Day One..

Rain beat heavily on the stone of their balcony as Sesshoumaru laid Rin down on the bed. He did not know if putting her in their room was a good idea, but the youkai needed to be near the human. Needed feel Rin's heart to show that she was real.

Sesshoumaru wiped the raindrops from Rin's face, [I will never let you leave me Rin.] He climbed into bed with his mate pulling her body close to his.

Hours later Rin awoke to find the warmth that had enclosed her had left. Pulling at the sheets to warm her freezing frame, Rin was entangled so bad that when she gave a great tug. A huge crash came when she landed on the hard wood floor. She looked at her surroundings, [I have been here before.] A light breeze came into the room; it brought a familiar smell to her elf- shaped nose. [Vanilla and freshness, I know that smell, but who is it from?] A vision of a man formed in her mind. Tall, amber eyes, hairs like ribbons of silver flowing around him, and he held what looked like a tail.

The door flew open behind her, "What happened in here?" Sesshoumaru stared down at the young girl on the floor.

"I was caught in the sheets, Sir, and I could not get out so I tried to pull myself free and."

[Sir.] Sesshoumaru's heart sank.

"I'm sorry Sir. I did not mean to disturb you."

"Rin if you are fully rested now, perhaps you would enjoy having something to eat." Sesshoumaru walked over and helped Rin off the floor.

"Thank you," she smiled with gratitude, though somewhat puzzled that he knew who she was, but she did not know him.

As they walked down the hall, Rin thanked Lord Sesshoumaru for giving her a place to stay. It was then confirmed that Rin did not have a clue, who he was or that they were ever together. Sesshoumaru would now have to work hard if he wanted Rin's memories of him, of them, back for good.

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Rin sat kitty-corner from Lord Sesshoumaru. "Excuse me" she said, her voice was meek.

The demon lord tried to make eye contact with Rin, but her auburn hair was covering her face.

"I know that it is a bit late for introductions, but who are you?"

"I am Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands."

Rin shook her head at the words, the same image of the man flashed in her mind. [Sesshoumaru? I know that name. I have said that name.] The smell came back to her, but this time so did a flash back.

"Rin are you ok?" Sesshoumaru almost grabbed her hand, but stopped himself.

[Sesshomaru's handsome face inches from hers lips coming closer, becoming embarrassed and feeling awkward she placed her head on his chest, his hands making circles on her lower back.] Rin could feel the warmth of his hands just by the thought.

Shaking her head, Rin tried to focus on the images flashing through her.

"Rin are you ok?" this time he touched her hand, but gently.

The words "Trust me." echoed in Rin's mind as a flash of Sesshoumaru's naked body was on top of hers. She quickly pulled away from him. "Excuse me." Bolting towards the door Rin made it out to an elaborate garden where she did not stop. Rin had no idea where she was headed, but knowing that she could be around that man gave her enough reason not to look back.

She finally came to the walls of the castle, [I have to find a way out I cannot stay here. Just looking at that man makes me.] Rin's chest constricted and her heart pounded.

Making it around the castle's defenses, the rain started to fall again. Rin's white kimono was slick, sticking to her form, and was beginning to slow her down.

She made it to a hill, where she saw gray, threatening skies meeting blue. Rin chased the blue the sky wanting to get out of the rain. Half way down the hill, the young girl's kimono had grass stains where it made contact with the earth. Severe pain rushing to her ankle, "Damn it." She tried to get up but made a poor attempt.

"Let me help you." water droplets fell from Sesshoumaru's silvery-white mane, nose, and jaw.

She gripped the slick grass trying to move away from the youkai, "Get away from me!"

Getting down on one knee, the demon lord felt for any breaks in the bone. Rin yanked her ankle away, but Sesshoumaru's hold tightened making the girl yelp in pain.

He felt again for any breaks, "The bone is not broken, but you will not be able to walk back please let me help you."

"I don't need you!"

A low growl rumbled from the demon's throat, "Do not defy me Rin."

"How dare you speak to me as if I were yours. As if you owned me." without warning between Rin's shoulder and neck there was a pulse. She turned her head and closed her eyes, other flash back.

[Sesshoumaru picked her up and placed her in front of a mirror. He took hold of the collar on her kimono and pulled it down, exposing her shoulder.

"Do you see that mark?" he voice was cold.]

