Disclaimer- Don't own him...yea, I know it's Tues, give me a break! One day late!

Chapter 23- Girl Tricks Work Wonders

"Oh-" Rin looked over at Sango in shock

"My-" Sango couldn't hold down the excitement in her voice.

"GOD!" Both screamed, breaking out into a fit of giggles.

"If you do that again they're going to wake up and then we'll all get caught." Miroku whispered harshly, peering into the peaceful room where his two tired friends now laid.

"Humans." Sesshoumaru muttered, rolling his eyes and sighing.

"Well excuse us for finding this so sweet of Inuyasha." Sango said defensively.

"Kagome usually would have freaked out instead of letting him sleep with her!" Rin thought about what she had just said before she quickly reworded herself, watching the perverted grin slide onto Miroku's face. "Let him sleep next to her in the same bed."

"I'm so proud of my best friend, sleeping with women." Miroku said.

"The hanyou did grab her without her consent." Sesshoumaru replied.

"But she could have told him to let go. She knows he would if she asked him to."

"He shushed her."

"She could of said it if she was uncomfortable sleeping next to him."

"Maybe he put her under a spell and right now he is feeing on her brain and-" Miroku stopped his rambling as he felt his friends' gazes on him. "What?"

"You're impossible." Sango said. Miroku just smiled.

"But at least I'm creative."

"Or he's just been hanging out with Inuyasha too long and has gotten weirder." Sango said, making Miroku glance over at her.

"Are you calling me weird?"

"No, why would I ever do that?" Miroku smirked and pushed Sango against the hall wall, lightly tickling her stomach. "AH! Miroku you pe-pervert, st-stop!" Miroku only started laughing, slowly stopping. Rin sighed as she turned away from the group and started to walk down the hall. Her eyes were on the floor as she continued to walk, not noticing the looks that her friends now sent towards her. Miroku and Sango stole a glance at each other when she turned a corner leading towards a small room that was no longer used for patients because of the small balcony that was ordered to be put on by one of the rich patients that used to reside in the hospice. Sesshoumaru just watched her, confused by her actions. Sesshoumaru glanced over at him friends, who were now staring at him.

"Why is it that you humans are staring at me? I didn't do anything this time." Sesshoumaru asked fiercely, stepping away from them slightly.

"Why aren't you going after her already?" Sango asked. Sesshoumaru pushed his eyebrows together in confusion as he stared at her, making her push her hand through her dark hair. "You are going after her, right?"

"Why should I?" Sesshoumaru looked back in the direction Rin had gone, debating if he should follow that same path searching after her.

"Because she's your gir-" Miroku cut her off quickly, Sesshoumaru could kill him in a single swipe.

"She might need someone to talk to, and you might be the better out of the three of us. Just go see what's wrong with her, and then try and help her out." Sango smiled as she pushed the reluctant Sesshoumaru in the direction Rin took, though managed to keep it so Sesshoumaru wouldn't become upset. The more time Sesshoumaru would have thinking about it, the bigger the chance he would realize that Sango would be the best person to go.

"Fine, but I'm coming back if she yells at me." Sesshoumaru said, irritating Sango as she shoved him again.

"Just shut up and go!" She shouted.

"Human I could kill you right now." At the flames that now surrounded Sango, Sesshoumaru only sighed. "Oka fine." Sesshoumaru stuffed his hands into his pockets as he walked down the hall, looking around to see nobody around. He relaxed slightly as he let his thoughts take over his mind, not being able to think coherently in a while.

Sesshoumaru slowly stopped in the room that once held the richest man in town He looked around the dark room, admiring how well kept the room still looked. He walkedout onto the balcony slowly, the night's balmy lips brushing past his arms. His amber eyes found Rin, who was not leaning on the railing of the balcony, facing the small town. Though it was dark, the lights of many stores and houses were still on, making the town almost look like the night's sky, filled with glowing stars.

"What do you want?" Rin asked. Sesshoumaru froze for a moment, not knowing she found out he was there.

