I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Chapter 16

The eleven year opened her eyes and felt like it was Christmas. Granted it wasn't Christmas but today Sesshomaru was coming home and she was excited for it! Kami how she missed him as she had to endure Inuyasha without Sesshomaru around and honestly Inuyasha was insufferable. Without Sesshomaru around. She just couldn't understand what she had possibly done in the last years to have incurred the wrath of Inuyasha and his gang. However she was thrilled because her Sesshomaru was going home! He had been gone all week on a game and he was coming home. She quickly pulled on her jeans and a bright orange shirt. Grinning she pulled her mass of black hair up into a ponytail then ran down out of his room straight for the front door.

She heard the car pull up, a smile pulled her lips as she flung open the door, shoved past a sleepy Inuyasha and Kagome and ran straight for Sesshomaru.

"Sesshomaru-sama!" she shouted with glee as she leapt for him. She caught a faint smile on his lips as he caught her, swung her around then held her firmly on his hip. Her Sesshomaru was very tall as he held her on his hip.

"Rin," he greeted her coldly but she knew he was not upset to see her as he hadn't dropped kicked her into the yard. Her arms were wrapped around his neck and she grinned with delight as he held her up.

"You won! Can we go celebrate with pizza?" she demanded promptly only for him to frown a bit before sighing. Of course he would get her pizza, he would never deny her anything. He had even taken her with him on his games. It was nice to be spoiled by him from time to time but he never truly spoiled her rotten. Besides, she didn't want much more than his company when it was all said and done, he was really the only thing she wanted. Even as a ten year old he was all she wanted.

"let me shower and change and then I'll take you for pizza," he informed her. She smiled, kissed his cheek then hopped back to the ground. "And you get shoes Rin."

"Yes Sesshomaru!" she shouted over her shoulder as she ran for her room and then rummaged around for her shoes. He bought her one pair of sneakers, one pair of flip-flops and all the dance shoes that she needed but Rin truly hated shoes with a fiery passion. She wished the horrible things had never been invented because they were such a nuisance. Finding her flip-flops she ran out of her room ready to go and straight into Sesshomaru's room.

"Jeez Rin!" he slipped and fell back into the bathroom. She just smiled.

"Ready!" she announced.

"I'm not! Go wait in the car," he ordered. She pouted but ran out of his room and straight for his car. He never liked it when she ran in on him anymore but she couldn't seem to get in the habit of knocking on his door. She wondered why he didn't like her running in on him but then she remembered he had been dressed in nothing more than a towel. Perhaps she wasn't supposed to see him naked. That was a thought, he was a boy after all and he continuously told her that she was a young lady. Not that she was really lady material but she was a girl. Rin frowned as she contemplated this when he walked out in his black hoodie that said 'FLUFFY' in white letters and jeans; she had gotten him the hoodie as a joke for Christmas last year. It had shocked everyone, including her when he started wearing in habitually, but she had to admit it pleased her in some small way to know he at least wore the gift she had given him.

"Alright Rin," Sesshomaru said calmly as he sat in the driver's seat and started the car, she just smiled and started telling him about everything that he had missed in the last week while he was gone. She left out the bit about her nightmares and sleeping in his bad so she could escape them. Nightmares were her normal and they had been for a long time, though why she didn't know. All she knew was that sleeping for her was dangerous and something that she didn't want to deal with for the most part. At least she didn't want to deal with them alone so she would sneak into Sesshomaru's room and sleep with him so she could at least sleep, and when he was gone… well she snuck into his room, stole one of his shirts and slept in his bed with Maru.

Sesshomaru listened patiently to Rin as she eagerly explained everything that she had been up to for the last week. He was amazed at how active an eleven year old could be when she was left to her devices. He wasn't certain if he should be infuriated that Rin had been able to do everything she said she had done or amused because he had no doubt that she had done everything she was telling him about.

Though he caught onto the fact she was hiding from him. It was difficult for him not to notice it when one: his favorite shirt was neatly folded and tucked under his pillow, and two: his bed smelled of Rin, and finally three: Maru had been in his bed to greet him. Sesshomaru knew she suffered from chronic nightmares, though from what he didn't know, but he did know that one of her favorite cures for her nightmare was sleeping in his bed. As unusual as it was he never ousted her from his bed, come on! She had been sleeping with him since she was practically a baby, what was he going to tell her? Get your ass in your own bed? No, he would not be the cause of her crying and sobbing and wailing those loud crocodile tears of hers'.

Instead he let her do as she pleased because for the most part she was harmless, the only times he did not let her sleep with him was when he had company but he was relatively certain that his company would not be happy to be competing with his eleven year old for attention. Besides that he'd have to kick said company out of his house for insulting or being irritating towards his Rin. If his choices ever came down to a gorgeous naked woman in his bed or Rin he'd pick Rin on sheer principal of Rin being unconditionally loyal and loving to him and him alone.

"Did you grow while I was gone?" he asked in a teasing manner.

"Nope! But you must've you're a giant!" she declared earnestly, he smiled a bit.

"You're alright midget," he ruffled her hair a bit as they pulled into the pizza joint. Rin pouted but leapt out of the care and eagerly raced into the restaurant. He just followed patiently, he smothered his smile then but he watched her enthusiasm. Where did she get all this energy? She had always had it but where did she get it from? He wondered. She smiled at him, his heart skipped a beat at the love he saw in her eyes. He paid for their meal and continued to listen to the chatty child, and received odd looks from the other customers. No doubt they were an odd pair but he chose to ignore it as Rin continue explaining her week with great enthusiasm.

Hey, long time no update, well at least a week but in my world that's a long time... Anyways fantastic news! I have a new computer which does not devour my works! let us celebrate because it is definitely a most joyous occasion!

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Rain for Tears! =)