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To Protect the Alpha Female	By : Sylean Category: InuYasha > General Views: 10682 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter 5: To Break Silence

(A/N: Idea prompted by Elizabeth. I very much appreciate the long reviews you write, keep the “food for thought” coming. That goes for everyone else too; I love reviews.)

Sesshomaru had been keeping to himself and not harming Inuyasha lately, only using the odd child that followed him to try and understand the unique thought pattern of the priestess. When she first ran after him, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with her. She settled into the pattern of wandering with surprising ease. He noticed her high degree of self-reliance, finding her own food even in the middle of a forest. The burden he assumed she would be, was much less. All he gave her was a new kimono, and that was primarily for himself, seeing as her old one reeked of filthy humans, wolves, and death. She never showed even the slightest bit of fear for him, very similar to the miko, but unlike the priestess, she was not so temperamental, nor did she talk, at all. She simply obeyed his every command without a word. If the need arose, would she stand up for what she cared about? He wondered if she would eventually break her silent streak. It was not much of a study with her being mute.

“Girl, what is your name?” He intoned as she followed at his heels. Glancing over his shoulder, she once again gave no name, only grinned widely at him, that same grin that caught him off-guard the first time he saw it. She seemed to do that every time he paid her any concern or attention.

“Human, answer Mi’lord at once!” Jaken mirrored Sesshomaru’s question in an unnecessarily rude manner, causing her grin to fade and her expression to sour, along with her scent.

“You do not have to tell me if you don’t want to,” Sesshomaru comforted her, leaving Jaken in shock. His lord, Sesshomaru never gave up on anything he asked, insisting an answer or death of the one questioned. He didn’t understand what made this girl so special to warrant a change in long-held behavior. Dogs don’t learn new tricks over-night after all. She simply smiled and this time, Jaken kept quiet.

Unsettled by the child’s lack of speech, and sensing something was wrong but not seeming to have the expertise on human children to find a solution, Sesshomaru directed them to a place where someone else may. As he approached, he identified that the one he sought was absent, her scent old and ended at that same dry well. She must have returned to her era. Her skill with children had not gone unnoticed, protecting and comforting any she came across, whether they be hers or not. Species, also, seemed to hold no sway over her actions either, seeing as she adopted a fox demon child, cared for him as her own, and defended him fiercely. Such traits were admirable, and coveted among demons wishing to bear and raise strong offspring. Not letting it be known, he once again silently wished to himself that she not be human.

He moved over towards the well to determine how long ago she had gone home and stopped when he noticed the clearing was already occupied. The female slayer and the fox kit were discussing something. He halted his noisy entourage and continued on his own to inspect the area without being noticed himself.

“Hmm, it seems like an ordinary old dry well, but this passageway connects to Kagome’s world?” the slayer asked. This was already information Sesshomaru had uncovered and was not really listening; focusing in on the fading scent of the girl he sought. It had been a few days at least.

“Yep,” the young fox answered, seemingly agitated, “but the only ones who are able to travel through the well are Kagome and Inuyasha. He’s the only one who can go back and get Kagome.” This was new, he had not been aware that anyone besides the girl could traverse the portal, yet his inferior little brother could manage the feat he could not? How irritating. “But that stubborn dolt is too proud to ever do that. He’d cut off his nose to spite his face.” This, Sesshomaru agreed with wholeheartedly. The young kit had keen perceptivity. It would seem, he would need to determine just how the aforementioned dolt could travel the well.

Sitting on a nearby fence on the outskirts of the village, Inuyasha sneezed, “Everyone is taking a shot at me today, I can feel it, my ears are burning.” He just knew something was coming, he could feel it. Even if he didn’t know what, his instinct told him to be aware. Despite that, he continued to argue with Kaede about Kagome.

Overhearing their loud conversation from the edge of the forest, Sesshomaru was informed of how Inuyasha had upset Kagome, ‘What did the idiot do now?’ He let his scent out, to carry on the wind and bring Inuyasha to him. The boy knew well enough to come when summoned, lest bystanders get in the way, a lethal mistake.

‘I knew it. I just knew something was going to happen today. What does he want now? It’s not like Kagome is within his reach,’ Inuyasha wondered as he distanced himself from the village. “Hey, Sesshomaru,” he called into the nearby forest, “I know you’re out here. Now, what do you want?” Inuyasha already had Tessaiga unsheathed, in preparation for any number of possible attacks.

Stepping out from behind a copse of trees, Sesshomaru inquired, “Shouldn’t you be at the priestess’s side, protecting her from harm in her time?”

