A/N:

Rin's Age: 18

Sesshoumaru's age: 900 in human terms; 22 in demon terms

'Italics' -- Thoughts

'Bold Italics'-- Conscience

CAPITAL WORDS – Emphasis

Bold -- Flashback

Mew Mew! Am back for chapter twenty one! Woohoo! I'm trying to actually juggle two stories at one time, considering that I have a very busy schedule! So I just pray that this chapter is good enough for all of you guys! Go on and read. JUST DO NOT FORGET TO REVIEW!

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Chapter Twenty-One:

It was in the late afternoon when both Sesshoumaru and Rin reached the palace. Instead of stopping at the entrance of the palace, Sesshoumaru stopped at the verandah of his ward's chamber. Rin hopped off from her lord's arms and then opened the door, which led her into her chamber.

"Mmm… it's nice to be back home!", she exclaimed as she stretched her arms above her head and her back facing the inuyoukai. Turning to face him, Rin smiled sweetly at him, her eyes glowing with mischief.

Sesshoumaru widened his eyes when he realised she was up to something. He just watched her glide towards him as her sweet smile turned naughty. When Rin was an arm length away from him, she untied her sash. 'Please don't tell me that she's going to hypnotise this Sesshoumaru again', he thought fearfully.

It wasn't that he didn't like what he was seeing, but it was her leaving him hanging that he disliked. He turned away from her wanting to take his flight off her chamber, but was caught by Rin before he could. Without letting his stoic mask slip off, he slowly turned around to face her.

"And where do you think you're going love?", he heard her whisper.

"Rin let me go", he commanded.

"Awwww… you sure you want to leave this room? I believe we have unfinished business", she said.

Sesshoumaru's golden orbs expanded in surprise and excitement. 'Unfinished business? Does she mean last night?'. By now he could feel his shaft hardening and his eyes flooding with lust and need. However his mask was still worn on his face.

"Hmmm… I think you want me don't you?", Rin inquired while taking his large clawed hand and placed it on her succulent breast. She tilted her head backward and moaned.

Sesshoumaru could feel the bolt of energy tingling throughout his body when Rin placed his hand on her breast. His erection got bigger when he heard Rin moan. He struggled with himself from losing his last ounce of control over his body, but found it tough when his damned ward dragged his hand down her body. When his claws scraped her smooth milky skin, Rin groaned as she tightened her grip on his hand.

'I can't take this anymore!', he yelled in his mind, resigning from fighting his treacherous body. He pulled Rin into his arms and crashed his lips against hers.

Rin was getting very aroused. She could feel her nether region getting wet. When Sesshoumaru's lips came down on hers hard, she wanted to yield to him. 'Remember! He brought you a lot of heart pain!', she reminded herself when she found herself losing her control. Her reminder was the only one which was keeping her from returning his kiss.

Sesshoumaru was frantic when Rin did not respond to his kiss. He needed to taste her so badly. Why? Why wasn't she responding? Didn't she love him? He frowned as he withdrew, looking straight into her eyes. He held her close to him as he spoke, "Kiss me, Rin".

Rin scoffed after hearing his order, or should I say plea. "Why should I milord?", she asked in a mocking tone.

Ignoring her mocking tone and question, he ordered again, "Kiss me, Rin. I know you want to"

The maiden laughed bitterly, moving away from him. She moved all the way till she hit her bed. She held onto her kimono tightly, covering up her body. Sesshoumaru just eyed her intently waiting for her to speak.

When she stopped laughing, she started, "That's not the issue here, Sesshoumaru. It's whether YOU want it or not".

His heart skipped a beat when she said that. 'I don't want it. I need it'. Though he looked expressionless, his eyes seemed to show his message. Rin already knew it before his eyes could convey his request.

"You know, you just have to ask for it. That's why you're given a mouth", she taunted him as she walked towards him. She stopped directly in front of him. She waited a while for him to voice out, but he didn't say anything.

"Oh well. I guess I was wrong. You don't want the kiss after all", she said, faking her disappointment. She took her sash from the marble-tiled floor, which she dropped it when she untied, and tying it around her waist. As she was about to turn around, Sesshoumaru gripped her hand.

"Please Rin… Kiss me", he pleaded her. His erection was throbbing painfully but he could care less as long as he was able to taste Rin's sweet moist cavern. He was really desperate to delve his tongue deep into her mouth.

Rin smiled in disdain as she brought her arms around his neck. She brought her face closer to his. Sesshoumaru was waiting patiently as she was about grant his wish. However, when she removed her arms around his neck and moved away from him, he let out an exasperated sigh. He growled frustratingly and glared at her.

"Your words suddenly crept into my mind milord. Demons and humans cannot mingle together milord. You may leave now", she said icily.

Sesshoumaru could feel his frozen heart cracking when he heard Rin using his words against him. He wanted to apologise to her for all the pain she had suffered but couldn't bring himself to. He ached to comfort her. He ached to hold her. He ached to be buried deep inside her. He snapped from his thoughts when he heard her speak.

"Have you gone deaf or something? I asked you to leave my chamber", she said, hostility present in her voice.

"Rin… I—", he got cut by Rin, herself.

"Leave now!", she commanded again, now her voice louder.

Sesshoumaru restrained himself from whimpering when he heard her voice with anger. Her anger was directed to him. He did not want her to hate him, not when he was really serious about claiming her. He did not want her to be angry with him. He just turned around flew out of his verandah, not angering her more.

