A/N: omg, long chapter. Took forever to type, but I liked doin it nn I update often enough, so.. not many cliffhangers. ;;oo. I dont think I need to tell you that I dont own these characters, its rather obvious. REMEMBER THAT ITALICS IS THINKING, unless its a single word or somethin.
Suddenly, the two girls heard a rustle in the bushes to their left. Supposing it was just Miroku, Sango grabbed the nearest rock and flung it towards the source, expecting to hear a cry or at least a thud to tell that the culprit got hit. But no sound was heard, other than the rock falling.
"Whos there? Show yourself!" Sango calmly said, while kneeling deeper into the water so no peeping-toms could catch sight of anything.
Out of the bushes walked none other than Lord Sesshomaru. Normally Kagome would scream and Sango would make a dash for her Hiraikotsu, but the expression on Sesshomarus face was petrifying. Jaken walked through the brush following Sesshomaru, but he fell into the spring and started drowning. Paying no attention to his servants predicament, Sesshomaru looked from Kagome to Sango, then glanced around the surrounding area.
"You FREAK!" Kagome yelled, curling into a ball beneath the waters surface. Sesshomaru just stared for a moment, blinked, then made his reply, "Dont flatter yourself."
Unlike Kagome, Sango could tell that Sesshomaru had a problem. She kicked Jaken to the shore and looked at Sesshomaru quizzically, "What do you want here, Sesshomaru? Inuyasha is elsewhere, and I know you knew that."
Jaken was going to answer Sango for his lord, but Sesshomaru stepped forth, onto the shore of the spring.
"I have no desire to take the Tetsusaiga or to defeat that worthless mutt." He coldly replied.
Sango blinked a few times, dumbfounded. If he didnt want to fight Inuyasha, or try to take the Tetsusaiga, what does he want? Knowing that just thinking wont get her questions answered, she decided to ask. With no reply. Sesshomaru nodded towards Jaken, signaling for him to explain their case.
"When Lord Sesshomaru was away, Rin was kidnapped! Even though shes just a weak hu-" Was all he got to explain before Sesshomaru pushed him into the water again with a gentle nudge from his foot.
Meanwhile, Kagome finally convinced herself that Sesshomaru wasnt a peeping-tom like Miroku, thought about what Jaken had said. If Rin was kidnapped, that must mean that they are looking for her! Thinking that it was "cute" and "thoughtful" of Sesshomaru to go find Rin, Kagome decided that they would help him find her. She stood up to tell him that they would help find Rin, but she didnt remember about her current clothing issue.
"We'll help you fin Rin!" She exclaimed, with pep in her voice. Sango couldnt see what was more disturbing, Kagomes proposal, or Sesshomarus reaction to it. Sesshomaru's face was as red as Miroku's after Sango had slapped it. It was then Kagome realised that he wasnt reacting to what she said, but to the fact that she was standing naked in front of him. There was an awkward silence before Kagome screamed and ducked under the water, and Sesshomaru turned his back to the spring. This time, however, when Kagome screamed thanks to Sesshomaru, Inuyasha and Miroku heard it.
"Whats wrong!?" They gasped, hurtling through the bushes and shrubbery separating their newly-formed camp and the spring, at the opposite end of where Sesshomaru stood. This was an awkward sight indeed. Sesshomaru and a drowning Jaken at one end of the spring, Inuyasha and Miroku who are standing clueless at the other end, and a naked Sango and Kagome in the middle! Realising his brother was now at the scene, Sesshomaru quickly regained his expressionless appearance.
Jaken, who had finally managed to get to the edge of the rocks that outlined the spring, climbed onto land and started coughing and gasping for breath. When he finally got hold of his breath, and was able to stand, he looked around at the scene, and stepped in front of Sesshomaru, ready to defend his lord in case Inuyasha attacked.
Inuyasha was assuming that Sesshomaru was being a pervert and had spied on Kagome and Sango. He grabbed the Tetsusaiga, ready to attack if Sesshomaru moved from the spot. Miroku, on the other hand, was marveling at the girls, like always. A low growl was forming in the back of Inuyashas throat as he took a step for the spring that kept him at least ten feet away from his older brother, but Miroku put an arm out in front of him to stop him. Confused, Inuyasha blinked at Miroku, hoping for a reason for his relictance to fight. The monk nodded towards Sesshomaru and Jaken, and how they were simply standing there, excusing Jakens battle stance, they didnt look like they wanted to fight at all. Lowering his arm from the Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at Sesshomaru, it just didnt seem right, something had to be up in order for Sesshomaru to not attack.
