Summary: How could a mortal ever love a demon? Sesshomaru watches Rin mature into a lady and sees how happy she is in her new life with humans…but what happens when Sesshomaru makes the wrong choices and receives the ultimate consequence that may give him eternal grief and anger?

A/U: Yes finally a new fan fiction! It's been awhile since I started a new one so here ya go. This is not a one shot and I don't know how many chapters this will be, but the point is that you enjoy this as I go because this is especially exciting for me because I have never written an Inuyasha fic likeever… So this is going to focus on Sesshoumaru and Rin's relationship, but of course I will add my otp's whenever they show up like Inuyasha and Kagome/Sango and Miroku. Also real important here- this is POST Naraku battle so this is life after the defeat and Rin stays with Kaede. (Pls don't comment if you see something wrong or if something doesn't fit like it's called a fan fiction for a reason so I make up stuff because I'm allowed to. I know the show it is my childhood so have confidence in me!)

P.S: One Summers Day is so inspiring to write to… (Spirited Away for those who find that title familiar :D )

We get older…and sometimes leave others behind

Eleven years old

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For the first time in a long time, the world seemed completely at peace. Demons appeared fewer times and the humans seemed to be comfortable enough to be outside more than ever rather than only go outside to tend to their work and then go back inside where they felt safe from harm. In Naraku's time the world was afraid. Every day was a battle for survival to see the darkness of tomorrow, but with small hopes that light would appear instead. Now that this was finally all behind them and the light that casted over the fields was brighter than ever. Sango and Miroku got married and had their children. Inuyasha and Kagome decided to marry as well, but with their first child on the way. After the battle, Sesshomaru left Rin in the care of Kaede so she can get used to living with humans and then one day make the decision for herself if she wants to stay with this life or follow Sesshomaru for as long as she pleases. The daiyōkai now travels to fulfill his desire to strength himself and create his empire.

Kaede sat by the river, washing clothes and wringing them out. Rin was beside her, helping her by taking the clothes and releasing the water as best she could from the cloth before she folded them and placed it in a little basket for when they needed to go back and hang them to dry. The old and wise woman showed her so many things by this time Rin was able to take care of herself. She had lessons every day that were taught by just about everyone. The prideful Inuyasha told a story about the history he knew every once in awhile when it was a topic that intrigued him and especially when that history had something to do with him slaying something. Kaede did most of the teaching though, but it wasn't just about history it was of course about new tasks she needed to learn. Herbs for food and medicine were a big thing to understand so she made sure that Rin knew all there was to know.

During this time, Sesshomaru would visit her exactly every three days, unless he was busy with something, but every time he came he brought her a gift of some sort. Kimonos, cloth, special herb, everything. Rin was happy with her life, but she was always her happiest whenever Sesshomaru would come and visit her. He was…well someone she held very dear to her heart and he made her unbelievably happy. The sky was painted in its evening colors as the sun began to set. It was Sesshomaru's day to visit, but he had not shown all day. Rin sat outside the entire day while tending to her duties Kaede assigned her of course, but really just wanted to be outside in case the daiyōkai appeared for her. Seeing that the day was soon to be over, she felt slightly saddened that he had not come, but she understood nonetheless.

"Maybe he was busy today and couldn't make it…" she spoke to herself.

Her hair danced in the wind so gracefully as the new autumn leaves fell down. Her hair was still the same length as it always was, but instead of the little tie she wore to the side of her head it was now tying the front strands of her hair back as well as her bangs being parted to the side. She climbed a tree and decided to wait for him there just in case he showed last minute. Rin was a bit stubborn when it came to her desires. She still gave Sesshomaru the benefit of the doubt that he would show up, but after time had passed long enough she decided to go inside because she concluded that he would not come for her that day. Her coordination was slightly off, causing her to miss her footing and fall from the tree. It all happened so fast she hadn't a clue as to how to save herself, but close her eyes and hope for the best...and the best surely did happen. The jet-black haired girl made a comfortable landing. Confused by this, she opened her eyes to see herself being held by something white. Instantly recognizing this cloth, her eyes widened slowly and her head tilted up to see the man she had been waiting for.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" she cried with a big smile on her face.

The man stood there with his usual emotionless face staring down at her. "You need to be more careful," he scolded lightly.

"Oh yes my lord…I will be more careful next time." Rin nodded in complete understanding, "I thought you weren't going to visit me today," she added.

The daiyōkai put the young girl down and pulled out a small gift for the girl. It was a small necklace made out of a little yet precious looking stone. It had a smooth texture with a light blue color to it. "Here," he handed her the tiny necklace.

