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Chapter List
- 15
- 16
- 17
Disclaimer: I do hereby
acknowledge to all that stuff you have heard before and that you don�t need to
hear again since we all know it by heart. Takahashi-sama is the only one who
can do that. All I own is this story idea.
This is an AU fic based off the plot
of an old romance novel of my mom�s.
Cyancat ^_^
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A/N:
Sorry this is a bit late. I had a
lot going on over here. Homework with my college work is the pits and takes up
so much of my time. I never see daylight on weekends anymore because of it.
Oh well, I have you guys!!
If you didn�t see
in the last chapter. Let me clear up Rin�s pregnancy and the timing
Okies, I
have my own ideas that demon pregnancy would be shorter than human. So I figure
that they would be about half the time, so its 4 � 5 months, depending on the
demon itself. That�s why Ayame had grown
so much over the time of 1 month.
Then for Rin, since she is human
with a half demon baby, she still doesn�t have the regular time of pregnancy
like a regular human. So her pregnancy would take about 6 months. The first
month is like the first 3 for us.
So I hope that clears up any
questions.

The Captive Bride

Chapter Fifteen - The Crushing
Weight On My Heart

The funeral was on a
Thursday, just two days after her death. Rin didn�t know how Sesshomaru had
managed to do it all, but before she knew it, they were all standing at the
family plot of the cemetery. Sesshomaru
and Inuyasha stood to her left, clad in black and each with a look in their
eyes that was a remembered sadness. Sango was there of course, dressed in a
thin black dress all the while clinging to Miroku who stood solidly beside her.
Koga had his hands in the pants pockets of his black suit, rocking back and
forth on his heels. Because of the babies were still so young, Ayame had not
been able to come, but she made it adamant that she would visit once she was
able.
Rin gazed down at the headstone of her
father, Hideki Nagawa. Maybe now her mother could finally see him again. It had
been so long since his death, that Rin herself had troubles seeing him in her
memory. He had died when she was only three, the victim of a hit and run. Rin
never knew how to take death after that day. But now, it was all flooding back.
�Rin, do you want to go
back?� Murmured the bass voice of her husband as he slipped a
hand upon her shoulder.
Rin shook her head. �No, not yet. I still need some time with mother.�
Sesshomaru merely nodded
at her words and turned back toward the limo, glancing once at the crowd behind
them to tell them it was time for them to leave.
Rin�s ears perked as she
listened to everyone�s steps gradually get farther away and then the familiar
thunk-thunk of car doors closing.
Rin knelt down, running
a hand over the headstones. �Well, Mom, Dad, you�re together again. Can�t say
that I�m happy about it, but now you both can finally rest easy.�
Rin let out a heavy sigh
and wiped away the tears forming in her eyes. �I don�t know what I�m gonna do
without you, Mother. I�m just so scared. Sesshomaru hasn�t said a thing since I
told him about the baby. Oh Mother, what if he doesn�t want our baby? What if
he hates it as much as he hates his brother? I couldn�t stand to see that
happen. But what I hate the most is that I�.I think I really love Sesshomaru
and that makes me hurt even more.�
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Her reddened cheeks and
puffy eyes were the first things that Sesshomaru noticed as he watched Rin
silently slide into the limo seat across from him. She smiled weakly at
Inuyasha beside her and straightened her skirt. Averting his gaze as Rin�s eyes
turned toward him, Sesshomaru scolded himself for not staying with her at the
grave. But it was the memories of his own mother�s death that made Sesshomaru
keep his distance from Rin and he knew it. For the past three nights since
Rin�s mother died, he�d awoken in the dead of night from images of his mother
haunting his dreams. She kept calling out to him, her arms wide open in an
embrace, but all he could do was run away. He was no longer that child on that
fateful day. He was a man in every right, the lord that he had strived to
become since day one, a man that now was to become a father.
Amber eyes flashed to
glace once at Rin and then down to her stomach before turning back to the car
window. She was just beginning to show a bump with her first month of pregnancy
gone by.
Yes, he was going to be
a father alright. How had he missed it all these days, this whole month? He
should�ve been able to tell within a week. But there was the fact that they had
been separate for a while, that fight between them had lasted a good week or
so. Then there was the fact that he had let his lust take over him a few times,
irrational as it sounds. He just never thought it would turn to this.
