The rain beat down on the roof of the gazebo, and Rin looked out into the storm to see if anyone was out there. The darkness mixed with the hazy rain made things very difficult to navigate through.

Footsteps echoed through the night, and Rin looked out from her shelter once more to see if someone was really out there.

Nothing. There was no sight of any life out there, and she didn't blame people for not wanting to be out in this weather.

Rin turned away from the entrance of the little hut and stared at the lantern that hung from the opposite side. It light wasn't much, but it was enough to see by.

Feeling something press down on her shoulder, Rin turned to face that direction once again. What she saw caused her to gasp and flash her hands up to cover her mouth.

A tall man with long silver hair stood in front of her. His shirtless frame was sopping wet, and his hair sparkled in the low light as water ran down the silver strands.

His eyes were otherworldly, and shone a magnificent golden color. Though they were cold, and uncaring. He had a blue crescent moon on his forehead and two red slash marks running from his cheeks back into his hair, the ends hidden from view. She could see that his ears were elongated and pointed at the tips.

It was obvious to Rin that this man was a demon. It would have been obvious to anyone, but most people would be dumb enough to ask for confirmation. Instead, she only backed away from him as he stepped further into the sheltered area.

Rin wondered why he was out in the rain…she wondered why she was out in the rain. She couldn't remember why or how she had come into this situation, but she was stuck nonetheless.

His golden eyes narrowed as his studied her body. She knew he wasn't really looking at her in a suggestive way; he looked like the kind of demon that would never step into anything of the sort with a human. But still…the way his eyes went over her felt very intimate. She felt exposed to him in every possible way.

Looking up into his eyes, Rin regretted it almost instantaneously. He returned her gaze, and the exposed feeling increased. Only now it seemed it was her soul he was digging into.

Rin let out a small noise of surprise as she felt the wall of the shelter ram into her back. She had not realized that she had been continuously stepping back; nor had she realized that this man had been coming closer to her. Looking up at him, she wondered what he meant to do now that he had her cornered, if anything at all. With his cold gaze, he looked like he wouldn't mind killing her right there.

Somehow though, Rin found a burst of courage within herself to open her mouth and say something. It was simple, but more than she ever would have thought she would say.

"I'm Rin." Her voice was weak, and trembled slightly. The demon stared at her with his hard eyes, saying nothing for what seemed like ages. Finally, his lips parted the least possible amount for him to only respond with,

"Sesshomaru." Slightly confused at first, Rin had no clue as to what he meant. Then she remembered that the demons and the humans almost never shared names. To the humans, demon names were strange and complicated. Rin swallowed the lump in her throat and started to speak again, but she was cut off by Sesshomaru's clipped tone.

"I do not desire to listen to anything else you have to say." Rin felt heartbroken. She found it unusual, as she didn't know this man and didn't know if she wanted to. But she was normally a very caring person. She knew no strangers. And to have her nature beat down by someone so cold and uncaring…it made her want to do the opposite of what he said.

"I was only curious as to why you'd be out stuck in the rain in a small park gazebo." Rin's squeezed her lips together, something she did when she knew she was playing with fire.

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed at her, and his voice was deep and thick as he growled out, "I could ask you the same thing." Rin swallowed again. Why was she out here again? She couldn't remember. Even though she had no reason, she didn't know that.

"I…I don't know why I'm out here exactly." Figuring that if she told the demon why she was out here, he might tell her hers. What cold go wrong?

Sesshomaru leaned dangerously close to Rin's face, and her breath caught in her throat. She could feel his hot breath on hers, causing her own breathing to pick up. His voice when he spoke almost sounded like a purr, causing Rin's heart to slam against her chest.

"Why is the girl out at night all alone? Doesn't she know of the big bad demons who might try to steal her away?" Rin looked once more into Sesshomaru's golden eyes, but she could not keep his gaze, so she looked anywhere but at him.

She honestly did not think he would 'steal her away.' He didn't look as if he wanted to waste his time doing such a thing. She was so nervous because he was just so handsome, and therefore didn't know if the thought of him stealing her away would be that much of a bad thing. Even if she didn't like his personality so far.

Shaking the thought from her head, Rin accidentally bumped her forehead into the demon's sharp nose. He grunted and pulled away from Rin's face, and she was about to apologize for bumping into his when he grabbed her arm in a tight hold and just started at her with the most vicious look she had ever seen. It made her want to curl up and sink into the floor, never to be seen again. But the knowledge that it was coming about from his nose being bumped made her want to prove to him that she wasn't going to back down.

After a while of the two of them just standing there, one bruising the other, Sesshomaru took his other hand and brushed a stray lock of hair that had fallen in from on Rin's eyes away and tucked them behind her ear. Confused, Rin opened her mouth to question why this strange demon was touching her hair, when he silkily answered her unspoken thoughts.

"Your eyes are brown, like dark mud. Such an interesting color…" Rin would have taken this comment as an insult from anyone else under any other conditions. But the fact that this demon had said it, one that had seemed so cold…Rin didn't exactly know how to feel. Or what his words meant.

Perhaps his words meant nothing; maybe he was only stating the obvious. But he didn't seem the type that would say anything that was obvious. She just needed to-

Rin woke up to the sound of an alarm clock blaring in her ear. The repetitive loud beeping shaking all remains of the dream from her body. But…

She had dreamt about it again. The first time she had met Sesshomaru…it had been at least thirteen months since she last recalled that raining night. What had compelled her to think about while asleep?

Biting her lip, Rin got ready for her day. She didn't want to think about what it meant, but she felt as if she had to. She just didn't know if she would like her conclusion if she thought about it too much, too deeply.

What about that night had even made her feel attracted to him? Was it the danger he had held? Rin wasn't normally one for danger, she preferred what she knew was safe. And it wasn't his looks, because while he was handsome beyond all belief-even for a demon-she never really put much thought on appearance. Even thought she didn't want to admit it, the reason she had fallen for him enough to find him again was the strange comment he had made on her eyes.

The way he said it, like it meant nothing to say it, even though it had because he had said anything at all…it made Rin want to know more about the man under that silver hair and golden eyes. And thinking about it now, Rin wished he had never said anything at all…

A/N: Rin and Sesshomaru's first moments together! X3 I hope you were brave enough to get to this part, as I may have been a little confusing. I don't know, I'm the author, it all comes together for me as I know what I'm doing.

I have received from my blessed readers some statements of confusion regarding why Sesshomaru left only to come back to Rin two years later, trying to win her over.
I can explain my reasoning for that to you if you wish. To save room in my author notes and your time, I won't go into detail in this chapter. If enough of you wish, than I may post in an upcoming chapter. Or you can just PM me if you wish to know. Though if you PM me...I can't promise you getting out without getting a spoiler or me begging for some form of help. I'm a starving author who does this for fun and for your enjoyment. Anyone who does this willingly needs some kind of help.