"Another Chance" SessXRin Chapters 5 and 6
As promised, here are the next 2 chapters of my series.
Title: Another Chance
Pairing: SessXRin, InuXKag, MirXSan
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters and I am most definitely NOT the one-armed man.
Summary: Rin comes across Naraku's heart and everyone's life changes when their deepest wishes are fulfilled.
Previous chapters here and here
Chapter 5 - The Limestone Cave Calls
Kirara was just about to follow her but a voice came into her head.
Kirara, let her go. She needs to go alone. Rin won't be gone for long.
Kirara sighed and went back to Sango to kill all the rest of the demons. She knew it was her old master's voice, the Priestess Midoriko. All this could mean is Rin is a strong priestess like Midoriko.
"Where's Rin, Kirara?!" Sango asked alertedly.
Kirara only sighed again. It was the most she could do.
Rin was now in the cave. She saw a woman in the mouth of a large demon. Before Rin actually woke up from her trance, she felt the power inside reaching out around her body creating bands of some smooth substance and forming a cocoon. She fell back into her deep sleep, forgetting everything she had ever known. The cocoon was drawn to the cave wall and settled itself on it. In a mere ten seconds, Rin was aged ten years to the age of seventeen.
Sango hurried back to the village where Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Koga, and the others were.
Sesshomaru saw Kirara land and noticed Rin wasn't there.
"Where's Rin?" he said angrily, but still in his even tone and frowning.
"I don't k,now," Sango responded breathlessly. "We were attacked by demons and I had Kirara run away with Rin to protect her. When Kirara came back, Rin was gone. She couldn't have gone far. We have to search for her!"
"Take me to where you were attacked," Sesshomaru demanded.
Sango nodded. Everyone decided to come this time. Miroku sat behind Sango and Shippo stayed on Miroku's shoulder. Kagome climbed onto Inuyasha's back. Koga, Ginta, and Hakkaku went by foot. Jaken was left riding Ah-Un because Sesshomaru was in no mood to have him hanging onto his fur. They were off with Kirara leading the way.
After they reached the forest, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Koga began trying to sniff Rin out.
"I can't pick up a scent on her," Inuyasha said.
"Neither can I," Sesshomaru said.
"There were certainly a lot of demons after you guys, Sango," Shippo commented looking around at the slaughtered corpses.
The group walked around for a few minutes until they spotted the cave.
"The cave where the Sacred Jewel was formed," Miroku said in old familiarity. "She may have gone in here to hide from the demons."
"Let's check," Kagome said.
It was easy enough for Sesshomaru, Jaken, Ah-Un, Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and Myoga to get inside but Koga, Ginta, and Hakkaku had some trouble. They had to have good intentions in using the Sacred Jewel in order to get through the barrier and into the cave.
Inuyasha and his friends wanted to destroy the Sacred Jewel to end its legacy of grief and evil. Sesshomaru thought the jewel was useless and only for vermin who wished to cheat in order to gain power. Yet Koga sought out the shards for power but only to get revenge upon Naraku. The unselfishness of the dog demon brothers toward the Jewel was what allowed them to pass, as well as their respective parties. It was not so easy with the power hungry wolves. But eventually, they managed to get in.
As Sesshomaru went further into the cave, the priestess in the demon's mouth came into view. Kagome was soon standing somewhat near Inuyasha when she saw the cocoon on the wall containing the young woman.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!" Kagome screamed. "Who's that!?!" she squealed while pointing at the trapped figure.
"I don't remember seeing her last time we were here," Sango said shocked.
"She is truly beautiful," Miroku said in awe being the lecherous monk he is, "so beautiful I don't know if she is human, a seductive demon, or a goddess."
"She may be evil and should be left in her dormancy," Ginta said cautiously. Hakkaku agreed.
"I don't know about that," said Sango thoughtfully. "Everything in this cave has to do with the Priestess Midoriko or the Sacred Jewel. How this girl is related or how she got here is a mystery."
"Hold on," Inuyasha spoke suddenly and thoughtfully. "If she has some kind of connection with the jewel, then we have to get her out of this cocoon so she can tell us everything she knows that may help us in our search for the shards!"
"Well, it's worth a try," Koga said.
Inuyasha began by trying to use his claws but it didn't do anything.
"Nothing!" Inuyasha yelled and then cursed.
"Let us try, Inuyasha," Miroku said.
Miroku struck the material with his monk staff. Nothing happened. Sango hit it as hard as she could with Hiraikotsu. It never penetrated, only bounced back.
"I'll try one of my Sacred Arrows," Kagome offered.
