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Rin was fast asleep when Hiroshima returned to her, her body sprawled across the stone bed. He watched as her eyes fluttered and the way her chest moved up and down in a slow pattern. He was surprised at how at ease and comfortable she looked. It was as if she slept in her own room, she had no anxiety lines across her forehead and no rushed breathing that would give away any fear.

His plants were still wound around her arms and legs, but they too were relaxed as if in her slumber she let them rest as well. Suddenly he wanted her, wanted to touch her warm skin, he wanted to be the reason she lay so relaxed and exhausted. He didn't want Mizu's clone, he wanted this woman.

She sucked in a breath before she yawned and stretched awake. Hiroshima was surprised that his plants didn't tighten their hold on her body. Even though she sat up right and was still stretching they laid slack on the stone table.

"Glad to have you back," he murmured politely. Rin rubbed her eyes and stared at him for a second before she froze in place and then stiffened her frame.

"Don't worry; I'm not going to hurt you. I was going to tell you make yourself comfortable, but I saw you already had," he added with a smile. She relaxed slightly and seemed to take his words to heart as true. Another thing that he suddenly liked about her, she was so naïve. So opposite of Mizu, but Hiroshima could see that change could be good.

"You seem…different this time," she observed with a little suspicion. Hiroshima smirked and walked over to sit at the edge of the table.

"I've had a change of heart. I don't want to treat you like a prisoner, such a mistake. A beautiful woman like yourself should be pampered and waited upon," he stated and inwardly smirked at the blush that appeared on her cheeks.

"I know what you're doing, but I'm in love with Sesshomaru," the sudden response ruined Hiroshima's next words but he smiled kindly and improvised.

"I know, and I was so caught up in the love I had for a woman already dead that I didn't see anyone else but myself. I didn't see how my actions have affected you, will you forgive me?" he asked making sure to add on extra sweetness. Rin beamed at him and nodded seeming so overwhelmed by the sudden good change in him.

"Please come sleep in my bed tonight. I'll be gone most of the night and I want you to be comfortable," he offered and couldn't help increasing his smile when she got up and took his hand. He led her away and into his home….

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Sesshomaru clawed his hand in the dirt giving the ground a second sniff and smelled Rin stronger than ever. She must've tried escaping recently for her scent to be this strong. He pushed away from the ground and stood feeling confident for the first time in hours.

"Lord Sesshomaru….my good friend," the sound of a familiar voice echoed in the trees around him and Sesshomaru stiffened, poised for an attack. A low chuckle followed the echoes and a man stood from the shadows. His expression was calm and collected, seemingly unaffected by Sesshomaru's wordless challenge.

"There's no need to fight any longer," he stated and Sesshomaru stood upright slightly confused, "You no longer need to find Rin and rescue her. I have already done that, she is happy with me, and she wants to stay with me," he added setting Sesshomaru on edge again.

"What is this nonsense? You kidnapped her, she would never give in to you," she would be waiting for me he added in his head.

"Are you sure about that? She's slept in my bed Sesshomaru, and has told me countless times that she loves me," he added and Sesshomaru growled under his breath before he caught himself, he was testing him! He was trying to break his spirit so he could do whatever he wanted with Rin and she would believe he had left her there.

"I don't believe such lies!" he barked his vision going momentarily red. The man chuckled and snapped his fingers.

"I've had my way with her Sesshomaru, and I've marked her as mine," he added his expression growing fierce as only a demon's would when protecting a mate. Sesshomaru felt his breath catch and his eyes widen in disbelief.

"Lies, all of it!" he objected pushing the possibility away from his thoughts.

"Rin, come out here my love and tell Lord Sesshomaru that you love me and what I've told him is true," the man called into the shadows and sure enough a few moments later Rin came into the light. A dark brown dress hugged her body and made her small frame curvy and womanly, Otaku was held in her right hand glowing with power.

"It's true Sesshomaru, I love Hiroshima. I want to be with him forever as his mate," she stated her voice ringing with excitement and charm, but Sesshomaru couldn't process it. His Rin, the one who loved him all this time, just gave in to this man just like that?

Her hair was pulled up in a high ponytail and styled in a way that it made her face glow, she was so beautiful and wasn't his. Could never be his.

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Sorry it's so short, I didn't have much time and I wanted to show that I'm still going to work on this story, hope you like it!!