Chapter 5: Just One Of Those Days
Rin headed towards the right again down the main road. Her previous actions left her with a sense of giddiness. She didn't imagine her first kiss with a demon would happen so soon. "Damn his lips were so soft." Bringing her fingers to her own lips, they still radiated the warmth of the kiss. "He is a great kisser." Rin's mouth was still watering. She wanted to kiss him again. She wanted to feel his bare chest against her fingers.
Walking for several minutes, Rin saw a sign that said, "Park and Trails". She decided to go for a longer walk. There was a sign with several different trails she could walk along. She decided on the purple trail. It was tagged as the longest. It went on for several miles, then circled back to campus. "Might as well take this trail. I'll take my time before I head back to school." Rin headed down the purple trail that veered right behind the buildings and a tall line of trees.
Kagura and Naraku both stood there dumbfounded, staring at the door Rin walked out of. She went to the right. Sesshomaru was still a bit dazed and confused over what just occurred. He could still taste her breath in his mouth. "What the hell just happened?" Sesshomaru's mind began to wonder why he allowed this to happen to him.
"What the fuck was that? That girl is going to be a problem. I'm going to confront her," Kagura announced as she walked towards the door.
"I'll join you, Kagura," Naraku said as he followed his girlfriend out the door.
As Sesshomaru stood there in a haze. Half of him was aroused because damn, she was a good kisser and the other half of him was trying to hold back a fury. Why were they going after Rin? His heart clenched telling him to protect Rin, but then he felt like it was overkill. She didn't need his protection, he didn't care about her and no, he would not chase after her like a starved dog.
He paced back and forth trying to decide what to do. "Man what a fine piece of meat! If I was you, doggy-boy, I would go and hump her leg like you mean it."
"Excuse me?" He turned in fury at the voice behind him.
Jakotsu leaned over a fresh cup of steaming coffee, twirling the liquid with a toothpick. "I saw it, baby. She kissed you like it meant something."
"I thought you were gay?" Sesshomaru balked at him.
Jakotsu adjusted the pony that kept his hair tied back and his rainbow colored hair, "honey, I might be gay, or bi… I'm not really sure, but even my dick got hard watching you two."
"You will not say a word of this to my father," he fumed at the other teacher. "The last thing I need is to get called into his office."
"Whatever baby, but if I were you, I would go. Even I felt the bad vibes coming off of those two. They are up to no good," Jakotsu announced and walked out of the coffee shop and turned left heading towards campus.
He growled under his breath then followed. He told himself Jakotsu was right, Rin was in danger and if the two demons decided to push her, she wouldn't survive. She was just a puny, scrawny, human, not a pure-blooded demon like himself. But then again, Naraku was just a hanyou and kami only knew what the hell Kagura was.
A strong bit of wind blew around him. Sesshomaru knew that wind like it was yesterday. A battle was brewing. He gritted his teeth. He turned himself into a ball of light and shot himself up into the air, flying behind the building.
Rin hiked a mile away from campus. The breeze felt wonderful against her skin. The heat from the sun was just the right temperature. "He better not try to find me. I need some personal space."
She was nearing the path that led back to school when two figures came through the trees. She recognized them from the coffee shop.
"Stop right there girl!" Kagura said angrily as she held a hand up in front of Rin.
"Why should I?" Rin stood several feet in front of them. She gave them an odd smile and placed both hands around her hot cup of coffee, taking a sip, "speak fast because you're wasting my time."
"What a rude human bitch you are. If you know what's good for you, stay clear of Sesshomaru. You're better off with the Endo boy. He seems more your type." Kagura waved her fan in front of her face threateningly.
"What a funny joke! Haha. I guess you didn't see his broken nose. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to finish my afternoon walk." Rin tried to push around them.
Without warning, Naraku grabbed her forearm with such force that she dropped her coffee onto the black pavement. "You're not going anywhere. Kagura wasn't done talking to you."
