The sun poured into the room the next morning. Sesshomaru moaned, then stretched. He turned to his side to find no one next to him. He bolted upright to find Casa at the foot of the bed getting changed. Her back was to him so she didn't know he had awaken. She brushed her hair lightly, humming as well. Sesshomaru just watched her in silence and she looked in the mirror. Admiring her reflection, she saw Sesshomaru awake in the mirror. She smiled at his reflection and continued humming and brushing her hair.

"We have a guest today, so I'll need to leave you alone today," he informed her.

"Oh, really? Thanks for telling me," Casa said with sarcasm.

Sesshomaru just growled and Casa rolled her eyes. She brushed her hair until she got the tangles out and just left it loose. Sesshomaru sighed, then got dressed himself. Picking out an outfit that was green with a red snake along the shoulders and red lace along the edges. Casa left the room to allow Sesshomaru privacy. He exited and told her to change and he would send Rin to lead her to the library.

Sesshomaru walked down the hall. Rin passed him and he told her what she had to do. She nodded and went to the master bedroom to find Casa at the window.

"Lady Casa?" Rin asked.

"It's a beautiful view here," Casa told Rin.

"Sesshomaru likes this room because of that," Rin told Casa. "We should be going to the library now."

"Oh, yes." Casa agreed.

They reached the library and Rin told her she would be back later. Casa nodded and sat down in a chair to read. She picked three books off a shelf that was nearby. She read one about a beautiful dog demon that destroyed many villages under only hate for humans. Casa felt sorry for the village and read the other two books that were about a battle with a half-demon that the author (Sesshomaru) hated. The author continuously called the half-demon pathetic and worthless. She slammed the book closed and sat there, angry at Sesshomaru. How dare he call half-demons pathetic and worthless! She was a half-demon, after all. Did he believe she was pathetic and worthless? If so, why did he keep her in his palace? Did he have an evil scheme concerning her? She sighed, and relaxed in the chair. She daydreamed about a handsome dog demon that ruled her life. She snapped out of her daydream when she heard a petite figure tapping her leg. She looked down at Rin and smiled. She looked slightly worried so Casa decided to comfort her. She got off the chair and kneeled down to the girl's height.

"Rin, what's the matter?" Casa asked.

"You weren't responding when I tapped your leg," Rin asked, still obviously worried.

"Oh, sorry. I was daydreaming," Casa answered.

"Ok. My lord told me to bring you to the dining room now. Can you follow me, please?" Asked Rin.

"Sure Rin," Casa said, putting the books at the floor, in front of the chair.

"I'm glad that I have someone in the palace with me. I like having another female here. My lord never has had a female in his palace before. Though, I've heard from Jaken that you look like my lord's mother, who was the only woman in this palace other than you," Rin explained as they traveled. Casa just listened to the little girl. She knew so much more of Sesshomaru, though Rin had only been with him for a short while. Sesshomaru must have really gotten attached to the girl, thought Casa.

When they reached the dining room door, Rin fled quickly, telling Casa quickly that Sesshomaru wanted to talk to her alone. Casa saw the girl smiling widely as she fled. Casa forced a small smiled on her face as she entered. She still had the book she read on her mind and how Sesshomaru thought of half-demons. Her smile faded shortly as she entered to find no Sesshomaru inside. Only Jaken was seated, frowning at Casa. Casa looked puzzling at Jaken, though it had no affect on him. She sat down, across from where Jaken was seated.

"I wanted to speak to you alone," he said.

"Uh huh. Why didn't you just tell Rin that you wanted to speak with me, not Sesshomaru?" Asked Casa.

"Rin would've just laughed and not told you. And refer to my master formally," Jaken told her. She didn't nod in approval. She stared at him, a slight flicker of anger in her eyes.

"I'll call him whatever I want to," she growled to Jaken.

"Well, if he gets angry at you for not calling him formally and he attacks you, don't come crying to me," Jaken said, annoyed. Casa decided to take her leave that moment. She stood up and exited the room. She came to the hall, and went down until she saw the scratch mark Sesshomaru made the night before. She turned left and went inside the room that was at the end of the hall. She saw Sesshomaru laying on the bed. He looked asleep, but she saw a scroll in his hand, tightly holding it. She shrugged and saw a bag at the corner of the room. She decided to search through it, and saw that it was a bag of her potion ingredients. Someone must have sent it over. She searched through it and saw that all her ingredients were there. Even her scrolls were there. Then she saw that one of her scrolls was missing. Her stunning potion scroll of the ingredients and how to make it. Sesshomaru stirred in his sleep and Casa remembered the scroll that was in his hand. She turned to find Sesshomaru sitting up, yawning quietly. He rubbed his eyes, and with finding a scroll in his hand, his memory came back before his sleep.

Flash Back

He was walking down the hallway to his room after meeting with a messenger that told him that a wedding would be happening in two nights. He sighed, then laid on the bed. A servant knocked on the door and Sesshomaru opened the door. The servant slightly quivered before giving him a bag that had recently been delivered. Sesshomaru closed the door and started to sniff the bag. It smelt like a forest so he decided to check it out. He opened it up and saw scrolls. Picking one out, he read it. It had a list of ingredients for something. Then a procedure followed it, telling it to mix the ingredients and chanting. He saw in the end of the scroll that it said, "Property of Casa." It also said "Potion for Stunning." He laid on the bed while he read the scroll. He relaxed, waiting until Casa came to the bedroom later. He would talk to her about this when she returned to their room. He overheard an argument with Rin and Jaken about getting Casa. He relaxed too much and fell asleep.

End of Flashback

He growled at her and she growled back. He started yelling at her on how she deceived him and she got mad at him from going through her stuff without permission. The book she had read earlier was still on her mind so her actions and words were under that influence. She and him got into a huge argument and servants were leaning into the door to hear what the cause was.

