The Youkai Lord and The miko
Authors Note: Sorry if the titles kind of bland…This is my anniversary gift to my baby, Vince (Blitzkrieg02red) My lover is obsessed with Kikyou and Sesshomaru and well he couldn't get them together in the past logically, so I decided I'd do it no matter what it takes! Koibito-kun I hope you like your story! And everyone else please enjoy!
"Uno Sesshomaru-sama…" Rin trembled walking through the forest, 'Jaken no baka!' Rin thought angrily as she walked through the forest, holding onto one of the nearby trees for support sitting down on the roots sighing miserably. "I'm bored" She thought sitting there resting holding her knees to her chest.
Sesshomaru-sama was summoned to the northern lands and wouldn't be back until late that evening. Jaken-sama said to go play in the woods and now… Rin sighed miserably she had gone too far and gotten herself lost.
The summer's heat was far from gone in the forest; it was just humid, but the trees provided enough shade for you to relax in. Rin sighed slightly as she looked over to the side wondering if she should keep going, eventually she'd run into something she knew right? She rose to a stand preparing to go back the other way when a small glint caught her eye making her turn around.
'A light?' She thought walking towards it calmly, gasping a bit in surprise at what she had found. "Shindamatu" Rin whispered she had seen one before when she and Sesshomaru-sama had been traveling after Naraku. They were like mini dragons carrying souls, Sesshomaru-sama had said they belonged to a priestess named Kikyou but he never mentioned her after that. Rin had known Kikyou from more or less when she had saved her a couple times when she was younger. Not that it was much different now, Rin is still only 10.
Rin wasn't sure what had possessed her to follow the soul skimmer but she did, walking over the roots, deeper and deeper into the forest until it finally stopped. Their resting against a big oak tree was Kikyou. Her shoulder was crackled and souls were seeping unwillingly out of her body. 'She doesn't look like she's in pain' Rin thought staring towards her for a few seconds 'she looks almost peaceful'. The miko's eyes were shut as the mini dragons continued to fill her body with dead souls.
Kikyou's eyes shot open though at the sound of the rustling in the bushes where Rin stood, the miko sharply drawing her arrow as she pointed it towards the pushes. "Out! You have 5 seconds!"
Rin stumbled from the bushes staring towards the miko timidly, frightened. 'Just like with Sesshomaru-sama…such defense…' She thought as the miko's brown eyes softened slowly letting go of the arrow and bow letting them fall to the side. "Gomene Rin-chan" She said apologetically slowly leaning back.
"Uno…Hai! Miko-sama…You…remembered my name?" Rin asked amazed that the miko had remembered her after nearly two years. 'Of course Naraku wasn't dead yet he had been injured gravely though in the last encounter' Rin thought calmly. She hadn't seen Kikyou there though only Kagome-chan but something told Rin the person that had inflicted the main wound- the ending wound- on Naraku had been Kikyou not Kagome.
"Hai Rin-chan" She said calmly, she had known the girl for a long time, and she didn't look a bit different. 'She's a couple inches taller and her hairs a couple inches longer but she doesn't seem to have changed at all…' Kikyou thought her cracked wound slowly healing as she began to raise slowly, the pain being too unbearable and almost forcing the miko to sit down.
"Umm Miko-sama if you'd like me to help…I can…" Rin said nervously trying to assert her assistance knowing she wouldn't be much help to the wounded miko.
"Water…" Kikyou said quietly, "There's some in the stream over there" Kikyou said looking to the side the sound of water running in the background. It was in clear eyesight.
"Hai!" Rin said smiling gently, she had a water bottle around her belt line it was empty though from what seemed like a seemingly endless walk. Rin slowly walking to the stream kneeling down and letting the water pour into the bottle.
Kikyou watched carefully making sure nothing was going to attack or injure Rin as she was getting the water she had asked for. There was a small crack in the bushes on the other side, Kikyou's eyes widening as she drew a bow and arrow ready to aim it at the target. The bushes shook violently, Rin looking up the bottle still in hand, staring towards the bushes like a small dear watching the headlights of the upcoming car.
The demon lurched forward, the arrow piercing its chest and exploding, a blue purification light coming from around the area. Rin squinted her eyes tightly as she jogged back to Kikyou, handing her the water with shaky hands. "Sorry" Kikyou said as she took the water from the girl's hands, the cool water running down her dry throat it was such a good feeling.
