Make You Well

by Metallic Sharpie

Rin, a pediatric surgeon, befriends an injured man suffering from amnesia, quickly learning that he is not a normal human. Despite his kind demeanor, violence stalks him in the form of inhuman adversaries of his past life. She stands by him through it all, though cannot help but wonder the kind of man he was. What would happen to them the day his memories returned?

2. Camellias & Cinnamon

To Make You Well

Chapter 2

Camellias & Cinnamon

'Thoughts'

Flashbacks

"Speaking English" / "Speaking Japanese"

Original Publish Date: 4/21/2017

"Stop fidgeting!" Rin exclaimed, honestly surprised at how the man refused to stay still. She was trying to give him a proper check-up for any injuries but he would not allow it. His breathing was shallow, purple bloomed across the skin of his right side where she figured the crowbar first hit—possible cracked or broken ribs. His upper back was in similar condition. His left eye was swollen and bruised on the train, but by the time they got to her apartment, the swelling had receded greatly with the bruise already only a mild discoloration.

She frowned at the pain scrunching his face with every breath. "I have some painkillers, but nothing strong enough for this. I can't prescribe you any either... Hmm, Eri might be able to..."

"N-no..." He rasped, "No more people."

"Not going to argue that." Rin replied, "But will you take the pain medicine this time?" She asked, brushing away the bangs from his eyes. He nodded and she went to the bathroom to grab the bottle, then a glass of cool water. "Hope it helps. Let's lay you down." After swallowing his pills, Rin escorted him to her bed, making sure he laid down without issue. "I'll get some-" Her cellphone ringing cut her off, "I'll be right back."

Rin picked up the phone in the living room, pacing around as the nurse on the other line spoke. Rin expression fell at the news, "Yes, I can get there. I'll be there in 20, please have everything prepped. Thank you, bye." Rin hung up the phone and checked through any notifications she may have missed. 'Another amber alert*? That's the third one this week.' She thought, dismissing the notification before running back into the room.

"I'm going to call a friend to watch-"

"No."

"I can't leave you alone."

"I'll be fine, it will pass."

With a sigh, she unconsciously began fluffing up the pillows he laid on, "I'm going to order some food for you. The delivery boy, David, he knows where the key is to get in so don't freak out when he does."

She missed the strange look he gave her, "And do not try leaving." Rin added, crossing her arms over chest. "You need to rest. Okay?" She absently pressed the palm of her hand against his forehead, 'He's a little warm, but he should be fine... I hope.' "If you need anything, you can try calling me, number's right here on the nightstand, next to the phone, but... I'm not sure how long I'll be in the OR."

"Its fine... Go."

"Okay, okay. I'll see you later."

:~;

David whistled as he approached Dr... 'Yukimura, I think?' apartment. He wasn't good with foreign names that weren't Spanish in some way. He first knocked to see if her friend would open. After a couple minutes of silence, he untaped the key that was always wrapped around a specific branch in the bushy potted plant that sat next to the door and walked inside the apartment.

"Yo! Food is here!" David exclaimed, placing the bag of food on top of the kitchen counter and taking the cash that was waiting for him there. When he got no response, he frowned. 'Maybe I should check on them real quick.' He made his way to the bedroom, knocking softly. "Hey, you there?" Nothing. He opened the door quietly, "Dude?"

A man was breathing heavily on bed, appeared to be sweating too. "Yo, are you alright?" David took one step forward into the room and the man instantly sat up, eyes glowing red and large fangs bared as a deep snarl vibrated across the room. "Holy shit!" He quickly bolted from the room, the apartment, out the main lobby, into his car and sped away. Heart pounding, he thought, 'What the hell was that!?'

:~;

Rin collapsed in her office chair, a sigh of relief escaping her. The surgery separating the deceased conjoined twin from the other was a success, but the living twin's chances were very slim. At the moment, others were monitoring him, and she will be called upon when needed, she suspected it wouldn't take long. She grabbed her phone to see if Yuki—Sesshomaru-tried to contact her, only to find a panicked text from David saying he will never go in her house again.

