Now here's another chapter. Thank you for all the reviews. FYI I update like everyday so yeah. . . okay.

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The group sat around the fire Inu-Yasha had managed to make after three hours he refused to except any help. Fluffy sat on the ground curled up next to her feet his head resting on his paws. Miroku and Sango had gone to fetch trout and now they were all just waiting for them to return. It was taking them just a little too long Rin thought.

They were now deep inside the Western lands having traveled near to 17 miles that day. It was dark and strange sounds could be heard from the forest; Rin shivered trying not to think about what could be making them. Instead she engaged Kagome in a conversation.

"So Kagome how'd you meet up with all these interesting. . . people?"

Kagome smiled. "That is a long story."

"I have plenty of time," Rin urged.

Kagome bit her lower lip as if trying to decide how to begin. "It was 10 years ago when I was only 15 in junior high."

Rin did the math that meant that Kagome was 25 only 8 years older then Rin.

"My father owned a shrine and was deeply into the occult. For my 15th birthday he gave me a marble unknown to me at the time it was the sacred jewel of four souls. I thought it was pretty lame. He also gave me a mummified hand. That same day my brother lost his cat Buyo in the well house. I went down for him but when I got to the bottom Souta screamed and startled me I turned around and in that instant something broke threw the boards covering the well and drug me down in. When I awoke I was here in feudal Japan. Then I met Inu-Yasha by accident he was pinned to a tree by an arrow of his ex love and I freed him. The jewel shard was shattered and we had to go retrieve the pieces and make it whole again. From there we met Shippo, Miroku, and Sango. Miroku and Sango got married after we beat Narraku a dangerous demon who ruined each of our lives in some way. They then had a baby."

"How come you didn't go back to your world then?"

"Because you know that lug over there?" She nodded her head towards Inu-Yasha. "I fell in love with him. And although we aren't officially together I chose to append the rest of my days here. Of course I go and visit my family sometimes. But me and Inu-Yasha are the only ones aloud to path threw the barrier."

"So then what happened to the Jewel?"

"I told you of Inu-Yasha's ex love. Her name was Kikyou and she came back seeking revenge on Inu-Yasha because she thought him the one who killed her."

"Boy this is complex." Rin sighed she was lost and just nodding her head pretending like she knew what Kagome was saying.

"Well a long story short she died again and took the jewel with her once again burned in her remains. The only reason why it came back in the first place was because I was the reincarnation of Kikyou."

Rin nodded showing that she was still listening even if she was lost.

"But we had a terrible time took us 5 years to defeat him. And then there was Inu-Yasha's brother. . ."

"Inu-Yasha has a brother?" Rin sat up interested in the sudden revelation.

"Oh, yes a frightful man always chasing Inu-Yasha for his blade Tetssagia that's the name of his weapon by the way. He believed it his by birthright you see."

"Birthright?" Rin asked confused.

"Because he was full demon and Inu-Yasha only half; same father different mothers. He was always showing up to cause us trouble."

"Does he look like Inu-Yasha?"

"A bit same silver white hair and golden colored eyes but that's about it."

"What's his name?"

"Sesshomaru."

For some reason the name sounded vaguely familiar. Probably getting it mixed up with one of the other village boys; like Seosshna, Kagaromaru. They were assholes too.

Sango emerged out of the forest first her face a little flushed and Miroku followed short after with Wonno.

"Here!" Sango slammed the fish in Inu-Yasha's lap.

Inu-Yasha eyes widened looking back and forth between Sango who was fuming and Miroku who was smiling happily.

"Thank you." He replied.

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Rin lay facing the forest back to the fire. Inu-Yasha was sitting in a near by tree the moon shimmering off his white hair. Kagome lay beneath the tree with Shippo curled up on her lap, while Sango and Miroku slept next to one another with Wonno in the middle. The other boys from the village were curled up in a group by the other side of the fire there were tree off them. She only knew one's name the other two she'd glanced several times in passing but never talked too. Fluffy lay in a small ball head resting on tail liks a fox right beside her head. His curious brown eyes studying her; she tried not to move because she knew if she did he'd think her playing with him and he'd get all wound up again. She shifted her weight and his head perked up slightly.

