Okay I'm really, really, really sorry for taking so long. And I wish that I could type a little faster but hay I have really tiny hands. Okay then well I keep on forgetting to tell ya'll that Sesshoumaru is ooc so yeah. And now I should start.

Chapter 4

The ball

Sesshoumaru and Rin stood at the entrance greeting demon and people that arrive at the ball. When suddenly Inuyasha and Kagome arrive. "Kagome it's you I missed you." Rin said happily.

"Yeah Rin I've missed you as well. Ummm do you know where Ami is?" Kagome asked.

"Hai you see those ladies over there." Rin said pointing to a small group of women. "They have her and she's safe and sound." Rin said answering Kagome's questioned.

While the girl's were discussing stuff Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were also. "So dear brother I see that you have mated with the miko." Sesshoumaru said with a smirk planted on his features. He never thought that Inuyasha would be able to get a mate considering he was only a half demon. But he was proven wrong by this miko girl what was her name again oh yes it was Kagome.

"Yep she's all mine no more of that stupid wolf boy Kouga." Inuyasha said in pride and discuss in his voice.

"And whys that Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru asked.

"Well…" Inuyasha paused for a second then. "She almost got raped by him… but luckily I was there and I stopped him before he got too far." Inuyasha answered.

"Well Inuyasha why didn't you just kill him?" Sesshoumaru questioned.

"Kagome wouldn't let me." Inuyasha said quite pissed.

"You know you could easily just gave every man that dared looked at Kagome a death glare." Sesshoumaru said as if doing so would work.

"How do you know, have you ever tried it any ways?" Inuyasha asked.

"Hai I have to keep disgusting men away from Rin, too bad for them even if Rin wanted one of those men she wouldn't get to have him. I pick who her mate shall be."

"Okay… so if no man was fit for Rin then what would happen?" Inuyasha asked.

"You know I haven't really thought about that. I was certain that I would find someone fit for her." Sesshoumaru said quite confused. (And this Sesshoumaru doesn't get confused about a lot of things.)

"Well what if you can't find anyone fit for her?" Inuyasha asked once again.

"I all ready told you I don't know no more on that subject." Sesshoumaru demanded his brother.

"Okay." Inuyasha said slowly backing off.

Back with girls.

"So Kagome I herd that you and Inuyasha are mates now, how interesting." Rin said.

"Rin… and yeah we are." Kagome said blushing a dark shade of crimson.

"So… dune anything yet." Rin said with a smirk.

"Ummm."

"HA… I knew it." Rin nearly yelled.

"Rin quiet down every demon here have incredible hearing."

"Oh… gomen I forgot." Rin said quietly.

Suddenly Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha approached them and asked. "So what were you ladies talking about?"

"Ummm… nothing, nothing at all." Both girls said in unison.

"Sure you weren't." Sesshoumaru said mischievously. Soon a lot more demons arrived at the ball along with Sonta and Karo. Suddenly in runs a very tried Jaken yelling at the top of his lungs.

"Milord someone has stole Rin and I haven't been able to find her."

"Jaken calm down I do not wish for your annoyance here. Anyway Rin is here." Sesshoumaru said in annoyance. At the sound of Rin Jaken quickly calmed down and saw Rin standing next to his lord. He also noticed that they had matching kimonos on… well at lest the colors. That's when he finally found out that there was a ball was going on and Ran quickly to his quarters to avoid humiliation.

"Well that was beyond lovely." Rin blurted out. Then almost everyone there cracked up laughing. Soon the laughing stop and everyone continued with what they were doing.

That's when Karo approached Rin and Sesshoumaru. "Good evening milord and milady Rin." He said taking Rin's hand placing his lips ever so lightly on the soft warm skin. Sesshoumaru felt a little weird for Karo had just kissed his Rin. Wait not his Rin his little Princess. "Ummm, prince Sesshoumaru may I dance with Rin?" Karo asked.

"Hai you may dance with Rin for a moment." Sesshoumaru said still not really liking it.

"Thank you milord…" Karo then turned to ask Rin, "Rin may I have this dance?" Rin looked over at Sesshoumaru and he nodded his head. Karo then put out his hand and Rin took it as they processed to the dance floor.

The song that was playing was a rather happy jumpy song. Rin and Karo moved to the beat until the song finally ended. Then there was a more slow song Karo started to dance with Rin on this song but kept stepping on her feet… apparently he didn't really know how to dance. Suddenly there was a tapped on Karo's shoulder, "May I cut in?" Rin and Karo look to see who had asked the question and it was the lord him self.

"Why of course milord." Karo said and steeped back for him to dance with Rin he the disappeared in the shadows of the crowd. Rin watch the scene how could he of just disappeared like that.

"May I have this dance?" Sesshoumaru suddenly asked bowing ever so graceful.

"You most certainly may." Rin said curtsying to her lord. As the waltzes finally ended an announcement was made that the Banquet was about to begin.

At the banquet hall

Sesshoumaru walked into the room half expecting it to be empty but no it was quite full. He assumed that these demons have been fasting for a while now. He walked toward the head of the table that was very far from where he was once standing and simply sat down. As on cue the rest of the guest stopped what they were currently doing and sat down where they were assigned to sit.

