Chapter 3

~ ~ ~ Next Day

Sesshoumaru growled to himself. "Where could she be?! She knows not to be gone this long!" He was mad like hell, Rin was gone longer than usual and he couldn't do anything about it because he stupidly taught her how to her herself from demons. He was such an idiot and nervous that she was hurt or worse. "He shook his head getting himself of the bad thoughts. She can take care of herself; she had been an orphan and lasted for a year or two from being killed.

Horrance laughed and sat down beside him. "Don't worry. She'll be alright." She smiled and punched his shoulder. "You have feelings for a mortal girl. How adorable!" She yelled jumping up and walked back towards the castle.

He sighed and turned his head to the forest as he heard a sudden rustle. He smiled as he saw who it was, Rin. "Where have you been? I was worried about you."

Rin panted and looked up to him while running to his lap to throw her face into. "Sesshoumaru-sama I'm sorry! This one person was chasing me and he said he wanted to kill me!" She yelled looking up to him with a teary face.

"It's okay." He put an arm around her and sighed. "I'm just glad you're okay. What did this person look like?" He lifted her chin to him for him to look at her.

She sniffled. "He had a baboon thingy on and was really fast." She stated and dove for his chest again.

He growled. 'Naraku you did this! Why did you?! I shall find out soon enough before I tear off your head!' He stood picking her up and walked inside giving her to one of the maids. He walked back out and jumped went straight to the forest full speed ahead. He soon found Naraku's scent and followed. He stopped in a clearing in the forest. He growled as the figure of Naraku came into view. "Why did you do it?" he stared at and tensed his claws him ready to attack if he didn't answer.

"I want the jewel shards that two of your servants have. I believe their names are Solonque and Horrance, and if you don't get them I will kill that little mortal instead for payback of not doing what I asked."

Sesshoumaru growled more furious than the last time eyes starting to turn red. "I won't do it, and how do you know they have shards and know their names?" He was interested in how this came to his mind.

Naraku smirked behind the mask. "I know one of them, Solonque. We met one day and ever since that she kept running from me. I've grown quite fond of her from her stubbornness that first time we met and her not knowing that I was Naraku." He gave a cackle.

"What about the other one?" He asked still ready to attack.

"I heard Miroku, the monk in Inuyasha's gang, talk about her one night saying that he shouldn't have killed her mate just to get a shard." He gave a laugh. "Inuyasha was quite stupid that he didn't even bother to sense me, but he was arguing with that little miko bitch."

He growled again walking towards Naraku slowly. "Don't mention that demon's name, ever, and I still won't get the shards." He turned around and walked back into the woods.

Naraku grinned. "I see." He also disappeared into the woods.

A few minutes later as he was still walking, the cloaked figure of Naraku came in front of him holding the sleeping Rin. "I said what I said so now I shall kill her."

Sesshoumaru growled then sighed as he did not want to loose the little girl he held in the death trap. "Fine, just don't hurt her."

Naraku laughed. "I thought so. I shall give her back to you once you get me the shards." He stated then disappeared.

Sesshoumaru winced. He hated him, using his weakness of her to get what he wanted. He walked on again. He walked out of the forest a few minutes later and saw Horrance. He stopped. He sighed, he knew about he deal that he made with her and wanted to keep it, but Rin would dir then if he didn't get the jewel shard from her and he also needed the Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha. Hw hated this situation; it was getting him confused. The powerful Tetsusaiga, or Rin's life? He walked over to her and coughed fakely to get her attention.

She jumped and turned to him then smiled. "Hey Lord Sesshoumaru. What are you up to?"

He sat down next to her. "I need to get something if you don't mind?" He grabbed her shoulder.

She froze and looked at him with concern. "Uh…What are you doing?"

"You have the shard. Can I have it? I need it or else Rin will die. I'm sorry." (Okay, he's saying sorry, that is just fucked up! He has changed!)

