Sorry about the cliff-hanger, but I had to do it. I never did a cliff
hanger before, and I need it.
Thanks for the support Batafurai in the getsuei! You have given me many reviews on this story. I wish I understood how some kids have about five- hundred reviews on one story. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE???
GoddessLD: Hey, nice to have you join us! Don't worry, Rinoa doesn't like Sesshy in any way more than a brother. Rin's back in, I do believe, in this chapter. Don't worry about it. Rinoa just has given him charge over a really big secret and he kept it faithfully. That big of a secret can really bring people together in a friendly way.
So, a story twist is ahead. You'll not like me for it, but I like making people human, unfortunately. But it's a fairly nice and boring story twist.
Warning: Adult like content talked about. Some angst possibly.
Enjoy!!!
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Previously:
"Mr. Westingfield, is your daughter, by chance, Rinoa Westingfield?" Sesshoumaru asked quietly. The man spun on his heel and took in Sesshoumaru's appearance.
"Yes."
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"Ma'am, I'll take him there. I feel that he is in a hurry," Sesshoumaru explained, a hand resting on the older man's shoulder. When the woman nodded, Sesshoumaru led the man farther down the hall.
"Who are you?" Dresno Westingfield asked.
"I am called Sesshoumaru, and I am a friend of your daughter's. She trusted me with her secret, and if we hurry, you can see her before the sun sets."
Dresno relaxed visibly. "But you are a dog."
"Yes, but even opposites are brought together in the worst of times."
Dresno smirked, not showing his teeth. "I understand."
They reached the door right when the transformation began. Sesshoumaru's first clue was the sudden look of pain on Dresno's face. Opening the door quickly, Sesshoumaru herded the cat demon into the room and then closed the door before rushing to hold Rinoa's head for her.
Any doctor that passed outside the door for the next few minutes ignored the muffled screams. They had all been briefed of what was in room 145. They were to ignore it all and leave the girl until the sun rose in the morning, unless there was an emergency.
Sesshoumaru let go of Rinoa's head and smiled at her. Rinoa smiled up at him before her sensitive nose picked up a soft scent. Her eyes swiveled to look in the direction and then began to tear up.
"Pa.Papa!" she whispered. Dresno Westingfield ran to his daughter and scooped her up into a hug. Sesshoumaru smiled and stepped away from the reunion and examined her father. It was obvious that she carried more of his looks than she carried her mother's looks.
Dresno was built much like her, pale-skinned and green-eyed, but his short- cropped white hair was curled into the tight curls one saw on his daughter. His ears were shaped like his daughter's. But where Rinoa had a delicate, thin tail, Dresno had a thicker, more powerful tail. Maybe it was just the masculine trait, but it was an impressive tail.
Sesshoumaru looked into Dresno's eyes as the man looked up and smiled. "She's fine.Thank you, friend."
"Yes, you are welcome. She came to the best place where she could get help."
Dresno looked at his daughter and then pulled a chair to her bedside. "I would like for you to explain what happened ever since I was.distracted."
"Do you mean you have found a wife, Papa?"
"No. no. But I might have found a job, my dear."
"Really?"
"Yes. Hopefully, I can get a job and then take you back."
Sesshoumaru felt a pull of sadness as he found that this dignified man was having trouble stating all of his problems in front of a stranger. "Sir, I'll leave to give you more privacy," Sesshoumaru started.
"Oh, no! You are staying here. Sit down now," Dresno said, his embarrassment gone now that he realized that it was obvious to his visitor. Sesshoumaru smiled quietly and followed the man's orders- the first time he had ever done such a thing.
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Kagome sat down at the table as her friends moved to question her yet again. Sesshoumaru was still not going to school, but Inuyasha had come to school that day. Faculty and students were interested in what had happened to the infamous girl, and since they were supposedly the only two who knew, they were constantly swamped with questions. Earlier, they had decided that for her privacy, they would only state that Rinoa was in the hospital, but of course, no one was satisfied with that.