"Well, excuse me for being curious! It smelt odd," Sesshomaru yelled at Casa.

"Well stick your nose somewhere else, like up your ass!" Casa yelled at him. "That was my stuff and you had no right to go through it!"

"What did you say? Remember who allowed you in here! I can kick you out in a moment!" Sesshomaru warned her.

"Oh, really? And go back on your word! I thought this Sesshomaru wasn't that idiotic, but I guess I was wrong. You're still young, just acting older," Casa yelled.

Sesshomaru wrapped his hand around her neck and backed her up against a wall. She struggled to get some air in her lungs. She gasped and coughed, looking at Sesshomaru. He was obviously angry. With his eyes red and his fangs long, no one would dare to cross Sesshomaru at this state. Unfortunately for Casa, she was in the same room as him, and the source of his frustration.

He raised her off the ground as she kicked and tried to scream. Jaken came running in to see why all the servants were next to the door and saved Casa's life. Jaken happened to avert Sesshomaru's attention to him and let go of Casa. She fell to the floor lightly, trying to get some oxygen to her lungs. Jaken got whacked by a very angry Sesshomaru lots of times and also get kicked in a very delicate place. Sesshomaru finally took his anger out on someone and calmed down. Once Jaken limped out of the room, Sesshomaru turned to find Casa on the floor, wheezing. Sesshomaru couldn't figure out why Casa was searching for air, so he kneeled down to her. She winced when he touched her and crawled closer to the corner. He eventually backed her into the corner. She was bawling and trying to tell him to stay away, but she still didn't have enough air to tell him while crying. He found out it was useless, and left her alone the rest of the day. When he went down to dinner, Casa didn't join him. She stayed in the corner throughout the entire day and night. After supper, he went to his study to check some papers and see if there was any news. He then saw the message he had received earlier that day about the wedding. Reading over the details, he found out that it was mandatory, he needed to bring a female guest, and to dress formally. He sighed. The only possibility of a female guest was Casa, and she was crying in a corner in his room. Well, that was last time he checked. He also had Rin, but she wouldn't be a good guest for a demon wedding. She would most likely freak because of all the demons surrounding her. Casa was the only logical possibility so he needed to apologize. He had never apologized to someone before, so he decided to go talk to someone who has most of her life; Rin.

He went looking for Rin and found her scent leading towards his bedroom. He saw the door was open a crack and listened in on the conversation.

"Rin, I need to leave. I can't stay here with that monster," Casa explained while rustling was heard inside.

"Lady Casa, you must stay. Lord Sesshomaru isn't always a monster. He usually only is once he has gotten bad news earlier," Rin explained.

"Oh, really. I feel sorry for you once I leave. That will most likely be bad news for him," Casa explained.

"Lady Casa, please don't leave. Lord Sesshomaru loves you! I do too! I know you love him also!" Rin cried. Sesshomaru heard outside the door Casa comfort Rin and coo her.

"Rin, I have to leave. He isn't right for me. I don't even think he loves me. Don't lie, Rin. It's not good for your karma," Casa said.

"Karma, lady?" Rin questioned.

"Oh, it's something us sorceresses believed in. Well, I believe in it," Casa answered.

"Believed? Why don't they believe in it anymore?" Rin asked. Sesshomaru could smell fresh tears form before Casa answered.

"Because they're all dead," Casa cried.

"Oh, lady Casa, I didn't mean to bring up the bad memory. I'm sorry," Rin said.

"It's ok, Rin. You know, you should teach Sesshomaru how to apologize once I leave. It might be the only thing you could teach him that might just be useful for him," Casa said. Sesshomaru could hear a slight bit of cheerfulness in it.

"Well, I have to go help Jaken make your leave be comfortable and secretive. Are you sure you want to do this?" Rin asked one last time.

"I'm sure. Be sure to keep it a secret," Casa reminded Rin.

Sesshomaru ran down the stairs to hide quickly. Rin exited the room, a few tears still lingering from their conversation. Once Rin closed the door, Sesshomaru confronted her. He ran back up the stairs and startled Rin.

"Rin, why were you in my room?" Sesshomaru asked her softly.

"My lord, lady Casa wanted to speak with me," Rin answered.

"OK, Rin. I need you to do me a favour, Rin. Come...Please," Sesshomaru said. He walked to his study, Rin walking behind him when he walked inside, she stayed outside of the room. Sesshomaru looked coldly at her.

"Come inside, Rin." Sesshomaru told her.

"My lord, master Jaken told me not to go inside this room," Rin explained.

"I allow you to come inside," Sesshomaru said and Rin slowly walked inside.

Once she was inside and had closed the door, she asked her lord, "why do you want me here?"

"I need you to teach me, Rin," Sesshomaru said, kneeling down to her height.

"Teach you what, my lord?" Rin asked.

"How to apologize," said Sesshomaru.

"My lord, I'm sorry, but I don't exactly know how to teach it. It's something that just comes natural to me," Rin confessed.

"I just need to know how to, and sincerely," Sesshomaru told Rin.

Rin nodded and told him exactly how to apologize. Sesshomaru smiled at her, ruffled her hair and thanked her. He gave her a nice necklace as a gift from helping him and she skipped away. Jaken and Rin were heard down the hall, having a very strange conversation about the necklace Rin was wearing.

Sesshomaru stuck his possession in his pocket and headed to his bedroom to apologize the first time in his life. Oh, this was going to be hard, even for the great Lord Sesshomaru.

Yes, I know Sesshomaru is out of character, but I'm trying my best. This just might be the last time you see him slightly cold. Come back soon to find out how it turns out!