Chapter Four: Sweet Dreams
It wasn't till dusk when she heard the rustling of her curtains did she realize she had fallen asleep for almost all of the day. She got up and shut her doors that led to the balcony and locked those too. Then she turned and began to walk to her private smaller bathhouse located inside her room. Out of the corners of her eyes she caught something silver on her bed. She turned and gasped. Lord Sesshomaru was laying there as if he had been there the whole time. Suddenly she was filled with anger. Another first for her. Anger was never something she felt when she was with Lord Sesshomaru. She picked up the closest thing to her. A brush that was given to her by Lord Sesshomaru, and had the sudden urge to throw it at him. She lifted it up and contemplated the action for a moment. Before the brush could leave her hand he had hold of her wrist and was boring his bright golden eyes into her chocolate brown ones. The look she was giving him was surprising to him. And anyone who knew him could clearly see that on his face. She was giving him a look of…defiance and anger a look no one dared give him if they wished to keep their life. Especially no one in his castle. He had the sudden urge to…well he didn't know. Just an urge.
After a moment of staring each other down she attempted to pull free. But for some reason he was not so willing to let her go. He took his free arm and snaked it around her waist. Why? He did not know. He was acting on instinct. An instinct that told him to pull her closer. So he did. He felt Rin's anger melting away like burning wax. She put her other hand on his shoulder to push him away but instead it came out as a gentle caress. From a distance it looked like they were dancing. Then he leaned his head down slowly and kissed her. The brush she had been holding fell from her hand. Her cheeks burned along with the rest of her body. And Lord Sesshomaru felt the rest of her anger evaporate. Using the arm he was holding her with he reached up and grabbed a handful of her hair pulling her head backwards. She gasped and he kissed the hollow at the base of her neck before releasing her to her surprise causing her to stumble backwards a bit and catch herself on the dressing mirror behind her. He then walked slowly to her bed and replaced himself the way he had been before.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" she said not realizing she was speaking.
He looked up at her and she walked towards him, stopping to pick up the brush she had dropped. She sat beside him and he sat up. She then moved behind him and began brushing his hair. A tradition that had started when she was ten.
It was a stormy night and the flashes of light and sound of thunder startled her. At the time she was sleeping in a chamber across from Lord Sesshomaru's as her wing was still being built. She had run into his room frightened of the noise but he was nowhere to be found. She saw a light through the paper doors at the back of his chambers and opened them to find him sitting in his study reading by candlelight. She ran to him and climbed onto his lap crying. He comforted her for some time. Telling her stories about the sky Gods. When she calmed down he had brought her to his bed to sleep for the night as he still had some reading to do. It was then she had spotted a shiny silver brush and ran over to grab it. She then proceeded to brush his hair until she fell asleep.
She loved to play with his hair even at her age now. And often times would visit him after dinner just to tend to it. She was the only one allowed to tend to his hair and that pleased her very much.
Suddenly Lord Sesshomaru grabbed her and sat her in front of him. He then grabbed the brush from her hand and began brushing her hair. And how wonderful it felt. Her hair was tended to every day by skilled women. But none of their treatments could compare to this. He moved each and every piece away from her face as he went and occasionally raked his fingers through it gently scraping against her scalp, sending goose bumps all the way down her spine. She let out a sigh and he smiled to himself. He then gathered all her hair and moved it over her left shoulder before tossing the brush back onto the dresser. He pressed his lips against her right shoulder and sighed contently.
"Please forgive me." he said.
"Oh yes. Lord Sesshomaru I…" She was cut off by a finger over her lips.
"Do not fret Rin. This Sesshomaru would not have you forced to marry anyone you did not desire. If you are to find someone you wish to be with so be it. But if not, I will not force you from this castle. And I will not force you to marry." She turned her head to look up at him and smiled.
"Thank you." She sighed before leaning her head back against his chest. He began stroking her hair and before he knew it she was fast asleep in his arms. After a few minutes he attempted to get up only to have her groan and grab onto his sleeve. He settled back down and gently removed his kimono. Then thinking about her decided to remove hers as well so as not to over heat during the night.
"Sweet Dreams." He whispered. He then settled down under her and held her close drifting off to sleep as well.
A/N: awww. Don't you think that was cute ^-^ I tried my best to keep Sesshomaru in character but I'm not sure how I did. Let me know^_^