The hot liquid splattered, burning her toes. "How about you let me go or I'll fucking break both your noses."
Kagura grabbed Rin's chin and forced her to look straight into her red eyes. "Watch your language around us, human. What is it about you that Sesshomaru finds intriguing? Why did you kiss him?"
"What?" She raised an eyebrow to her. "Why don't you fuck off and stay out of my business. Let me go, before you regret it," she raised her hand intending on punching Kagura in the face with her free hand.
Naraku grabbed her hand and wrapped his arms over her breasts.
"Let me go you bastard. Your arms are in a sensitive area." Rin struggled against his grip. She moved her shoulders getting ready to throw him.
"I'm not letting you go human. Sesshomaru is almost here. I can sense him nearby. Kagura dear, why don't we have a little fun?" Naraku taunted her.
"What type of fun are you thinking of?" Kagura circled Rin as she was restrained by Naraku. Almost like a lioness that was about to attack her prey.
"Use your dance of blades on this girl. If she's able to dodge Sesshomaru's powers and strength, she must be able to dodge your dance of blades."
Kagura gave her lover Naraku an evil smile.
Rin just eyed the female wind demon in front of her.
"Let's do it. This will be fun. I can't wait to see the look on your face, human. Naraku let her go."
"No need to let go," Rin cocked her eyebrows and threw Naraku over her shoulder, getting in a ready stance. "Come on, let's go." Her heart started pounding. She thought back to her lessons in the states. Her sensei had told her, she was one of his best students and that demons are often cocky and that was their undoing. They were used to being strong and powerful, it was how slayers in the past were able to overpower them.
"This will be fun. I can't wait to see your blood spill. Oh I can't wait to see the look on Sesshomaru's face. Sesshomaru hates humans-" Kagura started.
Rin raised an eyebrow towards Kagura. "Blah blah, who cares? Look I kissed him to piss you off," she shuffled her feet holding her hands in a defensive position. "But let's be honest, I don't give a crap about him. Now," Rin patted her mouth pretending to yawn, "can we hurry this up? You're boring me to death with your chatting." Personally she would give that damn dog demon a piece of her mind if he tried to rescue her. "Come on, I don't have all day. Either show me what you've got or I'm walking away."
"You damn brat." Kagura snapped her fan closed. She opened it all the way. "Prepare to fight, human." Kagura moved her arm back with her fan held up high above her head. "Dance of blades!"
Sharp white blades came flying at Rin. She dodged each blade by jumping back and forth. It was almost as if she was dancing. Dirt flew around her as the blades slashed into the trail. "You missed," she kicked one of the ravines of torn up dirt. "Is that all you've got? Come on baby, I can do this all day."
Kagura raised her arm again. "DANCE OF BLADES!"
Rin flipped backwards over one blade, then forwards over the next. Her extended right wrist took a small hit. Blood slowly dripped from her skin.
"Oh! Look. You're injured," Kagura taunted.
"This?" Rin held up her wrist wiping the blood off her ivory skin. "Just a flesh wound." It was slightly deeper than that. She would take care of it when the battle was over.
"WHY ARE YOU SMILING? YOU SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND IN PAIN!" Kagura was getting very angry.
"You call this pain? News flash, you need to work on your skills. It seems you need more practice. I suggest Sesshomaru-Sensi," Rin laughed at Kagura again. This day was getting better and better since she had spared hours earlier. Maybe Sesshomaru really did know what he was doing. She doubted his skills at first, but as she stood there, she felt confident she could handle Kagura on her own.
Naraku came to stand by his demoness girlfriend and whispered into her ear. "My dear Kagura, if Dance of Blades won't work on her, use Dance of the Dragon. She won't be able to escape that move."
Kagura smiled at his words. "Let's try it, my dear," Kagura kissed his lips before he moved backwards a few steps.
"Get a room, you're grossing me out," Rin shouted at them.
