As Jaken began his search for the young human, said human girl was actually walking away from the loud imp.

Rin was fuming at Jakens laughter minutes before, how dare he laugh at Rins face.

"Master Jacken can be so mean sometimes!" Rin spoke out angerily,

''Well..I'll show him! I'm going to get Lord Sesshomaru the best gift in the world that he's going to find more useful then some silly...pretty...flowers..''

Rin stoped, sighing miserably.

Flowers were so much more easier to pick, but if her lord wanted something more to his interest then she was going to get it for him.

''For Lord Sesshomaru!'' she yelled out, pumping a small fist into the air. For a moment she stood perfectly still in this position, until the biggest question of all popped into her head.

''UGHHH..but what am I going to give him?'' she yelled her thoughts outloud, again talking to no one in particular. She hated the silence and normally thought outloud so, she didn't see the harm in talking to herself. It was just herself after all.

But none of that seemed to help her in her quest in thinking up something fitting to her lord. What could he possibly need? What did he like?

He never showed that much interest in anything that she could remember off but there had to be something.

She stopped suddenly hearing voices, coming closer her way. Whether human or demon she didnt know but she sure did hear alot of voices; possibly a group of people, atleast she thought were people.

''Uh-oh, i better hide.'' she whispered, before ducking down down into the bushes.

The sound of equipment hitting against someones body was the only thing she heard as the group of people appeared with a females voice breaking the silence after a moment.

''Inuyasha...we've been walking for awhile now.'' the female spoke,

''Yeah, so what?'' the one known as Inuyasha, replied back flatly.

''Soooooo..can't we take a break? I'm starting to get hungry.'' complained a new voice, some what childish like from what Rin could tell.

''Feh, what are you complaining about now Shippo? Your riding on Kagomes shoulder for pete sake. Yeah, I bet your REALLY tired.''

''Inuyasha! Leave him alone.'' Kagome frowned,

''He's a just kid and he's hungry.'' she explained, setting down the backpack she had carried.

''Don't worry Shippo, I think I saw some water back in a stream we could use.''

''Oh, is the water for those noodle things you have Kagome?'' a new voice spoke, another woman.

''Well, no harm in setting down to eat is there Inuyasha?'' another man spoke,

''Grrrr...Just hurry up and eat your stupid noodles!'' Inuyahsha growled.

''No need to get touchee..'' Kagome mumbled, taking out the cuped ramens.

''He's just mad cause he lost naruku's scent'' Shippo huffed,

Inuyahsha twitched, before making a violent grab for him

''What'd you say you little brat?''

''K-Kagome!'' shippo shrieked, being pulled into the air by his tail roughly, a knuckled claw smacking him over his young head.

''INUYASHA, SIT!''

As Inuyasha grinned in victory at having given the kid a good punch, he also couldn't help but blink curiously at the beads over his neck suddenly glowing.

Rin, by this time had outgrown her curiousty as the ground shook momentarily, a pained groaned coming from over the bushes.

She peeked through them, finding a red and white figure laid face first across the ground, their friends; a monk and demon hunter from what she could see not the least bit phased.

A woman stood over the red and white figure, looking particarly angry.

''Honestly, picking on a kid...you never learn.'' she rolled her eyes, picking up said fox kid carefully.

''Come on Shippo, we'll get the water ourselves.'' kagome huffed, before turning away from the figure on the ground.

Shippo, meerly stuck his tongue out at the figure after being carried off.

"You would think inuyasha would catch on about now.." the demon hunter sighed, stiffening slightly at the sudden hand slidding down along her back.

"Mhm, he never does learn does he?" the monk said almost calmly, as his hand came to lay atop the women bottom.

Rin flinched as at the sound of the slap, opening her eyes slightly to see a bright red hand mark across the monks face along with the demon hunter women walking away.

"Pft..yeah, and I'M the one who never learns." inuyasha sat up, dusting the dirt stuck on him.

At this rin gasped, on the side of his waist lay a sword and that's when it hit her. Sesshomaru himself had two swords; two that he didn't use too often from what she saw but two none the less.

"I'll get him a sword! Perfect!" she yelled, jumping up from her hiding place for a minute forgetting completly why she had been hiding in the bushes in the first place.

Inuyasha and Miroku both blinked, the young rin standing perfectly visable before them.

"Ah...hello." rin replied after a long moment of silence, staring back at them.

The two men stood perfectly still, unsure what to do much less think. She had come out of nowhere and meerly stood frozen in place as were they.

"Inuyasha..isn't that the girl who travels with Sesshomaru?" Miroku whispered, glancing towards him.

"Yeah..I knew i caught a wiff of Sesshomaru.." inuyasha grunted, staring the young girl down.

Rin moved uneasily, had the two women been there it may have been less awkard but standing before two men.

Inuyasha's ear twitched,

The girl was moving, her foot slowly sliding it off to the side; no doubt about to make a run for it.

Had Sesshomaru sent her to them? Or had he sent her away?

"You better not try running." he warned, eyes narrowing,

"I'll catch you before you even make a dash for it!"

"Inuyasha!" Miroku frowned, this threat obviously making the young girl flinch. She was scared enough as it was from what Miroku could see, and Inuyasha didn't seem to be helping her calm down any less.

"Please, ignore my friend hear young maiden we mean you no harm."

"Just answer me this! your not some spy sent by sesshomaru are you?" Inuyasha growled, stepping up closer.

"It is times like this that i wish i could use the enchantment kagome uses on you to "sit"." miroku sighed,

Rin ignored everything they had said but meerly perked up at the mention of her lords name.

