Chapter 18

Recap:

Rin's POV

I don’t remember closing my eyes, but when I opened them it was morning.  I glanced over at Sesshomaru, who was still walking in his normal way. 

“So are you going to explain what happed to you.”  He asked, still looking forward.

I moved my gaze back to what was in front of me, and replied.

“Maybe, I don’t know, I don’t talk about much, actually no one knows, and I do mean no one, I wish to keep it that way.  Although you might know shortly, maybe, I haven’t decided yet.”

Silence followed, no more talking, no whispering, no side ways glances.  Nothing.  The only sound was of the trees blowing in the wind and the birds singing, and talking to each other.  The natural things.  The wilderness, doing it own thing, living, being alive.  I sighed, and had Blaze stop.  Sesshomaru stopped as well.   I hopped down and then grabbed my bow and arrows.  It was a little after mid-day now and I was hungry.  I walked into the woods a little ways, leaving Sesshomaru and Blaze behind me.  Soon I found some tracks.  Rabbit.  Yumm.  I followed it and then came to a stop.  I listened closely and looked around.  Then I heard the slight sound of a rabbit, moving around.  I pulled an arrow from my quiver.  Soon there was a dead rabbit and a fire going.  I sat down skinning the rabbit, putting it over the fire and letting it cook.  I was so hungry. 

Sesshomaru was watching me, and I glanced at him.  I put my head in my hands and thought if I should tell him or not.  Our kind don’t get along, and I don’t want to get hurt anymore.  Plus everyone that is  after me, I cant tell him, I’m not sure how he would take it. 

I felt an arm wrap itself around me, and a warmth followed.  On instinct I leaned into him.  Sighing, I leaned against him, and rested.  Soon my rabbit was done, and I ate quickly then leaning back against Sesshomaru once more to fall asleep.  Blaze laid down on the other side of me, and was already falling asleep himself.  I smiled at him, and then slowly started to fall asleep, as Sesshomaru kissed my forehead, bringing another smile to my lips.

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Rin’s POV

Hearing birds in the morning when you first wake up, is a wonderful feeling, as well as having the person you care about holding you in their arms.  I smiled, and then opened my eyes, looking up at Sesshomaru to see him looking at me.  “What?”

No answer he just looked at me.  Great, awesome, no response, again, I guess I should get over it, because is this how he has always been.  I guess I thought things would be different now, now that.  I stood and walked over to Blaze who was now standing by a tree.  I went to him and petted him.  Smiling at him I hugged him, feeling the warm light from the sun.  It felt good, I gave Blaze an apple and ate one myself.  I got on him and we walked to Sesshomaru, who stood and started walking in the same direction as yesterday. 

I patted Blaze on the neck, telling him that he was a good boy, and to take it easy, every time he would start to freak out a little bit.  I looked over at Sesshomaru, who seemed to be acting normal, or calm at least.  But I knew something was up. 

Eventually we reached a clearing and the clouds were beautiful, the sky was beautiful.  An opened field, with even wild flowers.  There was something or someone in the clouds.  They came and landed in the middle of the field, right in front of us.  Blaze started to freak a little more so I got off of him and calmed him down the best I could.  He looked me in the eyes, and saw the fear in mine.  He calmed down, and moved to have me standing beside him, but it was like he was shielding me with his body. 

I was not fully comfortable with this person who was now with us.  I wanted them to leave.  Sesshomaru moved to go to the person, and my breath caught in my throat.  I hated this one, I held in my anger and fear, as they talked to each other in hushed tones.  The visitor continued to look over at me, and it wasn’t kind looks either. 

I looked away from them.  Sesshomaru called me over and I said hello, bowed and then walked away.  I got on blaze and had him run.  Minutes later Sesshomaru appeared in front of us.  Blaze stopped and I looked at him. 

“What is wrong?”

“Nothing is wrong, I just felt like going for a ride.”

“You have been riding him for days now.”  He gave me that cold hearted stare of his.  Should I tell him.

“It is nothing.”

He came and pulled me off of blaze, then pinned me to a tree, but not in a teasing manner.  “What game are you playing.”

“NO game, now let go of me.”  I tried to shove him off of me.”  Of course it didn’t work.  He only seemed to hold on tighter.  I looked away from him in defeat.  “I hate her.”

He released me.  “Why.”

I looked at him and turned.  I showed him my back.  He touched the scars.  “She did this to you.”

“Yes.  You wanted to know who all was after me, well she is one of them.  According to her I owe her something.  Although I have yet to figure it out.”

His eyes began turn red, oh boy.  I fixed myself and hugged him.  “I feel safe with you, I know you would never let anything happen to me, as long as you are near.”  He stiffened, but soon wrapped his arms around me.  “Better?”  I asked looking up at him.  No response but I knew.  Not better just calmer I guess.  With me near him it helped I guess.  I started walking and then turned to look at sesshomaru.  “Well are you coming?”

He didn’t move.  He gives me no choice.  I bent over a little and started hitting my knees and clapping my hands together, and used my talking to a baby voice.  “Come here Sesshomaru, who is a cute handsome doggy.  Come on, come here Sesshomaru.  Do you wanna fetch?  Do you wanna bone?”