"No were not playing." She pet his fluffy head.

She could hear the other village boys snicker about her talking to a dog but she pretended like she didn't notice.

Time passed by slowly she was the last awake she was sure of it she heard snoring from all sides of her. She wished she could sleep. She closed her eyes and willed sleep.

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Dream sequence

As night fell there was still no sign of Lord Sesshomaru Rin was used to sleeping in the wilderness alone. Of course there was Jaken but how much protection could he offer; really, she'd only been kidnapped 6 times in the care of Jaken. He really was the worst babysitter ever! And he didn't even stay awake until Rin could fall asleep. He was as far away as possible snoring logs.

But for some reason tonight Rin could not sleep. This was odd and it worried her in the two years she'd been traveling with Lord Sesshomaru and master Jaken she had always been able to rest at peace while Lord Sesshomaru left for weeks on end. She stood up carefully as to not wake Ah-Un, whom always slept curled around her like a giant force field. Steeping over his two heads she carefully snuck over to Jaken.

"Master Jaken Rin cannot sleep."

He didn't stir.

"Master Jaken Rin cannot sleep," she shook him a little this time.

Nothing; either he really didn't hear her, which she doubted, or he was ignoring her hopping she would leave him alone.

She stood and looked around; the half moon provided enough light to see by. She was thirsty.

Hadn't master Jaken said something about a stream earlier that day? It couldn't be too far away. She stepped off in the direction she thought would best accommodate a stream.

The night was quite as she walked occasionally she could hear a cricket or other nightly noise. But other then that the forest was silent on each side of the trial.

Not liking that quite she began to hum a short tune she'd made up for Lord Sesshomaru. Soon she began to skip to the melody her black hair flying behind her.

She wasn't aware of how far she'd traveled until she slowed to a stop focusing on her surroundings again. She stood atop a small steep hill blanketed in soft grass. Below her she could see the lights of a village she couldn't remember if they had passed a village on there way but she was sure they had to of this was the only path.

Maybe they would have water willing to share. She began wandering down the hill careful not to slip when a thought crossed her mind causing her to stop she had once lived in a village similar to this. The people there had not been kind they beat her.

She did not trust humans anymore. She had no reason to; what had they ever done for her?

Voices.

She froze a group of men were passing by on the path in which she had just come off of.

"Good catch today." Said one in a jolly voice; they all laughed. Rin ducked hugging her self to the green hill. The earth beneath her was slick and she had to keep readjusting her footing.

It gave way.

End dream

She sat up abruptly out of a dead sleep; cold sweat racked her brow. She'd never had that dream before. She shook her short hair out and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. The others were already awake and talking so excitedly she doubted they noticed her abrupt wake up.

Kagome was speaking in a loud voice. "It's unsafe to go any farther into the western lands."

"Kagome we did way more dangerous stuff then this just a few short years ago." Inu-Yasha was practically yelling.

"I know it just. . ." She bit her lip and spoke the rest under her breath directly to him. Inu-Yasha frowned.

"You don't think I can handle him."

"I never said you couldn't it's just."

What is that one of the boys from the village had stopped talking and was starring off horrified into the forest.

"Get out of the way," Inu-Yasha jumped forward and just in the nick of time. Flames erupted from the bushes.

"Inu-Yasha," Rin yelled he would be nothing but ash she lunged forward but Kagome stopped her with a hand.

"It's fine. His kimono is made up of the wool of the fire rat. He's fine."

The fire ceased. Followed by a small animal it looked like a toad.

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Ohhh…………. A cliffe! Well there it is chapter 7 it will get better soon; stay with me.

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