'What happened...?'

"Dr. Yukimura!"

She will have to figure it out later.

:~;

Sesshomaru had been nauseated for hours. His heart was beating too fast for what he thought was normal, and it was so damn hot. He had long since abandoned his shirt and pants, wearing only his boxer briefs, and only because Rin might to burst in, if not, they would have been gone too. The pain in chest may have subsided, but the side effects were not worth the trade-off. He returned to the bathroom when another wave of nausea hit him, but nothing happened.

He was never having another painkiller again.

It didn't help that he was simultaneously extremely hungry but due to his sickness, he didn't want to risk having a single bite of the delicious smelling food sitting on the counter. He opted to have a glass of water... and he peered into the food bag, his nose catching the smell of chicken, noodles, broccoli... He sneaked a piece of poultry into his mouth, and another, and another... Then went on to drink his full glass to let the food settle.

He felt fine, perhaps he could have the rest-'Ugh, no...' He vaguely heard the front door open when he sped to the bathroom. He appreciated the hands that gathered his hair back while he ungracefully emptied his nearly-empty stomach into the toilet. Rin began examining him the second he rose off the floor and flushed.

"Your face is a bit swollen ... vomiting and your skin... Are you itchy?... Are you allergic to hydrocodone?"

He stared at her for awhile, his mind lagging behind on what she was talking about. "I don't know."

"The pills I gave you, you seem to having an allergic reaction to them." She explained, grabbing a small hand towel before wiping the sweat gathered around his face. Her eyes began to water, and that's when he realized how exhausted she looked. "I'm sorry, if I had kno-"

"Its fine, it will pass." Sesshomaru interrupted, "You look terrible."

Rin blinked at his bluntness and gave him a weak smile, "Long day. I'll let you clean up." When he finished brushing his teeth, his reflection caught his eye—the whites of them yellowing. He frowned, knowing it would worry the woman more-

"Ah...! You need to go to-"

"No." He cut her off, turning to leave the bathroom but losing a bit of his balance on the way. Her hands caught him before he bumped into the doorway.

"Are you feeling light-headed?" Two fingers touched his neck.

"I'll be fine."

"Your heart is racing." Yes, he felt terrible in every aspect. He could force a healing with his power, but he hesitated, unsure of how Rin would react. "I can't leave you like this and I can't treat you here."

"I can treat myself."

She leveled him with a look of disbelief, "Then why haven't you?"

He looked away, "Its not wise to do it alone... but I do not want to frighten you." Rin paused, chewed on her bottom for a moment before responding,

"You have to do that... glowing eye thing again?"

"Yes."

"I... I know you won't hurt me. Its fine. Please, if it can heal you, then do it."

Sesshomaru nodded, before moving into the bedroom and sitting on the edge of the undone bed. He let out a long sigh, trying to relax his muscles and clear his mind but it proved to be a bit more difficult than usual. Rin's staring was incredibly distracting. He tried pushing that way, closing his eyes and diving deep into conscious to find the white hot energy that fueled him and released just enough of it...

He heard her small gasp and felt the hands on him before his eyes snapped back open, baring into her shocked gaze. But she was not afraid, the fingertips that traced his markings, the palms that lightly pressed his rib cage, and her brown eyes taking in the sight were filled awe and admiration. Once he felt his body stabilize and the extra energy in his soul became restless, Sesshomaru forced it back in its cage.

"Wow..." Rin mumbled, "So it works outside of physical injuries... That's amazing." She frowned, one hand lightly brushing against where the stripes on his cheek would have been. "Why the markings though? Why do they come and go...?"

"Your guess is as good as mine." He mumbled, not wanting to break whatever fascinated trance the woman was stuck in that caused her to keep touching his bare skin. But his starving stomach had other ideas, protesting the lack of food quite loudly.

She gave him a big smile, pulling away, "Let's go eat." Her gaze flickered up and down his body and a pretty flush darkened her cheeks before she looked away, "You should dress first."

