Hello. I'm in a writing mood so I decided to take advantage of it. Goodbye.

I OWN NOTHING.

Rin's whole body shook as she slowly turned around to come face to face with the first man she had ever loved. Rin's eyes widened and a smile pulled on her lips before she fainted into Sesshomaru's arms.

''Rin. Rin, what's the matter? Rin? Sara! Sango! Get in here now!'' Sesshomaru shouted. ''Rin, wake up my love.''

''What happened?'' Sara ran in.

''Oh, god, she fainted,'' Sayo gasped as she came running in.

''Get her something, I don't know, move it!'' Sesshomaru growled.

Kohaku ran to the living room table and grabbed a shot of alcohol.

''Why did she faint?'' Sara asked suspiciously.

''I don't know,'' Kohaku lied before he gave the glass to Sesshomaru who stuck it close to Rin's nose causing her to groan and push it away.

''Are you okay?'' Sesshomaru asked and picked her up.

''Yes,'' Rin groaned and let her husband place her on the couch before she looked up to find Kohaku staring back at her.

''Are you okay?'' Sesshomaru questioned as he moved the hair out of her face and held her.

''Do you see what happens when you don't eat well?'' Sango voiced after bringing a cold towel.

''Are you feeling better?'' Sayo asked.

''Yes, thank you,'' Rin whispered while staring at Kohaku.

''Do you want me to take you to your room?'' Sesshomaru asked as he used the towel to wet her face.

''Well, I think it's best if I go for now,'' Kohaku said. ''Get well, ma'am.''

''Yes, I'm sorry, we'll meet tomorrow,'' Sesshomaru replied before turning back to Rin.

''Yes. Excuse me,'' Kohaku nodded and left.

''I'll get you some honey tea,'' Sayo left to the kitchen with Sara and Sango.

''What could have happened to her?'' Sara questioned as she closed the kitchen door.

''Maybe it's a sign,'' Sayo suggested.

''A sign of what?'' Sara questioned.

''Well, that she's pregnant,'' Sango answered.

''No. That cannot be. They've been married too little time and besides..'' Sara's eyes narrowed.

''Besides what?'' Sayo questioned.

''Nothing!'' Sara snapped.

Sesshomaru carried Rin over to her bed.

''Do you want me to help you get ready for bed?'' Sesshomaru asked as he put a pillow behind her back to hold her up.

''That's perfect, thanks. I'm gonna sit here for a little while before I put on my pajamas,'' Rin's voice was still shaking from shock.

''You're too weak, Rin. Sango told me. Ever since we've been married, you haven't eaten well, and I don't want you to get sick,'' Sesshomaru pushed the hair from her face again.

''Who's that man?'' Rin suddenly asked her husband.

''Who are you talking about? Kon?'' Sesshomaru questioned.

''Kon?'' Rin uttered.

''Yes, the new foreman,'' Sesshomaru responded.

''What's his name?'' Rin asked.

''Shiro,'' Sesshomaru answered. ''Why?''

''No, it's nothing,'' Rin replied.

''Are you feeling okay?'' Sesshomaru questioned.

''Yes, yes,'' Rin assured her husband.

''Do you want me to stay a while with you?'' Sesshomaru offered.

''No, thank you,'' Rin declined.

''I'll ask Sayo to stay with you a while,'' Sesshomaru suggested and sighed before leaving his wife alone. As soon as he left Rin sat up and covered her mouth in shock. She didn't know what to do.

Kohaku sighed as he walked through the door of the house he now shared with Shippo.

''Hey, man. I thought you were eating at the big house with Sesshomaru,'' Shippo said.

''Nope. As soon as Rin saw me, she fainted,'' Kohaku explained.

''Huh? That's too bad. Oh, I hope she won't talk,'' Shippo feared.

''No, I don't think so,'' Kohaku shook his head. ''What worries me is that Takahashi found out what happened. But, as soon as Rin reacted, I left. I didn't want to compromise her, anymore.''

