Ohayo minna-san! Ok, so I've noticed that I've received during these last months reviews for this fanfic. I thought that you guys would forget it existed since I haven't really bothered updating (hehe, my bad)... but, the last review pretty much made me reconsider and finally continue and end this fanfic. So, sorry for the huge gap and I hope you'll enjoy this new chappie...

There he was. Laid on his back on the hospital bed, facing the tall and completely white ceiling, with his eyes closed, not moving at all, barely breathing and as calm as a rock. And there she was… standing by his side, with eyes filled with unshedded tears and a broken heart… again.

She sat in an armchair, leaning her upper body on the bed, her hand clinging onto his and her eyes staring at his pale flesh. Only God could understand what was going on inside her soul, her mind. During the past night, she had completely refused to sleep or at least go to bed and try. She would just sit by him, the way she used to, so many nights before she actually got brave enough to kill herself… or at least to try. Her grasp on his fingers wassomewhat gentle, but tighter than usual. Her chocolate eyes were stubbornly staring at the pale beauty in front of them. Her soul was passing through the same war as months before.

The room was so damned white. Everywhere she looked she could only see the infinite and dull white… it made Rin feel drowned and stuck in some strange, cold and distant place… she hated it…

So far, she had kept her feelings in check for her sanity… but now, at the sight of his once again unmoved form, she felt that she was losing her mind and that this time there will be absolutely no way back. Either the heartache was going to kill her, or she would do it herself, again. It didn't matter if she now stood between Heaven and Hell… her friends did not matter anymore… maybe not even Sesshoumaru's never-ending condition… not anymore.

"Why won't you let her see him?" Inuyasha's harsh tone suddenly woke her up from her thoughts. Turning back to the closed door, she would see through the window the hanyou's silhouette, standing in front of Kagome. By the sound of it, they were having one of their by now famous fights. Shakingly, Rin got up from the spot and stepped towards the door.

"You know how dangerous that is! How can you even think of it? You know perfectly well what the risks are!" Kagome's voice boomed in the entire facility, making nurses, pacients and doctors to turn their heads.

"See him?" Rin suddenly opened the door and stared at the couple with blurry eyes, barely managing to stand up. Kagome looked back at her almost terrified, while Inuyasha pouted.

"This one over here…" the dog-eared man tried to speak, but…

"Oswari!" the female doctor ordered and, like magic, Inuyasha's body fell painfully on the floor, making a large enough hole in the pavement. Rin's brown orbs widened, as she did not know exactly what to think of the incident.

"Kagome! She has to know what her options are!" the white-haired man mumbled loud enough.

"Inu! I'm the doctor here and right now I decide that she cannot meet your brother! It's too dangerous!" the dark-haired woman shouted again, glaring down at the stubborn guardian.

"But!"

"Don't make me say it again, Inuyasha!" she cut him off again.

"Meet Sesshoumaru?" Rin made her presence noticed and gained another mortified look from Kagome.

"Tell her, Kags!" the man got back on his feet and pleaded softly, staring right into her dark eyes.

"I can't…"

"Please… for my brother… and for her…"

"How could this be possible?"

"It could appeare kind of easy at the first sight, but it is known to be the most dangerous practice around here." Kagome started explaining with a defeated tone. "In order for you to get to Sess, you will be put in a similar coma state and, with the help ofsome frequency divices we should be able to get your brain and Sesshoumaru's working in the same line… So basically.."

"I will manage to enter Sess' mind… and I will be able to speak to him?" Rin asked somewhat unsure. The whole idea seemed crazy, but if she could see him conscious for even a moment, she was more than ready to face any possible dangers.

"Hopefully yes. There's a big chance that he might be in fact awake. But Rin… I have to warn you… if anything goes wrong, this could kill you… even in this dimension." Kagome informed her and watched her walking to the silver-haired man's bed. She gazed at him one last time and then, turned to the waiting doctor. While sending her a sad, but decided smile, Rin nodded her head.

"Anything…"

"Ok, follow me then…" Kagome exited and led her throughout the white hallways, inside another chamber with a single bed surrounded by a sum of strange machines. "Lay down." She instructed her and Rin obeyed silently, not even inquiring what in the name of God the older woman was doing with all the screens and buttons.

"Shouldn't I be next to Sess or something?" her chocolate eyes looked at Kagome, right before she could apply a sum of senzors on her forehead.

"It works with frequences, so you could be miles away… Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." The doctor joked a bit in order to lighten up the tense atmosphere even for just a second.

"I wasn't saying anything like that… I just meant that…"

"Rin, don't worry, I'll do my best in order to keep you safe. It's been a while since we've had such a delightful soul around here and Sango and I were starting to feel a bit lonely."

"How can you feel lonely with all these people? Not to mention Miroku and Inuyasha?"

"Good point!" Kagome nodded her head after pondering for a while. "I must admit that they are the strangest persons I've ever met… but sweet anyway."

"Inuyasha?" Rin rose an eyebrow in disbelief and stared stunned at the doctor.

"In spite of his incredible lack of manners and nice words, he's actually agood guy."

"Shall I take it that you like him… a lot?"

"Whatever makes you say that?" Kagome tried to somehow escape the subject, but the nearly crimson blush covering her cheeks spoke in a different way. Rin could only grin evily.

