Is it that time of the year again when there's not a lot of readers and even less reviewers? It comes and go every year. As I can see, Rinsess fandom in general and my own story traffic stats nowadays don't seem to get as many reviews on the stories as they used to be. Even with authors that I often see them received a lot of response in the past. But again, I guess it will increased with the seasons?

I think I've said this before, and I am saying it again. If you read a story, ANY RINSESS STORY BY ANY AUTHOR, and you liked it, please leave a command behind. It take only a few seconds of your time, but it makes all the difference to the authors. I'm sure you understand it well if you are an author yourself. I just really, really love this pairing. I've been writing about them for so long and they have grown on me so much that I want the fandom to keep on continuing. (I know it's not very convincing coming from the person who doesn't read anything anymore and hardly write these days, however I really do love this fandom). I hope everyone will keep it alive and going. :D Thank a punch! ^_^

I wish I could've written this chapter sooner, but due to writer's block, and many other life circumstances, I couldn't it write until now. And even with this little chapter, it took me the whole week to write it. I hope everyone's still around to read and I hope it is enjoyable.


A Game Of Love CH 8


"See what happen? I told you not to act so childish," Rin chided, but the light tone in her voice told Aki she was not being serious.

"Said the person who I couldn't wait for the ready to start running. That's the retribution for cheating." He retorted in the same playful manner.

"Your legs are much longer then mine. It's only fair that I started first!" Rin contered. "And see? Because of your childishness, I got hurt." Rin stock out the sprained ankle for him to see. Because of the race he had suggested and the accidently he had cause her to fall, her ankle was now sprained.

"I'm sorry already. That's why I'm becoming your cane, and supporting you home." He said.

She limbed slightly, a hand over his shoulder, while his hand was around her waist. It was not that bad, to be honest, but it was not a good idea to push it either. The sprain could get worse.

They both had come to see a patient in the neighbor village because the old man was bedridden. Kaede had sent Rin over. The young woman was as good of a healer as the old priestess herself. And naturally, Aki was taking along.

Rin's life in the Edo had slowly fallen back into places, almost as if she had never left. She helped Kaede during the day with the house chores, gathering herbs, treating to sickness, and helping with babysitting her friends' children when she had some spare times. Aki was always beside her when he was free. Every day was so busy that she hardly had the time to feel lonely. The only problem was at any moment she thought of Sesshomaru, the emptiness that nothing could fill was slowly eating at her, expending the void. Even so, she was moving into the right direction. With how things were going, she would fall out of love with Sesshomaru, slowly, but surely. Or so she hope anyway.

Even so, her heart still raced crazily anytime she thought of the dog demon lord.

"That's not good enough," Rin pouted as she limped beside Aki. They walked on a narrow road that was surrounded by tall weeds from each sides. Soon they would reached the Inuyasha Forest, but it would still take about fifteen more minutes to the Edo Village.

"You should become my ride instead," Rin suggested, jumping onto his back.

"But you're heavy," he teased, though he did not resist.

"I thought you've grown up now. A demon slayer should at least be able to do this much, carrying a beautiful, injured, woman home." Rin giggled and clung onto him tighter. Whenever they were together, her childish side always serviced. It was always so relaxed and carefree with with Aki.

"I'll show you that I'm not a little boy anymore!" Aki then started running, shaking her as they went.

"Careful," Rin shouted, hanging onto him. They both burst into laugher, feeling as if they were children again. However, their laughs soon came to an end when they noticed the figure that was not too far away from them.

It took Rin a second to get over the surprised, before she shouted happily, waving at him, "Lord Sesshomaru." Aki had stopped running when he saw Sesshomaru. Rin also came down from his back. "Why are you here?" Rin asked, dragging AKi's hand along toward Sesshomaru, forgetting all about the sprain ankle. Her smile was nearly reached her ears. He had no idea how happy she was to see him. For a moment she had thought she was hallucinating him.

Rin and Aki came to a stop before Sesshomaru. Her smile never faded, still waiting for Sesshomaru to respond. Sesshomaru looked at them coldly. His eyes laid on the human boy.

"This is Aki," Rin re-introduced her friend. "He has grown so much since last year, you might not recognize him." She explained the dramatic changes in her friend. Sesshomaru however, knew the human's identity has soon as he saw the boy. He may have grown, but his scent would never change.

Sesshomaru's glared at Aki, his eyes came to stop at the hand that was still holding with Rin's. Rin did not seemed to be aware of the fact. Getting the cue, Aki slowly slipped his hand away, feeling awkward.