"Sango sent me to retrieve you after I found out what was bothering you." Sesshoumaru replied as he walked over to her. Rin didn't looked over at him at she kept her eyes outward, not moving her lips from the slight frown they were frozen in. "Do you want t-"

"Who says I even have a problem?" Rin snapped out.

"Your attitude will not help the situation."

"I do not have an attitude, you don't even know me!"

"I do too know you, and this isn't how you act. Stop acting like a spoiled child, girl."

"What if I don't want to tell you?" Rin pushed away from the railing only to cross her arms as she looked away from Sesshoumaru.

"Something has to be wrong if you're acting like this." The softness of his voice made her crossed arms slacken slightly, but her eyes stayed to her right.

"It's not fair." He leaned closer to her as she continued. "I come back from vacation to find out everyone is paired up. Everyone except me. And I hate being jealous, but I just can't help it. Seeing Miroku and Sango in there, and Inuyasha and Kagome sleeping next to each other only reminded me of what I don't have."

"Is that all that's bothering you? You're angered because everyone else has a mate you don't?"

"It means I'm doing something wrong. I'm not smart enough, or I'm not pretty enough. I don't know what it is, but I'm messing it up."

"Finding a mate takes time, there is nothing wrong with you Rin." Silence followed the last comment as the night air blew past them. Even the slight frost in the air couldn't cool Rin down. Rin' gaze now fell on Sesshoumaru, who was already looking at her.

"You really mean that Sesshoumaru?" Rin' voice quivered as she tried to contain her emotions. She could feel her lungs gasp for air, her mind forgetting how to breath. When she didn't see any sense of confirmation, fear shook in her body. Oh gods please don't tell me he was just being stupid. Please tell me that he really meant it. "Sesshoumaru?"

Rin's eyes opened wider when she felt Sesshoumaru pull her closer to him, making her blush deeply. She tried to hide her surprise, though Rin knew he could tell she was dumbfounded. He had a way of knowing her emotions better than anyone else, making her feel guilt for her previous statement. He probably knows me better than anyone else now, since I seem to tell him everything. He never asks me either, I just feel...even if he doesn't care, I want him to know.

"If you are accusing me of lying, then I will answer with a no. I do not lie, only cowards would shield the truth." Rin tried not to smile at Sesshoumaru's complicated explanation.

"Why don't you ever just say no?" She whispered lightly, her lips brushing against his before closing the space between the two, the night sky watching in wonder.

The first thing she noticed how soft his lips felt against hers. Though most of her friends had mastered the art of kissing, Rin had never been one to carelessly throw her lips on some unknown victim. From the stories that they told her, Rin had always gotten the feeling that a kiss would be like a dog licking her. (NO pun intended...poor Sesshoumaru...) Slimy, wet, and disgusting. Since her friend Amber had told her about how she once got drooled on by the boy she was kissing, Rin had no desire to kiss anyone.

Sesshoumaru was changing her mind fast. Even though Sesshoumaru and she had experimented with their lips before, having VERY rare special moments, the kisses were barley longer than a moment. Even then it hadn't been as amazing as this, making her tense even worse when she realized that this was the first time she had instigated the kiss.

Sesshoumaru didn't think that the moment could have been better, though he would never show it. He quickly wrapped his arms around her, lightly pulling his lips away from Rin', much too both partner's own protests. He watched her gasp for air before she looked up at him. He kept her gaze as best he could, ignoring his trembling hands and his reddened cheeks. (Me: Try to picture that for a moment...I know it takes a lot of concentration but just try...)

"I'm sorry Sesshoumaru." Rin mumbled, slowly pushing away from him. She stood speechless, staring at him with wide eyes. "I didn't mean to-I just…well I don't know really."

"You kissed me." Sesshoumaru said bluntly. Rin nodded as she heard his reaction.

"Yea."

"I see...why?" He asked, looking away from Rin and back out to the watchful sky. Sesshoumaru stayed still, debating what to tell her.

"I don't want you to know, it's kind of embarrassing."

"Rin…"

"This is too cute!" Sesshoumaru and Rin stared at the window that Sango was hanging out of.

