Alright, second fic. I'm told that it takes two chapters to get good so I posted 2 chapters to start it off. One more thing most of if will be with Sesshomaru but the shard group is most defiantly present.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha (nor do I wish to I prefer Sessh)

Chapter 1:

The Meeting

The scent of burning wood hit Sesshomaru's sensitive nose.

Something is burning but there is no village near here

"Jaken, take Rin and let her play in the meadow we passed."

"Yes milord. Come Rin, you heard what Lord Sesshomaru said," said the little toad youkai turning around.

"Fluffy?"

"Go with Jaken, Rin."

"Yes Sesshomaru-sama," she said turning around and followed Jaken.

Sesshomaru continued walking.

Mean while with Rin

Sesshomaru-sama looked troubled not that it shows that much. Maybe I should ditch this toad.

Rin looked around for a way to get away.

Well here goes

She ducked off to the left. Jaken didn't hear the bushes rustle because he was too busy mumbling something about 'annoying' and 'brats.'

She ran and came upon a clearing with a woman . . . well at first glance but if you look good, you would see the different shade red tail, hair and claws.

Sesshomaru

Sesshomaru came to the clearing where the burning smell was coming from. He saw burned wood on the ground scattered all around the clearing. The cause of the burnt wood was standing in the middle facing an exceptionally large tree in fighting stance, two swords ready.

(A/N: If your wondering where Sesshomaru is he can't smell Rin, and the demoness wasn't really paying attention.)

Just then she launched herself at the tree, she made some swipes that even Sesshomaru had trouble keeping up with . . . not that much trouble.

I must admit she is curiously fast

She landed in front on the tree eyes closed. The a gasp was heard. The woman's eyes flew open and she using her speed to run over to the source of the gasp.

The wind changed and it hit him who gasped.

WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING HERE! JAKEN WHEN I KILL YOU THIS TIME YOUR GOING TO STAY DEAD he was brought out of his thoughts by the woman's words.

"I'm not going to hurt you. You have to stay in front of me," she said

Rin wasn't buying it but before she could run, there was a huge fiery explosion. It was the tree that the lady attacked earlier. It sent pieces of burning wood flying in every direction. Sesshomaru was in the shadow of another tree so none of the wood hit him ( not that he would have let them anyway).

The entire clearing filled up with smoke and soot. It took awhile but the clearing finally cleared up. The first thing he looked for was Rin. Not seeing her and the smoke was blocking her scent. Next he looked at where the tree stood. It was totally enialated along with the trees with in 6 feet of it.

He didn't know why but his gaze turned to the strange demoness. There was blood all over her, the blood covered and invaded everywhere, her hair, tail and other places he didn't even want to think of . . . or did he.

HOW COULD I HAVE LET MY MIND WONDER THERE! Anyway, she did protect Rin . . . sigh The child is making me soft.

He came out from the place he had been for the past 5 minutes. He moved his tail off his shoulder and wrapped it around her waist.

EEEWWWW! (just kidding)

Glad she's unconscious (yes he can be glad)

He lifted her up and began walking in the direction he believed Rin had run away in (tell me if soot footprints on the ground wasn't enough. sing song voice and the footprints told him so. .)

After walking bout 500 hundred feet the foot prints stopped he got talked by a crying Rin not long after stopping.

"Sesshomaru-sama sniff, sniff it was horrible sniff, sniff. She just appeared sniff in front of me and then sniff, sniff the tree went boom. sniff Rin closed her eyes and when Rin opened them . . ." she grabbed on to one of his pants legs and buried her face in it crying.

He let this go on for until she was finished.

"Come let us find Jaken (venom dripping) and return to the castle."

Done. The reason this was typed so fast was because I listened to ear splitting music and typed. This the only story written that is finished. Yea I write my stories in books and on paper. This one is in a folder. Anyway Sesshomaru might not sound like himself but please, please keep reading. Anyway I'm beat, tennis fitness sucks, biology sucks (my opinion) and to top it all off THE (BEEP) LIBRARIAN HAS NOT GONE ON (BEEP) LEAVE YET. Ok . . . sorry I need to get some of it out . . . anyway night.

L8rs