Disclaimer: I don't own anyone but Saisyo.

Notes: Forget what I said in the last chapter; the surprise will not be in this chapter, but it'll be out soon. (Hopefully.)

Sango was telling Saisyo about her past, family, and how she came to be with Inuyasha and the group. "The worst part is Miroku, that lecherous monk! He goes after every female with in thirty or so feet of him! Oh, and just a warning... No matter how many times you him, he likes to rub butts. He blames it on his cursed hand, but I know he's just a pervert."

Saisyo laughed slightly evilly. "He touches me and he's dead, plain and simple. Whether it's me that kills him or Sesshomaru, it really doesn't matter; either way it'll have the same outcome."

Sango laughed. "It's about time someone put him in his place. I've never tried punching him, but I've slapped him REALLY hard quite a few times. Truthfully, it's really fun. Now, what about you? How'd you get to be with Sesshomaru?"

Rin decided to pipe up about then, and Saisyo jumped, not know that she was there. "Saisyo saved me from a demon, but got sick, so Sesshomaru-sama and I took care of her until she was better!"

"Yeah," she said shyly, "And then I sorta fell in love with him,"

Sango looked surprised. "Inuyasha probably doesn't like that, does he?"

Saisyo shook her head sadly. "I love them both so much,"

Sango looked at her funny.

"I mean, I love Inuyasha as a brother, not the same way I love Sesshomaru. I hurts to know that they hate each other."

"It's okay, if they really love you, they would put their fighting aside for your sake."

"I know Sesshomaru-sama would, but I don't know Inuyasha-sama very well, so I can't say about him," said Rin.

"I'm not sure if Inuyasha would either," Sango said, "He's always been kinda hard-headed."

Everything was silent for a moment while Saisyo wondered what Inuyasha would do if she were to-

"Die!"

Her thoughts were interrupted as she heard a clash of swords. "Crap!" she yelled as she ran to where it was heard.

She almost cried out at what she saw. Sesshomaru was sheathing his sword and refusing to fight and Inuyasha was landing blows with both his sword and his fists. "Inuyasha! We have to stop! Saisyo cares too much about us both to see us fighting like this!"

Inuyasha hesitated for a moment before continuing to hit the defenseless Sesshomaru. "I don't care! I want to finish you off today!"

He was about to deliver the fatal blow, but Saisyo ran between them and took hold of Sesshomaru, shielding him with her body.

"Wind Scar!"

Before Sesshomaru had time to get her out of the way, the Wind Scar had already hit Saisyo. "Mommy!" she heard a little girl scream.

"Rin," she muttered weakly, "Sesshomaru..."

The last thing she remembered was Sesshomaru catching her in his arms as she fell. Rin ran over to them and cried. "Is she going to be alright, Sesshomaru-sama?"

His shoulders were shaking and his face was obscured. He looked up at Inuyasha with eyes as red as blood. His claws and fangs lengthened and the stripes on his face became jagged. He gently set her on the ground and ran at Inuyasha, who was dumbstruck by what Saisyo had done just to save Sesshomaru.

His hand turned green and he grabbed Inuyasha by the throat and lifted him in the air. "Do you see what you've done, you bastard? All out of your hatred for me. Does hatred out-weigh love in your eyes? Are you really that stupid?!"

"Sesshomaru!" Kagome called, "Saisyo is still breathing, I think I can save her."

He gave one last growl as he flung Inuyasha roughly to the side and walked over to the crying Rin and unconscious Saisyo. He knelt down and put a hand on her face. His eyes returned to their normal color and his claws and fangs back to normal length.

Sango looked worried about her new friend. "She's losing a lot of blood through that wound, we have to treat it fast!"

Sesshomaru gently picked her up in his arms and kissed her tenderly on the lips before running towards the hut that they were in a while ago.

Kagome had gone to Kaede for help and helped her bandage Saisyo's wounds. After that she'd left to let Kaede examine her. When the old lady came out she looked very grave. "She'll be alright, but it will take her a while to recover. I suggest she do nothing strenuous for quite a while, she may not heal properly if she does, and then we'll have a problem..." she said.

