AN: Merry Christmas to all my readers to those who are new to the party I'll just start off by letting you know that all my stories are a continuation from another. I series I guess, but that doesn't mean I want you to start from the beginning you as the reader can choose what when and if you want to read. Either way I just want you to enjoy yourselves and my stories if you decided to read any of them.

Now to all my normal viewers just as I said I have my winter fic started and even though I wish I could have had it started earlier I figured I would add on to your gifts with this new fic of mine and even though I'm sure some do celebrate Christmas in Japan I doubt it was celebrated way back then lol. It is a little different than before because even thought these do follow a time line, it doesn't go in a sequent order of day by day. It's a series of one-shots (long or short depends) full of fluffy romance between our aristocratic icy prince and sweet smiling village princess.

I'm still planning the ideas out but I personally like how it is going so far and I hope you do to so enjoy and please R&R!

Disclaimer: I own none of the Inuyasha characters.

~~~WINTER ANGEL~~~

A sky nearly as white as the ground itself; the trees covered in white sheets of snow and the once green grassy fields have now been buried within the icy covers of winters weather while the fallen snowflakes have taken over the dancing role the fall leaves once had. A season that has both its moments of harsh deadly snow storms along with its beautiful white silky scenery. A season with such an unpredictable nature it not only attracted one but two pairs of golden eyes.

"It seems the winter season has come early this year," a feminine voice mentioned as a delicate painted clawed hand reached out to catch a fresh snow flake, "Hasn't it Sesshomaru?" A silence was all that was given as an answer, but the bearer of the question refused to allow such a quiet tone to fill the already motionless skies.

"No need to ignore your mother I already know how fond you are of this season. It is the season you were born after all," she stated while watching as a few snowflakes that blew inside the castle door decided to make a crown upon her son's silver hair that already held much resemblance to the snow itself. White and silky; just like the snow, but he was her offspring after all so why shouldn't he be presented with such beauty.

"Huh, I would have never figured you be one to remember that small fact," he finally replied, after some much needed thinking on if the woman behind him was even worth his breath. "Now now I know I have my moments," she said with her hands reaching out dramatically toward her heart, "But what mother would forget her only child's birth?"

Another silence filled the air, and the great lady allowed her proud pup to have his way for the time being with the silent treatment. "If you are going to walk upon my presence uninvited you may as well tell me what it is that has brought you up here," she said with her eyes and facial expression reaching its normal bored stare. "If there was any news concerning the other countries you know I would have already informed you about it by now."

Feminine eyes stared back to find her son sitting within the confinements of the main castle tea room writing who knows what on fresh scrolls. She could tell by his armor still being on that he had no plans to stay long, and even though his boots were off they were close by so she also took that as a sign that he was planning to depart very soon.

She watched as his wrist twisted and turned to create even and precise brush stokes, and she almost found it a relief that his long years of travels did not deteriorate his skills of calligraphy. Though she could not see what he was writing she could tell just by his hand that his handwriting was still at its best, and she felt a tug on her lips at knowing his fighting nature did not take over his graceful aristocratic nature that she hoped to one day use for political reasons.

"Your mother grows tired Sesshomaru, what has gathered your attention so that you feel the need to travel all the way home?" she asked with her body lifted from her throne to approach him from behind, her 'motherly instincts' telling her that he was not going to tell her anything less she find out herself. Her silk covered feet glided across the tatami room while taking a particularly long step behind him to see what it was he was up to.

"A delivery?" she stated while leaning her head down to his level. An elegant brow twitched at the woman's curiosity and nosiness. The hand gripping the brush tightened and great lady removed her head to move and sit on the soft cushion residing on the opposite side of the table. "You wish for a delivery to be made, such an odd thing to do when you can pick up whatever it is you need at some human residence."

"There's no need to create business with them," he replied as calmly as he could while placing his brush down and allowing the putrid smelling ink to dry. "That never stopped you before," the great lady mentioned causing for her son's brow to twitch again. "Well I'm sure that with the weather being what it is, and the year coming to its end anything that has the approval of catching your eye may not even be within reach anymore. Thus hence you have come to the conclusion of personal delivery." The great lady smirked as her son's eyes narrowed to give her the same infamous annoyed glare she used to receive from his father when she would state out the obvious when it came to reading his mind.