"But why is she in the hospital?" Shippou pleaded.
"We can't tell you, brat!" Inuyasha yelled as his patience toward the smaller kid dissipated.
"Inuyasha, please. He's worried, as is everyone else."
Inuyasha glared at Kagome, but was unable to hold it as her own glare melted his resolve. "Feh," he attempted feebly.
Kagome gave him a mischievous grin and then turned her attention back to her food. Suddenly, Inuyasha was jealous of the food. How could she just ignore him like that?
"Oh well." he muttered and turned his attention off of the girl.
"Can I sit here with you?" a soft voice pleaded. The entire table turned to the voice as looks of shock crossed all of the faces there. Kikyo stood there, her face sad and repentant.
Kagome swallowed hard as she saw the all-too-familiar look on Inuyasha's face and then stood. "Of course you can, Kikyo. I'm guessing things weren't working out with you and Naraku, huh?"
Kikyo turned a sad face to Kagome and then burst into tears. "Yeah. He hated me." Kikyo managed to say between sobs. Kagome slowly moved to Inuyasha and put an arm around Kikyo's heaving shoulders and led her to sit beside Inuyasha, and to his horror, placed her between them.
Kagome ignored his pained face as she settled Kikyo next to him and then let her cry into her shoulder. She had felt this.this feeling of loneliness at her own earlier breakup. It was a horrible feeling to feel. For now, she just needed comfort.
Suddenly, Kagome could see another face, another person, another reason, but it was the same horrible, racking sobs that were running through this young girl. (1)
Inuyasha was almost upset that she had so emotionlessly placed his former interest between them. Did she think that he might still.? But, he did. His feeling of anger dissipated to a feeling of guilt. Kagome must know.
But, it is always hard to forget your first love. She could not get mad at him for that, could she?
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Sesshoumaru stood up as a hesitant knock sounded on the door. He had insisted on staying to watch over Rinoa and her father as they talked and got to know each other again. "Yes?"
The door opened and a small, smiling face appeared. "Hey Sesshou-chan. I was going to visit Rinoa, but it seems she has company."
"I'll leave," Dresno started, standing up, but Rin's small face shaking stopped him.
"No, please. Sesshou and I have some business to catch up with as well," Rin muttered and motioned for Sesshoumaru to come with her. A quirky grin covered his face and he had to hold himself from running toward her. Instead, he simply walked out of the room and closed the door before he let himself 'talk' business with Rin.
Inside the room, Rinoa chuckled slightly as Dresno stared in confusion at the look he had seen on Sesshoumaru's face. "Father, they're a couple, and definitely in love. You'll have to excuse them."
"What is their business then?"
"Father, what do you think if Rin has been gone for a few days?"
"Oh." Dresno smiled and tightened his grip on his daughter's hand. "Do you have a boyfriend, then, my child?"
"FATHER!" Rinoa cried, teasingly squeezing her father's leg. "I would never have anything to do with boys. I thought you knew me better than that. I am your daughter, after all."
Dresno chuckled and turned his mind from the couple outside their door.
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A tall man, clad in dark clothing ceremoniously walked up the stairs to the breaking down house and rang the bell softly. A soft scuffle was heard inside and a woman opened the door.
"Is your boyfriend here, Ms. Ermia Westingfeild?" the man asked, the small force behind him ready for anything.
"Of course. Jumbo, there's some people here for you!" the woman called. A grunt came and the man stood in the doorway, his huge form filling it and forcing the woman to the back.
"What can I do for you, gentlemen?" he asked, his eyes now not dilated, his speech not slurred.
"We have a warrant for your arrest," the tall man said calmly. "We are charging you for one count of statutory rape, one count of attempted rape, twenty counts of aggravated assault, fifty-two counts of battery, and that was just for Miss Rinoa. Also, we charge you with five counts of rape, and thirty counts of battery for your girlfriend."
