I don't own any of the characters from the Inuyasha anime series; Rumiko Takahashi does. I just own Yume. Constructive criticism welcomed bashers ignored! Got it? Good!

Translations:

Onna no ko no baka - Stupid girl

Gomen nasai - I'm sorry

Sama - Lord

Hakama - Pants (Originally worn in Japan)

Haori - Shirt top (originally worn in Japan)

Baka yarou - Stupid bastard

Naginata - A pole or staff like weapon used by women during the Feudal Era.

Youkai onna - Female demon

Chapter 7

As Sesshomaru and company flew on to the Field of Ignorance Rin and Jaken continued arguing about the events from earlier.

"Ha! It was a mistake Rin! I told you he'd NEVER hurt me with his sword on purpose!"

"More like a warning…" She muttered sarcastically; laying back in Sesshomaru's chest and smiling up at him.

"What?" Jaken coughed; wide eyed.

"Test Subject!" She teased. Sesshoumaru overhearing what she said about what he did to Jaken being a warning instead of a purposeful attack patted her on the head for her observance.

"I was not! He'd never!"-"Test Subject! Test Subject! Nah nah nah nah nah!" She teased; her tongue popping out of her mouth as she went on.

"Enough of this…" Sesshomaru muttered in a calm voice.

"Onna no ko no baka!" Jaken growled; trying to hit her on the head with his two headed staff but mistakenly hitting Sesshomaru on his thigh.

"Opps…" He muttered nervously.

"You're in trouble now." Rin teased as she laid back in Sesshomaru's chest.

Sesshomaru merely growled at the minor pain the hit from the staff caused and after mumbling a few more incoherent words and him telling Rin to take the reins of AhUn Jaken is punched in his head an sent flying down to the ground for his foolishness.

"Hmph…" Sesshomaru muttered; smirking as he heard Rin laughing at the falling Jaken.

"We shouldn't let him fall all the way down my Lord." Rin smiled as she held onto the reins.

"Right. AhUn catch him." Sesshomaru commanded.

And in seconds Jaken fell onto the back end of AhUn; grabbing the tip of it's tails as he landed on it's back.

"Gomen nasai my Lord…" He muttered in a daze.

Sesshomaru ignored him and took the reins of AhUn.

"Great…can't these infernal beasts go any faster?" Jaken wondered as he came too.

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and seconds later all his thoughts centered upon Rin. Her scent had changed again; still remaining of flowers and grass as it always did but the same scent he whiffed earlier in the morning; during her nightmare came up to greet him.

"Rin?" Gently judging her with his arm as he called to her.

"My Lord…?" Looking up as all thought of whatever it was that was on her mind had been interrupted.

"Ahhh…heh heh…maybe he'll scold Rin for being so disrespectful to me just now!" Jaken thought optimistically; awaiting Rin's scolding.

"What's wrong? With the exception of Jaken's foolishness, you've been silent the entire time. It is unlike you to be this quiet."

"GAHHH!" He cried as he fell back on the beast. "He is concerned for her…AGAIN? MY LORD…!"

"Oh…I'm sorry…I just…I' have a lot on my mind." She answered in a low voice; a voice Sesshomaru nonetheless heard very clearly.

"Hmmm…"

Rin remained silent in thought.

"Tell me." He demanded in his neutral tone; still focusing on controlling his two headed dragon transport.

"If I may ask you Lord Sesshomaru…?" Rin began; placing her hand on Sesshomaru's only arm.

"Don't bother him Rin! He has to concentrate!" Jaken cried. "What if he misleads the Dragons because of your interference!"

"Silence Jaken."

"Yes, my Lord!" Jaken replied quickly. "Ohhhh….that didn't work out very well…"

"Did you…ummm…what was you're mother like?"

"My mother…" Sesshomaru began.

"How dare you! Who are you to ask him about his incredible mother!"

"I…" She began; starring up hopefully into Sesshoumaru's eyes.

"You nosey, annoying little!"- "Be quiet Jaken." Sesshomaru growled in slight annoyance with Jaken's desperate attempts to silence Rin's innocent questions.

"Right." Jaken answered immediately.

"I just…I just wanted to…"She stammered on; having trouble figuring out the right question to propose to Sesshomaru about his mother. "Jaken is right Rin…" He answered. "My family past…is of none of your concern."

Hearing the stern tone in his voice when he interrupted her she strengthened up.

"I apologize for being so rude my Lord." She replied in a sincere tone. "To you and Jaken-sama." She answered.

Jaken just glared at her. "And I was going to hit her too…" He thought as he continued to glare at the human girl that Sesshomaru favored so.

"Hmmm…why would you ask me such a question?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I just…" She began; her throat tightening a little as she remembered a bit of the nightmare she had earlier. "I'm sorry my Lord…that was very rude and foolish of me; do not worry about it. I shall never bother you with the question…ever again."

"You had better! You've got a lot of nerve to trouble him about such personals!" Jaken replied; still scolding Rin for her questions.

