By the time Rin dressed, picked up her forgotten dirty kimono, and found a servant who directed her to the room she stayed in, it was nearly 5 in the afternoon. Which also meant it was nearly dinner. Rin shuddered as she closed the door behind her.

When she looked up, she was vague aware of being surprised to find Chi sitting on the bed, smiling that dazzling smile.

"Welcome back!" she squealed and stood. "That was a long bath, I must say." She winked at Rin. Rin's cheeks flushed scarlet as Chi bent over the bed to pick up the kimono she laid to rest there hours before.

She held it up to Rin, who took it and began to undress herself. Chi shook her head with a small laugh.

"No, no, precious. I do the undressing. You just stand still and hold out your arms," Chi explained.

Rin did as she was told, feeling slightly uncomfortable with the fact that someone besides herself was peeling away the cloth that cover her sensitive body.

When Rin was striped from the robe, Chi immediately began dressing her in the simple but elegant kimono. She hummed while she worked, making Rin feel more at eased than a moment before.

Chi stopped humming after a few minutes. "Mind if I ask you a question, sweets?"

Rin shook her head. "Go ahead."

"How did you come by Lord Sesshomaru?"

Rin was taken aback by the questions. She hadn't expected someone to ask her in such a direct way. She allowed the question to be asked, so she must answer.

"When I was a child, I lived in a village as an orphan—an outsider. The villagers would often beat me so I would run to the woods to explore and forget memories worth forgetting. When I ran out there one time, I found Lord Sesshomaru against a tree, unconscious. But, as I came closer, he sat up. I could tell he was injured, so I fished for him and brought him water. He never ate any of it, but I continued bring it anyway.

"Well, one night I was fishing in a river that was preserved, and the men of the village saw me. They beat me for trespassing and when I went to see Lord Sesshomaru the next day, he asked me who gave me the bruises and cuts. He said it was curiosity, but I thought it meant he was my friend.

"The next day, a pack of wolves came and massacred the village. I was running to Sesshomaru-sama for help, but they killed me before I could get to him. I saw darkness at first, but when I woke up, the first thing I saw was golden eyes looking down at me. And I knew then that I was meant to follow Lord Sesshomaru to the ends of the world," Rin finished.

Chi had stopped working to listen to Rin's tale. She blinked once at Rin when she finished, but continued her work, humming again.

When Rin was dressed, Chi sat her down and began to brush her hair lightly, smoothing it with every stroke. Rin closed her eyes and when back in time when Rin was four and still lived with her mother in the small village. Her mother used to sit Rin by the river and comb her hair while humming the lullaby that she sang to Rin ever since Rin could remember.

"There we go!" Chi exclaimed. Rin opened her eyes.

There was nothing really too different, just that he hair was pulled up into a loose bun with pink chopsticks crossed through it. She liked it. It was different and…appealing. Sesshomaru was guaranteed to stop and stare.

"Thank you, Chi-san. I like it very much."

Chi beamed. "Anytime, Rin-sama. I'll be happy to do your hair again."

Rin smiled.

"Now, it is time for dinner. I hope you are hungry, Rin-sama. The cooks have made food for all the demons in the Japan!"

Rin's smile fell slightly before realizing Chi was still watching her. It was time to dine with Lord Sesshomaru. She wasn't too pleased at seeing him again. But, she nodded and followed Chi out, wishing to Kami that dinner would be over quickly.

Stupid, stupid, stupid, foolishly stupid beast! Sesshomaru was lecturing himself…again. There is no need to be such a bastard about every little thing.

"But she is a child," he said silently to himself, thankful that the servants were busy in the kitchen.

She was a child. She no longer has a child's scent. She has a scent that of a woman. And you can even smell it!

"She has been my ward for these past years. I cannot just take her innocence."

Ever think she wants you to take it? Foolhardy demon! She has grown before your very eyes! Do you not want to wrap your arms around her tiny waist and kiss her until you have no breath left?

"I want to do many more things than that, I can assure you," he mumbled.

Before his conscience had time to answer, the doors leading into the dining room opened. As they opened he saw a vision of the most beautiful lady he's ever set eyes upon.

This lady, if you were wondering, is none other than Rin.

Rin's mouth dropped when entering the dining room. The servants stood patiently with the doors wide open. As Rin took in the dark blue and off-white décor of the room, she came upon someone sitting at the end of the table, a place setting in front of him and another at the seat on his left.

Sesshomaru's stoic expression rippled, showing another emotion that was unreadable due to the quickness of which it came and gone, leaving only his cold demeanor.

Rin stepped into the room. The doors closed behind her slowly, as if giving her the opportunity to escape; an opportunity that she didn't take.

Facing Sesshomaru was a lot easier than she thought would be. She automatically made the expression of ease and lightness appear over her features.

"Hello, my lord." She placed an easy grin at her lips.

He nodded sharply, "Rin."And with that he motioned to the seat next to him.