"Don't glare at me," she quickly smirked, "I know my son well enough to know the only time he feels the need to purchase something is when that human girl is involved."

Golden eyes narrowed deeper as a very boyish pout began to form on pale lips. "Like I said don't glare at me," the lady repeated while motioning for a nearby servant to pour some tea for her. For the remainder of all of her first few sips of tea she settled with just watching her son at work. Though she could name a list of far more interesting things she would rather be doing she was content with the one word answers he gave her when she asked about his patrols and if he had yet to accept any offers into partnerships.

Such an answer was, of course, given as follows, "…no".

"That's a shame. You know of the many suitors I have they all have daughters who are very interesting in meeting you. I believe you may find at the very least one-"

"I'm not interested," he stated with his eyes never leaving the paper. This time it was the mother who glared. How spiteful, she thought, just like his father. By the tension between them residing in the air she felt it best to leave the conversation as is and search for a new topic.

"So what did you buy her this time?" she asked with her mind set on the topic at hand.

She closed her eyes ready for a smooth baritone voice to state how that was none of her business and whatnot, but instead she heard the rustle of clothing as well as the patting of boots against wood. She opened her eyes to see Sesshomaru sitting at the edge of the room while strapping on the remainder of his boots. If he were any younger or any less dignified she would have sworn this would be one of those moment when he would stick his tongue out at her, but instead she settled with him having his back towards her completely ignoring every last thing she said.

"Have the servants carry out the remainder of the delivery," he ordered before heading to the staircase where he walked only a few steps down until his feet began to hover into the air.

The lady sipped more of her tea as she watched her rambunctious son fly into the white clouds, and once he was out of sight her own golden eyes settled on the scroll with all the instructions needed to carry out his will.

Her clawed hands picked up the scroll carefully to read through its contents on what exactly he wanted and how exactly he wanted it to be made. Her eyes scanned through ever description and every detail he had in mind.

Not far off from his castle Sesshomaru landed on fresh snow with his black boots making a crispy crunch against the ice as he looked up to the clouds. Going home to carry out his delivery was not exactly planned, but he knew that in order to have something delivered an address not involving a forest of mountain was required, and since this was done in demon standards Rin's human village will not be recognized.

Though it pained him to even think it, he knew what that woman said was hit right on the nail. It was true, with the year reaching its end the kind of decorative clothing he could find did nothing in compare as to what he found earlier on in the year. All he could find was what nobody would purchase throughout the year and he could obviously see why whether the vendor was human or demon.

He knew having a custom made gift done would benefit his problem well, and he also knew the only other obvious choice would he be to have it delivered to his family castle. Where else would he have it delivered; third rock from the left…he thought not.

His winter patrols were coming to an end with every demon in the area either terminated or given a glimpse of only a small portion of his power. His lands were well under control and everything between demons and humans seemed to be as much at peace as it possibly could. It had been a few weeks since he had last seen Rin since his visit in the fall, and with leaving Jaken behind to have his patrol go by faster he almost grew tired of the silent air.

He hoped to have his gift delivered to Rin before he arrived back to see her again. After much time away without seeing her warm smile or the happy call of his name he found himself flying faster than he intended. He still had a few more territories to inspect till his return which gave way to reason that he had the gift commissioned so Rin would have no doubts upon his return. His absence was long, but it was not by his choice, and as far as what was in store for him and Rin this winter was all left up to time.

The great lady finished the remainder of her tea before she had her hands roll up the scroll to hand it to one of the nearby servant. "Have this delivery carried out immediately," she ordered as the servant bowed in respect before leaving.

The lady walked back to her throne to sit and watch the rest of the snow fall as she thought about the kind of gift her son had commissioned to be made. "At least he has my sense of good taste."

~~~o0o~~~

A pink tongue stuck out to try and catch falling snowflakes while a simple village girl arched her brow in puzzlement. "Aren't you a little old to be doing that Rin?" Saki asked as she watched her friend perform such a childish act. Honestly, she was already past the year of 16 going on 17, and having her do such a silly thing brought out an image of an 8 year old girl.

