Posted: 4/14/03

Hello! It is I, hyperchica! I am back! :)  Yeah!

Oh guess what? I am on my school newspaper, and we went to a convention on April 10-14.  I ate a lot of sugar, and now all the newspaper staff is keeping me away from candy.  And you wanna know what?  I have a new nickname: SUGAR HIGH!!!!  Heehee.  It was fun.  The convention, I mean!  We went all the way to Portland, Oregon, and we went on a plane!  FUNFUNFUNFUNFUN!

 Anyways! Oh yes, before I forget, I must inform you of this:

THERE WILL BE NO LEMON IN THIS FIC!

Maybe some limey stuff, but NO LEMON! Just thought I'd tell you. :)  Now that we've got all this over with! Oh SPII-IIKE!

Spike:  What.

Hyperchica:      Having fun yet?

Spike:   Sure.  Why not.

Hyperchica:      OK! GREAT! Now, what shall we do?

Spike:   I don't know. How about you let me go so I can go hurt Ed for betraying me like this?

Hyperchica:      Nope! **Sees a shadowy figure in a hooded cloak behind Spike** Ooh! Who's that?  *Runs over and takes off the hood* KOGA!!!!

Koga:   Oh no.

Hyperchica:  **Glomps Koga** (glomp is when you run up to someone and jump then to hug them and the force knocks them down) I missed you! Never ever letting you go again!  Spike you can go!

Koga:   NO! Don't go!

Spike:   FREE! FREE AT LAST! ** Runs away**

Hyperchica:  Koga, I'm never gonna loose you again! From now on, you will be in my ficcy! And I will be with you!

Reviewer Responses:

**ArtanisAE**: ya, I know I made it short, but hey! :) I'm weird like that.  Was it really that short tho?  Hm . . . Well, think of it this way.  If I made them longer, then I would need more reviews per chappy.  Any then it would take longer!  OH NO!  Um . . . yeah.  I assume that you meant want when you said "eant."  The truth is I still don't want a b/f (And I do not want a g/f either, all you people that are taking this the wrong way!).  I have too much fun flirting.  :)  Ya. Anyways! Urissa is back! She may become an integral part of the story . . . depending on what I decide to do!

**anime_haiku**: hm . . . if Rin is a fair princess that likes to save people, would that make her a princess in shining armor . . . err . . . dresses?   Yeah, and I tried the bunny thing, on my document, it did work correctly, but when I posted it, it was wrong :(  Oh well! Heehee, you're fixation with Vegeta is almost as scary as my fixation with my dear loverly Koga!

**Nightswift** : hm . . . saying my sister LIKES Hamtaro would be an understatement.  It's scary; she's obsessed with Hamtaro more than I am hyper!  Koga is reappearing in this chappy!  And me too! As Adena.  She is based on me.  :)  Btw, the reason Rin is kind is because she connects with the children there, and their situation.  Her village died, remember?  And although it was not under those exactly circumstances, she has a soft spot for them :) that and she really is just naturally kind!  Sesshomaru. . . hmm . . . I'd have to ask my friend Fluffy if I can use his character, and make sure it's perfectly clear to him that I'm not using him because I like Fluffy the real person . . . I'll think about it!

**boo21** : Ok! Here's the chappy! I posted it just for you! Actually, really, you were the fourth person to review, so you ARE the reason I posted . . . or at least your review caused it.  Err. . .  never mind!

**Lauren** : Yes! LOVE ALWAYS DOES FIND A WAY! Have you read past the first chappy?  I have a lot more posted n_n  yeah!  Heehee.

**Kikyou-sama** : YES! AN EVIL CLIFFY!!! Hm…I wasn't aware that was a cliffy . . . oh well! Here's the next chappy!

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Vocab you may need for this chappy:

-chan : little or baby ; term of endearment to one younger than yourself.  Used with small children, little short cute people, and/or babies.  It's kinda like saying "cutie pie."  Ok, bad example.  But it's true!

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Chapter 15

¿Donde Has Estado? (Where have you been?)

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3~~~~~Where we are starting from~~~~~3

Shippo said his farewells to all the villagers and bounded off, carrying Rin bridal style again, her pack slung over his shoulder. 

As he headed off, he whispered to her.

"Don't worry Rin.  Kaede will take care of you.  I'm sure of it.  You will be fine."

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3~~~~~and now we continue~~~~~3

The sun was setting and Shippo was bounding over the treetops as fast as he could. Rin had fainted somewhere along the way from loss of blood.