�Sesshomaru?�
His eyes glanced once
more at Rin, and then turned his whole body toward her. �What?�
�I just wanted to say �Thank
you� for all of this. These past days have all been a blur since Mother died
and I don�t think that I would have been strong enough to even arrange her
funeral.�
�Don�t think much of it.
I did what I had to.� Sesshomaru let out a deep breath and turned back to the
window.
�But you did so much
just for me-�
�No, I didn�t.�
Sesshomaru cut her off. �I did this since I told you that your mother would be
taken care of. It was part of our agreement, right? Dealing with her funeral
duties was just part of it. Not for you. It was just another dilemma I had to
deal with.�
Rin stared at
Sesshomaru, his words stinging. �So what was I? Just another dilemma you had to
deal with?�
�No, you were just��
Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. �Look, I did all of this because I knew that no one
else was going to do it. I felt obligated to give your mother a decent funeral.
Isn�t that good enough?�
�No, it isn�t. You treat
giving my mother a funeral as if you were burying a pet in the backyard. That
isn�t how I want to remember my mother at her funeral!� Rin crossed her arms
and glared angrily out the car window.
Sesshomaru groaned
audibly and leaned back in his seat. With his left hand, he rubbed at his
temples. Why did she always have to make such a big deal out of
everything? Couldn�t she just take it as
it was?
Seemingly forgotten in
the seat next to Rin, Inuyasha glanced under hooded eyes at his brother.
Sesshomaru�s personality had changed since that day Rin�s mother died. He could
see it. Sesshomaru wasn�t yelling as much as he used to and he was actually
resisting the urge to keep the fight going. Normally the words that Rin spoke
to Sesshomaru would have sparked a new anger within him, but that didn�t
happen. For some reason, his older brother was more subdued and it made
Inuyasha even more curious as to why this had happened.
When they arrived home,
Rin was the first out of the limo, stomping into the house and slamming the
door behind her. Both men flinched at the sound of the door crashing into its
frame.
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For
the rest of the day, Sesshomaru retreated to his den and tried to dive into the
pile of paperwork that had been piling on his desk. But he couldn�t keep his
mind on the work before him, the words kept muddling into puddles.
Eyes darting toward the
doorway, Sesshomaru let out a pained sigh. �What do you want?�
The form of Inuyasha
stepped through the doorway, a laughing look on his face. �Like
you don�t know.� Inuyasha paused and advanced to the desk, eyes meeting
the cold gaze of his brother. �But�.I�m here because
of the way you�re treating Rin.�
Sesshomaru scoffed at
his brother�s words, a snort erupting from his nostrils. �What say do you have
in the way that I treat my mate? Rin knew from the start that this is how our relationship
was going to be.�
�How can you be so cold
to her?�
�Cold?
You think that I�m cold? Did you even hear her today? She attacked me when all
I did was state the truth!�
�Yeah and in doing so,
you made her turn on you. It�s like you want her to hate you�..�Inuyasha
trailed off, eyes widening in realization. �My god, you
bastard. That�s it, isn�t it? You�re making her hate you so that you won�t
have any feelings for her!�
Sesshomaru was instantly
on his feet, hands slamming onto the desk top. �You damn hanyo! Do not
insinuate things that you don�t know! If you know what�s good for you, you will
keep that mouth of yours shut!�
�Fine, ignore her.� Inuyasha
glared at his brother audaciously, �But if you do anything right once, then give me what I want! Give me my marriage to Kagome!�
His anger escalating
even higher, Sesshomaru swept a hand across the desk making his papers fly
everywhere, �I knew that was all you cared about! That damned marriage to that
miko!�
�And why do you think
that I want it so much! I love Kagome with every fiber of my being! Unlike you,
I want to marry her because I want to be with her! Not because it�s something
that is required of me!�
�I married Rin BECAUSE
it was the only way to keep our father�s lands, to keep his title of Lord
within our family! Do not blame me for things that are not my choice!�
�Yet you chose to marry
Rin and not some other woman. It was your choice and you know it!�
�Do not plaster such words on me! Every
choice, every decision I did was for a reason! I do not make choices so
frugally like you! Our lives were dependant upon my choices!�
�Yet do you even live a
life of your own? This company, your title leads you around by the collar like
a dog! You have no life to even speak of!�
�Shut up! You know
nothing about this!� Sesshomaru glared at his brother once more while pointing
a finger toward the door. He spoke through gritted teeth. �Now get out before I
do something that I will regret. I don�t want to see your face in here again!�
Dropping his eyes from
his brother�s murderous glare, Inuyasha slowly walked toward the door. As he
exited the room, Inuyasha paused in the doorway. �All I know is that Rin�s
going to be the mother of your child, yet you can�t even seem to look at her.�
And then he was gone out
the door, leaving Sesshomaru alone in the den. His anger slowly decreasing, his
eyes traveled up as if to stare at Rin inside their bedroom.
