Okay. I felt bad for posting that cliffhanger. So here you go. lol
Enjoy!
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There they were, Un and some other bull dog, fighting to the death. The growls and yelps were scaring the children as all of the adults tried to get their animals and kids away from the scene. Rin was frozen in fear and didn't know what to do. Everyone else was just about in the same boat until she saw Sesshomaru and another gentleman jump on it to break up the fight. At the very same time, Sesshomaru and the other gentleman had grasped a hold of both dogs' hind legs and pulled them apart from one another. They turned in circles until the other gentleman dragged his dog into a kennel and carries the rabid dog away from the park. Sesshomaru was able to mentally calm down Un until he was leashed and forced to lay down.
After a few minutes, he was calm enough to lay on his own accord. And after a while, his adrenaline wore off and he started to give small yelps of pain. A smaller group of people gathered to see the poor animal.
His wound was huge. It seemed as though the bull dog grabbed a hold of his leg and actually pulled some flesh off showing some crazy painful ripples of cracked skin, and the opening of a huge blood spot. Rin's skin crawled as she could almost feel Un's pain. She looked to Sesshomaru, only imagining how he is feeling at the moment.
And right then, Rin knew what she had to do.
"Okay people. Back up. Don't crowd him. It will just make him even more uncomfortable." she tried to get the crowd to back up but they didn't budge and it caused her to explode. "MOVE!" and they backed up entirely and caused Sesshomaru to cradle his friend.
"Okay. Hold his head up please. I don't want him licking the wound on his leg." Rin says to Sesshomaru as she kneels to the bleeding kaynine. "Kagome!" she shouted for her friend as she puts her hair up.
"Yes," Kagome replied in a heartbeat.
"What are you doing?" Sesshomaru demanded holding his friends head in concern.
"I'm helping Un.- Kagome, I need you to grab a water bottle, one of the dog bowls, and the picnic blanket."
"Okay," Kagome rushed to their things.
"I am taking him to a professional."
"Not until this wound is at least properly dressed. He will lose a serious amount of blood if we don't seal it." Rin says as she smiles at Un in reassurance, grasping his paw in gentility to show her care. "You'll be okay." she smiles in faith. "Sango, please go get the first aid kit under the drivers side of the car."
"I'm on it." she says as she grabs Koga and the kids and head for the car.
"And you know how to do this." Sesshomaru stated in a cold tongue.
"Yes- Does anyone have a pair of scissors or a knife or something?" Rin asks the, now huge crowd that surrounds them, but not nearly as bad as before.
"I do," someone said as he popped out a pocket knife.
"What?" Sesshomaru's eyes grew at the weapon.
'What is she going to do to me, man?' Un pleaded Sesshomaru. Ah sat as still as she could next Rin to watch. She, too started to whimper in worry for Un.
"It's okay. I am not using this on him," Rin spoke only truth to Sesshomaru with meaning in her eyes. "He's going to be fine, Ah." Rin smiles to her own dog.
"Here you go Rin." Kagome handed her the picnic blanket.
"Thank you. Please pour the water in the bowl." she said as she got the knife and cut of a large square.
"Here Rin." Sango returns with a box full of medical supplies. "What do you need?"
"Thank you sir," she said as she handed the knife back and turned to Sango. "Can you please open some antiseptic wipes? I need to clean the wound." she says as she dabs the scrap of picnic cloth inside the cold water. "Okay, Un. I am going to touch your wound. It needs to be clean before I can wrap it up." she says looking to Sesshomaru. "It might sting a little."
Sesshomaru stayed silent, letting her do what she needed to do, as he mentally kept Un's nerves down.
The wound has almost as big as the muscle on his hind leg. It was deep and looked painful. The other dog really bit a chunk out. Rin dabbed his wound as light as she physically could, but not matter how light she was, he whimpered in what sounded like excruciating pain.
"I'm sorry. I'm almost done." Rin struggled to stay still. She hates doing things like this, but knows that it needs to be done.
