NameofStory: Because Of A Wish

Summary: Rin is a little nobody that doesn't get a second glance form anyone. She spends most of her time reading manga about demons. When she wishes demons were real, she gets more than she bargained for.

Author'sNote:Hi! I know I haven't updated since. Ouch. September. I'm sorry! But, I am updating now before the holidays! So this is a Christmas gift to all of you! Lol. On with the gift…R&R

NameofChapter: Saturday

Rin sighed, waking up from a peaceful dream. She smiles, wanting to go back to that dream. She was in a meadow, watching the clouds move across the sky as they changed shape. All of a sudden, someone lay down beside her. It was Sesshomaru. He gently took her hand and kissed her knuckles. She giggled and laid her head on his broad shoulders. She had smiled as he kissed her forehead.

"And now I'm awake," Rin said out loud, looking out her newly fixed window. The sun was bright, like early afternoon bright. She looked over at her clock and saw it was after one. She gasped, sitting up. "I slept for over fourteen hours!" She rested her head on her knees and sighed in defeat. "Oh well."

She stayed like that for a while, letting the silence sink in. It was Saturday. No school. No where to go. No homework. Her mother and Gico were at work, leaving her by herself. Kagome was babysitting for her neighbor today. She had nothing to do.

"Oh, stop!" Came the voice of her mother. Rin's head snapped up, listening closely. Her mother was supposed to be at work, not here. She was laughing hysterically.

"Mai." That was Bankostu. Rin recognized his voice instantly.

"Stop! You're going to make me wake up Rin! She's still sleeping."

"It's after one. In the afternoon."

"I know. But, after what has happened in the last couple days, she deserves some sleep."

"Yeah," Bankostu sighed, as Rin made her way silently over to them. Bankostu dragged a hand through his hair, which was still in an Indian braid. He wore jeans and a grey dress shirt. Mai was sitting next to him on the couch, her bare feet were on his lap. Her face was slightly red from her laughter.

"What's going on?" Rin asked, coming into the living room. Mai and Bankostu looked at her, in shock. Mai hurriedly took her feet off of Bankostu's lap.

"Oh! Rin, you're up!" Mai said in one breath. "Ban-Ban, I mean, Bankostu is just waiting for you to wake up."

"Yes! I was wondering up you wanted to go to lunch with me, you know, to catch up." Bankostu replied then flinched. What a stupid thing to say...

Rin gave him a glare. "There is nothing to catchup on." She said hotly. "I've known you for two days!" She drew herself up to her full height.

"Please, Rin. Give me one chance to get to know the daughter I should have raised." Bankostu pleaded, holding up his hands.

"But you didn't."

"We, as in me, Gico, and Bankostu, all understand that this might take a while to adjust to these sudden changes." Mai inputted. "But the fact is, Bankostu is in your life now, Rin. He wants a chance to get to know you."

"Why now? Why not after I was born?" Rin breathed through her nose. The bridge of her nose was smarting. She blinked, fighting back the tears.

Bankostu sighed, knowing this question would come up sooner or later.

"I was scared, Rin. Scared of you knowing the truth about what I do." Bankostu said, in defeat. "Who I work with."

"She knows about us, son." A man said, to a younger version of himself. "She's a human. She shouldn't be able to see our true form. But she does."

"I know, Father." The younger man said, his golden eyes lined with ice.

"Sooner or later, the Oni will find out about that she knows. She will be put in grave danger." His golden eyes connected with the other pair of golden eyes. "Protect her. Or else she will be another victim of Haru."

"Yes, Father."

"So, let me get this straight." Rin said later while she and Bankostu were at a park, having lunch. The park was deserted, except for a few joggers passing by. "You and my mom were best friends all through school, and in High School, you guys loved each other but didn't do anything because you were with some girl. So, instead of breaking up with her for my mom, you continued dating her. Then years later, you ran into each other while in college. While mom was with Gico-" She said his name because she's not sure what to call him anymore. "And neither of you didn't do anything about it?"

Bankostu nodded, flinched, and then sipped his coffee. Hearing his past from his daughter, made him feel like crud. So many mistakes have been made.

"Why?" Rin asked, and then sipped on her blueberry smoothie. "If you two loved each other, why didn't you go for it and ignore the consequences?"

"I have asked myself that question many times since college but have come up with no good answer."

"I mean, if you did ignore the consequences, you would probably be married to my mom and I would have siblings." She looked at him. "And I'd be calling you dad."

"I know, Rin, and I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry." Bankostu looked defeated and ten years older.

Rin sighed. "Save it. It's the past now."

"But I can't forget the mistakes I've made and I can't forget them. Nor can I ignore them."

Rin and Bankostu matched gazes and stared at one another.

"So, um, what did you want to tell me earlier?" Rin asked, breaking the awkward silence. "Something about who you work with. The way you made it sound like it was with someone bad."

"Oh, right. That." Bankostu cleared his throat and shifted in his spot. "First, let me ask you, Rin. Do you believe in super-natural beings?"

"Super-natural beings," Rin repeated. "Like aliens? Or Superman?"

"Superman."

"Sure. I believe in super-natural beings."

"Not Superman, but something else. Someone else."

"Spider-man?"

Bankostu sighed. He looked Rin square in the eyes.

"Not fictional. Something real, not made up, but we don't know about them. Like demons."

This caught Rin's attention more. Demons? What did demons have to do with this?

"Okay. Sure. I believe demons exist." Rin said, wondering where this conversation is going to lead them.

"Well, Rin. They live around and with us." Bankostu told her, watching her face. She pretended to look unconvinced. "Well, anyway, I work with a group of Demons called the Shakai."

"The Shakai?" Rin never heard that before when she was around Sesshomaru or Inuyasha.

"Yes. Shakai means society. So, really, it's a society of demons. Good demons. The bad demons are called the Oni."

"Impressive."

Bankostu gave her a pointed look. "This is serious stuff, Rin. The Oni wants to make humans their slaves. Just think the entire human race will disappear. Forever."

"What is the Shakai doing?" Rin asked, genuinely interested in this. She wanted to know more about the Demons than she already does. Demon Powers doesn't mention the Oni or the Shakai.

"Protecting us from the Oni." Bankostu answered. "They believe humans and demons should live with one another. We share this planet equally. But never cross paths or let humans in with their Society."

Rin raised an eyebrow, a confused expression on her face. "Then how do you fit in with this?" Her eyes widened. "Are you a...demon? Am I demon too? What about my mom?"

"Rin, calm down. I am not a demon, nor are you or your mother." Bankostu quickly replied, a panicked expression on his face. "We are pure human."

"How do you know about demons, then?"

Bankostu looked her straight in the eye.

"Because I saved one of their lives."

To Be Continued…

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