"Rin's sprained her ankle..." Aki offered. Being a demon slayer, he was hardly on a friendly term with demons. However, he had come to respect the dog demon lord because of Rin and Kohaku. Aki had listened to their stories too often. Sesshomaru was one of Rin's main topic of discussion too. He almost felt as if he knew the dog demon lord himself, even though he could count fingers on how many times he had actually greeted Sesshomaru growing up.

"Ah-Un's in Village," Sesshomaru stated. His voice was smooth and monotone, but the coldness and authoritative in it demanded with no room for argument. It told Aki to go get the two-headed dragon.

"It's okay, Lord Sesshomaru. My ankle's not that bad" Rin spoke, but Sesshomaru's cold gaze told Aki otherwise.

"I will be right back, Rin." Aki smiled at Rin and left.

Suddenly, the happiness she had felt a moment ago was replaced with nervousness knowing she was going to be alone with Sesshomaru. She was so happy to see him after such a long time that she had forgotten everything else. However, now that her relationality was slowly returning and remembering that she was supposed to keep distance from him, she did not trust herself. She recalled how her eyes drew to him, how her body moved toward him, how every fiber within her screamed for him the moment she saw Sesshomaru. All the progress she had made, or she thought she had made, was destroyed in the blink of an eye.

"H-how have you been, Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asked, her voice was involunteering shaking, and her eyes naturally turning away from his. She had to reminded herself how to breath.

"You should mind your action around him. You both are no longer children." He pointed out, obviously he had watched them for a while. His voice sounded so cold to her ears.

Rin looked up at him in surprise. His gaze was as cold as his tone.

He was angry!

It was not like Rin did not understand where Sesshomaru was coming from. The closeness between Aki and her could easily cause a misunderstanding. People might speculated it to be something more than what it really was. And rumor could be scary.

However, Aki and Rin had always been closed and playful. It came so natural to them. In the past, because Aki had always been small, no one gave a second thought about their behavior because he appeared like little brother chasing after his sister. However, he was now a grown man, it was no longer appropriate to behave the way they did. Even so, they were just being themselves, nothing more. Rin felt sad about the change and the way they would be judged.

"I'm sorry, Lord Sesshomaru. I will keep that in mind." Her voice sounded sadder than she intend it to be. The reason was because Sesshomaru had never scorn her before. She never want to anger or displease him.

"We shall return to your village," Sesshomaru spoke up after a few seconds.

"But Aki's not back yet," Rin responded. She did not want to make Sesshomaru matched up with her slow pace since her ankle was still hurting.

Without a word, Sesshomaru sweep Rin off her feet into his strong arms and started walking.

Rin let out a small gasp, feeling her heart stopped for a second. "Lord Sesshomaru," she whispered surprisingly. She was still not fully registered what had just happened. "Please put me down. I-I can walk myself," she told him. She was all fluster, feeling her face getting redder and redder, and her brain was turning into mush. She might melt if she stayed inside his arm for too long.

"No, you cannot." He said matter-of-factly.

"A-Ah-Un should be here any minute, we can wait for him." Rin suggested.

"Why are you so against this Sesshomaru carrying you when you were fine with the human boy before?" he stated. His anger did not hide from his voice. The demon could be so short tempered at times.

Rin was taken aback, feeling at a lost. Had she offended him? She never want to offend him. The thought of him annoyed of her or hated her was unbearable.

"No, of course not, it is not like that at all, Lord Sesshomaru. It is an honor to be carried by you. I-I'm just feeling embarrassing is all." She explained. Her whole beings seemed to be pleading for him to believe her. It was clear how much she feared him misunderstood her.

"Hn," he muttered in accepted. His appearance seemed to soften a slightly as well and she let out a small inaudible sigh in relief at the sight. She knew he was no longer so angry.

"What brought you here today, Lord Sesshomaru?" she asked again. There were still ten days away to the appointed date of her returning to the Western Palace.

"There's some business I must attend to in the South." He explained. It may not make much sense to some people but she could interpret what he meant to say. He was passing by and was stopping to check on her. She was touched by the caring gesture, reminded her again why she loved this man so much.

"When will you coming back?" she asked. The thought of parting with him already felt unbearable to her. They had just met him again. She unconsciously snuggling against him. Sesshomaru went tensed for a second, but she was to occupied with her thoughts to notice.

"It is not certain. Three to five days if things goes well." He stated. The path was soon met with the Inuyasha Forest. The colorful of autumn leaves dyed the forest into many beautiful brilliant shades. It was breathtaking.

