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AN: Sorry for the long wait and lack of individual responses. I've got company so I don't have much time on the computer. Thanks to everyone who's reading. Once again, the characters are OOC.
Inuyasha hoped that he was hearing things.
"Did you just say that you're going to Rin's funeral?"
"Are you deaf as well as stupid?" he asked.
Inuyasha frowned. It was official, his asshole of a brother was back.
"That's a bad idea."
"Yes and I have you to thank for it." he said. "You asked me if this was what Rin would have wanted. The answer is no. She would've hated seeing me here like this."
Both Kagome and Inuyasha let out a sigh of relief. Maybe thinking about what Rin would want would stop him from doing whatever he was planning to do. Their relief was short lived when a grin spread across Sesshomaru's face.
"She'd rather I find the person who did it and make them extremely sorry." he said. "Like I said, you didn't know Rin. She was far from being an angel. And there's a big chance that her killer or killers will show up at the funeral."
"I can't let you do this."
"And you can't stop me either? I didn't kill Rin but it's my fault that she's dead. It was no coincidence that she was killed the night she was supposed to meet me on the Night Sin.
"You said it yourself. Rin was far from being an angel. She probably has a whole list of enemies lining up to kill her. This might not have anything to do with you."
"Even you're not stupid enough to believe that. If so, then explain the Night Sin."
Inuyasha opened his mouth to say something but didn't. Sesshomaru gave him a triumphant look. He understood Inuyasha's point of view but if Rin's death was only about her then she wouldn't have been killed in front of the Night Sin nor would it have been blown up. No, Sesshomaru thought, I'm involved in this.
"Maybe you're right, which is even more reason for you not to go to Rin's funeral. If we've already got trouble coming our way we don't need you to cause more." Inuyasha said. "I won't let you."
"You won't stand in my way Inuyasha."
Suddenly Sesshomaru drew his gun and aimed it at Kagome. In a flash, Inuyasha was standing in front of her.
"You bastard! What are you doing?"
"One shot and it'll be over. What would you do if I shot her?" he asked. "Answer me Inuyasha."
"I'd fucking ki...." Inuyasha trailed off.
"You'd kill me." Sesshomaru said lowering his gun. "Now we understand each other."
Actually Inuyasha was more confused than ever. He knew why he'd kill someone if they harmed Kagome. He loved her. But what was his brother's reasoning. Had he actually loved Rin and this was his way of showing it? His brother being in love was definitely unsettling. Sesshomaru went to walk by Inuyasha but Inuyasha grabbed his arm.
"If you ever point a gun at Kagome again, I'll will kill you."
Sesshomaru glared at him for a second but didn't say anything. He just pulled his arm away.
"I'm going with you." Inuyasha said.
"Suit yourself." he said he said going back into the bedroom.
Kagome pulled Inuyasha aside.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing? You can't go with him." Kagome said. "Koga and Naraku probably know about him and Rin and aren't happy about it. Who knows how they'll react if Sesshomaru shows up there."
"You think I want to go with that asshole?" Inuyasha asked. "I'm just going to try to keep him from causing more trouble."
"I don't see Sesshomaru going there to cause trouble."
"And I never thought he'd do something as reckless as sleeping with Rin."
"Fine." Kagome said with a sigh. "Go with him. But I don't like it."
Sesshomaru came out of the bedroom and threw a suit at Inuyasha.
"It'll be big but it's better than what you're wearing."
By the time Inuyasha had dressed, their limo was waiting downstairs. They knew that they had missed the church service so they went directly to the burial sight.
Koga sat down and looked at Rin's coffin. It was a good thing that their father was dead or he'd be furious. Not only had his little girl been heavily involved in his business, but she was now dead. Koga sighed heavily as he began to feel a little guilty. He had gotten her involved in all of this craziness and now she was dead. Koga's thoughts were interrupted when Naraku walked over to him.
"I just got a call. The shipment...." Naraku trailed off. "What the hell are they doing here?"
Koga followed Naraku's gaze to see Inuyasha and Sesshomaru walking over to the gravesite.
"I'm going to have them removed."
"No." Koga said stopping him.
"Koga...."
"I said no. I don't want any trouble here. Besides, there's too many cops and press."
Naraku glared at Koga and then at Sesshomaru and Inuyasha but didn't say anything.
Sesshomaru noticed Koga and Naraku look his way but he ignored them.
"This certainly is an interesting crowd." Inuyasha said.
Sesshomaru didn't say anything but he agreed. Inuyasha glanced over at him. He expected the cops and reporters but Sesshomaru hadn't expected his and Koga's mutual enemies to be there. He mentally took note of all of them so he could deal with them later. Sesshomaru walked over and laid a tulip, Rin's favorite, across the coffin. He looked down at the closed casket and for the first time realized that coming wasn't such a good idea. Sesshomaru knew what the closed casket meant, that the body was too badly damaged for anyone to see it. That thought made him slightly sick to his stomach. Rin was full of life. She didn't deserve to be in that box. But you won't be the only one in one once this was over, he thought. Sesshomaru moved away from the coffin.
After the service, Koga went over to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru.
"Inuyasha. Sesshomaru."
"Koga."
They all just looked at each other for a second.
"At least now I know why my sister pushed so hard for a truce." Koga said suddenly.
Sesshomaru glared at him but didn't respond. Koga continued.
"Despite the fact that Rin wasn't thinking about her family when she pushed for the truce, it is a good idea. So, I'm willing to continue with the truce between us."
Koga held out his hand for him to shake. For a few seconds, Sesshomaru just stared at it.
"To a continued truce." he said as he finally grabbed it.
They shook hands and then went their separate ways. Naraku looked at Sesshomaru and Inuyasha and then back at Koga.
"Koga, I don't understand you. It's bad enough that you let them stay, but now you've continued with the truce. Sesshomaru needs to answer for what he's done."
Koga stopped walking and faced Naraku.
"He will. Just not now. Let all of this die down and I will go after them." Koga said. "And trust me, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha will never see it coming."
Naraku watched Koga walk off and smiled inwardly. It was about time Koga actively helped to get rid of Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. Maybe Rin's death was a blessing in disguise.
"He's lying." Inuyasha said once they got back into their car. "They're coming after us."
"Of course he is. We'll meet at the club tomorrow to talk about increasing security." he said. "Would you like to be dropped off at your apartment?"
"I'm tagging along with you for today. I've got nothing else to do."
Sesshomaru scoffed and turned to look out the window. He knew that Inuyasha would have rather been anywhere other than with him. He was only going with him because he was afraid of what Sesshomaru was going to do in response to Rin's death.
"So, where are you going now?"
"If you're going to question me, then I suggest you get out now."
"Asshole." Inuyasha mumbled under his breath.
Inuyasha just sat back and kept quiet. A little while later, his cell phone began ringing. Sesshomaru looked at him.
"You can tell her that I haven't caused any trouble." he said knowing that it was Kagome.
"Hello?" Inuyasha said answering it.
"It's me." Kagome said.
"I know. Before you ask, Sesshomaru said to tell you that he hasn't cause any trouble."
Sesshomaru gave Inuyasha an I told you so look and then returned to look out the window.
"That's good to know. How's he doing?"
"Why in the hell are you asking that?"
"I feel bad for him. Rin is dead and I think he really cared."
"So do I." Inuyasha reluctantly agreed.
"I can't believe you admitted that."
"It's hard to believe the bastard has feeling." he whispered.
Despite Inuyasha's whispering, Sesshomaru heard his comment. He didn't know what irritated him more, the fact Inuyasha couldn't believe he had feelings for Rin or the fact that he had cared for her in the first place. Then again, he sometimes still had trouble believing that he loved her.
"I love you Rin."
A small smile graced Sesshomaru's lips. Telling her that he loved her hadn't been as hard as he thought. And instead of feeling disgusted about the emotion, he felt relieved. Rin sighed and looked at him.
"Just because I told you about my feelings doesn't mean you have to return them." she said softly. "I'm okay with the way things are. For my own sake, I just needed to tell you."
"I know. Like you said, I just needed to tell you." he explained. "I love you."
The limo stopping bought Sesshomaru out of his thoughts. Inuyasha thought he heard Sesshomaru groan so he looked up.
"Holy shit." he said.
"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Kagome asked.
"I'll call you back."
"Inuyasha!"
He hung up the phone. While he hadn't been paying attention, they had pulled into the marina. And from where the limo was stopped, they had a clear view of what remained of the Night Sin. Inuyasha looked from the yacht to Sesshomaru, who face was completely expressionless, back to the yacht. It was completely ruined, basically just a shell. It was a wonder that it hadn't sunk.
"Are you sure...."
"Shut up Inuyasha." Sesshomaru said cutting him off.
