Wow~! -,..,- o,..,o ^,..,^ I love you guys! Okay on with the 2nd chapter of my romance/tragedy fic.

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Seeing her eyes like that was quite a shock to the Great Dog Demon. Rin has never looked at him with fear, not even when he tried to scare her the first time they met.

When Rin started to back away from him, Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes.

"Rin, explain yourself." He commanded.

"Y-you wouldn't under-understand," his ward replied. "I'm so sorry, Sesshomaru-sama, I didn't mean to let this happen! I tried stopping it, I swear!" soon she started babbling apologies.

"Enough!" the demon snapped. "Stop this foolishness and tell me what has happened."

Instead of answering his command, she hugged herself; carefully avoiding the wings that were twitching behind her. She made a choking sound before weeping. Sesshomaru inwardly sighed. While he did want to know what was happening to Rin, but making her cry was not on his to-do list.

Walking slowly over to her, he smoothed the hair away from her face and was shocked at the fever she now had. Although it was unexpected, the smell coming from her blood was more distracting. The smell of a demon. Bat. That was much different from what he was suspecting. Not that he would ever expect his 15 year old ward to be a demon. Sesshomaru would sooner expect his half-breed brother to kill the dead miko.

That is when the blood splattered on his body. Rin had given a large flap of her wings, causing most of it to come off. Before he could do anything, she had fainted.

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Rin woke to find splitting pain in her back, like something was torn out of it. 'Idiot, you're forgetting something.' She started at the sound of the sound that came out of her…mind.

"You are awake." Jumping, Rin turned painfully quick to the voice. There, standing tall, proud and…angry was her dear Lord Sesshomaru. 'I've never seen him so upset with me before.' Suddenly, Rin felt afraid for herlife. She had seen this look, but never was it directed towards her.

"U-uh, I-I'm sorry my lord." Was her stupid response.

Growling, Sesshomaru was in front of her in half a second. What Rin did in retaliation shocked both. She had moved her wings and was in a high tree, hissing with narrowed eyes. Sesshomaru inwardly frowned at this. That was a bat youkai danger response. Being Lord of the West, he had seen and fought bats before. His poisonous claws had dealt with them quickly, but that was because while they were fast in the air, they were slow on their feet. But Rin had always been quick, mind and body.

"Rin, come," Sesshomaru said frowning (he showed emotion!). Turning to the forest, he walked away. Said girl cautiously climbed down the tree she was in.

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There was one flaw in Sesshomaru, and it was quite large; his curiosity. Many times it got him into trouble; mostly as a kid. He could remember one time easily. It wasn't his fault. The stupid tree had it coming, what with the branches braking when Sesshomaru was paying with the bird. The poor plant died a slow and painful toxic death. Then when his father had seen the melting tree…he preferred not the think of it.

Now his curiosity was going to make him get into more trouble than ever before.

Sorry! I know I was late on the update, I hope that you can forgive me! ;_;