"Were you…you were spying!" Rin screamed, mortification filling her features. Miroku lifted his head, acknowledging that he was there. "Miroku, you were there too?" Miroku nodded his head.

"Well Inuyasha and Kagome spied on us, you and Sesshoumaru spied on them, so we had to spy on you two to make the circle complete." Miroku replied.

"Eh, oh well." Sesshoumaru shrugged.

"So you two just had the urge to watch us?" Rin asked, walking towards the room. Sango paused to think before nodding.

"You could say that."

"At least the rest of us were there on accident. I and Rin stumbled on Inuyasha and the human, and those two were hiding when you two came." Sesshoumaru followed Rin back into the room and into the hall where Miroku and Sango were waiting for them. The four slowly trudged into the waiting room, the sleep they had been deprived for the past couple days draining them. The place was empty except for a few nurses that were cleaning up. All four sat down in the chairs near the corner of the waiting room after Miroku convinced them not to go near the middle of the room. He didn't trust the nurses and believed they were from another planet.

"Well now that you two have joined the club of being the spied on, how does it feel?" Miroku asked.

"Knowing that our friends were watching our ever moment? Pretty good." Sarcasm dripped from Rin' voice. "At least we didn't flip out like Inuyasha and Kagome did to us."

"It was Inuyasha who flipped out. The woman was knocked out at the time." Sesshoumaru corrected.

"Whatever. The fact is that those two are never going to get together unless they get a little push from us." Sango said. Miroku stared at Sango who was now cackling evilly, making him edge a little bit away from her. A small glint of mischief filled her eyes, making Miroku realize what Sango was up to. Unlike Sesshoumaru and Rin, Miroku had known Sango well over five years, which meant he had known her special plans and how they always seemed to involve him and trouble.

"What are you planning San?" Rin asked curiously.

"What if we 'help' those two love birds out?"

"Oh that sounds like fun!" Rin said, the evil glint seeming like a contagious disease. Sadly for the boys, Rin had just caught it.

"I'm scared." Miroku whispered to Sesshoumaru.

"Weakling." Miroku replied, looking at the girls. Slowly, both boys stood up and backed away from the girls, though they weren't fast enough.

"Now where do you two think you're going? Sango asked, standing up quickly and walking up to Miroku.

"We need you two for this plan." Rin stood in front of Sesshoumaru, who was now backed against the waiting room wall. One of the nurses passed by, slightly giggling when Miroku yelled for help. She kept walking, dimming the lights in the waiting room and leaving the teens on their own.

"You traitor!" Miroku called out to the nurse, though he doubted he would get a response. He looked at the girl in front of him, laughing fretfully. "Us? You don't need us so we're just going to see how many sick people there are in the hospital so-" Miroku couldn't continue his sentence because Sango covered his mouth with her hand.

"Save it for someone who doesn't have blackmail on you." Sango pulled her hand away when she felt something slimy on her hand. "Miroku, you licked my hand!"

"Blackmail!"

"What do you think the others would think about that time when we were at your house and you asked me if I liked you. No wait, that wasn't how you put it, more like h-" Now it was Miroku's turn to cover Sango's mouth.

"Alright I'll help you, just shut up about the whole 'liking me' thing!" Sango nodded and Miroku pulled his hand away from her mouth.

"Don't worry Miroku, I won't tell them about the song." She whispered, causing him to blush lightly at the small reminder. Miroku looked over at Rin and Sesshoumaru, who were now arguing.

"Come on Sesshy."

"No."

"It's for a good cause."

"You're sticking you're little nose where it doesn't belong." At the mention of her nose, Rin's nose twitched making Sesshoumaru smirk. "Even your nose knows it."

"We're just helping them."

"They can do it on their own."

"Oh please Sesshy!"

"Don't you even pull that trick, my answer is no."

"Pretty please?"

"…No, I said no."

"Pretty please with sugar on top?"

