Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, of course. I own Raine. My friend Stephanie owns Tala. Enjoy. -evil grin-
Raine laid on her bed, staring up at the ceiling of her room. She was in deep thought. Thought of what everyone had mentioned down stairs. Was she a murderer? Or did she only kill out of self-defense? She didn't know what to believe. She couldn't even remember. What was she to do now? She thought about this as she slowly fell asleep.
...In her dream...
" Ryukotsusei! I won't allow a man such as you to live!" she ran to the man, who was scared to death at the fact she had taken out and killed all of his sons in a minimum of ten minutes.
Lust for the kill burned in Raine's golden eyes. She sprinted across the room and appeared crouching down on his desk, looking like ademon with her glowing redeyes. Ryukotsusei screamed.
" Please, don't kill me! I promise I will never bother you or your family again!" he begged.
Raine stood up, her claws covered in the boys' blood. She stared at her hand, then at Ryukotsusei, and without another word, she attacked him.
" That's not good enough! You're the reason my father died!" she shrieked.
And with that, she ran her hand through his heart.
...End of dream...
" AHHH!" she yelled as she shot up. Raine was sweating immensly. She was scared. That had to be the worst nightmare she'd ever had before.
" I know what to do." she said aloud, getting up. She quickly put on some clothes and brushed her hair. She took out a sheet of stationery from her drawer, and began to write:
Dear Inuyasha or Sesshomaru,
I am a murderer, and should be treated like one. Please tell Bankotsu that I love him so much...with all my heart. I am going to turn myself in to the police. Please understand. Inuyasha, I didn't kill out of self-defense. I love you all very much. I hope you can forgive me.
Always yours,
RaineAnd with that, she set it on her bed and left the house quietly so she wouldn't wake anyone up. She arrived across town, at the police department. She walked in.
" Excuse me, sir. I need to turn myself in." she said to a man. The man looked at her.
" For what?" he asked. She sighed.
" Murder." she replied. The man's eyes grew. He took ahold of her arm and put her in a cell.
" You can stay here for now until I find out what to do with you. I have never encountered anyone who actually turned themselves in for a murder case." he then walked off.
Raine curled her legs up gloomily. She then heard a noise from behind her.
She turned around and saw a girl sitting on one of the beds. She had long, white hair, a shell crest on her forehead, green eyes, and red lipstick, and there was a snake wrapping itself around her.
" Who are you?" the girl asked. Raine gulped.
" I'm Raine." she replied. The girl stood up and walked over to Raine, when arriving crouching down to get a good look at her face.
" Raine...hmmm...what are you here for?" she asked. Raine frowned as she looked away.
" I murdered the Ryukotsusei family." she whispered. The girl gasped.
" You mean the Ryukotsusei family as in the company Bakurayuha?" the girl asked. Raine nodded. The girl smirked and sat down next to Raine.
" I'm Tsubaki. I was put in here for theft and murder." she said.
Raine's expression became darker. Tsubaki put her finger under Raine's chin and drew her in closer to her own.
" You have quite the lovely face, you know that? I'm afraid I lost such beauty a long time ago." she sighed and released Raine.
" Long time ago? Just how old are you?" asked Raine. Tsubaki sighed.
" Much older than you. You're in your late teens. I'm in my late hundreds." she replied. Raine nodded.
...Back at the house...
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru awoke about an hour after Raine had left. Inuyasha went downstairs, but only to find Raine wasn't there. Sesshomaru noticed this as well.
" Is Raine still asleep?" Sesshomaru inquired.
Inuyasha shrugged and headed for the stairs. He and Sesshomaru found Raine's door open, and the note sitting on her bed. They walked in.
Sesshomaru read the note first, glowered, then handed it to Inuyasha. Inuyasha's face grew angrier and angrier with each passing word written by his twin sister. He crunched it up in his hands and threw it on the floor.
" Dammit all! How could she turn herself in?" he yelled. Sesshomaru shrugged.