Sesshomaru watched her intently how she worked. He saw the care that she had given to his pain, she told Un that he was going to be alright instead of taking to his owner, treating Un like he was a person in pain instead of just another animal. She was helping him with such a loving aura and it caught Sesshomaru off guard. He had never seen anyone else treat him in this way before.
He was doing it again...
Feeling things he shouldn't be.
She continued to squeeze a few drops of water on the wound and wiped what she needed to. As she finished, she wiped off the sides of his thick fur so it wouldn't get caught and stuck inside the wound. Looking up, Sango had the wipes in her hand ready for Rin to take them when she needed. When Rin got them, she wiped her hands clean before getting a fresh one.
"Okay. This one is going to hurt, but I will be as quick as I can." she said to Un as she looks to Sesshomaru once again. She deeply inhales as she was as light a feather over his deep wound.
He jerked in response, forcing his body to jump. He just about cried. Rin apologized as she wiped the spot down one more time before tossing it to the side.
"Okay. Can someone get the gauze?" she asks as it was put in her hand. "This part shouldn't hurt." She says as she places a few squares of gauze on top of the large wound. "Okay. Now there is some medical tape in there that should not be sticky. I need that one so I don't stick his fur with the glue." Sango was careful to find the right tape.
Rin smiled at the good patient. Very gently, she held his leg up and wrapped the tape around the gauze. After a few rounds over the wound, the bandage was secure and tight enough for Un to move.
"Okay," she exhaled some much needed air as people started to clap around them. Smiling, she asked for another antiseptic wipe to clean herself off, and offered a clean bowl of water for Un to drink.
"You can let go of his head now," she looks up to his owner with a smile. "I'm sorry I couldn't do more." she says reaching in the picnic basket to get out a bag of special dog treats.
'After what she did... And she is sorry she can't do more?' Sesshomaru tries to subside the feeling he was having.
Smiling, she fed a few of the treats to Un for being such a good boy and another one to Ah to calm her down. "He should be alright as long as you see a doctor today." she says as she reaches into her back pocket.
"His vet isn't open on Sundays." he says refusing to look to her.
"I know, most aren't." her smile was beautiful. "Which is why I am referring you to mine." she held a card for him to take. "He is open on weekends for people that can only get check-ups on Saturday's and Sunday's." She urged him to take the card. He looks up to see her amazing eyes. "He is an old geezer, but he is amazing with animals." she laughed at the thought.
'Stop smiling.'
"He is open until 7 tonight. If you tell him that you know me, he will help you for free." Rin's smile was more prideful. She looked down at the sweet puppy in pain. "You are gonna be alright, sweetie." she says scratching behind his ear. He was more quiet now, not even saying anything to Sesshomaru, but still laid his head on Rin's lap in a thank you.
Sesshomaru couldn't say anything. He could only nod in thanks as he gracefully accepted the card.
...
He touched her hand and his stomach flipped.
...
She touched his and she almost drops the card. Looking to him, she sees something new in his eyes. His eyes told her a very special thank you, as he picked up Un, held him tightly and headed for the parking lot as a goodbye.
Rin watched as Sesshomaru leave without another word. She, too couldn't speak either. She just blushed as she held her hand close to her. She kept watching him until he lie Un safely in the back seat of his car and he drove away. She couldn't stop looking in that direction.
She lost herself in thought completely until Ah nudged her hand to come back to the moment. Rin blinked and looked down at Ah who was extremely saddened.
"Come on, Ah. Let's go home."
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The night was considerably more peaceful for the two girls. Kagome and Sango went home after their long day and it was only Rin and Ah lounging on the couch.
Ever since Un's accident, Ah has not acted the same. Usually she is able to snap out of it after she was home and settled. But this time it didn't settle with her, and she just can't forget it. Rin doesn't really know what to do. It's not like Ah can see Un whenever she wanted. He belonged to Sesshomaru and Sesshomaru...
"Hmm..." Rin loses herself in thought again. She remembered watching him cringe as she dressed Un's wound. She remembered the concern in his eyes. She remembered that he was genuinely concerned, and it... warmed her heart. Her smile grew at the thought of him. When they talked and he made her feel like a class A idiot. She was unsure what to think of him after his unorthodox explanation of himself. She is unsure of what to think of him now that he is on the receiving end of things. She just can't think negative thoughts about him now? That would be unfair of her... Not to mention untrue.
