A/N Hi guys! I want to thank you all who have taken the time to read my prologue chapter. What did you think? I hope it grabbed your attention. I always like when a book instantly grabs my attention. Anyways, as I said before, this is my very first Inuyasha based story. All day yesterday the idea for this story was clawing at the back of my mind, I couldn't concentrate on anything. I'm super excited about this and I hope I can provide a great story for you all. This is the first time I'll be writing about two canon characters, Sesshomaru and Rin, though with a few differences. So, without further ado, here is chapter 1 of Bring Darkness to Light.

I do not own any Inuyasha characters.

Modern Day...

With a sharp gasp, she sits up in bed, her entire body drenched in a cold sweat, even her bed was wet. Her chest felt tight and her back burned, as if a set of razor sharp knives had sliced into her soft flesh. Brown eyes were wide with terror, tears pooling in their depths. As her mind began to calm and think rationally once more, the face of the man from her dreams faded back into her subconscious. Breathing deeply, Rin steadied herself, wiping away the dried tears from her cheeks. Leaning over towards the nightstand to the left of her bed, she picks up the glass of water, sipping I slowly, to ease the soreness from screaming.

Every night since she was a little girl, the very same dream haunted her. Her parents thought they were just night terrors and after seeing a doctor, she'd been put on medication to help ease the nightmares and allow her a better nights sleep. She was turning 20 in just a few days, and the dreams continued to come. After a while, she stopped telling her parents and learned to force herself awake before they got to be too much.

When she would wake up, she could only remember bits and pieces, and eventually even those faded until she couldn't remember a thing about it. It was frustrating at times, but then again, she didn't exactly want to know what haunted her for so long. Still, one thing did remain. The faceless man. He was always there and while she could never remember full details, she knew he had long silvery, white hair. Shaking her head quickly, Rin glanced at the alarm clock on her nightstand. It was just after 6am. With a heavy sigh, she throws the blankets off her body and gets out of bed.

Only recently she moved out of her parents home, finding her own little apartment in town. It had taken some heavy persuasions, but eventually she wore her father down and he allowed her to leave. They were Japanese natives and were very old school. Believing that until married, a girl shouldn't leave her parents home. But they weren't in Japan anymore. This was America and things were different here. Girls her age weren't still living under their parents rules, but on their own, making their own paths.

When she was very young, her parents immigrated here from Japan, wanting to give their only daughter a better future. Here she could go to the best schools and maybe become a renowned doctor or lawyer. Imagine the look on their faces when she told them that she didn't want either of those things. Instead, she wanted to get a business degree and open her own massage parlor. To help people relax and even bring some of her culture to the states. Of course they were disappointed, but when she explained herself a little more, they were understanding and soon supportive. She had her massage therapy license, and worked in a parlor not far from her apartment. Now she just needed to finish her business classes.

Even though it was still very early, Rin knew that no matter how hard she tried, there would be no way she could get back to sleep. It happened like that sometimes. She would wake herself up and it would still be early, but instead of fighting to go back to sleep, she would just stay away. Though, there were the odd times when she wouldn't wake up until the afternoon, but those were few and far between. Still, it was nice when it happened.

Showered and dressed for the day, Rin sits at her computer, going through emails and checking her social media. She didn't have many friends and most just kept up with the world news and family across seas. Despite being raised in the States, she had a very close relationship with her family in Japan, often visiting with her parents every chance they got.

She didn't realize the time until the morning light came through her living room window. Due to be at work later this afternoon, she decided to take the opportunity and run a few errands. Mostly just bills to pay and supplies to buy. Her mother had taught her how to make her own lotions and oils, and using those skills, she saved quite a bit of money. Her customers seemed to like them as well.

After running all of her errands, Rin had just enough time to have a quick bite to eat. Stopping in at one of her favorite coffee shops, she ordered a large black coffee and blueberry muffin. Taking her orders, she finds an empty table next to the window. With her drink and breakfast, Rin quietly eats, sipping her coffee and going through her phone.

This was something she did often, the same shop, at the same table. Yet something felt different today. Her entire body felt uncomfortable, the hairs on the back of her neck standing on end. She tried her best to act like nothing was wrong, today wasn't unlike any other day, but she just couldn't seem to sit still. The uncomfortable sensation threw her off completely and she could no longer enjoy her meal.

Lifting her head, Rin scanned the area. It was almost as if someone was watching her. Her eyes went to every single person here, but no one even glanced her way. Using her hand, she rubs at the back of her neck, trying to release the tension.

Suddenly, the feeling was gone. Disappearing as quickly as it had appeared. Frowning she looked around once last time, before dismissing it as a figment of her imagination. With the sensation gone, she was able to finish her breakfast in peace.

The rest of the day went on without a hitch. Rin arrived at work a half an hour before her first client came in. In total, she had four people to see today, and once she finished with them, she had been allowed to leave for the rest of the day. By the time she left, evening was quickly approaching. While she lived in a town with next to no crimes, the uneasy feeling she had earlier was still in the forefront of her mind. It would be best to get home and behind locked doors; thankful that her apartment wasn't far at all.

