Hello. Goodbye.
I OWN NOTHING.
"It happened at night. I was at a party and I went to get some fresh air in the garden. I only stepped away from the house for a moment just to get some air and...Someone suddenly grabbed me and dragged me through the grass. It was so dark,'' Rin whimpered.
''You don't have to tell me this,'' Sesshomaru told her.
''Yes. I do. I need to because my life changed after that night. I was never the same after that. I had never...made love before,'' Rin revealed. ''I know it's not common but I wanted to be in love. I wanted it to be special. But it was impossible. I tried to free myself. I fought as hard as I could. But I couldn't do anything. He threw me to the ground. He was so violent. I tried to take his mask off but..I couldn't. I begged him to leave me alone but he didn't care. He only stopped after getting what he wanted. To ruin my life and my dreams.''
''Forgive me, Rin,'' Sesshomaru sighed. ''Forgive me.''
''For what?'' Rin questioned. ''You haven't done anything.''
''How do you know?'' Sesshomaru responded.
''Because you gave me my will to live back and have made me feel something that I thought was forbidden to me,'' Rin told him.
''That isn't enough. You don't know anything about me,'' Sesshomaru pointed out. ''You don't know who I am. We all put on a mask, just like that bastard who hurt you. Perhaps I'm not the man you think I am.''
''Not only are you the man of my dreams, you're the love of my life,'' Rin confessed. ''My love.''
''Your love?'' Sesshomaru smirked.
''Yes and I want to prove it with something other than just words,'' Rin moved to take off her shirt but Sesshomaru stopped her.
''Don't,'' Sesshomaru said.
''Why?'' Rin asked. ''I want to be yours.''
''And I want to be worthy of you,'' Sesshomaru responded.
''I don't understand,'' Rin said.
''I just need some time to straighten things out. I want you to know who I am. And if after that you think I can still be the man you want, I'll be waiting for you,'' Sesshomaru pulled Rin into his arms and held her.
Rin sighed as she walked in the house and saw Izayoi waiting for her.
''Rin, if your mother saw you coming home this late..''' Izayoi warned her until she saw Rin had been crying. ''What's wrong, my dear?''
''Don't touch me,'' Rin whimpered. ''I don't want your pity or compassion. Leave me alone because deep down you don't understand what's happening to me.''
''Forgive me. I just don't want you to be disappointed again,'' Izayoi told her. ''That's why I don't want you to see Sesshomaru anymore.''
''I love him,'' Rin snapped. ''I love him even if you don't think he's good for me. You understand?''
''I believe you,'' Izayoi wrapped her arms around Rin.
''I was willing to spend the night with him,'' Rin whimpered. ''I told him I was raped, and you know what he did? He asked me to forgive him and I don't know why. I don't know if what I told him scared him. Maybe I shouldn't have told him. He rejected me! I don't know,'' Rin cried and ran upstairs.
''Rin..Oh, Rin..'' Izayoi sighed.
Early the next morning, everyone was gathered for breakfast.
''Why is everyone so quiet?'' Raven suddenly asked.
''You brought my soon to be ex-husband into this house against my wishes, what would you like me to say?'' Rin retorted.
''Mom's trying to help, Rin,'' Sango defended her mother.
''The only person she's helping is herself,'' Kagome muttered.
''Enough! Let's just not talk anymore. How about that? Sango. Kagome. I'll wait for you in my office. Finish eating quickly,'' Raven abruptly stood up and left the table.
''I don't understand what you're trying to do,'' Miroku sighed at his older brother.
''What do you mean?'' Inuyasha questioned.
''Going after Kagome like this. Why bother when you're dating that reporter lady?'' Miroku asked him.
''I'm just following the plan,'' Inuyasha shrugged.
''Inuyasha,'' Miroku looked at his brother. ''Something is up. I see it, Sesshomaru sees it and pretty soon, your lady friend will notice it too.''
''Notice what?'' Inuyasha snapped.
''You actually have feelings for her,'' Miroku said.
''As if,'' Inuyasha sneered. ''She's too young and besides, spoiled, stubborn, short tempered, brass, bratty little girls aren't my type. I like mature women.''
''If you say so,'' Miroku shook his head.
''I do,'' Inuyasha walked out of the employee's room.
''I'm so glad you've been going out with Kata's nephews. They're educated and come from a great family,'' Raven smiled at her daughters. ''This goes without saying, but if one of you falls in love..I'll fully support the marriage.''
''Mommy, when picking a husband, you need to like him,'' Kagome rolled her eyes.
''Kagome, in your case, that's not enough,'' Raven sneered. ''Knowing how crazy you are, who knows who you'll bring to this family?''
''You should be worried, mom,'' Sango smirked.
