Disclaimer: Own Inuyasha? I wish!

Just so you know, Sesshomaru's arm regenerated completely five years prior to this story. I think I'll mention it in later chapters, but I'm not sure.

Translations:

Ningen: human

Youkai: demon

Inu-Youkai: dog-demon

Domo Arigato: Thank-you very much

Sayonara: good-bye

Arigato: thank-you

Hai: yes

Iie: no

Sumimasen: excuse me

Ohaya gozaimasu- good morning

Kami: god

Hanyou: half-demon

Last Time:

"Who's there?" She asked as she set up a protective shield around her. She edged closer to the source and shrieked as a squirrel came scampering out of the darkness. She laughed at herself and turned around, only to walk into something smooth and hard. She gasped as she became lost in his amber eyes.

"Rin"

Rin snapped back into reality and backed away from Sesshomaru.

"Sumimasen, Sesshomaru-sama."she said as she turned to collect her things. She hugged her arms against the harsh weather and coughed.

"Rin, you are ill. You must return to the castle." Sesshomaru's usually stoic expression held just the tiniest bit of concern that only she would catch. She smiled at him and turned away.

"It's just a small cough, Sesshomaru-sama. This Rin just needs a warm bath. That's all this Rin came out here to do anyway. You did not have to come and get her. She can protect herself, you know." Rin replied in her most polite way, while still managing to damage his male ego.

"Rin, do not lie to me. This Sesshomaru knows that you did not come out here to bathe There are plenty of Youkai-free hot springs around the castle that are much bigger than the one you have picked here." He replied smoothly. He knew how to play her little games. She had been playing them since the beginning of her teenage years after all.

" This Rin insists that she truly only came out this far away from the castle to bathe and have a little peace. The hot springs around the castle always have at least one person around them. I wished to bathe in a more secluded area, Sesshomaru-sama." Rin replied back, still in her annoyingly calm manner.

" Very well, Rin, if you insist on bathing out here, then this Sesshomaru shall just have to join you. He cannot protect you from such a great distance away if you are bathing. Gather your kimono's and bathing tools, Rin. We are going to bathe together." He had caught her off-guard with that one and even now he could see her face glowing bright red in the moonlight. He expected her to give in and go back to the castle. But she didn't.

" Very well, Sesshomaru-sama. If it is your wish to bathe with this Rin, then so be it. She will have to gather Ah-un from the field and meet you at the hot spring when she has Ah-un settled."

Rin replied as best she could with her breathing suddenly labored and her face still beet red. Sesshomaru could practically feel the heat radiating from her face from two yards away from her.

Sesshomaru turned his back on her and headed towards the hot spring as she went to gather Ah-un.

Five minutes later.

Rin entered the cozy little clearing to find Sesshomaru already in the water waiting for her. She stared at his glistening, wet form and felt a warmth between her thighs. Sesshomaru smelt it and did his best to hide his growing arousal at her sickly-sweet musk.

"Rin, maybe you should enter the water, instead of staring at it, as it was your wish to come all the way out here to bathe." He flashed a rare smirk at her and turned away as she undressed and entered the water. He turned back around as soon as he heard the splash which meant she was under the water. He gazed at her appraisingly under the water. Her smooth virgin body crying for him to take her. Most of her body was covered in water, but the outline of her smooth curves and round breasts were still clearly visible beneath the water.

He looked up at her face and found her blushing as she turned away from him.

He took this opportunity to gather up a cloth and move closer to her. If she insisted on ignoring him, then he would just have to teach her the hard way to not turn her back on him.

He moved stealthily closer to her and was faced with her back as she visibly stiffened. He slowly moved the cloth over her back as she jumped and went under the water a bit.

"Rin"

"H-hai, Sesshomaru-sama?"she spluttered.

"Relax, this Sesshomaru is not going to bite you. . .hard." He saw her visibly relax, then stiffen again.

"What do you mean by bite me. . .hard, Sesshomaru-sama?" she asked timidly.

" This Sesshomaru means that you are to become his mate. Once this Sesshomaru marks you, you will live as long as he does. Do you wish this, my Rin?"

It took her a moment to reply, but she finally turned to face him and gave him a dazzling smile. She seemed rather dazed.

" H-Hai, Sesshomaru-sama, this Rin has wished it for very long, milord ." She smiled up at him as he wrapped his arms around her.

He gazed down at her as she became lost in his amber eyes.

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I should have a new chapter up every day, but I'm not sure.

P.S. there won't b 2 many flashbacks cuz they sorta bore me. There's gonna be a coupla lemons so uh yah uh BYE!