I'm sorry for not updating yesterday. My sixteen year old brother decided to play an annoying game of hide the flash drive right after he erased the second copy of the story I had on the desktop. No worries though he now has a concussion. (I didn't do it. All I did was hold the freezer door open while he came around the corner. ) I've also been thinking about a silly cross over of Inu/Pokemon. I think it would be cute to see Sesshy take on a Jigglypuff

Disclaimer: I checked but i still don't own it.

Chapter 10: Rin and Shippo

Jaken moaned as he watered Ah-Un. Why did his lord's castle have to be so far into the western lands. He had flown for a day so far and both the girl and the fox had drove him mad. Talking laughing throwing things at him. His poor little body couldn't take the abuse.

They were off in the meadow nearby chasing each other and playing tag. Why had his lord allowed the fox kit to join them? First Rin, then the miko, and now the miko's little fox cub. What had he missed? Taking them to the castle was another thing. Rin had been there because they had rested in the fortress a few times but taking the newest two into the castle told the imp that his lord intended to keep them. What was his master thinking?
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Shippo chased Rin around the field. It was his turn for tag and he found the girl to be very good at it. So far he hadn't been able to catch her but determined he kept running.

"Come on Shippo," The girl giggled. The fox was much more fun then Jaken who would of given up by now. "You can't catch Rin!"

"If I can run from Inu-Yasha I can catch you!" Shippo knew his threat was empty. He was running on pure will right now. How could a little human girl out run him? "Just you wait!"

Three more rounds about the clearing and both girl and fox collapsed. They were both happy to have someone around their own age to play with. Jaken was no fun because of his complaining and lack of gusto and Inu-Yasha and the others (Not including Kagome.) thought playing his games was a waste of shard hunting time.
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Finally Jaken sighed, the two had wore themselves out. If they would just fall asleep now the toad would be saved the unneeded effort to stop the two from romping anymore.

Ah-Un had finished drinking and lay by the stream to watch the little ones. It found joy in the childlike mischief. If it wasn't for the annoying toad the dragon would have joined the pair.

A loud scream like cry echoed in the surrounding forest. The children ran back to where Jaken waited. What ever the beast was it came no closer.

"Master Jaken," Rin whined. "Rin doesn't like the sound of that."

"Be quite foolish child," Jaken scolded. He hadn't liked the sound of it either. Whatever it was, was close. "Let us leave." He shooed the two onto Ah-Un's back. Clutching his staff he scrambled on behind.

Ah-Un lifted into the air and began its journey over the forested land below. Glad to be away from the eerie screams the children relaxed and began to giggle with each other. A growl from Ah-Un stopped the three riders in their tracks. The rush of wind and a screech made even the dragon rock in the air.

It was a bird, or at least half bird. The harpy circled and flew towards them again. Jaken was unable to use his staff of heads and Ah-Un was till muzzled without that protection the creature flew in and caught Rin by her arm. Crying out the girl was pulled free from the dragon and fell with the bird into the trees.

Without thinking Shippo jumped after her. Sesshomaru had left Rin in his care and the fox wasn't going to let Kagome or the lord down. He landed on several branches before slamming bruised into the ground. The harpy was still in flight but it was weighed down by Rin. Not letting its quarry go the bird dodged between the trees.

Rin screamed again and Shippo darted after them. His little paws made it difficult to keep up but he wouldn't stop. It was all he needed to not only lose his new friend but to lose Kagome's trust as well.

The harpy ducked and tried to fly upwards. Thinking fast Shippo pulled out his toy snake. He just hoped a bluff would work. "Dragon mirage!" He charged the toy with foxfire and threw it at the bird. The fire flashed and the toy took on the form of a large golden dragon. Startled by the sudden appearance the harpy released Rin and took its leave.

Not big enough to stop her from hitting the ground Shippo did the only thing he could to keep her from getting hurt. He went to balloon form and cushioned her landing. On impact Shippo was knocked back into true form and more than not squished by the somewhat bigger girl.