Rin moved to her bed and plopped on her bed. She chuckled softly, happy in succeeding in making Sesshoumaru feel her pain all this while. Her heart was filled with satisfaction from what she had achieved. However, amongst all the happiness in her heart, there was a corner of her heart where she kept her grief.

If one thinks that she did not feel pain and sadness when she seeks revenge on her lord, then he or she is wrong. It hurt her to see Sesshoumaru suffer. Though he didn't show it, Rin knew better. She could read it from his eyes. She knew he felt heart wrenching pain when she raised her voice at him or when she was with Akira. She knew he wanted her badly.

"Just a little bit more Sesshoumaru. I hate to end the game which I have just begun".

She lay on her bed, scheming for her next action. As she did that, she fell into a dreamless nap.

"Rin, Rin, Get up", someone shook her.

"Mmm…", she mumbled. She batted her eyes open and yawned lazily. When her eyes got adjusted to the brightness, she sat up and gazed around her chamber. She gasped when she saw Yukiko sitting on her bed. Her chocolate brown orbs were flooded with tears of joy.

"Yukiko-chan!", Rin wailed. She hugged her best friend till Yukiko was out of breath.

She chuckled and then said, "Rin-chan you are suffocating me!".

"Gomen nasai Yukiko-chan. I didn't mean to. I just missed you when I was with Sesshoumaru's brother, Inuyasha".

"I missed you too. When did you return? I didn't even know you returned until Lord Sesshoumaru asked me to make you breakfast".

Rin sat there watching the dog demon with wide eyes. "NANI! Breakfast! You mean it's already morning!".

Puzzled, Yukiko just nodded her head.

"You mean I slept the whole evening and night!", she shrilled causing Yukiko to wince.

"Anou, Rin-chan… I'm only next to you, you know", she stated.

"Ah… I'm sorry Yukiko-chan… Just a bit shocked that I slept through the whole day yesterday".

"It's ok. So tell me about your stay at Inuyasha's", the dog demon urged her to tell.

Rin nodded her head frantically and then told her what she did and happened over at the village. She also told her about Akira and Sesshoumaru's reaction AND about her revenge.

Yukiko was quiet all along when her friend told her about her plans. She did not like any of her plans or revenge on Sesshoumaru. "Rin-chan are you sure about this?", she finally asked after the awkward silence.

"Of course I'm sure about this. He has to feel what I felt for six months; hurt, sorrow, anger, betrayal", Rin said venomously.

"But he also suffered during the six months. He went into your chamber very often thinking of you!", she exclaimed.

Rin ignored her statement and then asked her, "Where is Sesshoumaru-sama?".

"He's at the clearing behind the palace sparring with General Makoto", Yukiko said.

Rin smiled cunningly and said, "I see".

"CLANG!".

The sound of metal clashing against metal was heard throughout the whole clearing.

"You're as good as ever milord", Makoto, the tiger demon general stated.

"Hn… Never underestimate this Sesshoumaru Makoto", Sesshoumaru smirked as he effortlessly pushed his general backward.

Makoto, using all of his effort, pushed the dog demon backwards and then made a sharp turn away from Sesshoumaru. And as he was about to strike him, the Taiyoukai knocked his sword away from his arm and punched his face. Makoto hit the ground with a thud, disarmed. Sesshoumaru firmly held his sword, toukijin, against Makoto's throat.

"You deserve your title as Demon Lord, Sesshoumaru-sama", Makoto commented as he panted hard.

"Like I said earlier, never underestimate this Sesshoumaru", he said and turned around to head back to the palace. However he stopped in his tracks when he smelt Rin's scent drawing near to the clearing.

"What is it milord?", his general asked him when he stopped in his tracks. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes when he saw Rin in sight. He realised that she was in a red haori and black hakama.

"Good morning milord. Oh and good morning Makoto", she greeted both of them cheerfully.

"Lady Rin. Welcome back, I didn't know you have returned until today", Makoto claimed as he bowed to her.

"Now, now Makoto, I've told you umpteen times to drop off the formalities. Keep the damned formalities to this guy (pointing at Sesshoumaru) here, not me. Am I understood?", Rin reprimanded the general. However before he could answer he heard his lord speak.

"Makoto, if I ever hear you call her with disrespect just like she stupidly claims, you will be personally slain by this Sesshoumaru, am I understood?", he said, his eyes not lifting from Rin's. Makoto gazed at Rin and then back at Sesshoumaru. 'Who am I supposed to obey?'

Rin scowled when Sesshoumaru said that. 'How dare this son of a bitch! Who the hell does he think he is!' "Makoto! YOU WILL LISTEN TO ME! THIS IS MY ORDER!", she said through her gritted teeth as her eyes were still on her lord.

"Leave us Makoto", the dog demon said finally. His anger was seething all the way up to his brain. 'How dare this insolent wench! How dare she go against my order!'

"I…I shall take my leave now milord", with that said he scurried back to the palace.

When he was out of sight, Sesshoumaru narrowed his orbs, now darker shade of amber, and closed the distance between him and Rin. "What the hell do you think you're doing Rin! They will call you as I ask them to, not the way you want them to!", he hissed through his fangs.

Rin's face was scarlet, not out of embarrassment or shyness, but out of anger. 'Damn this arrogant bastard!'. She managed to keep his cool though her insides were boiling to its maximum. 'It's alright Rin. Get down to business and teach him a lesson'. She smiled seductively at him and said, "Battle with me Sesshoumaru".

"What?".

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