''Well, of course. I imagine she was happy when she saw you,'' Shippo teased.

''Well, it was a big shock to her. Maybe, she thought I was dead,'' Kohaku guessed.

''You think?'' Shippo questioned.

''Yes. She was pale, scared, but she looked beautiful,'' Kohaku sighed. ''Tomorrow, I'll find a way to talk to her, to plan an escape from this place. I don't want her to stay in that house for another day.''

Sesshomaru up towards Rin's bedroom window. He wanted so badly to hold the woman he loved while she was unwell but..she hated him.

''Nice night, huh?'' Sara came up behind him.

''Yes,'' Sesshomaru responded offhandedly while looking towards Rin's room.

''I dressed up for dinner, what a shame,'' Sara smirked.

''Yes, you look great,'' Sesshomaru complimented.

''Do you know what I was thinking? That Mr. Michi and his family won't take long to get to the ranch,'' Sara mentioned.

''Yes, they come every year to spend a season in the country,'' Sesshomaru remembered.

''The face he'll put on when he knows the boss is dead,'' Sara sneered.

''I can imagine. He was the closest thing to a friend my mother had,'' Sesshomaru responded.

''And he'll drop on his back when he finds out that you inherited everything,'' Sara smirked.

''I don't care,'' Sesshomaru shrugged.

''They always throw a party when they come, do you think they'll invite you this time?'' Sara asked.

Sesshomaru shook his head. ''I doubt it.''

''If they do, will you go?'' Sara questioned.

''No,'' Sesshomaru declined.

''I think you should go,'' Sara suggested.

''What for?'' Sesshomaru questioned.

''To entertain your wife with something,'' Sara smirked. ''She doesn't do anything all day long. I'm sure she's bored to death. Besides, she likes to talk to those kinds of people. She's classy, not like us. I really don't understand how you married someone like that. You know what, on second thought, I don't think you should spend time with them. Mr. Michi used you like a servant on this ranch, and I really doubt he'll treat you as an equal just because your mother died. Maybe he'll even talk down to you in front of your wife, can you imagine?''

Sesshomaru's face scrunched up in anger at the mere thought of that.

Rin looked out the window carefully to see if Sesshomaru had left. When she saw him down below with Sara, she began to pace. What was she going to do? What the hell was she going to do? Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a knock on the door. She ran to lay down in her bed.

''Yes, come in,'' Rin called.

''Here's your tea, ma'am,'' Sayo brought in a tray with a teacup sitting on it.

''Thank you very much, Sayo,'' Rin made an effort to smile.

''Drink it while it's hot,'' Sayo handed the cup to her.

''Yes,'' Rin reached out for it.

''Is this the first time you've fainted?'' Sayo asked.

''Yes,'' Rin answered.

''Could you be pregnant, ma'am?'' Sayo questioned with excitement.

''No, no, no. No, I hope not,'' Rin shook her head.

''Why? A baby is a wonderful thing. It's a blessing from God. You should be expecting it,'' Sayo argued. ''The boss would be so happy.''

Rin changed the subject. ''Sayo, have you seen the new foreman?''

''Yes,'' Sayo nodded.

''What's his name?'' Rin questioned.

''Shiro, I think,'' Sayo responded.

''When did he arrive?'' Rin asked.

''Today, around noon,'' Sayo answered.

''But, who hired him?'' Rin questioned. ''Sesshomaru?''

''I suppose,'' Sayo shrugged. ''I think he comes from Kamakura.''

''Where is he staying?'' Rin asked.

''In the foreman's house, the one behind this house,'' Sayo answered. ''Why, ma'am?''

''I-I never saw him before, I was feeling curious,'' Rin stammered. ''The tea is delicious, thank you. You can go, now.''

''Don't you want me to stay with you for a while?'' Sayo offered.

''No, I'm feeling much better, really,'' Rin assured. ''I have the tea, and then, I'll go to bed. I'll see you tomorrow, sleep well.''

''Sleep well, ma'am,'' Sayo smiled and took the tray out with her.

