Till The End Of Time [Inuyasha Fanfiction ]
Chapter 33

Humans and Youkai.

They are living creatures with very different species. Rin knew that well. He was a little boy, but he was not a fool and did not know himself. Humans are softer and softer. But that doesn't mean all humans are good. He had seen with his own eyes his family was slaughtered by a human like him. Then there's the youkai. They are strong and cruel. They do not want to kill people or their own people. However, just like for humans, not all youkai are cruel, the proof is, he knows some very good youkai in his life.

Humans and Youkai.

In Rin's eyes, actually, they did not make any difference. Therefore, he did not understand, why was he required to choose? Choosing between the human world and the youkai, two worlds for which there is only one.

The increasing confusion makes Rin's eyes become teary. Fear filled his heart, did he really have to make a decision now? Choosing something she never knew what to choose? Choosing something that had been the same for him all this time?

Sesshoumaru can clearly feel Rin's confusion and fear. However, he was unable to move. Although it was too fast and not according to his plan, he also knew, this was the time for the little girl to choose the world in which she would live, the human world or the youkai.

"Rin, come here" Kaede said. He could see the little girl was confused. But, he doesn't care about it. He had to save the little girl. "Let's go back to the village, to the human world."

"No little Rin," Inukimi's smile fell on Kaede as she gently stroked Rin's head. "Your house from now on is this Western Land Palace. You are the princess here. Your world from this moment on is a youkai world like Mother, not a human."

Rin who is still confused makes Kagome who sees from afar feel difficulty and guilt. He doesn't know what to do, nor does Sango, Miroku and Kohaku. They couldn't do anything, they couldn't carelessly interfere with what was happening in front. Inukimi would obviously not allow it, all the decisions now are only in Rin's young hands.

Staring at Inukimi and Kaede who take turns, Rin can only try to find a way out of his situation. But he didn't find it. He did not want to hurt the feelings of Inukimi and Kaede that he knew loved him. Her tears that had stopped flowed back. Raising his hands to close his ears, he closed his eyes. What's he supposed to do? He doesn't know what to do. He can't give an answer.

Tears.

Rin's back-flowing tears made Sesshoumaru feel strange feelings in his heart again. There is anger, dislike and hatred. He didn't like those tears. For the first time, he realized, he really really really hated the tears on that face. But why now, was he suddenly unable to move his body? Why does his body freeze?

Fearful.

The word seethed in Sesshoumaru's heart for a moment, making his eyes that always seemed lazy and expressionless grow bigger. The Inuyoukai is like waking up, he knows what makes him unable to move, he knows the reason why as if his body is frozen now, namely; afraid of Rin's answer. The answer that would slide out from the mouth of the little girl in front of him was what made his body unable to move, making him freeze. What would he do if Rin chose a human who was his own species? Let it? Permissed it? Left him?

Nah! Slipping away the raging feelings in his heart, Sesshoumaru closed his eyes and tried to control his feelings. What he felt was not anger, dislike or hate because of those tears, moreover, the feeling he felt was not the fear of losing the little girl he used to live with - the little girl he had unknowingly become an important part of his life. Not that!

However, the moment Sesshoumaru's eyes saw those tears again, the same feeling rekindled in his heart. Without taking a look, without realizing it, his mouth opened, whispering the name of the girl quietly and carried by the wind.

"Rin..."

The slow voice of the call carried by the wind managed to grab Rin's attention. Flat voice without emotion, a voice that he memorized well without the need to think again—sound Sesshoumaru. Turning his head, he looked at the owner of the voice. Then, when his brown eyes met the golden eyes of the owner of the voice, his world seemed to be at a standstill. Seeing the emotionless face of the inuyoukai that all living beings fear and respect in front of him, he was aware of; his choice or decision. He suddenly knew what to answer now.

Breaking free from Inukimi's embrace, Rin immediately walked back a few steps, leaving the inuyoukai stunned. "Sorry, Mother," he stammered as he wiped his tears. "I'm sorry, Rin. Rin likes Mother. Mother was really similar to Rin's dead mother. Rin doesn't lie when she says she wants to be with Mom, "got Inukimi's face, Rin bit her lip with tears still flowing down. "B-but, but, not like this... R-rin, Rin can't explain it well. B-but, the world where Rin can live is not the world of Mother, not the world of youkai..."

Rin's stammering explanation interrupted by his sobs made Inukimi and everyone there surprised, especially Sesshoumaru.

'The world where Rin can live is not the world of Mother, not the world of youkai...'

Not the Mother's world? Not the youkai world? Is that the answer? Did the little girl choose a human? Rin chose the human world? An inexplicable and dammed fear suddenly attacked Sesshoumaru. Nah! Nah! He cannot allow that decision!

Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Kohaku could not believe what they had just heard, because, from the moment the little girl lived in their village, she said, they no longer doubted in the slightest if he would choose the youkai world over the human world. As for Kaede, she could only smile and breathe a sigh of relief at Rin's reply. The little girl did not choose the world of youkai. The girl was right and had made the right decision. Rin is human, and she should be living in the midst of a kind of living being; human.

