The scene changes to a few days later as Sesshoumaru, Jaken and Rin walk silently down a wide path.. Jaken leading Aaun, while Rin happily holds the black cat, she pauses curiously as the cat begins to wiggle to get free.. it jumps out of her arms and begins to glow. Rin gasps slightly.

Rin: Look Jaken, the demon cat is glowing.

She says pointing as she states the obvious, Jaken pauses looking back curiously and gasps as a sparkling light begins to grow nearby it as it slowly takes the form of a small girl with wavy blac khair just beyond her shoulders, her eye's open slowly sparkling red. .the silver gem on her forehead shining on the light.. Rin stares at the plush ears on her head and the black tail with a glowing blal on the end that swooshes about, the girl turns looking over curiously as Jaken screams and turns away turning bright red at the fact that she is completely nude.

Girl: Hm?

She asks curiously and looks at him confusingly and hten to Rin, her eye's so wide and innocent showing her true confusion... and then she shivers.

Girl: It is so cold.. I want to go back Nekura-chan!

She yells whailing as she brings her hands up and rubs her arms, her eye's widening as all of a sudden something falls on her head she blinks confusingly as she looks at the white cloth and pulls it down looking at it curiously.

Girl: Huh? What is this?

She asks tilting her head as she analyzes it. Rin smiles as she looks to Sesshoumaru who was already leaving.

Jaken: Let's go Rin you're going to be left behind.

Rin: Yes we must hurry.

She says looking to the girl and the cat.

Rin: Put it on, Lord Sesshoumaru gave it to you so you could be warm.

She nods and giggles standing up and ties it around her, frowning as it touches to her knee's, the sleeves so huge that she has to lift her arm all the way up and shake the sleee down for her fingers to reach the end.

Girl: Um.. Nekura-chan wants to say thank you for helping her and stuff..

She says as the black demon kitten hops onto her shoulder.

Girl: She really appreciates it and everything, she's never met a human who was nice before.

Rin giggles and nods.

Rin: I like demons.. I like them more then humans.

she pauses and looks at her tilting her head.

Girl: How strange.

She says and begins to float off the ground slightly and floats beside Rin as they continue on.

Rin: What is your name?

Girl: My name..?

She says pausing and floats in the air for a moment.

Girl: Um.. well I am a keiei.. I guess you could call me that but it's not much of a name is it..

Rin: What is a keiei?

Girl: Oh .. well.. like.. I dunno. It's like.

she says and begins floating after as they begin moving.

Girl: I don' tknow..

She says shrugging and then laughs.

Girl: I'm a part of the nekura.. but like I'm different.. I'm me .. and she's her.. but we're us ... it doesn't make any real sense.. but it's the name of the ability... "keiei" ..

Rin: Ooh.. well we're going to have to give you a better name.

Girl: Hmm...

She says and pauses to think

Girl: Is Sakura a good name?

She asks curiously and blinks. Rin nods.

Girl: Where we used t olive.. before we were disturbed, it was surrounded in those tree's.

Rin: Sakura is a very pretty name.

Girl: Ok .. call me Sakura then.

She says shrugging again.

Rin: K.

She says and the two giggle happily and then Sakura pauses and looks up her mouth in an o.

Sakura: What is this..?

She asks curiously as she reaches out her hand and snow gently falls into it.

Rin: It's snow... you've never seen snow before?

Sakura shakes her head no.

Sakura: This is my first time being like this.. and nekura-chan is just a kitten.. she hasn't lived for very long at all.

Rin: Oooh..

Sakura nods and shivers.

Sakura: I wish I had more comfortable clothes. .and something to cover all of my legs.. they are so cold

Rin: Mine are too.

Sakura: My feet were cold when I was walking, are yours?

She asks looiking down at her ,Rin nods.

Rin: But I'm ok.

Sakura: You could always ride on the thingy.

She says pointing to Aaun. Rin giggles

Rin: That is not a thingy.. that is Aaun.

Sakura: Aaun.

She repeats looking to it curiously and then looks off.

Sakura: Hey. .. there is a human village nearby, I wonder if they would be nice and give us some clothing.. do you think that they would? If there is one nice human in this world there must be another one...

Rin: Maybe.

Sakura: Do you want to see?

Rin: Ok..

She says and looks to Sesshoumaru.

Rin: Is it ok, Lord Sesshoumaru.. if we go and see?

Sakura: You have to ask permission to go places? Are you his slave?

Rin: What..? No.. but ...

She says not noticing Sesshoumaru looking at her silently.

Sakura: Let's go.. and if they don't give us something good I'll beat them up k?

Rin laughs and nods, Sakura giggles and pulls Nekura off her shoulder and walks up to Sesshoumaru.

Sakura: Please take care of Nekura-chan, Sesshoumaru-sama.

She says handing Nekura to him, he looks at her his eye's widening slightly with a "wtf is this?" kind of expression, as she puts the cat right into his hands.

Sakura: We will come right back.

She says and then pulls Rin onto her back and swirls off the ground slightly and zooms off. Jaken blinks looking at her in disbelief and then over to Sesshoumaru who glances down silently at Nekura who looks up at him silently with it's evil, creepy red eye's.

The scene changes as Sakura and Rin arrive at the village, Rin climbs down from her back and they enter slowly. Sakura's eye's widen as men come charging for them, Rin screams in fear as she stares.

Sakura: Wait!

She yells holding out her hand for them to stop.

Sakura: Please don't hurt her! She's just a little girl!

she yells grabbing Rin and begins running with her, the men pause looking around confused.

Sakura: I'll protect you Rin.. just like you protected Nekura-chan.

She says stopping and standing defensively infront of her.

Man: What is your business here, demon?

He asks stepping forward from the group.

Sakura: We don't mean you any harm... we were just hoping that you might have some clothing to spare...

Man: Clothing?

He repeats, not really sure how to take such a request.

Rin: It's beginning to snow... we travel outside.. we don't have an actual home.. and Sakura-sama doesn't have clothes.. Sesshoumaru-sama let her wear this but it isn't enough with how cold it is.

Sakura nods.

Sakura: And Rin-chan said that her legs are cold so I thought I would bring her with me and we were hoping that in some way someone would be kind enough to give us some clothes.. we don't have anything to give you in return but I could try to find something of value and come back if I have to ...

Women: All you seek is clothing?

An older women asks stepping out from her home, Sakura looks towards her and nods.

Sakura: Just something to keep us warm...

The women stands there for a moment and then motions for them to come. Sakura's eye's widen and she smiles and jogs over to her, Rin following as they go inside.

Sakura: I am very sorry but we do not have anything to give you in return...

Women: I have never met a demon who is as nice and respectful as you.

Sakura: Well.. Rin taught me that not all humans are bad and mean.. so .. I'd like to give other people the benefit of the doubt that they're nice like Rin too...I can be mean though!

She says raising her arm and finger up. The women looks at her and chuckles.

Women: My younger son was recently killed in a battle that happened upon our town.

Sakura frowns.

Sakura: I am very sorry to hear that...

The women smiles and nods.

Women: I don't have much use for his clothing anymore.. so the two of you can have these.

She says and hands them each an outfit. Sakura looks down at it curiously.

Sakura: there is only one small problem.

Women: Hm?

She asks looking at her, Sakura turns showing her the tail.

Women: We could make room for it.

Sakura; That would be very nice.

Women: Here.. change into it and then I will make room for your tail.

Sakura: Thank you.

She says as her and Rin change.