Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of the other characters.

Chapter 3: Hospital

When Sesshomaru arrived at the hospital with Rin, she was still unconscious. He got up to the Emergency part of the building and got out to pick up Rin from the passenger seat. He carried her all the way into the ER. When InuYasha and Kagome got there, they waited in the waiting room.

There was no one waiting for a doctor, so Sesshomaru got Rin to see one rather quickly. A nurse came in first and looked to him for answers. He explained that she was at work and got dizzy then fainted. He told the nurse that she looked sick and that she needed to check Rin for any problems. Sesshomaru never left Rin's side. The nurse was visually checking Rin. She was still unconscious. The nurse finally asked, "So how did this happen? Was she showing any other signs that she was sick besides her being pail?"

Sesshomaru looked at the nurse and told her that she looked thinner than normal and that she has been working herself way too much.

"Ok, I have to give her an IV. She is severely dehydrated, and then we need to see if she will wake up on her own."

Sesshomaru tried to suppress his growl when the nurse stuck the needle in for the IV, but a small growl still came out. The nurse noticed this, looked at him, and gave a small smile. "It's Ok sir. She doesn't feel that much pain. It's Just a little poke."

Sesshomaru nodded, then looked back at Rin. Rin started to stir.

"Where am I?" She opened her eyes and saw Sesshomaru. Rin started to freak out after remembering what happened, and then noticed where she was.

Sesshomaru had fear in his eyes, well what he let Rin see through his eyes of cores. He still asked his question with a cold expression and a cold volume in his voice. "Rin, what have you done to yourself. I haven't seen you in about four weeks, then I see you at the restaurant and you look so tired, pail and really thin. What happened, and how?" He gave Rin a stern look..

Rin just looked straight into his eyes, in a pleading manor, "Just hold me, please…"

"Rin, you know I do no such thing in public."

"I don't care, just this once, please…I will feel better, I promise. I just haven't seen you in a long while, and then when I saw you at the restaurant, I wanted to run up to you and never let go." Sesshomaru stud there, at least until he smelled Rins salty tears. At that moment he broke down his pride and went over to hold her. He never could win over her tears.

The nurse came back in, seeing that Rin was finally awake. "Rin, can you put this on please? It's a hospital gown. The doctor wants to see you. I will take out the IV when the Dr. is through with seeing you." Rin just nodded to her and the nurse nodded back and left the two alone.

Sesshomaru got up and followed the nurse out the door until…

"Please… d-don't …l-leave."

"Rin don't you want some privacy?"

"I don't mind if it's you. Besides, you have already seen me, so there is nothing to hide from you." Rin went to stand, when her knees buckled on her. She never did hit the floor, that's because Sesshomaru caught her midway down to the floor.

"See, I need your help anyway." She said in her soft cool voice. Sesshomaru smiled at her, and then helped her take off the close she was warring. His eyes and facial features went dark. Rin knew he was defiantly mad, but didn't really know why.

"What is wrong Sesshy?" She had an innocent look on her face.

He then realized what he was doing and recovered quickly. "Nothing, just thinking about work." He lied, he saw his love standing in front of him naked, and she looked like she has not ate in a year. He was worried but did not show it.

"OH, Ok." Was all that Rin replied with. Sesshomaru helped get Rin into the hospital gown and helped her back into the bed. After getting her into the bed, he had to ask…

"Rin? Have you been eating?" His voice was cold as ice, and Rin felt it. She coward under the hospital covers.

"Yes, when I have time to. Why?"

"You just look like you have starved yourself for years." He said very dryly.

Rin's eyes just got really mad, and she started to yell. "Fine! If you don't like what you see, then

Leave!"

Sesshomaru took one step back and Rin noticed the look of shock was in his eyes. "Rin I like who and what you are. You do not have to yell at me."

Rin broke down and started to cry again. "I am sorry Sesshy. I don't know what is wrong with me. I'm so sorry."

Sesshomaru went back up next to her and embraced her. "No Rin, I do not, but that's why we are here." He was soothing her the best way he knew how. He rocked her and shushed her. Just then the doctor came in.

"Hi, my name is Dr. Hart. How are we doing? The nurse told me of your incident, so let's find out what we can find hmmm?" Sesshomaru nodded and so did Rin.

The Doctor went on. "Now, I need to check your pauls…that's ok, but it is a little slow…now let's check your breathing….ok, that sounds good. Now I need to get your weight. Can you come over to the next room please?" Sesshomaru helped Rin off the bed, and then helped her to the next room. The doctor was at the scale.

"Rin do you remember the last time you were at the Doctors office, how much did you weight?"

Rin thought for a moment. She really haven't seen a doctor in a while. "I think the last time it was about 125lbs."

"Ok, let's see then… please step up to the scale." Sesshomaru walked with her because she had a death grip on his hand and did not want to let go. The doctor noticed.

"Ok Ms. Rin, You have to let go of his hand in order for me to get an accurate reading."

"Ok… Sorry…" Rin then, reluctantly, let go of Sesshomaru's hand.

