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"I smell Sesshomaru, he's not far from here," Inuyasha muttered.
"How far is he?" Kagome inquired.
Suddenly, they heard a shout and then a large THWACK! They didn't have to turn around, they already knew what it was. Sango held her boomerang over the fallen Miroku, who now had a large lump developing on his head.
"Why do you always do that?" Shippo asked. Innocent question, not so innocent answer.
"Er, I should explain it to when you're older," Miroku said awkwardly.
"Try that again, and it'll be more than a boomerang colliding with your head," Sango said coolly as she walked ahead of Miroku.
The group stopped as they saw a demon corpse with a hole through its chest in front of them. Inuyasha leaned down to examine the wound, "It looks like poison claws did that. It has to be Sesshomaru." I'm coming for you, Inuyasha said mentally.
"You want me to take care of a little girl? I didn't know you were capable of taking a child under your wing," Rai said with an edge to her voice. "Her name is Rin. And I can't blame you for being surprised. But nonetheless, you will take care of her," Sesshomaru responded smoothly.
At that point, Rin and Jakken came into the clearing. Jakken eyes widened in alarm as he noticed Rai, "My Lord, may I ask why a human girl is in our presence?"
"She will serve me," He replied to Jakken's surprise.
Rai gave Rin a warm smile as if to say its nice to meet you, I hope we can be good friends. Rin tentatively approached her, she was quite shy around strangers.
"Rai, go get some more wood for the fire," he ordered as they sat around the dying fire.
"I never agreed to be your servant, I plan to go back home." Rai said boldly.
"You have no home, the one who sold you as a slave told me you were a wanderer" his words cut her deeply. It hurt to not have a place to belong in, so he really struck a nerve.
"Go to hell," she mumbled and stormed off. She couldn't believe she was grateful towards him. He was cold as ice, only care was him. Rai had a good reason for running away. She sighed as her memory replayed a cold night from five years ago.
*Flashback*
Rai sobbed to herself as she packed a meager amount of belongings. It was too much. Her mother died two days ago, plunging her life into a living hell. Her so called father promised her to the bastard Hiroshi. If mother were here, she would never allow such a thing. I have to leave, get away from it all. Hot, angry tears coursed down her cheeks as she ran out into the chilly nighttime. A sword clanked at her side. Her mother taught her swordsmanship, even though her father was against it. Little did she know, life wasn't going to get better.
*End Flashback*
She was jolted from her thoughts when she bumped into a red figure. Inuyasha. And behind him came the rest of the people she had met back in her village.
"You really have to watch where you go." he said in his usual arrogance.
"Oh thank god you've come. I'm sick of staying with that demon," Rai sighed in relief.
"Who wouldn't be?" Shippo said as he popped out from behind Kagome.
"Did he hurt you at all?" Kagome asked in concern.
"No not much," Rai said. Everyone looked surprised.
"Maybe he's making you a different kind of slave, you know the ones that-" Miroku started.
"No way. That was probably the last thing on his mind." Rai interrupted. They were quickly out of the forest, away from Sesshomaru. She then said, "I was thinking, since I am a wanderer, I could join you."
"Thats a great idea. We wouldn't mind having you around." Sango accepted.
"Who's this we? I don't remember letting her join us in the jewel shard hunt." Inuyasha said angrily.
"Oh come on Inuyasha. Show a bit of hospitality." Kagome said lightheartedly.
"I did. We rescued her, so we're done." Inuyasha said coldly.
"Jewel shards? The shikon no tama jewel shards? I've heard about them." Rai said. She had heard a lot about it.
Sesshomaru leaned back against the tree. She's gone. He knew she would run off. It was a test. And she had just failed it. Oh well, he'd come for her tomorrow. Right now, he wanted to rest. Before sleep claimed him, he saw Rai's face, and it lifted his heart for a second.
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"I smell Sesshomaru, he's not far from here," Inuyasha muttered.
"How far is he?" Kagome inquired.
Suddenly, they heard a shout and then a large THWACK! They didn't have to turn around, they already knew what it was. Sango held her boomerang over the fallen Miroku, who now had a large lump developing on his head.
"Why do you always do that?" Shippo asked. Innocent question, not so innocent answer.
"Er, I should explain it to when you're older," Miroku said awkwardly.
"Try that again, and it'll be more than a boomerang colliding with your head," Sango said coolly as she walked ahead of Miroku.
The group stopped as they saw a demon corpse with a hole through its chest in front of them. Inuyasha leaned down to examine the wound, "It looks like poison claws did that. It has to be Sesshomaru." I'm coming for you, Inuyasha said mentally.
"You want me to take care of a little girl? I didn't know you were capable of taking a child under your wing," Rai said with an edge to her voice. "Her name is Rin. And I can't blame you for being surprised. But nonetheless, you will take care of her," Sesshomaru responded smoothly.
At that point, Rin and Jakken came into the clearing. Jakken eyes widened in alarm as he noticed Rai, "My Lord, may I ask why a human girl is in our presence?"
"She will serve me," He replied to Jakken's surprise.
Rai gave Rin a warm smile as if to say its nice to meet you, I hope we can be good friends. Rin tentatively approached her, she was quite shy around strangers.
"Rai, go get some more wood for the fire," he ordered as they sat around the dying fire.
"I never agreed to be your servant, I plan to go back home." Rai said boldly.
"You have no home, the one who sold you as a slave told me you were a wanderer" his words cut her deeply. It hurt to not have a place to belong in, so he really struck a nerve.
"Go to hell," she mumbled and stormed off. She couldn't believe she was grateful towards him. He was cold as ice, only care was him. Rai had a good reason for running away. She sighed as her memory replayed a cold night from five years ago.
*Flashback*
Rai sobbed to herself as she packed a meager amount of belongings. It was too much. Her mother died two days ago, plunging her life into a living hell. Her so called father promised her to the bastard Hiroshi. If mother were here, she would never allow such a thing. I have to leave, get away from it all. Hot, angry tears coursed down her cheeks as she ran out into the chilly nighttime. A sword clanked at her side. Her mother taught her swordsmanship, even though her father was against it. Little did she know, life wasn't going to get better.
*End Flashback*
She was jolted from her thoughts when she bumped into a red figure. Inuyasha. And behind him came the rest of the people she had met back in her village.
"You really have to watch where you go." he said in his usual arrogance.
"Oh thank god you've come. I'm sick of staying with that demon," Rai sighed in relief.
"Who wouldn't be?" Shippo said as he popped out from behind Kagome.
"Did he hurt you at all?" Kagome asked in concern.
"No not much," Rai said. Everyone looked surprised.
"Maybe he's making you a different kind of slave, you know the ones that-" Miroku started.
"No way. That was probably the last thing on his mind." Rai interrupted. They were quickly out of the forest, away from Sesshomaru. She then said, "I was thinking, since I am a wanderer, I could join you."
"Thats a great idea. We wouldn't mind having you around." Sango accepted.
"Who's this we? I don't remember letting her join us in the jewel shard hunt." Inuyasha said angrily.
"Oh come on Inuyasha. Show a bit of hospitality." Kagome said lightheartedly.
"I did. We rescued her, so we're done." Inuyasha said coldly.
"Jewel shards? The shikon no tama jewel shards? I've heard about them." Rai said. She had heard a lot about it.
Sesshomaru leaned back against the tree. She's gone. He knew she would run off. It was a test. And she had just failed it. Oh well, he'd come for her tomorrow. Right now, he wanted to rest. Before sleep claimed him, he saw Rai's face, and it lifted his heart for a second.
ooh, things begin to heat up! remember to review before i start foaming at the mouth!!!!