Horrance was totally confused now; he was holding her shoulder. "I'm sorry bit I can't give it to you." She turned her head back to the thing that she was looking at.

"Please, Rin will die if you don't. She is special, like a daughter to me." He blushed. That was the first time he had ever said that in front of anyone.

She smiled looking back to him. "Well, if she's that special then maybe." She looked down to her kimono and sighed. She wasn't sure about this because the shard was the only thing that she had from her mate. She swallowed. What if he killed her if she didn't?

She couldn't die for she wanted to kill Inuyasha. She looked up to him again. "Okay, but you still have to help me kill Inuyasha."

He blinked and sighed. "Thank you, and I will help you still."

Horrance reached into her kimono top and pulled out a silk pouch. She reached in slowly and took it out, handing it to him.

He smiled, hugged her quickly then ran off to find Solonque.

Horrance blinked and smiled going back o the spot she was staring at before he came. "He really cares about her."

Sesshoumaru came to a halt as he saw a cave where Solonque's scent went into. He walked in and saw her sleeping form lying on the floor. He walked over sensing where the jewel shard was. It was in her body it seemed and he growled. "Wake up girl." He barked.

No answer or movement from the girl except the twitch of her tail.

He growled and kicked her with his foot as hard as he thought she would need it to wake up

Still no answer or movement.

 As he was about to kick her again until she opened her eyes slowly.

"Who is it and what are you doing here?" She asked and looked up to him. She froze sitting up slowly still staring at him. "Oh, hi Sesshoumaru. What do you want?" She sighed and stood walking back out of the cave into the sunlight.

He arched an eyebrow then growled. "Give me the shard." He barked walking to the side of her.

She froze and turned around nervously looking into his face. "Why do you want it?"

"So I can get Rin back from someone who will kill her if I don't get it." He barked again.

"Rin? Who would kill her?" She squinted waiting for his answer.

"Naraku."

She froze as the name was mentioned. "No way am I going to give it to that bastard!" She yelled turning around. "Did you know that he likes me?! I'm not going to let that thing get his hands on me! No way, not now, not ever!" She yelled crossing her arms.

"What do you mean? You can just run away like all the other times."

She sighed. "I can't if I give it to him. It's the only thing that keeps me alive." She closed her eyes sadly. "And guess who put it in me? Him, that son of a bitch, I wanted to die!"

Why would he want to bring to life then just take the shard back?"

She growled. "He likes to toy with people. That was one thing I learned about him when I woke the next day after he put the shard in. He was also the one to kill me. I tried to get the jewel out but he put a spell on me so it couldn't be removed, so I just ran away to get away from him. That's why I went to you, to get away from him. " She said slowly a tear rolling down her cheek and hugged herself wrapping her tail around herself tightly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know. I though you just got tired of traveling when you asked me if you could be a servant." He said and put a hand on her shoulder.

She froze as he did that. She had never seen him like this, but she liked it for he was close to her. "I can't even kill myself, no one can kill me, except for him." She growled looking up showing her red eyes. "He shall die once I figure something out!"

She stared off into the distance wanting to kill or hurt something, like Naraku.

"You really think so Solonque? You just admitted that you will never die except by me." He cackled.

"Leave me alone you bastard. Please, I just want to die." She fell to the ground and then to her knees. "You ruined my life. I found what I wanted and then it was taken away by you." She looked up to him, who was standing in a tree.

He jumped down in front of her. "I did? You idiot, Inuyasha did."

"Liar! You bastard, you did it!" She yelled as a tunnel of wind engulfed her. She stood and glared at him. "You shall die for what you did to me and my life. You killed my only brother, I loved him." She growled and grew larger as she transformed into her dog form.

Sesshoumaru backed up gawking at her power. He had never seen anything like it. He thought he was strong, look at her; she's like tearing everything apart! He was right about that, as soon as the tunnel of wind surrounded her. Trees started to be ripped from the ground and the ground shook feriously. It calmed down as she stopped transforming. When she was done, she stood almost 20 feet.

