Chapter 1

He watched her as the cherry blossoms flew through the sky to land on her beautiful dancing form in a sea of Carnations and Baby's Breath. Leaning against an old Willow tree, he breathed in the warm air of spring that was blowing ever so lightly across his pale face; but strong enough that he could smell the scents that it had picked up along its way over this vast field of flowers that seemed never-ending. He could smell a variety of different scents, belonging to the flowers, the hummingbirds that were drinking nectar from those flowers and Rin's own natural scent. It was the most soothing one out of all of them. In all his life he had never smelled anything so wonderful. She smelled like a beautiful mix of the warmth of summer and the cherry blossoms that would bloom during the spring; a hint of vanilla, milk and honey also enveloped her now fully developed body. She used those three items to bathe in from time to time when they seldom stopped by the castle of the Western Lands, and the fragrances seemed to stay with her no matter how long they would travel for.

Jaken suddenly appeared running towards Rin, screaming that she should not be so carefree when so much horrible things were going on in the world. Sesshomaru watched as Jaken stopped to stare in amazement at the very tall woman. Rin had grown a considerable amount over the past 5 years ever since she began traveling with him again. She reached the very tip of Sesshomaru's nose, no taller no shorter. Her hair had become darker, even raven-like in color. It still had a slight brown tinge to it when light reflected off of it. It was also very long, and flowed down to her knees. The same small pony tail was still there at the right side of her head, only it didn't stick out like that anymore due to its long length. It had been braided and formed into a bow that fell loosely to the side. She wore a long kimono that dragged onto the ground, keeping her feet hidden; and it hugged her tightly around her now fully developed chest and hips, accentuating them and showing her small waist which was rather high. It was made from silk and had all of her favorite colors on it. The main color of the kimono was a smooth tangerine orange with cherry blossoms all over the sleeves and the base in a light rose pink that made its way higher up the kimono, a light peach and white pattern of carnations formed a ribbon-like appearance as they wrapped around the outer edge of its base and at the ends of the sleeves. The smallest hint of French green could be seen as leaves formed themselves on the branches of the cherry blossoms on the kimono. Her under kimono was a French green and underneath that was her slayer suit that could be seen when she lifted her hands over her head as the long flowing sleeves fell over her arms. Her hazel brown eyes seemed to sparkle and shine with warmth and happiness even when her lips were not turned into a smile.

After they had defeated Naraku, Rin had stayed with the old woman named Kaede to be taught by her until she was 16 years old. He would occasionally visit her, bringing her new elegant kimono's made of the finest silk, to see that she was doing well (although he would not admit this to anyone) and to check up on her training of becoming a miko. She had already surpassed both Kaede's and Kagome's expectations in becoming a full fledged miko at the age of 13 and had learned about all kinds of demons and how to make different kinds of healing potions and mixtures from plants & herbs. Sango, the demon slayer, made Rin her apprentice as soon as she turned 14, and she had mastered this as well. Sango had been so proud at how fast she had mastered the art of demon slaying, that she had given her a gift. Sesshomaru did not exactly approve of this gift as he found it rather annoying.

Sango had given her one of Kirara's kittens. Kirara had left one night and had been gone for quite a few weeks. Everyone was absolutely worried about her. When she had finally returned, she came back with a male cat demon that looked just like her except with black fur and white markings and his eyes were yellow. Following behind them came a little trail of what seemed to be 7 different baby cat demons. Sango had told Rin that she could have anyone that she wanted. Rin had picked the smallest one out of all of them. It was white and its fur was more fluffed than a normal cat demons' would be, giving it the appearance of a ball. It had been sleeping at the time as well. Its markings were violet and seemed to form shapes of little flowers around its tiny body. Rin had squealed when its eyes opened to show two bright green orbs staring at her. They faded into a sapphire blue as they reached the center, making it appear metallic.

Sesshomaru watched as the now fully grown cat demon flew down from the sky and landed behind Jaken silently. It then let out a loud roar that made the poor little imp fall face first into the ground, eating flowers and dirt in the process. A large vain appeared on Jaken's head as he watched the cat demon and Rin rolled around in the grass in a fit of laughter. Rin had laughed so hard that she even begun to cry. The little female cat demon transformed into her smaller form and jumped on Rin's tummy, falling asleep instantly. Rin took a deep breath and sat up in the grass, shifting her weight so that the little cat could sleep on her lap. Sesshomaru then closed his eyes and listened as Jaken began shouting.

