A/N: Once again sorry for any OOCish in this story but I am exploring a side to Sesshomaru not many would see.

Sesshomaru took a seat out on the balcony that was just besides Rin's resting form. He stood there and stared out at the western lands. He just stood there and listen to Rin heavy breathing behind him. He could feel death on her and found himself becoming more and more scared.

Jaken stood behind Lord Sesshomaru and watched as his master seemed to be carry the weight of the whole world on his shoulders. He then looked at Rin who face was flush and showing the signs just how ill she really was.

Jaken slowly turned and made his way down to the dungeons and looked to see Sada was trying to break down the bars. He stood there and watched as no matter how hard she tried to knock down the bars he only ended up getting knock back due to the barrier on it.

"She won't give in," said a voice.

Jaken turned around to see none other then Ai stepped forward and Jaken stared at her.

"Coming to release your master?" asked Jaken.

"Please, I only serve her because she alone knows where my sister is," stated Ai. "I want to help the human girl called Rin."

Jaken watched as Sada soon gave up and took a seat on one of the beds there.

"You can't help much Ai, the truth is that Sada might very well be the only one who can save Rin," said Jaken.

"True but I might be able to help in one way..." stated Ai.

"How?"

"I have some healing magic, I can't completely cure her but I can make the pain disappear for a while. She will still be ill but at least she wont be coughing up blood for a while. It will buy you some time."

"How much?"

"Depends on the person. However I don't think it will last too long. Sada needs to hurry if you have any chances of saving her."

Ai nodded and follow Jaken to where Rin resting form is. Sesshomaru allowed her to explain what she was going to do and nodded and Ai walked over to Rin.

Rin eyes flew open and she looked at the burry image of a beautiful young woman who gently laid a hand on her forehead and smiled. Rin then closed her eyes as she felt a warm glow coming into her body.

Sesshomaru watched as some colour return to Rin as Ai lightly mutter under her breath. Ai soon stepped back and Sesshomaru saw that while Rin still looked ill, she did appear to be a bit better then she was before hand.

"It's only temporally Lord Sesshomaru," stated Ai. "I don't have the magic needed to heal her. I've brought her some time but not a lot."

"Thank you Ai, but I don't understand why are you helping me?" asked Sesshomaru. "I've known you for years and you never help anyone until my mother...."

"Stole my sister," stated Ai. "The truth is that my sister is most likely dead. Sada would never have kept her alive this long. The truth is when I look at Rin I remember my sister and I want to help her. However Sada is the only one who can."

"Yeah and my mother would sooner die than save a mortal girl."

"Yes I know."

Sesshomaru let out a faint growl so not to disturb Rin and turned to stare out into his lands again. Here he was the great son of InuTashio he had no real idea how to save Rin. His crawl dug deep into his palms of his hands and he stood there and he allow his blood to fall onto the satin rug.

Jaken watched in utter horror at his master struggles and how Sesshomaru eyes flash from red to their usual golden colour. He knew then that Rin being alive was really the only thing from keeping Sesshomaru from becoming enrage and going on a warpath killing everything in his way.

Ai stood there as well and could tell just how important Rin was to him. Ai looked into her other power which gifted her slight into the future as event stood at the moment. She saw Rin grow weaker and weaker and Sada becoming less and less likely to help. She kept going and saw Sesshomaru grow darker and darker and him carry Rin's lifeless body to be buried into the cold Earth.

Ai almost gasp when she saw the next event. She has dead bodies everywhere including that of InuYasha and the human girl with him. She has Jaken as well. The land was ruin and there stood Sesshomaru in his true form omitting a long cry of pain and anger.

Ai turned away and made her way out of the room and down to dungeon and over to Sada. It took a minute for Sada to realize she was there but soon she glanced over.

"About time Ai," stated Sada. "Now get me out of here."

"Sorry my lady but I can't," stated Ai. "Only Sesshomaru can release you."

"Then fine a way to make him."

"I here to tell you that if you care for your son, you will help the human child."

"What? How dare you ask me of that. That creature corputed my only son. He went from a powerful demon to a weakling because of her."

"Rin has healed the damage in his heart created by others. If anything she has made him stronger then ever. You just refuse to see that. The truth of the matter is Rin is what keeps his powers in check."

"What are you talking about?"

"You know I can see into the future.... and I glanced into it a minute ago. If Rin dies so does everything else in the western land including you. Your son is going to go on a warpath and will kill until there is nothing left and then he will kill himself."

"Are you sure?" stated Sada concern showing in her voice just a bit.

