Chances Not Worth Losing
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Inuyasha.
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A week had passed for the downright miserable Sesshomaru and Rin. Sesshomaru had hardly done anything all week. He felt like he couldn't go on living without Rin. She was his whole world, and now she was out of his reach. Kathy had stopped by every day to check on him. For her to say that he looked miserable was an understatement. He didn't seem to move from his bed, except to maybe use the bathroom and get something to drink. His hair was a mess, he hadn't eaten in quite some time, and he badly needed a shower.
She finally convinced him to take a shower, and in the meantime she fixed him breakfast. It was almost like trying to feed a toddler. "I stopped by and saw Rin." He looked up at her with curious eyes. "She's not doing well either. She called in sick every day since. She has spent most of that time crying. I can't understand why the both of you called things off when you are so miserable being apart."
"Didn't she tell you why?"
"No."
"It's because she thinks that she's come between my mother and I."
"Hasn't she technically?"
"That was just the final straw. My mother and I have had a strained relationship almost all of my life. We'll never be close like Rin thinks we can."
"Haven't you told her that?"
"Yes, but she still thinks that things can improve somewhat now that she's out of the picture. It's absurd thinking, but she's such a compassionate person…" his voice trailed off.
"You need to show her that."
"I wish I knew how to."
"If you don't do it soon, both of you will waste away. I can't watch after the both of you all the time."
"I know, but I thank you for helping me right now."
"That's what you pay me for," she joked. It did little to lift his spirits.
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Later that morning Sesshomaru's moping was interrupted by his mother. She stood over him as he lay in bed. "Kathy told me that you were acting like a child."
"Mother, I am not in the mood."
"I understand that Rin has broken your heart."
"She did it in hopes that we would mend our relationship. I don't see how that can ever happen."
"You dare waste your life away over the loss of a human?"
Immediately Sesshomaru was on his feet and in his mother's face. "Rin is my life, and without her, I don't want to live."
"You are to be Governor in January and you can mate with any demon woman of your choosing, yet you weep over that pathetic creature."
"Why do you think it would be better for me to mate with a demon? She would just be using me for my looks, my strength, my money, and my power. Most demon women don't pick mates for love. I want a woman who will love me back. Why can't you understand that and be happy for me? For us?"
"I will never allow any son of mine to love a lowly creature like that!" In a flash she was gone. He knew exactly where she was headed and hoped that he could get there in time.
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Across town Rin sat in her front window and stared out into space. Her mind was long gone until a body crashed through the window throwing her to the floor. She couldn't react quickly enough because the strange being was crushing her against the floor. "You have ruined Sesshomaru's life," it said to her. The voice was that of his mother, but Rin couldn't see her since her vision was becoming blurry from lack of oxygen. "He finally becomes Governor and now he can't bring himself to do anything besides sitting around and weeping over you."
"I did it because I wanted you and he to repair your relationship."
"I don't care why you did it, but frankly, I am glad that you did. Once he finds out that you are dead, he can move on."
"Do whatever it takes to make him happy. My life is in your hands because I want nothing more than his happiness." Rin was sure any second would be her last, but the weight of Sesshomaru's mother's body no longer held her down. Her eyes took a few seconds to adjust to everything in the room.
Sesshomaru stood there growling at his mother, who was struggling in his tight grasp that he had around her neck. "I should kill you right now."
"No!" Rin yelled at him. Just then the story of his father's death played out in her mind. "Don't kill her, but don't let her loose. I'll call the police." He kept his eyes on his mother as he nodded to Rin. Only minutes after the call the police rushed through her front door. There was a short struggle as they gained control of the demon woman's claws.
Sesshomaru and Rin stood there staring at each other once they were left alone. "Rin, I…" he started but was cut off when she hugged him.
"I came as soon as I heard." He looked up at the door to see Kathy standing there. He nodded to her before carrying Rin to the car.
The police station was bustling with people and officers. They were taken to the office of the chief of police. "If Rin wishes to, she may press charges. If she doesn't, then we have to let Mrs. Takahashi go."
"Can we talk to her?" Sesshomaru asked.
"If that is what you wish. Please follow me." They followed him into an interrogation room. His mother sat at a table handcuffed to the chair for Rin's protection. "You can have as much time talking to her as you wish."
"Thanks." All but one officer left. "Mother, I can't let you go if you will continue being a threat to Rin's safety."
