Dear readers... As always, thank you very much for your reviews, following and favouriting….

Your frustration with inaction of Rin and Sesshomaru is understandable... As a reader I am frustrated too... But I had to write like this once I stepped into the shoes of both...

Rin would never confess to Sesshomaru not just because he's already engaged but because she does have some self-respect not to stoop in front of him. And as much as it was a tempting offer, not just Rin, but no girl in the right mind would accept Senosuke's proposal and make a hell out her life by living close to the man she loved and see him married and with family. And assuming that Rin never met Sesshomaru, she would only have married an ordinary human like Osamu.

Sesshomaru's still unaware of his true feelings for Rin. He's never had emotions pushing him to the limits all these centuries so now, he's unable to handle them when they do.

Here both Rin and Sesshomaru are stubborn and I'm sure we've seen such stubborn couples in our lives who refuse to admit their mutual feelings even for years...

Having said that, I promise that you won't regret reading this story till the end because more interesting twists are yet to surface...

"How many demonesses have you slept with?" Sesshomaru asked bluntly.

Senosuke did not see that coming, he was shocked. Why would his master ask him something like that?! He never asked him private questions like that before! Nevertheless, he composed himself and answered, "A bunch of 'em"

"You don't have a number….?"

"Er…..Let me see…." Senosuke was partly mentally counting and partly deliberating what in the whole wide demon world made Sesshomaru ask such questions, "seventeen, as far as I can recall"

"That many….?"

"Eh…?! It is not much, Sesshomaru. In fact, it was hardly anything. It has been several centuries since I attained puberty" Senosuke justified himself without a shame.

"Hn…..Were they all your lovers?"

"None. Some of them were Lord Inu No Taisho's concubines. Some others were those guests I met by chance, at gatherings"

Sesshomaru shot him a glance sideward.

The knight took the cue and answered, "It goes without saying that I did not sleep with the concubines without the countenance of your father"

"Hn…..So, it is possible to sleep with a woman with no sense of passion or sentiment"

Senosuke's eyes narrowed. Why is he asking this…..? Does this concern Kagura in any way…..?

Sesshomaru glanced sideward again.

"….Yes. It is possible" Senosuke stated coldly. Sesshomaru, don't you dare lay a claw on Kagura without returning her feelings! It will crush her!

"Hn…"

"But" Senosuke started which caught Sesshomaru's complete attention.

"If you have fallen for a woman, then it would become troublesome, impossible even, to sleep with any other woman"

This time Sesshomaru fully turned around facing Senosuke. He was surprised that his knight has to bring that fact up, although his face never betrayed what he was feeling.

"You would rather remain celibate for the rest of your long, demon life than sleeping with any woman who is not the woman you loved"

"Senosuke….." Sesshomaru drawled. The knight could guess what was coming. He was mentally preparing himself for the answer. "Do you have such sentiments towards any woman?"

"….Yes….." Senosuke said simply.

Sesshomaru bore the knight with his stare for what seemed to be a decade before saying, "….Surprising…that you are still unmated"

Because you are marrying her…. Senosuke thought to himself bitterly. He was not prepared to answer any more questions. He took leave of his lord and left his presence.

That night Kagura dressed herself as prettily as she could with the finest kimonos and fashion articles she had owned…because she has called Sesshomaru for dinner. And she was expecting him to stay the night with her. She was upset. Very upset about how she acted with Senosuke. She was fighting with him as if he were her lover. So what if he was such a player who slept with every demoness he laid his eyes on. He probably had his eyes on her as well, despite the fact that she was his very own master's betrothed. That night, she would show him that she was not his and would never be. Because she was going to do it with Sesshomaru.

After dinner was over, Sesshomaru and Kagura were standing in the balcony looking over at the garden. Sesshomaru was feeling normal. Except for the fact that, whenever his mind is idle, it gets occupied by Rin. He always daydreamed as if she was talking to him about….random things….He just imagined her presence with him whenever his mind was allowed some leisure.

That night he had determined to change his mindset and focus on Kagura. He must understand that Rin was not his and would never be his. He was going to marry Kagura and Rin was going to marry that vagabond. That was that. Whatever there was between him and Rin will have to be wiped off from his memory….from his life…. From Kagura's invitation and from the way she was dressed, he knew that he was expected to spend the night with her. He knew he had to do it, so that he could stop Rin from haunting his mind. He was mentally prepared for it. Or so, he thought.

