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Chapter 2

I don't own Inuyasha

Inuyasha thought it was comical seeing Sesshoumaru walk. He was wearing his same clothing and still had possession of the Tokijin and the Tenseiga, but they were on his sash and they were long swords, especially for someone of his height and age. He was practically stumbling all over himself. "Maybe you should give those swords to me, Sesshoumaru. You wouldn't want to accidentally cut yourself, now would you?"

"I'm not going to, you idiot. I'm fine." Sesshoumaru hadn't really looked at those yet. "So what are these swords? Where'd they come from?"

"Your swords?" Inuyasha asked. "One of them was given to you by our father and the other is-"

"My father?" he interrupted. Hearing that he actually had a sword from his father made him excited. "So, what does it do?" He awkwardly drew his sheathed Tenseiga. "It must be this one. I can smell his fang." He held it with both hands, just like Inuyasha held the Tetsusaiga. "So, what can it do?"

"It doesn't cut" Inuyasha replied with a smirk.

"Why?" Sesshoumaru asked. "That doesn't make any sense. That would make it useless."

"Well-"

"That's stupid. You've got to be lying."

"No" Kagome reassured him. "It's true. That sword can't cut, but it can save lives, and it's saved your own as well."

Sesshoumaru still wished that it could cut, but then the reality of the sword kicked in. "So this sword makes me immortal?"

"Well, you're a demon" Inuyasha pointed out. "You're already immortal..."

"I can live forever, but now I can't be killed at all."

"I guess..." Inuyasha thought it was odd how this younger Sesshoumaru liked the idea of the Tenseiga, especially since it would protect him and keep him alive. An older Sesshoumaru would claim that he didn't need something to protect him because he was so strong. This small Sesshoumaru was a different story entirely. He liked the idea of something protecting him, because he obviously wasn't that strong, or at least strong enough. 'He must have had a lot of enemies, even as a child. I guess it makes sense, considering who our father is.' "Did the old man protect you a lot, Sesshoumaru?"

"Old man?" Sesshoumaru glared at his younger, but bigger brother. "Don't refer to him that way, you ungrateful half breed. Besides, what business is it of yours if my father protected me? It's not like I need protection. I can take care of myself."

"Sure you can."

That only made him angrier, but he didn't attack Inuyasha. He just placed his sword back in his sheath. "I've gone into countless of battles and I've killed many opponents. I don't have to prove my worth to a nobody like you" he told Inuyasha.

Now Inuyasha was angry, but he decided to be smart about how he approached this situation. "The old man left me a sword too. It can kill 100 demons in one stroke."

From those words, Sesshoumaru envied Inuyasha, and like all little princes, Sesshoumaru expected that he could get what he wanted. "You don't have any business with a sword that powerful, half breed! I command you to give it to someone who can make good use of it!"

Inuyasha started laughing at his threats. "Come on, you're just a little kid. I may be a half demon, but I'm sure that you can't even pick up the Tetsusaiga."

"I'll prove that I can, you fool!" Sesshoumaru was a very impatient boy, so he without warning, reached for the Tetsusaiga. But much to Sesshoumaru's surprise, as soon as his skin made contact with the handle, his hand began to be electrocuted. He winced in pain and drew his hand back. "I don't...I don't get it..." He looked at his badly burned hand with such hurt in his eyes. 'Why would my father put a barrier on the sword so that I can't touch it?'

"You okay?" Kagome grabbed his little hand gently as possible to observe it. "You burned it really bad. Are you alright?"

It took Sesshoumaru a moment to respond. He couldn't believe that this human was once again touching him and was being nice and displaying compassion towards him. "I thought you said I've tried to kill you." He pulled his hand away and clenched it, to hide his burn mark.

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean that I can't help you."

"You're even more foolish than the half breed. Don't help your enemies. They could always forget about your compassion and kill you for your weakness."

"Don't help him" Inuyasha told Kagome. "He's still a cold-hearted demon. That's not going to change, no matter what, Kagome."

Kagome still wanted to help Sesshoumaru. He was still a cruel demon, but he was different. Some of his actions and his words were for show, rather than his older self. His older self wasn't putting on any kind of show, but this younger Sesshoumaru was putting on a brave face. "We've still got to get him to Rin."

"Who's Rin?"

"That's Rin?" Sesshoumaru asked in disbelief. Sesshoumaru was standing next to Inuyasha and Kagome, pointing to a little mortal girl. She had long black hair, flipped out on the edges and her eyes were a lively brown color. She was picking flowers and conversing with a small green demon. They were complained by another demon, one with two heads and resembled a dragon. The two demons weren't what Sesshoumaru was concerned about, but once he saw the girl, he was in a state of shock. "Uh...that's Rin? That little mortal girl is my traveling companion?"

"Yes..." replied Kagome hesitantly. She was afraid he might just go awe wall. Sesshoumaru was so surprised about Rin.

"But she's a mortal!"

Rin and Jaken picked up the sound of a boy's voice coming from the forest, so they turned around and when they saw him, Rin dropped her flowers, and the both of their mouths dropped as well. "Lord Sesshoumaru?" Jaken questioned.

