"Battle of Nori Nanba"
Chapter 11


It was the fifth day of Nori Nanba caring for Rin. It is evening and Rin has only spoke once and opened her eyes a few times. The rash is almost gone from her body and her fever is weak but not gone. Nori Nanba is still sitting by Rins side. As she feels a hand on her shoulder she looks up, it is Sesshomaru.

"Go," He says to her, "I will sit with her while you sleep, you have been with her for five days with no sleep, and you need to get some rest."

She smiles at him, "I will be fine," she says, "She needs her medicine in a little while anyway, so I will be fine."

"No," He says to her, "You will go get some rest soon after you give Rin her medicine and I will wake you when she needs it again or if she wakes up or something happens."

Seeing that he will not take her, ‘am fine’ line again, she tells him, "Thank You, I will go get some rest after I give her the medicine, but you have to come get me in four hours to give it to her again, or if anything happens." Nori tells him.

"Yes," he says, "I will do that."

The time passes and it is time for Rins medicine again, Nori Nanba gives it to her and is off to her bed, telling Sesshomaru, “Thank you again.”


She climbs into her bed thinking, “Oh how I need this.” She was out as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Nori felt refreshed when Lord Sesshomaru woke her four hours later to give Rin her medicine.

“Rin was stirring around in bed doing a lot of moving.” Sesshomaru tells Nori.

"That is a good sign," she tells him, "Maybe she will awake soon, and this will all be over."

That evening Nori again sits with Rin keeping check on her and giving her the medicine to help get rid of fever.


It is mid morning and Rin has awakened on her sixth day from Scarlet Fever. Nori is standing at the counter. Rin looks around the room pushing her self up in bed, "Where is Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asks.

Nori hearing this turns, "Well Hello Rin, I am Nori Nanba. Lord Sesshomaru is right outside. I will go get him for you."

Nori Nanba goes out to Sesshomaru where he is sitting under a tree.

"Someone would like to see you sir," as she looks at Sesshomaru. He gets up from where he was sitting and walks over to Nori Nanba.

"Someone wants to see me," He says.

"Yes," she says, "There is a very cute young lady that is asking for you inside." He looks at Nori.

"Yes," she says, "It is Rin, she is awakened," Nori saw his eyes light up. Nori Nanba and Sesshomaru go into the house where Rin is.

Rin is sitting up in bed. "Lord Sesshomaru," she yells, "I was so afraid I was never going to see you again."

He goes over to her and takes her in his arms and gives her a hug, Jaken then walks up to the bed.

"Master Jaken," she yells, again.

Nori Nanba smiles and walks out to leave them alone together. She goes outside to enjoy the sun for the first time in six days.


"Oh, it feels so good to have the sun on my face, it feels so warm." She says.

She then hears Sanako and Haru, "So how is the little girl?" They ask.

"She is doing well she is finally awakened." Nori tells them smiling.

"She has?!" Haru says, "That is great."

"Yes it is," Sanako adds.

"So are you hungry we brought food." Haru said.

"YES," Nori Nanba says, "I am starving I have not ate since yesterday morning."

"No wonder your skinny as a whip you never eat girl." Haru tells her.

Nori laughs, "My mother would beg to differ with you, sir."

"Hey, hey, now what have I told you about that sir stuff, the names Haru," she laughs again, giving Haru a hug.

"Thank you Haru I do not think I would have made it if it were not for you."

He smiles, "Well think of it as pay back for taking care of me when I was down."

They go inside to eat and Nori Nanba feels relieved for the first time in six days. After they are done eating, Nori says, "I need a bath."

Sanako laughs, "I bet you do after six days."

"I think I will take two." Nori says.

"Two," Haru exclaims.

“Yes two, one now and one tonight, just before I go to bed, it will help me relax and sleep better." Nori says.

He laughs, "Sure if you say so."

"All right then I am going to check on Rin and am going to take a bath." Nori tells them.

Nori Nanba gets up when Jaken walks into the room, "Rin wants something to eat."

"Really," she says, "That is great tell her I will have something for her in just a second."

Nori goes and makes Rin something to eat and takes it to her. Nori checks her once again to make sure she is still cool, "Why do you always touch my cheek and forehead Nori?" Rin asks.

"To make sure your fever does not come back. We do not want that," she tells her, "We want you well so you can get back out there running around and start being a little girl again and not sick in this bed. I think Lord Sesshomaru would like to get going as well. I think he is getting tired of being around here." Nori tells Rin.

Sesshomaru looks at Nori Nanba with a look of confusion on his face. She smiles at him, and tells them, "I am going to take a bath I will be back in a little while to check on Rin. I want you to eat all of your food there young lady and if you want more yell for Sanako and she will get you more all right? I will see you in a few minutes."

"All right," Rin says, “Enjoy your bath,” she tells her.

"Oh, I will sweetie, I will." Nori says smiling.


As the day moved on Rin is feeling better and better every minute. Sesshomaru goes to Nori Nanba as she is sitting outside enjoying what was left of the day.

"Nori," she hears him call her name.

