Im back people and today is my birthday! All I want is reviews from you and I'll be really happy! I got a lot of reviews asking if Rins predicament is the same as Sango's. We'll it sorta is but kinda different. For example Torumaru is still alive and doesn't have a jewel shard in his back. In later chapter it will make more sense. Enjoy!

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A Building Trust

Three whole days passed with their journey through the woods. Rin grew impatient; she urged for the feel of Kuragasa and Naraku's blood on her hands. Sesshoumaru, however, was calm and uninterested. He was eager to see what change there was in Inuyasha. How his half-demon blood smelled so much like that of a full-demon.

'Inuyasha, I would like to see with my own eyes, have you become a demon? If you have; how? You are just-,"

"Damnit toad!" Rin yelled as she swiped her sword at Jaken. "I know I smell bad but it's not like I have anything to wear other than this!" She swung and slashed and Jaken ran in fear.

"Stop! Stop! Lord Sesshoumaru!" Jaken ran in front of him breathing heavily from exhaustion.

Sesshoumaru turned and faced Rin. She sheathed her sword and crossed her arms. "What?! Are you going to yell at me too because I smell bad!" Rin was so frustrated she began to tear the remaining pieces of her broken samurai armor off. Once she finished that she untied the slash to her kimono and threw it to the ground. She picked her sword up from the ground and attempted to cut the tough demon skin that held tight to her body.

"What are you doing girl?" Sesshoumaru examined her face as she looked up.

She dropped her sword and looked him in the eye, "My smell doesn't bother you? What type of demon are you?" She cocked an eyebrow and looked him over.

Sesshoumaru merely smirked, "I am a dog-demon, I'm a Taiyoukai that holds the Western lands that were once claimed and ruled over by my powerful father. Now it is my turn to rule over his lands."

Rin smirked and bowed playfully, "Oh, high and mighty Lord Sesshoumaru, how I've been so disrespectful to you. How will you ever forgive me?" She said sarcastically. When she rose she laughed at the sight of Sesshoumaru's somewhat dumbfounded expression. This only made her laugh more she got over it and asked, "If you're a dog-demon, don't they have a strong sense of scent? If so, why haven't you said anything about it?"

Sesshoumaru turned and said, "It has bothered me, why do you think we have been walking through the woods? We're headed to a village to get you some new clothes. You reek of dead human." He then walked on hearing the growls of the girl behind him. He didn't know why but Rin reminded him of himself: brave, strong, confidant, and out for something. She was like a part of him that he had always known. He chuckled at the thought of this. He was a demon and she was a human. They are totally different.

Rin placed back on her kimono that smelled horribly and placed her swords sheath in the slash followed by her sword. She left her armor and walked silently behind him. 'That demon is different from the others. He actually took me in, a human for that matter. I wonder why he would even care about me. No one cares for me; I'm alone.' Rin looked hard into his back. 'Sesshoumaru, one day, when I'm stronger; I will fight you. Lets see who is stronger: The Human. The demon?' Rin chuckled and jumped over Sesshoumaru's head and landed in front of him. She walked to the side of him and looked at his sword that revived her. 'Tenseiga. What a mysterious sword. What is this?' She looked next to the Tenseiga and saw yet another sword. It was no different than an ordinary sword but it had the presence of evil in it. 'What could this swords power hold?' She felt herself being watched; she looked up and saw Sesshoumaru looking down at her. She flushed a little and looked away. She crossed her arms and looked back at him to see he was no longer looking at her. She looked at his emotionless face. 'A face like that must have been through many hardships, but who knows. I'll just figure this guy out sooner or later.'

Sesshoumaru knew she was looking at him again, 'what is the story with this girl? Why does she keep looking at me? If she does it again I'll teach her to show respect.' A clearing came ahead and a village showed beyond the hill they were on. Sesshoumaru looked at Rin and saw she was no longer looking at him but at the village. 'Now Rin, lets get you into something more fresher. You smell horrible. I have never smelled a human worse than her.' He smirked and walked on.

As they walked into the village, many villagers bowed in sight of Sesshoumaru. Rin looked at them and saw they weren't human they were demons. 'This guy is really something.' She smirked and then fumed with anger as a hand slapped her butt. She unsheathed her sword and held it at the demons throat. "You wanna try that again?" She growled. The demon shook in fear and ran away. "That's more like it. What a pig." She rolled her eyes and sheathed her sword. When she looked back Sesshoumaru was smirking at her and then shook his head as he turned. 'Impressed huh?' Rin smiled and walked on behind him.

"Jaken," Sesshoumaru called and the toad responded with a "yes master Sesshoumaru." "Take Rin to the tailor and get her some new clothes and a tune up on her sword."

