A/N: Hello my loves! I am back with another chapter, and thank you guys so much for reviewing :) Means so much to me. *Has not been proof-read*

"Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks." - Isaac Watts

I opened my eyes, squinting at the annoyingly florescent lights that seemed to glare at me from all directions. "Could this room get any brighter?" I grumbled and Sesshomaru scoffed, immediately my frown twitched into a smile.

It was nice to see him more expressive, he was a refreshing start to my day. Sure, Kikyo, Kaede, Kohaku and Miroku are nice to talk to, but almost all of our conversations are about the revolution and how to recruit others. While Sesshomaru and I talked about the weather and about our lives, (not everything for obvious reasons) and it made me feel normal for a change; that was something I treasured more than I would like.

He looked at me, and I noticed that his eye brow twitched, and it was so fast that I almost thought I imagined it. I blushed as I was suddenly reminded of my newest hair cut and clothes, I shuffled nervously, "It's my hair, isn't it?"

He stiffened and I bit my lip, my face was heating up and I just wanted to get up and run away from here. How could I have forgotten about how I look like? I haven't even seen myself in the mirror.

He inhaled and I curled my toes, "You look fine." He replied cooly, his voice creating a wave of relief to roll through me. Whatever shame I had left fleed from my chest and I smiled, it was the type that made your eyes crinkle and the edges of your lips curl to the point that it burned. I saw Sesshomaru peek back at me then snap back to whatever interested him so much on that table.

I folded my hands and gazed up at the familiar ceilng, forming shapes among the maze of dots that splattered the roof. I looked down when I saw something move, before me was a small mirror. Sesshomaru's gaze burned into mine, causing shivers to crawl up my spine. I reached out but hesitated, did I really want to see myself? But glancing up at Sesshomaru I wondered if he had ever been kind to anyone else, by the few times that I've seen him outside the labratory, he seemed pretty anti-social.

My fingers wrapped around the edge of the mirror, our fingers brushing against each other slightly. I felt a spark and I watched as he pulled his away, I was about to ask when I noticed that my reiki had expanded. What? How did it come out when I hid it before coming here?

My blood froze as I turned to Sesshomaru, he examined his finger, which now held a black smudge as if he had been burned. I used my powers on him! I was torn, I knew the right thing to do was to immediately get on the defensive and kill him, but he has been so nice to me. He had protected me and even saved Kikyo and I from a beating, how could I hurt someone who I've grown to trust?

I hesitated, and in that split second I found myself thrown against the wall, my hands pinned above my head in one sweep and our bodies pressed against each other. I gasped and my eyes widened as what just happened dawned on me.

I was pinned to a wall, his hand was on my wrists and our faces were closer than they have ever been before. It took a moment before he finally said something, "You hesitated." He stated, as if it were something incredulous. But more importantly he noticed.

Sesshomaru leaned in, his eyes darkening into a bronze and I blushed as I couldn't stop my heart from beating faster. "Why?" His stoic mask did not hide the amusment in his tone, I frowned, was this just some game to him? Did he not just realize what could have happened a few seconds ago if I didn't pause?

"You know," I avoided his question, and his grip tightened on my wrists and he inched closer. This would have been mistaken as intimacy to anyone who had been watching, but between us, the air was static. This was a challenge, our bodies being this close together was just a motionless battle. With this thought, I managed to calm down, my mouth gained moisture and suddenly I felt courageous.

"Why haven't you killed me yet?" I shot back, his eyes widened and for a moment, he exhaled. His warm breath fanned over my face, his body encased mine, and I was suddenly aware of how hot the air between us was.

"We have a deal." He stated, his grip slackening and my feet touched the ground once more. He turned away, and once again I was baffled. I decided to get back his attention, there was more to this story, and he wasn't telling me. With a defiant smirk, I focused all of my power into my hands and trapped him in a barrier with me. He froze, just before he reached the zapping wall, before I knew it he was in front of me and his claws curled around my fingers.

Something about his touch sent shivers down my spine, I know, this is where I should be panicking. But it seemed like a rough game, a tease. My hands planted themselves on his arm, and at the action he smirked. "Do you realize what I can do to you?"

I returned his smirk, "I can ask you the same question, Sesshomaru." I grinned, the name flowed naturally off my tongue, and he released me. The barrier shattered and I just stared at his back, fascinated by what just happened.

Did we just play fight?

"Why haven't you reported me yet?"

The question lingered in the air for longer than I expected. He froze, his entire movements halting from his breathing to the darting of his eyes. I knew how dangerous this was, to show my powers to a demon, one who could have me easily exterminated, but I trusted him, something inside me just told me to.

"I did not find a reason too."

My heart fluttered, did he care about me? Even for demons, the punishment for harboring a Miko would have you teared limb by limb slowly, agonizingly, until their powerful souls departed their bodies.

Now I was confused, how long did he know? Has he already reported me? What is the whole method behind this? What am I to him?

"You know, I plan on escaping," I began, fear prickled my scalp, Why am I suddenly confessing this to him? I paused before beginning again, "I am the one causing all of those surges." My eyes turned towards his, gold clashed with brown and the words slipped off my tongue before I had the chance to stop them.

"And I remember everything."

Now I was going to make this a lot longer, LIKE A LOT LONGER. But I decided that since spring break is finally coming up (hurray!) that I would be updating at least three chapters (not promising anything) in a week. I can promise however that there will be more than one update in a week. And I am happy about how everything is falling into pieces, now I can FINALLY evolve Rin and Sesshomaru's relationship. Until next time,

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