"The truth behind his eyes"

Rin paced around her room restlessly. It had been three days, yet she still was not allowed to leave. Of course Sesshomaru'd had servants bring her meals, but other than that she was quite lonely. Suddenly, her door opened and a tall (frightening to anyone else) looking Sesshomaru walked into the room.

"Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin beamed at his presence.

"I swear, Rin, I don't doubt that you are the only human girl that will stay punished for three days and yet still have a happy face," he remarked, half amused.

Rin, not knowing whether or not he meant that to be a compliment (for he gave those rarely), just smiled and said she was happy because she hadn't seen him in three whole days. Now Sesshomaru looked at Rin exasperated. 'Was this not the same girl who was hiding from me in fear of death?' She would never cease to puzzle him. Rin was bubbling over, telling him about her past three days. The talkative child probably would have gone on forever had he not of stopped her.

Rin's mouth instantly shut as Sesshomaru raised his hand as a symbol to silence her. Though he hadn't said a word or acted like he was listening the whole time she had been talking, she knew he was. He always did. And it was apparent this time because he paced the room, and then relayed something she'd mentioned.

"You were lonely?" he asked, as gently as a youkai could.

"Hai," Rin answered, "The servants never stayed for long and I didn't have you to talk to."

There was that flicker again. Rin only saw it for a second before his eyes went back to their same cold, golden color.

"Why...?" Sesshomaru left the question unfinished.

"Why what, Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin asked curiously.

"Why are you always so happy around me when it is clear that everyone else fears or hates me?"

Rin giggled; the question seemed funny to her. "I have nothing to fear and you have been nice to me," she said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. She had realized by now that no matter what she did wrong, Sesshomaru would never kill her. Although she didn't quite fully know the reasoning for this yet, she figured she was pretty close to figuring it out. "And because I love you Sesshy-sama," she spoke the words out loud for the first time, while reaching out to give him a hug.

'Love.' The word sounded weird in Sesshomaru's ears because for once, it was directed towards him. He felt a warm tingling sensation rush through his body as Rin's arms wrapped around him. He looked down to find a set of big brown eyes staring straight back into his.

There was no flicker this time; the emotion was evident in his golden eyes. She smiled as he hugged her back. No words needed to be spoken from him. She knew now, and that was enough to make all her dreams come true. Sesshomaru loved her.

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The end! Yay i finally finished my first fanfic! :) Please send me a review to tell me how good/bad it was. Sayonara!