She aimed at the cocoon next to the girl's arm. Only the girl's head was visible and Kagome guessed where her waist was. She shot her arrow.
The exact opposite of what they wanted had happened. Rather than destroying the cocoon, it glowed with the same color as Kagome's spiritual powers and formed into more red bands that began to layer themselves over the first layers.
"Oh, no!" Kagome cried. She went forward and touched the bands with one hand when suddenly, her powers seemed to be absorbed and the one shard she had of the Sacred Jewel was being pulled toward it.
"Get away, Kagome!" Myoga yelled. "Apparently, it was the spiritual powers of someone or something that created this cocoon! You are only feeding it and making the bonds thicker!"
"Then let me try Tetsusaiga," Inuyasha said confidently and determined.
Sesshomaru watched the fiasco without much interest until Tenseiga pulsed.
'You want me to cut the bonds?' he thought.
"Step aside," he ordered as he unsheathed Tenseiga. With one stroke, he sliced the bonds in half.
Chapter 6 - The Mysterious Girl
The cocoon split open and the girl fell out onto the floor. A layer of the substance remained covering her body until it dissolved away leaving her completely bare with only her long black hair covering her body.
Kagome quickly stepped in front of her and Sango did, too.
"Nothing to see here!" Kagome yelled at the boys that were blushing. "We may have to go to the village to get her some clothes before moving her-" Kagome was saying to Sango until she turned around and saw Sesshomaru wrapping and covering the girl with his fur.
With his one arm, he lifted the girl up and started walking out of the cave.
"Uh, Sesshomaru," Miroku called when they were finally out of the cave. "Considering you only have one arm, I could save you the hassle of carrying her and take her to the village."
Sesshomaru only looked back at Miroku darkly in disgust.
"You know, I don't doubt that he could kill you easily with his one arm while holding the girl," Sango said.
"Yeah," Shippo agreed on Sango's shoulder.
"Yeah, you're probably right," Miroku sighed disappointedly.
"Well, he isn't able to scare me! I'd fight him any day!" Inuyasha said confidently.
"You do fight him any day, Inuyasha. Every time you see each other, you battle," Shippo stated. "I'm amazed that you two still haven't fought this whole time."
"It is all because of Rin that Sesshomaru puts her before fighting Inuyasha," Sango said. "I feel so bad, though, that I lost her," she remarked sadly.
"It's not your fault, Sango," Miroku tried to console her. "This mysterious woman is delaying our search for Rin, though."
"So, what's the deal with Sesshomaru?" Koga asked. "Why doesn't he have a left arm?"
"Inuyasha cut it off a while ago with Tetsusaiga when Sesshomaru was trying to claim it. He never stops trying to steal the Tetsusaiga and hates how he got Tenseiga," Kagome explained. "Their father was the Great Dog Demon. He was extremely powerful and ruled over the Western Lands. When he died, Sesshomaru inherited the Western Lands. Like his father, he is really strong."
"I'm actually glad I never picked a fight with him," Koga concluded.
Sesshomaru walked ahead. The girl he carried in his arm was extraordinarily beautiful. Who she was, he did not know. And Rin was still missing. Once he found out more, he would go in search for her again.
Soon enough, everyone arrived back at the village. Sango came up behind Sesshomaru.
"Here, put her in that hut over there," she pointed. "Kagome and I will get her dressed."
Kagome and Sango went into the hut first grabbing some old clothes and a blanket. Sesshomaru came in and set the girl on the floor as Sango placed a blanket over her and unravelled her from Sesshomaru's tail. He exited the hut.
Kagome came over with a slightly tattered kimono.
"Here are some clothes. I hope they fit," she said hopefully.
She was just about to help Sango get her dressed when the girl began writhing about as if in pain. Kagome stepped back and the girl was contented again. She moved closer and the girl squirmed again.
"That's strange," Kagome said disappointed. "Every time I go near her, she looks as though something is hurting her. I can't get her dressed."
"Don't worry, Kagome," Sango reassured her. "I'll be fine getting her clothed alone. Just wait outside with the others for now."
"Good idea," said Kagome as she left the hut.
"That wasn't much of a wait," Inuyasha said. "Did she wake up in there or something?"
"No, I was trying to help Sango get her dressed but every time I went near her, she writhed in agony practically. Sango is getting her ready alone now," she explained.
In a few minutes, everyone was allowed into the hut with the now dressed and unconscious girl. She lay on a mat with the blanket covering her.
