Sesshomaru turned off the car and swiftly stepped out, already walking hastily for the door of Jakotsu's house.
Kagome rushed to catch up, but Sesshomaru had already broken down the door before she could even make it up the steps of the porch.
"Jakotsu! Are you here?" Kagome called out to him.
Silence.
"If he has taken her somewhere, I will kill him." Sesshomaru growled.
"Calm down. He always leaves a note for his brothers. Just look around and see if you can find it." Kagome said as she began to search the living room.
Sesshomaru walked into the kitchen and immediately noticed a pink slip of paper held to the refrigerator with a magnet. He pulled it off and read it silently,
Bonkotsu,
Rin showed up and wanted me to take her to your vacation house. She's pregnant! And apparently, Sesshomaru did something terrible to the poor girl. I went with her and should be back in about a week. Keep my bed warm for me would ya? ;) Call me.
-Jakotsu
Sesshomaru growled and tossed the note onto the counter. He had had more than enough notes for one day. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Jaken's number.
"H-hello?" Jaken stuttered from the other end.
"Find out where Bonkotsu's vacation house is immediately." He commanded.
"Yes. Right away."
He ended the call and slipped the phone back into his blazer pocket. He went back into the living room where Kagome was still searching for the note.
She snapped her head up when she heard him enter the room. "Did you find it?"
"What is Jakotsu's phone number?" He asked, ignoring her question.
"I'll take that as a yes." She put her hands on her hips, annoyed. "Here." She held out her phone so that he could see the number. Instead, he just grabbed the phone and pressed the call button before she had time to protest.
Beep. Beep. Beep. "The number you are trying to reach is currently off or out of dialing range. Please try again later."
Sesshomaru threw the phone to the ground. "Dammit!" He snarled.
"Calm down. You don't need to freak. You could have just broken my phone, you know that!?" Kagome retorted.
"You don't understand! I missed her by fifteen minutes and now she's gone!" His expression became ever so slightly saddened.
Kagome grimaced upon seeing his hurt expression. "Sesshomaru. It's okay, we're going to find her. I promise."
...Five hours later...
"Rin." Jakotsu grabbed her shoulder and shook her gently. "Rin, wake up. We're here."
Her eyes opened slowly and for a moment she was confused as to why she had not woken up in her bed in her house. The blue glow of the early morning blinded her for a moment, then all the memories of the past day came flooding back, making her sigh in response and blink her eyes several times.
She stood up and followed everyone else off the plane and into the extremely overcrowded airport. She followed Jakotsu to the conveyer belt that had everyone's luggage flowing out of the concealed portion that connected to the plane.
He grabbed his sky blue suitcase and her black one and pulled them both outside where they were greeted by a taxi. He pulled the door open for Rin and put the luggage in the trunk. Once the driver sat down and Jakotsu closed his door, he handed him some money and gave him the directions. While the taxi drove Rin leaned herself against his shoulder and nodded out.
"Jet lag?" The taxi driver asked upon seeing her sleeping.
"Yeah. It's been a rough day for her." Jakotsu sighed.
"Sorry to hear it. So where ya'll comin' from?" He asked.
"Tokyo. What's your name? I'm Jakotsu."
"The name's Totosai. That sounds like one hell of a day, comin' all the way from Tokyo." He laughed.
"Yeah. First she finds out that she's pregnant and then the father of her child does something terrible to her." Jakotsu petted her hair with his left hand.
"I don't mean to sound like I'm intruding but, what did he do to her?" He looked at Jakotsu through the rear view mirror.
"It's quite alright." He paused. "I...don't know what he did to her... She hasn't spoken since she was dropped off at my house." He rubbed his hand down her arm, his nail catching on the fabric of her sleeve and pulling it slightly off her shoulder, revealing the bite mark on her neck.
"Is that a bite mark?" Totosai asked.
"Yeah. She's mated to a demon." He touched the mark and she flinched making him immediately pull his hand away and resume petting her hair.
"A demon? What kind of demon?"
"Dog. He's the current owner of Taisho Inc. Sesshomaru Takahashi. Heard of him?"
"Heard of him? Ha! I was one of his father's best friends back in the day. I've known him since he was just a pup!" Totosai laughed.
