The approaching footsteps were slow but steady, shuffling against the stone floor at regular intervals. The unexpected guest's destination was clear as the hall led to one room only. Behind its door, Sesshomaru waited.

The smell arrived first, heavy with damp soil and decomposing plants, old blood and the cloying scent of a human.

A familiar human.

The door slammed open to reveal the shadowy figure standing there. Dark, tangled hair swirled about its shoulders as it turned burning eyes towards Sesshomaru. The dim moonlight caught on pointed fangs as the figure focused on him and smiled.

"I'm back, Sesshomaru-sama."

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I love the supernatural. Ghosts, goblins, werewolves, and, you guessed it, vampires. I've always had this half-formed idea for a Sesshomaru/Rin fic where she became a vampire, thus allowing them to be together without a sad or trite ending. I do still hold out hope of making this a full fledged fic, or at the very least, of someone else doing it so that I can read it.