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"...I have nothing to give the master at the moment," Mizu stated resting her hand along the wooden lantern table. Her fingers were shaking, Kanna was not supposed to be here; she was supposed to come after she sent word of the disappearance of Sesshomaru and Rin. They could be back any second and everything would be a disaster.

And Kanna would blame her...what if she touched any of the children that she had so lovingly raised? The thought caused her heart to tighten as she took in a deep breath of despair. "Why are you lying Mizu?" Kanna whispered narrowing her lifeless dark eyes as Mizu flinched but said nothing.

"If you will not tell me...then I shall ask elsewhere, but I will be back," she answered her little voice a little harder then normal as she slowly disintegrated into fog. Just then Mizu heard another noise as she looked up in surprise to see Sesshomaru enter the room his jaw clenched and his eyes narrowed.

His eyes only stayed on her form distaste and anger easily seen in his orbs as Mizu sighed and rubbed her forehead. "I'm sorry...it is nothing," she whispered but jumped as she heard Sesshomaru's palm hit the side of her wall hard making the room slightly shake.

"Don't you dare lie to me," he stated but his palm was rammed into the wall making his statement much more threatening. Mizu's eyes widened as Sesshomaru wrenched his palm out of the wall not even a scratch present. "What did you tell Kanna? Who's side are you on?" he asked his voice level as if he were asking the time but his eyes searched her face looking for anything that would give her away.

She stepped back as she gulped, "I told her nothing, I said that I had nothing to tell her," she answered in a hushed voice. "Who is 'the master'?" Sesshomaru asked as Mizu looked away. "I'm sorry but I can't tell you..." She trailed off in horror when Sesshomaru stepped up to her his hand gripping hard onto her wrists as she flinched.

"Do you know what danger you could be putting Rin into?" he asked as Mizu looked up into his eyes her own face pulled into a focused mask. "Yes that's why I am trying my best to not be a part of it, I was blackmailed into helping them. I didn't do this out of pleasure or that I am connected to them in anyway. I thought it was simply nothing I didn't know you all then. How was I supposed to know Inutashio's boy would be you? There can be a lot of Sesshomaru's out there you know!" she cried at him in anger as she pulled out of his hold and rubbed her burning wrists.

"You better go back to Rin, don't tell her either Sesshomaru, she doesn't need anything else worrying her. Plus she might be in trouble out there, all I can tell you is that Kanna and whoever else is with her want Rin," she added looking back at him as Sesshomaru moved and turned out of her room without a single word but she could tell that he was cursing for leaving Rin alone out there.

Rin blinked in surprise as she noticed Sesshomaru coming out of the mansion in a grave hurry before stopping in front of her. "Are you alright Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asked confused at her lord's sudden rush to meet her. He merely shook his head but let his hand rest on her shoulder lightly as he directed her back to the house before Rin saw Mizu resting against the doorframe.

"I have nothing to do with the girl you saw talking to me," she stated, answering Rin's inward question. "You both are staying here right?" Mizu asked after a few moments of deathly silence as Rin was about to say that would be great but Sesshomaru stopped her by tightening his grip on her shoulder.

"We're going," he replied before taking his hand off Rin's shoulder and turning around as Rin looked back at Sesshomaru before turning to Mizu. "I'm sorry Mizu, something is nagging him, but I believe you. If you say you have nothing to do with her then you don't," Rin stated as Mizu smiled slightly her nerves slightly calmed by the girl's kindness. "Thank you Rin, but you should go catch up to him," Mizu insisted as Rin nodded before grinning and whirling around to call back her lord.

With great haste she started to run after Sesshomaru's disappearing form as she made sure to keep him in eye sight. Even though he was merely walking his long legs gave him great strides so she was left nearly sprinting to catch up to him. Just after she made her strong sprint forward she came up to his shoulder as she grabbed hold of it to stop herself as Sesshomaru stopped immediately.

"What is it Rin?" he merely asked looking down at her smaller form as she took in a few breathes. "Why are we leaving Mizu's? She giving us room and board for a few nights, couldn't we rest?" she asked her gaze lifting from his chest to his piercing eyes as Sesshomaru quickly looked away from her searching eyes as he cleared his throat but said nothing. "Why my lord?" she asked her voice quiet as Sesshomaru had a small flash back of her as a small child always asking why.

"We should head out that's all, more and more demons might figure out about the stones you carry," Sesshomaru replied as Rin let her face fall slightly. It seemed like a normal answer, but he seemed a lot angrier then just because he wanted to continue to search. "Are you sure that's all Lord Sesshomaru? You seem angrier then usual," Rin whispered her voice low hoping not to sound as if she were complaining about his attitude.

