a/n: I am so impatient! I didn't wait to have my teacher beta this...I wrote it in math after my test, (damn, I hope I got a good grade...) and I got home and am now typing this up! Tehe! Thanks for the great reviews you guys! I'll let you read now...

Sango looked up from her food swaying slightly from a mild stomach ache, "When do you think we'll find her?" She asked softly as the nausea left her.

While also looking up from his food, Miroku answered her, "Well I cannot smell as Inuyasha can, and I do not think that we will-"

"Shut up." Inuyasha said dully as Sango glared at him.

She sat down next to Miroku and continued eating.

It was only a few minutes later when Sango was scrubbing their dishes in a tiny pond when Inuyasha jumped up and started smelling the air.

"I can smell him..." growled Inuyasha ever so softly, "I can smell that child he's always with..."

While standing up, Sango thought about Sesshoumaru's companion, Rin...she'd been about the age seven they'd seen her the first time. But it had been years since that day, she had even just realized that they hadn't seen her for about three years!

They waited for Sesshoumaru and Rin to show up, but it wasn't till about fifteen minutes later that an exhausted Rin came wobbling out of the bushes.

"Help...me...Sesshoumaru...same...is...not...moving..." she collapsed on her hands and knees while Sango and Miroku ran over to help her up.

The first thing that they noticed was Rin's bloated belly, "Rin?"

"Y-Yes Youkai Exterminator?"

"You may call me Sango."

"Hai, Sango-sama..."

Sango smiled at the girl's politeness, "Your abdomen is swollen. Are you with child?"

Miroku and Inuyasha gasped and looked at each other.

"Sesshoumaru-sama says Rin is with pup. Why, Sango-sama?"

"How old are you, Rin?"

"Fourteen years now. Yes," she counted her fingers up to fourteen, "Rin is definitely fourteen now."

Inuyasha interrupted them, "So the stupid old mutt knocked you up?" he stepped forward while Rin gasped and glared while stepping towards an angry Sango.

Miroku put a hand on his shoulder, "Inuyasha! Do not take you're your loss on this poor girl..."

Rin stepped forward while Inuyasha was looking at Miroku and slapped him.

There was silence.

"You will not speak of Sesshoumaru-sama that way when you are in the presence of Rin."

Sango took her hand and smiled, "C'mon, let's go. We must aid your mate, Rin."

Inuyasha picked Kagome up and held her close to him, "Ok."

"Rin, jump on Kirara, Inuyasha? Carry Kagome, Miroku, and jump on with me and Rin."

"Sesshoumaru-sama!!" Rin gasped while jumping off of Kirara.

Sesshoumaru propped himself up on his elbow, "Rin? Why did you bring them here?"

Before Rin could answer, Inuyasha stepped up and said, "We need you..." he paused.

"Help? To revive your mate who has passed on?"

Inuyasha was furious, "MATE?! Where did you get that?!"

"Sesshoumaru-sama knows all..." Rin smiled.

"The mark on her neck...part of the mating ritual..."

a/n: Sorry this is a little longer than the other chapters...but I'll update soon! My niece is here so I'm going to read her my story!!

-micca-