They all stared at the girl. Kagome kept on the opposite side of the hut and sat next to Inuyasha and Shippo. Everyone sat somewhere in front of her except Sesshomaru who sat against a wall out of sight behind her if the girl were to wake up.
Her eyes slowly peeled open. She propped herself up on her arm and stared at all of them. Then she slid onto her knees out from under the blanket.
"Who are you people?" she asked.
"We were the ones who found you in that cave and got you out of your cocoon," Inuyasha said haughtily. "What's your name?"
"My name?" she looked at the ground in thought. "I don't know what my name is."
"You don't know?" Shippo inquired. She shook her head.
"Do you know why you were in that cave?" Sango quizzed.
"What cave? I do not remember any cave," she said clueless. "Actually, now that I think about it, I cannot remember anything."
"Well, so much for getting any information out of her on the jewel," Koga remarked harshly.
"I do not know about you people, but I think I should go now," she said.
"Are you sure? You may need protection," Miroku commented thoughtfully.
The girl tried to stand up but began wobbling from the lack of balance until she stumbled into Sesshomaru's pelt behind her. She lifted her face and stared deeply into his eyes and a look of recognition swept over her.
"Protection?! She can't even walk!" Inuyasha said dumbstruck. But the female wasn't paying attention to him, neither were the others.
"I remember you!" she exclaimed. "I've seen you before!"
Sesshomaru's expression turned into shock, too.
"You were sitting against a large tree in the forest and seemed to be hurt!" she claimed excitedly.
Sesshomaru's jaw had even dropped a tiny bit.
Koga got up and strode over to her.
"Hey, how is it you remember him yet you can't even remember your own name?" Koga asked.
She managed to tear her eyes away from Sesshomaru and turned to face the wolf demon standing in front of her. But her eyesight wasn't on his face-but his legs.
The girl slowly reached out her left hand to his right leg, about to touch the shin.
"What are you doing?" Koga brashly queried.
"Why do you have fragments of Midoriko's soul in your legs? It is as if they are calling to me-" she said in a serious and wispy voice.
"She can see the Sacred Jewel shards!" Inuyasha proclaimed now just as shocked as his brother.
The girl touched Koga's leg and before he could move away, something occurred. The girl began to squirm in pain and holding her head with her right hand as she cried. But it was as though she was glued by her finger because she never could take it off, no matter how much she wanted to. When it was all done, an expression of fear surfaced.
TBC
Feedback is welcome and loved!!!!
Title: Another Chance
Pairing: SessXRin, InuXKag, MirXSan
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters and I am most definitely NOT the one-armed man.
Summary: Rin comes across Naraku's heart and everyone's life changes when their deepest wishes are fulfilled.
Previous chapters here and here
Chapter 5 - The Limestone Cave Calls
Kirara was just about to follow her but a voice came into her head.
Kirara, let her go. She needs to go alone. Rin won't be gone for long.
Kirara sighed and went back to Sango to kill all the rest of the demons. She knew it was her old master's voice, the Priestess Midoriko. All this could mean is Rin is a strong priestess like Midoriko.
"Where's Rin, Kirara?!" Sango asked alertedly.
Kirara only sighed again. It was the most she could do.
Rin was now in the cave. She saw a woman in the mouth of a large demon. Before Rin actually woke up from her trance, she felt the power inside reaching out around her body creating bands of some smooth substance and forming a cocoon. She fell back into her deep sleep, forgetting everything she had ever known. The cocoon was drawn to the cave wall and settled itself on it. In a mere ten seconds, Rin was aged ten years to the age of seventeen.
Sango hurried back to the village where Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Koga, and the others were.
Sesshomaru saw Kirara land and noticed Rin wasn't there.
"Where's Rin?" he said angrily, but still in his even tone and frowning.
"I don't k,now," Sango responded breathlessly. "We were attacked by demons and I had Kirara run away with Rin to protect her. When Kirara came back, Rin was gone. She couldn't have gone far. We have to search for her!"
"Take me to where you were attacked," Sesshomaru demanded.
Sango nodded. Everyone decided to come this time. Miroku sat behind Sango and Shippo stayed on Miroku's shoulder. Kagome climbed onto Inuyasha's back. Koga, Ginta, and Hakkaku went by foot. Jaken was left riding Ah-Un because Sesshomaru was in no mood to have him hanging onto his fur. They were off with Kirara leading the way.
After they reached the forest, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Koga began trying to sniff Rin out.
"I can't pick up a scent on her," Inuyasha said.
"Neither can I," Sesshomaru said.
"There were certainly a lot of demons after you guys, Sango," Shippo commented looking around at the slaughtered corpses.
