Author's Notes: Umm… hehehe… well, I am sorry that I took so long to update, but I was really busy. It is my senior year in high school after all, and I'll be graduating this week, Sunday, June 6th. This chapter is very short, but better this than nothing, right?

Disclaimer: looks at checking account Nope. Not rich yet. Guess that means I don't own Inuyasha.


Title: Fragile Heart

Chapter 10: Rin's Reflections


Placing down her luggage next to her, Rin sat on one of the many chairs in the airport and sighed.

Luckily no one was home when she went back to pack. She had been dreading the confrontation the whole time she was driving back to the house. After slowly opening the door and meekly sticking her head into the house, she found no one there. Mentally thanking Kami-sama, she wrote a brief message telling Kagome and Inuyasha where she was going and promised to call as soon as she got settled down.

Rin regretted making that promise now. Kagome and, by the looks of things, especially Inuyasha would be furious with her. That led to Rin thinking about why they would be upset.

Sesshoumaru… Why do Inuyasha and Kagome hate you so much? Rin asked herself for what seemed to be the millionth time that afternoon. Rin gasped as realization hit her. I don't know a thing about Sesshoumaru except that he's my boss. The things about him in the news were very limited too. Sesshoumaru is a very private man after all. I kissed a total stranger that night… That beautiful night… was just lust?

Rin had some experience in that area with her previous boyfriends, and it never lasted long after the first kiss. Brian, she supposed, was one such example. She didn't want her relationship with Sesshoumaru to only be a passing fancy, something to be forgotten. She wanted a solid relationship with Sesshoumaru. For some indescribable reason, Rin knew that he was the one… but he might not think that way. There is Asakura…

I felt so… insecure when he left with Asakura… They looked like… a beautiful… couple…

Rin paused in her reflections to look down at her lap. She clenched her fists tightly as she recalled how some of the other guests at the party kept talking about what a wonderful match they would make. The daughter of a multi-enterprise corporation and a multi-billionaire bachelor married in holy matrimony. Such a business transaction would be beneficial for both sides.

Ok, Rin, get a hold of yourself. This is not like you. You never fail to grab an opportunity when one presents itself. This trip is a great way to solidify your relationship with Sesshoumaru.

Besides, he likes you a lot better than that thing, which calls itself Asakura.

For once, during her whole trip to the airport, Rin smiled. I guess my inner voice can be quite helpful sometimes.

Rin's smile was still in place as she held her head up high. However, it disappeared so fast that no one would have guessed it existed for that millisecond. There in front of her, the revolving doors of the Tokyo airport revealed the objects of her thoughts. Sesshoumaru and Asakura were talking to each other, and, of course, they looked great together.


[ducks under random things, which includes lettuce, chairs, a very hard bowling ball, etc.] Please, "lend me your ears." (Julius Caesar, Shakespeare) As I said in my Author's Note, this would be a short chapter (minus my Author's Note and end remarks the story in itself would be about one page on my Microsoft Word processor). I did plan on writing more, but you guys would have to wait longer, and I already made you guys wait for about four months. I promise that the next chapter would be out a lot sooner than before… at most maybe one month… maybe two… three? [ducks under flying objects again]

Sess/Rin Story Recommendations

Because my instructions to find the web sites I recommended might be confusing, here they are again (please excuse the hyphens [-]; for some reason I just can't directly post web site addresses):

Kuro Neko-Sama's Fanfiction [Lemon]

h-t-t-p-:-/-/-w-w-w-.-k-u-r-o-n-e-k-o-s-a-m-a-.-c-o-m-/-i-n-d-e-x-.-h-t-m-l

Demon Nature [Lemon]

h-t-t-p-:-/-/-w-w-w-.-n-o-n-p-e-r-k-y-.-n-e-t-/-d-e-m-o-n-/

SESSHOUMARU X RIN the website [new]

Website Info: I'm sure that most of you here in FF.Net have heard of this web site. For those of you who haven't, this web site is created by Naoko2. She writes a lot of Sess/Rin fanfics in both English and French, and she started this web site very recently in honor of all Sess/Rin fans. There are lots of Sess/Rin pictures on her website, a growing list of fanfics from both Fanfiction.Net and AdultFanfiction.Net (there are warnings for lemons, of course), and much more! I highly recommend that you check it out!

h-t-t-p-:-/-/-n-a-o-k-o-2-.-f-r-e-e-w-e-b-p-a-g-e-.-o-r-g-/

Review Responses:

caiyoko Nope. I have never even heard of "steepingstone" before, but I have heard of Stepping Stone. Either way, I'm not in any of those groups.

Flying Heart Yep, Inuyasha did use the Shikon no Tama. I'm so glad that someone noticed that I'm trying to make Sess a bit emotionless sometimes even when he's with Rin. Yes, I'm not a completely horrible writer after all!

yingyanggirl This may sound weird, but I wish I could update more often too. There just isn't enough hours in one day…

Airen2 After Inu and Kag collected all of the pieces of the Jewel Shards and defeated Naraku, they came to our time through the well before it was sealed. They didn't the same situation as Sesshoumaru. To them, what happened at the Feudal Era was probably a little over a decade ago. For Sess, it was over half a millennium.

Hioga-chan Yes, I noticed it was going kinda fast myself, but I have found a way to fix that. You might see hints on how I'm going to do that in this chapter. I guess Sess will just have to learn to wait. Patience is a virtue.

KitKat07 "fraggile hearts"? I did? Where? Never mind. Don't tell me. I probably made so many mistakes on the last chapter.

Rikou Suiyou Yes, I did read your stories! I think I reviewed them… hmm…

serpentilewitch Thank-you so much for telling me! I think my Profile Page looks great now!

A lot of people asked who it was that sent the roses. Well, most of you guessed Brain, and… you're right! Everyone is so insightful, or maybe it's because I'm so predictable. In any case, I gotta be more obscure from now on. I can't always have you guys be right all the time now can I? That wouldn't be fun. Till next time!

THANK-YOU TO ALL WHO REVIEWED!!!