“Her time? How do you know about that? Anyways, she’s safe; her time is not dangerous. She doesn’t need me to protect her there,” Inuyasha defended.

“So it is true then, you can cross over,” Sesshomaru deduced.

“What, is that what you were after?” Inuyasha asked confusedly.

“How is this done?” Sesshomaru demanded.

‘I’m not exactly sure why I can, but he doesn’t need to know that. I can say anything as the reason,’ a sneaky idea entered Inuyasha’s mind. If it worked, it would be just too good, “For once, Sesshomaru, I’ll tell you what you’re after without a fight.” Sesshomaru identified the abnormal behavior immediately and knew something was afoot. “See this,” he grabbed his rosary, “this is what connects me to her and allows me to follow her into the future. So, if you want to follow her, you need to get one too.” ‘Oh, how badly I’d love to see him subjugated.’

“You think I’m a fool?” Sesshomaru knew exactly what that necklace was, and also could smell the lie on his younger brother.

‘Oh shit, he didn’t buy it,’ Inuyasha fretted, thinking twice about his decision. ‘This is gonna hurt.’

Back where Sesshomaru had left his entourage, in the forest near the well, Young Rin, still unnamed due to her lack of speech, wandered through the forest in search of any edibles when she came across the well. Looking over the edge found it to be dry. An idea came to mind and she climbed up on the edge, walking around the rim like a balancing beam in her own little game.

Jaken was not really sure if he needed to watch the child or not and in his musings over why his lord would accept such a lowly creature, completely missing the irony of his own service, she wandered off from his sight. As much as he wished she would just get lost and he would be rid of her, he wasn’t willing to risk Sesshomaru’s wrath and began to look for her. “Uh, girl! Human child, where have you gotten off to?”

Still being a little apprehensive about the mean, little, green demon, his voice startled Rin who lost her balance and fell into the depths of the well, hitting her head and knocking herself unconscious as she came to rest on the soggy bottom. She was lucky there were not any bones to hinder her fall. Jaken was then unable to locate her, and searched further and further from the well, calling futilely.

“I’d better go back before Inuyasha gets all upset at me over this too. He’s so easily aggravated, and I know he won’t be coming back to apologize, so I might as well get it over with,” Kagome talked to herself as she flipped her legs over the edge of the well. “Why can’t he just admit he cares about me in some capacity, otherwise, he wouldn’t get jealous. What other explanation can there be?” She slipped off the edge and was engulfed by the light. Landing on the bottom of the well, she looked up at her routine, but strenuous climb. She moved to the edge, but her foot bumped into something on the ground. Expecting it to be another bone, Kagome was suddenly wrought with worry at seeing a small child in the well with her. Gasping loudly, she knelt into the damp earth and pulled the girl into her lap to check her vital signs. She was alive, that was a relief; her pulse steady, temperature normal to the touch, and the only injury she could see was a small knot on the back of her head and a bruise on her arm. “Hey, wake up, are you alright?” The child stirred, but didn’t wake, and even if she did, she was in no state to be using her own strength to climb out. So, now she had the task of getting out of here. Digging in her bag, she found a blanket she had rolled up and used it to create an oversized sling for the child. ‘She probably won’t be any heavier than my overstuffed bag,’ Kagome rationalized.

Leaving her bag on the wet, but not quite muddy ground, Kagome began working her way up the familiar footholds with the assistance of the strongest of the vines. In short order, she made her way over the lip and set the child down on the grass, wrapped in the blanket. Working her way back down, she retrieved her bag that had the first aid kit and climbed back out. That was more exhausting than she was used to and her breath was ragged by the time she made both trips, but fueled by adrenaline she instantly went to work checking over the girl. She put an ointment over the bruise and cleaned the small cut on her head overtop the knot. Her purifying touch had more effect than she realized, melting away the psychological barriers the girl had erected.

After a few minutes of rest, the child began to awaken. She looked confused, and almost scared, but that was expected, right, after having fallen and woken up next to a stranger. “Its okay, I’m not going to hurt you,” Kagome calmed her down. “You must have fallen down the well. My name is Kagome, I pulled you out and treated your injuries. You are going to be just fine. What’s your name?” The child simply stared at Kagome, trying to make sense of everything. She wasn’t sure of what to think, seeing as she had bad experience with humans and had developed a phobia of sorts, but this one seemed nice. Not getting an answer, Kagome tried again, “Are you from the village here?” She simply shook her head. “Then, where are you from? I should get you back home, your parents must be worried.” Again, she just shook her head. “Umm, it’s okay, how about we just rest here?” Finally she got a different answer as the child nodded her head, wanting to stay in the vicinity that her lord left her in. After sitting for a while, Kagome continued her one-sided conversation, unfazed at the lack of answers, “What do you like to do?” The young girl looked around and picked a nearby flower out of the grass. “Oh, you like to pick flowers. Here, let me show you something.” Picking a few more, Kagome began to string them together, showing the child how to do it and watching her face light up. This was enough to gain that same special smile she had been giving Sesshomaru.

