InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Portrait ❯ Believe Me ( Chapter 8 )

******STANDARD DISCLAIMER HERE***** I DON'T OWN INUYASHA IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM*******

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"Miss, are you okay?"

"Someone bring me a cold towel, now!"

"I'll make sure to close off that section of the gallery; I hope she'll be alright."

Rin slowly cracked open her dazed eyes to see two misshapen blobs floating above her. "Oh, my head hurts" she muttered, as she quickly closed her eyes again, rubbing her throbbing temples.

"Sango, please go get a glass of water and some aspirins." the male voice said.

She opened her eyes again, and this time she clearly made out a red haired young man wearing a small blue box tie, and black pin stripe suit staring back at her. The young man restrained her, as she tried to sit up again.

"Please Miss, don't try to get up quite yet. You had a very nasty fall in one of our galleries." he said quietly, noticing that she appeared to have a headache.

"Who are you? Where am I?" Rin asked agitatedly, as she still struggled to sit up to view her surroundings.

Just then, a dark haired woman in a black dress walked in carrying a tray with a glass of water, and a tiny small white cup. "Thanks again, Sango." the man said, as he helped Rin to sit up from the couch.

"My name is Shippo and this is my colleague Sango, we are the main curators here at Sesshomaru's castle." He then handed her the glass of water and pills as he continued, "One of our guides Miroku, found you on the floor in front of the portrait of Lord Sesshomaru. He said that you have been in the castle for at least six hours before he found you unconscious."

She took the pills and started to drink the water, when she began to remember. The last vision that was clear in her mind was that of Sesshomaru leaning close to her, and hearing his words, "Rin, I will find you, I swear it. I…" She dropped the glass, and jumped up from the sofa. She was almost out of the office, before Shippo was able to restrain her again.

She started struggling like a wild animal, and began yelling, "Take your hands off me. I need to go to him, I have to find him!"

Sango started to help restrain her and curiously asked, "Who do you need to go to?"

"Lord Sesshomaru, he is looking for me. I need to show him that I'm okay." she hollered.

Both Shippo and Sango looked at each other perplexed, and then at the enraged young woman they were trying to make sit down.

"Miss, Sesshomaru died centuries ago. There is no possible way that you could have ever met him," Shippo said bluntly.

"I know that it might sound crazy, but I do know him. And I want to go back to him, because I love him." She said more calmly as they held her down in the chair.

Still with a mystified look on her face, Sango knelt in front of her and quietly spoke, "Miss, What is your name?"

"Rin."

"Rin, have you read any books about the Lord Sesshomaru and his castle?" She inquisitively asked.

"Yes, I attended the festival here yesterday, and purchased a book concerning him."

"I see" Sango nodded, "I think I know the reason why you think you know Lord Sesshomaru"

"I do know him!" she said defiantly

"Well Rin, every once in a while we see people who are "uniquely effected" in some way by the castle or the legend of Sesshomaru. Even I have to admit when I first started working here, I imagined I was a demon slayer in feudal times and my weapon was a giant boomerang."

She laughed a little, but Rin's face was unaltered.

She saw that the woman was not laughing, so she continued, "What I'm trying to say is, perhaps your reading about Sesshomaru and bumping your head when you fell, has your imagination running away with the idea of you knowing him. He was a handsome figure and the legend is quite romantic. So, do you see how easy it could be to have a dream about knowing him?"

Rin thought about it, what the woman said did make sense. She never dreamt of him before she read the diary, and she only started acting weird when she saw his portrait. Maybe it was all just a dream. He didn't look lovingly into her eyes, it was all just a figment of her imagination.

"You could be right." Rin answered reluctantly.

"Good. Now is there someone we could call to pick you up?" Sango requested.

Rin gave her the name of the resort and the numbers to Kohaku and his parent's rooms. They asked her to lie back down, while they called for her ride. Once they left the room, Rin walked over to the window that viewed out into the castle's courtyard.

"It felt so real." Rin whispered. She brought her left arm up to lean against the window frame, then she let out a small gasp, as her eyes widen. For on her left arm was a fresh deep impression of a tree bark.

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Two days had past since Kohaku brought her back to the resort from the castle. During that time, he didn't mention a word to her about what the curators had said to him about her unusual behavior at the castle.

She missed Sesshomaru, and her behavior definitely showed Kohaku and his parents that something was wrong with her. Her once hearty appetite, turned into her eating mere morsels of food. Her vigorous, outgoing personality was now a comatose, introverted persona.

It was almost midnight, and she was sitting on a table out on her room balcony staring up at the moon. She got into the habit of moon watching with Sesshomaru; it made her feel closer to him some how. She was playing with her necklace and thinking about how to get back to him when, she heard a knock on her door.

"Who is it?" She called out.

"Rin it's me, can I come in?" Kohaku answered.

"Sure, come in," she got up from the table and walked toward the sofa inside the room to sit down.

He walked in and sat down beside her. He had a serious look on his face and said, "Rin, we really need to talk."

