***-discaimer- I do not own anything Inuyasha related.

***-A/n--Thanks for the reviews!:] When I see them it makes me so happy! I really love all the people that read my stories! I know they may be short, but I like to make the story last and stop at every cliffy!

Last time.....

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Sesshoumaru killed the bird in an instant without a moments hesitation, but the same fate was not yet concealed for the second. Rin had been captured before his very eyes, and he could do nothing about it.

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"Grrrrrrr....." Sesshoumaru thought. "I am going toget her back."

He went past village to village, accidentaly scaring everyone until he finally found someone that would listen to what he had to say.

"Yeah, a giant demon bird passed this way about an hour ago. Yeah, he went that way."

The boy pointed North, an almost exact right turn from where he was going now. Sesshoumaru started that way, ready to kill any thing that was in his path. He headed that way, dodging bushes and trees when he went through forests, and jumping over grassy plains. When he stopped, he was standing infront of a giant gloomy castle.

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The giant bird dropped Rin roughly on a hard cement floor. One of the birds screeched, "We will make a trade with you for Tenseiga! KREEEEEEEEE! Then we will bring our master back to life! KREEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Another one screeched, "SHUT UP! KREEEEEEE! DO NOT REVEAL OUR SECRETS TO THE PRISONER! KREEEEEEEEEEEE! If your pretty boy does not come in an hour, we will kill you right there right then! KREEEEEEEEEEE!"

"Oh, please, no!"

Rin hoped the demon birds would give her mercy, but what happened was completely the opposite. They shortened the time Sesshoumaru had to save her.

Later...

Rin leaned on the prison door. That's when her first spark of hope ignited. The door opened.

***-A/n-- CLIFFY! Sorry, but at the end of each story, I have to say it! Today we celebrated St. Nicholas Tag, a holiday that most people don't get to celebrate. But we do-- each year! It's a holiday where you put out your boot and put you Christmas wish list the night before, and then when you wake up in the morning, your boot is filled with candy! [Reccomendation: Put out the biggest boot you have!] P.S.: please review!

--Libs