"Wow. I met the guy once. I wondered why would she want to be mated to this guy?" Jakotsu restrained a chuckle in fear of waking Rin.
"Yeah. I heard that he saved her life. Although I never thought he would mate a human. Last time I met him he seemed to hate them." Totosai pondered the thought.
"When they first got together they seemed really happy. They would almost never be separated. After a while though... he seemed to never be around."
"If I know him like I think I do, then I'd say he wanted to protect her." Totosai suggested.
"Hmmm... Maybe. Who knows what goes on through his mind?" Jakotsu ended the conversation, not wanting to venture further into the possibilities of why Sesshomaru had been acting the way he had and what he was thinking.
About ten minutes later the taxi pulled into the gravel drive way of Bonkotsu's vacation house. It was a large wooden Japanese style house overlooking a lake.
"Rin, wake up. We're here." Jakotsu nudged her.
She half-opened her eyes and got out of the car still half asleep. Jakotsu helped her inside and to the bedroom before he unpacked the luggage they had brought with them.
He and Totosai exchanged farewells immediately after.
"You come pick me up in a week?" Jakotsu asked.
"No problem. See ya'." He turned on the yellow car and pulled out of the driveway.
Jakotsu went back into the house and walked up the stairs to the first bedroom on the left, into the bedroom where Rin was sitting on the bed blankly looking out the window at the forest. "I'm going to get some food from the store in town, alright?"
She nodded without turning, not even completely sure what she was agreeing to.
Jakotsu sighed and left.
Rin layed back in the bed, desperately wishing she were back home in her bed with her pillows. She closed her eyes and once again succumbed to sleep.
...
Sesshomaru pulled up in his driveway earlier than he would have liked. He did not want to be around Rin in fear that he may not be able to control himself. He longed for her embrace. For her touch. But when he got it, it felt like her couldn't protect her. He could protect her from the world. But not from himself.
He opened the door to find Rin sitting on the couch watching America's Next Top Model. She was wearing a thin pink nightgown.
Since when does she like that show? he thought to himself.
She turned around and flashed a bright smile upon seeing him. He couldn't help but give her a small one in return.
She stood up and made her way over to him and hugged him lightly before pulling away. "Dinner is in the fridge if you want some. I made the kind you like." She smiled again.
She made the food I like, not even knowing if I would be here to eat it, he thought.
He sighed and began walking toward the kitchen when he caught a familiar scent, stopping him in his tracks.
Rin is in heat, his mind echoed.
He shuddered at the intoxicating scent.
Rrriiinnnnn, his demon growled, wanting her with more and more with every breath he took.
He turned to look at her. She was already sitting on the couch, but was looking at him with a longing hiding deep within her eyes.
His eyes slowly changed from their usual amber to a deep crimson red, his teeth longer and sharper than normal, were pushing him to take her. His claws were digging into his palms drawing blood and dripping to the floor in his futile effort to restrain himself.
Rin stood up upon seeing him lose control of his own demonic power. She stepped lightly, knowing that if she made the wrong move it would be over for her.
She misunderstood. He wanted her. Wanted her so bad he could not retain his demon.
"Rinnnnn," His demon purred, propelling him forward and taking her into his arms.
She bared her neck to him, the act of complete submission.
He buried his face into her neck, breathing in deeply, allowing himself to take in as much as he could handle. He ran his now pointed teeth over her silky skin just wanting to sink his teeth into her neck so badly. To remark her.
His teeth brushed against the mark he had already given her, making her shiver in response. That action pushed him over the edge.
He picked her up bridal style, she let out a squeak of surprise and giggled. He pushed open their bedroom door with his back.
Oh, how long it had been since they had both been in this room together…
Far too long…
He layed her down on the bed and stood beside it, leaning over her with one knee resting on the edge. He could smell her arousal and…a touch of fear.
He crashed his lips against hers, kissing her as much as he could before he would have to release her so she could breathe.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him back with all she had.
He moved, leaving a trail of kisses down her jawline and down to her neck.
She was gasping for air when he released his hold of her lips. She ran her fingers through his hair, letting it become like a curtain as it draped around them.
