Okay. I'm just going to say that I've been reading all the reviews and BOOM. You were all wrong about the visitor except one of you. –laughs maniacally- I am a ninja! Master of the element of surprise –a wild flying book appears- OUCH. Okay. I'm done talking now.

Rin had just gotten back to her apartment and sat on the couch compiling the details from her interviews.

She was intently studying the information when her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Dr. Asano! Your patient attacked a staff member! A lot of people got hurt trying to restrain him!"

Rin, in a state of shock, quickly grabbed her keys and bag before rushing out the door. "Where is he now?"

"He was sedated and restrained. They brought him back to his room."

"You didn't get hurt did you, Shiori?"

"No. But I don't think that was regular morphine they used on him. He seemed like he was in pain."

"I'll be there soon."

Rin's heart rate increased tremendously as she frantically pressed for the elevator. "Sesshomaru why? What set you off this time?"

She hurried off to the hospital as quickly as she could.

Once she was inside, she stopped to talk to Shiori.

"What happened?" She asked as she nearly ambushed the front desk.

Shiori looked up, startled by her appearance. 'Wow she got here fast!' "Well, Sesshomaru was in the visiting area talking to someone when he suddenly turned around, grabbed the nearest staff member and slugged him!"

"A visitor? Who was it?"

She shrugged. "I dunno. Some L—"

"Dr. Asano! You're here!"

Rin turned to see Hojo rushing up to her with a frantic look on his face.

"I'm so sorry, doctor. We promised to take care with Sesshomaru but we had no choice. We injected a temporary paralysis serum into him."

Rin sighed. "Who got hurt?"

"4 staff members were attacked, including me. But I'm fine! Just a little bruise." he said with a smile, pointing to the side of his eye.

"I'm so sorry. This is all my fault."

"No don't worry about it! You're just trying to help him. No one is angry with you," he told her. "I'll see you later. I'm gonna go put ice on this."

Rin looked at the small bruise on his head again. 'Something's not right.' "Um...I should go too."

Rin's heels clicked down the hall at a fast pace until she finally reached Sesshomaru's room. She opened the door and looked inside for him. He was sitting on the floor, his arms chained to his ankles and his hair covering his face.

He slowly lifted his head to look at her.

She was concerned about the look in his dilated, droopy eyes.

"What happened?" She asked him. The sight of the chains bothered and disgusted her. 'I hate the fact that they treat him like a...a monster! He may be a demon but he's not a primitive animal. He doesn't deserve this.'

"Aren't you going to scold me for making you look bad with my behavior?"

"Are you alright?" She asked as she knelt next to him, ignoring his question. "I was so worried."

"Worried? Why?"

"Shiori told me you were in pain when they injected you."

Sesshomaru became quiet and looked away from her.

"Who else did you speak to today...besides my father?"

"Who told you where I was? Did your father come here? Was he your visitor?"

"Didn't you find that out before you came in here?"

"No. I was too busy worrying about you."

"Who else did you speak to?" He asked again.

"Um...Kagura."

He sighed and hung his head back. "Let me guess. She complained about how angry she was that I "changed""

"Well...actually. That is what happened."

"All I will say is this. After my first murder, I realized there was no turning back. She was a liability. She valued her job more than anything else and I was aware of that."

"So you did love her!"

"I don't remember."

She gave him a puzzled look. "What do you mean you don't remember?"

"I don't remember what it feels like to feel anything towards anyone. I was young then."

"It must be painful, if you don't remember."

"It is rather convenient to have someone utterly devoted to you that you never have to question."

"Convenient..." She echoed, followed by a sad sigh.

"Was there anyone else?"

She shook her head. "Why? Is there someone I should have spoken to? Or someone you don't want me t—"

"As much as I have told you, do you really expect me to be hiding things from you?"

"We all have secrets."

"I know. You have plenty. I can see them written between that smile of yours."

Rin stared at him in astonishment.

"That line that curves from one dimple to the next holds a sad pathetic story that you would rather shadow with happiness and kindness. That's what makes you so fascinating. Your dark shadow is a blinding pillar of light."

Rin felt a strange warming sensation in her heart. 'Oh, right. This is flattery. I was so bombarded with Insults that I had forgotten what it feels like to be so flattered.'

"What now?" Sesshomaru asked in an irritated tone. "You're making that ridiculous face again."

Rin returned from the recesses of her thoughts and cleared her throat. "Why don't you tell me about that visitor?"

Earlier...

"I should have known."

"It's great to see you in good health, Sir."

"How did you find out I was allowed visitation?"

"Your father called me and told me your new psychologist had gone to visit him. I figured I should call and find out for myself. The woman on the phone told me I would be allowed to visit you and I did so posthaste!"

"Yes. This human girl. She's...relentless."

"And rather nosy! What a shrewd little wench prying into your business—"

"Jaken! Shut. Up."

"M-my apologies sir."

"This Dr. Asano wants to grant me freedom from this hospital."

"R-really?! Well I never thought I would see the day! I have continued to keep your fortune safe. I will prepare anything you need me to."

"Had my mother asked for anything during the time she was alive?"