"Ok… let's see here…" While the doctor was fiddling with the scale, Rin was thinking. She closed her eyes, 'I know I haven't been eating really well but I have not had the time.' She was already making up excuses in her head to rely on situations to blame.

Sesshomaru was watching everything. As soon as the Dr. moved the dial on the scale, Sesshomaru's eyes went wide. He didn't say anything, but stud there until the Dr. was done.

"Ok Rin we are finished. You may step off the scale and go back into the room that we came from." As they all got back to the room they once were in, the doctor looked puzzled.

"Rin can I have you lay down on the bed?" Rin got up on the bed with help from her love, and then laid down. The doctor started to push on her abdomen. She couldn't hold back the discomfort from his poking, so she scrunched up her face. Sesshomaru noticed and squeezed her hand. When Dr. Hart stopped, he turned his attention on Sesshomaru.

"Can I talk to you outside?"

Rin was mortified, what was wrong with her? "What is wrong?" She asked, her eyes were focused on Sesshomaru pleading for him to fix everything.

Dr. Hart turned in response, "We will be right back. Just relax." Rin lay back down, she looked at Sesshomaru, he did not respond at all. That really made her scared.

*Outside the room*

"Rin is suffering from malnutrition." Dr Hart explained. Sesshomaru only nodded. The Dr. continued. "She only weights only 95lbs. And this is not healthy. Would you like to take her home, or would you like her hospitalized?"

Sesshomaru set his eyes to an icy stare, "I will take her home. When can she go back to college and work?" Although he did not want her to go back to that job where her boss is an ass hole.

"I don't want her going back to collage until she at least gains some weight. I don't think that she should go to work until she is in better health. I would like to see her at 105lbs. by the end of the month. She just is too weak to go through vigorous tasks." Sesshomaru nodded, and then fallowed the doctor back into the room.

*Back into the room*

"Rin, you have a case of malnutrition. Do you know what this is?" Rin looked down at the floor, and slowly nodded her head. "Good! I have asked your fiancé' to take you home. You only weight 95lbs; I would like to see you get to 105lbs by the end of the month. That is three and a half weeks to get the weight back on. Then you can go back to collage, but making sure you are eating three meals a day. Is this clear?" She only nodded her head. "Good!" Then he left the room. He peeked his head back in the door, "I expect to see you in four weeks. My nurse will put you on my schedule." He smiled as he left.

Rin did not want to look at sesshomaru. She kept her eyes on the floor. She knew he was going to be angry with her and probably yell at her later, but she didn't realize that she was doing this to herself. She just was too busy. She stayed on the hospital bed and was thinking all what happened, when all of a sudden Sesshomaru was in front of her.

"Let's go Rin. I am taking you to my mansion until you get better, and maybe longer, I don't want you alone, is that clear?" Sesshomaru was talking with ice in his voice because he was upset with her for letting herself go like this. Mostly at himself for not seeing her sooner and protecting her from all of her silly nonsense about working AND going to collage when he could provide for her and she could just concentrate on collage.

Rin nodded her head, then got up and put her own cloths back on with help from Sesshomaru. They both walked out of the ER and saw that InuYasha and Kagome were watting, Rin eyes were still on the floor. Sesshomaru was holding on to Rin's hand until when he noticed that Kagome was about to give her friend a hug.

"Are you Ok?" Kagome was really concerned. She ran up to Rin with her arms stretched outward.

"Yah, I am fine. I am going to be at Sesshomaru's mansion for a while. Can you go to my apartment and pick up some cloths for me? I will be staying there for a few weeks." Rin just wanted to curl up and cry. She hated someone having to take care of her, and now she knows that she will be watched all the time now too. She felt so stupid and wanted everyone to just leave her alone but knew that if she expressed that she would not get her way anyway so she kept her mouth shut.

"Sure thing Rin. Anything for a friend. What happened anyway?" Kagome was really worried. She has never seen Rin in this state, not even when she had so many negative things that happens in her life.

Rins eyes went back to the floor. Sesshomaru was the one who spoke up in his icy tone. "Rin is suffering from malnutrition. She is not at the weight she should be, so she has to gain some. I will be helping her, so InuYasha? Will you run the business , so I can help Rin with her recovery?" At Sesshomaru saying this, Rin fell into a depression. She did not want to have her love of her life be pulled away from work just for her sake.

"Sure thing! You take all the time you need I can run it by myself." InuYasha stuck his nose up in the air.

"Don't get too cocky!" Kagome reminded him. As she slapped him in the back of the head lightly. InuYasha growled at her. Kagome just laughed.

"Yes listen to your mate dear brother. I don't want to come back to a mess. Got it?" Sesshomaru was glaring at him very coldly. InuYasha got a vision in his head of what Sesshomaru might do if he messed anything up. Let's just say its wasn't a pleasant sight.

"Fah! Whatever!" InuYasha, and Kagome went to leave and Sesshomaru and Rin left at the same time. The whole time Rin was worried about what Sesshomaru might say when they were finally alone. She just wanted to cry.