They're red eyes followed her. "Prepare yourself girl, this move will put you in the hospital for weeks." Kagura raised her hand with the fan behind her. Rin got into the proper stance to defend herself. Kagura gave her an evil smirk. "DANCE OF THE DRAGON."
A strong gust of wind started to form a tornado right in front of them. Rin hadn't been taught how to handle this type of move. She attempted to run around it only to get picked up in the winds. Twigs and rocks were flung at her as her body was battered by the winds. Suddenly she felt arms wrap around her and pull her from the vortex that was beating her. The winds stopped. The arms still held her. "Kagura and Naraku do you have anything better to do than attack a defenseless human girl?" Sesshomaru glared as he held Rin in his arms. He couldn't help but notice she was limp in his arms, face-down and panting.
"Oh! Sesshomaru, I was trying to have fun with this weak human girl. But it looks like Prince Charming came and saved his princess."
Sesshomaru growled and dropped Rin on the ground as he growled. "I am no Prince Charming, and this human girl is far from what you call a princess."
Rin stood up and turned on her heels to face Sesshomaru. "ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS! WHY MUST YOU KEEP THROWING ME TO THE FUCKING GROUND? YOU ARE SUCH A FUCKING BASTARD!" She tried to ignore the pain in her body. Her back ached from the stones that hit it. Her face had scratches beneath her eyes and cheeks. Her wrist was still bleeding and she was sure one of the vines had thorns and had torn a hole in her side. Inside she was roiling, her heart was racing and she felt light headed.
Sesshomaru looked at Rin. "Watch your mouth girl!" He turned his head back on the red eyed demons in front of him. "If you two know what's best for you, you will leave now."
Rin wiped her mouth, "I wasn't done," she tried to push herself in front of him.
"You are finished," he said under his breath.
"No I'm not, let me through," she tried again to get around his stone-like figure.
"You fought bravely, let me handle this," his tone was low and commanding.
"You're embarrassing me," she cupped her bleeding wrist in one hand, putting pressure on the wound.
This time he didn't answer. He kept his arm outstretched blocking Rin from advancing.
"Ehh, come Naraku, their scents are making me feel sick to my stomach, especially that girl's blood." Kagura pulled a feather from her hair. They were gone in seconds.
Once the wind died down Rin maneuvered around Sesshomaru and started to walk off. He grabbed her wrist that wasn't bleeding.
"Let me go now!" She turned to raise her free hand that was balled into a fist at Sesshomaru's face. He stopped her before she could hit him. He turned her injured wrist upward and began to examine her injury.
"You're hurt," He said as he examined her wrist. He lifted her chin with a finger, "you have cuts on your face."
Rin tried to pull her hand back "it's not that bad. Now let me go or I'll knee your crotch again."
Sesshomaru ignored her. He lifted her hand and brought her wrist to his lips. Rin's eyes became like saucers, "what the fuck do you think you're doing?"
He still ignored her. He slightly stuck out his tongue and licked her bleeding wound.
Rin felt sick to her stomach at the thought that he was tasting her blood. "Stop," she pushed on his forehead. She tried getting free only for him to hold her tighter. "You're hurting my skin!" A tear nearly fell from her eyes. "Sesshomaru," she tugged again.
"You have not called me that before," he finally stopped lapping at her wound. He pulled back to look at her wrist. It was closing as he expected. He let her go.
She took a deep breath trying to recover her breathing. She wiped a tear from her eyes and demanded, "care to explain why you fucking licked me?" She was hiding behind anger and she knew it. She wasn't sure if she could have handled that last attack, but she was angrier than hell at him for interfering.
"You're one to talk. You should explain why you kissed me at the coffee shop."
"First explain why you licked my wrist," she stared at the skin in disbelief, "it's almost healed already."
"Why wouldn't it be? Inu-youkai have special healing properties. We can safely pass them on to humans through our saliva," he said as if he were bored.
