CHAPTER 3

Rin was almost finished cleaning up from the party the night before. She was really tired; she couldn't get to sleep. All she could think about was Sesshoumaru.

Stop that. She told herself. Kagura is your best friend. You aren't going to ruin her life just because you are jealous. You've always liked Kohaku. Why not just spend time with him?

"If you keep scrubbing the floor in the same place as hard as you have been, you'll rub a hole into it." Sesshoumaru said from behind her.

She stood up and gave a bow. "Sesshoumaru-sama. I'm so sorry."

"Just Sesshoumaru would be fine. Why are you a maid anyways? You look like you are royalty, not a serving girl. In fact you act a lot like a Lady."

"That was my upbringing, but then my parents were killed and I lost my status. I wouldn't be able to survive if I didn't work, so I became a maid for my mother's best friend, your father. I guess I could have asked for my status back, but I didn't want my friend Kagura to treat me as an equal. I owe her my life. I deserve to have a lower status then her. Besides, I'm a human. It isn't right for a human to be a Lady. Now, if you will excuse me, but I must get back to work."

Sesshoumaru watched as she walked off carrying her cleaning tools. He noticed her shapely figure as she walked. She didn't look as good as Kagura, but she was beautiful in her own way. Stop thinking that way. Kagura's coming over soon.

Kagura frowned. Where's Rin when I need her the most? Who is going to help me find the perfect thing to wear for Sesshoumaru? She searched everywhere for Rin, then she found a note.

Kagura,

Sorry I'm not here to help you choose what to wear, but Lady Izayoi wanted me to come in early to clean up from last night. I picked out what you should wear and it is laying on my bed. Keep your hair down, put on a little bit of make-up, and eat some breakfast.

See you later,

Rin

Kagura sighed with relief as she went to Rin's room and grabbed the clothes off Rin's bed. It was a purple kimono with different types of flowers on it. Kagura put it on then put on some make-up. She skipped breakfast and went right over to the mansion.

"Lady Kagura. It is nice to see you again." Sesshoumaru greeted her when she arrived.

"The pleasure is mine, Lord Sesshoumaru."

Sesshoumaru offered her his arm. "Let me introduce you to my family. Beautiful kimono, by the way."

"Oh, thank you."

"This is my father Lord Inutaisho and my step-mother Lady Izayoi." Sesshoumaru said pointing over to them.

Inutaisho took Kagura's hand and gave it a kiss. "Nice to meet you, Lady Kagura."

"Lady Kagura, I just have to know your secret. I've been trying to get Sesshoumaru to fall in love for years. He just met you yesterday and he hasn't been able to stop thinking about you." Lady Izayoi said.

"I have my ways." Kagura replied bluntly. Then Sesshoumaru took her over to the other two people standing by.

"This is my half-brother Inuyasha and his wife Kagome."

Kagura nodded greetings.

Sesshoumaru and Kagura then walked off to the dining room.

As soon as they left, Kagome frowned.

"Sesshoumaru could've done some much better then her."

Inuyasha smirked. "Don't like her or something. You barely even know her and you don't like her. Now you see why I don't like my half-brother."

Kagome just shook her head. "Why couldn't he like someone like Rin?" Kagome huffed and walked off.

"What has gotten in to her?" Inutaisho asked Inuyasha. Inuyasha shrugged and hurried after his wife.

"I think Kagome's right." Izayoi said to her husband.

"Right about what?"

"Rin should be who Sesshoumaru falls in love with."

"Now…dear…don't go match making again. Remember what happened last time."

"Oh, don't worry. I learned my lesson from that one. Never knew he could get so angry."

Rin sat down on the floor. She was exhausted. She had just finished cleaning all the walls. She thought about her talk with Sesshoumaru earlier…so he noticed that I'm really a Lady. She sighed. He is Kagura's unless he doesn't want her, which I doubt it. She is so much more beautiful then I am. Well, I can at least be glad for Kagura.

After a while she heard someone coming.

"Your house is so beautiful," Kagura's voice came floating down the hall to Rin's ears.

"I'm glad you like it. Would you like to see the Library next?"

"I'd love too. But…I'm looking forward to see the bedrooms."

Oh great, they are come straight towards me. Rin thought. She hurried up and went the opposite way…or what she thought was the opposite way. She ran right into Sesshoumaru and knocked both him and Kagura down.

"Oh…I'm so sorry. Didn't watch were I was going. Kagura!" Rin feigned surprise.

"Rin! Didn't think I'd run into you. Sesshoumaru, you remember my friend Rin…"

"Yes, I've seen her working here." Sesshoumaru said, obviously acting like nothing happened between him and Rin earlier.

Rin caught his drift. "Sorry my lord. Didn't mean to, please forgive me."

"Go on your way." He replied. Rin nodded and hurried off. Before she was completely away, she heard Kagura laugh.

"Rin is such a klutz. Sometimes I can't believe were friends. Then she is so weak, she needed my protection from bandits after they had killed her parents."

"Who would have thought?" Sesshoumaru replied with a laugh as well. "What a weakling."

Rin felt tears form into her eyes. After all she had done for Kagura, she finally saw Kagura as the person she was. A user. She only made that deal to get to Sesshoumaru.

Rin ran. She was running for the house where she stayed to pack up her bags and leave, when she ran into Kagome.

"Rin! What's wrong? Where are you running off to?"

"Who I thought was my best friend, has been using me to get to Sesshoumaru." Rin cried into the sleeve of her Kimono.

"Kagura? She's your best friend?"

"I thought she was. But then she called me weakling to Sesshoumaru once I left them. And…and…Sesshoumaru agreed with her."

"WHAT? Sesshoumaru agreed even though he most likely knew you could still hear him. Wait till I give him a piece of my mind."

"Kagome, don't. I love him, but I won't be here longer. I'm packing up my stuff and leaving."

"You are not going to leave. You are going to stay here."

Rin looked up into Kagome's face. "Do you mean it?"

"I mean it."

Rin wiped her tears. "I must look like I'm only two years old."

Kagome smiled. "I'll have Inuyasha and Miroku get your stuff."

Rin nodded. "My room is the yellow room. All my stuff is in there."

"All right. Let me take you to my room, then I'll get them to go and get your stuff."

"Thanks, Kagome."

"It's nothing."

Sesshomaru's-Heart-I'm glad you like my story. I hope you enjoy it from start to finish.

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Darkstar Rain-hmm...sess/rin or not sess/rin? You'll have to find out.

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