The same day InuYasha and Kagome spent time together, Sesshomaru, Kotoyo, Rin and Ah-Un were walking in a canyon that morning.
Kotoyo is walking along side of Sesshomaru looking around at the boulder's. Sesshomaru was silent till a thought crossed his mind and he asked "Kotoyo, are you a youkai cerberus demon?"
Kotoyo looked up at him who was on her right and was confused. She wondered why he asked a question he knew the answer to then said "Yes, why ask a question you know the answer too?"
Sesshomaru looked down at her and said "Why were you in a village when you were younger if your a demon?"
She looked down at the ground then aback at him and said "I was raised there, why is that bad?"
He looked ahead of him then back at her and said " I ask because demon's do not live in village's. They don't grow in them either, so what were you doing in a village?"
She sighed and didn't really want to get into her past but she looked at him sadly and said "Well, my parent's abandoned me there when I was a baby. I was told Naraku was trying to kid nap me, or threatened them to give me up to him or he'ed kill them. Since I'm a cerberus youkai demon I supposedly rare so I'm told. When a youkai demon family have one it's a blessing to them. Naraku knew of my birth and wanted to raise me so he can turn me into a killing machine. He was going to use me to do his dirty work. So my parent's thought it would be best to hide me somewhere he couldn't find me. They left me at a door step in a village to keep me in hiding and out of harm. Naraku found me when I was 16 he tried convincing me to go with him so he can teach me how to tap into my demon side and be what I am. The villager's or I didn't know what I was until he came and reviled me and caused to release the demon in me to fight him off. He just wouldn't take no for an answer, I refused his offer because I could sense he was pure evil. He killed some villager's and claimed he killed my birth parents." Her eye's got puffy and was about to cry at the thought of possibly never getting to meet her parents then said "I just don't want to believe him! I don't know where they are but I hope they are still alive and well. If there alive I hope I run into them so I know they are. When we fraught I almost killed him but he ran off like a coward, after he left the villager's of the village I grew up on told me to leave because I was a demon and they kicked me out. Ever since then every time I went to a village for food, water or shelter I was rejected they called a trouble making beast they threatened me with shovels and pitchforks. I got to hate human's so much that each time i got rejected I killed them all, I still would too there so cruel just because someone's a little different then them." Kotoyo looked away from him while a tear ran down her face thinking she may never see her parents. She sniffled and wouldn't look at him to hide her emotions. Although action speaks more then words and Sesshomaru knew why she was sniffling. He felt bad for her when she told him this but didn't show it. He looked at her with her head turned and sighed. He put his arm around her and she then looked up at him. Her eye's were full of tears and he used his other hand to wipe her face. He hugged her while they walked and said "It's okay, don't be sad. You gave me more of a reason to kill Naraku. He wont touch you while your with me." Kotoyo smirked and put her arm around him too then leaned her head against him he rubbed her arm a bit to comfort her, she smiled and said "Thanks."
Rin was walking next to Getsuie and was feeling hungry. She looked at Getsuie and said "Getsuie I'm hungry." He looked down at her and said " Well tell Sesshomaru, maybe we can find you food." Rin shouted "Lord Sesshomaru!" Kotoyo and Sesshomaru stopped walking they turned around and Rin ran over to them. She looked at them both then said "I'm hungry lord Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru looked at Kotoyo then at Rin and said " Take Ah-Un and Getsuie with you and go find something to eat." Rin nodded her head then ran over to Getsuie and said "He said to take you and Ah-Un to go get some food." Getsuie looked down at her and said "Alright." Before they left Rin looked up at Getsuie and asked "Um Getsuie, if it's okay with you. Um, may I ride you?" Getsuie laid down on the ground and said "Of course you can, don't be afraid to ask." Rin smiled and got on Getsuie's back and said " I cant believe how soft your fur is." Getsuie smiled then walked up to Kotoyo and Sesshomaru then said " Do you two want anything to eat? Ill pick up something for you."
Kotoyo smiled at Getsuie and said "Okay, get me a fish." Sesshomaru thought for a moment because no one has ever offered to get him anything to eat. So he decided to get the same as Kotoyo and said "Fish is fine." Getsuie smiled at them and said "Okay you got it." Then Getsuie turned his head at Ah-Un and said to follow him in dragon language. Ah-Un walked up next to him and left with him.