Rin was about two seats away from her lord and didn't know any of the people around her. She was sitting next to a man well I think it was a man; he looked kind of like a serpent if you ask me. In front of her was a woman that looked to be in her twenties but for all we know she could be 140.

The woman suddenly looked over at Rin and smiled. "Hi my name is Haruka… ummm what is yours?"

Rin looked at the woman, had she just asked her a question did she want to start a conversation with her? Rin pondered theses thing for a moment before finally answering. "My name is Rin."

"Well it's nice to meet you Rin. I am the daughter of the Sutherlands."(sp… I have no idea how to put south and lands together.)

"Well I'm Lord Sesshoumaru's… well I don't know what exactly what I am." Rin thought for a while. "Well I guess you can say I'm Sesshoumaru's adopted daughter."

"Really… How long have you been in lord Sesshoumaru's presence?" Haruka asked her.

"Well I meat Lord Sesshoumaru when I was 8 years old so I guess about 10 years but I went to a school for 8 years." Rin stated.

"Oh okay, so can you help me with something?" Haruka asked Rin with pleading eyes.

"What do you need help with?" Rin questioned her.

"Well there is ummm… how should I put this… well there is this guy that doesn't even notice me and I would like you to help me to at least get him to dance with me." Haruka said bowing her head as if her liking him be a disgrace.

"Sure… but why do you look as if it were a disgrace if you were to like mate with him?"

"Well he's a simple knight in my father's army and my father doesn't approve of me trying to love someone that is not at least the strongest demon around. My father wants me to marry Lord Sesshoumaru."

Rin felt a small bit of jealousy boil up with in her. "Well you know what I guess I could help you… ummm… so who's the lucky guy." Rin asked her. Haruka pointed to a man that seemed well builted and looked like a panther demon.

"Him over there, Oh no he's looking this way." Haruka turned around quickly blushing. Rin looked at Haruka, that was true love she really loves him.

"Ummm…. Haruka does he know that you ummm love him?" Rin questioned her.

"Well I give him all the signs that I can, Oh… he's looking at me again." When she said that Rin turned and looked at the man. She could since(sp) that this man loved this girl also. He had a strong look of love in his eyes and it was very obvious. That's a weakness for a man in a army, Sesshoumaru once told her. But Rin didn't care about that.

"Well… it seems that he too loves you." Rin said to her.

"Do you really think so Rin." Haruka asked hopefully.

"Yeah, I think so." Haruka gave her a small hug before turning back to her food. Sesshoumaru happened to be listening in on their whole conversation… Haruka mate with him… ha… suddenly there was a ruff tap on his shoulder.

"Well excuse me lord Sesshoumaru-sama but I would like to ask you if you would like to get a mate… you see my daughter-."

"I'm sorry but I already have my eyes set on a girl who would most certainly work for me." Sesshoumaru said. He new that that girl Haruka loved one of the guards in her father's army and he didn't see anything wrong with that unless that father of hers only wanted the best. Sort of reminded him of his father, well sort of.

"Oh well than who would that girl be my lord." The other lord asked.

"This Sesshoumaru doesn't need to report any thing to you for that matter."

"Ummm… yes my lord." The man slowly turned back to his set and nibbled on his food nervously. Suddenly a bell rung signaling that the ball and banquet was over and it was time to leave unless staying for the night.

Haruka turned to Rin and thanked her again. Then swiftly ran to her quarters for the night. Rin smiled softly to her self… I'm going to help a woman get together with her true love. I can't believe what I am going to have to do to make sure that happens. Rin looked around to find that no one was in sight well her and Sesshoumaru.

"Come Rin lets go Koraung and Wing are properly wait for us." With that Sesshoumaru swiftly walked out the do with a quite tiered Rin behind.

At Sesshoumaru's quarters

When Sesshoumaru and Rin finally reached Sesshoumaru's quarters they were surprised at what the saw. Servants, servants, servants galore. They were all acting like complete lunatics running about the place cleaning every thing… putting new sheets on Sesshoumaru's bed, lighting candles. Suddenly Rin was pulled from Sesshoumaru's side into a room that he really never bothered to look at.

Sesshoumaru then walked to his study sat at his desk and read a paragraph of a scroll that he had recently found quite interesting. 'Knock Knock' Sesshoumaru heard from the door. "Come in." He said without looking from his scroll.

"Milord would you like to bathe?" Koraung asked him. Sesshoumaru looked toward Koraung and then back to the scroll. He did have the smell of a wet dog on him, and a bath would be very relaxing.

"Hai I would, I shall be there shortly..." Sesshoumaru paused. "And don't disturb me I would like to have a little bit of relaxation."

"Hai milord." Koraung bowed down to him and then walked off. As he walked he bumped into Wing.

"Did he say yes?" She asked.

Koraung smirked and said. "You bet he did." He said and started too walked off but before he was out of sight he said, "you owe me one Wing." He winked and left a flush Wing behind.

In the bathroom…….

