Chapter Sixteen

"Um…what's going on?" She asked no one in particular.

Her question was answered once a bright ball of light appeared outside her open window and molded into the frighteningly tall figure of her Sesshomaru. When he fixed her with his eyes, her heart stopped and her breathing hitched. "My Lord!" Rin hopped to her feet and shuffled her way over toward her window. Before she got to him, Sesshomaru was already standing inside of her room.

Her face lit up at his presence. Excited, she threw her arms wide to lunge forward and embrace him but stopped short when she noticed the heat in his gaze. Even in the ambient glow of the fading daylight, she could not escape those molten eyes of his. She remembered that look well and her body automatically reacted. Her skin flushed from her face all the way down to her covered chest. This man knew exactly what he was capable of and even though he had not said a word or touched her…and she secretly begged for him to do just that. But she held her tongue.

Sesshomaru took a silent step closer to her closing the space between them just a little more. Naturally, he showed little emotion but his eyes were predatory.

Rin gulped as her heart rate increased. He's hunting me… She mirrored his movements and stepped backward, ignoring the pain in her foot. On instinct, she lifted a hand to conceal her throat.

Sesshomaru's own hand shot out and wrapped around her wrist, forcing an unintended gasp to leave her drying throat. He took another step closer, bringing Rin's hand up to his mouth, exposing the delicate skin of her wrist in the process. Breathing in deeply, he felt his fangs pulse and his mouth salivate. She wanted him…badly. The blood beneath her flesh revealed her secret desire and he placed his lips at her pulse point.

"Lord Sesshomaru…" Rin whispered. They both noted the huskiness in her voice. "Are you…planning to claim me in my new body?"

Honey eyes held her captive, daring her to protest against his obvious intentions.

"Ah!" Her lips parted to release a startled cry as a warm velvet tongue snaked out Sesshomaru's mouth and licked her skin teasingly.

Every sensation he was forcing her new body to experience made her that much more desperate the fight them. She wanted him in every way that she could get him, but living in a new form heightened her awareness that in this life, she was most definitely a virgin. Miho, to Rin's knowledge, had never been this close to a man before. Upon remembering her first time, Rin's lower half clenched painfully and wet heat pooled in her belly. Instead of allowing the tantalizing sensations to consume her, Rin yanked her hand free of her Lord's grip and jumped back on her good foot.

The gold in Sesshomaru's eyes quickly took on a rose colored hue. Rin instantly regretted her actions. Sesshomaru was not someone to take rejection well, she soon found out.

"Rin…" Sesshomaru's voice was calm, but Rin heard the threat attached to her name. "Do you recall the last time you resisted me?" He moved so fast that she didn't even have a chance to blink before her back was being pressed into the adjacent wall from her window.

His words rang in her ear, making her shake from the memories of several decades ago.

Sesshomaru hadn't even made a sound. He was standing right there, tall and menacing…and powerfully intimidating with his crimson eyes and elongated fangs. His clawed hands were clenched into fists at his sides, trying to calm himself but were unable to do so. "Rin." He growled a second time, causing the young woman to shiver in her kimono. He stepped toward her, and Rin stepped back.

"Lord Sesshomaru, please…"

"Silence!" He jumped from his spot at the door and landed softly before her.

"Oh!" Rin crossed her arms over her chest to minimize the exposure of her breasts and backed away in vain to escape Sesshomaru's reach. "I was just trying to change for you, my Lord…you said you didn't like my other clothes and I thought this would be better… Ah!" Sesshomaru had darted out and grabbed her arms and removed them from her chest, leaving her completely exposed. Rin blushed furiously, knowing she couldn't hide from his probing crimson stare. "Lord Sesshomaru, allow me to cover myself…"

"I said silence Rin." Sesshomaru's crimson gaze was calm, and a hint of honey gold had begun to resurface. His face remained beautifully pale, with dark purple streaks on either side of his cheeks, and the crescent mood on his forehead reminded Rin of his true demon nature. He was getting hold of himself. "Expose your throat to me." He commanded softly.

Rin blinked, surprised at his gentle but demanding voice. "Huh?" She wondered softly. "Lord Sesshomaru…!" Her back met cold wood as he pinned her against the wall. She couldn't fight the power he used against her as she found herself with her arms above her head. "Oh!" A strange feeling tingled between her legs that she couldn't understand, and her heart thundered against her ribs, causing her chest to quiver and tighten at the cold touch of Sesshomaru's armor as he pressed himself against her. Rin didn't know if she should be frightened…or excited. "My Lord, you are not yourself." She whispered, unsure how to react to his assaults.

"Give me your throat Rin." He commanded as he tightened his hold on her wrists.

Rin gasped as his forcefulness. "My Lord, why?"

Sesshomaru's eyes had returned to their normal honey gold, but had not relinquished its fire. "I will not say it again."

Rin could not bring herself to disobey him. With cheeks flaming, she turned her head to her left side. A wave of goose bumps erupted all over her body as Sesshomaru's clawed hand lingered on her neck and she gasped when she felt his warm breath wash over her shoulder. He had removed one of his hands from her wrists but continued to hold her still with his other. "Do not fight me, Rin." He whispered in her ear as he closed to gap between them. He released her right arm from his grasp, allowing her to lower it, and he took the sleeve of her kimono and dropped lower to expose her more and pushed her hair farther back.