"Are you okay?" He gasped as he pulled clean air into his lungs.

"I'm fine," Rin was shaken and trembling. "Are you okay Shippo?"

"I will be," The fox laughed trying to make Rin feel better. She was terrified from her capture. "We have to find Jaken."

"Where are we?"

Shippo looked around. He hadn't bothered to see where he had ran to. Everything looked the same and the direction he had come in was gone. It had been lost when the bird dropped Rin and made Shippo turn in several directions to catch her.

"Rin doesn't like this part of the forest," She moved closer to Shippo. "I want lord Sesshomaru and Miss Kagome."

Shippo did too but if he showed Rin he was scared it would only upset the girl more. "Don't worry Rin. I'm a demon too and I won't let anything hurt you." He knew that was an imminent lie but it made the girl feel better.

"Okay," Her cheer returned Rin looked around herself. Jaken and Ah-Un were not in sight and the toad's scolding voice couldn't be heard. "Which way do we go?"

"Maybe we should wait for Jaken to find us," The kit was hesitant about going any further into the woods. Ah-Un could find them where they were. "I'm sure he'll find us."

Rin turned back to Shippo, "But master Jaken can't see into the woods. Ah-Un is too big to fly this low."

She had a point, if Jaken couldn't see them and the dragon couldn't get to them it was useless to stay put. Running to catch up with Rin who had already taken off Shippo prayed their guardian wasn't too far.
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Jaken was in a panic. Not only had Rin been taken but the little fox had went after her. If Sesshomaru didn't kill him that annoying miko would. He had seen the shock she gave his lord and if that jolt was any indication to her power he would be a fried toad.

Where had they gone? The bird could have already killed Rin and was having the fox as dessert. Directing Ah-Un to the ground the terrified imp waddled into the trees looking for his charges. The dragon followed behind searching for the path that could lead to the children.
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There was no clear path so the two young travelers had to climb and crawl their way through the forest. Dirt and leaves stuck to them and sharp sticks cut their clothes and skin.

"I'm tired," The girl said falling to sit on the ground next to the boy. "Its getting late."

Feeling helpless Shippo sat beside his companion, "I am too."

"A good bounty," A raucous voice boomed near at hand. "Demon nothing the thing was weak."

"Lord Bakamaru! (It's a pun if you get it. Hint: Inu-Baka!) The great demon slayer," Two or three other voices cheered.

"We're invincible with such a powerful boss," A single man boasted.

Shippo upon hearing the human men had snuck to peer out at them from a safe spot behind a log. Beside the big fire was the body of an otter. It was young maybe thirteen or fourteen demon years old. A very little demon that had probably fought for all it was worth against the men that were bigger and stronger. Not all demons had the means to fight back against humans especially the ones that were not use to having contact with mortals.

The girl had crept up behind the fox and gasped at the poor creature that lay lifeless by the campfire. Tears flowed down her cheek at the sight. The intake of breath alerted the men to their company and brought the beasts smirking to their feet.

"Well, well, well," The biggest and dirtiest of the three smiled cruelly. His crude yellow teeth frightened the children more than his ugly face. "Another little demon and a pretty little girl. What are two creatures like you doing together?"

Jumping in front of Rin Shippo made ready to fight the bandits. He wouldn't let them hurt Rin. "Leave us alone. We don't want to have anything to do with you!"

The thief reached out and snatched Shippo up by the tail, "I have handled demons before." He swung the kit around to show him the otter's body. "A tail like yours might fetch a good price. Lucky feet too."

"Put him down!" Rin had grabbed a stick and swung it as hard as she could into the man's stomach. More stunned than hurt the man dropped Shippo who bounced on the ground before coming to a stop. "Go away or my lord Sesshomaru will teach you a lesson!"

She was bluffing and she knew it. Sesshomaru wasn't even close by and Jaken was somewhere in the trees.

"Lord Sesshomaru you say?" Another of the men laughed openly, "I've heard of him. A dog nothing more than that. Many men have claimed to see him cut down humans with no remorse. You say he'll come to protect you? You'll have you're dog attack us?"

