"Did your father, slaughter my parents?" Rin asked with much difficulty.
"W-What?" Sesshomaru, for once in his life seemed to be slightly frightened.
"Did your father, slaughter my parents?" Rin repeated.
"Who were your parents?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yosh-Hee Lee and Ayame Lee," Rin replied.
"I am afraid so," Sesshomaru said as he looked away.
"W-Why?" Rin asked.
"All I know was the phrase that my father said before, 'He was only getting in the way,'" Sesshomaru answered sadly.
And awkward silence came in between the two.
"You don't need to look away from me. It isn't something you did that you should be ashamed for," Rin said.
Sesshomaru looked back at her. There were tears in her eyes. Her lips quivered slightly.
"R-Rin," Sesshomaru called out.
"Yes?" she replied.
"Let's change your bandages," Sesshomaru stated.
"I can do it myself," Rin said as she looked away.
"First of all, your arms are wounded, second of all, you are still weak from blood loss. Don't reason from me. And, I won't do anything that will hurt you," Sesshomaru said softly.
Rin nodded, still avoiding eye contact. She laid back down for him to change her bandages.
"Why didn't you ever tell me that you were half demon?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Because I just wasn't ready to tell you, I really wasn't really read to tell anybody. I'm sorry," Rin replied.
"There is no need to apologize. We all have our secrets," Sesshomaru said.
"It's so awkward," Rin said suddenly.
"What?" Sesshomaru asked.
"To be so close to a boy, " Rin whispered.
"I won't hurt you in any way," Sesshomaru stated.
"I know you won't," Rin replied.
Sesshomaru lowered her sleeves, revealing the bloody bandages. He opened a little lower, trying to find the knot to undo the tourniquet. Then, his eyes widened. There was a thick layer of bandages around her bellybutton, a little lower then her other wound. Sesshomaru traced the bandages lightly, Rin moaned in pain.
"What is this?" he asked.
"Nothing," Rin replied, trying to hide the second wound with her hands.
"Nothing? Rin, I merely touched your wound lightly and you cry in pain. That is nothing?" Sesshomaru asked as he pushed aside her hands and quickly undid the bandage.
Sesshomaru examined the wound closely.
"You're lucky it's not infected, otherwise, you would be in much trouble," Sesshomaru remarked as he took out cream to wipe over the wound. Once Sesshomaru was done bandaging, Rin was back under covers and resting, except sitting up.
"How did you get that wound?" Sesshomaru asked.
Rin looked away, she didn't answer.
"Rin, answer me." Sesshomaru ordered.
"From my mother," Rin said in the most quietist voice possibly, but Sesshomaru's sensitive ears managed to hear it clearly.
"You mean to tell me that she inflicted this wound? That she actually hurt you purposely?" Sesshomaru asked as his face darkened and bangs covered his eyes.
"Yes," Rin replied as her voice cracked.
"Then why didn't you ever tell me?" Sesshomaru asked, his bangs rose, his eyes looked sad.
"Because.." Rin started as she paused, "Because I was afraid. Afraid of what my mother might do. Afraid of what you might do to my mother. Afraid of what might happen." Rin shouted and tears flooded down her face.
Her shoulders shook. Rin had cried many times before, but never had she ever cried in a way that made it feel like it was his fault. Her shoulders shook as she sobbed softly. Her hands in her lap, squeezing the skirt of her kimono. Suddenly Rin felt arms around her shoulders. She turned around to see who it was, Sesshomaru.
"S-Sesshomaru," Rin stuttered as several dozen more tears came down her face.
Sesshomaru wiped her tears away with his delicate fingers, Rin gasped in surprise.
"Sesshomaru.."Rin started and fell into his chest, Sesshomaru embraced her with both arms, "Just don't leave me."
Sesshomaru's eyes widened in surprise and then softened, "I'll never leave you."
AN: WOOHOO! FLUFF BABY FLUFF! Yes, I know, a lot in this chapter. But U gotta remember, that they are our couple in this story, so you should've expected fluff coming sooner or later. Now I hope you enjoyed, much love! And remember! REVIEW!
