Chapter 2

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Shippo

I had gotten separated from Kagome. They were fighting a great big demon, and I was lost. I didn't have a clue where I was, either. If I knew, I'd go to Kaede's village. Well, since I was in a forest food wasn't a problem. And I wasn't being chased by anything. I was alive. I was also 4 feet tall, now! (I was very proud of my height) There were a lot of things going for me.

I chose a direction, and started walking. I soon got tired and climbed a tree to go to sleep. When I woke up, I heard humming. Rin was in the forest, without Sesshoumaru, picking herbs. Jaken and the dragon were nowhere in sight, either.

Why is she all alone? Shippo thought. Wait! Sesshoumaru likes attacking Inuyasha, so if I follow her and then follow Sesshoumaru, I'll find Kagome! Proud of his trail of thought, Shippo didn't realize that Sesshoumaru would know for sure if he was being followed.

When Rin went to another field, Shippo followed. Suddenly, the branch he'd been sitting on broke. Rin turned and drew her sword. Within seconds of Shippo's fall, he had a sword at his neck.

"AHHHHHHH!" Shippo screamed. "AHHHH! Someone, help me!" Rin's face lost its serious look. She smiled, then, to Shippo's amazement, instead of killing him, Rin burst out laughing.

"Oh, Shippo. I though you were a thief, or something important like that." she said.

"Oy!" yelled Shippo. "Are you saying I'm not important! I know things about Inuyasha that would be very useful!"

"Oh." she said. Shippo realized he'd made a big mistake. "Then I suppose I'll take you with me."

Shit!

Naraku

Sesshoumaru had sent Rin to gather herbs, when he heard that Naraku wanted him to do something for him. Once she was gone, he said, "What do you want, Naraku?"

"Kikyo has the shard I need, Sesshoumaru, but in her state, she cannot give it to me. I ask you to heal her, as I have heard that you can heal 100 people at once."

"This is true." Sesshoumaru said. He walked over to her. Then, to Naraku's surprise, he drew his sword. The one that he never used. Something bad is going to happen. thought Naraku. To his astonishment, Sesshoumaru cut Kikyo in half.

"What are you doing!" exclaimed Naraku. "I asked you to heal her, not cut her in half!"

"She will wake up in one hour." said Sesshoumaru. "Her life is no longer in danger.

"Fool!" shouted Naraku. "She's dead!"

"Not anymore, she isn't." said Sesshoumaru. "I said that she'll wake up in one hour. I meant it."

Rin

"Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin said. "I found a little kitsune who says he knows stuff about Inuyasha that you would find useful.

"Hand him to me." Sesshoumaru said. Rin did. She was very strong, as Sesshoumaru had raised her. She could easily pick up the 40 pound kitsune by his tail.

Sesshoumaru set Shippo on a table. "Kitsune, tell me what you know or the tail comes off." Shippo looked taken aback. That seems a bit mean. If the thing dies, it won't be able to tell Sesshoumaru-sama anything. And animal cruelty is just wrong. Rin thought.

"H-h-h-he ch-changes o-o-o-on n-n-new moo-moo-moo…" Shippo fainted with stress.

"You should have started with or else, Sesshoumaru-sama." said Rin. "Next time, let me do it." It's a good thing he has the Tenseiga, or the kitsune would be dead. Man, nothing good comes of his harsh ways.

"Rin." Sesshoumaru said. "You are a good age for a human, now. You should go to a village and settle down with someone. I would miss you, but you can't live the life of a demon forever."

Am I really that annoying? Does Sesshoumaru-sama really want to get rid of me that badly? I think I'm going to die. "Sesshoumaru-sama, am I really that useless?"

"No, it's not that, but you don't have forever to live." he said. "You've been like a daughter to me, and I'll miss you immensely, but you need to get yourself a real life. A human life."

"Datte," Rin stammered. "Datte, I want to stay with you! You're the only person that's ever really known me, and I want to stay with you!"

"Rin, you need a human life. Stay in a village, any village, for just one year, then I'll come back for you if you still want to live a demon's life."

"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama." said Rin, and left to find a village. It's only one year. I can do this if it's only one year.

Kagura

Itai! Kagura woke up to a kind darkness. She hurt all over, and her clothing was torn to shreds, but she was alive. There were two strong demon presences nearby. One was Naraku, she was in Naraku's castle, and the other…Sesshoumaru. She wondered why Sesshoumaru was in Naraku's castle.

She opened her eyes, and a small fury lump next to her moaned. Kitsune, she thought. The little one that's always with Inuyasha. Why is he here?

Sesshoumaru walked over to the woman and used the Tenseiga on her. That was the third time in the past hour, and he didn't like it.

I feel alive, again! thought Kagura. She couldn't feel her heart, but then, that was normal. She had fully recovered. she looked up, a beautiful, healed look; the look of a child in a field of flowers. When she saw Sesshoumaru, she almost said "Ohayo!" very cheerfully, but stopped. He's an enemy! I must look like a total idiot, showing that side of me to him! What if Naraku-dono finds out?

"What are you doing here, Sesshoumaru?" she asked in the voice that she would use normally. She hoped that her face wasn't burning with embarrassment, as that would ruin the whole effect. Sesshoumaru smiled.

Kagura totally lost her precarious hold on her false personality, there. She blushed and smiled back.

"Arigatou, Sesshoumaru." she said. "You saved me."

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Gomen, Kikyo haters. It's all part of the grad plan. Well, hope you liked it, leave a review, kudasai.