I don't own Inuyasha or any of it's characters or the song Life Is A Highway by Rascal Flatts.
Well here is the next chapter thanks to everyone who reviewed!
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Life's like a road that you travel on
When there's one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend and sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There's a world outside ev'ry darkened door
Where blues won't haunt you anymore
Where brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore
We won't hesitate
To Break down the garden gate
There's not much time left today
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"Rin! What are you doing here?"
"I was about to ask you the same question, Ayame!"
There was a clatter as weapons where dropped in shock, all Rin could do was smile at the stunned group and an even more shocked Sesshoumaru.
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Rin inwardly grinned, everyone was staring at her.
"So Rin what are you doing up here?" Ayame asked.
"Scouting for yokais, we've been having a problem with them lately, so I came to take care of it." Rin replied.
"RIN!" screeched an estatic Kagome and Sango, and the next thing she knew she was being clobered by two over estatic friends whom she hadn't seen in years.
"How have you been?"
"Where have you been?"
"Are you the rumored slayer?"
"One at a time!" Rin replied to the questions she was recieving, but she couldn't help but to let her gaze travel to Sesshoumaru, his usual stioc poise had slipped back into place, but he hadn't taken his eyes off of her.
Soon with a suggestion from Miroku they had set up a small camp under a nearby sakura tree and where eating ramen, which Inuyasha was scarfing down.
So with a smile Rin who Kagura was glaring daggars at had began her story and about an hour later had finished it.
"Your the slayer? Wow! Thats so strange, it's kind of funny seeing you haul a weapon like a mad women!" Sango exclaimed.
"Thats not the first time I"ve heard that!" Rin laughed glancing to Ayame.
"So what brings you guys here?" Rin questioned.
"Naraku why else?" Inuyasha answered with his arms crossed.
"Thats so descriptive." Rin replied grinning when Inuyasha grumbled.
"Well actually, Naraku has been heading north, we think he is going after the slayer rumored around here, but it turns out that's you, so I guess he's after you." Kagome stated.
"Why me?" Rin questioned.
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
"We think he wants to control you, like he controlled Kagura and is controlling Kohaku, if your rumored to be the best then he probably thinks you'll have a chance at defeating us, but luckily we've gotten to you first." Miroku added.
"Well I can defend myself, I think I"ll stand a chance when he comes after me." Rin replied.
"Maybe five years ago, if you where as strong as you are now, but he has three fourths of the jewel shards, he's as storng as every, and if he gets you under his control, he could probably collect them alot faster." Ayame concluded.
Through all these cities and all these towns
It's in my blood and it's all around
I love you now like I loved you then
This is the road and these are the hands
From Mozambique to those Memphis nights
The khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights
"So what do you want me to do about it?" Rin inquisited as she sat back hand resting against her sword.
"There is only one thing I see fit, you come with us so that we can keep an eye on you," Rin almost fell over, her eyes glanced at the source of the voice, Sesshoumaru.
After every youkai she had fought, he was the only one she would never be able to stand against, just looking his way made her weak at the knees. He hadn't changed a bit his features were as handsome as every , but his eyes held some emotion she had never known them to and it confused her.
"I for one agree with mutt face's older brother," Kouga concluded bringing her out of her daze.
Rin sighed finally concluding as she ignored the agreements around her, that she loved Sesshoumaru as much as she had loved him back when he left her, and she hadn't been in his presence for more then a couple of hours.
"So what do you say,Rin," Kagome grinned," you coming with us?"
"I wouldn't have it any other way!"Rin replied.
Knock me down get back up again
You're in my blood
I'm not a lonely man
There's no load I can't hold
Road so rough this I know
I'll be there when the light comes in
Just tell 'em we're survivors
They cleaned up lunch and began heading towards the village, were Rin told them they could stay for the night, and so she could tell Nyosan and Sanokawa that she was leaving. Much to her annoyance the first two people they ran into when they entered the village was Sonkei and Kishi.
"Well, Well, Well, what a slayer you are Rin, hanging out with youkai, no wonder I'm head slayer," Sonkei boasted.
"You wish, and I dont have time for the likes of you right now," Rin replied really not wanting her first day back with Sesshoumaru to go where it was about to go.
Rin turned to leave," Don't turn your back on me or leave my presence wihtout bowing you worthless orphan, no wonder that precious youkai of yours left you, your absolutly useless," Sonkei barked Kishi nodding in agreement.