"Damnit Rin, don't do that!" He shouted, causing her to pull back slightly as if she was burned. He sighed when he saw tears in her eyes, pulling her back to him. "Fine, I'll help you." Rin's tears disappeared in an instant as she squealed in excitement. She ran over to Sango, victory walking close behind her.

"Well, is he in?" Rin asked, getting an enthusiastic nod from Sango. "Good, so is Sesshoumaru!"

"You two are evil." Both giggles at Sesshoumaru's remark.

"All girls are evil Miroku; we just don't realize it until we are older. But then it's too late to stop them." Miroku replied, clutching his heart in dismay to add a touch of drama. Sesshoumaru just rolled his eyes at his friend before looking back at the girls.

"I'm glad that you guys have finally realized that we have the control." Sango said, sitting back into the chairs they had grown accustom to. Rin laughed and followed Sango's lead as the boy's stared at them.

"What are you two going to do now?" Miroku asked.

"We're working on the plan." Sango replied.

"Well what are we supposed to do?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"Sit with us and we'll explain the plan to you." Rin quickly looked over at them before getting herself comfortable. Sesshoumaru looked over at Miroku before speaking.

"Do you think we should trust them?"

"Well I don't know if they have joined forces with the nurses, so I don't think so." Miroku replied. Sesshoumaru nodded before walking towards the girls. "What are you doing!"

"You said I shouldn't trust them, so that means they are Oka." Sesshoumaru replied before sitting down next to Rin. Miroku mumbled under his breath before he took his seat next to Sango. "So what is this evil plan of yours Sango Yuami Hiraikotsu?" Sango froze as she looked over at Be, anger flaring her eyes.

"Don't call me that!" Miroku just smirked.

"But it's your name."

"I hate it."

"Only because it came from your aunt." Sango was never close with her aunt, so she hated the fact that her name came from her loathed aunt. Sango didn't seem to mind her until Yuami had met Miroku, who always felt the pure hatred that Sango felt for her aunt was his fault.

Flashback

"Sango, I love what your mom did with the house!" Miroku laughed when Kagome was attacked by Sango, who had jumped on her back when she wasn't looking. The girls now rolled on the floor, catching a lot of looks from the many people in the house. Both girls' dresses were covered in dirt, making them burst out in laughter.

"Sango Yuami Hiraikotsu, Kagome Ami Higurashi! What do you two think you two are doing?" Both girls looked up guiltily at the older woman, though they couldn't help but smile at the look the mother's look. Kagome had always considered Sango's mother like her own, so the fact she was getting scolded once again didn't faze her.

"We are just simply having some fun at a Christmas party, what are you doing?" Sango asked innocently, though her mother only shook her head.

"What am I going to do with you three?" Miroku's eyes widened as she looked at all three of them, sighing in frustration.

"Look what you two do, getting me in trouble when I don't do anything!" Miroku said, making all three girls laugh. Suddenly the door in the front of the house slammed shut and all sound stopped as everyone stared at the door, seeing the one person that Sango was hoping wouldn't attend the party. In came Aunt Yuami, walking in like she owned the world. She smiled when she walked over to Sango's mother, hugging her tightly.

"Hello Trisha, it's been so long since I've seen you!" She said cheerfully, making Trisha smile weakly.

"Hello Yuami." Trisha replied. Yuami glanced over at her niece, smiling.

"Is that little Sango?"

"Yes Aunt Yuami, it's me." Sango said, slowly dusting herself off and pulling her and Kagome up.

"Who is this beautiful girl with you?" Yuami grabbed Kagome's hand and shook it.

"That's Kagome, and my other friend is Miroku." Sango strained out. "But now we really need to go." Yuami stopped as she looked at Miroku, who was now shifting uncomfortably.

"Well he seems a little deprived of money." Sango's eyes widened in pure shock at Yuami's words. Kagome pulled away slightly and quickly glanced over at Miroku, who was now staring at the floor, embarrassed. Kagome felt a horrible knot in her stomach coil up tightly, feeling slightly embarrassed at the fact that she had gotten away from the insult because she borrowed a dress from Sango.