"What?" Jumbo shrieked his eyes now widened dangerously.
"We have the sworn statement of three people against you, and I ask you to come calmly, or we'll have to go to the extreme."
Jumbo looked at the small police force behind his accuser and shrugged and let the man handcuff him. Then another man led him to the car and put him in.
"Thank you, officers, so if you could just bring me my daughter." the woman started, but the officer turned on her.
"I am afraid that we cannot do that, ma'am. We are not here for just him. Ermia, we have at least two charges of child neglect."
"Child neglect?" Ermia screamed, a hand gripping her chest as if that was the worst news she had ever heard. "How?"
"How else do you call a mother standing in the distance as her boyfriend beats and rapes her daughter?" a cold voice cried from the back of the police force.
Ermia stared in horror into the cold eyes of her daughter. The look of anger in her face was enough to make any mother gasp in panic. "How else do you watch him do that me and never raise a finger? Don't even say because he is stronger than you. You could have called the police the first time. You could have done something, but did you? No!"
The taller young man beside her placed a hand on her shoulder and glared just as heatedly at Ermia. "It was because you hated Father, isn't it?" Rinoa screamed suddenly. "That was why let him beat me like that! You hated my father the whole time and you let your hatred out on me, through your boyfriend! I.I." Rinoa opened her mouth to say the inevitable words, but found it impossible. As much as she disliked her mother, she just could not state that she hated her. As broken as their relationship was, there was still that link from mother and daughter that could never be broken.
Instead, Rinoa just turned into the nearest shoulder and sobbed out her pain as the officers arrested her mother and placed her in a different car than Jumbo.
Only when the sound of the sirens dying away came to her ears did she look up. She glanced at the dead house and then sighed and turned to a social worker that was watching her quietly.
"Are you sure I can't stay with Papa?" Rinoa questioned softly. The social worker smiled sadly and shook his head.
"You can't. Not until he gets a job, which could be weeks, unfortunately. Until then, we'll put you into an orphanage or a foster home. Until we manage to work that out, we'll have to put you into this house."
"Don't. It's hard for her to be there. Let her stay with me," the tall boy said, his golden eyes radiating his deep feeling of pain for his friend.
"Oh.all right, Mr. Sesshoumaru, but it's only temporary. I intend to pick her up in three days. Three days for you to say goodbye, understand Rinoa?"
Rinoa grinned and nodded. "Thank you, sir. I appreciate that."
"I know you do," the social worker said calmly as the two young people started walking away. He sighed deeply and shook his head. "Such a shame."
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(1) Incase you did not catch it: Kagome saw Kikyo and Rinoa both crying. I'm trying to make Kikyo seem more human, as I did with Rinoa.
AND RIN IS FINALLY BACK! She was in the hospital for a long time!
And, I realized that I did not really explain it up there. There is no real reason why Jumbo beats on Rinoa. Probably because he might have had an abusive father, as Ermia, her mother, did. Besides, Jumbo gets raving drunk each night, which also explains his behavior. There is no one explanation.
And what Rinoa says up there about her mother hating her father is purely her guesses. She is just guessing, but she probably hit it pretty close for her mother to not even protect herself, huh?
And Sesshy did not beat him up, aaaahhh! Rinoa did! Well, she got him arrested, and her mother too. (o_o). It's not every day a junior (I think she's a junior) gets her mother arrested for child neglect.
I am rambling again.
CHECK OUT MY OTHER STUFF! YOU MIGHT LIKE IT!! There's two Inuyasha stories, two Rurouni Kenshin stories, and a Gundam Wing story.
AND REVIEW!! Ask questions, tell me how awful a teacher you have for history, tell me about another story that I have to read, etcetera. I would love to hear from anyone who is reading besides my friend, Batafurai in the getsuei, who has sent in almost every review on this story.
SHE IS WHAT KEEPS THIS STORY ALIVE!!!
Thank you.
So, review for me.
