Good-byes Hurt Ch. 6

By

RulerOfButterflies

A/N: Gomen nasai, I've had some serious writers block (I still do) but here's ch. 6 and ch. 7 is on the way.

Rin knew that a grin from Sesshoumaru meant one of two things. 1.) You're going to die or 2.) Bad things are going to happen. Rin was quite sure Sesshoumaru wasn't going to kill her but, hey, you never know.

Placing her feet shoulder-width apart, Rin charged towards Sesshoumaru with her sword. Seeing that he was standing still as she rushed towards him, she hesitated and stopped.

Before she could even realize what was happening, Sesshoumaru was already behind her with the cold blade of his sword against her bare neck.

" Is that how you attack your opponents?" Sesshoumaru asked.

Rin's face flushed with embarrassment at her failure and at the closeness between her and Sesshoumaru.

" No, Sesshoumaru-sama."

Backing away from her, Sesshoumaru asked, " Then why did you stop?"

" Because you didn't move."

" I am your enemy, show no fear and do not hesitate."

Rin turned around and brought her sword at the ready. 'I'll show him no fear.'

Once again, Rin charged towards Sesshoumaru, her steps not faltering as Sesshoumaru stood his ground. At the last second, Sesshoumaru dodged the attack.

Rin let out a sharp gasp as she saw Sesshoumaru disappear.

Taking an educated guess, Rin swung her body and sword to the right, blocking Sesshoumaru's sword.

Sesshoumaru gave her a smirk and said, " Good."

Rin's stance began to waver as Sesshoumaru applied more pressure. Backing away from Sesshoumaru she saw his sword follow through. 'I'll wait for him to attack.'

Sesshoumaru watched as Rin closed her eyes. 'So, she's waiting for me to attack her, hmm.'

Rin waited for Sesshoumaru to move, expanding her aura to touch his, but something was wrong. She couldn't detect his aura.

Sesshoumaru used his demonic speed to get behind Rin. Leaning over her shoulder, he whispered in her ear, " I can control how much of my aura is displayed."

A shiver ran down Rin's back as she felt Sesshoumaru's hot breath on her.

Blushing furiously, Rin turned around and attacked once more. She smiled as she cut part of his sleeve off of his haori.

Sesshoumaru returned the attack by slicing a good piece off of Rin's taijiya suit at the shoulder.

Rin was surprised and let her guard begin to fall.

Sesshoumaru took this opportunity and began to corner Rin. Once her back hit the wall he knew he had won.