Hoped you liked the last chapter.

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Once she was deep into the forest, Riona slowed down to a walk. She knew where she would go. Hopefully Inuyasha and Kagome would allow her to stay for a while. Why did this have to happen..Riona thought, tears ran down her cheeks again. Why did he do this…

She continued her pondering all the way to the village, where little cooking fires still steamed, the logs still having an orange-like glow to them. The first two people out of a small hut near the center of the village were Inuyasha, and an old woman with an eye patch. Riona quickly wiped her eyes and walked forward. Inuyasha gripped the hilt of his sword. The scent of the demon was familiar…yet he could not tell who it was for the moon shone down on the tall figure from behind, giving it an intimidating figure.

"Inuyasha?" Riona sniffed, trying to make her voice sound less shaken, "is that you?" Inuyasha let go of his sword. "Yeah. What're you doin' here." He demanded. "Ah..Inuyasha do not be so unkind to the girl. Come in, miss Riona." Keade said and took Riona's hand and led her inside, Inuyasha walked in behind them.

Keade once again started a fire, and then sat down across from Riona next to the sleeping Kagome. "What brings ye here at such an hour, my dear?" Keade asked, beginning to brew some green tea. "I..I'd rather not talk about it right now.." Riona sighed and looked down at Inuyasha who had settled next to Kagome and started to fall back asleep.

Riona looked at Keade then pointed to Inuyasha and Kagome. "…Are they..um.." and Keade nodded. "Yes, but Inuyasha does not speak it aloud. He also loves another. Her name is Kikyo, who is also my dead older sister." Riona nodded, having heard of this Kikyo person before. "But…If she is dead how can he possibly love her?" Riona suddenly realized that this was similar some what to Sesshoumaru and Shirea.

"Ah, not to long ago, a few years maybe, an evil witch cast a spell upon the corpse of Kikyo, causing her to awaken. Now she walks the earth, not alive, but not dead, and Kagome happens to be her reincarnation."

Riona nodded and smiled slightly as Kagome scooted closer to Inuyasha. "If you can, tell me more of this 'Naraku' person." And Keade did. About an hour was spent telling tales of this horribly hanyou. " But long since is he dead, thanks to this young girl and Inuyasha, and their friends Shippo, Sango , and Miroku."

Riona smiled. "I've met Shippo. He's very cute. Who are Sango and Miroku?" Keade smiled, remembering Sango and Miroku and their daughters Miho and Sakura lived not to far away. "Ah, my friend they are quite a unique couple I would say..Miroku, being a monk, however quite a lecherous one, had a hole in his right hand, which was a wind tunnel. Sango was a demon slayer, Naraku killing her father and enslaving her younger brother who lives with them up north." Riona nodded.

"How sad, but nice..You get what I mean.." Riona smiled slightly. Keade noticed all her smiles were false, and sadness and worry filled her eyes. "Child, will ye take a walk with an elder like me after breakfast?" Riona nodded, understanding her intentions. "Then let us rest for the day ahead." Riona nodded again, and leaned her head against a wall and quickly fell asleep, while Keade laid on a small mat beside the fire.

Riona woke up the next day , Kagome gently shaking her shoulder. "Breakfast is ready Riona." Riona nodded and sat up and Kagome began to serve eggs and bacon.. "This is good Kagome.." Inuyasha said, his cheeks turning a slight shade of pink. Kagome blushed too. "Thank you Inuyasha.." Riona said thank you for breakfast and Kagome smiled. After breakfast, Keade whispered in Kagome's ear and nodded. "Come Riona." She said and Riona and Kagome followed behind Keade. Inuyasha began to follow, but then Kagome shook her head slightly and he nodded and sat back down.

Kagome, Riona, and Keade walked down to the river. A slight breeze blew through the trees as the sun shone brightly throughout the sky. The breeze toyed with Kagome's and Riona's hair as the walked, causing Kagome to shake her head once or twice to get hairs out of her eyes.

Keade stopped and sat down next to the river, Kagome and Riona sat with her. "Riona, last night when ye came, something had obviously been troubling ye. If you may, tell us what has happened."

Riona sighed, then took a deep breath. However painful, she must tell someone. Riona then told them about the night before last, and told them exactly what went on, and by the end there was a loud sob. Not by Riona of course, because she refused to cry in front of them, but by Kagome. "That's so sad!" she wailed. Riona smiled slightly, knowing that Kagome cared for her, and she and Keade gave Riona a tight hug, telling her everything is okay.

"But what if ye are with child?" Keade asked, the two stared at her. "…I don't know…I really don't.." Riona sighed and looked down with her stomach. "What if you are? What will you do?" Kagome asked. "…I'll have the baby. I have no other choice really unless I go and squish my stomach hard enough to kill it, which I will most certainly not do."

Kagome nodded. "Well..even if you aren't we'll be there for ya all the way." Kagome smiled and so did Riona and Keade. "Thanks."

Sesshoumaru woke up early the next day much weaker than before. "What's going on…" he yawned. He had no idea what happened last night. Shirea slept peacefully next to him, just as if nothing were wrong. Sesshoumaru held his head as he sat up." Oww.." he sighed and called for Jaken, who quickly came running in.

"Yes m'lord?" he asked. "Get Riona…Tell her to fix me some tea.." Jaken nodded and ran to Riona's room and knocked on the door which slowly swung open. No one was inside. Jaken ran to the kitches, assuming Riona was in there. "Riona make Lord Sesshoumaru some green tea!" No answer. "Riona! Riona?" Jaken peeked inside the kitchen. Empty. Jaken ran to Rin's room, maybe thinking she was attempting to wake Rin. Though Riona wasn't there, Rin was definitely up, and crying no less. Jaken took Rin to Sesshoumaru, who pulled Rin onto the bed.

"What's wrong?" he asked, though he did worry, his face remained cold and hard. "R-Riona left!" she sobbed. "What?" he asked surprised. "She wouldn't tell me where! She just said she wouldn't be back for a long time.!" Sesshoumaru hugged Rin and told Jaken to get her something to drink. Riona had done this before, though Rin had only been five at the time, and was eight when she returned. Last time, Riona had been angry so Sesshoumaru didn't mind much. He didn't mind much now even, he assumed she'd return eventually.

Jaken walked back in and handed Sesshoumaru a cup of tea. "Lord Sesshoumaru, what is that small golden chain around your neck. Sesshoumaru looked down and realized there indeed was a small golden chain hung around his neck. He then remembered Shirea giving it to him at the party.

DONNEEE

Sorry the chapters aren't very long.

Oh well.