A New Friend

Chapter Ten

"Coming!" Rin yelled from inside the room. She bolted towards her bed and gathered Sesshy into her arms. Looking around the room in sheer panic, she tried to find a place to store the little guy. She spotted her closet and jogged over to it. The pounding continued. She looked back at the door quickly and whined. Opening the closet door, she dropped Sesshy into a pile of clothes.

"Stay quiet, Sesshy baby," she whispered to him, crouching down. "It'll be both our butts if he finds ya." Sesshy licked in her face in understanding. She sighed and smiled down on him. That it until the knocking started again.

"I'm coming! Can't you idiots wait!" Rin yelled but quickly covered her mouth. How could she say that to Lord Sesshomaru? How could she be so insolent? Not to mention the fact that he'll be twice as mad. Shuffling to the door, she opened it with a smile on her face. She looked up at the not-so-happy face of her lord. She gulped.

"Rin," he started. She tensed. "You will open the door immediately when I command you to." The look on his face frightened her to no end. "Step out of the way."

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru," she whispered before stepping to the side. She felt him brush past her. She held her hands up by her chest and looked at Jakken in fright. He looked away quickly. She looked back.

Lord Sesshomaru stood tall in the room, gazing around it. He held his head high on full alert. It seemed that he was looking for something. Rin closed the door and looked at Jakken, expecting some answers. He shrugged.

"Lord Sesshomaru," she started, "is there something you are looking for? Maybe I can help?" He turned around and looked down at her in suspicion. She rubbed her foot nervously on the floor.

"It's nothing," he simply stated. "I just wanted to make sure some rumors weren't true." Rin nodded, but didn't understand. Him just standing in the room would somehow show whether or not a rumor was true?

He looked around once more. Turning, he started towards the door. Jakken stood up straighter. Rin eyed her closet in the corner of her eye. Sesshy was actually staying quiet. For once. Lord Sesshomaru opened the door. Jakken shuffled out of it. Rin relaxed her shoulders. He was leaving. Nothing happened. However, he turned around and something caught his eye.

"Rin," he said. His voice made her jump.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru?"

"Where did you get those flowers?" he asked, not looking at her. Rin looked to where his gaze was. Her eyes widened when she noticed he was referring to the flowers she picked with Masahiko.

"The garden, of course," she lied. Lord Sesshomaru looked at her. He could tell she was very bad at lying. She nodded, thinking it would reassure him.

"There are no such flowers in the garden," he replied, stepping back into the room. Jakken popped his head back and frowned when he looked at Rin. He left the room. Rin's eyebrows furrowed in frustration. He wasn't even going to help her. Some friend he was. After recovering from the betrayal, she returned to the interrogation.

"Not the garden here," she pressed, faking a giggle. "I meant nature's garden! While we were, uh, traveling I picked up some flowers. Those are the best kinds. One's that aren't…here." She smiled.

"I did not remember allowing you to pick flowers," he responded. "Nor did I remember you asking." Rin shrugged and looked up at him with innocent eyes.

"I am terribly sorry," she said, making her eyes wider. "I just thought I could quickly pick some after my bath that one day. I would never sneak away just to pick some flowers." No, she would much rather sneak away to pick flowers along with someone- someone special. Rin almost sighed.

"Make sure it does not happen again," he instructed turning away. He knew that she was very well telling a complete lie. He just didn't have the patience for it right now. He would get the answers out of her later. He turned and took his leave.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru. I promise it won't." After hearing the door shut, Rin let out a breath she didn't even realize she was holding. Blowing her bangs out of her face, she whined. Sesshy barked behind the closet door.

"I'm coming. I'm coming!" Rin groaned as she stomped over to the closet. She opened it and only saw Sesshy's ear. She almost awed at the sight. "Did my little Sesshy baby get buried?" She pushed piles of clothes away until she saw Sesshy staring up at her with his big eyes.

She giggled and let him pass. He walked out of the closet and plopped down at the floor. Yawning, he laid his head down. Rin dragged her covers from her bed and spread them out on top of Sesshy.

"It's good you're tired," Rin informed. She patted him on the head. "It'll keep you out of trouble- you sleeping. I have to go." She dusted off her clothes and lightly slid towards the door. She opened the door and looked back. "I've got a bone to pick with Jakken!"