:~;

3 weeks later

Days began blurring together for Rin as the weeks dragged on. With one less surgeon on their staff, the four of them left were pulling 90+hr weeks, leaving the building to just eat and sleep. Management said two more surgeons will be joining them soon, but who knew when that would finally fall through. "He's here, just in time." Rin nodded at the nurse, smiling when Sesshomaru entered her office.

"I just need to finish filing this out real quick, then we can eat."

Thankfully with how awfully busy she was, no strange people had shown up since the incident at the train and Sesshomaru seemed to be content to volunteer in her wing of the hospital with the children when finding a decent job proved fruitless and more troublesome. Though, his ethereal presence caused quite a stir among the staff, the majority of which were women who had no problem asking Sesshomaru for assistance for the slightest thing to just have him near.

Though many assumed him and her were dating. Yes, they had lunch together nearly every single time she was able to, but that was a lot less often than it sounded. They were friends, and naturally he was more comfortable around her than anyone else because of her knowledge of his abilities and lack of memories. Why did that automatically have to mean they were dating?!

"I saw your director in the hall, he seemed to chatting with a new hire..."

"No way. They haven't told me anything." Rin sighed, closing up her folder. "I really hope they got someone, it would really be a huge help to all of us. Now, let's go before they drag me back in again!" She exclaimed, taking the man's arm and nearly running to the elevator. She didn't miss the looks of the staff as the elevator's doors closed with them inside.

Maybe she was a bit touchy with him and it gave off the wrong idea... Rin unhooked her arm from his and clasped her hands behind her.

"Will you be taking that vacation then?" Sesshomaru asked, his eyes on her.

"Yes, yes, the moment I can, I will." She tried to sound annoyed but her lips still curled up into a smile. He had been hounding her that she needed one—even dropping a subtle hint or two with her boss who was also in agreement—for the past couple of weeks now.

"And have you figured out where you will be heading?"

"Probably just rent a room for a days on Hollywood beach, its much quieter over there."

"Hollywood beach...? That is a just under an hour away, isn't it?" Rin nodded and he continued. "I thought you would travel elsewhere. You made it sound like you were itching to be somewhere new and different."

"Hmm..." Rin just shrugged, not wanting to clarify her reasoning to stay in Florida.

Because it had nothing to do with him. Nothing at all.

The two made their way to the dining area in the central hub of the hospital's grounds, the TVs scattered throughout the eating hall buzzing with news of another missing child. Rin let out a sigh, watching the headlines flicker by, "They haven't found a single one."

"Its the 12th child missing in the past 3 weeks." Sesshomaru mumbled, watching with her as they waited in line to order.

"I know, its awful. I wish I could help in some way..."

She nearly squeaked at the strong arm that briefly wrapped around her shoulders and gave her a quick, comforting squeeze before he whispered, "You do enough here, Rin." She thanked him quietly, hoping that his enhanced senses didn't include super hearing because her heart sounded like it was ready to jump out of her body.

'Hey, Rin, what happened to not getting super close to him?' Her mind scolded, 'You don't want a repeat of last time!' It was their turn to order and Sesshomaru pulled away, allowing her to go first. She was simultaneously relieved that he was no longer touching her and almost desperate to have his hand on her again.

'He isn't Kohaku.' She told herself as two sat and enjoyed their lunch with small talk and laughs per usual, without realizing the pair of startled eyes watching them from the other side of the packed hub.

"Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Shizu mumbled to her partner, whose brown eyes were as wide as hers. "Is... is he smiling?"

"That's Rin..." Sango said, before shaking off the shock and snapping a quick picture when no eyes were on them.

"Hmm? Rin...? Your brother was married to a woman named Rin, wasn't he? That's her? I didn't know she moved all the way over here..."

"Neither did I... I can't believe this."

"Is this a bad thing or a good thing?" Shizu asked, not being able to figure out the woman's expression.

