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"Lord Sesshomaru?"

Rin began to work her way out of her covers until her foot kicked something in her bed. She heard a cry of pain and her head quickly looked to whatever was hidden underneath her covers. She almost felt a pinch of fear knowing that there was no way that small lump in her bed was her lord. She quickly tugged at her blankets to reveal what was hidden underneath.

"Master Jaken!" Rin said in surprise as the green imp fell from the blankets to land with his face on the ground.

"Master Jaken what are you doing here?" Rin asked as she poked the sleepy imp in the head. Through muffled groans Jaken answered with his face still glued to the ground, "Lord Sesshomaru told me to watch over you in the case that he has to leave."

"He did!" Rin said with her fist rushing to her heart. "Is he gone?" she asked though was already on her way out the door leaving the imp to end up falling alseep against the cold floor.

Rin rushed out the door and quickly looked around, and she even to the roof but still no Sesshomaru. She sighed in dissapointment at him being gone already, and was about to leave till she heard a deep voice call out to her.

"Rin"

Rin lifted her head quickly and looked to the direction of the voice to find none other than her Lord Sesshomaru sitting on the red gate like structure standing over the stone stairs.

He was still there!

"Lord Sesshomaru," Rin said happily as she saw him jump from his sitting position and land only a few feet from her. She walked up to him the smile on her face never leaving.

"Sorry if I was a bother to you last night when I fell asleep," she said bashfully while he in turn began to dig through the inside of his kimono sleeve. She wanted to ask if him running his fingers through her hair, or being the one to coax her to sleep was all just a dream. But she decided to leave it and just believe that he really and truely was the one who did all that.

She noticed that while he may of seemed like he was listening, he was really focusing his attention on whatever he was trying to get out of his kimono. Finally his hand revealed a brown hay package to her.

Her eyes widened in surprise as he held the package out to her. Her smile widened at the thought of him giving her yet another wonderful gift. Even if she hadn't seen it yet she already knew it would be wonderful since it was from him.

The first gift she would receive from him since he came back from war. The first gift she received from him with her as a woman.

Rin's cheeks blushed a deep red as she looked down to the brown package. "May I?" she asked. She took his silence and a yes, and she began unwrapping the gift like a kid receiving a present. She wanted to be graceful and open it like a devine lady, but she couldn't contain herself.

The moment the material of silk came into her vision her heart already began to flutter. Her pink blush turned red and her smile widened when she already had a feeling of what it was. Rin moved her eyed to the hut silently asking permission to try it on in there.

He too looked that direction, and Rin soon walked into the hut to try on her new kimono with exitment building inside her. Rin walked in and tossed Jaken's still sleeping form onto her futon and covered him in blankets so he wouldn't see her changing if he were to wake up. Rin looked down to her old dark red kimono and make shift skirt.

Usually she didn't wear it when she went to sleep, but it may of been more strange to find it off when she woke up and didn't remember taking it off in the first place.

She never complained on wearing it, and she was grateful that she had something nice to wear even if it was nothing compared to the kimonos she had in the past. Of course she was more than happy to have something soft and new to wear...especially if it was from her lord.

While Rin changed Sesshomaru waited outside near the hut. Meeting Rin here during his visits would not be a bad idea. The hut seemed to distance itself from the others and Sesshomaru looked to the large two room home to know that the right side of the home was Rin's side. Or better yet the one with the door closest to the red wooden structure.

The other must of belonged to the old prisetess, and he could pick up her faint breathing as she sleeped heavily.

That kimono...Sesshomaru began to wonder what it meant now that he gave it to her. She had clothing already, he just wanted to see her in something better and more beautiful to match her personality more better.

The desire to give her something, all his thoughts led him back to courting. Was he courting Rin? That...that...

He couldn't even gather his thoughts to think up of a good excuse as to why he was doing what he ws doing. He wanted to see Rin in something different and that was it. He knew the color of the kimono and knew it would of been a hard color for her to make out the previous night so he waited until this morning to give it to her.

"Courting huh?" he thought. Well if he really thought about it, what other kind of patheric village man could give Rin the things he could. The clothing, the protection, the...

Sesshomaru's eyes widened just a tad. Was he thinking as though he was courting her. That is not how things should be, he was a demon and she was human. It should be a human man courting her...not some demon like him. Not some...