Rin turned back and looked at Lord Sesshoumaru, again the girl protested by backing up, but was defeated. Feeling his arms go underneath her. Rin placed her arms around his neck only to get her hands tangled in his locks of silver. "Don't think that I am letting you help me."

Sesshoumaru turned back to the direction of the castle, then felt Rin place her forehead on his broad shoulder.

"Thank you," feeling childish and tired, Rin had given up. Closing her eyes, Rin saw something from before.

[ Sesshoumaru stood in front her, "What are you doing out here?" Rin saw herself turn away, "Answer me!" The demon then threw her over his shoulder]. Memories from the past, Rin thought, but how did she know him?

Sesshoumaru tried hard not the wake her as he went up the stairs and into their room. He laid Rin's soaked body on the bed, "Lord Sesshoumaru ."

"Rin what is it?" he leaned close to her.

"I'm sorry I ran away. I did not mean to scare you."

He smoothed back her wet hair, "Rin, you did scare me by doing that. How could I live with out you?" he touched her cheek and started to lean closer, but stopped himself. "Goodnight Rin." Lord Sesshoumaru closed the door behind him.

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As the demon lord closed the door his little servant was strolling by, "Jaken, I am leaving. I need you to take care of Rin, but be careful with her she doesn't remember us or this place. I need you to make sure that she does not get herself into trouble do you understand?"

"Yes, My Lord, I know that you want Lady Rin to remember this house and you."

"Thank you, Jaken."

"Of course My Lord; Lord Sesshoumaru may I ask where you are going?"

"I am going back to the old woman who saved Rin to see if I can find out more."

"Yes, My Lord."

Sesshoumaru walked down the stairs and left, leaving Jaken to take care of the young girl. "I will help Rin regain her memory to please Lord Sesshoumaru.," the little toad thought to himself feeling very proud of the idea.

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[Oh, Lord Sesshoumaru how do we know each other? Why am I having these visions of you that only a wife would have? I have to find out more about this place.] Rin walked around the room.

Across to the room there was a closet, Rin tiptoed over and opened the doors. There hung the most beautiful kimono she had ever laid eyes on; white with embroidered flowers, cherry blossoms to be exact, white and sliver beads tracing everything. She slid off her soaked and torn kimono and gingerly she took the other off the hook. Wrapping it around her small frame, she was surprised it fix like a glove. It complemented her very curve; it seemed as if the kimono was made just for her. She twirled in the gown as she danced about in it a wonderful smell hit her nose. It was the scent as that morning, fresh and vanilla. The young girl walked around trying to place it, but soon found it was her or more like the kimono that was giving off the aroma.

[This morning before Lord Sesshoumaru walked in it smelled like that. Perhaps he is the one giving off the amazing smell, but why would the kimono have the same. Oh no, what if it was his wife's and now I am prancing around in it, but I have not seen a women around. Oh, goodness and what if she is dead!] Rin started to take off the robe when someone walked in.

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"I need to know more about Rin's condition."

"Yes, My Lord what it is you would like to know?" the old woman smiled making her wrinkles deeper.

"I need to know how I am to make her start remembering."

"Well it cannot be forced on her. Lady Rin must learn everything for herself."

"Forced?" he sipped his sake.

"Yes, forced. Say that Lady Rin was told about her life before; it could hurt her memory making her forget everything. See Lady Rin does not have the memories with you because you are, or were her mate. However, the way that Lady Rin was hit she may have some of her memory of you and her. Though, if she was ever told about them then it would shatter what was left."

"So, I am to re-teach Rin?"

"Yes, but carefully. Sometimes the littlest things could set her back or take away everything."

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"Oh good, Lady Rin, you are awake" a small toad looking creature approached her.

"Have we met?"

"I am Jaken, Lord Sesshoumaru's humble servant." he bowed on cue.

"Oh how nice to meet you, Jaken."

"Yes, Lord Sesshoumaru told me about your lost memory and I am here to help."

"My lost memory?" Rin looked at him puzzled.

"Follow me, Lady Rin, I will show you your room." he gave a wink, "Lets see if that will help." he then stepped out of the room.

Rin did as she was asked.

The room was just as beautiful as the rest of the house, "This was my room?" It looked bare.

"This is where you lived until you and Lord Sesshoumaru well. you know." his smile soon became a puzzled look, "Well I guess you wouldn't, but that is why we are here." The toad kept walking around the room.

