(Theme music or something like that) The first chapter of my second story! I'm disclaiming, 'cause the characters aren't mine. This is my first RinxSesshomaru, so please be nice. Of course, like my others, it is based on a true story. Tee-hee! Enjoy!

Seventeen year old Rin Higurashi sat in her fourth period class, playing wit her medium length dark brown hair, when the loud speaker called her name.

"Rin Higurashi, please report to the main office immediately, Rin Higurashi."

She sucked her teeth, 'What's going on now?' she thought. Her teacher, Mr. Kurosaki, stopped his lesson, like always, and gave her the pass. This was a daily routine; Rin was always spending time in the main office. Reluctantly, she left the classroom, and walked down the hallway of her large high school.

"Hey!" someone called behind her, "Rin!" Rin turned around. It was her cousin, Kagome. She was a sophomore, with chocolate brown eyes, a petite form and an irresistible smile. On the other hand, Rin was three inches shorter than her, with kind dark brown eyes. She had a slight hour-glass figure, and unusually small hands and feet. Being a junior, she stood only five feet tall.

"Mom wants you." Kagome said, rolling her eyes.

"What now?" Rin asked.

Kagome shrugged, "I dunno…but I'm trying to find Sango right now. You know how she gets…"

Rin snickered. Sango was their best friend. At age seven, Sango's father trained her endlessly to become a slayer. Now at age sixteen, she was a master of weapons, with the strength of ten men. She had a short temper, and zero tolerance for disrespect.

"Yeah, I know." Rin said, laughing.

"Of course you would! You make one wrong move with her, and her fist would be in your mouth the next second."

Rin giggled again. Kagome was so right. No one in their right mind would mess with a demon slyer, especially a tough one like Sango. Right on cue, a boy came walking—no, limping down the hallway. His uniform was wrinkled and it looked like his eye was beginning to swell up. Kagome walked up to him, smiling her million-dollar smile.

"Which way did she go?"

The boy grinned painfully. He couldn't help it; when Kagome Higurashi smiled at you, you help but to smile right back. "She's on the first floor." Kagome smiled again.

"Thank you." She bowed, and motioned for Rin. He mumbled a "your welcome" and continued to limp down the hallway. Rin sighed.

"We've got to teach that girl how to control her temper. At this rate, she'll never get a boyfriend." Kagome nodded in agreement.

"Well, let's head to the first floor."

They walked down to the first floor, and were heading towards the bathroom when the principal, Ms. Higurashi poked her head out from the main office door. She spotted them and frowned, her framed glasses on the tip of her nose.

"Rin!" she whispered harshly, "I called you ten minutes ago!"

Rin's mouth dropped open. She had completely forgotten.

"Hi, Mom!" Kagome said, waving.

Ms. Higurashi frowned again. "I told you; I'm Ms. Higurashi here,"

Kagome grinned, "Sorry."

"Get to class, young lady!" Ms. Higurashi commanded.

"Yes, ma'am!" Kagome said, jokingly saluting her, She marched down the hallway and turned at the corner, out of sight.

Ms. Higurashi grabbed Rin, and pulled her into the office, and sat behind her desk. Sitting in the seats in front of the desk, was a woman about in her mid-forties, and a boy who looked about Rin's age.

"Mrs. Takahashi, I'd like you to meet my niece, Rin Higurashi. Rin, meet Mrs. Takahashi."

The woman called Mrs. Takahashi turned around in her seat and smile at her, "Hello, dear." She said.

"And this is her son, Sesshomaru." Ms. Higurashi continued. The boy didn't look up. Rin could see why; he was wrapped up in a video game. Rin raised an eyebrow. 'How rude…' she thought.

"Sesshomaru!" Mrs. Takahashi scolded. Sesshomaru looked up from his game, and Rin felt her heart flutter. He had golden amber eyes. They seemed hard, almost cold, with just a touch of warmth. He was a demon. Mrs. Takahashi looked from Rin's face, to Sesshomaru's. They were staring at each other with a curious, dazed look on their faces. She chuckled in amusement.

"I'm sorry, dear. I thought you could tell!"

Ms. Higurashi laughed, too. "Rin, fix your face!"

Rin closed her mouth, but continued to stare wide eyed at the boy, who stared back at her. It was all clear then. She noted his long white-silver hair that cascaded down his back, his finely sharpened claws, and finally his slightly pointed ears.

"You're a…a…" she trailed off, as his eyes narrowed.

"A demon?" Mrs. Takahashi finished. Rin nodded wordlessly. Mrs. Takahashi laughed again, "Yes, he is."

Rin thought for a moment, "So then you're a demon, too?"

Mrs. Takahashi laughed some more. "My, you're a funny girl! No, I am not. But then again, I'm not Sesshomaru's biological mother." She glanced at her, while she said that. Rin wanted to ask her where his real mother was, but she thought better of it.

Ms. Higurashi cleared her throat. "Rin, the reason I called you in here is because I want you to Mr. Takahashi around the school. Help him get used to how things go in the school."

Rin shrugged. "Okay…" She looked over at Sesshomaru, who was back to playing his video game.

"Sesshomaru…" Mrs. Takashi said in a warning tone.

"Alright, alright…" he answered, annoyed. Rin's body trembled at the sound of his deep, guttural voice. He sighed and slipped his PSP into his pocket, then stood up, towering a good foot over Rin's small figure. His eyes glared at her as he sized her up.

