I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Chapter 6

Rin pulled away from him with a smile on her lips, he just sat there feeling like some idiot. How was it one simple kiss on the lips had turned his brain to mush? Sesshomaru just stared at the girl who was smiling happily at him with her arms still wrapped around his neck as she sat on his lap after having shocked the hell out of him. She quickly pulled away and scribbled something on the notepad before bringing it with her so he could read it.

To his disgust and delight he found his arm still around her waist holding her firmly to him. Sesshomaru read what she had written then blinked in shock.

Thank you! I would've killed him if you hadn't.

Sesshomaru looked at his human again then at what she had written in firm handwriting which spoke of her conviction to do just that. He growled lightly as he hugged her a bit closer to him. He did not ever want his human to have to feel as if she had to kill again. That was his duty; after all he was an inuyōkai. Rin furiously scribbled something else on her pad as she sat with him and he read it over.

What happened to your arm?

"I'll tell you later," he informed her coldly as he helped her up to her feet before standing. He took her hand then as he pulled her along after him. Rin followed him, he was taking her to her quarters; which were near his own quarters because he had been preparing to have her again. To have her again meant he wanted her near him, so he had placed her quarters across the hall from his. Sesshomaru slid the door open for her.

"Your quarters," he informed her, Rin just hesitantly stepped around him. He watched her as fear showed her eyes before she stepped near him again. Just what the hell had Hakudoshi done to her!? He wanted to kill the bastard all over as he lead Rin into her quarters, she hesitantly followed him. Then he noted her fear was monumental when they neared the bed together.

"Rin, no one will touch you or harm you while you are in my care," he informed her coldly and firmly as he saw her inching away from the bed but still clinging to his hand. At his words the small woman stopped to blink up at him.

"These quarters are yours, and this is your safe area nothing will happen to you while you are here," he assured the girl who relaxed a bit before carefully making it back to his side again. He made a mental note to have Kagome look over Rin once Kagome got here. Kagome Higurashi had gone to medical school and became a doctor, he was certain she'd be a good canidate to look Rin over and make certain Rin would heal properly. At least physically.

Mentally, spiritually and emotionally…only time would be able to heal his Rin. It appeared though that his ever troublesome, mischievous companion had indeed been beaten down, battered, and broken by the Onigumos. But she appeared to be a survivor to the end so he had little doubts that she'd be able to at least heal from this. It wasn't like she'd ever recover from whatever horrors she had endured. He wasn't so naïve about the world as to hope she'd recover from what she had experienced because in his experience one never recovered from those sort of horrors.

Sesshomaru looked at his empty left sleeve then.

One never recovered.

But one could learn to live with all that had happened to them. He had a feeling Rin would be able to live with and heal from all that had happened to her.

He on the other hand, he had healed physically. Living with what had happened…that was a different matter as he walked to his bed. Over the past few years he had grown accustomed to not having his left arm; though it still irritated him because not having his arm made him…imperfect. His father had been disappointed in him when he had nearly died and lost his left arm; saying how he should've been faster, stronger, quicker or smarter. But there was truly nothing he could've done for himself. Sesshomaru looked at the old scars from the incident as he carefully pulled off his shirt. There was no hiding his marks, his scars or demon marks without his clothing and as he stood there staring at the old scars everything came flooding back.

He flinched at the memories filling his head then tugged off his jeans and boots to pull on his sweats for sleeping before falling onto his bed. The memories swirled through his mind as he lay there then he shut his eyes. Perhaps it would've been best that day if he had died…

Sleep consumed him then as he lay on his bed.

A nightmare had her bolting up on her futon. Without really thinking about what she was doing Rin scrambled away from the futon, slid open her door as she hurried to her refuge. She yanked open his door then hurried over to his bed. He twitched in his sleep, even snarled but she didn't think twice about it as she crawled onto his futon and curled up against his mokomoko again. She jumped when he suddenly grabbed her.

He never made a wrong move to her as his right arm encircled her waist, mokomoko wrapped more securely around her and he curled around her as well. Thunder boomed overhead, and Rin just peeked over her shoulder at him. His magenta lids never opened as he slept, but his face; though blank; spoke of a horrible nightmare. Rin just sighed as she snuggled against him to sleep.

What had happened to Sesshomaru over the years? She wondered as her eyes fluttered shut and sleep consumed her now that she was safe again.

The storm continued to rage on outside.

It's official! I have resumed Rain for Tears (today is May 2nd) and come Tuesday and Wednesday I shall be posting the final chapters of Why Should I Worry! For now I going to seriously work on this and Never Be the Same.

Tonight I shall hopefully have the rewrites and new chapter of Trying Not the Neuter Him posted.

-Tomorrow I'll have a chapter of Trying Not to Grow Up for you guys.

-Monday I'll post a chapter of Because I Love You.

-Tuesday a chapter of 36 Weeks & Counting.

-Wednesday whatever is left of Why Should I Worry.

-Thursday and Friday will only be this and Never Be the Same.

-Saturday another chapter of Trying Not to Neuter Him.

This and Never Be the Same are my daily pieces for now.

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Rain for Tears! =)