The Weeping Willow Tree

Kagome ran down the school hallway, tears were streaming down her cheeks as she

reached the entrance to the school. Bursting through the door she spotted a brown

ponytail that swung in the fierce winds of the oncoming thunderstorm.

"Rin!"

Rin adjusted her hold on her textbooks as the other hand grasped her locker shelf. She

grew nervous as the girl ran towards her. Not wanting to talk to anyone, especially her

best friend, Rin picked up her feet and started to run. Panting she stopped and caught her

breath. Only a couple months pregnant and she was out of shape.

"Rin will you just hang on a moment!" suddenly envying Kagome who was in shape and

a very fast runner Rin spun around and dropped all her text books. She felt ashamed for

trying to run away from Kagome, but she was so confused. What's wrong with me?

The two women both bend over and started to pick them up. "I got suspended."

"Because of me?"

"Principal Myoga said that because I knew and didn't report you that suspension would

be my punishment."

"That's terrible! You get punished when you did nothing wrong! I am so sick of this

school, in some way I actually am glad I never have to come back."

They looked at each other then. One face tearstained the other set in grim determination

of what she would now make of her life. "Rin, what are you going to do now?"

"I don't know… take a walk?"

"I'm going to go get some emergency chocolate for you and me." Rin grinned, it was

always like Kagome to try and cheer her friends up. "I'm going to get everyone at my

family shrine tonight to celebrate your early graduation. Is that okay?"

"Yeah, that would be nice. I just really need to take a walk and clear my head."

Handing Rin the rest of her textbooks Kagome took off in the other direction.

Determination was in her step as she set off to plan the best party her friend had ever had.

Just a couple minutes into her walk and the droplets of ice cold rain hit her back. Rin

shivered as thunder rolled in the distance. Seeking shelter she dashed for a wispy willow

tree that stood tall and proud on the street corner. Sitting down on top of its roots she

knew this was the worst place to be when a thunderstorm was occurring. But a

peacefulness that radiated from the willow tree overtook her and she sat there, her eyes

slowly closing.

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His cell phone rang as the taxicab pulled to a stop in front of his school.

"Hello?"

"Naraku here."

"Naraku? Why are you calling me?"

"My girlfriend, Yura, told me what's going on. Rin's pregnant, right?"

"Listen you bastard, don't go spreading rumors over the school. I got her pregnant, so

don't go around calling her a tramp." Sesshomaru pulled some money out of his wallet

and handed it to the taxicab driver who nodded in and drove away. He felt like losing his

temper and punching something. He could almost hear Naraku's evil smirk of triumph.

"Rumors are always fun to start. It's always interesting to hear what story they morph

into."

Clicking his cell phone shut with an angry curse he started to walk across the school

parking lot and towards the entrance of the building. The stupid contraption started to

ring again. Thinking it was Naraku again, calling just to taunt him some more he

answered the phone with a stream of curses and profanities.

"Please! My ears!" Kagome wailed on the other end.

"Sorry," his said apologetically. His anger subsided as he listened to her chatter.

"…so anyway. We were in the girls bathroom talking about the baby," he felt his

eyebrows raise wondering why Kagome was talking about being in the girls bathroom

with Rin.

"Unless this information is vitally important to the reason why you are calling me I

suggest you get to the point."

"Geez Mr. Ice Cube. Kagura overheard us and got Rin kicked out and me suspended.

There! That's the reason why I was calling you."

"Is she alright?" smiling Kagome sighed in relief. Sesshomaru was definitely concerned.

I think Rin will be so much more happy to have him back in her life. I'll just play

matchmaker.

"She took a walk awhile ago."

Snapping his cell phone shut he backtracked and ran out of the school property. As he

ran the rain started to hit him in sheets of ice. Standing outside of the school property he

stopped, he had no clue where Rin was, and she was the kind of person who didn't

believe in cell phones so he couldn't call her.

Lifting his head up he let the pinpricks of cold rain fall squarely on his face. Suddenly

overcome by something that tugged at his heart strings he took off running again.

The willow tree's tendrils of leaves snapped in the vicious wind that had come in. Seeing

a small form huddled underneath it he parted the tendrils and knelt. She was asleep.

Picking up Rin he noticed that she had gotten slightly heavier. Realizing that her face

and hands were cold and that she shivered slightly at his touch he brought her closer to

himself.

Walking out from underneath the willow tree he hailed another taxicab and headed

towards his home. He had to explain. He was going to make everything right.

For those of you who reviewed, I'm not quite sure how to give you a cookie through the computer. Use your imagination, hehe. (Bribery always works!) I'm really low on ideas for this story so… HELP. Any ideas welcome!

Bert8813

Nevaeh Azalea

Hinata-chan: Yura getting kicked out of school? Good idea. I might need some ideas on how to do it though. Rin getting a job? Ooh, I have plans for that.

JennyKim319

Koori no oujo