[AN]Mage: Mage is sorry for the late update... Mage meant to put this up early this morning but SOMEONE *evil glare at mage's mom* didnt wake me up until 7... By the time I had written the rest of my review responses and answered my email, I was already late for school.
Ashura: Its your own fault Mage-chan...
Mage: HOW IS IT MY FAULT?!
Ashura: You dont type fast enough. ^^
Mage: .....I hate you. --;
Review Responses:
Liz.Q: ^^ Glad ya like! There IS going to be more Ja/Ban later on, but at the time I was trying to focus on Sess and Rin. If I try to focus on more than one couple at the same time, it turns out all sucky... (Ashura: Ooohhh talking plushie... *pokes Liz.Q's sess plushie* How come yours doesnt talk Mage? Oo; / Mage: Hell if I know... *starts shaking her own plushie* TALK DAMN YOU TALK!)
Naoko2: Heh, homework should burn in hell... Oo; You say psycho like its a bad thing. *giggles maniacally* Sleep is overrated! MWAHAHAHAHA! *is on a caffiene high currently* You really think I'm keeping the cast In Character? ^^ I'm flattered! Heh, I had SO much fun writing the car keys scene... I'm glad you're getting into my fic ^^; Heres part 2 of the date!
Ilona: Arigatou! ^^ *giggles* (Ashura: Geez Mage-san, have a little modesty will ya? Humbleness is a virtue or somethin like that, I dunno... I aint Christian... / Mage: *shrugs* I aint either so dont start that Christian stuff on me...)
WingsofIsis: Thanks! Yes, the car keys scene WAS kinda crazy, but I thought it'd be something Inu might actually do. ^^ Ahh the modified magic word... My favorite death threat...
hush: Ohhhhh... oops... ^^ I didnt quite understand what you meant I guess... (Ashura: Because she's a small-minded 13 year old... SHES STILL A FREAKIN PUP IN YOUKAI YEARS! And I'm stuck babysitting her half the time... --;;) ANYWAY, as Mage was saying, Mage didnt quite understand... But Mage understands now! Kagura isnt as intelligent as hush-san, so she thinks in very primitive ways: Rin takes what Kagura wants (without knowing even), so Kagura thinks she must eliminate the threat to her 'territory' so to speak... Oh, Mage likes Hush-san's way of thinking just fine. Oo; Hush-san is much smarter than Kagura-baka... (Kagura glares at Mage and mutters obscenities before being knocked unconsious by Ashura)
Cricket-chan: *blushes and giggles* I'm flattered! Arigatou! Mage's story is good, yesssss... (Ashura: Maaaage... --; What have we learned about modesty? / Mage: Modesty? What dat? / Ashura: *mutters about baka human pups that never listen to their elders*)
SP777: Hey look Ashy-sama! ^^ Someone likes reading our verbal wars! *giggles* *Ashura rolls his eyes and whacks Mage over the head* Ashura: Calm down wouldja? Caffiene is so NOT good for human pups like yourself... Mage: Since when are you my parent-figure? --; Ashura: Since I decided that you need to be raised properly... --; Mage: *unenthusiastically* yay... my new daddy's a gay fruitcake... guess he's better than my redneck biological father... *shrug*
Cookie6: The chapters are long for my writing... *shrug* Mage is glad you like! ^^
ElectricRain: ^^; Arigatou!
Wakadori Ramen: ^^; Fluffyshipping 4ever! And um... uh... *blinkblink* I honestly dont know why Ayame was in there... *anime sweatdrop* I never actually thought of a reason because Kouga and Ayame arent really a huge part of the story...
duckknight: ^^; Arigatouuuuuu! You're so nice, always taking the time to email me...
evil squeede: Interesting. Oo; Caffine always makes me like... scarily hyper... ^^ Wow, that was one of the nicest compliments I've ever gotten... I try to focus more on the couples people like, but dont really write about much... Though for some reason I aint focusing on Kouga/Ayame... *shrug* Oh well... And maybe after Kagura gets whats comin to her (if she ever does stupid writers block) I'll hook her up with Manten or someone... *snickers at the thought of Kagura/Manten*
Ninetales122: ^^; Glad ya like. Here's the update.