Jaken grumbled and walked to the girl, "Lets go, human," for that he got a kick in the head. A burse formed on his head as he walked to the finest tailor in the village.

When they arrived at the tailor a beautiful youkai walked up to the all to familiar toad demon. "Jaken, what needs does Sesshoumaru have today?" Her face was so radiant even in her old age. She had long brown wavy hair that was tied into a low ponytail. She was about Sesshoumaru's height and wore a beautiful sparkling kimono.

Rin adored her beauty. Her eyes glistened as she looked at her features. When she saw the demon look at her she looked down. The face of the beautiful demon softened as she saw the pretty young girl standing before her. "Ah, I guess this young lady will be the women a design clothes for?" she lifted her chin and examined her face. "Sesshoumaru brought a true beauty today." She smiled at Rin and Rin blushed a little. She removed her hand from her chin and got a measuring tape and took her measures. "Okay, Jaken tell Sesshoumaru she will be ready in 2 hours and that it will be free for him for bringing such a beautiful girl to me."

"Fine, Rin!" Jaken looked up at the girl and held out his tiny hand. "Give me your sword, now!" Jaken waited and Rin hit him on the head with it as she handed it to him.

"Next time, you could say please," Rin watched as the little toad walked out the shop muttering words under his breath.

"Rin is it. I'm Aya and I will make you something beautiful to wear-,"

"I don't want anything too pretty because I'm a woman samurai and I'd hate to ruin your work." Rin cut her off.

Aya just smiled and clasped her hands together, "That's fine, I'll make you look strong and lovely all together." She led Rin to the back room were many spools of thread sat on millions of shelves. Rin didn't know there could be this much thread in one place. Aya placed her on a stool and took more measurements. As she did this she asked her a few questions, "Now, what is your favorite color?"

"I always liked dark green-,"

"Done! That's will be the color of your new kimono." Aya took her measurements and placed them at her sewing table. "Now, as I can see and smell you have been through a lot so I'll run a warm bath for you." She walked to a room and filled the tub with water. She lit the fire under the bath and heated the water. "You can clean up here and I'll work on your kimono. After you finish wait in the front and I'll have your kimono ready," she called from the room. She walked out and started to gather many spools of green.

Rin walked passed her and said, "Thank you, Aya." Aya looked back at her and smiled sweetly once more. When Rin walked into the room. She saw on a stool a robe in which she could wear after her bath. Rin disrobed and stepped into the warm water. The touch of the heat to her skin soothed her body completely. She sighed and sunk under the water so the feel could overcome every part of her. She surfaced and gasped in a big breath of air. "Ahhhhh, this is the vacation I needed." She leaned against the tub, closed her eyes and relaxed. 'Finally I wont smell like a dead dog anymore,' Rin laughed a little at what she just thought. Sesshoumaru was a dog and he didn't stink but it was still funny to her.

As she got out of the tub she noticed the scar on her back from the wound her possessed brother gave her. "Torumaru, why? Why won't you fight it?" She sighed and a single tear fell. She quickly wiped it away knowing that someone strong wouldn't cry. You had to be tough to survive. But still, she didn't forget the fact that her brother was being controlled. She had lost everyone and now she was with a demon; she didn't want to be with anyone. But she owed her life to him. She was determined, determined to kill Naraku and Kuragasa.

When she was wrapped up in her robe she walked out to the front of the shop and sat patiently. Images of her brother and her back when they were younger flashed through her mind.

*Flashback*

"Torumaru! Lets go!" A 13-year-old Rin called for her 10-year-old brother so they could go to the lake with their friends and swim. Torumaru rushed out the hut but tripped when he got to her. He cried in pain, as his knee was scraped and bleeding.

"Sister, it hurts!" he cried as she ran to his side.

"Torumaru, what have I told you about running so fast?" Rin reached for her bag around her waist and pulled out some crushed herbs. She smoothed them over his cut and wrapped it up with a bandage. "Now, be careful when you're running." She hugged her brother and pulled him up.

"Thanks sister. Rin?" He looked up at her. Rin looked down in her brother's eyes and smiled. "Will you always help me when I get hurt?"

Rin patted her brother's head and said, "I'm your sister. I will always protect you when I can."

Torumaru smiled with glee. He hugged her and held her hand as they walked together to the lake-

*Flashback ends*

Rin was disturbed by her thoughts when the man who groped her earlier walked in with a couple of guys. She just ignored them until the one who touched her walked next to her. "Hey girly, did you actually think I would run away and forget about what you did?" He crossed his arms and smirked.

Rin stood and placed her hands on her hips. "With a face like yours, I would think I should have been the one to run," She smirked back at him as his expression turned to anger.

