Chapter 2

Authors Note: o;; Here we go!

Kikyou looked towards the little girl as she brushed through Kikyou's long raven black hair, with a silver plated brush humming slightly. "What have I got myself into" Kikyou said sighing, Rin looking to her confused. "Hm?" She said continuing to brush through her hair, Kikyou sighing and saying nothing.

"Why did Sesshomaru bring me here do you know Rin-chan?" Kikyou said, as long as she made it so she didn't sound annoyed the child wouldn't be offended.

"Oh that Kikyou-sama, Sesshomaru-sama just felt guilty, he doesn't like to feel obligated to anyone so he wants you to stay here til you can move on your own properly!" Rin said tying Kikyou's hair up in a low pony tail.

'And she says it so carelessly...+sigh+' Kikyou sighed only mentally of course.

Meanwhile...

"Gwak! My lord you're bringing a HUMAN into the chambers Gwak!"

"Shut up Jaken" Sesshomaru said calmly a bit annoyed with this himself, kicking Jaken on the side of his head as he fell over twitching.

"But my lord..."

"We wouldn't BE in this position if YOU did what you were supposed to do and watch RIN" He said calmly.

Jaken shivered, 'he's so angry with me, I think I just cut 10 years off of my life' He noted only mentally as Sesshomaru turned walking down to his corridors.

Sesshomaru walked stiffly down through the corridors, his silver hair swinging behind him, the servants splitting on either side of the hall as Sesshomaru continued to walk past them, not even paying them a sparing glance. He paused at the bottom of the stairwell looking into Rin's room.

"Rin" His voice was low soft and it made her snap in his direction, "hai?" she called softly staring towards him, Kikyou stiffly looking his way. 'In a strange way he does seem like a prince' Kikyou mused softly, 'everyone bowing down and kissing his ass' she almost snickered by her thoughts.

"Dinner." He said blandly, not paying any attention to the miko in front of the girl as he continued his voice still monotone, his face unmoving, unchanging as if it were always frozen in a calm demeanor as if nothing could break it. "5 minutes'

By the sound of the time limit the servants had been given they scurried down the hall, racing towards the kitchen. Sesshomaru letting a small grunt of approval, "Dress nicely find the miko something to wear" He said his eyes averting to Kikyou with a tight glare almost, Kikyou's brown eyes staring into his golden ones as he turned an left the room.

Rin jumped up off the bed and flinging open the small chestnut dresser looking towards Kikyou's shocked expression. "Sesshomaru-sama takes very good care of me Kikyou-sama, his place here is so nice I wish we could stay here much more but we travel so often..." Rin said sadly, going through her youkata's handing a blue silk one to Kikyou. "It's for when I get older" She said simply "The servants have more or less planned my growth (Rin is saying that as she grows they have made clothes as her body is to change and she is to grow older) so...you can probably fit in this."

Kikyou held the blue silk in her hands, it was light blue almost powder and had dark blue flowers at the top right hand corner and on the bottom left hand corner. In a way, Kikyou wasn't surprised, the manor Sesshomaru lived in was incredible at first site she was shocked. There was so much pure land, wheat for bread stretching out under the sunrise, there was a barn where his dragons Ah-un was to stay and sleep, so Rin says. The building itself was built nicely, built two stories high, chambers and craftsmanship beyond compare it must have taken years- no centuries to accomplish something like this.

Rin pulled out a red silk youkata for herself, designed like Kikyou's except having fall leaves at the top and the bottom, a rather fall looking youkata. "Sesshomaru-sama loves the fall" Rin said happily undressing and sliding the youkata on with ease as Kikyou slowly made her way into the blue silken one.

Kikyou's POV+

How did I get dragged into this? I thought solemnly looking at my shoulder in disgrace. It was still cracked and the pain was excruciating, it was painful to even walk. I'm not sure how Rin had managed to get me to the dinning room but once I got there I was more then relieved to sit. But no matter, I had planned to leave sometime tomorrow better or not, no matter WHAT the youkai lord said.

I was surprised he wasn't there first; Rin said this wasn't unusual he would always enter last. Both of us were on either side of the head chair obviously this is where Sesshomaru would sit seemingly. I knew that much, head of the table for the head of the castle. Perfect.

Rin sat humming as Sesshomaru entered the room silencing off any noise. I could feel my eyes widen as I stared towards him, and I actually stared. He was wearing a silk youkata too, his being gold, there were small designs as there were on ours but they were a light gold that seemed to be just washed out by the dark gold of the outfit itself. He truly does fit the image of the prince. He looked towards me calmly, his silver hair was still down and for a brief second I let my guard down and let myself image him, sitting on a thrown in that very outfit his hair in a high pony tail and perhaps a greedy little smile, that would perch on anyone's face if they had all that wealth. Surprisingly, I just couldn't see it. It's as if, he didn't care for his wealth and even that was shocking.

He seemed so frigid and then I began to compare him to things, not people but actually objects. In the end, I found myself deciding on ice. The demon lord was cold, his face never changed -frozen, and if anyone were to fight him he would rip the skin off just as dry ice would too if you messed with it to long. Yes Sesshomaru was nothing but ice. Then I began to think about myself and I wondered when have I become a loving person who showed emotion? I realized hardly ever, and then I realized I may be just as dry as the ice king was.

I looked at the food dully, I had lost my appetite.

Normal POV+

Sesshomaru stared towards her few a seconds looking down to her plate and realizing she hadn't touched anything. He looked towards Rin to make sure it was tangible for humans and that it wasn't just the miko being stubborn. Sure enough Rin's plate was almost empty.

"Do you not know how to eat miko? Are you that weak or is food not needed in a body of clay?"

Sesshomaru stared towards her calmly and for a minute he could have swore her finger twitched. Her brown eyes cold just as his always were staring towards him icily as she picked up the fork, stabbing it into the food and smacking it down into her mouth.

Rin stared towards the two a few seconds blinking as she looked to her empty plate, going to take it to the kitchen when...

"Rin there's no need a servant will kindly get that for you, they should have already" He said lowly, a young demon female entering the room apologetically and kindly taking the plate from Rin, giving off a short growl before disappearing into the other room.

Rin nodded softly looking towards him, and then towards Kikyou. "Uno...may I be excused my lord?"

"Help yourself" Sesshomaru said finishing his meal as he rose to a stand as well as Kikyou weakly though. Sesshomaru couldn't help it looking to her, her presence bothered him beyond compare and every time he tried to figure out why, he couldn't.

"Did you travel with my brother?" Sesshomaru said blandly, staring towards her the only two in the dinning area now, Rin already leaving to set things comfortably for Kikyou.

'So...' Kikyou thought dully staring towards Sesshomaru blankly as if his words were inaudible, a small smile crossing her features except it was almost...twisted. 'Even the demon lord can't tell the difference between Kagome and me.'

Authors Note: Kikyou scary…u.U;; lol, R&R hope you like it baby