"Wow this place is wonderful. Why don't I still live here Jaken?"

"Because. I really don't know why. One day Lord Sesshoumaru had all of your stuff moved." he kept looking at the girl's old room.

Suddenly an old memory hit Rin.

["I have a request."

"Oh really and what does that entail?"

"You are to move into my bed chambers."]

[In the flash back, I am bitter towards him, but why?] Rin thought.

"How do Lord Sesshoumaru and I know each other?"

"What," Jaken turned towards the girl now sitting on the canopy bed, "Oh you and Lord Sesshoumaru, well you two have known each other for 13 years."

"We have? Then why don't I remember much of him? Wouldn't I remember the most if we new each other for so long?"

"Yes, but you see.." Jaken stopped and looked around, listening for something, "Oh, Lady Rin, I must leave I believe the master is home."

"Oh, okay, Jaken. It was nice talking to you."

"You too, Lady Rin." he bowed and left Rin to her old forgotten room.

She ran her fingers over the nightstand next to her bed, "Why don't I remember Lord Sesshoumaru?" Rin hung her head trying to think of a place of where they would have met or how she would have gotten there. Looking down at the hard wood floor, she noticed a sheet of paper that creases in three sections. "What's this, a note?" Picking it up she began to read:

~Dear Rin.

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"Oh Lord Sesshoumaru you are home, what did the old woman tell you anything good?" the toad stood with a stupid grin plastered on his face.

"No, where is Rin?"

"I am sorry to here that My Lord, Lady Rin is in her chambers I thought that if she were to be in familiar surroundings she would start to remember you."

"What?" Sesshoumaru clenched his fists.

"Don't worry My Lord, Rin is safe in her room."

The demon jumped onto to banister and ran down the hallway to Rin.

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~Dear Rin,

I know that you refuse to listen to me, but you need to know how I feel. I know you never want to see me again and I respect that.

The day I told you to meet me in the garden I was going to tell you that I wanted you to be my mate. That I am in love with you, however I looked out my window from my study and saw you and that boy hugging and kissing. I thought you could not cause me pain, but you did. I did not know what to do, I knew at the time was you had picked someone else to make you happy. I never wanted Kay she was just there and when she was, I was thinking of you. The only reason I ever let her in was I thought I lost you to that youkai. I did not want to feel that pain anymore and granted that was a brainless way of dealing with it hope you can understand that.

I will always regret doing that, but I know that I will never regret kissing you that day in the garden. I never thought I you would have me, however after that moment I knew I never wanted to let you go. When you asked me to stay the night with you, I do not regret that either. I did not sleep that night, all I could think about was you. Even though you ever right in front of me I did want to close my eyes and wake up to find it all to be a dream. Rin, I know that you will not believe me, but to know that you read this will make me just as happy as if I were to tell you. You were the one thing I ever wanted and I always loved you.

Sesshoumaru

P.S.

I did not make love to Kay. ~

Rin began to shake, "What in seven hells is going on? Were Sesshoumaru and I in love?"

Suddenly her bedroom door flung open, Sesshoumaru walked over and grabbed the note out her hands. "Leave."

"Why did you write that letter?"

"What?" he looked down to see what she had read, "Dear Rin," [Damn it!]

"What is going on?"

"It's nothing you need to worry about just leave please."

Rin stood her ground and did not dare even breathe.

"I told you to get out, this is none of your concern and this," he crumbled up the letter, "you should forget about."

"I need to know! I have these visions of us, of you and it is killing me! Who am I to you? How do we know each other?"

"Rin please stop."

"No, I need to know why I am seeing the things I see. I am having visions that only a lover would see of you, Sesshoumaru. I don't understand please just tell me. How do we know we each other?" she grabbed his hand.

"It is not important right now."

Anger took over Rin, "It's important to me!" she took the nearest object and hurled at a wall. "I have every right to know what is going on in my mind! You know and you will tell me! I need to know!" her heart pounded in her chest; "I need to know." she collapsed to the floor. She looked up at him tears streaming down her face. "Please Sesshoumaru tell me were we ever in love?"

A/N: YAY!! I got an idea so now I will finish and no more saying that I will quit. I know you all hate it and I'm sorry, but sometimes I just think that you guys don't like it and that perhaps I should not waste my time. Thx again! Review! Review!! ^.^

Many more chapters to come!! ^.^