Chapter 1 Starting New
Rin finished packing her bags and stuffed them in the trunk of her car. "Bye mom," she said, giving her mom a warm hug and a kiss on the cheek. Tears were starting to glaze Rin's warm chocolate eyes.
"Bye honey, be good and call whenever you need me. You know I will always be here for you. Also don't forget to visit your father down at the shop every so often, and study hard." Her mom was now crying uncontrollably. It's always hard for moms to let their daughters grow up and go on their own. Rin loved her mother so much. She was the best mom anyone could ever have, but she was going to miss her also.
Rin got into her small black car and started the engine. She had three of her other friends with her, so she wasn't alone. ''Are all of you ready?" She asked Kagome, Sango, and Ayame.
"Yeah, we have been for a long time now," replied Kagome.
"Oh shut up!" said Rin jokingly.
All four of them laughed and started driving off to college while blasting music from some of their favorite bands. Rin was actually excited for college the one person she had had a crush on for years, Kohaku, was going to the same college as her.
After about an hour of driving they finally arrived. They unpacked their things and started walking up to the girls' dorms. Ayame, Sango, and Kagome were all lucky that they were all sharing the same dorm, but Rin wasn't. In a sense she was able to meet some new friends.
"Whew," Ayame said putting her things down in the room. "I've never carried something up so many flights of stairs before." It was true that it was a long walk going up and down stairs.
The dorm room was actually pretty decent, painted with bright and cheerful colors. The room had a small kitchen, bathroom, and a living room where they could all relax and watch T.V. There was also a small cozy bedroom with three beds in it, one for each person. Rin decided to set her things in their room while she waited for her other roommates to come.
After about ten minutes she started growing impatient and pulled her schedule out to look for her room number. "Number 014. Hmm where's that at?" she asked both herself and the others. Her knees started shaking nervously. (A/N I don't know anything about dorms so I'm just making that up so just go a long with me…)
"Lemme see that," Sango said, grabbing the sheet of paper out of her hand. "Number 014. That is strange, because the girls' dorm numbers don't start till number 101."
"They must've put you in the guys' dorm. Rin, go to the office and talk to them. They might be able to switch you to ours," Kagome said.
"Oh real funny." Rin laughed. "Why would they put me in the guys' dorm?"
They gave her a look that showed they were not joking or amused by her. Rin soon got the point and did exactly what Kagome suggested. She grabbed her suitcase and went down to the office. Walking back down all those flights of stairs was so tiring that when she got to the bottom she had to catch her breath and rest a minute. After resting, she walked outside onto beautiful green campus and walked over to a small brick building where the office was located.
"Hi, how may I help you?" said a cheerful secretary, greeting Rin when she walked in. Rin jumped and dropped her suitcase on the floor.
"Oh hi, my name is Rin and I was wondering if I could speak to the person in charge of the dorms, because I kind of have a problem." She picked up her suitcase and held it in her thin hands.
"Sure ma'am. Just walk right in that door to your left."
Rin gave a small nod and walked into the room. In there sitting was a skinny old lady of about sixty. Her graying hair was tied into a tight bun and her clothing looked like a professional business women's would. Sitting in a chair in front of her desk was Rin's good friend Inuyasha. Rin had known Inuyasha and his family ever since she started preschool with him. He had the most sweet and caring parents and older brother named Sesshoumaru. Rin didn't really care for him that much. People always said just being with him is like being hit in the head with an ice cube because his personality was so cold. But Rin didn't know him personally so she always wondered if there really was some good inside of him.
"Hello, uhhh..." Rin didn't know the women's name so she scanned the room but found her name tag lying on the desk. "Mrs. Kirtle, (A/N I'm not very good at making last names up so yeah…) my name is Rin and I have a little problem about the dorm situation."
"What's the problem dear?" At least the women seemed nice and cheerful instead of cold and unhappy like Sesshoumaru.
"Well my room number is 014 and I think that is a guys' dorm. I was just wondering if somehow you could switch me?" Rin said trying to give the most convincing smile.
"I'm sorry but you will have to wait till second semester, because all of the dorms are already filled with three people in each dorm. Also I'm sorry because on your application your name said Rino, which made me believe you to be a boy."
'That bastard... Who would do that?' Rin thought. "Well could you at least tell me who my roommates are?"Rin asked hoping it was someone she knew.
"Have this gentlemen guide you back to the dorms Miss Rin." Mrs. Kirtle looked at Inuyasha. And Inuyasha did as he was told. He walked out of the office and Rin followed.
"Why were you in there?" she asked him as they walked out on campus. She could tell it was starting to get late outside because she could faintly see the moon shining.
"I was looking for my other roommate...you."
Rin's eyes doubled in size. At least she was with someone she'd known for a long time.
"That's great. At least I'm not with some geek!" she said giving Inuyasha a warm, friendly hug. Then she thought about Kohaku. Hopefully he was close by.