While they were gone Sesshomaru leaned against a rock while waiting. Kotoyo looked around then at Sesshomaru. He was staring at her while she was looking then she looked at him. She smiled at him and he smiled back and didn't say a word. She walked around the area a little in his site then walked near him while looking around. When she was near him he reached out, grabbed her arm and pulled her to him. He put his arms around her holding her and she looked in the eye's and said "Um, may I ask, have you ever had a previous love?"
He ran his hand through her hair and said "No, why?"
She put her arms around him and said "Oh, I was just curious."
He gave her a kiss and said "Have you?"
She shook her head no and said " No, never."
He brushed her hair again and said " Really, why not?"
She smiled and said "I don't know, why should have I?"
He looked up then back at her and said "I'm surprised is all, your so beautiful."
She blushed and was surprised he said such a thing she wondered why he was being so affectionate too which was very odd of him she figured he must be in a good mood. She smiled while blushing and said "Thank you, well I just didn't because I didn't trust anyone for a few years. Then I started getting lonely and thought I should trust others more so I could have companions to travel with. That's around the time I ran into you. I'm glad I did to cause I got more then a companion."
He said "Umhm" then kissed her again and held her close to him. He could smell Getsuie's sent in the air and figured they were on there way back. So he let go of Kotoyo walked away and stood by him self. Before Getsuie and Rin got back Kotoyo looked at him and said "Sesshomaru, how come you don't show your emotions?"
He glanced at her and said "What emotions, I have no emotions to show."
She laughed and said "Oh please, everyone has emotions you just don't show them. I don't bite you can be open with me. You know you could talk to me too if something bothering you I'ed listen. It's better to let it out then bottle it in."
He smiled at her and said "Oh, like you? You don't show your emotion's either."
She knew he was right then sighed and said " I do too!"
He shook his head no and said "No you don't, if you did then why did you hide your face when you were sad?"
She sighed again then said "Oh, you knew I was sad huh?"
He shook his head yes and said "Actions speak more then words. I could read your emotion's like a book, but you try to hide them but cant."
She blushed in embarrassment then smirked at him then said "Oh, well if you want I could be more open with you. I didn't think you'ed care if I was I mean since you don't show emotions, or that you care about much."
He walked up to her put his arms around her again and said "Oh, could you? Maybe I'd like that, oh but I might not care to know."
She smiled at him and said "Really, well I was just curious to why you don't show your emotions. Not that it bothers me any or that I care."
He looked to the side then sighed he looked at her and said "Really, how come I don't believe that?"
She smiled at him and playfully said "I don't know."
Before Getsuie, Rin and Ah-Un got back he kissed her then let go of her again. They got back and brought the extra fish for Kotoyo and Sesshomaru. Rin set the fish down and said "Lord Sesshomaru look what Getsuie can do!"
Getsuie looked at everyone and said "Stand back."
Everyone got back and watched. Getsuie arched his neck then blew fire on the fish and cooked them and said " I hope you like them well done."
Rin smiled at him then said to Sesshomaru "See he can cook fish!"
Sesshomaru smirked and said "More like burn fish."
Getsuie resented that remark and said "Well if you don't like it you don't have to eat it. I was only trying to do you a favor."
Sesshomaru went to say something back but Kotoyo looked at Sesshomaru's face and could tell he was going to say something rude so she cut him off and said "Oh Getsuie he was only joking he didn't mean it." Then she elbowed Sesshomaru to go along with it so it didn't cause a problem. Sesshomaru nodded his head then turned away. Once the fish were done Kotoyo and Sesshomaru ate them. To Sesshomaru's surprise they weren't burnt and were good cooked.
When they finished eating they continued on there journey. It was now getting late and night began to fall. Sesshomaru stopped walking and so did everyone else. He looked up at the sky and said "We can rest here for the night." Kotoyo looked at him and said "Are you tiered?" He looked at her and said "No." Then he looked at Rin and said "Rin stay here with Ah-Un and Getsuie, We'll be back."
