Rin noticed when she got to her floor that no one was around, so she went searching for them only to find most of them crammed into or in front of Inuyasha's office glued to the TV. She tried to look over them but was unable to do so. Finally seeing Ginta she tapped him on the shoulder and asked him, "What's everyone watching?"
Ginta's face showed serious concern alerting Rin to the immense danger they were were in. "A couple of guys who work here revealed their true selves to prostitutes and let them get away. They've been taken in, and the authorities are wanting to check if there are others out there like us." Rin gasped as she heard the news and was completely speechless. "But we have a backup plan. There's an island with a barrier out there that has been prepared for several years for all of us to go out there to hide." He turned back to the crowd and tried to look over the many people in front of him.
Before Rin could ask anymore there was an announcement sounding from every phone in the office. It was Kouga's voice being broadcasted for all to hear. "Alright, listen up! We're going to have to start the evacuation tonight. Women, children, and human males be prepared to leave at nine o'clock tonight. All male demons and half-demons be prepared to leave at two in the morning. You are all dismissed for the rest of the day to get ready."
The throng of the crowd dispersed almost immediately heading for the stairs since the elevators would likely be packed. Rin was left standing there alone as Inuyasha was currently trying to convince Kagome to leave on the earlier shift. Rin collapsed in the closest chair she could find and wondered what would happen to her. She could easily find a new job, and she did not have anything to be worried about since she was human. What she worried about was being interrogated by her own kind into revealing what had happened to the rest of the company, to everyone that worked her besides her. She also knew more than anything that this truly had been the last time she would see Sesshomaru because he would be gone from her for the rest of her life.
She heard the sound of a male voice coming near her but she stayed frozen in the chair her mind still half consumed in her thoughts. The man shook her slightly and she looked up to find that it was Kouga. "Sesshomaru wanted me to look for you personally. Now that you know our secret, he doesn't want you staying here. Go home and pack up your stuff and meet us by the port. Pack only your clothes and necessities and anything you absolutely cannot live without as long as it's small."
"But I have no way to get all of that back to the office," she informed him. "I can call Ginta and have him pick you up. What's your address?" he asked as he pulled his cellphone from the clip on his belt and searched for Ginta in his address book. She wrote down the address on a sheet of paper and he ordered Ginta to pick Rin up at the address she had listed by 8:30.
With that done she slowly climbed the stairs down the twelve floors trying hard not to trip on the steps since her mind had gone completely blank. For the first time in her life she did not quite understand what was happening or what would happen. She did not like the feeling of being completely helpless especially knowing that in her past life there had been Sesshomaru to guide her path.
She got home an hour later and pulled out all of her luggage to pack it as full as possible. It would only take her an hour and she would not need to fix dinner for another five hours or be ready to leave in another three hours from there. Knowing that it was likely that there would be such a panic that night that sleeping would be difficult she took the next few hours to take a nap and get refreshed for the long night ahead of her.
At 8:20 Ginta showed up at her apartment door startling her. She opened the door to see his smiling face despite the fact that he had been ordered to get her. "Are you ready?" he asked her nicely before noticing her suitcases packed up next to the door. There were only three suitcases, much less than his five, so it did not take them long to get her things packed up in his car. Rin insisted that she get the chance to look around her apartment one more time before they left. She felt quite silly wanting to look around again, but she was fully aware by the sadness in her gut that this was the last time she would see it and her old life she had never thought twice about until Sesshomaru entered her life again.
They were amongst the first to arrive and he helped her get her luggage put on the boat under the watchful eyes of Inuyasha, Kouga, and Sesshomaru. Thankfully the company had the ability to buy a rather luxurious yacht or there would not have been enough space for all of them and their possessions. Rin found a seat on the back deck of the ship as many of the others were still getting situated or just arriving. From her seat she could barely see Sesshomaru, but she was able to see how rigidly he stood making sure that things were running as smoothly as they could. She knew that pressures he was under at this moment and was thankful that he was well suited to care them on because at this moment he was fully responsible for the safety of the entire immortal race.
Rin was joined shortly by Kagome and her six children that she had met only a couple of evenings before. They would later be joined by all of Kagome's daughters and daughters-in-law that still survived. The sheer number of them was tremendous, and Rin could only wonder how many more children Kagome had lost to fighting over the 500 years she had been mated to Inuyasha.
