Rin woke up the next morning sneezing. Being out it the rain all day must have gotten her a little bit sick. She was dressed once again in her blue kimono, sense her other one was soaked. She got breakfast and hurried out side to find her friends. She hadn't seen Akiko the previous day, and she was starting to miss her. It wasn't long before the young girl came into sight, along with Ryo. The two of them were playing with a ball. Rin walked up to them, and as soon as Akiko noticed her, she shied away a little bit, dropping the ball. Rin cocked her head. "What's wrong, Akiko-chan?"

Akiko looked at her with a scared look on her face. "That youkai..." She looked down. "he tried to kill Ryo-kun"

Surprise covered Rin's face. "But.. it wasn't like that." she said quietly.

Akiko shook her head in disagreement as tears built up in her eyes. "Rin-chan, he tried to kill our friend." Rin's heart sunk. She had him all wrong. Tears fell down Akiko's cheeks as she turned and started to run away.

"Akiko-chan, wait." Rin tried to run after her but she was stopped by Ryo grabbing her wrist. She looked back to him. She felt anger building up inside of her as she pulled her wrist free. "What did you say to her?"

He looked at her with a stern expression. "I didn't say anything. She was there, remember?" Rin went silent. Her anger quickly turned into sadness.

Rin looked to her feet. "but.. it wasn't like that."

Ryo snickered. "Don't fool you self." she wasn't fooling her self was she? No, he was protecting her, and she believed in her lord. "Rin." he said as he grabbed her hand. He pulled back her sleeve to reveal the bracelet he had given her, along with a bruise she hadn't noticed. It must have been from his strong grip the previous day. He glided a finger over the beaded bracelet as a smirk appeared on his face. Rin started to feel rather uncomfortable. He then stared into her eyes and she began to feel really awkward. She tried to look away, but he grabbed her chin with his free hand. She began to panic as her cheeks grew red.

"w.. what are you doing?" Rin asked nervously. He slowly began to lean in. she started to panic even more while she tried her hardest to push him away, but he was to strong for her. "Stop." she started to yell but she was interrupted by his lips lightly pressing against hers. She shut her eyes as tears started fill her eyes. After a few seconds he removed his lips from hers. She peeked her eyes open, only for them to be flooded with more tears. She looked up to him and her was giving her a cold yet victorious looking stare."See you later, Rin." he said mischievously as he turned and walked away.

Rin was frozen in place. Tears were flooding down her cheeks. She suddenly fell to her knees. She could barely believe what had just happened. Her hand covered her mouth. He had just stolen her first kiss. It was suppose to be something special, and he stole it. It was suppose to be with her lord one day, and... he stole it. The thoughts made her start sobbing. She got up and started running to the field.

She got to the tree she and Sesshomaru had sat under the day before, and collapsed to her knees. What if her lord found out? She grabbed onto the grass under her with her hands. She just felt so alone. She just wanted to be with her lord. She felt a gentle hand on her back. Her heart jumped out of her chest, but once she saw who it was, it settled back down. Yori was kneeling beside her, with concern in his eyes. "...Yori-kun.." Rin could barely get her words out through her tears. "..Ryo-kun... he.. he.." For some reason, she couldn't get her self to say it. She threw her self to him and cried into his chest. Hesitantly, Yori placed his hands on her shoulders and slowly sat the girl up. She looked up at him with her big eyes full of tears.

"Rin-chan..." His eyes saddened. He didn't know what to say to her and she looked so miserable. He used his sleeve to wipe away some of her tears. It cheered her up a little and she gave him a small, yet still sad smile. More tears almost instantly replaced the ones he had wiped away.

Rin looked down to knees. She knew she wouldn't be able to tell her lord. He would kill Ryo. "Yori-kun." she hesitated. "Ryo-kun... forced Rin to kiss him." She felt so embarrassed. Yori didn't say anything as she closed her eyes.

She felt him gently place his hand on the back of her head. As she opened her eyes, he gently hugged her head to his shoulder. "I'm sorry, Rin-chan." he whispered. Rin relaxed, and she oddly felt a little bit better. She let her self lightly sob into his shoulder. He reminded her of her lord, but in a different way. She smiled to her self inwardly.

Yori heart hurt, he felt so bad for Rin. She was in pain, and all because of Ryo. He felt anger beginning to build up inside him. Ryo had gone to far this time, but what could he do about it? He couldn't even stand up for himself. He felt his heart sink at the thought. He heard Rin's crying slow down, so he sat her back up once again. She sniffled as she wiped her tears away. "Sorry, Yori-kun." She felt a little bad crying on him, when they barely knew each other. He gave her a warm smile, and a small one grew on her face. She returned her gaze back down to the grass. "Rin doesn't know if she should tell her lord."

Yori looked a little surprised, but his eyes saddened. "I'm sorry, Rin-chan. I don't know either." Rin looked back up to him with her sad eyes. She stood up and looked at the sky. She looked down towards the horizon, away from the village. She saw her lord in the distance. A huge smile spread over her face, and her eyes watered up a little. With out any thought, she started running in his direction. Yori watched the small girl run into the distance, before he got up and walked back into the village.

After a few minutes she made it to him, and she was out of breath. She slowed down before attaching herself to his leg. "Sesshomaru-sama." she said excitedly. She felt so happy. It seemed like all she ever did was cry lately, but not right now. She was going to try to have a happy time with her lord today. She tried her hardest to hold back tears as she smiled up to him.

He could tell she was straining herself. He looked towards the forest. "Come on." he said before he began walking towards it. Her smile brightened. She loved walking with her lord. She missed her old life so much. They wandered the forest for a while, with Rin picking pretty flowers on the way. Now and then she would find herself staring at her lord in deep thought. Maybe he wouldn't even care? Maybe it was all just silly? She tried her hardest to forget, but it just wouldn't go away. Sesshomaru looked back at the young girl. She was to busy thinking to notice. Something was really bugging her. He watch as she mindlessly tripped over a tree root and fell to the ground. He walked back over to her as she got to her knees. To her surprise, he grabbed her arm and helped her to her feet. She stared at him with her big eyes full of gratitude. He looked away as he let go of her arm, but she caught his hand with her own. He gently gripped her hand before continuing their walk. Rin stared at her hand in his, as she followed. She felt that warm feeling appear in her chest, as she smiled. Her lord was always so kind to her. Maybe what Ryo had done didn't matter. He may have stolen her first kiss, but he would never have her heart. The only person it belonged to was her lord, and maybe that was the only thing that really did matter.

Sesshomaru glanced back at her as he felt her grip slightly tighten. He was a bit surprised when he saw the look on her face as she daydreamed. She looked so... happy, ...and calm. He returned his view in front of him. This young girl never seized to amaze him. The simplest things seemed to make her so happy, even when he first met her. All he did was ask her about her injuries, and she acted like he gave her the world. He noticed he had subconsciously tightened his grip a little as well. He looked back at her again, and she smiled warmly at him. They walked on as the day grew. The leaves had begun falling from the trees and were carried softly to the ground by the wind. Rin watched the brown and yellow leaves fall until it got to dark to watch them anymore. They had made their way once again back to the field in front of the village. "Rin." he spoke up, once they stopped walking.

"Yes Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin looked up to him.

"I most likely wont make it here, tomorrow.." He said as he looked at the stars.

"Most likely?" was there a possibility he would? He looked down at her quietly. She couldn't help but feel a little helpless. She hugged his leg. "Good bye, Sesshomaru-sama." Either way, she would be strong for her lord. She began walking up the hill, and glanced back once she was almost to her hut. One day, she wouldn't have to do this any more. One day, she would be with her lord forever.

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