Ok, so it's been over a year since I updated this story and i've finally regained interest in it. Gomen to all those who have reviewed and put me on their fav list for taking so long with this story. Now for the Declaimer: I, Sesshomaru's Bride, do hereby state once more that I don't now, nor will I ever, own Inuyasha. If I did, it would be all about Sesshomaru, and Rin would be a young adult. Enjoy the chapter, but before I forget, if words are in [ then that's a memory, and words between these ' denote speaking and these " mean thinking. Ja Ne

Ch.4

Where are you?

(Somewhere on a mountain)

It was raining, and it was cold. All around him the wind was blowing, picking him up a few times, hindering his every move. It had been a week since he set out to find the serenity blossom, and Jaken wasn't making any progress in his quest to save his lord. 'This is most unfair, Said Jaken. Why do these things always happen to me? I just know that me-lord is suffering with that human-child caring for him! Yelled Jaken angrily.'

He had been traveling for a week now searching for that herb, and still nothing. Everywhere he went, he faced torrential winds and rain. It was as if something didn't want him to succeed ( Wonder who that could be)

(Back with Sesshomaru in the forest)

It was the perfect night for a hunt, and all was quiet and calm. Sesshomaru stalked his prey with very light footsteps. He was still a little weak from his injuries, but he was determined to catch something for Rin to eat. After all, if she didn't eat, she would die. Sesshomaru didn't want that, so here he was, stalking a deer!

Quietly he moved closer to it, trying not to startle it. The last thing he needed was for the silly thing to panic and run off. So far the deer hadn't noticed his presence and was leaning down to drink from a stream that was running through this part of the forest.

Finally, when he got close enough, Sesshomaru pounced on the deer. It struggled for a bit, but he finally got a proper hold of its neck and with a quick wrenching motion of his hands, the deer stopped moving. 'Now to return to the cave before Rin wakes up, Said Sesshomaru to himself.'

(Back with Rin in the cave)

Now the first thing that came to her mind was, 'Where is he?'She had been sleeping so peacefully until something woke her from her pleasant dreams. She didn't know what had woken her, but the first thing Rin did when she awoke was check on Sesshomaru.

At least, she would have, if he'd been there that is. It was dark in the cave, since the fire had gone out probably a few hours ago. All Rin could see at first was a lump where lord Sesshomaru was supposed to be sleeping.

As she looked closer, she came to realize that Sesshomaru was gone! Many thoughts were running through her head like, Where is he, is he all right or, Has something happened to him! She looked around frantically, searching for some clue as to what could have happened to him.

Just as she was beginning to panic and on the verge of tears, there was a sound outside the cave. Frightened that it was a monster or worse, a bandit, she moved to the very back of the cave and held her breath, hoping that who or whatever it was would go away.

Suddenly there was a figure standing in the mouth of the cave, looking around until its eyes met her wide and scared ones. As the moon became visible outside the cave she could see that it wasn't a monster or a bandit. It was. . . .

'Lady Kikyo, Cried Rin in relief. What are you doing here my lady?' Rin ran to the undead miko and embraced her fondly. [Two years back Rin had been kidnapped by a Neko-youkai while Lord Sesshomaru was off somewhere doing Kami only knows what.

Jaken was supposed to be watching her but as usual he left her alone to fend for herself. The Neko was going to use her as bait for lord Sesshomaru. It seems that many years back she and Sesshomaru had fought against each other in a war of some sort and she still held a grudge against the dog-demon.

It just so happened that Kikyo was nearby and had sensed the aura of the demoness and went to investigate. She found them in a small cave near a lake, the demoness trying to frighten Rin with taunts of how she was going to kill Sesshomaru. When she saw Kikyo she immediately attacked her, trying to bite her head off.

As she neared, Kikyo stepped to the side and notched an arrow, waiting for the right moment. A little closer and she let the arrow fly, straight into the Neko's heart. Afterward she returned Rin to her comrades. They had become fast friends.

Where there used to be an icy shell, Kikyo's heart became warm like it used to be before she was tricked by Naraku. 'Rin, Said Kikyo. It is good to see you again, what has it been, two years?

She smiled thinking how wonderful it felt to be able to see Rin again, but something bothered her so she asked. 'Rin, where are Jaken and Sesshomaru?'

Rin looked down, as though in shame and told Kikyo about what had happened a week ago. Kikyo listened quietly while Rin described the monster in detail to her, hoping for a way to be able to help the girl in some way.

'So, she said in a questioning tone. Jaken has gone off to find an herb called serenity blossom for Sesshomaru, leaving you here to care for the dog-demon. And now, even though he is still unwell, Sesshomaru has gone missing? Did you not think that maybe he has gone to find some food perhaps? She asked this while looking at the entrance of the cave through the corner of her eye. It looked like there was a person standing there, holding what looked like a deer. " I wonder, she thought, as the person began to walk further into the cave, catching Rins attention."