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Chapter Three (I don't have a good title, sorry)

Rin awoke to feel a cloth tied tightly around her eyes. Her hands were tied together and her foot and head were throbbing with pain. She remembered that a bandit had tripped her when she ran, but she couldn't explain the pain on her head.

"I see you've awaken." An unfamiliar voice said behind her. Fear engulfed her body as she turned around to where the voice came from. Rin felt more scared at the fact that she was blindfolded and didn't know where she was or who she was with.

"W-Who's there?" She tried to crawl away from the voice.

She heard groups of chuckles from all around her. "How foolish," said another voice, "Let's hurry up and kill her, boss," said another.

"Hey boss," said a familiar voice from earlier, "Since I was the one who found her, maybe I could take her off your hands for a bit." He said, breathing down Rin's neck, causing her to shiver with goose bumps in disgust.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" yelled one of the bandits, " I'm the leader here and I say she's mine! Do I make myself clear?"

"Of course. I apologize for my rudeness boss." He cowardly stepped away from Rin.

"Good." Rin could hear footsteps coming close to her. The lead bandit took her by the back collar of her kimono and started to drag her away.

"Me and the girl have a few things to talk about. It won't take that long. I wish to be alone with the girl during this time." Rin tried to struggle, but he had a strong hold on her, which made it that much harder for her to struggle tied up and blindfolded.

Sesshomaru was still tracking Rin's scent. To his luck, her scent was getting stronger.

Then, there was a scent that was mixed in with Rin's that made his blood run cold. The smell of dirty humans……the smell of bandits.

"Damn-it!" He said out loud. "I'll kill Jaken the next time he opens his mouth." He must have said something to make her leave like this. "Rin…please be safe."

They walked for a few minuets, and then stopped. The bandit pushed Rin to the ground. Her leg was hurting that much more. She could hear the bandit moving towards her.

"Stay back…please, just stay back." She pleaded with him. The only answer she got was the sound of his deep chuckles. "It won't be that easy my dear, you see, if you chose to resist and struggle…I will kill you, but if you behave like a good girl, I just might spare your life and make you my woman." He lowered himself down on Rin, trapping her under his weight.

'Oh-no, please no, I don't want it to happen like this. Not like this.' Rin pleaded with herself.

The bandit unraveled her obi and tore off her kimono. As he kissed her neck and lips, his hands were caressing her stomach, and then lowered to her hips.

'This is it,' she thought. 'I'm going to lose my self to him. Rin started to cry silently. She thought about Sesshomaru. 'I'm never going to see him again. I let my foolish emotions harm me once more.' The words she wanted to say before the bandit did the unthinkable were deep and heartbreaking. "Lord Sesshomaru…I love you…I'm so sorry." She whispered.

Just then everything ceased and became quiet. Then there were sounds of screams and yelps coming from far away. Was something attacking the bandits? "A demon!" Shrieked a faint voice. "Damn-it!" He hissed. He lifted himself up. Dragging Rin to a tree, he took out a long role of rope that was wound up to his side and bound her to the tree.

"If you try to free yourself, I WILL kill you!" he said walking away. "Remember……I'm not finished having my fun with you." And with that, she could hear his footsteps becoming softer and fainter, until they disappeared.

Rin sat alone, bound to the tree. It was nothing but darkness for her. What if the bandit never came back? She would be stuck to this tree until someone or something got her. She just hoped that starvation and dehydration got to her first.

Half and hour passed and nothing. She had strong doubts that he would never come back and she would be stuck to the tree until who knows how long. She started to tear up again. She didn't want to die like this. Then she heard the sound of footsteps. She held her breath, not making a sound. Rin tensed at the sound of the footsteps coming closer.

All of a sudden, she felt the ropes loosen and she was freed from the tree. The figure picked Rin up by her shoulders and she was pressed against hard armor.

Thinking it was the bandit or a strong demon, Rin started to struggle from its grasp. She was still so weak from trying to fight back the bandit. It seemed hopeless to struggle. "Please…please let me go," she whispered in a soft, tired voice. "Lord Sesshomaru, please help me."

"Rin." An oh-so familiar deep voice said to her.

Rin let out a gasp. The blindfold was then removed and she caught herself looking up at two beautiful golden eyes.