"That thing doesn't deserve to live!"
"I'll decide if she deserves to live or not. I can't believe that Dad even mated with you! It's no surprise to me why it is that he left you."
"Sesshomaru," Rin whispered. He turned to look at her, his eyes immediately softening. "Why did you father leave?"
"He couldn't stand living with my mother anymore. Isn't that right, Mother?"
"I was better off without him."
"Then why are you so bitter towards humans?"
She stared off in silence as Sesshomaru smiled in confidence knowing that he had won this fight. Finally she answered, "She controlled him with an iron fist. Because of her greed, she cut me off from any and all of the money that we both brought into our mating. That bastard knew she didn't love him from the start; they never bonded."
This was a total shock to Sesshomaru. He had always thought his father and Izayoi had bonded. She had died on the same day. "The demon killed her after he killed Father?"
"Yes. I was there."
This just changed everything. "Mother, that was Izayoi though. Rin is different. At least get to know her before making any assumptions."
"She's human, and that's all I need to make my assumptions."
"But if we bonded, would you then take our love seriously?" Rin asked.
"No. I refuse to allow you to bring half breeds into this world. I killed that vile half breed of your father and his wench, and I will do the same to yours."
Sesshomaru turned around abruptly and left with Rin following behind him. Kathy was watching the whole conversation. "So, what are you going to do, Rin?"
"She's always going to be after me if I'm with Sesshomaru or not until Sesshomaru mates with a demon."
"Is that what you want for me to do?" he asked her. Kathy couldn't tell, but Rin could heard the sorrow in his voice.
"I don't want to get between you and your mother, but I don't want you to be miserable forever."
"I'll only be miserable if you leave me." He took Rin's hands in his. "My mother only wants what's best for her reputation even if my current reputation is better than hers. She'll always want me to be miserable as if my misery will make hers less."
"Can we talk in private," Rin asked looking around.
They went to the police captain and asked if they could use his office to discuss what action they would take. Once in his office they stood some distance away from each other. "Why do you want to be alone?" Sesshomaru asked her curiously.
"Sesshomaru, your mother told me that she was going to kill me because my not being with you was making you miserable. Is that true? Were you just as miserable without me just as I was without you?"
He closed the distance between them and they held each other tightly. She rested her head against his chest and listened to the frantic beating of his heart. "I couldn't do anything without you. You are the only thing worth living for. I could care less if I had a great relationship with my mother, if I won every election I ran in, if I had all the popularity and money in the world. All I want is you. I love you, Rin. I have since college, but it wasn't until recently that I understood what it all meant."
"I love you too, Sesshomaru, ever since college. I was so miserable this past week thinking that I had possibly broken your heart and thrown away any chances we could have had, but I also couldn't have you regretting the distance in your relationship with your mother."
"I know that's why you did it. You are just that kind of a compassionate woman, and that's one of the things I love about you. But trust me when I say that I don't want to attempt to repair any sort of relationship with my mother unless you are with me…forever." He leaned away from her until he could get down on one knee. Rin looked at him astonished and confused. He took both of her hands in his and asked, "Rin, will you stay with me forever as my mate and my wife?"
Rin was speechless, so she leaned into him and hugged his face close to her stomach. When she was finally able to collect her words she said, "Yes! I love you." He pulled out the ring that he had left in his pockets all week and put it on her left ring finger. While she gazed in awe at the ring he stood up again and watched as her eyes sparkled. The ring was a simple solitaire that was not too small but not large, and the band was of gold. It was the perfect ring for her. "It's beautiful!" she exclaimed.
"Not as beautiful as you," he whispered in her ear. "Look inside the band." She took it off and looked at the engraving of the word Eternal. "Your wedding ring will have the other word to complete the phrase, and my wedding ring will both engraved in it."
"What is the second word?"
"Love, of course."
"Of course." She put the ring on again and hugged him again. They stood like that for awhile before Rin looked up at him. Their eyes locked on each other as their faces came closer.
Just then they were again interrupted by Kathy. "Sorry to disturb you, but the media has gotten word of the incident. They are wanting a press conference outside once you decide what to do."
Sesshomaru sighed and told her, "Give us a couple more minutes, please."
"Sure. Again, sorry." She shut the door and Rin started giggling.
"What's so funny?"
