Disclaimer: I am not going to repeat this for every chapter, but, here it goes. I do not
own Inuyasha or Sailor Moon. They each belong to their creators, respectively. I
would also like to point out that the song I used is not mine. I kind of borrowed it from
The Quest for Camelot, and, so, it is not mine. I do not own it. I just realized that I did
not disclaim (is that a word?) that song. I would also like to apologize for taking this
long to update my story. I don't want to make excuses, so, we'll just say that I was
extremely lazy and inconsiderate. I also want to mention that Love's Traveling Ways is
on a hiatus. I'm so sorry everyone. But, now, back to the action of the story!
Sunlight filtered through the room's windows as the new day begun. Everything in this
particular room was nice and peaceful and calm. Shortly after Rei had sung Rin to
sleep the night before, she, too, had fallen asleep, watching over the young girl. Rei
wanted to make sure the fever didn't come back. So, she somehow wound up in Rin's
bed, with Rin curled against her stomach, like a baby in a fetal position with its mother.
The two humans slept peacefully, oblivious to their surroundings. Naturally, then, it is
not surprising that when Jaken, the nasty toad demon that he was, came barging into
the room, neither human awoke. It was only when Jaken used his staff to whack Rei
across the head, did all hell break loose.
Rei sprang out of the bed, feeling a pounding headache begin to form. Something hit
her head…if only she could figure out what it was. Rei's amethyst eyes swept the
room, looking for her assailant. Rei narrowed her eyes dangerously when she
spotted Jaken. She was seriously trying to stop herself from murdering the demon
in the little girl's room, so, she settled on glaring at Jaken menacingly.
" What, in the name of Ares, do you think you're doing?" she growled at him.
Jaken glared back at her, oblivious to the looming threat in Rei's eyes.
"Do not speak to me in such a way, insolent human wench!" he exclaimed.
"What did you just call me?" questioned Rei, taking a step closer to Jaken. He was
about to answer her question when a new voice joined the conversation.
"Who are you?" asked the new voice. Rei spun on her heel and saw that the girl she
tended to the night before was alright. The girl was small…around 8 or 9 years old.
She had black hair and amazing blue eyes that shone with innocence. The girl reminded
Rei of herself…at a much younger age.
" My name is Rei. Hino Rei, and I am …uh…new to this castle. Your lord…" Rei
trailed off as she realized that she didn't know the name of the insufferable demon that
brought her there.
" Lord Sesshoumaru? He brought you here? Oh, Rin is so happy. Now Rin has
someone to play with. Rin's name is Rin, Lady Rei," said Rin, in a rushed voice.
Rei couldn't help but to smile at how energetic the young girl was.
"Well, it is a pleasure to meet you," said Rei, bowing to Rin. Rin giggled and pulled Rei
to her feet.
"You're silly. Rin likes that. We must find Lord Sesshoumaru now. Rin knows where
he will be!" exclaimed Rin. She grabbed Rei's hand and rushed out the door. The two
left Jaken wondering what had just taken place. It took him a few seconds to realize
that he was interrupted while telling Rei off. He huffed in indignation as he stomped
his foot on the floor.
"Rin!" he yelled, chasing after Rin and Rei.
Rin led Rei through a series of hallways. She turned left, she turned right, right again,
and then left. Pretty soon, Rei was becoming a little disoriented. She could not
understand how someone so young could know how to navigate the gigantic fortress
of a home. After what seemed to Rei to be a million twists and turns, Rin finally
stopped at two grand double doors. The doors seemed to be used often and were
very well furnished, so, Rei could only guess at what they were used for or led to.
Rin, however, seemed to know exactly where she was, what the doors led to, and
where to find her "father." Rei watched as Rin knocked on the doors. It wasn't long
before the door was opened by servants of the castle.
Now, Rei could tell that the room behind the doors was a dining hall. There were three
tables spread throughout the hall. Two were of the same length, and close to the doors.
It seemed as if these two were just places for extra people to sit. The third table was
the farthest back and appeared to be elevated a bit above the other tables. This table
was also shorter in length and appeared to be used for more important and influential
guests.Sitting at the head of this table was Sesshoumaru. Rei saw him glance up at her
and Rin and was about to tell him off , when Rin began to skip to his side.
"Good morning, Lord Sesshoumaru," she said, bowing before Sesshoumaru.
"Good morning, Rin. I take it that you feel well this morning?" he asked. Rin nodded
her head.
"This nice woman, Lady Rei, healed me, I know she did. Do you think she's magic?
Are you magic, Lady Rei?" asked Rin. Just as Rei opened her mouth to answer her,
Sesshoumaru interrupted her.
"Rin, I do believe it is time for breakfast. Sit," he commanded quietly. Rin complied,
pointing to the seat on the other side of Sesshoumaru.
"Lady Rei, you can sit there," she innocently suggested. Unable to say no to the smiling
face in front of her, Rei sat down.
I would like to apologize for the way this story looks...my computer is having issues right now. So, do you like it, hate it, I need to know. Love's Traveling Ways and The Demon's Miko are on hiatus at the moment. I need time to organize my thoughts and stuff, but, hopefully you liked this much awaited chapter. Thank you for all of your support.
Mars