Rin skipped around the room happily.
"Sesshomaru, Sesshomaru , Sesshomaru, oh where are you," she sang. Sesshomaru had been away for a month. He always came back after a month. Rin was sure he'd arrive any minute.
After a bit, Kaede walked in.
"Rin, ye have a visitor!" she called.
"Yippee!" she laughed. She ran outside and through her arms around Sesshomar's legs.
"Oh Lord Sesshomaru I missed you so!" she laughed. Sesshomaru lifted her up and swung her around. She giggled. Sesshomaru pulled her closer to him. Rin wrapped her arms so tightly around his neck that it was hard for him to breathe.
Jaken walked up.
"Oh hello Master Jaken!" she said, still clinging to Sesshomaru tightly.
"Hello Rin," said Jaken tiredly. Sesshomaru had ran so fast to see Rin that Jaken had had to run as fast as his litle legs could take him. Sesshoumaru put Rin down and passed her a small parcel.
Rin carefully unfolded the cloth to reveal a lovely kimono.
"I love it Lord Sesshomaru!" she laughed, again hugging his legs. Sesshomaru chuckled, something he never did anywhere but in Rin's presence.
They walked inside, Rin still clinging to Sesshomaru's legs. Sesshomaru reached down to ruffle Rin's hair. Rin laughed. She loved it when Sesshomaru visited.
Shippo ran down the hill with his kitsune friends, Kakate and Akatsuki.
"I got promoted to fifth today," said Shippo proudly.
"That's amazing- I've been working for many years longer than you have, and you're way ahead of both of us," gasped Akatsuki.
"I've already been training at kitsune inn for a year and a half! Well, see you tomorrow guys!" said Shippo. Then he tossed a wooden horse figurine onto the ground. It grew larger and jumped onto its brown back. It zapped Shippo back to Kaede's village.
Shippo was just walking over to Miroku and Sango's house, when he spotted Sesshomaru walking out of Kaede's house, Rin hanging from his right leg.
"Hi Sesshomaru! Hi Rin! What did you get this time?" he called out to them. Rin proudly slid off of Sesshomaru's leg to display the beautifully patterned blue kimono.
"Wow, that's pretty! Where'd you get it Sesshomaru?" saked Shippo.
"He won't ever answer that question," replied Rin, "I've asked him a million times." Sesshomaru smiled.
"And that," he said, "is because otherwise you would go out and get all of them yourself and I would have nothing to give you." Rin scrunched up her eyes and seemed to be in deep thought for a moment.
"You could always get me melons," she said. Sesshomaru and Shippo laughed.
"Hey Rin, how old are you now?" asked Shippo.
"I'm going to be eight in August! That's only three months away!" she answered excitedly.
"Oh. I'm nine, but I'm gonna be ten in July," he said, proud to be the elder of the two.
"How old are you, Lord Sesshomaru?" asked Rin quizzically. He chuckled.
"Older than you could possibly fathom," he replied.
"Oh. Does that mean you're even older than Lady Kaede?" asked Rin.
"Yes. I am much older than Kaede," answered Sesshomaru, amused that Rin didn't know this already. RIn skipped over to Shippo.
"Hey, you get promoted last night?" she asked.
"Yup. I'm in the fifth rank now! I'm almost at the top!" he smiled excitedly, remembering how he'd been brought up six ranks that day. He had caught Inuyasha in a trap so good that it shot him up really high. He had transformed into Kagome and tucked his little fox tail into her skirt. Then, he had asked Inuyasha to kiss him. Inuyasha had been surprised and delighted, still believing it to be Kagome. When he had found himself two inches from Inuyasha, he had leapt onto him and bit his nose with all his might. He had gotten some pounding from Inuyasha, but it had been worth it. Not to mention, in the end, Kagome saw Inuyasha pounding Shippo and had sat him. The whole scene had been hilarious!
Rin laughed at Shippo's dreamy expression. She pinched his nose and jumped back, giggling hysterically. Jaken waddled up, still sore from his journey. He was toppling around, looking woozy.
"Master Jaken, did you drink too much Sake?" Rin asked.
"How dare you accuse me of such a feat! I am the grand demon Jaken, and I would never lower myself to the level of drinking sake!" he yelled, outraged. Then he fell flat on his face and snores were heard from the green demon that lay on the ground, fast asleep.
"He drank too much Sake," said Rin, confirming what the others guessed, "Kaede offered him some- I guess he drank more than Kaede meant for him too."
"I didn't drink… Gimme some more," gurgled the drunk, sleeping demon. The others laughed.
Kagome and Inuyasha walked up. Kagome's belly was large and round, as she was to have a baby come two weeks time. Miroku and Sango followed, along with their twin girls, Kinta and Asake. Sango cradled their baby boy, Jinka. Inuyasha gave Shippo a death glare. Shippo giggled. Inuyasha smacked him on the head.
"Sit boy!" called out Kagome.
"He tricked me!" complained Inuyasha.
"Still!" said Kagome sternly. Inuyasha sighed. Akatsuki ran up to them, with Kakate on his tail.
"Hey guys! Watcha doing here?" asked Shippo.
"You want to come and stay at kitsune inn today? We're both staying there- even though we usually only go at night. We want to explore!" Kakate replied.
"Count me in! See ya guys!" said Shippo excitedly, running off with his fox demon friends.
"Hi, Lady Kagome! Hi Inuyasha! Hi Master Miroku! Hi Sango! Lord Sesshomaru is visiting!" said Rin happily.
Inuyasha glared at Sesshomaru.
"Sit boy! Stop glaring at everyone!" screamed Kagome.
"Geez!" called out the squashed Inuyasha from the ground.
Rin looked around. She smiled. She loved it when all her friends were here.
'That is my dream,' she though, 'To have all my friends by my side, forever. Especially my Lord. Lord Sesshomaru.'