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Sesshoumaru and Rin walked across the now-dark parking lot together silently. Rin felt a strange tingle as she felt his hand brush up against hers, and hesitantly she laced her fingers in his own, blushing.
'Oh my god... I cant believe this is happening...' She thought to herself, feeling her spirits rise.
'This feels... so right...' Sesshoumaru thought, as he gently squeezed the small hand grasped in his larger, clawed one. He was glad for the darkness; at least Rin couldnt see him blushing, even if it was only a little. They reached the parked Jeep and hesitantly let go of each other's hand. It was only then that...
"Ah damn it! I forgot my jacket..." Sesshoumaru smiled sheepishly, putting his hand behind his head. "I'm going to go get that... Wont take me but a minute." Rin nodded and the silver-haired man sprinted off back into the movie theater.
~*~
Rin leaned against the side of the vehicle, just looking up at the night sky. It reminded her of black velvet... sprinkled with sparkly silver glitter... She noticed the silvery-white crescent moon hanging amongst the stars and smiled a bit; it reminded her so much of Sesshoumaru... Beautiful, shining with an ethereal silver glow, but with a dark, mysterious half...
'Just like him...' She mused, letting thoughts of her new crush take over her mind.
She was so absorbed in blissful daydreams that she didnt hear the rustle of bushes coming from the edge of the parking lot, nor did she see the moonlight reflect off the silvery object held in a shadowed hand. The hidden figure held the object in still hands, aiming for a fatal area on the mute girl's body.
~*~
Sesshoumaru went into the theater they had sat in and took his dark jacket from the seat before walking out again. As he reached the lobby, a sense of dread filled his mind and soul and one thought came to mind... Rin...
He ran past the startled workers, who yelled at him to watch where he was going, but he didnt listen. He pushed open the doors and made his way into the parking lot.
Spotting his date, he yelled out her name at the top of his lungs. "RIN!!!"
~*~
"RIN!!!" Rin heard Sesshoumaru yell her name and turned sharply to see what was the matter. A loud BANG! resounded throughout the once-quiet parking lot as a gun was fired from the bushes.
Rin felt a searing, white hot pain in her shoulder and gasped audibly, clutching at the flesh. She felt something warm, and wet, and brought her hand in front of her face... it was blood...
The blood ran freely from the wound as she collapsed, falling to the asphalt. She felt two warm, strong arms catch her just as her head was about to hit the ground.
~*~
Sesshoumaru heard the gun shot and ran quicker than he ever thought he could. He caught Rin right before her head hit the pavement, which probably would have caused some damage if he hadnt been so fast. Panic coursed throughout his body. Would she be okay? Oh god let her be okay!
He sat on the ground and gently laid her head in his lap before inspecting the damage. She had been shot once in the shoulder and the wound was now bleeding heavily.
Her face began to pale, the color draining from her cheeks. "Rin, Rin are you okay? Rin..." Sesshoumaru continued to panic, looking around franticly.
Luckily for him, the man that had been working the ticket counter had heard the gun shot and came running. Kneeling, panting before the teenager, he breathlessly asked what happened.
"Rin's been shot! Call 911! HURRY DAMN IT!" Sesshoumaru found himself yelling at the poor man, mind overcome by worry and anger. Who would DARE shoot Rin?!
The ticket man ran back inside to call 911, leaving Sesshoumaru alone with his injured date.
"Oh god Rin..." He whispered, ripping off the sleeve of what was his favorite System of a Down shirt and wrapped the cloth securely around the wound to help stop the bloodflow. "Please Rin... Please be okay..."
His breath caught in his throat when he heard the most miraculous thing... "Ses...shou....maru....." Rin whispered, very slowly. Her voice was hoarse from not using it for so long and it sounded foreign to her. She tried it again though, and it became a bit clearer... "Sesshou....maru...."
Sess felt tears beginning to prick at his eyes. She had said her first word in two years, and it was... his name... She had said... his name... He forced a tiny smile, gazing at Rin with slightly blurred vision.