"Rin" Kagome asked, "Will you please go tell Sesshomaru for us? I don't think he's real happy with us right now. You can tell him he can go see her, too."

"Sure," Rin said, running out the door to him.

He was sitting on the branch of a tree with one leg dangling under him and his chin in his hand. "Sesshomaru-sama?" said Rin.

"Yes, Rin?" he asked half-heartedly.

"Kaede-sama say that Saisyo will be okay, but she has to have a lot of time to recover. She can't do anything really... Strenuous, I think she said, and you can go see her now."

Sesshomaru jumped down from the branch and walked beside Rin back to the hut. Everyone stared at him as he walked though the middle of the room to the one Saisyo was in. Rin waited outside, just in case he wanted to be alone with her for a moment. He looked back at her and asked, "Aren't you coming, Rin?"

Her face lit up. "Yes!"

They both walked in and saw her laying on a soft bed, sleeping. Rin climbed up close to her and sniffed. "Inuyasha-sama didn't hurt her on purpose did he?"

"I don't think so, Rin, but the reason that Saisyo is hurt is because he was too hard-headed to realize that she was going to do what she did. He's known her longer than I have, and he should know that she would put her life on the line to save someone that she loves," Sesshomaru answered, moving the bangs from Saisyo's sleeping face.

She began to stir at his touch. "Rin," she whispered, "You called me Mommy..."

Rin smiled. "Well, I can't really call you Sister anymore, not since you're in love with Sesshomaru-sama."

Saisyo laughed softly and spoke to Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru, why did you refuse to fight Inuyasha?"

"I knew that it would hurt you to see us fighting,"

"But it also hurt me to see you get hurt!" she said, tears building up in her eyes, threatening to fall, "I've had enough of seeing the people I love most get hurt!"

"That's right," said Sesshomaru quietly, "Your parents..."

"I want to speak with Inuyasha." she said decidedly.

"I don't trust him with you,"

"I don't care. I want to know why he wouldn't stop. Please, Sesshomaru?" Saisyo gave him the puppy-eyes that he adored so much.

He sighed and stood up, beckoning Rin to him. "You taught her that, didn't you?" he asked her.

Rin giggled in answer. They were both about to walk out when Saisyo called Sesshomaru back to her. He leaned down and asked what was wrong. "Nothing," she answered, kissing him on the lips.

They pulled away after a moment and Saisyo said, "I love you, Sesshomaru..."

He got down really close to her and whisperd in her ear, "I love you, too, My Lady."

'There he goes again... Does he mean that he wants me to be his forever? Like his mate?'

He walked out after this. "Inuyasha, Saisyo wants to speak with you. If you do anything to her I will kill you, and I mean it."

Sesshomaru walked away again, but Rin stayed behind and tugged on Inuyasha's kimono trying to get his attention. "You didn't hurt her on purpose, did you?"

"...No, but I didn't think she'd go as far as to protect him with her own life."

He walked into Saisyo's room and sat down. "Why didn't you stop fighting?" he heard her ask.

"Look," Inuyasha explained, "I didn't mean to hurt you, I just didn't think someone cared about my brother enough to take a hit for him, and I didn't expect you to,"

"That's not what I asked you." Saisyo pressed.

He sighed deeply. "I didn't stop because I'm an idiot. I should've known you'd protect him. Me and Sesshomaru have a long history of rivalry. I feel really bad for hurting you, and I just hope you'll find it in your heart to forgive me."

"Of course I will, you know that I could never hate you... Inuyasha, are you CRYING?!"

"NO!"

He did have tears in his eyes, he just wouldn't admit it. "Uh-huh... Sure you're not, Inu." Saisyo said sarcasticly.

"Shut up," he said with a small smile, "I hate it when you call me that; it makes me feel like I'm four years old again."

"You always will be four years old in my eyes, Inu-Puppy!"

"That's even worse!"

He smiled slightly as he walked out of the room to let Saisyo sleep. "You need to get some rest,"

She nodded and closed her eyes, thinking happily, 'I'm glad they won't fight anymore, and if Sesshomaru decides to ask me... I won't say no...'

Wow, this one was actually pretty long.