So sorry. Demanding life...blah blah...you know the deal. Please review.

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-vQ

Sesshomaru readied his claws. The smell of blood and a shattered soul was surprisingly refreshing to him.

Rin cowered into a corner. She wasn't sure what to do. "S-Sesshomaru? My love? Can you still hear me? I know you are in there, trapped inside your mind."

He slowed down his movement. In the feral state he was in, he could not understand what she was saying. Deep down, he was fighting the impulse to slay her.

"Don't give in." She begged as she stood up straight and approached with slow, careful steps. "E-even if you hurt me a little, I won't be angry." She cried, a smile still on her face.

Sesshomaru could feel the sun shining in his eyes when she smiled. "Am...I...not...supposed...to...attack...her?"

The overwhelming frustration caused Sesshomaru to attack her anyway. He snapped Rin's neck in an effort to get rid of the confusion, but the agonizing pang in his chest got the better of him as he fainted.

"Sesshomaru...Sesshomaru..." A familiar male voice called out to him.

He opened his eyes slowly and gasped for air. He tried to spring up, only to realize he was chained to a chair with a heart monitor attached to him.

"What the hell is this? Where's Rin? Is she still alive?"

"Of course she is...why wouldn't she be?" The warden replied in a soothing tone.

"B-but with my own hands I..."

"Oh, did you kill your beloved in that dream? Forgive me for scaring you like that. We wouldn't want to murder a pregnant woman, no?"

"You son of a bitch!" Sesshomaru spat angrily. "What did you do to me?"

"Aww. You still don't remember? You will soon enough..." The warden paused, took off his glasses and cleaned them on a handkerchief.

Sesshomaru stared at his eyes, wondering where he had seen eyes like his before. 'Is it because I remember this man? No...that isn't it.'

"Do you have any children?"

"Huh? Well I suppose I did. I ended up outliving my only daughter."

"Are you Izayoi's father?"

He chuckled darkly and crossed his arms. "Well I'll be damned. My best student has not lost his touch."

"Is she the one who made you do this to me?"

"You make it sound like I've done something horrible. Your father funded my school and in exchange I gave him my blessing to marry my daughter. I also promised him I would mold you into my most elite student, which I did. But somehow you've eluded me. Deliberately getting caught? You've gotten sloppy. You need to be reeducated." The warden snapped his fingers and one of the guards put a pillowcase over his head.

"Bring him...to the school. Notify his lawyer that he is in confinement once more and cannot have any visitors until further notice."

"Sir, what if she makes an appeal?"

"Let her." He said darkly with a sinister grin. "We'll be finished before she makes her next move."

One hour later...

"Until further notice?!" Inumira screeched. "That violates his rights!"

"Not at Kanma, ma'am. We follow a strict protocol here. Do not worry. We will not violate the twelve day agreement. On the thirteenth day, you can appeal and we will be forced to concede."

"Why is the warden so adamant about keeping us away from Sesshomaru?"

"You've got the wrong idea ma'am. We are simply trying to maintain order. Mr. Taisho is incessantly rebellious."

Inumira hung up the phone and slammed it on the table, cracking the screen.

"Damn it! They're going to reprogram him!" She grabbed InuNo by the collar. "What are they planning?! Tell me!"

"I...don't know." He said seriously, challenging her glare with one of his own.

"Fuck you. This is your god damned fault!" She pushed him into the coffee table, causing him to trip and land on it, breaking the glass.

"No stop!" Rin screamed. "I have an idea. Something I remember reading in the archives at the hospital about Kanma."

Inumira's enraged disposition calmed quickly. "Tell me more."

"I didn't really know what Kanma was, but there was a former Kanma prisoner in the hospital. His intake form said that he was transferred because he was too sick to stay in the underground conditions."

"Oh! Kanma prisoners are allowed to choose their physicians. I suppose that would work if we can relay a message to Sesshomaru to let him know which doctor to ask for."

"I can handle that." He said weakly with a grunt as he sat up. "I can relay a cryptic message that in code that only my sons understand."

Inuyasha looked up at his father knowingly.

"Make sure he asks for Dr. Suno. He may not like it but she can get him transferred to Takizawa since she works there. That is our only chance of getting him home."

"Well...go make the call, you incompetent piece of shit father." Inumira insulted coldly.

"Don't rush me. I have to come up with a flawless code and fax it over to them." he sat on the couch across from the broken table.

My son, I worry about you. Everything is fine with Rin. Even the children are well. There are no complications with the pregnancy. We are trying to stay optimistic. It is difficult. There are many obstacles. Have you been staying well? Don't do anything rash. Relax and remember your discipline. Soon enough it will all be over. Understand that I never meant for this to happen. Nothing is permanent. Of course, you will see.

"Are you sure this isn't too cryptic? Is he going to understand what he has to do, just from this note?" Inuyasha asked, arms folded.

"Sesshomaru is incredibly intelligent. I think he will understand well enough." Rin said. Suddenly, a smirk crept on her lips. "You're beginning to show concern for your brother, Inuyasha. I'm happy to hear it."

He turned his head away and shrugged. "Whatever. H-he's in a pretty crummy situation. I wouldn't wish it on anybody."

Kagome grasped her fiancee's hand and smiled at Rin. "So what now?" She asked.

"I'm going to give Izen a call." InuNo said as he walked out the room.

The others sat in deafening silence until Inumira stood and followed InuNo into his study.

"What is it?" He asked without looking back.

"I want to oversee this transaction…" She paused and bit her lip. "To make sure you don't fail like always."

He sighed and shook his head. "Do as you please."

InuNo sat at his desk and glossed over the note once more. Inumira sat across from him, causing him to stiffen up and feel uneasy as her glare struck him like daggers.

He called Izen. Inumira listened intently the moment the phone started to ring.

"Why, hello, Mr. Taisho. To what do I owe this honor?"

"Izen, I was wondering if I could ask a small favor of you."

"Sorry, I cannot let Sesshomaru out of confinement. As long as he is in my prison, he must obey my rules."

"I-I understand that. The reason I am calling is because I have a letter I would like to send my son. I have not made any contact with him in some time. I want him to know he still has my support."

"Oh, I see." He chuckled on the other end of the phone. "Well, of course you can send it right over. I don't mind one bit. I will be certain to relay the message for you."

"I appreciate it. I'll fax my letter right over…alright. Goodbye." He hung up and sighed.

"He's awfully chummy with you, InuNo. You'd think he'd be a bit more merciful on your child."

"That's where you're wrong." He explained as he put the fax in the machine. "He's going to be a hell of a lot tougher on Sesshomaru because he is familiar with him."

Back at Kanma

Izen snatched the fax out of his machine and scoffed. "Here." He handed the letter to a staff member in an all white suit. "Dispose of it."

"B-but sir!"

"There is a secret message encrypted in that letter. I know that man too well." He chortled. "Predictable demon."

The man dressed in white bowed and placed the letter in the shredder before leaving.

"I cannot have InuNo ruining my plans." Izen said to himself as he tugged at his lion's head necklace.

Sesshomaru slowly opened his eyes. He tilted his head up straight and blinked repeatedly until the fog disappeared from his eyes. He slowly examined the grey room he was in.

Window to the far left, oak wood armoire in the center, white door with a keypad on it…

He recognized that room. It was definitely the school his mother sent him to. The moment he remembered, he let out a heartbreaking howl as all the horrifying memories from his childhood flooded his mind like a tsunami of pain, turning him into a broken man once again.