As soon as the door shut, Rin placed her tea cup down onto her night table and ran a hand through her hair. Truthfully, she felt worse than when she had fainted. What was the going to do?

''What does a man look for in a woman?'' Sara questioned Sesshomaru. ''Tell me, please.''

''That depends on the woman,'' Sesshomaru sighed. ''I don't know, it could be to have fun, have an affair, have a good time.''

''No, I mean a serious relationship, formal. What does a man look for?'' Sara asked.

''Caring. To be understood. Company, and love,'' Sesshomaru thought back to all the time he had spent with Rin before everything went wrong. She gave him everything he had ever wanted in life, she wasn't very physically affectionate but he always assumed she was just shy and once they married, things would change.

''Is that what you looked for in Rin?'' Sara guessed. ''But, you didn't find it, did you?''

''No,'' Sesshomaru admitted.

''You know why? Because of what I told you before, she's not like us. That kind of woman likes to go to parties, buy expensive clothes, keep up with the trends of fashion, and all that nonsense. Do you think she'll get interested in the ranch? Care about the horses and the harvest? All the things we care about. Do you know why? Because this is our lives. Because we've been trained in that ever since we were born-'' Sesshomaru finally snapped at her. ''Where are you going with this, Sara? What do you want to tell me? That I've made a mistake by marrying Rin? All right, you're right. Are you satisfied?''

''Then, leave her. Divorce her,'' Sara raised her voice.

''No!'' Sesshomaru shouted.

''Why don't you let her go back to her family? If she tried to escape, it was to go with them, wasn't it?'' Sara assumed.

''She didn't want to go to her family when she escaped, she wanted to go with...'' Sesshomaru stopped himself.

''What? With who?'' Sara asked.

''I don't know, I don't know,'' Sesshomaru sighed.

''Tell me, Sesshomaru, who's the person your wife wanted to go with? Another man, right?'' Sara guessed.

''Forgive me, sir,'' Sayo stepped in. ''Sango told me to come and ask you if you want to have dinner.''

''No, thank you,'' Sesshomaru denied. ''Is my wife in bed, Sayo?''

''I left her in her bedroom,'' Sayo responded. ''I gave her some tea, and she told me she was going to sleep.''

''Is she feeling better?'' Sesshomaru asked.

''Yes, sir,'' Sayo nodded.

''Well, I'll go for a walk, and then, I'll go to sleep. Good night,'' Sesshomaru announced.

''Shall I go with you?'' Sara suggested.

''I want to be alone,'' Sesshomaru rejected and left them both alone.

''He even lost his appetite because of her,'' Sara growled.

''You shouldn't speak like that about the missus,'' Sayo reprimanded. ''Don't forget, she's the boss.''

''And don't you forget you're a dirty peasant who's here because they feel sorry for you,'' Sara insulted her before pushing past her, leaving Sayo to glare at the spot where she once stood.

Rin had changed into her camisole and shorts before sticking her feet in a pair of boots that were too big for her. She slipped on a robe to cover up before opening her bedroom door as quietly as possible. After she made sure the coast was clear, she turned off her light and headed down the hall, out the front door, waited for the guard to leave, and ran down the front steps and around the back while looking behind her every few seconds to make sure she wasn't being followed, but she hesitated for a moment, before she finally knocked on the door of the foreman's house.

''Who could that be at this time of night?'' Shippo questioned while heading to open the door.

''Leave it,'' Kohaku groaned, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

Shippo pulled the door open, only to be met with a disheveled Rin who let herself in before closing the door back behind her.

''You..? You look familiar,'' Rin looked Shippo up and down.

Shippo nodded. ''Yes, ma'am. I was at the navy school with Kohaku. I'm a friend of his.''

''Yes,'' Rin smiled brightly.

''Who is it?'' Kohaku asked as he came out into the living room. His eyes widened when he saw the woman he loved. She smiled back before she jumped into his arms.

''Kohaku!''

''What are you doing here?'' Kohaku questioned her.

