As Kaori sped through the forest, dodging the trees and other natural barriers, Rin was pounding on his back with her fist and was trying to struggle out of his grip.

"Let me go you jerk!" she yelled.

Kaori stopped in his tracks and dropped Rin to the ground with an unceremonious thud. She rubbed her lower back and cringed. She then glared up at her kidnapper and quickly stood up, still giving him an icy glare that was throwing daggers at him. He would've died a thousand times over with the look he was receiving from Rin. Kaori just grinned smugly and had his arms crossed around his chest. The wind was playing with his long black hair that hung loosely. His dark blue pants ruffled with the breeze and his white shirt was open at the chest. He looks…quite cute like that---hold on Rin! What are you thinking? This guy wants to kill you because Lord Sesshomaru killed his older brother five years ago! You can't possibly be falling for this…this…creepRin mentally hit herself to make her see the reality of the situation, but none the less, she still kept her cold stare on him.

Kaori started to slowly walk up to her. Rin was beginning to get frightened and cowered back. She cringed away, afraid of what he was going to do to her. She clenched her eyes shut and turned her face away as she leaned back on her hands, trying to widen the gab between the two. He crouched down in front of her and pushed his hand out towards Rin. This made her flinch away more and shivers started to run up and down her spine.

Oh God, please do not let him kill me, she pleaded to herself.

Suddenly she felt his hand on the base of her neck and it was gone again. She was bewildered of what he was doing, and had finally opened her eyes and turned to him. She saw the blood on his fingers that he was analyzing and then he turned and was ripping part of his huge sleeves.

"Wha-What are you doing?" Rin asked with a slight quiver.

He finally ripped off a piece and was placing around her neck. Rin flinched back and covered her neck. She felt a slight wetness. It was thick and running down her neck. She brought her hand to her neck and saw the crimson blood. Oh no! I am bleeding! Rin started to panic and Kaori firmly held her hands and looked at her. She looked back at him and noticed he was not being stern with her. He eyes were showing concern which confused Rin of why he was.

"Don't move away. You're bleeding from the cut. I need to wrap it," Kaori said with deep concern in his voice as well ad it still showing in his very blue eyes. Rin started to slightly melt when he watched her. She nodded her head meekly and he finished wrapping her cut on her neck. Her shivering had subsided.

Why is he being so…gentle and nice now? Just earlier he wanted me dead? She asked herself.

Kaori stood back up and walked back, sensing that Rin was not very comfortable with such close proximity. Rin gingerly felt the wrapping around her neck, staying in her own daze. She was very confused by his actions and was struggling with her thoughts and feelings of how she should think of him. He was a pompous jerk earlier and now…now he seemed so sweet and gentle, and genuinely concerned for her safety. Why the change of behavior?

Very briefly though as she sat there, she heard something said under Kaori's breath. She looked up at him, "What did you say?"

He looked down at her and said nothing. He looked so sad, it was breaking Rin's heart. Kaori finally looked at her.

"I'm sorry," he said quietly.

Rin blinked in amazement. Were her ears deceiving her, or did he just apologize to her?

"Uhh….it's ok," she lamely said. She was speechless. She had no idea what to think then.

Rin stood up and wiped the dust off her kimono. She walked up closer to Kaori while he has his back slightly turned to her. "You know, it sounds and looks that you are actually sorry…but…" she struggled, "my father will not be pleased at all. You will be dead if he finds us."

It was silent for a few moments as they both stood their in the clearing.

Finally Kaori spoke up, "Why do you insist on calling him your father when he is not even human, nor even close to your kin?" She knew he was referring to Lord Sesshomaru.

She nervously rung her hands together a little and explained, "Lord Sesshomaru has cared for me since I was very young, when I had no family. I was very much an orphan and he took me in. He even resurrected me when I was viciously attacked by the wolves.

"He and Master Jaken are the closest people I have for my kin. They looked after me, made sure I was cared for. It is only right if he is given the title of father, since he acts as one to me."

Kaori spun around. He did not look please with her response. "How the hell can you call him that affectionately? He is a cold blooded killer and cares for no one but himself and only helps demons or people if it is for his own gain! I have heard of what he was like, especially with my father. That bastard almost killed my father a few times. Luckily my mother Kagome was there to help him get well or neither I nor my father will be here today."

Rin could not believe what he was saying. He obviously had not seen Sesshomaru and how he has been for the past decade with Rin in his life.

"You have no idea what you are talking about you-you half-demon! Lord Sesshomaru is not a cold blooded killer. Sure he had shed his own amount of blood in his past, but you have not even seen all of his sides; only the one which is vicious and cruel which was years ago. He has changed quite a bit and your are judging him unjustly for events in the past. The past is the past. You can't change it!" Rin yelled at him red-faced and furious that he uttered such words.

Her last remark left a deep cut in him. She was right after all; whatever happened in the past could not be changed, not even in the future.