Disclaimer: No. :'(
Notes: Manga End SPOILERS (only warning); Post-Naraku. Slight OOC as in Rin's naïve-ness (I do my best not to make them so), Japanese suffixes. Third person mainly focused on Rin who will speak in third as well. Rin is 11-ish here. Chapter may have mistakes.

Pairing: Sesshoumaru/Rin
Genre: General/Romance ; K+
Summary: … of affection. First is the hand, then a hug, finally a kiss. ; Just some fluffiness. Drabble/Short Oneshots
Hand Summary: "Kagome-sama?" She asked. "Hm?" The older girl said, turning her attention to the small girl, "Yes, Rin-chan?" Innocent brown orbs looked up at her, "Rin's been wondering, why do people hold another's hand? Like you holding Inuyasha-sama's?"

My attempt at some fluff. I don't usually write stuff like this, with Rin as a child or fluff since… I think I'm more better at serious stuff D:;; This is (sorta) a little experiment-practice for me: the idea came to me when I was thinking of my original characters. C: And it somehow led to me making this…

I think you can interpret this fic any way you wish. Growing romance or Father/Daughter.

… I'm sort of edging more to the growing romance though.

If it is possible, you can ignore that and think of the bearing gift as something else if you're more into the father/daughter relationship…

…

I don't think this is a very good drabble, kind of fails in my opinion.

But, well, that's for you to decide. So please read and REVIEW! ;3;

. : Three Ways :.
. First Way: Hand .

She always wondered – curious really – when she saw other people with their hand in another's, why. She should know the meaning by now, least that what the small little voice said in the back of her mind. She never thought to ask – well, forgot to actually; there were many things that had to be done.

She had the chance now, though.

"Kagome-sama?" She asked, helping the priestess with her cooking; Inuyasha was busy working along with Miroku to exorcise a demon at a nearby town while Sango was occupied with the children with some help from Kaede.

"Hm?" The older girl said, turning her attention to the small girl, "Yes, Rin-chan?"

Innocent brown orbs looked up at her, "Rin's been wondering, why do people hold another's hand? Like you holding Inuyasha-sama's?"

Kagome blinked for a moment and smiled her attention back to the boiling pot; her face was slightly pink, "Well, that's because I love him."

"Love him?" She tilted her head to the side.

"Um…" The priestess said seeming to search for something. "When you like someone and they like you back, you hold hands." She paused for a moment, stirring the bubbling liquid. "It's, let's say, one of the three ways of affection."

"One of the three ways?" She felt a frown on her face.

"How to say…" Kagome murmured. "Well, the first way is the holding hands. If that person likes you back, they'll hold yours as well."

"What's the next way?" She asked, curious.

"A hug," she looked intently at the older girl who noticed and smiled. "And then a kiss."

"Hey, Kagome!" A voice called before she could ask more. "Is that food I smell?"

"Oh, Inuyasha's back." Footfalls were heard as he entered the small hut.

"That's all I get?" The half-breed grunted to Kagome who retorted. "You were only gone for a few hours."

"Hmph," he huffed and then turned to the small form beside the priestess. "Oh yeah, the old bag told me she needed you."

"Kaede-sama?" She said. "Okay, I'm off." She wiped her hands with the nearby cloth and then waved at them. "See you Kagome-sama! Inuyasha-sama!"

"Bye Rin-chan," she said waving with a grunt from the half-demon as she exited the hut.

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She was in the fields, searching for the herbs Kaede told her to get. She hummed to a wordless song, kneeling down and breaking the plant from its stem. Her gaze wandered up to the heavens after picking half a dozen.

A smile made its way to her lips as she saw the figure descend from the sky, "Sesshoumaru-sama!"

His feet touched the ground and made his way to her, "Rin." He greeted monotonously; she noticed something in his arm when he drew closer. He held it out to her: it was another kimono – another gift.

She took it from him, her gaze lingered on his face as he stared blankly. She smiled, "Thank you, Sesshoumaru-sama."

"Hm," he uttered, turning his gaze elsewhere.

A small silence hovered over them; she rocked back and forth on her heels, thinking of what else to say before he left as usual. Her eyes landed on his hand.

Rin's been wondering, why do people hold another's hand? Like you holding Inuyasha-sama's?

Well, that's because I love him.

She reached her hand out and then hesitated for a moment – would he get mad? She glanced up at him from under her lashes seeing him stare at her with inspecting eyes. "Can Rin," she murmured softly. "Um… Can Rin hold Sesshoumaru-sama's hand?"

His golden eyes lingered on her a moment longer – it made her feel embarrassed and face heat up – and then, finally, away, "Do as you like."

Shyly, she clasped her small hand in his and beamed at him, "Rin loves Sesshoumaru-sama, so Rin wants to hold Sesshoumaru-sama's hand."

His emotionless mask didn't change with his gaze at the sky, "Hn."

He made no indication of removing his hand from hers until she was called and had to return to the village.

. First Way End .