I know, that really didn't work out, but something unexpected came up. I'm going to try super hard to have the next one up by Friday, okay? Thanks to Darkwolfgal for typing the longest review in the history of the world! And I'm going to say sorry to Kayzu right now. You were scaring me, so I didn't run this through you first.

Chapter 10: I Release Her

Sesshomaru noticed something odd. Inuyasha's scent had changed. Instead of his filthy hanyou blood, it smelled of a true yoke's, like himself. This intrigued him, but his face remained deadpanned.

Inuyasha peered out of his hair, and an evil grin on his face. A sudden wind blew back his silver hair to reveal his new features.

His amber eyes had turned red with blue pupils. His fangs had become long and snakelike. Long scars had appeared, one on each check. Long claws were held up, splattered with his blood. The blood of a full demon.

"SO YOU'VE LEARNED A NEW TRICK." Sesshomaru said looking rather bored.

Inuyasha growled, his thoughts blinded by demon instincts. The only objective in his mind was to kill. Kill everything.

He found Sesshomaru, and raced forward, claws ready. Sesshomaru had realized his demon blood had caused his speed to increase, but not before blood splattered. Those long claws had left 4 long slashes down the front of his leg.

Rin gasped, holding on unconsciously tight to Un's scaly neck.

Sesshomaru narrowed his monstrous red eyes. There were no more games to be played. He leaped at Inuyasha, as his red-eyes brother did the same.

At first, all Rin could make out was fur and blood. She could barely tell who was who, when Inuyasha flew backwards, out of the battle. Smacking into a large bolder behind him, he fell, seemingly unconscious.

Rin urged On to hover a little closer. Inuyasha looked like a dead body, or at least that's what he should been.

Then, Inuyasha's eyes flashed open, and found his new target. A frail human girl riding a 2-headed dragon. Perfect victims.

Sesshomaru watched as the half dead inuyoukai leaped to his prisoner, aiming to kill. And he couldn't move. He wasn't breathing. There was nothing he could move.

Move! Surely he could save her. He was faster than any pretend youkai. He could be rid of him forever. He just had to move!

He couldn't.

"SIT!" A loud female voice roared.

In midair, Inuyasha fell to the ground, smacking into the hard earth.

From out of his forest, 2 human girls, a monk, and a small kitsune came running towards the battlefield.

"Kagome!" Rin called out ecstatic.

Kagome smiled up at Rin, and then turned to her hanyou.

He grumbled, pulling his face out the ground. He features had returned to normal, and apparently, so had his attitude.

"What was that for!?"

His anger evaporated though, when he saw her, "Ka…gome?"

He said it almost as if he were trying to figure out if she was a figment of his imagination or not.

"Hai, Inuyasha?" She asked softly.

"But…how? Naraku-"

Miroku came and interrupted her conversation; Sango held in his arm, with Shippo scurrying around beside them, "Naraku saw you with Rin.

"What? But-"

Rin had returned from the air, and slipped off the dragon to her friends.

"Kagome, what is going on?"

"Let me explain, "Miroku said. "After you disappeared, Naraku took over everything, and sent the entire village to look for you. When we came to the village, Naraku tricked us, and kidnapped Kagome and Sango. We were ordered to search for you. Disobedience was death to the girls. After many rescue attempts…"

He glanced guiltily at the girls.

"We followed his orders. So when Naraku saw Inuyasha and you, he chased after, but obviously could not keep up. It gave us on the other hand, the perfect chance to rescue them, and then we followed into the forest."

"And what about Naraku?" Rin asked.

"No telling what Naraku's planning now."

Rin stared at the castle as her innumerable thoughts whirled around in her head.

All she could manage to say was, "I don't want to go back to him!"

Shippo inquired, "Why would you want to? Naraku's a horrible man!"

"Well, we were wondering…. would you want to stay with us?" Sango asked gently.

"We'll keep you safe from him!" Kagome smiled.

Inuyasha grumbled, "Naraku's just going to keep looking for her until he takes over the world. What's the point?"

Kagome glared at him, shutting him up fast.

Rin's eyes illuminated, "You mean it? Lord Sesshomaru! Did you hear-"

Sesshomaru and the dragon had disappeared.

"Sesshomaru?" She called sadly.

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Sesshomaru walked away from the happy site of friends, far away from the castle. She was leaving with them. Never to return.

Un and On buzzed about his ears, "Lord Sesshomaru, What's the matter?"

"SHE'S GOING WITH THEM." He said trying to hold his impassive face steady.

"But, she can't! She's your prisoner, remember?" Un said desperately, hoping to make his master keep her.

"I HAVE KEPT HER HERE TOO LONG AGAINST HER WILL. SHE WANTS TO BE WITH INUYASHA ABD HIS HUMANS. SHE WILL BE HAPPY."

"But-"

"I RELEASE HER."

They were silent for a while, before Un started again.

"But you are Sesshomaru, Lord of the western Lands! Why are you letting her go with them?"

"BECAUSE. I LOVE HER."

Then he disappeared from the dragon's sight.

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The dragon flew back to Rin, to bid her farewell.

"Maybe she wasn't the one." Un tried to reason with his brother and himself.

"NO! Me and Fred agree! She has to be! Silly Carrot is the one!" On answered with an intellectual insight.

This answer silenced Un, who for the first time appreciated his brother. No matter how stupid he seemed, he understood love like no else. They both would be lonely without their dear Rin, but On would be crushed. She was nicer to him than anyone had ever been, including…his own brother.

They came upon the departing company.

"Alright, are we finally ready to go?" Inuyasha asked Rin, annoyed.

Rin looked around and smiled, "I'm sorry you guys, but I can't go with you. I have to stay here."

Inuyasha cracked his knuckles, "Fine. How about I beat the crap outta that dog until he lets you go?"

Revenge was etched on his mind, though his abdomen was already healing.

"No! I mean, I want to stay here with Sesshomaru." Rin explained.

Sango and Kagome smiled at each other, while Inuyasha just huffed, "Whatever, we're wasting our time here. But just don't come crawling back to us when he tries to eat you.

Rin waved, and then turned back to the forest.

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Naraku paced back and forth in Rin's hut, anxiously awaiting a massage.

He had seen Inuyasha with Rin. His beloved. After enslaving her uncle upon his return to the village, he was permitted to marry her. Of course, was it his fault he had to throw the death threat in there to make him agree? Certainly not. She was his now, and Inuyasha had taken his Rin. Lied to him, and then stole his accursed females back. He would pay. Ay with his life.

Then an old messenger came into the hut, bowing upon entry.

"Well?" Naraku asked.

"Lord Naraku, they have agreed. 500 men will be at your command by morning."

Naraku turned, thinking this through. Behind his back the old man gave him a 'you're crazy' look.

Then with a dismissive nod, he left.

"Excellent…" Naraku murmured slyly.

He knew Rin was there in the forest. If only he hadn't lost his blasted footing and gotten lost. He would have saved her. The branch would pay. 5000 men plus his entire village would chop down every tree in that demonic forest until they found her. And this time, nothing would stop him. Especially that branch.

Yay! We brought back the crazy Naraku! I put in a couple lines to assure you I am trying to keep to the plot of Beauty and the Beast. I think there's only going to be one or two chapters after this. I was so happy when I saw 13 reviews in my mail box! Wanna do it again? PLLLLLEAAASSEEE?? Miaa