Chapter 10-1/21/11

A/N: I am so proud! I'm on Chapter 10 (as if you couldn't tell...).

I think these chapters are always going to be shorter than Please Stay chapters.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the characters mentioned in this story (Sesshomaru, Rin). They belong to Rumiko Takahashi. I also do not receive any form of gain from writing any of these stories. Takahashi again. You know why? Because some people are going to wonder what makes InuYasha so great that I want to write so many stories about the characters, and then they are going to start watching the TV show, whether it's on , YouTube, or regular television. After they become hooked, they will begin to buy the seasons and movies on iTunes or DVD. And I'm pretty damn sure that at least a small percentage of that money will go to Miz Rumiko. But I still don't get diddly-squat! Perhaps a thank-you from the now obsessed InuYasha fan, but who cares about that?

Wow, that was a really long disclaimer.

Here is the chapter I had planned to finish two weeks ago, but somehow never got around to it. I really need to learn how to manage my time better...

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Rin blushed as soon as she blurted out the words. She couldn't believe she had just told Lord Sesshomaru that she had had a dream involving him. But he knew that as a child, she had dreamt of him so often it was strange when she didn't. Perhaps Rin could get him to think nothing of it?

Focusing on the otherworldly face a foot away (when had he gotten so close?), she read what seemed to be curiousity coming into his eyes, even though his face retained his common expression of indifference. Rin felt that by the way he tilted his head slightly towards her that he was waiting for her to further elaborate.

She forced herself to take a deep breath because she knew that her racing heartbeat would give away the lie she was preparing to tell. But as she opened her mouth to explain, Rin chickened out and opted for, "Sesshomaru-kun, I am sure that Master Jaken is conscious by now. Do you think he is worried about where we have gone?" As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized that the inu youkai might take her delfection as a thinly veiled command to leave. Quickly, Rin lowered her head and stared at the ground in a show of obedience.

Sesshomaru's POV...

Sesshomaru was trying to figure out why the human had such extreme mood swings. First, she was happy to see him. Then, she became perturbed at something he had said or done, proceeded to forget all of that, and eventually showed embarassment over trivial matters.

After a little while, he remembered that Rin had said something to him a minute or two ago, and he had yet to respond or show any sign that he had heard her. Certain this had offended her, Sesshomaru straightened, focused his gaze on Rin, and found himself looking at the top of her bowed head.

He placed his hand on her scalp and calmly asked, "Rin, why do you act as though you are a servant?" He felt a shiver run through her body. "Are you cold?"

"No, m'lord, I am not cold. And I thought perhaps I had offended you, so I was showing you your due respect."

Sesshomaru stood for several seconds, unmoving. Finally, he lifted his hand from her head. He told her, "Yes, I have a feeling that the toad has woken" before whirling on his right foot and heading towards the woods. He stopped at the edge of the forest to allow Rin to catch up to him.

Glancing behind him, he saw her jogging towards him. Remembering his reaction to the sight the last time it happened, Sesshomaru quickly turned away and walked on. He knew she was still a few meters behind, but he was not happy with the fact that a human could affect him so.

"Lo-Lord Sesshomaru! P-please wa-it!" he heard Rin huff. Sesshomaru stopped abruptly and stood waiting for Rin.

Looking at the ground, Rin ran into Sesshomaru's muscular back and promptly rebounded off of it, causing her to fall towards the ground. Sesshomaru grabbed her by the shoulders just in time to prevent her from falling on her behind again.

Sesshomaru stared into Rin's startled eyes when she looked up at him. After he had set her fully on her feet and made sure that she was steady, Rin attempted to step away from him. But he found he wasn't ready to let go of her. Instead, he put her against a nearby tree trunk and leaned in a bit closer to her, leaving about centimeters between their faces.

Rin's POV...

Okay, I'm becoming confused, Rin internally confessed when Sesshomaru-sama failed to let her go when she had expected him to do so and had gotten close to her face. She opened her mouth to thank him for keeping her upright, figuring that was what he was expecting, when suddenly his mouth began crushing hers.

The force he was exerting hurt, but in a sort of it-hurts-so-good kind of way. The small whimper of pain escaped, thought, when Sesshomaru pulled her flush against his body and her chest encountered his armor.

Immediately, Sesshomaru stepped back, breathing slightly heavier than normal. Rin couldn't prevent the disappointment show in her eyes or the expletive that crossed her lips.

Quirking an eyebrow, Sesshomaru said, "Rin, ladies never use such language."

"Lord Sesshomaru, we both know that I am an extremely horny servant, not a proper lady," Rin informed him matter-of-factly. Her face still felt warm, but her breathing had more or less evened out.

"Regardless, you should not say such," Sesshomaru-sama told her. After a moment, it seemed he finally heard the adjective she had used to describe herself. In a flash, he was in front of her, asking, "Rin, what did you mean when you said that you are...?"

Embarassed now, she averted her eyes over his shoulder before answering. "I, uh, thought it best to be frank about what I was feeling." The youkai continued to stand in front of her, apparently speechless. Feeling bolder, she continued, "And what I am still feeling." Rin dared a glance at his face and felt a thrill run through her at his expression.

A/N: That was not the beginning of rape! The voice in my head said that it seemed to be, but it wasn't. Honest!

I'm going to refer to the voice in my head from now on as Sita (yes, that's the character from the book Thirst), so when I say "Sita said that sounded like rape", ya know who I'm blabbing about.

I think we all know where this story is going, no? *arched eyebrow and nodding* Hehehe, good. Good...

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