InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sing ❯ the high road ( Chapter 4 )

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“Rin, Rin, RIN,” Ayame screamed in her ear in the car. Rin snapped out of her daze.

“what,” Rin asked.

“well how was your date with Hojo two days ago you never told us,” Sango replied.

Flashback:

“Hojo I said `no',” rin said to a Hojo who was taking it a little too far on his couch.

“Come on rin have some fun,” he said kissing her neck. Rin squirmed under his grasp trying to get free.

“No, no, and no,” she kept repeating, but he wouldn't get off. She finally had enough. So see jerked her knee up. Kneeing him in the balls. She slipped out of his grasp and tried to run out of the room, but Hojo grabbed her and slapped her across the face. Rin just stared at him

“I wasn't done yet,” He said. Rin snapped out of the shock of the fact that he hit her again, She got out of his grasp and ran down the hall and heard Hojo yell to her, “We're going to do this someday count on it,”

Rin just ran as fast as she could out of his house. Once she finally got home everyone was in bed. So she ran to her room and cried.

End flashback.

“Oh nothing happened just a date,” rin lied.

“You've been dating him for a month and you never tell us about any of your dates,” Kagome complained. `Probably because in everyone of our dates he's either hit me or slapped me how am I suppose to get around that' rin thought to her self. Kagome decided to drop the subject.

The girl walked into their 1st period and sat in their seat. As rin was walking to her seat she was stopped by Hojo who tried to kiss her on the cheek, but she moved her face away with a disgusted look on her face. Then walked around him and went to her seat. Hojo just stood there looking like and idiot. So he went to go sit down. The girls and guys just looked at each other. Sesshoumaru smirked. Rin put her head down on her desk. `Something happened and I'm gonna find out' Ayame thought looking at her friend.

In their 4th period (gym) Ayame tried to ask as they were running, but Rin ignored her question. Then the bell rang for them to go to lunch.

“Rin what happened I want to know,” Ayame asked as they were sitting. `If I don't say something to someone I'm gonna burst and Ayame won't tell.' So Rin whispered what happened in Ayame's ear. Ayame's eyes widened.

“HE DID WHAT,” Ayame yelled scaring everyone at the table who didn't know what was going on. Ayame looked around for Hojo and saw him leaving the cafeteria. Without any warning she stood up and charged after him. Rin chased after her. Everyone else at the table ran after them to see what was going on. They caught up to Ayame and rin before they reached Hojo. When Ayame got close enough she yelled, “Hey Hojo,” Rin was pulling on Ayame's arm telling her that it wasn't a big deal. And to drop it, but Ayame wasn't listening. Hojo stopped at his locker and turned around. And saw Ayame charging for him and rin trying to hold her back.

But Ayame came close enough to punch him dead in the face making him fall to the ground with a bloody nose.

“WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU BITCH,” Ayame yelled as the guys and girls were trying to pull her away. Sesshoumaru just leaned on the closest lockers and watched. Rin was behind Ayame praying she would clam down and not make a big deal out of it but she knew it was too late.

“What do you want Ayame,” Hojo said calmly as he felt his nose.

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN `WHAT THE HELL DO I WANT' I WANT TO KILL YOU,” Ayame screamed. The only ones who knew what was going on was Ayame and Rin.

“What did I do that was so bad that you want to kill me,” Hojo asked causing Rin to stare at him.

“WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU TRIED TO RAPE RIN HOW ABOUT THAT,” She yelled. Once she said that the guys turned around and charged at Hojo, and the girls went to calm Ayame down even tough inside they wanted to kill him to. Koga picked him up and threw him against the locker and held him there.

“IS IT TRUE YOU PIECE OF CRAP, IS IT,” Koga yelled.

“Of course its not true,” Hojo said.

“RIN DID THIS GUY TRY TO RAPE YOU,” Inuyasha yelled. Everyone looked at rin to see if it was true.

“Yes,” she said quietly finally looking up with tears in her eyes. They looked at Hojo.

“RIN YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER HURT YOU TELL THEM,” Hojo screamed. They looked at Rin.

“No, I don't know that cause it's not true,” She said holding back her tears. They looked at Hojo.

“YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PROOF OF ME EVER HURTIN YOU,” Hojo yelled at her. Everyone looked at her. She looked him dead in the eye. Then she took her hair and put it in a pony tail. Showing some of the bruises and scratches. Then she pulled off her sweat shirt to show a sleeveless shirt that revealed the scratches and bruises up and down her harm and all around her neck. Then she pulled up her shirt just enough to show her scratched and bruised up stomach. Then she turned around to show the marks on her back. Then she rolled up her pant legs till they were up to thy. Showing the markings all over her legs.

“IS THAT PROOF ENOUGH,” she screamed falling to the ground crying her heart out. Everyone looked at Hojo with hate in their eyes. That was all the guys needed and they started to beat him up.

“GUYS STOP,” Rin screamed. Everyone looked at her like she was crazy.

“Rin this guy beat you up,” Kagome said.

“I Know but…,” she started.

