A Kind Introduction?

"Rin, come here." Ordered Sesshomaru. Rin walked as lady like as she could towards Sesshomaru. "Lord Kitsune, this is Rin." As Sesshomaru pointed to Rin.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Rin bowed.

"Ahh! So this is Sesshomaru's 'young' ward. Not so young anymore huh? Well it's also a pleasure to meet you Rin." Lord Kitsune bowed back. "Rin, this is my lovely wife, Aino; my daughter Sara; and my son Midachi." Rin bowed to all of them. While being introduced, Sara gave Rin a funny look. It looked very, very mischievous. On the other hand, Midachi gave Kagome a wink, which earned a growl from Inuyasha.

"This is my hanyou half-brother, Inuyasha and his human mate, Kagome." Said Sesshomaru while giving both of them a weird glare.

"It's a pleasure." Said Kagome and Inuyasha at the same time while bowing. Inuyasha was trying hard not to growl, for he didn't like the politeness in the air.

"Nice to meet you also. I heard a lot about you Inuyasha." Lord Kitsune replied.

"Dinner is ready my lord." Jaken said waddling in from the dinner.

Everybody walked in the dinning room, and got seated. The dinning room itself looked like an ancient cathedral. The ceiling was very high, and the tall windows were covered with scarlet drapes. There was a magnificent chandelier hanging in the center of the room. The table had exactly enough seats to seat everyone, which seemed a bit mysterious in a way.

Lord Sesshomaru sat at the end, with Lord Kitsune sitting on the other end. Sara sat on one side of Sesshomaru, while Rin sat on the other. Kagome sat next to Rin, and Inuyasha sat next to Kagome. Midachi sat across from Kagome and next to his sister. All throughout the dinner, Midachi and Inuyasha kept exchanging death glares, while Sara and Rin were doing the same thing.

After dinner, they all retired into the lounge room. It had a giant fireplace in the center which made the whole room very cozy. Lord Kitsune was talking to one of Sesshomaru's oldest advisors, Hakune in one of the corners.

"Yes, he should start thinking about a mate soon…." Rin heard Hakune say.

"Sara would be great for him, she is a great musician, and has suitors come from all over the land to make her their mate. So far, she has rejected all of them. She has all the features of a woman that men can't ignore." Lord Kitsune replied.

"What do you think about that human girl?" Hakune whispered. Rin, fortunately had perfect hearing, and still could hear every word.

"She is just Sesshomaru's ward. There is no way she can beat Sara. I heard she was just and orphan, a normal village girl, a HUMAN who relied on Sesshomaru for protection. I'm surprised Sesshomaru didn't leave her in a village yet. Heh, Sara is a graceful woman in court and she has been trained to defend herself properly. That Rin girl probably couldn't even kill an ant." But Lord Kitsune was VERY wrong. Rin had been taught to handle a sword, shoot a bow and arrow, and had learned hand-to-hand combat. Even Sesshomaru hinted that she was very good once in a while. 'There is no way I'm going to let Sara get Sesshomaru. I may not be as pretty as her, but I did know Sesshomaru-Sama way longer than she has. I may be a human, but Sesshomaru-Sama HAS let me travel with him for so long. He couldn't hate me….I'm not weak, I'm as smart as any girl, what makes me so different from Sara? Well...Just the fact she is a demon and she can play an instrument… But Sesshomaru-Sama hates humans!' Now Rin was starting to doubt herself. 'Sesshomaru-Sama will probably choose a demon over a human….What am I thinking? He will choose Sara….'

Thinking about all these things was making Rin get a headache.

"Rin! Are you okay!" Kagome asked while Rin walked right into her.

"Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't see you…" Rin replied.

"Are you okay? Do you have a fever or something?" Asked a concerned Kagome.

"No I'm fine…. I'm just tired. I'm going to sleep. Goodnight" Replied Rin walking to her room.

"Um… Well… Okay… Goodnight…" Kagome knew something was wrong, but she knew Rin wouldn't tell her.