"Are you sure you are up for it Rin? Big Brother didn't like the idea of you going outside yesterday." Rin could only nodded to her friend. With her heavy kimono tightly shut around her, she slip on her black boots, she than tied her obi around her waist as she walked over to the door. The snow was dropping little by little, it wasn't too cold so Rin knew it was safe to play. Inuyasha didn't like wearing boots, they made his feet hurt. The tightness around them cause him to whine, even if he didn't need to wear much considering his kimono and hakama were the warmest thing in the world. Following his friend outside, the snow was soft like his big brothers tail. He began to run, but ended up falling on the ground, as snow covered his entire face. Rin couldn't help herself from giggling so much.

"How's the snow?" she asked. Lifting her hand to him, Inuyasha grabbed a hold of it and pulled her in. She gasp, landing in the snow next to him, she looked at him, sticking his tongue at her.

"That was fun."

"Rin thought so as well." Inuyasha looked at his friend, she looked really pretty, her big dark brown eyes, while the bits of snow laid in her hair. Her smile caught him, causing him to blush. What was this feeling he was having inside, he sure didn't know it, but it reminded him of what his big brother and his mother have. Yet, could it? Rin blinked her eyes for a minute before she sneeze, her sneeze was the cutest thing to him. Being three is weird, considering that he was the same height as Rin and she was six.

"Rin…" he spoke, Rin lean herself up as she kneeled herself. Inuyasha just sat up, while playing some of the snow in front of him. She saw his face look confusion yet something else in the picture. She couldn't help herself from blushing seeing his ears started twitching as he gaze over her.

"Something wrong?" she asked. Parting her lips, while giving them a good lick. Inuyasha lean himself closer to her. Sniffing her, her scent was incredible to his senses. Rin couldn't stop herself from blushing. Her nose touch his, causing him to blink.

"Would it be weird if I like you?" he wondered. Rin could tell yet she was a bit confuse on what he was asking.

"Rin thought you already like her?"

"I do, but…you…well..I…" the pup didn't know what to say to her. Rin moved her eyes away from him. She looked up at the sky, letting the snowflakes hit against her face.

"Rin is happy to be your friend. Inuyasha." she leaned herself against his shoulder. Her head resting there, Inuyasha form a little blush on his face. "Even if it was something else." Inuyasha didn't know what to say, he turn his head and gave her a kiss on the head. Rin smiled to herself, watching the snowflakes falling against them.

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"You know, Sesshomaru. I think its cute that they have been getting closer." Kagome spoke looking out the window. Sesshomaru didn't say a word, he scribble a few things down on some scrolls. She looked over and frown at him, "Is something the matter?" she asked. Sesshomaru continue scribbling things down before looking up at his intended mate.

"Nothing."

"Its doesn't seem like it. Something is wrong, please tell me." she walked up to him, wrapping her arms around his neck. Sesshomaru only frown and began to stand up, breaking her away from him. "Seriously?"

"You don't need to interfere."

"Why are you acting like this? Was it because of last night? Was it because our beasts-" before she knew it, Sesshomaru backhanded her. Kagome fell to the floor, froze in his place he turned himself around. The scent of blood filled his nose, Kagome lifted her head up to him. Tears were down her face, marks appeared on her cheek.

"Kagome..I-"

"Save it." she lifted herself up. With such pride she had in herself. She held her hand, stopping some of the bleeding. "It was way out of line hitting me. I don't know what your problem is, but you better act better than this. Or so help me I will take Rin and leave here." passing him, while slamming the sliding door shut. Sesshomaru only lifted his hand, his claws filled with her blood.

"What was the reasoning, Sesshomaru?"

"She kept pestering me. Yet, I snapped….this Sesshomaru has hurt her…"

"She is right you know." He didn't know why he snapped at her, inflicting her as well. Firstly he hated that his little brother now poessed the sword, he lost his left arm while saying a human and thirdly he was losing himself. All because of her…he stopped himself. Sesshomaru began to walk out of the room, smelling her scent he followed her trail. He shouldn't have done what he did to her, wasn't right and he knew it. He loved her, he shouldn't abuse her. The scent of water filled the air, she must have been using the hot spring. Opening his room, and entering. He walked in shutting the door behind him and entered into his personal hot spring. He saw her, Kagome was healing herself with her miko powers, she began talking to herself. A conversation with her own beast. Why out loud? Was it a purpose she was doing so he would hear her. He mask his scent, leaning his head against the door, hearing her voice.

"You tell me, beast. Sesshomaru has been acting differently since he lost his arm. Last night, his beast was different as well." she waved her hand back and forth against the water.

"He wanted to rut with us. Yet he held himself back. Sesshomaru is just probably mad, if you think about it. He is mad at his little brother for one thing and the fact that he lost his left arm. He feels like he is powerless while you are the strongest. His pride was broken inside. He let his emotions get in the way and he feels like he isn't good enough. So instead he hit you to give himself release, yet he knew inside he shouldn't have done that."

"His pride? All because of that. Maybe…maybe it should have been best. After all, I should have left Inuyasha to be with his brother…"

"Don't say that. He help you, he saved your father, you showed the cold hearted demon to learn to love. Have emotions? He loves you too much, Kagome."

"If he loves me…than why do I feel he doesn't?"

"Its because this Sesshomaru couldn't bare to let it slip by me." she turn her head facing him. He heard everything and she let it slip by her. She face the other way staring at her reflection.

"Is it true than? That with me being here, let you lose yourself?"

"Kagome, this Sesshomaru is sorry." he walked up to her, kneeling down. He brought his hand to her cheek, making her face him.

"If you are, why couldn't you tell me what was wrong instead of just doing what you did?" she stared into his eyes, causing him to change his expression. His lips twitch,

"I didn't want you to think I was weak." he admitted it. He admitted it to her, Kagome only wrapped her arms around his neck, giving him a small kiss on the lips.

"Sesshomaru I could never think you are weak. Don't you ever think like that." Sesshomaru can only stare into her blue orbs, he lean in and gave her a deep long kiss. Though the moment was ruin when they both heard shouting, Sesshomaru broke the kiss while standing himself up.

"Stay, I'll be back." she nodded her head, seeing him disappear. Kagome knew Jaken was going to get himself into trouble sooner or later.

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"Come back here, you too. AHHH!" as the little imp dropped down. Inuyasha and Rin ended up throwing some snowballs at the imp.

"You are right Inuyasha this is more fun than what we were doing earlier." She threw another snowball at the imp, he groan hitting against the snow. As the pups were giggling, Inuyasha drop the snowball he had in his hands. Sniffing the air while looking up, he saw his brother standing over him.

"Hello.." he bow to him. Sesshomaru only patted the pups head, Inuyasha look up, giving his brother a smile. "Does this mean big brother isn't mad at me anymore?"

"I never was, pup."