Christa: sighing over a picture of Sesshoumaru-sama
Sesshoumaru: … Could you not do that? Its disturbing me.
Christa: Think of it as a compliment.
Sesshoumaru: … No.
Naraku: I'm a bishounen too. And I'm pretty sure that you think I'm good-looking… so why won't you sigh over me? sad look Am I really that hateful?
Christa: There, there Naraku. Do my disclaimer for me and I'll stick a picture of you up on my wall.
Naraku: Really? Yes! cries tears of joy
Sesshoumaru: Naraku, you are acting really out of character…. Did Akisame do something to you?
Christa: Christa! My name is Christa! sobs
Naraku: … Inuyasha does NOT belong to Christa no Akisame, all of it belongs to the great goddess Rumiko.
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Sometime later….
Kagami made her way down to the river near her home, which was a sheltered cave which had once been occupied by a troublesome fox demon. But she had chased it out and vanquished it, noticing its convenient location. And there she had lived, ever since that unfortunate incident had happened. Kagami shook her head, she would not think of that today. It was early morning and the sun was shining. The birds were chirping and everything seemed bright and happy and peaceful.
As she neared the river bank, the very idea of everything being peaceful was instantly erased from her mind. Something was floating in the middle of the water, and Kagami immediately stiffened. Eh? What's that? She thought, looking at it suspiciously. It didn't seem to be moving, just bobbing up and down on the water. She moved nearer and her eyes widened in surprise. That… that… is.. a human?!
She stepped into the water, and picked it up. A human girl… She thought, wondering what could have happened to the little girl. There weren't any humans living in the area, and the nearest village was many miles off. I wonder if she's still breathing…
Kagami touched the girl's face, then checked to see if she was still alive. She felt cold, and hung limply in Kagami's arms. But she was still breathing, at the very least. It had been so long she had since she had seen a human. Now was not the time for her to take her morning wash. She had to take care of this little girl.
She moved out of the water, carrying the girl in a firm but gentle grip as she began a brisk walk back to her cave.
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Sesshoumaru moved quickly, past trees and hills, following the faint trail of Rin's scent. He had delayed long enough while flying down the cliff. Now he had to hurry, for Rin's chances of survival might be decreasing any minute or second. With a trembling Jaken trailing behind, desperately trying to keep up with his lord while keeping Ah-Un under control, Sesshoumaru flashed in and out of sight. Such was his speed and sense of urgency.
Soon, they came to a river, and Sesshoumaru stopped dead in his tracks, causing Jaken to trip and crash onto the ground as he tried not to bang into Sesshoumaru's foot. The source of Rin's scent is here. Sesshoumaru noted, if they followed this river downstream, eventually, they might find Rin.
Be she dead or alive.
Sesshoumaru frowned, and hoped. Hoped that what he would find was not just a body, but Rin, alive and whole. It would indeed be in Jaken's best interests to start praying right now.
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"Sesshoumaru-sama…" Rin mumbled in her awakening state, and moved slightly. She opened her eyes, and blinked once or twice, her vision still blurry and feeling rather disoriented after her fall. She looked to her right, and saw someone with silver hair standing near her.
Sesshoumaru-sama? Rin thought, trying to sit up. The silver-haired person came over and put a cool hand onto her warm forehead and Rin's vision cleared. She stared at the person's face. Green eyes. This person had green eyes. And "he" was a she. She was definitely NOT Sesshoumaru-sama. Rin started and moved backwards.
"Who are you? Where's Sesshoumaru-sama??!" Rin squeaked in fright, noticing that the lady had two green stripes on her cheeks and claws on her fingers. Was she a bad youkai? Rin worried, hoping that she wouldn't be eaten.The lady moved closer and smiled kindly at Rin, which reassured her slightly but still did not make her feel any less alarmed.
"Calm down girl. I'm not going to eat you." She said, laughing little at Rin's fearful face. "My name is Kagami, what's yours?" The lady, no, Kagami asked.
"I'm Rin. Nice to meet you, Kagami-sama." Rin answered, no longer feeling afraid. She looked around, noticing that she was in a cave, and a rather nice and dry one at that. But where was Sesshoumaru-sama? Did he leave her here? Rin began to panic. "Where am I? What am I doing here? Are you a youkai? Where's Sesshoumaru-sama?" She blurted out.
"Here, calm down." Kagami patted her on the head. "You are in a cave, which is my home. You were unconscious when I found you so I brought you here to recuperate, yes I am a youkai. And I'm sorry, but I have no idea who Sesshoumaru-sama is. What happened to you anyway?"
"I fell from a cliff." Rin replied, beginning to relax. She looked at Kagami and felt rather curious. "Excuse me, but what sort of youkai are you Kagami-sama?"
"Well… I'm a sort of shape shifter." She answered, feeling uncomfortable under the girl's gaze. "But never mind about me," She said, quickly changing the subject. "Who is this Sesshoumaru-sama you speak off?"