Instead taking the man made road that was outskirting around the forest, he entered the it.

"I see," she murmured to his answered. Under the trees' shades, the wind was so chilly. She was not sure if were the fall's breeze or the loneliness of parting with him that made the wind felt so cold. Either way, she knew she would missed him terribly.

"How's everything at the palace?" she asked quietly, snuggling against his chest.

"It has been fine." He answered.

"What about the garden?" The garden was one of the places she was found off in that palace.

"It is still the same."

"What about everyone else?" Her voice was soft, almost sound absentminded. She did not want to part with Sesshomaru so soon.

"They have remained peaceful." He replied, carrying her as if he was carrying a baby.

"I missed you." She confessed. Even though she had tried so hard to keep the distance from him, but she could no longer resisted the want of being by his side. Meeting him today prove to her that it was impossible to stop loving Sesshomaru. As soon as she saw his face, all the feelings she had tried to burry away resurfaced, exploded all at once, and flooded her entire heart. It was overwhelming. If anything the distance had done to her, it made her love for Sesshomaru stronger. If she really wanted to kill this love, the only way to do so was to never see Sesshomaru again. However, she would rather die than leave Sesshomaru's side.

"I really really missed you." She surrendered her heart to him. There was no point in fighting her feelings anymore. She was in love with Sesshomaru, she accepted them all.

Still, the dog demon lord did not have to know.

"Then come back home." He told her. His voice was the usual monotone, but it felt so warm to her. The peaceful autumn forest seemed to stand still that moment, taken her breath away because of its beautifulness.

She smiled tiredly, but happily at his statement. She found peace in her mind. He reminded her of the important thing she had temporarily forgotten.

Sesshomaru was her home...


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I answer review inconsistently due to the time that I sometime don't have, so I hope you guys will understand. I don't know if i will answer the review of the next chapter or not, we will see. Again, thanks for the reviews. Take care.

Love: The drum is rolling.

Leonhart9: I hope you got some of your answer. Sorry for taking so long to update. As for Sesshomaru's feelings, i still try to figure that out. Thans for the review as always.

Blackacess: I hope Sesshomaru's reaction is not too dispointing. Thanks for the reivew.

Rosaji: Thanks. Maru's reaction is not as dramatic as every had expected, but i hope it's still a good read.

PAMILA DE CASTRO: Nope, it didn't' like what he saw. However, I doubt Rin will be able to stop loving him. :D THanks for the review as always.

funE: Thanks. Are you still alive to read this chapter? (joking) XD

Sotam: Thanks. He's... well, He's sesshomaru. he will wake up eventually.

Sesshyslave: LLA have been updated. I hope you read them. I know that it's hard to wait to read since i am also a reader, but as an author, when you can't write, you can't write, and that's that. There's nothing else i can say to justify it. :D

Cpsullivan2: Thanks. I'm glad that you liked the chapter. As for Rin, well, she might really fallen for Aki had Sesshomaru around. I can see them together. But well, I'm a big RinSess fan, so we will have to see. :D

Teshichan: Thank you. I hope it's enjoyable even though it had turned out as dramatic as it should be.

LaniDG11: LOl, so true. :D

Kitsunelullaby: I love Sesshomaru too (but only with Rin). I still have to figure out of Aki and Rin's relationship will go. Thanks for the review.

ArizonaBay: thank you so much. That's such a high praise. I'm glad that you enjoyed the stories. That's made me so happy knowing people who loved my favorite couple loving my work. Thanks for the many reivews.

Akuma na eros: Thanks for review. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the story and wish to read the next chapte. As for 7 seeds FF, i want to continue it, but i do not know when i will be able to write. I hope I can write it in the future.

NovelisDienne: Lol, I'm also count myself as a cardcore Rinsess shipper. Aki will have to learn his place, i guess.

Guest: Thank you. This is the update :D

: I'm glad to hear that. This is the update. Sorry for taking so long.

Melody Bellerose: Lol, thanks for the nice review. I think i've sent you a PM before, but again, thanks for the encouragement. I hope you are still around :D

Guest: Thank you. I will continue it :D

Dxxna: Thank you. It's finally updated, though took longer than i've thought.

DagomeLove2: Thank you so much for such nice review. As for Sesshomaru, well, he might have crash it, but in a different way then you may have imagine?

Sunsetangel123: Thanks. Here's the update :D

Sunday, September 20, 2015