"Are you being serious right now?" Clyde stood by the door to my hospital room, trying and failing to hide his smirk at my current predicament.
"I could not be more serious. You will be leaving in this. It is time to leave." Sesshomaru pushed the wheelchair forward slightly, indicating I was to move from the edge of the bed. To the wheelchair.
I glared up at Sesshomaru. "My legs are fine." I kicked the wheelchair back toward him with said fine leg. Clyde snickered before withering under my heated gaze. Where was an ally when I needed one? Sesshomaru moved quickly, plucking me up from the edge of the bed and placing me delicately in the seat. I sighed in defeat as he turned the chair, wheeling me towards the door. I kicked Clyde's shin as we passed, smiling in satisfaction as I heard him curse under his breath. "Please just tell me we're leaving this at the hospital?" Sesshomaru remained silent as the automatic doors opened, allowing us to exit the hospital.
The new Escalade was sitting in a no parking zone. Clyde had already made it to the vehicle, sitting in the driver's seat.
I whistled lowly.
"Is that new?" I asked Sesshomaru as he picked me up gently and placed me in the backseat. He shut the door and ran to the other side, sliding in beside me. Clyde moved the vehicle out of park and started for the apartment. "So is it new?" I asked Sesshomaru again, sighing lightly before swatting him with my good arm. Seemingly startled, Sesshomaru glanced at me slowly. "You need to relax, honey. I'm fine. Well, my arm hurts a little. But it's been a week, you need to calm down, okay?"
Lord Sesshomaru stared down at me, his eyes softening slightly. "You were injured in various places while you were without my protection. The vehicle is new. It comes with reinforced steel, bulletproof glass, etc. It is generally reserved for politicians and diplomats, now one is for you. I never worried about such things before, bullets wouldn't harm me. But now that you've been nearly taken from me, we need to ensure you're safety."
I rolled my eyes dramatically, although the gesture was sweet. "I'm surprised you haven't found me a bodyguard."
Clyde cleared his throat loudly.
"No way." I was both incredulous and gleeful.
"Clyde is now your personal guard. He's to be with you whenever I am not." Sesshomaru leaned down, pressing his mouth to my ear. "I will not lose you," he whispered fiercely, before kissing my forehead sweetly.
"So Clyde... You looking forward to some shopping sprees? I've been away from Sesshomaru's credit card for far too long." Clyde and Sesshomaru groaned together as I snuggled into Sesshomaru's warm embrace.
Kagome and Inuyasha were waiting at the entryway to the penthouse. Kagome squeaked excitedly, rushing up to give me a hug. She stopped suddenly, uncertainty in her gaze.
"It's okay to hug me, Gome. Just do it gently." Kagome leaned forward and squeezed me slightly. I hugged her back, although I felt pain from my head down to my toes. "So what are you two doing here?"
"Like I wasn't going to see you home!" Kagome helped me over to the couch, ignoring the demons in the room. "Besides, you basically took a knife for me, sister. I owe you!" We both laughed.
"I don't understand how that is funny," Sesshomaru said before heading into the kitchen.
"Hey, what did you mean you were seeing me home? Isn't home downstairs?"
Kagome looked away quickly.
"What's going on Kagome?" Inuyasha came and sat down next to Kagome.
"Well, Inuyasha asked me to move in with him, and I originally said yes before the whole alleyway incident. Besides, I thought since you and Sesshomaru had been spending pretty much every night together that it would be fine if you moved in with him?" Oh. Well that was interesting. I looked at Sesshomaru as he came back into the room.
"Your things have already been moved into the penthouse. You merely need to place them where you would like."
"You guys could have asked me, you know. I was stabbed, not comatose."
"It was in your best interest." Sesshomaru sat down next to me.
"Heh," Inuyasha muttered to himself. "He just doesn't want you out of his sight since you nearly bled out."
Kagome smacked Inuyasha's arm. "You don't have to be so rude, Inuyasha!"
"Half-breed. I think it's time you leave." Sesshomaru stood up. "Rin needs to rest." Picking me up, Sesshomaru led me into the bedroom, setting me down on his kingsize bed.
