Disclaimer: I don't own Rin or any of the original characters. However I do own Sekinhomaru and his mother Ren as well as this story idea.

Summary: Rin Tasksi always felt alone in the world. Her circle of friends had always been small, that is until she met him. Is he who he says he is or is he someone else. Why is it that she feels drawn to him and him to her?

Title: Un-Banishing Love

Chapter 1: Finding a Meaning

By Tainted InuShemeeko

Rin paused for a moment to rub her glove-covered hand over her nose. It was so cold she could only guess that if she remained outside much longer it would freeze. She was a sophomore attending Rurouni University, it was an unusual name for a college but she liked it all the same. She was spell bound when she saw some of the classes that were being offered.

It wouldn't have been a surprise if demons still roamed the earth, yet if one looked close enough to the people in and around the campus, they could tell the people who were of human descent and who where from demon descent. Living breathing demons just didn't exist anymore. Now demon spirits and what not, now they were something that Rin believed in.

'Then again it's not like I'd find a guy that understands me.'

Rin jumped as a hand suddenly touched her from behind, causing her to scream out of fright.

"Ahhhwha! Koharu you scared me."

Koharu giggled lightly as she apologized to Rin.

"Sorry about that I didn't mean to scare you I thought you heard me."

Rin then took a good look at her friend. She was definitely excited about something today, Koharu was never this happy.

"So…" Rin asked slowly, "who's the guy?"

This caused Koharu to freeze in her tracks, which only made Rin smile more.

'So there really is a guy. I knew it.'

However Koharu only blushed as she looked away from Rin as she spoke.

"Guy what guy, who said anything about a guy?"

Rin just continued to grin at Koharu as the walked up the sidewalk in the cold.

"There isn't a guy Rin, so just let it go."

A smile remained on Rin lips as she answered for Koharu.

"Sure there is and I bet I know his name."

This only caused Koharu blush to deepen, as she responded.

"There isn't a guy ok, I'm just happy ok."

Rin just giggled at her best friend.

"Ok sure, I wonder how Miroku is doing it's been awhile since I talked to him."

After hearing Miroku's name, Koharu froze in her tracks. This however only proved to Rin that a guy was the reason was in such a good mood. Then again it just wasn't any guy, it was Miroku.

Rin shoved her gloved hands into her pocket as she continued to walk beside of Koharu. She was trying to find the right way to break the news to her best friend.

"Um Koharu, I've got some bad news for you. Miroku is three and a half years older then you. You know that right?"

Koharu just shrugged her shoulders as she shifted the weight of her bag on her back.

"So what, I don't see what the big deal is. I mean you have the hots for Professor Tetsusegia."

Rin raised her eyes in surprise; she couldn't believe what she had just heard Koharu say to her.

"I do not have the hots for Sesshomaru. I just said he was cute and I may have said something about his butt being nice to look at, but I never said I had the hots."

This in turn made Koharu smile back at her friend as she responded, to Rin's last statement.

"Yeah, uh huh sure Rin, whatever you say."

Koharu giggled as she started to walk faster in order to escape Rin.

"I'll talk to you later Rin, I've got Medieval History and then I have Divinations. So I'll see you and Kagome later."

Rin smiled as she waved back Koharu.

"Yeppers, later on tonight seeing how the three of us have no classes tomorrow, three day weekend here we come again. I love it."

Rin there blinked as a lone snowflake fell from the sky and landed on her nose. Then another and another one, her only hope was that it would continue. Today was the last day of November and the first snow was fall, tomorrow was the first day of December and if it snowed like she thought it would this month.

"Something tells me that this semester in college is going to be great."

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Sesshomaru's cold honey gold eyes continued to stare at the person who was seated before him. Anger wasn't what you would say was written over Sesshomaru's face it was shear disappointment.

"I have no desire to fail you Sekinhomaru. However you continue to let you grades fall and that is unacceptable."

The young man continued to frown at the older man before him.

"No of course you don't, because you would feel ashamed for having to do so, wouldn't you Professor?"

Sesshomaru sighed at the young man before him that was almost a mirror image of himself. He had the same sliver colored hair, and the same chilly golden eyes as his. The only thing that the boy was lacking was the faded dark blue crescent moon on his forehead, that Sesshomaru himself played off as a birth mark.

"Sekinhomaru, you know that, that is not true. You are my s…."

Sekinhomaru however finished Sesshomaru statement for him.

"Son and you would never want to do that to your own blood. I've heard that one before."

Now Sesshomaru was starting to grow impatient, there were times that Sekinhomaru surprised him. He could act so much like him at times, then at other times he acted too much like his Uncle InuYasha.