"That's disgusting," she lied, it was really more enchanting. She shook her head to get that thought away, "now I need to go wash my wrist." Rin turned to walk away.
Sesshomaru shot in front of her, blocking her way. "You're not going anywhere. You're going to stay here and explain to me why you kissed me." Sesshomaru crossed his arms under his chest.
"I wanted to piss off that wind demon. Okay, am I free to go?"
His eyes harden at her response. Sesshomaru stride towards Rin.
Rin very cautiously walked backwards till her back pressed against a huge sakura tree. "What are you doing? Are you going to let me go?"
Sesshomaru came to stand in front of her. He lifted his hand and grabbed her chin. He slowly lifted it to see Rin at a better angle.
"Uhh, what… what are you doing fluffy?" Her voice shook as she spoke. The panic was settling in, replacing the adrenaline that she had before.
Sesshomaru lowered his lips till they were almost upon Rin's. Just as he was about to place his lips on Rin's, he hissed, "don't you ever," he pressed his lips into hers, "kiss me again. I don't appreciate what you did back at the coffee shop in front of those people." Sesshomaru let go of Rin's chin.
"Okay, then why did you just kiss me now?" He was an amazing kisser, but that wasn't the point, and she couldn't decide whether or not to give into the panic attack that was waiting behind her or be furious at him for kissing her.
Sesshomaru watched her move. He wanted to drool so bad. He wanted to grab her chin and devour her lips again. He wanted to take in more of Rin. He wanted to set her back on the earth under their feet and take her right now. But he had to manage himself before things got worse for him. "To prove a point." He turned on his heels and started to walk away from her. He stopped when he was back on the black pavement. "Girl, this incident never happened. Speak of it to anyone or I'll make sure it will be your last words." He was getting ready to leave when she ran in front of him.
"One more question," Rin said.
He was shocked at how fast she could run. "Speak fast girl."
"Care to explain how you knew I was being attacked by that wind demon?" A tiny bit of wind picked up and blew their hair.
Sesshomaru picked up the scent of Naraku on Rin's body. He grunted his teeth. "I can sense danger."
Rin raised an eyebrow at him. "Whatever. Just don't do it again. The last thing I need is a reputation that I can't take care of myself."
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Sesshomaru held her by the shoulders again. "How can you not see you were no match for them?"
"Why do you care? I don't get it, you have no right interfering!" She screamed at him.
He groaned aggravated with her.
"Look, whatever your issue is. I'm not interested. I may daydream about wanting to fall in love with a demon one day. But you aren't my type," Rin said honestly. Why would she ever want someone so possessive and emotionally closed off they couldn't see straight. She attempted to plod away to continue her hike. The motion made her stomach twinge. The muscles were sore from the beating she took. "Dammit," she hissed, holding her side. The hand came away bloody.
"Stop," he jumped in front of Rin. "You are injured."
"No shit," she pushed his hand off her. "My side is cut," she groaned, angry with herself for admitting it.
"Let me help you," the words came out more pathetic than he had meant them too.
"What are you going to do? Lick me again?" Rin rolled her eyes. "I'll go to the nurse and get some gauze." She pressed her hand against her side.
He narrowed his eyes at Rin, exhaling deeply, "lay down."
"No," she tried to get loose. "Please, just let me go. I don't get this. I don't want you following me. I'm tired and honestly, I'm in pain. I want to lay down in my bed, not get licked by a dog demon."
He howled in frustration. "You are an infuriating woman!"
"At least you realize I'm a woman not a girl," she raised her knee trying to kick him in his groin.
Sesshomaru blocked her with his own knee. "I will not ask again."
"I said no," she tried to jump up and wrap her legs around his neck. She felt something fluffy and soft wrap around her knees and pull them down. "What was that?"
He shook his right shoulder. Out of thin air, a tail of white fur appeared wrapped over his shoulder trailing down to his legs. One striped hand still held hers in his hands. "You will not move until you show me the cut on your stomach." He licked his thumb and pressed saliva into the cuts on her face.
