Before I start the story, I just need to say, I received some reviews from SHY WINTHROPE. *pause* (Intense tears of joy). For those of you who don't know Shy Winthrope, you should go do so immediately, one of my absolute favourite FANFIC writers. EVER. To hear her say, she likes this story is one of the best experiences. EVER. Thank you very much, I'm honoured, that was one of the best moments of my life. ^_^ Anyways, on to the story…..

Disclaimer: I do not own the series Inuyasha.

SAVING ME

CHAPTER 19 – NEW BEGINNING, OLD LIFE

Sesshomaru and Rin let themselves into the Apartment; both were exhausted physically and mentally.

"I will take a shower now." Said Sesshomaru and he dragged himself to his bathroom while Rin scanned the Condo. It had obviously been cleaned, for no traces remained on the night of the accident and for that she was very happy. She walked tiredly to her room and found some clean clothes she had left and went to take a shower, when she returned it was to find a bare-chested Sesshomaru at her door with a first aid kit in his hand. Rin blushed, she had never seen a semi-nude man before…she had also never kissed a man and for a brief moment, she wondered what it would feel like to kiss Sesshomaru. She flushed deeper and shook her head to clear away all the bad thoughts. She indicated for him to lie on her bed and immediately went to work at tightening the stitches and cleaning the wound she had made.

When she was finished, Sesshomaru left the room with a soft smile, he was exhausted and sleep enveloped him in its arms the moment his head touched the pillow and for the first in a long time, Sesshomaru's dreams drifted to Kikyo, his wife.

Kikyo had had a rough life when Sesshomaru had met her. She had been a Temp working for his father's company and her calm beauty had instantaneously drawn his gaze. He had never met anyone so like him, so collected and driven. They had dated for a mere three months before he had proposed to her, convinced that she had been THE ONE.

Sesshomaru's head lay in the middle of his wife's back, his fingers slowing tracing thin scars around her wrists and the curve of her hips.

"What happened?" he asked and she straightened, refusing to look at him before she spoke.

"The scars of survival…what I endured at the hands of my mother's lover…" she whispered and he squelched the anger that threatened to overwhelm him. Sometimes he wished he had been able to protect Kikyo for maybe she would have been different, for after their marriage, he had start to know her truly and she had not been as loyal as she had appeared.

He remembered when he had received the call from the Police department, informing him of his wife's murder. He had been stunned, his first thought being that it had to be the man she had been cheating on him with but then he recalled his child…and he went to see her body. The crime scene investigation had told him the child's body would was not found, even though it had been cut from Kikyo's body, it was dead somewhere. They had assured him the poison in her system would have killed it as well as the fact that she had barely entered her third trimester for premature babies needed immediate medical aid.

He had told people the cancer had killed her along with the child, unwilling to deal with the skeptical looks that would given at hearing his wife had been murdered.

Sesshomaru jumped from his sleep with sweat coating his body; he may have fallen out of love with Kikyo at the time of her death but he had wanted the child. It had been his greatest failure as a man to not protect Kikyo and his unborn child and he vowed that he would protect Rin, with his life…

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Thanks to all my wonderful reviewers *BIG HUGS* now on the reviews…

Jolie Luv: ^_^ I have updated for you dearest.

Kirenuchiha 1: Thank you so much for reviewing. I can safely say after writing the story outline that *SPOILER ALERT* no, Naraku is not the murderer but he is in the story.

ChouRan: You are extremely smart…already you picked up on that huh? Lol. *Shhhhh* don't tell anyone, the story is just about to start…^_^

Delsan: Naraku did not kill Kikyo, no he didn't and yeh you can see, Sesshomaru does know that Kikyo was murdered. ^_^ keeping reading and reviewing dear, a lot of shit about to hit the fan!

Tencharms: *teary eyed* thank you so much!

Smalltea: Don't worry about Rin hun, you know I always think of a happy ending.

Shy Winthrope: So happy you reviewed, I have updated. *Hands chapter* please share with Jolie Luv lol. I read your pm, *more tears* I swear, I'm deading, DEADING (patois/Jamaican talk) wid joy. I love your work so much…I'm still stunned you like mine…cause I think your soooo up there. ^_^

Well, this as well as the next chapter will be a bit simple but they do play pivotal roles, after chapter 20 you can expect Betrayal part 1: Rin's story. Yes, the big reveal is almost here.

I wrote the story outline? Who wants to know how many chapters are expected in this story? ^_^ I can tell you…

Thanks everyone for the times and locations. It was really awesome, like for example Smalltea, I got your review at 8:40 am the moment you sent it which had been 10:40 pm. I said what? American time is only an hour earlier than mine so I did most in my head it was still cool though. ^_^ technology is a beautiful thing.

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