A/N: And a happy new year to you all! Well, I hope you are well. I've got four stories for you this time which I'm going to upload all at the same time as I'm working on them all at the same time depending on my mood and scenes that come to me. They all have very different themes but THIS one is the most different as I'm going for a 'father daughter' relationship instead of the 'older Rin love relationship' I normally do. It might fail but I want to try it. Oh and I'm re writing 'A future past' into proper format.

So I hope you like it and the others I'm publishing tonight. So here we are;

Too Much Trouble

By StoryLady35

It wasn't a very special day, a little overcast and a little cold but not too much. People walked with their heads down, their minds their own and hidden. One of these was the man sat on a park bench, looking over this dreary world while his hand captured his thoughts on the paper before him.

As his fingers began to ache and numb, he set the pencil down and closed the book with a deep sigh. Time to go home I think. Rubbing his hands together for warmth, he put the notepad into his backpack and his hands in gloves, pulling the buttons of his coat up and headed off out of the park.

He walked with his head high and filled with sums and equations while also contemplating the larger picture of his life. He had a decent apartment, a steady job and a life he was settled with so wasn't really expecting much more from the world.

The walk from the park to his home was quite long but he used the time to think. He sighed as he stood at a road crossing, looking over the cars and waiting for the light to turn green. Then something brushed against his leg and tugged on his sleeve. A little head of hair stood beside him, holding on tightly to the edge of his jacket. "Excuse me?" he said, lifting an eye brow to her.

The girl looked up at him but her right eye was shut and blackened while tears were in her other eye. She sniffed then looked back over the road, stepping forward as the crossing turned green, pulling his arm with her.

Blinking with confusion, the man followed in half a daze while she pulled him to the other side of the road then stopped, holding onto his sleeve tightly all the way.

On the other side of the road, the man stared at her. "Well?"

She looked up suddenly, her jaw dropped but then crept into a smile. Her grip increased and pulled him down the road, dragging him along with her. She appears to know where she is going…. The child pulled him down the street and into a building.

"The doctors?" He looked down at her as she walked up to the desk, pulling him along.

The receptionist looked at him then nodded. "Hi there, can I help you?"

Suddenly the whole situation drew on him and he swallowed. "I… I think she needs help."

The woman behind tipped her head and looked down at the girl then back to the man. "Are you her guardian?"

"No. I just… found her."

"I see. What's her name?"

He looked down at the child and saw she was looking up at him. "What… what is your name?"

"Rin?"

The girl wasn't the one who spoke, it was a doctor, rubbing his hands together as he walked over to the desk. Slowly he knelt and looked over the girl's face. He frowned a little more and held out his hand. "Come on Rin, let's get you seen to."

But the girl stepped backwards and hid behind the stranger's leg, keeping her grip on his jacket.

The doctor sighed then shook his head. "Look, Rin, we need to get you checked over. Please, come on."

She shook her head several times, still hiding. The man sighed as he looked at the doctor. "I think she doesn't like you." He looked over his shoulder to her. "Want me to come with you?"

Rin nodded then stepped out and went with the man and doctor to one of the small rooms. The doctor sat on one of three chairs that faced the other two with Rin sat near him while Sesshomaru sat in the last one. With a kind smile, the doctor held out his hand. "Right Rin, let's have a look at that wrist again then I'll see to your eye." The girl hissed painfully as he held her wrist and looked over it. "It's still pretty swollen." He muttered.

"Still?"

"Sir, if you are not a member of the family, I must ask you to leave."

Quickly Rin jumped from the chair and ran over to him, hiding behind his back. The man gave the doctor an arched eyebrow. "I think she wants me to stay."

The doctor didn't look happy but sighed. "Alright, you can stay. But I need to check your eye Rin."

Looking up at the man, Rin walked back out and stood before them both, one hand still locked on his. She didn't let go of it for the rest of the examination, the doctor looking at her blackened eye carefully.

Once finished the doctor sighed. "Well, no serious harm done."

"No…." He stopped himself, looking at the girl as she sat by his side. "What now then?"

