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Yuma woke up with a big yawn escape her mouth. She looks at her left and found Rin still asleep. May be she hadn't much sleep last night she thought smiling knowing what is probably on her friends mind all night that she didn't even know that it is not the reason why she still asleep. After resolving their predicament last night, Rin stay late outside with Sesshoumaru until sleepiness dawn them and they both have a good sleep.

Yuma change her sleeping kimono with light blue yukata, after changing she brush her tangle brown hair and leave the room to make breakfast.

Thirty minutes after Yuma left the room Rin woke up. She lifted herself up and let out a yawn while rubbing her eyes with her fist to rub out from sleepiness. Walk to her drawer and pulled out a blue pants and a white shirt with light blue on its sleeves, then change into it and tied her long black hair in ponytails.

As Rin slid the paper door open, just in time Sesshoumaru pass by.

"Good morning." Rin greet smiling at Sesshoumaru as he stops.

Sesshoumaru stared at her momentarily as he tried to figure out how can Rin smile at him pleasantly in spite everything what occurred between them, even though they resolve their predicament that occurred between them and they sort of friends now. He actually assume that Rin will have a little awkwardness around him, but here she is smiling at him just like the way she always greet him every morning that even he sometime want to smile back at her in return.

"Are you ok?" Rin asked feeling uncomfortable under Sesshoumaru's intense stare.

Sesshoumaru stirred from his daze did I stare at her for that long? He thought. "Yeah I'm fine." he replied.

"Good morning to you too... Rin" Sesshoumaru said with softness in his voice, all the while giving her a rare smile that made Rin dumbfounded in her spot.

Rin snap from her dumbness and smiled back him. She doesn't want to ask why the sudden change in demeanor, not to ruin the moment she saw him smile for the first time.

At the kitchen Yuma and her parents eat breakfast already. Yuma was surprised when she saw Sesshoumaru and Rin together enter the kitchen, without even a hint of awkwardness between, it's like there is nothing happened between them. But there is something odd about them, Rin have a smile on her face, not the smile that usually appeared in her face; it was more pleasant than before, while Sesshoumaru have a pleasant mood not the calm expression he usually wear.

Yuma watch them as they sit down in their spot; Rin sit next to her while Sesshoumaru sat across from them next to her mother while her father sit at the center of the table.

Yuma continue eating her breakfast but not before took a glace between Sesshoumaru and Rin.

Did I miss something? Yuma thought as she noticed Sesshoumaru and Rin steal glances at each other and every time their eyes met Rin would blush a little.

Yuma put down her bowl and continue watch them stealing glances. She was really now confuse to the both of them.

I'll ask Rin later' she decided to asked Rin when she can talk to her alone later.

Later that morning after breakfast Rin and Yuma was sitting at the corridor near the foyer of the house.

"Is there something I should know?" Yuma dramatically asked.

"Know what?" Rin look at her confuse.

"About you and Sesshoumaru"

"What about it?" Rin arch an eyebrow.

"Are the two of you together?" Yuma slightly asked.

"What are you talking about?"

"I mean, you seems comfortable around him, despite the fact what transpired between the both of you last night." she said in a matter of fact.

Rin chuckled that Yuma misinterpret about their behavior on why Sesshoumaru and her act that nothing happened between them.

"What?" Yuma was now confused.

Rin get hold of her and cleared her throat. "Nothing, I just forgot to tell you that I and Sesshoumaru settle the things between us last night and we kind of friends right now." she explained.

"You and Sesshoumaru are friends? Yeah right…" not believing on what Rin said.

"And what that supposed to mean?" Rin scowled at her.

"From them way you steal glance at each other? It seems to me that you are more than what you said." Yuma smirk at her.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Rin said coolly

"Oh come on Rin….admit it you do like him." Yuma insisted.

Rin was about to retort back when a husky voice interrupted her.

"Hi Rin…"

Rin turn her face around and saw a man wearing a navy blue yukata with a bamboo design on it and he has a bouquet of flowers in his hands. He was much taller than her but not as taller than Sesshoumaru. He has short black hair and brown eyes like hers. He is handsome but not handsome as Sesshoumaru.

"Hi Kio," Rin smiled composing herself. "What do you doing here?" she asked as she stands on her feet.

"Here, I bring this for you." Kio pass her the bouquet and Rin gladly took it.

"Thanks" she said smelling the fragrance of the bouquet.

"Hey! Kio" Yuma greet him smiling.

"Oh, hi Yuma I didn't see you there." he said watching her as she stood up.

"How could you see me if you have your eyes glued on Rin all the time you visit here." Yuma said pretend to be disappointed. "Ok I leave you two alone." she announced and left.

"So what brings you here?" Rin asked as they walk towards the bench near the cherry blossom tree at the small garden in the front lawn.

"Do I really need to answer that?" Kio glance at her. "You know the reason why I'm here, Rin."

"You haven't given up on me yet?" Rin chuckled sitting at the bench as they reach the small garden.

"No haven't lost hope yet. As long as you're still available, I won't give up pursuing you." he honestly told her

Oh Kio… she thought sighing.

Kio was introduced to Rin by Yuma two week after she got here in the island. Since then they become friends, Kio is one of the people help her blend in and he also the one who teach her how to catch a fish using your hands and other manual labor. They become closed friends like Yuma and her until three months ago when he start courting her that change their friendship. Until now Kio is determined to have her affection and he won't give up until he get it.

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At the back of the house, Sesshoumaru was helping Kino conveying a log from the forest to the backyard.

"What would you use these logs for?" Sesshoumaru asked as they put down the last log they convey from the forest.

"Well, I going to used it to build a new pin, the old one needs replacing." Kino gradually answered. "I think that's all. Thank you for your help Sesshomaru." Kino said gratefully.

Sesshoumaru nodded in response and made his way to the front lawn, just in time to see a guy kiss Rin on the cheek before leaving. For some reason Sesshoumaru feel something he never feels before.

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At the garden Rin was surprised when Kio suddenly kiss her. She never actually expects that gesture from him.

Rin sigh turning around going inside the house. Rin was halfway from the house when she saw Sesshoumaru sitting at the corner of the house; she went to his direction and sit beside him.

"Is he your boyfriend?" Sesshoumaru asked in demanding tone.

"Kio?" Rin sigh. "No. he is more like a suitor." she said shrugging.

"Why? Are you jealous?" Rin said jokingly looking at Sesshoumaru who raise his eyebrow. "I'm just kidding, so don't look at me like me like that."

They become mute after that while Sesshoumaru keep his gaze on her as his mind wondered.

Is that it, is he jealous? Is that what he feel earlier when he saw that Kio guy kiss Rin?

Tbc….

AN: Oh! Is sesshy jealous? Find out next chapter. Once again I want to say I'm sorry for not updating soon. About Kagome and Inuyasha I think I will put some of them too may be next chapter so don't worry they have their moments. Review and see you soon.