Ri-chan: Hi!!! I finally got this chapter up! I couldn't figure out how to continue my story, but I finally figured it out. Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: Oh yea! I don't own Inuyasha, blah, blah…I think everyone gets that I don't own Inuyasha.
Sesshy: We know you don't own Inuyasha, now get on with the story!!! growls
Ri-chan: backs away Ok, ok, now the story continues. By the way, bold italicized words are the persons inner self speaking.
Sesshy: Ri! growls again
Ri-chan: Ok, ok! I'm done, now here's the story.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Wait for me, Lord Sesshomaru!!" Rin cried, trying to catch up with Sesshomaru.
"Shut up, you stupid girl!" Jaken yelled at Rin for being human, as usual. But shut up as Sesshomaru started to walk away.
"Rin stay here, Jaken watch her," Sesshomaru ordered, all of a sudden stopping.
"Lord Sesshomaru? Can Rin go pick flowers?"
"No Rin," Sesshomaru replied in his normal "Ice Prince" voice.
'I can smell the vile hanyou, Naraku! Finally I can kill him!' Sesshomaru thought inhumanly, his hand gripping Tokijin.
"Ok, Lord Sesshomaru," Rin replied, watching as Sesshomaru took off into the forest.
Jaken looked at Rin, shaking his head.
"Look what Rin has!" Rin said to Jaken, shoving shiny, silvery threads at him.
"Is that some of Lord Sesshomaru's hair!!!" Jaken asked, totally freaking out and imagining what Sesshomaru would do if he knew about the hair.
"It's ok, Jaken-sama! Lord Sesshomaru already knows!!! He gave it to Rin!" Rin stated happily.
"Stupid human! Lord Sesshomaru wouldn't give a lock of his hair to a human! Give it here!" Jaken said trying to take the lock of Sesshomaru's hair
"NO!" Rin cried, running away.
"Give it here, silly human!" Jaken shouted, chasing after Rin and the hair.
Meanwhile, Sesshomaru had found Naraku.
"Naraku...what are you doing here?" Sesshomaru said, taking Tokijin out of its sheath.
"Kukukuku, still as impolite as ever. I have business here," Naraku replied.
"Right now, you business is with me," Sesshomaru said, his voice deathly quiet.
"Fine!" Naraku shouted, sending out tentacles toward Sesshomaru. Which of course Sesshomaru easily dodged.
"You call that an attack?" Sesshomaru said disgusted. Then attacked, slashing Naraku straight down the middle with Tokijin. Then Naraku simply disappeared.
'Damn! It's a puppet! I should have known the coward wouldn't come in person,' Sesshomaru thought, sheathing Tokijin.
"Giv...e it here...," Jaken panted, still trying to chase Rin, and with that collapsed. Rin came over with a stick and started to poke Jaken.
"Jaken-sama?"
Unknown to Rin, the real Naraku was creeping up behind her, and grabbed her.
"Ahhhhh!!! Lord Sesshomaru!!!" Rin cried, trying to get free, but in the process got knocked unconscious.
Sesshomaru heard Rin's cry and ran back to camp. When he arrived he saw Jaken on the ground in a heap and Naraku holding Rin in front of himself.
"Sesshomaru...so nice you could make it." Naraku smirked cruelly, as another tentacle slowly reached to wrap around the lock of hair. (A/N: Sesshy didn't notice the other tentacle because he was focused on saving Rin, awww! Not that he would ever admit it! Hehe.)
"Naraku your battle is with me, not the girl," Sesshomaru said, still expressionless.
"You care about this weak human?" Naraku asked, disgusted at the youkai's fondness for the human, "You know I could kill her right now? But I guess not."
Naraku dropped Rin in a heap and fled.
Worried, but to proud to admit it, Sesshomaru walked slowly over to Rin, "Rin?"
Rin's eyes opened, then she sat up, confused, "Lord Sesshomaru?" Looking around and Naraku not in sight, Rin quickly became her old self.
Sesshomaru was puzzled at Rin's ability to be so happy after that experience, not that it would show. All of a sudden Sesshomaru started to walk away.
"Come Rin."
Naraku arrived back at his castle, and immediately walked to Tsubaki's room.
"Here," Naraku said, throwing the lock of hair at Tsubaki, "now perform the curse."
"Fine," Tsubaki said closing the curtains, and thinking, 'The bastard, he expects everyone to do everything when he wants them to.'
Once the curtains were draw shut, Tsubaki kneeled in front of the small table in the center of her room. Then taking two strands of Sesshomaru's and one strand of Kagome's, she tied the three strands together at one end. Then slowly she stared to braid the strands while saying the incantation.
"As I braid,
these three hairs into one,
love shall,
steal over you senses,
so shall you stay until,
love ended,
only comes when three hairs broken."
Then after finishing the incantation and the braiding, Tsubaki knotted the strands at the other end as well. Then slowly the braid strands of hair simmered a mysterious black, and slowly lightened to a warm silverish-grey and finally to a bright but sinister white.
"It is done," Tsubaki said, rising, "The curse should take affect either late tonight or early tomorrow.
"Excellent," Naraku grinned maliciously, an evil glint in his scarlet eyes.
"Can we stop…?" Kagome panted, after the group had been traveling for 3 days.
"Feh, fine," Inuyasha grudgingly agreed, then muttered under his breath, "Weak humans."
"Hey Sango, does Inuyasha seem like he's in a bad mood," Kagome asked Sango, forgetting the Inuyasha could probably hear every word.
"Ye-," Sango stared to say, but got cut off by Inuyasha.
"I'm not in a bad mood!!! Geez, lay off a guy, will you? And if I am in a bad mood, then it's because we have to stop every three days," Inuyasha snarled, and inch away from Kagome's face.
