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"Talk"

'Thoughts'

Tea slowly opened her eyes and looked around. Rin was sleeping next to her. Jaken was also there but Sesshomaru was nowhere to be seen.

'Where did he go?' Tea thought. She rubbed her eyes and got up. 'Man, I am so hungry.'

Tea turned to look at Rin who was still sound asleep. If she was awake, Tea could have asked her about food. Suddenly, a loud roar erupted from behind Tea. She turned around to see a big alligator faced demon staring straight at her. Rin and Jaken woke up as well and stared at the demon in fear. Rin hid behind Tea's leg for protection. Tea turned to Jaken but he was already shaking in fear. She sighed and turned to face the demon again. He was slowly walking towards them.

'What am I going to do?' She thought helplessly. 'If only I could summon monsters like in the virtual world, this demon would be toast. Hey, maybe I can. It's worth a try.' She took out her deck. She always kept it with her. After Battle City tournament, she never went anywhere without it. She drew a card. It was the Fire Sorceress. She held the card up in her hand.

"Now I summon Fire Sorceress. Come out and destroy this demon." She said and closed her eyes, praying for this to work. Suddenly, the card started to glow and Fire Sorceress came out. She stood in front of the demon. Fireballs appeared in her hand and she threw them towards the demon, frying him. It fell on the ground, lifeless. Tea sighed in relief. Fire sorceress disappeared after her work was done. Rin came out from behind Tea's leg and started at her in disbelief.

"You are a sorceress?" She asked tea.

"Of course not." Tea replied.

"Then how did you do that?" Jaken asked her suspiciously.

"From where I come from, this is a game we play. Only in our world, the monsters are holograms and…" She started explaining but stopped. Rin and jaken both had confused looks on their faces. Tea smiled and said.

"Never mind." There was rustling in bushes and out came the demon lord. He turned to Tea.

"How did you do that?" He asked her in a superior voice.

"You saw that? And still didn't come out to help us. You are such a jerk, leaving us out here, unprotected." She yelled and walked towards him but was stopped by an invisible barrier. Sesshomaru didn't look surprised.

"I made this barrier for your protection. No demon, no matter how strong he is, can penetrate it. You were safe all along." He said. Tea was surprised. He cared for the other two?

"So then, unbarrierify us. I want to get out." She said, annoyed. Sesshomaru waved his hand and the barrier was gone. Tea stepped out with Rin and Jaken. She stretched a bit, giving Sesshomaru a nice view of her curves, and he wasn't ashamed to stare. When she turned around, he threw a bag toward them. Tea grabbed it and peeked in, relieved that there was food in it. It smelled good and Tea hoped it tasted good as well.

Sesshomaru stared at Tea. She was offering some food to Jaken. Rin already had some in her hand and was eating it. Jaken refused since he didn't eat human food. Tea then sat on the ground and started eating as well. Sesshomaru turned his head away from the eating duo. They were soon finished. He then got up and started walking. Tea and Rin followed.

'I will find you Naraku.' sesshomaru thought as he continued walking.

By afternoon, they had reached a village. Tea decided to go in a get some food. She had learnt by then that if Sesshomaru went in there, there would be trouble. Jaken had told her about Sesshomaru's hatred of all humans and their fear of him. She didn't like that but didn't say anything. She walked towards a villager and spoke to him.

"Excuse me." The villager turned around but as soon as he saw her face, he stepped back in fear.

"Please don't hurt me." He begged in fear.

"I am not gonna hurt you. Why would I?" Tea asked him confused.

"Because you are a demon." He replied.

"No, I am not a demon. Really. I am a human, like you." She assured him. The man stared at her for a second, studied her from head to toe. His expression turned from fear to disgust. This confused Tea even more.

"What do you want?" He spat these words like venom.

"I want some food and clothes. Can you tell me where I can get them?" She asked, still confused by his behavior and change of attitude.

"There." He pointed to a small hut. Tea thanked him and walked towards it. A lot of people in her way either moved back in fear or disgust.

'Wonder what their problem is.' She thought. She reached the hut and entered. A man was sitting there. He looked up and reacted the same way the first villager did. After some convincing that she wasn't a demon, his expression turned to disgust as well. Tea took the clothes and the food from him and walked outside. Now, everyone in the village was giving her a weird look and pointing at her. It pissed her off. As soon as she reached Sesshomaru, she let her anger out.

"Are all the people in this village morons? Such stupidity. At first they are afraid of me and then they hate me all of a sudden. Idiots." She yelled in frustration.

"It's a normal reaction to someone like you." Sesshomaru replied calmly. Tea glared at him.

"What do you mean "like me?" What is wrong with me?" She asked him, while inspecting herself.

"Did you notice something about the humans in there? All of them have black hair and black eye color. Look at yourself. You have blue eyes and brown hair. Only demons have colored eyes and hair. So it was natural for them to be scared of you." He explained.

"Okay. That explains their fear. But why were they mad at me?" She asked.

"Women are not supposed to cut their hair. It is a sign of rebellion and women who do cut are treated poorly." He stated plainly. Now Tea understood why they hated her. She cut her hair and hey considered her a shameless person.

'Man, people here sure are weird.' She thought.

"Can we stop now? I am tired and am sweating like a pig." Tea said to sesshomaru. He glanced at her from the corner of his eyes and stopped. It was sunset and they were about to stop anyway.

