Rin got out of bed. She looked around the room. Her sword was leaning on a chair and all her stuff she owned at Priestess Saki's home was there, put away nicely.
The door opened and in walked a female dog demon. She gave a bow.
"Lady Rin, I've come to tell you that Lord Sesshoumaru would like you to have your breakfast with him. He also wants you to come prepared."
"Prepared for what?"
"He didn't say m'lady."
"Thank you."
The female dog demon bowed and left the room.
Sesshoumaru sat at the table waiting for Rin.
Jaken came in, a worried look on his face.
"Uh…Lord Sesshoumaru…" he muttered.
"Yes, Jaken?"
"Ummm…Rin has…a…left."
"What?"
"Her sword and kimono are gone."
"How'd she leave?"
"No one knows sir. She just vanished."
Sesshoumaru stood up and left the room in a hurry.
Rin walked quietly, listening for demons trying to sneak up on her. She had escaped from Sesshoumaru's home because she didn't know if she really wanted to be there.
A bush rustled. Rin pulled out her sword quickly, ready to defend herself. Out walked Sesshoumaru. Rin lowered her sword slightly.
"I see you're a very good listener," Sesshoumaru said.
"Yeah, it came with the training."
"Are you going to put your sword away?" Sesshoumaru asked calmly.
"No," Rin replied, "I'm not."
"Why not?"
"I don't know if I can trust you," retorted Rin.
Sesshoumaru took a step closer. Rin raised her sword a bit then she dropped it in surprise at the emotion on Sesshoumaru's face. She had never, out of all the time she had been with him, seen that emotion on his face before.
"I'm sorry you didn't like what I did to you and you probably wouldn't understand," he started.
"Sesshoumaru…I," Rin stuttered.
"I'll leave you alone, if that is what you wish." He sat down against a tree.
"Sesshoumaru."
She walked over to where he was sitting, sat down, and leaned against his shoulder. "I'm sorry for being so hard on you. I truly did know why you left me in that village, deep down anyways."
"Can you forgive me?" Sesshoumaru questioned.
"I forgive you."
"Rin…"
"Yes, my lord."
"I…I…"
Sesshoumaru ran his fingers through her hair.
"Yes?" Rin asked wanting him to finish what he was saying.
"I… l…lo…love…you Rin," Sesshoumaru finished with some difficulty. His voice and his entire being was filled with an emotion he never really felt before and it scared him.
"When I saw you walk down the hill yesterday, I could hardly breathe. I knew that I was meant to revive you."
"I love you, too, my Lord Sesshoumaru."
Sesshoumaru and Rin kissed.