The group walked around for a few minutes until they spotted the cave.
"The cave where the Sacred Jewel was formed," Miroku said in old familiarity. "She may have gone in here to hide from the demons."
"Let's check," Kagome said.
It was easy enough for Sesshomaru, Jaken, Ah-Un, Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and Myoga to get inside but Koga, Ginta, and Hakkaku had some trouble. They had to have good intentions in using the Sacred Jewel in order to get through the barrier and into the cave.
Inuyasha and his friends wanted to destroy the Sacred Jewel to end its legacy of grief and evil. Sesshomaru thought the jewel was useless and only for vermin who wished to cheat in order to gain power. Yet Koga sought out the shards for power but only to get revenge upon Naraku. The unselfishness of the dog demon brothers toward the Jewel was what allowed them to pass, as well as their respective parties. It was not so easy with the power hungry wolves. But eventually, they managed to get in.
As Sesshomaru went further into the cave, the priestess in the demon's mouth came into view. Kagome was soon standing somewhat near Inuyasha when she saw the cocoon on the wall containing the young woman.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!" Kagome screamed. "Who's that!?!" she squealed while pointing at the trapped figure.
"I don't remember seeing her last time we were here," Sango said shocked.
"She is truly beautiful," Miroku said in awe being the lecherous monk he is, "so beautiful I don't know if she is human, a seductive demon, or a goddess."
"She may be evil and should be left in her dormancy," Ginta said cautiously. Hakkaku agreed.
"I don't know about that," said Sango thoughtfully. "Everything in this cave has to do with the Priestess Midoriko or the Sacred Jewel. How this girl is related or how she got here is a mystery."
"Hold on," Inuyasha spoke suddenly and thoughtfully. "If she has some kind of connection with the jewel, then we have to get her out of this cocoon so she can tell us everything she knows that may help us in our search for the shards!"
"Well, it's worth a try," Koga said.
Inuyasha began by trying to use his claws but it didn't do anything.
"Nothing!" Inuyasha yelled and then cursed.
"Let us try, Inuyasha," Miroku said.
Miroku struck the material with his monk staff. Nothing happened. Sango hit it as hard as she could with Hiraikotsu. It never penetrated, only bounced back.
"I'll try one of my Sacred Arrows," Kagome offered.
She aimed at the cocoon next to the girl's arm. Only the girl's head was visible and Kagome guessed where her waist was. She shot her arrow.
The exact opposite of what they wanted had happened. Rather than destroying the cocoon, it glowed with the same color as Kagome's spiritual powers and formed into more red bands that began to layer themselves over the first layers.
"Oh, no!" Kagome cried. She went forward and touched the bands with one hand when suddenly, her powers seemed to be absorbed and the one shard she had of the Sacred Jewel was being pulled toward it.
"Get away, Kagome!" Myoga yelled. "Apparently, it was the spiritual powers of someone or something that created this cocoon! You are only feeding it and making the bonds thicker!"
"Then let me try Tetsusaiga," Inuyasha said confidently and determined.
Sesshomaru watched the fiasco without much interest until Tenseiga pulsed.
'You want me to cut the bonds?' he thought.
"Step aside," he ordered as he unsheathed Tenseiga. With one stroke, he sliced the bonds in half.
Chapter 6 - The Mysterious Girl
The cocoon split open and the girl fell out onto the floor. A layer of the substance remained covering her body until it dissolved away leaving her completely bare with only her long black hair covering her body.
Kagome quickly stepped in front of her and Sango did, too.
"Nothing to see here!" Kagome yelled at the boys that were blushing. "We may have to go to the village to get her some clothes before moving her-" Kagome was saying to Sango until she turned around and saw Sesshomaru wrapping and covering the girl with his fur.
With his one arm, he lifted the girl up and started walking out of the cave.
"Uh, Sesshomaru," Miroku called when they were finally out of the cave. "Considering you only have one arm, I could save you the hassle of carrying her and take her to the village."
Sesshomaru only looked back at Miroku darkly in disgust.
"You know, I don't doubt that he could kill you easily with his one arm while holding the girl," Sango said.
"Yeah," Shippo agreed on Sango's shoulder.
"Yeah, you're probably right," Miroku sighed disappointedly.
"Well, he isn't able to scare me! I'd fight him any day!" Inuyasha said confidently.
"You do fight him any day, Inuyasha. Every time you see each other, you battle," Shippo stated. "I'm amazed that you two still haven't fought this whole time."
"It is all because of Rin that Sesshomaru puts her before fighting Inuyasha," Sango said. "I feel so bad, though, that I lost her," she remarked sadly.