"RIN!! Just what do you find so amusing!?" shouted Jaken as he stomped his feet up and down, steam seeping out through his ears.

"I'm sorry Master Jaken. Your expression was just so priceless." replied Rin in her now deeper, sultry sounding voice. It still sounded as cheerful as ever and Sesshomaru always seemed to be calmed by it.

"Hmph! You should do well to learn some manners child!"

"If you haven't noticed Master Jaken, I am no longer a child."

"That may be true Rin, but you are nothing but a child in my eyes and in the eyes of our Lord."

"Whatever you say. May I ask you something Master Jaken?"

"What is it?"

"When I was a child, you told me that Lord Sesshomaru was going to have his own empire."

"Yes, what is your point Rin?"

"Do you think that I could be of some assistance to My Lord?"

"Don't be so silly child!! I doubt that Lord Sesshomaru, Ruler of the Western Lands, would want a mere human to help him with his empire!!" shouted Jaken as he shook his fists at his side. "If anything he would choose me to-" He was silenced as Sesshomaru threw a rock at his head, knocking him unconscious for a few seconds. Rin began giggling again but tried to muffle it into the sleeve of her kimono. She watched as Jaken got up, cowering slightly as Sesshomaru walked over to them. He winced as the pain began to take affect as he bowed low onto the ground in front of him. "FORGIVE ME SESSHOMARU-SAMA!!" shouted Jaken at the top of his lungs as he put his hands onto the ground and kept his head bowed in fear for his life. Sesshomaru merely glanced at the imp-like youkai before turning his head towards Rin. Rin smiled brightly at him and said "Yes?" "Rin. We're leaving." stated Sesshomaru as he turned around and walked at his normal pace away from the field of flowers. "Yes My Lord!" exclaimed Rin as she Ran with her arms outstretched from side to side making her way to his side and slowing down to walk at his pace, the cat demon running behind her.

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Jaken had been left there and he was still in his bowed down form on the ground. He didn't seem to have noticed that Sesshomaru had said they were leaving. Jaken looked up and around to see that he was absolutely alone. The sky had turned a light shade of gray and it seemed as if it was about to rain. "LORD SESSHOMARU!! YOU WOULD ACTUALLY LEAVE YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT ALL ALONE!! YOU UNGRATEFUL DOG!!" shouted Jaken as he got up and dusted the dirt from his chest. He scurried around out of the field of flowers screaming and shouting as his voice took on an annoying whining tone. He walked for about 10 minutes still shouting at the top of his lungs "And to think I served you for so many years! I can't understand it!! LORD SESSHOMARU!! HOW COULD YOU…DO…this…to…me?" he said as he calmed down after seeing Ah-Un raise its head up from the ground. It seemed to have been sleeping and it woke up with all of Jaken's yelling. "MY LORD DOES CARE!!" he exclaimed as his eyes seemed to form tears of joy as he ran over to Ah-Un. Ah-Un stood up with reluctance, being disturbed from its slumber. "Come now Ah-Un!! Find Lord Sesshomaru!!" shouted Jaken as he pulled on the demons reigns. Ah-Un made a growl as it leaped into the sky; zephyr's forming under its feet as it took flight. "My Lord couldn't have gotten too far. After all, he WAS walking, and with Rin." thought Jaken as he pulled Ah-Un's reigns again making him turn slightly.

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Rin looked up at Sesshomaru as they walked under a massive forest of cherry blossom trees that were in full bloom. The light pink of the trees formed a nice cool shadow over them, shielding them from the warmth, and a few speckles of light shone through the trees and seemed to dance on the ground whenever the wind would blow. Her hair lifted slightly as she turned her head to look around of surroundings. She recognized this forest. It was the one known as Inuyasha's Forest. In all her life she had never seen the forest as beautiful as it was now. She used her right hand to move away a stray piece of hair from her face as the wind lifted her hair up slightly; this being a habit she had gotten from Sesshomaru as he would do the same thing as well.

He continued to walk ahead, not glancing behind at Rin who had stopped walking. He slowly came to a halt and spoke in his cold voice "Rin." Rin had been thinking about what Jaken had said to her. She wasn't troubled by the fact that Jaken yelled at her for thinking she could help Sesshomaru, she was however troubled that him and her Lord only thought of her as a child. She then looked up to see that Sesshomaru was now glancing back at her out of the corner of his eyes, waiting for a response.

