"Battle of Nori Nanba"
Chapter 12


"Rin sweetie," Nori Nanba calls. "Where is your new dress we got you?"

"It is on my bed Nori. Why do you want to know," Rin asks.

"Well, if you remember, we got word yesterday that my mother and father would be home today, and I wanted you to wear it for them." Nori tells her.

"I know," Rin, said, "That is why I put it on my bed. So I could put it on later."

"All right then, I am going in to start lunch they should be here soon so do not go too far and clean up soon so you can change and have lunch with us" She yells out to Rin, as she is running off with the other village children.

"Yes mother," Rin yells back to Nori Nanba.

Nori Nanba smiles, “That is the fifth time in two weeks she has called me mother, I guess she is happy here with me.” Nori turns to go back into the house.

“I cannot believe it has been three weeks since Sesshomaru has left and four weeks since my mother and father have gone. I miss them all very much and hope they will be home very soon.” Nori says.

As she is fixing lunch she hears, "Nori... Nori!" Rin was calling for her. Nori Nanba went to Rin she was worried something was wrong. Nori walks out of the kitchen she is almost run down by Rin.

"Rin sweetie, how many times have I told you not to run in the house? You could get hurt or hurt someone else." Nori scolds her.

"I am sorry mother," Rin says, “But look who is here it is Kagome, Inuyasha, and the others.” Rin shouts excitedly.

Inuyasha and the others stood there giving Nori Nanba a strange look.

"What?" She says to them.

"Mother?!" Inuyasha exclaims.

Kagome hits Inuyasha, "Ouch!" He says, "What was that for?"

"Rin sweetie," Nori Nanba says, "Please go get cleaned up and change before my parents get here."

"All right," Rin says.

"Thank you," Nori calls after her.


As soon as Rin left, the room a hundred and one question flew her direction.

“What is Rin is doing here?”

“Why did she call you mother?”

“Why is Rin here?”

“Where is Lord Sesshomaru?”

“Why is my brother's brat here?” That one shut everyone up.

"Your brothers what?!" Nori Nanba ask.

"The brat," He repeats. "Why is she here and where is my bastard brother at?"

"Inuyasha I would like it very much if you would refrain from using that kind of language in my home and Rin is far from being a brat and as far as the rest of you. Hello and it is good to see you as well." Nori tells them.

They all start laughing, "Sorry,” they all say.

“It was just a shock to see Rin here." Kagome says.

"I understand, but please I promise I will answer your questions as soon as everything calms down here my mother and father will be home soon and I have a lunch to fix and now I have five more mouths to feed." Nori tells them.

Kagome said, "We can help, huh Sango?"

"Sure," Sango says, "It will give us a chance to talk as well."

"You guys get lost and let us women cook, we will call you when it is done." Kagome tells the guys.

"Nori..." She hears Shippo say.

"Yes Shippo," she says.

"Can Rin play when she is done cleaning up and changing?" Shippo asks her.

"Of course she can I just do not want her getting dirty." Nori says.

"All right then can I go get her?" Shippo asks.

"Sure you can," Nori says.

"Cool," Shippo says and he is off to get Rin. Nori Nanba sees Inuyasha sniffing the air.

"Inuyasha stop it he is not here and he has not been here for three weeks so stop it. You and Miroku go outside enjoy the day and watch the kids."

"WHAT! I am no babysitter!” Inuyasha bellows.

"Inuyasha!" He looks at Nori Nanba as their eyes meet, “Go watch the kids.”

"All right," He says to her, and walks outside.

"I really wish you could teach me that." Kagome says.

"I wish I could too." Nori Nanba says.

"So tell me how has Inuyasha and Miroku been since you all have left." Nori asks them.

"You are all they talk about." Sango says.

"I am sorry you two I promise I will release them from it today as soon as everything calms down here." Nori tells them.

"Yeah, what has been going on here? You have Rin she is calling you mother, you are going to release the guys and I heard you say something about your mother and father coming home. Sounds like we have missed a lot." Kagome says.

Nori Nanba laughs, "A lot has happened in the past two months since you all have left."

"I can see that," Kagome says, "Please do tell and leave nothing out. We love a long story, huh Sango?"

"Well then, we shall start with the day that you all left." Nori says smiling.

"Gees, this is going to be a long story." Sango says they start to laugh.


Nori Nanba starts with Haru Yamamoto and how he came into her life and what he taught her about her mother and father. She told them about the demon that marked her and the day her father came home. How her mother showed up a few days later and how her and her mother left the village so her mother could teach her the powers that she possessed and the Hot Spring and the bear and how her mother thinks, Sesshomaru saved her from the bear.

She told them how she learned her powers and met her Grandparents. How Sesshomaru almost kissed her and how Rin came to be there, how she and Sesshomaru hit it off while she was taking care of Rin and why she was calling her mother.

As they made lunch and talked Nori Nanba answered as many question as she could for them. Rin comes running into the house with Shippo calling behind her, "Rin do not run in the house."

Rin comes into the kitchen, "Your mother and father are here Nori."

"Finally," Nori says, "I was wondering if they were ever going to make it home."