Rin then thought of Un. Poor thing. He really was hurt. She couldn't even comprehend him, or any of the dogs that she knew that would deliberately start a fight. She was so confused. What caused such a fight?
Her mind comes back to her as Ah pushed her nose under Rin's hand in the nook of her palm and the edge of the couch they both lay on. She was sad, Rin could tell. Sad for her friend.
"He's going to be okay, Ah. If Sesshomaru saw our doctor like I suggested, which I believe he did, he's going to be just fine." she caressed her ear. "You don't need to worry." Rin smiled to reassure her dear friend. It's really not normal for a dog to worry so much for another...
Is it?
"How would you like to go to she shelter with me tomorrow? You could see some of your friends, and get your mind off of him for a little while." Rin tries to make the situation better. Ah immediately whimpered as she stood and got off the couch just to walk to the front door, as an incentive to leave to go somewhere.
Rin watched as Ah scratched at the door with a sigh. "And where do you think you're going?" Ah looked at Rin with droopy dog eyes in a beg before scratching the door again. "Hey, quit that. If you want to go outside, the dog door is on the back door. Use that." Rin says standing up. Ah just stands firm at the front door wanting to leave. Rin then put two and two together and sighed. "We can't just go see them willy nilly, Ah!" she exclaims. "Besides, I don't even know where he lives." Ah stood firm, tapping the floor with her paw. "Stop looking at me like that. Even if I did want to see him... 'what?' ...w-what would I say?"
Rin looks dumbfounded with herself... What did she say?
Did she..?
Ah then laid down in front of the door. Rin crossed her arms. "No," she was more demanding this time and turned her heel. "Look. I'm tired. I am going to bed." she says stretching. Rin walks toward her bedroom instead. "You coming?" she asks her companion with expectation.
Ah was at a loss. She didn't know how to get a hold of her owner in a way to help her understand. She was in love; in love with Un. She had to see him, to see if he was okay. She has to see him.
'How come you can't understand this, Rin? I need to see him.'
"Do you want to go outside?" Rin points to the back door. "Because if it will make you feel better, I will go out with you." Rin says as she heads towards the back door. "I know that night time isn't your favorite." she finishes as she opens that door.
'Why can't you hear me like Sesshomaru can hear Un?' Ah was discouraged. She held her head low as she slowly started to head to the other side of the room to be let out in the back.
After her business was done, both Ah and Rin turned in for the night. "Look. Maybe we will run into them again. It seems to be a reoccurring thing with you two anyway." Rin turned off her light."I don't think we are going to another dog park for a while, but, I know that you will see him soon." she tried to reassure her friend, but Ah wasn't having it. Rin sighed in sadness as she rubbed her head in defeat. "I'll even keep the door creaked if you would rather sleep in the living room." she says before plopping on her bed. They both found a comfy spot on Rin's full-sized bed and slept the night away.
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It's 4:30 in the morning.
Kagome wants to burn her phone and shoot whoever the hell is calling her so damn early.
"Kagggomeh," a groggy voice calls next to her. "Ansnwer... The damn phone." her fiance said as he changed positions.
Kagome moans with her face in her pillow with her hair spread all over her face. She was extremely attractive as she slaps a blind hand on top of her end table, searching for her Dog-awful phone. Managing to find it, she answers it.
"I swear if someone isn't dead, there is going to be hell pay." she says with her own groggy voice as she puts the phone to her ear. "Hello," she sighs.
...
Almost immediately, Kagome shoots up from her bed in an instant...
"What?!" Kagome shouts, surprising Inuyasha, forcing him to fall out of his bed with a large thump and a moan of pain. "Okay, okay Rin, calm down..." she tries to calm her friend.
-"AH IS GONE, KAGOME!"-
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What is up with all of these cliffys all the sudden?
These darn plot bunnies!
See you soon!
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