Once they got up to the dorm Rin saw Miroku sitting on the couch, and she pretended to shoot herself in the head. She had to live with a pervert.
"Rin!" He exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
"Well," she replied with an ungrateful tone. "There was a little accident on my application and so I'm roommates with you two. But I get my own bedroom," she said eyeing one of the rooms. The guys' dorms were even nicer; they had two bedrooms instead of one which was lucky for her.
Rin ran into her room and jumped on the comfortable bed.
"Rin?" Someone was calling her name. She got off the comfy bed and walked into a bigger room with the kitchen and living room.
"What do you want Inuyasha?" she asked, slightly annoyed.
"Can you cook something for us? We're having a few of the guys over."
"I guess as long as Kagome, Sango, and Ayame come." Both of the guys started to blush. 'Ha!' she thought, 'This actually might be fun with them. Especially teasing them.'
So Rin invited her three friends while Inuyasha invited Koga, Kohaku, and his older brother Sesshoumaru. After that Rin fixed some spaghetti and meatballs which was her favorite. Everyone sat in the living room eating since there wasn't enough room for them at the small table.
Once they were finished with dinner they still sat around and tried to think of something to do.
"Let's play truth or dare, except I don't feel like moving so let's just keep it truth or truth," suggested Koga.
Everyone raised their eyebrows at this. Koga never said he was lazy, but it was better than nothing.
Miroku then added, "But this time when someone asks a question everyone has to answer it. It's kind of like my own little twist."
"Ok then Miroku you ask the first question then," Sango said smirking.
Miroku took a while to think of a question. But eventually he came up with one. "Who did you guys share your first kiss with?"
Everyone rolled their eyes but answered it without complaint. Rin was in trouble when it was getting close to her turn. She had never had her first kiss yet. She had a few on the cheek but never on the lips. When Sesshoumaru was taking his turn which was right before hers she started to cough so she could get out of all the embarrassment. After about a few seconds all heads were turned towards her, but she couldn't stop coughing.
"Rin are you okay?" Kagome asked with a very worried look on her face.
Through her coughing she gave a hoarse answer. "Yeah, I think I'll go to the bathroom and find a cough drop or something." Rin continued to cough. When she reached the bathroom she took a cough drop that she found in the cupboard, which helped it slow down and eventually stop. Looking at herself in the mirror, she saw that her face was really pale and her head started to hurt. Rin let her long silky black hair fall down her back. She also felt cold and needed something to warm her up. "Maybe I should take a bath." She said turning the water as hot as it could go. She took her jeans off, but didn't even bother to take off her shirt. She sat there and relaxed and soon dozed off into another world.
"I hope Rin will be okay," Sango said.
"I'm sure she will, just let her be," Inuyasha said.
"Maybe we should go to someone else's dorm, and let her rest so she can get better," Ayame suggested.
"But someone will have to stay to make sure that she's alright," said Kagome while standing up. Then everyone followed.
"I think Sesshoumaru should. He has no interest hanging out with us anyways; he only does 'cause he has no life." By the glare from Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha could have died if there wasn't anyone else there.
"Please Sesshoumaru; we really need you to stay!" Kagome begged.
"But I..." Kohaku began before he was interrupted.
Sesshoumaru conceded after more persuading. "Fine. But I get to leave once she is asleep."
"Alright let's get out of here." And with that everyone left the room. Sesshoumaru just lounged out on the couch flipping through the T.V. Channels. After about an hour he could see water creeping from under the bathroom door. He got up and went over to the bathroom and knocked on the door.
"Rin?" he asked in a cold-hearted voice. For some reason she didn't answer so he decided to walk in. Inside the tub was still running and there was water all over the floor. But the only thing that got his attention was that Rin was in the water with her eyes closed. She looked like she had drowned. Sesshoumaru went over and turned the faucet off. He rolled his sleeves to his shirt up and then dipped his strong arms in the hot water. He wrapped his arms around her tiny waist and brought her up out of the water and laid her on a towel on the white tile. He then unplugged the tub and let the water drain.
"Stupid girl. Now I have to clean this mess up," he said while cursing even more in his head. He was slightly scared because he wasn't sure if she was breathing or not, but when had he been scared before? He took his long finger and checked the pulse under her neck. It was there, but barely. He wrapped her in the fluffy towel and picked her up then laid her on a bed. Sesshoumaru really had no idea what to do; he didn't want to invade her privacy, but he didn't want her to die. 'Wait when did I start caring? I've killed before,' he asked himself.
He then decided he should try and wake her up. "Rin?" He started to shake her. All she made was a small groan.
"Daddy, stop it…" she groaned. Rin rolled over and opened her eyes and squinted up at Sesshoumaru. All she saw was a man with beautiful silver hair and gold eyes. "A...are...you...an angel?" she asked, half-awake.
Why would anyone ever think that Sesshoumaru was an angel?