Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or its characters.

Beep. Beep. Beep. A young raven haired girl opens her eyes and rolls to her left. Bringing her hand up, she turns off the alarm. Groaning she slowly lifts herself into a sitting position and stretches. She moves her body to the side of the bed. Standing, she stretches once more and moves towards her closet.

The room is spacious; a bed sits in a corner below the one small window inside the room. There is a door a few feet away from the bed, which leads to a bathroom. There is also a couch, desk with computer, and mini fridge arranged around the room; a mirror hangs on the wall next to her closet. One side of the room has a set of stairs that lead up to a door which leads to the rest of the house. It might be the basement, but it's her own space. More than she had at the last home she was at.

The girl is petite, 5'2", long black hair, big brown eyes, with small delicate features. She's an orphan. Her parents died when she was five. Since she had no known relatives she was put in foster care. Not a pleasant experience. Abuse, neglect, unloved. But her newest home is the best so far. Just her, James, and Lolita. They don't shower her with affection, but they take care of her needs.

Once she is finished dressing for school, she grabs her backpack and heads upstairs. On her way out the house she grabs a muffin off the kitchen counter. Once outside, she walks down the street and heads up the driveway to, by far, the best looking house on the street. Before she reaches the door a tall man steps out. Easily a foot taller than her, he's a sight to behold. Long platinum hair, deep honey colored eyes, lean sharp facial features. Handsome.

"Hi Sesshomaru!"

"Rin." Sesshomaru is the closest thing Rin has to a friend. When she first started school six months ago she was picked on. Rin never understood why since she was always nice and tried to stay out of others ways; but a particular group of girls just didn't seem to like her. They would tease her and make her feel bad about herself; especially once they found out she didn't have living parents. The verbal abuse Rin could handle, but one day things turned physical. But Sesshomaru stood up and protected Rin. She's been drawn to him ever since. He didn't push her away and he seemed to listen and take notice of her. Rin adored him. Loved him even. But she would never confess that to him for fear of ruining what they had.

Together they walked towards Sesshomaru's car. Ever since that day this had become their routine.