Next Chapter is here finally.

I hope you enjoy this chapter I have kind of did a lot of detail on what changes have happened in the life of Sesshomaru and Rin. I hope you enjoy.

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Rin's POV

I have been at the Taisho mansion now for 6 months, my father has been sent to jail on a One Million dollar bail which no one will pay for him and his own accounts have been frozen so he couldn't use his own money.

I was happy he couldn't get to me but I still felt sad and sorry for my father.

Inuyasha said I was nuts to feel anything for my father but Izayoi said it was completely normal to feel for one's parent even if they had done many bad things.

"It was all a part of being a human" she would say to me.

Since being with my Aunt Izayoi she was the closest thing to a mother I had. I was so thankful for her because she was so warm and welcoming. Sweet and always happy no matter what.

Which I think brought out the best in everyone in the house. Even the so cold Sesshomaru, even I knew the truth now about him. He acted cold and callus to everyone at school but at home he helped his step mother ever second he could. He had a very gentle side that no one at school knew.

Also, when I had my night terrors of what my father did to me and the dreams I had of my mother's death he was the first one that come to me and comfort me. He also never left me when those happened he would sleep in my bed holding my hand.

I dare to never mention this Sesshomaru to anyone outside of the house since I felt like I knew him better than everyone else and wanted to keep it that way.

Uncle and the boys built me a green house, well actually they paid and monitored the workers they paid to build me one. It was grand it was as big as someone's house and had its own koi pond in the middle with a Sakura tree that would keep blooming it seem to never die which to me was amazing. I found out it was a tree that my Aunts friend at the healing hospital had and they didn't know what to do with it and got them to bring it here for me to study and see if it had any healing properties that could enhance what we already had.

I was very proud that they in trusted me an 8th grader with such a great task. But I found out soon after that my mother started this tree from a seed and felt that I was the only one that could unlock the secrets my mother had left behind and how she created this.

My mother was a great woman I was learning little by little how amazing she was. My father never spoke of her after her death and it's still a day I will never forget since it did happen in front of me.

This was my safe place now and I filled it with every plant and flower I could now after 5 months it looked like its own jungle but it was an amazing place I was very proud of. I also have my mother's desk in here now with my own little study area.

"Rin, are you in here?" I heard my Uncle Taisho call for me at the entrance.

"Yes Uncle I'm here!" I answered back.

"Oh there you are Rin, how on earth can you stay in here it's so humid and hot." I started to giggle Taisho was his usually tall self and was fanning himself with his shirt to try to cool off.

"It's my happy place uncle you know that." I said smiling for the great demon that has made me part of his pack as his ward.

"Well child I'm afraid I need you to come to the house, the judge is here to get your testimony against your father." He looked at me with a worried look.

I knew this was the day that was happing and why I had fled to my forest.

I nodded and got up as I followed Uncle out into the cool February air. Which was a big different then my forest in my green house. There was snow on the ground now and it was cold but it felt nice to me. I found that temperatures didn't bug me too much but I was nowhere near what the demons could do I still needed coats every now and then.

In the big White mansion called Taisho Manner. Inside the floors were white and blue marble with white walls that were covered by years and years of the Taisho clan. It was sometimes intimidating but I got used to it after I learned who they were and what they did.

"Oh Rin there you are, I was worried we would never find you" My aunt was smiling at me like always happy and warm.

"Sorry to worry you, I was a bit caught up with my studies in the Green house." I said giving her my best smile which was still hard since I use to never smile.

"Find anything new?"

"No still the same old same old. One day I will be able to figure it out." I said as happily as I could for my aunt.

"Well the Judge is here already I showed him to the formal living room Sesshomaru and Inuyasha are keeping him company." She said and I could see the worry in her eye just putting the two bothers together was kind of a scary thought sometimes.

We walled to the formal living room and it was set in the traditional Victorian style do to my Aunts request. Both Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were sitting on one couch across a coffee table was..

"Oh there you are, I'm Judge Roberson I'm been appointed to see over your fathers case." He said as he held his hand out to me to shake and I did as I introduced myself. "I'm Rin Terry please to meet you."

He was very tall almost as tall as Taisho and that was pushing 6' 5" at least. He had striping on his cheeks as well showing me he was also a demon. His hair was a dark black almost like mine but he had Purple eyes that were quite interesting to me. They showed warmth but felt like they could read through you if you ever told a lie.