"Sesshoumaru-sama is a youkai too! He's very, very powerful!" Rin smiled. "He has long white hair, golden eyes, pick stripes on his cheeks and a crescent moon on his forehead! He wears armor, and carries a fluffy boa on his right shoulder. He also has two swords with him. But I think he doesn't like one of them though…" She paused in her rambling to think about what she had missed out. "Oh yeah! He can fly too!"
Kagami listened bemusedly as the little girl rambled on and on. She had NOT bargained for a full description of his looks and abilities when she had asked that question. This Sesshoumaru person must mean a lot to Rin. "Is Sesshoumaru-sama your father? What is he like?" She asked, feeling rather interested.
"Iie, Sesshoumaru-sama is not Rin's father." Rin replied. "But he's very nice to Rin! But he's not very nice to some people…. Sesshoumaru-sama can be very scary when he is angry."
"Does Rin want to return to Sesshoumaru-sama?" Kagami inquired.
Rin nodded vigorously. "Hai! Rin must return to Sesshoumaru-sama! Wherever he goes, Rin will follow!"
Kagami smiled again. The little girl was so cute. "Very well, then, Kagami will take Rin back to Sesshoumaru-sama!"
Rin's eyes widened and she threw her arms around Kagami and hugged her tightly. "Thank you so much Kagami-sama!"
Kagami removed the girl's arms and began to mutter a spell. A white mist descended on her and wrapped itself around her. The mist slowly faded away and in her place, there was a large, fluffy white bird about the size of Ah-Un.
Rin blinked. Then hugged the bird. Tightly. "So cute and fluffy!" She squealed in delight, nearly cutting off Kagami's air supply.
Kagami choked. Need… air.. She wheezed and wriggled out of the girl's grasp in a rather undignified way. "Here. Climb on my back." She told the girl. "And don't hug me again."
Rin scrambled onto Kagami's back. "But Kagami-sama, how can you change into a bird?" Rin questioned, feeling rather puzzled.
"As I said before, I'm a sort of shape shifter. Besides, its easier to travel this way." Kagami reminded. "Now hold on tight. We are going to fly!"
Rin looked around for something to hold onto, finally settling for the feathers on Kagami's neck. Kagami winced, but did not say anything. She hopped out off the cave and took off into the air, enjoying the feeling of the wind on her feathers. "Now lets go look for your Sesshoumaru-sama."
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Sesshoumaru walked along the banks of the river, keeping an eye out for any sign of Rin. He looked up into the sky and he caught a glimpse of something white.
….? A bird?
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Rin blinked as she looked down, then tugged on Kagami's feathers even harder. "Sesshoumaru-sama! Its Sesshoumaru-sama!!!" She cried out, pointing to the figure with white hair on the ground and proceeded to start waving frantically.
Kagami winced again. Ow. I wish she would stop tugging on those darn feathers. That had hurt. Maybe she would change into a dragon or something when she had to fetch a child somewhere again. Not that such a thing was going to happen again of course. She flapped her wings and started to descend.
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Rin?! Rin was sitting on the bird's back… Sesshoumaru's hand began to glow. Damn that bird, it must be the mate of the crow I killed last night. He raised his hand and his whip appeared. He waited until the bird was close enough, then neatly sliced its head off.
Rin lost her balance and tumbled off the suddenly headless Kagami. Luckily the ground was soft, or else she might have been seriously bruised. She glanced at Sesshoumaru-sama, then at the already disintegrating Kagami. Oh no! Sesshoumaru-sama has killed Kagami-sama!! She stood still in shock.
Sesshoumaru turned away from the bird. "Come, Rin." He said, noticing that Rin looked rather stunned. Hm, I should inform Jaken to take better care of her. Events like these are not good for the mental health of human children.
Rin sniffled, then noticed something shiny on the ground. Eh? A mirror! She thought as she picked it up carefully. It was a rather small mirror, about the size of her palm. It had a wooden frame and there seemed to be some sort of animal carved into the wood. Only it was so small that she couldn't see what animal was it.
"Rin!" Sesshoumaru called, he was beginning to get very impatient.
Rin slowly walked over to Sesshoumaru's side, instead of her usual happy skipping. She would follow Sesshoumaru-sama wherever he went. But she did wish, with all her heart, that he had not killed Kagami-sama. Although she had only met her for less than a day, Rin had liked Kagami. She was like the big sister Rin never had.
The two of them started to follow the river upstream, a very glad Jaken giving thanks to whatever god there was following them and leading Ah-Un.
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Authors Note: Chapter 3 all done now! And once again, I give a very big thank you to my reviewers. And no, the story doesn't end here. We still have chapters upon chapters to go!
Christa's muse: Boo.
thwaps muse Anyway, I think Kagami sounds very Mary-Sue. I hope she isn't one, because she's going to be an important character. And please, please, PLEASE review! You can tell me if you hate it.
Anyway, the chapters seem to be getting longer and longer. I'm on roll here! Although I'm very offended at my mother telling me that its stupid to fantasize over things like Sesshoumaru at my age. Feh, at least I have imagination.
Anyway, to all my reviewers, thank you and please continue to review. Tell your friends about my fic if you like it! showers them with cookies
Until we meet again in Chapter 4!