"Sesshomaru….." Kagura said in her low, slow tone. She took him in an embrace. After a second's pause, Sesshomaru returned the hug. He felt a pair of hands cupping his cheeks. He opened his eyes and caught the gaze of those beautiful eyes. She was coming closer. Sesshomaru knew what was coming he closed his eyes. Her lips were on his. He knew not what happened that made him break the contact the next second. But he knew that those lips were not Rin's. Neither of them could guess why he broke the liplock. It was not even a proper liplock to begin with. Sesshomaru knew he had to make the next move so he started grazing his lips gently across her cheeks….then to her ears….Kagura was in her own world of pleasure.

Kagura let out a small giggle as it was ticklish. Then he let his lips trail across her forehead. Then he stopped. He couldn't do it. Not with Kagura. He withdrew and let his hands drop at his sides. He looked at the garden. Then at the verandah. Confused, Kagura opened her eyes and found out the perplexed Lord of the west who was looking around. He hasn't done these before….He probably wants some privacy….

"Come" She said as she led him to her bedchambers. Sesshomaru's mind was just not into it when he followed till they reached her bed. She made him sit. He shut his eyes, heaved out a sigh and told himself, It will take only few minutes….Let's just get it over with…. Then he moved himself further and laid on the bed. Kagura got on top of him and straddled his hip. Sesshomaru's eyes widened. He could see her long, fair legs on either side of his torso. Before she made the next move Sesshomaru held her hips from moving, "Not yet"

Kagura giggled. She could not believe that Sesshomaru was actually (rather he looked like being) shy. She let her hair loose. He had to admit that she was incredibly beautiful. She, then, loosened her obi and let Sesshomaru to view her cleavage. Sesshomaru fought the urge to roll his eyes. He shifted his gaze to the ceiling and said, "Let's get started"

Kagura chuckled. I'll show him! She thought about proving Senosuke wrong. She pulled at Sesshomaru's obi and opened his haori. Sesshomaru shut his eyes and let or rather force himself to enjoy this. She ran her fingers up and down his torso. Sesshomaru stiffened. He had to remind himself that it was only Kagura and not some demon caterpillar crawling on his skin. She started trailing kisses from his abs to his chest. Would Senosuke have these abs as Sesshomaru? Shit! What am I thinking! Focus on Sesshomaru! Kagura's mind swayed a bit.

Sesshomaru could see how inexperienced she was as him. Her lips felt soft against his skin. But He did not feel anything else except may be feeling of disgust. After what seemed like eternity, the caterpill-no! Kagura came to his face. She had to take a moment and blink away the sexy face of that knight and concentrate on Sesshomaru's lips. Sesshomaru was alarmed. He opened his eyes and saw Kagura aiming for a liplock again.

Never! Sesshomaru tilted his head away. In the faint light of the moon, his expression told Kagura how uncomfortable liplock was for Sesshomaru. Guess, he's not one for liplocks…. Kagura wondered as she started trailing kisses on his cheeks and then to his neck.

If not seductive, at least Sesshomaru should have found those kisses ticklish. But his mind was numb. Devoid of emotions. He was counting time, hoping to get it over with.

It was when Kagura slid her tongue out and started licking his neck was when he snapped. He grabbed her by the arm, pushed her on the bed and he got on top of her. Kagura giggled. She removed her obi and the front of her kimono was opened, giving him all the view he could get. Sesshomaru surprised himself and Kagura by slamming his eyes shut from looking what was displayed in front of him.

He took a deep breathe and let out. His mind was at war with his heart. Get a hold of yourself, Sesshomaru! You can do this - YOU ARE AN IDIOT, SESSHOMARU! Don't make a fool out yourself! - Only few more minutes, then it'll all be over - She is not whom you want! She is not Rin! The mention of Rin was it. He opened his eyes and made his move on Kagura. He wasn't exactly kissing, rather he was robotically trailing his lips on her cheeks….then her neck….then her shoulder blade….he, then, started sliding the kimono off her body *NERVE SNAPPING*

GOD DAMMIT! IT'S NOT WORKING!

Sesshomaru immediately got up, created decent space between him and Kagura and sat on the bed, Indian style facing her. He saw the woman getting back to reality and sitting up in bewilderment. In that night, under the moonlit sky, in front of him, was probably one of the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and would ever see, half naked, his fiancée, practically begging him to make love to him and….. here he was not even turned on by this ravishing female.

