Rin is where home is

Chapter 18: You're an idiot. But you're my idiot.

Karrat and overninethousand thankyou for reading and leaving reviews! You dont know how happy it made me, since I was expecting none at all after being on hiatus for so long.

To my readers:

I only have one reason why I had been absent: WORK! That's real life for me.

Anyways, here's another chapter. Enjoy! Please continue to R & R! Thanks! ^_^

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"I'm back." Rin called out to no one in particular as she entered the living room. She was about to settle for the silence, grateful that she didn't have to deal with him yet.

After removing her shoes and wiggling her tired toes she started for their room when Sesshomaru stepped out of the bath, wearing only a towel from the waist down.

Beads of water were running down his midsection as he dried his hair with another towel. And my, did his muscles flex when he did so. Rin could just imagine her fingers running down his chest. What am I thinking? She silently chastised herself for having such perverted thoughts.

Instead of screaming at his indecency, Rin just stood there gaping at his nudity.

"Are you done checking me out?" Sesshomaru broke into her trance, laughter evident in his voice.

"I wasn't checking you out. Besides, it's not like I haven't seen your goods before."

"My, haven't you got the smart tongue." Sesshomaru chuckled and took a step towards here. "Come here."When he tried to pull her in she instinctively stepped back. Sesshomaru of course noticed her visibly tense. He let out a sigh.

Rin hated this. God knows she wants nothing more than to be held in his embrace. It's not his state of undress that's making her uncomfortable, she had deduced that for she had been thinking on her way home. All right! She did a lot of thinking. Whenever he touches her or whenever he's near her heart just starts thumping wildly in her chest, that she's afraid he might hear it and found out the real reason why. That she's inlov-

"Hold my hand."

"Huh?"

"Here. Just hold it."

Rin did as instructed. And an invincible blanket of warmth engulfed her. "See? It isn't so bad now is it?"

"Sess- what's this all of a sudden?"

"Don't think for one minute I didn't notice you've been really jumpy around me lately."

"I-I'm sorry." She didn't realize the implications of her actions. She'd been too caught up in her own insecurities, she'd totally forgot about what he would feel. Sesshomaru would never touch her if she didn't want to.

She felt her hand lifted in the air and when she'd realize what he was about to do, she got all flustered again and tried to pry her hand off his grip. But he was stronger.

She was too embarrassed to touch his bare chest to look him in the eye. Scenes of their passionate night together flashed in her mind, making her hot and bothered.

I'm going to die now. Her heart's beating so fast. Her breathing uneven. Oh god!

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Then her palm landed on his left chest, just above his heart. Ba-thump. Ba-thump. Ba-thump. Sesshomaru's heart rate! It's erratic. She looked up to him and was met by smoldering golden orbs. A tinge of pink on his cheeks, one she would have noticed if she wasn't so flustered herself.

"You're not the only one."

She understood now. She smiled at him and a tear slipped down her cheek. "Thank you." He hugged her tight and when he let her go her stomach let out a grumble.

" I may have worried too much." She answered sheepishly. She's hopeless. She even forgot to eat lunch.

"Idiot." He reprimanded her.

She started towards the kitchen when Sesshomaru pulled her back.

"Yes?"

"You forgot this."

He dipped his head and kissed her long and hard. "WELCOME HOME!"