"About what Kohaku?" she replied innocently, though she knew what it had to be about.

"What's happening to you? The last couple of days I have been waiting for you to tell me what exactly happened at that castle, but you haven't. Rin, that's not like you. You used to tell me everything. Why are you keeping secrets now?" He asked in a panicked voice. Rin knew that in his current demeanor he planned to get answers, and he wouldn't leave without them.

"What did the people at the castle tell you?"

"They say that you fainted, and when you woke up you started acting hysterical about Lord Sesshomaru. Saying that you had to get back to him, because you loved him." he started to chuckle and shook his head in disbelief.

"Well, they told you the truth. I do love him and I plan on going back to him." she replied simply, as she looked him straight in the eyes.

Kohaku's mouth dropped and his face lost all expression. With his own ears he heard the woman what he loved, say that she loved someone else. Though the incredible part was, she just confessed to being in love with someone who lived centuries ago, and thought of himself as a demon. It was too unbelievable for him to register.

"RIN, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? DO YOU KNOW HOW CRAZY THAT SOUNDS?" He yelled irritably as his hands flung up in the air. He then stood up a paced around in her room.

She closed her eyes and a breathed in some air, and then pushed it out. She decided to tell him all of what had been happening to her since they're visit to the castle. When she opened her eyes again, she found that he was sitting back down on the couch, looking at her inquisitively.

"Kohaku, what I'm about to tell you now may sound crazy, but please remember I've never lied to you, so hear me out."

She then proceeded to tell him anything about the diary, her dream and what she experienced that day at the castle before they called him. After he listened to her tale, he had a worried look on his face. True she never once lied to him, but what she told him was just to amazing to believe. He didn't want to raise her suspicion of him not believing her, so he decided to play along until he was able to speak to his parents about her.

"So, how do you plan on going back there?"

Thinking that she could trust him, she told him her plan, "Well, I'm not to sure, but I think my necklace and that portrait in the gallery seem to have some sort of magical connection with each other. So, I think that if I go back to the castle and stand in front of his picture again, it should send me back to him."

"Your necklace… huh?" he said eyeing the sparkling gem.

"Yeah, the lady at the fair told me only to give it to my true love. So when I see him again, I'm going to let him have it." she then giggled at the idea and resumed toying around with her necklace.

Kohaku's face stayed indifferent, but inside he was jealous. He hated Japan, her necklace, the castle and most of all Sesshomaru. He thought if Sesshomaru were alive today, he would take much pleasure in beating him up for stealing the woman that he loved.

Then he eyed her necklace again, it needed to be taken from her. Maybe, if he took it and she saw a psychologist to help her with her delusions; things could go back to normal. He just had to figure out when he could do it.

"Kohaku…are you okay?" Rin asked, with a concerned look on her face.

"Sure, I'm fine. I just remembered that I have a few things to do tomorrow. I think I'll go to bed now. Goodnight Rin." he kissed her forehead and headed for the door.

"Oh Kohaku, I'll need your help in a few days to get back to the castle. I want to make sure some time has passed before I go back there. I don't want them to think I'm crazy."

She made a funny face and laughed a little.

He gave her a queer look and said, "Rin, Believe me… I am going to help you." then he left her room.

It was a total of four days since her episode at the castle. Rin was to excited to wait another day. She wanted to see Sesshomaru again and soon. So, she told Kohaku that she was going to the castle the next day. When they come back from sightseeing she went back to her room to get ready.

He told his parents a few days ago about Rin's fantasy, and they agreed that it would be best if she talked to a psychologist right away. Luckily, they had an old friend who lived in Japan who was one. He was retired but he lived near the resort. He agreed to see her, but it had to be tomorrow. Kohaku knew that he had to take her necklace that night.

He ordered a double decker Oreo banana spilt sundae from the resort's kitchen; it was Rin's favorite dessert. Before he went to her room he crushed some sleeping pills in it, that way she would fall asleep faster. Her door was open, so when he walked in, he saw that she was sitting on the sofa.

"Rin, look what I got you. I wanted to give you something special for our final night together." He placed the gooey frozen confectionery before her eager eyes.

"Kohaku, you shouldn't have!" she squealed, smacking her lips as she consumed the cold delicious treat.

After she finished her ice cream, he started talking about all the good times they had, and how empty his life will be when she is gone. Twenty-five minutes later, the sleeping pills took effect, as Rin fell asleep on the sofa.

"I am sorry Rin. I know you will understand why I had to do this." he whispered, as he carried her body to the bed. As he carefully unclasped and removed her necklace, she stirred and spoke in her sleep.

"Sesshomaru, I love you. Come to me."

He became so enraged with jealousy after hearing those words, that he looked down at the accursed necklace and flung it as hard as he could against the wall. Then he stormed out of her room, slamming the door behind him.

The necklace fell on the couch undamaged, but it began to pulse and glow lightly. Suddenly it transformed into a big bright light, and then disappeared.