Her Choice

A/N: I tried something new this time so I went through the OST. Please try read with the appointed music in the background. I hit a roadblock with Like a Mommy Loves a Daddy so I thought I'd start another fanfiction and see how this goes. I will leave the future chapters up to readers' suggestions and questions. Hope you enjoy it, R&R! ^^

Disclaimer: I do NOT own anything Inuyasha, which means the characters, the songs, etc... That all belongs to Rumiko Takahashi

-Rin and Sesshomaru-

Rin ran through the fields playing tag with the other children of the village. It was the beginning of spring and the flowers had just begun to bloom. Her orange kimono was pulled gently by the wind as she ran and laughed. She tripped on her own feet and fell on her face, to roll over laughing with the other kids, her mother and father snickering from their place on the farm.

The blue winged butterflies flew by the laughing children catching Rin's attention. She slowly followed it into the forest without a second thought. Mia and Eru followed because of their own fascination with these beautiful insects. Rin stopped and waited for her friends with a big smile on her face and the ventured forth together.

Rin's parents continued their work on the farm. It was common for Rin to go off with her friend and come back with a small bouquet of wild flowers. She was the cutest little darling and they couldn't imagine a more wonderful daughter to have. With all her imagination and talent, she was bound to grow up to be a magnificent woman. They only started to worry when the sun was beginning to set and she still had yet to return. It was only minimal, because her friends also were away with her. It was possible they all were just playing and had lost track of time. But true panic set in when an ear splitting scream tore through the night.

-Dark Priestess, Tsubaki-

The children walked through the woods holding each other's hands. They had lost sight of the butterflies a long while ago, only then did they realize how hopelessly lost they were. The trees loomed overhead and every shadow seemed to jump at them.

"I'm scared…" Mia whimpered, clutching Eru's hand even tighter. Rin and Eru nodded in agreement. It felt so sinister in this part of the forest. It was approaching sunset and the three of them were anxious to get home. After hours of walking Mia tripped on something and began to cry. Eru carried her on his back, but they tried a little more carefully in an attempt to find a path that they could follow. It was only when the moon came into full view that true terror fell upon them.

A small growling could be heard from the bushes around them, though none of the children could pinpoint it. Rin and Eru stood back to back and began to circle, hoping to catch a glimpse of this threatening figure. Nothing came forward.

"Maybe it was somewhere else." Eru said, a hint of uncertainty painting his voice.

"Y- yeah… maybe." Rin agreed, but she kept her eyes on the bushes. A pair of blood red eyes stared at her from inside the underbrush. She froze in place. "E-E-E-Eru?"

-Hateful Battle-

The boy turned around and stepped back. Then it pounced. The panther deamon jumped from the bushes and attacked the children. Rin let out scream and backed into Eru and Mia. The panther just missed and turned around to strike again.

From behind the children came a large blue mass. It flew forward and struck the panther hard enough to send it flying backwards. It came in contact with a tree. The panther landed on its feet and bared its fangs. It swung at the being in front of them but the attack never hit. Instead the blue being was suddenly beside the panther, and then it snapped the panther's neck.

Rin stared at it. Mia and Eru had fainted, but Rin was still watching it. The blue figure in front of her was a large butterfly. She stood and watched Rin for a few moments, then smiled and reached a hand towards her.

-Beautiful Memories-

Rin sat there and shivered. After such a display of power she knew not why this deamon would show a human like her kindness. Yet here she was, offering a hand. Rin slowly and cautiously extended her own hand. When their hands were securely clasped the deamon spoke.

"Child, I will lend you my strength when you need it. You are special, though you do not know your place yet. Will you accept my aid? A time of struggle will soon come to fall." Her voice was soft like silk, and her eyes the deepest pools of never ending black that seemed almost soft as velvet. Rin merely nodded, unable to find her voice. The deamon smiled. "Then know child, this was always your choice."

She leaned her head close to Rin's and kissed her on the forehead. Rin fell backwards, her world going to black. The last thing she could remember was the flicker of flames as men from village found the three of them.

-Kagome and Inuyasha II-

Rin woke in her bed back on the farm. Her mother was wetting a cold cloth for her head. She smiled at her daughter and turned to her putting aside the cloth and a hand on her daughter's arm.

"Mama? What happened?" Rin asked as she tried to sit up. Her mother gently laid her back down.

"My dear Rin…" Her mother's smile faded as she tried to recount to Rin the events that had past. "The men… they found you and Mia and Eru in the forest. They said there was a dead panther deamon next to you. And you, my child, you were glowing." Her mother looked as if she were about to cry. "Please tell me my Rin, tell me you didn't sell your soul to a deamon." Rin remained silent. She couldn't remember what had happened in the forest. All of it was a blank in her memory, for all she knew, she could have. Her mother handed her her father's old shield and she looked at her reflection. A blue butterfly mark on her forehead was visible through her chocolate brown hair. Proof that she was no longer fully human…