"I'm sorry. I really am. I just wanted to know…I never knew mine and…"

"Silence girl!" Jaken commanded.

Suddenly a low growl of annoyance came from Rin; Sesshomaru found it amusing at time to see Rin fighting with Jaken; she was the only creature next to him of course that knew how to keep the squeaky toad demon in line.

"Don't you tell me to be quiet Jaken-sama!" She fired back; glaring at him angrily as she gripped Sesshomaru's shoulder and turned to face him.

"Who do you think you are speaking up to me like that!"

Sesshomaru had to smile to himself. He could imagine how much more tougher the young pup would become when she got a bit older. But that was far from his mind; now all he wanted was quiet. His time spent in the field would give him time to figure out what needed to be done with the wicked temptress of Dreams and Nightmares.

"Enough…the both of you." He answered; breaking the quarrel between his servant and his pup. "We are here…so you can relax now Rin ." He answered as AhUn settled to the ground.

"Go on into the fields to pick your flowers Rin, I will remain here by the fire with Jaken."

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru." She answered as she went into the fields to search for her flowers.

"Go!" Jaken commanded; mimicking his Lord.

Before Rin turned and left she stuck her tongue out at Jaken.

"Why you!"

"Go on." Sesshomaru replied.

"I shall return with a beautiful bouquet for you My Lord." She smiled as she ran off.

"Hmph! Can you believe that my Lord? Who is she to ask you such a question?"

"Leave her alone Jaken."

"But…my Lord! The rudeness!"

"She is a human…who never knew her mother...or Father. You cannot blame her if she is curious to know of how another's mother would have acted." He answered calmly; throwing a nearby leaf into the fire to keep busy.

"But…! My Lord!" Jaken pleaded on.

"What is wrong now?" He asked; his cold eyes staring at him uncaringly as they always did.

"I'm worried about you my Lord! All this time you spend with Rin! It's…unnatural!" He cried; a stress ever present in his voice as he spoke.

"Oh?"

"YES! She's a human! I thought you despised humans!"

"Enough Jaken…you are suppose to be watching her."

"Geh! My Lord!"

"Go…and don't let her out of your site."

"Yes master…" He sighed as he went to look for the innocent human child. "How do I allow myself to be talked into these things?"

Sitting in a very tall tree was Inuyasha and Miroku. They sat on a thick branch; capable of supporting they're weight and placed at a good enough angle so the two could see below them.

"I can't believe I allowed you to talk me into this Monk…" Inuyasha answered in annoyance; having no desire to spy on his two female friends.

"Shsh! Don't you wanna know about Kagome?"

"Of course I do…but not like this!"

"She won't tell you directly about what she thinks of Sesshomaru if you confront her about it."

"I know that…"

"Then pipe down and just listen to what she has to say about him."

"Ya know what Miroku?"

"Yes, Inuyasha?"

"You're just here to stare at Sango's bare butt aren't are ya?"

"You know me all to well Inuyasha." He smiled; sighing as he spied on the girls.

"Damn perverted Monk…" He muttered as he kept hidden on his perch in the trees and listened while his friend sat and watched the naked girls in they're watery seclusion.

"Hey Sango?" Kagome muttered as she swam over to a rock to rest on.

"Yes Kagome?"

"What kind of a demon…do you think Sesshomaru is?" She questioned; her head resting on the rock.

"Huh? Sesshomaru?"

"Demons…full blooded ones like him…are suppose to hate humans…and yet he has been protecting Rin-chan all this time." She muttered; running her hand through her soaked hair.

"It does seem very peculiar of him doesn't it?" Sango answered as she floated in the water.

"Yes…"

"Hmmm…" She smiled as she submerged all but her head into the water. "He's turning into Inuyasha."

"NO WAY!" Kagome yelled as she splashed water in Sango's face as she emerged from the water. "Inuyasha is selfish, mean, insensitive and gets easily jealous!"

"WHAT!" Inuyasha growled; clenching his fist.

"Heh…it's true."

"Traitor…" He growled; bopping Miroku on his head for agreeing with Kagome.

"Pipe down…they're still talking." Miroku replied; rubbing his head.

"You know that's not all true Kagome." She smiled as she floated in the water. He's not all bad."

"Hmph…I can't believe he was going to hurt Rin…"

"You know he wouldn't of done such a thing."

"Hmph…yeah right! If I didn't tell him to 'sit' he would of…"

"Oh no…" Inuyasha muttered as the rosary around his neck glowed and began to pull him down through the thick branch he and Miroku were perched on.

"What the heck!" Sango cried as she noticed something red and blue falling fast into them.

"I-N-U-Y-A-AAAHHHHHHHH…!" Miroku screamed as he fell through the trees with Inuyasha.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" The girls screamed as something fell into the water in front of them and made a huge splash.

"What was that?" Kagome screamed. "Inuyasha?" She growled; noticing the white dog ears sticking from out of the water.