"Well winter only comes once a year," Rin muffled with her speech out of place because of her tongue, "And I say enjoy it as best you can," she finished just as a snowflake landed on her tongue. Saki watched at the enjoyment Rin had over catching one lousy snow flake and stuck out her tongue to try her luck as well, but only ended up with snow landing in her eyes. "I'll leave the silly acts to you," she said while rubbing her eye causing Rin to laugh in the process.

"Thanks for inviting me out here," Rin said as her eyes scanned over her surroundings.

A small village market; a few acres larger than the village she lived in, and the distance between the two was not as long as it could have been. The market was small yet functional. Everywhere Rin looked someone was walking by or buying something from one of the local venders who were selling at cheap prices to make quick money.

Normally Rin would not participate in the shopping when that job lied mostly with Kagome or one of the other village woman, but when Saki mentioned she was ordered by her parents to go and do some food shopping Rin was the first to ask if she needed any assistance. "No problem," her friend replied, "I should actually be thanking you. I don't even know half the things that are on this list."

Rin actually found it funny that Saki was the older one, but she knew next to nothing about cooking. She still had a lot to learn about the different kinds of vegetables and the way to pick out the best even though what was being sold was just considered the yearly stocks rejections. Still though, food was food and everybody needed it for winter.

"How is your house guest?" Saki asked when she began to look through different kinds of silk a vender was selling. Rin sighed in defeat; she didn't even know where to start when it came to Ami.

Ami; that simple young teen that Rin found herself saving only a few weeks ago with Sesshomaru assisting in his own way. She saved the girl's life and even offered to let her stay in her home till the spring where Ami could begin her travels again. The girl came with her difficulties though, and that did not include the young girl's hopeless crush on Sesshomaru. For whatever reason that Rin did not know Ami held as much interest in Sesshomaru as Rin herself did, but Rin found her to be no threat. Especially since she found that her lord could not even remember the girl's name much less have any feeling mutual to hers.

Rin was happy to know that.

The girl was the least to say difficult despite Kaede's mention that she was "just like me when I was younger" well Rin figured maybe in looks, but there was absolutely no way that whiner could have ever been like Kaede was.

She rejected ever request Rin made stating that one such as her does not do chores, and every other minute if she didn't complain about the cold weather she would pester Rin how Jaken was the worst servant to ever live. This of course resulted in Jaken complaining that he only served his Lord Sesshomaru which then led to all three of them feeling depressed over his long absence.

Though Rin would give almost anything to have her icy prince back she knew there was still much to do till his arrival. Over the past few weeks Rin found that the only way to get Ami to help with the cooking was to mention that Sesshomaru had an attraction to a woman who could cook, and the only way to make her help with the clean ups was to state that Sesshomaru always thought that a clean woman was a good woman.

If Rin knew that was what it took to get that adolescent teen moving she would have lied a long time ago though Ami's cooking was just as bad as Jaken's and her version of cleaning was hiding all the dirt under the futons. It was all a work in progress.

The only work on her part in pulling it off was shutting Jaken's big beak shut, and hopping that her lord would not find out about her little lies. Ami plus Jaken led her to doing twice as much work as before, and since she knew of the pains Kaede had in her knees and back she knew she was going to need help.

"It's a long story really but…," Rin answered as she looked at Saki who held up a sheet of fancy rich silk against her body, "Hey are you even listening," Rin shouted causing her friend to break whatever fantasy she was having.

"Sorry, but you took too long to answer," she said as she turned with the silk still wrapped around her body. "Wouldn't this look great on me though," she asked as she showed off the light blue silk decorated with yellow tripping on the sides. Rin sighed as a sweat drop fell from her head.

It was times like this that she felt her friends were just chosen rather than picked. That little notion would also explain why it was she that ended up being the one to carry all the boxes and bags.

Rin sighed and left Saki to engorge herself in her beauty while she herself inspected the nearby produce stand to see if they were any good vegetables for the evening meal. "Honestly Rin I can't even picture any man looking at me when I'm wearing this monstrosity," Saki whined as she ran her hands up and down her hay cloak. Rin had one as well and while Saki was right that they were very distasteful and very itchy they kept the snow from reaching their bare skin and kept the cold out as much as possible. The same went for their feet which were now adorned with hay boots that Sango made for her.

