Chapter 4
In the Feudal Era:
InuYasha and his gang were fighting other demons. Since Naraku's disappearance four month ago, many demons had come out of hiding and were randomly attacking villagers.
During this time Naraku used the distraction to regain his strength and power. Meanwhile Kanna and Kagura roam about spying on InuYasha and Naraku's obsession, Kikyo.
Modern Era:
Upon waking the next morning, Sesshomaru sensed something was wrong back in his world. When JoAnna woke up she looked over at Sesshomaru and smiled, "Good morning Sesshomaru."
Sesshomaru stood, "I must return to my world JoAnna. There is a great disturbance, but I will come to see you again."
JoAnna nodded, "Yeah, go. I'll see you when I come back; whenever that is."
"I will return for you on your eighteenth birthday." Sesshomaru said before leaving.
Sesshomaru left JoAnna's house, quickly zipped down to the Higurashi shrine and opened the door to the shrine of the old Bone-Eaters Well. Walked down the steps, and jumped in and down the well.
Landing at the bottom of the old Bone-Eaters Well, he zipped up out of the well and headed to the village off to the left of the forest where the well stood.
Naraku's strength had finally returned and he felt the need to slaughter a village. Naraku, his carnations Kagura and Kanna, and some other lesser demons attacked the village that Sesshomaru was heading to. Naraku picked this village because he wanted to make Sesshomaru furious.
In this village there was a young girl who Sesshomaru always watched over. She picked the wild flowers and wild berries by the old Bone-Eaters Well and played around the Tree of Ages.
Naraku had Kanna watch Sesshomaru when the girl was around and noticed he was very protective of her. Kanna showed all of this to Naraku through her mirror, and where the child lived.
Unfortunately for Naraku, he didn't realize the girl lived with Sesshomaru.
This child was an eight year old girl named was Rin. She was small, at 3ft with black hair to her waist, and dressed in a orange kimono with a green sash. Her parents were killed long ago by a savage tribe of wolves and Rin saw everything. From that day on she hasn't spoken to anyone nor had anyone heard her say anything but, groans, gaps, soft laughter and the humming of music. Rin had no specific place where she lived since then. Everyday she'd walked to the middle of the forest to where the old well was, and pick the blue, white, and lavender wild flowers for her parent's graves. She'd collect the wild berries from the bushes to eat for food.
Ever since Sesshomaru revived Rin with his Tensaiga she followed the demon wherever he went. Though it was actually the Tensaiga who compelled him to bring her back, Sesshomaru complied with some suspicion, "Humph, Tensaiga, you compelled me to save a human life today."
After that Rin went to live with Sesshomaru, Jaken and Ah-Un at the castle. Rin also began to speak again.
While Sesshomaru was gone in the Modern Era with JoAnna, Rin and Jaken remained at the castle thinking he was searching for Naraku.
Rin approached Jaken, "Master Jaken I wish to go to my parent's grave."
Jaken nodded, "All right, but take Ah-Un with you and be back quick."
" Oh, but Master Jaken, you know if I go alone and get hurt Lord Sesshomaru will get angry at you." Rin replied
Jaken jumped slightly, "Oh! That's right. I hate to see Lord Sesshomaru angry if something happened to you."
On the back of Ah-Un Jaken and Rin made their way to the village where she used to live.
Once they landed Rin told Jaken, "After I pick some flowers for my parent's grave, I want to pick some of the wild berries that are by the well."
While Rin picked the flowers and berries Jaken started to ramble on about InuYasha, the trouble maker. How he got the Tetsusaiga and Lord Sesshomaru only got the Tensaiga and how Naraku has been deceiving his lord.
As Jaken rambled Rin rolled her eyes and walked away with Ah-Un towards the end of the forest, past the Bone-Eaters Well which lay a mile away from Lord Sesshomaru's castle.
Jaken finally noticed Rin walked away and yelled after her "Fine I'll just wait here then!" Suddenly one of Naraku's poison bugs flew by Jaken, distracting him from Rin and where she had gone. The Saimyousho, who had been spying on him, flew away; the opposite direction that Rin went.
The Saimyousho was told by Naraku to lead Jaken on a wild chase away from Rin so he could get a hold of the little girl to lure Sesshomaru to the village.
Naraku watched during the attack on Rin's village the demon and waited for the little girl to arrive.
Rin was making her way back to the village when she heard screaming and the sounds of demons. Leaving Ah-Un behind, she ran to the end of the forest and gasped in horror at the sight of the village. Everything was on fire and demons were massacring every one in sight. There was Kagura, Kanna, and Naraku in his baboon pelt.
Turning his cold eyes towards the edge of the village, he spotted Rin and smiled his cold smile. Rin froze in fear. Suddenly the demon was at her side and he grabbed her, "Finally you have arrived" he hissed in her ear, "Now all I need is that Dog Demon Sesshomaru."
Squirming to free herself, Rin remembered she had a small blade hidden in her kimono, given to her by Sesshomaru in a case he was not there to protect her.
She grabbed the blade and stabbed Naraku in his arm; hissing in annoyance he threw the child to the ground, knocking her unconscious.
Looking up, Naraku notices someone walking towards him through the smoke and flames. As the person drew closer Naraku recognized it as Sesshomaru. "What have you done to the child?" Sesshomaru growled.
Naraku chuckled, "Interesting. You do care for a human. Very interesting."
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed.
Naraku smirked and gave a signal to Kagura, Kanna and the demons to leave. They all disappeared with Naraku's laugh lingering in the air.
As Sesshomaru walked towards Rin he noticed that Jaken was no where in sight.
Sesshomaru picked Rin up and flew to his castle with Ah-Un flowing close behind. As he walked in with Rin in his arm Jaken, who had made it back to the castle right before Sesshomaru, came up and cried, "M'Lord, I lost Rin!"
Jaken then realized that Sesshomaru was holding Rin in his arm, "Oh no! What has happened to her? What has happened to the child Rin?"
Sesshomaru did not answer, instead gave him an order, "Jaken, go find medical herbs and some food."
Jaken just stood there with his mouth wide open staring at Sesshomaru.
"NOW JAKEN!" Sesshomaru barked.
"Oh yes! Yes M'Lord!" Jaken rushed out of the room and quickly gathered herbs and food in the forest. Soon he returned with the herbs and some fish.
Sesshomaru took care of the wounds Rin received when she hit the ground. A few scrapes and bruises but nothing major. Sesshomaru sat against one of the castle walls cradling Rin in his arm.
An hour later she woke up, still cradled in Sesshomaru's arm. The smell of cooking fish brought her out of her unconscious state and she looked up to see Sesshomaru, "T-Th-an-k Y-Y-ou L-Lo-Lord S-Sess-hom-aru" she stuttered.
Sesshomaru nodded, "I'm glad you're fine." He turned to Jaken, "Jaken, I thought I told you to watch Rin. Where were you?"
Jaken jumped, "Oh, but M'Lord I had to follow a Saimyousho! I did not realize what was happening in the village."
Sesshomaru glared coolly, "Jaken next time this happens. You will die!"