"Bye Rin!" Kagome called as Clyde followed them out, no doubt leaving with them for the night.
Sesshomaru brought in a set of pills and a bottle of water, handing the pills to me before the water. I grabbed the water, grimacing at the bright green cast on my arm. "When can I get this cast off again?"
"Three weeks." Sesshomaru pulled out a chair from his desk, sitting down to bunch of paperwork.
"When can I come back to work?"
"In about a week." I groaned, leaning my head back against the soft pillows. "No groaning, Rin. You had a concussion, a stab wound to the abdomen, a broken wrist, three ribs out of place, and you broke two nails. Your body needs time to heal. I intend to see it happen."
"If you've taken such an interest in my body, my Lord, feel free to come over here and make sure it's alright." I widened my jean clad legs slight and lifted my hips suggestively. His eyes darkened with lust and I scooted- Blasting pain shot through my ribcage, ripping a gasp from my lungs. The momentary heat in his eyes died quickly, replaced with concern.
"You need to rest." I sighed wearily. This was going to be a long week.
"Dear God, I'm so bored." I flipped through another 1000 channels on the T.V. "How can nothing be on when there are over 3000 channels? I just don't understand."
"Maybe we should find something else to do. Cards? Food? Perhaps we can both pick up a book and read?" Clyde sat across from me on the leather backless love seat, staring blankly at the T.V. in front of us.
"You know, considering demons don't really have to eat regular food, you sure devour anything in your line of vision when you can." Clyde snorted.
"I don't have to have sex with human women either, but there is just something so tempting about them. I can't say no." He winked at me before swung my bum arm in his general direction.
"You're only telling me that because Sesshomaru isn't here. He'd kick your ass if he heard you saying all that to me." Clyde masked his feigned look of horror quickly.
"Well, that'll be our little secret."
"Oh yeah? What exactly do I get for my silence?" I raised an eyebrow in question towards the dog demon.
"Well, I'm practically your servant already, miLady, so it's really up to you." I smiled mischievously.
"I don't like that look in your eye, Rin. Please don't say it. I'm begging you. I can't handle that kind of thing, okay? I'm too fragile a demon for that kind of torture."
"You did say it's up to me. I scuffed up my last new outfit pretty badly whenever I was savagely beaten by some men last week. I could use a new pair of boots."
"Oh for the love-"
"Shopping!" I shouted gleefully, standing up slower than I would have liked.
"Come on, Clyde. It's not that bad." I handed him yet another bag, this one filled with a pair of dark brown Michael Kors leather boots."Besides, it's my date night with Sesshomaru this evening and I want to look great!"I looked at my cast in defeat. "Well, I want to look better than I did when I was bleeding to death in that alleyway."
"Lord Sesshomaru could probably use a night out. Will you want me to be your escort for the evening?" Clyde walked next to me down the crowded strip of the mall, barreling past people with the numerous amount of bags he held.
"I don't think it's necessary, but he'll probably insist on it. He's been so worried lately. He never sleeps, he doesn't eat, he can barely focus on anything other than how I'm feeling or work. He needs a night to relax since everything happened, you know?"
"Surely you understand he's been concerned for you. It's not everyday your mate is beaten and nearly raped." I cringed at the words as we stopped next to an Auntie Ann's pretzel shop. "I'm sorry, Rin. I shouldn't have been so blunt."
"It's okay," I smiled up at Clyde. I looked around, noticing that almost all the humans in this section of the mall were keeping a wide berth from the only demon in the vicinity. "To be honest, it's kind of good that someone has actually brought it up. Sesshomaru tries to avoid it, you know?" In fact, the last several days had been maddening. He treated me more like I was his sick patient than his lover.
Clyde shifted sympathetic eyes towards me. "Want a pretzel?"
"Yes, please. That sounds delicious. Sesshomaru's been keeping me on this ridiculous diet until the doctor says I can have the greasy goods again." My stomach growled at the thought.
"Good, because all this shopping has made me ravished." I laughed lightly, wondering if I should get my hair done next. I looked down at my near waist length hair.
Hmm.