"L-Lord Sesshomaru." She said in surprise. She couldn't help herself and she wrapped her arms around his waist and sobbed into his chest.

"I'm sorry that I ran away my-lord. I'm sorry that I made you come all the way out here to save me. I'm sorry that I'm such and bother and an insult to your perfect name and"- she was cut off.

"Rin," he said with bit of surprise. 'Why would she talk about herself like that?' He thought, "I'm just relieved that you're safe." He said in a tender voice. She looked up at him and smiled, nestling her face back to his strong chest.

Sesshomaru pulled Rin away from him, examining her body for scratches bruises, or any other mark of abuse on her petite shape. When he came upon her left foot, it was swollen and he noticed a large lump like a bone sticking out of her foot. (A/N: not actually sticking out, it is still underneath the skin. Sorry to sick you out like that. Back to the story!)

"Does your foot hurt, Rin?"

She nodded, just noticing that her foot was still hurting.

"Then I shall carry you." And with that he picked her up bridle style and walked back in the western direction. Sesshomaru had never carried Rin like this. He wasn't able to because of his missing left arm (thank-you Inuyasha!) but now that he had both arms, he was able to. It seemed so romantic to Rin that she nearly kissed him right there.

Rin was almost asleep as Sesshomaru carried her. He knew she needed her rest and he could return to Jaken and Ah-Un in the morning. He laid her next to a near by tree and sat beside her.

Finally, he broke the silence, "Why did you run off like that?" His voice had a hint of concern and confusion. She looked up at him.

"Because I felt like a bother to you, Lord Sesshomaru." He looked down at her sad expression. "I knew that you detest humans and the thought of a reason why you kept a human around you made me nervous. It made me feel like I was just some insect that wouldn't leave you alone." She felt tears come to her eyes once more.

"Rin, you were the only being…the only human at that, that actually showed compassion for me. Even the strongest of Men or demon would have either run from fright or have the pleasure of finishing me off those years ago. But not you, a child no less. You gave me food, knowing that you had none for yourself. Tried to help me even though I didn't need it. That is why I keep you around Rin."

She felt lighter and a bit happier. But there was something else.

"But Master Jaken said that you would never fall in-love with a human and then he scolded me for saying such slanderous things. I guess I believed him because he should know you better than anyone else and"- She stopped talking as Sesshomaru put his hand under her chin and raised her head to meet his. "Jaken knows nothing of me," He stated softly, "Don't worry about those type of things Rin, and especially don't ask the imp for advice, he'll soon get what's coming to him when we get back."

Rin felt as her heart became lighter. And she asked, "So, does that mean you don't hate me and think of me as worthless?"

Sesshomaru leaned down and kissed Rin passionately. She just sat there wide-eyed at his reaction. Then she closed her eyes and deepened the kiss.

After several seconds, he broke away from Rin, knowing that she needed air. "Does that answer your question Rin?" He showed a sexy smile to her, which only made her love him more. She nodded and smiled timidly back. "Good." He said and kissed her deeply again. She fell back, taking him with her. Rin laid on the ground with Sesshomaru on top of her.

He began to kiss her neck and loosened the torn kimono that barely covered her body. Sesshomaru lowered his kisses, then, he noticed something that made him stop. He could smell her fear. He suddenly understood why.

"Rin, you've been through too much for me to take your innocence from you…but I will give you this." Sesshomaru rapped his arms around her, kissing her once more. Rin slowly opened his kimono top and felt his strong muscles with her elegant hands.

"I love you, Sesshomaru." She said gently. Sesshomaru just smiled, "I love you as well Rin."

They stayed there embracing each other for sometime (20-35 minuets) until Rin's eyes began to get heavier and heavier until she fell asleep in his protective arms.

Sesshomaru gently ran his fingers through her hair as she slept. "I almost lost you Rin." He whispered to himself, "I promise to always be there for you. To protect you…to hold you…to love you."

Sesshomaru slowly drifted off to sleep, still holding Rin in his arms. They both dreamed of their future life together.

THE END.

A/N: YES! Finally, I'm finished! I hope you liked it. I suck at endings along with summaries. This is my first fanfic, so I didn't want to put that much dirty lemon in it. I really hope I didn't ruin the story for those who were expecting that much lemon. OH WELL, READ N' REVIEW! PLEASE AND THANK YOU!