Naraku just stood there like she was just a mere mortal and cackled evilly. "I knew you would do this, that's why I came with him."

Solonque froze knowing who he meant. He brother that she loved so much that she would sacrifice her life for him.

A small boy youkai stepped out of the forest and next to him.

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Horrance could sense it. Solonque's power was growing. She blinked at the power she was releasing. She stood from the rock and ran as fast as she could towards her knowing somehow that something bad was happening.

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"Say hello to your brother. I found his body and brought him back."

She growled. "You bastard, leave him alone! Leave him be, let him go back where he was."

"You should appreciate me for bringing him back. Why don't you?" He smirked under the mask.

"Because you killed him!" She barked as she started to change back into her human form knowing she couldn't battle him or else he'll make her brother fight her against his will. She sighed as the last thing of her dog form disappeared.

"Solonque, I'm sorry."

She froze and looked at her brother. "Krowa, it's okay. I know you don't want to do this. I'm not going to fight you." She slightly smiled to him.

"Go Krowa, attack your sister till she begs for you to stop." Naraku stated and Krowa's eyes went blank as he walked towards her. He smirked.

She laughed. "You are stupid Naraku. I've seen this before. You did it too with that demon slayer and her brother. Don't think that I will attack him because I won't. I'm like Sango, he's my brother so I won't attack."

"We'll see about that."

Krowa took out a sword as long of at least 6 feet. He stopped and his eyes came back to their normal color. "I'm sorry sister. I killed them all, everyone all the castle. Even mother, father, and sister." He said as his eyes filled with tears.

"It's okay my brother. Naraku made you do this." She walked over to him and hugged him staring at Naraku who hid under that stupid baboon costume.

"You better watch out what you're doing or else you'll get stabbed woman." Sesshoumaru stated.

Solonque smirked. "Don't worry about me, I'll never die. Forget that I can't take the shard out, yes?" She hugged him tighter. A sudden pain came to her. She fell to her knees covering the hole that was put into her. She stared down at it and winced and coughed. Blood came up making a pool on the ground. She smiled whipping it away. "I don't… care about… pain…I just want… to save my brother." She slowly stated closing her eyes. "I will never… die until… I save him… and get him out… of your grasp." She winced again trying to get up but fell back to her knees.

Sesshoumaru blinked then walked over to her helping her up. "You shall not fight, I will. He needs to die for taking Rin and your brother."

She looked up to him and smiled. "Thank you." Was her final word and she went limp in his grasp.

He growled and set her down on the ground. He looked up to Naraku making his whip appear in his hand. "He will die, I promise you that." He charged at him but froze as Horrance jumped out of the bushes. He looked at her then growled. "Get out of here Horrance."

She looked at him panting. "I will not. I shall help you." She stated and walked towards him.

"You will not unless you want to die!" He barked and the whip disappeared. He walked over to Solonque picking her up and walked over to Horrance. He grabbed her arm and dragged her with him back.

"Let me go! I want to fight!"

"Do you want to die and not get revenge on my brother?" He stopped looking at her seriously.

She froze looking down sadly. "I know but look what he did to Solonque?! I saw him control her brother and made him stab her."

"Good. Now we will deal with this later." He stated and walked again practically dragging Horrance behind.

Naraku smirked and walked away also having Krowa follow.

Sesshoumaru laid Solonque down on his bed ordering for some servants to clean her up. After they were done he came back in sitting next to her as she slept. She was a strange one, making him feel this way around her. What does it mean?

Horrance was also beside her. She looked at him and sighed. "Do you think she'll be okay?"

"She will. The jewel shard keeps her alive, she just needs to heal and some rest."

Hours went past and they both grew tired falling sleep beside her bed.

(I liked that chapter. It was sad and I almost cried a couple of times, but didn't. Well, there will be another one soon. This one took a whole almost after school! Damn that fast! Well, see ya next time! Please R&R!)