Hi! YAY another chapter! I tried to update as fast as I could. Thanks for all the reviews! They really make me so happy, I'm so glad your all interested. Its going to be quite a complex story, and there will be a bit of the other couples in here in due time, but mainly Just SessxRin. Although they shall develop slowly. These first few chapters may seem a little slow pace, and I'm sorry for that, but Ill make them longer to speed up the chapter process. Please continue to review and let me know what you think!
Chapter Two: Trying to adjust is hard!
"Here we are, home sweet home!" Kagome smiled sweetly at Rin but her eyes were trapped looking at the large shrine gate. She had been here once before but that was a while ago, when Rin was much smaller. Now she had forgotten how big it was.
Kagome had come to get her that morning, and they had already stopped by the empty house to grab a few clothes and other small things that she needed or wanted. She didn't touch any of the things her foster father had given her. She'd rather see them burned. It was late afternoon now and they had just pulled up to the shrine gate. Kagome and Rin would get out here while the black car, a family driver, pulled around back to park in a small garage made just for that purpose. Kagome's family had grown rich in the last few years, finding and selling ancient treasures to museum's and such auctions. Also, through the few people they would rent rooms to. Currently, Kagome had informed Rin just earlier that day, there were a few guest living with them. Two brothers, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, an elderly woman, Kaede, and a monk, Miroku.
Kagome had told Rin all about the guest on the drive here from Rin's old house, which was close to an hour time. The two brothers were the newest to arrive, just a few months ago, but before the school year started. The youngest of the two, Inuyasha, is in the same year as Kagome; she also informed Rin that she has a very large crush on the boy. Sesshomaru, the eldest, is a lawyer and therefore is rarely ever there during the day time, but he pays handsomely and helps with what ever the house needs as far as payments go. The elderly woman, Kaede, used to be a great shrine maiden herself a few decades back, but the shrine she was currently looking after was bulldozed to make way for a apartment complex. She's been living with the Higurashi family a year or two. Kagome couldn't remember exactly though. And the monk, who had been there practically a year, was a few years older than Kagome but still younger then Sesshomaru, aged at 23. Rin was getting quite confused with Kagome's explanations. Miroku apparently was a silver tongue and could sell the relics for a high price, so he was living with the Higurashi's and helping their business grow. Kagome told him to try not to get too close to him, because he was a flirt, although harmless, she didn't want to scare Rin after everything she had just gone through.
Rin picked up her only black suitcase and fallowed Kagome into the shrine grounds. It was beautiful. Pale white tiles lining the walk way, while bushes bloomed around large sakura trees. The largest was further on the grounds, Rin remembers playing by the tree when she was younger. There were many buildings. The main house. Housed Kagome's parents, her younger brother, her grandfather, and her. Rin would be rooming with Kagome, which they both were fine with, for Rin had very little things. A slightly smaller building near the left of the main house held the brothers and Miroku inside, along with essential things they may need to live, aside form a kitchen. Everyone at ate the main house in the large dinning area, it was a condition Kagome's mom in forced. She loved large gatherings, said eating with each other brought people closer together.
A small temple in the far back of the grounds was where Kaede slept, she took care of the temple and the outer grounds of the large shrine cleaning daily. The last building Rin could see Kagome told her was a shed of sorts holding a large quantity of artifacts yet to be sold. Rin couldn't believe how big the place was. It was even bigger on the inside.
Kagome walked her through the main house door where her mother was waiting an ovenmit on one hand and the smell of cookies in the air.
"Welcome home Kagome, Rin." She smiled down at Rin from the wooden elevated floor. Even though Rin wasn't necessarily scared of Kagoma's mom, she was just very nervous so she half stood behind Kagome. She hadn't been out of that hell of a house in months and it felt odd and slightly terrifying to be somewhere new, and somewhere so big.
Kagome's mother just smiled softer seeming to understand Rin's feelings.
"Hi mom, were starving, right?" Kagome looked to Rin, but she only nodded in response. She wasn't necessarily hungry but she thought it'd be rude to refuse food. Kagome's mother smiled brighter.
"Alright, I have freshly made cookies on the table, while I prepare you some food you may snack on those." She hurried her way back to the kitchen happy to be able to cook for one more person. Her mother loved cooking, that's where Kagome got her talent for it. She was currently in foods class.
"I'm going to take Rin up to the room!" Kagome shouted to her mother as she nodded for Rin to fallow into the house, after taking off their shoes, and down a short hall, up some stares and to the last room on the left.
