GCN: ---Hiya again!!! Another chappie. Hmmm, its still a little short. First chappie was seven typed pages, and the other one was about two. (Hai, hai, the second chappie was mostly a filler. Now we'll really get this party started.) This chapter isn't much longer than the 2 nd, but it gets the story going. The action will pick up in the 4 th. I'm updating really fast because I want to get this going and I don't know when I'll be able to otherwise. So, here we go!

New Goal is Payback – Chapter 3
Rin didn't sleep very peacefully, considering the circumstances. She kept waking up either because she was too cold, stuffy or cramped. So it wasn't the first time she had been up that night when she noticed something was strange.

She rose slowly, careful not to slip off Ah Un's back. The dragon was still asleep, and Jaken hadn't budged from the spot she had left him to begin with. As the girl slowly rubbed her eyes, she noticed it seemed a bit unusually bright in the cave.

She stopped and looked around. The roof of trees and vines were still all there, all close to the rock face. The grasses and dirt underfoot were normal...nothing seemed out of place. But the enclosed space seemed unnaturally bright to be from the limited access too be from the moon and stars outside.

Rin sat up, dangling her feet over the edge of Ah Un's back. It was then that she saw an even brighter flash of light out of the corner of her eye.

Unsurely, Rin turned to face the source of light. Her first impression of it was that it was a giant firefly, or a least a ball of light. But as the light source settled, it began to grow and take on a more definite form.

To be precise, the form of the Lord of the Western Lands, Sesshomaru.

"S-Sesshomaru-sama?????" Rin disbelief and wonder levels went through the roof. Sesshomaru had died protecting her, hadn't he?? And why was he here, glowing a brilliant blue color. Rin slipped soundlessly over the edge of the dragon's back, falling onto her hands and knees from the rough ground.

Quickly, she regained her composure, taking a careful step to the glowing Sesshomaru.

"Sesshomaru-sama?" she repeated.

The glowing youkai shook his head slowly, so that his hair swayed back and forth too. "Not exactly Rin. You can only see me because I have one last mission to accomplish on earth. One last thing that Kami-sama is allowing me to do. I am really dead."

Rin blinked several times in succession. Hai, she had known that. She had seen him die, but her own hopes were that he had somehow really escaped to recover. But that wasn't the case. As she attempted to keep herself from bursting out into tears, she wondered why Sesshomaru's ki had come to visit her. She was only still a young girl after all, and was mildly confused.

"Rin, I know that even by human standards, you are too young to begin living on your own, without access to any income or ways of supporting yourself. I know that it's not always a pleasent world out there, and is often dangerous. I also know that you might be afraid, or angry at my bakayarou[1] hanyou of a brother, Inuyasha."

Rin felt a clamp of anger grip her heart for a moment at the mention of Sesshomaru's killer's name.

"So, in other words, I have something that I would like to give to you Rin." Sesshomaru stuck out his hand, waiting patiently for her to take it.

Rin was lost. "What do you mean, Sesshomaru-sama?"

Sesshomaru smiled slightly. "I wish to give you my youkai yoki[2]—all of my powers. Traditionally, a demon such as myself would pass on their powers to their offspring, their heirs. I don't have any true heirs, and even though you are human, I would want you to proceed my line."

He continued, "Most importantly Rin, I think of you as my true heir, a daughter, and I love you just as much."

That was when Rin lost it. She couldn't hold the tears back anymore. Not only had she never thought she'd hear Sesshomaru say anything that emotional, but she had inwardly wanted to hear someone tell her that since her parents had been killed.

"Sesshomaru..." Rin began. She thought for a moment. "I'm honored to receive such a gift."

Sesshomaru truly smiled. "Arigato. Remember to keep yourself out of trouble now, at least safe, even if you feel that Inuyasha must die." Inwardly, he added, 'the bastard that he is.' He continued, "But whatever you do from now on, I want you to be happy."

Rin took a couple of giant steps forward, until she was close enough to hug Sesshomaru. He was solid enough, as if he was still alive, but there wasn't any warmth, any spirit left.

Sesshomaru gently tilted Rin's head upward to face him. He placed his one hand on the top of Rin's head, ruffling her bans a bit. "Then I will transfer my power to you," he whispered.

Rin had no idea what to expect. So it surprised her greatly when she felt something that hurt a lot like a lightning bolt shoot through her entire body. She was seeing stars as her knees weakened. Someone caught her, lowering her to a comfortable position on the ground as she slipped in and out of consciousness.

"Sayonara...."

.........to be continued.........

GCN: The next chapter will be longer I swear! I am not trying to irk you or tease you. The next chappie is already typed, so as soon as a bunch of you review, I'll post it.

Oh, here....

[1]- literally trancelated meaning: Damned fool...but I've seen it trancelated as dumbass.

[2]- yoki is like demon energy, powers. Well, like in Yu Yu Hakusho, y'know?

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