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A little white female dog came running into the room of her Lord, nervous and hyper as usual. Her tail wagging with her excitement.

"Milord! Milord! Is there something wrong! How may I be of service?"

"Of course there is something wrong. I want you to go into the forest and find where that stench is coming from. Make sure it is not another stunt pulled by my insolent half brother."

"But…but…Milord it is dark out there…. and you know what your brother did to my ears…. the last time…"she whimpered.

"Daisy I'm not giving you a choice."

"Please…please Milord I'll go if you come with me…I don't want my ears pulled again…."

The lord turned to look at the whimpering pup. He strode out of the castle knowing that this is the only way this gets resolved

Up in the trees the Lord looked down at the girl that had invaded his territory. His right hand clenched into a fist and unclenched in a fashion that was new to Daisy.

"What are you going to do to her Milord? Maim her, torture her, kill her? Can I have her legs? Please Milord? Can I at least have the left leg? Looks good enough to eat. Leg.. Legs.. The left leg..." Daisy had begun to twitch and tremble.

Daisy began to twitch even more as they continued to watch the girl. The lord gulped and his mouth turned into a smirk that made Daisy take a jump back and stare at her Lord.

"Milord?"

"Go back to the castle and wait for further orders."

"Milord you want me to do what?"

"I didn't stutter. Go back to the castle…now."

"Yes…yes…Milord."

Without further protest Daisy scampered across the treetops back to the castle. The Lord barely noticed as he stared at the beauty before him. Breathing in the new scent he now found intoxicating.

Without waiting another second he jumped from the treetops in one silent motion. He landed right in front of her scaring the wits out of her. She fell on her backside with a huff. She stared up at him and looked right into his amber eyes. His silver hair blowing in the wind. The moon was high in the night sky. Time seemed to stand still as each in turn stared into each other's eyes.

"Uhhh….muhhuhh…." Rin's breathing became quick. Her pulse began to soar the more he stared at her. She also became more self-conscious under his gaze. She didn't falter under his stare however.

"This forest is in my domain. State your name and your business." He didn't show any sign of emotion although his pulse had began to quicken and a bead of sweat went down his neck.

" My name…my name is Rin Higurashi. What is yours?" she was undaunted by his title and his manor. He was taken back by this show of uninterested in his name or his superiority. He felt obligated somehow to give her his name.

"Lord Sesshoumaru."

Rin half heard what he said as she was now standing near him and was running her fingers through his hair. His eyes went wide as he felt her breath in his ear.

"What conditioner do you use? My, my…tsk… My hair can never get this silky and fine. What do you do to it every night? Do you tie it up or leave it down. Do you use a comb or do you brush? Well, being a Lord do you have someone else brush it or sorry comb it? What is wrong? Why aren't you answering…."

Her words were quickly cut off by feel of his soft lips on hers. She closed her eyes as he drew her near him and took in her scent and continued the kiss. What was supposed to just shut her up became more. Another scent was rising in her and he wanted to taste more of that scent on his lips and touch more of her with his hands.

Without warning she pulled away a bit stunned, but a sense of duty told her she had to. He looked her deeply into her eyes with a longing he never felt before.

What is this?

Sesshoumaru couldn't understand his reaction to the girl. He has never acted in such a way before. He scowled, not liking his earlier actions. He didn't know what had attracted him to her so fast. Was it the dark almost black hair or her cinnamon eyes? Or was it her sweet smile? Maybe that combination is what had triggered his memory.

"Sesshoumaru? Come here a second dear. Would you like to have your future read?"

A ten-year-old Sesshoumaru walked calmly over to his aunt. He sat down in front of her.

"Give me your hand Sessh…"

Sesshoumaru held out the hand she wanted and she began to read his future.

"Well my dear, your future holds you on the throne of the entire western lands. You will marry early in life. Love her with all your heart Sesshoumaru, and she will give you her world. But her soul is torn; it wants blood. But her up bringing has tamed that nature. She will be candied and kind on the outside, but anger her and she will turn. "

"What would she look like aunt?"

"She will have almost charcoal hair, short and tied to the side. Her eyes; you will get lost in their depths. She will have angelic laughter and…" she paused to chuckle. " She'll talk a mile a minute."

"Sesshoumaru do not let her get away. Claim Her the second you see her. For she will bring you great fortunes and a beautiful family." His aunt had finished.

Sesshoumaru had snapped out of his daze. He realized that this was the woman his aunt was talking about.

"I'm sorry Lord Sesshoumaru, but I have to get firewood back to my sister and Sango before they get cold. Of course they also need to eat something which I brought in my backpack which is still on my back…"

He kissed her again not knowing what else to do to get her to stop rambling. He pulled away this time and smirked at her.

"I will guide you to your sister and friend."

She nodded. For once in her life words failed her. Without warning her, Sesshoumaru wrapped his arms around her waist and carried her into the night. She curled into his soft fur content to just be silent.