Chapter 3

He remembered the first time he saw her.

It was through demon eyes. Some usual human would have sprinted in the complete opposite direction, but Rin just looked at him. Not only that, she'd smiled at him. It was an ugly smile, her eye was bruised shut and a tooth was missing, she had problems just to peel her lips apart, but it was a sweet smile from her heart, one that Sesshoumaru would remember forever. He had looked away, not wanting to get further into it. But she returned, the next day.

The fire in the center of the room began dying out. Rin opened her eyes. Her fever had retreated. Whatever the monk gave her had worked. She looked into the fire for a moment, hypnotized by its flares. Everyone around her was sleeping, had she been unconscious that long? Rin gathered herself and kneeled over Kagome. The tiny bottle with the jewel shards had rolled inches away from her hand. She felt guilty, stealing from the person that had been so nice to her. But she wanted to be by Lord Sesshoumarus side. The shards twinkled as Rin plucked them from Kagomes sleeping bag.
The rain stopped, but the village was still covered in darkness. Inuyasha leaded against the bark of the tree he was sitting on. Finally, I can hear again. He heard the birds chirping, the crickets singing, the wind howling, and the splashing of feet through puddle. Inuyasha looked down to see Sesshoumarus girl, running by, with Kagomes bottle in her hand, "Hey! Get back here!"
I did it. But he'd coming after me. Rin squeezed her eyes together and ran as fast as she could, gasping for breath. Lord Sesshoumaru! Suddenly, she bumped into something hard. She tried to back away but Inuyasha grabbed her by the collar and lifted her off the ground, "I knew it, it was some sort of trick wasn't it? Did Sesshoumaru send you?"

Rin squeezed the tiny bottle in her hands and didn't say anything. Lord Sesshoumaru! Help me.

"Listen you, I don't know what Sesshoumaru wants with jewel shards but I suggest you give them back," Inuyasha really hope she'd just give up. He didn't want to hurt her, "Why do you need the jewel shards?" he said rather softly.

Rin looked at him, "I-I just want to be with Lord Sesshoumaru forever," she said weakly.

Before Inuyasha could ask anymore questions, a whip of light came across and slashed his arm. Rin dropped to the ground, "Lord Sesshoumaru!"

Inuyasha turned to see his half brother with a furious look in his eyes, "How dare you put your filthy claws on Rin." Sesshoumaru didn't give him a chance to think of a good response and lashed out with his whip of light.

"Damn you Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha dodges drawing the Tetsaiga, "What took ya? We've been waiting for you to take the damn girl back."

One of Inuyashas swings swung over Rins head. The girl whimpers and scrambled her way under a fallen tree that was blown over by the storm. Why are they fighting? Lord Sesshoumaru, stop! I'm safe, I'm okay! She screamed out in her mind but the blows of the Wind Scar and the clashes and blades kept her from hearing herself even in her own mind. Rin held her head and tried to block out the noises.

Sesshoumaru managed the graze Inuyashas bans throwing him off balance. He saw his opportunity and directed a Dragon Strike at him. Inuyasha panicked and threw himself to the left just barely missing the blow. His cloth of the fire rat protected him from the flares emitted by the attack. He flew backwards to see the next target off the attack, a fallen tree that was blown over by the storm, with the girl behind it.