**A/N please note. I am redoing this story. So please understand for the others who have already read the other/old story it is the same basic outline and plot. I'm just adding in more detail going into the characters in depth. Thanks. **
Chapter Two- The Rainless Storm
The entire day passed by them and Rin's mind was still lingering on her dream. She found herself smiling at the thought. Afraid of what Sesshomaru would do if he found out her mind was wondering on completely travesties she shook the idea from her conscience.
Sesshomaru did notice how intently quiet Rin was being throughout the day. Once in awhile he would look over to see her smiling to herself. Soon the curiosity became too much for him.
"What is on your mind, Rin?" he asked. She blushed and fluttered, trying to develop an answer. "Tell me the truth now," he demanded and she nodded. After a moment of thinking she settled on an explanation.
"Nothing really, as you know I am sixteen, and new paths are opening up for me. I guess I'm wondering about what the rest of my life might hold. It makes me happy at the possibilities." she said, looking down at her fingers. Sesshomaru knew she was telling the truth because whenever she was nervous while confessing something she would bend and lock her fingers.
Sesshomaru could only nod so Rin saw that it was an acceptable answer. She exhaled in relief secretly but Sesshomaru still saw the tension fade then raise again.
"Rin," he began. "There is more." he stated simply.
"There's just a guy." she said quickly and hurried in front of him. In this new found panic and strength Rin missed the color fade from Sesshomaru's face. A clear sign, in any male, of a heavy mix of sorrow and anger; it creates jealously.
He wanted to press on and ask her who and when. Why was this man so important to her now? Why hadn't she said anything about him before? What about him? What would he do knowing his Rin was with some other man? Treating her the way he was meant to treat her?
But he said nothing.
Sesshomaru swallowed all of his jealous remarks and kept walking lost in his own thoughts. He hadn't even noticed the pain Rin was experiencing.
They walked to their normal camp site. Rin fell into routine and made a fire just big enough to make a quick meal for her and Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru walked over to his usual tree base and sat comfortably on the cool dirt. But when he saw Rin's face he felt a new uncertain fear.
"When will Rin marry?" he asked himself. He secretly hated himself for feeling this particular way about a human girl. She was completely mortal. She was fragile.
"One night with me, she would surely walk away bruised, broken or worse," he thought bitterly. He wanted to give himself to her on her sixteenth birthday. "No, I have to think of her safety first," he reassured his opinion.
Rin finished a simple meal for Sesshomaru as the sun began to set. She walked towards the small stream to rinse the broken shards of the swords she used to skewer Sesshomaru's meat to cook it.
Sesshomaru watched carefully as she walked away. She moved past him without even blinking in his direction. Rin reached the stream; about the size of a New York street puddle with a constant returning water source. She looked up at the dusk sky; the blue sky began to darken as the sun fell behind the horizon. She started to see little burning lights that were being covered with a thick layer of caracole colored clouds.
She hated the dark. She hated the storms. Whenever she heard lighting it was like a shot gun in her mind. Forcing her back to when she was just a girl.
A sharp shiver traveled up her spine. She hurried back to Sesshomaru who hadn't moved from his spot. He had eaten the rabbit Rin cooked. She had sat down in front of the fire, placing more wood on it to make if grow.
Sesshomaru watched out of the corner of his eye. The clouds that covered the sky brought a creeping chill that found Rin. She would look up and carefully watch the sky slowly disappearing. Sesshomaru watched her feeling sorry for her knowing her fear; her panic.
She pulled out a blanket that Kagome gave her for her fifteenth birthday and laid it on the ground. She looked up at the sky again, hoping it wouldn't rain. She was lost in her own mind she barely notices Sesshomaru moving towards the fire. Soon she fell asleep trying not to dream about Sesshomaru again.
BOOM!
The thunder roll across the sky. Rin's eyes snapped opened. She could see the light remain above her head. Her heart began to thump rapidly against her chest.
Another crackle of purple light breaking the sky again that followed by loud terrifying BOOM!
