"Hiding out in the bushes, Inuyasha?" came the villainous voice. "I never would have imagined you to stoop so low as to become a coward, Inuyasha," said Naraku scathingly.
"Shut up, Naraku," said Demon Inuyasha staggering upright and limping forward into the clearing.
"I haven't given up on pummeling you yet."
"Do tell," said Naraku smirking. "You're expecting to defeat me with that beat-up body of yours?"
"Hell ya!" said Demon Inuyasha sounding more like his usual hanyou self. He lifted up his wrist and let off another earth scorching attack.
"Wait a minute," Kagome said as they were lifted up in the air. "Inuyasha wouldn't. He couldn't…"
Apparently he could for when the enormous black vapor dissipated, she could see Human Inuyasha talking to his demon counterpart.
"We have to go help them," said Kagome panicking.
"Agreed," said Miroku lifting his staff so that it was ready for whacking any poisonous insect they encountered on their descent. "Kilala!"
The firecat roared and glided down to the earth, her various riders spilling out along the ground to face off with Naraku.
"Quickly Sango," said Miroku pointing his staff, not at Inuyasha nor Naraku but rather to where some of Naraku's tendrils were inching their way towards Sesshomau. "We can not allow Naraku to absorb Sesshomaru."
"Right," said Sango running forward, her Hiriakatose on her back. The two made a direct line to Sesshomaru, passing by the raging battle between Demon Inuyasha and Naraku and narrowly avoiding the raining debris. Their footfalls had almost reached the taiyoukai when a sharp, brilliant flash cut through the sky and Hakudoshi (yep, I decided to put it in this time period) appeared bearing his pike.
"Well if it isn't the monk and demon-slayer," said the mini-Naraku. "I suppose you have figured out Naraku's true intentions." The little punk said this all with a tiny smile.
"If you mean that Naraku is trying to absorb Sesshomaru's and Inuyasha'a powers, then yes we have," Miroku yelled up at him in a very hateful manner.
"Humph," Hakudoshi replied. "Then I suppose I don't have to tell you that I can not allow you to interfere."
"I figured as much," said Miroku holding out his staff to block Hakudoshi's demon pike.
The strike landed with such force that the two weapons rattled against one another. Miroku's barrier emitted by the staff held true and unwavering, yet he began to look strained after only a few second's struggle. The monk fought against the gravity that dragged both weapons to the earth, as well as an overwhelming demonic aura. Above him in the air and floating effortlessly, Hakudsohi leered and increased his output of youkai power so that the purple glow around him began to pulse erratically. Faced with this sudden surge of power, Miroku began to be pushed backwards so that he slid several feet. He was saved by his brown-eyed savior, Sango as her Hiriakatose slammed into where Hakudsohi used to be less than a second before transporting himself away. The demon child reappeared floating eerily overhead in purplish sphere.
"Now, now," said Hakudoshi hauntingly. "Two of you is hardly fair. Although I'm more than a match for both of you, you two are surely lacking in curtsey."
Hakudoshi sailed down from the sky so quickly and so smooth it looked like he was merely hopping down from a higher step. He landed right beside Sesshomaru and began to form a barrier around the two of them.
"Oh no!" said Miroku fretfully. Fortunately, an arrow sailed beside them shattering the half-raised barrier.
Miroku nodded and opened his Windtunnel so that Hakudoshi leapt back and Sesshomaru's inert form began to be sucked in, his feathery boa lashing wildly. Miroku sealed off his Windtunnel halfway and Kilala caught the demon lord by the nape of his neck.
"I hope that Sesshomaru never hears of this," said Miroku rewrapping his beads.
"Yeah," said Shippo popping over his shoulder. "He probably would kill you for playing catch with him, even if it was to save his life."
Sango bent down to study the sleeping lord's face. She then shot a quick glance to her sexy monk boyfriend.
"Hmm," thought Sango to herself. "Too bad he doesn't like humans. Inuyasha's older brother is so attractive. Or as Kagome would say, a total hotty!" Sango picked up Sesshomaru and threw him across the saddleboard area of Kilala.
"Miroku, let's get Sesshomaru out of here. We should distance him from Naraku."
"All right," said Miroku casting a glance at the battling Demon Inuyasha, worry for his friends' sake imbedded in that glance. "Shippo, you stay with Kagome. Kagome, you take care of Inuyasha and please be careful."
"Don't worry Miroku," said Kagome heartfully. "I'll help Inuyasha."
