I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Chapter 47

InuTaisho was glowering at Kagome and Inuyasha for their stupidity. Oh, he didn't' condemn them for helping out Rin; if he had known the hells the girl had been heading for he'd have intervened on her behalf. But he was furious with them for getting involved with this mess without consulting him when Inuyasha was his heir and Kagome, his daughter-in-law were two people whom he loved and cared about very much and he didn't want anything bad to ever happen to them. Them getting involved with this…mess could've killed them and that was what had him fuming as he paced his penthouse ranting and raving at them while Rin was oddly silent as she sat on the floor staring out the window.

"Now, that that is done, Inuyasha and Kagome leave me and Rin to discuss a few matters," InuTaisho finally breathed as he stood there. His youngest and daughter-in-law were quick to disappear from his main living room and he listened to them until they were on the other side of the penthouse.

The girl didn't look at him, not that he was surprised. She was still surprisingly small, but he never remembered Rin being a big pup since she had been able to ride on Sesshomaru's shoulders until she was ten and his son had told her it wasn't ladylike. The unruly little toddler his son would chase had grown into a beautiful little wild child and then into a gangly preteen, now he was looking at a very serine looking young woman who was in her early twenties but had clearly lived a lifetime of pain. He regretted that he had let her go now; Sesshomaru had always said her step-father was bad news and now he was regretting not listening to his son.

"Rin, they tell me you are mute," he said softly as he crouched down to sit beside her. She turned her head and he stared into those dark mysterious eyes she had always had. How this human had tamed his son he didn't know; he didn't think he would ever know but all he remembered about her was these eyes.

She nodded and then returned her dark gaze at the rainy city sprawling out below them. He didn't dare to touch her, she looked as if she were made of glass and one touch would have her shattering and he didn't want that to deal with.

"Rin, I am sorry for everything that has happened to you, Sesshomaru was right I guess."

She gave him a quizzical look which had him sighing; he'd have to elaborate.

"You must understand, I was concerned about your age gap. Eight and a half years between the two of you, it's a large gap even by normal standards, and I was afraid of how the world would perceive yours' and Sesshomaru's relationship. You two were so unusually close, he would bring you to company functions as if that were normal; I know he was never attracted to you as a child, however you two, you were just too close.

"I gave Sesshomaru the option of marrying Asano or going to the military; I wanted you two apart even if for a little while. It didn't work as I intended, for I would've never separated you two if I had known all to come. I never expected Shishinki and Koga to leap after Sesshomaru into the military; and I heard you harebrained scheme of marrying Sesshomaru at seventeen so you could be with them and I panicked. You scared me Rin, you knew Sesshomaru far better than any of us ever could and he was so calm with you asking to marry him that I knew it was time to terminate your family's employment after he was deployed.

"Sesshomaru had never seemed to think your step-father to be a good guardian, or a guardian at all. However, you were twelve and he was your legal guardian; I let him take you thinking you'd show up and ask for work. It would teach you your place in the world; or so I thought. I waited for years for you to show up, but you never returned. Then Sesshomaru returned home and he shut us all out; I hired a private investigator to find you but he found nothing. I am most surprised to see you here again sitting in my penthouse. And Rin, I'm truly sorry for letting you go," InuTaisho acmitted.

"I always just thought, if she's truly determined to marry my son, if she's truly his mate, then she'll work her ass off for it. And I thought to exploit that in hopes of breaking you two apart; I would never have let you go though, if I had had known what hells were awaiting you and Sesshomaru." He slid a look over to her and she didn't look at him.

The girl merely took his hand and gave it a light squeeze as she sat there looking out the window. He sat with her and he thought he could understand how Sesshomaru could love this human above all others. She had compassion, she had a will of iron, and she was strong despite her delicate appearance. He squeezed her hand back.

"He'll come back for you Rin, he always was coming back for you," InuTaisho whispered. There was a knock at the door and before he could answer it the human girl was on her feet and running towards the door. Rin yanked open the heavy door and InuTaisho heard her sob of relief and he saw his son towering over the small human. He smiled slightly when she threw herself into Sesshomaru's arm and he had to admit, that though he regretted separating them, he was happy they had come together. They were truly tied together by fate and they were inseparable as always.

"Rin," was all he heard his son say as he left them be for their reunion. Their reunion should be a private affair after all the meddling of others.

But he was truly happy Rin had come back to Sesshomaru.

I'm ahead of schedule! So happy about this! Anyways back to work...

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Rain for Tears! =)