"Ahhh!" Rin yelled. It was so loud it felt like it was right above her head. This was more normal thunder. "Lord Sesshomaru, what was that?" Sesshomaru who was still very awake pretended to wake up. "That is thunder." he said faking annoyance. "You've heard it before."
"But it's louder then normal. It's scary." She cried. Another jolt of light and she accidentally let out a frightened yelp. She sat straight up from where she lay, shivering in fear.
Sesshomaru watched her. Wanted to say something to comfort his scared Rin, but said nothing.
"Will it rain?" she asked, looking at Sesshomaru who was looking at her.
"Maybe." Sesshomaru simply answered. He looked into her eyes and saw the fear in her eye. His heart dropped he knew he wasn't making her feel any better. 'See I'd make a horrible husband to her.' he simply answered.
"What about the fire. What if it goes out?" Rin asked worried and panicked.
"Then it goes out." he said blankly, he mentally kicked himself. "Rin don't worry. Nothing will come, I'm here." He said. She smiled a happy and relived smiled, he finally sad the right thing.
He watched her lay back down watching him through the fire. He sat up and watched the sky. A small breeze blew past them and he could hear her shiver. The wind whirled through the trees that surrounded them making the trees creek and moan.
"You can sleep next to me." Rin heard Sesshomaru say quietly. He saw her eyebrow rise with mixed emotions. "For warmth." he corrected her thoughts. Rin smiled and was about to say no thank you but another loud burst of thunder stole the words form her mouth.
She yelped again and practically dove on to Sesshomaru's lap. He smiled inside but only raised an eyebrow on the outside. "Sorry," she said. Sitting on the ground beside him.
"You can sleep here only if it rains." Sesshomaru said. She only nodded and looked up at the sky. She closed her eyes in a way it looked like she was asking for rain.
They both stayed awake and felt the storm past them. Not a drop of rain fell and Rin felt sorrow in the pit of her stomach. She stood up and walked over to her blanket. She lay down and starred into the flames in front of her.
"I wanted to sleep next to him," she thought. She watched the fire dance around and began to feel the fatigue catch up to her as the energy she spent the whole day left her.
She was so tired she didn't even feel Sesshomaru stand up. She looked through the flame one last time hoping to see his face but nothing was there. She figured he had gone to sleep in a near by tree.
It completely shocked her to feel him lay down behind her. She waited until he stopped moving before daring to look at him. He turned on his side and scooted his body closer to hers. She could only watch from the corner of her eye in disbelief.
"I've already fallen asleep," she told herself. "I have to be asleep,' her heart doubled in speed when she felt him exhale heavily close to her ear.
"What?" he asked realizing she was watching him with an open jaw.
"It didn't rain." She said still in astonishment.
"I know." He said and rested his head on his elbow. He closed his eyes and felt Rin turn back around. After a moment she began to relax and doze off into her own world of dreams. He could feel her heart beating against his chest through her back, but soon it slowed down and he knew she was asleep. The scent of her hair filled his mind. And she nestled into his warm body and he soon fell asleep as well.
BOOM!
Another bang of thunder woke Rin. The sound bounced around inside her head. She felt like someone just hit a drum that was next to her ears. She sat up in fear, her heart hammering fast and hard. Sesshomaru woke from her movement.
"It's okay." He said a little annoyed by her fear. She looked at the gruff voice that was behind her. He was laying there, his eyes still closed but still aware somehow. Her eyes ran down his long muscular body.
"Oh you're here I thought that was a dream." Rin said sleepily, her mind raced back to a few hours ago when Sesshomaru laid down next to her for no particular reason. "A wonderful dream." She muttered and lay back down. Her thoughts were still very sleepy and Sesshomaru could tell. She yawned and pushed herself inside the crook of Sesshomaru's bowed body. She was still awake when she settled back down.
"Just go back to sleep," he said pulling her closer to his body. She smiled at his new found connection.
