Rin saw the trees part further they walked until it revealed a nice valley filled with cherry blossom trees near the large spring and some glowing blue flowers and sparkling white ones that looked much like the starry sky, she looked at the grass seeing it was black as the night sky. She walked over and sat the package he had given her on a good sized rock and looked up at the sky "My lord why are there no stars?"

He walked beside her and pointed at the perfectly round hot spring it glistened like the moon " This area is a scared place for gods, and demons, along with anyone who is not a normal human. This place was created by spiritual beings and demons so only those can use them or set foot on this ground. She looked up at him with shocked and confused eyes "How can I step on this land?"

"Because I resurrected you twice, you have part of the heavens in you. I am master of Tenseiga also known as the sword of the heavens since I can call back the souls of the dead. You see you have a part of my powers in you since my powers are transmitted through my sword."

She blushed and fidgeted with her sleeves 'I have a part of Sesshomaru in me?' She bit her lip thinking of many different things and then was shocked when she thought of a child what it would be like to have child in her belly from him…. And how it would come to be. He noted her the sweet scent of her arousal it smelt of holy water, cherry blossom which were her usual scent laced with honey, he looked away and turned around he had to leave or at least say a good ways away from her and guard her as he bathed.

She saw him leave and took off her kimono and laid it on another rock and slips into the water and then speaks loud enough for Sesshomaru "M-my lord may I ask something?" He was out of site but stayed in hearing range "Yes." She smiled hearing him they were talking as she bathe! "Oh can you get my bag, I wish to have my bathing supplies." Heard her voice shake and wanted to make her happy he simply sighed which he noticed he had been doing a lot in the last few days "Yes. Do not move I will be back here in no time."

She nodded and smiled sinking lower in the water knowing he would come over and bring it to her, she used one hand to cover her womanhood and one arm to cover her breasts. She heard footsteps and then saw Sesshomaru appear with eyes emotionless as ever and set her bag down next to the spring she blushed redder than before and he left without a word. She sighed and sank into the water relaxing as it grabbed around her and caressed her body. She squirted out the liquid soap in her hand and lathered it up into light pink fluff and rubbed her body making sure she would not smell and then did the same with the shampoo in her hair. She soon used conditioner and makes her hair silky soft like the hair of a angel and smiled as she quickly gotten out she loved this place but it made her feel so alone too.

She put on her kimono which was a layer of white with a layer or mid pink with light pink flowers all over it and had another layer similar to it her kimono was three layers that were light and not heavy like most it was able to caress her small frame perfectly and lastly had a white layer with light pink petals blowing in the wind and a dark purple obi with a pink flower in the middle of it.

She walked over with her bag in hand to the path humming a different song one Sesshomaru had heard long ago when she was a child "In the mountain in the forest. In the wind in my dream. Where are you Lord Sesshomaru? With a ally like Jaken. I'll wait alone until you come. Sesshomaru please return."

Sesshomaru come out from behind a tree and looked at her with a little bit of the corner of his lips rising up "I have been waiting on you not the other way around." Rin sort of like that idea that he tolerated her and never left her side.

She looked up at him um… "L-Lor-lord S-Sessh-Sesshomaru?!" He looked down at her he smelt her fear and submissiveness she wanted to spill her feelings. He turned around and looked down at her with not his usual coldness in his eyes but with curious and gentleness in them instead and placed a hand on her cheek caressing her as she stuttered "I-I LOV…."

"MY LORD! RIN!" Jaken said coming to them both he saw Lord Sesshomaru with death glare at him, was his lord angry? His lord was just caressing her cheek right? What?! Before he could think of anything else he was unconscious. Sesshomaru turned to Rin "Get on my back, or grab on to my fur." She was shocked for a second and then grabbed his fur and buried her fists in it and felt it wrap around her as he flew off to the campsite.

Rin didn't have the courage right now and sighed she wasn't sure she could do it again, it had taken her so long just to try to say it. She walked over to the fire and sat next to it and laid down to sleep peacefully. She soon allowed sleep to take over her body and saw her lord smiling at her and ushering her to come closer, she did so smiling and breaking into tears. She broke out into a full blown run and felt his arms wrap around her and they stayed in a soft embrace.

Sesshomaru looked over at Rin and saw her in her sleep her eyelashes long and beautiful and then her lips pink and pale like a pink pearl her skin shone in the moonlight it was pale creamy color. He was brought out of his thoughts hearing Jaken run and stop seeing her asleep and tip toed over to his lord and bowed presenting a kimono "My lord I brought this… But I see it was unneeded." Sesshomaru closed his eyes and took a slow deep breath "Sleep we will leave early morning."

"Yes."

In the night Rin was sleeping a dream that was soon turning into a nightmare she dreamed that her love left not wanting anything to do with her. Would that really happen who he turn her away? Sesshomaru woke he was a light sleeper and sensed her emotions change he saw her curl into a ball and tossing and turning he got up and walked over to her and saw a tear fall from her closed eyes as she slept. He looked over to see Jaken sleeping with Ah un's reins in his hands and sat next to Rin, he remembered comforting her as a small child nearly eight years ago. He wondered what she was having a nightmare about she hadn't had one in a long time.