"Its... Ah..." Sango fumbled with an answer, "Its not a bad thing. Rin is a good woman. Its just... out of the all people in the world, Sesshomaru ends up here with her." She frowned, "But why hasn't he tried coming back?"

"Oh my god, he's laughing." Shizu's surprise faded into a warm smile, "I don't think I've ever seen him so... so... relaxed?"

"Its so surreal... I kind of don't want to break it." Sango shifted in her seat, "We have to figure out what's going on here first anyway."

Shizu added, "We found him with just three scans of the city. It shouldn't have been that easy. Its not like him to have his youki so out and about."

"Plus all that smiling and laughing and—gods, I think I've seen more expressions on his face in the past 10 minutes than I have for the past 10 years. Something is definitely not right with him." Sango began to rise and gestured for Shizu to follow as she read a new message on her phone. The pair started walking further from the dining area and towards the parking garage. "He is a volunteer in the children's wing."

"... Really?"

"We also got her address and work schedule..."

"Do you think he is staying with her?"

"I don't know. Only one way to find out..." Sango passed the keys to Shizu, "If Rin sees me, she'll recognize me. So you follow him once he leaves."

"And if they are together?"

Sango sighed, "Then they are. We need to figure out why. I'll take the train back to base and update Inuyasha."

Shizu snorted, "He is going to have too much fun with this."

"Probably." Sango replied with a chuckle before waving her goodbye's and making her way to the train station.

:~;

Dr. John Beckett was one of the few people in the entire hospital that believed she wasn't in a relationship with Sesshomaru, likely because he still was trying to ask her out. She contemplated out-right kissing the silver-haired man, knowing John was in her building again, if it would only get him to give up and move on.

But that would be rude.

It was very tempting though.

'Would he even mind?'

She mentally slapped herself, 'Of course he would!'

She also did not want everyone else thinking that they were dating, because they weren't and the amount of questions she would get about him would no doubt increase.

"What is wrong?" Sesshomaru abruptly asked, a whisper in her ear.

"John." Was all she replied, shortly wondering how he always seemed to know when something was annoying or angering her. John was just around the corner that was she now glaring at. She knew, she heard his voice chatting with one of the nurses at the front desk.

"Hm, we don't like John, right?" He really had to stop leaning so close, feeling his breathe against her skin.

"We?" Rin asked with a soft giggle, turning her to look up at him and that was a terrible idea because as she just established a second ago, he was right up against her. Her gaze dropped from his glittering gold eyes to his smirking lips – an expression she liked on him a bit too much.

"Ahem." Sesshomaru took a step back from her and she was startled out of her trance as her eyes landed on her director, one salt-and-pepper brow raised high while his dark eyes seemed mischievous. A man, around his mid-30's most likely, she didn't recognize stood beside him. "I hope I am not interrupting anything..." Dr. Lopez started and Rin's face immediately broke into a heated flush.

"N-no, you're not, sir!" She quickly changed subjects, "Who is this?"

"This is Dr. Enrique Rodriguez. He will be joining us starting tomorrow."

Rin gave her new colleague a big smile, shaking his hand, "That's great! I'm Dr. Rin Yukimura. Welcome to the team!" She hadn't noticed when Sesshomaru snuck away... Or John for that matter, but was relieved, being able to chat with her new co-worker and continue working without distraction.

:~;

At the panicked message from Shizu that Sesshomaru was already departing the hospital hours before Rin's shift is over and heading to the train, Sango quickly left a few dollar bills at the small lunch place she decided to stop at before leaving and ran to the hospital's train station. Thankfully, a head of ridiculously long silver hair isn't hard to find, you just have to look in the direction everyone else is staring.

But it was so strange... she was within the range of his nose. Yes, there were quite a few people on the platform that could jumble up scents, but he was an inu-daiyoukai, she knew how well he could differentiate between smells, so how come he hadn't noticed hers?

