AN: In response to HawkAngel's plea for SessxRin fluff request I have decided to steer away from their horrible son and icy daughter and law for a time. Dear readers are you dissatisfied with me and my characters! I know I update horribly, but lots has been going on in my life. Again apologies. Please if you all are annoyed, I would like to know what I can do to change it. Drop a message or review. Something… I've been babbling haven't I? Well on with my story. Again my disclaimer I do not own Inuyasha, this is for all chapter before and after this one. Thank you.

000

Sesshoumaru watched his wife in the garden, she was caring fo those odd flowers once more.

"Why do you insist on tending them, they are so irritating" he sighed watching his wife's delicate hands wrapped in strong hide gloves. Pruning back the 'roses' that Kagome had give them as an anniversary gift.

Rin shot him a glance "I thought you liked them, you seemed pleased when they took root in the soil. All you plant here are these peonies" she motioned to the large bushes around her rose.

Sesshoumaru grinned and picking a peony, placed it in his wife's chocolate colored hair.

"That is because they remind me of you" he cooed, nibbling her ear from behind. She yelped and dropped the large pruning shears. A modern tool that Kagome had also given them.

"I'm going to get hurt!" she cried turning around and kissing him. Anything he wanted to say was lost in his wife's deep kiss. And for a moment his head swam with desire, his fingers slipping to her well hidden tie in her kimono.

She pulled away and grinned "It is good to know I still have some power over you Sesshoumaru."

Sesshoumaru raised a brow "What power?"

"The power to make you…" she kissed his neck, pink tongue flicking over his rapidly beating pulse. Sesshoumaru struggled to control himself since there were several of the court members gawking at them from the pavilion.

"Rin!" he cried

"If you wanted to.." he stopped talking because she was loosening his yukata.

"If I want to what?" she teased

"Seduce me, you could have picked a better place to begin"

She giggled "But that wouldn't make it so fun Sesshoumaru-sama"

He detached himself from her, and they stared at once another arms length apart. This kind of thing hadn't happened in some time. Actually it was for the sake of their son who had the childish habit to running into their room at all hours of the night. Sesshoumaru was beginning to remember why Rin had become pregnant so quickly after their marriage.

She bent and picked up her shears once more "Fine" Rin sniffed and carefully went back to cutting the dead branches back.

Sesshoumaru was wrong to tease her like this, but… He enjoyed seeing the ache he had created in her, an ache of their love that had not been satisfied in some time. He decided he would turn the tables and tease her.

"Lady Rin, do you realize that our son and daughter in law are gone from this mansion for the first time since they have come here?"

Rin hesitated only a moment before returning to her work "I am acutely aware of that husband."

Sesshoumaru stifled a chuckle and wrapped his arms around her thin waist "Is it true? That you are with child again?" he purred kissing the nape of her neck. Her felt her shiver, the words choked out softly

"Y-yes, that night when… The both of us had a little to much to drink"

He chuckled recalling only faint blurs of intense pleasure.

"I don't remember that"

"You wouldn't, I think Jaken spiked the sake" she replied

"He is going to kill us isn't he?"

" No, just leave me with twenty children when you go on another diplomatic trip."

He laughed "I wouldn't dare. Besides you stole that position from me years ago."

Rin giggled "I had enough of staying back while women from foreign lands tempted you with their charms."

He snorted "Please none of them are as beautiful as you. None can tempt me as you do."

Her kimono was suddenly loose about her shoulders as he pulled the ribbon free. It dropped to the walkway next to the roses.

Sesshoumaru then picked her up and walked into the garden, knowing a secret shortcut to their room…

000

Sometime later, Rin slept beside him a small smile on her face. He smoothed her hair with one hand and kissed her forehead. She stirred her smile a little wider now, and Sesshoumaru closed his eyes letting his faded memories and dreams take him.

000

"You're such a wimp" he mocked poking her cheek. Midori opened her eyes and smacked his hand away.

"Don't touch me you pig!" she sat up and saw the basket filled with juicy peaches.

"Y-you picked them without me!" she cried

"Of course, if you can't stand a little drop you can't climb trees Lady Midori" He stood pulling her up.

"I hate you!" she screamed slapping him hard on the cheek. Arashi was still for a moment before touching the raw spot on his face.

"Well I guess we're going home now." Arashi stated beginning to summon the cloud. Midori stood there on the verge of exploding,

"You jackass don't you realize that I'm in love with you!" she sobbed as the tears began to fall, she beat his chest with her tiny fistsdissolving the wisps of the red cloud.

He grabbed her flailing wrists "You're in love with a twelve year old who doesn't know the kind of 'love' you speak of"

Midori quieted the tears still running in rivers down her cheeks "W-what?"

Arashi gave one of his smirks before replying "You are older then him, a woman already at least in age. You have seen much more of the world then him, he is as innocent as a lamb and you… well… aren't. That is why you are terribly cold and spoiled girl." he searched her eyes

Midori began struggling again "I have never loved anyone in my life like I love him! Doesn't he… or you understand that! And why do you speak about him as if you aren't him?"

"Because I'm not really him" he stated and kissed her.

Midori felt the smoke that suddenly filled her brain and her pent up emotions broke. She invaded his mouth with a predatory hunger. Making sure she would make him suffer, eliciting the tiniest of responses from him, the softest whimper. Triumphant she pulled away her cheeks flushed.

And with sudden shock she realized that Arashi looked younger and younger right before her eyes. He was slowly shrinking to his normal height, with a hiss of smoke his clothes sagged around him, the hem of his yukata pooling in ripples around him. A minute later the Arashi that Midori had fallen in love with was standing there with his hand to his mouth.

"Y-you kissed me" he stammered his wide amber golden eyes vacuous.

Midori felt her victory melt away "By Kami yes Arashi-kun I kissed you."

Arashi looked up at her "But why you don't even like me like that Midori-san"

Midori sighed "You're wrong you adolescent dense headed boy."

Arashi's cheeks flushed a violent color of beet purple. "B-but I thought you couldn't love anyone other then yourself."

"That's what I made you think…" she looked away from him, he seemed to remember nothing other then that kiss she gave him.

"I-I think that I should return to Amon-Suu" she stated after minutes of awkward silence.

Arashi smiled warmly "You don't have to Midori, your father would be angry."

"I must, I can't be around you anymore" she said coldly.

"I'm glad you say that because I don't know what to do when I'm around you either." Arashi admitted after a pause hiding the hurt in his heart.

"Well then I guess we should get back now…" with another smile he summoned the red cloud and they left the orchard with the basket of long forgotten peaches.