"Rin this is the best one."
"No. I won't!"
"I'm sure you will be happy with me."
"Are you ready to leave?"
"I'm not going!"
"It's for the best Rin."
"Best for the family."
"No! No. No, no!"
"Rin?"
Rin jumped as she woke up, lying her on her side while wrapping her arms around the man, his golden eyes flickering in the glow from the candles around them as they lay on the ground. He gave a small sad little smile. "There are something even I can't help with Rin."
"You." She smiled, snuggling into his chest and felt him pull her in. "I haven't seen you in two years."
"I'm sorry for not visiting. But what were you doing?" He sighed, reaching over and brushing hair off her face. "I was worried when I found you out in the forest."
The smile Rin had suddenly vanished and she cuddled into him. "Things… haven't been good. A year ago… my… my father died. A sickness. It was sad but… everything has its time. But after a while… my mother started talking about me… getting married."
The stranger frowned. "Oh."
"She said it was for the family. That it was for the best. She picked some lord from across the sea. He wanted to take me away from my family." She squeezed him tighter. "I didn't know what to do. So… I ran away." Her eyes closed and drifted a little. "You were right the last time we met."
"About what?"
"My family will never be happy. I want them to be happy but… they keep wanting things. They will never be happy as they always want more."
Sesshomaru sighed then nodded. "I knew this would happen. I am sorry."
"I know. But… I'm a horrid person." She swallowed and sniffed, hiding in his clothes. "I ran away from my family. I didn't want to marry him. I'm horrid."
"Why would you say that?" he cooed softly, running a hand back in her hair. "I know horrid people Rin. When we met, I could have given you anything you wanted; money, power, anything. But all you wanted was your family to stay together. That makes you a great person Rin."
"But I run away." She sniffed and leant back, rolling onto her side. "Is it wrong… I… I want to be selfish? That I… want something for myself?"
"Never Rin." He wrapped his arms around her and planted a soft kiss in her hair.
Rin sniffed as tears began to flow down her cheeks and she held him tight again. "I… I promised I would never say your name because it gives me power over you. But… but just this once; will you give me permission to use that power?"
The strange creature nodded. "Very well Rin. What is your wish?"
Rin swallowed and closed her eyes. "Sesshomaru. Lord Sesshomaru…" her eyes opened as she stared up at him. "Sesshomaru… stay with me… never leave me again… and… take me with you wherever it is you are going next."
As the tears in her eyes faded away, Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and wiped one of them from her skin. There was a long and silent moment where his face was as cold as stone before his eyes softened and he nodded. "I wouldn't have it any other way."
Rin let out a gasp and smiled, reaching to his neck as he moved forward and kissed her passionately, gradually lying her down and kneeling over her.
Slowly he let go and leant back, staring into her eyes. "Rin… if you are sure you want to follow me… you should know; you can never go back." He held her cheek and stared into her eyes. "You can never see your family again if you follow me. They will think you are dead. But… it will be you and me… forever. "
Instantly Rin's eyes widened at his words. "never?"
"No. Never."
"But I would be with you? Forever?"
"Yes."
"And you'll never leave me?"
"Never. And I will give you the world."
"Do you want me to come with you?"
He grinned coldly, leaning forward and kissing her again then leant back, his forehead pressed to hers. "What kind of question is that?"
"Then... then… then I agree. If I have you… I'll be happy."
"And in the end… your happiness is all that matters to me Rin."
Rin smiled up at him then nodded, curling up to him as he kissed her lips, a strange sudden pain shooting over her for a second as he did but continued to kiss her, it was soon forgotten.
The next morning Rin and Sesshomaru left the forest they had rested in that night before and left the town Rin had known all her life and her family for a new world and the man she had come to love, following his footsteps where ever he went, happy in her choice.
The End
A/N: OK. I have learnt my lesson. I am not going to publish more than one story at a time! I cannot cope with three stories in my head at the same time! So from now on, I am going to concentrate on one at a time!
But I will most of all be concentrating on that nasty collection of assignments that are looming over my shoulder. *gulp* So I am slowing down once I've finished these ones.
As for the story; I kinda just want to finish them off now. They are getting on my nerves. Don't worry, I will still write the endings in as much detail as I can but I am going to wrap them up as soon as I can.
So it might be a bit quicker than you expect or want but I am going to end this!