A/N: Hey all you readers. This'll be my first Inuyasha fanfic so don't kill me if it turns out really shit.

Anyways enjoy…

Chapter one: First meeting

Her body glistened with sweat as her body moved fast. Her breath came out in short breathes as she picked up her pace trying to keep up. She moved with the rhythm that the man she knew so well in front of her had set. This was only a warm up to Rin but she still found great joy in it. She loved how her body felt when she moved with the beat as she followed her dance instructor.

She glanced around the room noticing that everyone had given up half way. All eyes were on her and their instructor as they kept on with the dance routine. The one they were now dancing was a new routine and her class mates still hadn't figured out all the steps yet. Rin had a strong memory so she used this to her advantage by dancing.

Her body had always been able to move to the smallest of beats even if she was just walking down the street. Whether it had been someone tapping their foot, or a car beeping there horn, either way it was still a beat that she could dance to. She never understood why, but the music spoke to her and she always found Hip Hop easy. Dancing enabled her to express her feelings in ways she wasn't able to.

The music came to a sudden stop and she stood there puffing.

The dance instructor clapped. "Now that's what I love to see. Class we'll pick this up again Friday afternoon. You are dismissed."

Rin walked over to her bag and grabbed a drink bottle taking a big gulp of water. Her heart was still beating fast from the choreography. The dance routines were getting harder and harder as the years went on but she loved it. It was a challenge.

Rin had been dancing for as long as she could remember and she had steadily been moving up the ranks. She recently got moved up to master classes in the middle of the year and as much as she took great joy since it was a great achievement but it meant she had to leave her close friends behind.

She grabbed a small towel to wipe off the sweat that was covering her forehead as her dance instructor came up to her with a big grin.

"Atta girl. You really set the bar high for your class mates. It's good, it keeps the motivation going."

"Thank you Saito-san. See you Friday" She replied with a small smile. She could feel the daggers digging into her back as her classmates glared at her. Even though her teacher thought it was great, her peers didn't seem to agree. With one last smile she slung her bag over her shoulder and left the room.

As she exited the dance studio three girls from her class walked up to her with angry expressions on their faces.

"You think you're so good don't you?" One of the girls spoke.

Rin could only smirk in response. "Yeah I do, you really need to pick up your game in class. You nearly twisted your ankle on that spin." Came her smug reply. She gave them one final glance before moving around them to walk towards the bus stop. Honestly she could care less what they thought about her, she didn't have enough time for people to waste it. Everyone assumed that she was just a bitch who liked to show off her talent when really she just enjoyed dancing so much that she didn't give a damn about what people thought.

She glanced down at her watch, which made her pick up the pace. It was already 5:30 in the afternoon and if she weren't careful she wouldn't make her bus. And she really didn't want to have to wait another half an hour for the next one.

She could see her bus coming in the distance and made a sprint for the bus stop. She was so glad that dancing had left her body in tip-top condition. She very rarely got sick and if she did it wouldn't last for more than a few days. Her friends envied her because she could eat heaps but never put on weight so she could wear anything and feel confident about herself.

She stepped on the bus and put her ticket in the machine. She took her seat at the very back and pulled out her ear-phones. The bus ride back to her home was a short one and the bus pulled up right outside her house. She thanked the bus driver on her way out and walked in her small home.

Rin's family weren't poor, neither were they rich. She lived with her aunty who adopted her at a young age because her real parents died due to certain circumstances. The specifics were never clear…

Her aunty was the only family she had left and she should be grateful they took her in, right? To Rin it felt like her aunt never had enough time for her – although she would never voice those opinions - but obviously it was because she worked hard. She viewed her aunt as her mum as she had always been the mother figure in her life. She was the perfect role model; she worked hard to support the family.

