Well hello all my faithful readers! Sorry I haven't updated in so long, I really haven't had the time to sit down and start up my writing. I hope you can all forgive me! Also chapter 12 will be an author's note so beware! Naw I'm kidin', well hope you enjoy this chappie of Take me. Sorry I'm so late! Please forgive me! I WILL write more! Promise!

Chp. 10: Dark Lady

"Rin? Are you allright?" Rin's eyelids fluttered and Sesshomaru felt a rush of relief hit him full force. No matter how long he had these new feelings Sesshomaru didn't think he would ever get used to them. A small frustrated moan caught his attention and he bent low over the bed to get a better look of the rousing woman underneath the dusty covers. "Sesshomaru?" Her small voice shook him and he brushed a lock of raven black hair from her brow. "Yes sweeting, don't worry I'm here." His voice was soft and persuasively carressing.

Her eyes fluttered open and imediately was a full force glare. The sight was so comical Sesshomaru had to strain to catch the laugh that bubbled in his throat.

"Where are we?"

"In an upper bedroom of the mansion I took you to." Sesshomaru said softly.Rin looked up at him accusingly and struggled to sit up.

"What did you do?" She glared at him.

"Nothing, you fainted." He answered almost truthfully.

"Yes you did! I remember you coming towards me and then you-" She cut off abruptly and her face went crimson. Sesshomaru hid his grin and supplied with a totally male assurance, "And I kissed you." Rin's brown eyes went wider, if that was possible, and her gaze drifted from his eyes, to her lap, to his mouth. "Yeah," She muttered still blushing as she began to look over the interior of the bedroom.

Rin could hardly keep herself from sneezing as she breathed in the musty air if the bedchamber. The walls were dark, with what used to be lilac colored wallpaper, and old wall scones jutted from several places, charred black from the lighting of candles years ago. The bed she now sat on was a large dusty four poster with a ragged purple canopy. A small nightstand rested to her left and Sesshomaru sitting in a plush chair to her right. It seemed a though everytime Sesshomaru tried to kiss her she fainted. Why? Maybe I'm just a great kisser? Sesshomaru's soft voice tickled her as it flooded warmly into her mind.

"I don't think so." She stated bluntly, not useing the more intimate conection she knew shouldn't even exist between the two of them. Why must you speak thusly? His voice alomost sounded scolding asit melted her insides.

"Because it's safe."

For whom? His old world talk was begining to irritate her and she shrugged "Me I suppose, besides I don't even know how you do that!" She didn't meet his burning amber gaze as she asid it. But you've communicated with me before, useing an inner telekenesis. I, for one pet, prefer talking like this. His voice slithered and slid across her skin as if he'd touched her and she shook herself to get rid of the unwelcome sensation. "Whatever." She said off handedly. She was distracted by the swish if a banner on the opposite wall of her bed. Strange, no wind entered the room as far as she could tell and her curiosity was peaked.

It would seem your attention was captured by a mere peice of cloth. My animal magnetism must not be what I thought it was. Sesshomaru's slight jesting brought a smile to her lips. "Apparently not." If she'd have been paying slightly more attention, she would have noticed the the totally snuffed candle look, before he scowled. You weren't supposed to agree pet. His words were chilled and Rin's attention was refocused. Was it just her, or were his feelings hurt? Naw, never the mighty music manager. Couldn't be...or...could it?

Damn human emotions! Nothing but weak and traitorous! Why he should take Rin's words as truth he knew not, but Sesshomaru couldn't deny that they had struck a well tended cord in his heart. Damnation! hehehehe old fashioned word Well he couldn't sit here and mope about it. To get away from the brown eyes that now burned his flesh with their gaze he slid from his chair towards the tapestry on the oppisite bedroom wall. Nothing seemed amiss, except for the fact that it swayed slightly, as if blown by the wind.

The banner was well made, if worn, and had the details of a feirce blue dragon gaurding a fair haired maiden from the wrath of a forest ogre. The banner shifted again and Sesshomaryu brushed it aside. The indentions of a seldom used doorway reveiled themsevles, while covering his shirt front with dust. Rin's gasp of surprise reached him before he noticed she was behind him. When had she gotten there? Then it hit him. Wave after wave of the nausiating sweet scent of death. It blew in from the cracks in the doorway and seeped into the very marrow of his bones, lodging itself there.

"Sesshomaru, what is it? I can sense something terrible happened here but what?" He didn't answer her, but he did reach into her mind and found she was frightened. Her insides trembledin a way her body did not. She could hide her fear from others, but not him. It would be impposible to do so. Without warning he snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her to him.

Pet, you will stay close to me from now on. Something haunts this manor, and I don't want you to find out what it is alone. The slight push he issued with his command would ensure she stayed safe and by his side. It was all he could do, he allready knew she would've refused being left behind. He only hoped he's made the right choice. Thinking this he pushed pen the door, to meet his destiny.

"Master."

"Have you found them?"

"Yes master."

"Good, go now, and keep an eye on them."

"Yes master." As the man got to his feet and looked unseeing upon his master, he knew a shiver of apprehension. This was the man who had ruined his life. Made him no better than the other lackies he ordered around. He turned then, long black braid swshing from side to side, away from his master and towards the tall double doors. But soon his plan would be in action, and his master would die, watching as his favorite toy smiled and laughed, amber eyes burning into his as he breathed his last.

Well I hope that keeps you reading! Hahahahahahahahahahaha! Sorry, I'm so mean, I wonder who the new stranger could be? Hmmm, and what be this destiny? Find out in the next chapter of...TAKE ME!

R&R please.