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This is my only chance.

Rin looked at her opponent with daring eyes and shot an arrow. The arrow was perfectly aimed, of course. It hit the target dead on, leaving no survivors.

"Yes!" screamed Rin, who looked at the small crow that she had hit.

It wasn't a real opponent, but it was something. Rin had just been excited to be outside, be free. She was glad that Sesshomaru had given his permission. Not that it was really his decision completely, but it was nice anyway.

"God, you'd think she just killed Naraku," grumbled InuYasha, who was watching off to the side. Kagome was sitting next to him, knitting a beanie for the baby.

"Oh shush, InuYasha. She hasn't been fighting in over two weeks! You'd get annoyed too! I just hope our baby isn't like that. I want a peaceful child," said Kagome, who giggled at the thought. She knew well that she wouldn't have a normal quiet child
with her husband.

Rin was dressed in Sango's old demon slaying armor. It fit Rin very well, in all the right places. She felt flexible and maneuverable. That was the problem with women's clothes, you could barely move in them. This outfit was perfect for Rin, although
she wasn't allowed to keep it, of course. It was one of Sango's prized possessions from her life before she became a mother.

Rin looked at Sango's life and felt sorry for her. She was born and raised a demon slayer, how could she possibly give up a life of freedom and travel?

"Hey Rin!" yelled some voice in the sky.

Rin's eyes wandered upward and saw a flying three-eyed cow coming down. She saw a man and a boy, the boy had orange hair and the man had brown hair that was the same color as Sango's.

Kohaku!

"Hey! Shippo! Kohaku!" she yelled up at them, waving her hand in greeting.

When the cow landed, Kohaku jumped off. He was taller than Rin, as always, but he seemed more lean. He was stronger now. His brown hair was pulled back into a slayer's bun and he had his new large and very sharp weapon strapped to his back.

Shippo got off as well, and he had aged a bit, but little demon's like him barely age in the eyes of a human. His hair had gotten longer, and Rin noticed that his claws had gotten longer and sharper.

Kohaku walked to Rin and immediately embraced her and said, "I haven't seen you in years! You've grown so much!"

Rin was surprised by the embrace, but returned the hug and said, "So have you!" She was happy to see this particular old friend.

Kohaku let go, and turned bright pink.

He's still the embarrassed boy I used to know.

"What are you doing here? Why are you wearing Sango's demon slaying clothes? You're not…" Then Kohaku noticed the bow in her hand and the arrows on her back. He also saw the sword behind her.

"I actually am," said Rin, chuckling.

"You're a demon slayer?!"

How did the innocent Rin turn into a demon slayer? She couldn't possibly be that strong.

"I am. I was trained by my… I guess my adoptive father, actually," explained Rin, which made Kohaku's face look all the more confused.

Shippo looked at Rin with wide eyes and said, "You're pretty."

This made both Kohaku and Rin an even brighter pink, but she welcomed the compliment with a hug for the little demon. He was still a young boy in her eyes, although he'll live far longer than she ever will.

Rin laughed and said that she would explain her life story since he had seen her later. She wanted to train a little more before midday. Kohaku became a little nervous, but excited to catch up with Rin. He had been training as well to become a stronger
demon slayer. He also wanted to avoid staying at Miroku and Sango's home for too long. He loved his sister and her family, but the kids get too rowdy and playful for him to deal with. It's a big change, going from intense training and killing brutally,
to playing with nephews and nieces.

After saying a 'until later' good-bye, Kohaku walked to Sango's home and was greeted with two screaming little girls.

"Kohaku! We weren't expected you for another week!" yelled Miroku, who was changing a diaper at the moment.

"Shippo was getting a little bullied at the demon school, he was getting too many points apparently," Kohaku explained as he set down his weapon so he could hug all his nieces.

Miroku didn't even seem to be paying attention, he was too busy trying to get his son to accept the diaper. Then, Sango walked in with their first son, who was still a toddler. As soon as she saw her brother, her heart dropped and she ran to hug him.

"You're getting too big, Kohaku!" she said, almost tears in her eyes.

"It's only been a few months sister," said Kohaku, rolling his eyes, but smiling.

Kohaku knew that his older sister was very protective of him, it took everything in his power to convince Sango to allow him to continue with training. Kohaku knew all the bad things he had done could be corrected with hard work and saving lives.

After a few minutes of explaining how his training had been going, and stories about all his impressive battles, Kohaku asked about Rin.

"She was injured in a battle, so Sesshomaru brought her here to Lady Kaede to heal her from a snakedemon's poison. The process was very scary, but she turned out just fine."

Sesshomaru saved her?

"Sesshomaru?! He's here? He's… he's with her, again?" said a very confused Kohaku.

He left her in some village with nothing… why would he even bother going back to save her?

"I don't know if he's in the village right now, but I'm sure he's somewhere around here. He probably won't leave until he has to take Rin back to her village," said Sango.

"I see," was all Kohaku said.

Sango looked at her brother and saw a little sadness. He couldn't possibly be jealous about Sesshomaru and Rin, could he?