"Rin... You... You spoke... You said my name..." Rin forced a small smile of her own, even though she was in excruciating pain.
"Dont..... w-worry.... 'bout me...." Her voice was barely a whisper, but Sess heard it perfectly. He felt her form go limp in his arms, and his eyes widened.
"Rin...? Rin!" Franically he took her wrist, feeling for a pulse. He calmed down slightly when he realized that she was just unconsious.
Sesshoumaru waited anxiously for another 5 minutes before the ambulence and the police arrived. Paramedics lifted Rin from Sesshoumaru's lap and placed her on a stretcher before pushing that into the back of the ambulence. Police went about doing their job, marking where Rin was and inspecting the scene of the crime.
Sess climbed into the ambulence after the paramedics had placed Rin in, and the vehicle made its way to the hospital.
~*~
Sesshoumaru paced anxiously in the hospital waiting room, glancing at the metal double doors every now and then. Rin had gone into surgery just a couple minutes ago.
"The girl's sister and brother are coming." The old lady at the reception desk stated, placing the phone down. She had just called Rin's house to let her family know.
"Huh? Oh, okay..." He sighed and continued his pacing, deep in thought.
'Rin spoke for the first time in two years today... and she said my name... It was probably because I was the only one there, but... it kinda makes me feel like i'm special to her...'
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO MY SISTER SESSHOUMARU?!?!" An enraged Kagome burst through the doors, yelling her head off. Inuyasha followed her, trying to calm her anger, but failing miserably. Souta trailed off behind, looking like he was about to cry.
"I didnt do anything to her. I would never hurt Rin on purpose." Sesshoumaru stated coldly, glaring at Kagome.
"THEN WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?!"
The old lady behind the desk told Kagome to quit yelling and went back to filing paperwork. Kagome lowered her voice, but her glare just got scarier.
"I dont know what happened exactly. I heard a gun shot and when I got to Rin, she was bleeding and about to collapse." A hint of worry crossed his now icy face.
"Rin-neechan got shot?" Souta tugged on the leg of Sesshoumaru's jeans, sniffling.
"Yes, but dont worry, she's going to be okay..." Sess kneeled beside the crying third grader and tried to calm him down. Inuyasha was too caught up in his thoughts to notice Sesshoumaru's strange behavior.
"Who would want to shoot Rin? She's just a regular girl..." Inuyasha wondered out loud, sighing.
"I dont know... but if I ever find out who did, I'll kill him..." The older Iizuki brother answered, growling the last part. 'I promise you Rin, the bastard that hurt you wont get away with it...'
~*~
Sesshoumaru had no clue how much time had passed; it felt like an eternity to him though, until the doctor came out into the waiting room, clipboard in hand. The doctor glanced over at Kagome.
"Ms. Higurashi? Your sister is going to be just fine," He stated in a rather monotonous voice. Sess let out a sigh of relief, as did Kagome, Souta, and even Inuyasha.
"Rin will need to stay here for about a week to heal though. She's asleep right now, but you can see her anyway if you want. She'll be in room 204."
"Okay, thank you doctor..." Kagome took Souta's hand and started off to Rin's room, the Iizuki brothers following.
~*~
Sesshoumaru stepped into room 204 quietly, glancing over at the bed. Rin was laying there, dressed in a hospital gown, the blankets pulled up just under her chest. Her dark hair splayed over the pillow and Sesshoumaru felt a strange urge to touch it... to stroke her hair... to hold her in his arms...
He shook his head to clear his thoughts and pulled up a chair next to Rin's bed. Kagome sat on the other side, Souta sitting in her lap. Inuyasha leaned against the wall.
An hour passed in silence. Inuyasha hadnt moved and neither had Sesshoumaru. Kagome still sat in the chair, leg beginning to fall asleep since Souta was still in her lap. Sess noticed that everyone seemed tired, so he spoke up, "I'll stay with her tonight. You all go home and get some sleep."
"No, I'll stay with her. She is my sister after all." Kagome sent a slight glare his way. "Inuyasha, could you please take Souta home?"
"Sure, Kag-chan." Inuyasha strode over to his girlfriend and picked up the sleepy boy. "C'mon Souta, you can see Rin again tomorrow..."