"Why you!" he attempted to grab her but she jumped up in the air, "to slow!" she balled her fist ready to hit him when one of the other guys whipped her back. She yelled in pain as she felt the wound bleed. She fell to the ground and cringed, "bastard!"

The demon with the whip tied her to the wall with some veins from his weapon. The other demon that groped her walked up to her and punched her in the stomach. "You wench! Human scum like you shouldn't be able to talk to a demon, let alone attack him!" he slapped her face numerous times but Rin stayed strong. He grabbed her chin and looked at her battered face that held an angry expression. "You're a feisty beauty." He grabbed the slash that held together her robe.

"Ay-," the demon covered her mouth and untied the knot. She bit his hand and he punched her stomach again. She bended over in pain as he trailed his dirty finger down the middle of her chest. "Don't touch me you bastard!" His face expressed much pain as he yelled. He was lifted to the side as Rin made out a hand through his chest. She looked at the killers face and saw it was Sesshoumaru.

"She said not to touch her," Sesshoumaru dropped his lifeless corps and looked at Rin. He walked up to her and their faces were merely inches apart. "And I thought you were strong," he slashed the veins that held her and walked back and killed the rest of the demons that were with the one he just killed.

Rin closed her robe and growled behind him, "I am strong! Want an example!?" she charged at his back and with great speed he grabbed her by the throat again, "Not strong enough to hit me," he dropped her and she sat there growling.

"Now what is going on here?" Aya looked around her shop with an incredulous expression on her face. She walked up to Sesshoumaru until they were nose to nose. "I should charge you for this! Now I have to clean up another slaughter made by you!" She turned and sighed. She walked over the bodies and into the back room.

Sesshoumaru looked over at Rin on the ground. She was holding in her laughter as much as she could. He had just been told by a woman, and he didn't do a damn thing. 'She thinks that is funny, huh?'

Aya walked back to the front to see Rin getting up. "Awe, Rin, are you okay? It looks like you've been through hell?"

"Thanks to Sesshoumaru here, I would be in hell right now," She laughed a little and looked back at him, "Isn't this the 2nd time you saved me? I guess I need to get stronger so I won't have to have a bodyguard," Rin looked at his face as he scolded her. She shrugged her shoulders and turned back around.

Aya laughed a little and said, "lets get you in your kimono now."

As the two departed Sesshoumaru thought, 'I actually let that girl get away with talking to me like that?' He remembered her words, "I guess I need to get stronger so I wont have to have a bodyguard" that girl has some nerve to talk of me like that. I should have killed her there but I didn't. I guess I inherited some of your feelings towards humans father. But only now and why now?' He was drawn away from his thoughts when Rin walked out wearing her emerald kimono. It had a body of a dragon all around the cloth. The ends were a darker green with sakuras on them.

"What do you think Sesshoumaru?" Aya asked as she spun Rin around in circles.

"It will do," As he said this he walked out of the shop.

Rin put her hands on her hips and mimicked his words in a squeaky voice, "It will do," she heard Aya giggle. Rin turned and hugged her, "Thanks very much for the kimono. I'll try my best not to ruin it."

Aya smiled and said, "If it does get ruined, come back and I'll make you another. I think you're the loveliest customers I've had. Take care and watch out for Sesshoumaru. Watch what you say or he might kill you."

Rin thought about this as she walked behind him. 'Why didn't you kill me when I said you were a bodyguard for me?' She walked up in front of him and asked, "Why did you save me today at the shop?" She crossed her arms and waited for his answer. She looked into his golden orbs and seemed to freeze.

"I did say I would help you with your revenge, how can you carry it out if you're dead?" He walked passed her and said, "You should become stronger; this demon won't protect you forever."

Rin stood there frozen, "So he actually cares," she turned and stared at his back. A smile crossed her face and she seemed to relax. 'I guess I can trust you more than I thought.'

While walking into the forest Rin retrieved her sword and tested it. The blade was 50X sharper than what she had before. She took down a tree with one swipe and it made a smooth cut.

"Thanks Sesshoumaru, I appreciate what you're doing," she smiled softer than she had ever done in a long time. She caught herself smiling like this and she blushed.

"Don't thank me," they walked on with a new bond than before. A somewhat of a friendship.

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Phew, my fingers are tired. I made this chapter really long for you people. This is something for you so u can review this chappy for me! I love reviews and keep 'em commin. I hope u all liked it! I should be updating by next week. REVIREW PLZ!

Sessy: Why did u say I inherited feelings for humans from my father? I have not.

ME: Oh, get over it! I think imma bout to die. *runs for life* I talked back to sessy!