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Star-Crossed,

By Winterwing3000

"Inuyasha! Save her!" Kagome was in hysterics as she watched the younger miko walk cautiously towards the raging taiyoukai once more.

Inuyasha remained in front of his mate, trying to block out her pleas. His amber eyes were carefully and attentively trained on the battered brunette and the full-fledge dog demon. It was a miracle that the girl had withstood his brother's youki for over quite a while, but he could sense that she was weakening from the many attempts.

How this had started was still a mystery to him.

It was a peaceful afternoon in the village nearby the Bone Eater's Well. Kagome, now mate and head of the mikos, was busy teaching the children about the many uses of a special remedy made to heal wounds, with Rin by her side. Inuyasha was sitting on the open branch above their heads, surveying the busy life of the villagers. His brother left Rin; at the time she was about thirteen summers old, here so that she could "grow properly".

Ever since Sesshomaru had left the broken girl under his care a protection, Inuyasha and Kagome developed a strong bond with her, caring Rin as if she were their own pup. Ever since then, Kagome slowly drew her out of her depression, teaching and training Rin to succeed her in the near future. Inuyasha was always there for the both of them, watching out for them. Even though he knew that he sometimes upset the brunette girl with his presence, due to the uncanny similar physique of his brother, Rin and he built a special bond.

And then, suddenly, the sky darkened and flashes of lightning reached down to the earths. Kagome had immediately evacuated the village while Rin and Inuyasha went to check out where the great amount of demon ki was coming from. As they headed deeper into Inuyasha's Forest, they found many fallen and burning trees, animals and demons alike, fleeing for their lives.

Once they arrived the spot where the youki was emitting from, both stared in shock. In front of them was a giant dog, terrorizing the once peaceful forest.

His eyes were bleeding red and purple, jaws snapping madly with rows of sharp teeth and poisonous saliva dripping out of his mouth. Magenta markings coursed from his jawbone to the opening of his mouth. The large claws were sunk into the earth, the brushy tail was swinging madly from side to side and his movements were slightly clumsy, as he only had three limbs.

And, on its forehead, it bore the mark of a bluish-purple waxing crescent moon.

Rin had stumbled a few steps backwards, right into Inuyasha as she watched in disbelief. "S-Sesshomaru-sama…" she breathed out. Inuyasha automatically steadied her with his arms holding her waist as he saw that she was about to collapse to her feet.

As if he heard his name, the white dog turned its head and stared straight at them. Then, its scowl turned into a fierce glare and snapped his jaws dangerously at then, saliva swinging at them.

Weakly, Rin threw up a barrier, shielding them from the toxic gas. Seeing retaliation, Sesshomaru wildly charged at them. Quickly, Inuyasha grabbed her and held her tightly to his chest, avoiding the stampeding canine as he landed on a standing tree.

However, Sesshomaru did not give up. He jumped soundlessly from his sharp turn, pouncing on the tree as Inuyasha hurriedly hovered to another tree. As they did this, Rin was observing her previous lord with uncertain eyes. Something wasn't right about his behavior and both of them knew this.

Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands, does not usually go on a mad rampage for no reason.

"Inuyasha-kun… please, put me down." Rin asked in a firm voice, small but firm.

"Are you CRAZY!" he shouted, dodging another explosion of the tress.

"Onegai… Sesshomaru-sama isn't like this. And you know this. I… I believe that there is something wrong. I… I want to help him. I need to help him." She said in a steadier tone, looking straight into the golden eyes with fiery brown ones. "Onegai… just let me try…"

Sighing in defeat, Inuyasha dropped to the ground without a sound and loosened his hold on her. Just as she turned to face Sesshomaru, he gripped her wrist. "If anything happens, I will have to take you back-." he started.

"Iie." She shook her head. "He will not hurt me… at least unintentionally. I know Sesshomaru-sama… he never laid a finger on my head during my childhood and I know that he never will."

"But-!"

"Inuyasha-kun. I know that you are very protective of me and Kagome-san, but please… don't." she whispered, and then abruptly turned over to the dog demon, which suddenly shifted forms as a great light blinded the forest.

Lowering her hand from shielding her face, Rin saw her childhood master glowering at her, eyes red and pupils purple. His striped markings were jaded and his long silvery mane floated about him from the high level of youki.

Hesitantly, Rin stepped towards Sesshomaru, hands slowly reaching out. Her weapons were left behind at the village but if she were to be in immediate danger, her spiritual powers should be enough to hold him at bay. But… at the current situation, she hoped that it would not have to come to that.

"Sesshomaru-sama." she said softly, looking straight at his face. "It is Rin… little Rin…"

His only response was a deep growl. Rin was heartbroken at the sight of him. She knew that his senses were blinded by the dark youkai within him. His clothes were ragged and his two fangs were not in his belt. Reaching out, her body jolted as a wave of demonic power surged through her fingertips from the demon barrier.

Rin tried to break down the shield with her powers, only to be shocked as the two ki collided with each other. After many fruitless attempts, she knew that she was only draining herself. And clearly, Sesshomaru wasn't showing much fatigue, but still her miko powers were still purifying him a bit.