As they walk outside to greet her mother and father, they see they have met Inuyasha and Miroku.

"Mother, Father," Nori calls to them.

"Nori," they say, "So Nori, who are your friends? We were not expecting a party for a coming home celebration." Her father said.

"Well not everyone was supposed to be here only Rin and I, but everyone just started showing up." Nori said smiling.

"Well," Nori says, "Let me introduce you to everyone. This is Kagome…"

Kagome interrupts Nori calling her name, "Nori," Kagome points to the sky.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin yells. Nori looks up to see Sesshomaru coming in on Au-un.

Inuyasha pulls out Tetsusaiga ready for whatever his brother my have in store for them.

"Inuyasha please put away your sword." Nori Nanba says to him.

Inuyasha, putting the Tetsusaiga back in the sheath starts to walk toward Nori; before Inuyasha knew it, Sesshomaru was between them, "Stay away from her Inuyasha." Sesshomaru places his hand on the Tokijin.

Inuyasha now having the Tetsusaiga pulled out once again ready to attack with it.

"I am not here for you Inuyasha I have come for Nori and Rin." Sesshomaru tells him.

"You can take the brat, but the only way you are getting out of here with Nori is over my dead body," Inuyasha says.

Sesshomaru smiles thinking, "This will be a better day than I thought, not only am I with the woman I love today, but I will get to kill my worthless half-breed brother."

Sesshomaru pulls the Tokijin out as Nori Nanba stops him by placing her hand atop of Sesshomaru's sword hand, Sesshomaru stops.

Nori Nanba looks at Inuyasha telling him, “Put the Tetsusaiga away.”

"No," Inuyasha says, "I will not let him take you."

"Inuyasha, I am not going any place. I am staying right here." Nori tells him.

"Inuyasha listen to her, Sesshomaru is not going to hurt Nori." Kagome says.

"Even if I was here to kill Nori, do you really think you could stop me Inuyasha, you cannot even take care of yourself." Sesshomaru says.

Inuyasha growls "Put your sword away Inuyasha listen to them before I have to make you put it away." Sesshomaru tells him.

Nori Nanba turns looking at Sesshomaru showing her disapproval in her eyes. "Inuyasha," Nori says looking back at him, “Look at me, look at me Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha turns to look at Nori Nanba their eyes meet, "Put away the Tetsusaiga Inuyasha, please!"

He slides the Tetsusaiga back in the sheath. "Come here Inuyasha," Inuyasha steps forward toward Nori.

As Sesshomaru goes to stop him from getting close to Nori Nanba, Nori places her arm in front of Sesshomaru, he bumps into it looking at her Sesshomaru says in a scowl tone, "How dare you... I do not want that fool touching you!" Sesshomaru clearly upset at this point starts to walk away.

Nori Nanba takes his hand stopping him, "Sesshomaru please, do not walk away."

He looks at Inuyasha and then her he steps toward her. Sesshomaru placing his hand on Nori Nanba's cheek looks her in the eyes and then at Inuyasha, "He is under your spell?" Sesshomaru asks her.

"Yes, he is," She says, "How do you think I am keeping him so calm?"

Sesshomaru looks at Inuyasha again, "Release him!” Sesshomaru tells her.

She looks at Sesshomaru, "Release Him!" He demanded Nori.

She looks at Inuyasha and reverses the spell. Sesshomaru waits a few minutes for Inuyasha to come completely out from under the spell. Inuyasha finally comes out of the spell he looks at Nori Nanba, but only sees Sesshomaru.

Inuyasha starts to say something, when Sesshomaru takes Nori Nanba's hand and walks away leading her were he wants her to go. Everyone is still standing around in shock over everything that just happened. Sesshomaru walks by Nori’s parents.

"Sesshomaru," she says, He keeps on walking past them, "Sesshomaru! Stop right now. You are hurting me, stop!" Sesshomaru stops and turns around looking at her.

"Never again will you put Inuyasha under your spell!" He looks very cross at her.

"I had to stop him somehow." Nori says.

Sesshomaru looks at her, "I will take care of Inuyasha when he gets that way, do you understand me."

"Sesshomaru," she says.

"NO! I do not want him around you and you are not to put him under your spells ever again!" Sesshomaru places his hand on her cheek again feeling her satin skin against his hand and looking into her eyes.

He pulls her closer to him and starts to kiss her. He stops and looks at her, "Nori," he says, "Inuyasha is not worth our time and he deserves to die, he was born a fool, he will die a fool.”

Nori starts to say something to him and he pulls her into him again and starts to kiss her once more. When they finish kissing, she looks at him.

"Sesshomaru," she says to him, "My parents are home and I would like to spend some time with them. You can come with me or stay here, I will return to you later. I would like you to meet them I think you will like them and they will like you."

Sesshomaru looks at her unsure about this, "You wish me to do this?"

"I would like you to yes... Yes I wish you to do this for me." Nori tells him.

"Fine I will go with you to the house so you can be with your mother and father." Sesshomaru tells her.

"I know Rin would like to see you as well. She has missed you very much." Nori tells him.

