"My Lord, where are we going?" Rin asked while pulling on Sesshomaru's sleeve.
His dazed eyes looked down upon her. He pressed his thin lips together. "Just keep quiet and keep walking."
Rin hung her head and followed him silently.
"My Lord, my lord." Jaken shrieked as he ran toward him.
"What is Jaken?" He answered irratibly.
"My Lord, your brother has acquired a new demon exterminator."
"Do not call him my brother, call him InuYasha. How did you get this useless information?"
"Kagura told me,"
"You have been talking to one of Naraku's henchmen!"
Jaken twitched. "Yes my lord."
"Why would you do such a thing Jaken?"
"Forgive me my lord."
"Why I continue to travel with a person, demon rather like you? You don't help me in any way shape or form!"
Jaken's forehead began to sweat.
Sesshomaru pulled his sword out and sliced Jaken in half. "And don't expect me to put you back together."
"But my lord, I have only done as you wished me to do. Why do you still hate me?" His breath getting heavier as his death became closer.
"I don't need you any more Jaken, you are a burden to me, and you betrayed me." An evil smirk filled his face.
"MY LORD!" He yelled. Blood filled his mouth and trickled down his jaw.
Sesshomaru turned Rin's head away. "We shall be going now. Goodbye Jaken."
"Lord…Sessho…maru!" Jaken's chest rose once more then quickly fell. His eyes dilated and his jaw locked closed. The sound of Jaken's soul leaving his body was heard as Sesshomaru's minion died.
Rin looked at Jaken's body before turning to Sesshomaru. "Is Jaken dead my lord?"
"Yes Rin."
"For good?"
"Yes. I don't want him alive."
Rin looked at the ground. Sesshomaru picked her up and carried her. They continued going in the direction they were before.
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The group began walking toward the village. InuYasha's ear still stung from Kaede pulling it. Shippo gladly stayed behind since he was still afraid of Megumi.
Megumi remained one step behind and InuYasha was one step ahead. InuYasha wanted to make it there before nightfall. The rest of the group did not know that tonight was a new moon, so they did not know he was going to transform.
Sango watched Miroku out of the corner of her eye,. He was concentrating on something and did not notice her looking at him. Sango twisted a piece of leather between her fingers. Was she going to come out and tell him about what happened? She loved him but was unsure how he would take it. It would be really hard to tell him. She twisted the leather strip all of the way around clicked together as a breeze passed through. Sango looked away.
Megumi's braid hit against her back as she walked. She watched InuYasha rushing to get to the village. Did he hate her so much that he could not stand to walk with her? She was mad at herself and then she was also a little mad at InuYasha for not doing anything to stop her. She watched him walk away from them. She thought she had really hurt him. "You are so stupid Megumi!" She thought to herself. She looked up at the sky.
"We need to get there before nightfall. I can't turn human during the middle of the fight. But then again I would not have to fight and leave it all to Sango and Megumi." He smirked to himself. "But Megumi does not know that I turn human. What would she say?" InuYasha sighed. "Now I have more problems with Kagome." He heard now silent every one was. He felt the breeze against his face. He then looked at his claws.
Miroku noticed the breeze that suddenly passed by them. It whipped through his raven hair. His mind was elsewhere though. InuYasha had told him that he had talked to Megumi while she bathed, and then he kissed her the next day. He still wanted Megumi to bear his child. She did not know about his attempts in the past to other women so he thought it would be ok. Her ass was not as plump as Sango's but that did not matter to him. To him Megumi was a pretty sexy lady. Then he realized that he still had the wind tunnel. It burst his little lust bubble. He looked at his prayer beads and thought to himself.
= = = = =
The village was in their sights. They could see it. InuYasha noticed the temperature dropping. This meant that it would be nightfall in a few hours.
"Let's find this demon as soon as possible. There is no use wasting the rest of our day on it."
Megumi's serious face just nodded. She had no comment. Sango looked over at Miroku whose attention was on a dark cloud hanging over an area of the forest. Sango noticed him looking at it and then saw the cloud also. "InuYasha look!"
Sango pointed at the cloud.
InuYasha grinned, "This will be easier than I thought."
Megumi shrugged and followed InuYasha's lead as he walked in the direction of the forest. After a few minutes of walking, InuYasha began to sprint. Megumi tried to chase after him, but was not where close to his speed. Sango pulled Kirara off her shoulder and she suddenly transformed.
"I forgot she could do that." Megumi looked up at Kirara and shielded her eyes from the slowly setting sun.
Sango grinned.
The three of them jumped on Kirara and began to glide over to the forest.
= = = = =
Rin looked out at the village. She stood on a steep cliff over looking it. A dark cloud hung over a nearby forest. She felt the hair on her arms and legs stand up. She traveled around with Sesshomaru long enough to know that the cloud belonged to a demon. She looked around for Sesshomaru.
"My lord? My lord where are you?" Her little head tossed from left to right as she looked for him.
Sesshomaru walked up behind her. "I am right here Rin."
She tilted her head. "Oh, hello my Lord."
"Let's go Rin."
"Yes my lord." She quickly got to her feet and stood next to him. He began to walk toward the forest. "My lord, are you going after the demon?"
"No the demon, InuYasha he is who we are after."
"Oooo. Then why are we here?"
"Because InuYasha is on his way here." Sesshomaru answered getting irritated.
"I see." She looked up at Sesshomaru in an admired way. Her small hand wrapped around a few of his claws.
When she did this Sesshomaru loked down. Rin skipped along happily. He did not attempt to pull away. She looked up to him which was something he was not used to yet. One thought went through his mind. "Don't let her get hurt." He saw how happy she was. He looked back on the road. He must protect Rin.