You're no monster my Lord

Just at that moment that very same woman that said that very thing to him walked out of the hut, and Sesshomaru's eyes widened just as they did when he saw little Rin's eyes open when he thought he lost her in the underworld years ago.

She was, "..."

Well Sesshomaru was as speechless as always, but Rin definetly was beautiful.

Rin walked out with a the same blush to her cheeks and smile on her face as she face her lord.

"What do you think?" she asked as she twirled around for him.

A beautiful light yellow kimono was revealed before Sesshomaru's eyes with orange birds splayed all around it while all tied together by an orange obi. Each bird doing somthing different on a different spot of the wardrobe whether flying or perched on a tree branch, and the yellow color only brought the more natural summer feel.

With the bright sun hitting her atire it was like the season of summer all put into a kimono design and worn by the only girl Sesshomaru felt deserved to wear it.

"Thank you so much Lord Sesshomaru," Rin said as she walked over to him while he found the kimono fit every curve of her body. "It's beautiful I love it!"

Rin brought her hands up to his armor in the replcement of the warm hug that she wanted to give him. Though with all the villagers walking around not too far she decided against it.

"It suits you," Sesshomaru mentioned as he lifted his left arm for his fingers to find the yellow ribbon holding her side ponytail together. A signature look only meant for Rin, and a small piece of her childhood she choose to still have and he was satisfied that she did.

He ran the soft silk ribbon against his thumb and middle finger while Rin's whole face began heating up. "I-I found that in the package," she whispered while looking away with a smile on her face.

It amazed her sometimes how handsome he was, and she knew if she stared too long into those eyes of his her whole face may explode.

"I must leave soon," he then said which caused her to look at him again. The look in her face brought out her dissapointment, but she still brought out a smile to him. "Oh, yes...I understand," she said as she let go of his armor, but he did not let go of her hair ribbon.

He ran his hand from the ribbon down her hair till his knuckles brushed against the side of her cheek. He could feel the heat rising in her cheek. Rin brought her hand up to him and held his hand against her cheek for a mere moment longer. The soft silk glove he wore was just as she thought it woule be.

The texture was soft yet curved firmly to fit his hand. Maybe she will ask him one day why he only wears it on his left hand, but as for right now she relished in the feeling of having his knuckled against her cheek. "Please be careful." She looked to him and saw all the answer she needed in his eyes.

She felt his muscles twitch and she knew that was a sign to let go. She released his hand and saw him look to the hut.

"The priestess awakens," he spoke.

"Lady Kaede, really?" Rin said as joy filled her voice knowing that Kaede was finally awake. She turned to see the hut, and then turned back around only to see her lord begin to leave.

"Lord Sesshomaru," she called out. He paused in his steps and turned to look at her.

"I-I'll be right here when you return," she said with a smile. He didn't say nothing back, but he didn't need to. Rin knew from what was said the previous night tha he would return to see her.

Rin watched as he turned is head back around and took off into the morning sky.

Hurry back soon Lord Sesshomaru.

xxx

"Lady Kaede," Rin said with a sigh of relief as she walked into Kaede's side of the the hut to find the old woman brewing herself up some tea. "Rin!" Kaede said with a bit of shock in her voice.

"Is something the matter?" Rin asked quickly as she stepped into the hut almost forgetting to remove her sandals.

"Nae, it just be that...well what are yae doing here child?"

"What do you mean this is my home right?" Rin said with a smile, but apart of her wondered if Kaede was running a fever. "Are you ok nothing is hurting you?"

"I thought yae would of made yae decision by now."

"My decision?" Rin questioned before all of yesterday hit her. "Oh, right that. Well I have decided to stay in the village a little while longer."

"Yae have," Kaede said sounding a bit surprised. "And of Sesshomaru, have yae told him that?"

"Y-yes, it is kind of a long story, but he left only a few moments ago."

"Left?" Kaede repeated.

"Yes, but he will be back. I just know it," Rin said with a smile for she believe what she said with all her heart. "Lady Kaede are you alright? Nothing is hurting you are you sure you're well enough to move?"

"Well I have be this slight chest pain. But aye child I feel fine other than that," Kaede said as she took a sip of her tea. "Why may you ask?"

"Lady Kaede don't you remember anything?"

Kaede's confused face showed it all. "Guess not," Rin added. "Don't worry me and Kagome will explain it all to you soon."

Rin ran for the door and began strapping on her sandals. "I'll be back soon, I'm going to go and fetch some water."