''I'll leave you, so you can talk, and...'' Shippo excused himself back to his room.

''Yes. It's you,'' Rin cried while Kohaku held her face in his hands lovingly. ''I couldn't sleep if I didn't prove it, if I didn't speak with you.''

''Oh, my love,'' Kohaku moaned. ''You don't know all that I've been through to find you.''

Rin whimpered before she wrapped her hands around his neck and let him pull her in for a short kiss. ''They told me you were dead!'' Rin sobbed.

''Yes. Yes, I've been dead,'' Kohaku groaned. ''Because without you, I feel dead, believe me.'' Kohaku looked at her face for a moment before pulling her in for another kiss. He stopped to feel her cheeks and forehead. ''You're cold. Are you okay?''

Rin ignored the question. ''I imagine he's the friend you told me about, the one who helped you escape.''

''Yes. He's Shippo. He's my comrade,'' Kohaku smiled. ''And yes, he helped me to escape. We have a lot to talk about.''

''I can't stay for a long time,'' Rin choked on her tears.

''Yes, I know. Let me look at you, please,'' Kohaku pleaded before taking a step back to look her up and down and kissing her once again. ''My love. My love, we have to leave. Tomorrow, please. If possible, we have to go tomorrow.''

''How did you come here?'' Rin questioned.

''Forget about that. What matters now is that we're here, together, again. That's the important thing,'' Kohaku responded.

''I don't understand how you became the ranch's foreman, explain that to me,'' Rin requested.

''Well, it happened by chance. You know, I'm a lucky man,'' Kohaku chuckled.

''You have to leave,'' Rin told him. Kohaku's hands dropped to his sides in shock. ''If my husband discovers who you are, he'll kill you.''

Sesshomaru entered his living room shortly after midnight and dropped onto his couch. He thought back to the argument he had with Rin earlier in the day.

''Probably, you are the one who blamed Kohaku for the death of Kuro Gon,'' Rin suggested.

''What?'' Sesshomaru questioned.

''Yes, he was your administrator, right? Forgive me, but I think it's very odd that you found out that man was robbing you and right after, he turns up dead. You must have killed him, or you sent someone to kill him, to accuse Kohaku!'' Rin exclaimed.

''That isn't true,'' Sesshomaru denied.

''Of course it is. You did it to take him out of the way, to cut him out of my life. That didn't work, so-Dear God. Everything makes sense, now. If it's true, that Kohaku is dead, it's your fault. You sent someone to kill him too. You're a murderer. Murderer!'' Rin accused.

Sesshomaru growled at the hurtful words she had shouted at him. He took a shaky breath while running a hand through his hair.

''You don't know the danger that all this means, Kohaku. You don't know Sesshomaru, he's an aggressive man, besides, he hates you. If he finds out who you are, he'll kill you,'' Rin warned Kohaku.

''Does he know about me?'' Kohaku questioned.

''Yes. Yes, he knows from the beginning. Kuro Gon worked for him as the factory's manager. Sesshomaru found out that Kuro was stealing a lot of money from his mother,'' Rin explained.

''What are you saying?'' Kohaku questioned. ''That he had something to do with his death?''

''Yes,'' Rin whimpered. ''Yes, I'm almost sure. And Sesshomaru used that to blame you and take you out of his way.''

''I just have to take you away from here,'' Kohaku suggested.

''I tried it, my life, I swear to you. I tried to escape, but, it's impossible. I can't, and since the last time, there's a lot more surveillance,'' Rin cried.

''I don't care. I'll take care of everything. I'll prepare our escape for tomorrow night. You just have to go with me,'' Kohaku pleaded. ''Yes, yes.''

Rin ran her fingers down his left cheek. ''It's too late, now.''

''Late for what, Rinny?'' Kohaku questioned. ''You still love me, don't you? You're still in love with me, right?''

''Yes, yes,'' Rin reassured.

''Well, then. Let's go far away, we could go anywhere, forget about everything,'' Kohaku pleaded. ''Start a new life, you and me, together.'' He pulled her in for another kiss but this time, she pushed him away.

