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Ojiisan: Grandfather

Obaasan: Grandmother

Youkai: demon

Inuyoukai: Dog demon

Jaki: dark spirit or aura

Taiyoukai: God demon

Konnichiwa: Good day

Miko: Shrine maiden

Oden: Japanese food (Kagome's favorite.)

Hai: Yes

I thought I was strong like my dad able to stand up to anything but I was wrong. A lowly demon scared me witless and all I could do is create a weak barrier around Rin. Why did I do that she wasn't my problem or a concern; so why did I protect her before myself. Was it instinct or just confusion?

Now my only problem was that I was in the arm of a taiyoukai, who could dice me for my family kidnapping his ward. 'Hooray.' Any way with all seriousness, I was taken back when he came to our rescue but I knew that he could turn on me and throw me to the lions. Most of all I was guaranteeing he was one of the many lions waiting to rip and tear me apart.

Elven Rain

Chapter 3: Prelude to a Dark Elves Beginning.

Darkness didn't evade her as she slowly opened her eyes. She lay there taking in the sights around her as her eyes tried to focus. Her head was throbbing to her heart beat as she tried to shove off one of the roots she was laying between. Her eyes were still losing focus with every heartbeat and she could have sworn she saw a flash of the youkai who had saved her earlier crouched across from her. In the next heartbeat the image was gone and all she saw was the pitch black of the night. "Why did you save her?" Came a cold inflection which caused her to clumsily jump from her propped up position to her feet.

Angie stared off into the darkness unsure if she should answer or not. "Why haven't you answered me?" the voice rose this time from somewhere behind her. She carefully glared deeper into the forest hoping to see something but failed. 'Great, I think I am losing it.' She thought once more searching the area around her for the owner of the voice.

White was what she finally saw, in a blur as it sped toward her catching he off guard. There he stood her so called savior with his face not two inches from her own mocking her abilities. Not only had he shown her up by saving her ass he was now fooling with her obviously trying to make her look mad.

She stumbled a few paces back from him her eyes locked to his but stopped abruptly when her back hit a tree. He matched these paces with only one of his own setting his own much larger form directly in front of her trapping her. He closed the small gap that was left by wrapping his hand around her throat and slammed her violently against the tree. "Why would you betray you own, to save my ward?" He growled releasing poison into his claws before tightening his grip.

Needle thick lines of blood streamed down her neck and into her coat which at the moment was the only thing she had coving her upper body. She was trembling at this point trying to hide her fear from him. She was scared of him to say the least and all she could think to do was to fight back. Her hands raised from her sides and with her tiny elven nails she tried to rip into his skin but it was to no avail.

His lip twitched as he snarled at her completely irked with her silence. "Do not make this Sesshoumaru repeat himself, onna?" He growled viciously ripping her feet off the ground. 'I have no chance.' She thought dropping her arms to her side in defeat. The fact being he was stronger than she would ever be and she knew he could snap her like a twig if wanted.

Her head slumped down for a brief moment before she looked back up into his eyes. Golden amber met intense jade as she contemplated on whether to stay strong and answer him or fight back.

He debate was answered when she heard Rin whimper in her sleep. "Your lucky that Rin is present my lord or I would have been inclined to fight this. Still I saved the child because…" She blinked her eyes why had she gone against her father's rules and her brother's outlandish demand. "Because I...I don't know." She stumbled trying to find the answer.

The lord loosened his grip let the girl drop. Some how this woman child had inadvertently saved Rin risking her own hide without any thought. His sense of smell warned him that another Elf was approached stealthy from behind and he whipped around to meet it.

He grabbed hold of the smaller elf lifting her by her kimono to meet his gaze. "This is a trick isn't it?" He growled shaking the woman.

"No I assure you it is not." She piped back receiving another series of shakes. "My lord, please just listen to me. I am nothing more than a servant of the princess I swear to you. I must stay with her to protect her and keep her tremendous power at bay with one of my ancient barriers. See without me Mi Lord she would be much, much too dangerous for even you. You must believe me." Sesshoumaru growled at this turning his gaze to the girl who was staring at them both wide eyed in bewilderment.

He shook the maid once more before turning toward other elf and asked. "Is what this all true… princess?"

Angie stood looking at the maid only to recognize her as the woman who had passed by when she was sneaking to Rin's room. "Well I am not certain of this Sesshoumaru, lord of the western lands but I can guarantee you that she is my maid."

She stood there for a moment and pondered over what the maid had said but kept coming out with the same answer. She was a dirty liar a damn good one and for that Angie could only give respect. Plus the woman was an elf just like her with amazing abilities in healing. "Well my lord I would assume that she is telling the truth because I was unable to use my weapons along with my other abilities when it came to fighting the ogre you so graciously saved me from. She must have put up the barrier while I knapped earlier today." Angie lied receiving a smile from Elena her maid.

Sesshoumaru growled at this facing the maid one last time. "Seems it must be true sensing I do remember that woman having weapons earlier in the day but when she needed them she was barley able to erect a barrier to protect herself. This Sesshoumaru will only let you live because you keep that other elf from being a danger to my ward and underling." He dropped the elf letting her scamper to Angie's side.

"Princess, are you hurt?" She whispered trying not to anger the youkai behind her.

Angie shook her head leaning against the tree next to Rin and sighed. "I am fine, Elena was it?"

Elena stared at her and answered. "Yes, Elena is correct and about the barrier I am sorry I didn't have the time to tell you. And thanks you're a life saver. I thought the prince would kill me."