"Yes My Lord?" asked Rin as she walked over to stand next to him.

"Why have you stopped?"

"I'm sorry My Lord. It's nothing. Shall we continue?"

"Rin. Do not lie to this Sesshomaru."

"Yes My Lord. I did not mean to lie. I just didn't want to trouble you with my problems. I was thinking about what Master Jaken said."

"Pay him no heed Rin. We're going."

"Yes. Thank you for your concern my Lord."

"I do not care Rin, I'm just curious as to why you had delayed us by even a few seconds."

"Yes My Lord." replied Rin as she smiled and followed after him. She smiled because she knew that even though he did not admit it, he did care about her, far more than any of them knew. "Come Murasaki." stated Rin as she extended her arm out to let the cat demon jump onto the palm of her hand and crawl up her arm, onto her shoulder.

They were now much closer to Inuyasha's Village as they could smell the aroma of freshly roasted meet coming into the forest. Rin let out a big sigh before taking in the wonderful smell of cooked food other than fish. She had lived off of fish almost her entire life, except for when she lived with Kaede and when they visited Lord Sesshomaru's castle. She was surprised at the different kinds of foods there were since she was so accustomed to eating fish. Licking her lips, she stuck her nose up in the air to try and figure out what they were cooking. Having been so preoccupied in trying to discern the different aroma's, Rin, who was completely unaware that Sesshomaru had stopped walking, walked straight into him. She looked up to see that he was now turned in her direction looking towards the sky. "Ah! I'm sorry Lord Sesshomaru." stated Rin as she backed away and bowed her head. When she realized that he wasn't paying any attention to her, she looked up at the sky as well to see Ah-Un flying towards them. Sitting on top of Ah-Un was Jaken's small form waving frantically and shouting "SESSHOMARU-SAMA!! RIN!!" Ah-Un landed directly in front of Rin and Sesshomaru and nudged both of his heads into Rin's arms as she hugged him. Jaken jumped down from the two headed demon and bowed quickly in front of Sesshomaru.

"Jaken." said Sesshomaru as looked down at the imp-like demon.

"Yes Lord Sesshomaru?"

"You do realize that we could've gotten here much faster, if not for your inability to pay attention."

"Yes Lord Sesshomaru."

"If you make us late again, consider your life shortened by 200 years."

"Yes Lord Sesshomaru!" squawked Jaken as he quickly pulled on to Ah-Un's reigns while watching Sesshomaru walk off. "Rin. Come." said Sesshomaru as he made his way slowly out of the forest. "Yes My Lord!" exclaimed Rin as she ran off after him.

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"Mother!?" shouted a young boy as he made his way running through the village. "MOTHER!? FATHER!?" shouted the boy as he used his demon speed to run faster. The boy looked just like Inuyasha except for the fact that his hair and ears were a jet black like his mother's. His hair was long and went down to his feet but didn't touch the ground. His eyes were golden and he wore a demon rat cloak and hakama just like Inuyasha's except his was dark blue. At his side was a sword that had been made for him by Tōtōsai. It was about the same size as Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga, but the hilt of it was silver and a black ebony stone in the shape of an oval was embedded into the center of the sword.

When he finally found his parents, they were sitting under two large cherry blossom trees that were directly behind their house with his older sister. "What's wrong Yūkan?" asked his sister as she jumped down from Inuyasha's lap and walked over to her brother. He looked up at his sister who was staring at him with big brown eyes much like that of their mothers. She had a look of concern on her face as he silver and black hair fell over her face. Her hair was silver at the very top but faded down into a jet black color as it reached her ankles. A small silver and black tail could be seen peeking out from behind her standing straight up; she did not have dog ears like his or Inuyasha's. She wore a priestess outfit much like that of Kagome's, meaning that she had just finished training with her, and she fidgeted with a piece of grass between her fingers as she waited for her little brother to respond.

"Uncle is here! I caught his scent! He's not very far from here! They are probably in Inuyasha's forest this very minute!" stated Yūkan as he ran with his now excited sister over to their parents. "Keh! So the asshole's here huh?" asked Inuyasha as he folded his arms and stood up, looking down at his two children. "Inuyasha. He's your brother! Didn't you two stop fighting 3 years ago?" stated Kagome as she stood up as well and placed her quiver onto her back. "Doesn't mean he's not an asshole ya know." replied Inuyasha as he walked off without any of them, in the direction of his forest. "Well, come on!" exclaimed Inuyasha as he motioned with his hand for all of them to follow. "I hope Rin is with him!" exclaimed their daughter as she held both Kagome's and Yūkan's hands while she walked in between them. "I doubt Sesshomaru would come here without her, Keimō." replied Kagome as she smiled down at Keimō who was smiling back at her.