"Lord Sesshoumaru?" Rin repeated, a little afraid, but still a bit excited. She saw him, and he was small, if that was really him. She thought he was very handsome before, but he was a very cute little boy. He was a kid, and since he was a kid, she would have someone to relate to. "Lord Sesshoumaru, is that you?"

He couldn't respond. He still couldn't believe what was going on.

"Yeah, it's him" Inuyasha replied.

"But how?" Jaken ran over to them in a panic to observe his Lord. The boy looked so much like Sesshoumaru that it had to be him. "How did this happen?"

"He's not sure" Kagome told Jaken. "We found him like this."

"It could have been Naraku."

"Excuse me" Sesshoumaru interrupted, having no patience whatsoever with them "I still don't understand why these two are with me." The more he saw, the more he wished things were back to normal, however that was! 'I don't understand...'

"I'm your vassal, Lord Sesshoumaru! I'm your trusted servant, and your favorite one, I might add. You cannot remember me?"

"But what can you do?" Sesshoumaru asked. "You're just a stupid little demon. You can't possibly be of any use to me."

Jaken didn't know whether to be angry for being insulted by a child or hurt because his Lord didn't know that he was useful. "But Lord Sesshouma-"

"Let's say that for some strange reason, this little imp does prove to be useful to me, which I still think is unlikely. That still doesn't explain the little girl."

"You don't remember me?" Rin's voice was full of sorrow. "You saved me when-"

"I saved your life?" He couldn't believe his little ears! "Why would I save the life of a mere mortal?" he asked. "Why would I ever do such a thing? You're nothing but a stupid little girl." Kagome, Jaken, and Inuyasha looked dead at Rin to see what kind of reaction she would have to this. They all thought one thing would happen and they were all right. Rin began to cry. "Great, and now the insect is crying."

"You made her cry!" Inuyasha knocked Sesshoumaru upside his head. "You idiot!"

It was then that he lost his temper and he turned around and clawed Inuyasha in the chest. Before he could do it again, Inuyasha stepped back. "No one does that to me and lives!"

"Sit!" Kagome yelled. "You two need to just settle down!" As Inuyasha yelled and fell down, Kagome ran to Rin and wiped the tears off of her face. "Come on Rin, he's not himself. Look at him. He's just a little kid now and he doesn't know who to trust. He is a demon, and most importantly, he's a little boy. Little boys don't know how to react to little girl's sometimes."

Rin felt a little better, but her feelings were still hurt. She didn't cry that often, and didn't want to cry right then and there, but Lord Sesshoumaru had called her stupid and referred to her as an insect. She couldn't help but be upset. Her whole foundation upon which she stood had just come crashing down. 'I can handle this' she told herself. 'I had brothers, so I know how boys act, but still...' "Will he get back to normal?"

"I hope so, but until then, we'll get through this together."

While Kagome was giving Rin the motivational speech, Sesshoumaru took that time to go over to Inuyasha and placed his foot on Inuyasha's head since he had magically been brought down. "Inuyasha" Sesshoumaru glanced over to Kagome. She had some power over him, but she couldn't have been in charge of Inuyasha. She was traveling with him, not the other way around. "Why do you keep a mortal by your side? What purpose does she serve?"

When Sesshoumaru took his foot off, Inuyasha raised his head. "That evil witch has the power to see the sacred Shikon Jewel shards."

"And what do you mean by that?"

Kagome overheard and decided to explain something to Sesshoumaru. "That better not be all I'm good for! Sit!"

"Ahhhh!"

Kagome started explaining again. "Well, it's a powerful jewel that is said to grant any desires. It makes anyone stronger, especially a demon. Inuyasha wants to become a full blooded demon, but the only problem with that is..."she blushed "I kind of broke it."

"And you can see the pieces?" When she nodded, that matter was clear. 'So that's her value to him? She can see those jewel shards. She has a purpose for him.' "Can Rin see the jewel too?"

"Only Kagome can!" Inuyasha got out of his hole and growled angrily at her. "Stop doing that!"

"Well, I should mean more to you than a jewel detector after all this time we've been together!"

Sesshoumaru blocked their arguing out of his head and just observed Rin, which began making her feel uncomfortable. "So she is useless, Jaken?" Sesshoumaru asked "Does she serve some sort of purpose?"

"Well, she..." Jaken scratched his head, trying to think. "Well, she does take care of Ah-Un and they listen to her more than me."

"So, she basically is useless." Sesshoumaru could see that she was upset, but he couldn't figure out if she was sad or if she was angry. She certainly seemed like both. 'I'm not a fool, so I'm certain that I don't grow up to be one. There has to be a reason why I keep her by my side. She must serve some sort of value, even though she's a mortal girl. She must be able to do something worth while. Otherwise, I wouldn't be letting her travel. I must be the only one aware of it as well. I've got to figure it out.' "I've had enough of this. I'm going to go slay whatever did this to me, so I can get back to normal."

"Good luck!" Inuyasha spat out rudely. "There's no way a little kid like you can defeat Naraku. You just don't have what it takes. If you do think that, then you're sadly mistaken."

