[A/N: I got a review for chapter three recently, stating that Nanashi acted more like Inu-Yasha then he does Sesshomaru. Yes, KNE, I am very much aware of that, but you know how Sesshomaru shows about as much personality as a block of cheese, well, I didn't want Nanashi to resemble a block of cheese in any which way, and I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate that much either. Thanx, and keep R+R!]

Rin walked fearlessly from where she had behind the tree and stood only a few feet away. Nanashi threw a few more punches against the tree before turning to her. He stared at her for a moment, as if trying to figure out what she was doing, until it dawned on him. A small smirk grew on his face. "You finally leaving, woman?" he asked, wiping his white bangs off of his sweaty forehead. [Get your drool towels now, ladies!]

Rin smirked at him a little, but her eyes quickly shifted back down to the mysterious scar on his arm. He looked at her strangely and covered the scar with his hand. "Something interesting?" he asked. Rin walked closer, until she was standing right in front of him. "Where did you get that scar?" she asked curiously.

"What scar?" he replied quizzically, "Oh, you mean this here?" He pointed to the darkened ring of flesh on his arm. "This isn't a scar, fool. It's a birthmark, thank you very much."

Rin looked a little closer and thought back to her childhood, when she had seen Sesshomaru fighting his half-demon half-brother [Say that ten times fast.]

Sesshomaru swooped in towards the hanyou with the Tokijin gripped tightly in his right arm. His only arm, ending a bit below his shoulder. Their swords clashed together, and the hanyou was forced back by the sheer power of the sword. He hit the ground and weakly stood up, soon retreating with his human companions. Sesshomaru sheathed his blade and walked back towards the woods, where Rin and Jaken were waiting.

Rin fingered the 'birthmark' or 'scar', or whatever it was called curiously, only causing Nanashi to jerk his arm back. "Do you mind?" he asked angrily. Rin shook her head a little, a small frown on her face. "Why are you so interested, anyway?" he asked. Rin gave no reply to his question, and instead asked her own. "What type of demon are you?" she asked. "I'm not a demon, so what does it matter?"

Rin sighed, and went to plan B. She formed her lips and blew, but there as no sound; at least no sound that she could hear.

Nanashi covered his ears with his hands and winced in pain, and then covered her mouth with them. Rin forced his hands off of her face, although she didn't look angry at all. "What?" Nanashi asked, almost sounding stupid. "You're…a dog…demon," she said in amazement, "Well, at least half, anyway." "You don't have to rub it in," he growled. Nanashi leered down at her, and she stared into his big, molten gold orbs.

"There's…just no way," she said absent-mindedly. "There's just no way what?" Nanashi retorted, sending Rin back into reality. "Oh, nothing, I should be leaving," she said, turning around. Nanashi watched her for a moment before speaking. "Fine then, go! Good riddance!"

Rin didn't listen; she only kept walking until she reached the place where she had left her faithful steed. She quickly got onto the two-headed dragon, and thought for a moment. "They're all just…coincidences. There's no way in all the hells that he could actually be…L-lord…Sessho---" She shook her head violently before she could think the last word. "Why am I thinking such…such blasphemy?" she asked herself in a low mumble. She patted her beast on its side and it began moving through the woods once again. "How could there be a connection? I'm sure the gods would've appointed a…more suitable reincarnate for Sesshomaru-sama, at least not some half-breed."

Rin rode Aa and Um for a few hours, still in her deep thought. She heard the trickling sound of water, and slowly got off of her steed. She walked for a few minutes until she came across a river, and although it was far down in a ravine, there was a bridge providing safe passage across. Rin took a few steps onto the rickety looking plank bridge, and after seeing that it was safe, walked out to the center.

She looked down at the calm water and watched as the multi-colored koi as they swam around, looking almost as though they were dancing in the water. Rin felt the gentle breeze hit her face and closed her eyes, listening to the chirping of the birds and the sound of the water.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" a gruff, male voice asked. Rin looked up and saw an older looking man, perhaps in his early fifties, shown not only by his slight wrinkles but the few silver streaks in his hair. Rin's eyes made their way down to his eyes, which were a brilliant blend of a dark green and a bright amber, but when she saw his smile, his wicked, sinister, and almost ferocious looking, she began to fell a little uneasy.

"W-who are you?" she stuttered. "Oh, my apologies for not introducing myself and startling you like that, my lady, I am Higashi, Lord of the East," he said politely, almost in a stately manner. Rin bowed deeply, although she was unsure if it was the safest thing to do.

"I am sorry, my lord, I am---" "Lady Rin, yes, I know," he said. Rin looked at him strangely. "How do you know my name?" she asked, a hint of panic in her voice. "I know many things about you, witch," he said. Rin's eyes darted around in a panicky manner, until her eyes came to a sword tucked into his belt, a few splotches of blood staining its scabbard. That's when it hit her.

"You! You're the one…" she shrieked, tears forming in her eyes. "Clever girl," he said, raising his hand for an attack, "It's too bad, considering the fate you shall suffer." Rin tried to jump out of the way, but was hit in the jaw, letting out a large scream before falling into the deep river.

[A/N: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo!!!!! Rin! OMG! Anyway, who did you like the chapter? You do? Good, good. Quite a plot twist, ne? I know, I'm pure evil. Ja ne, minna-san!]