"Sesshomaru…," she whispered as he continued to kiss her neck.
He growled to let her know he was listening.
"Why...now?" she breathed.
He stopped for a moment and looked her in the eye, his expression softening as her looked at her. "Because I...cannot...control..." He captured her lips again, unknowing of how he should finish his answer.
"Sesshomaru," she whispered again.
He moved his hand down her chest and squeezed her breast. She moaned as he did.
"Take me. Please," she whimpered.
He moved one arm under her back to lift her further onto the bed. As he climbed above her, he ripped off his shirt and threw it unceremoniously to the floor.
He moved his hand up her inner thigh and gently rubbed his hand against the fabric that separated them from touching, feeling the moisture dampening the cloth. She moaned again and he groaned with anticipation.
He used his claws to slice through the nightgown she had on to expose her nude figure to him. He layed down a trail of kisses leading from her neck to her breast. He sucked on her right while his fingers flicked the other gently.
He switched and pressed himself against her.
His warm breath against her skin gave her goose bumps. She shivered and moaned louder than before.
"Sesshomaru, please," she whimpered. "Please, take me."
He didn't need her to repeat. He kissed her once more on the lips before finally discarding his pants and tossing them aside.
He pulled her panties off, careful not to ruin anymore clothing on her with his claws than he already had.
He positioned himself inches above her, deciding that he would not make her wait any longer than she already had. He pushed himself in her slowly the first time, allowing her to adjust to his size before pulling out and thrusting back in hard.
She wailed in pure bliss as he found a steady pace but was never consistent on how hard he would go in.
"Sessh-o-mar-uuuuu," she moaned in between his hard thrusting.
He kissed her deeply. She could feel the pressure building in her stomach and knew it was only a matter of time.
He brought her body close to his and kissed her neck roughly.
She screamed out when she hit her climax, but Sesshomaru was far from done. It had been too long and he wasn't going to waste a single moment.
He pulled out of her and flipped her over, entering her from that angle gave him more access to her. He wrapped both his hand around her slim waist and pounded himself into her, making her cry out again.
She gripped the sheets and he gritted his teeth knowing he was coming close to his climax.
With one final thrust, he hit his climax and released inside her. He bit down on the mark he had already given her, creating the perfect mixture of pain and pleasure. He sucked the wound clean, her blood an aphrodisiac in his mouth. She collapsed onto the bed and he cradled her in his arms, knowing she was far beyond exhausted.
"One final thing," his inner demon urged him to say that he had no objections to. "Whatever this Sesshomaru does, we will always love you." He whispered into her ear so quietly, she wondered if he had truly said it.
"I love you, Sesshomaru." She forced her eyes to open and look into his now amber ones.
"As I love you, Rin." He kissed her once more and laid her down, covering her with the blankets.
He lay beside her until she was asleep before he slipped out of the bed and into the night...
"Mr. Takahashi?" A soft feminine voice called his name. Kanna stood in the doorway to his office, her expression not the least bit concerned that he had not been answering her the first few times she called his name.
"What?" Sesshomaru snapped, looking up from the file on his desk to glare at her.
"I'm going home." She stared at him blankly, almost as if she was in a world of her own, much like he was only moments ago.
"Fine." He leaned back in his chair and rubbed his eyes with his thumb and index fingers, trying desperately to not think about the memory his beast refused to let him forget. The night he got Rin pregnant. And to say that it was not a pleasant memory would be a lie, but unfortunately for him, he needed to concentrate on his work. All the flights even remotely close to where Rin allegedly was were canceled due to severe winter storms and driving was out of the question; all of the roads were blocked by snow and ice.
She closed the door and took a step toward the elevator before remembering something Kagura wanted her to ask him. She turned and peered in through the door again at Sesshomaru who had not changed position. She opened her mouth to speak when Sesshomaru cut her off.
"What do you want? I thought I already dismissed you," he growled.
"You did, but I remembered Kagura wanted me to ask you something." Her voice showed no indication of fear of his sudden outburst.
Sesshomaru snarled at her name. She was the main reason Rin had left.
No. You are.
Silence!
"What did she want?"
"She wants a month off work."