"I'm capable of doing anything I want and anything I like, so just shut up, you half demon!" Sesshoumaru began walking away from everyone, but Jaken, Ah-Un, and Rin began following. Sesshoumaru glanced behind him and was annoyed to see them all following. He gave Rin an evil glare, but it only stopped her for a moment. Once she regained her composer, she kept on walking.

Sesshoumaru decided to ignore them, but he had to stop his attempt to separate himself from Inuyasha once he yelled "You don't know where Naraku is!"

In order to stop himself from looking like a fool, he replied "I don't care. I just want to get away from you!" He ignored Inuyasha and kept going. He was sure he'd find Naraku sooner or later, or whoever was responsible for turning him into a child.'I wonder how much stronger I am when I'm older...'

"But Sesshoumaru!" Kagome yelled.

"Just leave him" Inuyasha turned his head and refused to look at the little boy. 'I wonder if he can survive on his own.'

"Lord Sesshoumaru..."

He almost cringed at her small voice. 'I almost forgot about her.' He looked behind him to look at her again. 'There's got to be a reason to why I keep her around. She's not strong. She can't have any real spiritual powers, and there's definitely nothing demonic about her. I wonder what's so special about that stupid girl...' He started walking faster in an attempt to just leave her, and the little imp. He didn't care if she served any purpose. She was rather disturbing. He sped up and didn't look back at them for a solid hour, and was surprised that he could still hear them with his sensitive ears.

Once he finally looked behind him, he saw that Rin was holding up better than Jaken. Jaken had stubbed several times and looked as if he was going to give up. Rin however would not give up. She had such a determined look in her eyes. She wasn't going to be left alone and she was going to follow him to the ends of the earth. 'What is this girl made of? She's more determined than any other human I've ever met. How can she keep up like that?' He decided to stop and wait for them.

Once Rin caught up, her stomach began to growl. "May I go look for food, my Lord?"

"Do as you please human. It doesn't matter to me."

Rin was so hurt. "But Lord Sesshoumaru..."

"You're just a human. Why would it matter if you got eaten or killed?" 'It's not even worth trying to figure this girl out. Her stench bothers me.' "Go find your own food, and don't bother coming back to me."

Though Rin had kept calm before, she was beginning to lose her ability to do so now. Steadily, she was beginning to be pushed too far. 'He's not himself. Kagome said he wasn't himself. My brothers were mean sometimes, but they still loved me. Lord Sesshoumaru's still my friend!' "I wish to stay with you Lord Sesshoumaru. I want to stay with you forever."

"Forever?" he asked in disbelief. "Why, would I want to put up with you that long?"

Jaken was practically passed out, but once he heard that, his energy was brought up. He couldn't believe his ears and was actually happy to hear the news. Jaken wasn't really too found of her. 'He's making her leave?'

"Lord Sesshoumaru..." She struggled not to cry. "I thought that..."

"What? You're just a mortal. Why should I care about you? Besides, you can't stay with me forever, because you're just human. You'll be dead fifty years tops. Probably sooner than that, because you're obviously foolish. If you're following powerful demons around, you can't be that bright. You're lucky I haven't killed you."

Tears managed to slip out of her eyes. "But you...you saved me Lord Sesshoumaru. Master Jaken told me that you brought me back from the dead. You were nice to me. You're my friend."

"I'm Prince...or rather, Lord Sesshoumaru. All I care about is being strong. I don't know why my older self kept you around, so unless you can tell me why you have any value, then you have to leave."

She tried to wipe her eyes, but she couldn't stop crying. "But we're friends."

If Sesshoumaru wasn't disgusted before, he certainly was now. "I guess that means there's no reason."

'He certainly is cruel...' Jaken realized that Sesshoumaru hadn't changed much from over the years. Sesshoumaru was cold as a child, and cold as an adult. He was easily irritated as a child, and as an adult. The only difference really was that younger Sesshoumaru expressed his irritation more and lost his temper faster. Other than that, he was exactly the same, besides his lack of power now.

She was sad, but she was a little angry. To Rin, this younger Sesshoumaru was completely different. She didn't see him as the same person at all. This younger Sesshoumaru was cruel and cold-hearted. He didn't care about hurting anyone's feelings. To her, Sesshoumaru was kind and caring. Thinking of the difference, made her extremely angry, so she couldn't help but yell out. "I liked you better bigger!" She stopped crying, pouted, and walked away.

"She's leaving!" Jaken couldn't believe it.

"Good..." Sesshoumaru said to himself. 'If the imp annoys me, he'll be next to go.' He decided to totally ignore Jaken. Jaken didn't have to talk much, and Sesshoumaru was already ignored with Jaken. "I'm leaving" he began walking separate ways from Rin, without any regret in his mind.

Rin didn't give up on him though. She had enough experience to know the truth. 'If I get into trouble, then Lord Sesshoumaru will save me! I don't have to be afraid, because he'll return to me soon.'

To be continued...

A/N: Is Rin right? Will she get into trouble? Will Sesshoumaru save her? Will he be big again? Can he be...nice? You'll have to find out next time, so you've got to review!