I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Chapter 36

Rin found herself getting to work with Sesshomaru on fixing up the house they would be staying in and she was rather enjoying it when she perked up hearing a bark. Then there was another bark joining the first bark, Rin was standing up straighter as she ran through the house, Sesshomaru followed her. Rin opened the door and two huge furry dogs ran into the house crashing into her. Two very happy and eager dogs were licking her face and she just grinned happily while hugging those two furry bodies.

"A-Un," Sesshomaru greeted his dogs as he helped her up Rin was grinning with joy as she leaned against Sesshomaru and saw the dogs sitting there with thumbing tails and lopsided dog grins, complete with their tongues lolling out of their mouths.

"Those two are a handful!" she looked to Sōten who stalked up the porch and stopped right before them. Her ruby eyes were clearly annoyed with the dogs but Rin just leapt over the dogs and hugged the woman for her thanks.

"Ack! What is this!?" Sōten squeaked and Rin stepped back then crouched down to the dogs' level to greet them. She was so happy these two were back with her, she loved them, she had missed them and she was now with them and Sesshomaru, her family was again completely. Even if it was a little smaller than before but it was still just as loving.

"Well, you're welcome?" Sōten said with a tilt of her head. Rin just smiled with her happiness as she rubbed the heavy fur of the beasts who had just been returned to her and Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru touched her head as he walked into the house with Sōten and she could hear them talking about the fixing of their temporary home.

"Alright, they're set up and we'll be leaving soon to join them," Inuyasha informed Kagome. His mate looked relieved.

"But they're alright? Right?" Kagome demanded as she followed him through their home.

"According to Sōten they are alright, and getting all better. They're all set with the rules of how this will work and we'll be joining them in a week, so all's fine Kagome," he assured her and his mate relaxed slightly. In truth he was also relieved because he had been worrying about this since the start of this mess. It wasn't something he had ever wanted to experience again in life. Honestly, all of this anxiety might kill him ahead of schedule which was something he didn't really need.

Kami was this ever a stressful gig, planning an escape for two people, himself, his mate, and a very good friend of theirs only to plan on getting out of the country. This was a sure way to kill a heart; of this he was certain as he walked with Kagome through the house, his ears twitching ever so slightly as they strained to pick up the surrounding noises. A scent caught his attention and he turned his head when he heard the arriving car, his father; shit! He'd forgotten about the old man!

"Hey Shippo, have any of your contacts said anything about the missing Rin girl?" Kohaku asked walking up to his desk. Shippo's green eyes flicked suspiciously to his partner. After this whole mess started Shippo had wanted to bring Kohaku in, until he had seen something he was relatively certain he shouldn't have seen yesterday at lunch.

He had seen Kohaku having lunch with two prominate members of the Onigumo Family, and one of them was Naraku's own son and rumored bastard daughter. Shippo had witnessed Kohaku eating lunch with Kagura Onigmu and Magatsuhi Onigumo, and if they were rumored siblings they sure as fuck did not kiss like siblings. And they had been eating lunch with Kohaku; whom Kagura had also kissed and he was relatively certain she had also shoved her tongue down Kohaku's throat after having done that with Magatsuhi.

"No, no word on the Rin girl, lots of sightings though in Tokyo; but just about every girl looks like this Rin girl," Shippo said absently as he ate his lunch. Kohaku just frowned a bit and Shippo effectively dismissed him as he continued wrapping up his cases. There was an draft in his email from Sōten there, and she told him that her projects were going well, and that she was eagerly awaiting to have dinner with him, and the kids were all good.

Shippo smiled at his friend's code then deleted the draft before anyone else could see it and continued acting as if he were working. He was most worried about these next few weeks and he had become slightly paranoid in the process after having seen Kohaku exchanging tongue with Kagura and Magatsuhi. The last thing he needed was his partner coming after him with the full force of the Onigumos after him.

Right now his only concern was for Sesshomaru and Rin and getting everyone in their group; including Sōten; out of the country before the Onigumos figured out he was helping them out. He really did not need that, and with the rain being a merciless force as of late he knew there was no way they would pick up any scent of Rin on him when he couldn't even scent himself. For now, everything was fine and going to plan. He just had to evade Kohaku until he too disappeared.

Which would be difficult because they were partners. However he was working on it.

-No sign of her yet. How to proceed?

-Patience, he will slip up

-Understood, will continue following Shippo

He deleted his texts then and looked to his partner who was working at his desk across the way. There was something going on here and he didn't like it. The Onigumos did not pay him to lose Rin, they had paid him to make certain Rin stayed trapped with them. And now the precious girl was missing and Kohaku had a feeling that his partner knew more than anyone else knew. So he would continue to follow Shippo until he found Rin. But following Shippo proved to be a difficult task; blasted kitsune.

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