"Better than freezing to death," Rin replied as she picked up each vegetable to see how close they were to spoiling. Rin heard Saki sigh in defeat, "There's no extra money left for me to indulge myself a bit?" Rin shook her head as she brought out the few remaining coins they had left. "The rest is supposed to be for seeds and a new axe for your father." Saki sighed again as she unwrapped the silk from her body. "I'll never obtain rich silk like this unless I marry a rich man. Our village is so poor," she stated while Rin felt like a string just popped in her head. What else is new…? "You on the other hand Rin have nothing to worry about because for some reason you're always dressed in the fanciest kimonos."

"I…uh right," Rin agreed with a crooked smile. It was not as though she asked to be dressed in the finest silk, but to reject any gift her lord gave her…she thought not.

"Your friend is right there young miss," the vendor working the stand mentioned as Rin saw an old man walk up to her with a scraggy looking black beard. "Um…right about what?" Rin asked while Saki hid behind her from what she could only describe as a 'creepy vendor'. The old man looked harmless enough, but his beady little eyes and crooked smile could be enough to scare anyone. To Rin however, traveling with demons had allowed her to see things that gave her the sense that nothing could be creepier than what she had seen as a little girl.

"Why your fancy kimono of course," the old man answered pointing to the area where most of Rin's summer kimono had shown. "A very fancy material indeed, if you will I will offer you a new winter wardrobe at the cost of that kimono," he offered while displaying a few of his finer products to her.

"You want me to sell me kimono," Rin asked as she eyed her wardrobe knowing she didn't even have to think about her answer. "She will!" Saki butted in while Rin pushed her out of the way to add on a very strong, "NOT!"

"Your decision girl," he shrugged while wrapping up the clothing, "But don't come whining to me when you become too cold with that thing on." Rin was about to give off a civil reply until she felt a shoulder wrap around her neck and tug her head down. "Listen Rin," Saki started off while whispering into her ear. "As beautiful as that kimono is winter season is already here and it's not going away any time soon. Your kimono already has a few tears as well as some grass stains so why now trade it in."

"The tears are fixable" Rin contradicted, "And as far as the stains go I can easily have it washed to look as good as new. This kimono was a gift and I'm not just going to go trade it off."

"Oh fine," Sake ended while letting go of her neck, "If I were you I would have sold it." Rin rubbed that back of her neck while leaning down to grab the fallen fruits and vegetables. While leaning down her eyes suddenly spotted something upon the desk the vendor was selling. "Um excuse me," she said gathering the vendor's attention. "What are these suppose to be," she pointed out to the small feathers tied together by a piece of thin string.

"I see you have found interest in the angel's wings," he stated as both Saki and Rin looked at the feathers in complete fascination. "What are the really?" asked Rin knowing that they couldn't possibly be real. "Will they help me obtain some rich fabric," Saki asked with her brain keeping a one track mind.

"Well…no," the vendor replied at which Saki no longer held much interest for the feathers. "It has been said however that after a wish has been made on these feather they are to be released into the winter sky to at which they will then be reattached to the angel's wing and hence forth the angel will grant the wish you created."