"Finally. You can walk forever." She said. Then she sniffed herself and made a face. "Eew, I stink. I need a bath before I become a hazard. Hey sesshomaru, where can I take a bath?" Sesshomaru turned to face her. She was blushing like crazy. He had never seen a girl/women blush before him, and to him, she looked attractive. He motioned toward some rocks.

"There is a hot spring behind those rocks. You can take a bath there." He said.

"Ok. Rin, come on. I got some clothes for you too. Lets take a bath." Tea said to Rin, who jumped in joy. She then turned around to face Sesshomaru. "And don't you dare spy on us."

"How dare you say something like this to lord Sesshomaru? He can do anything he wants. He…" Jaken said in an angry tone but he was interrupted by Sesshomaru himself.

"You don't have to worry about that." He assured her. Tea turned around and waked towards the spring. Jaken walked towards the forest, mumbling to himself.

Sesshomaru just sat there, wondering if the people in the village did something bad to her. If so, he would go back and destroy the village in the blink of the eye. He didn't know why he would do that though, but he felt like doing it.

'It's not like I care for the human.' He assured himself. 'But then why am I interested in her? Why do I stare at her when she is not looking? Why do I worry when she gets tired of walking too much?' All these and many other questions rose in his head. 'I don't care for her. I care for Rin only because she is bound to me.' But even he knew that wasn't the entire truth.

He sat in silence, deep in thought. His train of thought was interrupted by a scream. It was Rin. Sesshomaru quickly got up and with demon speed, appeared by the spring. But there was nothing there. He hid behind a tree and looked around again to see if a demon was there. But found none. He looked into the spring and found the reason of Rin's scream. It was Tea.

She was splashing water at Rin. 'Rin probably screamed in joy.' Sesshomaru thought. 'I better leave before the girl thinks I am spying on her.' He turned to leave but couldn't. Curiosity got the better of him and he turned to look at Tea again.

She had her back to him so he couldn't see her face. He could see Rin's perfectly. Suddenly, Tea dived in the water and disappeared. Rin searched for her but couldn't find her. Just when Rin stopped looking, Tea appeared besides her and scared her. Rin screamed again and then started laughing. Tea was laughing as well. Rin then splashed water at Tea. It seemed as if time had slowed its pace. Sesshomaru watched Tea in the moonlight. Her creamy skin seemed to glow. The water drops around her made her look even more beautiful, like an ethereal goddess. Her eyes shone with joy and excitement. The girls played in the water for some time and then got ready to leave. Sesshomaru quickly got away from the spring. He didn't want them to find him there. He really had been spying on them and felt guilt at his actions.

After a few minutes, Rin and Tea appeared. He tried to hide his surprise at what tea was wearing. She wasn't wearing the clothes she had been wearing before. Instead, she was wearing a Japanese kimono, like the women in the village. It was sky blue with dark blue coloured flowers and vines, and Tea looked beautiful in it. Rin was also wearing a different red kimono. Tea was holding Rin's and her clothes in her hand. They looked wet, indicating that she had washed them.

She went to a tree and tried to climb it. Sesshomaru's mouth hung open. He never showed his emotions but this was shocking and outrageous. This girl was very, very different. Human girls weren't supposed to climb trees. It was highly inappropriate and unlady-like, and he didn't know any who did. But this girl was climbing it easily, as if she was practiced at it. He watched her in amusement. She reached a high branch and spread the clothes there. She then started climbing down but stopped midway.

Tea looked hopelessly at her kimono,which was stuck in a branch. She tried to free it but no use. She would have to use both of her hands but she couldn't. The moment she moved her hands, she knew she would fall. And because the dress was stuck, it would get ripped. The she wouldn't have anything to wear.

'Why didn't I just ask Sesshomaru?' She thought. 'Now I am hanging like a monkey. This is so embarrassing.' She turned her head to side and saw him smirking at her. It just got more embarrassing.

"You can help me you know, so get over here already." She said, masking her embarrassment with anger. He smirked even more but got up as well. He flew in air and floated in front of her. He then gently held her around the waist. A blush crept on Tea's face. She moved her hands away from the branch and freed her dress. He then lowered them to the ground. But when they landed, he didn't let her go. Tea turned to stare into his eyes, and got lost. His expressionless eyes held something, but she couldn't figure out what. She couldn't stop staring. It was as if everything was frozen. Rustling from the bushes broke the magic. Sesshomaru let her go immediately and fixed his composure. Jaken's face appeared and Sesshomaru's face showed irritation. Tea walked towards Rin. Her face was heated and red. Sesshomaru came soon after and lay down bedside's rin. He then put his bowa (thank you nightfall2525 for the name of his "fur".) on the ground. Rin and Tea put their heads on it and fell asleep.

Sesshomaru, on the other hand, was wide-awake. He couldn't get the image of Tea out of his head. His mind was repeating the moment of her in his arms.

'I have to do something about this. She does not belong here and never will.' He tried to make himself believe but his heart battled back.

'Why can't she? She is strong. She can beat the demons easily with the cards she has.' He knew that. He had seen her power and knew that if she wanted, she could live on her own. But he also knew that she would one day, leave. A part of him kept saying that she would like this world, like Inuyasha's girl. He seriously doubted that but hoped that would happen nonetheless. He took one lat look at the sleeping Tea. She looked peaceful and calm.

'Damn you girl. I should despise you because you are a human but instead I am falling for you.' He thought and fell asleep.

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