For a reason Rin couldn't understand, the motion of his thumb against her skin made her eyes water. She knew the adrenaline of battle was fading. She knew she was good, but if she was honest with herself what happened was downright scary. "Okay," she stammered between a few tears, "I'll lay down if you promise to answer my questions." Her stomach was killing her. Her back felt like it was on fire.
"Questions?" He scoffed. "What kind of questions?"
"Whatever questions I want," she said pathetically.
"Why are you crying?" Sesshomaru asked as they walked back towards the grass.
"Humans cry when they are in pain. The adrenaline is wearing off. Is that a tail?" She reached out to pet it.
He slapped her free hand away from his mokomoko. "Don't touch my mokomoko."
"Okay," she knelt down with her hands still bound. She lay down on her back staring at the sky that was covering over in gray clouds. Her breathing intensified as he lifted her shirt up. She braced herself when his tongue darted in and out of his mouth against the skin of her stomach. She closed her eyes trying to pretend that it wasn't doing more than healing her. She was half elated by the feeling, but also upset about the attack. "Who was she? The woman that attacked me?"
"An ex-girlfriend," he said in between licks to the deeper cuts on her stomach.
"O… okay," Rin gripped the grass in her fingers. He was doing something to her. She felt her stomach turning into boiling honey. "And the man?"
"Her new lover," he pulled her shirt down. "You are finished."
"Why are you doing this?" She grunted as she tried to pull herself off the ground. She was summarily hauled off the forest floor by Sesshomaru.
"I am your sensei," he lied. He wasn't about to admit that she was destined to be his mate and he couldn't resist her. He flung Rin over his shoulders and turned into a ball of light again. He flew with her to the freshman dorms. He landed outside and then zoomed up the stairs to her dorm room. "Open the door." He instructed her.
Rin stood on unsteady feet, her hands shaking. She attempted putting the key in the lock. Her hands refused to steady themselves. Sesshomaru summarily removed the key from her hand and opened the door holding her steady as she attempted to walk. "Is your weak human form more damaged in some way that you can't stop this incessant shaking?"
"You try getting your body smashed and not having your body shake from adrenaline. The last time I felt like this was after…" she trailed off refusing to finish the sentence. "My bed is the one by the window. Leave."
He supported her until her body was in the bed. He assisted her by removing her shoes and pulled her covers up over her. "What kind of man are you interested in?"
"What?" Her teeth chattered.
"You said you were not interested in me. What kind of man are you interested in?"
"For god sake just get the fuck out of my dorm already!" She picked up a clock and threw it at him. All that happened was the clock flying a few inches before the cord caught it and it clanked against the ground.
"You ungrateful-"
"Get out!" She screamed at him and pointed towards the door.
Snarling, he flew from her dorm to his own. He walked inside trying to avoid everyone in his way. Instead of the elevators he took the stairs. Once inside his dorm he slammed the door shut. He locked the door and went to take a seat on his bed. "A year I have to deal with this bullshit. The next 180 days are going to be hell. Once I graduate and Rin goes back to the states I can officially calm down. Then hopefully find my demon mate."
His mind went back to earlier at the coffee shop. He began remembering holding Rin against his body as they kissed. He remembered feeling the front of her body against his. Her breasts were the right size and her nipples hardened perfectly against his chest. Sesshomaru wanted to feel more of her against him. Not only that, he wanted to spar with her again. The more she practiced with him, the less he would have to worry about Kagura and Naraku. But he knew she needed to recover from her small injuries.
Sitting up on his bed, Sesshomaru's forehead came down into his palms. He was trying to figure something that could calm himself down. As he sat there thinking he realized his father needed to be informed about what happened. But before he headed for his father's office he needed to get Rin. "God fucking damnit! Am I really going back over to her dorm to grab her again?" Running his fingers through his hair he looked up to the ceiling and took a deep breath. "Might as well get this over with." Getting to his feet he walked back out of his dorm.