Nori takes Sesshomarus hand and they walk back to the house where everyone is getting ready to eat. They walk in with them holding hands. Everyone turns to look at them.

"Nori, Lord Sesshomaru," Rin yells out, running over to them. "I have missed you so much Lord Sesshomaru." Rin hugs his leg.

Sesshomaru places his hand atop her head, "I have missed you as well Rin you have grown in the last few weeks," He tells her.

Nori looking at him to follow her Sesshomaru takes Rins hand and they walk over to her mother and father. She introduces them and they start to talk as she looks around the room.

“I do not see Inuyasha anywhere everyone else is here, but not Inuyasha.”

Her mother saying broke her thoughts, "Are you the young man that saved Nori from the bear? I would like to know, it has been bothering me ever since it has happened."

Sesshomaru looks at her mother, Nori now wanting to know as well. He tells her, "Yes, I did kill the bear."

"Thank You" Nori says looking at him and smiling. He smiles back at Nori.


While they sit and have lunch talking and laughing Sesshomaru sits next to Nori, not saying a word unless he was spoken to. Nori got up to clear the table Sesshomaru stood with her, "You can sit back down. I am only going to clean off the table, I will be right back." Nori said to him smiling Sesshomaru sits back down.

"Well Sesshomaru I hear from Rin that Nori saved her from Scarlet Fever?" Her father says.

"Yes," Sesshomaru answers him, "Your daughter was amazing she stayed with Rin for six days with little sleep. She would not leave her side I had to make her get what little sleep she got. She was persistent to say the least about staying with her and because of that, Rin lived. I am forever thankful to Nori."

Just then, Inuyasha walked in, "So that is why you are sticking around, huh? I thought it had to be some reason. I knew it could not be because you are in Love with her anyone with a heart like yours could never love you do not know the meaning of love big brother!"

Sesshomaru stands, "Inuyasha as always you never know when to hold your tongue. As I told Nori before we came in here you was born a fool, you will die a fool and you are not worth our time, you deserve to die."

"You bastard!" Inuyasha pulls the Tetsusaiga out just as Kagome and Nori walk back in the room.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome yells.

Nori walks up to Sesshomaru who is getting ready to pull the Tokijin. She places her hand on his hand that was on his hilt.

Kagome gets in Inuyasha's face telling him, “Put it up, you are being disrespectful to Nori's family and you should be ashamed of yourself.” Inuyasha puts the Tetsusaiga away.

Sesshomaru laughs, "You listen to a human woman that tells you what to do how much weaker can you get Inuyasha."

"ME!" Inuyasha yells at him, "What do you think you have at your side right there, do you think Nori is a demon?"

"No," Sesshomaru says, "I know Nori is human.

“And a Goddess." Inuyasha adds laughing, "Well... well Sesshomaru you’re in love with a half-breed. That makes you a hypocrite. How can you hate me, but love her?"

Sesshomaru now having Inuyasha by the throat holding him just up off the floor, looking at him saying, "Do not ever put Nori in the same category as you or your human friends. She is by far your superior." Sesshomaru tells him.

"You bastard let me go and don't you ever talk about Kagome or my friends like that again. Let GO!" Inuyasha yells kicking Sesshomaru out of the dining room into the hall. Sesshomaru gets up and darts out the front door to get Inuyasha outside.

"You fool," Sesshomaru, tells him, "Do you think I will not kill you just because we are at Nori's home? She knows how I despise you and want you dead, and I am sorry to tell you Inuyasha. She loves me so where does that leave you."

Inuyasha looks at Nori, "Please Sesshomaru." Nori begs of him, “Do not do this.”

Sesshomaru looks at Nori, "He needs to die he will do us all a favor if he would just die. DIE INUYASHA!" Sesshomaru hits him with power of the Tokijin.

"NO!" yells Nori.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome screams running to him.

"Kagome!" Miroku yells grabbing her just in time to avoid her being hit as well.

Nori runs out to Inuyasha to see if he is all right. Sesshomaru sees this and grabs her just before she gets to him catching her in his arms. Standing just within arms reach of Inuyasha, Nori can see he is hurt and wants to get to him, but Sesshomaru will not let her, a tear trickles down her cheek.

"Stop this Nori." Sesshomaru says looking at her, "I told you he is not worth our time or your tears let him die."

Nori starts to cry harder Sesshomaru picks her up and leaves with her taking her away from the village. When he gets to his destination, he puts her down, but still holding her.

"Why do you cry for someone like Inuyasha?" He asks her.

Nori looks at Sesshomaru still crying, "I do not know why I care for anyone. I guess it is because my father taught me that without love and caring in our world there would be only hatred and killing and I do not want to live in a world like that. I care because my heart tells me to, because it is the right thing to do.” Nori cast her eyes downward.

“Sesshomaru," She says, "Please... I know you despise Inuyasha and many others, but I beg of you... please do not try to get me to hate Inuyasha, because you will fail. My heart knows only love and kindness and only sees the good in people and demons alike, to me there is no difference we are all the same."

Looking at her and pulling her closer to him, "I will never understand.” Sesshomaru says.



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