I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Chapter 22

Rin sat there in the café feeling…out of place. But how was an eleven twelve year old supposed to feel while she watched her best friend argue with his girlfriend? And again it was a fight about her, apparently Sesshomaru being so close to her was detrimental to his relationship with Sara and that wasn't what she wanted. Rin wanted her friend to be happy and it appeared that that was more difficult with her as a part of his life than not. She stared at him when he walked towards her again and stared at Sara as she stalked off clearly furious about what had happened.

Sesshomaru sat beside her and tugged a strand of her black hair, she smiled weakly at him.

"Why'd Sara go?" Rin asked.

"She has other plans," Sesshomaru answered. Rin frowned but didn't pester him with questions. Since she was six years old she knew Sara didn't like her and she knew Sara wanted her gone. It wasn't anything personal it was just that Rin was 'a distraction' to Sesshomaru according to Inuyasha. She didn't understand how she was a distraction but she was apparently and she was also, apparently, ruining Sesshomaru's life. His father hated her, his mother didn't like her, his step-mother really didn't like her and his half-brother loved tormenting her. Rin just didn't know what she did to earn his family's hatred so severly and now she was ruining his relationship with Sara.

This was not what she wanted at all.

Still Rin didn't say anything to him because he always protected her and in return silently demanded her loyalty and love. He had both without her thinking twice about it. But it still pained her to know she was the cause of such trouble for him. And he was so good to her. Not many were so it hurt to know she was messing up his life and was in the way.

"Rin, stop frowning," Sesshomaru ordered. She merely smiled then and took a sip of her smoothie because Sesshomaru would never let her have coffee; she'd never sleep according to him.

"Sesshomaru, why don't you go after Sara? She seemed really mad," Rin suggested sweetly only for her best friend to lift his brow at her. "She is your fiancé, at least that's what your dad says and you should be nice to her. Girls don't like mean guys."

"Uh-huh, and you're an expert?" he teased, she smiled.

"Nope! But I heard Yuki say that mean boys aren't cool and they should be nicer to girls if they want to keep them," Rin explained. Honestly she couldn't care less about mean boys; she'd just slug them if they were mean to her and then tell Sesshomaru about it so he could go scare the hell out of them. But just because she didn't care didn't mean she wanted her best friend to be in trouble with his girlfriend. Besides, she loved him too much to see him get into any real trouble or trouble that would have consquences.

"Rin, pay attention to yourself, get through high school and then we'll talk relationships, until then don't worry about it," he informed her seriously as he messed up her hair. She swatted his hand away then tried to fix her unruly black hair; then gave up and smiled at him. It was a quiet day as they walked around and didn't do much. They never did much but she was content with this, it was always the best thing in her world to hang out with Sesshomaru.

"Rin," he said her name with a seriousness which had her glancing up at him.

"Yes?"

"I'm going to be leaving for a long while," he said coldly, she frowned. "I signed up for the military and I'm getting shipped out in three months with Koga and Shishinki."

"Can I come?" she asked instantly. He blinked as he looked down at her with serious amber eyes.

"No, I'm going to a warzone Rin," he said this firmly and as if it was something she should be worried about but she wasn't. She'd follow him to the ends of the earth if needed so she wasn't scared of a warzone. Besides, Koga and Shishinki liked her; well they loved her and spoiled her along with Sesshomaru but they would let her come with them. Besides the four of them were friends, friends stuck together. Of this she was certain as she looked up at Sesshomaru.

"I'm sure they won't mind, I'll be good and stay out of the way too, I promise! Please!" she batted her eyes pleadingly. He smirked a bit.

"No, you are not coming with me," he said this firmly, she pouted a bit. Call her odd; and many of her classmates did, but she'd rather be with Sesshomaru than with the kids her own age. Even teachers thought it odd that she didn't even really try to reach out to make friends. They were also concerned because he was the one to show up at her parent-teacher conferences.

"But," she started to argue when he knelt down to her level.

"You can write me letters, call, and Skype, but you are not coming." He said this firmly.

"What about when I'm older?" she suggested.

"We'll talk about it then," he said coolly, she smiled. It wasn't a straight up no so there was a possibility that he'd take her with him. He stood and they walked again.

"What if you go to a base out of a warzone? Can I move in with you then?"Rin asked.

"We'll see, I'd have to actually file to adopt you," he said in an indifferent tone, she frowned.

"But I'm yours already so can't I just go with you?" she asked seriously. She had never really considered her mom her mom and she certainly didn't think her step-father counted for anything because he was a drunk and gambler and weird. Sesshomaru stared at her with wide eyes then.

"That's not how it works Rin," he said softly. She pouted a bit then took his hand as they continued to enjoy the day. She didn't get why he had looked so stunned at her statement from before. She had said the truth, she was his and no one else mattered to her.

Hey! Good news; aside from me updating Rain for Tears; I finished 36 Weeks & Counting and I like how it turned out! Now I'm off to updated Never Be the Same and Only Tears! Starting Saturday I'm going to start wrapping up Why Should I Worry, then I'll focus on my Trying Not to Series.

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Rain for Tears! =)