Saki stepped in front of Rin with her head held high, "Well nice try then sir, but me and my friend are not about to be pulled in to your little trick of purchase. I guarantee we have no interest in buying."

~~~o0o~~~

"I can't believe you bought it," Saki whined as she and Rin began to leave the small market back to their home village. "I made sure to get everything on the list first," Rin reassured, "and besides we only had enough money left for either these or those wooden chopsticks. No need for more eating utensils when we already have plenty."

"Those chopsticks were meant to go in our hair Rin," Saki sighed as she followed her friend off to the side of the road where the wind began to pick up. "I think this is a perfect spot to make our wish wouldn't you say?" Rin looked around to see nothing but the white sheets of snow covering the ground, and the windy weather was perfect matching the white toned sky.

"It's cold," Saki complained but Rin easily brushed it off. "Here not you take your feather and make your wish."

"I don't see why you want to do such a silly thing anyway?" Rin friend asked while blowing warm air into her icy hands.

"Winter is supposed to be a magical season," Rin answered with a beaming smile.

"Well I still find it a waste of time, and besides," Saki added, "only demons live among us; no angels."

"Well then maybe perhaps it is a demon that is going to make our wish come true," Rin laughed while Saki only huffed. "If that were true then you can forget about the wish we might as well all be dead by now."

"I thought you didn't find all demons to be bad?" Rin frowned.

"It's not that," Saki reassured, "it's just with all the rumors going on about demons I find it hard to believe there are actually good ones residing in this world other than the ones I see in the village."

Saki looked on as Rin held the feather in the palm of her cupped hands while her mind settled on its wish.

"You don't really believe in this do you Rin?"

"Well…I'm not putting all my hopes into this, but…"

Rin held the small white feather in her hand with her hearts distant memories of traveling the lands with a certain faired skin dog demon filled her mind. "When you were little didn't you ever make wishes on shooting stars," Rin asked at which Saki shrugged thinking if whether or not she actually did. Rin continued, "Well I certainly did when I was little, and even though I look back on it now and think everything about it was silly…"

Rin smiled that famous smile Saki knew everyone loved, "There was one particular wish I desperately wanted to come true, and to this day I still wish for it. It's s strange wish, and for all I know it may never come true, but…if doing this could allow me just that one second to believe and have hope that someday it will come true, then it's all worth it to me."

"And what kind of a wish did you have in mind?" Saki asked just as Rin whispered something within her cupped hands to then afterward release the feather into the air to allowing the wind to guide it to its next destination. Rin watched the little thing fly away while the cold chilly wind blew past them to rustle the hay on their clothing and the hair on their heads. "So what did you wish for?" Saki asked.

Rin smiled as she turned to her friend. "If I told you then my winter angel may not be able to catch it now will they?"

~~~o0o~~~

"LORD SESSHOMA-oh it's only you…" Jaken sulked as he watched Rin come in through the door with her hay cloak covered in snow giving off the illusion of a long white silk kimono. "Just me Master Jaken," she said with a giggle. "Sorry I took so long, is Ami trying to make that stew like I taught her?"

"She's nearly trying to kill us!"

"That's good," Rin ignored as she went to go put a few of her own boxes down while the imp held back his waterfall of tears at his presence yet again being ignored. While Jaken wallowed in his own self pity over how he would rather take the loving abuse from his lord then put up with these woman Rin went to her nearby desk to sort through her box.

With her hay cloak tossed off to the side she kneeled on her wooden floors to study through all the seeds and produce she purchased while her eyes magically drew to the lantern burning brightly at the side of her desk.

She has had it for over month now, and not only did she had that but tied right above on her window ceal was the white silk strips of cloth her lord ripped from his kimono to tie on her knuckles a few weeks ago to keep her hand from bruising.

Every gift he gave her on every memory or occasion they've been through since he came back from war has been kept and presented in her hut so every day she could always be reminded of him. I miss him, it's been weeks since she last saw him, I miss him so much.

He never said much, and half the time it always seemed like the face he wore was nothing more than a mask considering it never changed from his usual cold expression. But she knew; she could never forget the sweet gestures he made when shielding her from the cold, or the simple words of comfort he would give her when he made sure to tell her he would return instead of just simple leaving.

Those were the things she looked out for. Her Lord Sesshomaru was a demon of action and if he expressed to her anything it was more through his actions than anything else, and she would not have him any other way. I know I shouldn't be sad that he isn't back by now. He's busy and I should understand that. Still though….

She almost found it strange how she would be lonely without him despite all the people around the village for her to spend time with. Kagome, Sango, Inuyasha, Shippo, even Kohaku but none of them were him.

Rin leaned her head down against her desk while she took a long sigh while she could hear Ami in the other room calling out for her. Just as she lifted her head she felt a strong wind burst through her doorway. It was a common thing thanks to the weather, but this time Rin noticed the wind blew hard enough to untie the loose silk hanging from her window.

"Oh no," she panicked as she watched the silk swim through the wind ending up out of reach. Rin dashed out of her hut without her cloak on but the sting of the cold was hardly at the top of her mind. Rin ran in circles trying to catch the little thing, but when the wind blew hard enough to send the thin fabric up in the air Rin had lost hope in her chances of getting it now.

She watched as it flew high just as her white feather had, but once her eyes began to follow she noticed the white silk had skimmed over something white sitting at the very top of the red post standing at the edge of the staircase. Her chocolate brown orbs grew large at the sight before her.

Sitting proudly upon that red structure clad in hard black armor and surrounded by soft, warm fur was none other than her Lord Sesshomaru whom was staring right back at her with those golden ember gates that had her melting even with the chilly air surrounding her.

