[A/N: You know, I never really realized how short that last chapter was. Anyway, updates will be slowed. You wanna know why? Fine. I'm sick. Again. So maybe you could try and cheer me up by reviewing…]
Nanashi pushed Rin away from him and shot her a glare. She knew exactly what he was thinking. "Nanashi…I am so sorry, I was just--" "So who's this Sesshomaru guy, huh? He your lover or something?" he demanded. She crawled backwards a little, but then stopped. "Why are you acting like this, Nanashi?" she asked. He continued glaring, but not as hostile as it had been before.
Shakily, Rin stood up and sneered at him. "Fine then, if you don't want me around, I won't be!" she yelled. With tears of rage burning in her eyes, she stormed towards the door, only to be stopped by Nanashi. With his firm grip on Rin's shoulders, there was no way should could get away.
"What do you want? If you wanted my money you could've taken it earlier! Do you want me for some kind of sex toy to carry out your sickening rituals on? Is that what you want me for?" she demanded. Nanashi said nothing. He just stared into her honey-brown eyes, and she stared into his molten gold ones. After a few moments of simply staring, Nanashi shook his head, although it was hard to tell he was making any movements. "No, Rin…I'm sorry if you thought that," he started, leaning his head closer towards her, "I'm sorry." As soon as he finished his sentence, he forcibly pressed his lips up against hers.
Rin struggled furiously for a few moments, her inner screams leaking out. But after a few moments, she stopped resisting and stroked the side of his face. As he felt this, he let go of her shoulders, giving her back the feeling of that portion of her arm, and wrapped the around her waist. As he did this, their gentle, innocent kiss turned deep and passionate. They took a few steps backward, as if they were falling very slowly, and hit the wall. They slid down the wall as one, their bodies still entwined, where they parted their kiss.
Rin gazed up into Nanashi's eyes for a moment, left completely speechless by the event that had just occurred. Then her rage returned. When this happened, she socked him in the face, hitting him right on the nose. He yelped out in pain and jumped backwards, still grasping his face. Rin watched with a smug and satisfied look on her face, until she saw a small trickle of blood running down to his lip. "I am so sorry," she said, trying her best not to fell so bad. "No, I deserved that," he said, wiping the small amount of blood from his face. "Well I'm still sorry," she said, inching closer as she spoke, "Let me make it up to you." With that, their lips met in a kiss.
Nanashi cradled her in his arms and drew her closer. This time, the kiss lasted a much shorter time period, and they parted once again, expressions of sheer ecstasy on their faces. As their rapid and random breath gained a certain composure, Rin collapsed in Nanashi's arms. He held her tightly, as if something was going to take her away from him. "Rin…why did you call me…by that name?" he asked.
She looked up at him, almost near tears. "Rin, what's wrong? Is it something I said?" he asked. She looked down before speaking. "He was…a demon lord. Sesshomaru-sama saved me from death…when I was but a child, although…he met a sad demise himself," she said. Nanashi soothingly stroked her hair.
"If I may ask, what happened?"
"It was…just how every day went…walking through the woods, looking for his hanyou brother so that he could get his enchanted blade…"
*Flashback*
A tall demon with long white hair walked in perfectly even strides through the woods, as a small girl in an orange-yellow kimono bounced around behind him, giggling slightly at the soaked toad demon who had fallen into a river only a short time ago. The demon lord, Sesshomaru, glanced back at the little girl and smiled a bit. He paid little mind to her as he walked, only giving a fleeting look every few minutes. That's when he heard something outside of their area, in the trees. He sniffed the air and smelt a familiar scent. "Higashi," he growled slightly, stopping in his tracks.
The girl and the toad followed suit. "Lord Sesshomaru what is it?" the toad asked. "Silence, Jaken," he commanded. Jaken did so and took a few steps back. Sesshomaru could hear and smell the rival demon lord drawing closer, but her could feel the small girl gripping his leg tightly. He looked down at her, and spoke softly, "Rin, go with Jaken and hide in the woods like you always do." She gripped his leg even tighter. She could tell that there was something definitely wrong. "Rin, now!"