One beating later, Inuyasha finally spit out that he had no idea why he could pass through the well and Sesshomaru left him be. He couldn’t hurt him too bad, seeing as he needed the boy to protect the priestess from an increasing number of enemies after the jewel she collects. Having finished with the impertinent pup and punishing him for his attempts at deceit, Sesshomaru was met with an unexpected scene of his newest ward somewhat conversing with the woman he had been searching out. She was not speaking words, but she was using body language, nodding and shaking her head to questions. That was more than she had done before. It was a large improvement that she wasn’t frightened. Having neared a village a few days ago, she hid behind him at the sight of other humans, her fear extremely potent on the air. That was not the case with the human priestess; she calmed the child and got her to open up more. But there was also the scent of blood, Rin’s blood, on the wind. There was no foreign demons nearby, nor any remnant of the priestess’s purification, so what could have injured the girl. The only one around was the priestess, but he highly doubted she would have hurt the child. He approached, intent on getting answers.

‘I hope she didn’t suffer any brain damage that prevents her from speaking,’ Kagome worried. “You can make these flower chains into necklaces, or crowns, or anything you want,” Kagome told the girl, little did she know that would become her favorite pastime. Kagome was so absorbed in her own thoughts and the mindless stringing of flowers to notice he was there, that was until a black boot crushed a patch of daisies she was reaching for. Her body went rigid as she looked up, craning her neck to see the tall demon before her. She was suddenly very wary, having not a clue at what he could want with her. He always went after Inuyasha, not her, probably not deeming her worth his time.

“Did you harm this child?” his threatening voice intoned as he stared down at Kagome sitting vulnerably on the grass at his feet. The scared girl completely missed the child’s huge grin at her lord’s return.

“What? No,” she responded, standing up and trying to meet his gaze evenly at his insult but not being anywhere near his height. “What do you care, and why are you here anyways?” She crossed her arms defiantly, seeming to be unfazed by the potential danger he could pose to her health. The two humans before him where remarkably similar. He just narrowed his eyes at her display making Rin assume he was angry. She had seen him slay several demons with even less of a display of emotion than he was exhibiting now, however slight it was, and suddenly worried for the older woman’s life. That fear spurred her on to do something she had not done for many years.

“Lord Sesshomaru, Kagome helped me after I fell in the well,” Rin explained. “Don't be mad at her, please. She's nice.” Both of them turned to her in stunned silence that she actually spoke.

‘Good, she’s not hurt,’ Kagome felt relieved at the girl’s recovery, but then realized exactly what she said. She addressed Sesshomaru by name and title, ‘I never said his name, and I certainly don’t use his title. If he wants respect he needs to show it to me first. So, how did she know who he is?’ Additionally, she finally noticed the girl having no fear of the one before them.

Sesshomaru was also thinking cursorily, wondering just how the priestess managed to heal the girl, but brushed it aside seeing as the task was now complete. “I see. What is your name?” he asked the same question he had inquired many times prior.

“I am Rin,” she said with a smile.

‘Do they not know each other? She knows his name, but he doesn’t know hers?’ Kagome wondered, looking back and forth, confused at the conversation she was not privy to all the details of.

“Rin,” Sesshomaru said her name slowly, “we have accomplished our purpose for coming here. We leave.”

“Yes, Milord,” she fell into step behind him as he left without a word to Kagome.

The girl was ridiculously confused about what just happened and none of her explanations made any sense until a frightening thought worked its way into her mind. Walking with Inuyasha later that day, out of Sesshomaru’s hearing range, she asked, “Um, Sesshomaru doesn't, like, eat human children, or anything, does he?”

Thrown off where that question came from, Inuyasha responded without thinking, “What? No. He can't stand the smell, let alone the taste, why?”

‘Taste? That's disturbing. I don’t think I want to know, but at least that means the girl should be safe, right?’ she comforted her mind. “Oh, no reason, Inuyasha,” she brushed off the topic quickly. ‘But I wonder why she left with him so gleefully.’
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