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I OWN NOTHING. I PROMISE.

A month had passed and Rin's heart was finally starting to heal. Whenever she was alone with Sesshomaru she rarely thought about Kohaku so she did her best to keep things that way. She spent every second she possibly could with him. It didn't matter what they did; they would go out to eat, eat at Sesshomaru's house, just talk, or even sit in silence and read to themselves. Rin felt like she could be satisfied with this life. Life with Sesshomaru.

But there was also the guilt. Rin wondered if her mother hadn't forced her to do this, would she still be with Sesshomaru?

''How are you and Sesshomaru?'' Kagome pulled Rin out of her thoughts. ''It has been around a month now, if I'm not wrong. He's definitely good looking but more importantly, the way he looks at you? That man adores you!''

Rin laughed. ''I suppose. I definitely enjoy his company.''

''I hope that after all this time, you're finally over that scoundrel,'' Kagome growled.

''That's what I want. Oh, but it's not that easy,'' Rin sighed.

''Well you have to be patient Rin. I promise you it won't be long before everything you lived through is going to seem like nothing but a bad dream,'' Kagome reassured.

''A nightmare,'' Rin whimpered.

''What about Sesshomaru? What do you feel for him?'' Kagome asked.

''Guilt, shame,'' Rin whispered.

''But why?'' Kagome questioned.

''Because I'm not being honest with him! Sesshomaru thinks I love him and I don't say otherwise because he has money. Because there is no other way to help my father. If he wasn't so sick, if Tohru was another kind of man..I would have never agreed to do something like this,'' Rin cried.

''Well, maybe with time, you could fall in love with him,'' Kagome tried to comfort.

''I lay awake thinking about it but I can't and I don't want to fall in love with anyone else. Not with Sesshomaru, not with anyone,'' Rin hissed.

''Sesshomaru? You're here?'' Rin smiled as she saw him when she walked through her front door.

''Hello my love,'' Sesshomaru greeted her with a kiss on the cheek causing her to blush and him to smirk. ''My love, I brought this for you. I hope you like it.''

''Thank you,'' Rin responded and took the box Sesshomaru was holding out to her to open. ''Oh, is it a jewelry box?''

''Do you like it?'' Sesshomaru asked.

''It's gorgeous. I love it,'' Rin smiled.

''Great because I have the first jewel I want you to put in it,'' Sesshomaru smiled and held out a small box. He opened it up to reveal, a ring.

''How are you feeling?'' Kohaku asked Shippo.

''I was shot. How do you think I feel?'' Shippo snarked.

''That was a month ago man,'' Kohaku sighed. ''Can you move around yet?''

''What for?'' Shippo questioned.

''May I put it on you?'' Sesshomaru asked.

''Don't you think you're moving too quickly? It's been only a month since we started dating and now you want me to accept your ring?'' Rin questioned.

''I love you Rin. I love you like I never imagined I could love another person. If I feel what I feel, why should I wait for more time? So please don't ask me to be content with being your boyfriend and nothing else. Please Rin, accept my proposal,'' Sesshomaru pleaded.

Rin's eyes softened but she closed the ring box held out infront of her. ''Let me think about it. Please?''

''How much time would you like?'' Sesshomaru asked.

''I'll give you an answer tonight. I promise,'' Rin smiled causing Sesshomaru to return it.

''Okay.''

Rin held back her tears as she stared out of her window. She looked back when she heard her door open to reveal Kagome.

''What is it friend? Why are you crying?'' Kagome questioned.

''Sesshomaru just asked me to marry him,'' Rin answered while choking back her tears.

''But from what I can see you're still thinking about Kohaku right?'' Kagome guessed.

''I can't help it. I would like to tear him out of my heart! But the love I feel for him is much stronger than me friend,'' Rin cried.

''But he deceived you Rin. I don't blame you because when I met him I also thought he was a good person and that he genuinely loved you,'' Kagome scowled.

''And his love was a lie. He was only interested in my family name, money but do you know what I hate most about all this? That I'm going to end up doing to Sesshomaru the same thing that Kohaku did to me!'' Rin exclaimed. ''Deceiving him! And if I accept his marriage proposal, it's only because my family needs to find a way out of the situation we are in. But I can no longer keep this up, Kagome. I can't go on!''

''So then don't mislead him any longer,'' Kagome advised.

''I can't tell him the truth either. My mom told me he has loaned so much money and help to my dad and I don't know what Sesshomaru is capable of doing to us if he finds out we are just using him, that I am only with him out of interest,'' Rin sneered.

''That isn't what I mean. Look Rin, I know that deep down, you are starting to like Sesshomaru,'' Kagome said.

''Well the truth is I am..fond of him, I won't deny that. He is a good person, kind person, and what I like most? He's honest. That's exactly why he doesn't deserve what we're doing to him!'' Rin yelled.

''Please my friend, be honest with me. Do you really think it's impossible to ever fall in love with him?'' Kagome questioned. ''You don't have to be with Sesshomaru out of interest. Give in to what you're feeling and if you discover that you could ever really love him, then marry him.''

Rin felt weird as she stood in the same spot she had met up with Kohaku so many times. All the kisses, the touches, the planning for the future, and it all meant nothing. It was a lie.

Then she thought back to Sesshomaru. They met for the first time in this very spot. When she looked back at that moment she really didn't know how she mistook Sesshomaru for Kohaku. Even though it was dark, Kohaku is closer to her height while Sesshomaru is a foot taller than her.

She wonder if it was meant to be. Despite everything she had gone through, she had always believed everything happened for a reason.

Rin looked out to the sea and thought about Sesshomaru's proposal.

''...one love replaces another. Besides, sometimes we get so obsessed that we don't realize that the love we're looking for is right in front of us.''

''...what's important is that today, you're eyes are telling me something different than all the other times,'' Sesshomaru said.

''What are my eyes telling you?'' Rin questioned.

''That you don't not like me and that I could reach your heart if I work at it.''

Rin felt herself smile slightly.

Rin entered her house just in time to see her father coming out of his office along side Sesshomaru.

''Ah, look my daughter has arrived,'' Her father said with a smile.

''Hello my love,'' Sesshomaru greeted.

''I thought I wouldn't see you until tonight,'' Rin responded.

''Yes, I know but I arrived a little early so I could talk with your dad,'' Sesshomaru told her.

''Well, I'll leave you two alone. I'll see both of you later,'' Rin's father stepped out of the room.

''Did you tell him that you..?'' Rin trailed off.

''No. Of course not. I won't say anything until you tell me your answer,'' Sesshomaru answered.

Rin smiled appreciatively. ''What were you talking about?''

''Nothing special. I like talking with him. He's a good man,'' Sesshomaru smiled.

''My dad is the best man in the world,'' Rin smiled brightly.

''You seem close,'' Sesshomaru noted.

''Yes. I adore him and honestly I would give my life for him,'' Rin responded. ''It's ironic that we both have great dads and shitty moms.''

Sesshomaru chuckled. ''Indeed it is. Once I left my mother's clutches I decided right then that I would meet a woman who would be the exact opposite of my mother. Good, kind, honest, affectionate, and caring. I wanted my children to have what I didn't. An actual mother.''

''...''

''But I don't want you to think I'm pressuring you. Please, take all the time you need before you answer,'' Sesshomaru reassured.

Rin turned away for a moment to catch her breath.

''There's no need Sesshomaru,'' Rin turned and looked into his eyes. ''I've thought it through and I have an answer, I accept your proposal.''

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