�Rin, I just wish it was
that easy.�
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Rin stared at the clock
on her dresser table. 11:46 P.M. Maybe Sesshomaru wasn�t coming to bed tonight.
Gods, why did she have to react like that in the limo? Why did she have to act
so selfishly?
Hiding her face in her
hands, Rin could feel the tears start once more. Why? Why does everything have
to be this way? Her mother dying was the driving stake of her pain, but what
drove it further was the absence of a presence beside her. That
presence known as Sesshomaru.
Even if he didn�t love her, he had to care for her in someway. She was
carrying his child for Gods sake!
But it was all for
naught. He wasn�t going to change, not for anyone and especially not for
her. Wiping her eyes with the hem of her
robe, Rin stood feebly and stared at the floor length mirror before her. She
rubbed a hand over the growing bump of her stomach.
�I wonder what your
father will think of you. Will being a hanyo change his way of even looking at
you?�
Shaking her head, Rin
walked to the bed and lay down in her usual spot. Pulling the covers close, she
stared at the bedroom doors, almost hoping to see Sesshomaru walk through them.
But by the time that
Sesshomaru did walk through those doors, Rin was already fast asleep. Seeing
her in bed, he let out a deep sigh, almost as if he was happy he didn�t have to
talk to her. He approached Rin�s bedside and stared at her sleeping face, her
breaths shallow and even. He couldn�t deny that she was just as beautiful as
that first day they had met, that fateful day at the company they were taking
over. That oval face and her black waves of hair framing
porcelain skin.
Gods, he just didn�t understand what he was
supposed to feel. His mind said one thing and his heart said another. And every time that he even looked at her, his heart started to win
the fight.
He hurriedly drove away those thoughts and
headed toward his closet, to change his clothes quickly into something he could
sleep in. Emerging in just a pair of black slacks, he ran a hand through his
sliver hair as he headed toward the bed. What was he going to do? Everything
was changing from his original plan, becoming something altogether different.
Sighing as he laid down, he turned his head to look at Rin beside him. And what
was he to do about her?
Almost as if on cue, Rin chose that moment in
her sleep to groggily turn over and seek out the body next to her. She
stretched an arm across his naked torso and cuddled up against him, murmuring
incoherent words in her sleep.
Sesshomaru lay rigid for a moment, not knowing what to do. Was pushing
her away an option, to keep his distance from the woman he had told himself not
to get close to? His mind overpowered his heart at that moment and he was just
about to push her away, but his ears suddenly caught the words that Rin softly
murmured.
�No, no, don�t leave me. Don�t go!� Rin
gasped into the air, a few salty tears escaping down her cheeks.
Sesshomaru groaned inwardly at himself. Even
in sleep she cried. Relaxing his body, Sesshomaru draped an arm around her
shoulders, holding her close to his body. And at that moment, almost as if he
didn�t realize it himself, the smallest of smiles emerged upon his lips as he
stared at her face.
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A week passed. Nothing changed. Sesshomaru
still kept her at arms length, not even ten words said between them in a full day.
Another week flew by. Rin would wake up many mornings to the discomfort of how
she was lying in bed. Her stomach had grown twice its size within the past
fourteen days and she was not adjusting to the sudden changes very well. Then
there were the cravings. Rin could not believe the things she was putting into
her mouth. Cucumber slices with peanut butter? Candied apples slathered with
honey? Simple bowls of ramen covered in ketchup? Was it the fact that her child was half demon
or the fact that her nerves were so wracked every time she even thought about
Sesshomaru that her body called out for these kinds of sustenance? Somehow they
all had to be linked.
