Chapter 11: Tale of the Shock

I couldn't do anything to stop this. Grandpa, Mom, and Souta said it was the best. I let tears escape my eyes as I continued with the activity I was doing. Was I chopping onions? Because my eyes were burning and tears kept escaping. I had no clue, but I wasn't holding a knife or onion, only the clothes of mine. Folding them and putting them in the suitcase.

"Rin!" Kagome called. "Do you need any help with packing?" I quickly wiped the tears just in case Kagome was going to come to my room.

"No thank you Kagome," I replied. "I have everything handled."

"Alright, I'll finish packing my things then," she said as she went back to her room. Did I mention why we were packing our things. Well what can you do when you're packing your things? Of course, when you do, it's other you're going on a trip, or you're moving. In this case, we were going to move. Even if the well was sealed by Grandpa and Souten, it wasn't enough to seal the love we had for the youkai on the other end. Kagome and I would be classified psychos if we ever explained this to anyone other than family. Where were we going? America. If being in the same era didn't work, then I guess we better be in different eras. If being in different eras but the same country didn't work, I guess we better be across the world then. It pained inside, but we all knew this had to take place. I finished packing the last of my clothes and looked at my empty room. I was going to miss this place.

"Rin!" it was Souta this time. "Do you want me to carry your things to the car?"

"It's alright Souta, I got it," I replied.

"Nonsense, you're still not strong enough yet, I'll carry your bags for you," he said taking the bags and I smiled.

"Thanks," I thanked.

"No problem sis," and we both walked out. When passing, I looked over to the shrine in which the well was in. I smiled at it and no matter how much I may want to go there just to look in there and caress the well's walls one last time, I had the strength to not go somewhere where it may hurt me the most.

I couldn't help it. The strings were drawn as I walked closer to the shrine. The invisible strings were pulling me closer and closer as my hand lifted to the shrine door. If I entered would I be able to undo the seal and be able to go back to the Feudal Era and stay with the one I love even if he can be a horny bastard? I was hoping so. As I put pressure on my hand ready to open the shrine door...

"Rin! No!" Souta yelled as he came over and ripped my hand away from the door and I stood in shock as all emotion that was on my face earlier...vanished...

There was no more pain, no more longing. It felt so free, so free in this black hole. Even if I missed him, here I didn't. I want to be here forever. Was there such thing as forever? Just as I was about to go deeper into the dark hole a light illuminated my way. It got brighter and brighter so bright I had to open my eyes...


I opened my eyes to see Grandpa, Mom, Souta, and Kagome leaning over me looking at me with a sadden expression.

"Are you alright Rin? You blanked out on us for a whole fifteen minutes!" I blinked my eyes getting used to the light so I can see their figures wholey.

"I'm fine, where are we?" I asked.

"We're still at home, our flight is in ten minutes so we'll be late, we're going to take the next flight, mom already called in," darn it! We missed the flight because of me! How stupid can I be?!

"I'm sorry everyone," I whispered. "I didn't mean to try to open the shrine."

"No no no!" Kagome yelled. "It wasn't your fault! It's very tempting, but before you or I do it, we better get out of here, the next flight is in three hours, want to go to WacDonalds to kill the time?" she smiled and I reflected it right back.

"Let's do it," I replied smiling. We had to get out of here, it was more dangerous than getting acquainted with a lion.


I sighed. This was sad. Very sad.

"What's wrong? Something bothering you Rin?" Kagome asked as I looked at her and forced a smile.

"I'm fine," I started. "it's just, when we go to America, there won't be a WacDonalds anymore, it's gonna be...umm...I can't remember?" Kagome laughed.

"Um, I think it was McDonalds," Kagome answered.

"Yeah! That was it!" I said as Kagome's laughter pushed out a real smile out to me. Was Kagome hurting too? Or was she really over InuYasha?

"Um, pardon, but Kagome? Do you...miss InuYasha?" I asked and regretted it right away. Her laughter face disappeared as she looked thoughtful for awhile. She forced a fake smile.

