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Chapter 2-

Words were starting to bleed into one another, swirling around the page and re-making sentences that didn't make sense. With a breath of incredible annoyance, Sesshomaru let the book he was reading slide from his fingertips.

The action happened in an almost slow motion effect; inching smoothly from him and free falling to the ground; which emitted a soft thump when it landed. The pages ruffled, and then the cover snapped closed.

He could try all night to read it, and it would all be done it vain. His mind was elsewhere tonight, particularly on the human girl. His fist, pale and tight, hit the smooth oak wood desk. His eye glinted in anger, or was it confusion and denial?

How had he been so naive to act on such…excitement? Now he would have to detangle himself from the sticky situation that had presented it's self. Obviously, Kagome was wrong with her assumption.

Sesshomaru scoffed. An assumption; it left a distasteful taste in his mouth. This little girl was without a doubt not his Rin. She would not be re-born with such a weak moral; such a trait would be rebutted with the gods.

And now as he sat brooding over his current predicament, so such it was a mistake, there was still an annoying lingering idea. A thought that suggested that this timid, weak, human was indeed his mate.

Preposterous

It was time to do away with her. She was only distracting his time away from finding his real mate. He would not fall weak to a possibility; to a mere chance.

As he rose, he thought about her. Her sweet smiles yet paired with beautiful eyes that radiated authority. He faulted; letting his memory get the best of him. 300 year ago he was fearless, strong, and dedicated to ruling his empire.

When he met her he did not refuse her, and watched her grow through his cold gaze. He would not deny himself something that seemed born from him. She was so alike, with only her happy disposition to separate them.

Sesshomaru pushed aside the vision. 300 year later, he feared never finding her again, he was only strong with her by his side, and he only wanted to rule with her silent approval.

Walking down the dark hall, he marveled the plush carpet beneath his feet. His silver hair flowed behind him obediently. Rin's room was quiet, but with his acute ears he heard her heart beating through the door.

His hand touched the door knob, but he paused. This girl had a powerful aura, one he did not notice before hand. It radiated strongly and sweetly. He brushed it off, assuming she wasn't fully human, and pushed open the door.

His eyes scanned the room, and froze. There she was, sitting on the bed in nothing more then a towel. He shoulders were still glazed with moisture. She was humming a light tune; her hands were busy rubbing her long pale legs.

A few times she squirted more lotion from the small bottle next to her, and continued her task. When she looked finish she stood up from the bed.

She had yet to notice her visitor, and Sesshomaru seemed like he was in a trance. His voice wouldn't cooperate; his body remained still.

Her towel pooled at her ankles, and he sucked in his breath. She heard. Her head snapped up, and her eyes widened considerably when she saw him. She gasped. Backing up to the bed, she made a small attempt to cover herself up with her arms.

"Sesshomaru!" He didn't hear her surprised, confused little voice. He remained silent, taking in her soft looking pale skin, her many curves; how good her long dark hair looked in contrast to her light body. But one thing made him stop.

Made him ignore the stirring in an area he had forgot could react. It was a tiny but visible blue moon on her side to the left of her belly button. He wasn't prepared for the emotions, the shock, and the realization.

"Rin." His voice came out a mere whisper, giving her only a taste of what was going on. She sat there, confused, unknowing, so unknowing.

His mark, she bared his mark on her wet skin. His heart began beating fast, his mouth became dry, his mind was racing.

It can't be

His body acted on its own, taking small steps until he was face to face with her. He touched her mark gingerly.

"It's not a tattoo. I was born with it, or so that's what I was told."

His eyes collided with her bright ones; his thoughts were confirmed. The priestess was correct. Sesshomaru was at a lost of what to do. Here was his long lost mate, and he could only stare quietly at her.

His starring must have unnerved her further, because she pushed him away from her with the palms of her hands. She reached for the towel between them on the floor. He stopped her; lifting her chin up to face him.

"Sesshomaru, I…"

"Rin? Where are…Oh my…" Sesshomaru craned his head around to the door where Kagome currently stood, seemingly frozen. She covered her eyes.

"I'm so sorry; I didn't expect…um, I'll wait downstairs." She was gone in a heart beat. Rin shrieked then, giving him a powerful shove that almost made him topple.

He turned back to her and growled. "Rin…Mate."

"No, shut up." Surprised, he watched her grab her towel and stalk to the bathroom. The door slammed shut, but he could hear her over the noise she was creating.

"Kagome explained it to me when she called earlier. Look, if I'm your whatever or something, you already made it clear you don't want me. I'm too weak, remember?"

She marched from the bathroom fully dressed, hurriedly brushing her hair into a ponytail. "And I don't have to be where I'm not wanted, mate or not!"

She gave him one more pointed look before brushing past him. It wasn't five seconds when he had her pinned to the wall of the hall; his eyes were dangerously teetering on amber and crimson.