Rin's mouth dropped into an O at the sudden blast of warm breath Sesshomaru expelled on her shoulder. She tilted her head farther over, waiting for whatever he might do. And then it hit her. 'He's going to claim me!' She thought, suddenly a little less frightened. Kagome said that Inuyasha had done the exact same thing to her. She willed herself to calm her trembling body as Sesshomaru breathed in her scent again. 'How could I not see it before?' "Lord Sesshomaru…AH!" Thick fangs punctured the skin between her shoulder and her throat and she couldn't help but cry out. Pain erupted into her senses causing her vision to cloud over.

She felt the venom of his fangs seep into her throat, and before she could even will herself to push against him, he broke their connection. Panting, Sesshomaru pulled back to stare into Rin's shocked face. Her blood trickled, fresh on his perfect mouth, and dropped tears onto her breast. "I will allow no man, demon or human, to touch you without my permission. Do you understand?" His voice never faltered, leaving Rin to believe he had never even lost his composure.

Before she could answer, Sesshomaru caught her by surprise yet again by taking one of his claws and placed it on her right breast. She nearly cried out as the demon before her sliced into the skin and drew a crescent shape. Rin gasped as she realized what he had just done. "You marked me, my Lord?"

Sesshomaru released her, leaving her to grasp her arms and rub away the soreness that his hand had caused. She caught his eyes taking her almost naked body into his view but never bothered to cover herself.

Back to the present, Rin felt the fabric of her white cotton kimono being pushed away down her arms. Cold air washed over her naked front and she shivered as her clothes hit the floor. "Oh gods! Lord Sesshomaru, not like this! Oh, please! Not like this!" She put her hands out and rested them against Sesshomaru's pure white kimono and her body nearly melted from his heat coming through his own clothes. The great demon lord, during this whole situation, had never taken his eyes off of hers. Rin was trembling under his intense look. "I can't let them see…I mean…this body isn't familiar with…I just…damn it! I don't know what I mean!" Her face was the color of the late afternoon sun at its finest.

Sesshomaru studied her for a few seconds in silence. His body was throbbing from his want of her, but he knew she was scared. Fear of desire was one thing. Fear of becoming intimate and being discovered was another. Sighing heavily, he nodded once, gaining a relieved expression from the woman standing in front of him, but he had only agreed to one of the things she had assumed he was intending to do to her. "You're afraid that those vile women will see my presence on your throat, am I correct?"

Rin looked at him, confused but nodded while she took her hands off of his chest to cover her own.

"Very well," was all he said before he took his hands and snatched hers.

"WHA?" Startled, Rin could only obey his actions. She soon discovered what he was intending when her arms were forced above her head and held prisoner by her wrists. "My Lord!" Her breasts heaved from her sudden intake of breath, and she gasped when Sesshomaru's free hand came down to her face. His clawed thumb traced the contours of her parted lips, and for some stupid reason, Rin licked his skin against her better judgment when it got close enough.

Sesshomaru's molten eyes began to glow crimson, forcing her heart to thread faster. Her blood roared through her veins, making it extremely difficult to focus on anything other than him.

"Don't fight me." The great demon lord commanded as he struggled to suppress his inner demon. "I have searched for you for many years, Rin, and I will not let this moment slip by. I'm going to mark you where no one but you can see it. Don't fight me…" He warned once again before he disappeared from her line of sight.

Hot breathe tickled the skin of her naked chest. That was when it dawned on her, and she began to struggle. Before the blood could drain from her suspended arms, she yanked on them as hard as she could and twisted her torso to avoid Sesshomaru's assault. It didn't take long for his iron strength the squeeze her hands together painfully. Using his free hand, he took it away from her lips and snatched her by the waist. With little effort, he pinned her hips against the wall as well and Rin could no longer move.

"I warned you not to fight me!" Sesshomaru hissed out of sight.

"Don't!" Rin cried before razor sharp fangs pierced the delicate flesh just above her crescent shaped birthmark near her right nipple. Her hands were released a second later and she dropped them to grab onto her mate's shoulders for support. As her blood exploded into his waiting mouth, his venom seeped into her body and took her over. Sesshomaru wrapped his arms around her waist and upper back and crushed her to him. There were no words to describe how much he missed holding his Rin in his arms, claiming her flesh and hearing the delicate sounds she made as a result of his touch.

Rin's knees gave under her weight and Sesshomaru held her up. Her head dropped back and her mouth hung open in a surprised O at the familiar feelings washing over her. Closing her eyes, she marveled at the feel of his tongue dancing expertly over his mark when he withdrew his demon fangs. When she opened them again and looked back down, she was mesmerized by the fire blazing inside of Sesshomaru's now crimson eyes. Her blood dripped from his parted lips, and it forced more wet heat to pool deep into her lower body. "Oh gods…my Lord, what have you done to me?"

Author's Note: I might write a lemon for this story, but I'm not sure just yet. If I do, please note that I will NOT post it on here, but it will be available to anyone with a Fanfiction account. All you need to do is request it from me. Don't give me an email because I can't see it. I have had several people ask for my last lemon and I couldn't give it to them because they gave me an email and didn't bother to go back and check to see if the email itself was attached to the review or PM that was sent.

Anyway, two new chapters for you all! I have been swamped in school work, so this was the best I could do with the free time that I had. I hope you all like it!

OliviaAR