"No, sir. She was a frugal woman. She left everything she owned to you and her will stated that the house were to be sold and the payment be left to you as well. I have all of her precious belongings safely locked away."

"And her brooch?"

"I'm sorry, sir. That was stolen."

"Stolen? By whom?"

"Those damn slayers! Those disgusting, greedy humans brought her to her untimely death and the police had the nerve to let one get away."

"My father told my last psychologists that she committed suicide." He said as he clenched his fist.

"N-no. She was murdered in her own home. There were quite a few things stolen but not everything."

"I see. My father was intent on keeping this covered up. That's what he usually does. What can you tell me about the one that got away?"

"Well...nothing. He was much more stealthy than the other two fools. He is the one who may still have the brooch."

"I need to find out more."

"I will try my best to—"

"No. I can handle this myself."

"That's when I got up and punched the stupid one."

"Who? Hojo?"

"So you are also able to determine that."

She quickly caught on to what she just said and noticed she inadvertently insulted a friend. "I'll admit he is a bit eccentric but..."

"Enough about him."

"Yes. I have something to ask you. Promise you'll be honest?"

Sesshomaru was silent. He wasn't going to answer. She knew that but she wanted the truth nonetheless.

"Did you punch him intentionally? Knowing your strength, and the fact that just from holding my wrist you could leave a larger bruise than that. All you did was...tap him."

He continued his streak of silence. Rin moved directly in his vision and smiled.

"If you needed me to come here, all you had to do was ask someone to call me." She giggled slightly. "I would have came as fast as I could."

"But you did come as fast as you could; Probably even faster, did you not?"

She nodded. "So...what was so urgent that you had to do something so risky?"

"I want you to investigate my mother's murder."

"I was already intending to do that." She said as she winked. "I don't want you trying to find this missing suspect on your own once you leave this hospital."

"Hmph. So you're a psychologist gone detective, are you?"

"No. Your case is just very important to me."

He rolled his eyes and looked away from her. "You should go on ahead."

"Are you sure you don't want me to stay while you're still under the paralysis? Are you hungry?" Before he could even respond she stood. "I know! I'll go get something for you to eat. Be right back!" She said cheerfully as she left the room.

Rin headed down the hall towards the cafeteria to get Sesshomaru some lunch when she ran into the other staff members that were struck by Sesshomaru.

"Dr. Asano? We'd like to speak to you." One of them said in a stern voice.

'Oh no. They're probably here to tell me they reported the incident and I have to write another progress report.'

"Y-yes?" She said as her voice trembled.

"We're proud of you for what you're doing." Another one said. "We don't want to make your job any more difficult. So we've decided not to report this incident. It'll stay between us."

Rin's worried face immediately transformed into an elated smile. "Thank you all so much! You won't regret it!"

"We know."

Rin headed back to Sesshomaru's room with a lunch in hand. She dangled it in front of his face and he glared at her.

"Do you have any idea how long it will be before I can eat that?"

Rin nodded. "That's why I'm going to feed you." She opened up the bag and took out the box inside. She dug a spoon into the rice and placed it in front of his face. "Open!"

"You're joking. There is no way I will let you—"
Before he could finish his sentence, the spoon was shoved into his mouth.

"Is it good?" She asked gleefully.

He chewed, swallowed and let out a low grunt.

Rin raised the spoon to his mouth again. He gave her another angry glare. "Come on!" She insisted. "You know you're hungry."

He reluctantly accepted the spoon into his mouth and ate spoonful after spoonful until his entire meal was finished.

He let out a loud belch, causing Rin to laugh.

'She's always so happy.' He thought to himself.

"Okay. I should go. This is the last thing I have to do before I put in the request for you to be released."

"What are the odds?"

"50/50. Well as of the last report I put in, 60/40. As long as my final request is convincing enough, and provided the fact that I have the staff to back my request, it should be for certain."

"It seems too easy."

"Easy?! You're a full time job! I couldn't even take any other patients if I wanted to!"

'If she wanted to?' That statement intrigued him. "Why didn't you want to?"

"Well..." Rin began as she blushed. "You're the reason I decided to become a psychologist. Something never seemed right about your case. I could sense it. You seemed a little wounded."

"Wounded?" He asked in an indignant tone.

"Everyone's a little wounded inside. But it's okay! You'll be fine. You're tough. You've lasted in here this long."

"Hmph."

"Everything is going to be just fine." She assured him. "Just hang in there a bit longer."

Rin stood and headed towards the door. "I'll see you in a few days. Please don't hit anyone else. Promise me!"

Sesshomaru looked away from her and said nothing as he always did.

Rin decided to trust him and didn't wait for him to say anything. She went on about her way to investigate the hidden murder.

The next day...

Rin met Kagome at the usual coffee spot as she did every Saturday morning.

"You always look so tired." Rin said to her.

Kagome groaned and rested her forehead on her hands. "You have no idea. I have to deal with the children of the corn all day! If I wasn't so set on helping these kids I'd quit!"

"You're passionate. That's what keeps you going. But what do they do that's so bad?"

"I've been groped at least 200 times since the school year started. Inuyasha has given them warning after warning and it takes a lot of restraint for him to not hit anyone. Ugh! Not to mention the gangs running rampant."