"She always interrupts us when we are about to kiss."
"I guess you'll just owe me a couple of kisses when we can get away from her."
"That I can do," she said sheepishly.
He looked at her for a moment before inquiring, "What do you want to do about my mother?"
"Let her go."
"Let her go? She nearly killed you, she will try to again, and she will try to kill our pups."
"I know, but I have you to protect me. When you're at work, I will have the State Police. Besides, we shouldn't repay evil with evil. Instead of acting at her level, we should show her kindness. Maybe that will have some effect on her sometime."
"It's not likely. I do like playing the role of the knight in shining armor though."
"I enjoy it also."
They walked out of the office to join Kathy in the lobby. "Have you decided?" she asked anxiously.
Rin was the one who answered her, "We are going to drop the charges."
The police officer that was standing there asked them to fill out the paperwork. While Rin was doing that, Kathy had a conversation with Sesshomaru. "Why are you letting her go?"
"Rin thinks that it would be insult to injury."
"Does she realize that she is in danger with your mother roaming the streets?"
"She will be safe. I will protect her, and when I can't be with her, the State Police will do so."
"You just can't order around the State Police to protect anyone. They can only be of service to you and your family."
"I know. Rin will be my family soon. Look at her left hand."
Kathy walked up to Rin and looked at the ring on Rin's left hand. "Oh my gosh," she practically screamed while taking control of Rin's hand. "When did this happen?"
"Just before you interrupted us," Rin informed her as she took her hand back. "Sesshomaru, do you mind if I call and tell Sango and Miroku before the press conference." He nodded his head, and she pulled out her cell phone.
"Hello," Miroku answered the phone.
"Miroku, can you please also get Sango on the phone?"
"Sure."
He returned a minute later while Sango got on the other phone. "We're both listening," Sango said.
"Good, because I have great news!"
"What?" they asked in unison.
"I'm getting married and mated soon!"
Sango squealed in delight hurting both Rin's and Miroku's ears. "I didn't know that you and Sesshomaru were back together," Miroku proclaimed.
"We just got back together after his mother tried to kill me and he saved me. We talked things over and realized that we were both completely miserable without each other and can't be happy if we try to make his mother happy. Then we confessed to each other than we've both been in love with each other since college! Then he asked me to marry him and become his mate!" In intensity in her voice rose as she talked.
Sango was reeling in the excitement and romanticism of it all. "Can we come to the wedding?"
"Of course! It'll be small, but I couldn't get married without you being there. Bring the kids also."
"If that's what you want," Miroku warned her.
"It is. By the way, if you turn on the TV soon you'll see the press conference about the whole incident."
"Okay, we'll watch it," promised Sango. "By the way, congratulations to you and Sesshomaru."
"Thanks. I'll talk to you later."
"Ok. Bye."
"Bye."
Sesshomaru held her hand as they watched his mother walk past them and out of the station. She did not say a word, and Rin was glad for that. They followed shortly after to find the media waiting impatiently for them. Sesshomaru held up his free hand to quiet them. There were several microphones shoved in his face as he started speaking, "This morning my mother crashed through Rin's window and tried to kill her. If I hadn't gotten there in time, Rin would have died. We had the police take her into custody until we could decide to press charges or not. After much discussion…" At that moment he looked at Rin for a few seconds and then back at the crowd. "…Rin and I have decided to drop the charges."
Reporters at once started asking questions, but Kathy tried to keep as much order as possible. Kathy would allow one reporter at a time to ask questions. The first reporter asked, "There were rumors that you and Rin had called off your courting. Were those rumors true?"
"Yes, they were. Rin thought it would be best if we did that in hopes that I could repair my relationship with my mother. Unfortunately that can not happen if Rin is to ever be a part of my life, and that is why my mother tried to kill Rin this morning."
"Why did you decide to drop the charges?" another reporter asked.
"We didn't want to lower ourselves to her level."
"Isn't that dangerous for Rin?" was the next question.
"I will make sure she stays safe."
Then of course the next question had to be, "Are you courting again?"
"Yes. Earlier today Rin agreed to be my mate and to marry me."
"When will the wedding be?"
"We don't know yet."
"Will you inform the people of Illinois when you are married?"
"I definitely will do that. Now, if you'll excuse us, we have had a long day and wish to get some rest." They were several questions thrown out, but Sesshomaru ignored them. He and Rin got into his car and drove off with the help of the police clearing the way.
