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Chapter 17Search and Rescue
Rin slammed her feet against the wall, hoping that someone would hear and come and save her. She had been at it for an hour already and her feet were starting to hurt. Not to mention that her ankle was swelled and she was just waiting to hear a snap to show that it was broken.
Kagura slammed open the door and smacked Rin hard on the face. "WILL YOU KNOCK IT OFF IN HERE! You have been at it for an hour."
Rin moved her hand towards her now swollen and bruised cheek. The ropes that had bound her where taken off as was the cloth around her mouth that had kept her from speaking. "And what exactly did you expect me to do? Just sit quietly while you try to kill Sesshomaru? You really don't know me that well."
Kagura grabbed her hair and tugged it so Rin's face was inches from hers. "If you honestly think that I would even lay a hand on my Fluffy dear then you don't know me very well." She grabbed a chair and pulled it to her with Rin's hair still in her hand. Rin could feel her hair being ripped out. "Let me shine a little light on the situation you are in. You see, I am going to convince Sess to either marry me or I will kill you in front of him. Well, I won't kill you but Naraku will. And if he agrees, than Naraku will take you to the back room and slit your throat. Either way, you die."
Rin glared at her and rolled her eyes. 'She is way beyond stupid.' "And if you kill me, what makes you think that Sesshomaru will stay with you after that?"
Kagura smirked and looked behind her. Rin glanced and gasped. There was a girl who looked exactly like her. The girl raised her hand and pulled of her hair to revel Yura. Kagura looked back at Rin and smiled. "By making him believe that you are still alive of course." She let go of her hair and walked out with Yura.
Rin kicked the wall again but screamed the second she did. She heard a snap and pain erupted from her leg. Her ankle and just snapped. She sat up and ripped the bottom of her shirt and wrapped it a round her ankle. Tears streamed down her face.
Inutaisho's House
Sesshomaru tapped his fingers against the desk as he listened to what his father and his advisors discuss what to do.
Inutaisho glanced around the table. "Now, what we have come to discover is that the 'girl' that the letter is referring too is his school mate Kagura. She is the sister of Naraku. The murderer that escaped from prison last fall. Now, if we approach this calmly, we can…." He was cut off by Totosai.
"Why are we even having this discussion? This is just one girl and we have to risk our men to save her? What is one more loss to the world?" Others nodded in agreement. Sesshomaru clutched the desk hard.
Nobunga was the next person to speak up. "Totosai is right. This is just one girl and we are dealing with a mass murderer. He has killed 50 people and he will kill as many as it takes to satisfy his lust for blood. I say we leave the girl and concentrate on bigger issues like the…." Now he was cut off by Sesshomaru.
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR STUPID BUISNESS OR YOUR IDEAS. RIN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING RIGHT NOW. I DON'T CARE IF WE ARE DEALING WITH 100 MASS MURDERER'S. WE WILL RESCUE RIN OR SO HELP ME, I WILL KILL YOU ALL MYSELF. THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING!" He breathed in and out before settling himself back in his seat.
Inutaisho slightly smiled at his son and felt pride filling up inside of him. "Sesshomaru had made it very clear on what we are to do. Rin is priority 1. There are no exceptions. Do we all understand this?"
Everyone around the room nodded their heads. Inutaisho smiled and pulled out the plan. Before he could get a word out of his mouth, Izayoi walked in and put the telephone on speaker.
A rough voice began to talk. "We have Rin Higashi. If you want her back, come to the old abandoned warehouse by the dock at 2:00. Or, we might have a little accident."
Sesshomaru clenched his fist tightly. "Let me talk to her."
The voice laughed. "And why should I do that?"
Sesshomaru glared at the phone. "Let me talk to her or else no deal Naraku."
Naraku's laughter could be heard loud and clear. "So, you have figured it out have you. Well, then you know that I am serious. I will let you talk to your precious girlfriend."
There was a crackling sound and then Rin's voice came onto the phone. "Sesshomaru?"
Sess jumped out of his seat and picked up the phone after turning it of speaker. "Rin. Rin are you alright? Did they hurt you?"
Rin laughed lightly but Sesshomaru could hear the pain in it. "I am okay. My ankle is broken. I am lying on the floor. I can't get up Sess. I don't think I can make it back."
Sesshomaru could hear her sob and could see her crying. "Rin, we will come and get you, I promise. We have everything planned and…"
"NO!" Rin screamed into the receiver. "If you come, he will kill you." There was a pause and then she talked quietly. "You don't understand. No matter what you do they will kill me! If you agree to Kagura's deal then Yura will come out looking like me while Naraku kills me. If you don't then he will kill me in front of you. Either way we lose."
Sesshomaru gripped the desk. "There has to be something. I will think of something Rin, I promise."
"I love you, Sesshomaru." Rin's voice disappeared and Naraku's appeared. "You know the drill. Be there at 2:00." He hung the phone up.
Inutaisho watched his son put the phone down. Pain could be read all over his face. He turned back to the people in the room and slammed his hands down to silence them. "We move now. Its 1:30 and we don't have a minute to spare."
Warehouse
Naraku watched as Kagura paced back and forth. She occasionally looked up at the balcony where he and Rin were stationed. She continued to pace and look at her watch. "Where is he?"
Once it hit 2:00 exactly, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Ayame, and Koga walked in. Naraku shook his head. "I thought I told you to come alone."
Sesshomaru grinned. "Their my insurance so that I make it out of here with Rin."
Naraku glared at Rin and kicked her in the rib before leaving to drag her into the back room. Koga watched and counted how many doors it was from the steps.
Kagura sighed and ran to Sesshomaru. "Oh Sess, I knew you wanted to be with me. I just knew. You were playing hard to get weren't you? Other wise, why would you have come down here?"
Sesshomaru locked his eyes on Kagura. "Kagura, I came down here to tell you that…" He paused and nodded to Koga. "That you can kiss my ass. NOW!"
The police burst open the door as Sesshomaru and Inuyasha stormed up the stairs. Naraku was waiting for them. "Well, if it isn't the little hero's. Come to save your girl? How do you know that she isn't already dead?"
Sesshomaru punched him in the gut as Inuyasha fiddled with the door to get it open. Koga ran up and collided with Naraku's fist which was meant to hit Sesshomaru. Koga shook his head and shoved Naraku towards the railing.
Naraku toppled over the railing to the floor below. They stood there and watched for a second before Sesshomaru kicked Inuyasha out of the way and kicked the door down.
Rin was lying in the corner with her face away from them. Sesshomaru ran over to her and picked her up. He lightly shook her. "Rin…Rin…please say something."
There was no response.
Tears fell from his eyes as he took her hand and kissed it. "Please don't be gone Rin. I need you. I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Please don't leave me here."
Koga held Ayame who was sobbing into his shirt. She had run up after Naraku had fallen. Sesshomaru could feel himself breaking down, when a hand moved past his cheek. He looked down at Rin and sighed in relief. She smiled back up at him.
"I am not going anywhere, Sesshomaru. I love you so much. I'm just a little tired." Ayame laughed and hugged Koga.
Sesshomaru smiled at them and turned his head back to Rin. He walked over to the railing and carried her down the stairs. Izayoi and Inutaisho were waiting with an ambulance. He set Rin down on the cart and grabbed her hand. "I told you I would find a way."
Rin smiled and motioned for him to come closer. He leaned his head down and she whispered. "My guardian angel." She kissed him and he kissed back.
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