"If you are tired of hearing it, then why must you make me repeat myself? This will be my last warning you will bring you grade up to at least a C and then you shall pass the second half of this class next semester, or I will have no choice but to fail you."

Sekinhomaru gave Sesshomaru a defiant look as he answered him.

"Yes Professor Tetsusegia, I understand now if you would excuse me. I have to go before I'm late for my class."

Sekinhomaru stormed out of Sesshomaru office and right into a woman who was coming to see Sesshomaru.

"Hey watch it Sekinhomaru."

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Sesshomaru offered a hand to the young woman who was pulling herself off of the ground.

"My apologies; Kagome you are uninjured I hope."

Kagome told the offered hand as he helped her off of the ground.

"Can't say I'm totally uninjured, but it's nothing serious. So I think I'll live."

Sesshomaru couldn't stop the small smirk that appeared on his lips as he looked at Kagome. His brother's girlfriend was truly full of surprises.

"To what do I owe this visit?"

He then watched as Kagome searched through her backpack.

"InuYasha wanted me to drop this by for him."

Sesshomaru looked at the paper that Kagome was holding in her hand. Kagome saw the shocked expression on Sesshomaru's face and smiled.

"Yes, InuYasha knows that his paper on blocking techniques isn't due till next week, but he figured since he finished it early that he should go on and turn it in before he lost it."

Kagome giggled when she saw the look on Sesshomaru's face.

"He really did a great job I've already gone through it. I think you will be surprised with this one."

Sesshomaru just raised an eyebrow as he looked at Kagome.

"That has remained unseen for now. However, if InuYasha's paper is as interesting as you say it is I look forward to reading it."

Kagome nodded before she asked,

"Are you and Ren going to see Sekinhomaru perform tomorrow night? The campus theater is doing a Wonderful Winter Wonder Land. From what Sango and Miroku told me, it's a bunch of small Christmas stories, with Christmas music weaved into them. I have a friend who has a leading role in one of the plays; I believe Sekinhomaru has a singing part as well."

Kagome became unsure of what to say next, when Sesshomaru didn't answer her.

"Well I guess I'll leave you to your work, have a nice evening Professor Tetsusegia."

Kagome sighed as she leaned against the wall beside Sesshomaru's office door.

"Well that could have gone better. Oh well I gave Sesshomaru InuYasha's paper just like InuYasha asked me too."

'Now I should go find InuYasha before he throws a fit.'

Kagome then head in the direction in which she knew that she could find InuYasha.

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Rin's steps were hurried as she head to Mushin Hall, Kagura Rin's theater Professor had told her class that she would be posting the final parts today. Part of her was dying to see what part she had gotten, while the other didn't want to know for the fear of not getting a part at all.

She was so into her thoughts that she didn't even notice that she was about to run into someone until it was too late. Her backpack was so heavy that the minute she started to fall backwards, her backpack started to pull her to the ground. That was until two strong arms reached out to catch her.

"Whoa, careful there I gotcha. Are you okay Rin?"

Rin blushed the minute she felt the guy catch her in his arms.

"I'm so sorry; I was in such a hurry I wasn't looking where I was going. I am really sorry."

Once she was on her feet, Rin looked up at who had caught her. The minute she looked up her heart started to beat faster inside her chest.

"Oh Sekinhomaru, I…um I'm sorry…I didn't hurt you when I ran into you did I?"

Rin's question made Sekinhomaru laugh lightly.

"No, I'm fine Rin. How about you? I'm sure I hit you harder then you hit me."

Rin just shook her head.

"No I'm ok really; I was just going to see if I got posted for a part in the Christmas performance."

Sekinhomaru then did something other then laughing which was something else he hardly did, he smiled. There were times that Rin wondered if he and Professor Tetsusegia were related.

"Well then Rin Tasksi, it looks like in the next two weeks you and I well be working on the small skit that someone wrote for 'Baby, It's Cold Outside."

Rin couldn't believe what she was hearing; she and Sekinhomaru Tokijin were going to be performing in the Christmas performance together.

"Really oh wow, that amazing. I didn't think I would make it."

Then without thinking Rin threw her arms around Sekinhomaru and hugged him. Sekinhomaru laughed lightly once more.

"I really don't see what you were worry about; you really are a great singer. Well I got to get going. See you tomorrow at rehearsal."

Rin waved good-bye as she watched Sekinhomaru leave there was something familiar about him, she couldn't put her finger on it but she just knew that there was. However, she didn't have time to think about it.

She knew that the weeks would fly by and the night of the performance would be there before she knew it.

(A/N: Hope you guys enjoy this one as much as you do all my other stories. I call this an early Christmas Present.

Ja ne!

Tainted InuShemeeko)

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