AN: It's been a while since I updated (Im so sorryyy! T.T), I'll be working on this story once again during my one week summer break. (Yes I have summer school, and it sucks balls. Gotta love Nursing! :D)


Chapter 11 - Rendezvous


While Rin was busily admiring the ocean waves, she looked to her side to peek at Sesshomaru. To her surprise, he was… gone.

"Sesshomaru?" She called out, the cold wind caressing her face. She turned around looking for him nervously. Where did he go? How did he….

Something caught her attention. There was a figure high up in the sky, over the water. She squinted her eyes to see a little bit more clearly, but she noticed that the object was getting bigger and bigger because it was getting closer and closer.

Her eyes widened in shock… then in fear as she recognized what it was.

Is that a huge flying…. DOG?!

She screamed, turned around and ran as fast as she could in the opposite direction. Holy crap! Why does weird things keep happening! "Sesshomaru!" She screamed. Where was he?!

She heard a loud growl that made the hair on the back of her neck stand. She ran as fast as her legs could carry her without looking back, towards the nearby forest.

She swore she could feel the creature breathing down her neck. Rin continued running in fear, afraid that it would eat her! She zoomed by the trees, everything around her a blur.

She felt abandoned… where the hell did Sesshomaru go?! Is he intentionally feeding her to this thing chasing her?!

Then suddenly she tripped over a root on the ground, making her fall forward. The impact knocked the breath out of her.

She tried to get up but the creature landed on top of her, two huge paws on the either side of her head, and its mouth with its large, pointy teeth dangerously close to her head. It snarled at her, it's red eyes boring into hers.

"Eeeek! Please don't eat me!" She sobbed fearfully, covering her face and eyes with her hands. I don't want to die yet!

The creature snorted, which sounded suspiciously like a short laugh.

"I-I don't taste good! I'm skinny and I don't have a lot of meat to…"

The creature snorted again, then its tongue lolled to one side. Rin cracked an eye open and peeked through her fingers. It was a fluffy, big dog alright. And it looked scary! It had strange markings on its face… the red stripes and…. And the crescent moon on its doggy forehead.

His tail was swishing playfully.

Her eyebrows rose in recognition. "Se-Sesshomaru?"

He nudged her face with his nose.

Rin glared at him, pouted, then suddenly burst into loud tears.

The dog demon froze in surprise. Then a blue light covered the creature, shrinking slowly. When the light dissipated, Sesshomaru appeared, sitting next to Rin… who was still crying.

"Rin?" He asked cautiously. Did he scare her too much? All he wanted was to have a little fun. In a few short days, his Bakusaiga had helped him regenerate some of his demon abilities including the transformation. He only wanted to let out the predator in him.

She didn't respond but kept crying while covering her face. She hiccupped, then let out some more loud sounds.

Well, crap. He didn't expect this reaction from her. He even expected her to get mad at him, probably throw rocks in anger but not… not this crying mess. Immediately he felt bad. Maybe he shouldn't have terrified her with his true form… "Rin, you are safe. I did not mean you any harm." He reached out for her with one hand but she pushed him away. She continued crying some more.

At this point Sesshomaru had no idea what to do. He was half stretched, reaching towards her but unable to touch her. He racked his mind for any idea that could pacify a terrified human girl. "I'm sorry." He whispered. Apparently terrorizing her was a horrible… horrible idea. What can he…

His nearly frantic thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a giggle. Rin wiped her face and laughed harder, then laughed some more seeing the confusion in his eyes.

"Gotcha." Rin winked. He thought he could scare her for fun without consequence? Nope.

His eyes narrowed at her. This little sly… He stood up, dusted himself then walked away.

Rin did the same and hopped behind him. "You're kinda adorable when you're a big dog. Do you do that often?"

Adorable? Sesshomaru turned around and glared at her. "I am a Dog Demon. And no I don't do that often, I just wanted to scare you."

"Well now you know. So where are we going now?"

Sesshomaru didn't answer but she trailed behind him towards another part of the beach. She followed him silently thinking how embarrassed he must have been that he fell for her little trick.

Sesshomaru suddenly stopped walking. "You don't deserve this." He muttered.

"Huh?" Rin was confused.

Sesshomaru pointed towards the ocean.

