"Rin, run!" Jaken shrieked running away with Nintojo in his skinny green fingers.

"You're useless Jaken!" Rin grabbed Nintojo from his hands and pointed it at the ogre coming towards her. They were running through thick brush that was yellow and dry. It screamed in pain and covered its sole eye. The smell of burned yokai flesh made Rin want to throw up again, but she had to keep moving. She grabbed Jaken by the hand and looked for A-Un. Rin tried to stay low, hoping the bushes would provide them some cover.

"A-Un! Where are you!" Jaken yelled.

Rin clamped her hand over Jaken's mouth, "quiet!"

Rin felt a cramp move across her growing stomach. No little one it's not time, especially not now! She ducked into some trees and hid underneath a grove trying vainly to catch her breath. Her stomach was much bigger now, and running was nearly impossible. There were more ogre stomping around, yelling at the top of their lungs.

The attack had come out of nowhere. Rin was sitting on Aun's back laughing about something she now couldn't remember. Sesshomaru glided next to her. Jaken was behind her and then came the flying balls of fire, quickly followed by a hoarde of Yokai. Rin dodged the first few and then turned Aun to retreat. Sesshomaru turned the directions of the balls of fire and a battle of flames and green light began. Yokai in human form Rin couldn't make out began retreating. Sesshomaru followed and ordered Rin to stay back.

As soon as Rin pulled Aun out of the way another horde came for her, and Rin and Jaken understood the goal was to separate them. This was the second time this had happened in only a matter of days. The first stopped after Sesshomaru engaged them, this time it was as if a second front was waiting for Rin.

"Where are you human? We can smell you!" Three more ogres came from the forest smashing trees with their fists, they were dangerously close to Rin's hiding spot.

Rin grabbed Jaken's hand, "follow me closely," she threw Nintojo back at Jaken. She traipsed as quietly as she could but her footsteps were clumsier these days. She cursed under her breath as her feet broke twigs and snapped sticks on the ground.

"Rin we won't escape without Sesshomaru-sama!" Jaken whispered worried.

"We won't escape if you won't shut up!" Rin smacked him in the head. Rin took out her sword and closed her eyes for just one moment, long enough for her need to be driven into the sword. "He knows, he'll come." If only my stomach wasn't so big I could run faster and take down a few of these ogres with me! Rin caught herself on the tree, she felt dizzy and sick to her stomach. Rin was scared, it was one thing to face a band of Yokai on her own especially with the sword Sesshomaru gave her, but not like this, not when most of the time she tripped on her own feet, and she could feel tree branches slapping into her ankles and face. She rolled her ankle when she hit a hill and nearly fell down. She caught herself on a tree. "Stay low, there might be ten of them but they aren't very smart," Rin muttered to Jaken. Where is A-Un? Rin and Jaken were knocked off and the last Rin heard was Aun shriek in pain.

The sun was bright, it was near sunset, the sky was orange. Rin touched the hilt of the sword once more, she felt anger but nothing more. Sesshomaru was angry. Rin took a deep breath trying to calm her heart from pounding out of her chest while the ogres yelled for her. She slipped from the bushes and made a break for the next set of trees. She activated her sword and cut the legs out from one of the ogres but was thrown when it came down. She lost track of Jaken now as well, she didn't see him anywhere, but she saw a fire burning off to her left. Rin landed on her side once more, guarding her growing belly and wincing as she scraped her arm. Her lavender kimono with yellow daisies was now covered in dirt and twigs. Rin stood up and wiped blood from her cheek. When she tried to run a strong hand grabbed her shoulder, for one moment she thought it was Sesshomaru until she looked up and saw a face that was similar to his but not his at all.

Rin's breath caught, this man, or demon, his ears were pointed, he had stripes on cheeks just like Sesshomaru's. His hands were clawed, and his white hair was tied tightly into a pony tail on top of his head. "Who are you?" Rin demanded.

The strange inu-yokai pulled Rin roughly into the air by her arm. Rin screamed, it was clear now that this man was not a friend. Rin gripped the hilt of the sword and closed her eyes, please hurry. She tried to unsheathe the sword, but the Yokai grabbed her hand and shoved it back down.

"Take that out and I'll drop you."

Rin's eyes went wide and her lips dried out, they were hundreds of feet in the air.

The demon grabbed her by both shoulders and smelled her neck. "You wreak of him."

"Get off of me," Rin tried to kick him. He was floating near a cliff, the water of the ocean was crashing below against large boulders. She grabbed the hilt of her sword once more and tried swinging it, activating the whip. It just barely missed the Inu-Yokai. He grabbed her hand and smashed it against the armor on his side, she fought to keep the katana before it was flying towards the ground. Rin cradled her swollen wrist.

Rin felt a claw on her stomach, "now this is interesting…what would the heartless king be doing travelling with a human, especially one who is pregnant." The white faced demon looked up just Rin saw a flash of white. "I was wondering how long it would take you to get here…if I hadn't been watching you for months now, I wouldn't believe he could lay hands on a human. You're just like your father Sesshomaru."

Rin looked up, she stared at Sesshomaru, he was emotionless, his face was hard. In her heart she was begging for him to do something. "I like this one's smell Sesshomaru, it's sweet," he licked one of the open cuts on Rin's cheek, "and now I have her scent. I told you one day I would return, and finish what you started…how about you hand over that fancy sword of yours."

Sesshomaru teeth were grinding. He held Bakusaiga in his hand, it was flaring green. Rin had a brave face but through the bond it was her intense fear and the pain of falling that had called him from hunting his prey. It was as if her life would escape her if he didn't come for her. Now as he watched this man paw at her, the one he had bonded to himself, his blood was boiling. I cannot use Bakusaiga now, I risk hitting Rin. "Touma," Sesshomaru responded, he knew this man, their blades had crossed centuries before. "You seek to threaten the great Sesshomaru."

"It's not that hard, I hold your mate in my hands," he sniffed her cheek making Rin wince again. "And yet you show no emotion."

Rin looked at the man holding her, he had only one eye, what was left of it was covered in scars and white. She tried once again to get loose of his grasp knowing that before she fell to the ground Sesshomaru would be able to catch her.

"Now this is a wonderful standoff," Touma laughed, "If you use Bakusaiga, then you'll risk hitting this girl. If you don't," he wrapped his hand around Rin's neck. Rin gasped for air, "you risk me ripping her throat out."

Rin held onto Touma's wrists gulping desperately trying to breath. She saw white around the edges of her eyes and then her world went black. Her body hung limply in Touma's hand.

"Let her go, Touma, this has nothing to do with her, the battle is between you and I."

"And that is where you are wrong, I told you, I would come back, and seek revenge, when you the great Sesshomaru finally had something to lose! Here catch!" He threw Rin towards the rocks, and immediately drew his own sword to block Bakusaiga. Touma's own blade called forth a wave of lightening he sent after Rin as she fell.

"Rin!" Sesshomaru yelled, he flew down in a blast of white light, sending the power of Bakusaiga behind him. He caught her only inches from jagged rocks that waited to fillet her body. He turned to find Touma only to see the waves of lightening coming straight at them, with no time to move, he turned his body to block the blast, sheltering Rin's limp body with his own. He grunted in pain, feeling the shocks singe his back. He used a free hand to grip the hilt of Tenseiga and was enveloped in a thick black barrier. As soon as the light was gone, he looked up and no one was there.

From a distance a haunting voice came over the wind, "hide her well Sesshomaru, I look forward to making her my prey."

I'm in the middle of taking some college classes right now. This story is complete but editing it is going to take me longer because I have other demands right now. Anyway please leave some reviews and let me know what you think.