Yay! I'm on a roll…
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha… but I'm still wishing on the star.
Song used in this chapter:
The Best Day by Taylor Swift
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Never Let Me Go
Chapter 9: Always watching me shine
Rin walked out of the terminal with Sesshomaru behind her. She looked around looking for her father.
She frowned. "Where is he?" Sesshomaru looked around and pointed.
"There." She turned to look and saw her father looking for her. She smiled and waved her hand in the air.
"Dad!" They walked over to him and Rin gave him a hug. She pulled away and wiped the tears from her eyes. She noticed her father had gotten older since the last time she saw him. He had more gray hairs and looked like he was sixty instead of his forty- five.
He smiled at her. "You've grown so big, Rin." She giggled. He looked over at Sesshomaru and gave him a nod.
"I see Shinosuke talked with you."
"He asked me to come with Rin." Sesshomaru replied bowing. Rin looked at her father and Sesshomaru.
"We should get going." She said walking from them. 'I'm almost there.'
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Rin climbed out of the car and walked into her childhood home. She looked in every room and finally went down to the living room where the shrine was. She entered the room and first thing she saw was her mother's picture. She walked up to and put her hands together. She bowed her head and said a silent prayer.
"Rin-neechan!" Rin looked at the doorway to see her little brother, Shinichi standing there with some daisies in his hands.
"Shin-chan!" Shinichi ran over to his older sister and gave her a hug. "I missed you, nee-chan." He whispered. Rin smiled and hugged him back harder. "I missed you too."
He let go and handed her the daises. "Here, I know they're your favorite." Rin accepted the flowers with a grin. "You've grown so big, Shin-chan." She ruffled his hair.
"Yea! I'm almost twelve, y'know." He stood up straight and grinned. "Shinosuke said I'm going to grow bigger than you." Rin sweat dropped. Bad enough her friends were taller than her now her baby brother too? (A.N.: I know how that feels…XD)
She got him in a choke hold and replied, "I don't care how tall you are you're still gonna always be my baby brother." Shinichi raspberried at that.
"You shouldn't pick on our brother like that." Rin looked up and gasped. Leaning against the doorway was Shinosuke. He had gotten older and his eyes… they seemed different. That once distance and cold look he wore was gone and in their place was softness and caring. Rin could feel the tears coming out of her eyes as she noticed the change. She hadn't spoken to him since the accident five years ago. She walked up to him and looked him straight in his eyes. He smiled and said, "Welcome back, Rin." She hugged him tightly and cried.
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"So now Shima wants us to produce songs from other genres." Everyone was sitting at the table listening to Rin and Sesshomaru's story about Shima's requirements. Shinosuke nodded.
Her father looked at her worried. "Rin." He said sternly. "Is this what you really want?" Rin looked at him with surprise.
"Of course, Dad. I mean look how far the Sirens have gotten. We're one of the top bands in Japan! What more could I want?" He sighed.
"I doubt your mother would've wanted this for you." Rin tensed up.
"Why not?" she asked.
"Shinosuke just got accepted into Tokyo University. I would prefer you follow his example. This band thing will only last for so long. A couple of years from now do you still want to be performing?"
She smiled at her father. "If I could I would perform everyday, dad." She looked at Sesshomaru.
"Right, Sesshomaru?" he gave her a nodded. She turned back to her father. "I love doing what I do. Music always been a part of me, dad. Even after mom died. Remember how when Shinosuke and I were little she used to sing us to sleep? Every time I go on stage to perform I feel closer to her." She stood up. "I better go get ready. We should be leaving soon to visit her." She left and walked up to her old room.
She closed the door behind her and walked around her room. Her father moved back to Hokkaido after the Sirens became known. They moved back into their old house. Rin smiled. Everything looked the same from her old room back in Tokyo. She picked a small figurine her mother had given her after her first music recital off her bookshelf. It was a small girl that held two drumsticks in the air. Her mother thought it looked like her and had bought for her. She chuckled. She had gotten second place in the recital. She lay down on her bed and looked up at the ceiling. 'I wonder what Kagome, Sango, and Ayame are doing right now…' she heard a knock on her door.