"Well, I have the address for her foster family. I'll arrange a social worker to come and pick her up."

"Social worker? Foster family?"

"Sir, please, just leave it."

"Leave it!" he stood up, the child hiding behind him. "This girl has clearly been hurt! And you are just going to tell me to leave it?! What kind of system is this?!"

"Look, sir, Rin's foster family has several other children. I happen to know one of them is a bit of a bully."

"There is no way a child did this!"

"I don't like your tone sir."

He kept frowning but then shook his head. "My apologies."

"Alright. Well then, I'll call the social worker and he can take Rin home. You can leave now."

"No, I'm staying here until they arrive."

The doctor shook his head and sighed. "Fine, but go wait in the waiting room."

Holding the girl's hand himself, the tall man nodded and walked out of the room. He groaned while sitting down, the girl beside him and leaning her head on his arm. Finally he nodded and looked over at her. "Rin. Who did this to you?"

The girl looked at him, eyes filled with tears. But she said nothing.

The man tipped his head to look at her. "Well?"

She remained silent.

"Can you talk?"

She shook her head.

"Can't talk or won't talk?"

She bit her lip and lowered her eyes, holding tighter to his arm. The man sighed and shook his head. "Alright. Yes or no; did a child do that to you?"

Rin shook her head.

"An adult?"

She nodded.

"At your foster family?"

She nodded again, holding tighter to his arm.

"Do you want to get away from them?"

She nodded and looked at him with pleading eyes.

He gave half a smile as he met her eyes. "Want to come with me?"

She smiled and nodded.

"Then you better stay close. Follow me." Quickly he stood and held her hand, walking slowly to the front door and out. No one noticed or cared and soon they were in the street.

Once on the street, they broke out into a run, nearly dragging the girl behind him but she kept her pace and remained close. He took her all the way to his home and into his apartment. Closing the door, he leant against it and panted before chuckling a little. "I can't believe I did that."

The girl tipped her head and that was the first time he noticed how dirty her face was, that her clothes were worn and damaged. He looked at her then away. "I need help with this."

Before another word was said, he picked up the phone and began dialling. The phone rang for a moment then she picked up. "Hello, Madam Tashio speaking."

"Mother…."

"Sesshomaru! Oh my dear boy, how strange to hear from you so suddenly. To what do I owe this honour?"

"I need your help. How long until you can come over?"

She was silent for a moment. "It must be desperate. I can be over in an hour if you want."

"Sooner if you can."

"I'll be as quick as I can."

With that he hung up and looked at the girl as she stared at him. "You are too much trouble."

Rin grinned with a single eye.

"I guess you'd like a drink?"

She nodded and followed him like a shadow to the kitchen where he opened and shut cupboards. "Umm…. I… I don't have much a little girl can drink. So I guess… water." He grabbed a glass and filled it from the tap and held it out to her. "Here."

The girl took the glass with both hands and drank several gulps. The man smiled at her then shook his head, walking back to a small lounge, sitting on a sofa and rubbing his eyes. "What the hell have I gotten myself into? I just kidnapped a scared little girl."

He kept his eyes closed as he thought but then fell something tug on his arm. "What do you want?" He didn't even open his eyes, knowing what the disturbance was.

The girl said nothing but he felt her clamber onto the sofa and place her head by his arm.

He didn't move and she was still but he noticed her breathing steadily became slower and calmer. She's asleep. He realised and felt a smile on his lips and sleep claimed him as well.

The doorbell woke him from the nap and he sat up slowly to see if the girl was awake but she was still beside him, fast asleep. A smile lit his face again before the doorbell rang. "Coming."

He opened the door to a woman in a white shirt and skirt. She grinned at him. "Hello son."

"Mother."

"What's the emergency? It's unlike you to call me."

The man nodded over his shoulder and stepped to the side, allowing her to enter. He walked over to the lounger where the girl was curled up asleep. His mother blinked in shock and smiled at the child. "Who is she?"

"Long story."

"I'll put the coffee on."

A/N: Well that is chapter one of this one. I hope you liked it and don't forget to review. See you next time.