"Rin...please stop this questioning," he answered also in a whisper turning again to look her in the eye but Rin knew that he was hiding something, his face told her that he was truthful but his eyes. They told her something else; something she thought was close to worry in those almost always dead looking orbs.

Then Sesshomaru watched as Rin did something unexpected, she hugged him. Her arms gently went around his waist as she pressed herself against him but softly so it almost felt like she wasn't even touching him. Her arms met at the small of his back as she laid her head side ways against his chest as she closed her eyes. "I'm sorry my lord, if I worry you, I don't mean to," she whispered against his chest as his hands uncomfortably started to shake at his sides. He wanted to hug her too, hold her, but he was afraid he would hurt her. She always did seem to have a strange look on her face when he hugged her.

So holding in his desires he let her rest there as he balled his hands into fists as either side of his hips. Rin's eyes opened as she turned her head to stare up at her lord to find him watching her intently. "I am not worried," he merely told her as she pushed back a little from his body, sadly Sesshomaru felt a pang in his mind that he didn't want her to push away.

"Then why do your eyes tell me that you are?" she asked as her fingertips lightly traced his right cheek letting her fingers feel the softness of his skin. His scars gently tickled her fingers as she passed over them as Sesshomaru took in a small breath but turned his gaze to their feet. Then he looked again and all traces of worry were erased from those orbs as he stared her down. "Why do you hide things from me Lord Sesshomaru? It can't be that bad to have to hide it," Rin stated as Sesshomaru watched as her usual happy eyes turned pleading, pleading him to tell her something that he was sure would scare her. He didn't want her scared; he wanted her worry-free as she always was.

With an angered sigh Sesshomaru let his hands cover her shoulders as lightly as he could as he bent down slightly so they were eye to eye rather then her having to look up at him. "Rin, I think someone wants you dead," he replied as Rin's eyes widened as she looked away, he cursed in his mind, he saw fear.

He shook her then, his hands no longer gentle as Rin flinched slightly as she looked back at him, "That's why I didn't want to tell you, you wouldn't be as you are, and fear would take you Rin. I don't want you to constantly be worried over people looking for you, I was worried over if you would be scared or not. And I was afraid that you might wish to leave," he whispered as he let his fingertips slowly cup her chin, his claws slightly tickling her neck as she watched him.

"Why would I want to leave?" she asked breathless at the sheer closeness of her and her lord. He was even more handsome close up like this then far away, "You always want to please me Rin. And if you knew I was worried then you would want to leave so I would no longer be worried. But if you don't stay Rin I will only worry more about you, so please Rin...don't leave me," he murmured the last words as Rin's shoulders eased and she relaxed as she moved his hands from her shoulders to rest at her shoulder blades.

She wound her arms around his neck as she hugged him to her so his chin rested on her left shoulder. "I would never leave your side Sesshomaru, not unless you wished it," she replied in his ear as he closed his eyes as he held her tightly to him. Sesshomaru felt his stomach start to ease as well as his body as he heard that she would stay and that she had called him by his real name rather then his title.

"This is so emotional!" They both jumped at the sudden voice as both broke away at once Rin's cheeks flushed as Sesshomaru turned his eyes slightly away. "Otaku, you brat," Sesshomaru practically hissed as Otaku gasped from his resting sight inside the sword at Rin's hip. "I'm sorry if I had to point out how I loved the way that you two made up, jeez, people these days. I tell you that romance back when I had a body was very popular. All you do now is fight get mad, get sad, and then make up. What's the point when you can just have a relationship, have fun, and no problems?" Otaku asked as both their faces grew red.

"I swear, you two are children, you Sesshomaru, tell Rin that you want her. Rin tell him yes," he commanded as Rin gaped and Sesshomaru glared. "Problem solved, now was that hard?" he asked and Sesshomaru could just picture the demon inside smirking at the two.

"It's not that easy Otaku," Rin nervously laughed as Otaku huffed, "It's only difficult if you make it that way," he murmured as his voice drained out and thankfully the sword ceased any more conversations. "Maybe we should continue on," Rin stated seeing the sword's sheath, only one stone left to go. He nodded as she moved quickly in front of him as she began to walk but then stopped mid-way.

"Sesshomaru...do you know where we're going?" she asked.

"Umm..."

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Hehe, poor Sesshomaru, anyway here's where I end, don't you just love Otaku? Anyway see you all soon! I promise!