Rin stared out into the back gardens while
she rolled a red strawberry sucker between her lips. She sat in the den,
opposite of Sesshomaru�s official office den. It was airy, filled with windows
that opened up to the gardens behind them. It was the spot that Rin usually
turned to when she needed a place to think. And now she was thinking about how
everything was going to be. Was Sesshomaru going to act like this always, even
after the baby was born? Would she be kept at arms length, something that he
would occasionally glance at?
Rin sighed and put her head in her hands. She
was getting too tired of this. Too tired of fighting with him and tired of
dealing with all the stress that came with this marriage. The sound of the
den�s door closing shut brought Rin out of her trance. Glancing once at the
door, she did a double take. Sesshomaru?
�Wha- What are you doing home so early?� Rin turned
away from the window and smoothed out the folds on her skirt. �I thought you
were at work.�
�I needed to speak with you.�
She gripped the skirts hem tight and her
breath caught in her throat. �With me? About what?�
He let out a deep sigh. �Rin.
Look at me please.�
Slowly raising her head, Rin glanced
cautiously at Sesshomaru. He was standing only a few feet away from her, his
face a stoic emptiness that she couldn�t read.
�Well, what is it?� She asked.
Another sigh escaped his lips. �I wanted to
ask you��
�Ask me�� She repeated.
�The baby. Why did you become pregnant? It was never
part of our agreement and I never asked it of you.�
Rin�s eye widened in shock. �Me? Why do you think that it was my
choice?�
�Well, its something that I never thought
would even happen. I just figured that you might have thought on it.�
Rin guffawed at his words, eyes narrowing in
anger. �Me think about it? I never gave having a baby one single thought! I
never expected to have your child. And what about you?
Don�t you think that this was your doing as well? It takes more than just me to
make a baby!�
�I know, I know, but I would have thought
that you would have tried to prevent it or get something from the midwife.�
�So why is it my responsibility? You were the
one who just had to mark me on our wedding night! You were the one who had the
virility to romance me in your bed those many nights!�
Shaking his head, Sesshomaru sat down next to
Rin on the couch, �Rin, I was just asking why you wanted to have the baby. Did
you think that it was the only way to stay with me? So I would still care for
you, no matter what?�
Rin felt her eyes watering, promptly standing
up in her anger. �No matter what? How can you even say
that! Don�t you think that I might want this baby for the same reason that
every other woman wants a baby! It wasn�t because of you or our stupid
agreement!�
Turning her back to him, Rin buried her head
in her hands, not wanting him to see the tears she couldn�t stop. Her body was
shaking from the sobs that she was trying so hard to hide.
Sesshomaru shook his head and pinched at the
bridge of his nose. �Rin, look, I�m sorry. I just wanted to be sure that what
you were doing was what you wanted. Not for me or anything else.� He slowly
stood from the couch and approached her back. He reached out, as if to put a
hand on her shoulder, but stopped in midair and let it drop to his side. �Rin, just let me-�
�Don�t, don�t even try it!� She yelled out
between sobs.
Eyes lowering, Sesshomaru realized that she
wasn�t going to respond anymore. She wasn�t going to listen to him. He
hesitated behind her, wanting to somehow reassure her, but shook his head.
Heading toward the door he stopped and turned toward her. �Koga and I are
investigating a lead that we found out about Naraku, the demon that attacked
you. We�re leaving immediately, so if there is anything you need, ask me now.�
Rin kept her back turned and fought back at her
sobs. The only thing she needed, Rin realized, was something he could never
give her. With her silence as his answer, Sesshomaru vanished through the door,
his face locked back into an emotionless cold once more.
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Two days had passed since Sesshomaru had left
with Koga and Rin almost felt relieved that he was gone. There was no more
stress, no anxiety, or distressed words between them. But there was that loss
she felt at night, the loss of his body next to hers, the warmth that emanated
from him, even if he was a few feet away. Rin was beginning to realize that she
missed him, even if she hated him for saying such cruel words that day. How
could he not be happy about their child?
That afternoon, a knock at the door gave Rin
a startled surprise as she walked through the corridor. But the biggest
surprise was the person behind the door.
