Chapter 10:

Once they get to the forest, Sesshomaru stops and turns to Rin. She stops abruptly so she doesn't run into Sesshomaru's back and when she looks up she can see he is clearly upset. "Chichue?"

"What happened to Inuyasha and that Miko?"

Rin looks down sadly. "I don't really know."

"Rin? I know there is something you aren't telling me."

Rin sighs and sits down against a tree. She looks down at her hands. Sesshomaru goes over to her and stares at her, trying to wait patiently for her to talk. "Rin?"

When she looks up at him, he sees anger, and sadness shining in her eyes. "I really don't know. I know that when Kagome came back two years ago, when I was thirteen she and Inuyasha were together. He had said to Miroku that he wanted to give Kagome time to get use to being here permanently. Then after it seemed like she was. He tried..he really tried to woo her. She wanted a house, he built a house for her. He got everyone's input on the house. What it needed and such."

Rin looks away, then looks back at Sesshomaru shaking her head in sadness. "Kagome had been acting strange after Koga came to visit a year after she got use to being here. He had said he didn't know she came back. Then after that he left after saying congratulations to them too. I think it was so Inuyasha let his guard down. Which he did. Kagome then would sneak off whenever Inuyasha wasn't around hunting for fresh meat, or demons to kill. She'd leave."

"I see, and how did Inuyasha find out?" Sesshomaru demands almost immediately. Rin looks down and tears can't be stopped she chokes on a sob.

"She told Kaede after Inuyasha left to get us stocked up for winter, that she was gonna go looking for me so I wasn't in the bad weather. Chichue.. I was in my room. Kaede knew I was. I told Grandma Kaede I was gonna go find Kagome to tell her I was in my back room and that she should head home or come back with us. Since I knew Inuyasha would bring the food to us he then could I would assume walk her to their home. Well I followed her. I tracked as you taught me. I tracked her. I tracked her.."

Sesshomaru kneels down and sighs, running his fingers through her hair. "Where did you find her at Rin?"

"I tracked her back to their house. I then was gonna go knock on the door and let her know I was fine. I went to the door and that is when I heard. I heard those funny sounds. I heard them mating. I heard Kagome mating with Koga. I then backed up and went to leave. I ran into Inuyasha I tried to pull him away but he wanted to see Kagome..so he saw everything. Heard everything. The confession. She confessed that she wanted to be with Koga. That she was carrying Koga's pup. Well Koga announced it I believe, but Kagome didn't deny it. I know it's not Inuyasha's. They never were intimate. Chichue what do we do now?"

Sesshomaru sighs and rubs his temple. He never does anything remotely human except around Rin. He looks at her and smiles. "Well he has his friends yes? The old woman? and you? Right?"

Rin nods slowly. "Well yes, though Miroku and Sango were ready and willing to go against Inuyasha to protect Kagome against his demon. Till I told them why Inuyasha was mad, and losing control."

"I see. I am guessing Kagome released the beads from him then?"

"No that was me. He doesn't need to be tied down chichue. He, and his demon can be reasoned with."

"Not with what I saw he can't. His demon lashed out at me. As soon as I asked. I now understand why but, he lost control. Anyways he is back with the old miko. She can tend to him."

"She is trying to find another miko in the neighboring village that would be help watch over both villages. I have a spiritual gift but I don't wish to use it too much. Either way I have a question chichue?"

"Yes what is it?"

"Inuyasha right after everything fell apart for him. We. Kaede and myself let him sleep in the main area room. I got woken up in the middle of the night by him. He was sleeping on me. He was nuzzling me and had his head on my chest. He kept talking as if he was drugged. His demon was out because his claws were longer and his teeth were too. He kept saying he wanted to be warm, to be by the light. His light."

Rin realized right after she said that, that was a mistake to even ask him. Sesshomaru quickly stood and started to walk with quick and determined steps back towards the village straight for Kaede's house. Rin leaps up and chases after him. To stop him from doing something completely unnecessary.