They finish cleaning the glass from the floor when they got to her home. The police had earlier helped her in boarding up the window. It would be expensive to fix that window, and she would have to get it done before selling the house. "Let me help you pay for the window," Sesshomaru offered as if he were reading her mind.
"No, I can't do that to you."
"Nonsense, it's our money anyway. I just have more than you do right now before we open a joint checking account."
"Oh, right. I forgot about that." She pulled out a garbage can and started picking up some of the larger pieces of glass before trying to vacuum up the smaller pieces while Sesshomaru called a hardware store and arranged for them to come out and look at the window. Rin wasn't paying enough attention to what she was doing and picked up a piece wrong. Immediately she dropped it and rushed into the bathroom to wash her finger. Sesshomaru followed after her when the scent of blood hit his nose. "I cut myself," she told him even though he could clearly see it.
He took her fingers and licked it until it stopped bleeding. Her coppery blood tasted sweet to him and her skin was salty as her palms sweat. He looked up to find Rin enjoying the feel of his tongue as it healed her finger. When he stopped she opened her eyes and looked into his eyes. Slowly he lowered her arms to move closer to her. They were about to kiss again when the phone interrupted them again. "We're never going share our kiss."
"Probably not." She left him to answer the phone. "Hello."
"Hello, this is Fix 'n Stuff note: my best friend came up with that name. We are going to be able to send someone to look at your window right away."
"Thanks. I wasn't expecting you to come out so quickly."
"Anything for the Rin Ito."
"No, please don't do that because I'm famous."
"Hey, it'll actually help us out. If people see that you are one of our customers, they'll think of us when they need something. We should be thanking you."
"No, don't bother. I just need a window repaired, and I've been going there for years."
"Well, thank you anyway. One of our guys should be there in a few minutes."
"Okay. Thank you again."
"No, thank you." With that they both hung up.
"They said that they will have a guy out here in a couple of minutes."
"That's pretty fast. I take it that they're doing so because they figured out who you were?"
"Yep. I hate taking away from other people just because I'm semi-famous."
"You'll just have to get used to it now."
Rin sighed aloud before a van pulled into the driveway. At the first knock the door opened to reveal a human boy hardly in his 20's. "I was sent to look at your window."
"Yeah. It's the front window."
"Do you mind if I look at it from inside?"
"Oh, yeah. Sorry," she apologized as she got out of his way so that he could enter her house. The boy froze at the sight of Sesshomaru standing in the middle of the living room. "Oh, wow! I get to meet you too!" the boy exclaimed extending his hand out to Sesshomaru. "My name's Jeff. I voted for you."
"Thanks," Sesshomaru said shaking Jeff's hand. "Rin, I'm going to use your phone."
"Sure. You can use the one in my bedroom." He left Rin alone with Jeff.
"It's a total honor to meet both of you. You're like a celebrity couple."
"We are?" Rin asked furrowing her eyebrows.
"Yeah. Congratulations on your engagement, by the way."
"We just announced it this afternoon."
"I know. A friend of mine works for Senator Riberdy, and they always have the news on. When she heard about the press conference and stuff, she called me up and told me everything."
"Huh. I never thought politicians were of celebrity status."
"They normally aren't. Politics is pretty boring, but I have to say that Sesshomaru is the first politician that gets you excited about the voting. It also helps when he's a demon courting a human and the son of a former president."
"Huh?"
Sesshomaru returned from making a call to Sango and Miroku and pulled her into the kitchen. "I've arranged for you to stay at Sango and Miroku's until we get married. We can move your things into my house in the meantime, and hopefully we can sell your house soon."
"Wait. What? Why am I staying at Sango's?"
"I'm not leaving you alone here with my mother still out there."
"Can't we get someone to watch over the house?"
"I don't feel as safe doing that. If you're at Sango's, at least you'll be living with two State Police officers and next door to me."
"I don't feel right staying there for however many months. That's called wearing out your welcome."
"It won't be that long. I promise you that we will be married before the inauguration so that we can get some officers protecting you at work soon. Until then I'm going to make sure that one of the demons that you work with is with you all the time."
"Isn't that a bit extreme?"
"Not when we're talking about my mother." He took her in his arms and promised her, "I promise that I will not let her touch you or our future pups ever. I can't do that if you won't let me have others protect you."