Inuyasha watched on, and then heard his wife's rapid footwork as she rushed to their spot. It was then, she shouted desperately to him, asking for him to stop this.

"I can't… unless Sesshomaru attacks her… I promised not to interfere." He answered Kagome, somewhat disappointed at his lack of assistance which showed when his puppy ears drooped.

"She's going to die this way! Onegai, Inuyasha. Onegai…" Kagome said in broken voice.

Inuyasha held onto his mate tight, hoping for the best to come out.

Panting heavily, Rin shook her head of the dizzy spell and focused on her task. She would bring Sesshomaru back to his normal self… no matter what the consequences are. He had saved her countless of times during her time with him and she would repay him.

Going up to the youki wall once more, she placed both of her hands (scorched from the flares and energy of Sesshomaru's youki) and concentrated once more. The barrier finally shattered, but Sesshomaru charged at her nonetheless, claws glowing and a snarl on her face.

Kagome let out a shriek and Inuyasha leapt into action, his own claws crackling. Running at top speed, he released his sankontessou, which wasn't much of a distraction to the angry inuyoukai.

Rin struggled in futile as Sesshomaru's claws pinned her arms down to the ground above her head and his body weight holding down her legs. "Sesshomaru-sama! Itai! Yamero… onegai, yamero…" she winced as the toxin burnt her skin.

"Mine…" Rin heard the inuyoukai's raspy voice. Her brows drew together in confusing, but immediately her face turned into a pained expression. She felt him draw blood on her hands. "Rin… only this Sesshomaru's…"

"Sesshomaru-sama…" She whimpered, turning her head to the side as he started to lick her right cheek. Rin felt his demonic energy grow around them, turning her body into a paralyzed heap. With her powers wasted, she couldn't fight back.

"My Rin…" he growled possessively, roughly nipping at her jawbone and down to her neck.

"Oi! Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha shouted, pulling the pulsing Tesseiga out of its sheath, transforming the rusty fang into a magnificent killing blade. He was about to release Kaze no Kizu, when Kagome held him back.

"You'll hurt Rin-chan!" she exclaimed, shaking her head, tears trailing out.

"You want me to let that bastard just rape her instead!" Inuyasha shouted back, pointing a disgusted finger at his older brother. At that, Kagome gasped, eyes wide.

"D-doushite?"

"He's fighting to control his body. Inside him, there's a true dark deadly demon that won't hesitate to get anything, even in the most dangerous ways. Right now, Sesshomaru's consumed… with insanity for Rin. I don't know how this happened, but I always smelt him around the forest, whenever Rin was with me. And he's not going to let her go until he claimed her his." The hanyou explained, yanking his hands free and aimed his father's fang in the air, ready to strike when another female voice called out to him.

"I-Inuyasha… kun… Iie." Rin said in a faint and harsh voice as Sesshomaru collected her into his arms, nose trailing from her neck down to the collar of her miko garb.

"S-Sesshomaru-sama… Rin… is right here…onegai, stop hurting Rin… Sesshomaru-sama… Come back to Rin." She whispered, looking down at the penetrating crimson eyes staring at her.

Worn out, but determined nonetheless, she opened her mouth again, taking in a deep breath and started a familiar melody of the past.

In the mountain

In the forest

In the wind

In a dream

Where are you, Sesshomaru-sama?

With an ally like Jaken-sama

I will wait alone until you come

Sesshomaru-sama, please return

Inuyasha's arms were still poised to attack but he was certainly surprised when he saw his brother's whole form shudder, the evil jaki dissipating. His own amber eyes widened in shock and awe. Sesshomaru was fighting back to take control over his body.

"R-Rin…" the struggling taiyoukai croaked out, releasing his grip on her hand and slowly eased his weight from her body as he propped himself up by his hands. "Rin." He said again, eyes returning to their original molten gold color and his markings were smoothed out. No longer was his mane floating, but hung over his shoulders, brushing gently against Rin's face.

"Sesshomaru-sama!" she whispered, tears forming on her lash line. Dragging herself up to a sitting position, Rin let out a small yelp when Sesshomaru fell right into her.

"… Rin…" he answered in a tired voice, allowing a quiet sigh to escape his cracked lips.

Inuyasha's eyes bugged out, Tesseiga dropping out of his hands. Kagome was next to him, eyes shining with happiness.

"It's okay, Sesshomaru-sama… Rin is here. Rin will always be here…" Rin whispered lovingly, smoothing out the silver locks. Her tears slipped from her eyes, dripping onto Sesshomaru's face. He gave no verbal reply, but only rolled his head on her shoulder and nuzzled his face into her neck, sighing calmly.

"I… guess its over now…" Kagome said, exhausted from worry, leaning in the hanyou's arms.

"Hm…" Inuyasha continued to stare at his brother and his friend. It was only just the beginning…

The black skies cleared and… The stars above then winked down at the star-crossed lovers.

AN: I hope you enjoyed this brief one-shot. This was just a small "bonus" chapter for you all Sess/Rin lovers I suppose… Review!