"Lord….." Rin held back the water wanting to spill from her eyes. She felt like it was months since she had last seen him even though it was only a week or two. She gazed at every detail he had to offer. Form his blue crescent moon on his forehead surrounded by silver white bangs that resembled the snow in so many ways. Eyes of gold and skin as fair as the moon itself; she gazed at every inch of him until she finally blinked to reopen her eyes to make sure he was really there at that the snowflakes weren't causing her to see any illusions.

"Lord Sesshomaru," she smiled, automatically causing him to jump from his perched location to stand only a few feet from Rin with his leather boots creating the crispiest of crunches on the snow. "Rin," he replied while watching her walk the few extra steps towards him. "I trust you have fared well?"

"Oh, yes my lord," she answered she found her eyes parallel to his shoulder. She looked up studying every feature to make sure his appearance was free from any harm. She knew how powerful he was, but Kagome says it's natural to worry about the ones you care about. "And how have you been?" she asked while his head leaned down only a mere inch to look down to her. "Are you well, you're not sick are you? Of course I'm sure that you can't really catch colds, but are you cold? If you're cold you are always welcomed in my hut. Do you need anything to eat I just went shopping today or perhaps you wish to see Jaken I know he missed you almost as much as I have…I-I…uh…sorry…" she babbled knowing she had a bad habit or running off topic when she became nervous or excited. And now she had to deal with the embarrassment of the 'I missed you' confession, but she was not about to deny it.

Sesshomaru blinked twice just to get through her forest of sentences, but he didn't miss the last part. Although, he could tell by her red face that it was best to just brush off the comment. "Here," he mentioned while retrieving a silk package from his sleeve.

After days of waiting for it to be delivered he took it upon himself to do the delivering considering his patrols had come to an end. And he managed to go to his palace and back to receive the package without any of his mother's noticing.

Rin's brown eyes brightened at the sight of the package offered to her. Her hands took the package carefully not even realizing the kind of weather hitting her square in the back. Her face was heated, her whole body was heated. She was the farthest thing from cold at that point. "Lord Sesshomaru…thank you so much. May I?" she asked as he nodded his approval.

He took the package so she could work with the knot, and once that was untied Rin uncovered every layer of silk to reveal the gift it concealed. "Lord Sesshomaru…." She found the words caught in her throat and her speech at a loss for words. "It's beautiful…." was all she was able to get out before more words started coming her way. "It's so beautiful Lord Sesshomaru; I truly don't know how I will every repay you."

"There's no need for that," he replied with his usual stone cold mask; however his eyes softened some when he saw her beaming happy face; almost as though the sun that disappeared from the clouds was revived through her warm smile. "Then at least accept my utmost thanks. Thank you Lord Sesshomaru." He nodded in return, and Rin added on with a, "Do you mind if I…"

"Go on," he said as she turned on her heels to head back into her hut. "Oh," She stopped half way to turn back and run past him to retrieve the white silk that had finally landed on a soft patch of frozen dirt, "I don't want to forget this now," she added as she tangled the white silk from her hands before she ran the rest of the way back into her hut.

Sesshomaru watched as the happy young woman ran inside her home followed by a green imp running right out. "LORD SESSOMARU!" he shrieked but was silenced at once by his black leather boot hitting him square in the face. Where did Jaken get the notion that he was one of those people that like to embrace? Though Jaken was down for the count that did not stop Sesshomaru from popping every single heart that flew out of the imps head; it was quiet without Jaken…he would give him that much.

While Sesshomaru looked down at the knocked out toad his senses brought his head up quickly when he heard the mat at the door move off to the side, and Rin revealed herself to him.

She walked out in an ankle length light blue kimono with white decorative snowflakes ranging in size and style that spread throughout her wardrobe from front to back. Her light silver obi tied around her waist did well to match the rest of the colors, and Sesshomaru made sure the matching light blue and white hair ribbons were added on to only further Rin's winter wonderland theme. A large old fashion snowflake was presented on the right side of her chest while other larger ones were presented along the bottom area with small flakes surrounding them as well as a few circular designs on the sleeves and collar. The clothing was a tad heavier than the summer kimono, but it should be with the winter weather.