Rin got back out of the shower after washing off the dry blood from her delicate skin. Once she was dry she got dressed in a high rise jean skirt with several buttons that ended past her butt and a navy blue tank top tucked in. Rin did her hair in a high ponytail. After she applied her deodorant and cherry blossom body spray, she walked back out into her room. Once she got her sneakers on, a knock came at the door. "Why do I have a feeling it's fluffy?"
Opening up the door Rin was right "uh, what now? I thought the clock that I threw at you would tell you to leave me alone." Her hand was on her hip.
"I need you to come with me," Sesshomaru ordered.
"Why is that? I really don't want to be bothered. I need to get myself something to eat."
"As your sensei I order you to come with me. You were attacked and this incident must be issued to my father."
Rin rolled her eyes "let me grab my bag and keys." She left the door open and walked over to grab her belongings from her nightstand. "You know you could've just gone and told your father about everything."
Sesshomaru eyed Rin, heavily, "he'll want your side of the story."
"Whatever," Rin placed her designer bag on her back and keys in hand. Once she was in the hallway she shut and locked the door.
They arrived at the building the headmaster was in. "Are you still hurting?" Sesshomaru asked as they walked through the doors
"A little bit, I'll be fine. These wounds will heal soon. So are you going to try to have me sit off to the side this coming Monday? Because if you do, I'll refuse to sit out."
"Mmh, I'd rather you sit off to the side."
"Not going to happen. I want to test my skills against the other students. Don't think a few new injuries are going to stop me."
"You're such a stubborn human. Don't complain if you start hurting in my class. Even if one of the other students knocks you off your feet."
"Whatever fluffy. Just so you know, I'm used to being knocked off my feet. I'm a stunt double back home in Florida." They arrived outside Toga's office. Sesshomaru knocked very quickly.
"Come in, Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru opened up the door and walked inside. Rin followed suit. Walking inside Rin saw the same man from earlier. "Sesshomaru, what brings you here? Ah I see you brought Rin Campbell with you."
Rin stopped walking and was a bit shocked he knew her by full name. "I guess it's his job to know every student's name and last name here," Rin thought as she continued walking up towards Togas desk.
"Father, an incident took place not so long ago right outside campus."
Toga stood up and came around his desk quickly. "What happened? Who all was involved?" He was very shocked to hear about a fight happening on the second day of school.
"Rin was attacked by Kagura's Dance of the Dragons and also Dance of Blades. Naraku was involved as a bystander."
"Miss Rin, were you hurt at all?" Toga gave Rin a look of concern.
"Just a little, but I'm fine." She raised both her hands up. "Just a few cuts and bruises." She didn't want to admit that she was in pain. But it wasn't going to stop her from enjoying her day. She still didn't regret standing up for herself and would do it all over again if she could. She wasn't the weak little girl she was before her family's passing. She was courageous and strong willed. No demon or human was going to ruin her time here in Japan.
"You're sure?" Toga got a better look at Rin and noticed cuts that were healed. "Sesshomaru, did you have something to do with how rapidly her cuts have healed?"
Sesshomaru gritted his teeth. His fangs ground against each other, "perhaps," he crossed his arms defensively trying to hide his frustration with himself.
"I would have preferred you left them so I can document them properly for evidence," Toga leaned against his desk, crossing his legs. "As it is."
"My back is still bruised," Rin admitted blushing.
"I would like the nurse to document the damage. Sesshomaru in the future, it would be preferable if I were to see the injuries before you heal them. I will send Bankotsu with Jakotsu to investigate the area where the attack happened. Do you need anything?" He asked Rin.
She shook her head, "just for this jerk to leave me alone." She pointed at Sesshomaru. "Look if it's not for class, please just stop following me around." She still felt tired and sore.