Kotoyo looked around wondering why he said that she looked at him and ask "What, where are we going?"
Sesshomaru looked at her and said "For a walk."
Getsuie and Rin looked at each other wondering where they were going and Getsuie asked Sesshomaru "Where are you going?"
Sesshomaru was looking at Kotoyo but then glanced at Getsuie and said "Stay here, were going for a walk."
Getsuie nodded his head and said "Okay then."
Kotoyo looked at Rin and Getsuie then at Sesshomaru. She wanted to know why he wanted to go for a walk. He grabbed her hand and said "Come on lets go for a walk."
She followed him and they went into the woods that was next to them on the exit of the canyon they were in. She looked worried and asked "Why did you want to go for a walk?"
He looked at her he seen she was nervous and said " I want time alone with you."
She felt better and less worried then said "Oh, okay." He led her to a quiet small opening inside the woods that was surrounded by trees. She looked around then up at the sky and said "Ooo, the star's are out there so pretty."
He looked up too and agreed then he looked down at her smiling. She looked down and at him and asked "So what do you want to do?"
He raised he eye brow and said " I don't know, what do you want to do?"
She looked around and said " I don't know."
She rubbed her shoulders and said "It's a bit chilly out."
He took his boa(white fluffy thing) off and put it around her then said "Better?"
She smiled and warped it all around her then said "Yeah, it's soft and warm, Thanks."
He walked over to her and put his arms around her then said "Body heat helps too. I can keep you warm."
She smiled and put her arms around him then said "Yeah, I don't feel so cold anymore. Thanks again." He surprisingly kissed her more then once then brushed her hair. He seams to like running his hands through her hair. She ran her hand through his hair too and he closed his eye's when she did so. He opened his eye's and smiled then whispered something in her ear. Her eye's widened in shock to what he said and she gulped then took a deep breath then she asked him "Are you sure?" He shook his head yes then kissed her again then said "Don't be scared."
Mean while Getsuie and Rin were waiting for them to return they talked. Getsuie would talk to Ah-Un in dragon language and translate what he said to Ah-Un. Rin smiled and said "That's pretty neat you can talk to Ah-Un and under stand them." Ah-Un laid down and Getsuie laid down next to Ah-Un and said to Rin "I'm a dragon, I wouldn't be able to if i weren't." Rin smiled and said "Yeah I know."
It got later and Rin was looking around and said "I wonder what's taking them so long. I hope there okay."
Gesuie looked in the direction Rin was and said "Yeah me too."
Rin looked at Getsuie and said "Maybe you should go check on them."
Getsuie shook his head no quickly and said "No Sesshomaru's strong he can handel it. He'ed bite my head off if I disobeyed his request. Besides you need me here to protect you."
She smiled and said "Yeah your right." Ah-Un put there heads down to sleep. Rin got between Ah-Un and Getsuie and leaned against Getsuie's soft fur for a pillow and yawned.
Getsuie put his head down when Rin got settled and arched his head towards Ah-Un so Rin would be hidden between them then fell asleep.
The next morning they woke up and noticed Sesshomaru and Kotoyo still have not returned. Rin was worried and kept asking Getsuie to go look for them. Getsuie kept declining and telling her not to worry. A little later that day Sesshomaru and Kotoyo had returned. Rin ran over to them and hugged them saying "I was so worried, I'm glad you were not hurt!" Getsuie smiled at them and said "Welcome back." Rin looked up at them and said "What took you so long?" Sesshomaru and Kotoyo looked at each other and Kotoyo was blushing. Sesshomaru was not blushing and said "We ran into some demon's along the way."
Rin smiled then said "Oh, were they big demons?"
Sesshomaru grabbed Kotoyo's hand and said "Yeah, come on lets go."
Rin got on Getsuie's back for a ride and Ah-Un stood up. Sesshomaru and Kotoyo walked ahead of them holding one another's hand. Kotoyo looked ahead of her with a straight face and was deep in thought. Sesshomaru glanced down at her smiled and said "Shhh.." Kotoyo blushed then smiled ear toear and nodded her head to say ok. They continued on there journey and continued taking walks alone more often.
End of chapter 26.. Next Chapter 27 (Signs..)