Rin yawned and stretched her back out, hearing it creak and crack as she did. She sighed both happily and dizzily, rolling to her side and looking to see the man sat beside her. "Sess…Sesshomaru?"

"Feeling better?" He asked, reaching over and brushing her hair back.

Smiling, Rin nodded, rolling onto her stomach. "How long have I been asleep?"

"About an hour."

She sighed and pulled a pillow closer to her stomach. "It feels like longer. I didn't get much sleep last night." She looked at him from the corner of her eye. "Believe it or not, that sofa isn't very comfy."

Looking down at her, the man fought to hold back a smile. "I see."

Rin hugged her pillow for a moment then yawned and stretched out again. "I'm hungry."

"Sorry?"

"I'm hungry. I haven't eaten since breakfast. So I'm hungry." She rolled onto her back and looked up at him like a puppy would. "It must be almost dinner time."

"It is."

"Well… you know what I want? Fish and chips. I saw a shop down in town on my walk. They looked really good." She licked her lips. "Yep. That's what I want for dinner, fish and chips. With ketchup!"

The man paused for a moment, just wondering if she was really serious then burst out laughing.

Rin turned her head to him sharply as she lay on her back. "What's so funny?"

"You!" He laughed. "You are hilarious! Here we are in a five star hotel, with an equally stared restaurant… and you want fish and chips!"

Rin blushed as she lowered her head. "Well, there is just something about having fish and chips at the sea side, it's a totally different experience to back in the city." She stared at him, still giggling before moving to the side of the bed and standing up, pulling the towel over her now dry swimming costume. "You don't have to come with me you know. I'll go on my own. I'm going to get dressed then head off." she turned to face him and lifted her head high. "Make your mind up if you're joining me."

"Alright little girl."

"And stop calling me girl!"

"Yes darling."

"My name is…" she stopped speaking as she saw his smile then turned away. "You're teasing me again."

"You're catching on."

"Asshole."

"Can't you think of any more curses? Just calling me asshole is getting tiring."

"I refuse to lower myself to your level."

He laughed as she vanished into the bathroom, pausing to grab her clothes. She came back into the room five minutes later, tying her hair up as she did. "Well… you made your mind up yet?"

"What do you think?" He said, pulling his thick coat up over his shoulders. "Shall we go?"

Rin smiled, running to her case and pulled out a jacket and slid it on. "Come on then! I'm starving!" She giggled and ran out of the room, Sesshomaru a step behind her. It was about ten minute walk from the hotel and to the town, Rin spending it nattering on about fish and chips. The man tried not to laugh as she danced across the path, grateful when they finally arrived in town but then grabbed her forearm, pulling her away from the edge as a car shot past them. "Careful." He hissed, watching the car disappear.

A blush covered Rin's cheeks as she stared up at him. "Sorry." She lowered her eyes and pulled away from his grip.

"I see. So where is this shop? I'm getting hungry."

Rin looked up and down the road slowly, frowning as she did. "This way. I think."

"You think?" He groaned loudly but then turned away, grabbing her hand and pulling her down the road where she was looking. "Come on, we'll find it."

Rin staggered as she pulled but then smiled and wrapped her hand around his. They walked for a while until the shop came into sight and with a laugh, Rin pulled away from him. "Alright!" She yelled, running to the front of the shop. "Umm… one fish and chips please."

"Alright love."

"Make it two." A hand touched her shoulder. "I did warn you, don't run away from me."

Rin giggled, leaning on him. "Sorry."

With the food in polystyrene trays and wrapped in paper, they paid for the food and left, walking a little further out of the town to the coast, sitting on a bench and beginning to eat, the food sat on their laps as they ate. Rin sat stabbing the little plastic fork into her fried potato and lifting it to her lips, munching slowly but beside her the man shovelled his food without a pause between movements.

She tipped her head to the side. "Slow down, you'll get a stomach ache."

He huffed and swallowed a mouthful. "What a childish thing to say. And besides, it will go cold if you wait." He stared at her for a moment then stabbed out with his fork, piecing a chip and popping it into his mouth. "See. It's half cold already."

"Tha… that was my chip!"

"So?"

"You stole it!"

He shrugged. "Well you can't get it back. So what you going to do about it?"

Rin frowned before jumping forward and grabbing one of his chips in return. "An eye for an eye, a chip for a chip."

Sesshomaru frowned as he watched her bite his chip in half. "That one was bigger than the one I took."

"So?"

"So I get to have another one of yours to make up for it." He said as he took another.

Turning her back on him, Rin covered the side of her tray with her arm. "You have your own, keep off mine!"

"Ba, who wants your half cold chips anyway? At least mine still have some heat to them."

"Yeah right." The woman muttered, going back to eating. They ate in silence for about five minutes before Rin stood and took their rubbish to a nearby bin. Returning she sat on the bench and sighed, making sure she couldn't see the man beside her. "Shall we head back?"

She heard the deep breath but then felt his arm as it wrapped around her shoulder, pulling her into his side and holding her there. "Let's just stay here for a bit. It's a nice view."

For a moment, Rin struggled to wrap her head around what he was doing, holding her close to his chest and rubbing his hand up and down her arm. But then she heard him groan and flinch and she smiled with victory, leaning back and looking at him. He was clearly in pain and she knew why. "You have a stomach ache! Don't you!"

Mr Donvan grunted as he rolled his head back. "I'm not use to such fatty foods. I've got heartburn."

Even if she laughed, Rin could see he was in pain and sighed, looking down at her watch. "Dam it, pharmacy will be shut."

