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It didn't take long for the news to spread throughout the orphanage. And by the end of the week it had become official. Ms. Sato had been working on a grant to get a larger property for the orphanage for a very long time. Unfortunately the only land that she could buy with the small grant was the Taisho Manor. The value of the land had decreased dramatically in the last eighteen years because of the rumors that it was haunted. And because of this it made it a great buy.
By Saturday, the whole orphanage had been packed up into multiple boxes. The moving men came early in the morning and began to transfer all of the items across town. The older children were forced to baby-sit during the day. Then at five in the afternoon, the children all loaded up on a bus and headed to their new home.
Rin had spent the entire day wandering through her home. She could remember her feelings when she had gotten there. How she didn't want the place. How it had radiated off evil. But she had grown to love it in her own special way. She had filled this place with memories. Enough good memories to out weight the bad. So she didn't know if she was ready for a move.
Her fingers traced down the stairwell as she descended the stairs for the last time. The house was empty and everyone had already headed to the bus. She seemed to float as she made her way to the door. She had been overcome with a feeling of peace. And she had come to terms with the fact that she was leaving the second place she had ever called home.
Her small hand reached out toward the door knob and she began to pull the door open. But it was quickly shut back with a jerk that threw Rin off guard. Her chocolate eyes widened as she looked up to see a hand pushing the door closed. Her heart stopped for a second as pure terror raced through her veins. She turned around to face none other than Onigumo.
The nineteen year old had often found great pleasure in torturing Rin. This is why Sango and Kagome often made a point to be around her at all times. It had only taken them two times to realize what was happening to Rin. So they became her personal body guards. And because of this Onigumo was hardly ever given the chance to be around Rin. He of course made his rude and vulgar comments when he was in ear shot but nothing more than that. But of course when she was completely alone for the first time in ten years he sought her out.
Rin attempted to calm her racing heart and smiled politely at him. She made a motion toward his arm and then toward the door. She opened her mouth and mouthed "Move please…" and waited patiently for his reaction.
"There's a toll…" He replied smartly.
Rin looked at him confusion apparent in her eyes. She didn't have any money. He knew that they didn't get money until Sunday for school. And she had eaten lunch everyday that week. Besides, why would he want to take money from her when he stole lunch money from all of the freshman at school?
He raised his eyebrow at her and laughed heartily though some how it was filled with a coldness Rin didn't know. "A different kind of toll…" Onigumo whispered as he leaned in toward her face.
Rin's already big eyes almost popped out of her head and she attempted to move away from him. But it was too late; Onigumo quickly trapped her arms against his chest and pushed her up against the door. He slowly allowed his free hand to trace to contours of her face.
"Who would have thought that you would have grown up to be so beautiful?" Onigumo said softly in her ear. "If you want…" He started as his hand trailed down to Rin's bosom. "To get out of this door…" He said before lifting up Rin's shirt enough for him to see her toned stomach and almost in bellybutton. "All you have to do…" His hot breath whispered across her face and she resisted the urge to vomit. "Is scream my name…"
At that Rin lost it and tried her hardest to push away from Onigumo. If he had asked for money she would have given it to him later just so he would leave her alone. But what he really wanted she wasn't giving to him. She knew that he really wanted her body not her voice. And if she could give him her voice she wouldn't.
Onigumo looked at her angrily as she struggled. But he wasn't going to let up and she knew it. After a few minutes of getting nowhere she stopped and tears fell out of her eyes. She violently shook her head for no as the boy looked her over in amusement.
Onigumo smirked as he caressed the side of her face and wiped her tears away. "Shhh…" He whispered and then kissed her cheek. "I'll give you time to practice, but next time…" His eyes caught hers and Rin swore they turned red. "You won't be as lucky…" Onigumo let go of her and cracked the door just wide enough for her to get through. Rin raced out of the building as if the devil were at her heels. And she didn't look back.
When she reached the bus Sango and Kagome looked at her suspiciously. "What's wrong Rin?" Sango asked as she pushed Miroku out of the seat next to her and pulled the frightened girl down.
"Sango… You said I could sit with you…" Miroku whined.
"Rin is more important go sit with Kagome. Now Rin, is anything wrong?" Sango asked quietly.
Rin shook her head quickly for no as she tried to calm her racing heart. She was lucky. And if she wanted to stay lucky she would make sure that there were no more chances for him to be alone with her.
Rin lay down on the seat and placed her head in Sango's lap as she closed her eyes. Kagome looked back at Sango who shrugged her shoulders. Rin fell asleep within a few minutes, the strain of life again enveloping her causing her to become tired. So as she was driven toward her new home, filled with empty hopes and dreams she was unaware of her internal instincts kicking in and telling her that something was going to go horribly wrong in this new house. Or maybe she just brushed off the feeling as a nightmare caused by event never laid to rest.
It was a forty five minute drive to the Taisho Manor. Traffic was horrible and the children became antsy. Rin slept through the whole thing, which was amazing to Sango. Miroku was unconscious through most of the trip, his plagued hand getting the best of him and Kagome's rage getting the best of her.
But other than a few problems the ride was smooth and the group arrived at their new home. Ms. Sato, who had been through the house a few times earlier that week, quickly began to group everyone up. Everyone was to have their own rooms, with the exception of the youngest children who would be in master bedroom which was turned into a nursery. The younger children had the small rooms, on the first floor, that used to be for servants but they didn't mind because the rooms were theirs.
The second floor housed the older boys and the third the older girls. Rin walked quietly behind Ms. Sato as she began to assign rooms to everyone. When she got to the third floor she quickly gave Sango and Kagome rooms that were across from each other. A handful of girls were left and then given rooms until the only one left was Rin.
Ms. Sato twirled around to see Rin and smiled at her. "And then there was one… don't worry sweetie I didn't forget about you." Ms. Sato ran her fingers through her slowly graying hair and walked toward the end of the hall.
"This room was probably in the best shape… I told you already that your friend's father left a lot of furniture and things here. I had to get a lot of it cleaned and such but this room didn't have a speck of dust. It was supposedly the oldest son's room… Here's the key." The woman said placing an old key in the girl's hand.
"You're very lucky; you won't have to clean as much as everyone else…" Ms. Sato said with a soft smile as she allowed Rin to open the door. "Rin, this is your new room. It is one of the largest on the entire estate. You think you can handle it from here?"
Rin nodded as she took in the room. It was quite large. The windows only making it look bigger. The floor wasn't hard wood like the rest of the house but a soft plush carpet. There were a few bookshelves, a closet, a small bathroom and a huge bed. The bed was probably large that a king size and was covered in satin and silk materials.
"It's nice isn't it? Almost took it for my self but I'm getting too old to go up stairs… There are two masters on the ground floor. The one next to the nursery is mine. And don't feel bad Rin. All of these rooms have expensive sheets and such. But I think you deserve this room though…" With that Ms. Sato spun around on her heel and left the way she came.
