Chapter 4

Secrets

Hikari gasped and covered her mouth when Daress said what he did. "I like you as well Hikari-chan!" She was speechless. She couldn't believe they hard-head finally figured it out…She could feel that her face was hot. She assumed she was blushing and clenched her fists and eyes shut. Next thing she knew, Daress had grabbed onto her shoulders. Suddenly she felt something soft on her lips, her eyes shot open to see Daress with his eyes closed kissing her. "MMMMPHHH!" She stared at him shocked, as he moved back from the kiss. They were nose to nose and Daress' facial expression was soft and gentle. Then he started to blush and he pressed his lips together.

Hikari saw Rin across the hall and snuck up behind her. Just as Rin noticed Hikari was beside her, she was glomped. "RIIIIN! After you ran off, Daress caught me!" Hikari started to blush. "He KISSED me!" Rin laughed. "Really! That's awesome. You've liked Daress-kun for a while." Rin paused for a moment thinking. Then she sighed. "Alright Hikari, I'll give you another hint early since this WONDERFUL event has happened. SS!" Hikari looked at Rin funny. "Esses? I don't get it. What does Sesshoumaru-sama kayai esses mean?" Rin laughed again. "There are two more hints left, just wait; it'll all make sense in the end. With that Rin skipped away. Hikari followed. "C'mon just tell me!" Rin shook her head. "No. How bout we just go bug-err I mean, visit Jaken." Rin gave Hikari an evil grin and Hikari grinned back. "Fine, but I get another hint after this." Rin crossed her arms. "No fair." Hikari copied Rin and crossed her arms. "Then I won't help you annoy Jaken." Rin sighed. "Fiine…" Hikari and Rin skipped off to Jaken's room.

When they reached Jaken's room Hikari knocked. Hikari forgot that Jaken was so small and didn't see him in the doorway. "Where's he at?" Rin laughed as she watched Jaken's face go red with anger. He started to yell. "I'm down here you stupid imbecile!" Hikari giggled. "I'm sorry. I just forgot you were so little! Don't worry you'll grow up." Jaken stomped his little toad-ish foot. "I am not little AND I am a full-grown demon!" Rin smiled as she approached Jaken. "Jaken-sama, There is a lot of you that is little. Like you height, your heart and your personality!" Jaken and Hikari's mouth dropped open. Their faces both turned red. Suddenly Hikari broke out in a fit of laughter. "HAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAH oh my HAHAHA that was HAHAHAH so HAHA heh eheheheheheh that was sooo funny!" Jaken closed his mouth, shut his eyes, held his breathe and exhaled. "What do you guys want? Stop bothering me with your nonsense." Rin held still for a moment before she spoke to Jaken in the sweetest voice she could make. "Were not bovwering you Jaken-sawmaah. We just wanted to see how you've been today!" Hikari agreed. "Yea." He crossed his arms. "Well I'm fine, but there's nothing to do here and you two and Sesshoumaru-sama are the only ones who call me by my name." Rin just looked at Jaken for a moment, before she said, "Hey Jaken-sama. Do you remember that day when I showed you and Sesshoumaru-sama snow angels?" Jaken had to think for a moment. "Yeah I think so." Rin giggled. " Yeah well, I had wanted to show it to you because Kagome-chan told me about it."

Flashback:

Rin noticed that it started snowing." It's snowing again!" Sesshoumaru was sitting under a tree as he always did. Ah-un was laying down about seven feet from Sesshoumaru and Rin was admiring the snow. ''Say Sesshoumaru sama?" Sesshoumaru looks at the eight year old Rin. "Yes Rin?" Rin giggled, "Rin was wondering if Sesshoumaru-sama knows what a snow angel is." Sesshoumaru didn't show any emotion as he spoke monotone. "This Sesshoumaru does not." Rin smiled. "Well then, Rin will explain! First you lay on the ground." Rin does so. "Then you move your arms like this." Rin moved her arms in a waving motion. Suddenly Jaken interrupts. "Why are you bothering Sesshoumaru sama with such useless human hobbies." Rin detested. "'I'm not bothering him! Or Sesshoumaru-sama would say so." Jaken rolled his eyes at Rin, as she continued in explaining Snow angels to Sesshoumaru. "Well anyway. You move your legs in that fashion too!" Rin giggled. "Then you get up and you have a snow angel." Sesshy looked at the unusual body print in the snow. "Very nice Rin." ( Sesshoumaru: Hey if you're going to tell the damn story, don't call me sesshy! Narrator: Sorry i wont ill just use fluffy then! Sesshoumaru: You call me fluffy i will kill you! Narrator: ah! Fine! Sesshoumaru: If anyone calls me fluffy i will kill them! Narrator: ok ok back to the story.)Rin then beams Sesshooooumaruuu! A sweet, and happy smile. Jaken crossed his arms and started thinking you himself out loud. "You're such a dumb baka child asking stupid questions For Sesshoumaru-sama!" Jaken turns around and starts to walk off. Sesshoumaru smelled the scent of tears and was about to go kick Jaken for being so rude. Just as he approaches Jaken a snowball whams him in the back of the head and knocks him to the ground. Sesshoumaru looks behind him and sees Rin making another ball of snow. "That is a snow ball! I learned the angel and this from Kagome -Chan!" Sesshoumaru was looking at Rin and could tell she was pissed off. When Jaken was off the ground and standing he turns around and is hit in the face by Rin's next snow ball. Sesshoumaru smirked for a moment. "Ok, that's enough Rin." Rin looked up at Sesshoumaru. "Yes Sesshoumaru-sama!" Sesshoumaru then turned to Jaken. "You know you deserved that right?" Jaken knew that he'd better agree with Sesshoumaru. "Yahh, your right." As Jaken turned around he was hit by another snowball. Rin and Sesshoumaru were both looking the other way. Jaken started to whine. "Hey, who did that? RIN?" Sesshoumaru was the first to answer and he actually had a devious tone to his voice. "What are you talking about Jaken?" Rin smirked. "No one hit you with another snowball." Jaken decided that he wasn't going to fall for it. He started to whine again. "Uh huh! Someone did!" Rin and Sesshoumaru both speak in unison. "NOPE" Sesshoumaru and Rin walk off and Jaken stood there confused. He started to think to himself. "Who hit me with that snowball!" Then out of nowhere he is hit by another snowball when he was facing Sesshoumaru and Rin's Direction. This time it was ah-un! He had done it with more of a heap of snow, with his tail. Jaken then realizes that Sesshoumaru hit him with the snow ball to get his attention away from ah-un so he could get hit with Ah-uns heap of snow. Rin cracked up laughing and started to tease Jaken about it a lot. Sesshoumaru slightly included, slightly smiling.

FIN

By the end of the flashback Hikari was laughing really hard. "HAHA Ah-un hit you with snow! That's hilarious!" Jaken frowned at her teasing. "Shut up!" Rin started to crack up laughing as well. "Ha-ha Jaken." Jaken sent a glare Rin's way. Rin flinched. "Um.." Jaken blew steam out his ears. "You shouldn't be laughing Rin!" Rin wasn't going to let Jaken get a way with glaring at her. "What's that supposed to mean shorty?" Hikari started to laugh, she just found Rin and Jaken glaring into each others eyes immensely funny. "I am so going to nail you two with a snowball next time it's snowing!" Rin and Jaken spoke in unison. "NOT IF WE GET YOU FIRST!"

Hikari and Rin were both bathing in the female's hot spring, when Rin splashed her. Hikari laughed and splashed back. "Hey! Stop plashing ha-ha!" After splashing eahcother for a few minutes Rin stopped and covered her face. "Okay okay you win! Ha-ha" Hikari stood up in victory. "HAHA I so won!" Rin giggled. "Ok. Since you won I'll give you another hint!" Hikari's face gleamed ever more with victory. "Ok what is it?" Rin closed her eyes and pointed at Hikari. "Ed" Hikari stopped for a moment and put the words together. "Sesshoumaru-sama kayai esses eedee….." "I still don't get it.." Rin smiled. "You'll understand with tomorrow's hint. It will be the last one." Rin sighed. "I think I'm done. Im going to go get dressed. Rin left the hot springs room and went and put on her kimono. As she left she was spotted by Sesshoumaru. "Rin." Rin turned to look at Sesshoumaru. "Yea?" "You need to go to sleep, since you have not had sleep in two days." Rin nodded. "Yeah I know. I'm really tired now. Ha-ha, but before I go to bed….Can I pweeaze tell Hikari-chan about being a Kage Inuyoukai?" Sesshoumaru spoke quick and firmly. "Not right now. You need some rest, go to sleep." With that said Sesshoumaru walked with Rin to her room. Rin looked around and smiled. She gave Sesshoumaru a hug. He took a step back, not expecting Rin's sign of affection. His face was a little startled. No one was around, so he put his arms around her. Rin giggled and pulled away. "Good night Sesshoumaru-sama!" With that Rin disappeared into her room, and Sesshoumaru left her, so she could go to sleep.