Only the epilogue left!
~ Kay Kylo
Thanks for the support Batafurai in the getsuei! You have given me many reviews on this story. I wish I understood how some kids have about five- hundred reviews on one story. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE???
GoddessLD: Hey, nice to have you join us! Don't worry, Rinoa doesn't like Sesshy in any way more than a brother. Rin's back in, I do believe, in this chapter. Don't worry about it. Rinoa just has given him charge over a really big secret and he kept it faithfully. That big of a secret can really bring people together in a friendly way.
So, a story twist is ahead. You'll not like me for it, but I like making people human, unfortunately. But it's a fairly nice and boring story twist.
Warning: Adult like content talked about. Some angst possibly.
Enjoy!!!
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Previously:
"Mr. Westingfield, is your daughter, by chance, Rinoa Westingfield?" Sesshoumaru asked quietly. The man spun on his heel and took in Sesshoumaru's appearance.
"Yes."
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"Ma'am, I'll take him there. I feel that he is in a hurry," Sesshoumaru explained, a hand resting on the older man's shoulder. When the woman nodded, Sesshoumaru led the man farther down the hall.
"Who are you?" Dresno Westingfield asked.
"I am called Sesshoumaru, and I am a friend of your daughter's. She trusted me with her secret, and if we hurry, you can see her before the sun sets."
Dresno relaxed visibly. "But you are a dog."
"Yes, but even opposites are brought together in the worst of times."
Dresno smirked, not showing his teeth. "I understand."
They reached the door right when the transformation began. Sesshoumaru's first clue was the sudden look of pain on Dresno's face. Opening the door quickly, Sesshoumaru herded the cat demon into the room and then closed the door before rushing to hold Rinoa's head for her.
Any doctor that passed outside the door for the next few minutes ignored the muffled screams. They had all been briefed of what was in room 145. They were to ignore it all and leave the girl until the sun rose in the morning, unless there was an emergency.
Sesshoumaru let go of Rinoa's head and smiled at her. Rinoa smiled up at him before her sensitive nose picked up a soft scent. Her eyes swiveled to look in the direction and then began to tear up.
"Pa.Papa!" she whispered. Dresno Westingfield ran to his daughter and scooped her up into a hug. Sesshoumaru smiled and stepped away from the reunion and examined her father. It was obvious that she carried more of his looks than she carried her mother's looks.
Dresno was built much like her, pale-skinned and green-eyed, but his short- cropped white hair was curled into the tight curls one saw on his daughter. His ears were shaped like his daughter's. But where Rinoa had a delicate, thin tail, Dresno had a thicker, more powerful tail. Maybe it was just the masculine trait, but it was an impressive tail.
Sesshoumaru looked into Dresno's eyes as the man looked up and smiled. "She's fine.Thank you, friend."
"Yes, you are welcome. She came to the best place where she could get help."
Dresno looked at his daughter and then pulled a chair to her bedside. "I would like for you to explain what happened ever since I was.distracted."
"Do you mean you have found a wife, Papa?"
"No. no. But I might have found a job, my dear."
"Really?"
"Yes. Hopefully, I can get a job and then take you back."
Sesshoumaru felt a pull of sadness as he found that this dignified man was having trouble stating all of his problems in front of a stranger. "Sir, I'll leave to give you more privacy," Sesshoumaru started.
"Oh, no! You are staying here. Sit down now," Dresno said, his embarrassment gone now that he realized that it was obvious to his visitor. Sesshoumaru smiled quietly and followed the man's orders- the first time he had ever done such a thing.
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Kagome sat down at the table as her friends moved to question her yet again. Sesshoumaru was still not going to school, but Inuyasha had come to school that day. Faculty and students were interested in what had happened to the infamous girl, and since they were supposedly the only two who knew, they were constantly swamped with questions. Earlier, they had decided that for her privacy, they would only state that Rinoa was in the hospital, but of course, no one was satisfied with that.
