Human Compensation

Rin stood in line waiting patiently to enter the club. The Diablo was the most popular club in the city. All the rich, important people and youkai came to it. After she’d sneaked out of the trunk of Inuyasha’s car, she didn’t go straight to the club like she had planned on doing earlier. She’d changed her mind and took a walk in the park, bought herself a hotdog, and window shopped at one of the malls. She couldn’t understand the big deal Sesshoumaru was making about her being out in public. Nothing had happened to her so far. Perhaps, he was being overprotective as usual. When he came to get her, because she knew he would as soon as he found out she’d left, she was going to gladly point out to him, that she was quite safe during her evening on the town.

“Sorry, the club is full,” the bouncer told her, jerking her out of her thoughts.

She looked up at the huge man that towered over her. He was nothing but muscles and a bald head. “I must get in. I don’t have that much time left.”

He gave her a sarcastic look. “Let me guess, it’s a life or death situation?” He asked in a mocking tone.

She nodded slowly, thinking about what Sesshoumaru might do to her. “You could say that.”

“Lady, I don’t have time for this. Now be a good little girl and walk away.”

She frowned up at him and put a hand on her hip. “Do you know who you’re talking to?” She asked important-like.

“A deranged woman?” He asked. A few people standing in line behind her begin to laugh.

She sighed. She wanted to avoid doing this, but it didn’t seem like she had a choice. “I am the wife of Sesshoumaru.”

“Yeah right lady, and I’m King Tut.” He laughed followed by another laugh from the people behind her.

“You may very well be King Tut, but I am Sesshoumaru’s wife.” She pulled back her hair showing him the blue crescent moons on her neck as proof. “He’s going to be very angry that you wouldn’t let me in the club when I asked.”

The bouncer stared at the symbols knowing them too well. Sesshoumaru was a ruthless man. He’d never met him in person, but the stories he’d heard about him was enough to make his skin crawl. Plus, the man owned nearly everything in the city, including this club. He jumped back in fear and quickly let her enter.

“I’m so sorry. I didn’t know. Please, don’t tell him.”

Rin smiled at him and patted his shoulder. “That’s quite alright. You were only doing your job.” She told him happily as she walked inside the club.

The bouncer sighed with relief and grabbed a guy who was trying to slip by him.

The music in the club was loud and hypnotic. People were standing around drinking, talking, relaxing on very modern looking couches and hanging out at the bar. Rin was in the middle of the dance floor having the time of her life. How long had it been since she had danced to techno music? She had to put up with that boring classical music Sesshoumaru played in the mansion until she felt like pulling out her hair. Now this was music! This was living! She laughed as she shook her hips to the beat and went wild. There were a few moves she didn’t know but caught on quickly with the help of some nice people who’d join her on the floor. A couple of guys danced with her, but wandered off to find other women who wasn’t so interested in just dancing. Rin kept right on dancing, closing her eyes and letting herself become one with the music, the noise, the laughter and other sounds that surrounded the club. Ahh life, people, how she had missed it all.

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Inuyasha and Kagome arrived back at the mansion to see Sesshoumaru standing in the doorway with his back turned to them. He was standing as still as a statue, the only thing moving on his body was his hair flying in the wind. Glancing at Inuyasha, Kagome wondered what was going on as they got out of the car. Slowly, they walked up to Sesshoumaru with strange looks on their faces.

Sesshoumaru had gotten home only a few minutes before they did. He knew Rin wasn’t there the second he’d opened the door. Her smell lingered in the mansion, but it wasn’t intense. She’d been gone for an hour as far as he could tell. A cold shiver had run through his body. He hadn’t been able to set one foot in the mansion because she wasn’t there. Rin was his home, not the mansion, and now he felt as if his home had been taken away from him.

Inuyasha stopped Kagome half way. “Stay here, there’s something wrong with him. I can feel it.”

Kagome nodded. He didn’t have to tell her twice. She watched Inuyasha walk up to Sesshoumaru.

“Hey bro, what’s up?” Inuyasha asked, trying to be casual.

Sesshoumaru turned on him and grabbed him by his neck lifting him in the air. “Where the hell is she?” He asked dangerously. His golden eyes narrowing into slits.

“Where is who?” Inuyasha asked, choking.

