It's me again! Sorry about the last chapter, it messed up somehow... The tense was my roommate's fault, she did it as a joke and I didn't see it... Thanks for the reviews and stuff! The rest of the chapters won't be as long as the first because I don't have that much time on my hands, but I will work on this story as much as I can. Oh, and I won't be using POVs anymore, it got too confusing since I'm a simple minded person with a flare for fanfiction.

Disclaimer: Hmm... Let's see... (goes through ownership papers) Ownership of character Burst, ownership of indivdual story plots, ownership of bought manga, ownership of bought dvd... nope, I don't own Inuyasha or any of it's characters. Happy now?

"spoken"

'thoughts'

(my own words)

#time travel#

((Scene change))

And away we go!

Sesshomaru had arrived at his house two days ago in a cheerful mood, which had made Rin happy and Jaken worried. This is how it went,

#two days ago near sunset#

Rin is playing in the main hall, eager for Sesshomaru to return. She turns and looks at Jaken. "When's Lord Sesshomaru returning, Master Jaken?" "I'm sure he'll be back soon," he replied, exasperated. She had been asking him this for the past five days, and though he never wavered in his response, he was beginning to worry. The front doors bang open, a neutral-faced Sesshomaru standing in them. Rin and Jaken respond simultaneously, "LORD SESSHOMARU!" Rin rushes to him and hugs his leg while Jaken bows. "Lord Sesshomaru, we've missed you so much," said Rin. Sesshomaru picks her up (with his right arm only, no sense in giving Jaken a heart attack) and smiles, at which Jaken's jaw promptly hits the floor. "I've missed you as well," he replies. He looks at Jaken with some confusion. "What's the matter, Jaken?" "N-n-nothing, my l-lord," he stammers. "In that case, I'm going to get some sleep," Sesshomaru states after putting down Rin. "Night, Lord Sesshomaru!" calls Rin as she watches him disappear down one of the many halls. She heads off to her room, to get some sleep as well. Jaken just stands there, stunned. 'Could this really be Lord Sesshomaru?' he wonders, 'He's... so... happy...'

The next morning passes like any other at Sesshomaru's mansion, but at lunch things start going slightly haywire. First, Jaken goes into the kitchen, expecting it to be empty. He is going in there to fix their lunches, but he stands frozen in the doorway, jaw once again on the floor. Sesshomaru is in there, already making their lunches, and he's dressed in a common cook's outfit, complete with a frilly apron at his waist, though he doesn't have a hat on (laughs insanely at the mental picture gotten from this statement). Sesshomaru finally notices Jaken, and he turns to him with a small smile on his face. "I've got lunch covered, watch Rin until I get done," he says before turning back to the whistling kettle on the stove. Jaken still stands frozen in the doorway, but he finally gets ahold of his tongue. "M-my lord, y-your arm..." "Oh, right. I'll tell you and Rin about that later. Go watch her, and make sure she doesn't go near the weapons vault." "Y-yes, my lord," Jaken stammers as he turns to go and find Rin. He had nearly had a heart attack from seeing his lord's arm (sorry Jaken haters, I still have need of him and can't kill him off). He locates Rin fairly quickly, and she leads him to the table they eat at. A few minutes later Sesshomaru enters carrying the lunch trays, back in his usual attire. Rin, being the sharp girl she is, immediately pipes up. "Lord Sesshomaru, your arm is back!" "Yes, Rin," he says. "How'd you get it back?" "A helpful woman used her powers to grow it back." "So it's there to stay?" "Yes it is." "What is the lady's name?" "Her name is Burst." "Okay, she must be really nice if she helped you out." Sesshomaru just smiles at this. Since Rin had basically asked all questions that could be asked they ate in silence. After lunch they go about their own businesses, attending to the things that need to be attended to before they can even think of leaving.

((Burst's mansion)) Burst locks up her front door and heads out with a cloth pack on her back. She had decided to travel with Sesshomaru since she liked being in his company. She had hoped it wouldn't take long to get ready, but things kept interfering to where it took two days before she could leave. She leaps from the porch and free-falls to the bottm of the mountain, setting off with incredible speed once she hits the ground. She knows the precise location that the dog-demon is in, and heads towards it. She knows that it will take her a few hours to get there, which means that she'll arrive after sunset. She hopes that Sesshomaru will let her travel with him.