She turns to look at him. He is walking toward her, her heart skips a beat, she puts her hand on her heart, he looks at her and sits beside her, "Are you all right?" He asks.

She feels flush with his words, "Yes," she says, looking down at her feet, “He is sitting next to me and my heart feels like it is going to jump out of my chest; he has been here for six days, why now?” She thinks.

Placing his hand on her chin and lifting her head up so he can look into her eyes, her heart beating faster, he gets her eyes to meet his.

"Thank You Nori," he says to her, "You saved Rin, and I am forever grateful to you. I did not realize how much she meant to me until this happened and I almost lost her to something I could not control."

She smiles at him seeing the love in his eyes for Rin. "It is my job," She says to him, "No thanks are needed just to see the smile on hers, and your face is enough for me.” Nori says smiling at him.

“Well I guess you will be moving on tomorrow seeing as Rin is well. I would say you have a lot to catch up on with her being sick for the last six days. You lost a lot of time looking for Inuyasha or Naraku." Nori tells him.

He looks at her and laughs, "Inuyasha… he does not worry me. I will take care of him in time." He looks at her seeing what he said bothered her.

"That is right." He said, "You do not like that Inuyasha and I fight."

"No, I do not." She tells him.

He gets up and starts to walk off. "Nori" He says stopping and slightly turning to look her way. She looks over at him.

"Do not waste your time worrying about that worthless half-breed brother of mine; he is not worth your time or your tears." He walks away from her.


Nori Nanba goes inside after a while to fix dinner for her and Rin. She goes into Rin when dinner is done and asks her if she would like to join her for dinner in the dinning area. Rin was all excited jumping out of bed and ran to her side taking her hand.

They go into the other room to eat. As they sit there having dinner she and Rin chat about Lord Sesshomaru, Rin telling her everything about him she knows and how they came to be together.

Sitting there, laughing and talking Rin looks at her and says, "Nori..."

"Yes Rin," She says.

"I hope Lord Sesshomaru decides to stay here. I like you and you remind me of my mother." Shocked, Nori did not know what to say to her.

"I could have a mother and a father again," Rin, tells Nori, "Lord Sesshomaru likes you, I can tell." She adds.

Shocked even more Noir laughs, "Rin sweetie, I do not think Lord Sesshomaru is going to stay here, he has things he needs to do and staying here will not get them done."

"Well when he gets them done I will just have to talk him into coming back." Rin says to Nori Nanba.

She smiles at Rin, "Thank you sweetie I am glad you like me so much, but I do not think Lord Sesshomaru wants to be with me or shares your feeling for me."

"I do not know why he would not." Rin says, "You are pretty and nice you cook really good food and you can be with me when he has to go out and kill someone."

Nori Nanba almost spit out her food on that comment, "Rin sweetie please that word kill, do you have to use it so loosely?"

Rin giggles as she looks at Nori Nanba, "Sorry," she says, "But he does."

"I know what he does, but we do not have to say that word like it is nothing." Rin starts to yawn.

"Are you getting tired dear?" Nori asks her.

"Yes I am," Rin says.

"All right then let’s get you to bed and I will get this cleaned up later." Nori tells her.

"I want to help you please." Rin says.

"Are you sure you want to?" Nori asks her.

"Yes I am, I can stay up a few more minutes to help you." Rin tells her.

"All right then lets clean up in here.” Nori replies.

When they were done Nori takes Rin into her bed tucked her in and telling her, “Goodnight I will see you in the morning.”

"Nori," Rin calls out to her.

"Yes sweetie" Nori says.

"Can I have a kiss and a hug goodnight too?" Rin asks her.

She smiles at her, "Of course you can." She goes back to Rin and gives her a hug and a kiss goodnight.

Rin hugging her says, "Thank You for taking care of me Nori. Lord Sesshomaru told me you never left my side the whole time I was sick."

"Your welcome Rin and I am glad you are feeling better and I am glad I got this chance to get to know you." Nori turns to walk out and Rin tells her goodnight once again.


Nori Nanba goes to Sesshomaru's room to tell him that Rin has eaten all of her dinner and is now sleeping. On her way there, she thinks, “Rin is doing much better now that her fever is gone and she should be running around soon back to her old self again. Sesshomaru will be pleased to have his young companion back at his side.”

When she knocks at Sesshomaru’s door, no one answers. She walks into the room to see if he is sleeping thinking, “He should be exhausted from the last six days along with no sleep. I am shocked that I have not dropped as well. Had it not have been for Sesshomaru sitting with Rin to let me get a little sleep, I think I would have.”

As she looks around the room, she sees him nowhere in sight. Nori goes to leave when she sees Lord Sesshomaru's chest and shoulder shield along with his fur stole lying on the bed.

She wonders, “Where could he be." "Well... I guess I will tell him after I get my bath, he should be back by then I hope. He will be happy to hear the news on Rin." She says aloud.


Nori goes to her room to get her bath things and get out of the dress she has been wearing for the day she puts on her robe gathers her things and is on her way to take a bath.

Nori walks into the room where they bathe putting her things down. She turns seeing Sesshomaru as he walks out from the bath to dress. He stopped when he saw Nori not sure what to do. Nori Nanba, shocked to see Sesshomaru in there and more importantly standing in front of her with nothing on.

