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Blinking violet eyes gazed at her from her bed.

"Inuyasha, I'm studying you've got to stop staring at me like that… I can't concentrate!"

"I don't even understand why you study anyways… you told me that you'd stay by my side forever… doesn't that mean that you'll come live in the feudal era?" He thought out loud without meaning to.

"Yeah I probably will but I want to finish with my schooling first." She replied.

Inuyasha's eyes widened slightly before nodding and turning away lying down with his back turned to her. "Yeah alright then."

Feudal Era- Sesshomaru's castle.

"Lady Marie!" Rin yelled coming from the gates running towards the small group and hugging her.

"Nice to see you too Rin." She giggled. "Where's my brother?"

"Lord Sesshomaru's in his study and told me to tell you that when you came home that I should tell you to make yourself at home." She smiled thoughtfully.

"Alright, thank you Rin, have you met these people before?" Marie asked gesturing to the people behind her.

"Sango, Miroku, Shippo and… wait where are kagome and Inuyasha?" she questioned.

"Kagome had to go and get a few things but she'll be back in a bit. Inuyasha went with her I presume." She smiled. Looking back at the group as they nodded.

"Oh … alright. Are they going to be coming back? I'll have Lady Masory make some food for them." Rin replied absentmindedly thinking if Inuyasha hunted for his food like her lord Sesshomaru did.

"No I don't think that they will… probably not until tomorrow." Sango answered from her spot beside Miroku.

"Tonight is the night of the Lunar Eclipse correct… Inuyasha doesn't realize that Sesshomaru knows his human night just as well as I do does he?" Marie asked.

"No… I doubt that he does." Miroku said.

"Rin, does Sesshomaru-sama have a garden?"

"Yes." Rin said.

"Would you like to help me pick some flowers…? I'll show you something fun to do to Sesshomaru-sama."

"Sure!" Rin smiled leading the way to the garden.

"You guys go inside we'll be back here in a few. If you'd like you can stay out here though there shouldn't be any demons other then Jaken running around. Shippo would you and Sango like to join us?" Marie asked.

"Uhh…" Shippo started.

"You go ahead Shippo… I'm going to stay here with Miroku… make sure he doesn't do anything that might get him killed." Sango told him. Smiling Shippo jumped down from his perch on her shoulder and continued to run.

10 minutes later

"C'mon you two catch me if you can!" Marie yelled a small basket of flowers clutched tightly in her clawed hands as she ran at a human speed towards the towering castle ahead.

Shippo and Rin ran side by side each other almost directly behind her tail which was waving side to side in amusment. When she stopped she giggled at the fact that the two children that had just collapsed on the floor in front of her and couldn't catch their breath.

"Shippo, why don't you go and find Sango and Miroku while Rin and I go and see Sesshomaru." Marie smiled.

"Alright!" Shippo said taking off at full speed obviously trying not to make it look like he was afraid of the older demon inside the castle.

Opening the door into the castle Rin quickly took her hand and brought her to the study.

"Okay so… what do we do now?" Rin asked.

"You take this and I'll be right down to the living room in a few minutes. I don't know if he'll let us do this but he might." Gesturing towards the living room with well furnished furniture she watched Rin run there obediently and innocently.

"Sesshomaru-chan?" Marie asked.

"What?" He asked looking up as she walked into the door.

"You have some visitors. I had fun got to pull on one of Inuyasha's fluffy little puppy ears. Coming?" She asked.

"Why, Inuyasha isn't here… it's his human night. The only ones here are Rin, Jaken, you and three of those companions that travel with the half-breed." Sesshomaru replied looking back down at the paper sitting in front of him.

"Your point, sides I need your help on something. The meeting is 1 week from now we've got to go… so is Inuyasha and so is Rin and Kagome."

"You may but they are not."

"Inuyasha, Rin and Kagome are just as much apart of this family as you and me and you know it."

"No I don't believe they are." Sesshomaru replied putting away the books and papers that sat in front of him to talk to his sister.

"Kagome is Inuyasha's mate and Rin is almost my niece… besides Rin smells like you and if you don't tell them that Rin is traveling with you if she ever decides to leave then she will die… you know this." Marie replied just as calmly.

"Rin is human if she steps foot into a demon meeting she'll be eaten alive."

"No she won't… as long as I can have her for the week then she should be fine. Kagome will be fine as well too but I'll have to go and get her."

"Your not going to…" Sesshomaru trailed off.

"Yeah I am… but not in the way your thinking of… there's more then one way to skin a cat…" She replied.