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Rin ran as fast as she could as she ran through the remaining trees of the forest to get to Inuyasha's village. She ran into something hard and fell back onto her butt. "You really should pay attention to where you are going ya know Rin." said Inuyasha as he chuckled at the site of her on the ground. He extended out his hand to her as he watched her rub the side of her bottom. "Ouch!" she exclaimed as she grabbed Inuyasha's hand. He pulled her up in one swift motion without any effort at all. Rin grinned from ear to ear as she wrapped her arms around Inuyasha, surprising both him and Sesshomaru as he appeared, walking up behind her with Jaken and Ah-Un. A low growl emitted from Sesshomaru as his eyes concentrated on Inuyasha. When Rin let go of Inuyasha, he said "Nice to see you too asshole!"

"RIN!!" exclaimed Keimō and Yūkan as they ran towards her and hugged her tight around her hips. "Keimō, Yūkan! I've missed the both of you so much!" replied Rin as she hugged them back nearly suffocating them "Where are Suki, Yasashi, Nazo and their parents?" "They will be here a bit later tomorrow Rin. My how you've grown so quickly in 5 years." stated Kagome as she pulled her children away from Rin to hug her "Sesshomaru. Good to see that you've faired well." Sesshomaru glanced at her briefly before averting his eyes and walking pass them out of the forest. "I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S STILL MAD AT ME!!" shouted Kagome as she held her hands to her sides and balled them into fists as she stomped off in his direction. "Keimō, Yūkan, go get your mother before your uncle loses his temper." Stated Inuyasha as he and Rin walked off after them. Murasaki jumped onto Inuyasha's shoulder and purred as she rubbed her check against his. "Hi Murasaki. We missed you too." Replied Inuyasha as they walked out of the forest.

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Jaken just stood there in amazement as he watched Kagome shout at Sesshomaru as if he were some kind of lesser demon. He was surprised she still had her life with all the complaining and pointing she was doing. Had it been him in Kagome's place, he would surely be dead. "Does this human not value her life? She shows no fear at all when talking to My Lord. How astounding." thought Jaken as he shook his head violently and continued to watch the rather amusing scene in front of him.

"Now you listen Sesshomaru! I don't care if you ARE a Lord! Why won't you forgive me already for that incident? That was over 11 years ago!" exclaimed Kagome with one hand on her hip and the other pointed right at Sesshomaru's nose. Even though he was much taller and could've killed her at any time, she did not fear him in the slightest.

"Miko. You would do well to take your hand from out of my face." replied Sesshomaru as he glared down at her.

"I will not! You aren't the boss of me! I'll do as I please and you can't stop me! Now why won't you forgive me!?"

"I am not, as you say 'the boss of you' but this Sesshomaru will do as HE pleases if you don't remove your hand. As for the incident, you WILL NOT refer to me with that name again. Do I make things clear, miko?"

"Crystal." Replied Kagome as she smiled mischievously and moved out of his way to let him pass. As Sesshomaru walked pass her, with Jaken and Ah-Un following behind him, Kagome suddenly shouted out "LORD ONII-SAN!!" Sesshomaru twitched at the sound of the second name but made no effort for a comeback as he leaned up against a tree that was a good distance away from her.

Kagome burst into fits of laughter and even began crying. She whipped tears from her eyes to see Keimō and Yūkan standing next to her shaking their heads. "Honestly mother. Why do you have to test uncle's patience so?" asked Keimō as she continued to shake her head at her mother's behavior. "Because he deserves it. He's too cold. He needs to loosen up a bit! Don't you agree with me Yūkan?" Yūkan stopped shaking his head briefly to think a bit before shaking his head up and smiling. Kagome smiled down at him and patted his head and said as she walked towards the village "Let's go eat dinner. Kaede cooked a feast today in honor of Rin's birthday." Keimō and Yūkan nodded their heads in agreement.

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They all had finished eating a hardy meal that had all of Rin's favorite foods. There was fried fish, roasted pork that was stuffed inside onigiri, Kagome's 'ninja ramen noodles', Shabushabu, fresh sushi and for dessert, Kagome had brought a giant tiramisu cake with 21 candles in it. Rin would get all of her presents the following day, and now they were all sitting by the fire catching up with each other. Keimō and Yūkan were already asleep since it was midnight.

