The End [12/12]

[Calla Lily]

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A knock on the door woke up Rin and Sesshoumaru from the couch where they fell asleep. The servant rapped again on the door and called out, ?Would the Lord and Lady care for breakfast in bed??

Rin laughed and stretched herself out. Her husband?s hair was in a tangled mess, all matted and knotted like a shaggy dog?s.

?Yes, please. We?ll be up in ten minutes.? Rin affectionately rubbed the top of the youkai?s head and he woke up. ?You fell asleep on the couch.?

?So I see.?

?Did you have a good dream??

?I can?t remember. I think I did. It was about you.? Rin laughed. ?Come on, we?re having breakfast in bed today. Unless you want rumours running amuck about your disastrous hair, I suggest you let me comb it.? Touching his mane, Sesshoumaru let out a groan when he felt the tightened strands of hair and leaned against his wife to let her untangle it.

?We have a lot to do today,? she mused as she played with his hair, two more minutes until the servants returned. His wife had worked wonders; all the knots were out with a mere stroke from her brush. ?I bet your brother will come visit us today.?

?Half-brother? he replied lazily.

?If you say so, dear. Besides, you want to see your nephew and niece, right??

?Don?t remind me.? He was given a playful nudge on the ribs.

?Lady Rin? Breakfast is ready.? A familiar voice announced.

?Bring it in, Jaken. Oh, and tell me if you like the ribbons I put in Sesshoumaru?s hair.?

?WHAT!!!?



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But what was it that held her back?

?I love you.?

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?I love you, Rin.? Sesshoumaru repeated as he kneeled on the floor beside her and enveloped her hands in his. ?That?s why I have to let you go. You understand, don?t you?? She shook her head. ?I want to see you happy.?

?But I?m happy here with you.? She pulled him into an embrace, the first physical contact between them that meant more than just friends.

?You need to go.?

?I?ll do no such thing, my Lord. I choose to stay here, with you.? And put her hands on either side of his face, letting their foreheads touch. ?Let me stay.?

?I have nothing else to give.? Rin looked sadly into his eyes and bit her lip. If this was his sincere wish, she will leave. Breathing deeply to calm the thunderous pounding in her ears, she gave a chaste kiss to his brow and stood up. Sesshoumaru remained kneeling on the floor as Rin stepped out of the room and walked quietly down the stairs. She was crying.


?At the end of the rainbow, I?ve found a pot of gold.
At the end of our story, you?ve found that it?s been told.
But just tell me, you love me, and that you are only mine,
And we?ll go on, on and on, ?til the end of time.?


He sang kindly, altering the words to the song that he heard Rin singing so many times before. It was a melody that Kagome had taught her from the world in the future. And here he was, singing it.

?Rin, wait!? he stood up and flew out of the room, fled down the stairs and rushed to the door, preventing the girl?s escape. Rin ran straight into his arms, unable to stop herself in time. The combined momentum and force as they hit the doors forced it open and they were thrown outside.

?I?m sorry, I?m sorry. I?ll never let you go. Never.? Sesshoumaru embraced her tightly as her tears hit his shoulder. ?I love you Rin, and that?s all I?ve ever known.?



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Just some notes on the song itself:
?The End? sung by Earl Grant: (I love his songs and crooning voice, but he sometimes reminds me of Nat King Cole. Does anyone out there know who I?m talking about? **crickets chirp** I hang my head in shame...)
- Words and Music by Sid Jacobson and Jimmy Krondes
- Peak Billboard position # 7 in 1958
- Also known as ?At (The End) Of A Rainbow?