The room was surprisingly girly, but quaint at that. A full size bed in the far corner with a pink cover, two pillows and a large stuffed animal that looked comfy to sleep on. A desk across the wall from the bed adorned with sketch books and notepads. A half cup full of crazy pens, Rin didn't doubt that the drawers would be filled with an array of odd object, but cute nonetheless. Kagome was a girl who collected cute, but strange things no matter what they're value may be to others. It was one of the things that lead Kagome and Rin to be friends in the first place.
Rin liked the room very much, it was quite cozy compared to the stuffy room she had been spending every day in filled with things she hated, hated because he bought them for her. Now she was free from all that and she felt free, terrified but free. Kagome grabbed her suit case and set it at the foot of the bed.
"Alright, so we'll share the bed but I like to sleep close to the wall, hope that's okay. You can use whatever you want in this room. I have some books and manga on that shelf over there." She pointed to a large white bookshelf filled with a tone of books and a bunch of manga with a few knickknacks decorating the corners. Rin let a small smile play on her lips. The first true smile in a long time. Kagome brightened when she saw it but didn't say anything. "School starts back in a few days, and when it does you can do what ever you want in here okay?" Kagome nodded at Rin's nod in response to her question.
Kagome looked over her friend. Rin had changed out of the hospital clothes she was forced to wear out of the hospital when they got to the black hole of evil and into a baggy pair of sweat pants and a sweatshirt. It was spring break. She sighed. She walked over to her closet as Rin sat on the bed. She needed some new clothes, but most her clothes were bought by her foster father and she hated wearing what he gave her. The were skimpy outfits that showed a lot of skin, or were too frilly for her taste. Rin would rather wear simple clothing.
Rin watched Kagome lay out a few outfits. She ended up pointing to one that was simply a pair of black jeans with a dark purple t-shirt. Though she sat up and stood next to Kagome to point at a black jacket in question of wearing it. She felt a need to cover every inch of her skin, and had a hunch she would want to stay like that for a long time. She felt extremely tainted and dirty. Kagome smiled and nodded handing her the clean clothes and a pair of socks.
"The bathrooms just over here so you can shower then come back down the way you came up. I'll be waiting for you okay? Just take your time." Kagome lead her to the bathroom then left her trotting fast down the stairs as she shouted to her mom in an excited voice about the cookies mentioned earlier.
Rin sighed as she closed and locked the door out of habit and started the bath water before stripping down and sitting on the stool to wash her body. She didn't understand how Kagome could be this cheerful all the time. It was strange, but maybe Kagome just didn't see things like Rin did, or maybe she didn't fully understand the things that Rin had been through. Could Rin blame her? She lived in a loving home, free to express herself as she pleased, surrounded by loveing people, from what she was told. Rin only knew hate and the forced touch of a harsh man. No one at school ever cared to ask about the bruises she would come to class with. Everyone saw her as a trouble maker girl, so they all figured she got those bruises doing something she shouldn't have.
She had no clue where their assumptions came from. She always fallowed the rules. Clearing those thoughts form her mind she hurried and scrubbed herself then dumped the water over her body and quickly got into the filled tub hugging her knees to her chest. The silence making her feel as though she was completely alone. Rin stayed in the water for a while letting her long black wet hair stick to her body until the water turned cold, then she stood and dried off putting on the clothes Kagome lent her. She exited the bathroom cautiously, a towel around her shoulders to keep her wet hair from drenching her clothes, then walked down the steps to stand at the base looking for Kagome. She stood there hugging the wall hoping to catch sight of her only friend.
Rin wasn't incapable of functioning with out her friend, its just she was still to nervous to move around the house without knowing it well enough or the inhabitants of it at all. Knowing there were three males she knew not of yet scared the living crap out of her.
She was lost in her thoughts and didn't notice the shadow fall on her face until his low voice rang through her body.
"You going to stand there all day?" She slowly looked up frozen with fear. It was definitively a male voice, like a female's could be so deep, and he sounded irritated. She knew what her foster father did when he was irritated, but did the same go for all men? She was told it didn't, but fear still riddled through her.
Her eyes met with the golden eyes of possibly the most beautiful creature on this planet. He was almost a foot taller then her, but then again her knees were slightly bent in fear. His long silver hair was pulled back in a pony tail leaving only his short bangs to hand just above his eyes. He wore a black tight shirt that showed how strong he was, which made her knees quake even more. He was beautiful yet terrifying. A man that tall and strong could definitively hold her down and have his way- No! she had to stop thinking like that, she was only causing herself to fear him more. She didn't even know who this was so she couldn't go assuming he was anything like her foster father.