" Maybe she overheard our conversation last night? What Rin said...it probably got to her." Sesshomaru frowned.
Inuyasha ran downstairs and grabbed the phone. He dialed a number and a young girl picked up at the other end.
" Hello?"
" Rin, you bitch! This is all your fault!" he yelled. Rin blinked.
" Inuyasha? Who? What?" she studdered. He growled.
" Raine turned herself in because you called her a murderer! She left a note, too! And it's all because of you and your big-ass mouth!" he roared. Rin was sniffling.
" Turned herself in? You mean she's in jail?" she asked. Inuyasha nodded.
" Yeah. Sesshomaru and I are going down there to help in any way possible. You might as well come too, and apologize." he growled.
He slammed the phone. Rin pressed the hang up button on her phone and put it back on the charger.
" My fault...?" she began to cry as she got dressed.
She met up with Inuyasha and Sesshomaru in front of the police station. Bankotsu arrived shortly after. Inuyasha had called him as well and told him everything. They all walked inside.
" May we see Raine Fang, please?" requested Sesshomaru professionally.
The man nodded and took them to the cell which Raine and Tsubaki sat in.
The minute she saw them she ran up to the bars and smiled.
" Hey, guys." she said. Inuyasha furrowed his brows at her.
" Why the hell did you do this? And what's this shit about murdering for lust? You idiot!" he snarled.
She frowned at his greeting. Rin walked up to the cell.
" Raine--I'm sorry for calling you what I did. I was just so shocked that someone like you could kill. I apologize and it's my fault you're here in the first place." she began to cry. " You could so break out if you wanted. I wouldn't tell."
Sesshomaru clutched Rin's hand comfortingly. Raine smiled gently and reached out of the hard, cold, steal bars and put her hand on Rin's shoulder and forced her to look at her.
" Rin, it's not your fault. You had a point. What I am doing now is the right thing. I am a murderer. I could have left Ryukotsusei alone. Him I didn't kill out of defense, only his sons. I'm not going to break out. I'm sorry you're so pressured. I hope you can forgive me for it all--the killing, and turning myself in, which has caused you pain from where I'm standing. I think of you as a sister and always will." Raine said.
Rin let go of Sesshomaru and reached her arms through the bars as well, to bring Raine into a hug as much as she could. Bankotsu looked at Inuyasha and Sesshomaru.
" Would you guys mind if I spend some time alone with her?" he asked.
They nodded. Rin did, too, and she followed the brothers out. Bankotsu then turned his attention to Raine and he reached for her hand and she grabbed his.
" I'm sorry, Bankotsu." she apologized.
" It's okay, Raine. You feel that what you're doing is the right thing. That's what I admire about you. Your strong spirit just overwhelms me with happiness. More than I've ever felt before. Even if I'm not estatic about you being in here." he smiled.
Raine stroked the side of Bankotsu's cheek softly. Bankotsu put his hand on top of hers. Tsubaki smiled at them from her bed inside the cell.
...With Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Rin...
" What do you mean arraigned?" yelled Inuyasha angrily.
" I'm sorry, but until she is arraigned, we can't set the bail." the man explained.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had to settle with that, and they left. Bankotsu came with them. Rin followed after saying good-bye to Raine.
" So, you seem to have a nice boyfriend." said Tsubaki. Raine smiled and nodded.
" He really is great. I'm so glad I met him like I did." she sighed. Tsubaki examined the girl again.
" That guy back there, he looked just like you." said Tsubaki.
" He's my twin. The one with the longer white hair is my older brother and Rin was his girlfriend." nodded Raine.
" I see. Are you anything like him at all when it comes to personality?" she asked. Raine half nodded.
" Yeah. In my own kind of way. We're both stubborn, love a good laugh, hate to admit stuff like love. He still does. I've kinda grown out of that." replied Raine. Tsubaki nodded.
" I had a brother. He wasn't my twin, but, he was still my only sibling." the woman sighed. Raine looked at her.