"What do you want, Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha did his best to not sound stupid, as it seemed to him that he was the only one who didnt know what was going on. "And what are you doing here? Gonna try your luck at taking my Tetsusaiga again?"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome called out, wading towards Inuyasha and Miroku, "He doesnt want to fight, just listen!" Once again, Kagome forgot her nakedness, and walked straight up to Inuyasha. Miroku coughed into his hand and pointed at Kagome, motioning for her to see her current self. For the third time that day, Kagome made an idiot out of herself. Sighing, with a face as red as his outfit, Inuyasha took off his fire-rat coat and handed it to Kagome, who wrapped it around herself to make a dress. Sango managed to sneak away, however, while Kagome was getting dressed, to fetch her own clothes.
By the time she returned, Kagome had convinced Inuyasha to listen to Sesshomarus story. He reluctantly agreed, so Jaken was explaining the days events, yet again, up to the part where Kagome proposed to help them find Rin.
"Why should we help HIM, Kagome?! How do you know its not a trick?" Inuyasha protested for every reason he could think of, but his mental capacity limited his excuses for not helping.
"How do you know hes NOT?" She snapped back.
"Because hes SESSHOMARU, or didnt you see!?"
"I know that! But imagine if you had to deal with losing Shippo, or me like that!"
"I.. I.. Well.. -We still dont know if hes lying!" Kagome had caught Inuyasha at a loss of words, which was a rather simple thing to do, but a useful tactic, nonetheless.
"Thats a risk that I am willing to take." After Kagome said that, Miroku stepped into the conversation as well,
"I'd have to agree with Kagome, Inuyasha. We have nothing to do, so we might as well help him."
"But what about the Jewel Shards!"
"After your battle with Kouga, I didnt sense any nearby jewel shards, what about you Kagome? Your jewel sense is much stronger than my own."
"Nope, I didnt sense any. So I think we should help him!" And that ended it. Inuyasha gave a final "Keh" and went off to the highest tree he could find to think out what he was going to do. It was then, when Sango returned, so Miroku and Kagome had to explained their agreement for helping Sesshomaru. But Sango had a good question, that they never considered. She asked if Sesshomaru even wanted their help. Being the demon lord he is, he probably wouldnt accept help from a half-demon or a bunch of humans. They never even considered that. It was a very good question, another one was, where WAS Sesshomaru at this point? He had walked away while Miroku, Kagome, and Inuyasha discussed, so he was probably off thinking, just like Inuyasha was. The group spread out to find him, all in opposite directions, everyone that is, except Inuyasha.
It was Miroku, who found him. He was sitting under a tree on top of a nearby hill and was gathering his thoughts on the entire story overall. Unlike Inuyasha, Sesshomarus thoughts were serious and well written, looking at an item from every angle, inspecting every aspect of it until it was second nature.
Who would have thought I would run into Inuyasha, or any of his human comrades. I suppose I was too worried for Rin and let my guard slip, and just didnt catch their scent before I got near them. Very well, I can just accept their help for now, then take the Tetsusaiga once Rin is safe. After all, its not like - His thoughts were interrupted when Miroku sat next to him. At the bottom of the hill where they sat, Shippo was chasing Kirara around in circles around a small fruit tree.
Miroku sighed, thinking he would have to convince Sesshomaru to accept their help.
"So, will you let us help you?" He cautiously asked. Sesshomaru was concentrating with an aggravated look on his face. It was good that he would accept, but getting help from a hanyou and a pack of weakling humans was really low for someone of such power to do. He decided he would do it, after a moment.
"I suppose I should accept. But dont think I owe you any favors, human."
"Oh dont worry, we wont ask for anything like that. Inuyasha wont be too happy though. Lets head back to the camp, we shouldnt keep everyone waiting." And at that, they started off for the makeshift campsite.
SQUEE. That was fun to type. Im getting better, no?
Next chapter: They search for details on the kidnapper, and the village boy that was with Rin.