Angie's eyebrow furrowed at Elena's strange answer and finally realized the code. "Well you know how men can be. And thank you for showing up or I believe I would have more then just slivers in my back." Angie answered motioning toward the tree Sesshoumaru had held her against while strangling her.

"No problem, you know how the prince can get when he isn't taken seriously." Elena laughed out thinking how much her prince was like the demon prince.

"Yeah I know I have the splinters in my back to prove that." Both girls giggled at this only to receive a chilling glare from the ICE prince.

"Shut up." He hissed sitting back against a tree to watch them.

"Sorry." They both said as Elena turned Angie around to pull the splinters from her back counting. "1…2…3…4…5…6…7…" She kept it up for a good 20 minutes before she finished. "67, yep 67 in all and here I decided to bring you a kimono because the prince had mentioned you not having proper attire." Elena stuffed a black silk kimono into her hands and proceeded to drag her off into the forest to help her change.

"Elena I think I am capable to changing alone." Angie whimpered out while being pulled to a more secluded area in the forest some ways from the Youkai Lord.

"Be quiet for a sec and put this on." She grumbled shoving the kimono further into Angie's breast. "Now listen, that youkai will kill us if he finds out I lied but I need to be with you to keep you safe. I know we can't run from him but I damn well know that with him we will be safe until Honsu saves us. Angie do not believe anything that comes out of his mouth. Your fathers knows you here for some purpose and he also knows that that demon lord wants you to fight with him but hasn't an answer to why you are here. Your father may have played it off to you that he knows nothing about you but that is not true. So from this point forward we are to make him believe we are incapable of protecting ourselves because that is somewhat the truth."

Angie finished tying her obi and stared at Elena. "Yeah and why is he so strong all the sudden? I think I am capable of taking care of myself." Angie spat out readying herself to storm away when Elena grabbed her and pulled her in to whisper.

"Because Angie there are this out there much more dangerous than him and much more heartless and unforgiving." Angie pulled back staring at her as Elena began to walk away. She followed in step after her and took a seat next to Rin when the arrived back sat the makeshift camp that had been set up while Angie was unconscious.

Angie sat there for a moment watching Elena's strange behavior before she realized the woman was cooking. "Princess are you hungry? I brought some oden and rice cakes with me if you are." She turned to the princess who nodded and turned her gaze from her to the youkai prince. "And my lord are, you hungry?"

"I do not need to eat human food." He answered staring at the elven princess. "You will return with me to my palace in the morning to assure me you will not be going home." He demanded only to make her sass back.

"And who are you to demand me do anything I will choose if I will go. At this moment I do not need to return home so you are lucky that I have no choice but go with you or be punished for my selfless actions." She scoffed ripping the warm bowl of oden from Elena's hand.

"Ahh Sesshoumaru'sama, Rin is hungry too." Rin yawned sitting up. Elena poured another bowl for Rind and handed her a rice ball as well. "Thanks, wait I know you. Weren't you the nice lady who cared for me before Lady Angie saved me?" Rin asked staring at her.

Elena laughed feeling slightly rude for not introducing herself to the lord and not properly reintroducing herself to the child. "Yes I was and sorry for my rudeness my lord. I am Lady Elena healer of the elven lord." She spoke bowing ever so slightly in her crouched position.

"Hn." He answered looking away from them off into the forest.

"Sesshoumaru'sama, Rin wants go get her crayons and toys that Kagome gave her."

Sesshoumaru looked at her and nodded answering her. "Yes, Rin we will go retrieve them after you finish you dinner." He turned toward Jakken. "Jakken you can stay here with the elves keep them here until I return."

Rin finished eating and thanked Elena before jumping on his back and leaving to retrieve her belongings. "So Jakken." Cooed Elena. "What is your purpose to being with such a strong lord when you can't even protect a child?" She chided out almost laughing.

"Ha, ha very funny Elf. You dirty creatures tricked me." He screeched out causing both elves to start laughing.

"Well Jakken from what I hear you turned your back to chase after your lord but I will keep my mouth shut." Elena giggled out watching the toad's facial features tinge red for a moment.

"Well I guess you're not that bad if you're willing to hide that from him for me." He chirped packing a few items into Ah-Uns saddle bags. "To let you know ahead of time we will be leaving early. Milord told me while you ate and joked about braiding his hair. You know that makes him angry." The girls looked at him and laughed before realizing that they would set off in the night to the youkai lord.

"Hey wait a minute we leave tonight?" Angie asked looking at Jakken. He jumped up as Angie chased after him. "Why I ought to kill you." She screeched grabbing him. "Jakken why are we leaving so early and why do we have to go?" She growled.

"Un well see He wanted to leave early so um he could get you um some where, where um he can do something that needs to be done before something." He stumbled around his words hiding what was so important from her.

She lifted her hand ready to pound him when she heard a shift in the air and Rin cry out. "Their coming home with us tonight."

Sesshoumaru nodded placing Rin on Ah-Un. "We leave now." He said grabbing both elves placing Elena on Ah-Un and throwing Angie on his back. "Jakken, you can drive Ah-Un to the palace. I will keep our precious cargo with me."

Angie tooled around with the idea of being precious cargo before retorting. "Excuse me but I am not cargo I am defiantly an elf with a mind of my own." She pulled her leg back and kicked him for his rudeness but received no reaction which displeasured her even more than his comment.

There it is the third chapter. Boring yes but very important to the plot. Lots of mystery to what all the Characters have to say except for Rin. She's in the dark. NOW REVIEW.