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The Vanity

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Chapter Four

Longing

"Come on girl wake up"

Rin groaned as the some what annoying voice continued to pester her.

"Hurry Rin I just warmed a bath for us now if you don't wake up soon it'll get cold!"

Rin opened her eyes and sat up with a yawn and a stretch.

Kagome stood by the door arms crossed over her chest as she waited for Rin to grab her things.

"See now isn't this nice?" Kagome said with a smile as she stripped her clothes off and got into the small tub.

Rin let out a soft moan and nodded. As the other girl sighed, then began to scrub her hair and body.

"Kagome when did you get that?"

Kagome felt around her collar bone her fingers brushing against the scar that Rin had pointed to, a small smile was cast on her face as memories flooded back to her "This be Inuyashas mark" She began with misty eyes "You herd of true love have you not?"

Rin gave a slight nod. She believed it to be just a fairly tale.

Kagome smiled "Well to humans it may be non existent but to demons, phrases like true love, soul mate, and ever lasting love, aren't a pretty little fairy tale, but reality. Very rare is it that a demon finds his soul mate, but when he dose its said he knows immediately that they're the one. After that the demon will do anything to make her his and if she agreess then he marks her, telling other demons to back off"

"But how do they know?"

"They just do, it's a feeling you know like you can't live without that person you feel sad depressed and lonely without them, and when you're with them it's like heaven on earth"

Rin listened spell bound by her story "What about others that never find they're soul mate?"

Kagome shrugged "well many marry and take up other women to be there life mate, but if there not a soul mate and you make them your life mate the bond isn't as strong and the love not as lasting, many demons take up ten wives just to try and fill the void that only their soul mate can fill"

Rin frowned "that sounds horrible"

Kagome laughed "It's the way of life"

"Yes but what of the wives, I should hate to live a life knowing that you aren't the one meant for your husband, not only that but to be in the shadow of all his other wives, competing constantly for his attention. I would rather die!"

"Hmm...... never thought of it that way"

Rin scowled. The very subject made her blood boil.

"So Inuyasha is your mate then"

"Yes" Kagome laughed "You should have seen him the first day we met. looked as though his eyes might pop out of his head. He was all over me"

Rin laughed at this, trying to imagine the proud hanyou falling head over heals for the dark haired beauty. Sesshoumaru.... The name popped into her head instantly fallowed by a deep longing. Her heart felt for him and his lonely life and she prayed that some day soon he would find his soul mate. She knew she would envy the woman he chose but be happy for him all the same.

Kagome watched as the girl frowned in thought she looked troubled unsure. Kagome recognized her expression all to well.

"Inuyasha you brute! I've been searching high and low for you" Said Kagome as she pulled InuYashas to the side.

"Oi, what be the problem?"

"Inuyasha has the captain been acting strange to you?"

Inuyasha frowned remembering the frightening growl he had been given but yesterday. "Well now that you mention it he has been showing a little more emotion then usual not a good thing if I may add"

Kagome frowned "Why"

"Well he be getin a bit short tempered and rough if you ask me, I knew if he kept denying his emotions like that one day he'd explode just hope I can get of this dam ship before it happens"

Kagome froze at his words, then turned on her heal and hurried away.

"OI! Where the hell are ya going?"

"To speak with the captain!"

Inuyasha made a move to stop her but decided against it. Kagome could be quiet frightful when angered.

Sesshoumaru growled at the soft knock on the door. He was in no mood to be bothered, yet despite his better judgment he gave his permission for entry.

Kagome bowed respectfully before Sesshoumaru and waited for his nod before speaking "Captain Sir... I umm came here to discuss matters concerning Rin"

"Go on"

Kagome swallowed hard before continuing with a shaky voice "well you see sir I'm slightly concerned about her well being, While I have no doubt she's fully capable of handling her self and protecting her honor if need be the case. Yet she is young and where's Sango has Miroku I have Inuyasha and Kaede don't need much with her age and all, I can't help but worry, being her friend, that she might be in need of a wee little more protection"

Sesshoumaru sat in silence for a moment his face remaining impassive "and what is it that you propose I do?"

Kagome shrugged "I'm not really sure captain.... I mean the best way to deal with a situation like this, if you ask me, would to set her up with some one-"

A soft growl was barley herd from Sesshoumaru "And who do we propose we set her up with?"

Kagome let out a loud sigh "here be another problem sir, I don't think any of the crew members on this ship interest Rin much, she barely even acknowledges them let alone think of any one of them as being handsome if ya get my drift" Kagome could have sworn she saw Sesshoumaru smile at the last statement but thought better to forget it for now.

"Well" said Sesshoumaru after a moment of thought "I'll take into consideration your concern though I can't guarantee a result"

Kagome bowed "Why thank you captain, now with your permission I best take my leave"

"Very well you may go"

Kagome left with a smile on her face. Now to find Sango.

Sesshoumaru ran his hands through his hair in frustration. The very thought of Rin with one of his worthless crew members made his blood boil. She brought out emotions in him that he had long forgotten making him more confused by the day. He had denied him self of all emotion for so long, he no longer recognized each one for what they were. His heart felt sore and hallow, and his body and soul longed for the girl in ways he did not comprehend. What was he to do?

"No!" Sango gasped.

Kagome had just finished telling the gang (Inuyasha Sango and Miroku) the contents of her pervious talk with Sesshoumaru after finding them all sitting happily in the kitchen with a deck of old cards.

Inuyasha shook his head "I don't think Sesshoumaru even remembers how to love"

"Yes, he has denied him self of emotion for far to long I doubt he even remembers what it feels like to have emotion let alone their meanings"

Kagome sighed Miroku was right he probably wasn't even aware that she was the one for him.

"Oh come now have some faith!"

All three turned to Sango wide eyed and listing. It was usually Kagome who was the optimistic one.

"All he needs is a little help Sesshoumarus not that thick all we have to do is show him love and he'll remember quick enough"

Kagome gave an enthusiastic nod "Right you are Sango, it can't be to hard, right"

Miroku nodded in agreement, but Inuyasha frowned "I'm not sure it'll be that easy I think what we really need is to get the two of them together you know spend a long time with one another"

"But how are we to do a thing like that?" Kagome asked.

Miroku nodded "even if we could get them together there's no guarantee that it will work"

"Well why not try both plans" said Sango "ones got to turn out right"

Kagome smiled as the rest of the group nodded "Right well we'll be needin a plan"

Ambereyes: Ok well so far so good let me know what you think! Ambereyes out.