''We can't do that,'' Rin whimpered.

''But, why?'' Kohaku asked. ''Rin, really, I don't understand you. You were willing to escape with me on your wedding day. What happened?''

''I didn't know, I didn't understand, I wasn't aware of Sesshomaru's power. There's no place in this world for us to hide. He'll find us, he'll kill you, and me as well,'' Rin answered.

''Look, I understand that you're afraid of him, but I'll protect you, you'll be safe with me,'' Kohaku assured.

''But, It's not just about me. There's also my family. Sesshomaru, would crush my dad just to get his revenge,'' Rin feared. ''You and me..we have to accept..that this is my life.''

''Rin,'' Kohaku's eyes filled with tears.

''I'm married to him,'' Rin cried.

''That guy bought you off,'' Kohaku argued.

''Yes. Yes. My entire family is in his debt now. He bought us all off! He has all of us in his hands! And I accepted to sell myself!'' Rin sobbed.

''No, they forced you,'' Kohaku held her face in his hands. ''Rin, you're mine. You're mine, my love.''

''I've been his, already,'' Rin whispered.

Kohaku stepped away from her. ''Oh...I hoped that you...No..I don't care!''

''Yes, you do. You care. I know you!'' Rin exclaimed. ''Of course you do, I know you. I know you care.''

''Rin. I don't care, really,'' Kohaku stated. ''I just want to have you with me.''

''Nothing is like it used to be, anymore,'' Rin reminded him. ''There are many things that keep me tied to him.''

''No, Rin, you can't stay with a person you hate,'' Kohaku tried to convince her. ''Especially when I know that you're in love with me.''

''I love you so much,'' Rin pulled him in for another kiss. ''Only God knows how much I love you. Only God knows.'' Rin wrapped her arms around his neck. ''I won't leave with you. Not today, tomorrow, or ever.''

Kohaku choked back a sob at her words before falling to his knees while holding onto her as tightly as he could. ''No, my love, please. Please, don't talk like that, please.'' Kohaku pleaded with her as she tried to pull away.

''I only came to tell you to go away. Don't go on with this lie,'' Rin requested.

''No, Rin, please, you can't do this to me. Really, don't do this to me.'' Rin pulled away from him.

''I've spent too much time outside the house, Kohaku. Let me go.''

''Rin, please don't do this,'' Kohaku whimpered when Rin removed herself from his grasp and headed out the door. ''I'm telling you, I won't leave this place. Until you and I leave together!'' Kohaku cried into his hands when she left.

Shippo stepped out and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. ''She won't leave with you, right?''

''No,'' Kohaku sobbed.

''I'm so sorry, Kohaku,'' Shippo grimaced.

''Oh, friend. She slept with him,'' Kohaku groaned. ''He made her his!''

''What did you expect? They're married, Kohaku,'' Shippo reminded him.

''Yes, I knew this would happen. But, deep down, I had the hope that...'' Kohaku punched the wall in front of him. ''But, I don't care about that. She's the one who doesn't want to be with me. And I won't accept that, Shippo. I'll take her away from here, even if I have to kill that man. Death is the only thing that will separate me from her.

Rin ran back up the front steps to the house and opened the front door as quietly as possible and ran passed the living room and back to her bedroom, not noticing the very large man watching her every move.

Rin dropped her boots off to the side and hopped into her bed when Sesshomaru turned her light on.

''What is it?'' Rin turned to look at him and asked.

''Where did you go?'' Sesshomaru questioned. ''I'm asking you, where were you? I don't think you would want to escape in your pajamas.''

''I haven't gone anywhere, I never left my room,'' Rin lied.

''Don't lie to me, Rin,'' Sesshomaru snapped at her. ''I was in the living room when I saw you entering the house. Where did you go?''

Rin pressed her back against the wall behind her bed.

''Where were you, Rin?''

TA-DA! I think this is the longest chapter I've ever written. Ever. Reviews people, reviews.

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