[AN]^^;;; 61 reviews! The most I've ever gotten on a single story! I'm happy now... ^^;

Ashura: Sugoi... oo; She's actually written something fairly decent... Okay Mage-chan, review responses now.

Mage: Hai!

Review Responses:

Cookie6: Arigatou! Glad ya dont hate me for that... ^^;

Heaven-Dragoon: Thank you! ^^ Heres the next chapter.

Liz.Q: Eheh... ^^ heh heh... We'll just see if something like that happens...

Wakadori Ramen: Heh, yeah it was Naraku... Pretty obvious, huh? Well I didnt hurt her TOO badly... *grins sheepishly* Otherwise Sess woulda killed me... Yes! *jumps up and down* Fluffyshipping forever!

xoangelezox: ^^; Glad ya like and thanks for taking the time to leave a review!

Ninetales122: *giggles* Sorry, no kissing... yet. ; But there's plenty of fluff ahead! =D

duckknight: Yes, I felt for Rin too when I wrote this... But sadly, it had to be done... Sess-chan can protect her from stuff now though! ^^

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Sesshoumaru awoke around 4 AM, feeling a bit too warm. He pushed back the blankets-- Wait, blankets?! What the...? He glanced at the hospital bed underneath him, and the warm body that he had held against him.

In his sleep he had crawled into bed with Rin...

He started to get out of bed, when he heard Rin begin to stir. He froze in his tracks.

"Mm... so DATS why it was so warm in here..." She said sleepily, turning to look at Sess. She winced a bit as a dull pain throbbed in her shoulder.

"Sorry... I guess I still sleepwalk occasionally..." He answered sheepishly, smiling.

"S'okee... I kinda liked it..." Rin's honey brown eyes closed again, and a pinkish blush tinted her smiling face.

"R-really?" He blushed also, feeling a bit nervous all of a sudden. Rin nodded a bit.

"Mm-hmm... going back ta sleep... 'Night Sess..." The girl drifted off into peaceful slumber again and Sesshoumaru's eyes widened a bit.

'She... she called me Sess!' His grin spread. She had called him by his nickname, which meant they were becoming closer... Though there was always the fact that she could have been just half-asleep and didnt know what she was saying; but Sess didnt wanna think about that possibility.

Feeling sleep coming on again, he layed back down on the hospital bed by Rin, on top of the covers, and clasped her hand in his over his chest. Sesshoumaru's golden eyes closed, and he dozed off.

~*~

Rin awoke around 9 on Sunday morning, having slept better than she had in 2 years, despite her injury. Which, speaking of that...

"Ow... damn..." She hissed in pain as she tried to move. Finding it futile, she laid back down and glanced over at the other side of the bed. Sesshoumaru was lying there, fast asleep. She just now noticed that he was clasping her hand to his chest, as if he never wanted to let go.

She smiled a bit as she tried to pull her hand away. He whimpered a bit and held it tighter, bringing it to his face and nuzzling it with his cheek. Rin stifled a giggle. 'He's so cute when he's asleep... Like a little lost puppy...'

She finally got her hand out of his deathgrip, and hissed in pain and surprise as an arm reached out and pulled her to his body. The moving had jarred her shoulder and it throbbed painfully.

Golden eyes opened a bit, and saw Rin pressed against him, wincing. He gasped a bit in surprise. "Oh shit! Rin, I'm so sorry!" He let go of her immediately and stood, settling her back down in bed.

"S'okee Sess... You were asleep, you didnt know what you were doing..."

"Do you want me to get you some painkillers?" He asked, eyes full of concern.

"If its not too much trouble..."

"I'll be right back then." Sesshoumaru darted from the room to find pain killers, and maybe a cup of coffee for himself.

~*~

Rin sighed slightly as he left. 'This is all too weird... I've known Sess for only a week and I already like him... a lot... Maybe more than I should... He's probably only here 'cos he feels sorry for me... 'cos I'm his brother's girlfriend's sister...

'I cant ignore the fact that him holding me felt nice though... Maybe he does like me after all... Otherwise he wouldnt have done that, right?... He's so sweet... Sometimes I feel like I could spend the rest of my life with Sess... When did I start calling him Sess? Strange...'

Sesshoumaru re-entered the room, holding a bottle of pills, some juice, and a styrofoam cup of coffee. He set the coffee down on the small table and handed Rin a couple pills and the juice.

"Thanks Sess..." She smiled a bit at him and swallowed the painkillers, then laid back and waited for them to take effect.

