Chapter 6: We Meet Again
Laura continued to walk deeper into the forest, following the voice. She came to a waterfall and the voice stopped. She looked around but saw no one. 'That's strange. I could've sworn I heard a voice.'
"Hello." Came a voice from behind her. She quickly spun around to see Sesshoumaru staring at her. She jumped slightly but soon relaxed.
"What did you call me here for?" She asked, looking around herself.
Sesshoumaru grinned. "I have a human girl with me and was wondering if you would be interested to come meet her." He extended his hand. "Will you come to meet her?"
Laura looked at his hand and then at his face. She nodded and took his hand. He grinned at her. He then picked her up and took off into the forest to find Rin and Jaken.
Rin was chasing Jaken around, trying to make him wear the flower crown she had made. Jaken kept away from the girl and was relieved whenever Sesshoumaru came into sight. He sighed but then was pounced on by Rin. Rin looked up to see Sesshoumaru coming towards them with someone in his arms. She smiled and ran up to meet him.
"Hello Sesshoumaru-sama!" She said as she got up off of Jaken and bowed. "Rin has been waiting for Sesshoumaru-sama to return."
Sesshoumaru smiled at Rin and set Laura to her feet. "Rin, I would like you to meet a friend of mine. He name is Laura." He motioned to the girl next to him.
Rin looked up at Laura and her eyes lit up. "Rin is happy to see new lady." She smiled at her and offered Laura the crown she had made. "This is for Laura-chan. Rin was going to put it on Jaken but decided to give it to Laura instead."
Laura smiled and accepted the crown Rin made. "Thank you Rin." She placed the crown on her head and smiled.
Sesshoumaru smiled at them. He then turned to Jaken who was brushing himself off. "Jaken, go and prepare for tonight. I have a feeling, she's going to be staying the night." He looked down at the toad man.
Jaken nodded. "Yes Lord Sesshoumaru." He then waddled into the forest, in search of firewood.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Meanwhile*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome, Sango and Ame got out of the hot spring and changed back into their clothes. They noticed that Laura wasn't back yet.
"She probably got lost." Kagome said as she sighed. "We better get Inuyasha to go find her." She then began to walk back to camp. "Inuyasha, can you go find Laura? I think she got lost."
Inuyasha looked up at Kagome and groaned. "Fine, I'll go find her." He then began to walk into the forest, mumbling.
Inuyasha began to search through the forest but couldn't find her. 'I can't even pick up her scent. That's strange.' He continued to his search.
Ame was sitting by Miroku and sighed. Miroku reached over but Ame smacked the hand away. "Don't try anything buddy." She grinned at him. Miroku moved his hand quickly, not wanting to make Ame mad.
Sango sighed and shook her head. "Kagome, shouldn't we go get Inuyasha? I mean, it is getting dark and all. He's been gone for a while."
Kagome looked at Sango and then at the forest. "I guess we should. We should be eating soon too." She stood up and began to walk into the forest. Just as she did so, Inuyasha jumped in front of her.
"I couldn't find her. I couldn't even pick up her scent." Inuyasha said. "She must be far from here. We'll look in the morning. Let's get some rest tonight." He then walked over to the fire.
Kagome looked at him and then at the dark forest. She sighed and walked over to the fire. She sat down by Inuyasha. 'I hope she's ok.'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Back To Rin*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rin smiled as Laura wore the crown she made. "Would Laura-chan like to stay the night with Rin?" She asked.
Laura looked at Rin and then at Sesshoumaru who was looking at the fire. "Let me go see if it's ok with Sesshoumaru." She then walked over to him and knelt down. "Sesshoumaru, would be ok with you if I stayed with you and Rin tonight? It's already too dark to go back anyways."
Sesshoumaru looked up at Laura and nodded. "You may. Rin seems to have taken a liking to you, has she not?" He grinned at her.
Laura nodded and looked over at Rin. "She likes me." She then looked back at him and smiled. "Thanks Sesshoumaru." She then got up and walked back over to Rin who jumped up and hugged her.