Rin took it gratefully and stared at it as if it was the most amazing thing in the world. "Thank you so very much!" she smiled.

"It is filled with a precious liquid that has been told to be able to grant any wish your heart desires."

The girl quickly put it around her neck and looked down at it, still staring at it with excitement. "My lord I don't need to cast any wish because I already have everything I could ever desire! But for your sake as I know you must've worked hard to get this for me I promise I will come up with a wish that is worthy of coming true," She declared.

"Do as you please, there is no need to wish upon it if you don't want to," he replied to her words.

"Well then I swear that if I ever do then it will be a worthy one," she replied back.

The sun was half way set at this point and the forest behind them seemed to be getting darker and darker. "Will you be staying tonight or will you go?" Rin asked with curiousity. Deep inside she pleaded that he would stay so that she could enjoy his company just a little longer.

"I have to get going," he said to her.

Her cheerful face softened just a little. Even though she was sad that he had to depart, she understood that he need to take care of his tasks and continued to smile. Sesshomaru's eyes drifted down to her legs and realized something. He knelt down to her level and took her by the shoulders, twirling her around to confirm his thoughts. He pulled the bottom hem of her kosode down and saw that it did not reach her knees.

"W-What is it?" she asked, wondering what he was getting at.

"You're getting taller. I'll need to bring a new one," he muttered under his breath.

"Huh?" Rin tilted her head to the side, not understanding what he was doing and watched him stand back up. "I'll be off now," with that he turned around and walked into the forest. All the girl could do was shout goodbye and wave to him until he was no longer in sight. Another three days…

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Kagome was ordered by Kaede to stay in bed for the next few days since her due date would be at any moment. Inuyasha decided to stay by her side in case anything should happen or if she needed something. She laid in the futon on her side since it was the most comfortable position. Inuyasha lay right next to her on this side with his elbow propping himself up and his cheek resting on his palm. Tessaiga was right behind him of course. His hand caressed her stomach, his eyes softly gazing there.

"You know…we never picked out any names." Kagome said, wanting to have this conversation for a while but of course Inuyasha was always busy with something.

"We haven't? But wait we don't know if it's a boy or girl…" he said, looking up at her face, his hand stopped caressing her stomach as it only stayed in its position.

"That's why we pick a name out for both silly." She smiled and placed her hand over his, stroking his soft skin.

The half demon thought about it for a bit and tried to make a mental list of girl and boy names. He certainly wasn't good at things like this, but he had to give his input for Kagome. "Hm…. if it's a boy I think I'd like your brothers name," he suggested warmly.

She was surprised that he had suggested the boy name to be her brothers. "What made you think of that?" She asked.

Inuyasha only shrugged, his eyes drifting back down to her stomach. "I just…wanted him to be remembered somehow since you live here now. I know he means a lot to you." He replied to her.

Kagome moved closer to Inuyasha and cuddled him. "Sōta it is then…" she smiled. It was heart warming to her that he would suggest something like that. "I think…I want to honor your mother if it's a girl." She said to him.

The white haired demon's eyes grew slightly wide at her suggestion but then soften a bit. "You don't need to do that," he stroked the back of her head lovingly. "But I want to!" She replied quickly.

Inuyasha only chuckled and nodded, not wanting her to get worked up. He thought it was kind of nice to honor both their family members for whichever gender the baby was. "Don't worry, in time we'll be able to honor them both," Kagome said to him.

This made the man confused. What did she mean by that? "How will we do that?" he asked her. "Well um…I would like more kids in the future so we may have a girl and a boy and that way we honor both of them," she explained.

Red formed across Inuyasha's cheeks from that statement. More kids? The first one hasn't even come out yet! "Uh…yeah…" he gulped, his head spinning from the potential workload he had ahead of him.

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The arrow was only a few centimeters from the target. If only the timing was right then she would hit the target beautifully. Rin drew her arrow once more, aiming as accurate as she could towards that red dot on the tree. Her stance was beautiful, her eyes narrowed, shoulders relaxed yet firm, and elbows aligned. Sucking in one breath of air, arrow was finally launched. When that arrow hit the target spot on she slowly exhaled.

"You have improved tremendously Rin," Kaede praised the girl for her hard efforts in archery. It was miraculous how well she was able to do this on her own with little assistance from the elder.

Though Rin was decent at archery, she truly wanted to learn hand-to-hand combat for the times when she needed it the most. Inuyasha had given her a lesson or two, but unfortunately he did not have much time to spare lately. After all he did have to keep a close eye on Kagome's condition and tend to his daily work. Rin lowered the bow and put it through her arm to carry it.

