Sesshoumaru looked down from the tree at Milika. Her and Rin were snuggled

together against the large tree behind them. He thought to himself,

"Stupid girl, whoever she is." He thought back when Milika trying to fend

off the spider demon with only a branch. " Thinking she could maybe get out

of that situation, what a fool."

Then Rin started to whine a little bit, probably from a bad

dream, Sesshoumaru thought. He noticed though Milika's grip on Rin

tightened.

" That girl is very protective of Rin , though, almost like..." He didn't finish the thought.

Sesshoumaru leaped gracefully down from the tree and silently walked over

to the two sleeping figures. He smelt Milika's scent as he got closer.

" She almost smells like, that strange girl that is always with Inuyasha....but how?"

Sesshoumaru then noticed the strange clothing she wore. She had blue tough material

pants, almost like a very weak armor. One pant leg was ripped due to the spider

encounter. On her top half, she had a long sleeve, purple shirt one, that was almost

stretchy.

He fingered the strange pants until he heard a sound.

"Ow." It was a soft and painful noise that came from Milika.

Sesshoumaru backed up a bit so if she woke up he could make a run for it.

Milika, still half asleep, twisted her leg into a more comfortable position.

Another soft, "Ow.", came from her.

Sesshoumaru reached for some herbs from his pouch. He carefully bandaged the wound

again, and spread some herbs on the wound. Milika twisted a bit but still

was asleep. As Sesshoumaru made his way up, Milika, half asleep, rose up into a sitting

position, and with half closed eyes looked at Sesshoumaru.

"I am dreaming," A yawn came from her, "ain't I?"

Sesshoumaru, deciding to play along, quietly said , "Yes, this is a dream."

Milika, in an almost intoxicated state answered, "Oh...okay." She stopped and got a

closer look at Sesshoumaru.

" You know what?.......You look like that Sesshoumaru guy, person who...saved me."

Milika, with her eyes barely opened, smiled and said, "I have to thank him."

And with that Milika's head started to fall forward. Sesshoumaru caught it,

" What a strange girl she is..."

Milika's head landed on Sesshoumaru's cloak tail. She snuggled her head into it,

and quietly said, "So snugly soft...." With that Milika feel back to a deep

sleep.

Sesshoumaru slowly put Milika back down next to Rin before her or Rin woke up.

He shook his head as he looked back at them.

"Humans, what is it about them?"

He slowly turned away and made his way into the forest.

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"Mommy Milika ....Time to get UP!"

Milika slowly opened her eyes to find Rin sitting in her lap bouncing.

"Yawn, Rin what it is morning already?"

Rin nodded her head. Milika slowly got up not sure whether her leg would

still hurt or not. When she stood her leg didn't even wince with pain.

"Rin, what did you put on my leg, it feels better already?"

Rin looked up at Milika with a puzzled look.

"Rin only put on a bandage on your leg."

Rin got on her knees and looked at the wrapped leg more

closely."Someone changed the bandage and put some herbs on it."

Rin got a big smile on her face. Milika wondered who the heck could

that be. Her and Rin were the only two by the fire and she didn't

remember anyone coming to her and changing her bandages.

Suddenly Milika remembered, "Could it be, no it couldn't.

I didn't see that Sesshoumaru guy anywhere last night. It was just

me and Rin, wasn't it? But, no that dream, could that have been him?"

"Rin, do you know where Sesshoumaru is?"

"Oh, Sesshoumaru -sama is......right there."

She pointed ahead to the same tall white figure, Milika saw before but this

time, she could clearly make out his features. His long silver hair, the almost

emotionless face, and that big fluffy tail thing over his shoulder.

"What is he, he is like..an angel?"

Rin ran up to Sesshoumaru and grabbed his clothes.

"Where have you been? After you took Milika and Rin here, you disappeared."

Sesshoumaru looked down at the Rin. Rin smiled at him.

" Milika is okay now. She says her leg feels better."

Sesshoumaru looked at the human. She had scared yet astonished look on

her face. He was amused.

"Are you scared, human?"

"No, it is just that...you look..different and my name is Milika."

"That is because I am a demon not a lowly human."

"But, you're not, like the demon who tried to kill us, I mean you saved us."

Sesshoumaru looked at the human girl. She lost her scared expression, instead she

wore a caring and smiling face.

"Oh, thanks for saving my life."

Sesshoumaru didn't know what to do. No one ever thank him before

except for Rin but she was a little girl. Also he had never saved anyone but Rin

before.

"You're welcome."

Milika wanted to melt right then and there. There was something about

Sesshoumaru that just made her feel all good inside. She smiled back at him.

Sesshoumaru just looked back at her. "Okay, Milika you are getting way over your head here. Remember you have to find your way back home."

Sesshoumaru started to go back into the forest. "What am I doing with this human anyway? She is just like the rest of them. " Rin started to go after Sesshoumaru. "No Rin you and her stay here." With that he was gone. Milika glared back at him and said softly to herself, "MI_LI_KA! He could at least called me my name."

Rin ran back to Milika. "At least Rin and Milika will have fun." She giggled.

Milika looked at Rin. "Rin, you know I need to go back home. My aunt is probably looking all over for me."

"No, Mommy Milika, you have to stay with Rin and Sesshoumaru."

"Rin I am really sorry, I would stay with you but I don't think he likes me that much."

Rin started to get tears in her eyes. Milika couldn't bear to see Rin like this. She was her daughter after all, wasn't she?

"Rin, how about maybe I will go home and you come with me to tell my aunt where I have been. Then I will work out something and come back with you? I don't think Sesshoumaru would mind us being gone for a couple of hours."

"Besides he left me and Rin by ourselves. I don't think he cares that much."

Rin looked back at Milika and sniffed. "Okay."

Milika picked up Rin. "Now let us find that well. Do you know where what direction that the well is?" Rin looked around and spotted the field of sakura blossoms. She pointed her finger.

"That way." Then the two were off. They walked through the field and picked flowers as they went. Rin put them in Milika's hair. After walking for a bit, Rin spotted it.

"There it is."

Milika slowly walked up to the well with Rin behind her. She reached in her pocket and found that she still had the pink shard in her pocket. "For some strange reason, I think this helped us get here." She put the shard away. "Okay Rin ready to go?"

"Yep." With that they slowly made their way into the well.

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"Inuyasha, I have to go home."

Kagome was trying to convince him to let her go home so she could go to school. They weren't having much success in finding shards so she just wanted to go home and rest. As she got nearer to the well Inuyasha began his ranting again.

"I don't see why do you have to go to that stupid school place anyway. Why can't you just stay here."

Kagome looked back at Inuyasha.

"You want me to stay?"

Inuyasha crossed his arms and frowned.

"Maybe." he said under his breath.

Kagome smiled at him. "Well, I ..."

Then she sensed it. A jewel shard, and it wasn't that far away.

Inuyasha looked at her and knew. "Come on let's go."

Kagome climbed on Inuyasha's back. As they made their way , they got nearer and nearer to the well. Strangely, she sensed the jewel was near the well.

"Inuyasha, I think it is in the well."

"The well? Why would it be in the well?"

"I don't know, but it is in there."

As Inuyasha got to well he jumped into it.

"Where is it?"

Kagome couldn't believe it. She felt the jewel going to the other side, in her time!

"Inuyasha we have to go through the well."

"What?"

"Go through the well to my time."

"Are you trying to get home?"

"No seriously I sense it."

With that Kagome and Inuyasha went through the well to Kagome's time. Unknown to them a little surprise would be waiting on the other side.