"Good luck," said Miroku as the demon cat, the demon slayer, a passed out youkai lord, and himself lifted off the ground only to be pursued by Hakudoshi whom had been listening to every word they said.
Up in the sky, the Sango fan group was flying for their life dodging Hakudoshi's attacks. Bolts that resembled lightening sailed past their head way too many times for comfort.
"Sango, where are we going?" asked Miroku.
"I don't know," she said regretfully.
"Then I may have an idea," said Miroku whispering to her ear.
"You know Miroku, that is actually a good idea," Sango whispered back as Kilala leapt upwards to avoid another attack.
"Why thank you Sango," said Miroku copping a feel. "So glad we are of the same mindset." A harsh slap resounded.
"Of all the times, letcher!" seethed Sango. "Stop being perverted and help us get out of here!"
"My pleasure Sango," said Miroku holding up a sutra. "I've been saving this one for a special occasion. I suppose now will suffice."
Miroku threw a strangely colored sutra into the air before their demon pursuer. The spellscroll lit up with crackle of light and in an awe-inspiring, blinding glaze the two-tail and her passengers were gone, leaving behind a confused Hakudoshi.
A seemingly endless round of Windscars tore the earth admist a circling fog of miasma. The sound of shattering earth could be heard. The sharp metallic sting of blood could be smelt, as well as acrid-scent of sizzling poisonous flesh. The remnants of flames remained too, spotted at random where their battle had caused the surrounding landscape to catch fire. The wind tasted bitter, and sandy where it forced itself into each participant's mouth. This was due to the rain of debris and the perpetual upstirring of dust from where each participant raked into or collided with the earth. The effect was so great that the atmosphere within the battlefield became very obscure, with sight diminished and uncertainty clarified.
Demon Inuyasha looked through the raining rubble of the battlefield, rubbing his blurry eyes. He listened intensely for his foe, his wide black pupils within fiery orbs darting back and forth. His breathing was heavy and his body was just as ragged. Drops of blood fell like teardrops from his gaping wounds on his shoulder and his legs were still limp from the poison. Yet, he refused to give up.
"Come on out Naraku," Demon Inuyasha growled in a low, gutteral way. It was not long before Naraku complied, sending spikes through him.
"Damn," said Demon Inuyasha barely picking up his piteously wane body. His muscles trembled and his legs shivered him beneath him. Knees threatened to fold.
"I have to get him now, before I run out of strength," Demon Inuyasha said before leaping up again with what this time hardly qualified as a jump. Sliding back around the ground and running sideways to avoid a winding tendril, a frustrated Demon Inuyasha discovered, much to his dismay, that he could no longer get in close enough to launch devastating attacks. Instead the only course he could only manage was to launch blades from his claws at a distance.
"Damn it," thought Demon Inuyasha. "I'll never be able to win this way."
Fifteen minutes later, a frustrated demon sailed over a peaceful village with a minute population and one small inn. Waves of grass bobbed happily and a butterfly sailed by oblivious to the distress that was causing the wind to buffet in unfamiliar ways. Correcting its course, the little butterfly flew past a bathhouse which, oddly enough was steaming at this time of day.
"Bwah!" said Sango resurfacing and spitting out a mouthful of water. "Is he gone yet?" Her eyebrow began to twitch as she began to feel a hand massaging, not just her behind but her lower quarters as well.
"Miroku!" she said conking him with a wooden bathing pail.
"Now, now Sango," said Miroku blissfully. "There's no need to be all shy now that you've finally taken a bath with me."
"We're still wearing our clothes you idiot," said Sango glaring. Miroku only sighed wistfully.
"Kilala," said Sango as Kilala noisily splashed to the surface of another tub. "You should probably pull Sesshomaru out now."
"Indeed," said the dog demon rising up from the tub with a large bucket on his head. It had kept air in it to keep him from being drowned, but the great youkai lord was not at all pleased to wake up wearing this helmet and his voice was laced with venom. His very tone promised a very unpleasant, slow, and gruesome death to his rescuers.
The bucket died, sizzling into nothingness in an outpouring of poison. Sesshomaru simply rose to the surface of the tub and walked off it as if there was an elevator at the bottom. His boa dragged along the ground sloppily and the water rolled off his well-defined shoulders which were outlined by the sopping fabric. Even his pants fit well instead of their usual bagginess and Sango could not keep herself from drooling.
Fortunately for them, Sesshomaru did not have enough time to kill them all. Instead, he sniffed the air and narrowed his eyes. He took off like lightening and the next thing they knew, Sango and the others heard a sharp clash up in the sky above them.