�Mr. Kitsune?�
The young man before her flinched at the name
and smiled pleadingly at her. �Please ma�am, call me Shippo. Mr. Kitsune sounds
so old.� He stood before her in a dark blue suit, a green tie wrapped around
his neck. A bushy red swatch of hair covered his head while blue eyes hid
behind a pair of glasses.
�Excuse me, Shippo. Come in.� She held the
door open for him. She watched him with curious eyes as he entered. Closing the
door, Rin spoke the words lingering on her mind. �But I am really confused as
to why you are visiting. I thought that everything had been dealt with on my
loan.�
�Oh it�s not your loan I�m here about, Rin.
Is your husband here?� He looked around the house inquisitively.
�As a matter of fact, he�s not. He�s�.gone
out for a bit and I don�t know when he�s coming back.�
�Oh, well that is a problem. I thought I
could speak with him.�
�What�s it about? I might be able to help.�
�Well, I guess it is right to give it to you.
You see, your husband hired me to deal with the sale of your mother�s house and
the articles within after her death.� Shippo lifted up the forgotten briefcase
he held in his left hand and undid the clasps with his right. After rummaging
for a moment, he pulled out a slim white envelope and handed it to Rin.
She stared at the envelope for a moment,
looking up at Shippo skeptically. �What�s this?�
�What you gained from the sale of the house
and other items. Sesshomaru told me to bring the check by when it was all
finished. I was hoping to have a word with him as well. But I guess it can�t be
helped.�
Rin nodded in agreement as she curiously
opened the envelope and pulled out the check. Her mouth fell open with a
startled gasp and Rin quickly shoved the check back at Shippo. �This isn�t right! You must be mistaken.
That�s�that�s just too much!�
Shippo took the check and looked at the
amount and shook his head in disagreement. �No, there�s no mistake. That�s the
full amount.� He took Rin�s hand and placed the envelope in her hands, clasping
them closed around it. �I think that you deserve this money what with
everything that�s happened.�
�But its over ten thousand dollars! That
can�t be right! Our house wasn�t worth that much.� Rin pleaded.
�No, it wasn�t.� Shippo closed his briefcase
and set it on the floor beside him. �You�re right on that, but the buyers were
good people and they made a more than reasonable bid. Along with that, we sold
most of the furniture you had. You had quite a few antiques hiding in there.�
�So�you�re sure about this? It not
embellished or anything?�
�No, hardly not! I make sure that my clients
get everything they deserve.� Bending down, Shippo picked up his briefcase and
stepped toward the door. �Now, if you�ll excuse me, I have a busy day at hand.�
Looking down at the envelope in her hands and
then up at Shippo�s blue eyes, Rin felt a rush of relief wash over her. �Thank
you, Shippo.� She flashed him a wide smile, the first she had shown in weeks.
�I appreciate it.�
�I do what I can, ma�am. Have a good day.�
With a smile to the lady before him, Shippo quickly headed out the front door
with the wind whipping through his ruffled red hair.
Looking once more at the envelope in her
hands, Rin stared at the front door and bit her lip as she made a decision
right then and there.
There was no time to delay. If she packed
only the essentials, she could make it to the bank before it closed.
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Sesshomaru arrived home looking worn and
beat, two weeks to the day that he had left Rin behind. The fight with Naraku
had been long and tedious, but they had finally dealt with him. No longer would
Naraku be able to attack his new family, for the dead could not walk this
earth.
He slammed the front
doors to his home wide open. �Rin!� he called out, wanting to tell her first
hand on how they had defeated the malevolent demon. But nothing happened. An
empty house echoed Rin�s name over and over. �Rin?� He
called out once more, his voice more questioning this time, as if not believing
what was happening. Eyes studied the corridor for life and seeing none, he inquisitively
sniffed the air. His eyes widened in shock as the lingering air told him the
truth, Rin was gone.

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Mwahahahah.. Another Cliffie!!
Don�t you just hate me now? But don�t hate me for long,
there is only one, yes, 1 chapter left! What will happen? What will
happen with the baby?
And then I can start on my newest Sess/Rin fic- I have a fantastic idea
that came from watching the Oylmpics. I think that
you all will like it.
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