The last and final thing that Rin was not expecting to find within the layers and layers of silk was a pair of dark word sandals combined with long satin silk socks. She had only seen royals wear such fine footwear such as princesses or Lady's of the castle, but she never though such luxury would ever find its way to her.

Once she had changed and tied one of the light blue ribbons to her small yet long side ponytail she tucked her summer kimono away till next summer's use, and tied the white silk back to the top of her window ceil.

"What do you think?" she asked as she turned for him to get a good look on the whole outfit. It was just as he instructed down to every last detail and design. He was very pleased, "It suits you well," he said as her smile widened with her cheeks going rosy again. "Thank you it's breathtakingly beautiful I can't wait to show everyone."

Sesshomaru ran his eyes over the kimono again until the sting of salt his nose. "Do you find something displeasing?" he asked as he could tell that she was trying hard not to cry. Rin shook her head and her smile never left her face, "No my lord it's nothing like that it's just…I…"

"…Go on," he urged gently as he walked towards her to see what was causing the tears to form in her eyes. "Gift or no gift," Rin stated as she brought her hand up to hold on to his armor with her head gently leaning in on his chest, "I just missed you," she whispered. She felt his body tense for a second, before she decided then that her few seconds embrace was over.

It wasn't until she felt a hand on the top of her head that she haulted her momvements, and soon she felt that same hand urge her head back onto his chest.

HE'S!

Rin felt a tear slip out but her smile was still going strong as she nuzzled her nose against his chest. "I missed you so much."

"Hmm," he rumbled through the back of his throat, "Don't go running around in the cold," he chided gently as the hand on the top of her head moved till it cradled the back of her skull, but regardless he did not let go, and Rin could feel a fresh new waves of emotions hit her at his urging her back into the embrace.

Looks like Sesshomaru was more of a hugger than he thought he was; but it seems only for Rin.

The small affectionate act kept up a mere second longer until both parties heard a loud, "RIN!"

Saki walked up the hill to Rin's hut until she saw her friend panting frantically with her hand over her heart. Saki was shocked. "Rin what's going on here?"

"Saki look don't go telling anyone about this but-"

"Where did you get this kimono!" Saki asked as she ran straight toward Rin with her hands running over the smooth fabric. "This silk is even finer than the one the vendors had, and you hair ribbons, and your shoes!" Rin couldn't contain the gasp of confusion escaping her mouth as to why Saki had yet to realize Sesshomaru, but when Rin turned her head she could see that no one else was in visible sight other than her. It wasn't until she heard a faint smash in the distance that she smiled at the reality of the situation.

"Rin are you listening to me?" Saki repeated causing Rin to look at her with a crooked smile. "Huh?"

"I asked where did you get all these new things. I thought you said you didn't have any money?"

"Oh that well I uh…um…"

"Yessssss?"

Rin's crooked smile turned into a real bright shiner when she spoke her next sentence.

"Looks like my winter angel heard my wish," she laughed as she walked past a dumfound Saki. "Your winter what….You don't mean that feather thing again do you…Hey Rin where are you going get back here and tell me where you got all our new cloths from!" she shouted only causing Rin to laugh louder.

Not far off behind a distant tree Jaken lay motionless under a black leather boot while Sesshomaru watched from afar of the scene that just took place. "Winter angel?" he questioned before he felt something land in his hair again. Another snowflake he figured, they liked to make a lot of nests in his hair lately. A clawed hand reached up to whip away the nuisance until he brought this hand back down to eye level to reveal what he had caught in his hair.

A feather

AN: and there you have it for my first one-shot to this story. As I mentioned before the romance goes a tad deeper in this story but I am still planning that out though I guarantee it will come sooner or later. I hoped you all enjoyed and stay alert for the next chapter I'm thinking either a snow storm is brewing or maybe I will add in some romance on ice. Or maybe if I really plan out well I can somehow bring in that New Year's Eve charm I know they celebrate that in Japan but I'll have to work it out. Guess you'll have to wait and see but thanks so much for reading!

Comments are welcomed if you'd like to comment I would appreciate it, and to everyone reading I hope you have or have had a MERRY CHRISTMAS and Happy Holidays. I don't know when for sure the next chapter will be updated so in case I can't say it then Happy New Years to all as well!