Miroku, Sango, and Kilala ran out of hut to see Hakudoshi fairly getting his butt whipped by a very angry Sesshomaru.
"Humph," said Hakudoshi finally running away in a violet globe of light.
Sesshomaru hovered in the air majestically a few moments, grating his teeth at the thought of his escaped victim no doubt. Then he landed on the ground near the humans and sheathed his sword.
"Tell me all that has happened," said Sesshomaru icily. "And tell me, why was I in a bathing tub with a cat?"
At the other side of a screening magnolia which was young and scraggily enough to call it a bush, Human Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo waited impatiently to help in the battle's conclusion. They watched as sickeningly and as if in slow motion one of Naraku's spear-like tendrils pressed itself through Demon Inuyasha's flesh and sent him flying backwards.
"Ouch," said Humn Inuyasha observing. "That really does look awful. Now I know why you always get freaked out Kagome, and scream that little high pitched yell of yours."
"I do NOT scream that way," said Kagome hastily glaring at him.
"Sheesh, don't get your skirt in a bunch," said Human Inuyasha rudely.
"Still," he said thinking to himself. "If I don't do something soon that idiot is going to die. Besides that, the Tetsusiaga hasn't stopped pulsing for the last few minutes. I take that as a sign the sword wants me to use it."
"Anyway," said Human Inuyasha speaking up. "I'm going, don't try to stop me."
"Inuyasha," said Kagome looking up at the man whom had already heaved himself halfway up a four-foot boulder which had landed there five minutes ago and out into the open. "I'm coming with you." The human looked back at her with expressionless eyes. A sea of emotions simmered there.
"All right," said Inuyasha holding out a hand to her. Shippo clung on tighter to Kagome's shoulder and caught the determined gaze that crackled between the two.
Kagome reached out her hand to his. Tenderly and yet with so much vigor, Human Inuyasha yanked Kagome up to the boulder's uppermost face. The two began to run into the battlefield, placing themselves in front of the half-blind, staggering demon whom was irreplaceable to both of them.
"Get out of the way," hissed Demon Inuyasha panting. "Flee from this place."
"I don't think so," said Kagome pulling back on an arrow menacingly. The intensity of her voice never failed to surprise him. "I'm not going anywhere without you."
"Same here," said Human Inuyasha amused and drawing his dull-edged sword. The rhythmic pulsing of Tetsusiaga increased tenfold as the air around it saturated with a very mute glow.
"The Tetusiaga is alive," said Kagome in wonder at its still untransformed blade. "It's faint, but I can feel it. A youkai aura has returned."
Looking up through a bang full of blood with one uninjured eye, Demon Inuyasha stared at the pulsing blade as if in reverence. Part of him screamed to return to two fangs bound within, one from a father and one from a son. It cried out to him so that his remaining aura seemed to rock with the rhythmic, glowing pulse.
"Hey," said Demon Inuyasha weakly. "Bring me the Tetsusiaga."
"Inuyasha," said Kagome looking at the Demon counterpart as if uncertain.
"Here," said Human Inuyasha offering it out in front of him for the first time without suspicion in his eyes. "Use it."
"I'm afraid I can't allow you to do that," said Naraku slamming a lobster-like fist towards the ground where they had gathered. Kagome let off an arrow destroying the arm in its entirety, but another soon followed. Human Inuyasha shoved her onto Shippo whom had turned into a fat little horse.
Watching Shippo and Kagome run away, Human Inuyasha slid beneath Naraku's outstretched claw where his demon counterpart kneeled in pain. He raised the Tetsusiaga and used it to block, unsuccessfully, Naraku's claws. Fortunately, the sputtering power was enough to allow him time to leap up and run along Naraku's arm instead of being crushed by it. Turning around, he tried to drive it into the claw but was completely unsuccessful. The blade remained completely dull.
Along the ground, Demon Inuyasha stood up. He leapt onto Naraku's substitute hand and pulled Human Inuyasha off. He began to run with his last remaining strength.
"Tell me," he said immediately as his clawed hand connected with the soft shoulder of a human and they began to fall.
"Are you prepared to protect Kagome?"
"I swear I will," Human Inuyasha snarled.
"I knew you would," said Demon Inuyasha nodding. He dropped the human he had been dragging and turned around slashing his wrist, then his own. He pressed them together.
"What are you doing?" said Human Inuyasha his eyes widening.
"You need demon blood to use the Tetsusiaga," the demon stated. "The same Tetsusiaga that absorbs the powers of slain demons."
