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I woke to the sound of laughing, a hushed voice and someone jumping on my bed; I opened me eyes and Rin was on my bed laughing while
Onisha tried to get her to stop.
"What time is it?" I asked as I sat up, only to be pummeled back down as Rin jump-hugged me;
"It is one hour after sunrise," Onisha answered nervously, "I am very sorry about Miss Rin, I couldn't get her to stop," she bowed shakily.
"It's not your fault, and I'm always up this early," I got out of bed while Rin clung to me;
"I want to bathe with you, mommy," she said and I laughed and picked her up.
"Alright, into the tub we go," I said and pulled her nightdress off and she climbed into the tub while I slipped my own clothes off; Onisha
scrubbed the shampoo, which I found it was 'cleansing salts', in my hair while I did so to Rin. We got out of the tub and I chose a pink
kimono this time, that was sleevless, and again left my stomach bare, along with my back, and just had two pieces joining it on the sides,
then was a skirt down to my knees, with the same sandals from yesterday; I was getting used to the high, painful things. I had convinced
Rin to wear a different kimono today, so she picked a pink one, that was like the one I wore yesterday, excpet it went over her stomach and
down to her knees, with an under sash over where her breasts would grow.
"Breakfast! Do you think my Lord will like my new kimono, mommy?" Rin asked me as we descended down the huge staircase,
"Well he better, it looks very pretty on you," I said as I ruffled her hair; she wouldn't let me change the one-sided pony yet. We walked into the
dining-room and Sesshomaru stared down at Rin, who smiled nervously, "My Lord," I had picked it up from Rin, "Rin has tried a new kimono,
do you like it?" I inquired and he looked to me;
"Yes...it is very pretty, Rin," he said emotionlessly and motioned for us to sit. Rin squealed and ran down to his chair instead to give him a hug,
he sat there motionless, stunned by this show of emotion, as Rin ran back and sat in her chair beside mine, while I smirked down at my plate;
we ate in silence, then Sesshomaru spoke when he saw that me and Rin were finished. "We will be travelling today, I have decided to...go and visit
Toto Sai ((i dunno if that's right)), and try and get my sword sharpened," he said as he stood, we stood and followed him towards the front door.
"Um, my Lord...we are walking far in these kimonos? And...I have to travel without my bow?" I asked, not knowing if this would anger him or not,
he turned to look at me;
"You wish for more protection then myself? And yes, a proper woman can walk anywhere in these outfits," I glared at him for the last part, knowing he
thought I was a whore for my usual mini-skirt.
"It is not that I don't believe you can defend us and yourself, I just like to have my bow with me...it is a cruel world, and I like the feeling that I can defend
myself," I explained politely; Sesshomaru nodded and a maid came forth with my bow and a quiver full of arrows; "Thank you," I said and followed him out
into the warm, sunny day.
I walked behind Sesshomaru and Jaken, with Rin beside me; I gripped my bow tighter as I heard yet another noise. We were walking through the trees, and
I kept feeling as if we were being followed;
"My Lord, why can't we just fly like yesterday?" I asked, eyeing the trees with my hand ready to reach for an arrow.
"Because this way you get more exercise," Sesshomaru said over his shoulder; I scowled; was he trying to say I was fat?
"I get a lot of exercise, thank you, and I have a bad feeling, I think we're being followed," I said; Sesshomaru just kept walking.
"It's good to know you can also feel this extra presence," he started, "I was told you were quite powerful, it would be disappointing if you weren't good
enough to sense this," he finished by stopping abruptly and looking around us. "Come out, Manoah," he said, and a man jumped down from a tree
above us and Rin clung to my leg as I brought my bow up and loaded it; the man was tall, with black hair slicked back with grease, and dark, slit-
like pupiled eyes.