"I know, it's just that I am starting to feel so helpless. It's not like I have much of a choice, but it's going to be an adjustment."
"Am I worth it?"
"Of course. You'll always be worth it."
He leaned in to kiss her when Jeff interrupted them from the next room, "Rin, I can get a pane of glass this exact size and replace it tomorrow."
Sesshomaru growled, and Rin tapped his nose before pulling away and going to Jeff. Sesshomaru was really starting to get frustrated with the world. It seemed like every chance he got to show her some affection they were interrupted.
Rin was looking in her calendar for the best time for Jeff to come on Saturday to replace the glass when he joined them. Once that was established Sesshomaru asked of her, "Could you pack up some things to take to Sango's?"
"Sure." She left the guys alone knowing that Sesshomaru was probably trying to negotiate over the price.
"What will it cost?" Sesshomaru asked bluntly.
Jeff held out a form for him with some numbers. "I think you will find this to be reasonable."
"Quite." He handed the paper back. "Thank you for coming out on short notice."
"Hey, it was a pleasure getting to see Rin in person." Jeff heard a small growl emanating from Sesshomaru but continued on, "She pretty hot for a woman in her late 30's. I can't wait to see what she will look like when you mate with her. She must have been…"
Thankfully Rin could hear the whole conversation, and before Jeff had finished his statement she called out, "Sesshomaru, please don't." Sesshomaru's eyes changed from red to their usual golden color immediately. He walked behind Rin and put his arms around her possessively and bared his fangs at Jeff. "Jeff, you should probably leave. Just remember next time you are around a demon not to talk about their mate or soon-to-be mate in that manner since they are rather possessive."
Jeff looked frightened when he realized that Rin had saved him from being roughed up. Grabbing his tools he ran for the door and out to his truck. They could hear the tires squealing as he drove away quickly. "I wasn't going to kill him."
"I know, but I didn't want you to rough him up either. I think he learned his lesson." She turned around in his arms and kissed his nose. "Thank you for listening to me." With that she pulled away and finished packing her clothes.
They drove in silence to Sesshomaru's house. It was now dark outside and the snow was starting to fall. Rin left her things in Sango and Miroku's house and promised that she would be back. She and Sesshomaru walked quickly to his house because of the biting wind. He made them a cup of tea to warm them up, and they sat down to drink it and enjoy the time they were spending together.
Once finished, Rin rinsed the cups in the sink and asked, "What do you want to do now?"
"I don't care. It seems like everything I want to do keeps getting interrupted," he pouted trying to still sound dignified.
"What would that be?" Rin asked innocently.
He took her in his arms and nuzzled her cheek. "Can't a man show his soon-to-be mate some affection?"
"Yes, but I have a better idea for how you can do that." She took him by the hand and led him upstairs to the bedroom. He watched her amazed as she flopped down on the left side of his bed. She laid on her right side and used her left hand to pat the side of the bed next to her. "Please hold me like you did a week ago. I want to know what it will feel like to hold you in what will be our bed." He consented to her request and lay next to her and held her close like he did that night.
"Rin, I have held you like this in this bed before." Rin's face distorted in confusion and then fear. "A month before I asked for your permission to court you, I had a dream about our future."
Relief washed over her. "What was it like?"
"I woke up to find that this room looked different, but I was still alone. I walked over and looked at the wedding ring sitting on the dresser to realize that it was mine. There was also a picture of us on our wedding. I found out later that you were on a business trip, and that's why you weren't there. That was also when I found out that you were a lobbyist and I was the Governor. We had two pups, but we were planning on having many more. It was actually your idea to wait every 10 years to have pups since we were having trouble conceiving."
"What were our pups like?"
"Our first pup was a girl. She was 15 at the time. We called her Ai. She looked so much like you, and she was very responsible for a teenager. Our other pup was a five year old boy named Yukio. He looked so much like my father now that I think about it. But he had your patience and your playfulness."
"They sound wonderful. Can we name our first pups that, especially if they come in that order?"
"Of course."
"Was there anything else remarkable about the dream?"
"It was so realistic. I knew it was a dream the whole time, but I could feel and sense everything as if it were real."
"Was I ever there in person?"
"Yes, the dream lasted the whole day, and we picked you up at the train station in the evening. You looked so young, but I had noticed that from the pictures."
