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Yukiko turned to Rin saying, "Open your eyes, and climb on my back, let's find your traveling companions."
Rin smiles as she climbs on Yukiko's back she holds the child as she jumps into a tall tree. She slowly makes her way to the top of the tree, not wanting to drop the child or miss the branch. Yukiko looks to the south but sees nothing, so she slowly turns into each direction until she spots smoke off to the west. She quickly travels to the campsite staying up in the trees, feeling it's safer up in the tree than on the ground. Yukiko stops where she can clearly see the camp site but still is a distance away she asks, "Is this where you came from?"
Rin looks over her shoulder, she smiles saying, "Yes Rin was staying here."
Yukiko quickly takes the child into the camp setting her down on the ground. She asks, "Do you have a first aid kit Rin?" She replies, "Yes, Rin will get it for you." Rin returns with the kit and Yukiko cleans as well as bandages her wounds.
Rin asks, "How did you get hurt?" Yukiko smiles, and says, "The panda cub was frightened and clawed at me but no worries I will heal in no time."
She hands the kit back to Rin, while Rin is in the tent a green toad approaches, and asks, "Demonness what are you doing in Lord Sesshomaru's campsite?"
Yukiko replies, "Were you the one who was in charge of the little girl?" Jaken yells, "Yes, I was taking care of Rin, what have you done with her demonness?"
Yukiko gets up and pokes him saying, "Your neglect let the child almost be killed." Jaken yells yet again, "Where is Rin? If you have harmed her my Lord will kill you."
Yukiko replies, "It's you who have done more harm than I have, and I will be expecting your lord to replace my Kimono."
Rin finally comes out of the tent as she does Yukiko throws Jaken into a tree saying, "I will only release the child to Lord Sesshomaru."
Jaken scurries off only to return later with Lord Sesshomaru, she can tell by his scent that he is related to InuYasha. Lord Sesshomaru stops right in front of Yukiko and says, "This Sesshomaru hears that you have found my ward."
Yukiko looks right into his eyes replying, "Found her, I saved her life."
Lord Sesshomaru is impressed by this female demonness lack of fear towards him, so he asks, "Do you not know who I am?"
Yukiko replies, "Yes, you are Lord Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western lands, brother to InuYasha, a male dog demon and very powerful." Yukiko calls into the tent, "Rin, someone is here to see you."
Rin runs out and hugs him saying, "Lord Sesshomaru Yukiko here saved me from a panda demon, some hunting humans and then helped me find my way back to you."
Lord Sesshomaru says, "It seems this Sesshomaru owes you a debt." He is impressed that she knows him but doesn't seem to be impressed by his status. He decides to add, "By the way InuYasha is not this Sesshomaru's brother only his half-brother. That half-breed hanyu is a disgrace to our father's blood line."
Yukiko looks at him, and says, "I will remember that for future reference."
It's at that point Lord Sesshomaru notices both her pure sent and her torn Kimono, thinking to himself, [looks like I have found a female demonness I can trust with Rin.] He says, "You're to come to the castle with me so I may repay the debt I owe and get you some proper clothes."
Yukiko wonders what he is up to but replies, "Sure I was looking for a place to stay anyway."
Lord Sesshomaru quickly packs up camp the puts all the equipment along with Rin, and Jaken on Ah-Un Lord, Sesshomaru then turns to Yukiko, and says ,"Hold on to me."
She does as she's told only to watch his Mokomoko go under their feet creating a cloud, and lifting them off the ground. Yukiko softly says, "Next time you want a hug, or to hold me closely you should ask I could have gotten myself there."