"Ah, Sesshomaru, you are travelling with mortals, now? And beautiful ones, I see," he turned to look fully at me, and took a few steps closer;
"Don't move or I'll let fly right through your heart," I threatened and he chuckled. He looked more and more like a snake, he probably was a snake demon;
his tongue slithered as he spoke,
"Now, now pretty, don't get harsh," he said and walked closer. I let the arrow go and he dodged it with amazing speed; the arrow went for Sesshomaru, who just
got out of the way. "Tsk tsk, you shoudn't be so rude," he said; I was loading another arrow and he appeared right in front of me, his cold, slimy hand closed
tightly around my wrist, stopping me from firing. His long tongue grew and licked my cheek, "Oh, so you do taste as good as you look," he said;
"Enough, Manoah, she is out of bounds; what do you want?" Sesshomaru finally stepped in, Manoah groaned but didn't let me go.
"You saving her for you?" he asked Sesshomaru slyly; Rin was finally acknowledged when she kicked Manoah in the shin,
"Leave my mommy alone!" she said and Manoah smirked. He let go of me and turned to Sesshomaru;
"Oh...I see she's already been yours,..." he said as he walked towards Sesshomaru, whom I couldn't tell if he was mad or not. "What I mostly wanted was this woman, will you not give her to me, or must we become enemies?" Manoah asked as I reloaded my bow and aimed;
"No, I will not give her to you, she is Rin's, and Rin is not mine, and was adopted by Kagome," Sesshomaru explained and Manoah looked over his shoulder at me. I
glared at him and he turned back to Sesshomaru; "Also...we are already enemies," Sesshomaru said, Manoah shrugged,
"Well now we have something to renew our fighting," he said and threw something at Sesshomaru, who dodged it. A knife-like nail lodged itself into the tree behind Sesshomaru, who bared his poisonous nails at the snake-demon; I lowered my bow in awe as they started fighting...over me!
"Well isn't this horrible," I muttered to Rin while bending down to hug her, "With Inuyasha, him and Kouga would fight over me, and now Manoah and Sesshomaru!...
although in this case it's only Manoah who likes me," I thought hard about what to do. I stood and aimed my loaded bow, Rin gasped beside me but I had already let fly; Manoah yelled in pain as my arrow lodged into his left shoulder. I loaded another arrow,
"This is ridiculous, move out of our way, Manoah, we are on our way somewhere," I said and Manoah groaned, turning fully to me;
"I leave, only because I am wounded, and I will be back for you, my pretty Kagome," he said and disappeared into the trees. I waited until I couldn't sense him, and put
my arrow back and hung my bow off my obi;
"You didn't have to do that, I could have killed him right here," Sesshomaru said calmly. I scoffed as I walked past him,
"You're just like Inuyasha, come on Rin," I said and I heard her run to catch up as Sesshomaru silently and quickly walked ahead of me. We walked in silence until
Rin's stomach was heard growling, so Sesshomaru let us stop to get food; I gathered firewood and soon had a warm fire blazing. Sesshomaru came back with a bunch
of fish, their heads already cut off, so I cooked them on the embers and we soon had a fish dinner; Sesshomaru didn't even eat close to as much as his brother did.
Rin ate a whole fish then passed out in my lap as I was finishing my second; Sesshomaru ate three, where as Inuyasha would've had about seven. I sat watching
Sesshomaru, who was just sitting on an uprooted treeroot, staring off in the direction we were walking; "So...we're going to Toto Sai's, so he can make...which
sword stronger?" I attempted at conversation.
"To make Tokijin stronger ," he pointed to one of the two swords at his side; I remembered that the other sword was Tensaiga, only good for healing, not killing.
"Have you ever used Tensaiga?" I asked him, he turned to look at me;
"Yes, I have used it to bring Rin back to life, and quite a few times on Jaken," he replied, his face not showing any emotion at all. I gasped and looked down at the
sleeping girl, I couldn't imagine her being dead at all, but at least I knew that Sesshomaru had to care for her.
"Hmm, where is Jaken?" I asked, looking around,
"I'm right here, wench, and why don't you go to sleep so my Lord and I can actually talk about things too important for you," he finally spoke; he had been
hidden...kind of, his body camoflauged with the grass, and his staff just looked like another stick. I glared at him but layed down anyways, Rin curled up
beside me,
"I go to sleep because I'm tired, but you better watch what you're saying, toad," I said; I watched him fume with anger, but he didn't say anything, so I drifted
off to sleep.