"Mm'kay Inu-oniichan..." Souta mumbled against his shoulder, and Inuyasha left the room.
Then the glare-fight began. Sess glared at Kagome, Kagome glared back, and this continued for maybe 15 minutes.
"I'LL stay with Rin." He stated calmly, deathglaring.
"No I'LL stay with Rin." Kagome deathglared back.
"No me."
"No me."
"No me!"
"No me!"
"NO ME!"
"NO ME!"
"Mmmm... what's all da yellin' 'bout....?" A voice asked hesitantly from the bed, squeaking slightly; the voice still sounded foreign to Rin.
"Oh, its nothing Rin-chan, go back to sle--RIN?!" Kagome's eyes widened. Her sister was speaking!
"Nnn... dont yell..." Rin muttered softly, burying her head underneath her pillow. Kagome was in shock. Her mute sister just spoke again!
Sesshoumaru smirked a bit from the other side of the bed. "Yes, dont yell Kagome."
"Shut up asshole..." Kagome sent another deathglare his way. Sess chuckled, a smug expression on his face.
Rin spoke up again, voice muffled by her pillow. "Quit fighting..." Sesshoumaru smiled warmly at her.
"Of course Rin..."
Kagome slumped back into her chair, now feeling thouroughly exhausted. Today had been quite a weird day. First her sister had gotten shot for seemingly no reason, and now she was talking for the first time in two years.
"Rin-chan, why? Why are you speaking again? Why now?" She asked in disbelief. A pillow hit her lightly. Rin winced at having to move, her shoulder still hurting.
"Go home... both of you... sleep... sleep good..." Rin muttered, voice no longer muffled.
Kagome sighed and tucked the pillow back underneath her younger sister's head. "Okay Rin-chan... I'll be by tomorrow morning... You gonna be okay?"
"Mm-hmm..."
"Try not to move around too much... 'Night..."
"'Night 'night..."
Sesshoumaru almost laughed at how childish Rin sounded right about now. 'She's cute when she's half-asleep... Hell, she's cute all the time...'
Rin fell back asleep and Kagome walked out the door, sighing. Sleep would be nice after all that had happened today.
Sesshoumaru stayed there, seated in the hard plastic chair. Damn hospitals, why cant they provide cushioned seats in patients' rooms? Ah well, he would just have to endure if he wanted to stay with Rin. And he did want to stay, oh did he ever wanna stay!
~*~
An hour passed; Sesshoumaru sat with Rin the whole time, gazing over her sleeping face. She looked so peaceful, so innocent... Sort of like a fallen angel or a lovely forest nymph...
'I was so worried when she got shot... No one had ever worried me more in my life... But why? I really like Rin and I've only known her for about a week... I remember the first time I saw her. She looked so beautiful that day, sitting on the bench all by herself with a book...
Usually I dont really notice girls like her so... why Rin? Why did I notice her? Why did I sit beside her? Why did all this happen?! Maybe its luck... Or, maybe its something else...'
He looked down at her sleeping face for the millionth time that night and smiled.
'I told myself I'd never be in a serious relationship in my life... I told myself there was no room in my future for anyone else... But maybe I can make room for her... For Rin...'
With these thoughts in mind, he drifted off to sleep...
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[AN]Mage: dont hurt Mage for getting Rinrin shot... ;_; Mage had ta do it! *clings to Ashura to try to ward off the things reviewers are most likely going to throw at her*
Ashura: Eheh... Yes, please understand... That was essential to the almost-non-existant plot... We cant have Rin mute forever, can we? Nuuuu...
Rin: *storms in glaring* WHY DID I HAFTA GET HURT?!
Sess: *storms in behind her* Yes, why? And why didnt this Sesshoumaru protect her from injury like I should have done?
Ashura: *starry eyes* SESS-CHAN! *glomps*
Sess: O.O EEK!!! GET OFF ME! IM STRAIGHT YOU WEIRDO!!!
Rin: *growls at Ashura* MY SESSY!