"You know as well as I do the path to the future always changes, however that's what it is showing as of now. Sesshomaru is even showing signs that he is close to breaking. Lady Sada while you may care nothing for the human child, I know deep down you care about your son."

"Maybe I do."

"Then help him before he destroy everything. Is it too much to ask for you to put aside your hatred for the child in order to save him?"

"My son made his choices and he will have to deal with them because there is no way I am helping any humans."

"Well its your choice but I hope you realize what you are doing."

With that Ai vanish from sight leaving Sada alone to think about what Ai had told her. Ai watched as Sada seem to be considering what she said and made her way out of the dungeon unseen and over to where InuYasha and Kagome were sitting.

InuYasha was leaning against an older oak tree and Kagome was sitting just a bit off from him in the shade while she played with her hair. InuYasha's eyes were closed, however Ai knew he was far from asleep.

"InuYasha?" asked Kagome.

"Yeah?" asked InuYasha opening his eyes.

"Do you think we can save her?"

"Rin?" asked InuYasha.

Kagome nodded and pushed her hair behind her back and glanced down to see a small flower sitting in the grass. Kagome went to go pick it but it brew off into the wind and out of reach.

"I don't know," said InuYasha. "But I hope so. I've never seen Sesshomaru like this. I can tell you one thing..."

"What?" asked Kagome glancing at him.

"If Rin dies we are in grave danger."

Ai nodded wondering how InuYasha knew that and watched as he made his way over to Kagome and took a seat next to her. Kagome leaned into InuYasha who lightly hugged her. Ai smiled and was glad to see that there was some good things going on even under such trouble times.

Ai turned away leaving the two of them alone and walked over the barn and stood there. She needed to do something but what. Rin was fading away and there very little that could be done now.

Ai began thinking back to her sister and wonder if she was even still alive. She hadn't been able to detect her lately so she assume not. However she wasn't sure. Sada would never tell her. Not now but Sada knew her sister would want her to help Rin. Her sister was like that.

Ai made her way up to Rin's room and appear before Sesshomaru who was once again sitting beside her.

"Where did you vanish too?" asked Sesshomaru.

"Doing some much needed thinking," stated Sada. "You should get some rest."

"I'm fine."

"With all due respect, you won't be any help to Rin if you are dead on your feet. I can watch her for a while if you like. You need rest Sesshomaru, even a demon as strong as you cannot keep going like this."

Sesshomaru was about to say something but decided not to. He got up and made his way over to the door only stopping to take a final look at Rin resting form before disappearing from the room. Ai took then took Sesshomaru seat and looked at Rin.

Ai didn't know how long she was there before Kagome enter. Ai turned to the human girl and moved aside as she came to take a look at Rin.

"Kagome right?" asked Ai.

"Yeah," said Kagome. "And you must be Ai."

"Yes I am."

"So are you a demon because you don't really..."

"Look like one. Yes I've been told that several times actually. To answer your question I am a demon. I belong to a can of demon that are said to be the closest to humans outside our powers."

"Powers? Like what?"

"Depends on each demon. I have some healing factors and also the ability to see into the future as events stand at the moment. There is a chance I will inherit a few more but at the moments those are all I have learn to use."

"So can you save Rin?"

"No my healing magic is not that strong. It can only buy her time."

"So is Rin going to die?"

"Events are not set in stone Kagome. Anything can change what I have seen. However as it stands now the odds are not in her favour."

"What can we do?"

"Hope and pry that Sada lets go of her hatred before Rin runs out of time completely."

"Can't you just keep healing her until we find something?"

"No, my healing magic can only be used once per year on anyone outside those in my clan. Besides as much as I would love to do so, the truth is that I would only end up forcing Rin to suffer more and more."

"And there comes a time where all suffering must end, no matter what it might mean."

"Yes."

Kagome and Ai both looked at Rin hoping that they could find a way to Convince Sada to save her, before it was too late.

Ai stepped away and took a seat on the balcony and looked up into the starry night and thought back to how the last moment she spent with her sister she was also looking at the stars that night.

"Please help me fine a way to save her," whisper Ai into the night air.

Meanwhile down in the dungeon Sada was planning her next move.

"They want to keep me here, then fine its time I release my secret weapon," stated Sada as she laughed a cold laugh. "That child is going to die, along with my son and that traitor Ai, and it will be done by none other then Ai little sister."

Sada cold laughed haunted the walls of the castle and she smiled a very wicket smile as she sent a message attact to a small bird that had slipped into the bars of the dungeon. Sada allow the bird to fly off and smiled. Soon they would all pay for what they had done to her, starting with the human girl.

A/N: There you go, an extra long chapter.