"I know this will be hard for you but I will allow you one person to stay with you. I can tell these boys seem to care a great deal about your safety. But I can't have everyone stay as I ask you questions on what your father did." He looked around as he said that.

"Sesshomaru will you stay with me?" I asked I could see the smiles on my Aunt and Uncles face as I asked him to stay. Really I knew if I choose Inuyasha he would talk and make this event harder on me.

"hn" was all he said was enough to make me calmer. I have learned his own little language he seemed to have for himself and himself alone.

"Ok we will give you the space, if you don't mind I will bring some beverages soon if that is alright." My aunt said as she was shoving Inuyasha out of the room with Taisho right behind him.

"Of course just knock before you enter the room is all I ask Mrs. Taisho."

"Surtantly, I will be back soon with the drinks." She left the room and closed the French doors behind her. But I could still hear Inuyasha yelling

"Why does she always ask for Sesshomaru, he's an asshole!" I could her a good thud I'm guessing my uncle hit him on the head.

"Maybe because you're a loud mouth and need to accept things with grace" Taisho said a bit hushed from the doors.

I just started to giggle thinking about the show that was going on outside those doors. But I went and sat next to Sesshomaru and I felt better. I have found that being near him was calming for me and I haven't told anyone. But I really like Sesshomaru and how much he had done for me.

"Ok now let's get started. Rin I will be recording this so we can use it during the actual hear okay." Judge Robertson said as he put a recorder on the table and pressed record as I nodded in agreement.

"Could you please state your name and birthday please?"

"My name is Rin Marie Terry, I was born November 26, 1990."

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In the Kitchen

"Love do you think Rin and Sesshomaru make a cute couple?" Izayoi said to her Mate as she was poring the water into the glasses.

"Dear I think it is too soon to think that way."

"Really, Sesshomaru never acted protective till he brought Rin back to life." She looked up to think if her step son had ever shown any kind of protective instink before.

"I don't know my dear mate I just don't want to push them if they are destined to be together. But I will say I would more then happily accept Rin as my actual daughter." He said as he went to hold his lovely Mate.

"Me too, I just hate the life she has had to live up until now." She placed her head on her mates chests and held him in a loving embrace."

"You better get the drinks to them before the water is warm." Taisho said interrupting the tender moment.

"Yep, I will see you after k" She kissed her mate on his marking which were a tender area for demons.

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Sesshomaru's POV

Judge Roberson kept asking Rin questions that I could see her tense up when she had to rethink those horrible memories.

At night she would scream in her sleep and the only thing that seem to help was me being next to her.

I didn't mind being next to her, I was finding I rather liked it no matter what she was doing. I would often just keep her company in her green house. She was fun to watch when she was in the zone of her healing studies. I would often smile at her when I knew she or anyone else could see me.

"Rin I need to know exactly, what were your father's triggers of why he would hurt you?"

She tensed badly to this question. I wanted to hold her to help calm her down but I didn't know what I should do, and I couldn't hold her hand right now. I would not let anyone see how tender I was with her in private.

"He didn't have "triggers" it was more of it was just me. He would often say he hated that I was born."

She took a deep breath and it was hard for me to even hear some of these answers but I wanted to be here for her no matter what.

"He just wanted to hurt something, I was easy to hurt since I couldn't fight back. He would be mad at me for bad grades or not having something done in the house. I was often made to do all the work in the house since during the weekends especially he would pass our drunk in his room and not wake for many hours. But I had to learn to cook young as well since he would beat me if I didn't have a warm meal ready for him when he woke up."

I could see her tears forming and could smell them as well. How I hated seeing her like this. She was so happy lately that it was intoxicating for me to see her that way. But now here she is reliving what had happened to her and I couldn't do anything to comfort her.

KNOCK KNOCK

Oh thank kami for my step mother, she came right on time.

"Come in Mrs. Taisho" Judge Robertson said as he looked to the door.

"Sorry to interrupt but here are the waters I promised." She put the tray on the coffee table and looked at Rin and then at me she could see that Rin was distressed and so was I because I couldn't do anything to help Rin.

"Rin honey are you ok?" She asked seeing Rin's eyes still tear up.

