Mr. Watanabe was removed that afternoon. Inuyasha, upon hearing Rin's promotion to beta, used one claw to make a small vertical slash on the lower left side of the brand, closer to her arm., and licked the blood away. Sesshomaru explained that this was a sign that Inyasha accepted his brother's beta without adding a claim of his own. When Inuyasha formed his own pack, Sesshomaru had the choice of accepting, ignoring or establishing a dual claim. Shared betas were uncommon. Unaccepted betas were considered slightly suspicious, so Inuyasha's acceptance of Rin gave her the highest and strongest position she could attain in Sesshomaru's pack.
Inuyasha and Kagome were mated one month after Kagome turned eighteen. Rin and Sesshomaru stood as witnesses for the human ceremony, which consisted of the pair barging into the office unannounced with all the paperwork and demanding an audience. Sesshomaru made them wait a full hour, during which Inuyasha contained himself to shredding only one padded armrest. Rin considered this a vast improvement.
Rin never took a mate. When Sess-kun reached puberty, he branded Rin with his own mark, a stylized 'S' bracketed by two crescents, in the center of her collarbone. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha flanked the brand with acceptance slashes, acknowledging the honor of Rin's dual loyalty.
Rin lived to see her pup grow up. When she died, it was in her bed, flanked by her alpha males, who held her hands and howled her departure from the mortal world. Sess-kun was inconsolable until Inuyasha, who had lost his koishii a few years prior, informed him of a little known secret.
Human souls are always reincarnated.
Sess-kun did find his Rin-chan again, but that is a story for another time.
A/N: Wow, notes at the end of the story! I just wanted to say thank you again to my reviewers, courtneykogalove and hopelessromantic56. You two encouraged me to figure out a solution. I hope you enjoyed the story.
Matane!