(Author's Notes)

This is it! So happy to reach this point! Chapter number 30, can you believe that?! 30 chapters and I'm still not done! O.o AMAZING! XD

(Story)

Rin kept a vice grip on Sesshomaru's hand. He held it back with full force. She wasn't sure if it was out of shock, tense energy, or something else. She didn't dare look at his face after she just used the word 'love' right smack in his and his parents face. It was only until she reached the front door that she let go of his hand. She had no idea where to go or what to do after this. The way to the office and the front door was the only route she knew to the house. She just wanted to get the two of them away from the office. Now that she felt she accomplished that, she wasn't sure what to do now. However, she knew that she was still frustrated, evident by the way she gave the door a good kick, slightly stinging her foot.

"I can't believe them! How dare they act so high and mighty to think that they can just take someone and mold it into their own vision! God, I've never been this angry in my life! It just makes me wanna…!" Rin was suddenly cut off from her rant when she felt a strong grip on her shoulders turn her around before being engulfed by a strong force. At first, her mind went black from the sudden action in the middle of her rant. However, her mind soon cleared and she realized that Sesshomaru was hugging her…rather fiercely.

"Uh…S-Sesshomaru?" Rin hesitantly asked, the anger suddenly gone from her.

"You idiot…" He quietly said to her. Rin slightly gasped with shock.

"You shouldn't have done that, intervening the way you did. Just blatantly storming into my father's office and saying such brash things." Sesshomaru stated as he held her. Rin now felt a ping of heartache enter her chest as he scolded her. She really began to wonder if she made a mistake losing control like that.

"However…" Sesshomaru began. He turned so that he was leaning against the wall, still holding her in his arms.

"You…you stood up for me. You gave my parents another opinion besides my own. In a way…you gave me a voice…" He began. He then slid down the wall taking Rin with him. Soon they were both sitting on the floor and Rin could only clench onto his jacket as he continued to embrace her. After a few moments of silence, he clenched her even closer to him before releasing her, holding her shoulders so that he could hold her far enough from him to see her face.

"Rin, do you have any idea what you've just done today?" Sesshomaru asked with furrowed eyebrows and piercing eyes. Rin couldn't speak, just shake her head 'no'.

"Rin, I've felt trapped by my parents because I felt like there was no other path for me besides the one he laid out for me. I felt like I could never succeed. I felt like I could never escape. But you…!" Sesshomaru had to pause for a moment as he clenched his eyes closed and shudder in thought and sudden revelation. Rin instinctively placed her hands on his wrists in an effort to urge him to continue. He opened his eyes back at her, once again giving her eyes full of emotion.

"…You've made me believe that I can still have a future I can create of my own and still find contentment and succeed. You've proven to me that my ambitions will be greatly rewarded…because I will be loved." Sesshomaru said to her in a quiet yet quivering voice, his eyes showing adoration and promise of happiness to her. Rin's eyes widened in shock as she absorbed his words and the look on his face.

"Sesshomaru...a-are you saying that…you want me in your future?" Rin asked. Sesshomaru tightened his grip on her shoulders.

"Yes. Dear God Rin, yes!" Sesshomaru exclaimed. He then removed his hands from her shoulders and clasped them over her hands.

"Rin, ever since I met you I felt something; shown you affection I've never shown anyone before. I didn't understand why or what it was until a few minutes ago when you stormed through that office door for me. If I in your situation, I would've stormed through the door too. I know I would have because I care for you so much Rin. I know what my feelings are for you now. And Rin, I want to support your dreams and give you a happy future as well! I want to be there to see you accomplish your goals. I'm already so proud of you! I want to continue to hold you close to my heart." Sesshomaru confessed. Rin felt both hit by gravity and floating on a cloud as she heard Sesshomaru say that. She never imagined that she would see him exposing so much emotion to her like this. She was elated that he did indeed feel that way about her, yet taken aback seeing him so vulnerable. She was certain no one but her has seen him like this, and this gave her all the more confidence to pull a hand away from his and place it on his cheek.

"You can Sesshomaru! What I said back there was true. I want to be there to support whatever you want to be! I want to continue to be with you and grow with you. I…I want to love you…" Rin confessed, her shy nature returning to her as she removed her hand from his face and broke eye contact with him. But Sesshomaru didn't let her avoid him for long. He placed his own hand on her face, tilting it towards him, making her look at him again, showing her the kindest smile she's ever seen him muster.

"…I already love you Rin…I just wasn't sure what it was or if it was true until now. I love you Rin." Sesshomaru proclaimed in a soft voice, moving his other hand up to cup her face.

"…I love you…" He said once again. Rin couldn't help but cry as she had another revelation Kagome told her about earlier. Rin was the first one to acknowledge something going on between her and Sesshomaru, but he was the first one to find the words for it. She realized her feelings were true and that he felt the same way. And for a moment, the world stopped and she found her voice again.

"I…do too Sesshomaru…I love you too." Rin said as she let the tears continued to run as she leaned forward towards his shoulder, burying her face to hide her tears. Sesshomaru just smiled at her gesture, tilting his face so as to encase her even more.

"Damn it girl…I said I was just going to have the meeting and forget about it…but how can I now that it's led to this?" He jokingly said, earning a chuckle from her, easing her enough to sit up and look at him again. She once again felt his hands around her face, his forehead touching hers, noses rubbing, his lips dangerously close to hers. Suddenly, she closed her eyes, tilted her head, and waited for him. He did indeed recognize what she was asking for. He only needed to lean forward slightly before their lips touched. Rin heaved in a slight sigh through her nose.

My first kiss with Sesshomaru!

It was tender, sweet, serine, and absolutely perfect. It was only for a few seconds, but this moment now felt engraved in her soul. Even after they broke apart the bliss didn't fade, evident buy how tightly he held her in his arms and kissed her temple as she embraced him back with equal force, apparently sealing their wonderful fate.

(Author's notes)

All right my little kiddies, I've completed my mission, endeared through caffeine rushes, eye drops, and loud music. And now, I take my leave and rest. Until we meet again kiddies! XD