Author's Note: I'm suppose to write my project but I can't seem to write what I wanted and this story just came out of nowhere while trying to do so. I still can't believe I ended up writing this but I guess it's worth it. Well, please read and review. They mean so much to me.

Embrace Me

Her small body curl in to a small ball as she lay on her bed. He could smell salty tears rushing down from her eyes. He could tell that her heart is broken and the person that can mend it is no longer around. His life was taken away from him through a tragic ending. He is but human after all, a being that has life that can be easily be taken. Human life is so fragile and could never last forever. Now his ward lost the person she loves through a cruel fate. How fast she met the young man and how fast he was taken away from her. His chest aches at the sight of the only human that he had protected all through her life. She is now a grown woman, a woman who fell in love but fate is so cruel to her. He approaches the laying body.

"Rin" his voice sounded concerned to her ears even though to others it will come unnoticed. She did not respond. She just keeps sobbing. His heart is stabbed with thousand daggers, he don't have the power to comfort her, to make her smile again. If only he was the one she loves. He doesn't want his ward, HIS only ward to be full of sorrow.

"Rin," his voice came out calmly. He touches her hair and slowly strokes it. "Don't cry. It will do you no good." Rin whimpered and tried to hold her tears. The warm sensation that comes from every stroke of his hand on her hair gives her comfort.

"Sesshomaru-sama," she flung herself to him to his surprised. She buried her face on his firm chest. She could smell his scent; it smells so comforting to her liking. She tightens her embrace on his kimono. He allowed her to embrace him and let her buried herself to him. Her small frail body fit perfectly to his as if she was molded that way. He rested his chin on her head and inhaled her scent. He could smell sadness in her. He heard her let out soft sobs between his kimono. He continued to stroke her hair to comfort her.

"Sesshomaru-sama," her voice sounded rough from crying. "Please let me stay like this." He did not answer but hold her on her waist by his other hand. She closed her eyes as let herself be drown by the embrace. Her heart beats steadily and her breathing even. He continued to watch her as she fall as sleep in his arms and continued to stroke her hair.

'Rin, what can I do to comfort you?' he asked inwardly. How he wished he was there when the boy died, he could had save him and save his ward from sadness that she is experiencing now. Even though it means it would end up, Rin marrying that boy but still she won't be suffering.

He don't want to entertain the fact that he was relief that the boy died because he knows that HIS Rin will be taken away from him, taken by a total stranger that he is not even sure if he can protect the treasure that he had been keeping. He never wanted to give Rin to anyone or given a choice, he will not allow her to be married but he can't be selfish when it comes to her happiness. But he can't ignore his being possessive to her. He growls when other men shows interest to her or even tried to pursue her but he knows that there are times that he needs to leave her in order for her to safe from danger and during those time she meet that boy who started it all.

'How dare he shows up in her life and disappear abruptly,' he growled. He feels Rin stirred a little in his arms. He looks at her sleeping face. She looks so peaceful and it seems like the sadness vanish from her face. He strokes her face and the strands of hair that covers her face. He smiled at the sleeping girl. Maybe he should thank the boy too; he will be able to hold her more often if she needs comfort.

"Rin," his voice sounded soft. "Sleep well." He was about to put her down but her grip to his kimono is so tight that she refuse to let go. She moaned and whimpered in refusal to be apart from him. He sighs at her stubbornness even in her sleep.

"I guess you're having a hard time there," a feminine voice startled him.

"What do you want mother?" he ask in a stern voice.

"I came here to check on her," the female move toward them. "She had been so heartbroken for days before you arrive."

"Hnh" 'You don't need to rub on it.'

"It seems like she refuse to let go," his mother smirked. "Why don't you just watch her as she sleeps?" 'After all that's what you want to do.' She tried to hide her smile.

"Hnh" he just turns to leave toward his own chamber with the girl in his arms. When he is no longer visible in her sight she let out the smile she had been compressing.

"My son had it badly," she smiled with amusement. "I guess sooner or later I will finally have my grandchildren that I desire. I'm very sure they will be so adorable too."

When he arrive in his chamber, Rin still refuse to let go and to make matter worse, she wrapped her little hands around his neck.

"Rin," his voice sounded stern, trying to hide the pleasure he is feeling at the moment. "You cannot sleep well if you cling to me like this." The girl just stirred and made herself more comfortable. He sighs in annoyance but he had no choice. He sat on his bed with Rin still clinging on him. Her head is still buried in his firm chest. He wonders if she is really sleeping.

"Shiro," her whispered it softly but loud enough for him to hear. He looks at her and saw she smiled after she mentioned the name. His heart feels like it was being squash and shattered to pieces.

'She is in my embrace but dream of other man,' the thought hurts him. He can't believe how hurt he was by just a simple word. Hell, it even hurts more than his injuries during his battles. By that simple word his heart becomes weak and hurt. Does that boy mean so much to her? Does she love that boy more than him? His face cannot hide his hurtful feeling. When he feels that Rin's hold loosen, he slowly put Rin on his bed but her other hand still cling to his kimono. He stares at her for a while and slowly loosens her grip on his kimono. He can no longer bear to look at her, he turn to let her be, when he heard her calling for him.

"Ses-sho-ma-ru-sa-ma?" her voice sounded hurt and longing as if she felt being left behind, her hand outreach like she want to reach something. His eyes widens at the tone of her voice. He can feel the longing. Before his mind can register, his body moves on its own and before he knew it, his hand held her outreach hand and he is holding her again in an embrace and her head found his warm chest once again. She look relief and peaceful as she snuggled herself. He sighs at the sight.

'Rin, I will hold you even it hurts me,' he say to himself. The sleeping figure smiled as she heard his thought. He wishes that this memory will last forever.

Author's Note: Well, there it goes folk, my one-shot, but just tell me if you want me to continue if not that's fine. For now please read and review. I'm counting on it.