“BUT WHAT THIS PIECE OF SHIT DESERVES WHAT HE GETS,” Inuyasha yelled at her holding Hojo in the air.

“I know but I don't want you to get in any trouble because of me,” she said looking Inuyasha in the eye. Inuyasha turned towards Hojo. Rin looked down and saw that some of her scabs had cut causing them to bleed. “Great now I'm bleeding,”

The girls walked over to Rin to help her up, but she just fell back down. Then Rin felt a pair of strong arms behind her pick her up bridal style. She looked up to thank who it was, but was surprised with the fact that it was Sesshoumaru. He didn't say anything just carried her to the nurse.

Everyone heard someone run away from behind them and saw that Hojo had run down the hall. When rin got to the nurses office she told Sesshoumaru that she could walk but he carried her to a bed then put her down. Then turned to walk away.

“Thank you,” she said causing him to stop walking. He turned his head and nodded. Then walked away.

Rin went back to class 6th period. The girls were looking at her worried. The guys however were looking at Hojo plotting his death. Rin was just concentrating on what she was going to sing for the pep rally. Then she saw Hojo out of the corner of her eye staring at her. She turned her head to look at him. He looked her in the eyes then winked at her. He looked at something past her. His eyes widened, and he turned around. Rin looked behind her to see what he was staring at. She saw Inuyasha, Koga, and Miroku glaring at him. They noticed her looking at them and acted like they weren't doing anything. She turned and smiled to her self. `I have the best friends I could ask for' she thought. Then the intercom came on telling the bands to come down. She got up and started going down to the gym still thinking of songs. She finally got some songs in her head and jotted the music notes down and gave them to the girls. This time the girls had to sing four different songs.

The girls heard the crowed in the gym and they heard the principal announce the boys and they heard the crowed go crazy. Then they heard the stage manager tell them to take their places, but the whole time they were still trying to remember the notes. Rin was trying to think of the words cause she literally had just thought of the first three songs. The curtains parted and Rin was still gathering her strength. `Come one we've done this plenty of times before' she thought. She looked out into the crowd, and saw Hojo. “Hey every body the songs we're going to perform is for a special boy in the audience, his name is Hojo.” She said with confidence. Hojo waved to her. She smiled sweetly and waved. Then she waited for her friends to start the beat to the first song, `so cold'

Rin: Love can be so cold
Love can be so cold

I think it's time that I told you the truth, yeah
'Cause it's on my mind
So let me do what I gotta do, yeah
'Cause it's someone else
So I can't see you no more
I can finally see my smile again
'Cause he's the one my heart beats for

Rin was staring straight at Hojo.

He makes me feel like I'm his number one, his prize
Tells me everyday I'm his everything
And I never got that from you (that from you)
So don't try to change my mind
'Cause I've had enough this time
And you always let me down
And now you can't turn your back around

Rin and Ayame: Ain't it cold
When the one you love lets you go
And you got no one to hold, yeah, yeah
That's the way you make me feel
Boy, it's cold
On the other side, yes I know
Now it's time to let you go, yeah, yeah
Love can be so cold

Rin: The tables turned
And nothing stays the same, yeah
How we used to do
You know we don't do it that way
It's been so long
There's not much to say
The memory of you and me is gone
Today is a brand new day

Rin Ayame and Sango: Ain't it cold
When the one you love lets you go
And you got no one to hold, yeah, yeah
That's the way you make me feel
Boy, it's cold
On the other side, yes I know
Now it's time to let you go, yeah, yeah
Love can be so cold

Rin: You should know that I forgive you
Boy I hope that you can move on
'Cause you said you'll be fine without me
But love gets tricky when you're all alone

All: Ain't it cold
When the one you love lets you go
And you got no one to hold, yeah, yeah
That's the way you make me feel
Boy, it's cold
On the other side, yes I know
Now it's time to let you go, yeah, yeah
Love can be so cold

The music stopped. Rin didn't stop looking at Hojo just continued to the next song `footprints on my heart'

Rin: You don't even hold me like you used to hold me
And that's the way you could've made all the things you told me
Yeah, yeah
I remember when you told me you'd never lie to me
I can't believe I trusted you
I sacrificed my time and my heart
I gave you my all and what you do

All: You stepped on me, you walked on me
Boy you left your
Footprints on my
Heart broken crying over the way you left your
Footprints on my
Heart aching you ran all over me and left your
Footprints on my heart
My heart

Rin: I know the way you were before me
And I was crazy to think you'd change
I put up with your attitude
Your selfish ways and your childish games (whoa)
A good heart always ends up broken
But overtime, it'll make me strong
I'ma put the pieces back together
Might take some time, but I just go on

She continued the note through half the chorus.