"N-no" Rin said calmly, "I- uh think I was just surprised that's all"
"Are you still with Sesshomaru?" Kikyou said calmly setting the now empty bottle to the side, Rin taking a seat by Kikyou.
Rin was a little surprised by the question but nodded holding her knees to her chest as she stared towards the miko. 'She's so pretty' Rin mused quietly her brown eyes staring up into Kikyou's brown serious ones.
"Yes?" Kikyou said quietly her tone a bit gentler as she noticed Rin was staring but only in the slightest.
"Oh um nothing! I'm sorry!" Rin said quickly blushing a bit, "I just think you're very pretty that's all"
Kikyou was a bit taken back by the child at first, gaping a bit before calmly fading back into her calm demeanor. "I'm not pretty…" Her voice was soft almost sad and Rin found herself staring up towards the miko with wondering eyes almost as if she could read the pain that reflected in them. "But you are" Rin blushed a bit staring towards her nonetheless smiling.
"But you are pretty Kikyou-sama!" Rin insisted smiling widely.
"You know my name?"
"Oh um Sesshomaru-sama told me" Rin stuttered a bit blushing madly, Kikyou raising a questioness brow. 'He mentioned me?' Kikyou thought wondering almost speechless.
"Sesshomaru-sama's pretty too! He has long silky silver hair and it's all…"
The small child continued to ramble on and the two girls sat by the tree talking until the sun was low in the sky.
"You know Kikyou-sama your soul skimmers are so pretty"
"Why do you say that Rin-chan?" Kikyou asked watching the soul skimmers dance in the darkness, one swooping and landing on Kikyou's outstretched hand.
"Some of the scariest things are beautiful Kikyou-sama"
"You're too smart for your age" Kikyou laughed quietly as Rin held out her hand staring towards Kikyou, wondering why none of the soul skimmers had came to her hand as they had Kikyou's.
"It's because your alive" Kikyou said a small smile painted against her pale features almost reading Rin's confused expression, Rin looking towards Kikyou sadly, Kikyou nodded to the skimmer as it's gentle legs outstretched onto Rin's open hands.
"Your alive to Kikyou-sama aren't you?"
"Not anymore" Kikyou said laughing gently leaning back against the tree's bark.
"But just because you don't live like we do, doesn't mean you're not alive does it? If someone doesn't breathe the same ways you do, does that mean your wrong? I don't believe that Kikyou-sama, I really don't."
"Your too kind Rin" Kikyou said calmly, this young girl was so kind, she had barely known her but after Kikyou had protected her, they seemed to open up to each other, just talking time away until where they were now…night, darkness.
"Rin" The bushes rumbled as Sesshomaru stepped through them, his golden eyes staring directly to the small girl with a blank stare, but Rin could see he had been worried slowly rising to a stand the soul skimmer flying back into the cool night air. "Uno…I have to go Kikyou-sama" Rin said gently smiling as she returned to the demon lord's side. "Take care!"
Kikyou smiled gently surprised how good she had felt with the child, it had been a long time since she had associated with anyone like that it felt…nice.
"You took care of her didn't you?" The deep voice said to her, Kikyou's brown eyes snapping open staring up to the youkai lord who was looking to her over his shoulder in a calm stare.
"I suppose" She said dully, the youkai lord looking displeased with her answer as he walked over to her, Rin waited patiently as Sesshomaru walked towards Kikyou kneeling on his knees to face her, taking his two fingers to her throat lifting her chin up towards his face. "A yes would have been fine miko"
His hands left her cheek as he lifted her over his shoulder dully, Kikyou looking angrily towards him.
"Rin grab her weapons."
"Hai!" Rin said happily picking up the bow and arrow set following behind Sesshomaru obediently.
"What are you doing put me down you youkai!" Kikyou said a bit surprised, 'no wonder I don't talk much I let my guard down!' Kikyou thought angrily 'What the hell is he doing'
"No" he said dully continuing to walk forward, 'It's not like you can move on your own anyway' he said smirking as the three exited the forest, the three staring up at Sesshomaru's large almost castle like building. The heart of the western lands.
Authors Note: Why'd Sesshie do it? Find out next chapter hope you liked it!