They lived in the typical Japanese small home but Rin could never ask for anything better. She walked upstairs to her room to drop her bags at the foot of the bed and trudged back down to the kitchen to prepare dinner. When her aunt came home she was often tired and worn out so she was always in a bad mood. Rin could understand why because she had to support the whole family. So Rin made dinner for the family to lift the burden off her aunt's shoulders. Most of the time Rin was home alone as her aunt was always working as much as she could while her husband did who knows what…

Her uncle wasn't the best man in the universe. He was the complete opposite to her aunt. Rin didn't understand how her aunt put up with his shit for so long. He would always come home drunk, the smell of alcohol filling the air. He didn't work "much" and he would never tell her what he did for "business." She had a sneaking suspicion as to what it was but she didn't want to admit it to herself. Sometimes he would come into her room to harass her, teasing her that he would stop paying for her classes.

When Rin finished with the dinner she sat aside a small portion for herself to eat which she took upstairs to her room. She was starving so she quickly wolfed it down. She just prayed to Kami that her uncle wouldn't return before her aunt. She could hear the clock ticking on her desk and kept glancing at it every five minutes or so. She heard the key in the door and silently prayed it was her. She heard heavy steps and groaned at her luck.

His footsteps were uneven as he staggered up the stairs. She hoped that he would pass out before he reached her room. Her heart started beating as she heard his footsteps getting closer. It felt like she was in a horror movie, like she was the victim trying to escape.

Well she didn't escape.

He stepped in her room and the heavy stench of alcohol permeated through the room. She made a mental note to air her room out after he left.

"Hey darling how was your day?" He slurred

"It was fine," She said trying to keep her tone light when in truth she was seething with anger. She couldn't handle living with him any longer.

"Look at me when you're speaking," He slapped her across the face hard but she barely felt the pain as she tried to keep her emotions in check. She lifted her eyes to look him straight in the eyes and for a moment she thought she saw fear. "J-just remember your place you little whore, I can take away everything you own and I'll cancel those shitty ballet classes of yours."

"They're not ballet classes…they are hip hop classes." She snarled.

"Whatever. Your just a waste of time, space, and money," He said leaving the room. She heard him retching in the bathroom and assumed he vomited. Hopefully he didn't make a mess or else she would have to clean it up.

Her body finally relaxed when he left the room. She opened all the windows and turned on the fan to get rid of the smell of alcohol. He angered her so much, she really didn't understand what her aunt saw in him. She looked at the clock and nearly fainted at the time. It was already 8:00pm and she had a heap of homework to do. Her teacher was sure going to murder her this time. Hip hop took all her time and she always forgot about homework and assignments but she somehow always stayed on top of her grades. If she didn't she was sure her aunt would kick her out onto the streets.

She finally got it all done, but when she looked at the clock she groaned. It was already 12:00pm. Sighing she got up and took off her bra before pulling on her PJ's.

-:-:-

Rin groaned when her alarm went off. It was Tuesday…one day closer to Friday. She sighed as she pulled herself up out of bed. She went through her normal routine; showering, putting on her school uniform, eating breakfast, packing her bag, and catching the bus to school. As she walked up to her school locker she glanced over when she heard her name being called. She smiled when she saw her good friends Kagome and Sango.

"Hey guys, what's up?" They both had wide grins on their faces and excitement was practically dancing in their eyes.

"Haven't you heard? It's all Inuyasha has been whining about." Kagome chuckled.

"No I haven't. What the hell are you guys talking about?" Rin asked while slamming the door of her locker shut.

"Inuyasha's brother is joining the school." Sango said.

Demons weren't uncommon in this school. Demons and humans had a long history in war, government, friendship, marriage and economy etc. The school accepted both humans and Yokai in the school and they all interact with each other well. But having two dog demons wasn't common. Rin vaguely recalled reading something on them in history class.

"Huh, well that'll be interesting." Rin sarcastically, she wasn't really that interested in new students. She just wanted to get through the day and hopefully the full school year.

"Interesting? Ok honey, when you see him, you'll think otherwise." Kagome said.

"Oh really?"

They kept up the chatter as they walked towards homerooms. Kagome had to split off into a different classroom as Sango and Rin were lucky enough to be in the same class.