Mage: Oo; CAST FIGHT! =D *settles back with popcorn and a vanilla pepsi*
*IC-kun hops across the screen with a sign that says "Reveiw Please!"*
Ashura: Its your own fault Mage-chan...
Mage: HOW IS IT MY FAULT?!
Ashura: You dont type fast enough. ^^
Mage: .....I hate you. --;
Review Responses:
Liz.Q: ^^ Glad ya like! There IS going to be more Ja/Ban later on, but at the time I was trying to focus on Sess and Rin. If I try to focus on more than one couple at the same time, it turns out all sucky... (Ashura: Ooohhh talking plushie... *pokes Liz.Q's sess plushie* How come yours doesnt talk Mage? Oo; / Mage: Hell if I know... *starts shaking her own plushie* TALK DAMN YOU TALK!)
Naoko2: Heh, homework should burn in hell... Oo; You say psycho like its a bad thing. *giggles maniacally* Sleep is overrated! MWAHAHAHAHA! *is on a caffiene high currently* You really think I'm keeping the cast In Character? ^^ I'm flattered! Heh, I had SO much fun writing the car keys scene... I'm glad you're getting into my fic ^^; Heres part 2 of the date!
Ilona: Arigatou! ^^ *giggles* (Ashura: Geez Mage-san, have a little modesty will ya? Humbleness is a virtue or somethin like that, I dunno... I aint Christian... / Mage: *shrugs* I aint either so dont start that Christian stuff on me...)
WingsofIsis: Thanks! Yes, the car keys scene WAS kinda crazy, but I thought it'd be something Inu might actually do. ^^ Ahh the modified magic word... My favorite death threat...
hush: Ohhhhh... oops... ^^ I didnt quite understand what you meant I guess... (Ashura: Because she's a small-minded 13 year old... SHES STILL A FREAKIN PUP IN YOUKAI YEARS! And I'm stuck babysitting her half the time... --;;) ANYWAY, as Mage was saying, Mage didnt quite understand... But Mage understands now! Kagura isnt as intelligent as hush-san, so she thinks in very primitive ways: Rin takes what Kagura wants (without knowing even), so Kagura thinks she must eliminate the threat to her 'territory' so to speak... Oh, Mage likes Hush-san's way of thinking just fine. Oo; Hush-san is much smarter than Kagura-baka... (Kagura glares at Mage and mutters obscenities before being knocked unconsious by Ashura)
Cricket-chan: *blushes and giggles* I'm flattered! Arigatou! Mage's story is good, yesssss... (Ashura: Maaaage... --; What have we learned about modesty? / Mage: Modesty? What dat? / Ashura: *mutters about baka human pups that never listen to their elders*)
SP777: Hey look Ashy-sama! ^^ Someone likes reading our verbal wars! *giggles* *Ashura rolls his eyes and whacks Mage over the head* Ashura: Calm down wouldja? Caffiene is so NOT good for human pups like yourself... Mage: Since when are you my parent-figure? --; Ashura: Since I decided that you need to be raised properly... --; Mage: *unenthusiastically* yay... my new daddy's a gay fruitcake... guess he's better than my redneck biological father... *shrug*
Cookie6: The chapters are long for my writing... *shrug* Mage is glad you like! ^^
ElectricRain: ^^; Arigatou!
Wakadori Ramen: ^^; Fluffyshipping 4ever! And um... uh... *blinkblink* I honestly dont know why Ayame was in there... *anime sweatdrop* I never actually thought of a reason because Kouga and Ayame arent really a huge part of the story...
duckknight: ^^; Arigatouuuuuu! You're so nice, always taking the time to email me...
evil squeede: Interesting. Oo; Caffine always makes me like... scarily hyper... ^^ Wow, that was one of the nicest compliments I've ever gotten... I try to focus more on the couples people like, but dont really write about much... Though for some reason I aint focusing on Kouga/Ayame... *shrug* Oh well... And maybe after Kagura gets whats comin to her (if she ever does stupid writers block) I'll hook her up with Manten or someone... *snickers at the thought of Kagura/Manten*
Ninetales122: ^^; Glad ya like. Here's the update.