"Hn." Sesshomaru grunted and stood from his chair.
"She had already left, Mr. Takahashi." Kanna whispered.
"Good. She is fired." He closed the manila file folder one his desk and tossed his pen in a drawer with other various writing tools. "Leave me."
She nodded, slightly shocked, and left. She pulled out her phone and called her now unemployed sister.
"Kagura."
"What?" she asked, sounding slightly annoyed.
"I asked him," she murmured.
"And? He said yes, right?"
"He fired you." She laughed inwardly, pressing the button to summon the elevator.
"He WHAT?!" She shouted through the phone, causing Kanna to slightly pull it away from her head, allowing Kagura to scream all she liked without injuring her ear.
She waited until she was finished ranting before asking another question. "You mean you did not expect this? His mate is pregnant and you were his mistress. Feel lucky that he does not kill you." She stepped into the empty elevator. It was well after two in the morning and she wondered why she had stayed so long finishing a document that wasn't even due until next week.
"No. I expected this. I'm not as stupid as you would like to believe," she huffed.
"So what will you do?" Kanna asked.
"It's simple. I'll kill her."
"How will that do any good?" Kanna asked, cocking her head to the side in confusion.
"Stupid." Kagura muttered.
"You have a plan? Do tell." Kanna said mischievously.
"By killing her, their pup will die in the process." Kagura smirked.
Kanna paused, thinking of how her boss would react if he found out Kagura was responsible for his mate's and pup's deaths. "How will that help matters?"
"After his pup is dead, he will still want a child, no matter what. And I will be the one to carry that child."
"I don't see how killing them will, in any way, persuade him to conceive a child with you." Kanna felt herself gag at the thought of her sister having a child with her boss.
"I won't kill her directly. I'm going to call in a favor from our brothers. You know how they love it when I give them a job."
"You're acting without telling Naraku? He will be furious." Kanna whispered.
"I leave that to you." Kagura ordered more than asked.
The line went dead as the doors of the elevator opened.
...The next morning...
Rin sprang out of her bed as a wave of nausea hit her. She knelt over the toilet and puked until there was nothing left to come out.
Jakotsu sprinted up the stairs to Rin's bedroom to find her sitting by the toilet. He stepped to her and knelt down beside her and handed her a paper towel as another wave of dry heaves hit.
She wiped her mouth off and sat down on the closed toilet and cried; Jakotsu holding her hand the entire time.
"It's going to be okay. You will survive without him. If it takes me staying here longer than a week, if it means helping you, then so be it." He gave her a sad smile.
Rin nodded and stood up, stumbling to the sink to wash her mouth out. She looked at herself in the mirror and frowned. What had she become? She was not weak! But yet here she was, crying because her husband cheated on her with some demoness while she was pregnant. Or maybe it was solely because she was pregnant.
"You should get a bath. It will help you relax." Jakotsu suggested.
Rin nodded and grabbed a purple tank-top and grey sweatpants with underwear and a bra. She shooed him out of her room and prepared herself for a bath.
She undressed and lowered herself into the tub, letting the warm water envelop her. She closed her eyes and for once in a very long time, relaxed.
...
Kagura dialed Hakudoshi's cell number and put the phone to her ear.
"Kagura. To what do I owe this pleasure?" Hakudoshi's voice was soft and smug.
"Save it. I need you to do something for me." Kagura said bluntly.
"Ahh. A job? This sounds interesting. So, who do you want me to knock off today, my dear sister?" he asked sarcastically.
"Sesshomaru's mate. She pregnant with his pup." She spat in distain.
"Do you desire me dead, Kagura? You know as well as I that if she is carrying his pup, he will not leave her side. I'm sure you are aware of this."
"No. She has ran away and he doesn't know where she is." Kagura smirked.
"This is getting interesting... How do you suppose I find her if he couldn't?"
"Simple. I know where she is."
"You sneaky rat." He laughed sinisterly.
"I'm the wind, you moron. Anyway, she is at Bonkotsu's vacation house in the northern mountains."
"And you called me because I'm already close by, eh?" he concluded.
"Yeah. The sooner, the better." She hung up and inhaled deeply, satisfied that it would only be a matter of time before Sesshomaru's mate and pup were killed and announced on the news.