I woke up when I felt Rin moving around beside me, and sat up rubbing my eyes; Sesshomaru hadn't moved from his spot, but Jaken slept near the dying embers.
I stood and walked towards his unsuspecting body, I could feel Sesshomaru's eyes on me, I took a piece of cooled, burnt firewood, and crumpled it over his ugly
face and he screeched and sat up smacking his face. Rin giggled uncontrollably as Jaken glared at me,
"Time to get up, Toad, we've some 'exercise' ahead of us," I said, smiling as I picked Rin up and walked in front of the still sitting Sesshomaru. "Are you ready to head
out?" I asked him,
"I am but Rin won't be," he replied; I looked to Rin who smiled sheepishly,
"Ok, to the bushes we go!" I said and marched off into the trees for a bathroom bush. I set Rin down, then noticed I had to go too, so we both released ourselves then walked back to Jaken and Sesshomaru. I saluted, acting like an idiot, and Sesshomaru stood and led the way while Jaken glared at me; "Walk, Toad, before I decide
you're a disgusting bug and step on you," I ordered and he ran beside Sesshomaru.
"You are very funny, and good with Lord Jaken, mommy," Rin commented, holding my hand, I smiled down at her,
"My Lord, are you going to allow the wench to speak to me like that?" Jaken demanded of Sesshomaru.
"Yes, I am. You need some discipline in your life, Jaken," Sesshomaru answered and Jaken went sallow-faced, then glared at me again;
"Better watch that look, before I wipe it off your face, Toad," I said and Jaken went wide-eyed and turned away. We walked for another 3 hours, then stopped for
leftover fish, then walked for another 2 hours until I recognised the dark ground beneath us; we were on Toto Sai's ground now. I could see the giant scull that served as his house, and saw him waiting outisde, with his oxe beside him. He bowed slightly when we stopped in front of him;
"Good afternoon, Lord Sesshomaru, I suppose you're here for a sharpening?" then he saw me, and was confused. "If I'm not mistaken, this is Kagome, Lord Inuyasha's
woman...why is she with you?" he asked, eyeing Sesshomaru, who didn't show a thing.
"Yes, she is Kagome, but she is now Rin's adoptive mother, and she will be staying with us now," Sesshomaru said and I stared up at him; Staying with them? NO! I still
have my family back in my time, and Inuyasha and the jewel shards! Shippo! I adopted him too, didn't I? Toto Sai nodded and held out his hands for Tokijin; Sesshomaru handed it to him and we followed him into his scull house.
"This won't take long, just have a seat," he said, and Rin plopped down, glad for a break; I went to sit, but the hairs on the back of my neck went up as I sensed
jewel shards getting nearer and nearer. I ran outside as Inuyasha soared into view, with Sango, Shippo and Miroku on Kilala; Inuyasha landed a few yards away from me
and stared, wide-eyed, and Sesshomaru appeared at my side.
"Kagome, what are you wearing?" Inuyasha demanded and I glared at him,
"I happen to like this kimono, thank you very much!" I shot at him and crossed my arms over my chest;
"Hand her over, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha turned his attention to his brother as I felt Rin cling my legs.
"Mommy, what are they doing here?" she asked and everyone stared at me except Sesshomaru;
"Did she-? What? Please tell me this isn't what I think," Inuyasha looked hopefully to me and I smirked, knowing he thought I had Rin some time ago with his
older brother.
"No, it's not what you think, I've adopted Rin, but I miss my adopted son, Shippo!" I called to the young kitsune who was close to tears; he ran towards me; jumping into my arms as I crouched.
"Kagome! Why did you leave us, and why did she call you mommy?" he asked, pointing at Rin;
"Shippo, I certainly didn't leave at will, but this is Rin, and I've adopted her," I explained, then realized something, "And I don't think I'll be coming back any
time soon, so decide if you want to come with me or stay with Inuyasha," I whispered to him. Rin came around my shoulder and smiled at him,
"I'm Rin, and Kagome is my new mommy, will you be my new brother?" she asked; Shippo stared at her then smiled,
"Yes, I'm coming with you!"
there, sorry if it's short, but I just wanted it up, I wrote it all today!
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