If you asked anyone in the West to describe their Lady they'd answer with one sentence "She's smart and pretty but, she's daredevil who has no sense of fear" They knew that their Lord wasn't the cold hearted assassin that the rest of Japan knew him as, but he is a very powerful Youkai. Now that be a good thing, but it has its bad points as well, lose control and he could very well hurt his human mate. Another point they readily admit was their Lord's temper, people who are calm and cold don't feel extreme emotions easily, but, when they do, common sense says to watch out. Same goes for a Youkai such as Sesshomaru, anger him enough, and the Lord of the West will gladly show how dangerous, and malicious he can be. The Lady however grew up knowing this, and could watch her mate torture others for information before giving them a swift end without batting an eye, so what else could she be afraid of?

Nobody would believe that the girl curled up in a cave was their beloved Lady.

"Rin" The girls head shot up from her arms to look around, she'd know that voice anywhere. A deep baritone with an imperial note to it, her head whipped side to side trying to find its source, cursing her human eye sight.

"Language Rin" Her string of curses stopped, instead she blinked owlishly, did she curse out loud? She doesn't think so. So how did he know she was cursing? Rin shrugged and went back to scanning her cave hoping to find her mate. It was extremely hard not to curse when the cave was dark and her human eyes didn't function. So after a rock jabbed her in the toe, some very awful words came streaming out of her mouth, completely forgetting that she had been told to watch her language. Rin sighed before deciding since she can't see she might as well just close her eyes and use her other senses. Standing with her arms out in front of her she listened for any type of sound…specifically the rustle of silk. Rin had grown up in a forest, listening to her surroundings was second nature to her, but of course she still much preferred to see. Kami knows the ears can be deceiving especially with echoes.

Hear the rustle of silk to her right Rin headed that way, her hands gliding along the cold stone walls…she wasn't trusting herself to walk far from it. "Rin" Too the left?

'Kami that means crossing the middle to the other side…come on Rin you can do it' She pushed off the wall and felt her way towards the wall opposite, feet stepping tentatively. She was making good progress, until she stepped on something jagged and lurched. The 10 seconds between her lurching forwards, throwing her arms out to try and catch herself, and face planting a metal armor were probably the worst in her life. Why? Because the forest for all its beauty during summer mornings was known to be a snake den, the cave could have snakes in it. Rin hated snakes, not because they were poisonous, but because they felt slimy and disgusting, especially those who have been underwater or underground. For 10 seconds she was terrified she will land on a snake, the worst creatures on the world. So despite her face hurting, she was glad she had been spared face-planting the ground. She wasn't as beautiful as the demonesses of court, she had to make sure her face didn't get marred or Sesshomaru might not want her anymore…Rin knew that was a silly thought, but it was one she found hard to shake…especially now that she knew Mokomoko was something mates shared and petted freely…she had yet been allowed that honor. She didn't even knew what exactly it was. Now that she failed Lady Mother's fear test, she might never know. Rin wanted to cry.

"No tears Rin" She looked up to see…glowing red eyes…but this pair looked familiar.

"Sesshomaru-sama…why are you angry"

"This one isn't angry, just trying to scare you."

A big smile appeared "Rin will never be scared of Sesshomaru-sama" a loud guffaw from the left sounded, and Tsukimaru's voice sounded.

"Wasn't what you were saying a few minutes ago…"

"Wha…Rin only talked to a pair of glowing eyeballs who had hands"

"Cousin-in Law, you're one of the smartest women this one has known, but you can also be one of the dumbest"

"Tsuki-chan…This one dares you to repeat the last sentence" Rin smiled at her mate, the coldness in his voice telling her that he cared a lot about how she was treated.

"This one doesn't mean to offend cousin, but Rin can use her brilliant head more often…" A long suffering sigh from the elder followed. Rin meanwhile was thinking…they knew that she was here…Tsukimaru kept talking about how dumb she could be…Red eyes…Red…eyes…

"Sesshomaru-sama, can you make your eyes glow again?" In the dark she can't see Sesshomaru's mystified expression but she can clearly see his eyes widen significantly, and become a brilliant red color with turquoise irises…His markings under her hands also became jagged and prickly…her hands were busy gripping the ends of her long sash when she reached out to find the rest of the body the eyes were attached to back in the forest, so she must have missed them, and her feet if she recalled correctly didn't even want to move…but the Red eyes how can she have not recognized them?

"S-Se-Sesshomaru sama…you were the one being the faceless ghost with glowing eyes and hands…right?"

"Took you long enough girl, hahaha" Laughed Tsukimaru. Rin didn't need to look to know her mate was likely trying and failing to hide his own mirth.

"SESSHOMARU YOU ASS, YOU COULD HAVE SCARED ME TO DEATH! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?"

"Rin, if you were as easy to scare as those other ladies, this one would be very worried"

"ARE YOU SAYING RIN ISN'T LIKE A LADY!?"

This time both boys laughed…because by their night-vision eyes, they can clearly see Rin turning a fire-engine red in her anger/embarrassment.

"Humph" she said before turning around and marching out, only to return immediately complaining about the eery glow everywhere. The boys kept laughing.

"Rin…what are you doing with that rock?" Tsukimaru asked as he sat down next to the girl, Sesshomaru going behind and hugging her.

"Rin wanted to do what Sesshomaru-sama always does when Jaken gets annoying…" Two pairs of amber eyes flicked to her in shock…Because that meant they were about to be targets used in target practice…

"What, Rin just wanted to fix your eye sight, because something must be wrong if neither of you see Rin as a lady…Maru-sama you first for being an ass, and saying Rin isn't a lady. Then Tsuki-chan for agreeing with him"

"A lady doesn't hit a gentleman" Both said at the same time.

"Any woman will get mad if a 'gentleman' says they're not a lady!"

"A lady dresses in silks, wears perfume and a tonne of make up. They are weak and useless" That would be Tsukimaru...Sesshomaru really wanted to punch his cousin's lights out at this minute "Good job, you dug a bigger hole" he muttered out of Rin's hearing ability.

"ALL RIGHT YOU'RE BOTH GETTING HURT!" Rin shouted chucking a rock at Tsukimaru's head, and another at Sesshomaru.

The two cousins spent the early hours of morning...running from a rampaging Lady of the West. Who was intent on making their eyes work well enough to see she was indeed a Lady.

I'm on Rin's side for this...I'd want to beat up my partner, if he ever suggested I wasn't a lady. But tell me your thoughts.