She would make sure he saw his beloved dead. Make sure that there is nothing he can do to stop it from happening. And be his false hope when he uncovers her cold body in the morgue.
...
Rin dressed herself and put on a thin blue poncho over her clothes. She stepped into the living room where Jakotsu was sitting on the couch, tapping his foot impatiently against the floor.
Rin cocked her head to the side as if to ask, 'what's the matter?'
"Im fine. Don't worry. Just a little homesick. Anyways, how are you feeling? You look lovely." He changed the subject.
Rin halfheartedly smiled. She turned around and grabbed her notebook and pen off the coffee stand behind her. Im going to go sit out by the water.
"Okay. I'll be in here if you need anything. And...work on getting your voice back. It would be a shame if I never got to hear it again." He winked at her playfully.
Rin set the notebook down and walked for the back door leading to the water's edge. She carefully stepped on the ground and sat down so the sun was not in her face, but everywhere else on her body.
It was cold. It was nearly winter and snow had already fallen on most of the mountain. She brought her legs up close to her chest, but not all the way, and draped the long blue poncho over her legs. She stared at the water and the reflection of the sun.
She took a deep breath in and imagined Sesshomaru sitting beside her as she placed her hand on her stomach.
A few minutes later, she inhaled deeply and stood up, determined to live without him. After she stretched a bit, she turned and walked back toward the house. She pushed the sliding door open and stepped in. She closed it without a sound and walked silently into the living room where Jakotsu was playing a game on his phone.
She opened her mouth and tried to speak.
Nothing. Just silence.
Jakotsu looked up from tapping his phone rapidly and noticed she was trying to talk. "Give it some time, dear. Your voice will return eventually."
She smiled and nodded. She grabbed her notebook and pen and sat down beside Jakotsu, whose eyes never left her for a moment.
He read as she wrote, I need a job so I can buy food and stuff. Do you think you can find me one that doesn't require talking?
"I suppose... What did you have in mind?" He looked back down at his phone, starting another round while she wrote.
Maybe a librarian? That doesn't require talking, right?
"Actually, one of my friends that lives around here said that the school was looking for a new librarian. Interested?" He asked without looking up from his phone.
She sighed and tapped his screen before he had a chance to pull away.
"Oh come on! I was three away from beating my high score! It's called Don't Tap the White Tile, so you're not supposed to tap the white tile!" He wined, causing Rin to giggle.
"See. You'll have your voice back in no time." He clicked his phones screen off and patted Rin on the shoulder.
Rin smiled and stood up, headed for her room.
"Dinner will be ready in an hour." He winked at her.
She rolled her eyes and continued up the stairs to her bedroom. She pulled her laptop out of her bag and opened it, deciding she had nothing to do, she opened her browser and went to her Facebook page only to find absolutely nothing interesting.
She closed out the window and decided to start a journal/diary thing. A pregnancy journal, perhaps?
She decided to start with when she first found out she was pregnant and type everything that had happened up until this moment.
...One week later...
Kagome feared that Sesshomaru had gone to look for Rin by himself, seeing as how no one had seen him at his work and no one had heard from him in over a week. She decided she would check his house to make sure he wasn't just hiding out from the world.
She got out of her car and walked to the front door and opened it, finding nothing out of the ordinary. A couch in front of their flat screen, a spotless kitchen... All except her broach, still sitting on the dresser where she had left it.
She walked up the stairs and called out Sesshomaru's name. "Sesshomaru? Sessh, are you up here?"
The door to his bedroom flung open and before she could react, Sesshomaru was standing in front of her.
"Sesshomaru!" she gasped. "So, you are here," she said to herself.
"What did you just call me?" He hissed.
"Sessh? What? You don't like the nickname?" Kagome smirked.
"Do not call me by that nickname. Ever." He turned back toward his room.
"That nickname? Why? Is it something Rin called you?" Kagome intruded.
He was visibly angry and she knew she shouldn't agitate him any more than he already was in his condition.
"Yes."
Did he just admit that or am I hearing things? she thought to herself in disbelief.
"Who are you and what have you done with Sesshomaru?" Kagome teased.
