Hello everyone! I HATE TESTING! CST testing is this week and next week, so I'm gonna be stuck in ONE classroom for 5 hours and 40 minutes… and it's totally SILENT!!!! But the good part is that we get short days on the days of testing!!! Okay, um… thanks for the reviews and I'm glad that you liked the last chapter! Oh, and just so everyone is clear… this chapter is gonna have one BIG surprise –gasps- yeah, so just be ready for it. And NO, I'm can't say who's hurting Rin until much later. :)

Chapter 4: Framed Sesshomaru

This is Rin's blood… Sesshomaru snarled. His mind was made up. That bastard's body would be scattered throughout the four corners of the earth, perhaps even farther.

Now he could waste no time in saving her. He had no time to stop for she could dead at that very moment. Sesshomaru closed his eyes and his body emerged into a ball of light and followed the scent of Rin… or her blood.

Outside the Forest

Rin pushed herself up as she saw her tormentor beginning to leave.

"That wasn't so hard, was it?..."

"Why?" She began to ask. "Why do you hurt me?" What have I done to you?" She screamed out, not used to the anger and pain that was bubbling up from inside her.

"All in good time, Rin. All in good time…"

And just as quick as he came, he left. Tears fell rapidly from her eyes and she grasped onto her small arms. Sesshomaru-sama… why didn't you come? To help me? WHY!

Rin began to run away for she knew that her tormentor had left her, but had a suspicion he would return. As she ran, she tripped over a tree root and fell face first into the cold dirt. Rin began to push herself up and held onto wounds. What… did I do, for this? She squinted at the pain she was feeling and knew she had to stop and rest, but she couldn't allow him to find her and hurt her like before. Tears fell throughout her face as she felt the pain becoming stronger and stronger by the moment. Soon she began to see a small light, not a bright one but a smile came onto her face once she realized that the light she saw was the end of the forest and Rin knew that he would never show himself in the light. Rin sprinted, losing control of her fear of him returning.

She reached the end, but she had continued running… especially when she saw a familiar face. "Kagome-chan!" She screamed as loud as she could.

Kagome looked over her shoulder and gasped at the small girl running towards her. Rin stopped in front of her and Kagome bent down. Before she could speak, Rin collapsed into the miko's arms. "Oh Kami! Rin… what happened to you?" She held the girl tighter in her arms.

"He… did it!" Rin struggled to say through her tears.

Kagome was in shock and very confused as well. "Who Rin? Tell me who did." She helped the girl back to her feet and was almost at the point of tears as she gazed at the young girl. A large purplish bruise stained her right cheek, small cuts were on her lips, her bright kimono was not darkened and stained with blood, and various bruises and cuts were all over her. What kind of monster would do this? Whoever this "he" is has to… wait a minute! He?! As in… "Rin, can you tell me who did this to you?" She asked softly, her voice almost a whisper.

Rin shook her head. "He'll kill me… if I… say anything." Her cheery voice was reduced to nothing but choked sobs and hurt. Rin began to wipe her salty tears away from her face.

Kagome stood up to her knees, facing Rin as she pulled out a handkerchief and a bottle of water. Kagome spilled the water onto the handkerchief and began to wipe away the blood on her. "Was it… a stranger? A traveler maybe?" Rin shook her head.

"No…" Rin whimpered.

She sighed. "So it was someone you know." Rin nodded slowly. "All right then, was it yokai or ningen?" Rin didn't move her head in the slightest, she couldn't allow Kagome to know that much.

"You'll know who if I tell."

"Rin, I'm just trying to help." Kagome was having a hard time controlling the volume of her voice.

"I REALLY can't Kagome-chan!"

"So who was it!" Kagome began to press on.

Rin rubbed her arms, trying not to answer.

"Jaken?" A lone sob escaped from Rin.

"Master Jaken would never hurt me!"

Kagome was now more confused than before. I know Sesshomaru doesn't know many, if any, ningen. As for yokai, he could have many enemies, but she said it wasn't a stranger; if it wasn't Jaken then who? An idea stuck into her head. No! He couldn't!

"Rin," Kagome began in the softest tone she could, "was it… Sesshomaru?"

Rin broke into sobs and fell into Kagome's arms. "Kagome-chan, I beg of you…" Before Rin could finish, Kagome pressed on.

"Sesshomaru did this? How could he? Why didn't you run away from him?" Just then, she felt a demonic aura coming closer to her. She looked up and saw a ball of bright blue light land a couple of meters away. The ball formed into a body that was very familiar, the one of Sesshomaru.

"Miko let Rin go. Rin, come. It is time to leave." Sesshomaru said. His voice monotonous and his face stoic. Kagome stared at him in disgust. His entire body was covered in blood and she figured it was Rin's.

"No way!" Kagome screamed out. "She ain't coming with you! Not now… not EVER!" Kagome screamed as she stood up with Rin.

