Recap-----

"What do you think, Inuyasha? I'm pretty sure Jaken is telling the truth and that something is wrong with Rin." mumbled Kagome.

"Fine then. Demo I'm coming with you, just to make sure that Onii-chan of mine isn't plotting something." Inuyasha growled.

"All right then, what are we waiting for? Let's go!!"

Inuyasha planted Kagome on his back and immediately started running, already catching Sesshomaru's scent. Jaken, who had now revived, chased after them, howling at them to wait up.

"Oh, I do hope Rin-chan will be all right." Sango said worriedly.

"Don't worry, she probably will be." said Miroku comfortingly.

"Well, maybe." Sango glanced one last time at the direction of Inuyasha and Kagome's disappearance, and headed back into the hut.

Now-----

Sesshomaru leaned over Rin, worried, but refused to let that expression fall onto his face. He wondered what had happened to her. Could it be that something had bitten her and infected her with some sort of unknown disease? Iie, he couldn't smell any scent of youkai coming off of her. Perhaps she had simply caught a cold, and it was likely so, for winter was beginning to set in. Even though Sesshomaru couldn't feel the cold, he could certainly smell it in the air. But Rin was a ningen, so she was more likely to catch a cold. Hai, it had to be a cold. Sesshomaru didn't know what else it could be, so that was why he had sent Jaken on his way to the miko with Inuyasha.

Suddenly, Sesshomaru siffened and straightened up again, catching the scent of his kyodai. A few minutes later, Inuyasha burst into the clearing, with the miko on his back.

"Sesshomaru, you bastard, this had so better not be a trap. If you're thinking of getting Tessaiga, I'll throw it to you in hell." growled Inuyasha, glaring at his brother.

"Baka. I have already lost interest in obtaining a weapon that does not accept or obey me. I wish to see the miko, Kagome." stated Sesshomaru simply.

Kagome was already bending over Rin, carefully placing her hand on Rin's chest. After several moments, she looked up at the hanyou and the taiyoukai, saying, "I'm not completely sure, as I'm no doctor, but I think she might have pneumonia."

Sesshomaru just stared. What in the world was pneumonia? He guessed it had to be some kind of sickness.

"What is pneumonia?" asked Sesshomaru, knowing Inuyasha would be gaping at him for asking a question to Kagome.

Igoring Inuyasha's gape, Kagome told him, "It's a bad sickness, where you have trouble breathing and coughing. Also, your chest starts to hurt a bit."

Sesshomaru paused for a moment, thinking about her words. He definitely knew that there would not be a cure in the feudal era for a kind of sickness he didn't even know about. But if the miko knew about it, then that sickness must be known in her era. And therefore if it was known, there had to be a cure for it.

"Will you allow Rin and and I to visit the future so she can get better?" Sesshomaru questioned, hoping Kagome would accept.

"Nani!!! Definitely not!! Why would we ever let you go to the future?!!" Inuyasha yelled, coming out of his gape.

"Inuyasha, osuwari!" Kagome cried.

Inuyasha slammed face first into the mud.

Turning back to Sesshomaru and the unconscious Rin, Kagome said, "Well, if you visit the future, you'll have to promise not to kill or injure anyone or anything, 'cause that would cause major, and I mean major trouble, ok?"

Sesshomaru considered this for a moment. What if some kind of beast attacked Rin? Then he would be forced to protect her. Perhaps he could tell Kagome...iie, he could just keep quiet. He was pretty sure Kagome would never let Rin get harmed.

"Agreed." Sesshomaru stated coldly.

"All right, "Kagome said cheerfully, "And Inuyasha, you should go back to the hut with Miroku and Sango. Don't worry, we'll be fine. Remember, when we're in the future, it's hard to kill without attracting attention."

Inuyasha growled.

"Fine, fine. And Sesshomaru, you had better not even touch Kagome. If I've found that you have, I'm going to slice your guts out, put them in a bowl, and let the worst youkai feed on them!!"

Sesshomaru just gave his kyodai a death glare, as Inuyasha darted behind the bushes and was gone. He strolled over to where Rin was in the meadow, picked her up, and followed the already disappearing Kagome back to the time-traveling well.

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Translations:

baka: stupid/idiot hai: yes hanyou: half-demon iie: no kyodai: brother miko: priestess nani: what ningen: human osuwari: sit(boy)
taiyoukai: great demon youkai: demon

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(Author's note: I'm really sorry if this chapter was boring! Also sorry that it's taking so long for Sesshomaru and Rin to just get into the present!! Next chapter will be more interesting, I promise!!!)