"So Rin…how have things been?" asked Kagome as she poured some tea for herself, Inuyasha, Rin and Kaede.

"How have ye faired off until now child?" asked Kaede as she sipped some of her tea.

"How have I faired off? I've been fine of course! I'm with Lord Sesshomaru!" exclaimed Rin as she smiled brightly.

"No Rin. They mean, how have you and my brother been? How's the situation looking?" asked Inuyasha as he glanced from Rin to the fire that was in front of them.

"Oh…OH!! NO!! THERE IS NO SITUATION INUYASHA-SAMA!!" exclaimed Rin as her cheeks flushed a bright shade of red.

"That bad huh?" Inuyasha folded his arms.

"Rin, child. Have ye ever thought of telling Lord Sesshomaru of thou feelings?" Kaede sipped her tea again.

"Feelings? What feelings Kaede-Sama? I don't think I know what you're talking about." Rin held her head down and stroked Murasaki's head as she slept in her lap.

"Rin. It's very obvious that you love Sesshomaru. I don't know why you try to hide it." Stated Kagome as she leaned against Inuyasha's shoulder.

"It is?..." Rin replied as she became silent.

"Keh! Rin's smart to hide it. My brother never was one to care about how other's felt ya know!" exclaimed Inuyasha as he wrapped his arm around Kagome.

"Inuyasha. Do ye have no brain under all that silver hair?" stated Kaede as she placed her tea down.

"Yes Inuyasha! Be more considerate of Rin's feelings!!" exclaimed Kagome as she let out a big sigh of disbelief.

"Fine! I guess you'd never think of Sesshomaru as a fatherly figure." Stated Inuyasha as he ran his fingers unknowingly through Kagome's long hair.

"Lord Sesshomaru? A father figure?? YOU HAVE TO BE JOKING INUYASHA-SAMA!!" exclaimed Rin as she burst into laughter. They watched as she fell off of the log she was sitting on and continued to laugh, rolling around, but stopping as she realized she had dropped Murasaki and caught her breath.

"I'll take that as a definite no." giggled Kagome as she laced Inuyasha's fingers with hers "But Rin…I do think you should tell him someday."

"Someday you say Kagome-Sama?" asked Rin as her eyes went extremely wide before going to thin slits like that of Sesshomaru's. Her face became cold and dark as she spoke. "Me, a mere human? To someday tell Lord Sesshomaru of my love for him. I, a mere human you say? And Lord Sesshomaru who despises my kind so much that he doesn't even think we are worth killing? I am lucky enough that he takes care of me and protects me, although I am quite capable of handling myself now. ME? A MERE HUMAN? Ridiculous."

Kagome, Inuyasha and Kaede went wide eyed in absolute shock after hearing her speak exactly like Sesshomaru. "My, my. What a metamorphosis from the happy little girl ye were but only a few seconds ago." Stated Kaede as she brought her cup to her lips to sip the tea that had cooled off somewhat.

"Talk about a personality change! Rin? When did you learn to do that?" exclaimed Kagome as she watched Rin's normal self come back.

"I'm sorry Kagome-Sama. I was just trying to make a point." Replied Rin as she smiled sweetly from ear to ear.

"You don't see how he looks at you Rin. He cares about you." stated Inuyasha as he scratched an ear with his free hand.

"I know he does Inuyasha-Sama. Although I'm quite sure that My Lord will never admit it." Said Rin as she let out a sigh and stroked Murasaki's chin.

"And Jaken really isn't of any help either…" stated Kagome as she rolled her eyes.

"Stupid Master Jaken!!" exclaimed Rin as she made a frown with her face and giggled a bit "I think I will retire for the night. Thank you all so much for the birthday dinner." said Rin as she walked off towards Kagome's and Inuyasha's house. "She certainly has changed." thought Kaede as she watched Rin disappear into the darkness of the night.

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Inuyasha walked through the dark forest to clear his head of all the thoughts that had been bothering him and to think about what Rin said. He felt a bit sorry for her knowing that she didn't think she could ever be with his brother. Was Rin right? Would she ever be anything important to Sesshomaru? Inuyasha knew of the talk Sesshomaru had with their father about wanting to protect something important. Did he also have something to protect now? He wondered how his brother felt about Rin and wanted to ask him. He knew it would be difficult getting him to talk but he was determined to make the bastard speak.