With his harsh change of tone, Rin slowly and reluctantly followed his commands. She went back with the toad demon just as the new emissary appeared. He had thick, black hair, evil looking, dark green eyes, and an equally sinister looking grin. "So, Sesshomaru, going off and befriending miserable humans, just like your father, hm? Your intent is to make the poor girl your mate, isn't it? Well, I'll kill her, too," he said. Sesshomaru drew his sword Tokijin, and prepared for battle. Higashi pulled out his own sword. "Ah, yes. Meet my blade, Sesshomaru. Kuraitsume," he started, "Well, you could call it the blade that kills you!" With that, they each lunged forward at each other, and their blades clashed.
Jaken hid his eyes, but Rin continued watching as their swords met strike for strike. Higashi grinned evilly. "You wish too much to save that child. It will be your demise!" as he shouted, he slashed Sesshomaru's arm with his claws, getting blood on the sheath of his other blade, Tenseiga. While Sesshomaru was blinded by pain, Higashi slashed his belt, freeing the Tenseiga and letting it drop to the ground. Higashi picked it up and slid the bloody sword into his belt. "Now that I have my little souvenir, I can kill you," he growled. "Feh. It is as useless as a stick, Higashi. Go ahead and take it."
As Seeshomaru spoke, Higashi's green eyes became a swirling miasma. In a flash of green light, a giant, midnight black dog demon stood. He growled at the much younger taiyoukai as he stood.
"You must have forgotten, Higashi. Two can play at this game," he growled. Sesshomaru underwent the same transformation, only that his missing left arm was replaced by one of a dragon that he had killed earlier. Sesshomaru snapped at the other dog, and they lunged into combat once again.
In a very short amount of time, Sesshomaru's borrowed arm had been destroyed, and he was pinned to the ground. "Give up, Sesshomaru! There is no way that you can win!" the demon growled. Sesshomaru gave a deep growl before forcing Higashi off of him. The black dog glared at him. "How does he keep going like this?" he thought. Then it hit him. Rin. He was trying to protect Rin.
"Great Sesshomaru! I suppose that you, the mighty and heartless demon that you are, will not care if I slaughter the small child. For a moment, Sesshomaru panicked, but attacked in a blind rage when he moved towards the trees, only to be knocked back against the cliff, smashing some of the rock. As he fell to the ground, he reverted back to his humanoid form.
Higashi walked towards the struggling demon lord and smirked. "Didn't think an old demon like me could pack such a punch, did you, Sesshomaru-sama. Look at you now, sniveling on the ground like a human. You couldn't defeat your hanyou brother, what made you think that you could kill me?" he growled. "You…bastard," Sesshomaru hissed. "Now, now, Sesshomaru. Watch your tongue," Higashi said tauntingly. Sesshomaru shakily stood up, and Higashi grabbed him by the throat.
As Sesshomaru struggled for air, Higashi pinned him to the rock behind. "Idiot," he said, drawing his sword once again, "Now, without your useless blade, at least as you called it, you will die!" He laughed a little, and then drove the sword straight through Sesshomaru's torso. Higashi sheathed his sword and released Sesshomaru, letting him fall to the ground. "I shall take my leave," the demon said. He smirked, and soon was off into the woods.
*End Flashback*
A few silvery tears ran down Rin's cheeks. She buried her face in Nanashi's chest as she sobbed some more. "There was…nothing I…could do. He was only…trying to protect me, Nanashi. It was…all my fault," she cried. Nanashi gazed down at her with concern. "I'm sorry for bringing it up, Rin. I didn't mean to hurt you," he said. She looked up at him, her cheeks puffy and tearstained, and smiled a little, although the underlying sorrow was visible, and spoke, "You know, I never thought that I'd fall in love with you."