"I think that's a very fair request," Toga patted her shoulder lightly. "Please head over to the nurse's office to get those injuries checked on your back. After that I would like you to write down the events as they happened and turn them into me, no later than the end of the day." He led her to the door. It closed behind the girl as she left. As soon as the brown oak door closed Toga covered his mouth laughing. "You're really messing up aren't you Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru snorted, rolled his eyes and walked towards the door.
"Stop Sesshomaru," his father's tone lowered to the one the younger demon was used to hearing when he was in trouble.
"What?" He refused to turn around to face his father. He rested his hand on the knob.
"I need your written statement too," Toga took out a legal pad from his desk and a pen. "Sit," he pointed to the couch.
"Why?" Sesshomaru took the pad and pen, "you know I could do this in my dorm."
"You're messing this up. Just because she is your mate doesn't mean she is going to fall head over heels for you," Toga sat down and propped one of his legs over his knee.
"You would know all about that wouldn't you father?" He began writing down the events of the attack. He left out the part where Rin kissed him in the coffee shop and smacked his ass.
"What you're doing could be seen as sexual harassment. That girl doesn't appreciate you stalking her. Either make your intentions known or perhaps I should transfer you to another school to give her space," Toga laced his fingers behind his head.
"That is unnecessary," he said quicker than he preferred. His handwriting was small and vicious, with long strikes and small spaces. "I will…"
"Do what? Maybe you should ask her on a date," Toga suggested. "Although you know you aren't allowed to date your students. In fact, I'd have to fire you and kick you out of the school if I were to find out your relationship was going beyond friends."
"It won't. I can guarantee that it won't. Why would I lower myself with a human?" Sesshomaru finished writing his side of the story and handed it to his father.
"There are some things we can't resist, Sesshomaru. If you move beyond the teacher/student relationship you need to inform me so I can protect you," Toga stood up. "Take her on a proper date next time. Get to know her. You're acting like a wild animal."
He refused to answer. He stormed out of the office. Flying, he was going to go flying. He would clear his head and get his inner demon to quiet itself. This was getting out of hand.
Rin walked nervously into the nurse's office. She opened the glass door and wrote her name down on a waiting list. She sat down in a wooden chair and avoided pushing her back against it. She would feel better in the morning. Her back had taken worse beatings. She once did a stunt that had her jumping off a ten foot drop and landing on her back. Pain became a way of life for her when she was younger.
"Rin Campbell!" The nurse called holding a clipboard.
She walked in, doing her best to not look like she was in pain.
"Follow me," the nurse led her down a short hall and into a room with an examination table. "I already know why you are here. Mr. Taisho called me a bit ago to let me know that you were attacked by two other students. Are there any injuries left that weren't… uh healed?"
"Some bruises on my back," Rin said nervously. Her hands were sweating. Some things just took her back to that place. She closed her eyes, forcing the images out of her head. "They aren't real," she told herself. "They aren't real." At least she hoped they weren't.
"Are you okay?" The nurse asked her.
"I'm fine," she lied, lifting the hem of her shirt up enough to reveal the large bruises on her back. "And a few on my legs. But they're fine."
"May I take a few pictures?"
"Why?" The panic was rising. Lights flashed in her vision. Hands, there were too many hands, too much light. Then pain, but she couldn't remember.
"Are you sure you're okay?" The nurse pressed further.
"Can we just get this over with?" She fidgeted and took a deep breath. She closed her eyes as the camera clicked and flashed behind her. After that she lifted the skirt she was wearing to reveal the bruising on her legs. With each flash of the camera she lost more and more breath.
"I'm finished," the nurse said. "Can you write down what happened?"
"I need… I have to go," she bolted from the nurse's office out into the hall. She wasn't sure where, but she needed to run. She ran as fast as her legs would carry her. The hands they were around her, and behind her. They were everywhere. She bit her lips until they bled. She fled down the trail that led to the dragon farm. Maybe there she would find her peace, find her breath and not feel like she was about to pass out.