"I love this feeling," they both thought. Sesshomaru was just as awake as Rin. He could feel her breath race again. "I wondered what she was thinking to herself," he wanted to ask, but afraid to hear her say that she wanted him to. If he heard that he knew he could not hold back. Laying there, cuddling like a husband and wife that just made love. He would miss this feeling.
When she was younger they'd lay like this during storms, or after an intense battle. Rin kept opening her mouth as if to say something.
"Go on," he silently encouraged. He wanted her to say, "Don't give me away, keep me for yourself," but he shook the idea quickly from his mind. "It will not happen," he told himself firmly.
"I like sleeping next to you lord Sesshomaru," Rin finally confessed, after a long mental battle of wits. "It makes me feel safe," she continued. Sesshomaru could feel her heart speed up. "It makes me very happy." and she pushed her lower half against his lower half. A smile stretched across his face to feel her rub against him.
"I'm glad," he quickly said pushing his smile from his voice. She was sending lighting all over his body. "Can we stay like this forever?" she asked, rubbing her body more. "He is not telling me to stop," she told herself, "It must be ok."
She waited for his answer. He was thinking how what to say. His mind kept flicking but her hip movements.
"No we can't," Sesshomaru said finally. "Tonight is the only night, after this no more. "He moved his arm so it curled around her chest. His wrist rested between her breasts. He quickly tried to move his hand once he realized where he placed it but she covered his arm with her and laced her fingers with his. Sesshomaru silenced if growl.
"That makes me sad, why can't be like this in real life," Rin yawned and took his hand. "Why can't we be like this forever?" she kissed his hand gently. He moaned quietly to feeling his own hips movement towards her to the feeling of her lips on his skin.
"Because I am a demon and you are a human," Sesshomaru said, "It is not heard of." Remembering when his father fell in love InuYasha's mother. He remembered all the power and respect he lost.
Rin nodded, slightly whimpering. Sesshomaru wanted this to be real. He wanted this moment to stay. Why couldn't they have this? Why couldn't they love each other? They had known each other for all this time, living, protecting, sharing and caring for each other. Why couldn't loving each other be placed in the equation?
"Would you like us to stay like this?" he heard himself ask. They were both shocked.
"Ever and ever," she muttered. The words sank in his brain. "She does want my love," he thought. He nestled his face into her hair, and swallowed.
"You keep that to yourself Rin, never tell that to anyone," Sesshomaru ordered. He felt her body go limp and then stiffen.
"Yes Lord Sesshomaru," she obeyed. She stopped her movements at once and leaned so their bodies were barely touching. She let go of his hand and curled her arm under her head and tucked her other under stomach. Sesshomaru left the cold autumn breeze chill his arm.
She quickly fell back asleep, mostly from exhaustion and a new painful depression. Thunder banged again, the loudest yet, but Rin did not wake. She only closed the gap she made between their bodies. Sesshomaru allowed himself to smile.
Even after he just hurt her feelings, she still trusted him. She still wanted to be close to him.
He settled back down himself and soon fell back a sleep. His own dreams of a life with Rin filled his mind.
He pictured them running in the fields together with their pups, having their own house with huge lands surrounding them. They would have servants, and guards.
Her mind wondered into a sleep land full of forbidden ideas. Both of them were breathing hard. Sesshomaru held himself over her naked body, both of them sweating. Rin's legs were around his middle when he smiled and rested his head on her shoulder.
She smiled at her own fantasy in her sleep, wishing he would smile like that more often, even in her mind.
** Ok there is the new chapter two. Like I said before I am redoing this story for a few reasons. I hope everyone likes it better. I think I'm really capturing Sesshomaru better. But please note a few things; it's been several years, who knows how Sesshomaru would honestly be like: as well as, this is my story and I like the way it's going, even better than the first and finally review your new opinion on my story. I know several people said I should change this of that \, but I think it's going much better now.
THANK YOU!!! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy
Oh and if you like Fruits Basket I wrote a FanFiction where Kyo and Tohru become a couple, so if you like Fruits Basket you should read it. It's called Shades of Orange rated M and it's a romance (big surprise).
Thanx again.
-Counting Down the Days-