Rin pulled out her earphones and plugged them in and went through her dance routine in her head. She did the feet movement under the table and she smiled at the feeling; she always felt at peace when she was dancing. She was so into the music she didn't notice the new boy walk into the class.

She heard the teacher speak and she pulled out her ear plugs to listen. She glanced up and froze when she made eye contact with the brightest golden eyes she'd ever seen. The gold swam in his eyes keeping her transfixed. The class went silent as they watched the new comer. Rin was appalled by how some of the girls outwardly stared at him as if he were a piece of meat. Murmuring went around the room as the girls started giggling and whispering. Rin didn't realise she was still staring until she felt Sango tapped her shoulder.

"Didn't we say your thoughts would change?" she giggled. Pure amusement was plastered on her face and Rin could only imagine what her own expression looked like.

"Y-yeah no kidding…he looks so much different to Inuyasha…" Her sentence trailed off as she took in more of his appearance. He had long silver hair that shined in the lighting and blue crescent moon in the middle of his forehead. Two purple stripes adorned his cheeks on both sides and she could only marvel at his beauty. You'd think that he would look girly but he held an air of authority and power that seemed to hang around him. He looked a lot older than most of the guys in their year but he could pull off being a high schooler.

The school shirt was tight and didn't give the girls a lot to imagine. He wore the school attire correctly but in no way would it be classified as nerdy. His tie was slightly loosened and he had his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. You could tell he was brought up differently to Inuyasha, but he looked like a person you wouldn't want to mess with.

He introduced himself to the class as Sesshomaru Taisho, and the teacher began to explain basic introductory things to him. Their teacher was a slender Kitsune, a fox demon. Her tail was swishing around nervously, and a small blush was present on her face. It seemed this new student not only had the female students hooked but also the teachers. He gave her a polite nod and a small bow before heading to the back of the classroom to sit in an empty chair.

Rin looked around the room and saw the tension amongst the male students. The new boy was definitely going to have some trouble. A snake demon on the side of the room sneered in distaste. She watched in amusement, how stupid could the guys get. She couldn't help but feel like someone was watching her but she brushed it off as her mind playing tricks. She sighed and sat back in the chair, this year was sure going to be interesting.

-:-:-

"So…what do you think?" Kagome asked already getting straight to the point.

The three of them sat in a circle in Sango's bedroom. They decided to go to her house to catch up; after all they had a lot to gossip about. Sango rolled her eyes, she wasn't really pursuing a relationship but they all knew that she had a crush on Miroku.

"Not my type." She said.

"Yeah he was alright." Rin agreed.

"The expression on your face said otherwise." Sango teased.

"Oh shut up. I'll admit he is hot." Rin giggled throwing a pillow at her. "Which brings me to this question, how the hell is he in high school? He looks so much older."

They both shrugged at her question but it was a good point.

"He looked so different but alike to Inuyasha." Kagome gushed. She kept going on and Rin and Sango just rolled their eyes and giggled at their friend. Rin had to admit she was a little jealous of what Inuyasha and Kagome had. But something in her heart told her not to be jealous as her turn was coming. How she knew, she had no idea.

-:-:-

Rin glanced at her watch as she quickly hurried down the street. She wanted to make it home before 6:30 and she left Sango's house really late. She decided to walk than catch the bus because she would most likely make it home before it arrived. She gasped when she saw the time and quickened up her pace not noticing the small silver bracelet fall off her wrist.

When she walked in the door her aunt was quick to ask questions. "Where were you?"

"I was at Sango's house doing homework." She said keeping her head down low.

"And you didn't think to ring me? Why do you think I gave you a phone?"

"I'm sorry."

Her aunts eyes softened and she gave Rin a short awkward hug. Rin quicklu ran upstairs, dumping her bag on the floor in the attempt to avoid her aunt. She could hear the heavy clunk of all her books in her bag tipping over and she growled in annoyance. She rested on her bed as she did a quick recap of her day and sighed under the stress. She got an assignment or homework for nearly every subject but the one good thing out of her day was that the new boy was in nearly every one of her classes.