Sesshoumaru enter the bathroom… well isn't that obvious…

"AHHH…….." Rin screamed dunking under the water. Sesshoumaru turned around to see and beat colored Rin in the tub.

"Well this was unexpected…" Sesshoumaru said to him self.

"Sesshoumaru didn't know that I was in here." Rin screamed at him.

"Don't use that voice with me little missy." Sesshoumaru said sternly. (ha can't you just see Sesshoumaru shaking his finger at her… ummm… back to story.)

"Sorry, I guess I'll just get out and allow you to take a bath in peace." Rin said and started to head toward the exit of the ummm pool I mean tub.

"No, there's room for at least a hundred children in here so there is enough room for both of us." Sesshoumaru stated.

"Ummm… no Sesshoumaru I insist I should get out."

"That is not necessary Rin." Rin dunked in the water a little more. "This Sesshoumaru desires a bath and you need one too, and you are going to stay in the water unless I tell you that it is alright for you to get out."

"Yes Lord Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin said cowardly.

"And what did I say about my name?"

"Oh, yes sorry Sesshoumaru."

"I thought so, now turn around so I can get in." Rin turned around allowing Sesshoumaru his privacy while he enters the water. "You can turn back around again." Rin turned around slowly, there he was waist deep in the water. Rin couldn't help but stare at his well built chest and arms (ummm… yeah 2 arms are better than one.)

"What are you looking at?" Sesshoumaru asked, it was obvious that he already new what she was staring at. "I'm guessing you like what you see, am I right or am I wrong?"

"You know just to get on you nerves your wrong." Rin said and stuck out her tongue.

"What?" No one would dare call this Sesshoumaru ugly. "No one calls this Sesshoumaru ugly." Sesshoumaru stated walking up closer to her, causing her to back up in the process. (AN: you know in a pool how they have different heights in the water well that's how Sesshoumaru's tub is like.) Rin Suddenly lost her footing and fell backwards into the water. But before she drowned to strong arms picked her up.

Sesshoumaru was surprised to see Rin fall backwards into the water, and he quickly grabbed her before she hit her head or drowned. Rin spit out some water that was caught in her throat and then looked at her lord. "Ummm… Sesshoumaru you can ummm… let me go now." Sesshoumaru seeing the position that they were in he quickly let go of her. He then felt his face get warm, was the great lord Sesshoumaru blushing?

Rin looked at Sesshoumaru for a seconded and thought that she had seen a blush across his features, but as soon as it came it was gone. "Well that's was enough excitement for me I'm going to get out. Ummm… Sesshoumaru would you uh mind turning." Rin didn't even have to finish for her lord turned around allowing her to get out.

As soon as Rin left the room Sesshoumaru let out a breath which he had been holding in. He got out of the water dried off and quickly got dressed, right now he was to lazy to brush his hair and the servants were probably already in bed for the night. Sesshoumaru thought……………………..(long, long, long, long, pause) Sesshoumaru then came up with a conclusion he could easily get Rin to brush it she really never felt it anyways so here is her big chance.

Now in Sesshoumaru's room not bathroom

Rin was dressed and dry by the time Sesshoumaru came out from the bathroom. He held a brush in his hand as walked toward his bed and sat down. Rin didn't really pay attention to that right now; she was busy doodling a picture. "Rin come here." Sesshoumaru said. Rin jumped at the command because before he had spoken it was in complete silence.

Rin scooted over to him so that she was just a few inches behind him. "Yes Sesshoumaru?" Rin questioned. Sesshoumaru handed her the brush and signaled her to brush. Rin has never touched his hair… okay never is kind of an understatement yes she has touched his hair but not for a long period of time. Rin gentle brushed through Sesshoumaru long mane (tee hee mane) each stroke made his hair more controlled and less frizzy. (boy I wish a brush did that to my hair.) Rin put the brush down she had finally finished brushing his long silvery hair. It hadn't taken too long for he didn't even have tangles in his hair it was just messy.

Sesshoumaru looked at Rin, "what were you drawing?" He questioned and grabbed the paper from her hands that she had just picked up. Sesshoumaru studied it for a second then looked at it in disbelief… Rin had drawled(sp. I can't spell) a woman in a silk kimono that looked just like his mothers favorite kimono. The last kimono that he had seen her in. "Rin where did you come up with this design for a kimono?" Sesshoumaru questioned.

"Well it just sort of popped out of no where I guess." Rin said simply.

"Okay, well Rin are you ready for bed?"

"Yep, I mean Hai." She said adjusting herself into the right position before going to sleep. Sesshoumaru blew out the lights and he to adjusted to a good position, he then got closer to Rin and kissed her cheek.

"Goodnight Rin." Sesshoumaru said softly and quickly feel asleep.

"Goodnight Sesshoumaru." Rin whispered to herself in the darkness of the room for that night.

Okay well that took a while to write… I can't help it if I'm lazy. Well so what's going to happen next chapter well I have no idea… okay maybe I do but that doesn't mean that I'm going to tell you. So lets start some small talk… how's life, oh my life is just dandy, nice weather we're having, If you don't like the sun. Well I guess it would be wise if I go now. Adios. -