Sesshoumaru smiled at Rin. He had never liked humans but he had made an exception for Rin. 'This girl, she has some sort of special aura. Maybe I'll keep her a few days away from Kagome and Inuyasha.' He found himself staring at Laura, watching her play with Rin and make flower crowns and bracelets. He smiled.
Soon it grew late and Rin was sleeping with a blanket Sesshoumaru had brought. She mumbled in her sleep but never woke. Jaken was sleeping against a tree, his staff by his side. Sesshoumaru was still awake and so was Laura.
Laura stared at the fire, trying to stay warm. Her bag and extra things were with Kagome and Inuyasha. She shivered from the cold. 'I've never realized how cold it gets in the forest.' She pulled her knees to her chest, trying to gain some warmth.
Sesshoumaru looked over at Laura and noticed her shiver. He got up and sat down beside her and wrapped his fluffy thing around her. She looked over at him and moved closer, blushing as she did so. He smirked and then pulled her even closer so she was right but his chest. "Go to sleep." He told her. She looked up at him to see him smiling. She relaxed and closed her eyes, leaning on his shoulder while she slept. Sesshoumaru then closed his eyes, falling asleep soon after.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Next Morning*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Laura woke up to see feel something fluffy around her. She moved closer to the fluff and then opened her eyes to see what it was. She looked up and saw Sesshoumaru sleeping peacefully. He had one arm around her shoulders. She blushed and then tried to get up but his arm had a firm grip on her. She sighed and leaned her head back on his shoulder. 'All I can do is wait for him to wake up.' She closed her eyes and felt him move.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and looked down at Laura. He grinned and then looked around. Rin was still sleeping and so was Jaken. He looked back down at Laura and shook her. "You awake?"
Laura's eyes shot back open and looked up at him. "Yeah. Didn't know you were though." She smiled at him.
Sesshoumaru nodded and moved his arm. "Did you sleep well?"
Laura nodded. "Yeah. Thanks." She said, smiling. She pulled her head up from his shoulder and stretched her arms. She then smiled.
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Rin seems to like you a lot. Maybe you should stay here for a while for her sake." He suggested. He wouldn't have cared if she stayed but he wanted Rin to be happy.
Laura bit her lower lip. "I don't have any of my stuff with me though." She said. She was surprised whenever he asked her to stay but didn't know. She wanted to stay with Rin and him but didn't know how the others would react. "What if you travel with me and everyone else? Rin would have Shippou to play with and you could still be around to watch her."
Sesshoumaru frowned and then smirked. "Maybe. I'll see if Rin will go. If she wants to, then I'll come along, even though I don't like Inuyasha but that Shippou boy would keep Rin company." He got up and walked over to Rin, shaking her. "Rin. Rin wake up."
Rin slowly began to wake up and she rubbed her eyes. She looked at Sesshoumaru. "Yes Sesshoumaru-sama?"
Sesshoumaru smiled at Rin. "Rin, would you like to go with Laura to go see her friends? They have a boy that you could play with. If I went with you, would you go?"
Rin looked at Sesshoumaru and then Laura. She nodded. "Rin would like to play with a boy her age. Rin would like it very much." She smiled. "Are we going to go with Laura-chan?"
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Wake Jaken and we'll get going." He then got up and walked over to Laura. "She would like to go. She seems happy with the fact that there will be a boy for her to play with."
Laura smiled as Rin began to drag Jaken over to them. "Can we go now Laura- chan?" She asked. Jaken looked confused at what was going on.
Laura nodded. "Sure. Let's go." She then began to walk when Sesshoumaru stopped her.
"Rin, get on my back and hold onto Jaken." He said. Rin nodded and did as her lord told her. He then looked at Laura. He picked her up. "Rin, onto to my back tightly and make sure that Jaken doesn't fall." He then took off, following Inuyasha's scent.
End. ((A/N: Well, don't know how Inuyasha's going to react. He he! Well, that does it for chapter 6. I'm zipping through this story even though I have a speech coming up but still. Until next time, cya! ~*Luna26*~ ^.^ meow))
Laura continued to walk deeper into the forest, following the voice. She came to a waterfall and the voice stopped. She looked around but saw no one. 'That's strange. I could've sworn I heard a voice.'
