"Another Chance" SessXRin Chapters 3 and 4
Here are the next 2 chapters to my current SessXRin fic. Hope you enjoy and remember, I LOVE FEEDBACK!!!
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
Chapter 3 - Can and Can't Touch
"I can touch you?" Rin said surprised. "You knew you weren't going to be hurt, didn't you?"
Kirara meowed in agreement.
"Kirara," said Sango the demon slayer who was the owner of the twin-tailed demon cat, "how did you know? Do you know what is happening to her?"
The cat meowed once more in approval.
Everyone in the clearing listened closely.
"Of course! The cat just happens to know!" Koga said sarcastically at the irony of the situation.
At that, Kirara leapt off of Rin's lap and transformed. She stood in front of Rin and kneeled down low enough for her to climb on.
"So you are going to take us," Sesshomaru stated more than questioned. "Very well."
"I'll ride with her," said Sango. She climbed on and then got Rin settled down onto Kirara. Sango was the first person not to glow red - nothing even happened. Everyone already figured out it was only demons this red energy reacted to.
Kirara flew off, leaving the others to follow.
"Kirara, I just remembered, we are near home, aren't we?" Sango asked.
She roared happily at the idea of visiting home.
They arrived at the village. It was completely empty and the graves of all the murdered villagers were lined up against a wall. Kirara retired in a patch of grass having done what she had set out to do.
"Useless," Sesshomaru said in disgust at the now relaxing Kirara.
Eventually, all of them just decided to line up in a row and Rin would tell them how the red glow reacts to each one of them until they solved the pattern.
Sesshomaru stood beside Rin as they stared at the ten of them. The first three were Jaken, Ah-Un, and Shippo.
"Demon, dragon, demon-I would end up burning all of you," Rin said. Then there was Miroku, Sango, and Koga's two friends, Ginta and Hakkaku. "Human, human, demon, demon. Sango and Miroku would be unaffected but I'm sure the wolves would get burned like the others."
The only ones left were Koga, Kagome, and Inuyasha.
"Why aren't you in line, Sesshomaru? Just because you are the only one besides Kirara that can touch the girl you feel too important to stand in line?" Inuyasha inquired rudely.
Sesshomaru ignored his younger brother's remark.
"Koga-I would end up burning. . . . I think-" Rin started slightly shaking again. "And Inuyasha, we've seen how it responds to you, it hurts you, too," Rin finished quickly and innocently as she skipped Kagome.
"What about me?" Kagome asked, confused. She took a few steps forward.
Rin ran behind Lord Sesshomaru. She clutched the cloth of his pant leg again.
"Please, Lord Sesshomaru, don't make me go near Kagome or Koga!" Rin yelled desperately to him as tears began to brim in her eyes.
"But Rin-" Kagome took another couple of steps but stopped when Sesshomaru drew his sword.
"If she does not want you near her, then I will make sure to kill you two if you dare come close again," Sesshomaru proclaimed firmly.
Kagome stepped further away from Rin, putting plenty of space in-between herself and Sesshomaru.
The others gathered in a circle and talked about their current situation.
"Obviously, she cannot touch demons except Kirara and Sesshomaru. She can touch humans but refuses to go near Kagome even if she is human and especially does not want to go closer to Koga. I wonder why?" said Miroku.
"I don't know. But it felt awful, seeing the look of terror on her face as I walked near her," Kagome said sadly.
Rin sat against an old hut while lying on Sesshomaru's fur as he sat next to her with his arm holding her shoulder.
"Lord Sesshomaru, is it all right if I sing a song? Singing usually calms me down."
"If you want."
Rin began her little melody. She had made it up a while before and it spoke of her, Lord Sesshomaru, Jaken, and Ah-Un traveling together forever.
Sesshomaru looked down at Rin to see her smiling as she cuddled against his comfy tail and drifted to sleep. All the others stopped talking and had heard the song. Finally, one could tell that the girl had felt happy for the first time that day because of the smile on her contented face.
Chapter 4 - Unknown Powers
Meanwhile, the infant, Hakudoshi, and Kanna all arrived at a cave. Naraku stood in his baboon cloak and frowned at the sight of the hurt baby.
"What happened?" he asked crossly.
"I was looking into the little girl's heart and I didn't find what I was searching for," the infant spoke. "But I did stumble across something meant to be hidden."
