The Next Day

Sesshomaru sat up in his bed, grouchy as ever. He heard the sound of those clicking heels again, followed by the scent of that sweet, optimistic blood.

'She's back again.' He thought as the anger coursed through his skin.

Rin opened the door and smiled at him like always. She sat down in the creaky chair and held out a brown paper bag to him. "I brought it from the staff cafeteria. It's a lot better than the—"

"I don't want it." He said as he turned away.

"But—"

"I said I don't want it. You continue to waste your generosity on me and—"

Rin placed the bag on the bed next to him. He turned to see her usual, bright smile beaming in his face. He found it absolutely annoying.

He stood over her and picked her up, slammed her against the wall and stared into her soft eyes with his full of evil. "What is it you're trying to do?" He asked.

Rin became full of fright as the man twice her size had her pinned to a wall. 'My hands are still free. Maybe I could...no.' She battled the thought of sedating him. 'What would that gain?'

"I just...I just want to help." She replied, sounding extremely upset.

Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow at her.

Rin began to smile brightly. "So what do you say?"

He set her down and rolled his eyes. "You're pathetic."

Rin leaned her head against the wall and sighed. "I guess I am."

As the two sat in the dead silence with only the sound of a ticking clock in the room, a spider on the floor caught her eye. She shrieked upon the sight and lifted her legs into the air.

"Eww, it's a spider! I hate spiders!"

Sesshomaru extended his poison claw and killed the spider. Rin took a deep breath and placed her feet back to the ground. She looked up at Sesshomaru who was staring off, as if he had something on his mind.

"What's the matter?" Rin asked curiously.

He looked over at her with expressionless eyes. "Do I look like there is something wrong with me?"

Rin shrugged. "You seem more miserable today than you normally are."

"I'm not going to tell you anything, or talk to you about anything that has to do with myself. So you might as well stop coming back here."

"We don't have to talk about you. We can talk about anything."

"I'm not interested in indulging in small talk with you."

"You know what I think? I think you'd miss my company if I stopped coming back."

"Then maybe you should stop thinking."

"Don't you get lonely in here?"

"Loneliness is an illusion based on human need for love an attention. I was fortunate enough to be born without those ridiculous emotions."

"Why do you resent humans so much?"

"Humans are a weak and senseless creation that burden others with their constant needs. If I could eliminate them all, I would."

Rin sighed sadly and looked away. "Even me? You'd want me gone too?"

Sesshomaru remained silent. In the back of his mind, he knew he should have said 'yes, of course, definitely.' That was his principle. Tearing up defenseless humans was his drive. But there was something about Rin that made him feel differently.

"I've wanted you gone since the moment you stepped in this room. Yet, you keep coming back here."

Rin stood and walked out of the room without saying a word. 'He's making my job completely impossible.' Sesshomaru thought he was so solid and unbreakable, but she didn't think so. She was the best at her job. She was a natural born psychologist.

'I'll let him be for a few days. I'm going to do some research and find out his back story.' She knew exactly where to start. Apparently, a close friend of hers from college was engaged to Sesshomaru's half brother. She headed out of the hospital and got into her BMW. It was time for a drive to Kagome Higurashi's house.

Kagome and her fiancee , Inuyasha were enjoying their day off by spending it in bed when there was a knock on the door.

"Get the door." Inuyasha said in a lazy, slurred voice as he turned over.

"You get it." Kagome said just as lazily as she also turned over.

"Rock paper scissors for which one of us gets the door."

Kagome agreed and the two raised their fists in the air.

"1, 2, 3" He played scissors when she played paper. She groaned and got out of bed, threw her robe on and opened the door.

"Rin! What a surprise! How are you?" She extended her arms for a hug as Rin hugged her back.

"I'm doing great! I'm actually doing a little research on a client of mine and I need your boyfriend's help."

"Come in." She extended her arm to the couch where Rin sat with her legs crossed. Kagome locked the door and sat next to her. "So what exactly do you need Inuyasha to help you with?"

"Well…" Rin bit her lip and looked over to the side. "My client is his half brother and I need a little—"

"Oh n-n-n-n-no!" She shook her head and waved her arms frantically. "I don't think that's a good idea. Inuyasha hates his brother!"

"Yes, but I need to understand why! You don't think he'd at least answer a few questions for me?" Rin closed her hands together and pouted her lip. "Please?"

Kagome sighed and hung her head down. 'Inuyasha is going to be so upset with me.' "I'll go talk to him."

