Rin happily ate the fish that she had cooked. She looked over and noticed that Jaken wasn't eating.
"Master Jaken, why aren't you eating?" Jaken sighed and looked at Rin.
"I have no time for that. Lord Sesshomaru still hasn't returned."
Rin smiled and said, "I'm sure that Lord Sesshomaru will return soon." Jaken shook his head and looked away.
Jaken began thinking out loud when he said, "Lord Sesshomaru has been very troubled lately. He won't even speak to Rin. He only tells Au-Un when we have to set up camp."
Rin finished her fish and tossed the bone aside. The bone struck Jaken in the head and fell on the ground. "You stupid girl!" Rin looked over at Jaken.
"Oh, I'm sorry Master Jaken. I wasn't looking." Jaken huffed and turned his attention to the spot where Sesshomaru had walked off earlier.
Jaken gasped when he caught a familiar scent. He looked into the sky to see Sesshomaru flying in on his youkai cloud.
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Sesshomaru sat next to the small pond. It was quiet in the forest as the youkai lord gathered his thoughts. Curses. I feel so strange. Ever since yesterday, I've been feeling like something is missing. I don't catch colds, so what could it be?
Sesshomaru stared at his reflection. Something was missing from his life, but what was it?
He stood and looked at the flower patches on the ground. It had something to do with flowers. That was all that Sesshomaru could tell.
Sesshomaru suddenly saw a strange image in his mind. It was a purple flower, but he had never seen it before.
The image disappeared and Sesshomaru sighed. He summoned his youkai cloud and flew back to camp.
Rin, Jaken, and Au-Un were waiting for him as he gently landed on the ground.
"Lord Sesshomaru, where have you been?" Sesshomaru ignored Rin and sat by the fire.
"My lord, we've been worried about you. What have you been doing?" Sesshomaru only stared at the fire.
"Au-Un, I want you to find something for me." The dragon lifted his heads and looked at his master.
"What do you need to find, my lord?" Sesshomaru ignored Jaken and turned to Au-Un.
"Au-Un, I want you to find a purple flower. It looks like a rose, but without any thorns." Au-Un nodded his heads and flew into the air.
Sesshomaru watched Au-Un leave the camp. He laid against a tree and closed his eyes.
"Lord Sesshomaru, what do you need the flower for?" Sesshomaru opened his eyes and turned to Rin.
"Rin, go to sleep." Rin nodded obediently and laid on the ground. Jaken sighed and went to sleep as well.
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Au-Un flew through the air and searched for the flower that his master wanted.
Au-Un looked left and right through the trees to find it. It was hard to see in the dark.
The hours passed by slowly. Au-Un flew past the border of the forest and came to many hills and valleys with villages here and there.
Nothing was happening in the villages, everyone was probably asleep.
Au-Un passed by a village that caught his attention. A young girl was sitting on the doorstep to a hut.
Au-Un looked closer and saw that the girl had a flower in her hands that fit his mater's description.
The girl was wearing strange clothes. Her kimono only went down to her knees, and it was blue in color, but only nobles could afford to dye their clothes blue.
Au-Un stayed in the air and observed the girl. She had the flower that his master wanted, but he felt bad about attacking an innocent girl.
Au-Un saw as the girl sighed and stood. She slowly began walking away from the village.
Au-Un decided to follow the girl. He flew quietly as the girl walked farther and farther from the village. She would occasionally kick a rock or pull a leaf off of a tree to look at it.
Her behavior was strange. Most people would stay near their villages at all costs, but this girl didn't seem to care.
She continued walking away from the village until she went into the forest, and Au-Un kept close behind her.
The girl finally arrived at a small clearing. She sat on the grass and placed the flower next to her.
Au-Un flew down and landed behind a tree to watch the girl. She sighed and looked up at the sky.
"Am I cursed? Why does this have to happen to me?" Au-Un was surprised to hear her speak. She had been silent up till now.
Au-Un stepped a little closer to hear her better.
"Just when I thought that Inuyasha liked me, he calls me weak. I was going to tell him how I felt. And what about this flower?" The girl picked up the flower and twirled it between her fingers.
Au-Un remembered that Inuyasha was his master's younger brother. Was this girl in love with him? Au-Un felt bad for her, for Inuyasha clearly did not return her feelings.
The girl set the flower down and said, "My life is so miserable. Everything seems to go wrong for me."
That was it. Au-Un decided to go over and comfort the girl. He stepped out from behind the trees. The girl heard him and jumped up.
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Kagome heard a noise and jumped up. A dragon youkai with two heads came out of the forest.
"Don't come near me." The dragon moaned and lowered it's head as a sign that it didn't mean any harm.
Kagome lowered her defense and took a look at the dragon. She knew that she hadn't seen him before.
The dragon slowly approached her and moaned again. "Who are you?" The dragon whined in response and put his left head near her face.
"You have a muzzle. You must have an owner." Kagome raised her hand and gently placed it on one of Au-Un's heads. She began petting him and Au-Un closed his eyes in happiness.
Au-Un saw the flower on the ground and bent his right head down. "No, don't!" Kagome grabbed the flower and stepped away from Au-Un.
Au-Un tilted his head in confusion. "I'm sorry, but this flower shocks anyone who touches it except for me. You're nice, and I don't want you to get hurt."
Au-Un nodded and turned to leave. He had to tell Sesshomaru about this.
"Wait." Au-Un turned back to Kagome. "Thank you for making me feel better." Au-Un nodded and flew into the air.
Kagome watched as the dragon flew away. Something was familiar about that youkai. It wasn't him, but there was someone else's aura around him. The aura of someone I've met before.
Kagome shrugged and started walking back to the village.
The flower suddenly started glowing. Kagome gasped and looked at the flower.
The flower glowed for a moment before it stopped and one of the petals fell off of it.
Kagome bent down and picked up the fallen petal. It turned brown and dried up instantly.
"What in the world?" The petal turned to dust and blew away in the light wind. That was weird.
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