Ayame also joined them with her large litter of younger children. She too had a large litter of children over the years, but it was widely believed amongst the immortal peoples that they needed to produce more children in hopes of keeping their race from entirely disappearing off of the face of the earth. Soon the young children were fast asleep and the other ladies were keeping a silent vigil. Rin found herself falling asleep only a couple hours after the yacht departed the harbor.
The sun's early morning rays shone across Rin's sleeping face causing her to stir from her sleep. She looked around to find nearly every female on the ship sleeping on futons that had been handed out earlier that night or sitting in chairs. Rin's neck hurt from being slumped back against the back of the chair for so long, but she would not complain since she was now safer than had she been at home today when the humans of Tokyo woke to find that the entire Taiyouki Industries staff completely missing from the face of the earth.
There were a number of demon women keeping guard over the sleeping bunch in case of surprises, but they ignored her glances. As she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes she wondered where the bathroom was and tiptoed over the sleeping bodies as she went in search of it. When she came back though, she found that nearly everyone was awake. "Rin-chan!" Kagome called out as if relieved of fright. "I was worried something had happened to you."
Rin shook her head as she said, "Nope. I was just using the bathroom." She pointed her thumb behind her shoulder before she turned to sit down.
Kagome, who had been sitting next to her the whole night, leaned in and said to her, "Next time you wander away make sure to take one of my daughters with you. Some of the demons here don't understand why you're here, and last night some of them threatened to throw you off the ship." Rin gulped upon hearing the bad report Kagome gave her. "I didn't tell them that Sesshomaru loves you because I was afraid of how they would react. They said something last night about Sesshomaru promising to mate with the last remaining dog demon on the island."
Rin nodded her head in understanding and to let Kagome know that they were speaking the truth. "I'm so sorry," Kagome said leaning over to hug Rin awkwardly. As Kagome released her she said, "I had no idea he was engaged. How are you holding up?"
Rin shrugged her shoulders. Honestly she did not know how she felt. It tore her apart to know that Sesshomaru could not be hers because of a responsibility despite the fact that they were soul mates. But she was now conflicted inside knowing that he would always be nearby and she would have to see him mated to another and raising their children together. However, if she had stayed she would have felt the pain of their separation until her kind tortured her until she could handle it no longer.
It would be 24 hour trip until they arrived at the island. There were other demons to help the passengers get their luggage off the yacht and to carry it to the houses that had been to all the families. Some families were given larger houses because of the sheer size of their family, but most were put into similar three bedroom houses. After all of the house keys were passed out to the other people only Rin found herself standing there amongst the island's previous inhabitants.
"I'm sorry, miss, but I don't think we were ever informed that you would be coming," a male fox demon said to her.
She looked down at the ground and said glumly, "I know you haven't. I wasn't suppose to come in the first place, but I let my selfish desires get the best of me." She looked up to see that the fox demon was actually quite concerned about her. "Don't worry. We have several more houses still unused." He picked up two of her suitcases leaving her with just one, and he lead the way to one of the houses on the outside western border of the town before leaving her alone with her house.
They had done well to make the place inhabitable including producing their own electricity, housing, and food supplies. Rin looked around the house at the bare furnishments, but she figured that over time she would find some way to spruce it up. 'Besides,' she thought, "I won't be here long. Not nearly as long as the rest of the people on this island.' She put on her pajamas, washed her face with the linens provided to her, and brushed her teeth before turning in for the night. Since it was a three bedroom house she got her pick of the bed in which she wanted to sleep in. Figuring that it was best for her to use the master bedroom she sank into the soft bed and plush sheets and blankets and fell asleep immediately.
The males arrived around two in the morning very much awake since they did not need sleep like the weaker humans most had bond themselves to. After everyone had left for their homes except for that evening's guard Sesshomaru headed for the largest house on the island to find that Haruka's scent was over every inch of the place. She was waiting for him in the master bedroom wearing nothing but a thin piece of human lingerie. Her grin made his stomach want to revolt and he turned his back on her. "Get dressed and move to another house," he commanded her sternly.
"But you said that you would become my mate," she pointed out to him.
"I said that I would make you my mate, but I did not say when I would do so. We have many centuries to produce children, so please leave until I command you to return to me." He left her there speechless, but she did as she was told grudgingly.
The house keys had been entrusted to the care of the night guards, so Sesshomaru checked the register to find where Rin was and to take her spare key with him. He found her house on the edge of town and quiet. Decucing that she had already gone to bed he stole into her bedroom and sat on the bed next to her to keep watch over her as she slept. He could not admit it to anyone else, but just being close to Rin made him feel completely at ease.
