Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters! Except for a few but Inuyasha, Kagome, Koga, Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jaken are not mine! They belong to Rumiko Tagahashi!

Chapter 9: Problems Brewing

Intro: Everything has calmed down and everyone is fast asleep in their bed rooms, or so we think. Late at night, we find Rin wondering about the castle as she starts to walk into the woods she hears a noise behind her, Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru- "Rin, what are you doing out of bed?"

Rin- "I wanted to go for a walk, I can't sleep."

Sesshomaru- "You don't need to be walking around at night. Kumo may mistake you for a demon, you know how serious he takes his nightly patrols."

Rin- "I know, I was going to stay on the exterior of the forest. I know Kumo concentrates on the middle more, demons can hide there easier you know."

Sesshomaru- "Yes, I know. Come here, there's something you and I need to talk about."

Rin- "Yes, my Lord."

::Rin and Sesshomaru walk through Rin's room to the back door to enter the garden. They go and sit under a tree near the middle::

Sesshomaru- "I know you are still young, but have you ever thought of... spending you life with another?"

Rin- "No, my Lord! I could only live here with you and Bijin and now Tsubusu."

Sesshomaru- "What about Gogatsu, when he gets older, of course."

Rin- "Gogatsu is my best friend, but my loyalties are here with you, my Lord, I would never leave you."

Sesshomaru- "You will have to eventually. The person you choose as your mate will expect you to move in with him."

Rin- "But I would still visit."

Sesshomaru- "Maybe, but, maybe not. He may not let you.""

Rin- "My lord, may I ask you a question?"

Sesshomaru- "Yes, Rin."

Rin- "Do you... want me to leave?"

Sesshomaru- "No, Rin, this is not the purpose of this conversation. I never want you to leave. It just wouldn't be the same."

Rin- "My Lord."

Sesshomaru- "Hmm?"

Rin- ::hugs Sesshomaru:: "No matter what, if I ever choose a mate, I will always come and visit you." ::Rin starts to cry as Sesshomaru looks down and hugs the child back::

Rin- "I think I can go to bed now."

Sesshomaru- "Me, too."

::They both let go and stood up as a spider-like demon approaches the two from the shadows. The two have not yet seen the demon, but Rin catches a glance out of the corner of her eye as the demon steps into view::

Rin- "My Lord, look!"

Sesshomaru- "Kumo?"

::the demon steps out of the shadows to see a badly injured Kumo::

Kumo- "My Lord, a-a-a dem-demon is in the woods... he-he has sworn to.... To kill you and yo-your family... he liv-lives by... moo-moon—"

Rin- "Spit it out before—"

Sesshomaru- "He's dead."

::Bijin opens the door::

Bijin- "Sweetie, ::looks around tiredly:: what's going on?"

Sesshomaru- "Go back to bed, Bijin."

Bijin- ::her eyes widen as she sees the fallen Kumo:: "Kumo! On my—what happened? Sesshomaru... ?"

Sesshomaru- "Get inside, Rin go with her."

::Inuyasha and Kagome come out of their room::

Inuyasha- "What's all the commotion? We're tryin' to sleep!"

Bijin- heh "Not from what I was hearing."

Kagome- "Oh, ::blushes:: uh Sesshomaru, what's going—oh my God!! What is that?!" ::Kagome spotted Kumo on the ground dead::

Sesshomaru- "I don't know what's going on but I don't want any of you to get hurt so go inside, so I can find out."

Bijin- "Sesshomaru, smell the air; there is a demon close by."

Sesshomaru- "Get Tsubusu and Kagome get Gogatsu, you four and you, too, Rin, get to the human's village as quick as you can. Take Ah-and-Un."

Inuyasha- "Its just a demon."

Sesshomaru- "It's not just a demon if it killed Kumo. He was my best soldier."

Inuyasha- "Kagome... you heard him, go get Gogatsu and leave." If that was his best I would hate to me who killed him. Sesshomaru's soldiers are really strong, I've fought one before, it wasn't Kumo, but he was tough. He thought I was a demon who was just trespassing on Sesshomaru's land.

Kagome- "Alright."

::Kagome and Bijin follow Sesshomaru's orders and get their kids::

Bijin- "Come on lets go. Rin, get Ah-and-Un."

Rin- "Yes, my Lady."

Sesshomaru- "Bijin, ::goes over to his mate and son and kisses them both on the forehead:: be careful."

Bijin- "We will."

::Kagome, Gogatsu, Rin, Bijin, and Tsubusu get on Ah-and-Un::

Inuyasha- "You be careful, too. Don't do anything stupid now and Gogatsu listen to your mom." Its astonishing how much Sesshomaru loves Bijin. He doesn't want to risk loosing her like he almost did before. But for now, we have to worry about this demon.