Rin smiled happily as Kagome headed back to her bedroom.

"Who was at the door?" Inuyasha asked without turning around.

"My friend Rin from college. She wants to talk to you."

Inuyasha sat up in bed with his eyes half opened. "About what?"

"About your brother."

Inuyasha snapped out of his calming rest. "What about him?" He asked in an upset tone. "That bastard is still alive? Did he kill someone else?"

"Dunno. But he's her client at the hospital and she wants to ask you some questions about him."

Inuyasha hopped out of the bed and put on a shirt. "As long as I don't have to see him ever again, I guess it's not a big deal answering a coupla questions."

Kagome sighed in relief. Inuyasha took that a lot better than she thought he would. He walked over to Rin and sat in the chair across from her.

Rin smiled at him sweetly as he smirked at her. "Hi. It's been a long time since I last saw you!"

"Yeah, I know."

"You look just like your brother."

Inuyasha's eye began to twitch. "You want my help right?"

Rin nodded. "Yes!"

"Then don't say things like that. We look nothing alike. He looks like a girl."

Rin tried to hold in her laughter and apologized. "I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it. So what do you want to know exactly?"

"What's wrong with him?"

Inuyasha began to laugh and shrugged. "Isn't that what you're supposed to figure out, doctor?"

"I mean—what is it that makes him so angry…at humans, particularly? Humans and demons on this earth have been able to coexist peacefully."

"He says my mother ruined our father."

Rin raised an eyebrow at him. "How so?"

"My mother, a human was the reason our father left his mother. When I was born, our father spent a lot of time raising me and taking care of me, more than Sesshomaru and I guess he got jealous."

"Uh huh…" She continued to listen as she took notes.

"He never considered me his brother. He said my life ruined the blood of our family—that the mix of our father's with my mother's was a disgusting outcome. When I was 13, he tried to kill me. I still have the scar on my back. He tried to slaughter me in my sleep. My mother was the one who protected me. She hit him over the head with something…I don't remember what. But our father never let it go. He even cut his ties with Sesshomaru—his own son. Not because he favored me but because he hated the fact that his oldest son tried to tear his family apart. He felt like Sesshomaru betrayed him."

Rin's eyes widened as she listened to the story in fascination.

"I've hated my brother ever since that day. I never gave a fuck about his well-being because I was happy. After a few years of not even thinking about him, his face pops up on the news and he's killing people left and right with no inhibition at all. People were angry that he was placed in a hospital instead of jail. People that didn't know him the way I did. He needs to stay in that hospital for as long as possible. His issues are deep rooted family problems. I don't think he's a monster. I think he's a whiny asshole who wanted all his father's attention so he blames humans for what he feels."

Rin continued to take notes and nodded her head. "I appreciate you giving me insight on his back story."

"If you want more insight, I'll tell you I think you're the crazy one for even working with him."

"Because he's a deranged psychopath like all the other psychiatrists tell me he is?"

"No. Because I don't think he'll ever get over his problems or his hatred for humans, half demons or even the world. I don't think even you could change what's in his dark heart."

"You seem like you care about him."

Inuyasha's face glowed with embarrassment. "What? Why would I?!"

"Because you always wanted your brother to accept you."

Inuyasha sighed and slouched over in his chair. "I used to want that. Now I just want him to change his mind. He's always had the wrong idea about things. Our father didn't favor me. I was confused. I had human blood and demon blood coursing through my veins. I didn't know how to control myself. I needed our father's support. Maybe his would have been helpful too. But who gives a shit now? I'm happy as I'll ever be!"

"You're happy because of Kagome, right?"

Inuyasha nodded. "Demons are physically strong, but human hearts have special properties that some demons—like my father appreciate." He said as he gritted his teeth. "Sesshomaru ain't one of those appreciative types, though."

Rin smiled. "Thank you for making my job a lot easier. I know how to approach him now."

"Sure, no problem. Just a bit of advice. Be careful around him. I may only share half of my blood with him, but I know what he's capable of. There are other ways he can get to you without killing you. Be strong."

Rin gulped and nodded slowly as she stood and walked towards the door. She was too freaked out to ask what he meant by that. 'I think it's better not knowing.'

Inuyasha let her out and sighed as he was locking the door. Kagome slowly walked towards him with a smile on her face.

"Your friend's out of her mind."

"Huh?"

"She just doesn't know what she's in for."