"I've never heard a girl, make that any girl, speak so highly of him. Anyway, you should just go out there and tell him, because otherwise he won't get it." She explained and gained a puzzled look. "Inuyasha can't read female reactions very well… and the only language he comprehends is the spoken one… Sess was the one who could understand every gesture and look…" Rin ended on a sad tone and suddenly felt something. Looking down, she saw the Kagome's fingers grasping her hands. Gazing up, right in the dark-haired beauty's eyes, she noticed both happiness and sorrow in them.

"I hope that everything will work out for you Rin. Don't ever let go of hope… Believe in your own strength and Sesshoumaru's… only this way the two of you will always remain together." And with those last words, the doctor returned to her work and helped her patient and friend to finally reach the one for whom she had travelled all the way from Earth.

"Where are you, my love…?" a voice was heard as if it was miles away…

The first thing that Rin felt when she opened her eyes and regained consciousness was a sensation of floating. At first, she got scared, but soon enough she managed to calm down her pulse and tried to look around and understand her whereabouts. She could see a cloudy sky above and she felt a familiar smell in the wind that seemed to carry her around: sakura blossoms. Slowly, as if she had already learned the flying part by heart, she rotated her body so that she could be gently deposited on the ground below, by the same unseen force.

In front of her eyes laid a huge forest, with green trees that filled the hills and valleys everywhere. Rin could not believe her eyes. She felt that she was now in a completely different world and not even in the layer between Heaven and Hell anymore. The air was so fresh… the view was exquisitly beautiful… everything surrounding her gave her a feeling of calm and peace… a feeling of love… a feeling of home…

"Turn around, my love…" the same voice was heard as if it were a dream and Rin slowly obeyed. The first thing that she could see was a large palace, identical to those built in the feudal era. It must have been the home of some strong and feared lord, judging by the colours and ornaments. It was large, imposing, and yet it seemed cold and lonely. Rin started walking towards the building's front garden, until she reached a pair of opened doors, that, considering the material that had been used to build them, were meant for pure defence. And still, behind them hid a place of almost unreal beauty: a large garden surrounding the entire place, filled with wonderful flowers and even small trees.

But what got Rin's full attention was a person standing near a stone fountain. It appeared to be a man sitting on the of the fountain, still, almost as if he were a statue. His head was bowed, his face remained hidden by long strands of silver hair and he apperead to be staring down at his own reflection in the calm water. Suddenly, the woman understood where she was and who was the stranger in front of her… and her tears were ready to spring from her tired eyes once again.

"Sess…" she spoke faintly, feeling that she was reaching the end of strength. The man barely rose his head a bit. "Sess…" she pleaded again, louder this time and watched the man turn his head her way. Immediately, she saw his handsome pale features andhis eyes… oh, those incredibly cold amber eyes that would only warm up for her. "Sesshoumaru!" she finally shouted through her tears.

"Rin..." the man finally reacted completely, running from his seat and towards her. One heartbeat later, she was locked between his arms and she knew that she did not want to leave that place ever again."Rin!" he spoke her name on the same burning as always.

"Don't ever leave me again! Not ever again!" he heared her muffled shouts and tightened his hold on her even more.

"Never…" he whispered. "You know that I would never forget you." He sounded surprisingly calm. "How could you even think of such a thing?" he inquired and moved his neck so that he could see her head. A moment later Rin rose her face from his cloth and stared straight up into his eyes.

"Because you left me and you won't come back…"

"You think I wouldn't if I could?" he lowered his face, feeling a tremendous pain caused by the sight of her tears. "I'd come back to you without a second thought. I love you, Rin! Never forget that!" he held her face with his hand and trapped her lips into a hungry kiss. Oh gods, it had been so long since he had seen, touched and felt her.

"I miss you, Sess. I miss you and I don't think that I can go further without you!"

"You have to… I can't even stand the thought of having lost you forever or you being trapped in a condition similar to mine. Don't you see, Rin? Even if the odds are impossibly small, there might still be a chance for me to wake up… And I won't be able to survive the awakening if you're not there to welcome me back…" his voice stopped and he got hold of her shaking hands, grabbing them tightly and rising them to his mouth one moment later. "Whatever I did… I did it for you Rin! So, you can do this for me too…"

"No! I won't go! I won't leave without you, Sess! I've been through too much and I'm tired! I want you to come back with me!" Rin understood what he wanted her to do and rejected even the thought of it.

"Every second you spend here, with me, decreases your chances of returning to life again! I cannot let anything happen to you!" Sesshoumaru's voice was turning cold once again, arguing her as if she was a child.

"Sess! I don't want us to be parted again!" the young woman nearly begged him, clinging onto his clothes and already feeling the same force that had dropped her there returning. He held her hands tightly, not allowing her to be taken just yet.

"We won't, Rin! We'll never be away from each other! I'll always live in your memories. You'll always sustain my existence with your heart and soul. And I'll never let go of you, I promise…" he assured her as he loosened his hold on her and allowed the wind to take away the person he loved the most in this world… and the next one.

"Sesshoumaru!" Rin helplessly shouted as she felt consciousness already slipping away. The last words she heard were his…

"Don't forget me… my love…"

So, how bad was this, considering I haven't written something in ages? Please share you thoughts with me and let me know if you still want me to update :)