"Well?" Irritation echoed in his voice as he clenched his jaw in agitation, it made him mad she didn't answer. Rin couldn't even shake her head no, her knees gave out and she fell backwards on her butt staring up at him fearfully. What would happen if he got mad at her enough.
Kagome came to save her then, thankfully. "Ah, there you are Rin! I was worried!" She glared up at the male and pushed him onward making sure he left their presence. She crouched down in front of Rin.
"Its alright, that's Sesshomaru. He may seem frightening right now, but hes really super calm, he'd never hurt you. Hes just..sterner then most people. Plus he has some anger issues like Inuyasha, but they're both good people." Rin nodded not really convinced but she'd try her best not to be scared of him. She trusted Kagome's words.
Rin was then helped up be Kagome and fallowed her back to the kitchen were another boy, looking strikingly like Sesshomaru stared at her silently. He said nothing as Kagome sat across from him at the wooden table while Rin took the seat next to her. Kagome's mom was in the kitchen cooking something for everyone that smelled quiet delicious but was rather loud. Rin looked around trying not to get too nervous about this other guy, who must be the younger brother though Rin couldn't remember the name Kagome told her, she then spotted Sesshomaru sitting at the living room couch his back to them reading a thick book. She turned back to look at the table and noticed Kagome staring at her. When their eyes met her friend smiled.
"This is Inuyasha." She pointed at the boy sitting across from them. He had silver hair just like his brother's though a bit shorter. He was wearing a bright red t-shirt that reminded Rin of Christmas for some reason, though she has never had a proper one.
"Yo." Was as he said for the moment as he squinted his eyes at her as if to try to better seeing her. It gave her chills and she backed up in her chair a bit. A small sigh escaped his lips as he brought a cookie to his mouth and crunched on it loudly. He finished it quickly and went to grab another, when that deep mesmerizing voice rang through the room again.
"Inuyasha, if you can't eat quietly, don't eat at all." Rin stiffened in her chair as she peeked at the back of the man. An angry grunt sounded from Inuyasha as he threw a cookie at the back of Sesshomaru's head.
"Shut up, stupid!" He crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair looking in the opposite direction. Kagome leaned up in her chair as if to intervene but her mom entered the room with a large covered skillet in her hands. Surprisingly Inuyasha stood quickly to help her set in on the table.
"Oh, thank you Inuyasha!" Her mother smiled at him blushing softly, it was clear she like the help of a young man around the house.
"No promblem." He smiled back and Rin was stunned she peeked over at Kagome remembering her words from the car about her crush. Kagome's face was slightly red as she smiled at him. He caught her looking at him and glanced away then stared at her with a blush of his own. "Whats wrong with your face?" He sat down in his chair with a huff. Rin almost giggled out loud, she shocked herself back into silence. It was a weird feeling.
She hadn't laughed in so long, and just feeling that need to chuckle come up from her belly almost gave her the need to throw up. She wasn't used to this yet. She guess Kagome noticed the sick look on her face. She put her hand on Rin's shoulder.
"Are you alright? Do you not like curry?" Kagome asked concerned. Rin just shook her head. She liked curry well enough she was just nervous and not used to everything quiet yet. She doubted she would be for a while. "Just eat what you can, okay?" Rin nodded and took a deep breath in.
Her mother came back with plates and empty cups setting the table before them her smile plastered on her face. She looked up at Sesshomaru and almost began to frown. "Sesshomaru, will you not join us?" He was completely silent for a moment then stood closing his book and walked over to the table to sit next to Inuyasha, which was right across from her. She tried to be discreet as she slightly backed her seat away from the table. He may be a gorgeous man, but there was something purely terrifying about him. Rin wasn't ready to be too close to him.
He barely even glanced at her.
Kagome helped her mother set up the rest of dinner, drinks, dished out the curry on top of steaming rice, a few side dishes and then they both sat down. Her mother at the end of the table and they began eating. Rin hesitated wondering where Kagome's brother, and the rest of the guest were. She looked at Kagome questioningly hoping she might understand her thoughts. For a moment Kagome didn't even notice her then she glanced at her even more confused then Rin was until her eyes opened with understanding.
"Sota's with Grandpa on a camping trip, they'll be back in a few days. Hopefully with plenty of fish." Both her and her mother laughed but Rin just looked back own at her food and attempted to eat but didn't get very far into her plate before she felt sick. Kagome looked sadly at her young friend. "If you need the bathroom, you can go." Rin nodded and slowly stood before backing away and walking fast back up the stairs to the bathroom. It was just a little too much seeing how happy Kagome was with her mother.