She didn't realize she was holding her breath until she was inside and all the locks were in place. Only then did she feel like a weight had been lifted off her chest. Had she really been that stressed out about it all day? Why was it still bothering her after so many hours?

A bath, that's what she needed, a nice hot, relaxing bath.

Pulling her hair up into a bun, Rin makes her way into the small bathroom. Only, she stopped just before entering, her eyes growing wide as the sensation came over her once again. This time though, it was so strong, like it was literally right behind her. This feeling was overwhelming and froze her in place, her entire body shaking.

To her horror, a pair of large arms wrapped around her body, grasping her in his hands and pulling her back against his oversized chest. She felt his body quiver as she heard him laughing behind her. "I finally found you. Who would have known I'd find you here of all places." He laughed again, this time louder, more frightening. "I can't wait to see the look on his when he realizes you're alive once more!"

"What is he talking about?!" She couldn't move, she couldn't scream for help. What was wrong with her!? Why couldn't she fight against him?! Eventually Rin was able to find her voice, "I...I don't k-know what you're t-talking about..." She said meekly, her body continuing to shake with fear.

The being behind her didn't seem to have heard her, ignoring her words as he spoke to himself, chuckling even. "Oh Sesshomaru, you may have killed most of my tribe, but with this girl, I will be the one comes out on top."

His arms tightened around her, squeezing her against his chest. "I...I can't b-breathe." He was squeezing the life out of her! Her vision began to tunnel and an eerie sense of deja vu came over her. She was going to die, here and now! Before she could even try to cry out for help, her vision went completely black and everything faded away.

Feudal Japan...

"Filthy half breed!" He'd taken Inuyasha by surprise, landing a powerful punch to his half brother's jaw, knocking him to the ground effortlessly. "You were suppose to protect her!" Golden eyes glared down at him. The rage he was feeling pulsing off of him in waves, terrifying the villagers that had only recently survived a demon attack.

After several days of nonstop traveling, Sesshomaru had finally arrived in the human village where he'd left Rin. Entrusting her care to the village elder and his half brother Inuyasha. A strong, unexplainable feeling of urgency had overcome him, pulling him here. Something had happened to Rin, he knew it, even if he couldn't explain how he knew so. When he arrived, he found the village in shambles, many of the villagers cleaning up what had been destroyed, while others were busying themselves with making repairs.

Nowhere among them could he find the human girl's scent. When he ran into Kagome, and questioned her about Rin's whereabouts, the saddened look in her eyes had been all the confirmation he had needed.

She was dead.

A blinding rage had come over him and immediately he sought out Inuyasha.

Once he had calmed down enough to listen, Kagome explained that they had been attacked by a horde of demons. The village had been in the middle of prepping for Rin's birthday celebration, when they were attacked without warning. Rin had been away from the village on her own, not telling anyone where she was going. They had searched all over for her to no avail. After riding the village of all the demons, she and Inuyasha went out looking for her, hoping find her alive and well, escaping the demons. Unfortunately, when they finally found her, it had been too late. Rin had suffered major injuries.

After finding Rin's body, Kagome had her carried back to the village where she cleaned away all the blood, dressing her in one of the kimono's that he'd gifted her with and waited, sending Shippo out to find him. Knowing he had the Tenseiga, which held the power to bring the dead back to life, but as they days passed, Rin's body had begun to decompose and they were left with little choice, burying her with the others that had been killed as well.

What Kagome had failed to know, was that even if he had made it in time to safe Rin, it wouldn't have worked. Because Sesshomaru had used the Tenseiga once before on the girl, it would no longer be able to bring her back to them.

She was truly gone forever this time...and it was all his fault.

"Um, I was wondering Lord Sesshomaru?" Her soft voice played in his mind. "I was wondering, if I die one day...would you always remember me?"

Opening his eyes, Rin's question faded into the back of his thoughts, Sesshomaru looked out into the forest from his position against the trunk of a tree. No matter how many years passed by, he couldn't cast Rin from his thoughts, nor the guilt he felt. If only he hadn't listened to that old priestess and left Rin in the human village. None of this would have happened and Rin would have continued on living.

His jaw tenses has he grit his teeth together. You'd think after 150 years, the memories would have all but faded. So why was he continuing to see them? It made no sense. He was a great demon, capable of taking on hordes of other demons without even breaking a sweat, but the overwhelming guilt of losing one little girl, pained him more than any physical wound possibly could. Getting to his feet, Sesshomaru walked away from the spot where he set up camp for the night. His hands were clenched so tightly at his side, that he could feel his sharp claws digging into his palms.

As he moved away from camp, Sesshomaru did his best to clear his thoughts. He couldn't completely forget about her, but he could for a moment, cast them away, giving him a reprieve. That was until the breeze blew through the forest, making the leaves in the trees shake. Golden eyes suddenly widen as the breeze carried a familiar scent.

"Rin..."

Alright, I hope you enjoyed chapter 1! Thank you all for the reviews, I really appreciate them and I'm encouraged to continue. I sure hope I don't let any of you down. I did a quick scan for any mistakes, but I wanted to get this out tonight. It's late, so it's possible I missed some. I'll do a more thorough search tomorrow. Please continue to send in your reviews!