Curiosity took over and she crept closer to him as the train began screech to a halt, entering in the same cart he did and stood right across from him in the packed train car. He simply looked out the window, not even acknowledging her presence. She waited... Two stops passed and the daiyoukai still hadn't said a thing. Sesshomaru was always good at ignoring people, but it didn't felt like she was being ignored per say... it felt like she was a stranger.

"Sesshomaru-sama?" She tried, and his golden eyes looked at her, surprise clear in what is usually an impassive gaze. That wasn't right. Why would he be surprised? Why can she even tell he is surprised? "We've been looking for you."

The daiyoukai's expression turned hard, "Are you here to attack me as well? The train is bit too packed for that."

Why was he speaking in English? Sango waited until the train completed its next stop and started up again before continuing, "I'm not here to hurt you. Sesshomaru, don't you remember me?" It was clear he didn't understand a single word she said and she sighed before switching dialects, "You don't remember me?"

"No, I don't." Sango stared at the daiyoukai in shock, 'Does he not remember anything?' It would explain his behavior... She was about to ask for clarification when the train's announcement interrupted her –

"Next stop: Brickell – Please make sure to take any bags or personal belongings before exiting the train."

"I don't know you, and I don't wish to. Do not follow me." Sango gasped in pain at the feeling of searing youki momentarily blanketing her and, by the sounds of the people around her, the entire rail car. Sesshomaru quickly stepped out of the train, leaving Sango stunned in place while everyone else mumbled to each other in confusion.

"Qué fue eso?"

"What the hell?!"

That was bad. That was really bad. She couldn't remember a time when a threat from Sesshomaru to her felt that real. On top of that, he couldn't control his flared youki to directly affect only her. She rubbed her bare arms, trying to get that trickling burning feeling off her skin. If he remembered nothing, then he certainly doesn't remember his training, that was clear now. He was a threat to anyone around him, especially if provoked.

Sango called up Shizu once the crowd calmed and the train started up again, "Hey. Where are you?"

"Well, I was following the train but I got stuck in traffic trying to get out of downtown..."

"Pick me up at.." Sango glanced at the map above for the next stop, "Vizcaya. And hurry, we need to a have a serious discussion with Inuyasha."

"Why? What happened?"

"I'll brief you in the car."

:~;

Rin all but stumbled into her apartment, not even caring one bit as she just let everything fall from her. Her purse, her coat, her keys – all just slipping from her hands and shoulders as she removed her shoes as well. She was tired. She was so freaking tired. That was all just going to stay on the floor. Screw it.

If she truly wouldn't have to come in tomorrow, it would be a day of sleep. All day. Her nose caught the scent of food and she smiled which turned into a gaping mouth of shock when Sesshomaru rounded the corner of the kitchen to greet her... with no long hair.

"Your hair...!" She exclaimed, forgetting herself for a moment as she reached out, running her fingers through the now-short tresses that somehow stayed slicked back even though she felt no hair product. 'Guess his hair is pretty and perfect at any length.' She thought, not being able to help the tinge of silly jealousy.

"It drew too much attention... and its too humid." Rin hummed in agreement though she didn't really hear him, too entranced by how soft his hair felt... and he didn't seem to mind her hands petting his head. "You smell better now."

"...Ehh?" She looked at him oddly, now pulling herself away. "That's not the first time you've said something like that. I don't get what you mean." She sniffed her arm, "I don't stink, I think..."

"No. When you are at work or come from work, you are tired or stressed. It smells metallic." She blinked at him in confusion and he let off a soft chuckle, "Is that another weird thing I do?"

"Yes." She replied with a giggle of her own, before asking, "What do I smell like now then if I smell better?"

"Like camellia."

"Really? That's so interesting! What other smells have you caught from me?"

"Well, when you are angry or annoyed, its hot like cinnamon or pepper."

"Now wait a second..." She let him lead her into the kitchen, gesturing her to sit at the breakfast bar while he served the food. "Is that how you suddenly know how I feel, by scent?"

"Yes. I thought you could tell as well."

