Chapter 13:
"You know, I think Kagome set me up." Rin said, lying awake with Sesshomaru as the sun began to wake.
"How?" Sesshomaru asked her.
Rin laughed, "Because she just gave me the next few days off."
Sesshomaru's hand ran down her shoulder, "So does that mean we can stay here until then?"
Rin laughed, a light blush creeping across her face, "Maybe."
He chuckled and reached over to kiss her cheek.
"Or maybe we can figure out how to take care of those 5 demons without involving the police." Rin said thoughtfully.
"Leave them to me, Rin." Sesshomaru said.
"Yeah, but, you said so yourself that they are smart and will come out at the most unexpected times. Maybe if you secretly follow me, I can set myself up as bait, I don't really know what they want from me, but.."
"No." Sesshomaru said sharply, "I will not put your life in danger again. I will not let them hurt you again."
"Sesshomaru, they used to follow you, but now they know they are your enemy, they won't exactly come when you call." Rin said.
"Yes. But I still have Naraku and Kouga. I already told them to keep an eye out, and if they are spotted to hold them until I arrive." Sesshomaru said.
Rin sighed, "I just... Don't want you to be alone on this. I don't want you to get hurt."
She curled up to him, heart tightening for him, the thought of him hurt.
"Neither do I." He whispered against her, holding her close.
It was silent for another long moment.
"So. Tell me more about soul mates." Rin sighed, trying to take her mind off of the other demons, "Does it have effects on the human?"
"It can. How do you feel about it?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I know it's stupid, but I just feel like I want to protect you." Rin said.
Sesshomaru laughed lightly, "You feel the bond too, hm?"
"Very. I guess that was why I felt so safe with you when I was with you when I was with you those days in that place." Rin said.
"Having a sould mate bond can make you do and say all sorts of things without your control. When I first kissed you, I never wanted to stop. I wasn't intending on kissing you, just wanting to check if you were lying. Which you weren't, and I already trusted you." He explained.
"So, did you believe me? Because... I can't lie to you, Sesshomaru. I won't." Rin said.
"Yes, every part of me did. I just wasn't ready to accept you yet." Sesshomaru said, "I'm sorry for what I put you through, I never wanted to hurt you."
"You didn't. Yes I was afraid, but I just always had this sense that I was safe with you." Rin said.
Rin suddenly lifted her hand to the side of her neck, where she had felt a constant tingling feeling for a while.
She gasped and shivered when her fingers met a soft puncture wound the immense pleasuring feeling making her withdraw.
"It is sensitive, Rin." Sesshomaru told her.
"What is it?" Rin asked.
"It's my mark. When we first became one, it sealed our faes. From that moment on, no other being is aloud to touch you." Sesshomaru said.
"What? So now I can't hug my best friend?" Rin asked.
"As long as it is not intimate. Yes." Sesshomaru said.
"Ew. I would never... No." Rin put on a face of disgust.
Sesshomaru chuckled at her embarassment, before moving closer to her, resting his head against her neck, placing kisses directly on the mark, earning him a shiver and a moan.
When he withdrew, his eyes met hers, which were slowly becoming dilated.
"Already, mate?" He asked amused.
"Well, if you would stop touching me there. I could probably control it." Rin whispered, meaning to sound threatening.
His lips pressed against hers, "Never. You're mine."
"I know." Rin whispered, trying to control her breathing.
They stay this way, lips caressing one another, arms and legs entangled.
In what felt like hours, Rin began to feel and hear her stomach growl.
Sesshomaru took in a sharp breath, pulling away from her lips, staring down at her, "Hungry again?"
Rin nodded, not wanting the moment to end.
Sesshomaru sensed that, and brought his lips back to hers, kissing her, slow, deep, and lovingly.
In minutes, he pulled away, "I love you, mate"
"I love you too." Rin replied, her eyes always getting lost in his deep golden orbs.