He stayed like that all night right next to her and when the sun rose so did his legs he first woke up Jaken telling him to get fish for Rin and he would be leaving with Jaken to go to the western palace very soon. He needed to check up on things he left every week for a day or so just to make sure things in his lands were fine. He like to travel while he could and besides it was more free he loved being a lord and palace life but there was something he loved about it just being his small group and him against what seemed like the whole world. Rin woke to the smell of morning fish for breakfast, she opened her sleepy eyes and rubbed the sleep away and sat up. Jaken was sitting on the other end of the fire poking at the fishes and then put his hands in his sleeves with his staff of two heads leaning against him.

"hey brat are you hungry?"

"My name is not brat!" Sesshomaru walked back into camp he was only a few trees away just taking a short walk and heard a yell from a woman, Rin was the only one in about three miles from what his nose told him and she never yelled like that before.

"Jaken. Rin."

"My lord this brat yelled when I only asked her for something to eat."

"I'm not a brat!"

"I am going to search the area again, I will be back." He sighed walking away he could smell her irritation he knew females during these times of the month would behave this way, so he would cut Rin some slack. Besides no matter how many beatings he inflicted on the stupid imp he would continue to give Rin names like brat, idiot, or stupid. It was going to have to stop, but Rin will have to stand up for herself sometimes.

Rin looked at the fish in front of her and poked it then put her finger in her mouth seeing it is too hot to eat and if it burnt her finger it would burn her mouth. Jaken glared at her he hated her for being a human and for his lord not dumping her some where he didn't want his lord following his father's footsteps.

"You stupid girl, its by a fire it's gonna be hot."

"If you call me a name one more time I swear to Kami you won't again." She narrowed her eyes deadly at him it sent shivers down his spine, he couldn't believe she was threatening him. 'How dare she, a human. A filthy human.'

Rin waited for her fish to cool down and then began to carefully pick at it and ate it slowly watching Jaken with eyes staring daggers at him. Jaken saw she was using her knife that Kagome got her and Jaken shook his head "You are so stupid Rin, you …" Before he could finish she jumped over the small fire and picked up his staff of two head hitting him several times and when he was dizzy, she used her knife and pinned him to the tree by the back of his hiori. Just then Sesshomaru emerged through the trees, and ignored Jaken after only glancing from the corner of his eye and turning back to her,
Rin I want you to stay somewhere safe. In a inn or in the forest with Ah un its your choice."

"I want to stay here."

"Are you sure you would not rather stay at a nice inn in the human village?"

"Yes. I prefer the forest and ah un more than a inn and humans my lord."

"I see. I will be back in three days, I have to meet with some very important people at the palace."

"My lord I will stay right here. But may I ask if you are a lord why not live at the palace?"

"I prefer the forest to and my small group to a palace and many servants and nobles."

"I see." She smiled giggling and bringing her hand up in a fist to cover her small smile, she felt like telling her not to her smile was far to beautiful to hide. 'After all you don't try to hide mount Fuji's grace and power, you don't try to hide a flowers beauty or the shine of a pearl, so don't try and hide your smile Rin.'

He felt his beast come back again…

You like.

No.

You want…

I don't

You yearn.

ENOUGH! I will not be controlled by these lies.

They are not lies I am you, and I know you want her.

Silence.

I will for now but … when we are alone with her…

Don't even think about it, it shall never happen.

We spoke not long ago about testing her. She passes. Lets take her now!

No.

Rin smiled and dared to get up and walked over to him and gave him a hug "Good luck my lord." She said with a smile tilting her head slightly and had her hands together at her waist "Hurry back." He nodded and left her hug was so warm, so nice, so…

"My lord!" Why was she yelling he was only a few yards away, he turned around and saw her standing next to Jaken and pointing at the dazed and dizzy toad ward "What about Master Jaken?" He pondered the thought if he let Jaken stay with her now he might come back to find him roasted by his staff of two heads, pinned to a tree like now, or even worse…

"I shall take him."

"Okay, I'll get him down." Before he could even take three steps toward her and Jaken he watched her pull the knife out of his hiori collar and he fell with a small plop and woke up "Jaken we are leaving."

Rin smiled watching Sesshomaru turn around and walk off, Ah un walked up behind her nugdging her hand to pet him she did so and smiled waving the other one "Bye lord Sesshomaru. Bye Jaken. Lord Sesshomaru I wait for your safe return…. "

"Don't I get more of a farewell Rin?" Jaken yelled waving around his staff of two heads and his anger showing she smiled and lightly taped her head like it was obvious "Oh Bye Jaken please don't come back!"

"What you stupid girl!"

He found himself in a mud puddle and saw Sesshomaru still walking 'Did Sesshomaru slap me? Or did Rin hit me with a rock?' He got up and brushed himself off as best as he could and in doing so made his hiori and himself look even worst. He sighed and walked thinking of that stupid annoying human girl.

They walked for miles until Sesshomaru grew tired and told Jaken they were flying the rest of the way "My lord I don't mean to pry…" He heard a growl like nose coming from his lord and master, he knew Sesshomaru hated when people got in his personal business not matter who that person was.

"When do you plan on leaving Rin?"

"What do you mean?"

"She will age and die in a blink of our eye since she is human. Doesn't she deserve a life with a husband and children a normal life? Rather than just aging on us slowing us down. When she is a old hag like that Keade lady do we really want her still with us?"

"Speak another word against my decision and it will be your last."

"Y-Yes me lord."

'How dare he question me. I know what is best for her…'