"No, I have no idea what you are feeling unless you say something or its written all over your face." Rin said with a pout that quickly disappeared when a plate of mojo roast pork, black beans and rice, and fried plantains was placed in front of her. That's when she realized the food came from pots and pans on the stove and in the oven. "Did... did you cook this?"

"I did, yes." He sat beside her, "Your neighborhood saw me at the grocery store and insisted on showing me how when I expressed interest in cooking for you a week ago. Something about 'That pobre woman no ha tenido un hombre en su apartment desde que llegó here.' She kept switching between Spanish and English..."

Rin gave him a weird look, that Spanish pronunciation sounded a bit too good from her experience. "Do you know Spanish?"

"No. It made it very difficult to understand her but she persisted until I got everything right."

Rin laughed, "Yeah, I can see Mrs. Morales doing all that. She is a good lady." She took a bite of pork and nodded at him excitedly before swallowing, "This is really good!" The two finished their dinners and Rin retreated to the living room sofa after Sesshomaru nearly threw her out of the kitchen when she was persisting to clean the dishes since he cooked. She didn't know how long she lasted, trying to watch the news on the TV before the day caught up to her.

When he done cleaning the large pots and loading the dishwasher with the rest, he found Rin dead asleep, curled around the arm of the loveseat. The corner of his lips twitched at the sight, before turning off the television then slipping his arms beneath her and lifting her off. He heard a grumble of complaint before a cold nose nuzzled his collarbone.

"... smell nice."

He didn't know what that meant, but he a made a point to ask later. Sesshomaru walked into her room and placed her on the bed, but two hands gripped the front of his plain t-shirt, stopping him from leaving.

"Stay."

"Rin?" He still didn't know what she saying. He carefully tried to loosen the grip on him but she pulled with more force than he was expecting from her, nearly tumbling over her.

"Warm, stay." She yawned, letting him go then petting the spot next to her. Slits of brown opened up and she mumbled, now in a language he understood, "If you want, you don't have to..." He glanced at the empty spot beside her, now understanding, and moved to lay next to her, letting out a soft sigh of content when his body sunk into the foam mattress. He was grateful for everything the petite woman was doing for him but, gods, did pull-out beds suck.

"I'm sorry..." Sesshomaru frowned at the woman, who now seemed more awake as she stared at him, the smell of rain entering his nose. Sadness. "We haven't done anything in weeks about your memory. Work has been so hectic.."

He shook his head, not liking where she was going and gently grabbed her hand to give it a small squeeze, "Don't fret over it."

"You haven't remembered a single new thing, right? No one has approached you either?"

The woman on the train... "No." The lie felt sour on his tongue, but he didn't want her to add more to her plate.

Rin sighed, and he felt her thumb absently run up and down his hand that was still holding hers. "There has to be a way... Sara knows a therapist -"

"No."

She scoffed, "You're such a pain." and smiled at him, the smell of flowers blooming over the sadness.

"As are you, you have enough to worry over. Now sleep."

Rin suddenly blushed, a watermelon-like smell hitting him. Something he only caught from her a few times, he believed it was embarrassment. "Can, uhm..." His eyes caught her chewing her bottom lip, and something in him stirred. "Can I come closer?"

What was so embarrassing about that? "I don't see why not." He replied, shifting his position so she could sneak to his side, resting her head on his shoulder as his hand landed on her waist, holding her against him.

"This is so not appropriate." Rin grumbled, voice slightly muffled against his chest. But she made no move away from him.

"Why is that?" He asked, not feeling anything wrong with their current position. In fact, his energy was much calmer like this. Perhaps closeness helped how restless his power was... He frowned at that, concluding she would not feel the same as she didn't have what he had.

"Because you're not suppose to cuddle with men in your bed unless you're married or in some intimate relationship with them." Rin stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, but then her tone softened, "But I don't really care about whatever is suppose to be appropriate or normal, I trust you and that should be enough, right? Its not a big deal... right?"

He couldn't affirm to her whatever was 'normal', after all... "I'm not normal."