"What do you mean?" asked Human Inuyasha as the demon before him pivoted his wrist so that the Tetsusiaga's blade faced outward towards him. Demon Inuyasha somehow made the blade transform in the Dragon-Scaled Tetsusiaga all while looking more strained and transparent.
"Remember your vow to protect Kagome," said Demon Inuyasha loudly, his crimson eyes boring into those of startled violet. "Protect her with my life," he growled softly while placing the sword's tip upon his chest, his smoking fingers wrapping round the blade.
Human Inuyasha did not even have time to whisper. He felt the sword slide forward, wrenched within his grasp. He saw the sword pierce through him and then, the cocky arrogant demon he had so recently learned to accept vanished before him, becoming a mere shimmering glimmer in the now still air around him. Then, even the remaining light left of him disappeared, becoming pulled within the confines of the sword.
"No," Human Inuyasha uttered staring down at the intensely glowing weapon that had now taken up a shimmer of gold. "NO! You weren't supposed to die that way! We were supposed to become hanyou again you idiot!"
But there was nothing he could do except ignore the two threads of tears that dripped down his front, and to raise up his sword once more. Pulsing, the gleaming blade transformed into the golden glory that had once unleashed the Windscar. This was the very word he announced.
"Windscar!" cried out Human Inuyasha bracing himself for the reverberating blast that was almost too much for him. Lifting up his almost healed wrist, he laid it along the edge of the blade so that some blood smeared onto it.
"This is for you, hanyou," said Human Inuyasha forcefully. "Blades of blood!"
A wide crimson arc flew toward Naraku whom infuriatingly, lifted up in his cloud and flew away just as Sango, Miroku, Kilala, and Sesshomaru arrived to see the results of this confrontation.
A fireside crackled in Kaede's village. A sake jug stood the corner with, "for Hachi" written on the label. On a tatami mat near the fire, Kagome sat rocking a bundle back and forth, humming a gentle lullaby. The hut was cluttered with futuristic belongings yet eerily empty of other inhabitants. Kagome looked up quickly as a raven-haired man pushed back the doorway curtain and stepped inside, stacking firewood by the door.
"Hey," said Inuyasha softly closing the screen tightly so that the icy wind of the night could not wend its way in. He settled himself down by the fire and tickled the sleeping form within the cluster of blankets.
"How is he?" said Inuyasha softly gesturing. "Is he feeling better yet?"
"Almost," said Kagome smiling gently. "Just a little cold. I gave him some medicine already. I made some soup also. It should be ready in a few minutes." The young woman freed a finger to point at a bubbling pot on the hearth.
Inuyasha nodded and sat down on the floor, pulling his sword out of his sash so that he could prop it up between his arms for comfort. Kagome smiled at him.
"That's quite a sword there mister," she said with half-teasing, half-sad smile. "What's a human like you doing with a demon sword."
"The Tetsusiaga and I have been through many battles together," said Inuyasha thoughtfully. "Many battles, and hopefully many more."
Kagome said nothing, knowing it better to leave him to his thoughts. She handed the little bundle to Inuyasha and walked over to the curtain, opening it.
"Oh look," said Kagome peeking through. "Miroku and Sango are coming, Old Kaede too. I'm glad I made enough stew for everyone." Kagome picked up her wooden spoon and assumed stirring. Soon, the door the hut rattled open.
"Hey. How's Inuyasha-Junior doing?" said Miroku winking. Inuyasha growled.
"Miroku!" said Kagome sharply. "You know better than to tease Inuyasha like that!"
"That's right, Miroku!" said Sango leaning over and showing her voluptuous hips. "If you don't get your act together then you will never get to have children. Kagome and I will see to that."
"Sango! You injure me!" said the monk protesting.
Old Kaede settled down by the fire and began examining her young patient whom stirred and woke at her ministrations. Then everyone enjoyed a hot, filling meal of soup and went to bed.
Morning came as a sweet relief to the fluttering eyelids of a sleeping schoolgirl. The soft, steady glow warmed her up in many ways she never thought possible and she could rest once again despite the slight chill of the early dawn as the rainbow of light cascaded in on her. Eventually, Kagome stirred and sat up, pushing the blankets off her. The curtain veiling the doorway looked inviting so she bunched herself together and stood up. Then she dusted off her hands and pushed her way past the bamboo reeds.
Seated there on the rock was a man whom was beloved to her. He had his hands wrapped in the loose folds of his robe in a concealing and strangely attractive rude way. A single sword was tucked in the sash at his waist, the dark black lacquer of its protective sheath shining like ebony. The man himself was blazon with red due to the robes he was wearing, but something else distinguished his color scheme. It was silver.