"No, of course not, we're so different in many ways, one, we live in different eras, I can't possibly...marry him one day you know? So what's the point? Love without marriage? Besides, the Shikon no Tama was bound to be one and disappear one day, it's better that it...it's better that...it's better for both of us that...we were out of it before it was complete." She said as she hid her head in her arms as she cried silent to herself.

"Kagome, I'm sorry..." I apologized. I didn't mean to...really I didn't...

"Don't worry about it, I'm sure I'll meet someone in America way better than InuYasha, of course I will! And you'll meet someone better too!" She smiled again and I forced a smile with her. Unbelievable, we were both forcing fake smiles.


"Kagome! Rin!" Souta yelled entering WacDonalds. "There you two are! So are you quite ready yet? The plane is leaving in thirty minutes we need to get to the airport!" We both nodded as we threw away the trash and left a five dollar tip at the table. The ride to the airport took us fifteen minutes and we checked in at the lobby. Goodbye Japan...Goodbye Sesshoumaru...


I sat next to a window as Kagome sat next to me. Souta, Grandpa, and Mom sat in the seats behind us. I couldn't help but look out the window, I don't care if I get airsick, cause I don't think I will. We're passing we're gone. On top of the ocean. It's been a couple hours now, I wasn't keeping track of time. My eyelids start to get heavy as sleep overwhelmed me...


"We are going to land in three point five minutes, please fasten your seatbelts and stay in your seats."

I thought I heard something but was too engrossed in sleep to care whatever it was.

"Rin! Wake up! We're almost here! Rin!" Kagome shook me. I shrugged her arm off and slept. What did she say again? She sighed and fastened the seatbeat around me. Suddenly I felt a jump in my stomache that shot through my spine and then a light thump.

"Rin! Wake up now!" Kagome harshly whispered and I poked an eye open. I yawned.

"Something wrong?" I asked.

"We're in America!" she said and my eyes shot out wide and I was about to get up...only to find I couldn't.

"Kagome! Kagome! I'm glued here! Did you do something?!" I yelled trying to desperately get out of my seat when the passengers were getting out and Kagome laughed as she came over to me.

"Do you ever put on your seatbelt?" she asked as I looked down and saw the seatbeat across my stomache and blushed at my stupidity.

"Uh..." I clicked it open and hid my face as we got out. Since I was looking down I accidentally bumped into something and let out an 'ow.'

"Sorry," I started and looked up and I was shocked. Dead shock.

"Just watch yourself next time," he replied in an annoyed tone and walked out. My jaw dropped to the ground. Who was he to judge me?! I'll show him! I rushed out of the plane to find him nowhere. Damn, he's fast.

We were in a little town near the border where California and Oregon met called Crescent City. I asked my grandpa why he chose such a small place because I was used to the large streets of Tokyo. He told me he had a friend who lives here and the beaches and forests would calm us all. I just replied with an 'o.' Well this friend of grandpa lived in a medium sized house by the beach and although it was small. It was pretty cozy too. Right next door was the biggest property ever! It actually reminded me of...Sesshoumaru's castle...But anyways! It has the HUGEST mansion ever and it makes the town seemed bigger than explained by websites and grandpa. Haha, the guy next door must be rich, gotta date one of his sons now! Just kidding! Grandpa's friend tour us around the house and I found out that the friend of Grandpa was Roshomaru, he said he came once to Japan to visit us but I was still a baby. Kagome remembers him though. Roshomaru had a daugher one year older than me named Rin too which I thought was a coincidence. When I saw her...omg! She was my twin!

"Hi Rin! I'm Rin too!" she smiled like she doesn't have any sad things happening in her life.

"H-hi...Um, did some crazy scientist decide to make me after you or you after me or something? Because we look WAY too alike...hm...just you have highlights in your hair!" I replied looking at her still in shock and she just kept smiling.

"Well, I don't know!" and she laughed and I laughed too.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," I replied and she giggled.

"The pleasure's all mine," she smiled. "Oh yeah! My full name is Rinaka but my grandpa just calls me Rin, but they'll have to call me Rinaka seeing how there's two Rin's in the house now!" she said and I laughed.

