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''Who are you and what are you doing with my wife?'' Naraku growled.
''Sesshomaru Non,'' Sesshomaru looked Naraku over, immediately getting a bad feeling.
''He's one of the workers who will be building o-our h-house,'' Rin stuttered.
''Why are you nervous?'' Naraku asked.
''My horse got upset and I lost control of it. He helped me get the horse to calm down,'' Rin explained.
''Really? Then why do I get the feeling you're harassing her?'' Naraku questioned Sesshomaru.
''No..I got a little nervous. That's all,'' Rin told her husband.
''I want to give your mother the materials list,'' Sesshomaru said. ''Where can I find her?''
''Give it to me,'' Naraku ordered. ''That house is for me..and for my lovely wife.'' Naraku ran a finger down Rin's cheek, making her uncomfortable.
Inuyasha and Miroku were on the site where the house would be, looking over the blue prints when Kagome interrupted.
''Good morning! I thought you guys could use some drinks,'' Kagome smiled.
''Thank you,'' Miroku replied and took the cold bottles from her.
''I'm Kagome, Kagome Higurashi,'' Kagome introduced herself.
''Miroku Non,'' Miroku responded politely, thankfully remembering his new last name.
''I look forward to seeing you around,'' Kagome flirted before walking back where she came from.
''She's got her eye on you, brother. She's yours,'' Inuyasha teased.
''No she isn't. I told you I don't want to be involved in your plan. I'm already in love,'' Miroku reminded his brother.
''You sure you don't want her?'' Inuyasha questioned.
''Positive. I've got eyes for only one woman,'' Miroku answered and went back to work, missing the smirk and his brother's eyes following after Kagome.
Later that night, the girls were sitting in the living room having drinks.
''Here's to Miroku Non, the worker of my dreams!'' Kagome toasted.
''He's the worst one,'' Sango scoffed. ''He acts all quiet, but he's bold and disrespectful.''
''Well, you should give the other brother a chance..What's his name? Inuyasha?'' Kagome questioned.
''Oh please, I'd never go for someone so vulgar,'' Sango replied.
''What about the oldest brother? Are you really going to deny he's hot? What's his name?'' Kagome asked.
''Sesshomaru,'' Rin voiced.
Sango looked at her older sister. ''How do you know? I thought you couldn't stand him.''
''Well..He came to give Naraku and me the materials list for the house,'' Rin quickly explained. ''But who cares? I don't want to discuss it.''
Sango changed the subject. ''Let's talk about something else. Guess who gets back from Europe tomorrow.''
''Who?'' Rin asked.
''Kata Michi's nephews,'' Sango answered. ''Mom is holding a celebration for their return.''
''A celebration? More like finally a chance to pair us off with them,'' Kagome scoffed. ''She's been after that for a while.''
''What's with you, Kagome?'' Sango questioned. ''Kyo and Tohru are great guys. They're handsome heirs, too. Kata promised them part of her fortune once they marry.''
''I couldn't care less about money,'' Kagome waved her sister away. ''Rin, what do you think? Would you marry a poor man if you loved him?''
Rin smiled at her youngest sister. ''If I loved him? I wouldn't care about anything else..just being with him.''
The next afternoon, Rin was in a rush to get to the stables and as she was driving, didn't see Sesshomaru unloading his truck until it was too late and she hit the side, causing Sesshomaru to fall to the ground with half of the wood and metal crushing him.
''Oh, no. Please, no. Sesshomaru!'' Rin called out as she climbed out of her jeep and ran over to him.
''Was this payback for the horse?'' Sesshomaru questioned and moved the materials off of his body.
''I'm so sorry. I was in a hurry and I didn't see you,'' Rin explained.
''Obviously,'' Sesshomaru responded.
''You're hurt,'' Rin gestured towards the front of his shirt that now held a sizable blood stain. Rin helped him to his feet. ''Come with me and I'll patch you up.''
''I'm fine. I'm a demon so I heal quickly,'' Sesshomaru reminded her.
''But you won't heal if it gets infected,'' Rin retorted and led him over to the grass to sit. ''That's an order.''
''Whatever you say,'' Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and looked down next to her. ''What is that?''
''Surgical tools,'' Rin answered and began to unbutton his shirt.
''Surgical equipment? For this scratch?'' Sesshomaru scoffed.
''It's not for you,'' Rin grabbed a cloth and began to wipe the excess blood from his chest.
''I didn't know you were a doctor,'' Sesshomaru looked at her with interest for the first time.
''I am. A veterinarian,'' Rin told him. ''Not there's much of a difference between them and you.''
Sesshomaru chuckled. ''Think what you like.''
''Are you in pain?'' Rin asked.
''Yes,'' Sesshomaru answered honestly. ''A deep pain that neither you nor anyone else can cure. It's inside.'' Sesshomaru took Rin's hand and placed it on his heart. ''In my heart. Someone shattered it into pieces. Do you know what that's like, Ms. Rin?''
''Sesshomaru's been gone a while,'' Inuyasha noticed. ''Hey, brother. Looks like you have company.''
Miroku looked up to see Kagome heading his way with her a cooler in her arms.
