OMG! I'm FINALLY able to get this chapter out. Just finished my 7day work streak. Unfortunately my laptop charger is no longer charging my computer, so I'm forced to write and post from my phone which makes things mush more difficult and slow. So until I'm able to get a new one, this will be my only form of writing. As always, I LOVE reading all of your reviews so please, please keep them coming. Won't waste anymore of your time!

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Rin stood there feeling a little awkward. She looked over the guy in front of her, he was wearing a tan colored yukata. His eyes were brown, which matched the color of his hair pulled back into a high ponytail. While he was pale, she suspected that was just from the shock she was seeing in his expression. Just like with Sesshomaru, she didn't understand how he knew her name, when she's never laid eyes on him before. She takes a step away from him, moving closer to the door, trying to keep distance between them.

"I think you've got the wrong person. I don't know you and I don't know how you know my name." Things were starting to get weird again, and she found herself wishing Sesshomaru was here. Though, she wouldn't admit that to him or anyone else. "Maybe you're thinking of someone el-"

With a shake of his head, he closed the distance between them, grabbing her hands and pulling her close to him. This close, she was able to tell that he was taller than her. Not as tall as Sesshomaru, but he was a good head taller. "Rin, you don't remember? It's me, Kohaku."

"Kohaku?" She's never heard that name in her life and his aggressiveness was starting to scare her. "I don't know you! Let me go!" Rin tries pulling her hands out of his, but his grip was tight and wouldn't let her go.

"Please Rin!" He pleads. "You have to remember me! They told me you died, but I just couldn't believe that! Where have you been this whole time? How have you survived this long?"

"I already told you!" Rin cries out. "I don't know you! Let me go!" This time when she pulls, she does so with all her strength. Finally she was able to pull out of his hold but doing so sends her flying backwards. As she starts stumbling, losing her balance, a scream of shock and fear bubbles up out of her throat.

Seeing her falling away from him, Kohaku quickly moves forward, his hand outstretched and reaching to grab her. It was his fault she was scared, and it was his fault she was falling now. If she got hurt becase of him, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself. Seeing her alive like this took him completely by surprise. For more than a century he's been searching for her. Refusing to believe that she had been killed. When his sister had told him, she'd done her best to explain what had happened.

He'd been away for a few years, only returning to see his sister and Rin. After hearing of her death, he'd lost it. Something inside of him snapped. Over the years, the two of them had become close friends, confiding in each other. He'd grown to love Rin and even planned to ask her to marry him, despite knowing her feelings towards Sesshomaru. Sango told him they found her body, that she'd been buried and even showed him the place where they laid her to rest. Still he wouldn't listen to any of them, convinced she was still alive and that he would bring her back. With his own life prolonged, he went on his own; searching and finding nothing. This was the first time he's returned to the village. Not even coming back for the death of his sister.

"Rin!" He tries to grab her hand, to keep her from falling, but just as his hand touched hers, it was knocked away by a flash of white. Looking up, he met the golden gaze of an angry demon. Narrowing his own eyes, Kohaku lets his hand fall back to his side. "Sesshomaru." He said his name with malice, hating the demon he once accompanied.

Rin's back hit something soft, an arm coming around her body, clawed hand holding her firmly, yet gently. Tilting her head back, she looks up, a feeling of relief flooded her. Had he heard her thoughts? No, she screamed and he hurried to her aide. Whatever it was, she was glad he came when he did. Though, judging by the murderous look in his eyes, he wasn't at all happy to see the reason why. "Sesshomaru..." She whispered his name. Normally the look in his eyes would have terrified her, but all she felt in this moment, was safe.

He either didn't hear her, or ignored her, because he didn't pay her any attention, instead addressing Kohaku. "What are you doing here, Kohaku?"

"I was nearby and I wanted to stop in and pay my respects to my sister." His eyes trailed down to Rin still within Sesshomaru's protective arms. "Then I heard Rin was here and I had to see her for my own eyes." Lips curling into a smile he takes a step towards her. "I've missed you so much Rin. I've thought about you every single day."

When Rin stiffens in his arms, Sesshomaru squeezes her reassuringly before moving her to stand behind him and out of Kohaku's sights. "Your presence isn't welcome here, boy. You've mistaken her for someone else, this is not the Rin you think you know. That girl is dead."

The way he said it, made Rin flinch behind him. It was so cold, so matter-of-fact. If this was the same girl that Kagome had told her about in the bathhouse, he showed no signs that her death bothered him. Maybe Kagome had gotten it wrong when she said he cared about the girl. The way he spoke about it, wasn't the way a grieving man would sound.

"How can she possibly be dead when she's standing behind you?" His eyes soon narrowed suspiciously. "What did you do to her? You had to of done something."