"Hang on Rin.  Just a bit longer," said Shippo.  Rin quietly whimpered, almost as though she was replying to Shippo.  This caused him to run even faster than he had ever thought possible.

'It's just over that hill over there.  I can make it! Then Kaede will fix Rin up and it will all be okay,' thought Shippo.

Shippo reached the hillcrest when suddenly a figure clothed in red stopped right in front of Shippo, blocking his way.

"WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN, SHIPPO! WHY I OUGHTA--"

"SorryInuyashaI'minahurry," blurted Shippo as he bowled Inuyasha over, not bothering to stop.  Every second was precious to Rin's longevity. (KEWLKEWLKEWL WORD!  Wish I knew what it meant . . . )

Shippo saw Kaede's hut and entered.  Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Kaede were sitting there.  They all looked up at Shippo with shocked looks on their faces. 

"Rin . . . hurt . . . help . . .her . . ." Shippo said panting as he began to collapse.  Sango and Kagome ran over to him.  Sango quickly grabbed Rin and brought her to Kaede, and Kagome stood next to Shippo for support, all the while scolding him like a worried mother.

"Shippo, where have you been?  I've been worried sick about you . . ."

Kagome's words were not reaching Shippo's brain as he lapsed into unconsciousness, exhausted from his long trek.

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Shippo woke up to a noonday sun and loud bickering.

"NO! It's the other way!"

"Feh, stupid wench, what do you know!  It obviously goes this way!"

"It's from MY era, I should know!"

"Your era doesn't make sense!"

"You're just too STUPID to figure it out!"

"And you're one to talk?"

"SIT!"

"AH!" **thump**

As the floor vibrated from the thump, Shippo wondered where he was. Then, it all came flooding back.

He bolted upright and yelled, "Where's Rin! Is she ok?"

Kagome and Inuyasha turned from their bickering and came running to Shippo's side.  Well, rather, Kagome did, as Inuyasha was still plastered to the floor.

"Oh! My wittle Shippo-chan! Are you ok? Oh I missed you so much! Where did you go?  Did Inuyasha and Miroku say something to scare you off? If they did I'll hurt them!" Kagome said, all in one breath.

"I'm fine, Kagome.  Where's Rin? Is she ok?" Shippo inquired.

"One track-minded, isn't he?" said Inuyasha.

"Shush!" scolded Kagome.  "Rin is in the other room of the hut. She's doing--"

Kagome never got to finish her sentence, because Shippo was up and out of the room the second he heard Rin's location.  He left Kagome, who was flusteredly, staring at the place where he had sat five seconds ago, and left Inuyasha still stuck to the floor, muttering obscenities.

He entered the other room and looked around.  He saw Miroku bending over a feminine figure, which he assumed to be Rin.

"MIROKU! STAY AWAY FROM HER, YOU SICK PERVERTED PEDOPHILE! SHE'S MORE THAN TEN YEARS YOUNGER THAN YOU!" Shippo yelled, mad at Miroku for attempting to hit on Rin.

Miroku turned around to face Shippo, confused. 

"What do you mean? She's only three years younger than me," he informed Shippo.

"You need to learn to count," scoffed Shippo as he strode over to the sleeping girl and the scandalous monk.  (Whoa. Try saying that ten times fast)

Shippo got closer and knelt down over the girl, trying to get a look at her face.  When he actually saw her, however, he was very surprised.

"Miroku! What did you do to Sango?" Shippo said incredulously.

"Well, she screamed, 'PERVERT!' and then threw the ungodly-sized boomerang at me and. . . I don't know how . . . but I dodged it.  And it came back and hit her.  And now she's out cold.  I swear I didn't mean hurt her!" Miroku whined.

"But Rin is supposed to be in here!" exclaimed Shippo.

Just then, Kagome popped her head in the doorway.

"Shippo? Rin's in the other other room," she informed him.

"Oh."  Shippo ran out of that room and into the room where Rin lay sleeping.  Kaede was sitting next to her. 

"Kaede! Is Rin gonna be okay?" asked Shippo.

"Alas, little one, I wish I could tell ye.  Yet, I cannot determine whether or not ye friend will be okay.  I have not all the needed supplies here to fix yon maiden," said Kaede.

"Shippo. . . " Rin said faintly after hearing Shippo's voice.

"Rin!" said Shippo as he ran over next to her. "Are you okay?"

"I need to go back . . ." she started.

"Back where?" Shippo asked.

