I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Chapter 10

She was happy, she didn't care about what the rest of the world was thinking as she walked home to get ready for a night with Sesshomaru. Preferably clothing he would not destroy. Humming to herself she knew she had a spring in her step at the prospects of tonight. This was going to be a lot of fun, it also meant that even if it was only temporarily she'd have a lover who cared about her. The thought was pleasing to her at least.

Once this burned out though, she'd resume her quest to not love Sesshomaru anymore. In her appartment she pulled out a pretty dress, white with a red cherry blossom crest on the hem and sleeves. The yellow and purple sash tied the dress together; at least he wouldn't have to destroy this on to get to her. The thought has her smirking while she pulled her hair up into a bun and then dug out the dreaded heals Kagome had forced her to buy. Rin never wore makeup and she wasn't about to start for Sesshomaru as she walked out of her apartment. Secretly she was relieved Kagome, Sango, and Ayame weren't around to see her strutting around in this dress to go off to a hotel for a night with a man. The smile she tried to smother just wouldn't stop blooming as she strutted towards the hotel. Walking into the lobby she was startled when a firm hand grabbed her and dragged her along, in heals it wasn't easy to keep up with him.

Sesshomaru dragged her into an elevator as they soared upwards towards the suite he had booked. Rin smiled at him as she slipped her hand into his, he said nothing, nor did he react but he interlaced their fingers. Somewhere in her she accepted he wanted this, he wanted her but for how long she didn't know as they stood in silence in the elevator. Rin would admit she loved being with him, she'd admit she loved him, and if he were to ever ask her she'd always love him. There was something about him which told her not many people had bothered to love him in his life, so if he were to ask Rin would be honest. Hopefully he'd never ask so when this did burn out she could leave with her dignity even if what was left of her heart belonged to him. The elevator doors opened to the penthouse, his mouth crashed onto hers.

It was around midnight before he finally slowed down enough to see the problem, why this would never burn out. Rin was curled up beside him sleeping, before he'd wake her again to start all over. This human, a creature he despised with a passion but this one human was something he couldn't resist because he cared. It was going to drive him to insanity knowing he cared since there was no way to deny it as Rin slept beside him so trustingly and happily. Gently his claws traced the ugly bruise on her arm which made him furious.

Who would hurt Rin?

Honestly if he couldn't then he didn't know who could. Rin was so kind to everyone, she was also annoyingly happy, amazingly absentminded, and from what he had seen of her portrait of Izayoi she was an incredible artist too. She was too kind for her own good he decided as he fingered the bruise which was making him want to go kill someone. Gently so as not to wake her he left the bed to arrange a business trip he'd be taking next week to China to negotiate a few contracts. Opening up the computer he had brought he typed up the email.

"What are you doing, Sesshomaru?" Rin yawned, she had pulled on his shirt again.

"You are supposed to be sleeping," he informed her hitting send then scooping up his human lover. She gave him a sleepy smile as she wrapped her arms around his neck and rest her head on his shoulder.

"I couldn't sleep, you were gone and the nightmares came," she muttered as her eyes drooped again. Oh no she wasn't! his mind snarled as he tossed Rin on to the bed and kissed her, she opened her eyes to look at him.

"You might want to be awake for this," he warned as his lips trailed down and he undid his shirt from her. This human was driving him insane.

Sesshomaru took her back to her apartment around three in the morning, surprisingly her dress had survived the night. She had been shocked when he told her to wear it again, carrying her heals in her hand she smiled to herself as she walked up to her apartment.

"Rin," she turned to look at him.

"I will be gone for a week starting today, do not think you are free to see someone else," he warned her. She smiled then.

"I'm more of a one guy at a time sort of girl," she chuckled at his smirk before he drove off. She was smiling to herself as she walked into her building pulled out her keys. Humming softly to herself she decided she was happiest when Sesshomaru was involved with her life. Opening her door she flipped on the light to walk to her room when she stopped. There was someone else here, slowly she turned around, her heart pounding in her ribs.