"Very well then, what did you want me for? You've succeeded in taking me away from my books…"

"Rin!" She called hearing the young girls foot steps.

"Yes?"

"Do you have the basket?"

"Yes but I'm not allowed in Lord Sesshomaru's study." Rin replied peeking her head slightly through the door.

"C'mon in dear. As long as you've got permission you should be fine."

Rin walked in holding a basket of blue pedals.

"You are not putting flowers in my hair." Sesshomaru said firmly.

"Yes we are. You can take it out and I'll redo it without them but we're putting them in first side's Rin wants to, don't you Rin." She winked at the girl as she smiled and nodded her head, "See."

"No."

"Shut up. You used to let me. And it only been 200 years your still not that old. Only like what… 19?"

"I don't care you're not doing it."

"Yes I am… and your going to sit back, relax and let me." She finalized before she growled to make her point go across and make sure that he'd gotten her message.

She was going to do it weather he liked it or not.

Smiling at Rin as the girl sat down beside her and watched her. Brushing it out before she parted it in 3 different placed as she braided it. Telling Rin how to do it and when to put the flowers in.

When she was done she looked at Sesshomaru.

'Wonder how long it's been since he last slept.' Marie thought.

He had his head resting against the wall slightly with his eyes closed. His breathing was rhythmic. You could tell he was sleeping by the way his face wasn't as squinted up and alert.

Grinning to herself as Rin got up from her spot beside her and sat carefully in the young lords lap snuggling slightly into his chest as her eyes drifted closed. Sesshomaru's tail covered her keeping Rin from the coldness of the room.

'Awe that is quite the sight. Cute isn't able to describe it.' Marie got up from her spot and walked out the door, closing it before walking into the living room.

"Rin's gone to bed and Sesshomaru-sama is in his study, but if you'll follow me I can show you where you'll be sleeping tonight." Marie said towards the small group sitting on the furniture.

"Sure that would be fine… thank you." Sango replied bowing her head to acknowledge the fact that she was of royalty.

"No problem. I'll have them cook something and come and get you if you'd like when its done."

"Alright."

Walking up the step of the mansion she nodded her head towards Sango's room. Then doing the same to Miroku's room as well as Shippo's. (Miroku and Shippo have one room.) Each of them were across from the other.

"Thank you very much." Sango smiled gratefully at her.

"Your welcome, but really you should thank Sesshomaru-sama he's the one that had these rooms made as he found out he had companions. He's a nice man when you get to know him you know." Inumarie replied thinking for a second she continued. "Oh and before I forget… there's a few kimono's in there that should fit you, choose whichever one you like." Turning on her heal she headed towards the kitchen.

Present Era

"Hey Inuyasha want to go to a movie?" Kagome asked brightly.

It was 7:32 and she wanted to go to the late show. Teaching Inuyasha about the stuff in her time had become increasingly easy.

"Sure." He replied noticing how much it made her smile lightened him just a bit. Anything that made her smile like that drove him to do it.

"Which one?" she replied looking at the movie page in the paper.

"You can choose." Inuyasha stated.

"Ah… how about When a Stranger Calls?"

"Sounds good."

Kagome walked down the stairs and told her mother that they were going to go to the movies. Her mother nodded and watched her daughter get some of her fathers clothes from the back room.

"Here Inuyasha why don't you put this on while I go and change." Pointing to the bathroom she watched as he went in closing the door behind him.

Going out down the stairs after putting on the clothes he sat down on the couch.

Inuyasha had a black t-shirt on that said 'Bloody Claws' that held to the well toned muscles of his chest. His jeans were slightly faded and had a few rips and tears in them. His black hair was put into a low pony tail.

His jaw fell slack as Kagome walked down the stairs. Standing up from the couch to get a better look.

Kagome's hair was in a high pony tail, light blue eye shadow and a darker shade of blue eye liner adorned her eyes. Bands framed her face making her look angelic. She wore a short jean skirt, shorter then her uniform and a pink tube top finishing off her outfit with a jean vest.

"Ready to go?" She asked innocently.

"Y…yeah." He replied walking forwards.

AS they went out in the cool August air, leaving the well, leaving her home, she watched, watching of coarse wasn't a nice wonderful game all the time. But of coarse watching and waiting in the Goshinboku for them to return and for her to make sure that Inuyasha actually went to see his brother.

"Tomorrow will be interesting little brother, get your rest, because I'm not quite sure what his reaction is going to be. Sweet dreams." She sighed closing her eyes and letting her foot dangle slightly off of the branch as she dozed.