"Youre welcome..." He smiled back and took a drink of his coffee. "Do you... wanna watch tv?"

"Sure..."

Sess picked up the remote and turned on the television mounted on the wall. He began changing channels until he found an Adam Sandler movie. Remembering that Rin liked Adam Sandler, he kept it there.

"Ohhh, I love this movie!" Rin exclaimed happily, seeing 'Billy Madison' was just starting.

"Me too." Sess grinned, and they watched that, only being interrupted once when a nurse came in to bring Rin breakfast and check up on her.

~*~

Kagome, Souta, Inuyasha, and Mrs. Higurashi came in soon after the movie had ended and Mrs. Higurashi hugged Rin the best she could, almost in tears.

"Oh, Rinrin! I'm so glad youre okay! Kagome called me late last night but I couldnt get into town until now! Oh my baby girl!"

"Gah... Hi mama..." Rin blinkued at the older woman. She had never seen her mother so worked up before.

"Rinrin.... Wait... Rinrin, y-you spoke!"

"Dont call me Rinrin, I'm not a baby anymore..." It still felt weird to talk, but she liked being able to communicate like everyone else.

Mrs. Higurashi erupted into tears, hugging her daughter and shouting joyously. "When did you start talking again?"

"Last night... after... after the incident..." Rin answered softly, not really wanting to talk about that.

Sesshoumaru stood off to the side, leaning against the wall and watching Mrs. Higurashi fuss over Rin. Then the older woman turned to him, and hugged him tightly.

"Thank you so much for being there for my daughter and staying with her last night..." She hugged him more, as if he were another son.

"Y-youre welcome, M-mrs. Higurashi..."

"Mama, he cant breathe!" Rin stated, tossing her pillow at her mother. Mrs. Higurashi immediately let go.

"Oh, sorry Sesshoumaru."

"Its okay, Mrs. Higurashi."

Mrs. Higurashi, Kagome, and Souta all began talking with Rin, while Sesshoumaru watched, thinking to himself.

'Now that Mrs. Higurashi is here for a while, I can maybe go get Rin a get-well present... Maybe some flowers or something... Yeah, I'm sure she'd like that... I should change my shirt too...'

He glanced down at the now-one-sleeved System of a Down shirt he had been wearing since yesterday. Frowning slightly, he ripped off the other sleeve at the shoulder and tossed it into the trash.

Sess walked to Rin's bed and leaned over. "I'll be back in an hour Rin..."

"Kay Sess..." She smiled a bit at him and he smiled back. Then, gathering up all his courage, he leaned over a little further and gently touched his lips to her cheek. When he pulled away, he noticed Rin blushing, though still smiling. He gave her one last grin and stepped out of the room.

Rin reached up to touch her fingers to the spot where Sesshoumaru had kissed her, turning a strawberry red color. 'He... he actually...'

Mrs. Higurashi and Kagome both bounced onto Rin's bed beside her, grinning.

"Details Rinrin!"

"Yeah! How serious is yours and Sesshoumaru's relationship?"

"When's the wedding?" The last question was from Mrs. Higurashi of course. Rin just reddened more.

"We're just friends... Maybe a little more... We're not in a relationship and there wont be any wedding!" Rin said, yanking the blankets over her head, wincing as it jarred her shoulder. "Leave me aloooonnneeeee!"

"Well its a good thing you two arent serious about your relationship... You deserve better than Sesshoumaru. Maybe you could take Hojo-kun off my back... He needs a girlfriend to distract him from me..." Kagome muttered, thinking about the boy that just WOULDNT leave her alone, no matter HOW many times she told him she had a boyfriend.

"And now that you're speaking again, Rinrin, you can get out of the special needs class! I'll phone the principal tomorrow." Mrs. Higurashi said happily.

Rin sighed and nodded, not wanting to say much more since her throat was starting to hurt. She just wasnt used to using her voice so much. She buried her face in her pillow, hoping her mother and sister would get the hint and leave for a while. She didnt mind if Souta stayed though; he was being pretty quiet.

She heard her mom whispering to her sister, then she heard two pairs of feet walking out of the room, signaling they had left.

"Is the coast clear Souta-chan?" She asked, voice muffled by the pillow.

"Yeah Rin-neechan." Souta pulled up a chair beside her bed and sat down. Rin turned to look at her little brother; her oh-so-sweet and loveable little brother.

"Rin-neechan? I was scared when I heard you got hurt..."