He turned and glared at her.
She simply smiled and shrugged, resulting in him growling and walking back into his room without another word.
She followed him but stopped in the doorway, her eyes widening at the scene.
Almost everything in the room was smashed and would be costly to fix, while everything else was far beyond repair.
"Sessh...o...maru?" She took one step forward and noticed as glass from the broken television, crunched under her foot.
"Sesshomaru, this has to stop." She walked in front of him, sitting on the bed, looking into his blank eyes, more detached from the world than they had ever been before.
He turned and looked at the mess he had created, his expression unchanging. He turned back to her, his eyes pleading, as if to say, Please find her.
Kagome grimaced. "I'll call your mother and see if she has heard anything about Rin. In the meantime, you should clean up this mess."
He snarled at the idea of cleaning. He decided he would just call one of his maids to clean it for him.
"Now, don't go calling any maids to do it for you," she added, as if she could read his mind. She turned and walked to the broken TV and put her hand on the corner. "It will take your mind off things and...think of it as a symbol. You have to clean up the messes you make. No one can help you with that." She smiled, proud of herself.
She glanced one last time at a slightly surprised Sesshomaru before walking out of the room and down the stairs to the door. She calmly walked to her car and pulled out her phone, dialing Inuyasha's number.
"Yellow?"
"And green." Kagome replied to his remark.
"So, did you find him?" Inuyasha asked anxiously.
"Yeah. He's fine. He just at his house." She decided not to tell him what Sesshomaru's room looked like, in fear Inuyasha might freak out.
"He's not fine. What did his room look like? Anything smashed? Broken?" He asked, leaving Kagome speechless.
"How...did you know?" She turned down a series of streets that lead to her house.
"Because that's exactly how I would react. He can't take much more of this, Kagome. He needs her right now. Most likely more than she needs him." Inuyasha stated, completely oblivious of how romantic he had just been.
"Really?" Kagome said, hopeful.
"Well, yeah. How bad was the room?"
Kagome sighed. "Bad."
...
"Rin. Are you sure you want me to go? I can stay longer if you want." Jakotsu almost begged to stay behind, but, ultimately, it was up to her.
"Go back, Jack," she whispered. "I'm fine." I had been a week and all she could regain was a faint whisper. Still, it was better than nothing.
He grimaced and pulled her into a hug. "The car has a full tank of gas for tomorrow. I'll call you when I get home, alright?"
"Thanks," she whispered.
He nodded and pulled his suitcase out the door and to the taxi. Rin stayed just inside the door and watched him wave as the taxi drove away.
She waved back and closed the door as soon as the taxi was out of sight. She walked to the window and watched as the first snow fell.
"This is going to be a long winter," she sighed.
She closed the curtains and tossed another log of firewood into the fireplace and watched as the flames danced with grace.
What freedom they had. Able to do whatever they wanted, to know that they would only get one chance before they ceased to exist. Once the cold of the world put out the flame.
She sat down on the couch and grabbed her purse. She decided she would look through what all he had given her, now that she had some time to actually sit down and go through it all.
She pulled out her white wallet with mustaches on it and opened it up to find a new ID with a picture he had taken of her the second day they were here.
Her name was no longer Rin Takahashi. It was Rini Akoi.
She sighed and closed the wallet, placing it gently on the open couch cushion beside her. She pulled out a passport that was also in her new name, her school registration and identification card, also in her new name.
She pulled out the car keys he had given her that belonged to the silverish gold Pontiac van in the garage. That would be how she would get to work the next day.
She was no longer herself. And yet, she was happy about it. She was no longer his. He could no longer control her. He had no power over her any longer.
She was free.
...The next day...
Sesshomaru sat up from his uncomfortable position on his bed and took a in a fast sharp breath. Breathing had become somewhat bothersome for him as he fought tooth and nail to keep his beast locked up inside.
He stood up and composed what was left of his sanity, brushing his hands down the length of his upper body to straighten out his ruffled clothes.
He pondered what Kagome had said, "It will take your mind off things and...think of it as a symbol. You have to clean up the messes you make. No one can help you with that."
