A/N: srry peoples. The ending didn't seem to post, so here is my edited version of… Sorry about that. 2nd

chappy is on it's way. So Enjoy! ^^ It will be before Christmas.

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Like a Mommy Loves a Daddy

"Rin loves Sessomeru-sama like a mommy loves a daddy. Does Sessomeru-sama love Rin?"

It was the one question that changed our lives… forever.

She was bouncing rapidly on the balls of her toes as we stood waiting for the caravan to arrive. I could smell her excitement coursing through her. This was the birthday I had picked for her, since she couldn't remember what her human one had once been. I wasn't much one for parties, but I had watched over the past year, and Rin had enjoyed the days I held political gatherings. It had been probably the most irritating part of the year, when all the youkai lords of Japan would come with their mates and pups. My once silent castle would be teaming with noisy, ignorant, boisterous children and screaming babies. But when after Rin's arrival, the gatherings seems less nerve rendering, easier to survive. She would play and socialize with everyone, no matter tha rank. She didn't seem to mind that she was often called "Inferior Human" for the first while. Today, I had invited all her friends, and this caravan.

She looked at me with the large silly grin she always wore. I could see them down the road with my keen eyes, but she could not. The corner of my mouth twitched upward. Most of the nobles wouldn't notice, yet she did. Rin's unusually large smile seemed to grow even more, and her eyes seemed to brighten with anticipation.

I never understood how she could always tell what I was feeling, even if I showed no outward signs. She seemed to have this sense for my moods. She was often by my side when I was hurt or angry. It seems to me that her presence can bring me to contentment.

"Rin." I said, my voice its usual monotone. She turned her body so she was facing me, and stopped her bouncing. "We are going inside. You need to change." I began to walk back to the castle, deamons would be arriving shortly. Rin quickly caught up to my side and walked with me. We entered my fortress and went to her room. Rin ran in ahead of me and opened her armoire, then looked at me expectantly.

"No, Rin." I said and I turned towards her bed and waited for her to get the queue.

Rin looked at me in confusion.

"Sessomeru-sama?" She ran over to her bed and a new grin split her face. I would never say that I had bought them for her. I had Jaken give her any new kimonos in person more often than not, so I hoped she would assume that this kimono was the same.

"Look! Look! Sessomeru-sama! There is a new kimono on Rin's bed. See? She jumped up onto her bed, took the kimono by the shoulders and held it up. The ombi puddle by her feet at the quick motion. With no thought to consequence she began to change. For her own modesty I left the room. She came out a few minutes later and held her ombi up to me. "Rin needs help, Sessomeru-sama. Can you help Rin?"

"I can." I took her ombi and she turned around, facing her back to me. She lifted her arms as I put the ombi on her and tied it. As soon as I had finished she spun around and put her arms around my neck. I supported her as I stood.

Then Rin surprised me. She put both her tiny hands on the sides of my face and kissed me on the crescent marking on my forehead.

"Rin loves you". She quickly squirmed out of my arms and to the ground. She ran down the hall since we could both hear the first of the guests arriving. All I could do was stand and watch. I could only hope that this would fade in time.

"Rin loves you"