A/N: Hey, thanks to my reviewers, I appreciate getting more than one, which sadly is how many I thought I was gonna get. Happiness And yes, I know Rin will probably never be able to beat Manji on her own, but I had to twist it a little to make it fit what I wanted to happen.

Disclaimer: As many know, and I hope you do know if you're reading this, that I do not own Blade of the Immortal, I'm just borrowing two characters...

Chapter THREE: Acceptance

Rin was laying on her bedding, half asleep, half awake. She wasn't really conscious of her surroundings, but she knew she was awake. How could she sleep at a time like this? She was waiting, waiting for his answer. The entire day went by without so much as a sound from either party, Manji looked like he was in deep thought and Rin was just trying not to cry.

She turned over and faced the wall, she wished that she was back in her own bed, with her parents in the other room, sleeping peacefully.

She squeezed her eyes together, I'm going to go to sleep now, I'm going to go to sleep now, the mantra playing over and over in her head. She didn't want to think about her parents now, she had too many other things to deal with. Well, really only one.

She had been so wrapped up in her own world that she didn't hear rustling in the other corner of the room.

Rin felt a tingling sensation go up her spine. Wha...? She felt it again, but this time it was going up her side, and ended at her shoulder. Her head angled a little to try and see what was causing this, when her head stopped, she felt lips at her ear.

Her brows pursed, she still wasn't that awake. Her mind was jumbled with so many thoughts, she couldn't focus on anyone of them. Until...

"I've had time to think. I think... I'm in 'like' with you too."

Her mind stopped. Her eyes shot wide open. What did she just hear? Maybe she did fall asleep. She turned over on her back completely and turned her head. Nope, she was awake. She could feel his body next to hers, and for a second her breath caught when he leaned in to kiss her.

She turned completely on her side to face him, to look at him straight. He looked completely serious, how weird, I could've sworn he was gonna say no, say its just a silly crush and walk away. It felt to Rin that she laid there for hours, just looking at him. When she returned to her senses, she smiled, a sweet innocent smile that anyone would find endearing.

"Good." And with that, she grabbed at his collar and pulled him into another kiss, but this one was deeper, more full of passion.

Manji was a little taken aback. He didn't expect her to be, this, well, experienced. Already her tongue was pushing its way into his mouth. He opened it, not wanting to stop her flow, and grabbed the small of her back. He pulled her closer and supported her head with his other hand. He started to roll over to get a better vantage point when he felt small hands on his chest. He broke the kiss to look inquisitively at her, when he felt more pressure applied. Instead of him on top of her, she had reversed the position and had turned out on top. She looked down at him, and with her hands still on his chest, she leaned down and kissed his left earlobe. Then she sat back up and took her hair out of their braids. She replaced her hands on either side of his chest and bent down to kiss his right earlobe.

She sat back up and gave him a sideways look, almost asking him to take it farther. He obliged, not wanting to be on the bottom anymore, and took her by the waist. He used all his strength to get her to the floor, but not to hurt her. She grabbed his head and pulled it back, exposing his neck. Tentatively, Rin raised herself up and set little kisses on his neck, pulling him down a little with each successive kiss. When she finally arrived at his mouth, Manji took control and kissed her roughly. He slid his hand down her robes, loosening them.

Rin gasped softly and a small smirk appeared on Manji's lips. He bent his head down to plant small kisses on Rin's collarbone, and slowly made his way lower. When he got to her belly button, she was breathing harder, and he lifted his head to look at hers. He made his way back up her torso, but his lips were replaced by his tongue. She made a little giggle at that, and he smiled inward.

Rin's hands traveled around Manji's chest, taking off his robe, and pulling him down into yet another kiss. She broke it, though, rather fast, and pulled him down farther. She closed her eyes and waited for the next event.

A/N: I hate that ending, but I didn't want to go into too much detail. So just bear with me... I know it was really bad. And as always, I love reviews...