Author's note: Hey, sorry if Sesshomaru is a little out of character. I needed to do this so I can describe how much he loves Ashley.

Sesshomaru

Sesshomaru had somehow gotten Ashley to come with him back to his castle. Well, it was actually thanks to Ashley's friends for guilting her into coming but Sesshomaru would never admit that. Sesshomaru breathed in her scent which intoxicated him. He absolutely loved her scent even if it was mixed with human scent. He glanced over to her to take in her beauty.

She had black, shiny, wavy hair that went down to a little past her shoulders. Her bangs were pushed to the side. Next he took in her eyes. Her beautiful, deep, meaningful eyes. They were not only a brown, but light brown. They were not muddy peresay, but still a gorgeous light brown. He could see confidence and strength in them. He saw how well defined her cheek bones were and her eyebrows were medium. Not the tiny eyebrows some stuck-up females seemed to have and not the huge bushy eyebrows others had. No, these were somewhere inbetween and they were perfect. She was perfect.

After a few minutes Ashley noticed him staring at her.

"What?" she asked. Her voice was like a thousand angels. He could just listen to her talking all night if she let him.

"Nothing," Sesshomaru said as he looked forward.

"Whatever," she said after staring at him weirdly for a moment. She looked forward and continued walking next to Sesshomaru.

He wanted to hear her speak again but he wouldn't. He cursed his pride and title.

"What is it that you really wanted me to come for?" she asked. That caught him off guard.

"Excuse me?" he asked.

"You heard me. I asked you why you really wanted me to come with you back to your castle," she elaborated.

"I said it before. I will not have you in harms way," Sesshomaru explained.

"But why do you not want me in harms way? Why do you care?" she asked.

"If you still had your memories of us then you would understand," he said.

"Ugh! Okay, how about another question?" she said. Sesshomaru very much wanted her to continue speaking.

"Very well," he said. He cursed his voice for tainting the air that hers beautified.

"Why is it that every time I even think or say your name I get a migrane. When I think anything about you I get a mirgrane. Why is that?" she asked.

To this Sesshomaru had no answer.

"Well?" she questioned after a moment of silence.

"I do not know. Perhaps those are questions we can answer when you get your memories back," Sesshomaru more said to himself than to Ashley.

"What?" she asked.

"Nothing. Nevermind," he said. They continued walking in silence all the way to Sesshomaru's castle.

"Ashley! You are back!" Rin yelled. The little girl ran up to Ashley and Ashley picked her up.

"Hey, Rin! How have you been?" Ashley asked.

"I have been bored! Jaken won't play with me! And when he does he doesn't play well!" Rin told Ashley.

"Is that so? Well, we will have to make up the play time I have missed. What do you say about that?" Ashley suggested.

"YEAH!" Rin yelled. Ashley laughed. He had not heard her laugh for a century. He missed it so. Sesshomaru mentally sighed at the sweet sound of Ashley's laugh.

Ashley put Rin down then Rin ran to Sesshomaru.

"Welcome back, my lord! How was your trip?" Rin asked as she looked up to him.

"Thank you, Rin. It was well," Sesshomaru replied to the child.

"Jaken!" Sesshomaru yelled for the imp.

"My lord! You are back!" the imp yelled as he came into view. "As well as Ashley!"

"Hey Mr. Imp!" Ashley said, smirking at Jaken. Jaken started to growl.

"My name is JAKEN! Ja-ken! Get it right, girl!" Jaken yelled at her.

"Jaken! That is enough!" Sesshomaru glared at the imp.

"Y-yes my lord," Jaken whimpered.

"I am going to my study. No one is to bother me," Sesshomaru told him.

"Of coarse my lord! No one shall bother you tonight!" Jaken said as he put his hand over his heart and bowed. Sesshomaru then headed off towards his room.

Ashley

I had arrived at the jerk's castle and had gotten a semi warm welcome. Rin was certainly happy for my coming back. I was currently playing with said girl in the castle's private garden.

"Ashley! Come here! Look at this!" Rin yelled as she found yet another flower that peaked her interest.