"Umm?"

"I was going to run and get your some tablets or something." She shrugged, looking at him as his hair shifted in the wind. "But the shop will be shut now."

"Thanks for the thought. I'll be alright in a few minutes." He grunted again and rubbed his chest to ease the pain. "I just need to sit for a bit."

As boldly as she could, Rin shifted to his side and pressed her head against his shoulder. "I'm sorry; I shouldn't have laughed at you."

"I would have laughed at you so no hard feelings." He said but his arm wrapped around her hip, pulling her slightly closer.

As she sat, Rin closed her eyes and sighed, waiting for the man to recover but as time went on, she almost didn't want him to and instead remain where they were for longer. But as the night drew closer, the temperature dropped and the two were soon fighting shivers. Sesshomaru was the first to sigh and lift his head. "We should head back."

"Humm."

"Come on." He stood and pulled her with him, beginning the long walk back to the hotel.

Something the two of them had forgotten was that the hotel was at the top of a large hill. Going down to town had been fine but returning took twice as long as they were tired and cold. However, as they staggered the last few meters to the lobby, something caught their attention and they saw that the ballroom was filled with people, talking and drinking champagne.

Rin frowned at it, looking at all the women in glitzy dresses and the men in suits but her companion walked straight over to it, dragging her with him. They entered and instantly stood out, both wearing thick warm jackets for the February air. Sesshomaru could get away with quickly removing his coat and putting it on the side and he was in a shirt and trousers but Rin still felt uncomfortable, wearing just jeans and a T-shirt as she normally did.

The man smiled, passing her a flute with a golden bubbling liquid inside. "Here."

Fear in her eyes, Rin took the drink and stared at him. "Sesshomaru, I'm not dressed for this."

"So? Just do as I do." He clinked his glass with hers. "Act like you own the place."

"Knowing you, you probably do." Rin muttered, taking a long drink. "I still feel uncomfortable."

He grinned, standing at her side. "Oh just relax, you're with me."

"And that's a good thing… how?"

If he was going to speak, he was cut off by a beautiful young woman walking over to them, her eyes locked on the silver haired gentleman at her side. "Pardon me but… are you Sesshomaru Donvan by any chance?"

The man gave an elegant bow of his head. "Indeed I am my lady. It's a pleasure to meet you."

The woman blushed and gave a bobbed curtsy. "Oh… I… I'm… it's wonderful to meet you."

"Are you here unaccompanied my dear?"

Rin blinked as she looked up at him, observing as he so easily fell back into the Sesshomaru she had met just two days ago. She found it hard to believe that this was the same man she had shared chips with a few minutes ago. As he went on talking and flirting with the woman, Rin began to step away from them and lean on the wall, watching them from a distance.

She just had a deep fear that perhaps Sesshomaru had been pretending to be something he was not, even when with her. What if his behaviour with her had been an act as well?

She shook her head and stepped away from him, walking over to his coat, reaching into the pocket to find the room key. With one last look back, she sighed and turned away from him unnoticed.

She went all the way to their room and after a shower to wash her hair, she dried herself off and dressed for bed before going to the front room. She looked around it for a moment but then turned her head away, seeing that she was alone.

With a sigh, she turned and walked back to the bed and grabbed a pillow and blanket before pulling the curtains closed then curling up on the sofa, closing her eyes and soon drifting off to sleep.

Hours later, Rin was fast asleep so she didn't even hear the man as he came in, sighing as he saw her. "There you are Rin. I was really worried about you. Where did you disappear to?"

Rin groaned at the noise but didn't wake, pulling the blanket closer.

The man huffed as he knelt beside her, reaching out and stoking her hair away. "You do look… slightly cute lying there. But… I have to agree…" he looked over her, curled half up on herself, struggling to hold herself on the narrow sofa. "You don't look very comfortable."

With a new moan, Rin rolled over but Sesshomaru just laughed under his breath, reaching out to her arm, pulling it over to his neck while sweeping his arm up under her knees, lifting slightly into his neck.

She groaned and held on to his neck slightly as she was lifted completely from the sofa, held tightly to his chest. Sesshomaru chuckled, turning away towards the bedroom. "You know what?" He asked the unconscious woman. "You are actually lighter than you appear. But then again I knew that." He pulled her closer to his shoulder, her nose touching up to his chin and her slow breathing tickled his skin. After a moment to hold her closer, he sighed and placed the softest of kisses on her forehead before pulling her back, looking down at her, still fast asleep.

He smiled, carrying her across the hotel room and slowly placing her on top of the covers, watching as she rolled onto her side as she did.

"You sure are a heavy sleeper. How I'm going to get you under the covers… I'll deal with in a bit. Right now… I'm going for a shower." He pointed at her. "Don't… you move." He watched her then turned away to the bathroom, washing himself down before dressing in a vest top and pants.

Pulling his hair over one shoulder, he walked over the bed and tipping his head as he looked at Rin. She appeared to have rolled under the sheets and wrapped herself in it. The man smiled and nodded, lifting the other side of the sheets and slid under, leaning back on the pillows and looking over at her.

In a quick movement, he reached over and stroked some of her hair away from her face, smiling as he did. "Come here." He whispered, moving both himself and her so she was on her side beside him, spooning up to her as comfortingly as he could, his arms wrapped around her back as to keep her clos. His eyes closed slowly into her hair and pulled her tighter, rubbing her arms from behind.


A/N: As far as I've gotten so far. More to come but no idea when. Thanks again to Sesshy-Rin3 for her help.

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