Sesshomaru stared at her in confusion. Did she really think that...? "Sesshomaru-sama, can't I stay with Kagome-chan for a little bit?"

"Rin, I said we leave now. That was not a suggestion but a command." Sesshomaru was in no mood to be contradicted, especially since he had spent well enough time trying to find Rin's whereabouts. Just then, he smelled a couple of scents coming their way. Inuyasha… He narrowed his eyes in disgust at the thought of this brother, but now was not the time to fight him.

Kagome looked behind her and saw Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara coming her way. "Oi Kagome! Where the hell were you?" Inuyasha shouted and leaped toward Kagome. "You should have told me where you were… why is Rin in your arms? And what's he doing here?" He growled lowly as he saw his brother and sniffed the air as he smelt blood.

"Inuyasha, I'm so glad you came." He diverted his attention away from his brother and onto Kagome.

"Inuyasha, tell your wench to return Rin this instant."

Inuyasha looked back and forth and his brother and Kagome. "Kagome, do yourself and me a favor and return the girl to him. It's none of our business."

Kagome gasped and narrowed her eyes. "Look at Sesshomaru and the blood on him. Now look at Rin and the blood on her. Are you gonna tell me that's not the same blood?" Inuyasha's eyes widened as he realized what Kagome was saying.

He groaned. "Kirara, Shippo… take Rin somewhere else right now." Shippo nodded and walked over to Kagome. Kirara transformed and Kagome put Shippo and Rin on her back.

"Inuyasha…" Sesshomaru gritted his teeth in irritation as he saw his brother doing the exact opposite of what he demanded. He leaped closer to him, not only a few feet away. "What do you think you are doing with Rin?" His hand gripped onto Tokijin.

"Listen, Kagome can cure her wounds better than you can. So leave her with us for a few days." Inuyasha tried as best as he could not to show his anger towards him because he was in no mood to begin fighting with Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru sighed and removed his hand away from Tokijin. "Three days Inuyasha, you have three days to return her. If you do anything to hurt her…" He narrowed his eyes coldly and Inuyasha knew what he meant. Inuyasha watched as his brother disappeared into a ball of light.

Later That Night- In a Hut

Kagome tucked in Shippo and Rin to bed, even though Shippo had protested loudly but was silenced by Inuyasha. Inuyasha was then, in turn, silenced with Kagome's sit. Kagome walked over to where Miroku, Sango, and Inuyasha were sitting. "They're asleep at last." She smiled slightly as she stared at the fire in front of her.

"I don't get it," Miroku began, "if you think that Sesshomaru is capable of hurting Rin, then why would he go through all that trouble to save her in the first place? I mean, it does sound rather odd."

"Miroku, many people do horrifying things. They don't need a reason." Kagome retorted.

"But this isn't just anyone you're accusing, Kagome. You're saying that my own brother beat up a little ningen girl?"

"It does sound a little weird, you know." Sango said as she added another log into the fire.

"Look, I know what I'm talking about. Maybe he just has a lot of anger inside him and he just decided to take it all out on Rin." Kagome explained.

Inuyasha chuckled. "Whatever. The only people he takes his anger out on his me and Naraku."

"Which reminds me," Kagome turned toward Inuyasha, "if you hate him so much why didn't you fight him like you always do?"

He sighed and hung his head back. "You think it's a good idea to start fighting him while there is a little kid who could have woken up and ran up to him while I was throwing a deadly attack towards him? That's real smart. Trust me on this Kagome, Sesshomaru isn't doing this. He only thinks about his pride and ego."

"He could actually be making sense here; maybe he's trying to prove that she isn't a weakness to his enemies." Miroku thought aloud.

Inuyasha growled in annoyance. "That's NOT what I meant houshi no baka! I meant that when he rescued Rin, his pride and ego were sized down because of caring for a ningen. What would he be proving by abusing a defenseless ningen girl? Sesshomaru is all about honor," Inuyasha scooted back and leaned his body against the wall, "there ain't no way in hell he would do something this stupid."

Sango nodded and yawned. "I'm agreeing with Inuyasha."

"What? Well, I'm convinced that Sesshomaru is hurting Rin. Miroku, who's side are you on?" Kagome, Sango and Inuyasha all looked at Miroku.

Miroku glanced at each of them and gave out a hopeless sigh. It's always the houshi that gets into these problems. Why do I have to be in the middle? "Well… on one hand, Sesshomaru has been known to do some sick things, but on the other hand; he wouldn't go through all that trouble to save her many times from danger. I suppose I'm on the side that is neutral."

Wow, they all gotta gang up on Miroku like that. That is… that's just cruel!! Well, not as cruel as what's happening to Rin! Kagome has it in for Sesshomaru for some reason, but it did look kinda bad the way he showed up; covered in Rin's blood and in a horrible mood. But at least Sango and Inuyasha are sticking up for him... for now anyway. So I hope all of you like the chapter and hopefully… you all review!! JA NE