"But…she's too old to be Rin, isn't she?" Kana thought to herself disappointedly. Just then, footsteps sounded in the distance. Rin looked up and saw a terrifying scarred face. ***For any clueless audience-Oino***
"Kana's been insulting me, Oino-kun," Ramika said, jumping out of the shades and pretending to do work a second before Oino made it to the campsite. He looked at the ragged and tired face of Kana and kicks her sharply in the side, making her tumble over.
"Get up ***** and don't ever insult Ramika again, you hear?" he asked threateningly at Kana. Then, following Kana's distant gaze, fell upon Rin. As Oino's gaze was occupied, Ramika smiled nastily at Kana's injured figure on the ground. "Well…well. Who have we here?" The rest of the party came up behind their 'chief' and eyed the new girl.
Oino made some steps forward and grabbed the girl by her garments. As he was leading her into camp, Jaken came to the scene. His head was screaming with terror. If Sesshoumaru caught another guy's scent on Rin, and he always does, he, Jaken, will be dead. Using his staff, he breathed fire onto Oino, making him retreat and let go of Rin.
"Rin, are you OK?" Jaken asked, full of concern, though for Rin, or for HIS life…
"Yeah, Jaken," Rin bent down to thank him.
"Well," Jaken faced the band of thieves, "You had all better stay away from this girl. She is the wom-under the guard of the great Demon Lord of the Western Lands, Lord Sesshoumaru." Some thieves, obviously from a different place snorted. But a few recognized the name and shuddered. Jaken had almost said 'the woman of' though he knew that it wasn't true. He'd always thought along those lines though.
"Jaken, what's this?" Sesshoumaru's commanding voice came from the trees. A few robbers gasped. They had been used to stealth, but hadn't even heard Sesshoumaru walking!
"Jaken?" Jaken fell on his knees bowing over and over again, too terrified to say a thing. "Jaken, answer my question."
"Well, you see master, Rin decided to walk so I came with her and then we found this gang. That leader…"
"Oino," Rin whispered softly.
"Huh? What Rin? Oino? Oh. OK. The leader, Oino, was trying to take Rin. I burned him with the staff and he let go. I was telling them to back off, when you came, master." Sesshoumaru was well satisfied with this answer. He looked around camp and suddenly, his eyes caught something very interesting. Rin, in fear, had ran up to him and grabbed hold of his sleeve like she would as a kid.
"That woman," Sesshoumaru thought, glancing at Rin again, "looks very like Rin. She smells similar."
"Rin, are you related to that woman?" Sesshoumaru asked quietly. Rin quivered again.
"Rin…doesn't know."
"Well, enough with the chit-chat. I saw that woman first, so I'm having her," Oino cried out, motioning for the rest of the group to step up and fight. Sesshoumaru quickly knocked out 10 or so of them with one swipe. However, Oino, taking hold of some herbs sprinkled it at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru felt the herbs presence in his blood and began to feel weak.
"That miko's herbs are good," Oino told his one of his henchman.
"Kikyo used to take guard over something of immense power, so she had strong miko powers."
"Good job on procuring these," Oino pointed at the pouches around his waist, obviously all Kikyo's herbs.
Sesshoumaru still got a few before he collapsed. Jaken was knocked over the head with a stick and was out cold. Oino laughed, and walked forward and grabbed Rin. He flung his prize over his shoulder and motioned for camp to be set elsewhere. Sesshoumaru's dim vision can still make out where they were going, until finally, he gave up and lay down, surrendering to the power of the herbs.
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"Kana's been insulting me, Oino-kun," Ramika said, jumping out of the shades and pretending to do work a second before Oino made it to the campsite. He looked at the ragged and tired face of Kana and kicks her sharply in the side, making her tumble over.
"Get up ***** and don't ever insult Ramika again, you hear?" he asked threateningly at Kana. Then, following Kana's distant gaze, fell upon Rin. As Oino's gaze was occupied, Ramika smiled nastily at Kana's injured figure on the ground. "Well…well. Who have we here?" The rest of the party came up behind their 'chief' and eyed the new girl.
Oino made some steps forward and grabbed the girl by her garments. As he was leading her into camp, Jaken came to the scene. His head was screaming with terror. If Sesshoumaru caught another guy's scent on Rin, and he always does, he, Jaken, will be dead. Using his staff, he breathed fire onto Oino, making him retreat and let go of Rin.
"Rin, are you OK?" Jaken asked, full of concern, though for Rin, or for HIS life…
"Yeah, Jaken," Rin bent down to thank him.
"Well," Jaken faced the band of thieves, "You had all better stay away from this girl. She is the wom-under the guard of the great Demon Lord of the Western Lands, Lord Sesshoumaru." Some thieves, obviously from a different place snorted. But a few recognized the name and shuddered. Jaken had almost said 'the woman of' though he knew that it wasn't true. He'd always thought along those lines though.
"Jaken, what's this?" Sesshoumaru's commanding voice came from the trees. A few robbers gasped. They had been used to stealth, but hadn't even heard Sesshoumaru walking!
"Jaken?" Jaken fell on his knees bowing over and over again, too terrified to say a thing. "Jaken, answer my question."
"Well, you see master, Rin decided to walk so I came with her and then we found this gang. That leader…"
"Oino," Rin whispered softly.
"Huh? What Rin? Oino? Oh. OK. The leader, Oino, was trying to take Rin. I burned him with the staff and he let go. I was telling them to back off, when you came, master." Sesshoumaru was well satisfied with this answer. He looked around camp and suddenly, his eyes caught something very interesting. Rin, in fear, had ran up to him and grabbed hold of his sleeve like she would as a kid.
"That woman," Sesshoumaru thought, glancing at Rin again, "looks very like Rin. She smells similar."
"Rin, are you related to that woman?" Sesshoumaru asked quietly. Rin quivered again.
"Rin…doesn't know."
"Well, enough with the chit-chat. I saw that woman first, so I'm having her," Oino cried out, motioning for the rest of the group to step up and fight. Sesshoumaru quickly knocked out 10 or so of them with one swipe. However, Oino, taking hold of some herbs sprinkled it at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru felt the herbs presence in his blood and began to feel weak.
"That miko's herbs are good," Oino told his one of his henchman.
"Kikyo used to take guard over something of immense power, so she had strong miko powers."
"Good job on procuring these," Oino pointed at the pouches around his waist, obviously all Kikyo's herbs.
Sesshoumaru still got a few before he collapsed. Jaken was knocked over the head with a stick and was out cold. Oino laughed, and walked forward and grabbed Rin. He flung his prize over his shoulder and motioned for camp to be set elsewhere. Sesshoumaru's dim vision can still make out where they were going, until finally, he gave up and lay down, surrendering to the power of the herbs.
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Reviews please! 7 more reviews and I'll keep writing. If you are waiting for this to update and have written a review, feel free to enjoy my other Inu-Yasha fanfics, including Love from My Soul, a prelude to this. Also, I have a humorous crossover called, New Life, New School, New problems, New Foes. The full list can be viewed on my profiles page, enjoy!