"That's enough," Sesshomaru spoke with the same stern voice he used when demanding obedience. "Your pathetic attempts to gain Rin's affections fell on deaf ears 150 years ago. She never wanted anything more than friendship from you, she was just too kind to publicly reject your frivolous love."

This seemed to do nothing but anger him further. Taking a step towards him, Kohaku reaches for something behind his back. "You don't have a lot of room to speak! Rin loved you, practically worshipped the ground you walked on, and yet where were you when the village was attacked?! If what you all say is in fact true, then I guarantee she was off somewhere waiting for you! You're the reason she wasn't within the village! You're the reason Rin is dead!"

"You go too far, human." His lips peel back, revealing sharp fangs and his face began to elongate into a muzzle. Unchecked anger made him see red. For his insolence, the boy would die by his hands. Taking a step forward he readied to meet him in a fight.

As Kohaku yelled out, an indescribable feeling began within her body. She started shaking, sweat breaking out on her forehead, and a sharp pain in her head made her vision tunnel. Something was wrong, something she couldn't explain. If it didn't stop, she would lose consciousness. Reaching out, she grabs a hold of the fur that rested over Sesshomaru's shoulder, and when she spoke, her voice sounded different; unlike her own, weak even. "Sess…Sesshomaru…"

There was a tugging on his shoulder from behind him. In his haze, he didn't immediately register the voice speaking to him. As he sweeps his arm back to knock away the offender, Rin's appearance forces him to stop. Her eyes were blank, and she was covered in sweat, pain etched on her face but it was her voice that really came through the red haze. She sounded just as she had long ago, though it was weake and confirmed the pain he saw on her face. His vision clears and he turns fully to her, opening his arms in time to catch her against him.

"Rin, what's wrong?" The concern he heard in his own voice even surprised him.

"My…my head." She answers him, but just barely.

Completely dismissing Kohaku, Sesshomaru turns all his attention on the female shaking in his arms, pressing his hand to her forehead. Her skin felt clammy, drenched in sweat. He refused to risk her life. Gathering her up, he holds her in his arms, held tight against his chest, where he could feel her breathing.

Seeing as she was moments from entering the house when Kohaku appeared, he didn't have far to travel. Still, before he crossed the threshold, Rin falls unconscious. Taking her inside, he lays her carefully on a rolled out bed-mat.

"Jaken," Knowing the little imp wouldn't have strayed too far away, Sesshomaru calls out to him.

"Y-yes M'Lord!" He calls out, coming out of hiding.

"Retrieve Kagome, bring her here at once."

"Of course, M'Lord!" Scurrying out of the house, Jaken leaves to do his master's bidding, pushing aggressively passed the human male now looking on from the doorway.

"I suggest you leave if you value your life." He growls low in his throat, placing the blame solely upon his shoulders. "The next we meet, will be our last. Stay away from Rin." It wasn't a threat, but a promise to end Kohaku's life should he ever cross paths with him again.

He seemed to get the message because he quickly disappears from the entryway, seconds later Inuyasha appears with a pregnant Kagome in his arms and their young son on his back. Letting his woman down, Inuyasha steps to the side, giving her space to work. Doing the same, Sesshomaru stands and steps back, putting distance between them, while still being close enough to protect her, should the need arise.

Watching on, unable to help, the dog demon stands there with his back against the wall, teeth clenched together and a restless sensation coming over him. He couldn't stand being this useless. Especially when it came to protecting someone as important to him as Rin was. But why? This certainly wasn't the girl he raised, she was stubborn and disobedient. Maybe it was simply the fact that she was Rin's reincarnation that drove him to these feelings.

"Well," Kagome's voice pulled him from his thoughts. "I can't seem to find anything physically wrong that could have caused this."

This wasn't the answer he wanted. "There must be something. This is the second time she's complained of her head causing her pain."

"I'm sorry, Sesshomaru, but there isn't anything I can find." She says exasperated. "But, I do have a theory."

He arched a brow. "And that would be?"

"As with myself, Rin is a reincarnation of someone that's passed." She sits back on her knees. "But unlike me, this new version of Rin is in the process of regaining memories of her previous life."

His usual stoic expression failed him as his eyes widened in shock and he took a single step forward. "So you're telling me these…episodes could be a side effect of her mind trying to regain her memories?"

Kagome nods her head. "Yes, I believe that's the case. It's not clear whether it will cause any damage or not."

"If this is possible she will eventually remember who I am." Even the voice in his head sounded hopeful. On the outside, his hard composure returns.

Suddenly Rin cries out, thrashing in her unconscious state. "No! Stop, please!"

Alright! So Sess is a little ooc. Which I feel is bound to happen being a romantic based fanfiction. I really hope none of you mind too much. So Rin is regaining memories, or so Kagome suspects. Will she soon remember our favorite demon and love blossom? Find out next time! Until then!~