Sessho-maru gazed impassively down at the dying girl in his arms.
"...I'm sorry...Sessho-maru-sama...I guess...I just wasn't...strong enough..." Rin smiled weakly.
"...It's not you're fault...don't even think like that..." he said softly.
"...I...am just happy...I was able to...be with you...even if it was only... for a short time..."
With that she closed her eyes forever.
Sessho-maru eyes shot open as he woke from the unpleasant dream. Sitting up in bed he held his head in his hands, trying to erase the painful memory. He got up, pulling on a robe, he went to the window. Drawing back the curtain, he gazed down at the busy Tokyo street, the lamps were still lit, the cars sped by the people who were still left on the street hurried about their business or back to their homes. Sessho-maru smirked sadly.
'...it is cruel that I should live and see such a future and Rin does not...'
"Ohayo-gozaimas, Taiyo-san..."
"..."
Sessho-maru said nothing as he walked through his office building.
"Ohayo, Taiyo-san" his secretary said cheerfully. But her only answer was the slam of his office door. Sighing, Sessho-maru rubbed his temples, it was going to be a very long day and the dream about Rin had not helped his mood any.
"...Taiyo-san..." The voice over the intercom chimed.
"...Speak..."
"You're brother is here to see you"
Sessho-maru hesitated for a moment. "send him in..."
The door opened but a split second later, the youth's long black hair was back in a braid, his dark amethyst eyes glaring out from beneath thick eyebrows.
"...What do you want Inu-yasha? I'm terribly busy today..." Sessho-maru began, opening his briefcase.
"...Hello to you, too, Big brother..." Inu-yasha smirked, his hair fading to silver. Two dog ears sprouted from his head, his eyes shone gold.
"That's very dangerous to do here, what if someone comes in?"
"...Who cares, can't I come visit my brother once in a while?" Inu-yasha replied plopping down into a chair.
"Is there something you want or are you just here to waste my time?" Sessho-maru raised an eyebrow.
"You seem tense, maybe you need a woman..." Inu-yasha smiled wickedly. Sessho-maru looked away saying nothing, the smile faded from Inu-yasha's face.
"...Sessho-maru...Rin's been dead for...centuries now. It's time for you to move on..." he began.
"...Get out..." Sessho-maru growled. Inu-yasha sighed, his features shifting as he headed to wards the door.
"...I just wanted to tell you...Kagome's pregnant..." with that he shut the door behind him.
Sessho-maru stared dazily out of the window of the limo as the scenery sped by.
"Sessho-maru-sama!..."
"...The puppy's doing well today..."
"...I love you...Sessho-maru..."
"Sessho-maru-sama..."
The tentative voice broke him out of his reverie.
"...We are here, M'lord"
Sessho-maru said nothing as he stepped out of the car. A little man with a hooked nose and gigantic glasses peered out of the window.
"...Master...if you need me to stay..." he began hopfully.
"...Go home, Jaken...I wish to be alone..." was Sessho-maru's stern reply. The imp sighed, rolling up the window, the car sped away. Sessho-maru silently rode the elevator up to his penthouse apartment. Though the thought of being alone with his thoughts about Rin terrified him, he was just in no mood to entertain company. He fiddled with his keys as the elevator opened, walking to the door, he paused.
That's when he saw it. Someone huddled up on the floor by his apartment door, it appeared to be a young girl. He face was hidden from sight, buried in her knees. Her long hair was a dark red and the flesh that he could see was a light caramel. She stirred as he approached her, lifting her head and gazing at him with her shockingly green eyes. She smiled at him sweetly as if they were old friends.
"Yo..."