"Hello." Came a voice from behind her. She quickly spun around to see Sesshoumaru staring at her. She jumped slightly but soon relaxed.
"What did you call me here for?" She asked, looking around herself.
Sesshoumaru grinned. "I have a human girl with me and was wondering if you would be interested to come meet her." He extended his hand. "Will you come to meet her?"
Laura looked at his hand and then at his face. She nodded and took his hand. He grinned at her. He then picked her up and took off into the forest to find Rin and Jaken.
Rin was chasing Jaken around, trying to make him wear the flower crown she had made. Jaken kept away from the girl and was relieved whenever Sesshoumaru came into sight. He sighed but then was pounced on by Rin. Rin looked up to see Sesshoumaru coming towards them with someone in his arms. She smiled and ran up to meet him.
"Hello Sesshoumaru-sama!" She said as she got up off of Jaken and bowed. "Rin has been waiting for Sesshoumaru-sama to return."
Sesshoumaru smiled at Rin and set Laura to her feet. "Rin, I would like you to meet a friend of mine. He name is Laura." He motioned to the girl next to him.
Rin looked up at Laura and her eyes lit up. "Rin is happy to see new lady." She smiled at her and offered Laura the crown she had made. "This is for Laura-chan. Rin was going to put it on Jaken but decided to give it to Laura instead."
Laura smiled and accepted the crown Rin made. "Thank you Rin." She placed the crown on her head and smiled.
Sesshoumaru smiled at them. He then turned to Jaken who was brushing himself off. "Jaken, go and prepare for tonight. I have a feeling, she's going to be staying the night." He looked down at the toad man.
Jaken nodded. "Yes Lord Sesshoumaru." He then waddled into the forest, in search of firewood.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Meanwhile*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome, Sango and Ame got out of the hot spring and changed back into their clothes. They noticed that Laura wasn't back yet.
"She probably got lost." Kagome said as she sighed. "We better get Inuyasha to go find her." She then began to walk back to camp. "Inuyasha, can you go find Laura? I think she got lost."
Inuyasha looked up at Kagome and groaned. "Fine, I'll go find her." He then began to walk into the forest, mumbling.
Inuyasha began to search through the forest but couldn't find her. 'I can't even pick up her scent. That's strange.' He continued to his search.
Ame was sitting by Miroku and sighed. Miroku reached over but Ame smacked the hand away. "Don't try anything buddy." She grinned at him. Miroku moved his hand quickly, not wanting to make Ame mad.
Sango sighed and shook her head. "Kagome, shouldn't we go get Inuyasha? I mean, it is getting dark and all. He's been gone for a while."
Kagome looked at Sango and then at the forest. "I guess we should. We should be eating soon too." She stood up and began to walk into the forest. Just as she did so, Inuyasha jumped in front of her.
"I couldn't find her. I couldn't even pick up her scent." Inuyasha said. "She must be far from here. We'll look in the morning. Let's get some rest tonight." He then walked over to the fire.
Kagome looked at him and then at the dark forest. She sighed and walked over to the fire. She sat down by Inuyasha. 'I hope she's ok.'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Back To Rin*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rin smiled as Laura wore the crown she made. "Would Laura-chan like to stay the night with Rin?" She asked.
Laura looked at Rin and then at Sesshoumaru who was looking at the fire. "Let me go see if it's ok with Sesshoumaru." She then walked over to him and knelt down. "Sesshoumaru, would be ok with you if I stayed with you and Rin tonight? It's already too dark to go back anyways."
Sesshoumaru looked up at Laura and nodded. "You may. Rin seems to have taken a liking to you, has she not?" He grinned at her.
Laura nodded and looked over at Rin. "She likes me." She then looked back at him and smiled. "Thanks Sesshoumaru." She then got up and walked back over to Rin who jumped up and hugged her.