"Something hidden?" Naraku said immediately intrigued.
"Yes. It was a red sphere of light. I couldn't believe it but I soon realized it was the girl's spiritual power. Only this was different than a normal priestess's power - usually it is the same color as the Sacred Jewel when it is purified. Apparently, I had opened a way to release this power since it had been confined to that part of her soul. It seeped out and tried to purify me. That is why I am burnt."
"A new powerful priestess is in the picture? This is indeed interesting," commented Naraku, now smiling.
"By the looks of it, she is just as strong as the Priestess Midoriko, the one whose soul made the Shikon Jewel," the infant continued.
"Really? Well, we could always have two jewels instead of just one. . . ."
Sesshomaru calmly sat with Rin for a little while until he heard a grumbling from her stomach. Then, a tingling went through his fingers. He saw now that wherever Rin was touching him, it began to hurt, but only the slightest bit.
'Is she now going to burn me, too? Am I no longer an exception to those demons she hurts? I have to get her away from me soon. . .' Sesshomaru thought.
He picked her up with his one arm and walked toward the others. Her stomach grumbled again.
"Oh! Lord Sesshomaru! Rin must still be hungry! She was attacked by that infant before she could eat!" Jaken said worriedly.
"I'll take her and she can ride on Kirara as she sleeps. I'm sure she needs it," Sango volunteered.
Kirara transformed and jumped in front of Sesshomaru. He put the sleeping girl on Kirara's back and stepped back as Sango climbed on.
Kirara flew into the sky and out of the village. She headed back to the ground into the forest. Sango got off of Kirara and walked around, searching the ground for food.
Sango heard a slight growling further in the forest.
"Kirara, protect Rin. Demons are coming-no doubt for her," Sango commanded.
She took her Hiraikotsu off her shoulder and five demons jumped at her. More and more came after them.
"Go, Kirara! Get Rin away from here!" Sango yelled.
Sango killed demon after demon as Kirara ran away with the sleeping girl on her back.
Kirara came across the Limestone Cave, the cave in which the Sacred Jewel was formed by the Priestess Midoriko.
Rin opened her eyes, yet she was not actually awake. Her eyes were hazed over. Rin got off of Kirara and, as if in a trance, strode into the cave.
TBC
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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
Chapter 3 - Can and Can't Touch
"I can touch you?" Rin said surprised. "You knew you weren't going to be hurt, didn't you?"
Kirara meowed in agreement.
"Kirara," said Sango the demon slayer who was the owner of the twin-tailed demon cat, "how did you know? Do you know what is happening to her?"
The cat meowed once more in approval.
Everyone in the clearing listened closely.
"Of course! The cat just happens to know!" Koga said sarcastically at the irony of the situation.
At that, Kirara leapt off of Rin's lap and transformed. She stood in front of Rin and kneeled down low enough for her to climb on.
"So you are going to take us," Sesshomaru stated more than questioned. "Very well."
"I'll ride with her," said Sango. She climbed on and then got Rin settled down onto Kirara. Sango was the first person not to glow red - nothing even happened. Everyone already figured out it was only demons this red energy reacted to.
Kirara flew off, leaving the others to follow.
"Kirara, I just remembered, we are near home, aren't we?" Sango asked.
She roared happily at the idea of visiting home.
They arrived at the village. It was completely empty and the graves of all the murdered villagers were lined up against a wall. Kirara retired in a patch of grass having done what she had set out to do.
"Useless," Sesshomaru said in disgust at the now relaxing Kirara.
Eventually, all of them just decided to line up in a row and Rin would tell them how the red glow reacts to each one of them until they solved the pattern.
Sesshomaru stood beside Rin as they stared at the ten of them. The first three were Jaken, Ah-Un, and Shippo.
"Demon, dragon, demon-I would end up burning all of you," Rin said. Then there was Miroku, Sango, and Koga's two friends, Ginta and Hakkaku. "Human, human, demon, demon. Sango and Miroku would be unaffected but I'm sure the wolves would get burned like the others."
The only ones left were Koga, Kagome, and Inuyasha.
"Why aren't you in line, Sesshomaru? Just because you are the only one besides Kirara that can touch the girl you feel too important to stand in line?" Inuyasha inquired rudely.
Sesshomaru ignored his younger brother's remark.