"It's not your fault, Sango," Miroku tried to console her. "This mysterious woman is delaying our search for Rin, though."
"So, what's the deal with Sesshomaru?" Koga asked. "Why doesn't he have a left arm?"
"Inuyasha cut it off a while ago with Tetsusaiga when Sesshomaru was trying to claim it. He never stops trying to steal the Tetsusaiga and hates how he got Tenseiga," Kagome explained. "Their father was the Great Dog Demon. He was extremely powerful and ruled over the Western Lands. When he died, Sesshomaru inherited the Western Lands. Like his father, he is really strong."
"I'm actually glad I never picked a fight with him," Koga concluded.
Sesshomaru walked ahead. The girl he carried in his arm was extraordinarily beautiful. Who she was, he did not know. And Rin was still missing. Once he found out more, he would go in search for her again.
Soon enough, everyone arrived back at the village. Sango came up behind Sesshomaru.
"Here, put her in that hut over there," she pointed. "Kagome and I will get her dressed."
Kagome and Sango went into the hut first grabbing some old clothes and a blanket. Sesshomaru came in and set the girl on the floor as Sango placed a blanket over her and unravelled her from Sesshomaru's tail. He exited the hut.
Kagome came over with a slightly tattered kimono.
"Here are some clothes. I hope they fit," she said hopefully.
She was just about to help Sango get her dressed when the girl began writhing about as if in pain. Kagome stepped back and the girl was contented again. She moved closer and the girl squirmed again.
"That's strange," Kagome said disappointed. "Every time I go near her, she looks as though something is hurting her. I can't get her dressed."
"Don't worry, Kagome," Sango reassured her. "I'll be fine getting her clothed alone. Just wait outside with the others for now."
"Good idea," said Kagome as she left the hut.
"That wasn't much of a wait," Inuyasha said. "Did she wake up in there or something?"
"No, I was trying to help Sango get her dressed but every time I went near her, she writhed in agony practically. Sango is getting her ready alone now," she explained.
In a few minutes, everyone was allowed into the hut with the now dressed and unconscious girl. She lay on a mat with the blanket covering her.
They all stared at the girl. Kagome kept on the opposite side of the hut and sat next to Inuyasha and Shippo. Everyone sat somewhere in front of her except Sesshomaru who sat against a wall out of sight behind her if the girl were to wake up.
Her eyes slowly peeled open. She propped herself up on her arm and stared at all of them. Then she slid onto her knees out from under the blanket.
"Who are you people?" she asked.
"We were the ones who found you in that cave and got you out of your cocoon," Inuyasha said haughtily. "What's your name?"
"My name?" she looked at the ground in thought. "I don't know what my name is."
"You don't know?" Shippo inquired. She shook her head.
"Do you know why you were in that cave?" Sango quizzed.
"What cave? I do not remember any cave," she said clueless. "Actually, now that I think about it, I cannot remember anything."
"Well, so much for getting any information out of her on the jewel," Koga remarked harshly.
"I do not know about you people, but I think I should go now," she said.
"Are you sure? You may need protection," Miroku commented thoughtfully.
The girl tried to stand up but began wobbling from the lack of balance until she stumbled into Sesshomaru's pelt behind her. She lifted her face and stared deeply into his eyes and a look of recognition swept over her.
"Protection?! She can't even walk!" Inuyasha said dumbstruck. But the female wasn't paying attention to him, neither were the others.
"I remember you!" she exclaimed. "I've seen you before!"
Sesshomaru's expression turned into shock, too.
"You were sitting against a large tree in the forest and seemed to be hurt!" she claimed excitedly.
Sesshomaru's jaw had even dropped a tiny bit.
Koga got up and strode over to her.
"Hey, how is it you remember him yet you can't even remember your own name?" Koga asked.
She managed to tear her eyes away from Sesshomaru and turned to face the wolf demon standing in front of her. But her eyesight wasn't on his face-but his legs.
The girl slowly reached out her left hand to his right leg, about to touch the shin.
"What are you doing?" Koga brashly queried.
"Why do you have fragments of Midoriko's soul in your legs? It is as if they are calling to me-" she said in a serious and wispy voice.
"She can see the Sacred Jewel shards!" Inuyasha proclaimed now just as shocked as his brother.
The girl touched Koga's leg and before he could move away, something occurred. The girl began to squirm in pain and holding her head with her right hand as she cried. But it was as though she was glued by her finger because she never could take it off, no matter how much she wanted to. When it was all done, an expression of fear surfaced.
TBC
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