Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Inuyasha or Ranma ½.


When Sesshomaru had returned to her Western Fortress the servants and soldiers she crossed paths with looked up in surprise and confusion. She ignored them all in favor of finding Rin, who was playing with a grumbling Jaken in her bedroom.

"Lord Sesshomaru, you've returned!"

The happy girl jumped up and ran across the room to stop in front of her lord, and Sesshomaru was pleased to find that the child's reaction towards her had not changed at all.

"L-lord Sesshomaru! Your servant Jaken is so pleased with your return!"

Jaken's groveling had not changed either. Then again, his sense of smell had always been terrible.

Sesshomaru walked around Rin to stand directly in front of her retainer. Even he would not be able to miss the feminine scent when she was this close. "Jaken," she said, making sure the imp also heard the change in her voice.

It still took a good moment for Jaken to figure out what exactly had changed about his lord, but when realization finally dawned upon him, the poor imp passed out.


TBC...