Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha... or Sesshomaru sigh

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She woke up to discover she was in a forest. The trees were huge, and they stretched as far as the eye could see. She tried to keep calm as she surveyed the land around her more closely.

The sound of water running could be heard to her left. She decided the best thing for her was to get a cool drink, so she started to walk in that direction. She stopped short when she got to the stream and found a little girl petting a two-headed monster.

The little girl turned at the sound of footsteps. She looked to be about 8 or 9, with brown hair pulled into a ponytail on the side of her head. She was wearing an orange kimono. "Hello," the little girl said with a smile, "my name is Rin. What is yours?"

"This has to be a dream," she shook her head, "I'm sorry little girl. My name is Mackenzie. Where am I? How did I get here?"

Rin looked puzzled, "This is Japan. We are on the lands belonging to Sesshomaru-sama. How come you don't know how you got here? What are you wearing? Why do you look so different than I do? How old are you?"

Mackenzie put her hand over Rin's mouth to stop the flood of questions. "Do you know what year it is?" Mackenzie asked, not bothering to keep up with the endless questions Rin had asked.

Rin shook her head, "No, but I have heard Kagome-chan call it 'the Feudal Era.' Does that help?"

Any further questions were cut off by the appearance of two large bug demons. Rin's two-headed friend moved to protect her from harm, but one slipped by it.

Without thinking Mackenzie scooped Rin up and started to run. The bug picked her up and threw her against a tree. She barely managed to hold onto Rin.

"Don't worry," Rin said, "Sesshomaru-sama will save us." Mackenzie said nothing as she tried to protect Rin from the demon. As it prepared to strike her again with its massive claws, a shiny white figure appeared out of nowhere.

The two bug demons were dead in seconds. Rin pried herself from Mackenzie's arms, glad that the danger was over. "Sesshomaru-sama, I knew you would save us. Mackenzie-chan protected me," Rin gasped as she turned to find her unconscious.

"Sesshomaru-sama, is she dead?" Rin sounded like she was about to cry. Sesshomaru looked at the sleeping girl and her various wounds, "No Rin, she is only hurt."

He picked Mackenzie up, "Come, Rin. We will tend her wounds back at the castle." Rin smiled and followed after him, calling for Ah-Uhn to follow.