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"Sesshomaru did good by taking the girl here," said the old woman known as Lady Kaede to Sesshomaru's younger half-demon brother, Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looks the same as when Rin met him for the first time. His long white hair exactly similar to Sesshomaru's, but his was thicker and more chaotic while sesshomaru's wouldn't ever have a knot in it. He also appeared younger than Sesshomaru, but
they both appeared to never age to the average human.
"I don't see why he would give her any time of day! He hates humans," said Inuyasha in his childish, hateful voice.
"Yee forget, this child is Rin, the one he brought back to life so many years ago," explained Kaede.
Inuyasha groaned and said, "He left her behind in some human village years ago. I don't know what he's thinking all of sudden, coming back into her life. She should hate him for abandoning her."
"He's not my favorite person in the world, Inuyasha," said Rin, finally awakening from her sleep.
Sesshomaru went ot the only priestess he trusted with Rin's life. He got there within an hour of getting her, she was passed out the whole time. Time was a necessity when a girl with a small figure like Rin was poisoned.
When Sesshomaru showed up with the girl in his arms, he was welcomed by Inuyasha first, who immediately assumed that he had gotten her hurt. Inuyasha met his fist in that moment. He completely ignored all questions as to why he had brought her there other
than the fact that she was poisoned by a snake demon.
Lady Kaede tried not to wonder why the Lord Demon had taken his time to help her, but realizing that it was the little girl he had taken care of, she immediately quieted herself and went to work of curing her.
The root that she needed to help her wasn't in much supply, but she had Inuyasha go to the farm of Genji, the half-demon, and get the root. He got it within 2 days. The only way Rin survived was from another root that did almost the same thing. It was
only an imitation thought. Sesshomaru never left the village that Lady Kaede lived.
Sango and Miroku also lived in this village, with their twin daughters and other little children. When Miroku said he wanted 20 children, he wasn't kidding. Although, Songo won't be having that many more, considering they already have 4.
Kagome and Inuyasha also are having their child soon, they waited so long because Kagome wasn't able to come back through the well for so many years. She went to school though, and learned a lot about medicine, and she aided Lady Kaede with curing Rin.
When Inuyasha returned with the correct root, Kagome mushed it into a liquid and put it onto the wounds that Orochi left in her right thigh. The world had swollen her whole leg, and turned green and purple, it was a horrid sight. It also pussed out a
strange white liquid, which Kaede could only guess was her body rejecting the poison.
"Rin has awoken, Kagome. Do you mind going to get Sesshomaru? I'm sure he'll want to know when she awoke," asked Kaede.
"I'll go get him. Stay here, I don't want Kagome alone with him," said Inuyasha, taking off out the window towards Sesshomaru's smell.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's relationship has gotten better since Sesshomaru gave up trying to take Inuyasha's sword. And when Naraku was defeated, they basically ignored eachother other than the few times they happen to run into each other. Sesshomaru once
told him when Inuyasha asked about where Rin had gone to, he vaguely explained where and why he had left her.
To Inuyasha, it was a selfish act. But he understood why he had done it. A demon like Sesshomaru could never understand his true emotions about a human. He would always choose power over Rin, and that wasn't fair to her. ANd coming back into her life
after 7 years of never being there, but even so much as a check-up, that was the most despicable act. But, given the circumstances of Rin's injuries, Inuyasha guessed that Sesshomaru acted on impulse. An unusual act for Sesshomaru.
Although, Rin always had a special place in Sesshomaru's… well, his nonexistent heart.
"Hey! Sesshomaru!" yelled out Inuyasha.
Sesshomaru stood up out of the shadow of the forest and faced his younger, half-demon brother.
Since he had left Rin in the care of Lady Kaede, he hadn't left eh human village. He only walked into the village when he would notice something different about Rin's scent, always concerned that she had died all of a sudden. He didn't stay to far away
though, he didn't want to miss anything incase she had passed away.
"What is it?" he said in his calm voice, his face never changing its blank expression.
"Rin's awake. Want to come see her or are you going to take off again?" questioned Inuyasha.
Sesshomaru looked in Rin's direction, and listened carefully for her heartbeat. But couldn't read it over the many humans nonstop talking and groaning.