Finally, she found the strength to pull away, sitting up, the sheets falling off of her form, exposing it to the cold room.
She quickly made her way to her closet, finding a clean pair of clothes, quickly slipping them on.
By the time she finished, when she looked up, Sesshomaru was out of bed, with his clothing back in place.
"Um... Do you want something to eat? I can cook..."
"That won't be necessary, Rin." Sesshomaru told her simply.
Rin stared at him, always having to remember that he was a demon, and she had no idea what he liked to eat, which made her not want to know.
She made her way into the kitchen, making another bowl of cereal, and some toast, before sitting down and eating.
Minutes later, Sesshomaru entered the room, glnacing around as if looking for something.
"Is there something wrong?" Rin asked, growing concerned about his silent dimeanor.
"No." He said. "It's just that I was going to return to my place to check on Kouga and Naraku. It's been too quiet."
"What do you mean?" Rin asked.
Sesshomaru looked at her, "the rest of the 5 are planning something, and I need allies, I need to make sure Kouga and Naraku aren't planning something also."
Rin was quiet for a few minutes, after their few nights of solace in bed, the world of conflicts came crashing back.
"Rin." Sesshomaru's voice broke her from her thoughts.
"Yes?" Rin focused on him.
"Would you like to come with me? It's your choice if you want to or not. But I'd feel better if I had you in my sights at all times." He said.
"Oh." Rin said, "S-sure. Yeah."
He raised a brow in disbelief.
"Yeah. How long?" Rin asked.
"Maybe a couple days." He answered.
"Ok. I'll text Kagome just to let her know." Rin said.
A light glare came through Sesshomaru's eyes.
"Please. She's my friend. I know you may not trust her, but she doesn't trust you either. I have to let her know I'll be ok." Rin said.
Sesshomaru lowered his eyes, in a sign of submission.
"Thank you." Rin smiled.
With that, she stood, announcing that she would grab some clothes for a few days, whilst texting Kagome the situation.
Once she was ready, her phone alarmed her.
Rin. Are you sure? How can we know he's not kidnapping you?
Rin rolled her eyes,
Kagome. I know you may find this hard to believe. But I love him. I know I barely know him, and you barely know him, but if he wanted to kidnap me again, he wouldn't have let me go in the first place. This is MY decision. I'm going, and I'll see you in a couple days.
Rin hit send before slipping her phone in her pocket, determined to probably not answer it for the next couple days.
Putting the small bag around her, she headed back down to where Sesshomaru waited for her.
Without any words, Sesshomaru led her outside, where the clouds had hidden the sun, in signs of a storm.
By the time they made it out of town, it was lightly raining.
"If we weren't near a human village, I would let you ride on my back in my true form, but I don't want to have humans chasing after us." Sesshomaru said.
Rin thought over the suggestion, her mind giving her flashes of the large white dog she had gotten a glimpse of that night.
"Your true for seems pretty savage though." Rin admitted aloud.
In seconds, Rin felt a large bunch of fluff coil around her middle, seeming to forcefully move her closer to him.
"I will never hurt you, Rin." He said sincerely.
"I know." Rin said immediately, before she could think.
She glanced down at the fluff that was around her, almost like a living being.
After almost an hour, they were finally reaching the large abandoned building.
The first thing that greeted them was the large two-headed dragon, who jumped up at their at their approaching, running excitedly towards Rin.
"Ah-Un!" Rin said hapily, breaking out of the boa's hold.
They nuzzled her hapily, even giving her a couple licks.
"I'm glad to see you too." Rin smiled at them.
Their excitement calmed when Sesshomaru approached them.
Rin turned to him, who was staring at her with that same loving gaze, but she could also see his focus on the dragons.
For a second, Rin thought she heard a low, but light growl emit from Sesshomaru.
Before she could think much of it, Sesshomaru moved, "Let's get inside."
Rin nodded and followed him inside, giving Ah-Un one more departing glance, before entering the place that she once feared to go.