"You don't understand…What I've been through…to find you." He lowered his face close to hers, and caught her lips in a light kiss. She pushed him away; sorrow lined her face. Softly, she ran her fingers through his hair.

"I'm sorry. I'm not what you though you'd find." She kissed his cheek, slipped out of his hold and walked away. He didn't go after her; jus watched her retreating back like a defeated solider.

For the second time in his long, ageless life, Sesshomaru felt pathetic.

Rin pulled her feet up on the seat; her eyes watched the city come back into view as they drove further away from him. She tried to ignore the feeling of losing a part of her. She had always felt something was missing in her life. It was an empty feeling she felt constantly.

When he was there, so close, that feeling was non-existent. Why?

Could I really be… his mate?

She shook her head, dismissing her thoughts. He had made it clear he didn't want her. She signed. Everything too good is often not true.

"Rin, I have to tell you something. Just don't write him out of your life, because I know how you're feeling. There's a lot about this that you don't know."

Rin turned to look at her best friend, frowning. "I thought you were visiting the states." The look Kagome gave her told her that it wasn't going to be that easy to avoid the subject. Crossing her small arms, she sat back in her seat.

"I know what I need to know. Maybe back then we, um, loved each other. But now times are different. I'm apparently not the same Rin I use to be, so he doesn't want someone different. Leave it where it is Kagome."

Kagome stopped at the red light, and turned to give her friend a sorry look. "Unfortunately, that's an issue that Sesshomaru will have to get over."

She accelerated. "The word mate isn't like marriage of something. It's not just a bond on a piece of paper. It's a spiritual bond, Rin. It doesn't fade and it doesn't break, ever. Through death, and reincarnation, it's going to always be there. You two can hate each other all you want, but fate will have you together."

Rin, visibly shocked, sat quietly. "We live in a world where demons do exist Rin. They live alongside us, but only few know. The ones who aren't completely human."

"So what are you saying? We aren't human now?"

"Well, we are. But we're mated to demons Rin. Their blood is in ours, making us unlike regular humans but still semi-human. When we are marked,"

Kagome pushed her hair aside to reveal a pair or holes on her neck. "We become connected. I can feel what Inuyasha is feeling, and he I. Sesshomaru would have to mark you again since you were reborn. Don't worry, I was too."

Rin twirled a strand of her chocolate hair, feeling overwhelmed. "You never told me Inuyasha was a demon, or that you knew about Sesshomaru looking for me. Why didn't you tell me?"

Her friend looked perplexed, but the look quickly disappeared. "Sesshomaru doesn't like to act on assumptions. You have to understand he's been looking for you for a long time. So when I told him about you he was skeptical. He wouldn't even listen to me."

"So what made him change his mind?"

Kagome shrugged. "Can't say. Maybe he felt the spiritual connection. Maybe he was curious. It doesn't matter. The point is your mark, you know that blue moon? That's the proof of the connection. You are his mate."

The car pulled into a long driveway, and Rin quickly recognized Kagome's huge house. "But Kagome, what if he decides he doesn't care? What if he doesn't want me? I can't go through this again…"

Kagome seized her friend by the shoulders, and stared at her firm in the eye.

"Listen to me, Eian was a jerk. Sesshomaru is nothing like that. Sure he's stubborn at first, but you're his soul mate. He needs you. He will never abandon you, or hurt in the way Eian did. Do you understand me?"

Her face was wet; soft tears glided down her face. "Yeah, I know Kags."

Eian. She would never forget what he did. Not for as long as she lived.

"Don't cry, darling." Kagome gingerly wiped her face and smiled. "Come on, you can finally meet Inuyasha. You know he's away all the time, and you could never catch him."

Sniffing, Rin shook her head and smiled. "Yes, let's see what a terribly hideous man he is." Both girls laughed, and got out to the car. They climbed the large gray steps to the huge front door, and Rin waited while Kagome fished in her purse for her keys.

"Ah, here it is!" She pulled it out, grinning. Rin laughed. "Maybe if you carried a smaller purse, stuff wouldn't get lost in there."

Kagome shrugged, and unlocked the door. "Welcome again to me humble adobe."

Once inside, Rin gazed at the familiar front room. "Just as clean as it always is."

"Of course, who likes a dirty house?" Then Kagome grabbed Rin, and pulled her along.

"Now we hunt for the king of my life." Rin smiled, shaking her head at her friend's analogy. "Awww, sweet love." Kagome nodded.

"You know he can help you out and talk some sense into Sesshomaru for you. That way you can organize your thoughts and feelings before you have to see him again." Rin frowned, but nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, I suppo…" Just then a man came into view. He had long, silver tresses held up in a tight ponytail, amber orbs, and a weird half smile on his face. The resemblance to Sesshomaru was almost too much to handle.

Kagome smirked. "Did I forget to say their brothers?"

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