"You know my lord Sesshomaru?"

Miroku turned, smiling seeing that they had finally gotten the girl to talk and more importantly relax somewhat from what he was seeing.

"Why yes, actually this here happens to be Sesshomaru's brother" miroku replied, pointing a finger over to the annoyed Inuyasha.

"HALF brother, get it right and you still haven't answered my question." Inuyasha turned, flashing rin with a slight glare.

Rin thought for a moment, if he was lord Sesshomaru's brother and that was his brother's friend there was no reason for Rin to be cautious over them.

"I'm not a spy." Rin decided, feeling it was ok to talk with them.

"I didn't even know lord Sesshomaru HAD a brother." Rin blinked in abit of awe, seeing one of her lords family in the flesh.

"Yeah, well like i said im not his brother im his HALF, H-A-L-F." Inuyasha huffed,

"You must be so proud to be related to someone as amazing as him." Rin smiled, not thinking of the insult she has just thrown Inuyasha's way.

"PROUD?"

"Yes, well, he's very proud...not everyday you meet a demon such a him." Miroku stepped in, laughing uneasily.

Inuyasha clenched his fists; this conversation not helping his nerves any more.

"Who's proud of THAT idoit?" he growled.

Rin blinked, before glaring at him.

"Don't you dare insult my lord! he's strong and kind and can beat you to a pulp!" she yelled.

He twitched at the comment,

"First of all!-"

"WILLL you..excuse us..for a minute? Yes? Thank you." Miroku smiled, pulling Inuyasha far enough to speak privatly.

"What are you doing?" the monk questioned, bringing his voice down to a low hush.

"Me? What are YOU doing? Since when are you a "fan" of Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha retorted, with the same low volume.

"It's called "playing along" Inuyasha." he sighed,

"Aren't you the least bit curious of this girl who hangs around with your brother?"

"Half."

"Whatever, the point is this could be our chance to know the girl and see why she follows Sesshomaru around and see why it is he even tolerates having her."

Inuyasha frowned, Was he curious on all this?

Ofcourse, but not so curious to care enough.

"Miroku, i could care less what Sesshomaru does or why he does it as long as he stays out of my way when im going after naraku he could have human mortals left and right following him around. I DON'T care."

"Excuse me?" Rin interrupted, kneeled down along the floor watching the two huddled up together talking.

"But can i ask you where you got your sword?" she asked, looking on at the weapon hung along Inuyashas waist.

"My sword?" Inuyasha blinked,

"Yeah, I want to get my lord something that he'll find useful and I thought maybe getting him a sword would be the best idea." she summed.

"You want to get Sesshomaru a gift?" Miroku questioned.

Inuyasha's curiousty peaked at this,

"Why would you want to get a him a gift?"

"Why?" Rin giggled,

"Well because he's lord sesshomaru." she smiled,

"Yeah, great reasoning." Inuyasha mumbled, giving him an elbow to his side by Miroku.

"Besides..i want to give him something that he'll actually like for a change and not find useless...he has "no use for" flowers..no matter how pretty." she sighed, her eyes gazing down.

Before the two men could even think up a response the women and fox child who had been accompaning them returned.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome frowned, taking sight of the new company.

"Who this?" Sango asked, her voice somewhat gentle.

Rin backed away, she wasn't used too hanging out with so many humans anymore. It was nerve racking to be around them; the only thing keeping her from running were the fact that two of the people seemed to be demons, possibly three seeing as their seemed to be a cute animal like creature along the demon slayers shoulder.

"Don't worry, their friends of ours." Miroku explained, seeing her sudden tention.

"Ah! Hey! Isn't she the girl that travels along with Sesshomaru?" shippo questioned, recongnizing where he had seen her before.

"You..know Lord Sesshomaru too?" Rin asked, softly.

"Ofcourse, our friend here-"

"Yeah Yeah, she knows HALF brother" Inuyasha interupted Kagome waving her off.

Kagome blinked,

"How long were we gone?"

"I dont mean to intterupt but you still haven't answered my question on where you got your sword." Rin spoke up, somewhat impatient now. The sooner she found out where to get a sword the faster she could get back to her lord.

"Huh? You mean Inuyasha's sword?" Shippo turned, looking to inuyasha just as curiously as the girls.

Kagome glared, looking not to happily at him.

"Why does she want to know about your sword?"

"Don't look at me she's the one who wants to get Sesshomaru a gift." inuyasha defended,

"You mean Inuyasha's brother?" Sango asked

"Half." Miroku corrected, before inuyasha could.

"Exactly." he nodded, glad someone had finally said it.

"Why don't you join us to eat?" Kagome asked, kneeling down before her.

Rin frowned, shaking her head almost instictlvly.

"No, i really should be getting back to Lord Sesshomaru..I just want to know where to get a sword like that and i'll be on my way." she replied.

"Well if you stay and eat with us..i'm sure we could think up something." Kagome reasoned.

"Besides, you have Sesshomaru's brother right here in the flesh. No trouble will come your way" Miroku assured,

"Maybe we can even help you get a sword for him." Shippo added, to which Inuyasha fe'd.

"Yeah, right." he mummbled, by this time giving up in correcting them on the half brother bussiness.

Rin bit her lower lip.

There really was no harm. It was Sesshomaru's brother after all and she was abit hungry.

"Well..Ok..but only for a little while." she nodded.

"Great! I'll get the Cupped Ramens." Kagome stood, happily going over to bucket of water they had gotten.

"Cupped Ramens?" rin questioned, before settling down to join them.