"Wow, that's pretty!" I agreed. It was a blue flower with red on the inside. Blue was my favorite color and the red reminded me of home. My original home in the fire westernlands.

Come to think of it, I wonder how my brother and sister are doing? I hope they are doing well. Maybe I could ask the jerk if I could go visit them I thought. I amused myself on the idea of going to visit my original family and see my homeland for the first time since I lost my memories.

"Ashley," Rin called from a distance.

"Ashley!" Rin yelled. I started out of my daydreaming and looked at Rin.

"What?" I asked.

"Are you okay?" she asked. I laughed.

"Yeah, just daydreaming," I said, reassuring her that nothing was wrong.

"Oh, about Lord Sesshomaru?" she asked.

"No, why would I do that? Anyway, I was daydreaming that I was going home to visit my family," I told her.

"Oh! Where is your home?" she asked. We continued walking through the garden and she kept looking at different flowers as I kept talking.

"My home is in a place called the Fire dog demon westernlands. It is near a volcanoe from what I can remember," I answered her.

"Is it pretty?" she asked.

"I think so. I don't really remember that much about it. I hope that once I get the rest of my memories back then I can remember my homeland's beauty," I said as I stopped walking to admire a gorgeous blue flower. I bent down and stared at it, admiring its beauty.

"Did you find a flower you like?" she asked.

"Yes, I believe I have," I said. The outside was like flames and the inside was ash black.

"So pretty," I whispered to myself.

"Would you like to see my favorite one, Ashley?" Rin asked. I looked up at her, smiled, and nodded. I stood up. She then grabbed my hand and dragged me to a part of the garden I hadn't been to.

"This one's my favorite!" Rin said. She pointed to an orange flower and had a yellow inside. It was really pretty.

"This is really pretty, Rin!" I looked down at her to see her grinning. Suddenly it felt like someone was watching us. I looked around. No one but Rin and I was in the garden. I looked up eventually to find a pair of golden eyes staring at us with a slight smile on his face. I quickly looked away so he would not notice that I noticed him looking at us.

"Hey, Ashley! Why don't we make a flower hat out of our favorite flowers?" Rin suggested.

"That's a wonderful idea, Rin! But I do not think that the garnders would like it if we picked their flowers. Why don't we go out to the field and picked dandelions instead?" I asked.

"Okay! Flowers are all pretty!" Rin yelled. I laughed and agreed.

We then ran to the field that just behind the garden. I could feel Sesshomaru's eyes follow us as we moved.

Rin and I spent the next few hours making flower crowns, playing tag, and then looking at the clouds when Rin got tired. Halfway through my time with Rin I looked up at Sesshomaru's window to see the curtains in their place.

"What do you think that one looks like, Ashley?" Rin asked. I looked at the cloud she pointed out.

"I think it looks like a mushroom. What about you?"

"I think it looks like a head on a neck," she answered. "Well, Master Jaken's head anyway," she laughed. I laughed along with her.

"Rin! Ashley! Time for supper!" said imp yelled. "Where are you two?"

"We are back here, Master Jaken!" Rin yelled as she stood up. "Come on, Ashley! Lets go get some dinner! I'm really hungry!" her stomach growled to emphasis her point. I chuckled and stood up. We both ran to Jaken.

"Here Master Jaken!" Rin said as she placed a flower crown on Jaken's head.

"Rin, why would I want something as stupid as this?" Jaken said. He took the crown off.

"What? You don't like it?" Rin asked. I looked down at her to see her eyes starting to water up.

"Jaken," I coffed. He looked at me and I nodded at Rin.

"Oh, uh, actually, Rin. I really do like it!" Jaken said as he waved his hands back and forth as if to dismiss what he said earlier.

"You do?" Rin whispered.

"Yes! See?" Jaken placed the crown back on his head.

"Then why did you say it was stupid?" she asked.

"He didn't know what he was saying, Rin!" I said. Trying to save Jaken from being scoled at for upsetting Rin. I don't know why I did that, I just did.

"Oh, okay!" Rin instantly cheered up. Wow this little girl had some major mood swings.