As Rin came running up to Lord Sesshomaru, Timmain, circling the demon ran over to stop the little girl.

"Rin, come with me!" Timmain shouted reaching out to take Rin's hand.

Rin stopped short upon setting eyes on the dagger in Sesshomaru's back. She looked back at Timmain wide eyed in disbelief.

"Lady Timmain, did you do that?" She asked pointing at the dagger.

"Rin, he's just a demon. Now let's go," Timmain repeated taking a step closer to Rin but not wanting to get too close to Sesshomaru.

"No!" Rin shouted as she ran the last few feet to Sesshomaru and reached for the dagger.

"It's no use, Rin. Only I can remove it," Timmain told her not getting any closer. "Please, come with me. I'll find you a safe place to grow up."

Rin ignoring Timmain tried to remove the dagger but with no result. Tears poured down Rin's eyes as all her hopes and dreams of Timmain and Sesshomaru being her family crumbled. She knew it was not likely to happen but she liked to pretend that it could. She had started to imagine that Timmain and Lord Sesshomaru would be her mother and father. She could almost hear the stories that Lord Sesshomaru would tell her about his own father and how great and powerful the late Dog Demon had been. And as she slept near Timmain at night, she thought she could actually hear Timmain humming lullabies to help her get to sleep. Rin was devastated, disappointed and now she was angry. Angry at the two of them that they just couldn't stop fighting with each other.

"Rin. Go with the demon slayer."

Rin stared at Sesshomaru in shock. She couldn't believe that he would want her to leave. But she didn't care. She didn't want to leave and she wouldn't.

"No, I'm staying with you Lord Sesshomaru!" She cried out hugging him. "Please, don't make me go. I want to stay here with you!" Rin turned back to look at Timmain. It broke Timmain's heart to see Rin so upset. She hadn't realized how much it had meant to Rin for her to be with this demon. Or else she didn't allow herself to believe it, until now. But this was the best thing to do for Rin, she had told herself. Rin needed a father and mother to care for, to keep her safe. As long as Rin was with Sesshomaru she would always be in harms way.

"Rin, this is for the best. You need a mother and father who will look after you," Timmain explained trying one last time.

"No! I won't go!" Rin shouted. "Why can't you and Lord Sesshomaru be my mother and father? Why can't you two just get along?" She added crying even harder.

Everyone went still after Rin's outburst, and all eyes were on her. Nobody spoke for a full minute. The one to finally break the silence was Jaken with uncontrollable laughter.

"Silly girl," he was able to manage between his snickers. "Lord Sesshomaru would never lower himself..." But Jaken was unable to finish his sentence as he got caught up in his laughter again.

"Why not?" Rin demanded looking very hurt and disappointed. "Inu Yasha had a demon father and a human mother. Why can't I?"

Timmain wondered who this Inu Yasha was and noticed Sesshomaru's eyes narrow and wondered why the mention of Inu Yasha seemed to anger him even more than he was. But Timmain ignored all that. She had to explain to this little girl that her hopes of a demon father and a human mother would never come true. Timmain herself wanted to laugh as Jaken was but she kept it in not wanting to hurt Rin any more.

"Rin, don't be ridiculous," Sesshomaru growled before Timmain could say anything.

"But..." Rin stammered.

"He's right, Rin," Timmain finally chimed in. For once agreeing with the demon. "It could never happen."

Rin lowered her head in a gesture that all of them took as a sign that she had given up that dream. "Okay." She said in a quiet voice. "But, will you remove these, Lady Timmain? Please?" She begged indicating the daggers.

Timmain looked at Sesshomaru. She was suddenly scared to get too close to him now. He had murder written all over his face and it was directed towards her. She cautiously walked over to Sesshomaru, gently pushing Rin to the side and removed the dagger from Sesshomaru's back first then walked around to remove the one from his chest. She paused for a second with her hand on the handle of the second dagger and prepared herself to react if she needed to. She looked into Sesshomaru's eyes. They were cold and calculating and she could see the anger towards her within the golden orbs. Without any warning, Timmain yanked the dagger out as fast as she could and tried to leap out of the demon's way, but she wasn't fast enough. She felt his claws rip through her flesh down the side of her face and neck, the poison instantly taking effect on her, weakening her momentarily. Timmain fell to the ground in pain, knowing it wouldn't be long till her body cleansed the poison away and the deep slashes healed in minutes. She wondered why he had gone so easy on her despite the anger in his eyes. But she found her answer when she looked at Rin, who was now running to her with worry written all over her face. Timmain brushed her away and stood up.

"Lady Timmain, are you okay?" Rin asked.

"Yes, I'll be fine," Timmain assured her watching Sesshomaru walk away.

"You're not going to try and take me away?" Rin asked looking up at her with worried eyes.

"No, I won't do that again." Timmain bent down and put her hands on the little girls shoulders. "I'm sorry for upsetting you. I was only thinking of what would be best for you."

"I know you were only looking out for me," Rin said smiling. It made her feel good to know that Timmain cared for her.

Timmain smiled glad that the little girl was able to understand that had been her intention.

"Do you think Lord Sesshomaru is upset with me?" Timmain asked laughing as she stood up and took Rin's hand in hers.

"Yes, but he won't be for long. Though he won't show it," Rin answered laughing along as she skipped beside Timmain as they followed Sesshomaru and Jaken.

"Tell me about this Inu Yasha," Timmain said as they walked along remembering what Rin had said about him having a demon father and human father.

"He's Lord Sesshomaru's brother. He's a half demon," Rin replied.

"Brother. And he's a half demon?" Timmain wondered if the little girl was right. She only knew of the one son of the Great Dog Demon.

"Yep," Rin answered simply.

"So, this Inu Yasha, is he the son of the Great Dog Demon as well?" Timmain asked to confirm a suspicion that had began to form in her mind.

"Yep. He has a friend named Kagome and she's really nice."

"No wonder," Timmain said to herself, remembering Sesshomaru's reaction when she had told him like father like son. She knew the Great Dog Demon had fallen in love with a human woman but didn't know they had a son together. He hates the fact that his father sired another heir. An heir who was only a half-demon, she thought to herself. Now Timmain understood why Sesshomaru had reacted the way he did.

"No wonder, what?" Rin asked.

"Nothing, don't tell Sesshomaru that you told me this," Timmain instructed Rin.

"Okay," Rin said wondering why she was to keep this a secret but soon dismissed it from her thoughts. She was just glad that Timmain wasn't leaving and she wouldn't be taken away from Lord Sesshomaru.