"Gangs?!"

"There's one group of nuts called the Slayers. The police have been to the school hundreds of times in the past few years. They won't say who their leader is or anything. I've caught them with weapons they're too young to purchase themselves and all they do is gang up on small demons and steal. Two of the students were arrested a few years back for murder. The police wouldn't disclose details to us but the two confessed."

'This is perfect! I'll be able to find out some more information.' "Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the victim was Sesshomaru's mother."

"What?!"

"It was covered up by Mr. Taisho."

"Wow. I-I'm assuming you've been looking into this."

Rin nodded. "Will you help me?"

"Uh...as much as I can. Inuyasha may be more helpful in this situation, though."

"Oh?"

Kagome stood. "Come on. Let's go to my place."

Once they reached Kagome's, she unlocked the door and her calm face turned angry upon seeing how sloppy her living room was.

"Inuyasha! Inuyasha get out here!"

"Whaddya want?!" He called out from the bedroom.

"I thought you were going to clean up while I was gone."

Rin stood by the door awkwardly. Since she knew Kagome for so many years, she witnessed these arguments between them firsthand. 'They never change.'

"I didn't feel like it!"

"You never feel like doing anything! Now come out here. Rin is here."

Inuyasha came out of the bedroom wearing a headset with a PS3 controller in hand.

"All you ever do is play video games! You're such a child!"

"What?! You weren't even here!"

"Don't shout at me! I hate you!"

"Shut up! Stupid!"

Rin continued to watch them argue. She cleared her throat and the two stopped their arguing to look up at her.

"O-oh. Sorry Rin." Kagome apologized. "Inuyasha, Rin wants to know about the Slayer kids."

"Why?"

"Well..." Rin began. "Ms. Tono was murdered by three of them."

Inuyasha's eyes widened. He stood in shock, trying to absorb what Rin had told him. "A-are you sure?"

"Yes. I'm sorry."

"Don't worry. I never met the woman. It's just crazy. Sesshomaru must have been pissed when he found out."

"He was." She agreed.

"So THAT...was the murder those two punks got arrested for? Dad said she killed herself." Inuyasha folded his arms and sat on the couch. "The old man is always covering something up. Guess it was for the best. But what else do you know?"

"One suspect escaped and the two who were arrested refused to give him up. Oh! And an important brooch was stolen from her."

"Well I can tell you about what one girl told me a few years ago around the time of Inukimi's murder."

I was in my office watching over some kids during their in-school suspension when a student came in.

"Mr. Taisho? C-can I talk to you about something? It's like...really important."

Her name was Gina. Nice girl, student council treasurer. Normally she was so sure of herself, but that day...she was nervous and a little fidgety. I thought someone had hurt her.

"You three go wait in the hallway." I told them. "Sit down, Gina. Tell me what happened."

"I-it's Hiro. He's joined the slayers. I'm scared. He's my boyfriend!" She said as she started to cry.

I hate seeing girls cry. I offered her a tissue and asked her to tell me more about this gang.

"The slayers are a group of human guys that steal from and beat up demons. Their dogma is to purge the world of demonic blood so humans can rule it. A lot of guys started joining this year but no one knows who the leader is."

She started to cry again. I handed her another tissue. I could tell she was scared. She was really in love with Hiro but she was a demon.

I told her I would handle it the best way I could and that she should stay away from him for a while.

I called him into my office that day and I noticed that his demeanor changed completely.

"What's going on, Hiro?"

"Why am I in here? I ain't do nothin'."

He slouched in the chair and kept this dirty smug look on his face the entire time.

"Look. I'm gonna make a deal with you. If you tell me about The Slayers and who got you into it, I won't tell your teachers or your parents anything."

He snickered and rolled his eyes. "No way in hell. You're one of them creatures and I don't associate with them. Besides, we don't give up our own. You'd never find our leader anyway. He's a true samurai."

I didn't really care for the insult, but I'd heard worse. "What about Gina? Don't you love her?"

He sucked his teeth and shrugged. "Iono! For all I know that wench could have me bewitched."

I couldn't stand listening to him for another minute. "Get the hell out of here! Don't come back to this school without your parents."

He slammed the chair onto the ground and stomped out.

"I believe whoever started this Slayers Gang is older."

"Because they were able to manipulate children into being prejudice towards a species they were able to coexist with all their lives?"

Inuyasha nodded. "Exactly."

Rin sighed and looked down disappointedly. "It doesn't look like I'm going to get anywhere today."

"Don't worry, Rin." Kagome assured as she sat in Inuyasha's lap. "You'll figure something out."

Rin smiled and studied the couple in front of her. She found it fascinating how those two could get into such heated arguments, yet love one another so passionately.

"You two have been together as long as Kohaku and I were..." She drifted slightly into memories of their relationship. 'What went wrong?'

"Have you heard from him?" Kagome asked.

Rin shook her head. "He's probably long gone. I called his sister and she said he disappeared."

"Forget about that coward. He ran away because he was too weak to face you after what he did. He's not a real man. You'll find one. Don't worry!" Inuyasha said with a grin.

Rin smiled widely. "I hope so."