An: I'm hoping Sesshoumaru will be a little more IC in this chapter please enjoy...

DISCLAIMER: me no own Inuyasha

Chapter 2: Meeting

Sesshoumaru was now sat at the huge, wooden varnished dining table with his father and brother, Inutaishio had introduced himself to Rin just after Sesshoumaru had laid her down to sleep for a while, Inuyasha hadn't got the chance yet but he had seen her because according to his father they had a lot of things to discuss, Inuyasha was sat twiddling his thumbs at the other end and obviously Inutaishio at the head of the table.

"Sesshoumaru son, we will start with you and the young girls life you saved today" Inutaishio started eyeing Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha's head also snapped up at this.

"I don't have many details regarding her life, not that it is any of you're business if I do" Sesshoumaru stated in a measured tone, glaring as Inuyasha rolled his eyes

"Sesshoumaru" Inutaishio warned, Sesshoumaru sighed he knew his father of all people wasn't the demon to argue with

"I met her this evening while out patrolling, Rin...that's her name. Rin Musaki. She was out at gone eleven in the evening alone, I remember warning her that it wasn't safe outside on the streets and she mumbled something to herself about not having anyone to care, so I decided maybe it was best to trail her home and find out what she meant, just to make sure she was safe" Sesshoumaru tried to convince himself of that, Inutaishio nodded waiting for him to carry on

"The next thing I knew, was some half breed she called Naraku, dragged her inside, I'm not exactly sure what happened inside the house but I do know she got stabbed. As soon as Inuyasha arrived I went in the front door searching for Naraku to kill him, I looked high and low in that filthy looking shed they called a house for any sign of the wretch but it appeared he escaped masking his scent, that was when I went to find Kagome and Inuyasha" Sesshoumaru paused thinking it over for a moment

"Inuyasha maybe you should take over"

Inuyasha nodded clearing his throat

"well Kagome and I arrived at the house and went in through a window on the second floor, the room we came in seemed to be Rin's, there wasn't much in there and nothing worth explaining, except maybe some pictures which I have in my pocket and also the fact that when we found Rin, she warned us to get out of there at first because of a bomb and then out of nowhere she said Kagome's name, when Rin pulled up her sleeve to show a tattoo on her wrist Kagome also immediately recognised her, but seconds later Rin died, we all got out of the house just before the bomb went off!" Inuyasha exclaimed, Inutaishio looked deep in thought for a moment before turning his attention onto Inuyasha

"Son can I see these photos?" Inuyasha began fumbling in his pocket before pulling out a whole wad of photo's and handing them to his father, Inutaishio looked at one and the two boys briefly noted their father's eyes widen

"Father what is it?" Sesshoumaru asked wanting to find out what made him look so shocked

"Inuyasha did you look at these before you stuffed them in your pocket" Inutaishio queried eyeing Inuyasha carefully

"Briefly but I figured we didn't have any time to mess around" Inuyasha answered relieved that his father nodded without lecturing him

"One of the two girls in this picture is Kagome" Inutaishio informed turning the photo around for them to see before continuing "is the other Rin?"

"Yes" Sesshoumaru simply answered

"Do you know who the other man in the photo is?" Inuyasha asked he couldn't wait any longer to ask that, he'd been curious, the man looked so odd and quite old.

"Yes but I will explain that in a moment" Inutaishio replied, looking through a few more pictures to see if any other person popped up in them

"Hmm, all the pictures are of those three" Inutaishio stated

"Well maybe they were really good friends" Inuyasha spoke in a 'duh' voice irritating Sesshoumaru who cracked his fingers in warning

"All I'm saying is that's got to be the reason, I mean Kagome did go into hysterics" Inuyasha finished in a bored tone

"Oh how very smart of you little brother" Sesshoumaru mocked

"Feh shut it Sesshoumaru" Inuyasha sneered

"Stupid half breed"

"Big puppy"

"What was that?"

"You heard me asshole"

"Insolent pathetic mutt"

"SILENCE!" Inutaishio bellowed slamming his fists on the table shutting them both up

"now" Inutaishio's voice quietened and he straightened up "we have things to figure out, so if you can't grow up for fifteen minutes more or so, then we will finish this later" Inutaishio scolded, both brothers nodded glaring at each other.

"these girls are very close you are right, they are cousins, Rin's family was killed when she was five by thieves breaking into their home, sadly Rin witnessed the deaths from her hiding place, she was put into an special orphanage called XHM this is an organisation run by the government which scans children when they enter to decide what they are going to be trained as out of 1) X - mate, now an X- mate is a human which is trained solely to help a mate less demon by mating with them with the extra advantage of the off spring being full demons, this human has abilities to protect her family like putting up a strong barrier, speed and agility, the best is enhanced senses and a extended life span 2) Hit woman/man, now a hit woman would go on tasks to kill humans/demons who are evil or getting in the way of government plans they have skills of stealth, flexibility, speed, scent masking, stamina and strength 3) missioners, now missioners are also like hit men/women but they only carry out dangerous tasks for the government not killing anyone unless it is absolutely necessary having skills of speed, strength, flexibility, mind talk, and putting up a shock barrier. Each child is given a specific tattoo depending on what they are chosen for and obviously something is injected into them to give them these special advantages, now upon arriving Rin found that Kagome her cousin lived there as well, those two girls were chosen to be the only ones in the whole world to be given all three tasks as an experiment, acquiring all the powers and skills to go along with it" Inutaishio paused chuckling at Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's shocked expression and gaping mouths

