Chapter One: Time to Leave

It has been seven years since Sesshoumaru left a ten-year-old Rin in the care of Nami.

"Rin what are you doing?" Looking up from packing her bag Rin saw Nami standing in the doorway of her room.

"I'm packing."

"Rin why on earth are you packing?!"

"Nami," Rin stopped talking trying to figure out a way to tell her caretaker for the last seven years that she was leaving. "Nami I've decided to leave the village. I'm seventeen old enough to make my own decisions I know how to fight so you don't have to worry about demons trying to kill me. Besides what demon would recognize me as the little girl who use to follow him around."

"I can see you're not going to change your mind about this Rin. Just promise me this that you won't go looking for him. If he had wanted you at any time in the last seven years he could have come and gotten you after all he is the one who brought you here."

"I know that! I just want to go out and see the world again. I don't care if I never see him again for as long as I live."

"You're sure about this?"

"Yes. I love living here, but it's time I decided what was right for me."

"Very well. I'll pack some dried food to take with you."

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Later That Same Day

"Rin, just one more thing before you go. You are always welcome back here at anytime. Be safe and if you should come across someone don't tell them your name is Rin use the name Shuurin. Alright? Good luck to you child and may the gods watch over you."

"Good-bye Nami, I'll miss you." As Rin walked through the gate Nami sent up a silent pray to the gods. Please protect that child on her travels and let her met friends along the way who will help her, protect her, and take care of her. Even if it has to be him, just please don't let him hurt her the same way he did seven years ago.

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Several Days Later

Rin headed North, as she left the village. She had always wanted to see the snow that lasted forever. As she walked she paid little attention to her surroundings, which was a mistake she would soon be regretting. As she reached the first set of crossroads she came face to face with a demon. True it was not the fist time she had seen one, but it was the first time she would have to battle one on her own.

Rin dropped her bag on the ground and withdrew her sword. The demon grinned at her showing its ugly razor sharp pointed teeth. As the demon lunged at her a second demon stepped in front of her sword raised. Rin quickly scrambled out of the fighting demons way.

The two demons fought vigorously each seeming not to care if the other lived or died. As they fought they were soon joined by another demon. Two women and a monk came to stand over by Rin. Seeming not to notice her, the monk said, "For two people who hate each other they seem to fight well together."

"Knowing them though as soon as they kill the other demon they'll start fighting each other." One of the women said.

"You don't know that for sure." Said the other woman.

After a little while both demons succeed in killing the demon they had been fighting.

"What," said the first demon, "did you have to join in for? I didn't ask you for any help."

"I'm the only one who gets to kill you or had you forgotten that?"

"It wasn't like I was going to let myself be killed by a little weak thing like that."

"You should be thanking me for the help. I just saved your life."

"You couldn't have saved my life, it wasn't in any danger."

"Will you two please stop fighting?" Said the second woman.

"I have a question if you don't mind answering it." Rin said. Everyone looked down at hearing her voice.

"Yeah," said both demons.

"Who are you, and where the hell do you get off stepping into the middle of my fight?!"