"W-What?" Sesshomaru, for once in his life seemed to be slightly frightened.
"Did your father, slaughter my parents?" Rin repeated.
"Who were your parents?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yosh-Hee Lee and Ayame Lee," Rin replied.
"I am afraid so," Sesshomaru said as he looked away.
"W-Why?" Rin asked.
"All I know was the phrase that my father said before, 'He was only getting in the way,'" Sesshomaru answered sadly.
And awkward silence came in between the two.
"You don't need to look away from me. It isn't something you did that you should be ashamed for," Rin said.
Sesshomaru looked back at her. There were tears in her eyes. Her lips quivered slightly.
"R-Rin," Sesshomaru called out.
"Yes?" she replied.
"Let's change your bandages," Sesshomaru stated.
"I can do it myself," Rin said as she looked away.
"First of all, your arms are wounded, second of all, you are still weak from blood loss. Don't reason from me. And, I won't do anything that will hurt you," Sesshomaru said softly.
Rin nodded, still avoiding eye contact. She laid back down for him to change her bandages.
"Why didn't you ever tell me that you were half demon?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Because I just wasn't ready to tell you, I really wasn't really read to tell anybody. I'm sorry," Rin replied.
"There is no need to apologize. We all have our secrets," Sesshomaru said.
"It's so awkward," Rin said suddenly.
"What?" Sesshomaru asked.
"To be so close to a boy, " Rin whispered.
"I won't hurt you in any way," Sesshomaru stated.
"I know you won't," Rin replied.
Sesshomaru lowered her sleeves, revealing the bloody bandages. He opened a little lower, trying to find the knot to undo the tourniquet. Then, his eyes widened. There was a thick layer of bandages around her bellybutton, a little lower then her other wound. Sesshomaru traced the bandages lightly, Rin moaned in pain.
"What is this?" he asked.
"Nothing," Rin replied, trying to hide the second wound with her hands.
"Nothing? Rin, I merely touched your wound lightly and you cry in pain. That is nothing?" Sesshomaru asked as he pushed aside her hands and quickly undid the bandage.
Sesshomaru examined the wound closely.
"You're lucky it's not infected, otherwise, you would be in much trouble," Sesshomaru remarked as he took out cream to wipe over the wound. Once Sesshomaru was done bandaging, Rin was back under covers and resting, except sitting up.
"How did you get that wound?" Sesshomaru asked.
Rin looked away, she didn't answer.
"Rin, answer me." Sesshomaru ordered.
"From my mother," Rin said in the most quietist voice possibly, but Sesshomaru's sensitive ears managed to hear it clearly.
"You mean to tell me that she inflicted this wound? That she actually hurt you purposely?" Sesshomaru asked as his face darkened and bangs covered his eyes.
"Yes," Rin replied as her voice cracked.
"Then why didn't you ever tell me?" Sesshomaru asked, his bangs rose, his eyes looked sad.
"Because.." Rin started as she paused, "Because I was afraid. Afraid of what my mother might do. Afraid of what you might do to my mother. Afraid of what might happen." Rin shouted and tears flooded down her face.
Her shoulders shook. Rin had cried many times before, but never had she ever cried in a way that made it feel like it was his fault. Her shoulders shook as she sobbed softly. Her hands in her lap, squeezing the skirt of her kimono. Suddenly Rin felt arms around her shoulders. She turned around to see who it was, Sesshomaru.
"S-Sesshomaru," Rin stuttered as several dozen more tears came down her face.
Sesshomaru wiped her tears away with his delicate fingers, Rin gasped in surprise.
"Sesshomaru.."Rin started and fell into his chest, Sesshomaru embraced her with both arms, "Just don't leave me."
Sesshomaru's eyes widened in surprise and then softened, "I'll never leave you."
AN: WOOHOO! FLUFF BABY FLUFF! Yes, I know, a lot in this chapter. But U gotta remember, that they are our couple in this story, so you should've expected fluff coming sooner or later. Now I hope you enjoyed, much love! And remember! REVIEW!