"Koga-I would end up burning. . . . I think-" Rin started slightly shaking again. "And Inuyasha, we've seen how it responds to you, it hurts you, too," Rin finished quickly and innocently as she skipped Kagome.
"What about me?" Kagome asked, confused. She took a few steps forward.
Rin ran behind Lord Sesshomaru. She clutched the cloth of his pant leg again.
"Please, Lord Sesshomaru, don't make me go near Kagome or Koga!" Rin yelled desperately to him as tears began to brim in her eyes.
"But Rin-" Kagome took another couple of steps but stopped when Sesshomaru drew his sword.
"If she does not want you near her, then I will make sure to kill you two if you dare come close again," Sesshomaru proclaimed firmly.
Kagome stepped further away from Rin, putting plenty of space in-between herself and Sesshomaru.
The others gathered in a circle and talked about their current situation.
"Obviously, she cannot touch demons except Kirara and Sesshomaru. She can touch humans but refuses to go near Kagome even if she is human and especially does not want to go closer to Koga. I wonder why?" said Miroku.
"I don't know. But it felt awful, seeing the look of terror on her face as I walked near her," Kagome said sadly.
Rin sat against an old hut while lying on Sesshomaru's fur as he sat next to her with his arm holding her shoulder.
"Lord Sesshomaru, is it all right if I sing a song? Singing usually calms me down."
"If you want."
Rin began her little melody. She had made it up a while before and it spoke of her, Lord Sesshomaru, Jaken, and Ah-Un traveling together forever.
Sesshomaru looked down at Rin to see her smiling as she cuddled against his comfy tail and drifted to sleep. All the others stopped talking and had heard the song. Finally, one could tell that the girl had felt happy for the first time that day because of the smile on her contented face.
Chapter 4 - Unknown Powers
Meanwhile, the infant, Hakudoshi, and Kanna all arrived at a cave. Naraku stood in his baboon cloak and frowned at the sight of the hurt baby.
"What happened?" he asked crossly.
"I was looking into the little girl's heart and I didn't find what I was searching for," the infant spoke. "But I did stumble across something meant to be hidden."
"Something hidden?" Naraku said immediately intrigued.
"Yes. It was a red sphere of light. I couldn't believe it but I soon realized it was the girl's spiritual power. Only this was different than a normal priestess's power - usually it is the same color as the Sacred Jewel when it is purified. Apparently, I had opened a way to release this power since it had been confined to that part of her soul. It seeped out and tried to purify me. That is why I am burnt."
"A new powerful priestess is in the picture? This is indeed interesting," commented Naraku, now smiling.
"By the looks of it, she is just as strong as the Priestess Midoriko, the one whose soul made the Shikon Jewel," the infant continued.
"Really? Well, we could always have two jewels instead of just one. . . ."
Sesshomaru calmly sat with Rin for a little while until he heard a grumbling from her stomach. Then, a tingling went through his fingers. He saw now that wherever Rin was touching him, it began to hurt, but only the slightest bit.
'Is she now going to burn me, too? Am I no longer an exception to those demons she hurts? I have to get her away from me soon. . .' Sesshomaru thought.
He picked her up with his one arm and walked toward the others. Her stomach grumbled again.
"Oh! Lord Sesshomaru! Rin must still be hungry! She was attacked by that infant before she could eat!" Jaken said worriedly.
"I'll take her and she can ride on Kirara as she sleeps. I'm sure she needs it," Sango volunteered.
Kirara transformed and jumped in front of Sesshomaru. He put the sleeping girl on Kirara's back and stepped back as Sango climbed on.
Kirara flew into the sky and out of the village. She headed back to the ground into the forest. Sango got off of Kirara and walked around, searching the ground for food.
Sango heard a slight growling further in the forest.
"Kirara, protect Rin. Demons are coming-no doubt for her," Sango commanded.
She took her Hiraikotsu off her shoulder and five demons jumped at her. More and more came after them.
"Go, Kirara! Get Rin away from here!" Sango yelled.
Sango killed demon after demon as Kirara ran away with the sleeping girl on her back.
Kirara came across the Limestone Cave, the cave in which the Sacred Jewel was formed by the Priestess Midoriko.
Rin opened her eyes, yet she was not actually awake. Her eyes were hazed over. Rin got off of Kirara and, as if in a trance, strode into the cave.
TBC
Please, please please leave feedback. I'll take whatever you can give me - con crit, flames or what have you. Thanks for reading!!!