There I was, watching Rin play with the other children from the village. Ever since she came here, Kaede had put her under my care. She was so busy with the Inu-gang. They can be... a bit "handful" sometimes. Ever since the defeat with Naraku, its been super peaceful. We get demons from time to time, but that's normal. No one hasn't noticed or suspect me of being a demon. I hide it very well, too well I would say. But that's not a surprise since my kind are the strongest. Being the last female can be a nuisances though. It always attract unwanted perverted guest. I usually transform back to my demon from in the forest, far far away from the village so that inuyasha wouldn't sense me. Knowing him, he would cause a ruckus. I've gotten used to my human form that sometimes I forget im a demon.

Today is the day, Lord Sesshoumaru is coming to visit Rin. He always bring her a gift which gets Rin excited every time. She's growing up so fast. Soon, she will become his lady. You would think he wouldn't chose a human, but from the stories everyone has told me about him, he is just like his father. For now, I must take good care of this delicate flower until it blossom. As I was fixing her hair, she happily talked about him.

Rin- "Lord Sesshomaru is coming. I cant wait"

Shiori- " Yes, dear. Ill make you look extra pretty so that when he sees you, he wont want to leave"

Rin- "really?! Thank you, mama"

Yuuup. Rin calls me "mama". Ive been trying to convince her to call me her sister or something, but due to my motherly nature and how I treat her, she couldn't help but make me her mother. im used to it now, but back then, it was uncomfortable.

Shiori-" okay, you are all set, shall we go?"

We both headed towards Kaede's hut where everyone waited. As we got there I could hear kagome scolding inuyasha.

Shiori-" don't forget your manners, okay?"

Rin-" yes! Ill be good"

I turned around and headed towards the garden. But Rin seems to stopped me. Which was weird because she never did that when Sesshoumaru comes.

Rin-"Your not gonna see him again?"

Shiori-"No, I dont want to intrude your precious moments with the lord"

Rin-"awee, you always do this when he comes. Cant you just say hi to him?"

Shiori-"no no dear, I want you to spend as much time as you can with him before he goes back. Me being there will just get in the way"

The truth is... im in love with this man. With him, I can rebuild our race again, but..-looks at rin- it seems someone else is already in his heart. I cant be selfish. I dont mind being a widow. There is no one that I would want but him. Beside, im sure he has a ton of females waiting for him. Im not that desperate.

I gave Rin one last hug and told her to go inside. As I turn around to head over to the garden...

Shiori-"O/O:

Rin-" LORD SESSHOUMARU! :D"