Coincidence?

To relieve some stress she decided to have a warm relaxing shower. She grabbed the soap bar that smelt like honeycomb and lathered up her skin, she started with her arms and she sighed in relief until she noticed something was off. Immediately catching on what was missing she glanced down at her wrist and gasped in horror. Her birth mothers bracelet wasn't sitting where it always was. It was the last thing Rin had left of her and she had never taken it off in her life. She frantically searched the floor of the shower hoping that it had just fallen off but doubt clawed at her stomach. When she didn't find it silent tears fell down her cheeks and she tried to stop them as she was not one to cry easily but they wouldn't stop falling.

The tears kept falling but mixed in with the shower water. She stayed in the shower for what seemed like forever until her aunty began knocking on the door for her to get out, commenting on how Rin didn't have to pay the water bill. She jumped out and got dressed in a daze. She did her homework hoping that she wrote something coherent and skipped dinner and went straight to bed.

When Rin woke up she was contemplating to ask her aunt whether she could just stay in sick. To anyone else she would be overacting but to her it was a big thing. After 10 minutes of just lying there she got up and went through her usual morning routine.

-:-:-

"Hey Rin what's up? You look like shit." Sango said when she took in the sight of her friend.

"Oh thanks Sango, way to make me feel better." Rin had dark circles under her eyes and it was obvious she hadn't slept.

"No really what's wrong Rin?" Kagome asked her eyebrows furrowing in concern.

"I lost my mums bracelet." She sighed. She ignored the lump that formed in her throat as it would only lead to more tears.

Kagome gave her a tight hug at the sight of the tears welling in Rin's eyes. "I'm sure you'll find it."

"Yeah but I don't even know where I lost it." Rin's voice cracked, she was so close to crying again but she refused to do it in the middle of school

"Come." Sango said. Kagome and Sango dragged Rin into the closest bathroom. They heard the bell go but ignored it.

"Breathe Rin, it'll be fine." Kagome said rubbing her back in a comforting and reassuring gesture.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes we are Rin. Someone will return it to you." Sango said. "Cheer up. C'mon lets go to class before we're late."

"Okay." She mumbled in a small voice.

They ushered Rin out of the toilets and waved to Kagome as she left for homewroom. Sango practically pushed Rin into the classroom and apologised to the teacher for their lateness. The day went by in a blur and soon enough the bell rang for the end of school.

"Hey, you wanna do something this arvo guys?" Sango asked trying to get her friend to lighten up. She wanted to take her mind off the bracelet because it was obvious it was tormenting her.

"Yeah sure, why don't we go see that new movie we've been planning to see for like ever?" Kagome suggested.

"Ummm, I'm not really in the mood guys. But thanks for trying to cheer me up but I have a load of homework to get done." Rin sighed.

"C'mon Rin…live a little. You're always either dancing or doing homework." Sango whined.

"Dancing is living to me." she snapped surprising both of them. They didn't realise how much it meant to her. How it got her through dark times.

"At least let me give you a lift home." Kagome suggested.

"Nah, I feel like walking. See you tomorrow guys."

"Fine I give up!" Sango exclaimed throwing her hands in the air. She could never seem to get the girl to loosen up. She never partied hard, never got drunk, and never had a boyfriend. What sort of 17 year old was she anyway? Sango officially made it her mission to get Rin to ease up and be more open. Rin talked heaps, but she never truly said anything.

The two girls watched Rin leave in dismay. She really was broken and not just over the bracelet. She always had been, but who could blame her. She lost both her parents.

"When do you think she'll go back to her old self and actually let people take care of her?" Kagome asked

"I have no idea, hopefully soon. She used to be so much fun." Sango replied.

-:-:-

Rin slowly strolled down the uneven footpath, her bag swinging idly by her side. As she walked she payed close attention to the cracks in the cement as she stepped over them one by one. The wind tousled her hair as a large gust of wind blowed down the street. To somebody else it would be a normal peaceful day but to Rin it was an incredibly dull day.