''Shut up, Sango!'' Kagome snapped.
''I didn't call you here to argue,'' Raven sighed. ''Kagome, you may not believe me, but I have my eye on you. I don't like how Inuyasha defended you the other day. So be very careful. Do not flirt with the workers. I won't tolerate that.''
''Oh yeah? What if I fall in love with a poor man?'' Kagome suggested.
''Well, if that's the case, you'll have to live with him outside of this house. No car, no credit cards, and not a dime of your inheritance,'' Raven threatened. ''If that's what you want, fine. But now you know.''
Kagome looked at her mother and older sister with disappointment in her eyes before walking out.
''Rin..'' Izayoi stopped when she found Rin in her room, packing a suitcase. ''What are you doing?''
''First, I asked Naraku for a divorce. This is just the next step in fighting for my happiness,'' Rin responded.
''You're going to leave this house?'' Izayoi asked.
''I'm pretty sure when I tell mom that I'm in love with Sesshomaru, she'll make me leave anyway,'' Rin shrugged. ''Isn't that what you wanted?''
''Me?'' Izayoi gasped.
''I'll talk to her and we'll see if she makes me stay or go,'' Rin said.
Kagome was about to take off her towel so she could take a bath when she noticed the tub wasn't getting as full as it should. She pressed the button to let the water out but nothing happened.
''Eri!'' Kagome hollered.
''Yes?'' Eri responded.
''The plumbing is messed up in my bathroom so you'll have to call someone. I'll have to use Sango's for now. Please hurry,'' Kagome told her and went into Sango's room.
''Yes, ma'am. The drain is clogged in Kagome's bathroom so she'll use Sango's bathroom,'' Eri mumbled to herself before running downstairs to the employee's room. The only person in there was Inuyasha. ''Inuyasha, do you or your brothers know anything about plumbing?'' Eri asked him.
''Yes. I know a little,'' Inuyasha answered. ''Why?''
''Well...The drain in Ms. Sango's bathroom is clogged. And Ms. Kagome is going to take a bath..'' Eri hoped she got that right. ''Can you go help them?''
''The drain in Ms. Sango's bathroom is clogged? Is that right?'' Inuyasha questioned.
''Y-Yes,'' Eri silently prayed.
Inuyasha nodded. ''I'll be right there.''
''Thank you,'' Eri smiled and left.
Miroku was riding over to the side of the house on his motorcycle when he came across Sango on the ground beside the fence next to her horse.
''Can I help you?'' Miroku asked.
Sango's horse got spooked by Miroku's bike and fled. ''Devil! Stop! Come back here now!'' Sango turned to Miroku. ''Look what you did, idiot! You scared my horse away!''
''I'm the scared one. Devil? What did he ever do to deserve that? You're really sweet, huh?'' Miroku muttered.
''You're not funny,'' Sango snapped.
''You're right. I only wanted to help,'' Miroku shrugged.
''Thank you. Thanks so much for your help! Now I'll have to walk back to the ranch alone,'' Sango sneered.
''No. Hop on. I'll take you,'' Miroku offered.
''Me? Get on that?'' Sango laughed. ''Never.''
''Why don't you want to get on? Do you want to get there or not?'' Miroku questioned her.
''Are you crazy? I'm not getting on that thing, especially with a filthy worker like you. You're gross,'' Sango growled.
Miroku turned his bike off and got off. ''I don't know why you say I'm filthy. I shower daily, at least twice a day. And from what I've seen, you don't do it as often.''
Sango pushed Miroku away. ''Have some respect! What's wrong with you?''
''Don't get mad,'' Miroku smirked.
''That's not true. I don't stink,'' Sango blushed. ''Although, I'd rather stink than reek of something else.''
''What will you say now? That I smell like a monster or the devil or something?'' Miroku sighed.
''Nope. Much worse. You smell like a brothel,'' Sango sneered.
Miroku glared at her. ''Oh yeah? How do you know what a brothel smells like? Have you been in one before?''
Sango slapped him, hard. ''You pig! How dare you imply I was in a brothel?''
''Do not hit me again,'' Miroku growled.
''Don't take that tone with me! Don't even think about laying a finger on me! I am your boss! Now you're really going to know who I am!'' Sango slapped him again with the same force as before.
''I don't hit women,'' Miroku hissed. ''But I'll teach you to respect me.'' Miroku slammed his lips down onto Sango's for a few seconds. ''That was your punishment. A kiss from this filthy worker. I hope you throw up. If you need a reason to fire me, there you go, now you have one.'' Miroku hopped back onto his bike and left Sango behind.
''Where are you going? Come back here, jerk! Miroku!'' Sango screamed in frustration.