"I'm sure she'd want to talk to you," said Inuyasha, trying to convince him to go see her instead of leaving.
"Fine," he said, walking past his brother to the village.
Inuyasha watched his half-brother go into a human village to talk to his old human companion, something Inuyasha never thought he'd be ever see.
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Kagome looked at the young girl that was taken in by Sesshomaru so many years ago, and saw how strong the girl had become. She had actually heard of a young woman who could kill any demon that came after her, but never thought that woman would've been
Rin. She never knew that little girl would have become so strong.
"Rin, if you don't mind me asking, what do you think of Sesshomaru now? He saved your life… again. But only after not seeing you after 7 years. I'm just curious, you know? Girl to girl," asked Kagome, sitting on Rin's bed, next to her leg, which was much
less swollen than it was before.
Rin looked at the pregnant Kagome,and only thought why would you care. She saw Kagome as a very intelligent woman, but she was weak now. She was pregnant, she couldn't defend herself in anyway.
Neither can I now that I think about it.
"Thank you for getting me well, Kagome. I am so grateful to you both. But I don't really feel comfortable talking about… about Lord Sesshomaru. But thank you for your concern," explained Rin, covering up a little more, feeling uncomfortable.
She wasn't uncomfortable because of Kagome's question. She was uncomfortable because of Rin's answer, or the lack of one. Rin didn't know how she was supposed to feel. She was thankful to him for saving her. But she was also embarrassed because she shouldn't
have needed him in the first place. She didn't want tohave to ever be saved, she didn't want to ever be a liability ever again. She worked this hard for this long, but he had to save her again. Her pride was damaged.
She also didn't know how she felt about him, himself. He left her for years. He left her, even after promising he would back to her again. He left her after everything they had been through together. He saved her more than once, he brought her back from
the dead, she knew that at one point, she meant the world to him, even if he never said it. It didn't matter. The actions he took meant so much more to her than his words ever did.
And the action of leaving her and never coming back for her… that hurt the most.
"Don't worry about it. I was just making sure you're okay with seeing him, I'm sure that he would want to see you. You'vebeen asleep for a few days," she explained standing up.
Just then, Lord Sesshomaru walked into the room, making Rin hold her breathe for a moment.
It was the first time she really could look at him. He hasn't aged a day since the day he left her, so many years ago. She knew she shouldn't have expected any different, but it still took her back. His height hasn't changed, his hair was the same as
well. And his eyes were the same color orange, the same captivating orange they had always been. Nothing, not even Orochi's eyes, could be more hypnotizing.
"Well, I'm going to go… get you some more medicine… for the pain," said Kagome, basically running out of the room.
Rin sat up a little more, wincing in pain a little.
"Don't move, you need to rest," said Sesshomaru, walking over to the fireplace and poking it with the fire poker.
"Where have you been?" she asked immediately, not wasting time with the friendly small talk.
Sesshomaru sat down and looked at the girl… the woman. He saw the pain in her deep brown eyes. Both types; physical and emotional.
"I've been making my empire larger and more powerful," he said, not taking his eyes off of hers.
She felt tears almost pierce her eyes. But she's refused to cry for so many years. She turned away and looked down at her hands, which were calloused, but still feminine somehow.
"I saw your first single demon kill," he finally said, breaking more of the silence.
She looked at him in surprise. "You… you were there?" she questioned.
"Yes. I went back a few times a year to check up on you. You got so strong by yourself, you didn't need me to save you anymore, Rin. You were strong by yourself," he explained.
He thought I was strong by myself. He didn't think I needed him anymore. I don't. I can protect myself perfectly well now.
"I don't need you anymore. But that doesn't mean that I didn't still want to be around you," she said, in one of her quieter voices.
Sesshomaru looked at the child and thought about how he always secretly wanted her around too. He never needed her, but he always appreciated her smile and her laugh.
"My Lord, are you going to leave again?" She asked, not knowing what she wanted to hear.
"I'll stay with you, until you're healthy. Then I'll bring youback home," he explained.
Staying any longer than that would be too much… for the both of us, he thought to himself.
Rin was pleasantly okay with the answer, but was Azumi and them her real home?