"But why is she in the hospital?" Shippou pleaded.
"We can't tell you, brat!" Inuyasha yelled as his patience toward the smaller kid dissipated.
"Inuyasha, please. He's worried, as is everyone else."
Inuyasha glared at Kagome, but was unable to hold it as her own glare melted his resolve. "Feh," he attempted feebly.
Kagome gave him a mischievous grin and then turned her attention back to her food. Suddenly, Inuyasha was jealous of the food. How could she just ignore him like that?
"Oh well." he muttered and turned his attention off of the girl.
"Can I sit here with you?" a soft voice pleaded. The entire table turned to the voice as looks of shock crossed all of the faces there. Kikyo stood there, her face sad and repentant.
Kagome swallowed hard as she saw the all-too-familiar look on Inuyasha's face and then stood. "Of course you can, Kikyo. I'm guessing things weren't working out with you and Naraku, huh?"
Kikyo turned a sad face to Kagome and then burst into tears. "Yeah. He hated me." Kikyo managed to say between sobs. Kagome slowly moved to Inuyasha and put an arm around Kikyo's heaving shoulders and led her to sit beside Inuyasha, and to his horror, placed her between them.
Kagome ignored his pained face as she settled Kikyo next to him and then let her cry into her shoulder. She had felt this.this feeling of loneliness at her own earlier breakup. It was a horrible feeling to feel. For now, she just needed comfort.
Suddenly, Kagome could see another face, another person, another reason, but it was the same horrible, racking sobs that were running through this young girl. (1)
Inuyasha was almost upset that she had so emotionlessly placed his former interest between them. Did she think that he might still.? But, he did. His feeling of anger dissipated to a feeling of guilt. Kagome must know.
But, it is always hard to forget your first love. She could not get mad at him for that, could she?
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Sesshoumaru stood up as a hesitant knock sounded on the door. He had insisted on staying to watch over Rinoa and her father as they talked and got to know each other again. "Yes?"
The door opened and a small, smiling face appeared. "Hey Sesshou-chan. I was going to visit Rinoa, but it seems she has company."
"I'll leave," Dresno started, standing up, but Rin's small face shaking stopped him.
"No, please. Sesshou and I have some business to catch up with as well," Rin muttered and motioned for Sesshoumaru to come with her. A quirky grin covered his face and he had to hold himself from running toward her. Instead, he simply walked out of the room and closed the door before he let himself 'talk' business with Rin.
Inside the room, Rinoa chuckled slightly as Dresno stared in confusion at the look he had seen on Sesshoumaru's face. "Father, they're a couple, and definitely in love. You'll have to excuse them."
"What is their business then?"
"Father, what do you think if Rin has been gone for a few days?"
"Oh." Dresno smiled and tightened his grip on his daughter's hand. "Do you have a boyfriend, then, my child?"
"FATHER!" Rinoa cried, teasingly squeezing her father's leg. "I would never have anything to do with boys. I thought you knew me better than that. I am your daughter, after all."
Dresno chuckled and turned his mind from the couple outside their door.
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A tall man, clad in dark clothing ceremoniously walked up the stairs to the breaking down house and rang the bell softly. A soft scuffle was heard inside and a woman opened the door.
"Is your boyfriend here, Ms. Ermia Westingfeild?" the man asked, the small force behind him ready for anything.
"Of course. Jumbo, there's some people here for you!" the woman called. A grunt came and the man stood in the doorway, his huge form filling it and forcing the woman to the back.
"What can I do for you, gentlemen?" he asked, his eyes now not dilated, his speech not slurred.
"We have a warrant for your arrest," the tall man said calmly. "We are charging you for one count of statutory rape, one count of attempted rape, twenty counts of aggravated assault, fifty-two counts of battery, and that was just for Miss Rinoa. Also, we charge you with five counts of rape, and thirty counts of battery for your girlfriend."
"What?" Jumbo shrieked his eyes now widened dangerously.
