Chapter 14

I don't own Inuyasha

Standing, she looked out the window of the station as the rain waved the appearance of the outside against the glass. How long had it been? A year now that Troc and Mob Seven had finally been brought down. The ring of diamond thefts had been shut down and things had returned to as normal as they could have been she supposed.

She cupped the coffee mug in her hands as she looked down into the brown reflection, lost in her thoughts. Life had changed so much from the Feudal era that she remembered. Things seemed to have been so peaceful right before the war and then things had been turned upside down.

So, she had cheated death again. The wolves and the meidou and then centuries skipped under a poison. Everyone else only had one chance at life. It was such an unfair deal, especially to those who had given their lives to bring down the Mob with her. It was still hard for her to believe that she could be centuries old. Even revealing the information to those who were closest to her didn't seem to make it any more realistic. She wondered if her soul would have truly worked to unlock the power of the Shinota. Troc had been ignorant to her death in the Meidou after all. As for Tenseiga, Troc couldn't use it so it must have been discarded centuries ago. Bakusaiga was placed in the museum after being found in Troc's home. It had been at her request that it at least be placed there against other wishes since it was a demon sword. She assumed Troc had kept it as somewhat of a trophy for his ill accomplishment since he couldn't wield it to its fullest.

"You seem to be lost in thought a lot lately." Kira spoke.

Turning from the window, Rin flashed a momentary smile.

"Just thinking about the past I guess."

"This is the anniversary huh?"

"Yeah. It's kind of hard to shake the memory."

Rin downcast her eyes as Kira looked to change her friend's demeanor. "I remember when you first accepted the case. I was nervous for you. Things didn't go as we planned, especially when I lost communication with the chief. Unfortunately we lost a few but their efforts weren't wasted. You all were the whole reason we managed to bring the Mob down. "

Taking a sip of her coffee, Rin glanced the window out the corner of her eye again, looking toward the direction of her home. "You're right…"

Kira watched her expression change.

Suddenly both heard the jingle of Rin's cell phone.

Kira listened to the conversation.

"Hello…yeah, I'm ok. How are you?…good…sure, I'm up for it…ok see you then, bye."

Sighing, Rin returned to her desk. She tried to focus on her work as she glanced the framed picture. She would never forget that morning when she woke up to find Sesshoumaru playing and snapped the picture of him with the frog in his mouth. Smiling she picked it up and traced her fingers over it before returning it to its spot. She missed him.

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Pulling into Leena's driveway she waited for a moment before she switched off the car. Maybe she should have told her she wasn't up for Karaoke that night. All she wanted to do at this point was be at home. Quite frankly she wasn't feeling very well. But she guessed that she would feel better if she went ahead and tried to have fun.

Ringing the doorbell she was once again, immersed into the world of her friend. She had forgotten how much fun it could be to tirelessly ruin songs from the college years but she still couldn't shake the feeling that she'd rather be at home. She knew it was time to go when Ro started asking her to bear his children. Of course Sanya, his now wife, was having none of it when she swatted him over the head with her tan purse. He was drunk, but it wasn't unusual. How Sanya put up with him, she couldn't figure. Hearing her cell phone go off she checked the time. She soon said her good-byes and headed out.

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Unlocking her door she was relieved to step foot in her house and made her way through without even turning on the lights. Opening the door to her bedroom she stepped on something then half cursed as she looked down to see what it was. Sighing, she picked up the toy frog that had fallen off the dresser. Looking at it she smirked and gave it a good squeeze as a noisy squeak came out. Setting it back on the dresser, she turned to her bathroom to take a shower.

Putting on the last piece of her pajamas she yawned and looked at the clock which read 1:03 am. It was later than she had expected. Climbing into bed she pulled the sheets up and listened to the rain as it began to fall again. Thunder soon accompanied it as she buried her head further into the pillows to block out the sound. Though her real memories had come back, she still had trouble shaking her fear of thunder and lightning. Her body shook as she tried to calm herself. For a moment she thought she felt something move over the bed. Shooting up, she looked around the darkness to see what it was. Sighing again, she found nothing. The weather outside was making her paranoid. The room seemed to shake as the thunder sounded once again. Quickly she pulled a pillow from beside her and placed it over her head to block out the sound completely.

"Relax, you're safe. Now may I have my pillow back?" She heard him whisper as he wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close.

"I didn't mean to wake you." She whispered sarcastically.

"Hn…I'm sure the frog and the pillow know otherwise."

Giggling she responded to him, "you weren't supposed to fall asleep."

"I didn't, I just like making you angry." She could hear his words muffle as he nuzzled her neck and kissed her.

Smiling she played at the band around his finger as she thought about that night.

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Walking away, she and the chief stopped and turned at the sound of something behind them. The ring that lay next to Sesshoumaru rattled against the floor. She and the chief watched as light enveloped the room and smaller light blue waves seemed to escape from his body. Squinting her eyes to block it out, she watched as Sesshoumaru's body changed form. Paws became hands and feet as silver hair lay strewn over his body and the floor. The markings in his face darkened and took back their original appearance. In one motion, the light disappeared, leaving him in his human form.

Rin took in the sight of her mate. How she had longed to see him outside of her dreams, but this was not the way that she had hoped.

She moved back toward him, if only to get one last look at the other form of her demon mate. She wished for any sign of life as the glow of the ring laying beside him caught her attention. Picking it up she studied it for a moment. Realizing what had taken place, she slid it around his finger. Looking back at him she waited for a sign. She was rewarded as he moved his shoulder. In somewhat disbelief she looked into his face and watched as he opened his eyes. "Hey you". She smiled.

"I missed you." He spoke, his eyes softening at her appearance. As he sat up she wrapped her arms around him. Both holding each other tight. "Don't let go."

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The very technique that Troc had used to take other's souls had rewarded them with the soul that Sesshoumaru had lost when he died. In death, he had regained what he had lost. A fair trade, she would have called it. Troc was right about one thing. Everything in this world did require balance including his own poisons.

Rolling to face him, she looked into those beautiful golden eyes once again. Kissing him this time felt real, felt memorable. She felt her body relax as she rested her head under his chin. Thinking for a moment she started.

"I missed you at work today."

"As I did you." He rested his cheek at her head.

"I'm still mad they didn't let you have Bakusaiga back. It is yours."

"When I find a need for it, I won't have to ask for their permission."

Sesshoumaru played his hand down her back as he took in her new scent. "hn…nine months."

Rin looked back into his eyes in shock. "What?"

"You didn't know?"

Slowly she lowered her eyes away from his. "Yeah...I just didn't want to get our hopes up. I've not made it past ten weeks since then."

He ran his fingers through her bangs to regain her eyes. "The only father your children could ever know is me. I assure you, this time will be different."

Smiling she whispered, "You know…It never hurts to make sure." "You want twins I see." He smirked.

Rin pulled the sheets over them as she giggled at his sense of humor. 'Troc, you won the battle, but you did not win the war.'

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…Message…

I want to be with you tonight!

You haven't been with your friends in a while. Stay and have fun!

Don't fall asleep. I'll be there at 12 :)

I'll hold you to it!

A/N: You know I couldn't have left Sessh and Rin without each other in the end! I enjoyed writing this fic too much to give it an unhappy ending. I don't know what the future holds, but for now, I can say that this one was my absolute favorite to write. As always, I appreciate all of your reviews, and additions of this story to favorites or otherwise. It always serves as inspiration and for that I'm very thankful! Here's to hoping to write more soon :)