"Thanks for caring Souta-chan..." She smiled warmly at him.

"Its nice to know that you can talk again Rin-neechan... Why'd you go all mute in the first place? What exactly happened?" He asked, cocking his head a little to the side and gazing at his sister with innocent eyes.

Rin immediately stopped talking, remembering THAT... She shook her head a bit, signifying she didnt want to talk about it. Souta nodded and shut up for a while.

~*~

Sess started up his Jeep, which he assumed Inuyasha had gotten here, and drove to his place on Youkai Blvd. He pulled into the driveway and went inside to find a clean shirt.

Scanning through his closet, he finally pulled out a plain grey t-shirt and changed into it, tossing the sleeveless System of a Down shirt into the trash. It was really too bad; that was one of his favorite shirts.

He darted out of the house, eager to get Rin a present and get back quickly.

The white Jeep pulled out of the driveway again, and this time went downtown. Golden eyes scanned the streets, searching for a floral shop. 'Aha!' He thought, parking in front of Thorn Originals, then walked inside.

Inside the small shop, it was crowded with shelves of trinkets and other gift items. There were flowers near the back of this room, near the counter.

Sess cautiously navigated his way through the store, being extra careful not to break anything. Stepping up to the counter, he looked around for someone who worked there.

A dark-haired girl came out of the back room and smiled at him. She wore rather revealing clothes and a red ribbon in her hair.

'Damn it! It just figures I'd have to run into one of Kagura's friends...' He thought, mentally cursing himself. The girl behind the counter was Yura.

"Hey there, need any help?" Yura asked, leaning on the counter.

"Uh... yeah... I need half a dozen red roses... They're for someone... special..." He stated, glancing over at the clear glass case thingy that held fresh flowers.

"Sure thing, hun." Yura grinned at him and got the roses out. "Do you wanna choose a vase for these?" Sess nodded and glanced at a selection of different crystal vases. Finally, he found the perfect one. It was a clear pinkish glass, shaped like the middle part of a daffodil and it had a small teddy bear. The teddy bear's arms were sewn together around the glass, so it looked a bit like it was hugging it.

"This one." He stated. Yura nodded and arranged the 6 red roses inside the pinkish vase, tied a ribbon around it, and handed it to Sess.

"That'll be $25.99."

He paid for the gift and went back out to his car, climbing in and pulling out.

~*~

Sesshoumaru walked quietly into room 204, having reached the hospital. The vase of flowers was held behind his back, out of sight. He saw Rin and Souta watching a movie on tv.

Rin heard his footsteps and turned to look at him. "Hey Sess!"

Souta looked over at him also. "Hi Sesshou-niichan!"

He smiled a bit. Souta was already calling him 'niichan'. "Hey Rin, hey Souta. Oi, Souta," He motioned for the 3rd grader to come over with the hand that wasnt full.

Souta jumped off his chair and ran to where Sess stood. "Yeah?" The silver-haired male leaned over and whispered,

"Do you think you could leave your sister and me alone for a little while?"

Souta nodded and beamed before whispering back. "Uh huh!"

"Thanks Souta." Sess smiled and gave the boy a couple dollars in quarters. "Why dont you go get yourself a snack?"

"Kay! Arigatou Sesshou-niisama!" Souta grinned wider and ran out to find a vending machine.

'HA! Now i'm Sesshou-niiSAMA... Take that Inuyasha. '

"What was that all about?" Rin asked, smiling.

"Oh, nothing." He smiled innocently and set the vase of roses on the small bedside table. "These are for you."

"Oh Sess!" Rin squealed happily. "You didnt have to!"

"I wanted to." The look in his eyes softened as he looked over at Rin, who was admiring the roses and how cute the vase was.

"Thank you so much... I'd hug you, but I'm not supposed to get up..." Rin blushed a little, smiling sheepishly. He grinned widely.

"I'll just have to remember to get my hug in about a week."

"I wont let you forget..." Rin giggled a bit, and Sess sat in the chair beside her bed. The conversation quickly turned to the movie playing on the mounted television.

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[AN]Mage: Aint sess a sweetie? ^^; *giggles* Anyway, after I finish this fic (if I ever finish it... curse my writers block ) I might write either a sequel or a new fic that I've had in mind for a week or so... It all depends on what I feel like writing at the time... But dont think Wish Upon a Star is close to being over cuz it aint!

Ashura: Aint aint a word and I aint gonna say it. XD

Mage: Shut up dork ;

Ashura: mwee Oo; R&R please![/AN]