“Rin if you keep that up I will spank you like the child that you are acting like.”

“I dare.  NO.  Wait.  I.  Double.  Dog.  Dare.  YOU.”  I grinned proudly but it left my face when he gave me the look.  I took off running on my own, but he caught me quickly, and we went rolling down a hill.  I landed on top of him giggling.  I could stop giggling.  Soon I was bent over his knee as he spanked me a few times.  He didn’t hit me hard or anything it was just to prove a point.  Once he was done I looked at him in all seriousness.  “Your really kinky aren’t you?”

“Rin.”

“What, I told you that you should get used to the jokes.”  I kissed his nose, and then gave him an eskimo kiss.  I smiled and did it again, then he gently grabbed my face in his hands and kissed me.  He pulled away and I pushed him down.  Once his back hit the ground I stood and took off running giggling.

“Bad dogs don’t get treats, you have to earn them.”

I heard him growl and it was, um, sexy.  I think I have problems, oh well.  He started to chase after me, but at a human pace.  I giggled when I turned to look at him.  He speed up and so did I.  This is what I love to do.  To be able to have fun, and enjoy life for a while.  I mean I have been giving so many chances at life, I will now take the gift that I was given, instead of trying to throw it away.  Because I know someone that would miss me, someone that needs me, and I need him.  I will always stand by his side, and even if I die, even if he thinks I am gone, I will still be by his side, watching over him.  I was lifted off the ground, his arms around my waist.  He spun around and I couldn’t control the laughter leaving my body.  He set me back on my feet, my back to him.  He turned my head to face him and kissed me.  It was gentle and full of emotion.  When he pulled back, and looked at me.  I forced myself to remember this moment.  He was smiling at me, an actual real smile. 

Taking a step out of his chest, “Race you up the hill.”  I took off running up the hill, only to soon be thrown over his shoulder.  He carried me up the hill, once we reached the top he put me down.  “There is a hot spring up ahead, and before that is a nice waterfall.”

“You wish to stop at each one yes.”

“Yes, you know me so well.  Race you there?”

He started in that direction.  “Cheater.”

He turned and looked back at me.  “Okay Blaze lets show him who he is dealing with.”

I climbed onto blaze as he took off. 

We reached the waterfall soon, Sesshomaru winning by a hair.  I stripped of my clothing behind a tree and put on what Kagome called a bikini.  I loved it, it was really comfortable, and so was the um, bra she said they were, I liked them too, and um panties.  Anyways I climbed up to the top of the water fall and looked over the edge.  I was thinking about jumping, but for fun this time, this fall wouldn’t kill me.  I was lifted into a set of arms and tossed over a bare shoulder.  Sesshomaru was wearing what Kagome had called swim trunks which were for guys.  So he was only in the swim trunks and his back was nice and muscular, and….. Stop it Rin.  I turned the best I could to look at Sesshomaru the look on his face.  “NO.  Don’t even think about it.  Don’t do it. Sesh.”

He did it, he jumped.  We hit the water, and then I swam up to reach the surface. I splashed water in Sesshomaru’s face.  “Bad dog.” I dunked him under water and he came up and did the same to me.  We splashed each other and swam around like little kids.  I never knew that I could have fun like this, I never knew that he could have fun like this.  He grabbed me and spun around in the water.  He pushed some hair out of my face, and went in for a kiss.  Sorry but no.  At the last moment I moved and dunked him, swimming away.  He grabbed my foot and pulled me under water.  He kissed me.  He kissed me under water.  I came up to the surface and all I could do was look at him.  I sighed and wrapped my arms around him.  I kissed his check and he kissed my forehead soon after.  “We should do this more often it’s fun and I get to see you smile.”

“That makes you happy?”

“Yes, it makes me happy.”

“Very well.”

Once we were both dried off, Sesshomaru started a fire, and I fed blaze an apple as I went to get my bow and arrows to get dinner.  I decided to go search for rabbit.  Finding one quickly and ending its life quickly so that it would feel no pain.  I skinned it and then brought it over to the fire.  While letting the rabbit cook I sat across from Sesshomaru.  Old memories started to come to the surface and I couldn’t resist the words leaving my lips. 

“Is it different now, I mean, I can catch my own dinner now, instead of you catching it for me.  Did it ever annoy you?”

He seemed to think about it for a while, before answering.  “No, you needed food, there for I did what was necessary for your survival.”

“So formal.”  I smiled and turned the rabbit.  “I used to stay up at night sometimes, remembering the old days.  You were always looking out for me, only now I understand why.”

He sighed and then just turned his head to look at me.  “You are no longer a child, I can see that now.”

“I tried to tell you, but you didn’t want to listen, did you?  Sometimes I do miss being a kid though.”  I let out a sigh and then shook my head when unwanted memories wanted to become noticed.  I turned the rabbit again.  “Thank you.”  He looked at questionably.  “For saving me over and over again.”

He nodded and I removed the rabbit.  I ate quickly, then we left to continue for a few more hours. 

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