Hmm. No flames yet. I love you guys!

Sam-Sama: I am NOT a guy!

Moo (Me): K, sorry. Who am I to insult my favorite of my reviewers? Honestly, I think yours was the most helpful, if that says much.

Sam-Sama: **Looking rather annoyingly smug** Thank you!

Moo: **throws her pen at Sam**

Sam-Sama: Hey! Doesn't that count as cruelty to animals?

Moo: You said it, not me. Oh, by the way, SIT!!! **Sam growls and Moo runs** I guess that's a thing that only works for Kagome/Inuyasha at this point, huh?

-I haven't seen her in over a year, so I'll have to talk to her more, now won't I? Actually she's very interesting. I'm just bad at relaying said message, huh?

**Shutting up.**

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After awhile, Inuyasha and Kagome began to be able to tolerate each other's presence once more, but Inuyasha never said a word to Anna. He barely even looked at her. This could not, however, be said of Anna, who would stare when Inuyasha wasn't looking. She just couldn't get over the ears. Of course, Inuyasha noticed, but he didn't say anything or do anything to stop her.

Over the course of the next few days, Anna met more of Kagome's friends, all of whom she liked more than she liked Inuyasha. She met Sango, who was fascinated by Anna's stapler; Miroku, who on Kagome's instruction, Anna carefully avoided being close to; and finally Shippou the kitsune cub, who she thought was the most adorable thing on earth. After they stayed a few days, however, Sango and Miroku said they had business elsewhere and didn't want Shippou to be left alone and they left.

Later on, as Anna was reading from one of her many books to Shippou, she looked up to see Inuyasha jump to his feet, sniffing the air wildly. He stopped with a look of mixed anger and confusion, and muttered angrily, something that sounded like, "What does he want now?" In truth, he knew exactly what he wanted. It was the same thing he'd been after for years.

Sure enough, after a few moments, Sesshoumaru had wandered into their clearing. But it was rather strange, as he never looked at any of them. In fact, he took no notice of them whatsoever until he was halfway through the clearing. When he did notice them, he looked mildly shocked. He had been so lost in thought that he had absent mindedly wandered out of his own lands, and into his brother's.

He noticed Anna and looked back at Inuyasha, who was rather shocked that Sesshoumaru didn't have a look of cold fury on his face. "So, one wasn't good enough, eh?" Oh, yes. He was back to normal now.

Just as Anna was about to make an indignant remark, which surely would not have been a wonderful idea, a little girl came running through the trees saying, "Sesshoumaru-Sama runs to fast for Rin!" She stood next to Sesshoumaru clutching his sleeve and struggling to catch her breath. He picked up the little girl and started to walk away through the trees, when Inuyasha asked why he didn't want to fight.

"It isn't that I don't want to, I just think that I don't want to risk the few injuries I normally sustain. Any other day I'd have killed you straight away, but I have plans."

Anna had forgotten the book, and held onto the little kitsune, though, she knew in the back of her mind, that if Sesshoumaru were going to do anything, he'd have done it by now. Besides, wasn't he leaving?

"Do I even want to know?" asked Inuyasha asked.

"Probably not, but I'll tell you anyway. I've chosen a mate."

Kagome, who was now standing next to Inuyasha asked, "Who?"

"Rin." He said it as simply as that, as though it were nothing important.

Anna looked at Shippou and asked, "Rin's the little girl he's got isn't it?"

Shippou nodded.

Finally, Anna, who was now standing, spoke up. "You pervert," she said, sounding disgusted.

Sesshoumaru put Rin down and walked toward Anna, who made no move to escape, as he would have eventually caught up anyway. As soon as he reached her, he dug his poisonous claws into her shoulder. She stared defiantly into his eyes until she could no longer stand and collapsed in a heap on the ground.

He picked Rin up once more, before Kagome said quietly, "You can't do that."

"Actually, as a fact, I can."

"No you can't," Kagome said, her voice a bit stronger than before.

"Yes, I can," Sesshoumaru answered, sounding annoyed.

"No you can't. She's just a child."

They argued like this for awhile, neither one changing their answer much, until Sesshoumaru said, "Yes I can. Unless."

"Unless what?"

"You wouldn't like that idea any better. Maybe even less."

"Unless what?" Kagome repeated.

"Unless you or your friend was to come in her place."

Kagome stared dumbly and Anna had just regained consciousness and neither was happy with the choice. Kagome looked at Anna, who was in no state to move at all, much less. Anyway, she then looked to Rin. What could she do? Poor Rin, who was too young to grasp exactly what was going on, was still smiling. She knew what she had to do.

"Alright. I'll go."

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Ok, short chapter, I know, but I'm about as smart as a loaf of bread and my tiny brain can only do so much at a time.

So now, onto something easier. I'll respond to all of the reviewers!

All three. Poo.

San San As Herself: Thanks a bunch!

The Fallen Angel of Death: See? Don't hurt me please!!! Thank God for Kagome, huh? The kitty thing wasn't difficult to come up with. when I saw Inuyasha for the first time I thought he looked EXACTLY like my cat. (Btw, ppl, read her stuff! Is AWESOME!!!)

kawaiisango: I'm pretty sure I explained the pairings in the summary, but it'll be Sess/Kagome and Inu/Anna.