"So this is what you've been doing," an angry voice snarled, fear was making her mute again. Her mouth opened and closed, opened and closed, and she felt like a fish at the action and terrified since no sound was coming from her.

"You little slut!" he roared, she threw the heels at him as she ran to her bedroom. He grabbed her then hurled her to the wall, she hit with a force which would've made her cry but no sound came from her. Instead she scrambled to her feet then tried to run for the door, she had to get away, she had too!

"Oh no you don't," he grabbed her, his hand covered her mouth. She bit in, her teeth sank into his hand, he howled in pain then threw her at the window, she grabbed her curtains.

"You don't mind spreading yourself around but if I do it you leave me, well no more you little bitch!" he punched her the window shattered when she hit it. No sound came from Rin as her eyes widened at the sight of the concrete below her. It was now or never jump or fight, the fighter was unleashed and Rin came back swinging, clawing and fighting. Her finger nails raked down his face as she fought, he screamed as he grabbed her wrist then twisted it painfully. A hiss escaped her lips as she felt the break and a blinding pain coursing through her being. The world dimmed slightly again when he threw her then pinned her, she still struggled fighting the consuming darkness, pain, and all consuming fear. His fist slammed into her jaw.

"You are a little bitch," he snarled, "you should've stayed with me." His hands wrapped around her throat, no sound came from her as her fingers clawed helplessly at his wrists and hands, she was still fighting. Rin would not die without a fight, Kohaku's eyes were a blaze with hatred as he glared down at her, his grip tightened on her throat her lungs burned for air. "I hate you bitch!"

Rin's answer was a baleful glare before her door broke down.

"Help her!" a voice shrieked, there was a howl which reminded Rin of Sesshomaru, a blur of silver then the pressure on her throat was gone. But unconsciousness consumed her. She wanted Sesshomaru, he'd make the pain go away, her body didn't have the fight left in her anymore as she surrendered to the darkness. The last thing she remembered was seeing a half-naked Kagome rushing towards her while a half dressed silver inuyōkai pinned Kohaku. Then there was nothing.

Voices, beeping, silence at night, a strong hand holding hers then nothing. Rin couldn't rouse herself, she didn't want to wake, but the light was irritating her as she tried to turn away from it. Something slim gripped her hand and wouldn't let her pull away. Cracking her eye, which felt like mush she glanced around the room. Her body ached, it was a dull pulsing ache and her battered body wanted relief from the dull ache. Everything hurt, her ribs sang, her fingers throbbed, and her face felt like shit, but worst her throat felt like it had been crushed, tenderly she turned her head and came face to face with…

Izayoi?

Okay now she knew she was hallucinating, perhaps it was whatever horrible drugs they had pumped into her system. No one ever came to visit her in the hospital. There was no one in her life who would visit. In fact Rin was pretty positive her emergency contact information was empty because there was no one. Strange, even when she had been friends with Kohaku and Kanna she hadn't filled them in as her emergency contacts. A groan escaped her swollen lips as she looked around the room. A tall silver figure was standing by the window, he looked so like Sesshomaru she almost called him that. It wasn't though, she knew that; it was InuTaisho.

"You're awake," Izayoi stated as if in relief. Rin said nothing, her throat was killing her and it was parched, uncomfortably so.

"How are you feeling?" InuTaisho loomed over her then. Stupid question, the retort was on the tip of her tongue as she lay there hurting. The door opened then, Rin's good eye glanced nervously at the door to see Inuyasha and Kagome walking in.

"Oh, you're awake!" Kagome sounded relieved, Rin wished she could say she felt the same. In truth Rin was hating her decision to wake up because gods above did she hurt.

"I'm sorry, he got away." Inuyasha's ears fell flat against his head as if he had done something bad. Rin didn't have the energy to assure him he had done nothing wrong because all her energy was going into ignoring the pain. She had suffered worse, she reminded herself internally. There had been beatings worse than this, nights worse than that night, and betrayals worse than this. But gods above was Rin getting tired of being hurt, she wanted Sesshomaru but didn't voice the opinion.