He threw Inuyasha away, sending him crashing into the trees. Kagome ran towards her mate. She knew Inuyasha could take being thrown around, but with the force Sesshoumaru had used to send him splitting through several trees, she became a little worried. Sesshoumaru walked toward the car, sniffing lightly, then went behind it and ripped the door of the trunk off. So, this is where she’d hidden, he thought to himself. She must have waited until the others left to leave. The thought of Rin out there alone, unprotected, made his usual calm heart pound with anger and a foreign feeling. Fear. Something he rarely experienced. How dare she cause him, Sesshoumaru, to feel this way. How dare she disobey him.

“Inuyasha, are you okay?” Kagome knelt down beside Inuyasha as he sat up from the last broken tree.

He stared up at her with concern. "Kagome! Are you hurt?"

She looked at him blankly.

"The pain! You were suppose to feel my pain!" He stopped and looked at her closely. "Are you in pain?" He asked suspicously.

"No," Kagome said, standing up and helping him up. "I feel fine."

Inuyasha blinked. "It's gone! It's back to normal." He said in shock.

"Well...what do you know.." Kagome said hesitantly. "That was quick, I thought it was suppose to last a few days."

"Maybe it's different for everyone." Inuyasha said, a slow grin spreading across his face. "Stay here, I'll be back."

"Where are you going!" Kagome shouted at him. She grabbed his arm to stop him.

"Just going to pay Koga a little visit."

"I can't believe you're thinking about that now!! Inuyasha! Rin is missing. Aren't you concerned at all?" Kagome frowned at him angrily.

"No, Sesshoumaru will find her."

"She's been gone for a while! Anything could have happened to her!"

"If something had happened to Rin, Sesshoumaru would have been a lot angrier than he is now."

"You mean...he can get angrier than this?" Kagome eyes widened.

Both watched Sesshoumaru disappear in front of their eyes a few feet away from them.

“Rin,” Inuyasha said shaking his head. “I thought I noticed her scent around the car, but I brushed it off. So, she really did sneak out.”

Kagome gasped. “And Sesshoumaru has left to find her. Do you think he'll hurt her? The man has a temper worse than yours.”

“Sesshoumaru would never hurt Rin.” Inuyasha said slowly.

Kagome frowned at him.“You don’t sound too convincing.”

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“Come on, I want to show you something I found in the alley way?” A guy who had danced with Rin in the club pulled her through the crowd with him.

“Why me?” She asked following him. He’d been nice to her since she been there. He'd told her his name was Ross and he'd bought her a lot of drinks. She was curious to see what he had found.

“Because, it’s only for a special girl like you to see.” Ross grinned.

“Okay. I am pretty special aren’t I?” Rin asked, slurring her words slightly. She was half drunk from having three drinks from the bar. Sesshoumaru had never let her drink. He found out it went straight to her head the first time he’d given her wine.

“Just a little bit further.” The guy coaxed as he pulled her outside of the club in a dark alley. There was another guy leaning outside the wall waiting for them.

“Oh we got us a beauty this time,” the second guy said with a smirk.

Rin frowned up at him when he approached her and stood beside his friend.

“What’s going on?” She asked.

“This is what I wanted to show you, meet Weasler, my youkai friend."

Rin stared at the youkai that looked just like a weasel with it's long head and lanky body. He was the ugliest creature she'd ever seen.

I want her first,” Ross said. "I did all the work, so I should have this one first." He begin to back her against the wall.

Weasler chuckled loudly. "Go ahead and take her, but don't wear her out. I like them fiesty."

Rin knew this wasn’t good, even in her befuddled state. Reaching out and quickly grabbing the man by his neck, something she’d watch Sesshoumaru do millions of times to employees, she threw him away from her with one hand. The guy flew across the alley and landed in some trash cans.

The weasel youkai laughed. “I thought there was something strange about you!” He leaned in close sniffing her and grabbed her arm when she tried to throw him away too.

Rin gasped in surprise when he slammed both of her hands against the wall and held them there. She’d forgotten that actual youkais were stronger than her. She struggled against him when he tried to kiss her and moved her head to avoid his lips. “Nooo! Stop it!” She yelled at him and tried to kick him between the legs, but she was too slow. She could barely get all her limbs to cooperate in her groggy state. The alchohol was quickly taking over. He laughed at her vain attempts and pressed his entire body against hers, pushing her harder against the cold wall. Rin finally, realizing the danger she’d put herself in, let out a frighten scream. The two dark blue crescent moons on the side of her neck begin to glow in the dark, attracting the attention of the weasel.