((Sesshomaru's mansion)) Sesshomaru once again cooks for them, and once again they eat in silence. Rin manages to get Sesshomaru to let her braid his hair (falls off of chair laughing), and Jaken wanders around the mansion contemplating his lord's behavior. He manages to wander into the main hallway, and hears a gentle knock on the door. Deciding not to bother his lord with trivial guests, Jaken opens the door slightly and faces the woman standing there. "What do you want?" "I am here to see the lord of this mansion." "You'll have to come back tomorrow," he said while shutting the door. A foot pokes in and stops him from closing it all the way. "I'm afraid that it can't wait," she states before shoving the door with enormous strength, making Jaken fly to the end of the hall. "Oops, I gotta work on controling my strength," she says. Sesshomaru had heard the commotion and came into the hallway at a run, not having time to undo Rin's work on his hair. His claws glow green with the poison they produce as he faces the scene in front of him. "Jaken, are you all right?" "Yes my lord," he replies, standing and moving in front of Rin, who had just entered the room.

Silence graces the room before the woman doubles over with laughter, causing sweatdrops to come to Sesshomaru's and Jaken's heads. She attempts to straiten up, but falls on her rear pointing at Sesshomaru and laughing like crazy. She finally gets ahold of herself, though giggles still escape her mouth. "I'm so sorry, but I didn't know you were seeing a hair stylist. In my opinion, you should stay with your original style." Sesshomaru blushes slightly and the poison stops seeping from his claws. "What do you want, stranger?" The woman pouts playfully. "How could you not recognize my voice, I'm hurt," she says. He looks at her like she's crazy (which is partly true, she is a bit crazy) and calmly speaks. "I don't know what you're talking about." "Well, I did change a little bit, though I didn't think it would throw off your sence of smell. My bad, I'll change back." Jaken looks at Sesshomaru. "Should I get rid of her my-" He gets cut off by the woman, whose appearance is changing. Her hair grows to where it reaches down past her thighs, her ears move to the top of her head, cat-like in their appearance, she now has a black cat-like tail that ends just below her feet, and she has black feathered wings. Sesshomaru smiles as Jaken's jaw hits the floor (again) and Rin's eyes widen beyond belief. "Oh, it's you." "That's all you have to say?" "Eh, I thought you would stay at your mansion." "I got bored and decided to see if you'd let me come with you." "My lord, do you really know this woman?" "Yes Jaken, I do believe that introductions are in order. Jaken, Rin, this is Burst. Burst this is Jaken and Rin." Burst makes a bow and smiles. "It's nice to meet you," she states. "Oh, I know you! You're the one who gave Lord Sesshomaru his arm back!" exclaims Rin. "Yes I am, did he tell you anything else about me?" "No, mam." Jaken does not reply, his jaw seems to be stuck to the floor. Burst turns to Sesshomaru. "Would you show me to where I'm to sleep?" "Follow me," he says before turning and going down a hallway. "Put Rin to bed Jaken, I shall see you two in the morning." "Night, Lord Sesshomaru!" "Good-nite, Rin." Rin pulls Jaken's jaw loose of the floor and they head off to her room.

Sesshomaru leads Burst through the halls and to a room that's actually next to his own (though we don't truly find that out until later). He motions for her to enter; she opens the door and sets her stuff down near the end of the king-sized bed. She turns to Sesshomaru and smiles. "It seems that we've switched roles." "Yes, but I won't chain you down or put you in a collar. Were you serious about coming with me?" "Well, I didn't get bored, I came of my own free will. I want to travel with you, being with you showed me how lonely I had been." She had turned away from him while saying this, and is surprised to find his arms circling around her waist. "Well you won't be lonely anymore," he whispers into her ear. She turns in his embrace and looks into his golden eyes, her own slightly watering. He leans down and places a brief kiss upon her lips, then lets her go and goes to the door. "Get some rest, you'll need it." He closes the door and goes into his room, intent on getting a good-nites rest. Burst crawls into the king-sized bed and drifts into slumber quickly, the day being more exausting than she had thought it would be.

rfu: Grabs a megaphone CUT! THAT'S A WRAP FOLKS! sets down megaphone Okay, so it got a little sappy towards the end there. Somehow it fits... don't know how... ask the little people in my head...

Sesshomaru: You know good and well that I would never do that!

rfu: Maybe, maybe not. You know, spelling your name over and over gets annoying after the hundredth time...

Sesshomaru: You aren't going to change it though.

rfu: Yes, I am. Though what to call you is the problem... I know! We'll go with the fall-back!

Sesshomaru: Don't you dare say it, I'll kill you if you do!

rfu: Yes! Let's go with Fluffy!

Sesshomaru: DIE!

rfu::runs and hides::shouts from hiding place: REVIEW!