"Yea?" she said.
"Dad said we're leaving now." replied Shinichi from the other side. She heard him walk away. She got up and grabbed her bag. She looked over t the small figurine one last time before leaving her room.
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Rin bit her lip as they walked up to her mother's grave. She laid the flowers on the grave while her father poured water over the tombstone.
Shinichi looked at the stone with sad eyes and put his hands together. He closed his eyes and said, "Hi mom. We're all here for you today. Shinosuke and Rin aren't fighting anymore and Rin's really famous now." Rin smiled at her little brother. Shinosuke nudged her. She walked next to her brother and put her hands together and closed her eyes. 'Hey mom, how are you? I'm doing just fine. Sesshy came with us today. Shinosuke and I are talking again too. I'm sorry for not coming to visit you for so long. And I'm sorry for yelling at you that day. You'd still be with us if it wasn't for me. I'm sorry mom. I'm so sorry.' She felt tears going down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away. She stood up and stared at the tombstone. It read :
Misao Sugiyama
January 5, 1969 - June 17, 2000
A loving wife and mother.
You brought music into our lives. You'll be forever missed.
"Rin!" Rin jumped up t the sound of her name. She looked down the path and saw Kagome, Sango, and Ayame running towards them.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked them when to them. Kagome took a deep breathe and said, "What do mean? You didn't think we'd let you go through this alone right?" Rin stared at her friends and hugged them.
"Thank you." She said. Kagome patted her on her back. She let go and looked at the tombstone. Her father and Shinosuke were still saying their prayers. Several seconds later they stood up and greeted her friends.
Kagome, Sango, and Ayame went up to the grave and said a silent prayer as well. Rin felt a hand on her shoulder.
"It wasn't your fault, Rin." She smiled gratefully at Sesshomaru and shook her head.
"If I hadn't yelled at her and told her to go away, we wouldn't be here right?" she wiped her tears again. This time Shinosuke handed her a handkerchief. She looked at him with surprise. He gave her a small smile.
"Sesshomaru's right, Rin."He looked back at the grave and then at her. "It wasn't your fault so don't blame yourself." She opened her mouth to answer when he spoke again. "I know what I said. But I was angry and couldn't think straight. I don't want you blaming yourself anymore." He wiped a tear away. "I'm sorry for what I said. Please forgive me, little sister, for what I said and did then and remember it wasn't your fault that she's gone." She suddenly couldn't stand. She fell into his arms and cried.
Shinosuke held his little sister while she cried. The Sirens looked at Rin with sad smiles, knowing that hearing those words come out of Shinosuke's mouth had meant the world to Rin. Kagome looked at Sesshomaru. He looked at her with a smile; he noticed her looking at him and regained his usual emotionless face. Kagome rolled her eyes and chuckled quietly. 'All he needs to do now is dump Ba-Kagura and Rin'll be happy from now on.'
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Rin and her friends walked up to her room and closed the door. Rin walked over to her bed and sat. Sango sat next to her, Kagome sat in Rin's desk chair, and Ayame sat down on the floor.
"How'd you know I'd be here?" she asked her friends.
"Ina." replied Kagome with a smile. Rin laughed.
"She would." She said in agreement.
"Thanks for coming you guys." Rin said looking at each of her friends.
"Well, you didn't expect us to just sit there while you went through this on your own did you?" asked Sango.
Rin shook her head. "But I thought you guys made plans to rehearse today though." Ayame laughed.
"That can wait. Plus it wouldn't have been the same without ya!" she squealed.
"I know it's hard for you this time of year for you." said Sango.
"When one of us goes through something, all of us go through it too." said Kagome.
"I know ya miss your mom. We all miss 'em." said Ayame.
Rin smiled. "I know. I remember when my mom used to sing me and my brother to sleep."
"My ma used ta take me 'nd Kouga ta pumpkin patches during Halloween." Ayame smiled at the memory.