Kagome's face became red, but not from embarrassment, and too late Inuyasha realized his mistake.
"Sit!!! Sit! Sit!" Kagome shouted, while the subjection beads worked, and Inuyasha was forced to fall very hard face first in the ground.
"Stupid jerk!" Kagome fumed, walking away, 'Why is he such a jerk! He starting to kinda act like the oh-so-mighty-Sesshomaru! Ugh!'
Kagome climbed up a slight hill and laid down, staring up at the sunset. As the sky got darker and darker, Kagome's eyes started to droop, and she fell asleep.
The next morning Kagome woke up, and stretched, looking around in confusion.
'Huh? Why am I not with the rest of the group? Oh yea, I guess I fell asleep watching the sunset. Well better go back, their probably worried about me.'
When Kagome got back, everyone except Inuyasha was still asleep, and as soon as Inuyasha say Kagome he got up and started yelling.
"Where have you been? Don't you know there are demons out there! You idiot!" Inuyasha shouted.
Kagome started to get mad, "For your information I went to watch the sunset last night cause I was mad at you and I fell asleep!!!" Kagome yelled.
Inuyasha sat back down, "Feh, whatever, but if a demon gets you don't come crying to me." (A/N: Inuyasha is trying to find a way to avoid the blame and avoid getting 'sat' again.)
"Hmph," Kagome said, her nose slightly in the air, "I never asked you to, did I?"
Inuyasha's only response was, "Feh!"
While the two idiots had been yelling at each other they didn't notice the others had woken up.
Sango, looking neat as usual, Miroku, looking all rumpled and scratching his head, and Shippo perched on Sango's shoulder, were all looking at Inuyasha and Kagome slightly amused.
"What's a matter now?" Miroku asked, eyeing Inuyasha.
"Nothing, I just went off to watch the sunset last night, and fell asleep," Kagome replied.
"But that was really dangerous, there are demons," Sango said, concerned.
"That's wha-," Inuyasha started, only to stop after getting a death glare from Kagome.
"I know it was dangerous, I mean I didn't try to," Kagome said, looking sheepish.
Inuyasha stared at her, then looked away irritated, 'Feh, I said the same thing, what did she get all mad at me and not Sango?
Because you're insensitive about anyone's feelings!
What the heck! Who are you? And why are you in my head?
I'm your inner self, you baka!
Oh...hey! I am not insensitive!
Yes you are!
No, I'm not!
Yep, definitely insensitive.
No, I'm not! Wait! Why am I arguing with myself?
Hehe...
Feh, please go away.
Wow! That was almost polite!
growls at inner self
Fine I'll leave...for now.
Finally!'
Meanwhile, everyone was watching Inuyasha, and the different faces he was making. When all of a sudden he growled, and everyone jumped a little.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, trying not to laugh, "Are you ok?"
"What?" Inuyasha said, waking up from talking to himself, "Oh, yea I'm fine."
"Ok," Kagome said looking doubtful, but didn't say anything.
Inuyasha got up, "Is everyone ready to go?"
"Um...actually since I didn't get very much rest last night, I was wondering if we could stay here another night?" Kagome asked.
"Fine," Inuyasha said, sitting back down.
"Cool! So anyone hungry?" Kagome asked, taking food out of her backpack.
"Look Jaken! Look at the pretty flowers Rin found!" Rin squealed, thrusting a handful of flowers under Jaken's nose.
"Foolish human!" Jaken said, turning away from the flowers.
Sesshomaru was sitting a few yards away, propped up against a tree, 'What did Naraku want with Rin? Or was he just messing with me? But why, that doesn't sound like Naraku? What is he planning???' Sesshomaru thought, frustrated, even while his face remained passive.
Then his eyes wandering back to watch Rin, 'She reminds me of that girl that travels with Inuyasha? What's her name?
Kagome?
Yes that is her name. Huh? Who are you?
Your inner self...
What is an inner self? (A/N: Sesshy doesn't knows what a conscience is. Hehe.)
I'm your conscience, the person inside of you who beats you up verbally when you do something bad, etc. I've been dormant since now.
Oh, I see. But why are you here if you've been dormant?
How should I know? I expected to be forever dormant, maybe you're feeling guilty?
Hn! This Sesshomaru does not feel guilt, nor any other 'human' emotion.
Whatever, maybe it has something to do with Kagome!??
Kagome?
Weird! Your thought voice sound like you liked the girl, but we all know that your not capable of feeling 'human' emotions. snickers
Kagome! Why isn't she here? I miss her!
HUH?!! What's with the lovey-dovey thoughts all of a sudden?
Shut up! I have to find Kagome!'
Suddenly Sesshomaru rose, "Jaken, watch Rin," and with that he shot up into the air.
Ri-chan: Ohhhh!!! A cliffie! What will happen? Why has Sesshomaru turned lovey-dovey? What the heck is going on???
Sesshy: Oh shut up Ri! Some of us have sensitive hearing! And why am I so lovey-dovey about Kagome all of a sudden?
Ri-chan: Cause you love her!!!
Sesshy: I do not! looking guilty
Ri-chan: looking doubtful Ok, so you don't, for now...laughs evilly
Sesshy: Whatever...so where is everyone else?
Others: We're here!!!
Ri-chan: There they are! What were you guys doing?
Kagome: Watching you two argue. It's funny.
Sesshy: turns away with nose in air This Sesshomaru is never funny.
Ri-chan: Oh, stop it Sesshy.
Inuyasha: Hey, I think the readers are getting kinda irritated.
Ri-chan: looks at readers Oh, they do look kinda mad? Sorry people! We'll stop!
Sesshy: Finally!
Ri-chan: glares at Sesshy Ok, we're done, please review.
Sesshy: looks doubtful I don't they will.