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Sesshoumaru and Rin walked across the now-dark parking lot together silently. Rin felt a strange tingle as she felt his hand brush up against hers, and hesitantly she laced her fingers in his own, blushing.
'Oh my god... I cant believe this is happening...' She thought to herself, feeling her spirits rise.
'This feels... so right...' Sesshoumaru thought, as he gently squeezed the small hand grasped in his larger, clawed one. He was glad for the darkness; at least Rin couldnt see him blushing, even if it was only a little. They reached the parked Jeep and hesitantly let go of each other's hand. It was only then that...
"Ah damn it! I forgot my jacket..." Sesshoumaru smiled sheepishly, putting his hand behind his head. "I'm going to go get that... Wont take me but a minute." Rin nodded and the silver-haired man sprinted off back into the movie theater.
~*~
Rin leaned against the side of the vehicle, just looking up at the night sky. It reminded her of black velvet... sprinkled with sparkly silver glitter... She noticed the silvery-white crescent moon hanging amongst the stars and smiled a bit; it reminded her so much of Sesshoumaru... Beautiful, shining with an ethereal silver glow, but with a dark, mysterious half...
'Just like him...' She mused, letting thoughts of her new crush take over her mind.
She was so absorbed in blissful daydreams that she didnt hear the rustle of bushes coming from the edge of the parking lot, nor did she see the moonlight reflect off the silvery object held in a shadowed hand. The hidden figure held the object in still hands, aiming for a fatal area on the mute girl's body.
~*~
Sesshoumaru went into the theater they had sat in and took his dark jacket from the seat before walking out again. As he reached the lobby, a sense of dread filled his mind and soul and one thought came to mind... Rin...
He ran past the startled workers, who yelled at him to watch where he was going, but he didnt listen. He pushed open the doors and made his way into the parking lot.
Spotting his date, he yelled out her name at the top of his lungs. "RIN!!!"
~*~
"RIN!!!" Rin heard Sesshoumaru yell her name and turned sharply to see what was the matter. A loud BANG! resounded throughout the once-quiet parking lot as a gun was fired from the bushes.
Rin felt a searing, white hot pain in her shoulder and gasped audibly, clutching at the flesh. She felt something warm, and wet, and brought her hand in front of her face... it was blood...
The blood ran freely from the wound as she collapsed, falling to the asphalt. She felt two warm, strong arms catch her just as her head was about to hit the ground.
~*~
Sesshoumaru heard the gun shot and ran quicker than he ever thought he could. He caught Rin right before her head hit the pavement, which probably would have caused some damage if he hadnt been so fast. Panic coursed throughout his body. Would she be okay? Oh god let her be okay!
He sat on the ground and gently laid her head in his lap before inspecting the damage. She had been shot once in the shoulder and the wound was now bleeding heavily.
Her face began to pale, the color draining from her cheeks. "Rin, Rin are you okay? Rin..." Sesshoumaru continued to panic, looking around franticly.
Luckily for him, the man that had been working the ticket counter had heard the gun shot and came running. Kneeling, panting before the teenager, he breathlessly asked what happened.
"Rin's been shot! Call 911! HURRY DAMN IT!" Sesshoumaru found himself yelling at the poor man, mind overcome by worry and anger. Who would DARE shoot Rin?!
The ticket man ran back inside to call 911, leaving Sesshoumaru alone with his injured date.
"Oh god Rin..." He whispered, ripping off the sleeve of what was his favorite System of a Down shirt and wrapped the cloth securely around the wound to help stop the bloodflow. "Please Rin... Please be okay..."
His breath caught in his throat when he heard the most miraculous thing... "Ses...shou....maru....." Rin whispered, very slowly. Her voice was hoarse from not using it for so long and it sounded foreign to her. She tried it again though, and it became a bit clearer... "Sesshou....maru...."
Sess felt tears beginning to prick at his eyes. She had said her first word in two years, and it was... his name... She had said... his name... He forced a tiny smile, gazing at Rin with slightly blurred vision.
"Rin... You... You spoke... You said my name..." Rin forced a small smile of her own, even though she was in excruciating pain.