" What was his name?" she asked.
And Raine's eyes snapped wide open when Tsubaki told her.
" Naraku." she said. Raine stood, taken aback. Tsubaki raised her eyebrows with confusion.
" Do you know him?" she asked her. Raine put her hand on her chest.
" Yes. I do. He tried to rape Rin. And Kagome saved her luckily, but he caused her to go to the hospital, and even die, but she came back to life. And Sesshomaru beat the living crap out of him. As did I." Raine replied.
Tsubaki snickered.
" Figures. No wonder he committed suicide." she whispered. Raine walked over to her.
" Suicide?" she repeated. Tsubaki nodded.
" Yes. About a month ago he committed suicide by hanging himself above his bed after stabbing his gut twice." she explained.
Raine covered her mouth,fell against the wall, and slid down it slowly. The horror of suicide crossed her mind.
" I had no idea." she gasped. Tsubaki closed her eyes, still snickering.
" No one did. No one knew. I found out when I came across his body that month. Our parents are dead, of course, and Naraku was still in high-school. Somewhat sad, but I can't really expect you to feel the same way. After all, he did try to rape your friend and almost killed your other." she said. Raine nodded.
" It is sad. I hate it when people die." Raine sighed. Tsubaki shot her a stern look.
" Then why did you kill Ryukotsusei?" she demanded. Raine looked at her.
" I don't know. I had a lust, I suppose. I don't really remember. Ryukotsusei also was the reason my father committed suicide so long ago, leaving me and Inuyasha to believe he died in a car crash with my mother. Inuyasha learned the truth and so did I. I guess that particular hatred just kinda exploded and went loose." she shrugged.
Tsubaki stared at her.
It was about a week later and they were all at the arraignment. Raine had been charged with murder in the first degree and bail had been denied. She was sentenced to be sent to the correctional institution for thirty days until her trial.
Inuyasha decided that this was the last straw, and he and Sesshomaru traveled to an office, finding Raine's lawyer. A woman sat in her chair with her feet propped up on the desk, reading a book. Inuyasha came in followed by Sesshomaru.
" Okay, Lady. Here's how it's gonna go--" he began.
The woman stuck her finger in the air and interrupted him.
" Who exactly do you think you're talking to? I am a lawyer! I know what I'm supposed to do, it is my job after all. So you listen, cause this is how it's gonna go, alright? I will do everything in my power to see that Raine is set free. When her trial comes up, I'll be there giving it my all. That's all I can really do. My name is Tala, not Lady. And don't you talk to me like that anymore, we clear on that?" she slammed the book down on the desk, causing Inuyasha to immediately shut up.
" Yes Ma'am." said Sesshomaru. She clasped her hands together.
" You two may leave now and I'll see you at the trial." she bid them farewell.
And with that, the brothers left. The next day, Raine sat in a room with Inuyasha, Bankotsu, and Sesshomaru standing with her. They were saying their good-byes before she had to leave for the insitution.
" Raine, we'll find a way to get you out of this. Don't worry." he sighed.
" Bankotsu, I have to stay and serve my time. They'll decide my fate at my trial when it comes."
" But you had no choice. Your friends were in danger and you did it all in self-defense. The jury will see it the same way for sure!" he retaliated.
" Raine, you'll be leaving here shortly. So, this is good-bye for thirty days." said Sesshomaru. She gave him a hug. She kissed Bankotsu and hugged him tight.
" Be strong." said Sesshomaru as he and Bankotsu began to leave the room. Inuyasha whispered into her ear.
" Raine. I love you. I'll find a way to get you out of this mess. I'll miss you and you need to hang tight for me, okay?" he said. She hugged him.
" Okay. I will." she sighed.
And with that, Inuyasha left.
A/N: Well, now. I told you guys Raine would do something. How unexpected, eh? But there may still be hope for Raine, yet! Fingers crossed, folks. Please review.