Rin stomped down the hallways in over exaggerated fury. She scrunched her nose in anger. Oh boy, was Jakken going to get it. She stopped and squinted her eyes. She rotated her head, trying to spot Jakken. She gasped. At last, she found him. She grinned evilly. The hunt was on. She treaded over to Jakken. He looked down at her. Shedding her evil side, she broke down.

"Jakken, how could you!" she asked, waving her hands in the air. "You were supposed to stick up for me! Instead you left me…to die."

"Stop being so dramatic and quiet down," he scolded, looking around. "People can hear you being idiotic!"

"Don't you dare turn the tables and make me look like the bad guy," she whispered and yelled at the same time, pointing her finger at him. "Where were you when I needed you?"

"Don't act dumb," he responded in the same tone. "How would I be able to stick up for you? That would mean sticking up to Lord Sesshomaru. You wouldn't even do that for me." He sneered and turned to walk away.

"Nuh-uh!" she argued. "I would've stuck up for you because I'm a very courageous person unlike someone I know!"

"I can't be a courageous person," he yelled turning around. "I am a toad!"

"A very…uncourageous toad!" she responded, putting her hands on her hips in triumph. She was satisfied with her comeback. Jakken shook his head in annoyance and turned around. "Don't you turn your back on me, Jakken!"

She reached forward and took Jakken's small hat pf his head. His hands when flying up to his head where he felt no hat. He looked to Rin and glared. He held out his hand in front of Rin, expecting his hat back. She shook her head and grinned.

In one second, she was off and running.

His hand touched the door and he opened it. He stepped into the room. Rin's covers were occupying the ground. Her closet door was wide open and the window was letting a cold chill into the room. Not to mention something smelled horrible and yet, it was familiar.

He grunted in confusion, but quickly shrugged it off. He closed the door silently behind him. He looked back in surprise to his actions. Why should he be sneaking around when it was his right to sneak- no inspect- his property and land.

He walked deeper into the disheveled room. He closed the closet door and sighed. Why was he tidying up? She should know to pick up after herself. He shook his head and walked over to her bed. Time to find something.

He opened the drawer to her nightstand. He rummaged through it. Papers-he'd have to make sure to look at those later, flowers- both dead and alive, and a bone. A bone? He picked it up and twirled it in his fingers. What on earth could she be doing with a bone?

He dropped it and dusted off his hands. He closed the drawer shut and turned around swiftly and the sound of something. He swords dangled at his side. His eyes roamed around the room. Nothing.

He put his fingers to his temple and rubbed. First it was a headache and now he was hallucinating. He was going to get rest, but he couldn't get it out of his head. It bothered him to no end. He needed to know what was going on. He needed to know what Rin was up to.

He walked over to her vanity where ribbons and other miscellaneous things were lying around. Rin normally wasn't this disorganized or messy. Something was wrong with her and he needed to know. He needed to be there to protect her.

Looking around he didn't notice the ribbon that he gave her. In fact, he didn't remember seeing her wear it for a while. A pang of sadness shot through him, but he quickly shooed it away. He wouldn't- couldn't be sad. Never.

He picked up her brush and noticed white hair. White? Rin didn't have white hair and he surely never used her brush. He lifted it up to his nose and sniffed it. It smelt like the room. It smelt horrible. It smelt familiar, but he couldn't recall what it was from.

Hearing the noise again, she swiftly turned. His hair whipped around his body. Nothing. Maybe if it just happened once he could blame it on his lack of sleep and headache, but no. It happened twice.

He lightly walked around the room, looking for anything out of place. He almost tripped over clothes, stuffed animals, pillows, and other random things. He kicked them out of the way. He walked his way to the window where the curtains were dancing in the wind. He looked out the window before shutting it. He pulled the curtains closed.

Turning on his heel, he looked around the room. Nothing. Was someone trying to play a joke on him? He narrowed his eyes. The only place hedidn't look was under the cover and he wouldn't leave it unsearched. Casually walking over to the blanket, he looked down at it cautiously. Swiftly, he lifted it into his hands. His blood fill with anger at what he saw.

There's chapter ten. I'm hoping I'll finish this story soon because I don't know how I could extend it any longer. Special thanks to wolfygirl13, my most loyal reviewer. I greatly appreciate it. And also a thank you to all my other reviewers! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, like I hoped you enjoyed all the other chapters. Thanks for reading!

-Edwardd

P.S. Rin had the bone for Sesshy for him to chew on. I was reading it over and it sounded kind of strange and confusing so I'm trying to clarify that up.