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"Okay!" Rin answered. "But go easy on me." She knew that Lord Sesshomaru would never hurt her, but she'd seen him in battle.
He nodded in reply, and got out his dull sword. He watched her quietly get into stance, her sword already out.
Lord Sesshomaru studied the way she stood, the steadiness of her sword, and how she kept glancing at him.
Rin launched forward, striking her sword with his. He let her hit him, just to see how hard Rin's swing was. It was a strong hit. For a human, of course.
Rin jumped back, surprised she had got Lord Sesshomaru. Was he going easy on her, like she had asked? Nope, she decided when he countered and she barely blocked it. She dug her feet into the ground to keep from falling. Rin then lifted her sword above her head and swung with all her might. Lord Sesshomaru merely lifted his own sword and blocked it. Electricity shocked up out of the swords, and when Rin cried out, he stopped.
"Master Jaken was never this hard," Rin said with a weak smile.
"We should stop." He began to walk back to where Master Jaken was. Rin merely nodded in response and followed. She decided that he was going to stay quiet about their feelings for a while. It must have been hard for him to say all those things. But Rin didn't mind. She would give him the space he needed, and when he decided to come forward, so would she.
Rin nearly bumped into Lord Sesshomaru, but she stopped a few centimeters from his back. He turned around and she grinned, hopping to the side. Lord Sesshomaru gestured at the camp and told her, "Get some rest."
She nodded and scampered to her resting area, and was soon fast asleep.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Can we talk?" Master Jaken inquired as soon as Lord Sesshomaru sat down.
"About?" he questioned.
Master Jaken winced at that single word. "Well... Are you going to take Rin as your mate, Lord Sesshomaru?" he finally blurted out.
It was Lord Sesshomaru's turn to flinch. "In future's time, yes."
"Oh, how wonderful, Lord Sesshomaru! She will make a most excellent bride." Master Jaken grinned and looked from Lord Sesshomaru to Rin. Lord Sesshomaru nodded in response and fell silent.
Master Jaken began to lean on his staff, becoming drowsy. He, too, was soon fast asleep.
Lord Sesshomaru sat with his legs crossed, staring at Rin's sleepful expression. He began to sniff the air and could smell the scent of his half-brother InuYasha, along with the people he traveled with. They were resting too. Lord Sesshomaru really didn't feel like meeting with them, so he decided that they would go the opposite direction of them in the morning.
"Lord Sesshomaru," Rin whimpered in her sleep. He turned his head in her direction in an instant.
"No. No, please don't leave. No!" She began to toss and turn. Lord Sesshomaru looked around and got up. No one would see, right? He walked towards her and picked her up in his arms, cradling her. She started to settle down, and nuzzled her face into his clothing. Lord Sesshomaru began to feel a warm feeling in his heart, but kept a serious, expressionless face.
As soon as Rin settled down, he hesitated on putting Rin down. She fit nicely in his arms. It was also comforting to feel her heartbeat. But Lord Sesshomaru did put her down, and went to sit down against a nearby tree. He leaned against it. He would sleep for a little, and walk up a little before dawn. That was his schedule. Wake up A-Un, wake up Master Jaken, and then wake up Rin.
Lord Sesshomaru had a nightmare that night. One that he feared.
(Note from author: Dreams will have ' around it.)
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'Naraku chuckled evilly in the background. Rin's scream echoed, but everywhere Lord Sesshomaru looked, it was dark.
"Rin?" he called. "Rin!" No answered. A blood curling scream arose out of the darkness.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Help!" Rin cried out, sounding like she was in tears.
He growled in response. "Where? Where are you?"
The scream was cut off by an unknown force.
"Is she precious to you, Sesshomaru?" Naraku asked. "Or do you not care what happens to
her?" Rin's whimper could be slightly heard.
"Leave her alone!" Lord Sesshomaru snarled. "Rin has nothing to do with this!"
"Oh," Naraku answered, "but she has everything to do with this. You love her, therefore making her part of it. If Rin is the only way to get you vulnerable, then that's what I will use."
Rin's scream was heard once again for the last time, and she suddenly appeared on the floor in front of him, covered in blood.
Lord Sesshomaru fell on his knees and bit back the cry in his throat. "Rin."
"L-Lord Sesshomaru," she answered. She held her hand up to his face. "Remember, I will always love you. E-even in death!" She shouted the last word, her own eyes tearing up.
"Don't say such silly things," he answered in a choked voice. "You will live."
"Remember me forever?" Rin asked. Lord Sesshomaru gathered her up in his arms and pressed his forehead to her chest. "Forever." She went limp in his arms.
"Rin?" he asked frantically. "Rin? Rin!" Lord Sesshomaru began to cry, the thing he never did. The only person worth his tears was Rin.'
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(End of dream)
Lord Sesshomaru woke up yelling Rin's name. She sat next to him with wide, terrified eyes. "Lord Sesshomaru? Are you okay?"
"I am now," he answered. "Just a nightmare."
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