Sango giggled. "Yea, My mom use to take me window shopping when I felt sad."
"My mom always told me to always do my best and shine. She always stood there watching me shine." Said Rin looking at the small figurine on her bookshelf. Suddenly she stood up and grabbed a notebook. She walked over to her closet and pulled out an old guitar and handed it to Sango.
"I got a song. For all our moms." She looked at all her friends. They smiled at each other and nodded. She took one last look at the figurine and smiled. 'I love you mom.'
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Shinichi walked up to Rin's door and knocked on it. "Rin-neechan? Dinner's ready." He was about to walk away when Rin opened the door.
"Hey Shin-chan can you tell everyone to meet us in the living room? There's something we want to share everyone." Shinichi looked at her with curiosity and nodded.
Several minutes later, the Sirens walked into the living room.
"Rin, what's this about?" asked her father.
"It's about something very important to me and my friends." She replied. She walked to the middle of the room with guitar and looked at her friends. She started strumming on the guitar. She looked at Kagome who started sing:
The best day Lyrics.
Kagome: I'm five years old and it's getting cold
I've got my big coat on
I hear your laugh and look up smiling at you
I run and run
Ayame: Past the pumpkin patch and the tractor rides
Look now the sky is gold
I hug your legs and fall asleep on the way home
Rin: I don't know why all the trees change in the fall
I know you're not scared of anything at all
Don't know if Snow White's house is near or far away
But I know I had the best day with you today
Sango: I'm thirteen now and don't know how my friends could be so mean
I come home crying and you hold me tight and grab the keys
And we drive and drive until we found a town far enough away
And we talk and window shop till I forgot all their names
Kagome: I don't know who I'm gonna talk to now at school
But I know I'm laughing on the car ride home with you
Don't know how long it's gonna take to feel okay
But I know I had the best day with you today
Sango: I have an excellent father
His strength is making me stronger
God smiles on my little brother
Inside and out he's better than I am
Ayame: I grew up in a pretty house and I had space to run
And I had the best days with you
There is a video I found from back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen and you're talking to me
It's the age of princesses and pirate ships and the seven dwarfs
All: Daddy's smart and you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world
Now I know why all the trees change in the fall
Rin: I know you were on my side even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
Staying back and watching me shine and I didn't know if you knew
All: So I'm taking this chance to say that I had the best day with you today
Rin looked at her father. He walked up to her and gave her a hug. He let go and said, "That was beautiful, Rin. I'm proud of you." He smiled at her and walked out of the room.
Shinosuke looked at Sesshomaru and patted him on the back. "I'm sorry Sesshomaru but looks like my little sister and her band are gonna kick your ass and win that deal."
"We'll see about that." He replied. The Sirens smiled at each other. They were all thinking the same thing. 'We're gonna win this.'
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Rin hugged her father good bye and climbed into the cab with her friends and Sesshomaru. Shinosuke leaned against the cab and said, "You better behave, Rin." Rin rolled her eyes.
"Yes, big brother. God, now I know how Ina feels." Shinosuke chuckled.
"I'll be heading to Tokyo in a couple of weeks to get my classes, so Sess, take care of my little sis until then and don't forget what I told you." Sesshomaru grunted in response. Rin looked at him and at Shinosuke.
"What'd you tell him?" she asked.
"I rather have him tell you." He smirked at him. Sesshomaru sent him a glare. Shinosuke turned back to Rin. "Anyways, have fun Rin and make us proud." He ruffled her hair and stepped away from the cab. He watched as the cab as it drove the road until it disappeared in the distance. He smiled to himself. 'Better take good care of my little sister, Sess. And don't forget to tell her how you feel about her.'
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Yay! Finally done with chap 9! Thanks to my awesome reviewers! Next is planning for Ina's and Ayumi's B-day Bash with a special appearance from Jakotsu and maybe some Kikyo bashing! Oh and more drama and more songs! Don't forget to click on the little green box and tell me what you think about this chapter! No flames plz.