:Prequel:

I've never been one to stay in one place for long; always had a never ending burst of energy living in me. One that craved adventure, danger even, on a regular basis. I, still to this day, never understood how on Earth Lord Sesshomaru expected me stay in that crowded village for long…

I kept my sanity in check for a good 8 years, since the day he first left me there upon Lady Kaede's request, which in honesty, felt more like 100… Once I hit my 13th summer, he stopped coming. He stopped visiting all together. No goodbye, or words of wisdom. He left, and never returned to me. Jaken, however, took the time to stop by when I entered my 15th summer while delivering letters to the Eastern Lands. Although, I refused to speak of Sesshomaru… I didn't know how I felt about him anymore, and I was sure Jaken wouldn't give me an answer even if I did ask about Sesshomaru.

As years past, I was growing tired. Puberty had gone through me very quickly, and apparently, in Lady Kagome's words, "Hit me like a truck." She often teased about Kohaku and other boys of the village gawked and flirted my way, though I made it very clear that they didn't interest me in the slightest. The only thing I was interested in was training with a dagger, that was a gift from Jaken surprisingly, with Inuyasha. Him and I had created a close brother/sister relationship after he had started watching over me out of pity of my heartbreak from Seshomaru's disappearance. By that time, I was completely convinced he had left me for obtaining more power, 'cause who wanted a female teenager around them? Especially around a dog demon… Mating Season would be painful for him.

Around my 16th summer, that's when my plans started filling my head. I had a good amount of muscle, and knew very well how to take care of myself both in battle and survival needs. Medicines and fighting were like second nature to me now!

During the month of May, Totosai was making one of his visits. I had found him alone in the field and there I approached him:

"Hm?" Totoshai looked up as he heard my approaching feet, his eyes shifting to me, "Oh, hello young Rin. What bring you to me?"

I take a deep breath. There's no turning back now…

"Master Totoshai, I have a request for you."