Ms. Higurashi clapped her hands loudly, and shooed them out of her room. "Have fun, you two!" she called, slamming the door behind them.

Mrs. Takahashi laughed uneasily. 'How am I going to explain this?' she thought.

-x-

As the two walked down the hallway, Rin noticed he kept a good distance between them.

"So…" Rin asked, "How old are you?"

"Seventeen." He answered gruffly, shifting his bag to his other shoulder.

Rin smiled. "Wow you're so tall. I'm seventeen, too."

"I'm not tall, you're just really short." He stated.

Rin smiled again. He glanced down at her and frowned. "Why the hell are you smiling so hard? You're creeping me out."

"Because I want you to smile back, silly." Rin said.

"Not gonna happen."

"You don't have to be so distant. We're friends now." Sesshomaru stopped abruptly. Rin turned around, confused.

"Let's get one thing straight." He said, walking up to her, "You may be helping me with things around here, but we are NOT friends." He glared at her, full force. Rin glared right back, unmoved.

"Is that supposed to scare me?" Rin said, defiantly.

Sesshomaru growled menacingly. "Aren't you scared?" He leaned in closer, bearing his fangs at her, and as if somehow in a trance, Rin tilted her head to one side, exposing her neck. His eyes widened.

"Foolish human…" he sneered, a last attempt of mild malice, "Don't you know what I am?" 'What the…'he thought, his vision going blurry, and his mind numb.

Rin brushed her hair away from her neck, revealing her light peach colored skin. "Try me." She whispered.

Sesshomaru's eyes began turning blood red, and he roughly grabbed her around the waist. 'What the hell are you doing?!' his mind yelled. 'I dunno…' he said back, 'but this feels so good.'

Rin closed her eyes, completely out of control. She didn't know why, but she wanted to give herself to this man— this demon, and she had just met him no more than ten minutes ago. Sesshomaru bent down, fangs bared; ready to pierce the soft skins on this human's neck; to mark her as his. Why did he feel this way? What was happening to him? Had he stooped down to a mere human's status? Somehow, he snapped out of his trance, and let go of her.

"Whatever." He huffed, picking up his book bag. "Where are we going, because this hallway is unusually long." He asked. Rin blinked, and snatched his schedule out of his hand.

"Umm, your class in on the other side of the school."

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed. "Fine." He said, walking in the opposite direction.

"Hey smart ass!" Rin called ruefully, "Class is this way!" she said, pointing down a small corridor.

He turned around and walked in the direction she pointed in. He was walking so fast, Rin had to trot to keep up with him.

"So don't worry, there are other demons in the school." She told him, "Like my friend, Jaken, and my cousin's friend, Shippo."

"Cousin?" Sesshomaru asked, "There are more of you?"

"Yeah…."

Sesshomaru scoffed. "Oh great… And I don't intend on making any friends here. I'm just getting my education here before I move again/"

Rin scowled. Was there anything nice about this guy? "Oh well, then you can just be alone."

He gave her a satisfied look. "That's how it's always been, and that's how I like it."

Rin rolled her eyes. "So you don't have any siblings?"

He stopped again, knocking her down in the process.

"Hey!" she exclaimed. "Stop doing that!" She rubbed her head.

He turned around, bent down, and lifted her ten inches off the ground before setting her down again, effortlessly.

"I have a younger brother." He answered, continuing to walk.

"Aww, how cute." She replied.

"No, not really. He's fifteen."

"Oh!" They were already outside on campus, walking to the next building. "Is he coming here, too?" She secretly hoped his brother wasn't as cold.

"Unfortunately, yes."

"Awesome." They came to a stop, in front of a classroom.

"Here's your class." She told him. "After this, you have Physics, which is down the hall." She pointed to one of the rooms. "I'll pick you up from there, and we'll go to lunch, 'kay?"

"Whatever." He said, his golden eyes flickering to the door knob.

"Bye!" Rin said, skipping down the hallway. He watched as she tripped on a rug on the floor, stumbled, then turn a corner, and was gone. When he was sure she was out of sight, he suddenly smirked.

"What a girl…" he mumbled, turning the door knob and walking into the classroom, "what a girl…"

-x-

Mrs. Takahashi and Ms. Higurashi sat still in the quiet office. No one said a word.

"Are you absolutely sure?" Ms. Higurashi asked for the twelfth time.

"Yes, I'm positive." Mrs. Takahashi said, "You saw it, too."

Ms. Higurashi put her head in her hands. "I just thought they were… I don't know… she's only seventeen."

Mrs. Takahashi nodded. "So young…"

"But how can you tell?" she asked weakly.

"The aura I sensed… it came from her." Mrs. Takahashi answered, "The way they looked at each other. Sesshomaru can sense it, too. He just doesn't know what it is yet…he just knows it's different; I can see it in his eyes."

"So there's no way of changing it?" Ms. Higurashi asked. "Rin's stuck with this fate? Permanently?"

Mrs. Takahashi nodded. "That and… the fact that, umm," she hesitated, "my-son-has-chosen-her-as-his-intended-mate." She finished quickly.

Ms. Higurashi's eyes widened. "What?!"

Hooray! Six pages! Hope you like it. As far as my other story, When Plans Backfire, I'm working on my next chapter, I promise. Review, please!