A/N: Well, thanks for all of the reviews! They really have kept me writing!
ghostkline: Yeah, I guess i missed it more than I thought.
Sesshomarufan30: Lol, I do too, although it is hard for me to find a good SessXRin fic if I wanted to read one myself.
PAMILA DE CASTRO: Hmm, sim, eu sei que neste momento a era 14 ou 15 pode ser um horário legal do casamento, mas algumas pessoas (incluindo eu), meio que se sentem estranhas por isso. Quero dizer, este casal com certeza eu provavelmente ficaria confortável depois de um tempo escrevendo com Rin naquela idade, mas ... Bem, você só vai ter que ver o que acontece. (I hope that translated right).
Anyways, enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 3:
Rin was rendered speechless
He was...
But,
Why?
"Your mate?" Was all she could make out.
Sesshomaru nodded, already sensing he didn't need to go into details about the term.
"But... My lord... With all due respect... I'm... Just a human. I... Can't..." Rin stuttered, trying to keep her breathing from coming out quick and raspy.
"Rin. We don't pick our mates. Other demons aren't the only breed we can mate with. I've known you more than any other being I've been in contact with. I wanted to wait until you were old enough to make your own decision." Sesshomaru explained.
Rin was barely controlling her breathing now, staring at him with shock and mixed fear.
"Wait a minute. You've thought about me like that since I was..." She broke off with a breathy sigh.
"The instinct only formed a couple years ago, Rin. Do not worry about that." Sesshomaru assured her. He agreed though.
When she was young, no way did he see her like that. Hell, he barely saw her as anything at all when she first followed him.
Then, he would grow protective of her, but never did he think like that.
It was only a couple years ago, her birthday was on a warm spring day,, and his demon had been active before he had gone to visit her.
While Sesshomaru himself took no interest, his beast was intent on looking for a mate.
When it finally suppressed to let him see Rin, it was when he saw her, that his beast perked up from within and started talking.
Still, Sesshomaru showed no interest.
But, as the years passed, he began to feel it too.
Now, here he was, before her now, making the offer he himself wasn't sure he wanted to make yet.
She was still just a fragile human to him. She deserved better.
"Oh... Well... Um. Forgive me, my lord." Rin's voice brought him back to the present, "I...I-I need some time... To think about it... Please."
She never denied her Lord. Not once, never sure what the consequences would be if she did.
"Of course, Rin." Sesshomaru accepted her request.
Rin nodded lightly, she was thinking to herself that she had to leave. To get out of this overwhelming environment.
However, she didn't get far, her breathing had been erratic, and with a sudden darkness overcome her.
She fainted.