Rin: Love me or leave me
I don't mind
My heart can't take this pain
We had something so beautiful
But now it's not the same
So I gotta let this go
Gotta take back the truth
This situation makes no good for me
I can't believe I let it happen like this
I just sat back while you

Ooh, whoa, ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh

Rin just continued to stare at Hojo then heard him yell, “but I love you” but she took the sweat shirt off showing her markings and then she stared at him into the next song `Unbelievable'

Rin: I Wish you didn't love me
I wish you'd make this easy
It was love that caught me
Now it's fear that keeps me with you
I want to be by your side
So I can close my eyes
To the growing emptiness inside that kills me
When I'm with you
You try to break me Try to hate me
So you can fall out of love
You want to make me believe that I'm crazy
That I'm nothing with out you

All: It's unbelievable but I believed you
Unforgivable but I forgave you
Insane what love can do
That keeps me coming back to you
You're irreplaceable but I'll replace you
Now I'm standing on my own
Alone

Rin: I feel you in my shadow
My heart feels cold and hollow
No matter where I run I see
Your eyes always follow me
You try to hold me
Try to own me
Keeping something that's not yours
You want to make me
Believe that I'm crazy
Make me think that you're the cure

All: It's unbelievable but I believed you
Unforgivable but I forgave you
Insane what love can do
That keeps me coming back to you
You're irreplaceable but I'll replace you
Now I'm standing on my own
Alone

Rin: You're still haunting me
In my sleep
You're all I see
But I can't go back
Cause I know it's wrong
For us to go on
And I'm growing strong
To confront my fears

All: It's unbelievable but I believed you
Unforgivable but I forgave you
Insane what love can do
That keeps me coming back to you
You're irreplaceable but I'll replace you
Now I'm standing on my own
Alone.

The girls started the next song. `the high road' but rin sang the whole song alone.

I gave you my heart
I gave you my soul
I gave everything that I had
But ya left me in the cold
But still I have faith
Somehow I believe
That if I keep love in my heart
It will find it's way to me
I could fight
Seek revenge
But thats not who I am
No I'm not giving in
I will rise above

*I'm gonna keep walking
Though it may seem far
I'm gonna keep preaching
When life gets too hard
Not gonna let you bring me down
I'll take the high road
I'm gonna keep climbing
Till I see the top
I'm gonna keep trying
Though I may get lost
Not gonna let you bring me down
I take the high road

I'm gonna get by on the high road
Yes I will
I'm gonna get by on the high road*

This pain that I feel
I will overcome
I know somewhere deep down inside
It's the pain that makes us strong
I could curse
I could shout
Take the easy way out
I forgive you
somehow I will rise above

*I'm gonna keep walking
Though it may seem far
I'm gonna keep preaching
When life gets too hard
Not gonna let you bring me down
I take the high road
I'm gonna keep climbing
Till I see the top
I'm gonna keep trying
Though I may get lost
Not gonna let you bring me down
I take the high road*

The girls joined in: I get by
To be real
I can't keep it inside
I may fall sometimes
but I will survive(rin continues note)
I'm gonna keep reaching
I'm gonna keep climbing(say it wit me now)
I'm gonna keep trying
*I'm gonna keep walking
Though it may seem far
I'm gonna keep preaching
When life gets too hard
Not gonna let you bring me down
I take the high road
I'm gonna get by on the high road
I'm gonna get by on the high road
I'm gonna get by on the high road
I'm gonna get by on the high road
I'm gonna get by on the high road*

Everyone stood and applauded but most of the audience was laughing at Hojo. Hojo glared at Rin. Rin just shrugged it off and walked off stage with her friends. Once she got back stage Koga ran up to her and hugged her by picking her up 5inches of the ground. When he put her down she was glad to be on the ground then Inuyasha came up to her and picked her up again only higher. Then he put her down and Miroku came up to her.

“If you pick me up I will kill you,” She warned. Everyone laughed Miroku just pulled her in for a simple hug. Even Sesshoumaru gave her a small hug.

“HOW DARE YOU ATTACK ME LIKE THAT,” Yelled Hojo's voice from behind her. Just as she turned around he threw her against the closest wall. Inuyasha was holding kagome and sango back (poor guy). But both Koga and Miroku were holding back Ayame and were having a harder time keeping her back.

“HOW DARE YOU ATTACK ME IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL YOU LITTLE PIECE OF TRASH,” He yelled shaking her. Not giving her a chance to say anything he slapped her across the face. Then all of a sudden Hojo was spun around, and Rin was released to fall down to the ground. She looked up and saw an angry Sesshoumaru staring at Hojo. Hojo being the idiot that he is said, “What do you want this is between me and this bitch,” kicking rin. Sesshoumaru looked at him and then rin and without any warning punched Hojo in the face causing Hojo to fall. Landing on Rin who was still on the ground. Rin climbed out from underneath him and stood up.

“Sesshoumaru I told you and the others not to hurt him so you wouldn't get in trouble,” she said glaring at him in the eyes. Everyone was looking at Sesshoumaru thinking that he was going to get yelled out. Then out of no where she threw her arms around his neck pulling him down and kissed him dead on the lips. Everyone was looking at them in shock. She pulled away and hugged him and said, “Thank you.”

“So all I had to do was punch him and she would have given me a kiss and a hug,” Miroku asked. Everyone looked at him and laughed. Rin let go of Sesshoumaru and went to talk to the girls. Sesshoumaru was still just standing there. He soon snapped out of it and turned to listen to the guys conversation, but really he was just staring at Rin.