Aristania changed her pace to walk alongside of Sesshomaru. "It seems that you do not stop and rest, do you lord Sesshomaru." He gave a sideways glance at her.
"I am not one who is in need of much rest."
"I understand this I as well am the same, however, I just finished a long day's battle and am covered in blood, as I am sure you can smell. I ask if we can stop in the forest up ahead. I know a place where I can wash up." She gave him a sideways glance and waited for a response.
"Very well we shall stop there until morning." The lord said calmly but with a bit of irritation Aristania could tell. She took this chance to look upon him while his attention was drawn elsewhere. His features were very beautiful and fair for a man, however, that did not at all take away from his appearance. He was dashing and she could tell cunning and lordly but obviously stubborn. His gaze steadily turned back to her and she skillfully diverted her eyes, although she couldn't help wonder what he was thinking in that instant as they were walking towards the forest ahead.
"Why on earth have I insisted on taking this girl with me? Why can I not refuse her either? Is it part of this strange power she possesses, such power and aura I have never seen before. I must keep aware of her actions." But then Sesshomaru glanced over at her and for the first time admired beauty.
The band reached the outskirts when Aristania told him to follow her. They walked for a while through many assortments of trees until they came to a small sort of circular clearing in the midst of the woods. Faint sounds of a waterfall could be heard from here and in the very middle of the clearing was a place where obviously a fire was previously kept. Lady Aristania knelt down beside the small pit of soot and stone and preformed something amazing; abruptly a small ball of fire appeared in her hand. Sesshomaru stood in awe as the orange ball of flame licked the edges of her fingers. She looked at him over the fire in her hand and smiled coyly at him and then blew it in to the fire pit where it made a comfortable, smokeless fire, which provided just enough light for them.
Aristania stood up and pushed some strains of hair from her face and looked to Sesshomaru and smiled, as he stood there expressionless. "I am going to wash off now," she said as she walked towards a tree and unburied a hidden brown sack with straps, much like the one he has seen one of Inuyasha's comrades carry and slung it over her shoulder. She started to walk away and then looked over her shoulder and smiled innocently, "don't worry I will be back." And with that she disappeared into the darkness with Sesshomaru looking at her. After she was gone he then turned and studied the clearing and tried to sense anything unusual about it but he couldn't. Deciding that the area was alright he sat on the ground and leaned against a tall tree, Ah and Un laid down on the other side of the fire still with the sleeping characters on his back.
Aristania walked through the woods with her pack on her back, silently thinking to herself and wondered what mess she has gotten herself into now. She walked in the direction towards the sounds of the waterfall that was nearby and soon she came to a great opening where a calm waterfall laid in the midst. At the bottom of the waterfall was a small pool with some smooth stones at its base and Aristania calmly made her way down to the shoreline where she could see just a hint of morning light over the peak of the cliff. On the shoreline she found a nearby tree and started to undress putting her sack away. She stripped off her armor now crusted and stained with blood. As she took of every piece carefully, so that she was just left in her under garments, she made her way to the shoreline where she started scrubbing each part of her armor. The water was cool and refreshing on her hands and ran a little red while the blood detached itself from her armor. Once everything was finally clean, again she headed to the base of the waterfall, grabbing an herbal cleansing mixture from her pack.
She stood under the water fall and let the water run down her body getting her specially designed undergarment wet, the garment which she wore was as black as her hair and formed around her body fitting like a bathing suit would from Kagome's era. However, the cool water ran over her bare stomach, which gave her a quick chill for the cloth of the garment did not cover her stomach nor arms or legs. In fact all that supported it upon her body was the tightness of it and two thin like sleeves which came off her shoulders.
She opened her herbal mix and lathered some of it in her hands and ran it through her hair. The scent was like wild flowers especially picked for this secret concoction of her own and was soothing to the senses. She could feel her skin tingle as the herbal mix cleansed her skin leaving it incredibly smooth and soft. Then she scrubbed as hard as she could to get all the grit and blood out of her hair and off of her skin.
A strange and pleasant aroma came to Sesshomaru, which awakened his senses. The scent was intoxicating and smelt like various flowers, why he found such a scent so sensually pleasing he did not know however now he was curious as to where it was coming from. Getting up from where he was seated he followed the smell towards what sounded like a waterfall and after a while he could see that a clearing was not too far ahead. Coming through the brush he hid behind a tree making sure not to make himself visible to anything, which might be down there that wouldn't be worth his time. Although, what he saw was no matter of beast or demon alluring him with a sense of hypnotic smell, it was non-other than the Lady Aristania simply bathing.
Now that his curiosity was fulfilled he should have went back to the spot where Rin and Jaken were still sleeping, however, as he looked at her he could not tear his eyes away from the sight. As though her hypnotic beauty mesmerized him. "Could it possibly be one of her unknown powers that is the cause of this," he thought, as he stood there entranced. The water flowed over and down her body, droplets gleaming like diamonds in the new morning light. Her black garment clung tightly to her with the water and she opened her eyes slowly as she stepped out from under the waterfall. From this distance he could see with his keen eyesight the two livid sapphire pools within her eyes surrounded by soft, dark eyelash.
She elegantly swam through the pool of water towards the rocky shoreline and so lightly as though she weighed nothing at all, she made her way up to where she kept her things. And then, she looked up to the spot in which Sesshomaru was hidden by the trees and shadow, he smoothly moved from her line of sight with quickness and grace and felt as though he was just broken from a spell. He walked his way back towards the site, in which they were resting calmly and returned to the spot, in which he sat and adverted his gaze and back to the fire, as if he never moved.
The wind passed through and gave her a complete chill however she still stared up the cliff, "Sesshomaru?" Shaking the thought from her head she grabbed a long piece of cloth and dried herself off with it then sat on a large rock in the sunlight and let her black garment dry while she closed her eyes and relaxed, meditated if you will. She connected herself to the earth in which her powers originate from, finding her center she allowed the spiritual forces flow through her regenerating her powers. After a half of an hour or so she finished and was completely dry, her raven hair glimmered in the sunlight and she got up and went to dress.
Aristania picked up her bag, pulled out a durable cotton silk kimono, and carefully placed her armor into the sack. She pulled on her midnight blue pants and laced them up and then pulled her kimono over her head. It was a most beautiful garment; one would think that it wouldn't be suitable for travelling although, this certain outfit was especially designed for it. The kimono was short; it came to about her mid thigh allowing space for running with long elegant sleeves all trimmed in the same blue as her pants. The actual cloth itself was ivory white and then she took a second piece out made of dark blue and wrapped it around from the top of her chest to her hip bone. This second piece contained intricate embroideries and designs, which added to the splendor of her suit. When she finished dressing she sat down and laced up a small pair of black boots upon her dainty feet and put her katanas in her bag with her armor, however she strapped a small dagger to her calve, just incase.