Kagome approached the man before him and studied his white tangles gleaming with reflections of silver. Her heart swelled fondly at the sight before her and she kneeled so that she could sit before him, below his knee which was dangled at an angle.
"So," said Kagome conversationally watching the last vestiges of the sunrise bleed into nothing as it was replaced by skies of tranquil blue. "I guess the night of the new moon is at an end."
"Yeah," said Inuyasha rustily. He turned and looked down at her, twitching his furry ears. Kagome couldn't stand the temptation and leapt to her feet. Scurrying around his backside, she began to tug on his soft, triangular ears.
"What are you doing!" shouted Inuyasha in one of his more agreeable tempers directed toward someone whom was most beloved.
"I just couldn't help myself," said Kagome giggling and settling herself back down on the ground. "I just saw your ears and couldn't help checking. You are back to your hanyou self, right?" Inuyasha took a moment before answering.
"Ah, um. Myoga said my blood was returned to its original state, as far as he could tell. Besides that, Totosai said that the blood fusion was a good way to get around sword's barrier."
"It's true," said the flea mentioned leaping out from Inuyasha's folded robe and hopping onto his shoulder. "The Tetsusiaga's barrier is meant to keep all demons from using the sword itself. However, the sword is capable of absorbing youkai energy. It is also capable of transferring it. When Master Inuyasha used the Tetsusiaga with his human blood stained with that of a demon's, or in this case, a hanyou, he was able to redirect all his original demon energy to where it should be, housed within the body itself. He is now recombined to his former self. The excess youkai that had made it possible for his half-youkai self to exist as a separate form was absorbed by the sword, thus ensuring that Master Inuyasha is pure of any enchantment or any other youkai influence."
"So does that mean that the Demon Inuyasha we saw was just a fake?" Kagome asked curiously.
"Yes and no," answered Myoga. "The demon part of Inuyasha can not speak. It mostly a void full of turmoiled emotions and is not capable of rational thought by itself. Yet, it is very much a part of all the emotions that Inuyasha has, or his lack of thereof. No, I believe that it has to do more with his physiology such as his brute strength or psychology such as his willingness to do battle and kill, without crushing remorse. It exhibits itself in his instincts, such as finding a woman with whom to mate…"
The flea's explanation was suddenly brought to a crushing end as Inuyasha's clawed fingers found their way around his little body. Consequentially, Myoga fell to the ground in the shape of a pancake.
"Kagome," said Hanyou Inuyasha rising to his feet. "I need to speak to you... alone."
"What is it?" said Kagome her heart beating to her throat.
Inuyasha did not answer. Instead, they began walking along in a slightly uncomfortable yet warm silence. Many minutes later, they stopped besides a sloshing stream, unable to go any farther without crossing. Inuyasha flicked a small rock at a young, careless deer to scare it off.
"Go," he moodily. "Run, before I roast you for dinner."
"Inuyasha," said Kagome mildly, with more love than exasperation. The hanyou turned and looked at her. He stared for a long time. Then, painstakingly, he reached down within the front of his robes and pulled out a small silver dagger. He dropped it clattering onto the ground.
"Kagome," he said regally causing the woman before him to be transfixed. "I'm pretty sure I know what I… or he asked or did. It's confusing but I know what both of them did, while I was not around. When I recombined, so did all their memories. It's confusing but I just know."
Kagome nodded and continued to give him her rapt attention.
"Kagome," said the hanyou before looking very ashamed. "I'm sorry for all I put you through. I should never have made things difficult for you like that." At first Kagome was shocked by his admission and then tears began to well up in her eyes. She turned away ready to leave.
"I see," said Kagome trying to hide the sorrow in her voice. "Well if that's all Inuyasha I had better go to school you know and…"
"Wait," said Inuyasha wrapping his clawed fingers around her wrist. He tugged so that Kagome was forced to turn around.
"I'm not finished yet," he said gruffly releasing her quickly. "Kagome I know that you and I… went further than we had ever gone before with both halves. I remember it as a human, and I remember what it was I asked when I was demon. I can not retract what has already been said."
"Inuyasha," said Kagome tearing up.
"The two-tail has already gone back home," said the hanyou looking off into the distance, "and I can not give you the other two gifts unless you accept them… someday."
"Inuyasha," repeated Kagome kneeling by him so that she could see his half-turned face all the better. She crept up to him until he turned around to face her, flicking his ears nervously.
