A/N: I'd just like to once again thank Pon Pon Pocky for another encouraging review. : ).

With that said, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Inu-Yasha.

Perfect Day

Chapter 10: Unexpected Guests at Sessy's Castle

By Midnight-wolf-314

"Yes, may I help…oh, Master Inu-Yasha…and Lady Kagome. Please come in for a moment while I fetch Lord Sesshomaru," a little imp-like demon said after opening the rather large door leading into the castle.

"Thank you, Jaken." Kagome said politely as she and Inu-yasha stepped inside the gigantic castle and motioning for Kagome's three friends to follow suit.

"Lord Sesshomaru…Lord Sesshomaru… LORD SESSHOMARU!" Jaken cried while running down the large corridor. "Lord Sesshomaru, Lady Kagome and Master

Inu-Yasha are here to see you!"

"Alright, alright, I'm coming. Tell brother dearest that I'll be right there," Sesshomaru said while trying to hide the look of disgust that was trying to appear. (A/N: In this fic, Sesshomaru has emotions and does show them.)

"Yes sir!"

"Lord Sesshomaru shall be with you shortly, Master Inu-Yasha."

"Thanks Jaken." Kagome spoke once again in Inu-Yasha's place, not wanting him to do anything rash that might get them all kicked out for good.

A few moments later, the Lord of the Western Lands strolled into the room. Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka all bowed very low, assuming that this was the Lord—he did look rather powerful—while Kagome only nodded her head. However Inu-Yasha did nothing to show that he had any respect for his brother whatsoever.

"Welcome, Lady Kagome and…Inu-Yasha," Sesshomaru scowled. "And I do not believe I know you three." He said gesturing to Kagome's friends.

"They are my friends from my time, Milord. They came to help me settle some things with Inu-Yasha."

"I see. Welcome! You may rise if you wish. You are friends of Lady Kagome so you need not bow as much. Just do as she does. Well, have you come to me to talk some sense into my dear brother as well?"

"Not entirely. We are not fighting at the moment, but I'm afraid Inu-Yasha has injured himself while attempting to save me from Kikyo's arrow."

"I see. And you wish for me to heal my brother?"

"Yes, if it's not too much trouble, Milord."

"Well, I suppose I could cure him…but brother dearest doesn't seem to want my help. I'll agree to heal him if he admits that I'm superior and gives me his sword…well,

Inu-Yasha?"

"Keh! I wouldn't be caught dead doing either. And I don't need to be healed. It's just a little arrow." Inu-Yasha had butted into the conversation.

"Inu-Yasha, you need to be healed. You and I both know Kikyo's arrows are far more powerful than any ordinary one. And besides, you promised."

"Kagome, do you really expect me to give up my sword to this pathetic idiot?"

Just then, another presence was discovered in the room. "Lord Sesshomaru, what are you doing?" asked a young girl with black hair around the age of ten.

"Rin, go to your chamber. This does not concern you."

"But Rin wants to help Lord Sesshomaru and Master Inu-Yasha."

"Rin…" the voice was a little threatening, though it was easy to tell that he was about to give in to the poor little girl.

"Milord, please heal his wound. Lady Kagome and Master Inu-Yasha are Rin's friends. Rin does not want them to be hurt."

Sesshomaru groaned. "Oh, fine." He brought out his sword and touched it to his brother's wound, healing it instantly.

"Lord Sesshomaru, can Lady Kagome, Master Inu-Yasha, and their friends stay for dinner? Please? Rin would like it very much." She looked up at him with her best puppy eyes.

"I suppose…but Rin, you are in charge of them."

"Yes Lord Sesshomaru. Rin is very happy to be watching them, sir." She grinned at him. He smiled and went off to inform the servents of their guests with Jaken at his heels.

"Lady Kagome, it has been a very long time. Rin has missed you so much." She said and threw her arms around the young miko.

"Yes, Rin, I missed you too."

"Rin is glad."

"Rin, I'd like you to meet a few of my friends from my world," Kagome announced as she gestured to the three people behind them who had long since been forgotten. This is Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi," she said while pointing to each of them in turn.

"Rin is very excited to meet Lady Kagome's friends. Rin likes to meet new people."