"How young?"
"You looked just like you did the first day I ever laid eyes on you. The moment you stepped off the train it seemed like the whole world disappeared around me and time stopped. You came up to me, and I didn't care about my composure in public because I kissed you passionately there in the middle of the train station." Rin's smile continued to grow larger as he talked. "Yukio had already fallen asleep, so we put him to bed as soon as we got home. Ai was a little more stubborn, but you knew exactly what to say to get her to obey you.
"I lingered downstairs for awhile unsure if the dream would suddenly end now that I had time I could spend with you, but when I raced up the stairs you were still there. When I didn't start smothering you in kisses you asked me if I was feeling well. I guess Ai had called you earlier in the day and told you that I had been acting out of sorts and had stayed home. We talked about how I was sure I was in the middle of a dream, but you insisted that it was real because we deserved to be that happy after all that we had been through.
"You spoke so lovingly and patiently to me. When you touched my face I could feel every sensation."
"Was that the end of the dream?"
"Actually, you and I made love." Rin's face turned crimson in embarrassment. "You have nothing to be embarrassed about. That was one of the greatest experiences in my whole life, even if it wasn't real. Afterward I held you like this and I promised you that if it was a dream, I would do everything in my power to make sure it came true. Then we fell asleep. I woke up the next morning back in Roselle, and I was disappointed to find that you were not in my arms."
"That sounds like a wonderful dream. I hope it comes true."
He kissed her forehead before telling her, "It's already coming true." She sighed in contentment. "Rin, what kind of wedding do you want? Not the kind that you are expecting to have on short notice soon, but the kind of wedding you always dreamed of having."
"Well…I always pictured getting married in the spring because there would be flowers everywhere. Lots and lots of flowers of all kinds of colors. We would get married in a nice but quaint hall with our closest friends. I would be wearing an elegant yet simple white wedding dress, and you would be wearing a black tuxedo."
"I said one that you always dreamed of not necessarily with me as the groom."
"But I've only dreamed of a wedding with you as the groom. I have been in love with you for 18 years, so I couldn't imagine anyone or a faceless man when it was always you that I wished would marry me." Amusement sparkled in his eyes and a small smile appeared on his lips. "We would get married and then go to your house so you could mark me. We would spend the whole week together enjoying each others' company and doing other stuff." Her face turned crimson again.
"My Rin was having dirty thoughts about me?" he teased her.
"No, but the thought that it would happen, of course, was always in the back of my mind. I guess it won't be so embarrassing when that day comes. It's just that after 39 years, a human woman is rather embarrassed by such thoughts. I never really thought it would ever happen." Her face kept turning redder and redder as she talked. "I now worry that my embarrassment of the topic and the fact that I'm still a virgin will disappoint you."
He took his left hand off of her back and stroked her cheek lovingly. "You could never disappoint me. Even if I had lost my virginity, besides in my dream, before, they would still never compare to you. I love you, and you will be my mate and my wife. That alone will make it right unlike if I had been with anyone else."
"I love you, Sesshomaru."
"I love you too."
They lay there in silence reveling in the feeling of each other's love. They had waited 18 years to tell each other of their love. Most people would say that was too long, but for them it gave them a chance to understand themselves and thereby understand their love better.
Sesshomaru could hear Rin's breathing start to even out, so he got up from the bed. As soon as his warmth left her she started whimpering. He walked around and picked her up to hear her whimpering cease. The walk to Sango's took only a few seconds as he ran at full speed to keep Rin warm despite the wind. Sango opened the door for him and showed him to the couch that was ready for Rin to sleep on and then left them alone. "Sesshomaru," Rin whined when he put her down. "I want to stay with you."
"That wouldn't be wise, Rin. If the media finds out that we stayed in the same house, much less the same bed, then they'll start spreading rumors about us."
"I know, but it's so cold without you."
"You and I will be able to share a bed soon enough. We just have a wait a little while longer."
He kissed her forehead and tucked the sheets up to her chin before trying to stand up and realizing that Rin had a tight hold on his shirt. She pulled him close and kissed him gently. He leaned into her kiss making it deeper. When they parted she whispered, "You owe me two more now."
He chuckled at her sudden forwardness. Perhaps he should have told her about the dream sooner. "Good night, my Rin."
"Night." She rolled over and went right back to sleep.