"both have unique tattoo's on their wrists than anyone else, Rin and Kagome were trained from the early age of five all the way up until they were thirteen, eight years of hard core training to perfect all their skills by this man here" Inutaishio pointed to the old man in the picture "Totosai!, except once they'd finished training, the government and lots of other agencies formed against the girls saying they were way too dangerous - creating a bounty on their heads" Inutaishio paused his voice turning a lot sterner as he carried on "these girls must be protected, they were split from each other at thirteen and have been searching for each other ever since"

"With all that training wouldn't they have more than enough ability to escape a whole army without being spotted or even defend themselves" Inuyasha stated frowning, Sesshoumaru turned his gaze to Inuyasha

"For once I agree with Inuyasha" Sesshoumaru agreed

"well that is a good question, Kagome and Rin's powers closed off, hidden deep inside their bodies when their hearts closed off from so much loss, neglection and hate" Inutaishio explained, Inuyasha suddenly took on a solemn expression

"I thought I knew almost everything about Kagome, but it's like I don't know anything anymore" Inuyasha muttered

"Inuyasha, that's not true, you and Kagome know almost everything there is to know about a person, it's hard for people to open about things that have caused them pain in the past especially humans, now Kagome and Rin have been through more than any other average person, she just didn't tell you about that specific part in her life" Inutaishio corrected before things could get out of control he knew what Inuyasha was like and it didn't help that Sesshoumaru was rolling his eyes.

"Well what do I know then?" Inuyasha whined, now it was Inutaishio's turn to roll his eyes

"Don't be so pathetic Inuyasha" Sesshoumaru snarled

"you can tell if she is happy or sad by just looking at the expression on her face, you know her favourite colour, what food she likes to eat, what her mother and brother's names were, what her favourite movie genre is, if she is scared of horror films or not, if she likes the rain...the list goes on" Inutaishio breathed slightly irritated, Inuyasha felt a smile grow, he did know all those things about her and that proved he loved her.

--UPSTAIRS--

Kagome was sitting besides Rin on her bed while she slept looking peaceful 'please wake up soon Rin' Kagome silently pleaded clasping Rin's hand in her own 'we have so much to catch up on cousin'

Kagome was beginning to feel sleepy herself, she hadn't had much time to feel sleepy earlier the adrenaline and worry was pumping through her keeping her awake but right now Kagome may have been feeling sleepy but she willed herself not to sleep, this was just too exciting she'd been searching for Rin for five years and had finally found her now was just not the time to go into dream land.

Rin however was a having a peaceful dream about her times in the training house with Kagome

Rin's dream:

Two young girls, looking around eight years old ran through a field of daisies giggling.

"you'll never catch me Rin" Kagome screamed in fits of giggles running as fast as her little legs would carry her, in a blue summers dress, using her abilities

"I will to" Rin called back, a smile plastered across her face as she chased after Kagome.

The scenery suddenly changed to a garden full of different types of beautiful flowers with two girls spinning around in the middle "Rin" Kagome spoke through her mind "Kagome?" Rin spoke back through her mind too "promise me, we'll always be best friends forever and ever"

"I promise" Rin answered back, both girls soon collapsed to the floor from dizziness giggling away.

End of Rin's dream!

After the best dream Rin had in ages she began to stir with a smile on her face

"Rin" Kagome squealed, as soon as Rin heard the voice of her long lost best friend she shot up in bed, looking at Kagome she blinked a few moments

"Am I dreaming...or...or in heaven" Rin whispered

"no, this is real" Kagome replied fresh tears of happiness streaming down her face, soon enough Rin's eyes welled up and tears were flooding her eyes too, grabbing Kagome Rin pulled her into a tight hug.

"I'm so glad you found me! I was so scared I'd never see you again, you're the only family I have left" Rin babbled sobbing.

"Me too" Kagome paused unsure if she should bring this up but she new she had to

"Rin do you remember how you got here" Kagome bowed her head letting go of Rin who looked deep in thought for a moment

"I remember seeing you at Naraku's and then earlier with Inutaishio, Sesshoumaru and that other boy with the dog ears then well I admit it's kind of blank in between those moments" Rin answered scratching her head

"well you see, Sesshoumaru, followed you home after hearing you mutter something to yourself and he saw Naraku hurt you and called Inuyasha and I for back up, when we got there you...you...you d-died" Kagome stuttered

"WHAT!" Rin screamed paling visibly,

"Sesshoumaru brought you back with his special sword and now you're at Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's house" Kagome blurted out knowing what her silent question was

"You mean Sesshoumaru saved me!" Rin cried in disbelief, Kagome nodded grinning,

"I think I need to lie down" Rin stated shakily, lying back down on the bed, this was a lot to process being killed, brought back to life and finding her long lost cousin all in one day

"Are you okay Rin?" Kagome asked concerned

"Yeah...I'll be fine, just give me a sec, you know this is a lot to process, death, new life, finally finding you all in one day" Rin paused looking at Kagome sceptically "and who's Inuyasha?"

Kagome went bright red

"h-he's my b-boyfriend" Kagome stuttered embarrassed "you know the one with Sesshoumaru and Inutaishio earlier"

"Wow, that is so great, he has adorable ears" Rin gushed "I'm so jealous" Rin joked, Kagome chuckled throwing a pillow at Rin

"You haven't changed one bit have you, Rin!"

"We do have a lot of catching up to do though, don't we" Rin giggled sitting up once again and crossing her legs

"So you start, story time" Rin ordered pointing a finger at Kagome who huffed, sighed and gave in

TBC