My Saviour

By: Shin Sankai


Chapter Four


The next morning graced the occupant in bed with the shrill sound of his telephone ringing. Sesshoumaru's hand dragged towards it, knocking the cordless phone from its charger. The lawyer sighed aloud as he rolled over, half hanging off the bed, long hair pooling on the carpet as he picked up the phone and mumbled his greeting into the receiver.

"Oi, Sesshoumaru, what the hell took you so long, I've been buzzing you for like ten minutes now?" Sesshoumaru believed that was probably an exaggeration and turned to look over at his clock hanging on the wall near the door to read: 10:00am.

"What is it?"

"I just told you I've been buzzing you for like ten minutes. Let me in you asshole! I'm standing in the freaking elevator." Sesshoumaru really didn't feel like listening to him argue and simply hung up on him. He threw the phone on his bed, rolled out and made his way down the hallway while tying his messy hair into a simple ponytail at the base of his neck. He placed in his acceptance code to allow Inuyasha into his penthouse apartment. "Man, you look like shit."

"Good morning Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru led the way to the kitchen to make some coffee. Usually he was a tea drinker, but today he needed the stronger caffeine. As he waited for the coffee to brew, he turned his attention back to Inuyasha. "Why are you here?"

"Look, I know we don't get along at the best of times, but Kachan called this morning and wanted me to come on over and check to see how you were doing."

"I'm fine."

"Are you sure? She said that you and Otousan were at odds last night because you got into an argument."

"When do we not argue?"

"Well…you got me there. Was it about the same shit he always argues about with you? About marrying into the right family and not to be a disappointment to him?" Just before Sesshoumaru could answer Rin made an entrance, hair in disarray and still wearing the dress she wore, but now it was wrinkled.

"Your cheek is swollen Rin." Sesshoumaru dismissed his brother for a moment, moving over to the quiet young woman. She diverted her gaze from starring openly at Sesshoumaru walking around half naked. "You should have let me look at it last night." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow as he watched his older brother make a fuss over Rin, directing her to sit in one of the dining chairs while he walked back into the kitchen to grab another packet of frozen peas and also the first aid kit from a cupboard under the kitchen sink. "Must we speak of this now Inuyasha?"

"Of course we have to! When Kachan is worried about you she just doesn't stop nagging me till I come over here and find out what truly happened between you and Otousan."

"This has nothing to do with him."

"This…?" Inuyasha blinked numerous times as he observed his brother sit in a chair in front of Rin, her head still bowed, but not for long as Sesshoumaru lifted her chin, putting the makeshift icepack against her cheek and then lifting her smaller hand to rest over it.

"Keep it against your cheek for awhile alright?" Rin gave a slight nod.

"Ah, that's a nice dress Rin-chan; I assume that Sesshoumaru took you with him last night then?"

"Hai, he did and yes, this is what I wore last night, though not with so many wrinkles in it of course." Inuyasha quirked his lips slightly at the light joke but then he frowned, his mind beginning to work in overdrive and instantly his eyes widened.

"Hey, Sesshoumaru, don't tell me when the two of you argued Otousan hit…"

"Iie…" Sesshoumaru cut him off at the ludicrous thought. "He may be a strict man, but you and I both know he would never raise a hand to a woman."

"I guess…" Inuyasha had never endured the wrath of their father like Sesshoumaru did so there was little he could voice about their father's strict side.

"This was Koura's doing."

"Huh?"

"Though Rin was the first to strike."

"Wait, what, Rin-chan started a fight?" Inuyasha proclaimed loudly, not believing what was being voiced to him.

"I am sorry." Rin meekly spoke. "I caused more trouble for you Sesshoumaru-sama."

"Don't think anymore of it Rin. You were only trying to protect me." Inuyasha arched a brow as he and Sesshoumaru watched Rin lightly blush. The younger brother had wondered whether Sesshoumaru had any feelings at all, but the doubts he'd come to earlier on when they grew up together began to shatter when he and Kagome were introduced to Rin. His brother's extremely hard shell was beginning to crack because of her. "You look like you could do with a bit more sleep. How about you just rest for today, it is Sunday after all?" Rin parted her lips ready to refuse the offer but Inuyasha broke in, one hand behind his head as he laughed nervously.

"Actually, I was hoping the two of you would come out with me." Gold and brown eyes gazed over at him. "Kagome is driving me nuts with being sick and whining in bed and so I promised to take her and the kids to the park and she mentioned she wished to see Rin-chan so I thought…" There was a moment of silence before Sesshoumaru directed his question to his young charge.

"Would you like to go out?"

"I-I'd like to see Kagome and the children." Sesshoumaru stood up, bringing Rin to stand along with him.

"If that is what you want." Rin left the two brothers alone, moving back into her room to grab a change of clothes before heading into the bathroom to shower and freshen up.

"Shouldn't you take a shower and change as well?"

"I have quite a bit of work to do."

"But its Sunday…"

"In order to keep my business afloat I must work everyday Inuyasha."

"I'm sure that isn't really necessary and besides whatever you are working on surely can wait a few hours."

"I also have some other…pressing matters to take care of."

"Well I'm sure you can speak about those when we get to the park."

"I would not speak of them to you." Inuyasha rolled his eyes at the comment.

"Then speak with Rin-chan about them after the two of you get some fresh air."

"These matters concern her."

"Well all the more reason why you should have a clear head first." Two pairs of eyes glared back at each other. Sesshoumaru was never one to be bossed around but he'd already been dragged out of his own kitchen, pushed down the hallway and into his bedroom. It appeared for once Inuyasha would not back down. "Just think of it this way, I'll owe you one if you come with me today."

