Ah-Un stopped to sniff Jaken as the imp unfortunately fainted in front of him.

Rin was burning a hole through her Lord. Maybe she had misheard.

Sesshomaru had stopped walking after he heard the tell-tale thud of Jaken's small body hitting the dirt. He felt the onna's eyes on him but didn't turn around. He would wait for her reply.

"Ummm, my Lord...did I... um..."

Nerves wracked her body. Rin didn't want to repeat what she thought he said and possibly offend him! Her Lord was a great and powerful full blooded dog demon. Handsome to boot. She was more than positive there were willing dog demoness and other species of demonesses who wanted him.

Kagura flashed through her mind like lightning. 'Yes the wind demoness controlled by Naraku was quite beautiful if my memory is as good as I hope'.

Rin was just a human. From a lowly background at that. As panic inducing thoughts flashed through her brain she unknowingly started to twist and twirl on her hair.

Sesshomaru smelt her anxiety, it was perfuming the air. He did not need his superior sense of smell to see she was conflicted though. He watched languidly as she stared at nothing in particular, twisting her hair so feverishly that he thought it might knot up into a dread. She chewed on her lip in a self soothing way and he admitted to himself it was erotic.

Sensual even.

Rin snapped out of her panicked daze when she heard a rumbling. Or a grumbling? She quickly snapped her head around in search of the sound until her gaze landed on the source of her current anxiety.

Sesshomaru stared at Rin over his shoulder and she could've sworn his eyes turned into molten gold. His gaze burned her. The little hairs on the back of her neck prickled and her cheeks slowly took on pink and red hues. She felt naked.

Exposed.

The thought of being undressed in front of her Lord mortified and excited her. Would he like what he saw even?

Sesshomaru continued the low chest growling. It did its job and grabbed her attention and if his nose was right (his nose was ALWAYS right)... excite her too.

This was great news.

Her reaction to him responding to her cheeky comment about wanting babies was a little disconcerting but her reaction to his growl was telling. She was attracted to him. That was all he needed to know.

In the millenia he has walked Japan, the great Inu-Yokai and Lord of the Western lands knew how to strike a finishing blow. He could smell when his prey was ready to give in.

A killer's instinct.

Rin just needed that final nudge. An assertive push off the razor thin edge of unknown desire. No more tickling or teasing. No subtle comments.

He was not a simple human. But he was a man. And he was ready. She would need to be.

Because if she wasn't mentally and physically it was no way in heaven or hell she would be able to...

Endure.

To lie with him is to lie with ecstasy. To walk the golden stair and hold the hands of the Buddha. To wrestle with ancient spirits of this plain and the nethers, free and naked. Strong wine and silken pleasure. It was an affair only 20 women, all demoness can say they have been involved.

He was Haiku and Hagane.

Jade and Obsidian.

Bestial. Doggish.

Legendary.

Rin needed to know that he would no longer deny himself her. No sideways comments. No beating around the bush. No indifferent silences.

He has something he wants to give her, and she would need to be knowing.

And willing.

Sesshomaru turned to fully face the blushing Rin. In three fluid steps he made it to where she was perched on top of Ah-Un. He didn't even think to not step on Jaken.

He watched the way the muscles in her throat moved as she swallowed. The rise and fall of her chest as she breathed. The way the slight summer breeze picked up fly-away hairs. Sesshomaru took a deep breath.

She smelled intoxicating.

"Um my Lord..."

"Don't."

"... But..."

"Don't call me My Lord."

"I don't understand."

Sesshomaru had to hold back a small smile. Rin seemed to wilt as she replied to his request. So easily flustered all of sudden?

"There's nothing to be explained Rin. Call this one by his name."

He watched as she looked like he slapped her. So coy now? Where did that fire go? Hmm?

-

Rin felt like she could vomit.

' What is he getting at? '

She had never felt so small and insignificant and HOT.

Her skin felt like it was steaming. Burning. Like Sesshomaru lit a flame inside of her.

The way he stared at her wasn't like his usual looks. His general looks were usually nonchalant detached almost. He was above all, so he couldn't possibly bring his self to come down to Earth and dwell on simpler mortal things.

But this look. Rin knew the way he looked at her was more aware and alive than she could have ever thought. This person wearing her Lords skin was doing things to her that she thought ludicrous only hours before. What wicked things. Moist things. Naked and exposed things he did.

" Sesshomaru~..."

-

Rin had seemingly moaned the dog demons name. Surely the women hadn't meant to sound so wanton. She was still mostly innocent to the more base acts of human and demon kind and was never in a situation where she needed or wanted or just simply should moan.

None of that mattered.

At this particular time all logic left Sesshomaru. He had made up his mind.

He was going to fuck her.

He was going to open her up, see what made her tick. Is she red or pink inside? How flexible are her legs?

His body told him it was time. To breed. To mate. To fuck or to destroy. Or both. Either way; Rin was his target.

Rin WOULD endure.

-

Sesshomaru slipped his mask of apathy back on and turned around and started walking again.

Rin confused and horny quickly hopped off Ah-Un's back and shook Jaken strongly.

She had no idea what was coming that night.