-Twenty Nine-

Rin walked into the cafeteria for the last time. She took notice of the students, those she talked to and those she completely ignored every time she saw them. No one noticed her besides her friends, who were all waving at their normal table. All but InuYasha were seated at the table across the loud, messy room. Rin's hand covered her stomach for the millionth time today. When will I be able to see my friends again? She thought aloud, "This is it."

"No, it's not, Miss Drama Queen."

Rin jumped at the sound of her soon-to-be brother-in-law's voice. She turned to him. He was standing next to her, also looking at their friends. "You'll see them again. I know Kagome won't be leaving you alone anytime soon. And Sango is furious that you haven't told her sooner."

Rin gasped. In a low whisper, she snapped, "You told them I'm pregnant!"

The half demon shrugged. "Kagome forced it outta me. And then she told Sango. I'm quite surprised they haven't tackled you yet."

"I was suppose to tell them, asshole!" Rin huffed. She turned her whole body to face him. That's when she noticed the contained laughter evident in his face. She threw her fist into his shoulder, hard. "You idiot! I have a baby inside of me, my hormones are on fire, and I'm pissed off ninety percent of the day! Do not play jokes on me!"

InuYasha held up his hands. "All right! All right! I was kidding. I haven't told them shit. Sesshomaru would have my nuts if he found out I did that to you. Jeez, hormonal pregnant woman. Calm down!"

Rin threw a finger in his face, a centimeter from his nose. "Do not tell me to calm down. I'll blow up on you so fast, your head'll spin."

He just grinned. "Fine, fine. Let's go; they're looking at us all weird."

He took Rin's wrist and tugged her to the table. They sat at their usual places; him next to Kagome, Rin between Sango and Hana. Rin hadn't bothered getting a tray; Sesshomaru had her food sent to her dorm, like every other day this week, all packed and ready to eat. In her hand was the packed lunch and she neatly laid it on out the table.

"Gosh, what's up with all the food, Rin? Eating for two or an army or something?" InuYasha smirked at her from across the table.

She mouthed over at him, "Go fuck yourself."

No one noticed their exchange.

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Sesshomaru was pacing his office, determined to find Rin. His instincts called for her, as they had every day they were separated since the moment he discovered she was carrying his pup.

A girl. She had said she dreamed of a baby girl. With hair and markings like his. Sesshomaru could feel the rush of blood flowing through his body at the thought of his first born not only being a female, but a full demon. All females born are full-blooded demons; they are rare, but powerful. His own mother was one of the last known female dog demons on the planet.

And now, his daughter with be the demoness of the new era. And, if he was honest to himself, that terrified him. Although he wouldn't admit it aloud, the thought of his daughter becoming the only available, powerful dog demoness scared him near to death. Sesshomaru's mother and father were forced into marriage and consummation by all of demon society; they were the power couple for years, looked up to by all other species, including humans.

Until Inu no Taisho found his true mate in a human woman. That bitch destroyed the perfect world Sesshomaru had lived in. At a young age, he had to mature and be more grown up than his own father, who enjoyed playing on the ground with baby InuYasha.

That thought sickened Sesshomaru. But, now everything has changed. He had once vowed to himself that he'd never mate a human; yet, now his entire mind and world revolve around one. His thoughts were filled with concerns and fantasies about a the young human girl; everything he did, he did for her. He went to such lengths to hire a new cook that specializes in demon pregnancies; the cook made Rin's meals everyday, and everyday it was sent in a small container to her dorm room. He had tried to force his mate to completely move into the mansion, but she refused. She wanted to stay at the school for the rest of the week.

And today was Friday, her last day at this disgusting academy. Her last day to ever glance at that fucking wolf demon; last day to endure the torture and stress of studies-that would be bad for the pup.

Sesshomaru's train of thought was broken when he heard the door open. Immediately, he spun on his heel and started stalking towards the door, in hopes his mate decided to visit him after lunch. However, it wasn't his raven-haired beauty. Instead, it was the disgusting slut Kagura.

She slithered into the room, purposely closing the door behind her. She leaned against the wooded door, her eyes half-closed and lips parted in what she hoped was a seductive smirk.

Sesshomaru nearly gagged at the sight of her, his stomach was turning so harshly.

She took a step toward him, pushing herself off the door with obvious emphasis on her breasts. Sesshomaru took a step back and around his desk in order to get something between them. She smiled wolfishly at him.

"Hello, Mr. Taisho," she said huskily.

Sesshomaru tried not to make a face. "Kagura. What can I help you with?"

The words were spit out like venom.

She flinched, but continued her advance on him. She was near his desk now, trailing her fingers along the flat surface. "A few things, I think."

"Such as?"

She looked up at him through her eyelashes.

She grinned mischievously.

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Rin discreetly lifted a napkin to her lips and spit what was in her mouth back on her tongue. Her stomach was twisting terribly; she could feel the food she had just shoveled into her mouth come back up her throat. She quickly excused herself from the table and bound for the door to the cafeteria, making her way to the nearest bathroom.

She barely made it to the stall and locked it before the bile came up her throat and out her mouth into the toilet bowl. She emptied her stomach until nothing was left to heave up. She sat back, flushing the foil smelling toilet water. Her hand brushed her bangs off her forehead and she felt her hot skin. Was this normal?

Her hand caressed her lower stomach.

What is happening to me?

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InuYasha bounded for the door after Rin was gone for longer than five minutes. He had whispered his plan to Kagome. She followed after him in a slower pace due to her humanity. She headed for the nearest bathroom to check on Rin while InuYasha headed to the history building to fetch Sesshomaru and bring him to Rin.

