Lost To Be Found
Chapter 2: Super Hero
"Higurashi... Higurashi... Rin! Sit up."
Rin moaned, turning over in her bed. Digging her head in her pillow she murmured "Five more minutes Kag..." Rin could hear a man sign and she corrected herself, "Sorry Inu, gimme a bit longer..."
Giggles filled the background but abruptly stopped. The man spoke.
"I am not Kagome, nor Inuyasha."
Rin vaguely wondered why some strange man was in her room, but quickly remembered she wasn't in her room. Then where was she? Oh yeah... School. But why was she laying down? And what was so soft and warm? Wait... It wasn't soft... Actually, whatever her head was resting on seems pretty firm. And it's warm because it's breathing!
Rin's eyes shot open and she sat up, only to fall back down with the classroom spinning around her.
"That was not very smart." The man commented. Rin looked up at him and felt dizzy all over again. Supporting her knelt a god. Or a demon, more like it.
"Sess.." Rin started.
"You fainted." The man interrupted, "Is anyone going toward the nurse?" He was quickly answered by the bell, "Never mind. Homeroom is over, I will take her myself."
The rest of the class hesitated. Rin wasn't exactly popular, but she was always nice. The majority of the class was worried. This all faded away once the teacher glared, barking. "Go to class." So many questions were running through Rin's head. She didn't even realize when this man stood her on her feet and spoke.
"Can you walk?"
Rin looked at him as though a third head had just popped out of his neck and nodded. It was clear after a trial step that she was still a bit unstable. The teacher had to leap to catch her before Rin collapsed on the floor again. With ease, the man swept Rin off her feet and into his arms. Rin couldn't help but blush when she hit his firm chest and nearly died when they walked out of the room like that.
Attempting to fill the awkward silence, Rin whispered a soft "I'm sorry." The man looked down and gave her a 'what-did-you-do-to-be-sorry-about?-look ' Rin remembered receiving this look many times before when she though Sesshomaru was mad at her and answered his unasked question.
"Aren't you going to be late for your class?"
"No, this is my prep period. I would have been sitting, bored, anyway. However, I must say, I wasn't expecting to play super hero my first day teaching."
Rin blushed and resisted the urge to bury her head in his neck and cry. Here, three years after she saw her Sesshoumaru die, he was here again. And carrying her to the school nurse! But... This couldn't be Sesshomaru, could it? Only one way to fine out...
"What's your name?"
The man looked down at her, "You don't know? I'm Rosuto Hiyayaka. I'm replacing Daiki-san."
Rin mentally scolded herself. Of course this wasn't Sesshomaru! For starters, he had two arms. Something Sesshomaru definitely lacked. Yes, this man has two very toned, very warm, muscular arms. He didn't have Sesshomaru's markings either and his persona didn't seem nearly as cold. Then again, over the years, Sesshomaru had opened up... But still! Rosuto has two arms. Two. Count 'em! Despite all that, Rin found herself staring up at his eyes. They had the same eyes.
Rosuto and Sesshoumaru weren't the same person, but a question still plagued Rin's mind. "How did you know Kagome's Full name?"
Rosuto stopped, searching his head for the answer. He found it.
"I guessed."
Rin frowned and looked for Rosuto to give any indication he was lying. She didn't see any. That may explain how he knew Kagome's name, but that didn't go for Inuyasha. It's not everyday you meet someone named 'Dog Demon'.
"Hiyayaka-san! What are you doing here?"
"I come bearing gifts. A student of mine passed out." Rosuto told the nurse, setting Rin down just inside the door.
"What are you doing? Bring her to the bed!" Nurse commanded, grabbing an aspirin and the thermometer from a cabinet. Rosuto rolled his eyes, but obliged, carrying Rin so she could sit on the bed.
"So Rin, you fainted again huh?"
"Again?" Rosuto asked, giving a questioning glance towards his student. She turned red.
"Last time it was during history wasn't it?" Nurse sighed, handing a cop of water and the aspirin to the tomato girl. She took it grudgingly. Of course she fainted that day! They were learning about feudal Japan and whose name just happened to appear as she flipped through the textbook? That's right, Sesshomaru. A few major details were missing from the story, but it was still sort of accurate. Rin was out like a light.
"Say 'ahh'"
"Ahh" Rin obliged, allowing Nurse to stick a thermometer under her tongue. Rosuto looked on, slightly amused from the sight of this tiny girl glaring at the school nurse.
"Kan ni co tsu klass net? Ni havh ah test"
Nurse shook her head, pulling the thermometer from Rin's mouth. "Nope. You've got a fever. We can't have Hiyayaka-san carrying you here every time you feel faint, now can we?"
Rin blushed and shook her head and Nurse laughed. Damn how those nurses seem to know everything. You can never hide anything, They're one of the four evils in the world. Right there along with Mimes, Silence, and Wednesdays.
"I'll just call your guardians and have someone pick you up, okay?"
Rin nodded and watched as the nurse left in search of a phone.
"I trust you'll be better tomorrow?" Rosuto asked. Rin nodded her head and he left without another word. As soon as he shut the door Rosuto leaned against it, running his hand down his face. What was it about that girl? He was secretly glad she had trouble walking, just so he could see what if felt like to have her in his arms. But he shouldn't feel this way. He was a teacher, and she, his student. There had to be a least an eight year difference (A/N:*cough*9 actually...) But even so...
Why did he feel like he knew her?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aww.... I feel so unloved v.v *sigh* Oh well . I'm still going on with the story, no matter how little reviews it gets. ^_^ Motivated aren't I? Oh well, thanks Aamalie and anhimals. And who knows, maybe my luck will change and I'll suddenly get, I don't know...... 10 reviews? .o No? Yes? Maybe? C'mon XD You know you love me.....