Rin awoke to the sound of morning chatter and the clinking of dishes. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and then she felt someone kick her side. "Get up" the voice barked! It was Toki, the lady in the pretty green kimono. Rin yawned and slowly got up. She wondered what Sesshoumaru was doing, and now that she was gone had the death threats to Jaken ceased now that she was gone? Rin pondered for a bit on this before fully getting up and stretching her tired muscles.
'Did Rin sleep okay? Did she have enough food? Water? Was she harmed?' These questions raced through Sesshoumaru's head as he paced outside.
'Lord Sesshoumaru's certainly been acting strange since Rin was gone. If it troubles him so much why doesn't he go and fetch her before she becomes attached to the humans house' Jaken wondered?
Rin sat in the cart and expected the ladies to ask her more questions like last night, but they remained silent, eyes forward. Rin remained at the edge of the cart, but not as close as yesterday. 'Yesterday, had she really been away from Sesshoumaru and Jaken so long? Rin looked up and saw Umeko and Toki gossiping. They turned their attention to the driver and began to quietly ask her questions. Obviously not quietly enough because Rin could hear them, and that's when she learned the cart drivers name. "Hey Kameko, do you think she's a demon as well, I mean she says she was raised by demons for all we know she could be one" Toki said. "Don't be stupid Toki, she's too klutzy to be a demon" Umeko commented. Still Toki awaited an answer from Kameko. "Listen to my sister Toki, besides why would a demon come to a place to get married and to do chores" Kameko responded. Married that word continued to haunt Rin and it became more real every time someone said it. The ladies must've noticed her staring because they stopped talking and Umeko and Toki turned to study her. Toki continued to look convinced that she was a demon, Umeko on the other hand looked bored. "Why does this have to take so long" she whined. Rin decided to be friendly and start up a conversation. "So, umm, how long does it take to, where are we going"? That question made Rin realize that she had no idea where they were going and no idea how to get back to Sesshoumaru-sama. Was he or Jaken-sama going to fetch her when she was done? Or did they expect her to get married and (gulp) have children? Sesshoumaru-sama never even let other boys look at her let alone touch her! Eww she didn't want other boys touching her. She'd better pick up the names of towns so she can remember how to get back. Rin continued to wait for the answer to her question. "Another two full days if we continue on this slowly" Umeko replied regarding her sisters speed of the ox. As if on cue Kameko picked up the speed a bit. Rin looked to Toki who was blatantly staring at her. Rin gulped. Toki shuffled towards her. Rin shifted uncomfortably. As Toki stretched out her arm towards Rin's face, Rin leaned back. Toki's hand lifted the hair away by Rin's ear. "What are you-"? "Damn they're normal" Toki announced. "Umm, what" Rin asked dumbfounded? Kameko piped up "Toki mustn't use profanity". Toki grumbled a few words and crawled back to her seat. 'Why was she looking at my ears' Rin thought? They traveled all day until they reached a little village that belonged to the Shina people. Rin sat in the cart quietly as the ladies asked if they could stay the night.
'Something must be wrong with me. I must've eaten something bad, for what else could explain this feeling in my stomach' Sesshoumaru thought? 'It couldn't possibly be feelings of regret, or was he missing Rin'? He certainly enjoyed her company compared to Jaken but had it really gotten to the point where he'd grown so attached? 'Did Rin miss him' he wondered?
