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Chapter 3

I awoke a couple hours later to the sound of my door creaking open. Then it closed and someone padded across the room and stopped beside my bed. I rolled onto my right side and opened my eyes to see a smiling Rin looking at me.

I smiled back and sat up. "Good morning, Rin. Are you feeling better?"

She nodded. "Yeah, much better. But my dress is ripped."

I nodded. "Well, how about we wash the dirt off your face, arms, and legs. Then we'll see if we can find you something to wear until we can buy you some new clothes."

She smiled at me and ran into the bathroom. A few minutes later a freshly bathed Rin sat next to me at the sewing machine and watched excitedly as I quickly transformed an old shirt into a cute dress. Thirty minutes later the dress was done and Rin put it on. I laughed as she twirled around a few times. Then she ran over to me and hugged me tightly.

"Thank you, Rory!" she exclaimed, letting go of me and twirling around again.

"You're welcome, Rin," I said as I clipped a matching bow in her dark hair. "Now how about some breakfast?"

"Yeah, I'm starving!" She exclaimed as I lead the way downstairs to the kitchen.

I grabbed each of us a pack of pop-tarts, a cup of coffee for me, and a juice box for Rin. Then we went out on the porch.

"Sesshomaru!" Rin exclaimed, running over to him. "Do you like my dress? Rory made it for me."

Sesshomaru looked down at Rin and gave her a small smile. "It's very pretty, Rin. I hope you thanked Rory for making it."

"Mm-hmm," she nodded.

"Good, now go eat your breakfast," he said.

I grabbed one of my pop-tarts and my coffee and walked over to stand next to Sesshomaru.

"Did you make that out of one of my shirts?" he asked after a minute of silence.

I smiled at him. "Yeah. Sorry, I should have asked you first."

"It's fine. It looks better on her anyway."

I looked over at him, sensing a strong bond had formed between him and Rin. "She's a sweet girl."

He nodded. "Yes, she is. I got to know her very well this morning after I sent you to bed." He said as he looked out across the beach.

I followed his gave and saw that he was looking at Kagome as she meditated on a large rock with Kikyo.

"Sesshomaru, we've been friends since we were kids. I know you like Kagome, why don't you just tell her how you feel."

Sesshomaru glanced at me out of the corner of his eye but didn't say anything. I could see in his eyes that he was battling with his feelings.

"I know you have a difficult time expressing your feelings Sesshomaru," I said as I placed a gentle hand on his arm. "But if you never tell her how you feel, and you let this opportunity pass you by. Then someone else might tell her that they like her. And she'll never know how much you care for her." I looked away from Sesshomaru to see Kagome and Kikyo walking back towards the house. "It looks like they're done, so go talk to her. Now's as good a time as any."

He turned and looked at me. "Since when did you become so intuitive?"

I looked at him over the rim of my coffee mug and shrugged.

He smiled at me. "Thank you for being such a good friend, Rory." He gave a heavy sigh as he started walking towards Kagome.

I watched as Sesshomaru approached Kagome, he motioned down the beach. Kagome smiled and nodded and they walked off down the beach together. I smiled to myself as I watched them walk away.

"What was that all about?" Kikyo asked as she came to stand next to me.

"Maru is going to tell Kagome how he feels about her," I told her as I broke off a piece of my pop-tart.

"Well, it's about time," she said smiling as she watched the two of them.

As we watched them, Kagome threw her arms around Sesshomaru and hugged him as he hugged her back. Then they walked back towards the house hand in hand.

That afternoon Sesshomaru, Kagome, Rin, and I drove into town to buy Rin new clothes. An hour later we left the store with several bags of clothes.

"I'm starving. How about we get some lunch before we head back?" Kagome said as we walked out of the store.

"Well there is a small cafe down the street," Sesshomaru said.

"Great. You two take Rin and go get a table. I 'll take the bags to the car and meet you guys there in a few minutes," I said, taking the bags of clothes.

"Alright," Sesshomaru said as he handed me the keys. "Come along, Rin."

I watched as Rin took hold of each of their hands and the three of them walked off down the street. After they were out of sight, I turned the opposite direction and made my way back to the car. Halfway to the car the bags slipped out of my hands and fell to the ground. I sighed and knelt down to pick them up.

"May I offer you some assistance?" a deep voice said.

I looked up to see a tall man with long dark hair standing in front of me.

"No, that's fine. I can manage," I said as I stood up trying to hold the many bags in my hands.

"I insist," he said, taking half the bags from me before they slipped from my fingers.

I smiled. "Thank you. I was trying to take them back to the car."

He nodded. "Well, then, lead the way."

We fell into step beside each other as we made our way to the car. After we placed the bags in the trunk, I turned towards him.

"Thank you again for your help," I said.

"My pleasure. My name is Naraku," he said extending a hand to me.

"I'm Rory," I responded taking his hand shaking it.

"Very nice to meet you," Naraku said. "Would you care to go to lunch with me?"

"Oh, thank you but my friends are waiting for me."

"Hm. Well, maybe some other time then."

"Yeah, maybe."

"I hope to see you around, Rory," Naraku said and turned around and walked away.

After lunch, we drove back to the house. We were barely through the door when InuYasha rushed in the back door.

"Hey InuYasha," I said.

"Hey, guys! There's going to be a party tonight a few house down. You wanna go?" He asked everyone.

"Sounds like fun," Miroku said.

"Yeah, but what about Rin?" I asked.

"I'll stay with her," Kagome said.

Later that evening all of us, with exception of Kagome, Sesshomaru, and Rin, headed down the beach. There were a lot of people already at the party around the huge bonfire, many drinking beer, and various alcohol. And off to one side, there was a DJ. Once we arrived Koga went off to flirt with a girl in a bikini top and very short shorts, while the rest of us went and danced. After a few minutes of dancing, I felt someone tap my shoulder. I turned around and saw the man from earlier today.

"Naraku, hi," I shouted over the music.

"I was hoping I'd see you here," he shouted back. "Here, I brought you a drink for you."

"Thanks," I said taking the cup from him.

An hour and a few drinks later, Naraku grabbed my hand and started pulling me away from the party.

"Come on let's take a walk. The music is starting to give me a headache," he said, leading me further down the beach.

After we had walked a ways down the beach, we stopped and sat down on the sand. All the sudden I felt Naraku's hand brush up my leg toward the hem of my dress and his mouth descended on mine.

I pushed him away. "Naraku, stop. I don't know you enough to be doing this."

"Well let's get to know each other better then," he said giving me an evil smile as he pinned my hands above my head and pushed my dress up to waist.

"No, please stop!" I cried, but he ignored me and started to kiss me roughly as his hand explored my body. I managed to turn my head away from his assault on my lips. "InuYasha! Koga! Anyone HELP!" I shouted.

A few seconds later, I felt the weight of Naraku's body thrown off of me. I looked up and saw InuYasha and Koga standing next to me. And running up behind them were Miroku, Sango, and Kikyo.

"Keep your filthy hands off of her," InuYasha growled.

Sango knelt down next to me while Kikyo helped me fix my dress.

"Are you alright, Rory?" Sango asked.

I nodded as she and Kikyo helped me up.

Naraku stood up and brushed himself off. "What's the matter? It's a party, I was only having some fun," he drawled.

Miroku stepped forward and placed a hand on my shoulder. "I don't think the lady is interested in that sort of fun."

"Come on let's head back to the party," InuYasha said putting a protective arm around my shoulders. "Are you sure you're alright, Rory?"

"Yeah, I'm fine thanks to you and Koga," I said smiling at them. "Right now I just want a drink."

End of Chapter 3

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