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Sesshoumaru was standing on one of the highest building in the city trying to sniff through the millions of scents to find Rin. So far she seemed to be safe, if she was in real trouble, he would have...His ears suddenly filled with her scream and her scent became stronger. Her terror lashed through him like lightning. Growling low to himself, he jumped off the building, now knowing exactly where to find her.

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Weasler stared at the strange glows coming from her neck. “So you’re someone’s mate?” He drawled and slowly pushed her hair from her neck to reveal the symbols. What he saw made him tremble in stark horror. He quickly let her go and backed away from her.

His friend had finally regained consciousness and walked toward him. “Let me at her! I’ll kill the bitch!” He said angrily. “Nobody does that to me and get away with it, not even a woman!”

“Watch your mouth, Ross. This one ain’t no ordinary girl.” The weasel said, his voice shaking. He stared at Rin who stared back at them wishing she could move her legs to run. She was either too weak with fright or too drunk to move. She really didn’t know which one was holding her there.

“I don’t care what she is!” Ross said, walking towards her intent on doing her major bodily harm. He made it about two steps before his entire body was snatched back into the shadows.

Rin and Weasler both jumped in fright at the sound of a loud, terrified scream of pain and a loud crunching of bones followed after. Both smelled the blood.

“Please miss,” Weasler begged his knees trembling and his bladder emptying on the ground. He fell to his knees, too weak from terror to hold himself up. “Please don’t let him hurt me. I didn’t harm you!” He cried. His sobs were heavy and deep.

Rin swallowed. She knew Sesshoumaru was there. He’d killed the first guy. He wasn’t going to have mercy on Weasler. His scent was all over her body. Still, she couldn’t help feeling sorry for the guy. Her sympathy was short-lived when she saw two glowing red eyes appear from the shadows. For a moment, she began to fear for her own life.

“I’m..I’m sorry.” She told Weasler who had suddenly stopped breathing and knelt there frozen in place. He knew Sesshoumaru was right behind him and yet, he couldn’t turn around to look him in the face. Closing his eyes slowly, he accepted his death.

Rin turned away when Sesshoumaru’s claw came out dripping with acidic poison and glowing it's sick, green color. Sesshoumaru stood over the coward kneeling in front of him. This one had Rin’s scent all over him. He was the one who’d caused her to cry out in fear. He would die a slow, painful, death.

She’d never forget it. It was like some kind of nightmare. Rin closed her eyes tightly, turning away from the hoarse screams coming from Weasler as Sesshoumaru’s posioned claw slowly ripped through his back. She could hear the poison sizzling like hot acid, slowly eating away at his insides. The smell, oh god the smell, she was going to pass out from it.

“Rin, look at me.” Sesshoumaru’s voice was only an inch from her. He sounded calm, so deadly calm. She knew he was furious at her. She could feel his rage cracking around him. “You caused the death of these two beings. Now look at me and take responsibility for what you’ve done.” His voice was harsh, cold, enough to make her shiver. She slowly raised her head to stare into those fiery, red eyes.

She was frightened of him. He could feel and smell her fear. He’d just saved her from those two mongrels and she was scared of him! The thought only made him angrier. He grabbed her roughly and tucked her under his arm before taking off. Right now he couldn’t say a word to her. He was not going to lecture her. Why bother? She knew what she had done and she knew she would be severely punished for it. She had deliberately disobeyed him and placed her life in danger. Luckily from some miracle, Naraku hadn’t found her. She was safe in his arms again. That should have been enough to calm him, but it wasn’t. At the moment, all he could think of was how dare she disobey him, Sesshoumaru.

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Naraku’s fist slammed angrily on the table he’d been sitting at, breaking it in half. He’d been sitting in his underground home having dinner when one of his workers told him the news of Kikyo’s death and the way she’d died. It wasn’t that he’d actually loved her, but she was his possession, like one of his many sport cars he use to have. Kikyo had been his favorite of all his possessions and now even she had been taken away from him. He’d been proud of the fact that he’d stolen her from Inuyasha. Proud that he owned something that had once belonged to Sesshoumaru’s little criminal family. It had taken time, but he’d slowly twisted her mind, manipulated her into becoming nothing but a play-thing to him. All that time, all his hard work, now wasted into nothing. A tear fell from his eyes. He felt like a three year old whose favorite toy had just been destroyed.