"Yes aunty it's just hard to think of the old days." She said with her voice shaking more than it was a moment ago.

"Sesshomaru why don't you hold Rin's hand it will help her calm down, Right dear." Rin instantly started to blush at the suggestion and I was a bit taken back at that thought as well. But I took the opportunity to hold her hand which made Rin blush even more. She was beautiful with that blush on her cheeks I was getting used to seeing it because I would often see it at night when I would do this for her.

"Please continue I will be in the Kitchen if you need me." Izayoi said as she left.

"Are you okay Rin I can slow down if this is do hard for you." The Judge said and Rin just shook her head no.

"alright next question."

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After the Judge Robertson was done with the testimony from Rin she fled right to her Green house and I followed her to make sure she was ok and the first thing she did was climb the Sakura tree that never seemed to die.

"Rin are you going to be ok?" I asked watching her continue to let her tears fall.

"I will once 'sniff' I calm down from that." She didn't look at me and all I could do is look at her.

Her hair was clean and smooth now. Many of the guys in our class had started making advances at her now that she was wearing girly cloths and talked and smiled. Her smile was actually my favorite thing about her, she had this smile that just lite a room up and could warm even my cold heart. That was the first thing I remember seeing the day she died and I rushed to save her.

After the school learned what her father had done to her many of those that had teased and bullied her had apologies and even now Rin's best friend was none other then Ayame from the Wolf clan. Even Koga had started to make up for what he did to her by becoming a body guard against that guys that wanted to be with her saying they had to go through him but in reality they all had to go through Koga, Inuyasha, and me as well as my father. We all had made her part of our families and would not let anyone that we didn't approve of go near her.

"Sesshomaru why did you hold my hand in front of the judge isn't that against the rules?" I just smirked at her. I had told her I had these rules if she wanted to stay near me at school.

Rule 1 never tell anyone at school what I do at home.

Rule 2 do not touch me in front of people.

Rule 3 don't act like we are close at school I didn't want to be associated with humans.

Rule 4 call me Sesshomaru-sama at school.

I know they were a bit egotistic but Rin never complained which I liked about her as well.

"Izayoi asked me to and it would be rude to go against my step mothers wishes" I said like it should be a fact of life.

"Oh I see." She looked down at that hand I was holding I knew she still felt my hand on hers like I still felt her hand in mine.

I took a seat near the roses I liked how they smelled.

I had started noticing that I would often need to be near Rin and wasn't sure why I felt so connected to her. I don't know if she also felt this way as well.

"Sesshomaru can I ask you for something?"

"What is it Rin?" She had jumped down from her forever living tree and went to her desk and brought over a clear lab beaker.

"Could you put your Venom in this so I could see the reactions it will make with some of my experiments?"

I looked up at her like she was nuts I knew for one my Venom would just eat through that glass and felt like she was asking for me to pee into something.

"I wouldn't mind just that wouldn't be able to hold it." I pointed at the weird shaped thing in her hand.

"Oh I see well if I need some of your venom could I come and get you?" She asked me with her big eyes they were still a bit red from crying but they were clear and looked like you could find yourself in her eyes.

"Of course I don't mind." I looked up at her and saw her 100 watt smile

"Thank you, I also think I have a theory of how this tree is still alive." She said and I saw her switch to her zone she was now going to be hyper and tell me everything.

"Really do tell?" I encouraged her to tell me her theory.

"Well I was thinking that the ladies before me kept calling this the Immortal tree right, well out of everything alive today what is immortal Demons!" She smiled as she talked

"I think my mother may have put Demon DNA into the tree but that is what I need to find out and I think using your Venom and maybe blood if you will allow it I can finally figure out at least one clue as to what my mother was working on."

I just smirked at her as she kept talking a million miles an hour. She was cute when she got this way and I was so happy I was the one she always told about her findings.

"I will be happy to help you Rin as long as you keep me nice and healed up during combat training."

"Deal!" She started to jump up and down. She reminded me of a little girl in kindergarten then a girl in 8th grade.

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That night I heard the terrible scream coming from Rin's room but this one didn't sound like the ones from her dreams. I jumped out of bed and rushed to her room.

Rin was still on her bed but a dark figure was above her stangling her.