Kaede nodded her head and began drinking more of her tea, and though she was confused as to what Rin said she decided to wait till both young girls sat down and talked to her about it.

Rin ran out of the hut to find a distressed Jaken zooming around calling out for Sesshomaru.

"I don't believe it he left me here," Jaken whined as tears formed in the corner of his big yellow eyes. Rin walked up to the whining imp knowing full well her lord will definetly return with Jaken here.

"Don't worry Master Jaken," Rin said as she bent down to pat the imp's green head. "Lord Sesshoamru will return soon."

"Y-you really think so," Jaken said as his large eyes went from yelllow to black with water spilling for them. "I'm sure of it," Rin reassued with a bright smile.

With a huge sniff to suck up the large snot bubble leaking from his nose Jaken nodded his head with an "Ok."

"Cheer up Master Jaken you wouldn't want Lord Sesshomaru to see you this way when he returns do you?"

Jaken only slumped more to the ground knowing that he could be by his beautiful master's side right now instead of the walking chatterbox next to him. Jaken suddenly felt his staff being tugged and he shot his head up to find Rin pulling him her direction by pulling the staff of two heads.

"Hey hey!" he spat finally getting back to his usual terribel self. "What do you think your doing girl?"

"Come on Master Jaken," Rin said as she smiled back to her friend. "You can help me fetch some water."

"What!" Jaken shouted. "No! No way am I doing such a worthless task as..."

Despite his annoying voice Rin truely missed her annoying friend.

In a way it was just as it was when she was a child; she laughed at Jaken's idiotic behavior all the while waiting patiently for her lord to return.

xxx

Sesshomaru flew over the forest as he had his mind set on a small part of his territory he needed to patrol. He was still Lord of the West, and as such he still had duties to fulfill. If anything happened to any part of his land it all wighted upon his shoulders. It should not take him too long, and he concluded the trip should last a mere day or so.

He wanted to be alone with his thoughts for a while, which explained why he ordered Jaken to "check on Rin" when really the dog demon just wanted some peace and quiet from the imp. Plus he knew Rin may feel more secure in his return if Jaken was still there.

An image of Rin in her pretty summer kimono flashed through his mind, and he couldn't be more content on her new wardrobe.

Sesshomaru began to hover over the field Rin and him had been in just the other day, and he still flew over it despite not wanting to remember those certain events.

Of course everything was done and settled with, and knowing Rin was waiting for him only made him want to get the patrol over and done with already. He did not feel like this when she waited for him as a child, but she was no child now. Is that why he felt the need to return to her sooner? He did not know, but it was something worth figuring out.

Sesshomaru looked down to the field and automatically something caught his eye. It was small, but it definetly gained his interest.

The demon lord flew down to the field full of flower buds and walked over to the very spot he sat in just the other day.

Sesshomaru looked down to see a pretty white flower sticking up from the ground. What kind of flower, he did not know. That was something to ask Rin about. Sesshomar gazed at the beautiful plant as it's white petels shined against the sun and it's yellow nectar only reminded Sesshomaru of yet again Rin's new kimono.

Sesshomaru looked for a moment longer before he took flight again and continued to head for his destination.

If you cut the bud too soon you'll never know what flower blooms

"Hmm interesting."

THE END

AN: First of all Taraah36 thanks so much for the giving me the idea for the kimono desing, I probably would of had a hard time coming up with one. I know you had to wait a while but after all the support you gave me in my stories I wanted to bring your idea into the desing of the gift that starts off the love birds relationships whether they think so or not lol So give yourself a pat on the back for that and thanks alot :)

If any of my other readers wished to bring up a small request I am all ears, but all I ask is for it to not be over the top lol A kimono design, or a gift idea, or maybe an idea for a small story...something like that and I would be glad to see if I can find a good place for it.

Hope you all enjoyed this story and get ready for the next one I have planned coming soon! Please comment on what you thought I would really appreciate any commetns that are able to be posted.

PS: Just a little FWI when I first made this story I had no intention to add an argument with Sess and Rin lol It all just sort of happened as I was writing. I found that I just make up things like that as I write like in Returning Rescue the ending chapter where Sess and Rin are leaning against a tree..yeah I didn't plan for that lol just happened. Pretty much the way the ending happened just happened.

For those who haven't read any of my other stories you are welcome to check those out. To those who have stay alert for the many more stories I have planned. Until next time!