The Soul Inside Author's Notes: Hope you enjoy it! I have the idea in my head, right now I'm just trying to tie up some stuff. I just hope you have a good time reading this. "" - talking..() thinking..

Encounter.

Kagome stood there, in silence. She was alone, scared. What to do next? She felt as a horrible pain invaded her chest, although it was very painful, horrible, unbearable, she kinda recognized it, but didn't knew why. She made her desition and started to walk, still with pain. It didn't matter, she had to find Naraku. The hate within her, gave her the strenght to walk.

Past events kept coming to her head, (how come we didn't noticed? Because Naraku is good at making twisted plans. That bastard). She kept walking, very slowly, her whole body was hurt, she felt heat all over her, was she really that injured?. Curiosity made her turn to se herself for the first time since she woke up. (Blood!!)

Realizing how bad injured she was made her faint.

(Where am I? I feel motion, I'm riding a horse.Kirara!!!) The hope that the fire cat was with her, made her open her eyes. She was lying down on the back of some animal, the animal was walking, slowly, at least slowly enough to keep her up. She tried to move her arms in an attempt to hug the cat. Was she thankful that Kirara returned for her.

"Kirara, thanks for coming back" she said as she rubbed the animal. When she rubbed the animal she shocked, it was not furry like Kirara, it was hard, it was full of scales. She froze. (What the hell am I on?) Her eyes open completely. she was scared. (Without arrows, I cannot defend myself, I cannot even move quickly enough to run, I'm still hurt). She was so tired, she started to cry, what else could she do?

"You are up!!" Kagome focus her eyes on the blurry figure. (A girl. no, wait, THE girl!!. The girl that travels with.) She placed her arms in the back of the animal she was traveling on, she wanted to lean, and see if she was right, althoug she knew she was.

"Seshoumaru!!" and she let herself fall again in the back of the dragon- like animal.

Seshoumaru heard her, but he didn't even turn his face to see her. (She's too weak, she'll probably just faint again, I can wait, she'll be more useful alive and in her complete senses). And he continue to walk, concerning his own buisness.

Kagome was just shoked, more shocked than before. (Why? Why Seshoumaru? How long have I been out? Where are we going? Why is he taking me? Does he know about the fight with Naraku? Was he also tricked?) So many questions in her head, so many that made her head hurt and made her passed out again. (Damn Kykio, she is so powerful).

She woke up again, this time she was lying on the grass, and she was by a lake. She felt so much better. She stood up. (My feet don't hurt anymore. Good). She started moving all of her body, to make sure that it was all okay. (Mmm. it doesn't seem to hurt anymore. Now I can go back). She turned around, and practically fell from the surprise. Seating on the grass leaning in a tree and looking at her, was Sesshoumaru.

Kagome froze. (How long has he been there? Has he seen me all of this time, also when I was out?) Kagome just kept looking at him asking all of this questions and seeing Sesshoumaru's eyes in the process. She sure was staring at the guy, but the most that she examined his eyes, she kept thinking, (Is he really looking at me? His eyes seem to go through me. kinda. he's looking, but not watching.not observing.) And they kept looking, well at least Kagome was looking for sure, Sesshoumaru was just looking at something.

"Sesshoumaru-Sama!!, look, I found something to eat, and also something for Aun, and." The girl paused for a second, she saw Kagome standing and went running to her inmediately.

"You're up now!!! What is your name? My name is Rin. You were saved by Sesshoumaru-Sama, I was saved also, long time ago, Jaken-Sama was also saved by Sesshoumaru-Sama, but that was a very long time ago, you were traveling on Aun, Aun is nice, protects Rin." The girl suddenly realized the things that she was carrying. "Do you like mushrooms? Maybe fish, we can fish, Rin's done it before, Rin always help Jaken-Sama."

"Rin, silence" Sesshoumaru's voice was clear, and rin just stopped talking.

Kagome was actually felt relief that the girl stopped talking. (Wow, can she talk.but then again, I guess she doesn't get to talk much around Sesshoumaru.she's cute, so. Rin.)Kagome, stood there watching at Rin, as she didn't know what to say. And she didn't know if Sesshoumaru would let her. Not that she was afraid, but she didn't had any arrows, she would not give him a reason to be mad, she was not that stupid.

Kagome took a look at her again, she was still covered in blood. She could smell the blood, very anoying. She wanted to clean herself, but didn't think she could get a chance to do so.

Rin analized the pretty girl carefully, she was dirty and she was looking at the lake. (She wants to get clean, why doesn't she ask Sesshoumaru-Sama?) Rin was really confused, was the girl scared of Sesshoumaru-Sama? (If she is scared, then I will ask Sesshoumaru-Sama fo her.) And she went running towards Sesshoumaru with her usual smile.

"Sesshoumaru-Sama, Rin got dirty in the forest, Rin wants to clean herself, and the pretty lady could also get clean, here's a lake." Sesshoumaru paused for a moment, then he raised himself from the ground and walked into the woods, his way of giving Rin his consent . Jaken just followed him, that was implied.

(Finally, the smell from the blood was already starting to bother me.) Sesshoumaru thought as he walked away.