"Hey get off her!" I yelled as I formed my poisen whip and swong it at the man making sure not to touch Rin.

The man jumped away from Rin who had passed out but she was still breathing thank god.

"Boy out of my way" The voice said to me but I still couldn't see his face very well it was a dark night out with no moon which means Inuyasha was in his human form tonight and would be of no help.

"I will not let you lay another finger on Rin." I growled

"She deserves to die" This man was pushing my buttons way to much how dare he think that 'MY RIN' should not have a long happy life.

I whipped my poison at him again this time making contact with his black mask. My eyes widen as I recognized the man that was now in front of me.

"Kenshin how are you out?"

"I have my ways boy and my daughter is the cause of all my pain"

"She has nothing to do with your pain asshole you have done nothing but hurt MY MATE"

"Mate? Child do you have any idea what you are saying." Kenshin started mocking me.

"I know that she is worth a thousand other people in this world and is worth saving." I could feel my demon take over the heat of my changing form was coming on and I was doing my best not to loose control of my humanoid form.

"So you would take a tainted girl as your mate. You do know she is no longer a virgin right." That was where I lost all control and shifted into my true form and barked and howled at him as I hit him with my pawn sending him across the room.

At that moment my father rushed in to see what was going on.

"Sesshomaru!?" He yelled seeing me in my demon form.

I yelped and growled in our demon language to explain the situation.

My father went for Kenshin and grabbed him by the neck.

"Why the hell have you come for Rin she is a ward of my clan now. She is no longer your daughter."

I could see my father's grip tighten around that man's neck.

"Because, she is not a ward but a tainted piece of shit that couldn't keep her purity! She would be better as a whore!" He screamed back kicking my father in the head and ran for the door. I saw his movement and blocked the doorway.

"Boy if you want your mate to live I suggest you move." He pulled out a syringe and it had some kind of light green liquid in it. He inched closer to Rin and had the needle centimeters away from her.

"Sesshomaru let him go, we will have the authorities take care of him." I moved reluctantly but my demon was losing even more control with seeing Rin in any danger.

Once he was gone and fled for the front door I was able to convert back to my human form.

"Sesshomaru, why did Kenshin say Rin was your mate?" My father came over to me and looked me in my eyes.

"Because I think she is. I can't explain why but I feel a pull towards her and a need to be around her." I was a bit embarrassed at first to say this since she was human and I didn't want to stay here. I wanted to get away from here after High School but now Rin was in my life and that idea hurt me.

"Congratulations son, but now I need to know why Kenshin said she was not a virgin I can smell her purity." I nodded in agreement not sure what he why her own father would think she was impure.

I looked at her still on her bed and I went to her and laid next to her wrapping her in my arms and my mokomoko that still has not gone away after my transformation. "Father would you do anything for Izayoi no matter what she would ask you?"

"It is both a curse and a gift to find your true mate, but Rin is a gentle loving warm girl and would never ask you to do anything that would hurt you or herself. I think she will want you to have her do things for you." He came over to look at the ward of the demon clan, my mate. He brushed her hair out of her face and noticed the bruises that were forming on her neck.

"We need to take her to the Hospital can you carry her?" I nodded and took Rin into my arms and carried her down to the car.

Izayoi was in the Kitchen calling 911 already, how does she know what needs to be done? She saw us pass with Rin still passed out in my arms and she started to cry.

"Dear she is alive we are going to take her to the Hospital to have her checked up on." She nodded to my father in understanding and started to talk to the police over the phone.

"Is she okay?" I heard my brother from his dark hiding spot he would go when he was in his human form.

"Yes just barely" I answered looking down on the girl I have gotten so close to her such a short time.

Rin was my mate that much I knew and I could feel it and didn't feel upset about it. But she was human they felt it differently and could deny us. Rin had the right to say 'no' to me and leave me behind. I put my trust into my father's words on what kind of girl she was. Rin was kind and gentle, loving and beautiful both inside and out.

"Sesshomaru lets hurry and get her to the hospital then we can think and discuss what has happened."

I nodded to my old man and ran for the car that was waiting for us out front still holding the most precious woman I have ever known in my arms.

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I hope you like this chapter of How much can we handle. I think I did a good job on this and I know they are still young while they are learning things but I want them to be masters of what they do before they are adults.

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