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Rin shot another arrow at a crow, and again, she made the target. She was getting a little bored of killing things that wouldn't fight back.

I need a real challenge.

"Hey, InuYasha!" yelled out Rin.

InuYasha looked up and grunted, Rin assumed that he had heard her.

"Can you get me a demon? Something that will actually give me a challenge? I'm bored of hitting crows!"

"Hell no! Sesshomaru would kill me if I let you fight with a real demon," said InuYasha, who put his head back down on Kagome's lap, who blushed a little.

Maybe it was a little sweet that those two were still a little shy around each other.

It's also disgusting.

Just then, a bright light arches over the trees and lands a few feet in front of Rin.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" yelled out Rin, happily.

He looked at her and saw her old smile that would welcome him just like after a long absence. It had only been since last night that he saw her, was she really this happy to see him?

"I need to fight a real opponent. Crows don't fight back when you aim an arrow at them, that's not exciting at all," whined Rin.

Of course.

Sesshomaru asked, "What do you want me to do about it?"

Rin rolled her eyes and noticed something in the sky. He heard Sesshomaru growl and little and look in the same directing of the object that was starting to fly very low.

"What the…?"

"LORD SESSHOMARU! I FINALLY FOUND YOU!" screamed a very high pitched voice. It sounded like it had been crying, and strained because of screaming too much.

Then, Au-Un landed in the field ahead of her and Sesshomaru.

When Rin finally grasped who it was, she smiled the biggest smile in a while. She started running towards Au-Un and Jaken, but Sesshomaru grabbed her good arm, and made her stop in her tracks.

"What are you doing?" she asked, not fighting his grasp.

"Au-Un doesn't recognize you anymore. He's a dangerous dragon," explained Sesshomaru, who dropped her arm.

Oh… right.

"And just who are you, human female?" asked Jaken, who squinted his eyes at the woman in front of him.

She looked vaguely familiar, but she wasn't a woman Lord Sesshomaru ever brought back to his castle. Not that humans were there very often. He had stopped her from approaching Au-Un, so he obviously didn't want her to get hurt.

"Jaken… you haven't changed a bit," said Rin, who giggled, and continued, "It's me! It's Rin, master Jaken."

His eyes got wide immediately and looked from Sesshomaru to Rin and back a few times. He didn't know how to respond to this situation. Lord Sesshomaru had abandoned Rin years ago, why was he here in a human village, no less? Is this where he had
been the past few weeks?!

When Au-Un finally realized who it was, he ran up to her and started cuddling their heads to her hands. Rin laughed more and gave them both hugs.

"I missed you guys too!"

She's so much older now. Had it really been that long for her?

"Jaken, what is it?" asked Sesshomaru, who was a little annoyed by Jaken's confused face.

"Oh! My lord, there are a few pressing issues since you've been… busy. First, the servants are complaining about the food. Of course, I informed them that it wasn't your concern, but they kept pestering me to-"

"Anything important, Jaken?" asked Sesshomaru.

"Oh-Ah-Yes, well, there is a small demon in the western part of your land that has been terrorizing the human village there. It is only a small mole demon, but the humans can't take care of it themselves you see, and-"

"I'll take care of it!" screamed Rin, who jumped from Au-Un to crouching down in front of Jaken. "Where is this demon, exactly?" she asked, getting very giddy about the thought of finally killing something that deserved to die. She was still angry about
Orochi and his downfall. She needed to finally defeat something, just to make herself feel better.

"Rin! How dare you-what-do you even know how to fight demons?!" yelled Jaken, taken back by the rudeness of her assertiveness.

Rin laughed and said, "I could take you down in a few mere moments, Jaken. Ever heard of the powerful demon slayer in the north? That's me!"

"Rin, yu can't fight this demon, it is none of your concern," explained Sesshomaru.

"But… Hey, think of it as me repaying you. You took care of Orochi, let me take care of this pathetic mole demon. You don't have to get your hands dirty at all! and then you can take me home to Azumi and the family."

She's so eager to leave.

Thought Sesshomaru. He couldn't think of a reason to say no, but he could smell that a reason was coming this way.

"Rin, Jaken, Au-Un!" yelled out Kohaku, who was running with a stupid grin on his face.

"Hey Kohaku!" said Rin, giggling a little bit.

Jealousy came out of nowhere, and instantly want to rip out Kohaku's throat was overwhelming came onto Sesshomaru. He hadn't seen the boy for a few years, but the way he made Rin instantly happy was threatening.

What could he possibly threaten? Thought Sesshomaru, confused by his own emotions. He quieted himself and looked at what was unfolding.

Kohaku gave a small and momentary hug to Rin, and then faced him.

"It's been a long time, Lord Sesshomaru."

He stayed silent for a moment and decided to ignore him completely. He asked, "Rin, when do you want to leave?"

Rin smiled and said, "Tomorrow morning, I'll take care of that demon, no problem."

"I'm sure you will," said Sesshomaru, who took off flying in the direction of the forest, as if he had important business to attend to in there.