"We have the sworn statement of three people against you, and I ask you to come calmly, or we'll have to go to the extreme."
Jumbo looked at the small police force behind his accuser and shrugged and let the man handcuff him. Then another man led him to the car and put him in.
"Thank you, officers, so if you could just bring me my daughter." the woman started, but the officer turned on her.
"I am afraid that we cannot do that, ma'am. We are not here for just him. Ermia, we have at least two charges of child neglect."
"Child neglect?" Ermia screamed, a hand gripping her chest as if that was the worst news she had ever heard. "How?"
"How else do you call a mother standing in the distance as her boyfriend beats and rapes her daughter?" a cold voice cried from the back of the police force.
Ermia stared in horror into the cold eyes of her daughter. The look of anger in her face was enough to make any mother gasp in panic. "How else do you watch him do that me and never raise a finger? Don't even say because he is stronger than you. You could have called the police the first time. You could have done something, but did you? No!"
The taller young man beside her placed a hand on her shoulder and glared just as heatedly at Ermia. "It was because you hated Father, isn't it?" Rinoa screamed suddenly. "That was why let him beat me like that! You hated my father the whole time and you let your hatred out on me, through your boyfriend! I.I." Rinoa opened her mouth to say the inevitable words, but found it impossible. As much as she disliked her mother, she just could not state that she hated her. As broken as their relationship was, there was still that link from mother and daughter that could never be broken.
Instead, Rinoa just turned into the nearest shoulder and sobbed out her pain as the officers arrested her mother and placed her in a different car than Jumbo.
Only when the sound of the sirens dying away came to her ears did she look up. She glanced at the dead house and then sighed and turned to a social worker that was watching her quietly.
"Are you sure I can't stay with Papa?" Rinoa questioned softly. The social worker smiled sadly and shook his head.
"You can't. Not until he gets a job, which could be weeks, unfortunately. Until then, we'll put you into an orphanage or a foster home. Until we manage to work that out, we'll have to put you into this house."
"Don't. It's hard for her to be there. Let her stay with me," the tall boy said, his golden eyes radiating his deep feeling of pain for his friend.
"Oh.all right, Mr. Sesshoumaru, but it's only temporary. I intend to pick her up in three days. Three days for you to say goodbye, understand Rinoa?"
Rinoa grinned and nodded. "Thank you, sir. I appreciate that."
"I know you do," the social worker said calmly as the two young people started walking away. He sighed deeply and shook his head. "Such a shame."
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(1) Incase you did not catch it: Kagome saw Kikyo and Rinoa both crying. I'm trying to make Kikyo seem more human, as I did with Rinoa.
AND RIN IS FINALLY BACK! She was in the hospital for a long time!
And, I realized that I did not really explain it up there. There is no real reason why Jumbo beats on Rinoa. Probably because he might have had an abusive father, as Ermia, her mother, did. Besides, Jumbo gets raving drunk each night, which also explains his behavior. There is no one explanation.
And what Rinoa says up there about her mother hating her father is purely her guesses. She is just guessing, but she probably hit it pretty close for her mother to not even protect herself, huh?
And Sesshy did not beat him up, aaaahhh! Rinoa did! Well, she got him arrested, and her mother too. (o_o). It's not every day a junior (I think she's a junior) gets her mother arrested for child neglect.
I am rambling again.
CHECK OUT MY OTHER STUFF! YOU MIGHT LIKE IT!! There's two Inuyasha stories, two Rurouni Kenshin stories, and a Gundam Wing story.
AND REVIEW!! Ask questions, tell me how awful a teacher you have for history, tell me about another story that I have to read, etcetera. I would love to hear from anyone who is reading besides my friend, Batafurai in the getsuei, who has sent in almost every review on this story.
SHE IS WHAT KEEPS THIS STORY ALIVE!!!
Thank you.
So, review for me.
Only the epilogue left!
~ Kay Kylo