She sat in front of the toilet waiting for the puke to spew out her mouth as tears already began to flow from her eyes. Why was she the only one suffering. Her friend was living with a loving family and was already getting to feel the teenage excitement of a crush. It was obvious Inuyasha liked her as well, so why was Rin the only one getting sick at the thought of the happiness everyone else was feeling? Was she always going to be damaged like this? She cried as she puked what little she had in her stomach.
It must have been a little while until Kagome was knocking at the door. "Rin? Are you okay?" She paused waiting for her to respond with something even though she knew she would speak. "I'm coming in alright?" She slowly opened the door to see Rin's thin body bent over the toilet listening to her soft sobs. Her heart broke for her friend. She sat down next to her and rubbed her back gently.
"It'll be okay Rin, I'm be here for you for as long as you need, okay?" Rin barely nodded as she spat into the toilet trying to get the awful taste of puke out of her mouth. Kagome stayed with her for a little bit until she convinced Rin to go lay down in the bed as she got her some water. She hurried down the steps and into the kitchen where her mother was cleaning up as Inuyasha was forced to do the dishes, one of his many household chores he was asked to do.
"Mom, do you have any medicine? Rin just threw up.." She said softly, she was worried about her friend but she didn't want to cause any more embarrassment for her. Her mother smiled sadly.
"Is she alright?" Kagome nodded.
"She's laying down now, I think it was just too big a rush into everything.." She hung her head a little ashamed that she put her friend through that, she should have let her do so on her own. She got a glass cup and filled it with water from the fridge door.
"Why doesn't she talk?" Inuyasha's voice cut through their conversation surprising Kagome. Inuyasha wasn't there when Rin went to school so he knew nothing about her, or the bullying she was put through. He had been informed a few days ago, before Rin was let out of the hospital, what her foster father had done to her and that she would be staying with them for a while. Seeing as she had no other family.
She put down the glass as her mother left to go get some nausea medicine. Kagome leaned against the counter and looked at her feet. Thinking about it now she wished she had done more, or payed more attention. "Rin was bullied really badly in school, for a really long time. For a while she would just smile and brush it off becuase she still had friends. But then something changed. I'm not sure what.." She paused trying not to cry thinking back at the way Rin would come up to her after school crying with scratches and dirt all over her uniform. A group of girls kept pushing her around and being incredibly cruel, even though Rin tried her hardest to be friends with them. "After a while she just stopped trying. Stop trying at school, stopped eating, stopped smiling, stopped talking. Eventually she stopped coming to school. No one had any idea what she was going through at home.." Her voice dropped.
Kagome couldn't even fathom what Rin had gone through, she still wasn't sure how she was able to help Rin that day she found her on her bed after she had decided to visit her at home to see how she was. Her hands were so shaky and she couldn't believe what she had saw, Rin curled up naked on the bed with bruises all over her. A tear ran down her face and Inuyasha moved to touch her, but Kagome wiped the tear away before he could even step towards her and smiled up at him. "But she's here now, and I'm going to help her get better." He only nodded as she smiled at him grabbed the cup and medicine from her mother on the way back up to her bedroom to go see Rin.
She entered her room and sat next to Rin who was curled up hugging her knees. She handed her the cup and two pills. "Mom said these will help calm your stomach." Rin took the water and the pills as Kagome went to her closet and picked out some long pajamas for her friend. "Here you can change into these and rest. I'll tell mom that were going to bed, if you don't mind me laying with you." Rin shook her head, she would feel better if Kagome would stay next to her too keep her company.
After she left Rin stood to get dressed. The pants and shirt were quite cute. They were a pale pink almost white with blue bunnies on them. She slipped them on and folded the clothes she had worn earlier on the chair at the desk. She curled up under the blankets and waited for Kagome to come back. It didn't take her long. She closed the door quietly and quickly put on her on pajamas knowing Rin wouldn't look at her while she changed. Then crawled into the bed with her facing her as they laid there in silence for a while.
Rin could see that Kagome had a lot of questions for her, but she wasn't ready to answer. Kagome smiled and said nothing, only held Rin's hand as they both slowly slipped into slumber a little earlier than normal. Rin just hoped tomorrow would be a little easier for her to handle.
Chapter Two End: Trying to adjust is hard!
Phew! Alright, done. Let me know what you think! Are Kagome and Inuyasha cute?! I'm hoping to slowly show how different Kagome and Rin are in personality and maturity in the next few chapters. And don't flip. I didn't forget Miroku in this chapter. Hell be in the next one. Though his part may not be too big. I'm excited to hear what everyone thinks!