Sesshoumaru smiled at Rin. He had never liked humans but he had made an exception for Rin. 'This girl, she has some sort of special aura. Maybe I'll keep her a few days away from Kagome and Inuyasha.' He found himself staring at Laura, watching her play with Rin and make flower crowns and bracelets. He smiled.
Soon it grew late and Rin was sleeping with a blanket Sesshoumaru had brought. She mumbled in her sleep but never woke. Jaken was sleeping against a tree, his staff by his side. Sesshoumaru was still awake and so was Laura.
Laura stared at the fire, trying to stay warm. Her bag and extra things were with Kagome and Inuyasha. She shivered from the cold. 'I've never realized how cold it gets in the forest.' She pulled her knees to her chest, trying to gain some warmth.
Sesshoumaru looked over at Laura and noticed her shiver. He got up and sat down beside her and wrapped his fluffy thing around her. She looked over at him and moved closer, blushing as she did so. He smirked and then pulled her even closer so she was right but his chest. "Go to sleep." He told her. She looked up at him to see him smiling. She relaxed and closed her eyes, leaning on his shoulder while she slept. Sesshoumaru then closed his eyes, falling asleep soon after.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Next Morning*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Laura woke up to see feel something fluffy around her. She moved closer to the fluff and then opened her eyes to see what it was. She looked up and saw Sesshoumaru sleeping peacefully. He had one arm around her shoulders. She blushed and then tried to get up but his arm had a firm grip on her. She sighed and leaned her head back on his shoulder. 'All I can do is wait for him to wake up.' She closed her eyes and felt him move.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and looked down at Laura. He grinned and then looked around. Rin was still sleeping and so was Jaken. He looked back down at Laura and shook her. "You awake?"
Laura's eyes shot back open and looked up at him. "Yeah. Didn't know you were though." She smiled at him.
Sesshoumaru nodded and moved his arm. "Did you sleep well?"
Laura nodded. "Yeah. Thanks." She said, smiling. She pulled her head up from his shoulder and stretched her arms. She then smiled.
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Rin seems to like you a lot. Maybe you should stay here for a while for her sake." He suggested. He wouldn't have cared if she stayed but he wanted Rin to be happy.
Laura bit her lower lip. "I don't have any of my stuff with me though." She said. She was surprised whenever he asked her to stay but didn't know. She wanted to stay with Rin and him but didn't know how the others would react. "What if you travel with me and everyone else? Rin would have Shippou to play with and you could still be around to watch her."
Sesshoumaru frowned and then smirked. "Maybe. I'll see if Rin will go. If she wants to, then I'll come along, even though I don't like Inuyasha but that Shippou boy would keep Rin company." He got up and walked over to Rin, shaking her. "Rin. Rin wake up."
Rin slowly began to wake up and she rubbed her eyes. She looked at Sesshoumaru. "Yes Sesshoumaru-sama?"
Sesshoumaru smiled at Rin. "Rin, would you like to go with Laura to go see her friends? They have a boy that you could play with. If I went with you, would you go?"
Rin looked at Sesshoumaru and then Laura. She nodded. "Rin would like to play with a boy her age. Rin would like it very much." She smiled. "Are we going to go with Laura-chan?"
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Wake Jaken and we'll get going." He then got up and walked over to Laura. "She would like to go. She seems happy with the fact that there will be a boy for her to play with."
Laura smiled as Rin began to drag Jaken over to them. "Can we go now Laura- chan?" She asked. Jaken looked confused at what was going on.
Laura nodded. "Sure. Let's go." She then began to walk when Sesshoumaru stopped her.
"Rin, get on my back and hold onto Jaken." He said. Rin nodded and did as her lord told her. He then looked at Laura. He picked her up. "Rin, onto to my back tightly and make sure that Jaken doesn't fall." He then took off, following Inuyasha's scent.
End. ((A/N: Well, don't know how Inuyasha's going to react. He he! Well, that does it for chapter 6. I'm zipping through this story even though I have a speech coming up but still. Until next time, cya! ~*Luna26*~ ^.^ meow))