"Well, you're awake, always a good sign," Rin's good eye looked at Ayame. "Yeah, I'm a doctor." She shrugged carelessly as she went about giving Rin easy tests, check her pupil because the other eye was nothing more than a slit with how badly it had swollen. Ayame checked her vitals, all the while Rin ignored the strangeness of having people in her room with her while this was all happening. Never had anyone ever been with her when she had been hurt.

"Sango's here to," Kagome informed her softly. Rin was beginning to feel weird with all the people here because she was injured. No one had ever come for her when she had been in the hospital, this was making her nervous. She always suffered alone in her pain, this was weird.

"Alright, good news first. Your attacker did not crush your windpipe so you'll be fine. Bad news, you have three broken fingers on your left hand and your left arm is broken, both bones; you have a few compound fractures on your skull, and your jaw was fractured and four ribs have been fractured or broken. However we are certain Inuyasha and you inflicted a lot of damage on your assailant, he's probably going to need medical attention. Did he rape you?" Rin shook her head vehemently, rape was not something that had happened when Kohaku had attacked.

"Alright, we'll inform the officers. Detectives Shippo Ota and Sota Higurashi will be in shortly to take your statement, don't panic if you have a little bit of memory loss you took some heave blows to your head." Ayame warned her before leaving. The Taishos left, about time, in Rin's mind. It was too weird having people here for her when she was in excruciating pain. Two men walked in, one with shaggy bright orange hair, a fox tail, and green eyes and the other who looked very similar to Kagome with large brown eyes instead of blue.

"I'm Shippo," the fox introduced himself, "and this is Sota," he motioned to his partner.

"Do you remember anything from the you were attacked?" Sota asked in a kind voice, Rin shook her head. A lie but she didn't really care.

It was painful for her to be here in this pain, and a thing she had learned from her childhood was one did not talk about the abuse or the abusers no matter how painful the beating you received. The beating for telling was a million times worse, thankfully being in pain made Rin a good liar. Lying was never something she was good at unless she was mute and blank, she was both for the first time in a long time.

The detectives asked a few more questions, Rin being right handed was able to write most of her answers, most of them were 'I don't know'. They asked about the sex, 'a date' was all she said when they asked with who she claimed she didn't remember. She lied and said most of yesterday was missing for her. They concluded their interview, bowed slightly before leaving her be. Rin glanced out the window, it was dark out there. A tear slipped down her cheek when a strong hand slipped into hers', she turned to look into a set of amber eyes. Relief swamped her, a weak smile played on her lips then as she lightly squeezed his hand.

Sesshomaru had gotten a call which had had him teleporting over here in a ball of energy to Rin at night after leaving her alone for the day. Inuyasha's call had only said that the portrait artist dad had hired had been attacked, it was big news since the girl was a friend of Kagome's and Inuyasha and InuTaisho were relying on him to care for the company while they were watching over the girl. What no one in his family realized was Rin was his. That made her his responsibility, and it infuriated him to think his father and idiot half-brother were watching after his Rin. Holding her hand he stared at her sleeping form again, a machine was beeping rhythmically to her heart as she lay there. He had heard the interview with the detectives and seen most of Rin's reactions since he had been on the roof of the building across the street at the time waiting for them to leave.

Rin was lying.

They hadn't noticed it though. But Rin was lying and he was going to figure out why when she was strong enough to handle his interrogation. Whoever had hurt Rin was going to suffer his wrath, then Rin was going to be safely tucked away somewhere where this would not happen again. If he sounded unreasonable then so be it but she was not going to be hurt again. He had seen her x-rays last night, listened to the doctors and even stolen her file at one point, Rin had suffered enough. And after the bastard who did this suffered she was going to tell him why she was lying.