''Look at all these bubbles. That's why it's clogged,'' Inuyasha scoffed and kneeled down by the tub with his tool bag. ''Who knows what I'll find down there.'' Inuyasha stuck his hand down in the tub to find the drain but felt his hand touch something else instead and fell back from the shock.
Kagome shot up and shrieked when she felt something touch her leg. ''What's wrong with you? Are you insane? What are you doing here?''
''I'm-'' Inuyasha stood up. ''I got sent here because it was broken..''
''Not this one, you idiot! My bathroom! Get out!'' Kagome yelled.
''Eri said this one!'' Inuyasha tried to defend himself.
''Well she was wrong. Now get out!'' Kagome held up a loofah, threatening to hit him.
''Whoa! Calm down! It's not like I'm some pervert who sneaks into bathrooms to peep on naked girls. Although..now that I'm here, I can help you wash your back,'' Inuyasha smirked. Kagome splashed him with water. ''Okay! I'm leaving! It's your loss.'' Inuyasha made a move to leave but slipped on some water and fell straight onto his back.
''Inuyasha!'' Kagome stood up without thinking.
''Holy mother..'' Inuyasha's eyes widened as he saw everything.
Kagome squealed and sat back down in the tub. ''Get out.''
''I can't,'' Inuyasha groaned. ''Just give me a minute.''
''Are you crazy? This is Sango's bathroom,'' Kagome reminded him. ''If she comes in, she'll make a huge scene!''
''Alright, hold on. Let me try,'' Inuyasha tried to move but just ended up moaning in pain. ''Help me, please.''
''Is it that bad?'' Kagome asked and grabbed her robe hung up next to the tub and put it on. She climbed out and reached down to grab Inuyasha's hand but he accidentally pulled her down on top of him. ''Are you okay? Does it hurt that much?''
''Deep down to my bones,'' Inuyasha purred in her ear. ''I know the cure for it though.''
''I'll go get you some pain killers,'' Kagome tried to get up but Inuyasha kept her in place.
''That's not what I'm talking about,'' Inuyasha whispered and moved his lips closer to hers until...
''Kagome!''
Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other wide eyed when they heard her mother calling her name.
Sesshomaru was grabbing some tools from the employee's room when Izayoi came in.
''I'm not going to say anything,'' Izayoi told him. ''I'm only doing this for Rin. You mean a lot to her, so much so that she's willing to ruin her life for you. Do you know what that means? She's in love with a man who came here to seek revenge on her and her family.''
Sesshomaru sighed. ''It's true I came here to finish the Higurashi's, to make them pay for my sister's tears, but Rin changed everything. Now I feel like I'd do anything for her, including overcoming all this hatred I feel.''
''Well, I still think nothing can happen between the two of you. You guys came here under false pretense, Sesshomaru,'' Izayoi reminded him. ''How do you think she'll react when you tell her who you are? She's going to hate you as much as she loves you. She'll never forgive you.''
Sesshomaru grimaced at how true he knew her statement was.
''What is all this? It looks like you gave the floor a bubble bath,'' Raven told her daughter as soon as she walked in.
''You were calling me, so I rushed out of the tub,'' Kagome shrugged. ''What is it?''
''I wanted to remind you that the Racetrack Classic is tomorrow so we need to go see the seamstress. So hurry up and finish bathing,'' Raven said.
''I'm coming. I'm almost done,'' Kagome glanced down at the tub nervously.
''And please, don't leave Sango's bathroom a mess. Your sister, unlike you, is very tidy,'' Raven scowled at her youngest child. ''Hurry.''
''Yes, ma'am,'' Kagome sighed as soon as her mother left and quickly pulled Inuyasha out of the tub so he could breathe again.
''I know what'll happen when she finds out who I am, but I can't be thinking about that now,'' Sesshomaru sighed.
''Sesshomaru, do you really love her?'' Izayoi asked him.
''God only knows how much I resisted this from happening. My brother's suggested we seduce Jihayo's daughters as revenge,'' Sesshomaru admitted.
''I never thought you could do something like that. Had I know, I'd never have brought you guys into this house,'' Izayoi said.
''I said no from the beginning, until I felt that what attracted me to her was stronger than me. Then I agreed to their plan. It was just an excuse though. I set myself up so I wouldn't feel guilty every time I went near her,'' Sesshomaru confessed.
''Rin's life has been very hard. She doesn't deserve you hurting her,'' Izayoi responded.
''I know. She told me and I just wanted to hold her,'' Sesshomaru grimaced. ''My feelings for her are stronger than I expected, but I just can't tell her. I don't deserve her.''
''There's only one way. Tell Rin the truth,'' Izayoi told him.
''What truth?'' Rin walked in on them.
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