"I am done for today lady Kaede," she said.

The elderly woman nodded her head and beckoned her to come, "you've done so well ever since you came to the village. I hope you continue this progress so that if you should make the decision to follow Sesshomaru you will be more than capable to handle your well being."

"I am making this progress so that I may join him again one day. I promised myself that I would get stronger for Lord Sesshomaru and prove to him that I am worthy to be by his side. When my coming of age arrives I will be ready for anything," she spoke with determination to kaede.

The woman nodded in understanding, but she had doubts in her mind, "What would happen if Sesshomaru decided that you were not to follow him and that you were to stay in this village here?" she asked curiously.

"Then I will respect his wishes," Rin simply stated. In her heart this possibility hurt, but nothing had been said so she continued to have hope for her future with Sesshomaru. She wanted nothing more than to be by his side for as long as she lived. Her hand drifted towards the stone that rested against her chest. Could she perhaps wish for this future to be certain?

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The third day came around and Sesshomaru arrived in the evening when Rin was already doing her night routine. She had already washed herself and done her hair by the time she was walking back to the hut. Sesshomaru was seen in the distance looking up at the sky, his white hair dancing in the soft wind. His face revealing no emotion.

"Lord Sesshomaru! You are back!" the girl ran up to him as fast as her legs could take her.

His eyes first turned to her and then his body shifted towards her direction. Rin stopped right before him and panted, needing air. She had her wonderful smile plastered on her face. The very same smile that had shown him compassion and unlocked his soft side. Sesshomaru took out a purple kosode that had yellow floral patterns all over and a light yellow obi sash was accompanied with it.

"This should suit you better," Sesshomaru said, handing her the garment.

Rin took this and looked at it in amazement. It was beautiful and it looked to be just her appropriate size. She did not hold back from giving the man a big hug. She was so overjoyed she needed to show him her gratitude. The daiyōkai looked down at her, one hand gently returning her embrace.

"Thank you…this is wonderful," she looked up to him with her bright smile. Rin released him and quickly made her way back to her hut where she could change her garments. She was so excited it was difficult to put it on correctly. The failing attempts in tying the sash around her body resulted her to fall over and make clashing sounds. Sesshomaru entered the hut to find her on her stomach with her hands all caught in the sash.

"Stand up properly," he instructed her.

Rin did as she was told, being a little embarrassed that he needed to come in and help her, but was still excited to wear the kosode properly. He knelt down and took the sash then tied it around her, making it snug around her body. "Thank you Lord Sesshomaru," she said to him, turning around to face him, "this is a wonderful gift!"

His eyes examined her face. "Have you been well?" he asked her.

"I have," she replied.

He placed a hand on her cheek and it felt warm to the touch. "You are slowly burning up," he said, now placing both hands on her cheeks. He tilted her head up and saw her pale neck. Her face just as sickly looking. "Have you been resting?" he asked.

Rin placed her hands gently on his wrists. "I have been working hard my Lord," she repled.

"You need some rest," he concluded, taking his hands away and went to go prepare her futon.

"I cannot rest! Please trust that I am well!" She panicked.

Sesshomaru did not listen. He finished prepping the futon and went over to Rin, picking her up and placing her in the futon. "I will stay until you are well," he said to her. With that, he went outside to go speak to Kaede.

Rin sighed, slapping her palm on her forehead. "I cant rest….not when I have to get stronger every day…for my future with Sesshomaru," she sighed.

All of a sudden an unknown person had entered the hut. The person had a robe with a hood over his head. Was he a thief? A murderer perhaps? Rin was overwhelmed with fear from this person, unsure if she was going to die at that moment. The mysterious person knelt down in front of her and slowly extended a hand that aimed for her chest. He snatched the necklace from her neck and stood up, examining the treasure. 'My necklace!' Rin stood up and tried to wrestle the larger human for the stone, but had no chance. She was taken out of the hut, the man covering her mouth so she could not scream. It seemed like his intention was to get rid of the girl so she could not run and call for help. He ran to the riverside and dumped the girl into it. Rin was very skilled in so many things, but there was one thing that she didn't think to learn. She didn't know how to swim. Unable to swim up to the surface, her body slowly sunk down. The man running off with the precious stone Sesshomaru had gifted her.

A/U: I had to put some drama in there or else it wouldn't be interesting right? Oh I love making cliffhangers. Anyways be sure to review and tell me how this first chapter was? Honestly if no one reads this or comments then I would most likely lose inspiration to write for this because really I write for people that want to read what I produce. What's the point if no one wants what I'm trying to share? So please review for me!