When he found Sesshomaru, he was standing in a grassy field covered with a few flowers here and there. He was staring at the moon as usual. This was one thing they had in common; they both liked staring at the moon. The moon was half full and it glowed brighter than usual tonight. He was now standing right next to Sesshomaru. He must've been deep in thought for he would have acknowledged him in some way by now. It was about 10 minutes before Sesshomaru said anything to him.

"What do you want Inuyasha?" asked Sesshomaru as his eyes never left the direction of the moon. His hair lifted up slowly as a light breeze blew pass them.

"Can't I just say hi to my asshole of a brother every once in a while?" asked Inuyasha as he tucked his arms into his kimono and looked up at the moon as well.

"I doubt that you care for your brother that much. What do you want Little Brother? This Sesshomaru will not repeat himself."

"Keh! Alright, alright asshole! How do you feel about Rin?"

"My feelings towards Rin or anyone else for that matter are no concern of yours."

"That's were you're wrong. Rin is like a little sister to me, whether you like it or not."

"I don't care if you think of her as a sister. My feelings for her are still not your concern half-breed."

"Oh? Again with the half-breed thing huh asshole? Rin's not a child anymore if you haven't realized!!"

"This Sesshomaru realizes that Inuyasha."

"Do you have something important to you that you want to protect?"

"This Sesshomaru protects no one! Know your place half-breed." He stated as his brow furrowed slightly, letting Inuyasha know he was becoming annoyed.

"I feel sorry for her. You don't deserve her anymore than she deserves you. She has changed in many other ways besides physically. Rin is a woman now Sesshomaru. Either realize your feelings for her or let her be free."

"Are you implying that this Sesshomaru has feelings for a mere human? You will leave Inuyasha before I give you a reason to do so."

"YES THAT'S WHAT IM IMPLYING BASTARD! You claim you hate humans yet you care for Rin with such compassion that I didn't think you were even capable of possessing. I'll say it again. Rin is a woman now. She has changed. She even has some of your traits because of how close she is to you. You do have someone to protect and it's Rin. You just won't admit it to yourself. You're too selfish." Stated Inuyasha as he turned to leave Sesshomaru to think about what he said. He knew he had affected him some how because he could see the way his eyes changed whenever he had mentioned Rin's name.

Sesshomaru looked up at the moon and whispered "Rin." As if on cue Rin appeared in front of him walking towards him. She was wearing her under kimono that hugged her body even tighter than her kimono did. She had taken off her demon slayer suit and her hair was out completely, including her small ponytail that was her trademark. He watched as she made her way towards him, her hair lifting up slightly as a light wind passed. The moonlight shown down on her making her appear to glow as she stopped to pick up a pink rose. She twirled the stem between her fingers as she stopped directly in front of Sesshomaru. She looked up at him and smiled as she grabbed his clawed hand and placed the flower in it. He looked at the flower briefly before returning his gaze to Rin.

His heart beat increased a small amount and he wondered how a human could have this affect on him. Ridiculous, he thought as he composed himself. He couldn't help but stare at her though; she was more beautiful than any woman he had ever seen in all his life. Her eyes were wide and bright with no trace of her ever having slept. Her cheeks were a rosy pink and so were her pout-like lips that had been formed into a warm smile. It amazed him, even after all these years; how she was not afraid of him, even when he was in his true form it was as if she didn't realize his change.

"Rin." said Sesshomaru as he looked back up at the moon.

"Yes My Lord?" asked Rin as she looked up at him even though he was not looking back at her.

"Why are you still awake?"

"I couldn't sleep My Lord. I was too excited."

"Rin."

"Yes My Lord?"

"Why did you come out alone?"

"Because I am quite capable of taking care of myself My Lord."

"But you do not have your weapons with you."

"I am a priestess remember Lord Sesshomaru?"

"And if you failed?"

"I know that you would come save me." she smiled up at him and he was now looking down at her, his eyes widened slightly.

"Rin. You are not a child anymore."

"Yes My Lord. I'm glad you've noticed." She replied giggling a bit.

"Why do you stay? Would you not prefer to be with you own kind?"

"You once told me this My Lord. Don't say such silly things." She replied as her face became a bit serious before fading into a smile. Sesshomaru eyes widened considerably at her statement as he thought "Clever. Using this Sesshomaru's own words against him. That half-breed was right. You have indeed changed Rin."