"Dont..... w-worry.... 'bout me...." Her voice was barely a whisper, but Sess heard it perfectly. He felt her form go limp in his arms, and his eyes widened.
"Rin...? Rin!" Franically he took her wrist, feeling for a pulse. He calmed down slightly when he realized that she was just unconsious.
Sesshoumaru waited anxiously for another 5 minutes before the ambulence and the police arrived. Paramedics lifted Rin from Sesshoumaru's lap and placed her on a stretcher before pushing that into the back of the ambulence. Police went about doing their job, marking where Rin was and inspecting the scene of the crime.
Sess climbed into the ambulence after the paramedics had placed Rin in, and the vehicle made its way to the hospital.
~*~
Sesshoumaru paced anxiously in the hospital waiting room, glancing at the metal double doors every now and then. Rin had gone into surgery just a couple minutes ago.
"The girl's sister and brother are coming." The old lady at the reception desk stated, placing the phone down. She had just called Rin's house to let her family know.
"Huh? Oh, okay..." He sighed and continued his pacing, deep in thought.
'Rin spoke for the first time in two years today... and she said my name... It was probably because I was the only one there, but... it kinda makes me feel like i'm special to her...'
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO MY SISTER SESSHOUMARU?!?!" An enraged Kagome burst through the doors, yelling her head off. Inuyasha followed her, trying to calm her anger, but failing miserably. Souta trailed off behind, looking like he was about to cry.
"I didnt do anything to her. I would never hurt Rin on purpose." Sesshoumaru stated coldly, glaring at Kagome.
"THEN WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?!"
The old lady behind the desk told Kagome to quit yelling and went back to filing paperwork. Kagome lowered her voice, but her glare just got scarier.
"I dont know what happened exactly. I heard a gun shot and when I got to Rin, she was bleeding and about to collapse." A hint of worry crossed his now icy face.
"Rin-neechan got shot?" Souta tugged on the leg of Sesshoumaru's jeans, sniffling.
"Yes, but dont worry, she's going to be okay..." Sess kneeled beside the crying third grader and tried to calm him down. Inuyasha was too caught up in his thoughts to notice Sesshoumaru's strange behavior.
"Who would want to shoot Rin? She's just a regular girl..." Inuyasha wondered out loud, sighing.
"I dont know... but if I ever find out who did, I'll kill him..." The older Iizuki brother answered, growling the last part. 'I promise you Rin, the bastard that hurt you wont get away with it...'
~*~
Sesshoumaru had no clue how much time had passed; it felt like an eternity to him though, until the doctor came out into the waiting room, clipboard in hand. The doctor glanced over at Kagome.
"Ms. Higurashi? Your sister is going to be just fine," He stated in a rather monotonous voice. Sess let out a sigh of relief, as did Kagome, Souta, and even Inuyasha.
"Rin will need to stay here for about a week to heal though. She's asleep right now, but you can see her anyway if you want. She'll be in room 204."
"Okay, thank you doctor..." Kagome took Souta's hand and started off to Rin's room, the Iizuki brothers following.
~*~
Sesshoumaru stepped into room 204 quietly, glancing over at the bed. Rin was laying there, dressed in a hospital gown, the blankets pulled up just under her chest. Her dark hair splayed over the pillow and Sesshoumaru felt a strange urge to touch it... to stroke her hair... to hold her in his arms...
He shook his head to clear his thoughts and pulled up a chair next to Rin's bed. Kagome sat on the other side, Souta sitting in her lap. Inuyasha leaned against the wall.
An hour passed in silence. Inuyasha hadnt moved and neither had Sesshoumaru. Kagome still sat in the chair, leg beginning to fall asleep since Souta was still in her lap. Sess noticed that everyone seemed tired, so he spoke up, "I'll stay with her tonight. You all go home and get some sleep."
"No, I'll stay with her. She is my sister after all." Kagome sent a slight glare his way. "Inuyasha, could you please take Souta home?"
"Sure, Kag-chan." Inuyasha strode over to his girlfriend and picked up the sleepy boy. "C'mon Souta, you can see Rin again tomorrow..."