"Oh come on! You don't have to do that for me!" I told her and I really meant it. No one has to change what they've been called their whole life to-

"Oh no! It's completely fine! I've only been called Rin a couple times, my friends call me Rinaka!" she said and I smiled.

"Really? Do you want me to call you Rin or Rinaka?" I asked.

"Well, you're special, you can call me Rin!" she said as we both gave each other a hug.

"I see you two have already bonded," we turned over to the voice and both smiled.

"Yep," and we rushed to her room to talk about everyday girl things. I've never felt better since my Sesshoumaru conception.


"Hey Rin!" I asked as I looked through pictures of her and her boyfriends, she had so many!

"Yes?" she asked from the bathroom.

"You know that mansion next to your house?" I asked and she nodded.

"Um, who lives in there? It's such a small town it's unbelievable it has a house that big!" I said as she laughed.

"Yeah, I agree with you!" and she smiled. "Flip to um...boyfriend number two! He's on the second to last page! You know, the newest boyfriend gets the front page? Well anyways go ahead." I flipped the book a couple pages to find...I was dead shock..again.

"Whoa! You alright Rin? You look like you've seen a ghost!" she said. Maybe I have.

"I'm fine," I replied as she smiled.

"Well, that's one of the guy who owns the mansion next door's son. That's his son, InuYasha. I used to date him but he started to bore me after six months so I left him," she explained.

"I see," I replied.

"Yes! He's so freaking hot! But he somehow started to bore me," she replied blowing on the nail she just finished polishing. This is confusing...that guy in the picture looked a little like InuYasha, with no doggie ears...

I fainted.


I woke up to see Rin leaning over me and looking at me.

"Are you alright?" she asked. "You're so pale and you passed out after I talked about InuYasha!" she said as she leaned back so I would have space to breath.

"I'm fine, I don't know why I fainted, not enough rest or something," I said as Rin looked shock.

"Really?" she asked. "Well then, go to bed! Don't wake up until next morning! Besides, I'll get to tour you tomorrow!!" I faked a smile as I fell asleep...again...


"Rin! Wake up! Wake up!" Rin yelled as she jumped on the bed and I rolled over to my side and groaned.

"Just five more minutes," I said as she wouldn't stop the pouncing. I got up. "Rin! You're worst than Kagome!" I laughed and she did too.

"Well, get ready because I can't wait to show you around town! We may not have much but the beach is so freaking hot!" she said refering hot as in beautiful. I yawned and went into the joining bathroom. I let loose my clothes as I went in the shower and closed my eyes. The worst idea ever...

30 Minutes Later...

"RIN!" Rin pounded on the door. "RIN! Are you alright?! You've been in the shower for thirty straight minutes! I'm starting to worry! RIN! Answer me!" My head hit the side of the shower and that was what woke me up. "RIN ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" Uh oh, it was Rin!

"I'm fine!" I shouted as I quickly turned off the shower and dried myself with the towel. I opened the door and Rin was fishing for clothes in her closet. She pulled out a brown t-shirt that said: Looking for Mr. RIGHT NOW! and a pair of white jeans.

"Finally! I was thinking of changing right here!" she said smiling and walked into the bathroom and I was too tired to question where I was going to change so I just locked the bedroom door and changed in there. I was wearing a pink t-shirt with a cute anime emoticon and light blue jeans to finish it off. Rin came out hair done and everything.

"Oh! Hot!" she said looking at my attire. I winked at her.

"Yeah, says the one who's hot," I replied.

"Yep, and she's my twin," she replied wittily and stuck out her tongue.

"Fine you win," I replied. "Aren't you going to show me around today?" I asked and she nodded her head vigorously.

"Heck yes!" she said and pulled my hand and out the door and down the stairs we went. "But first, we're going to have breakfast!" I stuffed myself with waffles and a cup of orange juice. I did my dishes and she did hers. We went out and she pulled out her car.

"'kay! Jump in!" she said as I did and sat in the passenger seat. I buckled my belt this time, thank goodness.

"So where are we going first?" I asked as she smiled.

"We're going to get you a boy!" she said as I blinked.

"Wait, what?!" I yelled and she laughed.