Disclaimers: Only Acacia is mine, she and her family. Now as for the InuYasha characters…they belong to whoever created InuYasha.

Summary: If you don't like stories that combine things don't read this. Acacia St. James was far from her suburban home in Hubbard, Ohio, USA. Instead she now lives in Japan with her elderly grandfather. She had gotten a beautiful crystal shard before she left the US from her best friend, saying that it was magical…little did they realize. Now she's found the well, and found herself in the feudal era with InuYasha, Kagome and the group. And she found herself begrudgingly attracted to a silver haired inu demon.

Title: Where I really belong

Chapter 4 – Sesshomaru, the new protector

"Who are you and what are you doing with Rin?" He asked.

"I was taking care of her while we searched for some Lord Sesshomaru, who I'm guessing is you." Acacia dislodged Rin from her stomach and sat up grabbing her shirt and boots pulling them both on. Rin slowly awoke and snuggled close to Acacia who held her as she stood.

"I am. Thank you for taking care of Rin, but that answer my question to who you are."

The little green toad thing spoke "Answer him woman, my Lord Sesshomaru will not ask again!"

Acacia glared down at the toad thing and kicked it into a wall "stupid toady thing." She looked up at Sesshomaru "I'm Acacia."

He looked her over "Where are you from, you are dressed very peculiarly."

"I'm from a distant place and time."

"I do believe that they call it "The Present"? Or some time in the future?"

"I take it you know InuYasha and Kagome…" She looked down at the sleeping Rin in her arms.

"I do…" and he left it at that. He took a step foreword and took Rin from her arms "Thank you for taking care of Rin, come Jaken."

"Yes milord!" and the small toad thing ran after him.

About an hour later Acacia was trudging through the forest at the base of a mountain muttering curses as she went along. "Stupid…gah! Dumb trees…" She sighed and looked around wiping the seat from her brow. "I hate the feudal era!" And apparently it hated her because a large one eyed demon came running after her, screaming she took off running away from it.

"What is that Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin looked over at Sesshomaru as they heard a high pitched scream followed by a roar coming towards them.

"Obviously some stupid human whose about to become a demon's meal." Jaken said waving his two headed stag around.

That's when Acacia burst from the trees. Rin gasped and looked at Sesshomaru "Its Acacia!"

"Ijouna Josei…" Sesshomaru muttered as Acacia raced by. Pulling out one of his swords he sliced the demon in half as if it were nothing.

Acacia huddled against a tree shaking. She curled up in a ball with her knees against her chest. "I want to go home…I don't want to be here…" She laid her head on her knees and squeezed her eyes together tightly.

Rin walked over to Acacia and wrapped her arms around her neck. Acacia looked up at Rin and wiped her eyes. She hugged Rin and kissed the top of her head. "Thank you Rin."

Sesshomaru walked over to the two girls and looked down at them "Rin seems taken with you, you shall travel with us." He turned and walked away to sit by the fire that Jaken had built.

Rin smiled and hugged Acacia harder "Yeah! Acacia you get to travel with us!" she laughed a bit at Rin's enthusiasm.

Later on after dark and after they had all eaten, Acacia sat down with Rin until she fell asleep. Acacia looked up and saw Sesshomaru still staring at the fire. "You don't talk a lot do you?"

He looked at her and then looked off to the side "I have no reason to."

"Do you have no reason to, or do you just have no one to talk with?"

"I have people to talk with, Rin, Jaken…"

"But Jaken is an…imp and Rin is a child…you are an adult and a full fledged demon you think that they have nothing that can be valuable for you to hear. I can't blame you for thinking that of Jaken."

"You presume to know so much about me when you know nothing." He looked back at her "You don't even know how you got here…"

Acacia sighed and looked down at Rin who was sleeping in her arms. "I think I'm dead and this is how I'm supposed to find my final resting place. I moved to Japan then went to the temple to meet some friends…I searched for them then I woke up with a group of weird people. Kagome, Shippo, Sango, Miroku, and InuYasha…I think that's what their names were…but if I died…wouldn't I see my parents?" She sighed and looked back up at him.

"No, I can assure you, you aren't dead. But yes you are correct with the names. InuYasha is my half brother and the others are his companions." He got up and walked over to a tree and sat down leaning against it. "Go to sleep."

((Lame I know, but hey how can you expect me to write a good chapter when "What Dreams May Come" is on. I'll write a better chapter later! I promise! R&R ))