She rounded the corner and collided into something hard. She rebounded off whatever it was and started falling until it caught her. She looked up and gasped when she looked up into golden eyes and immediately stilled in his arms.

"I-I'm so sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going." She stammered a faint blush visible on her cheeks.

"Hn...no worries. I was searching for you. I came to return a lot possession, I believe this is yours." Sesshomaru's voice was smooth and unknown to her why, she felt safe around him. She had only just met the guy officially! He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a silver bracelet.

"Oh my god, thank you. You don't know how much this means to me." She cried.

He pulled her wrist out and gently tied the bracelet back to where it belonged. She let out a breathe that she didn't know she was holding when she felt the familiar weight of her mums bracelet rested on her hand, but for some odd reason it felt different. It felt slightly heavier and warmer than it was meant to be. She was expecting it to be cold because it was metal but she guessed it was because it was in his pocket. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion but none the less she was happy she got it back.

"Is there something wrong?" He asked bringing her attention back to him.

"No...nothing. Thank you so much," She bowed slightly as she thanked him and then remembered something, "Ah! I never properly introduced myself, I'm R-rin." She stuttered slightly.

"Sesshomaru." He cocked his head to the side slightly looking at her intently.

She suddenly felt unnerved at his stare, almost like he was evaluating her. "Well thanks again, see you at school" Rin thanked again giving him a small smile but she still sounded a little unsure. Unsure of what though? She brushed it off as just over thinking it, but how did he know she would be walking this way?

"Hn"

Rin didn't know how she was ever going to thank him properly. He didn't realize just how important this bracelet was to her. She side stepped around him and made her way home feeling much happier and lighter. Who knew that such a small thing could make her mood lighten?

As she walked further away, she got a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. It tightened as she got further way and for a second she thought she would suffocate. She glanced back behind her but Sesshomaru had already disappeared. How did he walk so fast? Must be a demon thing.

She still felt unbelievably happy but she felt like something was missing. And every step she took it grew. She did a self once over but nothing seemed out of place. She could even say that she felt sad. But why? She got her mother's bracelet back, she shouldn't be feeling like she lost something dear to her.

Nothing she thought made her feel any better and the further she walked away the more sick she felt. She had an awful feeling in her stomach that wouldn't go away and as soon as she got home she had a drink and fell asleep even though it was only 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

-:-:-

"Rin!" her aunt shouted. "Rin get up now!"

She rolled over facing away from the voice until she realised who it was. She bolted upright and gave her aunt an apologetic expression. She had a list of chores that she hadn't completed and she knew she was in major trouble. Her aunt never liked someone who slacked off, which was kind of contradicting herself as she married such a slob.

"I'm so sorry aunty. I fell asleep and forgot all about my jobs."

Her aunt took in the sight of her face and realised she looked a little pale. "Rin, are you feeling alright." She asked in concern. She placed the back of her hand on Rin's forehead and it was searing hot. "You have a high temperature."

"I don't know, it just came on really quick. There might be a virus going around the school." She coughed, she was feeling very ill. Man did it come on quick

"I don't think you should go to school, and skip your hip hop lesson."

"No! I promise I'll be feeling better."

Her aunty took in her appearance and made her decision. "Only if you're better. If not, forget it. You're an odd child, shouldn't you want to skip school."

"Well I don't like missing out." was her simple reply.

"Well I'll make dinner, you get some rest." she said brushing hair out of her face. As soon as she was out the door, Rin fell back asleep.

-:-:-

A/N: Yeah, sorry this chapter is a little boring but it's the first chapter. I'm just getting back into the motion of writing. To some of you readers you will be thinking, WTF is this author on. Well chill, this'll all make sense in later chapters and it actually is relevant to the story.

Anyways, was it good or bad? I personally thought it was shit but I promise it'll get better. Please keep reading and PLEASE review. No haters, but I don't mind constructive reviews.

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