I am so sry for the very long wait for chapter 4…

But here it is

Chapter 4

Sesshomaru stopped after coming to a clearing, with a rather large waterfall in it that flowed to a small river that was fed by small tributaries. Rin ran up behind him and looked about. "Wow, it's really beautiful. Right, Sakura-kun?"

"Yes, it is very pretty." She nodded to the little girl, who immediately ran into the river to catch fish. Jakken followed after to make sure she didn't drift to far out into the heavy currents.

"Sesshomaru-Sama! I shall fetch some fish for our dinner tonight ok?" She didn't wait for an answer, she merely got to work fishing, laughing as she did so. Sakura watched as the little girl played in the water, catching, and dropping fish as jakken got annoyed with the fact that the girl was hardly trying to catch their dinner. Waving over to Sakura,the little girl had finally got a hold of one. "Come join us Sakura!" She called out to her.

"Sure why not?" Sakura replied as she took off her sandles, and pulled up her dress to her knees and waded in to join the two trying to catch fish. Sesshomaru sat down at watched the three playing, and fishing in the water. / who… is this girl? And what does Naraku need her so badly? Was It him who left her there to die/// Sakura laughed as she and the little girl got into a splash fight, a couple of fish already hung from the 'fish hanger' that jakken held. "Give up Rin, your never going to win."

"Hey! That rymes… and NEVER shall I give in!" Rin sqealed in delight as Sakura started to tickle her. "H-hey! That isnt fair!" She gasped out between laughs.

"it is to!" and with that she continued to tickle her.

"Hey you two, your scaring our dinner away, Sesshomaru wil not be pleased when he finds—" gets thrown backwards as Rin and Sakura threw a newly caught fish at him, and both of them llaughed as he spazzed as he tried to catch it before it took off swimming again. "You little!" Both of them cracked up harder as the fish douple slapped him in the face hard with it's own tail.

"Jakken you let that fish get away!" Rin exclaimed as she and Sakura finished catching the rest of their dinner. They both followed Jakken out of the water as he went over and laid the fishes down and got to work building a fire, with the girls got to work cleaning the fish, skinning them and taking the unedible parts out. After the fish were set out over the fire to cook, the girls sat and talked with one another about things.

"Master Sesshomaru, What is it that you are thinking about?" Jakken asked nervously as he approached him. The staff he usually carried was propped up against a tree next to where au-un was tied up. Sesshomaru didn't answer, just continued to stare out in the distance. Jakken sighed and decided to leave him alone, he didn't want to get his head chopped off, even if Sesshomaru could bring him back to life, he really didn't want to get on his bad side.

"Food's ready!" Rin called out to the two of them, as the two girls prepared them plates. Sesshomaru just got up and began to walk away, leaving the girls to their dinner. "Guess he isnt hungry…" Rin said as she watched him leave, "We'll just save him a plate then." Giving Jakken his plate and handing Sakura hers, she began to eat hers along with the others.

Sesshomaru sighed as he continued on his way down the river. The scent of something getting stronger by the minute. / What is it this time/// Coming across a boy who lay face down in the muddy bank of the river, he stared at it, and looked around for any signs of somebody else being there, he had the strange sense he was being watched, and most likely was. Glancing back to the boy, he wondered if he should just leave him there, or if he should help him. Shaking his head, he, once more, drew his tensaiga and with a few slashes brought the boy around, sheathing it he began to walk away, heading off towards where he could sense somebody watching him… most likely one of Naraku's minions.

"what… the?" Pushing himself up, he coughed, and sat up and looked around. "where am i?" he stood shakily, looking around slowly. / I must of fallen into the river… but… how am I still alive? That water fall surely killed me…/ Shaking his head, he sneezed and flexed his wings. Crouching down, he dipped his hands into the water, and cupping them started to wash his face, to clear the mud off of them. Finishing, he sneezed again, and headed off into the oppisote direction of the camp.

"Sakura?"

"yes Rin?"

"What was your family like…?"

"……" Staring at the base of the tree, she didn't respond right away. She didn't want to answer that question… at least not directly, the little girl was too young to understand what she had been through. "well my big brother was always looking out for me, and to tell the truth he was a little overprotective…"

"Was he nice?"

"yes he was…"

"well I ever get to meet him..?"

"… No Rin, "

"how come…?"

"he died… a while back…" She blinked back tears, she didn't reall want to remember… but she couldn't just live in the past, she had to keep going forward.

"Do you have a little sister?"

"No, I don't, but I have a twin brother"

"Is he dead too..?"

"no, he isn't, but…I havnt seen him in such a long time, maybe I should be looking for him.."

"I bet he's really kind, like you!"

"you think?"

"Yea…" The little girl yawned and soon dozed off into a dreamless sleep, leaving Sakura there to her thoughts