Kaede sensed that the two were going to have a conversation of a rather personal nature, and she knew Shippo wouldn't let any harm come to Rin. She left the room, leaving Shippo and Rin by themselves

"Back to Sesshomaru . . . one and a half months is over now . . . and plus . . . he will have the right supplies so I can heal," explained Rin.

"But Rin . . . you'll heal here! And then we can go on travels and have fun and--"

"Shippo . . . I can't.  I have to go back. I promised.  Will you take me back?" Rin asked.

Shippo started drawing with his finger on the floor, thinking. 

'If Rin leaves now, I may never see her again.  But I can't be that selfish.  What if she doesn't heal here?  She could heal at Sesshomaru's palace for sure.  I can't put her at risk, even if it means never seeing her again.'

"Shippo?" Rin asked.

"I'll do it.  Right now?" he inquired.

"Yes. Now is as good a time as any," Rin whispered, beginning to feel faint again from the blood she had lost.

Shippo nodded, and carefully picked Rin up.  He snuck out of the hut, James Bond Style, past a slumbering Kaede and Inuyasha and Kagome arguing.  As soon as he was out of Inuyasha's hearing range, he quit trying to be stealthy and raced in the direction of the Demon Lord of the West's castle.

Rin passed out again on the way, which only caused Shippo to run faster.  Shippo, despite all the other thoughts running through his head, noted that he had run in the last two days more that the last month combined.

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Back at Kaede's hut, Inuyasha and Kagome decided to check up on Shippo.

"He's being awfully quiet," remarked Kagome.

"Ever think he might be asleep?" said Inuyasha sarcastically.

"Shush.  I'm worried.  Let's check on him!" suggested Kagome.

"Keh, as if I have a choice," said Inuyasha as he let Kagome drag him to the room where Rin and Shippo were supposed to be. 

"WHAT? He's not here!" exclaimed Kagome.

Inuyasha found a note written in purple crayon by the doorway.

"Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Kaede, and Inuyasha - - Humph! He puts ME last!" said Inuyasha.

"Just read it!" yelled Kagome.

"Fine Fine!" said Inuyasha.  "Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Kaede and Inuyasha : I'm taking Rin somewhere.  Don't know when I'll be back.  Bye for now.  From: Shippo."

Kagome growled.

"INUYASHA!  You lost him again!"

"Wait, I lost him?  I wasn't in charge of watching him! And even if I was, I would have bee able to keep watch a lot better if my face wasn't being perpetually slammed in the dirt!"

"Well it's your own fault.  Shippo's gone again, and I'm not talking to you!" With this, Kagome turned and stomped away.

Inuyasha was mad.

"SHIPPO! I'll get you for this!" he yelled.

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Shippo could see the gates of the Western Palace in the distance.

"Just a little bit farther . . ." Shippo panted.

A minute or so later, Shippo reached the gates.  He called up to the guardhouse.

"Please! Let us in! She needs help!"

The guards turned and talked amongst each other. 

"Isn't that human girl with him the lord's ward?"

"And she's hurt!"

"I bet you he hurt her, and now he wants to ransom her!"

"GET HIM!"

At those two words, Rin was snatched from Shippo's arms, and he found himself combating four full-grown demons.

"RIN!" yelled Shippo.  He had known he was going to lose her when he returned her to the castle, but he hadn't expected to be attacked.

Shippo suppressed the overwhelming urge to fight back, knowing that these people were only trying to help Rin, just as he himself was. He allowed himself to be taken prisoner and was thrown in to the dungeons.  He would remain there until Sesshomaru was ready to see him.

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About a week later, when Rin was fully healed, she was called into Sesshomaru's "throne room", in a matter of speaking.  This is where Sesshomaru did all of his lordly-type business. 

"Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin ventured as she saw the demon lord seated on his chair.

"Rin! You're alright!  This is good news!  Before I get into anything, however, I need you to identify the man who hurt you.  We found him carrying you at the palace gates.  I knew there had to be a reason why you did not come back in under one and one half months.  I am not sure if you will remember anything of the time you were kidnapped, or even if you will remember events correctly.  However, I must make sure I have the right demon before I execute him."

At this point, two guards dragged out Shippo, who was in chains and shackles.  He looked up and saw Rin.  However, he quickly lowered his head again.  He did not want her to see him in this condition.

"Shippo!" yelled Rin, as she began to run toward the pale malnourished fox-demon.

"Stop!" ordered Sesshomaru.  When she did not, a guard slung her over his shoulder and brought her back to her little mini-throne, also know as a pillow, near Sesshomaru's seat.