Turning her body towards Kaede, Rin continued to wipe away her tears. "Grandmother Kaede," she called quietly and replied to the old miko with a smile and a small nod. "Pardon me, forgive Rin. Rin knows, you love Rin and always take care of Rin. B-but, R-rin can't pick you. The world Rin can live in is not your world, not the world of man..."

"Gee!" inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Kohaku all at the same time, confused by Rin's unexpected answer. So also with Kaede and Inukimi who were silent a thousand languages looked at the girl in surprise, confused and did not understand.

Remaining indifferent to the reactions of all, Rin moved her head until her brown eyes met Sesshoumaru's golden eyes. "Se-Sesshoumaru-sama," he called out slowly. Both of his hands were tightly wrapped in nervousness. "The world Rin wanted to choose was Sesshoumaru-sama."

The eyes of all that is are wide.

"Hey!" inuyasha shouted. "Doesn't that mean the world you choose is a youkai world, little girl?!"

"No! Wasn't it! It's not like that!" rin shouted loudly replying to Inuyasha's question while shaking his head. Close your eyes, the tears flow. "The world Rin chose is not the world of youkai. Sesshoumaru-sama is indeed a youkai. But, for Rin, since a long time ago, Sesshoumaru-sama was Sesshoumaru-sama. No more and no less. Human or youkai, Rin does not care about it all, because what Rin wants is Sesshoumaru-sama. The world Rin wanted was the one where Sesshoumaru-sama existed. Rin wants to always be with Sesshoumaru-sama."

No one can speak when they hear Rin's confession. They were silent a thousand languages, because the answer of the little girl was again beyond expectations—or not?

Sesshoumaru also remained silent like the others, but his two golden eyes this time had completely been wide-eyed at Rin as the answer of his chosen world slid out. Himself? Is this the world that the little girl chose? Not the human world or youkai, the world Rin chose was herself; sesshoumaru.

'Rin wants to always be with Sesshoumaru-sama.'

Warm.

The feeling of fear in his heart disappeared instantly, replaced with an unexplainable feeling of relief and warmth. He won't lose the little girl. The little girl will not leave him, will always be in his world. Of all that exists, it is she who is chosen; Rin chooses her.

"Ri." Call Sesshoumaru quietly all of a sudden. His voice remained the same, flat without emotion. Frightened, Rin opened her two teary eyes with trembling bodies. However, he did not dare to look at his master's face, he bit his lower lip, fearing the generosity or dislike of the answer he gave.

"Rin, "call Sesshoumaru again. "Cabin."

The commandment, immediately made tears and trembling in the body Rin stopped. Surprised, he immediately raised his head staring at Sesshoumaru in front of him. The face remained expressionless, flat without emotion. However, that was not what he saw, what he saw were his golden eyes. A pair of eyes where he could always see the true expression of the Inuyoukai in front of him. There was no mercy or dislike, the eye was still the familiar eye, the eye of the one who saved him, the warm eye that always gave him the calmness and peace.

"I won't repeat my orders for the third time" Sesshoumaru explained without even turning his eyes away from the girl in front of him. "Cabin."

Not wasting any more time, with his bare little feet, with a smile and a big laugh on his face, Rin immediately ran down the stairs towards Sesshoumaru. Untold happiness filled his heart.

Aye! Man or youkai, the human world or the youkai world, forever, it will never matter to him. The human world does not accept it, he does not care, the youkai world rejects it, that is also okay. To him, the world he needed was the world of Sesshoumaru. If Sesshomaru accepts it, that's enough, because ever since he opened his eyes on the day he was revived by that inuyoukai, that's his world—Sesshoumand the real world of Rin.

Sesshoumaru opened his hand when he saw Rin running and jumping from the stairs towards him, he immediately caught the small body with his left hand. It is not concerned with the slightest of people around him, his mother, the humans, even Inuyasha whose mouth is wide open, because, the existence of Rin has captured all his attention.

"Sesshoumaru-sama.." call Rin slowly in a sling of Sesshoumaru. Laughter and smile did not disappear, her small hands slowly and gently moved touching those inuyoukai cheeks.

Warm.

The wind blew, carrying all the fallen petals of cherry blossoms flying around them. The smell of spring from that small body, the voice that called out his name gently, the touch of a hand on his cheek was so warm. Reddish blushing cheeks, closed eyes, wide smile full of happiness—the sight of the smile of the human little girl managed to stupefy herself. Smile on that face...

Yep! It was the same smile as the one Rin had first shown her. A smile full of happiness and warmth, without hatred, fear. The smile that made him decide to save her—smile that he really liked.

"For ever, Rin wants to be with Sesshumaru-sama..."

Sesshoumaru did not say anything hearing Rin's confession a second time, but his free right hand slowly moved and buried Rin's face on the mokomko on his left shoulder. Closing his eyes, an extremely strange and unwavering feeling he felt suddenly filled the entire recesses of his heart. A warm, peaceful, calm and very pleasant feeling, a feeling he loved very much.

Rin made a decision. Therefore, now, also came the time for him to make a decision. Opening his eyes, Sesshoumaru looked at Inukimi's face looking at him with a surprised facial expression. Yes, he knew now, the decision he would make was only one. 'Hever together', he will grant her, Rin's choice, Rin—'s world's decision that the little girl has chosen is most precious to her.

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