"Mm'kay Inu-oniichan..." Souta mumbled against his shoulder, and Inuyasha left the room.
Then the glare-fight began. Sess glared at Kagome, Kagome glared back, and this continued for maybe 15 minutes.
"I'LL stay with Rin." He stated calmly, deathglaring.
"No I'LL stay with Rin." Kagome deathglared back.
"No me."
"No me."
"No me!"
"No me!"
"NO ME!"
"NO ME!"
"Mmmm... what's all da yellin' 'bout....?" A voice asked hesitantly from the bed, squeaking slightly; the voice still sounded foreign to Rin.
"Oh, its nothing Rin-chan, go back to sle--RIN?!" Kagome's eyes widened. Her sister was speaking!
"Nnn... dont yell..." Rin muttered softly, burying her head underneath her pillow. Kagome was in shock. Her mute sister just spoke again!
Sesshoumaru smirked a bit from the other side of the bed. "Yes, dont yell Kagome."
"Shut up asshole..." Kagome sent another deathglare his way. Sess chuckled, a smug expression on his face.
Rin spoke up again, voice muffled by her pillow. "Quit fighting..." Sesshoumaru smiled warmly at her.
"Of course Rin..."
Kagome slumped back into her chair, now feeling thouroughly exhausted. Today had been quite a weird day. First her sister had gotten shot for seemingly no reason, and now she was talking for the first time in two years.
"Rin-chan, why? Why are you speaking again? Why now?" She asked in disbelief. A pillow hit her lightly. Rin winced at having to move, her shoulder still hurting.
"Go home... both of you... sleep... sleep good..." Rin muttered, voice no longer muffled.
Kagome sighed and tucked the pillow back underneath her younger sister's head. "Okay Rin-chan... I'll be by tomorrow morning... You gonna be okay?"
"Mm-hmm..."
"Try not to move around too much... 'Night..."
"'Night 'night..."
Sesshoumaru almost laughed at how childish Rin sounded right about now. 'She's cute when she's half-asleep... Hell, she's cute all the time...'
Rin fell back asleep and Kagome walked out the door, sighing. Sleep would be nice after all that had happened today.
Sesshoumaru stayed there, seated in the hard plastic chair. Damn hospitals, why cant they provide cushioned seats in patients' rooms? Ah well, he would just have to endure if he wanted to stay with Rin. And he did want to stay, oh did he ever wanna stay!
~*~
An hour passed; Sesshoumaru sat with Rin the whole time, gazing over her sleeping face. She looked so peaceful, so innocent... Sort of like a fallen angel or a lovely forest nymph...
'I was so worried when she got shot... No one had ever worried me more in my life... But why? I really like Rin and I've only known her for about a week... I remember the first time I saw her. She looked so beautiful that day, sitting on the bench all by herself with a book...
Usually I dont really notice girls like her so... why Rin? Why did I notice her? Why did I sit beside her? Why did all this happen?! Maybe its luck... Or, maybe its something else...'
He looked down at her sleeping face for the millionth time that night and smiled.
'I told myself I'd never be in a serious relationship in my life... I told myself there was no room in my future for anyone else... But maybe I can make room for her... For Rin...'
With these thoughts in mind, he drifted off to sleep...
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[AN]Mage: dont hurt Mage for getting Rinrin shot... ;_; Mage had ta do it! *clings to Ashura to try to ward off the things reviewers are most likely going to throw at her*
Ashura: Eheh... Yes, please understand... That was essential to the almost-non-existant plot... We cant have Rin mute forever, can we? Nuuuu...
Rin: *storms in glaring* WHY DID I HAFTA GET HURT?!
Sess: *storms in behind her* Yes, why? And why didnt this Sesshoumaru protect her from injury like I should have done?
Ashura: *starry eyes* SESS-CHAN! *glomps*
Sess: O.O EEK!!! GET OFF ME! IM STRAIGHT YOU WEIRDO!!!
Rin: *growls at Ashura* MY SESSY!
Mage: Oo; CAST FIGHT! =D *settles back with popcorn and a vanilla pepsi*
*IC-kun hops across the screen with a sign that says "Reveiw Please!"*