"LET ME GO! LET GO OF ME THIS INSTANT!" screamed Rin, pounding on the guard's back with considerable force.

"Rin! This is the man who hurt you!" said Sesshomaru.

"No he's not! He saved me!" she said indignantly.

"Would I have given her my shirt for a bandage if I was trying to hurt her?  And do I smell like a kidnapper to you?" Shippo finally spoke.

"Why didn't you say anything before, then, young man?" inquired a guard.

"You didn't ask."

"Let him go, Fluffy! He didn't do anything wrong!" yelled Rin.

"How. Many.  Times.  Do.  I.  Have.  To.  Tell.  You.  Not.  To.  Call.  Me.  FLUFFY!"

"Let him go and I'll stop," bargained Rin.

"Fine.  Out of my sight," Sesshomaru ordered Shippo.  Shippo walked solemnly across the hall toward the exit. 

As he walked out of the door, he turned back one last time to look at Rin.  His expression was dead, and his spirit looked broken.  Rin could almost see a tear beginning to form in his eyes.

"Goodbye, Rin.  Goodbye."

He took the final step out of the door.  It was immediately slammed shut behind him.  Rin started bawling.  She had lost Shippo once eight years ago.  She couldn't bear the thought of losing him again.

"Rin, calm down.  I know you may be a bit sentimental right now, but trust me, I have something that will take your mind off of that lowly fox demon," said Sesshomaru.

Rin looked up at him, her once-perfect makeup now blurred and smudged from her crying.  Sesshomaru decided that she might want to look good when she met her surprise.

"Rin, go clean yourself up. When you are done, come back out here?" Sesshomaru gently told Rin.

"Yes sir," recited Rin without emotion, and she headed to her room.

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Later, Rin reentered the great hall, only to be surprised by the two guests that were present in the Great Hall talking to Sesshomaru.  They stopped talking and looked up as they heard her enter.

"Ah, Rin! Come in.  There are some people I would like you to meet."

Rin walked over to them and bowed her head politely, not saying a word.

"Rin, this is Koga.  He's a wolf-demon king."

"Wolf demon PRINCE.  I prefer prince," Koga corrected Sesshomaru.

"Yes, yes.  All that matters is that you rule many wolf tribes."

Koga's chest burst out with pride.  "Yes.  That I do."

"Oh, shush, Koko-puff!" said the woman standing next to Koga.

"I told you not to call me that in public!" Koga urgently whispered.

Rin could not help but smile at bit as she watched the woman's antics.

"Oh yes, and this is Koga's queen . . . err . . . princess, Adena."

"Pleased to meet you, ma'am," said Rin respectfully.

"Oh! Isn't she so polite, Koko-puff!" squealed Adena.

"I'm leaving you at home next time," muttered Koga.

"WHAT!?!?!" yelled Adena.  Then, she noticed her surroundings.  They were not outside.  She needed to use her indoor voice.

"Terribly sorry, Lord Sesshomaru.  I did not mean to be so loud," apologized Adena.

"BACK TO BUISNESS!" Koga firmly said.

"Oh yes, Rin, there is one more person I would like you to meet," said Sesshomaru as he turned to his lift.

Just then, a tall young wolf demon stepped out from the shadows in a corner of the hall.  He looked remarkably like Koga, except for his green eyes and short hair, which was pulled back at the nape of his neck in a short, Miroku-type ponytail. 

"This is my son, Kunyo," explained Koga.

Kunyo walked closer to Rin, finally ending up right next to her and smiling at her most self-assuredly. 

Sesshomaru then threw Rin for a loop with his startling addition to Rin's knowledge of the wolf-demon youth.

"He's your fiancé."

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Koga:      You just HAD to write yourself in the fic.

Hyperchica:      hey! I couldn't resist! And plus, I wasn't gonna let you be with some other chick . . . err . . . demoness!

Koga:      You are very possessive. 

Hyperchica:      And that's why you love me!

Koga:        I DO NOT LOVE YOU!!!!

Hyperchica:     Su-u-u-u-u-u-u-ure!

Koga:         You bug me.

Hyperchica:      You're just saying that to save face!  Both you and I know that! **Koga starts to speak** NO! DON'T SAY ANYTHING!  I KNOW YOU'RE LYING!  YOU AREN'T GONNA LEAVE! NEVERNEVERNEVER! Okeydokey!

I want ***8*** reviews before the next chappy!!!