He loved giving Rin a hard time, but something was wrong. Demon pregnancies are very different from human; they can be harder, and a hell of a lot more difficult than human pregnancies. Seven out of ten human women die before the baby is born. The remaining three are either hospitalized for life, or develop mentality disorders. InuYasha's own mother was in those statistics.

He ran like hell to the West Building. His nose caught the strong scent of perfume, then his eyes registered a black blur coming from the opposite side of the campus.

He heard Kagome scream out, "RIN!"

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Something's wrong. Something's wrong. What is it? Something is very, very wrong.

Rin's eyesight blurred for a second before all she saw was red. Something is happening. Without thinking to herself once more, she stood and sprinted out of the bathroom and down the sidewalk of the courtyard towards the West Building.

All her mind as focusing on was one word: Hers.

He was hers, and no one else's. And something was touching hers.

Distantly, she remembered brushing past Kagome, who seemed shocked to see Rin moving so fast.

Something was driving Rin to make so gracefully and speedily like she was doing now. She felt the power in her stomach and instantly knew it must be the baby-but how is that possible?

She heard Kagome cry out her name, but she ignored her best friend. Sesshomaru was with someone that wasn't Rin, and Rin sure as hell didn't like the feeling that brought her.

She didn't know how she knew, but Rin knew some bitch was trying to throw herself at her fucking mate, and Rin was not pleased.

She was even less pleased when she bounded through the doors of the West Building faster than that half-demon from across the courtyard could reach her, after standing in shock for a full minute.

Rin was silent as she reached Sesshomaru's classroom. She opened the door silently, stepped into the room without a sound. She immediately took in the scene before her. Kagura, that fucking bitch, was trying to trap Sesshomaru against the wall, but he had anticipated her move, and Rin showed up just in time to she him shove her away and step around her.

Kagura's back was facing Rin; Sesshomaru's eyes were red with anger, but once he caught sight of Rin, he visibly relaxed and almost took a step toward her when she quietly shook her head.

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Kagura noticed Sesshomaru's fixation on something behind her. She didn't want to, but she felt compelled to turn around. The second she did, a fist came flying into her nose; the break was audible and bloody. Another fist came to her stomach and Kagura's breath was lost. A foot tripped her so she fell back to the ground with a loud thud. A body came on top of hers and began pummeling her chest and face. She screamed out, "HELP!"

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Rin grinned like a maniac. This is what the slut deserved. That bitch was trying to touch hers. Rin cackled like an old witch from a bad horror movie. Suddenly, two arms wrapped around her waist and tugged her off the unconscious body of the school's whore. With one last good kick as Sesshomaru dragged Rin away, she fell limp in his arms. He swung her legs up and carried her out of the building and back to her dorm in five seconds flat. He probably could have gone faster, but didn't want to disturb Rin or the baby.

Rin laughed again.

Sesshomaru sat her on the bed and knelt before her so they were nearly the same height. He grasped her chin.

"Stop it, mate."

"What ever are you talking about, Lord Fluffy!" she screeched, laughing maniacally.

"You are taking my emotions again, Rin. I command you to release it back to me."

Rin snorted. "Ooh! Big bad Sesshomaru. Commanding me won't do shit, dog. I'm independent, mister."

His hands gripped her face on both sides, forcing her to look at him in the eyes. He growled at her; something tugged at her stomach and she hissed back at him. "She touched you."

"She was harmless, Rin."

"She touched you!" she screamed, her anger escalating. "She has to die."

"You will not kill her, Rin."

"The world will be better off without the likes of her." Rin's anger was burning red inside of her. Her mind was filled with images of strangling, stabbing, shooting, burning Kagura until she was barely alive and then doing it all over again after she healed a few days. Rin nearly howled when she tried to leave, but Sesshomaru's grip on her face forced her to remain in place.

"Let me go!" she shouted.

"No, Rin." He was calm; or as calm as he could be with a dangerous mate thrashing around in front of him. "Give it back to me, Rin. Let me control it; you do not have the strength."

"I'm strong enough, dammit! Stop doubting me!" She growled at him. "You think you're so much better than me because you can turn into a big fluffy dog anytime you want. Well, guess what! I can be a bitch, too, Sesshomaru!"

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Nothing she was saying was making any sense, neither to her nor to Sesshomaru. He had to think fast in order to save her from herself. Without hesitation, he captured her lips with his. She instantly responded by biting his lower lips, forcing a growl from the depths of his soul. She relaxed in his hold as the seconds went by. Sesshomaru felt the anger pouring back inside of him. He was foolish to allow himself to nearly lose control in the classroom, which had caused Rin to tap into his feelings and intake all the anger he was feeling toward the slut.

He broke the kiss in order to soothe the emotions raging inside of him. He opened his eyes in time to see his mate pass out in front of him. He caught her easily and slid her under the blankets of her bed. He heard InuYasha panting outside the door. The half-breed whispered loud enough for his half-brother to hear, "We need to talk."

"Yes," was all Sesshomaru answered with. There was a lot that happened today that would need explaining.

One thing was certain: the last day of school was surely to be one of the most memorable from Rin's educational career. And he didn't know whether to be flattered that she went through all that hate because of him, or worried because she was experiences a hell of a lot more than she should be, especially with his pup growing inside of her. Rin snored softly, giving Sesshomaru the sign to leave, but return before she wakes.

She would have a million questions.

All he needed were the answers. And he was hellbent on finding them, no matter what.

Author's Note:

Quicky update! I know; I'm awesome. Haha. I kid, I kid. :)

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Willow Jane