hurt, she ran faster then she ever had before. If the doors to her quarters were not opened she would have crashed through them.
“Rin, prepare my things I have to leave. My husband is hurt and I must be with him,” she said almost out of breath and running around the room pulling things out of place. Rin quickly grabbed Ayame’s linen sack and packed all the things Ayame was throwing around. Ayame threw off her kimono and dressed herself in her white furs.
“Try to stall Sesshomaru till morning. I will be far enough away that he will not send anyone to follow,” she said as she jumped into the garden. Then Kagome grabbed a few pillows and stuffed them underneath the satin bed sheets just as they heard a knock at the door. Rin braced herself and went to the door; she opened it slightly and was met by a pair of amber eyes.
As she quickly darted her gaze she said, “I am sorry my lord but my mistress has cried herself to sleep again.”
“Hhh, Tell your mistress to visit me tomorrow morning as soon as she awakens,” he said looking down at her. He sniffed a bit and smelled a lingering scent on the girl, something not quite human. With that he turned around and went to his room. Rin closed the door and began panting, her heart was skipping beats, she thought he would find out. “Rin relax, I will go with you tomorrow. Now get some rest,” Kagome’s voice came from the darkness. She quickly made her way to her room. Tomorrow will be hell, if he does not kill me first, were her finally thoughts as drifted off to sleep.

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Sesshomaru sat in one of his low reclining chairs sipping on tea. He knew Ayame was gone even before she even thought of it. He had smelled her tears when the messenger had given him the news. This Sesshomaru will not waste time in searching for a rogue female. She left of her own accord. Koga will have to deal with her. Then his thoughts changed to memories of earlier in the day. That girl who is she. A servant should not have instincts such as those. Maybe an assassin in her previous life? No, she does not seem like the type. What is that curious smell on her skin, something not human, and not demon? Could she be a miko? No, hardly, this Sesshomaru would know if she had any spark of spiritual powers. Enough about this girl, he thought as he clinched his fists tightly. This girl was intruding in his thoughts and he had barely spoken to her. He was not one to let a mere girl deprive him of his sleep.

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Rin was up as the first rays of the sun sparkled over the eastern side of the castle. She prepared herself for the finally hours of her life but in the back of her mind she could hear his voice saying that she had nothing to fear from him. She met Kagome at the entrance of Sesshomaru’s waiting room. Before knocking on the door, Jaken slid open the door and said, “Lady Kagome, Lord Sesshomaru has instructed me to inform you that he already knows about Lady Ayame’s disappearance and also that he wishes for the girl Rin to explain herself for lying to him, alone,” the little green toad squawked.
“Well, Rin I dare not displease his lordship,” she said mockingly, “but I know the toad will not let me inside and I know you will be fine. Be brave, I will be near,” she said as made her way down the corridor.
“Now girl,” he said looking at her unimpressed and twisted his beak into a frown as far as Rin could tell, “Lord Sesshomaru has ordered that you join him in a tea ceremony. I do not know for what reason you are hardly worth the time,” he quickly added as he slid back into the room. Rin had been instructed on tea ceremonies and had preformed flawless ones as far as she could remember. She smoothed down the wrinkles on her kimono and prepared to put on a show for this lord.

Throughout the entire ceremony she thought about how much she hated these things and how boring this was. Just when she was allowing herself to enjoy the freedom of being a servant, she had to summon up her cultured background to appear proper. This ceremony was the sole reason why she begged her father to allow her to learn to fight. She then noticed as she was folding the napkin back into place that Sesshomaru’s eyebrow arched and his eyes held a spark of curiosity but then was extinguished as he assumed his stoic mask and began to perform his part of the ceremony. When all was done, they sat there in silence, Rin turned her head towards the window and prayed for this to be over and she could leave. Sesshomaru sat and pondered at the girl in front of him, after all she preformed a flawless tea ceremony. Finally he said, “Who are you?”
Rin quickly turned her head and then lowered her gaze when she met his golden eyes.
“Rin, your lordship,” he heard her whisper.
“No. Who are you really? A simple servant girl would not know where to began with a tea ceremony. A simple servant girl would never have the instincts you have. This Sesshomaru will ask you once, who are you,” he said in a heated tone as his eyes began to sparkle. Her eyes darted back and forth as she stammered to find words. She was losing breath.
“This Sesshomaru suggests that you tell the truth for fear of consequence,” he snarled as he impatiently awaited her answer.
Rin gulped up a large amount of air and prepared to tell him everything, “I am from the kingdom of Teshura.”
“I have heard of this kingdom. Then you are of the noble class,” he interrupted.
“Hai. I am.. I mean I was the daughter of King Takemaru. My father made a peace treaty with the lord of the neighboring country, whom we had been feuding with for centuries through marriage,” she said as she paused to regain her strength to tell him the rest.
“My brother was suppose to marry the lord’s daughter and he did. We accepted their family as part of our family but that was not enough for them. On the night that my brother married, his men attacked and destroyed my home,” she said forcing tears back into her tear ducts.
He paused and waited before saying anything, “This Sesshomaru had been given a report that it had been rebels in your father’s country against the peace that attacked. Lord Shiteka had been the one to bring the rebels to justice and has annexed the land. How do you know that it was his men?”

She shivered at the mention of that man’s name. How she had wanted to rip the throat out of that fatty neck and leave his body to wolves just as his son had done to her.
“My servant ran me into the woods after they started attacking but I realized that I had to go back for my family, they needed me to protect them. When I was heading towards the castle I heard my mothers voice and then I saw. He told my mother that he had gotten away with what he had done and then he gave the order to behead them,” she said as she collapsed her head into her chest and began to sob.

There it was again. Sesshomaru had turned his head so he could avoid looking at her tears and then he saw a red sparkle in the corner of his eye. He slowly turned his head and saw her sobbing into her hands. A strange pain went into his heart and he saw her looking so helpless and crying. His eyebrow arched when he felt that strange feeling. He thought it might be pity but it wasn’t quite that and then he saw the red glimmer again. He inhaled the smell again. He hated the smell of humans, that is why Inuyasha and Kagome’s rooms were in the other wing of the castle but this smell wasn’t human, it was a delicious smell, something that made him hunger to be near, near her, near that light.

She thought she did not have any tears left but they came back when she started talking, she had never voiced what happened, she had lulled herself and the tears had stopped at night but now she cried again and in front of the lord of the castle. Then through her tears she saw him staring at her again like he always did but now there was something different in his eyes that made the tears stop.

The glowing had stopped and he was jerked out of his reverie. He grew annoyed and assumed his emotionless mask once more. He studied the girl with her puffy red eyes and light blush that had spread across her face. His eyes then wandered down to her chest and he saw her gather a few bursts of air as she opened her mouth to resume her tale.
“Then he sent his men and dogs to find me. I couldn’t move until I heard the dogs moving towards me and then I took off running. I found a shack that belonged to bandits and I stayed there for days. I do not know how much time passed and then the bandits came and took me prisoner and sold me.” She then fell silent again.

The silence had lasted for what seemed like hours until he spoke, “Self pity is useless. Are you not angry at your fate,” he asked emotionless.
“Yes but I just want to be left alone. I have nothing left. I am tired of fate and its cruelty. I will accept being just a servant,” she said with defiant eyes as she stared up at him.
“If that is what you wish then you will serve me until your mistress returns,” he said as he stood up and walked out of the room leaving her to her self-pity.


Thanks for joining me on another one of my ramblings. I hope you enjoyed this. After this chapter I promise that Sesshy and Rin’s relationship will bloom. Love isn’t easy to script so please be patient. As always leave a review with your visit. : Humbly bows: