He wasn't actually sure how it happened it wasn't as if he woke up one morning and decided that that he loved her. It just grew more and more as Rin became a woman. He wanted her to be his mate. He wanted her to be his, forever. He wanted no one else to look at her and know how beautiful she was. He didn't fully understand why he'd asked Jaken to send her away. He ached seeing her cry, especially when he knew that he was the reason.
Rin was so happy to be going home, she didn't hear the cart stop, or the shrills of Kameko. She didn't even really feel it when Kameko ran up behind her and shoved her to the ground. Rin tried to get up but Kameko just shoved her down again. Rin's face smashed into the ground. When Kameko yanked her off the ground she felt something pouring from her nose. She lifted and touched her nose. She winced and pulled her hand away, her hand was red. Kameko slapped Rin across the face very hard. It stung and Rin was sure that it must've been bleeding also. Sesshoumaru had never hit her. She could vaguely remember being hurt like this once before when she was very little. Kameko was now yelling and cursing. Kameko threw Rin to the ground again. The back of Rin's head hit the ground first. She began to listen to Kameko after the buzzing in her ears went away. "YOU STUPID GIRL, YOU COULDN'T JUST COME WITH US"! "NO YOU HAD TO PUT UP A FIGHT"! "WHATS THERE FOR YOU TO GO BACK TO, SOME DIRTY OLD DEMON"! Kameko didn't expect what happened next to happen. Rin jumped up and started hitting Kameko, yelling, "DON'T EVER INSULT MY MASTER EVER AGAIN"!
Umeko saw that her sister was getting injured so she ran over to help. She had to fight to pull Rin off her sister. Who only got up to shove Rin on the ground and began to kick her repeatedly. Umeko finally had to scream for her sister to stop.
Rin coughed up something, a lot of something. She raised her hand to her lips and again it was blood. Her whole body ached. A while later she felt Umeko and Toki pick her up and put her on the cart. Umeko walked away, but Toki leaned down and whispered in Rin's ear, "Don't ever run away again, the next time you do, Kameko will kill you". Rin remained non-responsive until she fell into a deep sleep.
He wondered what Rin would do at this place. She was always very obedient, to him. 'Would she listen to them? If she didn't would they… he didn't even consider that when he ordered Jaken. No one would ever hurt his Rin, but he isn't with her to protect her. Sesshoumaru really didn't want to think of the possibility that Rin was hurt. Besides Rin was bigger than when he first met her, surely she'd be able to handle three women. Wouldn't she?'
