If You Could Only See

Chapter 24

Modern Day Tokyo; Approx. three years six months after the well closed.

It took two days for Rin to get a call back from Kagome's brother, Souta. He was ecstatic on the line. The concert would consist of three other aspiring pianists, all playing one or more of their own pieces. Kagome would play last. The concert would be held that next Saturday, at the theater in the middle of Tokyo. Everything was set.

All Rin had to do, now was make sure that Inuyasha came to the performance.

Rin entered the W.I. building and took the elevator up to the nineteenth floor. Greeting the secretary, she knocking gingerly on the office door.

She waited for a moment but received no response, so she pushed the door open slightly and peeked her head inside. Inuyasha was standing with his back to the door, looking out the window onto the busy streets below.

"Inuyasha?" Rin called, stepping further into the room.

At the sound of her voice, Inuyasha turned his head, in shock to look at her. Rin's mouth fell open and she took a sharp breath. His usually bright eyes were dull and his skin was pale. His usual shiny hair hung limp and lifeless, and his eyes looked red and bloodshot.

"Rin? Sorry…I guess I didn't hear you knock."

"Inuyasha…are you feeling alright?" Rin said, taking a worried step closer to him.

"Huh…oh. Uh, I guess. Didn't sleep much past couple of nights…" he trailed of, not meeting her eyes.

"Please don't lie to me," Rin said in a stern voice. "Your like my brother, you know you can trust me."

Inuyasha looked back at her for a moment, before giving her a bitter smile.

"Yeah…guess your right."

When he didn't elaborate, Rin questioned him again. "What's wrong?"

"I…damn it…everything is just so screwed up right now…" He ran his hand through his hair, causing it to become disheveled and tangled. "…I know I'm doing the right thing, but…kami…I want to be wrong!" He screwed his eyes shut and turned his cast his head down as two tears fell from his eyes. "But I'm not wrong…I've known it for years…I just…I can't…" His hands balled into fists, his nails cutting into the skin on his palms. He was trembling.

Rin's eyes filled with tears. The separation from Kagome was finally killing him, too.

"But I screwed up…I slipped. How could I have been so stupid? What if I changed what happened…what if she isn't…" he collapsed in a chair, burying his head in his hands. "Kami…I can't do this!"

Rin knew that he was wrong, that Kagome needed him. She wanted to tell him that she was waiting for him…but would he believe her? In the state he was in, she doubted it. She was afraid that any goading to get him to go to her would only push him farther away from her. Their plan was the safest course of action.

She sat carefully down in the chair next to him as she gently lay a hand on his shoulder. She tried to hide her own tears as she pretended not to notice the tears he too was trying to hide.

"Inuyasha…Sesshomaru and I are hosting a concert in a week…come to it. It'll help take your mind off things. We even managed to get a hold of the composer of my song that you found…they will be playing in it as well. Please come…you've always loved music," she begged, poorly hiding the desperation in her voice.

"Sure…alright," he whispered.

Rin stood from her chair. She lighty squeezed his hand before leaving the office. She prayed to the kamis that everything would turn out all right.

Short… I know…I really almost just put this at the end of last chapter…but I didn't…gomen.

Next chapter is MAJORLY important…so don't kill me if it takes a few days to write, okay? Things are about to get crazy…haha.

Also, I got attacked by the plot bunnies at three in the morning…and I got this idea. Take a look and tell me what you think please ^o^

Summery~Inuyasha's the first demon to get a job as a teacher. The job is perfect, he's far away from his brother, and he gets to teach kids his favorite subject, history. What's more, the job led him to his mate. Too bad she's one of his students.

Little exert from chapter one~

"Why me?" she asked suddenly. "Out of the hundreds of girls you see everyday, why pick me?"

He cocked his head slightly to the side, as if in deep thought. He smirked down at her before looking into her eyes, allowing himself to get lost in the rolling clouds of grey.

"Not quite sure," he began still mesmerized by her eyes. "But I know one thing."

"Really? Pray tell."

"You an' me together," he rested his head against hers, so he could dwell even deeper in her gaze. "We'd make history."

So watcha think? Should I do this once this fic is over? (it goes to chapter 30…plus is has like three possible epiloges. Haha. So we still have a while to go ^.^ but idk…

Review and I'll love u forever!

~Lions Heart 獅子の心 (ROAR! ^-^)