Notes: Okay, please don't kill me! I know I went away for a long time. In the time between updates, I've been in and out of two jobs, and I start a third one this Wednesday. I've gone through three semesters of college, and I'm in my fourth. I'm broke and trying to do without the textbooks required for my courses for the second time (and you may guess my grades the first time though). My car was totalled when a lady failed to see me stopped (and my car, though it ran well, was not worth enough to find a good replacement) and so now I drive a car five years older than my last. I've gotten a speeding ticket in a school zone (I'd just turned on the street and hadn't passed any of the blinking signs to alert me) and just today I was pulled over and alerted of my lack of working brake lights. My sister has disowned everyone but her stepfather, and then revoked the move. I've become part of a new church, but already lied to them in order to receive school book money.

All in all, just the normal problems of life, right? But that's what took my time. As for why I couldn't get on and write something... well, I have access to two computers. Mom's and stepdad's. Mom's tends to crash every few hours, and stepdaddy downloads so much you know what that I can't even keep up with the viruses. His is always either crashing or attacking us with nasty pop-up ads. I don't think I want to write on either one. However, since I have to pick one, I'm on Mom's. Which means my updates won't be often, because my open weekends are spent at stepdad's house.

On the other hand, I am updating. I will try to keep up at it this time. I promise... I really will work on this. If you review for nothing else, just send a review saying "UPDATE" to remind me if you think I'm taking too long. That's what got me back this time. Heh.

Anyways, here's your update!

Warnings: May contain some fluff and a little Eclipse/Raenef in later chapters. (To you who asked, I promise that it is coming! I just have to work them closer together, and not too fast! Otherwise, it's not realistic.) Also, will probably confuse and cause laughter (at least, I hope.). Oh! Also, some potty-mouth at times. Got youkai to worry about, ne?

Disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha or Demon Diary. I'm not making any money from this story. If you sue me, be prepared. I have cut my nails into claw-like points, and I am not afraid to use them! That is all.

Jaken cleared his throat. He had just finished a short speech, the topic of which had changed several times. He had tried starting his explaination with examples of "male" and "female" meeting and falling in love. Then his own mind came into play, and he had somehow ended up talking about how real men die in battle and women are pretty. At least, youkai women. Both children seemed rather to have zoned him out. His only mention of children had ended up being "children should respect their elders!" while he glared in Rin's general direction.

Jaken heard a rustle at the edge of their camp, and he froze. Sesshoumaru and Eclipse had returned, Sesshoumaru looking his usual self and Eclipse with a slight grin. Jaken sighed. If that one was grinning, they couldn't possibly have heard his sermon to the children.

But the children! Would they mention it? Jaken began to sweat again.

Rin jumped to her feet. "Sesshoumaru-sama! You've returned!" Raenef didn't speak. He just ran over and hugged Eclipse around the waist. Eclipse's smile faded quickly with this new embarassment. He made a note to himself to lecture Raenef as soon as they were alone.

For now, he stood taller. He had quickly found Sesshoumaru to be the quiet type. Even in giving the plan of separation for the children, he had kept his statements short and to the point. In fact, Eclipse had made a slight fool of himself in having to ask questions with what he was unsure of, and most of the time he had never gotten an answer. He now cleared his throat.

"Raenef and... Rin, was it?... Listen to me." Eclipse waited until both were looking at him. He was speaking mainly to Raenef, but his words were spoken as if to Rin. "You see, there is no need to know what promise you made to each other because it is impossible. Lord Raenef will be leaving tonight." Eclipse held back a sigh. He'd broken the news, now it was Sesshoumaru's turn to get them to part without asking questions.

Raenef started, "Eclipse... we're leaving...?"

Sesshoumaru, not looking at anyone in the group but rather outward into the forest, said in his usual tone, "Jaken! Rin! We are leaving." Raenef may not know the urgency behind this remark, but Rin did. Jaken was already running ahead of his lord, and Rin shouted a quick good-bye to the two strangers before running after her companions.

Raenef stood and stared, waving a little. He couldn't remember the last time someone had left so quickly that even he couldn't get a word in beforehand...

Eclipse grinned again. Now that they were alone, it was time for a good heart-to-heart with his liege. Beginning with a stern "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING, bowing so low like that!"

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Kagura was flying back towards Naraku's hideaway. She had been sent to summon another minion to blindly follow Naraku to his death, and had ended up killing the resisting youkai. Not that she didn't enjoy it anyways, but orders were orders. He'd have died either way.

She swooped low, only meters away from the trees' highest branches. Flying to and from missions was most of her free time, so she did find a small enjoyment in the feeling of the very wind she controlled, lifting her and dropping her over unsuspecting wildlife and the random human or demon.

She nearly fell from the sky when an explosion of sound came from almost direcly below her. She floated down into the cover of the branches and investigated.

Strangers, two of them. It was obvious to her which was the leader. He looked rather strong, the dark mysterious kind women were keen to follow. The other was a child, on the verge of tears at the lecture he was being given. Something about not touching people's butts...

Kagura knew she couldn't linger. The Saimyosho would be looking for her if she took too long, and the dark stranger interested her. He could be useful later.

With a smile, she lifted back into the sky and returned to her living prison.

Meanwhile, Eclipse finished his ranting spree with a promise to get Raenef some sort of candy in the next villiage he saw. The blonde had killer tears, and even Eclipse was becoming more prone to break under them. At least he'd managed to make his point this time.

Note: I do remember someone asking me about Sesshoumaru's expression in the last chapter. Yes, I know it is a bit out of character. However, I was left with few options. I couldn't let him just kill Raenef and be done with it (as he tends to do with most problems, have you noticed?). I could have had him ignore it, but I'm too much of a fangirl. I really believe he fathers Rin, and his biggest battle then would be dealing with dangers to her without looking like he cares for her. Easy enough. Killing doesn't always need a reason, right? But then this comes along. It's not a threat to her life. It's not something forced. I mean, she agreed to it! How would you feel if your daughter (assuming you had one) were to blindly agree to having some stranger's kid? I think even Sesshoumaru would be caught off-guard by that, at least from someone as innocent as Raenef. I didn't make him scream and shout. Just gape for a moment and agree to follow Eclipse for a council session to separate the problem from his Rin.

That's my reason and I'm sticking to it.

By the by, I'm just far too lazy to go back through the reviews this time around, answering questions. I actually almost updated this once, about a year ago, but gave up on it due to trying to manage the reviews. Then stepdad's computer crashed and I lost the whole chapter... Eh well.

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