Kagura's expression changed from confusion to hurt. Sesshomaru sighed. He leaned forward. He adjusted the front of her kimono covering her, then draped the blanket around her covering everything below her neck.

"It is unjust…."

Sesshomaru was feeling as if he was trying to cheat on his own mate and sleep with someone else's mate. But voicing it out would be absurd. Rather he said this, in a way it would not hurt Kagura:

"These things will have to wait till the wedding night"

But how in the world was he to pull it off during their wedding night was beyond his wisdom. He got off and wore his obi after properly placing his haori, keeping his back to Kagura the whole time.

"I shall assume that we have seen and done nothing tonight….and so shall you"

Then he flew off without even looking back.

Kagura was crushed, she started to sob. No matter how much she had tried to convince herself that he was just trying to be straight forward and trying to do things the right way in the right order, that he still adores her and wants her for a mate, she couldn't help the feeling that he was no more hers. His heart was no more hers. Even though Sesshomaru never said it, after this episode, it was obvious that it was Rin that he loved truly and she had NO place in his heart. That was when Kagura started doubting whether their marriage would stand the test of time. She was losing hope.

Senosuke….! She truly wished that he was with her that moment…. Just to amuse her…. to argue with her…. to tease her….. to make her feel important….

No! Never! She can't let her heart sway like this! She has decided long back that Sesshomaru is her mate. Nothing in the world can change that! Not even Sesshomaru! And he's one who'd never break his avowal of mating her. She believed as a fact of her life that they'd become mates….just that Sesshomaru might never love her as how she wants him to.

The smaller and the dark part of Sesshomaru was hating him for not bedding Kagura when he had the chance to and the bigger and the genuine part of him hated him for trying to bed her. What was he thinking?! Forcing himself to make love to a woman he has no feelings for! But what about his ideals….? He was never one for harboring feelings! He had always thought that he could simply sleep with his mate and beget pups having no strong feelings of love towards his mate. Where did all his ideals go….?

He went back to his palace and went straight to bath. He tossed away his clothes as if they were filth, got into the bath and let himself drown in it. He started rubbing his lips, the side of his face, his neck, his torso, vigorously wherever Kagura laid her hands and lips on. Damn! He was rubbing himself in order to wash off every bit of Kagura's trace and scent on his body. Damn! He imagined himself getting absolved off of the 'sin' (Yeah, 'sin'. That's how he prefers to call it! LOL! :D) he had committed with Kagura. His mind was not into it from the start, so he had already begun to forget the details of the episode which just happened.

He was relaxing his mind and was sighting at the full moon. He had hurt Kagura. He could not even bring himself to kiss her on the lips….. Which reminded him of his liplock with Rin. Good God! Sesshomaru's heart started pounding. That was a fantastic kiss they had shared. Sesshomaru shut his eyes and his cheeks went pink when he recalled…. Her lips….Oh her lips! The tastiest thing he had even laid his mouth on….

*MOAN* an unguarded moan escaped his lips. Sesshomaru opened his eyes wide instantly. What was that…?!

Oh Rin! Why….? Why that tramp….? Why….? Why not me….? Sesshomaru shook his head. What was he thinking?! Damn! If only….. If only it was not Kagura but Rin on that bed. His mind flashed the images of Rin in the same way as how Kagura was…..Oh my….! My, oh my! *MOAN* She's delightful….!

His chest rumbled letting out a growl. Sesshomaru's eyes widened when his manhood began to throb. The very thought of her turned him on like crazy. He was throbbing in pain…. Sesshomaru slapped his forehead and started rubbing it, trying to figure out what was going on. He was losing his mind as he imagined Rin under him *GROAN* God dammit he was in pain! He was squirming helplessly in pain.

"Arrrgh!" Sesshomaru splashed the water in frustration. He wanted Rin right there. At. That. Moment. He wanted to devour her!

"*MOAN* Rin! Please! Let me have you!" the dog demon growled.

Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! Damn it all to hell! I'm in love with Rin!

The demon lord hung his head low in helplessness and holding it with both hands.

I'm INSANELY in love with Rin…..

And Before you decide to kill me for the seemingly intimate moments of Sesshomaru and Kagura, let's celebrate the fact that Sesshomaru has finally realized his feelings for Rin and has admitted it to himself…

So, now…. What is to become of Sesshomaru, Rin, Senosuke and Kagura…?

Wait for the next chapter…

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