Her heart quickens, her face feels flush she knows she is blushing and she cannot stop herself from looking at his flawless body. The feeling of wanting him washed over her as her mind raced with thoughts, “Not a mark on his body and he has been engaged in so many battles you would think there would be at least one imperfection. His body is perfect.”

She looks at him, his eyes locked on hers. She feels the desire to touch him. Nori begins to move toward him not taking her eyes from his, “Does he want me; he is not making any attempts to leave.”

She stops right in front him reaching out her hand and touching his chest. He then takes her wrist in his hand and pulls her hand back to her side.

“He does not want me to touch him, but he is not acting aggressive toward me or trying to get away, what does this mean?” She questions, more than anything she sought to melt his icy heart.

Nori goes to touch him once again, he stops her. He then reaches for her. He unties the sash from her robe sliding both of his hands up inside of her robe to open it he softly touches her breast. She flinches and feels her skin tingle as he touches her he slides his hands up to her shoulders sliding her robe down off her arms until it lies on the floor at her feet.

She reaches for him again hoping he will permit her to touch him. She places her hand on his stomach feeling his soft skin against her hand. He does not stop her as she softly caresses his skin with her fingertips following the contours of his body and feeling each rippling muscle just beneath the skin working her way to his chest wanting only to touch more of him.

Sesshomaru closes his eyes taking a deep breath and lets her hands wonder on his body the burning desire he feels as she touches him setting his soul on fire. She looks at the purple demon markings that are on his face and wrists. Nori sees they are also on his hips and ankles. She moved closer to him unable to stop herself, she reaches out and gently touches the demon markings on his hip.

She whispers to him, "Touch me." He slides his hand behind her head and pulls her into his body wrapping his other arm behind her pulling her even closer until they can feel each others heart beat and the soft warmth of their skin touching.

He kisses her, telling her, “I want you Nori.” He kisses her again slowly bringing her to the floor.

Laying her on the floor looking at her every curve and softly touching her abdomen, He whispers, “You are Beautiful." He smiles at her thinking,” Her body is unflawed, her hair like silk, her breast so round and supple. The curve of her body as it extends to the length of her legs and her skin so fair.”

He starts to caress her soft skin touching and kissing her body. Wanting to touch every part of her he worked his way down her body all the way down to her feet, tracing each curve enjoying the silkiness of her skin feeling the softness of her beautiful body. He gently turned her onto her stomach then worked his way back up her body. He could not keep his hands off her.

“She is so perfect! Her beauty is incredible and she astounds me!” He thinks.

The desire for one another had consumed them and they finally give into to the passions of love.

As they lay there embracing one another softly caressing each other's bodies, Sesshomaru softly whispers, "I have wanted you for so long and now that I have you I must leave you. I have things that I must take care of before I can do anything else. I..."

"Shh!" She places her finger over his lips to quite him and says, "I know what you must do and I know what you feel you must do. As for right now it is only you and I so let us enjoy what little time we have together before we must go our separate ways."

He takes her into his arms holding her close feeling the warmth of her body taking in her scent for what felt to be the last time. Giving into the passions once more and giving into the burning desire for one another.


When morning came, Nori Nanba awoke in her own bed she sat up quickly looking around for Lord Sesshomaru, "Was I dreaming?" Looking down at her body to see she had nothing on only her sheet wrapped around her.

“I was not dreaming. Sesshomaru and I did make love last night. How did I... he must have carried me to bed last night, but where is he now?" Nori questioned.

Nori falls back onto her pillow she feels something under her. She sits up to see what it can be. It is a wild flower sitting next to her pillow.

She picks it up and smells it, “So sweet,” She gets out of bed and gets dressed going to find Sesshomaru and check on Rin.

She is walking down the hall she hears Rin she is in the kitchen. Nori Nanba walks into the kitchen. Rin is fixing breakfast for them.

"Rin sweetie what are you doing?" Nori asks her.

"Fixing us breakfast," She says with a smile.

"Well Thank You, but I could have done that you still need to rest you are not completely well yet." Nori tells her.

"I feel great.” Rin says, "Lord Sesshomaru came in early and woke me to tell me he was leaving and to be good for you and take care of you for him." Rin pauses going back to her cooking.

"Oh and to give this to you as well." She reaches into her dress pocket and pulls out a note. "I did not know Lord Sesshomaru could write, but he wrote you this note," Rin says.

"What does it say," she asks, as she handed Nori Nanba the note. Nori read the note to Rin:


Nori,

Please take good care of Rin for me, I know you will and thank you for taking such good care of her when she was sick. Last night is a moment I will never forget and I will never forget you and thank you for seeing me as a man and nothing else.
I will return to you I do not know when, but I will return for you and Rin.

Lord Sesshomaru


As a tear falls upon the note Rin walked up to Nori, placed her small hand into Nori’s, and said, "Do not cry he will be back he always comes back."

She smiles at Rin and kneels down to her, Rin wraps her arms around Nori Nanba's neck and Rin whispers, "He will come back, he always comes back."



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