Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or the song "Noticed" by Mutemath.

Noticed

Careful when you open
It's easy to be broken
In the strangest fashion
You start a chain reaction

He watched her pick flowers from a distance. She had become a stunning woman in the eleven years she had stayed with him. He never knew exactly why he had saved her. He had assumed it was just out of curiosity. Assumed it was the simple desire to see if his great Tenseiga would actually work. The only question left then was why he had kept her around for so long.

When you look my way
Something's pounding my way
And I wonder if I ever
felt this before

"Lord Sesshomaru, look at all these flowers I got." Rin shouted to him from across the small field of wild flowers. 'Her smile… Why does she make me feel this way? How can she? She is just some human girl… no woman. She has grown so much and in so many different ways.' he thought as he watched her walk toward him.

And all this time,

it was staring me blind
I can't believe I never noticed my heart before

"Lord Sesshomaru, is something wrong? You seem to be distracted." Rin asked innocently. 'What is this damn power she holds over me? Why does she always stay by my side? People have come to try to take her away but she never wants to leave.'

You are reaching
For something that is beating
I can't believe I never noticed my heart before

Over and again
Racing out of my skin
I can't believe I never noticed my heart before
At least it was never so obvious as now. oh never

"No. I was just thinking." he answered.

"About what, Lord Sesshomaru?" she asked persistently.

"We should go back to the campsite." he said to make her stop asking questions. He started to walk in the direction of the camp with Rin following close behind. 'How could I have never noticed this? The way when she smiles I want to smile. The way she looks at me makes me want her.' he thought as he looked behind to see her smiling happily at him.

You put me back together
In the perfect fashion
Just watch my heart's reaction

"Rin, why do you stay with me?" Sesshomaru asked stopping her. She looked up at him puzzled.

"What do you mean, Lord Sesshomaru?" she asked confused.

"Many people have offered you a home away from me. You probably could have been married by now and have a wonderful home. So… Why do you stay with me of all people? Me who is a cold, fearsome, and heartless demon." he asked in his usual sophisticated tone.

This point of view
is nothing that I'm used to, but I
won't close my eyes
'Cause they're on to you

"I stay with you because you saved me. That means I owe you my life. And…" she paused in hesitation. She started to blush and looked away from Sesshomaru. "You make me happy when I'm around you. I… I love you Lord Sesshomaru." she finished unable to look him in the eye.

And all this time,
it was staring me blind
I can't believe I never noticed my heart before

'What is this feeling in my chest? My heart…' he thought vaguely. "But why?" he asked shocked at her confession.

"Because you are kind underneath it all. You are brave and strong. And… From the first moment I meet you as a child you stole my heart." she admitted. 'I can't believe this. She can't really love me and even if she did…. Could I really have fallen for a human?' he thought with a far away look on his face.

You are reaching
For something that is beating
I can't believe I never noticed my heart before

"I can see you don't feel the same and I understand." Rin said bringing him out of his thoughts. She turned to walk away but he stopped her by grabbing her hand.

"Are you sure? Do you really love me?" he asked her very seriously.

"I have known since eleven years ago when you saved me. There is no one else who I could love as much as I love you." she told him honestly.

Over and again
Racing out of my skin
I can't believe I never noticed my heart before
At least it was never so obvious as now

"Rin, being with a demon is much more complicated than being with a human. I'm sure you could…"

"No, I don't want anyone else, Lord Sesshomaru. I want to be with you, but I will understand if you don't want me." she told him sadly.

"Rin…" He lifted her chin to have her look him in the eye. He slowly leaned down and kissed her lips lightly as not to startle her. He pulled away slowly to let her breath and rested his forehead against hers.

The only time I ever noticed my heart
When I noticed you, yeah
The only time I ever noticed my heart
When I noticed you, yeah
You, yeah, you, yeah!

You are reaching
For something that is beating
I can't believe I never noticed my heart before

"I do want to be with you, but I don't want you to regret it."

"How could I regret being with the one I love?" she said leaning up to kiss him gently.

"You could be looked down upon because of me." he explained to her.

"I don't care. As long as I'm with you I don't care." she said lovingly.

Over and again
Racing out of my skin
I can't believe I never noticed my heart before
'Till I noticed you, yeah
I noticed you, yeah
When I noticed you, yeah
You, yeah
When I noticed you, yeah
I noticed you, yeah

"I love you Rin." he said before giving a passionate kiss.

That's the only time I ever noticed my heart before