Rin turned her head, then she gasped lightly in shock at her little surprise by the shore.

o-o-o

"…why do you have a sword with you?" Rin asked while eyeing the weapon on his waist. She couldn't fathom why he would have an old fashioned sword with him. Yet, as she looked around her, she couldn't imagine Sesshomaru preparing the romantic setting by the beach. Yes, she was sitting on a pristine white, square cloth placed on the sand. Sesshomaru had ushered her to sit on it. In the middle was an elegant candelabra still lit. Surrounding it were various and beautifully organized assortment of delicacies such as a small chocolate cake, a basket of strawberries and grapes, a plate of Lobster and exotic caviar. A lone bottle of wine with a red ribbon by its neck placed inside a small bucket with ice was a lovely finishing touch. She couldn't imagine Sesshomaru preparing these just for her. She couldn't find the words to tell him how amazing these was, and was too embarrassed to thank him just in case she had misunderstood something. And so…. She commented on one thing that had nothing to do with the unexpected surprised.

He sat on a boulder away from Rin watching her unsure actions and questioning, confused look. "Let's just say this sword is helping me heal. It is a demon issue which you wouldn't understand."

"Oh I see."

It was silent once again aside from the sound of the crashing waves. She looked over the ocean, staring at the reflection of the moon from the water. She inhaled, loving the pleasant salty breeze.

"You are wondering why I did this. I am keeping my part of the deal. I believe this is the time for us to 'get to know each other'. " Sesshomaru's hair billowed behind him gently, his face serious.

Her heart skipped a beat. So he is giving her a chance. But suddenly, she felt nervous. She's never been in a date before. "Er, I pretty much told you everything about me when I thought we were going to die. So I think it's your turn to talk since when I ask you personal questions, you don't answer." She laughed nervously.

Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow and leaped from the boulder. He landed softly on the mat and sat with one leg folded under the other, next to her. "I do not like talking about myself. But we are going to be stuck here for a while, and since you are observant you will probably know things about me without having to talk about it."

"Oh like how you prefer to walk around half naked in your house, dripping water all over just to annoy me? Sure." She teased. She watched as a small rare smile formed on his lips. Rin had a feeling he doesn't smile often.

"That is one thing about me, I suppose." He stared at her. He only had room for her to know the small details about him. If she knew him truly, she would undoubtedly fear him…

"…and how you like to save damsels in distress. Then break their hearts after." She giggled and watched Sesshomaru scowl. She plopped a strawberry in her mouth then added "…but I believe there's more to you than that. And I shall find out!"

He sighed. "I'll be wary of that."

Their light conversation continued for the better part of the night, exchanging small talks and Rin trying to stop herself from blushing. She urged him to talk, and surprisingly he would respond. He would also he give these looks with his gorgeous eyes that would be enough to melt any woman to a puddle of goo. He would lean closer to her, then whisper in her ear how she looked beautiful. It made her skin tingle. Then she realized that he was… once again trying to seduce her.

"We are alone now, you know."

"….and so?" She answered while stuffing her flushed face with food impulsively. She didn't want to look at Sesshomaru and fall under his spell. Maybe I'm not ready!

"You… have a very healthy appetite." He commented. Rin stopped right away after realizing what she was doing. She turned red even more from embarrassment, and gathering her remaining pride she glared at him. "Shoo whasht? I'm shtarving." Bits of food flew out of her mouth. She swallowed and covered her face. She was such a bad, bad date. She wouldn't be surprised if Sesshomaru just… walked out in disgust.

"It's somewhat… endearing." He added, tilting his head slightly to the side which Rin loved so much.

She laughed. "You don't have to do that."

He raised an eyebrow. "Do what?"

She rolled her eyes. "Lie to me so I can feel better."

"I'm not." Which surprisingly, was true. He reminded himself that he was supposed to earn the girl's trust.

Rin smiled. "Thank you for this. I really, really love it."

Sesshomaru looked away "Like I said, I am keeping my part of the deal."

She sighed. He didn't have to remind her that every time.

Then he lazily looked at her, a knowing smile forming. "You, however, is not."

Rin blinked, the implication dawning to her slowly. She cleared her throat nervously, but did her best to glower upon him. Is that the only thing men think about?! (Or a dog demon for that matter) She sighed sadly. "I… might need a little bit of time. I…"

Sesshomaru interrupted her. "I understand. You're a virgin."

"GAHHHH! Don't say that!" She turned into a new shade of red. Why was he so damn straight to the point?!

He chuckled. "I will remind you though, that YOU only gave us 3 months. You can extend it if you like."

She shook her head vigorously. "NO NO NO. Just… I'll let you know, kay?!"

He knew she was a nervous wreck. Sesshomaru reached out and held her face with a hand lightly. "I will wait."


AN:
Sorry for the super duper duper late update. I'll be doing my best to keep updating so I can finish this story. Still far… but still! I had fun writing this chapter.