Ayame barely had time to dogde out of the way as the fire in Rin's chesnut eyes came ablaze and she lept barreling hard into the platinum blonde.
They rolled on the ground a short ways before Rin landed on top and proceeded to beat the heck out of the slayer, Sonkei soon got her barings back and through Rin off of her, got up and charging her. Rin gracefully leapt out of the way only to be sent to the ground by a blow from Kishi who had decided to join in the fight.
"Look at that Sonkei your so weak you can't even fight me by yourself," Rin said with a cocky attitude that rivaled Inuyasha's.
Sonkei and Kishi glanced at each other and grinned as they began to slowly circle Rin who only grinned cockily in return," Come get me."
They leapt at her one on either side as Rin jumped in the air and kicked them both in the face and then landing on her feet as the other two where sent to the ground where they regrouped and charged at her again, a white blur appeared infront of Rin," You will cease this at once or I will not hesitate to strike you down."
Rin looked up from where Sesshoumaru stood blocking her protectivly behind him, his youkai energy crackled around them as he flexed his clawed hands and growled vicously.
"Rin what's going on?" Nyosan asked as she appeared her presence effectivly breaking the quarel up.
"Sonkei and Kishi," Ayame interrupted her emerald eyes shooting icy daggars to the two.
Nyosan turned to them anger in her eyes, " Go to your quarters I will deal with you later!"
They glared at Rin and turned to leave.
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If your going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
Rin turned from Nyosan to look at Sesshoumaru who only glanced back at her.
"Rin you totally kicked their butts!" Ayame yelled grabbing the brunette in a playful headlock.
"Rin you always where one for making an entrance," Mischa replied coming around the corner with Sanokawa on her tail.
Gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah
Rin laughed as they made their way to Nyosan's home, and much to her confusion Sesshoumaru didn't leave her side.
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
"So your sure this is the decision you want to make?" Mischa asked after Rin told them she was leaving.
"Yes, besides it's not like I'm leaving forever I'll come back and visit, but if Naraku is after me then it's best I leave," Rin replied, chancing a look at Sesshoumaru who was sitting next to Kagura, who much to Rin's annoyance was cuddled up to him with her arm laced with his, he looked unaffected.
There was a distance between you and I
A misunderstanding once
But now we look it in the eye
Mischa began to say something but Nyosan who had been talking with Kikyo in the doorway interrupted," I"ve heard of this Naraku, I think you've made a wise decicion, but if you need any assistance you can always ask me."
"I know."
"Well then lets celebrate, if your leaving tomarrow that is, there's food outside..." Sanokawa began but was interrupted by an ecstatic Inuyasha," Keh, what are we waiting for I'm starved!"
Inuyasha proceeded to drag Kagome out the door with him towards the food despite her scolding him that he was being rude, everyone laughed, excluding Sesshoumaru.
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Everyone was sitting around a huge campfire eating and laughing and most had already come and wished Rin the best of luck on her quest to defeat Naraku, now she sat a bit away from everyone.
"I wonder what he's thinking," Rin thought to herself as she looked to find Sesshoumaru with Kagura once again by his side," we haven't really even talked and I need to know why he left me, what his reasons where."
"Your thinking about him?" Nyosan guessed standing tall beside her sitting form.
"You always know when I am, how is that?" Rin questioned.
"I've been through something similiar," Nyosan replied flipping her long platinum ponytail over her shoulder,"I'll tell you someday," she added noticing the questioning look in Rin's features.
"Have you talked to him yet?"
"No."
"Don't worry about," Nyosan added," remember what I said don't let your pride get in the way."
"I wonder what she means by that," Rin pondered.
There ain't no load that I can't hold
Road so rough this I know
I'll be there when the light comes in
Just tell 'em we're survivors
It was hours later that Rin finally left and went for a walk on the oustide of the village, she came to a stop when the celebration was out of site.
Wow, so many things have changed today," Rin thought to herself," I saw Sesshoumaru again, I'm going to be travelling with him, and now Naraku is after me."
"The road will be rough, but I'll be strong, besides I'm a survivor," Rin said aloud, smiling to herself.
"Rin."
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
Rin whirled around at the sound of his voice, the voice she loved so much and for the first time in five years golden eyes locked with chestnut...
"Sesshoumaru."
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That's it for this chapter! I'll have the next one up soon!
-Michiharu