She took that as a sign to move. But she didn't move toward him. Instead, she moved away from him, causing his brow to frown and his hands to clench. She sat down at the end of the table opposite from him. Immediately, it seemed, a servant appeared and removed the place setting, arranging it in front of Rin at the other end.

Rin gave another beaming smile at Sesshomaru when the servant left. She could nearly see the steam bursting out of his ears, but, being the tough and collected Lord of the West, he showed no other emotion besides the thin line his lips were in.

Rin decided to study the plate while Sesshomaru tried to burn holes into her body. The design was somewhat simple. The plate was a pale blue with a branch of cherry blossoms protruding on the right side. The edge of the place was a light brown.

Rin looked up through her eye lashes to find Sesshomaru with his eyes closed, leaning back against the chair. Rin cocked her head to the side, but said nothing.

"You test my control, Rin."

She jumped at his growling voice. She knew that if his eyes were open all she'd see was red.

"Maybe," she said. She knew it was bold and he was going to lose it soon. And truth be told, she didn't care. She wanted him to lose control just so she could refuse him and see the look of rejection skitter over his "controlled" face.

His eyes tightened slightly and his lip pulled back into a wicked smile. "So, you think you're a woman now that you have started your monthly cycles?"

Rin blushed in embarrassment, despite her objective to be bold.

Eyes still closed, Sesshomaru's smile widened. "You are not a woman until I say you're a woman, Rin. And I say you are still a child since you cannot control your emotions. You think I don't know your intentions, little girl?"

That was what made the blush that spread across her cheeks fade away. Those two simple words made her body tremble with frustration. She swallowed down the frustration before it could overflow and make her do something stupid.

But what she was about to do was something stupid.

Slowly, she stood. She put one foot in front of the other to keep her moving toward the other end of the table where her lord sat with his eyes close and his grin slowly receding.

"Little girl?" she asked. She was close enough to reach out and touch him. Instead she went around him and leaned over his left shoulder slightly to whisper, "Oh, a little girl, am I?"

She bravely kissed his neck just below his earlobe.

And in a flash she was pulled on to his lap, the edge of the table digging into her waist. She almost giggled with delight. She settled for a small smile. His eyes were open and, shockingly, his normal gold was shining brightly at her.

"A little girl you are, Rin," he said.

Without pausing, she shifted so she straddled his hips, pulling up her skirt so as to not get it caught between them and to show her bare thighs. She also did it to rub against his hardening cock as well, even if she didn't want to admit it.

"Would a little girl do this?" She leaned forward and kissed his jaw.

"Or this?" She kissed his temple.

"How about this?" She kissed him lightly on his lips. She began to pull away knowing what he would do next.

It didn't take long for Sesshomaru to pull her back and kiss her hungrily. His hands slid up her thighs and over her stomach and on to her back to pull her closer. His tongue prodded at her lips, begging for entry. She allowed it. Worry flashed in her mind but was quickly gone once Sesshomaru tried to take control. Tried to.

Rin placed her hands lightly on his shoulders and pulled away gently and slowly, enjoying how his lips chased after hers. She chuckled as their lips parted. Half of her begged to be joined with his lips again and yet the other half wanted him to suffer as he had made her suffer twice within 12 hours.

She wiggled her hips, causing his breath to catch and his eyes to turn a faint pink. She knew she had him, so she decided to test his control a little more. She watched him through her lashes as she took his hand, brought it to her mouth and licked his pointer finger. She put the whole finger into her mouth and watched as Sesshomaru's eyes got darker as she slid the finger out. She smiled, opened her kimono a fraction and slid the moist finger down the valley of her breasts.

She wiggled her hips again, but in a hard and torturous movement that worked wonders when you're trying to tease a great demon. Rin leaned forward and kissed his lips.

"You want more?" she asked as she pulled away.

His hands slid between her thighs as he stole a kiss from her. She faked a gasp, knowing what he was going for. He pulled back his kimono and untied his pants all in one fluid movement. Rin glanced at Sesshomaru's erection and found it a lot larger than she thought. She smiled to herself. How she wanted to feel that size inside of her, pumping in and out, fast and hard and rough.

She slid her hips back to their previous position: with her covered sex on the tip of his cock.

"Rin, remove the cloth that bars my path," he all but growled.

She smiled wickedly and pulled away from him. "And what makes you think I'll do that, Sesshomaru?"

"Rin," he said warningly.

Rin smiled and again and began to get off of his lap. Sesshomaru held firm. She chuckled and gave him one last deep kiss before forcing his arms away to stand.

"I've lost my appetite, my lord. I will retire now." She began to walk away. Once the door opened, Rin threw over her shoulder, "Two can play that game, my lord. Two can play that game."

And with that she left.

A/N: Shabam! Haha. -That was retarded. Anywho! I am SOOOOOOO sorry for the late update. I was trying to plan it out! Haha. Lemme know whatcha think!

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