He heard the smile in her voice, "You're right." The palm of her hand laid on his chest, and he felt her warmth through the thin fabric, "You know, I was wondering if you could be like an X-men or something."

"A what?"

Rin laughed quietly, and he enjoyed the melody, "An X-men, a mutant. They are just this group of people who were born with superhuman abilities and they use it for the greater good, helping the weak and defenseless, saving the world, things like that." Her hand brushed an escaped lock of his hair back behind in his ear, "But then the world would have known who you are, so there is no way you are one of those—an X-men, I mean, you could be a mutant though."

Her fingertips stopped where his strips would appear, and he let his eyes drift shut, encouraging her trail of touches across his cheeks, "I'm sure those markings mean something... I wish there was a way to find out..." Her hand made its way back into his hair, petting through the short tresses, and he let out a soft sigh, his energy unknowingly leaking out due to his relaxed state. "Are you doing that?"

"Hmm? Doing what?" He asked, his voice surprisingly groggy. He wasn't tired... what was she doing to him?

"Everything just kind of felt warm there for a second... Are you falling asleep?" Her question made him notice he still hadn't re-opened his eyes and he did, glancing down to find her staring up at him, now very aware of their closeness. Her hand left his hair and returned to its original spot on his chest, breaking what enchantment she had on him.

"Ordering me to sleep when you can't stay awake either..." He heard her mumbled complaints as she nestled back into place, her cheek against his shoulder, but he ignored it, wondering if what she did to him would work on her. He moved his hand from her waist to her dark hair, caressing the back of neck of her neck softly.

He heard a content sigh pass her lips, and felt her body fully lax beside him. It wasn't long before her breathing fell into a consistent rhythm and her heart beat lowered to slow pattern. Sesshomaru nuzzled the top of her head, inhaling deeply as he joined her, falling into the most restful slumber he could remember.

:~;

"So, Sesshomaru has no idea who he is, has no control over his youki and he is shacking it up with Kohaku's ex?" He looked at the image Sango sent him on the computer screen. He wouldn't have believed a damn word both of the women said if he didn't see this photo... of Sesshomaru... fucking smiling and not because he was about to kill something, with a cute, little human woman, eating cute little sandwiches.

It was great. The plethora of blackmail that could come from this was just too good to be true.

"Yes, that's what we know so far." Sango replied, "I'm afraid extracting him won't be an option, he is very distrusting and his lack of control makes him a ticking bomb almost. It seems he has been attacked already, probably by Naraku's minions..."

"We can't leave him alone if he can't fight but they already know he is there. You two stay on him and I'll send a couple of more soldiers your way for security and get Hiraikotsu over to you. Keep your distance. Takes lots of pictures -"

"And why do I have to take lots of pictures?"

"Oh, come on, Sango!" Inuyasha exclaimed, "We gotta preserve this shit! You know his ass is going to pretend like nothing happened the second he is back to normal!"

"Inuyasha..."

"Nah, I don't want to hear it. That's an order. I want video too. I'm going to be figuring out how Naraku accomplished this and how to fix my stupid brother. You, you protect him, you keep tabs on him, you keep me updated on this, alright?"

"Yessir." Sango's voice was just dripping with sarcasm and he couldn't care less, both finishing the call. He just couldn't wait for all the shit he was going to have on him.

...But he really needed Sesshomaru's ass back.

Paperwork was starting to pile up and Inuyasha doesn't do paperwork. Or meetings. Or appointments. Or anything that needed to be done in this massive company. Inuyasha grimaced when Kagome dropped another pending contract on the desk, hands on her hips.

"Are you going to do any of this?!" She snapped, her hands gesturing to the over-flowing desk.

"Hey!" The hanyou suddenly stood from the plush office chair, "We gotta save Sesshomaru. Its no time for paperwork!"

"Oh, really?" Shit. The fire in Kagome's eyes and the small sparks of holy energy threatening to burn him made his dog ears flatten against his skull. "You are going to SIT down." He flinched the command and sat, remembering a time when it meant being face-planted.