"She's adorable, Kagome," Ayumi stated. "Are you one of the Lord's servants?"

"Rin is somewhat like a servant, yet she is more. Lord Sesshomaru respects Rin more than most. He rescued Rin a long time ago and Rin is eternally grateful. Rin follows Lord Sesshomaru on all his quests."

"That's cool, Rin. Why do you always talk like that?"

"Like what?"

"Referring to yourself in third-person."

"Rin does not know what third-person is."

"Ayumi means that you always say your own name when you talk about yourself rather than the word 'I'." Kagome rephrased.

"Oh. Rin has talked like that since after she met Lord Sesshomaru two years ago. Rin was outcast from her village as an orphan. The villagers treated her badly and since Rin had no friends to talk to, Rin never spoke to anyone and lost her ability to talk. Then Rin was killed by Koga's wolves, but Lord Sesshomaru brought Rin back from the dead. When Rin learned to speak again, she always spoke of herself this way. Rin knows not why."

Just then, a loud crash was heard outside. Rin immediately ran to the door to see what had happened. She came back in with a girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes…."Tierra!" Inu-Yasha exclaimed.

"Inu-Yasha? Would you care to explain?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah. Everyone, this is Tierra. She has a mirror—much like Kanna's—only it can see people's thoughts and desires. She's the one who convinced me that you didn't hate me when I was planning on going to Kikyo," The hanyou explained, mainly to Kagome.

"So she showed you everything in my mind?" Kagome asked, embarrassed.

"Well, only enough to get him to believe that you really did care about him. You should have seen him…just sitting up in that gigantic tree hoping that the thunder and rain could hide his screams and tears." Tierra butted in.

"Which was how much?"

"Well, enough to know that you want a place up high with a cliff looking off onto a lake with a waterfall pouring off of it. And enough to know that you want your cabin to have pictures from your house and your favorite places in the feudal era painted on the walls…including Koga's cave," he said dryly, "And that you want three kids, two girls named Raven and Sakura and one boy named Tomaka."

Kagome blushed a deep scarlet.

"Please forgive me, Kagome, but you should've seen him. He was miserable!"

"Oh, it's alright, Tierra."

"Oh yeah, and how did you get here, Tierra?" Inu-Yasha inquired.

"My powers." She answered simply.

"And what are your powers?"

"I can control the earth. Naraku made me like Kanna with the mirror and like Kagura by giving me the powers of an element…though mine is the earth. I can make rocks fly, build land bridges, destroy mountains and cause mudslides. And like I said, Inu-Yasha, my powers are almost unstoppable!"

"Wait a second! She's an incarnation of Naraku?"

"Yeah, but she's nothing like him. She's very nice and a great person." Inu-Yasha said.

"Well, I guess I'll have to take your word for it."

"So, Tierra. What brings you over here?"

"Oh, I just came by to see how Inu-Yasha was doing with his dilemma and it seems to be going fine. You two have made up, correct?"

"Yes, of course," Kagome said before she placed a quick kiss on his lips before continuing, "Inu-Yasha saved me from Kikyo just in time and that made everything well again."

"Rin is happy that Lady Kagome is happy," the little girl said, though it was easy to tell that she was wondering why any girl would want to kiss someone. (A/N: Rin is 10. She is at that age where girls still think guys are the most idiotic people on the planet. I do not mean any offense to anyone. That's just how most ten-year-old girls think.)

"Well, I'll be going, Inu-Yasha. But I'll see you around, ok? You can come to my cave any time you need to see another's thoughts, but you must have a good reason! I'll tell you why sometime, but not today. Farewell everyone. It was nice meeting you." Tierra announced as she turned towards the door. She summoned up a rather large rock from the ground and jumped on it, flying off into the distance. After she was out of sight, the ground where the rock was taken from was filled back completely.

"Rin, Lady Kagome, Master Inu-yasha, and everyone else—Lord Sesshomaru would like me to tell you that dinner is served. Rin will lead you to the dining room." Jaken had re-entered the room and left again as soon as his message was given.

"Come, friends, Rin will take you to dinner." And with that, the group made their way through the castle.