Chapter 10: Home again.
Rin was the first to awake.
She sat up, looking down at her resting mate.
Their mokomokos were resting together forming a big pillow.
She moved her hand to the top of his head, tracing the curve of his crecent moon.
Hers was similar to his, except the two marks that were on both sides of his face, hers made a slight swirl at the ands, Sesshomaru's looked as if someone had scratched him.
Her hand was soon tracing those marks.
This time, he reacted, his head slowly moved to the side where his cheek was reating against her hand.
She smiled, " You awake?"
" no." He said.
Rin laughed, " Ok, well, you keep sleeping, I'm going to check on Yuro."
Rin stood, grabbing her kimono, putting it on, and walking off.
She walked through the forest, finding Yuro and Jaken resting against the same tree as last night.
Rin smiled, and turned, going back to Sesshomaru.
Still he was resting, except while she was gone. he had dressed.
" So." Rin dropped herself next to him.
" So." Sesshomaru said back, his eyes still closed.
" Come on, open your eyes." Rin said, stroking his hair.
" No." He said, shaking his head.
Rin laughed again. " Ok fine, I guess Yuro and I will be on our way then." Rin said, and started to stand.
She felt a gust of wind, and a hand wrapped around her waist, making her turn, and he pressed his lips to hers.
She kissed him back, and he laid back down with her resting aside of him.
Rin laughed as she broke their kiss, kissing his cheek then moving her face back to look at him.
" I guess that woke you up." Rin said, looking into his golden eyes.
" I was awake the whole time, all night, just watching you." He said.
" I know you were. Now, you ready to return?" Rin asked.
" I am if you are." he said sitting up.
The two mokomokos seperated, and returned to their owners.
Rin and Sesshomaru made their true dog form, and headed back through the forest.
Yuro awoke along with Jaken when they heard them coming.
" Well, get on." Rin said as she passed them.
The two toad demons ran after her.
They got a hold of her fur, just as the two dogs began to take off in the sky.
Yuro had already made it on Rin's back, being the expert she was.
Jaken was having a little trouble.
Yuro bent down and grabbed one of Jaken's free hand, and pulled him up.
" If you are going to live with our clan, then you need some practice on how and when to get on, my queen rarely waits for you to board, so you have to be quick, and know how to hold on." Yuro explained to him.
" If he had fallen I would have caught him Yuro, how many times have you been thrown in the air, and caught by me?" Rin asked.
" A lot." Yuro mumbled.
" You get to introduce Jaken to the pups, I'm sure they'll love a new friend." Rin said.
" Pups" Jaken asked.
" yes, they LOVE toad demons like us." Yuro said.
" So, 'uncle' Jaken, you ready for that?" Rin asked.
" I guess." He said.
( HAHA, Uncle Jaken and Aunt Yuro for some reason suits them)
Soon, they saw their land.
" The queen has returned!" One of them announced.
Soon, Rin was looking down at a whole group of dog demons who looked up at her.
Rin and Sesshomaru dropped to the ground.
" Welcome home." The dog demons bowed before her.
Sesshomaru walked up to Rin's side.
" Do we have a new member?" Sumo asked.
" This is Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western and Eastern lands." Rin said.
Gasps came from the clan.
" He is remaining here with us. He is your Lord, you will respect and serve him, just as you serve me." Rin said.
They nodded in understanding.
Three little pups came out from behind the adult dog demons, running up to their queen.
" hello children." Rin said, lowering herself to let them welcome her.
" How have you been?" Rin asked them.
They whimpered, but still showed happiness in their golden eyes.
( By the way, When these pups are born, they won't have red eyes until they reach late teen-hood)
Rin raised herself up again, only after Yuro and Jaken jumped off.
Yuro walked up to the pups.
They crouched low, wagging their fluffy tails slowly.
Yuro smiled, patting each of their heads, then turned.
" Children, this is Jaken, he will be our new play mate." Yuro introduced.
The pups looked at Jaken.
After they found out he was a toad demon like Yuro, a smiled spread on their pup face, wagging their tails happily.
" Jakeen." They spoke out running up to him, burrying him with hugs.
Rin smiled at the scene and looked over at Sesshomaru.
He looked back at her.
" I think Jaken will love it here." Rin said.
" Yeah." Sesshomaru agreed.
" Come, I'll show you around. There's more to see here." Rin said.
The two leaders walked off.
They were walking in nothing but a green open land, where a couple dog demons here and there were wandering.
Rin lead the way, but she stopped, feeling her heart sink when she found the small headstone up ahead.
" Rin?" Sesshomaru walked up to her, and stopped when he realized what she was looking at.
Rin made her human form, and dropped to her knees, resting her hand on the fresh soil where the youngest female pup lay under.
Sesshomaru changed back too, and knelt at her side.
" I know you are probably thinking 'she was just A PUP, what's the big deal?' But, everyone in my clan is important, the pups are never supposed to be buried first." Rin said, looking down, a tear coming down her face.
Sesshomaru put an arm around her to let her lean against him.
" No, I know exactly how you feel." Sesshomaru said.
Rin pulled out of his arms, and stood, walking over to a small group of flowers.
She bent before them, picking out 5 of them.
When she stood back up, she remained in place, staring at the puple lillies.
" I think she would love those." Sesshomaru said, standing behind her.
Rin nodded, turning and walking past Sesshomaru, and gently laying the flowers down on the soil.
Three pups remainied in the whole clan.
" If you want to head back, and rest..." Sesshomaru suggested.
Rin nodded again.
" Come, you have been on a tiring journey." Sesshomaru helped Rin up, and walked her to her den.
When Rin walked in, she turned to him.
" Do you want to sleep here?" Rin asked.
" If that is what you want." He said.
Rin nodded, and went to the darkness of the cave, laying in her bed.
When she felt his amrs wrap around her, she curled up against his body before falling asleep.
*Jaken and Yuro*
Crickets chirped as the night wore on.
The 3 pups were curled up to one another, fast asleep.
Jakena and Yuro were resting against them, looking up at the stars.
" So, what do you think of your friends?" Yuro asked.
" They're pretty energetic." Jaken said tiredly.
" Yeah, but once they know you, they'll let you sleep with them everynight." Yuro said, and she got up.
" Where are you going?" Jaken asked.
" To my Queen's den, everynight, I feel the need to watch over her." Yuro said, and walked off.
Jaken got up, wanting to follow her, but a tiny paw snatched his robe, keeping him in place.
He looked back at the still sleeping pups.
" I guess I'll stay here." Jaken said aloud.
One of the sleeping pups who was holding him back, lifted its paw, returning it back under its chin.
Jaken went back to the bundle, laying back down.
So, this was them, the mixed up family.
What was also noticeable, was that most of the dog demons were gathered around, circleed around the pups.
Some were sleeping, others were awake and alert.
Nothing else was going to kill their pups... Ever again.
A/N: Well, I hope you liked my story.
I am making a sequel. " Crossing Boundaries "
That one will have Naraku in it!
*GASP!*
Will they be able to handle it?
Leave some reviews.
~Wolflover235