''Good afternoon gentlemen. I thought you could some refreshments,'' Kagome smiled.
''Thank you very much,'' Miroku replied and grabbed the cooler from her. ''Sorry, I'm sweaty.''
''It's fine. A little sweat never hurt anybody,'' Kagome smirked. ''Where's the other one of you?''
''Moving material but he's taking too long,'' Inuyasha answered.
''When a man is late, there is always a woman involved,'' Kagome said.
''Do you know what it's like to live with a pain that burns you up inside, but you're powerless against it?'' Sesshomaru asked Rin. ''Well, I'll tell you. It's worse than dying each day.''
''Let go of me,'' Rin pulled her hand away. ''Why are you telling me all this?''
''Because you're a spoiled child living the easy life,'' Sesshomaru insulted her. ''That's why you walk all over people.''
''You don't know me,'' Rin hissed and stood up. ''What are you criticizing me about? That I hit you on purpose? It was an accident and I'm only trying to mend my mistake.''
''Some mistakes can't be mended,'' Sesshomaru said. ''Sometimes there is no going back and not everything can be fixed with money.'' Sesshomaru walked passed her back to his truck.
Later that night, Rin had to leave dinner early because she received the news that a mare was going into labor and there were complications. As Rin ran into the stables and saw Kohaku standing in the entrance smiling at her she got a weird feeling something had happened.
''What happened?'' She asked him.
''She gave birth already,'' Kohaku answered.
''Did she die?'' Rin feared and ran past him into the stalls only to see Sesshomaru emerge, covered in blood. ''What are you doing here?''
''The mare was having trouble giving birth,'' Sesshomaru explained. ''I asked Kohaku to give me a hand.''
''You helped my mare give birth? How could you?'' Rin questioned.
''A cowboy told me the mare wasn't doing well so I came over,'' Sesshomaru said. ''It was a difficult delivery, but we got through it.''
''They seem okay,'' Rin noticed after looking them both over. ''You really put them in danger.''
''I've owned horses before. I know how to handle situations like these,'' Sesshomaru informed her.
''You should've waited for me. You were irresponsible,'' Rin told him.
''If I had waited, the mare and foal could be dead,'' Sesshomaru reminded her.
''What if your intervention had killed them?'' Rin shot back. ''The mare could've suffered a tear during labor and bled to death. Do you realize that it would've been all your fault?''
Sesshomaru stepped closer to her. ''Had that happened, I'd face the consequences. And do you know why, ma'am? Because I respect pain and life. And I don't think you can say the same, right?''
''Why do you say I don't respect life? Are you accusing me of something?'' Rin questioned.
''You're accusing me of being irresponsible when you don't even know me,'' Sesshomaru replied.
''You don't know who I am either,'' Rin reminded him. ''You don't know how I think or feel.''
''Actions speak louder than words,'' Sesshomaru retorted.
''What did I do to make you so angry?'' Rin asked. ''Why do you look at me with such hate? I don't understand.''
''I'm fed up with people like you who spend your life insulting others,'' Sesshomaru answered. ''But you know what? What goes around comes around.''
''What kind of threat is that? What do you have against my family? Who are you?'' Rin questioned.
''A man with enough dignity to not let himself be humiliated by anyone,'' Sesshomaru growled.
''Who hurt you, Sesshomaru?'' Rin asked.
''It's best if you don't ask. You won't like to hear about the kind of pain I'm feeling,'' Sesshomaru told her.
''You're not the only person who's suffering,'' Rin reminded him.
''Of course not. There are plenty of people you treat like garbage because your heart is rotten,'' Sesshomaru snarled. ''You're incapable of loving anyone.''
''How dare you say something like that? You think because we have money that means we don't have feelings? I'm suffering because I lost my father and because of many other things you couldn't even begin to understand. And I have had to try so hard not to blame the rest of the world,'' Rin cried. ''But you do that every time you look at me. You're throwing something in my face, but I don't know what. Why do you treat me like this?''
''Is it so hard to come down from your pedestal? Is it so hard to say, 'Thank you, Sesshomaru, for helping my mare give birth?' Well? Is that too much for a worker like me?'' Sesshomaru questioned her.
Rin bit down on her bottom lip with shame. ''No, Sesshomaru. I swear..Thank you very much. I would've never forgiven myself if I had lost either of them. Thank you.''
Sesshomaru nodded after a moment and left to go home leaving Rin to watch after him.
The next day, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha took Mr. Jaken and his chair upstairs when he asked them to stay for a drink so Inuyasha went out to grab some tequila from the bar and heard humming coming from down the hall. When Inuyasha followed the sound to one of the bedrooms, he looked through the crack in the door to see the youngest Higurashi daughter in a towel smearing lotion on her legs.
''What a doll,'' Inuyasha breathed out when he heard another door being shut and saw Naraku heading his way. Inuyasha quickly let himself into Kagome's room so he wouldn't be seen.
Kagome gasped when Inuyasha barged into her room. ''What are you doing? Get out!''
''Kagome?'' Naraku called from the other side of her door.
Inuyasha quickly placed his hand over Kagome's mouth. ''Shhh..''
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