Through the well and back again

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha

A/n: Hey there! :D I'm so happy my writing juices have seemingly come back to me! :D Haha... I started this story and I do intend to finish it, I promise. :) Anyways, anything that is in italics are either dreams or memories and sometimes thoughts but usually my thought scenes look like this 'Hey there!' So, now that this is cleared up, here is chapter 14. :) I hope you all enjoy it and I'm going to try and make it longer than the others so yeah. :) I think this story is coming to an end soon but I'm not sure yet... Anyways, I'd like to give a special shout out to nerdgirl29 for the kind review and for suggesting I have it rain. :) Because of that suggestion, this idea popped into my head and I really think it helps draw the story together even more. :D Thank you!

Chapter 14:

-Beach Adventures-

As the waves crashed up against the shore line, Rin inhaled deeply enjoying the smell of the place. She let the water brush up against her feet and something about it was so refreshing and healing it was prefect. Lord Sesshoumaru was walking by her side, looking up ahead as he normally did and staying quiet as usual. Far behind them, Inuyasha and Kagome walked hand in hand with Kagome flushing shyly and looking away while Inuyasha did his best to hide his own awkwardness. Everything was so peaceful but still, Rin didn't know why but there was still this feeling deep inside her that something was going to go wrong...

As if reading her mind, the sky turned dark and the calm waves became fierce and merciless as huge droplets of rain fell onto them. Rin screamed, Sesshoumaru grabbed her and while being pressed to his side, she was lifted quickly into the air as he took flight off the ground as a huge wave would have washed them into the ocean by crashing onto the shore if they had still been walking there. She was grateful he had saved her but then something occurred to her... where was Kagome and Inuyasha?! She screamed again and he looked down at her with a frown on his face.

"Rin, what is wrong?" He demanded.

She could hardly get the words out, she was so upset. "K-kagome and I-inuyasha. Their gone!" She wailed and hid her face in his shoulder.

Before she could really start crying however, she felt him nudge her and she looked up at him, sniffling and doing her best to wipe her tears away.

"Look behind you." He said quietly.

And so she did and she gasped in pleasure when she saw Inuyasha practically soaring over the waves and following behind them with Kagome safely on his back.

With happy tears in her eyes she whispered one last thing before waking up from the nightmare that had overtaken her soul. "Thank goodness their okay."

"Are you sure she's okay?" A familiar voice demanded above her and Rin murmured something in her sleep, causing Kagome, Inuyasha and her lord to worry even further, each of them showing their worry in different ways. Finally having enough of this nonsense, he gently picked Rin up in his arms and carried her to their separate motel room. He placed her lightly on the bed before making his way into the bathroom. He knew how much she loved it. It was covered in shells, white shower curtains and towels to match. Knowing this, he did his best to take extra care of it as he rummaged around in drawers trying to find a washcloth he could use in order to help bring down her nightmare-ish fever. Placing it under the water, he soaked it before ringing it and taking it to her and covering her forehead with it, hoping it would ease her pain.

He loathed feeling so weak and not knowing what to do in order to fix whatever was wrong. Ever since she was little, he had always protected her and always made sure she was happy. There was something about her soul that spoke to his and he intended to find out. He wasn't about to let whatever this was take her away before he could.

Deep down, he had a feeling he knew who was doing this and he hoped he was wrong. That particular witch was supposed to be dead. He didn't believe she was strong enough to hold the curse over them, even in death as she had promised before he killed her and put her out of her misery. He despised the fact that vermin such as lower class demons, witches and warlocks and sometimes even humans alike kept trying to hunt him down in order to take his power from him. He couldn't stand how much his every move seemed to keep putting Rin in danger.

Once, he had tried sending her to a human village when she was very young but she was too stubborn and intent on staying with him, even though he couldn't understand why...

'She's supposed to be enjoying this trip.' He thought rather darkly to himself while pushing her hair back from her face gently and switching the washcloth to its other side.

'If I made her my mate, everything would be back to normal and she would be happy.' He froze in mid thought.

Did he think of just making a human as his mate? Perhaps all this ocean air really was making him go insane, as his brother had stated earlier...

He, the great lord of the western lands would never follow in the same footsteps as his idiotic father. He was too prideful for his own good and he knew that. But still. He couldn't think of such nonsense now. Not when his dear Rin was struggling to fight for her life.

He was so lost in his thoughts that he snarled protectively at the knock that came at the door. To make matters worse, he sprung up and hovered over Rin, his eyes blazing red when the strange miko girl, Kagome let herself in.

'I will not hesitate to kill her, no matter who's mate she is if anymore harm comes to Rin.' He thought savagely as she dared to walk closer to them.

Who did this girl think she was, walking into their sick room? Even though he knew Rin trusted the other girl and even considered her a friend, he did not trust her by any means. The only one he had ever truly been loyal to was Rin and nothing would ever change that.

As if reading his thoughts, Kagome lifted her chin defiantly and spoke in a clear, calm voice despite the situation she found herself in.

"I want to help Rin and I believe I know how to heal her."

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and bared his teeth. "You will come no closer or I will kill you."

The miko rolled her eyes before smirking and looking rather proud of herself. "Would you rather her die and stay in this state of fever? I have healing powers that you do not, Sesshoumaru and if you don't let me help her, she will die."

For a moment, he considered slitting her throat for even daring to talk to him in such a way but one glance at Rin had him baring his fangs at the miko girl before finally sitting stubbornly cross legged on the ground far away from her.

He couldn't stand the stench that was following her. She reeked of his filthy half brother. If he loathed anything more than half breeds and humans, it was the fact that he was now sitting here, relying on a human in order to save one that he possibly was in love with.

'Once I know for certain that Rin is healed, I will go back to our time. I have had enough of this strange era of the miko's.' He reasoned with himself. 'And Rin will follow me, no matter what her promises where.'

Fuming to himself he sat and waited for the possible love of his life to be healed so that he could return and take her home with him, whether she liked it or not.

A/n: Well, will he be able to follow through with his stubbornness? Read on and find out in the next chapter! :D I was going to make this chapter longer but m darn laptop shut down in the middle of writing all of what I had up and it was erased! :( BUT, maybe in the next chapter I'll have it longer. :) Ohhh, and maybe I'll even do a fluff scene, I'm not sure yet but either way, please leave your thoughts! :D It really helps inspire me to keep going! Thank you, lovelies. :)