"Clean up the messes you make…" he repeated quietly, as if it would give him some sliver of motivation to do something besides lie on his bed unable to do anything because of his beast's irrationality.
He closed his eyes for a brief moment and took a step forward, leaning down to pick up a lamp that had been thrown to the floor in his initial outburst of trying to control his beast.
He set the lamp on the bedside stand and turned to look at his trashed room.
We have better thing to be doing that things as tedious as this!
Sesshomaru ignored his beast and bent down the collect a few fragments of glass of the floor.
Before he realized it, he had cleaned his room, besides his shattered television and his cracked and splintering footboard.
He sighed as he spotted one piece of cream colored clothing half hidden under the bed. He fell down to a squat and lightly grabbed the haori. He almost dropped it when he realized what it was. It was his white haori he had given to Rin on their wedding night when they got caught in the rain. He shuttered at the memory.
At the scent it was releasing in his hand. Onto his skin. It was driving him mad. He pulled it to his chin and inhaled her intoxicating perfume scent. He squeezed his eyes shut and balled his fist into the fabric.
Only then did he realize how much he needed her. Even if he was completely unwilling to admit it to himself; he needed her. He simply could not live without her.
What he had done was worse than killing a hundred people. It was worse than death, he concluded. He hurt her. And it was slowly, agonizingly, painfully, shredding him to pieces.
You must stop this madness now! Taunting me with her scent is foolish. We need to find her. To hold her. Never let her go.
...
Hakudoshi sat outside with Byakuya waiting for Rin to come out of her house and leave for her first day of work.
"Why do we have to wait? What don't you just finish the job now and get it over with?" Byakuya questioned in his unusually high voice.
"Because, you moron, killing is illegal." Hakudoshi rolled his eyes at his brother's remark.
"Well, I know that." He tapped his finger against the tree he was leaning against. "It's just taking so long."
Hakudoshi sighed but to his and Byakuya's surprise, Rin stepped out of the front door and locked it. She then pressed a button to open the garage to reveal her gold colored van.
Hakudoshi smirked, knowing exactly how he would kill her. He silently leapt down from the tree into the snow, his white attire blending almost perfectly with the snow. Byakuya stayed in the tree to observe.
Rin opened her car and put her stuff in the back seat while Hakudoshi crept around to the opposite side of the car and rolled under, looking for the wire he would cut.
Upon finding it, he pulled out his pocket knife and slit the wire in two. He smirked at his handiwork and made haste of getting out from under the van.
Rin closed the rear passenger door and got in the front and turned the key. She closed the door and quickly turned on the heat, only for cold air to blow against her already freezing skin.
Hakudoshi crawled through the snow until he was safely hidden behind a small hill.
Rin backed out of the drive way and out onto the road.
Byakuya jumped out of the tree and Hakudoshi stood up and brushed the snow off him. "And that is how it's done," he bragged.
"What exactly did you do?" Byakuya asked, crossing his arms.
"I cut her brake line. When she slams the brakes..." Hakudoshi dragged his finger across his neck.
Byakuya smirked as they both turned to leave and follow the van.
Rin went slowly down the road, trying not to hit any patches of ice too fast. Soon, she stopped paying attention to the speedometer and was going at a steady pace of 45mph.
She hit an unexpected patch of ice and slammed the brakes in hopes she would stop. Her prayers were unanswered as the van continued to slide toward a tree.
She screamed at the top of her lungs as the car hit the tree and crunched her between the steering wheel and seat. She hit her head on the steering wheel, not knocking her unconscious, but barely able to tell what was happening.
Everything was blurry. The snow. The trees. She saw two people approaching.
Help me! She tried to speak but her mouth wouldn't move.
Hakudoshi smiled at the horrific sight. The van was wrapped around the tree and her face was covered on blood.
Byakuya covered his nose with his hand. "Is she dead?" he asked from behind his sleeve.
Hakudoshi walked closer and saw that she was still alive. "No. But, we shall leave her to suffer. I'm sure it is what Kagura would have wanted. A slow death is always more appealing."
They walked away before they both took off and were gone.
Kagura? Who is...that person who is supposed to save me? He was...supposed to...always...protect...
The darkness took her before she could even breathe.