"H-hi…Kagome…" Inuyasha muttered nervously; his eyes closed shut to keep from disrespecting the miko.

"I can't believe you!" She yelled as she slapped him back into the water and scurried to the surface to get her towel.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha cried as he ran after her; tripping in the water and falling on top of Kagome.

"INU!" Kagome gasped; her face turning bright red as she felt Inuyasha plastered to her wet body.

"Ka-kagome…" Inuyasha stuttered; blushing as he stared at her naked body for a moment.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome cried as she pushed the hanyou off of her.

"SIT!" She screamed; clenching her towel right around her chest.

As Inuyasha got to his feet he tripped over one foot as he felt gravity going against him from the spell placed upon the beads he wore around his neck.

"YEOWWW!" He screamed as he fell down into the water and came back up; complaining about how hot the water was from the bottom.

"Ka-kagome…" He whined innocently as he dug his head up from the soiled earth and crawled after her.

"I can't believe you!" Her words echoed throughout the Hot spring as she retreated back to Kaede's hut.

"…You too Monk!" Sango yelled; pulling him from out of the water by his collar.

"Ehh…heh heh…" Miroku muttered sheepishly as he began to feel up Sango.

"DAMN YOU!" She screamed as she slapped Miroku in the face. Running towards Kagome she wrapped her blue towel around her and stuck her nose up at the two men buried in the warm water.

"PERVERTS!" Sango and Kagome yelled as they left the boys in the pond.

"Well…that was quiet refreshing…right Inuyasha?" Miroku asked innocently as he ringed his robe out.

Inuyasha just growled at him and immediately punched him in the stomach.

"Inu! Cough Yasha…!" Miroku gasped; holding his stomach as he walked on slowly after the infuriated and soaked hanyou.

"Jackass…" Inuyasha mumbled as he followed the girls back to Kaede's village.

"I was only kidding…!" He cried as he tried to catch up.

"I'm NEVER going along with your plans ever again!" He growled. "I'll ask Kagome about Sesshomaru later on…you just tend to your wounds." He muttered as he leapt up into the trees and took off.

"How delightful…" Yume smiled as she saw her prey walking into the fields.

"Well…what are you waiting for Yume? Go and fulfill Naraku's wish." Kagura ordered.

"She's so pure…so innocent…like the flowers in the field…" She smiled; admiring Rin's innocence from Kanna's mirror.

"Don't you have a job to do?" Kagura growled; distrust ever present in her voice as she spoke to the dream commanding demon.

"She's so wonderful…good enough to be…my daughter…" She muttered as she transformed herself.

"WHAT? What are you?" Wide eyed; Kagura watched as the evil demon unleashed a tornado of demonic energy that started to surround her body.

"She is transforming…" Kanna replied informatively; her hands gripping her all-seeing mirror.

In seconds the floor was lit with a demonic aura; that covered Yume's body.

"What is this?" Kagura asked; baffled by the light show taking place before her.

In what seemed like seconds to Kagura and Kanna the sudden transformation of Yume had been complete. Her black and red hair had changed to long straight black hair with brown highlights; partially tied back into a ponytail by a blue hair bow. Her red mini tube top skirt and black legging boots replaced with a blue hakama, white haori with gold trim and gold and brown sandals. Blue eye shadow along with rose colored lip gloss aligning her lips with a white rose placed in her hair to finish.

"My transformation."

"The fuck…" Kagura chuckled. "You look like a prissy priestess."

"Baka yarou…of course I look like a priestess…how else will I gain the girl's trust?" She sighed.

"Right." The wind demon muttered in disbelief. "Oh, and what the hell were you talking about? That girl…HER! Being good enough to be your child?" She asked; her patience easily wearing thin.

"Absurd isn't it?" Yume replied with a smile on her now 'innocent' human face.

"Yes…that and your look." Kagura added. "You look too human."

"That is the idea Kagura." She smiled; those being her last words as she changed her battle staff into an innocent looking Naginata as a purposeful weapon.

Seeing the darkness of the shadows beginning to cling to Yume; signaling her usual leave Kagura grips her wrist and glares into her humane brown eyes; a hint of her red, demonic pupils glistening through.

"Yume!"

"Want to learn how to succeed Kagura? I'll show you how it's done." She replied; her voice echoing in the castle as she disappeared off to the Field of Ignorance.

"Gone already Yume?" Naraku mumbled; seeing the dust settle around where the youkai-onna once stood dissipate into nothingness.

"What is going on Naraku…what is with all this secrecy? What is Yume's great plan that I've heard so much about?"

"Just watch."

"Grrr…" Kagura growled; balding her fists. "I wish people would stop telling me to shut up and watch…I want answers…and I want them now!"

"She's trying to fit in with us Kagura." Kanna suggested. Kagura only ignored her sister's remark and turned her nose up at the thought. "I want answers Naraku…only you seem to know everything she knows…" She answered in an annoyed tone of voice.

"You'll figure it out…"