"I'm going to research with the others about Naraku's whereabouts and Sesshomaru's condition. You are going to finish all this!" A manicured nail pointed at him, "AND you are going to start taking appointments and going to meetings because it doesn't matter if we bring Sesshomaru back if there is nothing for him to come back to! He will kill you if you let this place fall! Okay?!"

"Keh, fine..." He replied, crossing his arms over his chest and glaring at the piles of paper.

"And who knows..." Kagome's voice softened, "Maybe seeing that everything is fine will get him to respect you more, that you can handle this kind of responsibility. He is already going to be grateful for you helping him."

"Yeah, right. You give him too much credit... and like I give a shit about what he thinks." Inuyasha scowled, ignoring his mate's knowing look before she gave him a quick peck on the cheek.

"I'm going to be with Miroku and the others down on the 13th floor. You'll be alright here?"

"Yeah, yeah, I got this. How hard can it be?" The hanyou said, shooing away the priestess. He grabbed one folder on the older stack and flipped through its contents now that he was alone. And he quickly realized... he had no idea what he was looking at, much less how to deal with it.

'Fuck Sesshomaru for running after Naraku alone, damn it!' There was one person who knew exactly how to deal with all this, or could at least explain it all to him. He didn't trust her enough to just pass the reigns to her... but she was the one who taught Sesshomaru almost everything. She should also have some idea how he would want things handled...

Though, the last time he saw her was his father's funeral nearly a century ago, they weren't exactly close.

After much debating, Inuyasha finally picked up the office phone, pressing her button on speed-dial. He closed his eyes and sighed, 'I can't believe I'm doing this.' He thought as the phone rang. 'Please don't pick up.' Now regretting his decision.

"Hello, my son~ Its been such a long time since we have last spoke."

Inuyasha nearly winced at that sickly sweet tone that he knew was total bullshit, before replying, "Its Inuyasha."

"Oh. Is something the matter?"

"Yeah, uhm..." He began rubbing the bridge of his nose, "Look. Sesshomaru is... out right now, and is going to be for at least a couple of more weeks. I need your help..."

"And what does the brave and brash little hanyou need my help for...?"

"The company, I don't..." He sighed, not wanting to admit anything to the inu-daiyoukai but wanting to get it over with already, "I don't know what I'm doing. You know your shit. I need your help." Why, whyyyy the hell would Sesshomaru leave him like this? Why would he leave him to take over in his absence and not any of his other executives?! 'Not all of them know its a front for demo-'

That airy laugh on the other line cut through his thoughts and was making him severely second-guess the choice he made, "I'll help you, little hanyou -" Was she going to call him that the whole fucking time? "-I'll be there in 17 minutes."

'17 minutes? Who the hell says something like that? 17 minutes...' "Yeah, alright, I'll be here." Inuyasha grumbled before hanging up the phone and sinking into the black executive chair. The hanyou spent his time waiting by reorganizing the paperwork so the oldest items could be worked on first.

And, yes, exactly 17 minutes later, the door to the massive office opened, revealing Inukimi, Sesshomaru's mother, with her lemony-gold eyes shimmering with delight... 'Fuck, she is happy about something.'

He was not looking forward to this, at all.

He was going to give Sesshomaru hell the second he brought him back.

End of Chapter 2

Author's Note: *For those outside of the US who might not know, amber alert is a broadcast about missing children that gets sent to pretty much every american cellphone number.

For those who may be a bit frightened that I'm going to bash Kohaku, no, that's not going to happen. I don't bash or twist characters to make them extremely bitchy, or unlikable, or evil, or whatever, especially if they are not a villain already.

For those who may not know, I do semi-frequently update my profile's bio with the stats on my progress for the next chapters of my fics. If the bio hasn't been updated in, let's say, a month, don't be afraid to yell at me and ask where am I, lol.

Aside from all that, this chapter took way too long to get out, obviously. I'm super sorry about that, the plans for this fic has changed a bit... I'm thinking it will be done in within 12 chapters.

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