"Kagome," said the hanyou blushing profusely. "Someday after we defeat Naraku, will you…"
"Hush," said Kagome silencing him with a finger in front of his face. He stared at it warily as if were a sit command.
"You've already asked me once," said Kagome smiling. "If you don't mind me changing my mind I'll accept the offer… someday when we have defeated Naraku."
"Kagome, I…"
"Sit boy!" said Kagome. "I wasn't finished talking. What I mean to say is that I'll wait for you until we've settled all our problems."
"Sit commands would be one of them," Inuyasha grumbled to himself in the dirt. He jerked himself up forcefully. They stared at each other, suddenly wary of each other and uncertain what to do.
"So should we tell the others?" said Kagome breaking the silence.
"Huh? Oh no. The less that lecher knows the better. This incident has been embarrassing enough."
"Okay then," said Kagome looking at him demandingly. "Let's shake on it. This is our little secret."
They shook hands, Inuyasha looking puzzled and largely annoyed.
"Wait a minute," he uttered. "This wouldn't be another one of your ploys to make me look like a dog would it?"
"Of course not," said Kagome brushing him off but giggling inwardly. "After all," she stated voicing her inward emotions. "What's wrong with being a dog? I thought you worked it all out with your demon self."
"Yeah, well," said Inuyasha strangely feeling quite at peace.
"So," he said looking nervous. "That's one secret. Could we keep another?" He leaned over.
"I think so," murmured Kagome leaning towards him. She brushed her lips onto his as he deepened the kiss.
"We can keep a lot of secrets," thought Kagome as she felt his arms fold around her and draw her closer to his sweet, lulling scent. "Not even Sango has to know about this," she murmured as she broke off for air.
Seated by the fireside in Kaede's hut, Sango suddenly sneezed. She looked around herself then shrugged. She saw the little bundle by the fireside stir and a kitsune sat up rubbing his eyes blearily.
"Err," said Shippo giving a wide, toothy yawn.
"Feeling better?" asked Sango stirring the embers with the charcoal tongs.
"Yeah," said Shippo gathering himself to his feet, his bushy tail out behind him. "I wouldn't have caught a cold in the first place if Inuyasha hadn't thrown me into a freezing lake. Where are Kagome and Inuyasha anyway?" the young fox cub said looking around.
"They haven't come back yet," said Sango throwing a chunk of firewood into the pit.
"Where's Miroku?" the young cub asked her before his roving eyes caught sight of the answer. "Ah," he said at the prostate form of Miroku behind Sango.
"Miroku was up to his old tricks again," said Sango simply looking as poised as ever.
Waves of grass bobbed happily as the demon lord known as Sesshomaru walked idly, his entourage of servants trailing out behind him.
"Lord Sesshomaru!"called Rin happily, halting to pluck up a sunny yellow flower and bring it to her master. "A flower for you, Lord Sesshomaru!" she said beaming.
"Jakin," said Sesshomaru coldly calling his least favorite servant to his side.
"Yes Milord," said Jakin nearly stumbling in his haste to reach him. After sprawling himself out in reverence, he reached up and took the offending bloom from Rin.
"I will hold these for Lord Sesshomaru," Jakin explained to her.
"Okay!" said Rin calling out happily and with youthful naivety. After all, how was she supposed to know that how Sesshomaru did things differed from anybody else? He had seen her gift, and that was what was important to her. He had not, after all, refused it.
Rin was skipping along merrily when Sesshomaru detected something or rather someone hiding in the long, wavy grass. "Stop Rin," he ordered. Rin stopped.
Sesshomaru leaped out before her. "Come out kitsune," he ordered.
"Eep!" said the four-tailed fox woman. She threw an entire basketful of powder onto him and in a puff full of smoke, disappeared. She continued running until she had crossed several mountain ranges.
"L..lord Sesshomaru?" asked Jakin uncertainly as the great demon lord turned around with something he had never seen before… a smile.
"Rin," Lord Seshomaru called bending down to pluck the flower from an astonished Jakin's hands. "I want more flowers. Please go pick me a whole field full of flowers."
"Okay!" said Rin throwing her hands up in the air. She danced off humming happily.
"Jakin," said Sesshomaru somewhat regretfully as he found himself buried beneath a mountain full of daisies. "We will have to return to my castle for a cure to this kitsune poison."
"Yes Milord," said Jakin as Rin placed another wreath of flowers on Sesshomaru's head.
"Fluffy!" said Rin giggling.
"I like it when you call me that," purred Sesshomaru.
The end!