"Fine…" Sesshoumaru closed his door on Inuyasha's triumphant face and headed for the shower.


Sesshoumaru sat at a park bench, eyes covered by a pair of black sunglasses, warding off the glare of the afternoon sun. He was dressed casually in faded blue jeans and a plain black polo shirt. Inuyasha sat opposite him, a goofy grin on his face as he watched his children play with their mother. Rin was sitting quietly under the shade of a sakura tree, knees raised as she hugged them to her chest, a peaceful smile gracing her lips as she listened to the children squeal in joy. She herself had opted for navy blue jeans, a pale yellow tank top and a white cardigan.

About an hour earlier, Inuyasha's three terrors had come over to Sesshoumaru, pleading eyes looking up at him to try and get him to play with them, but he'd declined, their dewy eyes and pouts not working on him. Instead he made them go on over to Rin and ask her and for a moment she did play with them.

"Something's wrong between you two." The older brother looked over at the younger. Sesshoumaru propped his sunglasses on top of his head and glanced over at Rin before moving his gaze back to Inuyasha. He had no idea why he was going to do what he was about to do and instead just like the previous evening he decided to let go of some pride.

"She loves me."

"And?" Inuyasha waited for more but watched an almost innocent perplexed look wash over his brother's face. "Are you saying you never knew?" The thought that his ever observant brother didn't even realize that Rin loved him was just…laughable.

"I never knew…" Inuyasha had to catch himself from falling off of the bench seat. Perhaps it was matters of the heart; matters that concerned both him and Rin together were truly baffling to Sesshoumaru. He knew his brother had had a couple of women in his life, but perhaps he deemed himself not someone who could be truly loved by another person. Inuyasha knew that Rin intrigued him in some way and there had to be something there with the way he provided for her. If he weren't an inch bit interested in her, whether he knew he was or not, she wouldn't have lasted this long…and especially within his own home as well.

"So, how do you feel knowing this now? Surely you aren't blind to see how much she has matured over the past 5 years."

"Of course not, I just…" Sesshoumaru paused as he watched his two year old nephew run on over to Rin coaxing her from beneath the tree to play with him again. The little brat had grown quite attached to Rin, but he guessed it couldn't be helped as she'd been there when Taiga was born and Rin was always excited about babysitting the trio for Inuyasha and Kagome.

'Though it is not your business, my affections for Sesshoumaru are far deeper then anything you would have ever felt for him. I love him, more then the very life I breathe.'

"Sesshoumaru," The older man was jerked from his thoughts at the call of his name. "It's very rare to be able to meet someone who can compliment your character, someone whom you can rely upon to remain at your side, to become your equal." Sesshoumaru did nothing but blink at Inuyasha's words. "To find someone who despite your flaws, ends up loving you more then words can express, it's a feeling which is very hard to describe."

"And you believe this person for me is Rin?"

"Of course I do!" Sesshoumaru arched an eyebrow as Inuyasha thumped his fisted hand onto the wooden tabletop. "How can you not see it in all she does for you? In the way she looks at you?"

"Inuyasha…"

"I'm not finished!" The younger Takahashi boy proclaimed in annoyance. "Rin-chan is a very sweet and gentle girl, but any sort of bad mouthing towards you; this fierce protectiveness comes out of her. Even in the presence of Kagome and me, when I've scathingly bad mouthed you at times, Rin-chan jumps to defend you instantly. It comes natural to her, to defend the one she loves." Sesshoumaru remained quiet. He did not have much of chance to mull over his brother's words as the tiny hairs on the back of his neck stood on end.

Something was not right.

"Inuyasha…" Sesshoumaru's voice was lower then usual, he moving to stand from his seated position. The younger brother knew something wasn't right and stood up too.

Two pairs of eyes gazed about the deserted park, save for them and then instantly they felt a chill run down their spines when birds were startled from a thick line of trees and shrubs of in the distance. The two men bolted towards the oblivious women and children playing. When shots rang out, everybody dove to the ground, Sesshoumaru taking Rin and Taiga with him while Inuyasha held onto Kagome and his daughters. Kagome was screaming for Taiga and Inuyasha was trying to quieten her down saying Sesshoumaru would look after him. What felt like hours of terror were literally a handful of seconds as the shots died down and the echo of tyres had screeched away.

In the eerie quietness of the park, Inuyasha's voice was calming Kagome and trying to soothe the whimpers of scared children.

"Mama," Taiga cried out and wriggled free from being sandwiched between his Uncle and Rin and rushed over to be within the protective arms of his mother who held him close, shushing his cries and those of his older sisters as well.

"Teme, what the hell have you gotten involved in?" Inuyasha shouted at his brother after making sure Kagome and the children were physically unharmed. His pissed off gaze turned to look at Sesshoumaru as he rose up on all fours and he gulped in silence at the shock plastered over his brother's face.

"Rin…okiro…" Sesshoumaru demanded, but it fell on deaf ears. There was something warm and sticky where his hand pressed into the lush grass near her head and he lifted it up, eyes growing wide as blood dribbled down his palm. "RIN!"


To be continued…


Author's Notes: Thank you all for reading. Though it has been many years since my last Sesshoumaru and Rin story, I am so pleased that people have given this a chance. I just wanted to say thank you and I'm humbled that readers want me to update faster because they like the story but the fact is I only update once a week due to being so busy and so I can only upload the next chapter either on a Friday night or Saturday morning and there is no guarantee this will be weekly either. So far everyone is just lucky (including me) because I have several chapters already written up and consider myself "advanced" in this story for the moment as I have not gotten writers block for this. So please be patient with me Minna-san.