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Chapter 11: Rin Becoming A Woman

Sesshomaru's consciousness slowly came back but faded again. It fluctuated back and forth, pulling him between dreams and reality.

The pain had not subsided. He was nude from the waist up, reclining partly on his mokomoko and partly in someone's arms. There were bandages wrapping around his body, and the wounds had stopped bleeding.

The scent around him was euphoric like that of Rin's, but it seemed ten times stronger.

"Sesshomaru-sama."

A sweet voice was calling his name. He answered her, but she seemed oblivious to it.

A gentle hand ran through his hair then caressed his cheek. A pair of lips softly touched his lips with its sweet scent infiltrating his breaths.

"Sesshomaru-sama."

The sound of his name entered his ears followed by a stream of words softly spoken. It was hard to make out what was said or who was saying it. He concentrated all his energy to his sense of hearing.

It was Rin. It Was Rin's voice. It sounded like it was from a distance, reverberating in the air, like a dream.

"Sesshomaru-sama, please be alright. My life will be empty without you. My journey into the future will be a lonely path…"

She nuzzled his cheek while her hand traced the stripes on the other cheek. The sensation of her caress pulled him toward the feeling of being touched, and parts of what she was saying became blurry. Her voice came and went intermittently.

"... I have been waiting for you. I wait for your loving words, but you never say it. Your warm embrace, but you never gave it.."

What!? It was HER choice, not his.

He tried to muster his power to regain consciousness. He must dispute what she just said. He was the one who had been waiting for her. He should have let his mother heal him. But then again, it might have been a good thing that he didn't let her.

"... I know a little weak human girl like me is just not worthy of your love…."

Not worthy? Rin should never think she was not worthy. She was worthy of his life, not just his love.

His body tensed up. He tried to push all the power toward those wounds to heal them. But even with the last trace of his strength, his effort was fruitless.

The rest of what she was saying was becoming blurry. As if she knew he couldn't hear her clearly, she pressed closer to his ears and whispered, "In that forest, in your arms, my body felt weakened by your embrace. I know what it is. It is the physical attraction toward the person I love. I'm becoming a woman, Sesshomaru-sama. And I am in love with you."

It was an reassuring sentence to hear before he slipped back into unconsciousness.

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Chitchatting time ^^

sorrellkaren: I so want more of those two too, that's why I'm writing fanfics ^^. I am definitely buying this series but I couldn't decide if I want the English version or the Japanese version. I love the Japanese voice of Sesshomaru and Rin but I have to read subtitles LOL. Still deciding. Thank you so much for your reviews. I hope you have a great week.

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