Chapter 9
"Master Sesshomaru, please wait!" Jaken called to Sesshomaru as he walked on, leaving Jaken huffing behind. Rin meanwhile merely ran ahead of Jaken.
"Better hurry up Jaken." Rin called playfully as she ran ahead, Jaken muttering under his breath as he carried his Staff of Two Heads. Sesshomaru remained quiet the entire time and just continued walking.
Something doesn't feel right. He thought. He paused and looked up and around, noticing something flying close by in the sky. The creature looked like a giant wasp only more deadly. It was watching him. One of Naraku's insects.
"Master Sesshomaru?" Rin asked as Sesshomaru just stood there. "Is something wrong?"
Sesshomaru did not answer the little girl but just resumed walking away.
"I guess not." Rin said and continued on, going ahead of Sesshomaru. Suddenly she turned around and called to him. Master Sesshomaru, someone is coming!" For a moment Sesshomaru looked surprised but then resumed his impassive stance.
Further up someone was indeed approaching. It looked like a adolescent, dressed in strange yellow and black clothes. As the person got closer they saw that the person was a boy with silver hair. Jaken finally caught up with Sesshomaru and Rin.
"Who's that?" He asked. Sesshomaru walked over and closed the distance between them, though still left a wide gap. They stood still for a moment, looking at each other. Sesshomaru's silver-white hair and white kimono fluttered in the wind.
"Are you the Sesshomaru?" The boy asked. Sesshomaru did not respond.
"Who are you and why do you want to know?" the little green demon Jaken asked.
"Just curious." The boy said.
"I am Sesshomaru," He said calmly and quietly. "Who wants to know?"
"My name is Riku." the boy said as one of Naraku's insects went by him.
"Did Naraku send you to find me?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Not exactly, but I did speak with him and he told me where you were," Riku said. "I could tell he wanted me to find you."
"If you are working for Naraku," Sesshomaru said as he started to draw out his sword. "Then you must be destroyed."
"But I have no interest in fighting you, Lord Sesshomaru," Riku said. "I only wanted to talk."
"About what?" the full dog demon asked.
"Naraku informed me about your half-brother of yours, Inuyasha." Riku said.
"So how does that concern me?" Sesshomaru asked. "If Naraku is sympathizing with my wish to destroy Inuyasha he is only doing it for his own gain."
"It concerns you because there is someone here I too wished destroyed." Riku said.
"I'm listening." Sesshomaru said coolly.
"An old friend of mine has arrived here recently and, as Naraku has told me, has met and is traveling with Inuyasha."
"Are you suggesting that we join forces to destroy both of these nuisances together?" Sesshomaru asked.
"That is it exactly," Riku said and walked a little closer to Sesshomaru. "We are both very much alike, and I think it would be in our benefit to join forces."
"You said you have talked with Naraku," Sesshomaru said. "Do you have any allegiance to him?"
"No, but he thinks he can trust me, perhaps he can, but do not worry," Riku told Sesshomaru. "I have no interest in betraying you. But you must understand something. Forces are already at work in this world and soon it may be destroyed."
"What?" Sesshomaru said, cocking an eyebrow.
"But I do not wish it to be destroyed, and with your help we can make it so."
"What is this threat you speak of?" Sesshomaru asked.
"They are called the Heartless," Riku said. "And I can control them."