Rin shook visibly but kept her stick. Shippo jumped to his feet and took a place before her again. There was more than one of them so a bluff wouldn't work. How to get rid of them then.

"Rin I want you to run," He whispered. A good blast of foxfire would slow them down.

"I'm not going to leave you behind Shippo," She objected.

"Just go! Sesshomaru and Kagome would kill me if I let anything happen to you!"

The big man lunged for the little ones. Rin did as Shippo said and ran .The forest hindering her retreat and the over whelming guilt for leaving Shippo weighed her down as well.

One of the two men went into the woods after Rin and Shippo was left with the other two. Good thing he had the jump rope that Kagome had given him. Charging another toy with energy the fox transformed the rope into a snake that entwined itself around the men. With the men temporarily trapped Shippo took to the woods to find Rin.
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Rin stumbled and slide to her knees. Her playing and fleeing had exhausted her. She could hear the man that had followed her coming. There was no getting away from him, no hiding. Whimpering she curled into the leeway under a tree root that made just the tiniest of caves.

He walked by, heavy footsteps earned more frightened tears from the girl. Holding her stick tight Rin prepared herself to hit the man again. She had to be strong. It would make her lord Sesshomaru proud of her. Wiping away her tears Rin put on a determined face, the man wasn't going to scare her anymore.

To her relief Shippo appeared at the edge of her cave. His face was pale and he looked tired but he still was set on protecting her. It made Rin feel safer even though the fox wasn't really big enough to stop the man.

The thud of steps and Shippo being grabbed by his shirt made Rin scream in horror. Just as the man was going to slam Shippo into a tree the bright flash of a pink aura blasted against his back and loosened his grip on Shippo. Climbing out of her hole Rin was overjoyed to find Kagome standing in front of her lord Sesshomaru with a rock in hand. Jaken was behind the two holding Ah-Un's rein's relief plastered on his face.

The thief was only scalded by the first rock that Kagome had thrown but the threat of a second one made the bandit run. He was stopped by Sesshomaru's hand, all to literally when the demon lifted him from the ground. If it hadn't of been for Rin and the others being there he would of crushed the man's throat.

Instead the demon lord settled on walking into the woods alone to dispatch the unpleasant company he currently entertained.

"Are you both okay?!" Kagome hugged the filthy children. What had happened to them! Not even a day they had been gone and already something had happened.

"Rin's okay," The girl picked Shippo up and hugged him tightly. "Shippo saved Rin!"

A smile spread across Kagome's face. The two had bonded in a very strong way. This would cause some problems. Or maybe, just maybe, not.

Reviews:

kitsune diva: Thanks i try to write in a way the readers like :-)

Lord Gabriel: You are to a great writer Gabe! For those of you who don't know Lord Gabriel is my older cousin :-)

history-is-not-always-pretty: I have his feelings planned out. My only problem is to find a way to make him realize it without making him all gooey.

AlternativeAngel: I promise to have his view of the events in next chap.Kagome crossexamings Sesshy for being an Inu-Yasha

DarkAngelRakell: I was going for that! Icy on the outside and steamy on the inside. Kind of like a hot pocket

Kanae14: I thought it was funny too.

firevixen73: I'm surprised i can find time to write. Learning how to make videogames is harder than i thought. Its got lots of math.

shedevil85: I liked the concept too so i had to make him jealous :-)

Sesshomaru it Fluffy Evil: I just happened to be watching an episode of season two that had Kagome with four other girls in her school. She addresses one of them as Kira. I don't think she is a close friend but i couldn't think of the other two's names so i just used her

Sugar0o: Slowly his intent to kill is leaving.I personally think that Sesshomaru being who he is wouldn't aprove of the advances humans have made just because of him being intent with his life and not hip on the thought of demons not being there. :-

ninetailedsilverkitsune: Heres more!!

There you have it! Another update! Next chap we see how Sesshy and Kagome arrived to the scene! A little fluff but only in their thoughts!