Sango was very rich, since her grandfather was one of the richest men in the world. He had passed away when she was five, and he had always loved both his daughter and his granddaughter. He left almost all of his fortunes to them, which was one of the only reasons why they kept the house they had. Yuami had gotten the remaining money, which was still a good sum amount of money.

Miroku on the other hand was what most people considered middle class. Though he wasn't too rich, they weren't begging for money on the streets. Kagome and Miroku were about the same level of money, so she felt hurt by the words that Rebecca had said.

"That's not true! He is not unfortunate or whatever you said. Miroku is perfectly fine the way he is." Sango shouted, causing Yuami to laugh.

"Oh I sure he is, honey, but I'm surprised that he is somewhere like here." Yuami said pretentiously.

"Now Yuami…" Trisha started, but Sango cut her out.

"Just because grandpa left you with money doesn't mean that you have the right to say if other people if they are rich or not! I hate when you act like this, in fact, I just hate it when you come places and expect people to bow down to you like some type of goddess!"

"Now is that the way a lady talks to a person?" Yuami asked, making Sango cross her arms. By now the entire party was watching, though Sango didn't care.

"Don't you understand I don't want to act like a perfect lady? I like being who I am and hanging out with who I want and having fun the way I want to! You can't change that, and neither can anyone else." With the strong statement, Sango grabbed both of her friend's hands and walked away from the flabbergasted woman.

"And you just walked out?" Rin asked in astonishment. Sango nodded before crossing her arms.

"It was either that or punch my own aunt in the face, and I seriously doubt that would look good for my mom." Sango replied before sighing. "My aunt likes to flaunt the fact that my grandfather was rich. In my opinion, it didn't really matter how rich we got after he died, the fact was that I had lost my grandfather and my mom lost her dad. He was a really honest and likeable man, but I was so young that I barley remember him. My mom was impacted pretty hard, but my aunt doesn't seem to care. But who cares about her, let's just get back to what we were talking about before."

"Right, so the plan is pretty simple. Kagome and Inuyasha know that they like each other, yet they won't admit it. So we'll just do it for them." Rin explained.

"What do you mean, for them?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"Well I and Rin will talk to Kagome in my room, making her admit how she feels for Inuyasha. Of course, you three, being the curious ones you are, will be spying on us when we talk." Sango explained, pride filling her voice. Miroku smiled brightly after the explanation.

"I like this plan! I'm in." Sango rolled her eyes.

"You already were in."

"Yea, but now I get to spy!"

"Miroku just shut up." Sango exclaimed, stepping on his foot. Miroku yelped before glaring at her.

"We won't be able to do this plan till she gets out of the hospital. That could be days, months, years!" Miroku said, flailing his arms in the air.

"She gets out in three days." Rin stated simply, crashing Miroku's idea. "We'll just have to wait till then."

Sometimes I wonder about Miroku's state of mind. But you've gotta love him, he's such a weirdo! Anyways, like how it came out? A lot of people were wondering about the Sessh/Rin fluff, so there it is! Hope you liked it, and here is the preview for the next chapter.

"Oka you two, why are you trying to barge into Sango's room and tell us that you want your room back? As you can see, this is your sister's room and yours is the next one over." Souten smirked and stepped forwards.

"We came here be-" Souten was stopped by Rin's final attempt to keep their plan a secret.

"Because they know I owe them each ten dollars for the store, right?" Rin quickly shoved her hand down her pockets and pulled out the money, throwing it at them. Dollar signs sprung into Souten's eyes as she grabbed the money. Souten's favorite thing besides snitching was money.

"That's exactly why we were here. When we said room, we meant money. It's just easier to say. Plus it gets you all confused" Kohaku said, using his best lying skills against Kagome. She bought it faster then they were going to buy their candy.

"Well Oka boys, shouldn't you go buy your candy now?" Sango asked, a warning smile smeared on her lips. Both nodded and started to walk away, causing cheers to explode in Rin and Sango's heads. But when Souten came back with a wicked smile on her face, they knew they were in trouble.

"You better have those three boys out of our room by the time we get back."

Chapter 24- Younger Siblings...Ugh!