It was a snowy day as the group traveled onward. They were caught in a blizzard so horrible that even Sesshomaru was having difficulty seeing. To say that the snow was up to Luna's knees would have been an understatement; it was up past her waist. Kagome was shocked. She didn't feel cold at all, even though she was on InuYasha's back. Piper and Zakura were quite literately swimming through the snow, making fun of the last of the group, as they were huddled together. Suddenly, the ground seemed to fall out from under Luna, and the girl and her daughter made a loud splashing sound.

"Help them." a feminine voice whispered to Sango. She glanced around quickly. No one seemed to have heard. Swiftly, she leapt into the water.

Luna and Rin had sunk to the bottom, and both girls seemed unconscious. Sango felt a warm glow surround her and she suddenly could move faster. She felt like she was flying as she grabbed the girls and pulled them up. She burst out of the water and floated in the air.

Everyone gasped. Sango no longer looked human, but instead was in full dragoon armor. Sango carried the girls over to Sesshomaru, who made sure they weren't drowned.

"Sango, stop fidgeting. They're going to be alright."

Sango glanced down at the hanyou and the human. Rin blinked awake and sat up as if nothing had happened.

"Is mom ok?" Her voice was barely a whisper.

"I don't know." Sesshomaru sounded worried about the tiny female that he was now holding. A snarl broke the silence in the group. Sesshomaru gasped as cold, red eyes glared at him. Quickly, Luna sprang up and ran from the group. Sesshomaru, desperately wanting to know what happened, followed her.

She had stopped in a clearing and was clutching her head as Sesshomaru walked up.

"What's wrong, Luna?"

"Go away," she sobbed.

"Please, Luna, tell me."

"I said GO AWAY!" The sobs grew louder.

Sesshomaru walked into the clearing and did something all intelligent people and most psychopaths wouldn't do: hugged her.

Luna froze in shock. She hadn't expected that and noticed that she couldn't get free.

"Now, tell me what happened."

"My inner demon rushed out... I couldn't stop it... I couldn't let...not again," Her voice broke in sobs.

"Shh...calm down."

Luna's sobs soon became uneven breathing, "I didn't want it to happen again... not to you... not to anyone..."

"What? Can you tell me?"

"Way back, when you weren't even a thought and I was a young teen hanyou, I had a mate named Lloyd. He was my best friend and I loved him so much. One day, we were fighting a dragon and I was disarmed... my demon side came out and killed the dragon."

"That's not so bad."

"There's more to it. My demon side didn't acknowledge the dragon's death and I turned on the only other living thing in the clearing, the one thing I loved more than life, Lloyd. I finally managed to regain control, but not before I gave him a fatal wound. His last words were 'I forgive you, my beloved.' I've tried to move on, but it's hard because I know it could have been prevented."

Sesshomaru sighed. He knew she didn't love him, that she had to have been taken. A voice stirred him from his thoughts, "But don't you dare think I don't love you, I'm just trying to put the past behind me before I move on."

"You love me?" His eyes were wide and he gazed at the black-haired girl.

"Yes, ever since we first met, I felt like I trusted you more than any other male, and probably more than most females."

Sesshomaru smiled at this. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Would you... marry me... and become my mate?"

Luna gasped in tremendous shock. Of everything she'd ever felt, this had to have been the most exciting and scary thing she had felt yet. "Ok.."

Sesshomaru saw the terror in her eyes, and felt bad about what he'd just done. "I'm so-"

Luna never let him finish. She kissed him directly on the lips. "Don't be. I was just caught off-guard." She blushed.

Sesshomaru grinned (A.N. :He's doing that a lot... I hope he isn't plotting murder...) and whispered, "Bet I'll get back to the others first."

"Bring it on."

A minute later...

The duo was back with the group, and as they left the frozen lake, Luna glanced back at the scene. "Forgive me, Lloyd, for replacing you in the clearing you died in," she whispered to the falling snow.