Inuyasha held back the instant retort. He knew that now was not the time to start fighting with his brother. Sesshomaru got out of the limo and stared silently at the Night Sin. He couldn't go any closer because the police still had it as evidence. He knew he shouldn't be there but he had to come. He needed to be able to put her memory to the back of his mind so he could focus on what he needed to do next. And since he and Rin had used the yacht to meet each other on numerous occasions Sesshomaru thought it was only right to say goodbye to her here. In fact, the last time he had seen her was on the Night Sin two days before the meeting. He had gone there to relax and had been surprised to see Rin there. Since they hadn't planned on meeting, neither knew that the other would be there. But since he was more than happy to see her, he hadn't questioned her about being there. As he thought about it, something about that night and Rin had been off. Especially the last half of the night. He had no idea why it had slipped his mind until then.
Flashback-
Sesshomaru saved the document he was working on and then turned off his laptop.
"Are you going to stand there all night and watch me?" he asked.
He turned around and looked at Rin who was standing in the door. He had heard her walk in a few minutes earlier.
"Yes. I like looking at you."
Rin came and sat behind him. She wrapped her legs around him and buried her face in his hair.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I can't sleep because of the stupid meeting."
"Don't worry about it."
"What if it doesn't go as planned?"
"We'll deal with it."
"Run away with me." she whispered.
Sesshomaru turned slightly and pulled her around so that she was sitting on his lap facing him.
"This isn't about the meeting. There's something else bothering you." he said. "You've been acting weird for the last few times I've seen you."
"Other than the meeting, there's nothing wrong."
"Rin, you just asked me to run away with you."
"I was joking."
"You weren't. Now talk."
Sesshomaru looked at her. For a few minutes Rin sat there quietly.
"Do you really love me or am I an extended one night stand?"
Before he could answer, Rin placed a hand over his mouth.
"Don't answer that. I'm tired and obviously losing my mind." she said getting up. "I'm going to bed. Goodnight Sesshomaru."
She removed her hand and walked into the room. Sesshomaru ran his hand through his hair.
Did I miss something?
It was obvious that he had. There was something she wasn't telling him. And that something was very important. Their whole conversation had been strange. And through it all, Sesshomaru had felt like he was reading a book with all the important parts missing. He got up and followed Rin to the bed. He lay down next to her so she turned and looked at him.
"I love you and I'm tired of hiding it." she blurted out.
We're finally getting to the problem, he thought.
"You want to tell everyone about us?"
"Not really." she said with a small laugh. "But every now and then the sneaking around gets to me. Have you realized that we've never been to each other's apartments?"
He started to say something but she stopped him.
"I mean your real apartment, not the ones you use when you want to get away." she explained. "I want to be able to publicly acknowledge you. To stand by you and say he's mine. And for once, I'd like to have sex with you without having to make an appointment."
Sesshomaru smirked. She was right. Since they didn't want anyone to know about them, they had to carefully plan when and where to meet. And there were times when that arrangement was less than convenient. Rin sighed deeply and laughed slightly.
"I guess when I really think about it, I do want to tell."
Sesshomaru pulled her close and looked at her.
"Rin I told you that it's your call when we tell. You didn't want Koga to know."
"You're not worried about how Inuyasha will react?"
"No." he said. "What I do is none of my brother's concern."
"You're willing to let me tell despite the trouble this will cause?"
Sesshomaru grabbed her hand and linked it with his.
"I think we've gone way past the stage to worry about trouble." he said. "And no, you're not an extended one night stand."
Instead of saying anything, Rin buried her face in his shoulder. Despite their talk, Sesshomaru had a feeling that there was still something he was missing. After a few seconds, he felt something wet hit his shoulder. Was Rin crying? No, she couldn't be. Just as Sesshomaru was about to pull back and look at her, he felt another light splash against his shoulder. She was crying. Now he was one hundred percent positive that something was wrong with her. Rin hated to cry so he knew that whatever was bothering her had to be serious. But Sesshomaru also knew better than to press her. Rin wasn't going to talk until she was ready.
-End flashback-
The strange thing was he never found out what was bothering her. Had she known that something was wrong? Did her death have something to do with her odd mood that night? Had she told someone about them? Or were her mood and the Night Sin blowing up two separate things? Sesshomaru frowned slightly. These questions were going to bother him until he got some answers. And he would get the answers. Personally. Sesshomaru cracked his knuckles. It was time to get his hands dirty again.