Disclaimer:

Ohhh, I forgot this in the first chapter. But of course, I don't own anything.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Yes, this will be a great challenge for me but I'll do my best to make these two fall in love soon :) Anyway, thanks for all your reviews, I super duper love them.

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Chapter Two

"You stupid girl! Where did you go?!" Jaken shouted as soon as he saw the silhouette of his master and that— that obnoxious child who knew nothing but trouble. "I was looking all over the place for you!" He swatted his staff in the air. "If anything happened to you—

Rin tilted her head to the side, her innocent brown eyes sparkling with mischief, "Master Jaken, are you worried about me?"

"No!" The green headed demon sputtered indignantly. "I was worried about myself, you arrogant brat! If anything happened to you, Lord Sesshomaru will surely kill me! He'd cut me into tiny little pieces and then feed me to the— oww." Jaken's eyes swirled as he slumped forward after receiving his master's punch in the head. A lump half the size of his face appeared on the bruised part while Rin tried to hide her smile behind a fisted hand.

"What are you laughing at?! If Lord Sesshomaru wasn't so fond of you then—" The green headed imp fell on the ground, unconscious. A small rock rolled near his prone form while another lump appeared on his head.

Rin shook her head and then exhaled a sigh of exasperation before she lifted Jaken off the ground. Finally, they settled down against a tree with the fire crackling a few yards away. "You never learn." Rin admonished while she applied the ointment with a smack on the imp's head.

"Hey! That hurts! Are you trying to kill me?!" Jaken exclaimed before he looked over his shoulder to send a threatening glance at Rin who was kneeling behind him with a bunch of leaves in one hand and a small medicinal bottle in the other.

"Well, you're already used to it. If only you'd keep your mouth shut. Then, I wouldn't have to treat your poor head." Rin looked at the swollen spot with concentration. "I'd say you're getting too old. Normally, you wouldn't faint even if Lord Sesshomaru punched the hell out of you."

"I-I'm not old! That's ridiculous!" Jaken said and crossed his arms. "Demons have a long lifespan. It'll take hundreds of years before our body weaken. And I'm certainly young enough!"

Rin made a scoffing sound before she smacked his head with the herbal once again.

"You're enjoying this, aren't you?" He said through clenched teeth.

"Why, of course." Rin said with a sweet, teasing smile. "I'd probably die before you're old enough, so I have to enjoy even these kind of moments." She smoothed the makeshift bandage on his head. Jaken became silent all of the sudden, his expression was almost wistful if weren't for the stinging ointment on his head which made him look as if he's on a torture rack.

"Hmmp. Don't say such things."

"Are you going to miss me, Master Jaken?" Rin looked over his shoulder and then smiled teasingly at him.

"That traitorous Ah-Un certainly will." He looked away with a huff.

"Speaking of which, where did he go?"

"He's probably looking for a mate." Jaken muttered as he looked up at her with irritation. "He's too tired to babysit you all the time."

Rin looked at the forest with an amused expression on her face. "A mate?" Then, she looked back at Jaken. "You mean a wife?"

"No... a mate is a bit different to a wife in terms of human traditions that is." Jaken said with hesitancy. She's eighteen years old for goodness sake and she had been travelling with them for years now and she didn't know what a mate is?

Rin scrunched up her face to a frown of confusion. "What's the difference?"

"Don't ask me! I'm going to take a rest now. Go and annoy someone else." Jaken said grumpily before he jumped on his feet.

"I bet you don't know because you don't have one." Rin said in a sing-song voice, she too was standing up as she batted the dirt on her knees.

"Impertinence!" Jaken said and swatted at her with his staff. Rin sprinted on a run as they circled the fire, her laughing face glowing under the warm light while Jaken continued to pursue her.

"What an odd company Sesshomaru has." Senri mused out loud her hands holding the branch of tree in front of her. She kept her body hidden in the shadows or else the demon lord would detect her and if it weren't for her ability to mask herself, she couldn't possibly get any closer.

"Ah!" Rin exclaimed before stopping in her tracks. "I forgot something." She looked at the demon, her eyes blinking in surprise.

Jaken bumped against her legs. "What?! You're going to run off on your own again?"

"What is it?" Sesshomaru glanced at them, his back resting against a bark of a tree while he watched the two argue with each other again. Rin was gesturing her hands while Jaken was waving his staff in the air.

After a few heated seconds, Jaken finally turned to face his master. "Rin lost the dagger, Sesshomaru-sama." Jaken bowed while Rin hissed at him to keep quiet. Then, she placed her fisted hands against her hips and scowled at his triumphant smirk.

"I know exactly where it is!" Then with a less confident, she said, "I just forgot to get it."

"Hmp. If you know how important that dagger is, you wouldn't dare forget it!"

"Jaken." Sesshomaru cut in.

The said imp swallowed before he turned to his master dutifully. "Y-yes, my lord?" He folded his hands in front of him and looked at Sesshomaru's golden eyes which seemed to be burning a hole at his head. "I-I'll go and retrieve the dagger now, my lord."

He was about to turn around, but instead, he jumped in surprise when the demon lord stood. Jaken quickly knelt on the ground and bowed his head repeatedly. "I'm sorry, my lord. I shouldn't have slept and let Rin out of my sight. Please spare my life, my lord. I will not repeat the same mistake again.."

After a few silent moments, he hesitantly raised his head. He's alive.. He's alive! Oh! He's ali—

"My lord?" Jaken stared at the departing figure of Sesshomaru who was already a few yards away from them. Then, he looked up at Rin with a quizzical frown on his face. "Did he know where to look?"

Rin shrugged.

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Sesshomaru gazed at the lake with unfathomable eyes before he darted a glance over his shoulder.

"Are you looking for this?" Senri said, her legs hanging over a thick branch of a tree. Clasped in her hand was a dagger with a crescent moon carved in the middle. "Ah, is that glare a 'yes'?" She smiled at him as she juggled the dagger in her hands.

The demon lord turned to face her. "I see, you finally decided to show yourself."

Senri's breath hitched at his exquisite gold eyes. He was a beautiful beast. Too bad, he preferred simpering humans rather than a powerful demoness like her.

"You wanted to see me that bad?"

"Hmp."

"You're not the talkative one like your brother, aren't you?" She mused. Inuyasha was known for his boastfulness and recklessness. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, was stoic and had the disturbing tendency to observe his opponent with unreadable face.

"Talking.." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes.

".. is a waste of my time." He said at the same time his poisoned whip sliced at the tree. Senri jumped away from the branch. It was too close. She nearly got her head chopped off. If it weren't for her ability to see clearly in the dark, she would have ended up with a very serious wound. Damn that Sesshomaru.

"My, aren't we impatient?" She landed on the ground and dashed to the left when his poisoned whip curved once again. "Aren't you going to use your sword?"

"No need. I can kill you without it." Sesshomaru raised his hand once again.

"Now, you want to kill me?" She scoffed. Avoiding his attack. "You should have done that hours ago!" she jumped and threw a black whip of her own which clashed against his. "But I guess you got pretty distracted." She smirked at him, "By a human, no less."

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and pulled at the whip before he drew his sword and wrapped the tip around it. An ephemeral glow flowed from the sword and into the whip until it enveloped Senri who instantly fell on her knees, her hand dropped the dagger on the ground while her other hand flew to her throat, gasping. "W-what's this?.. I can't breathe."

Sesshomaru stopped beside her and took the dagger before he walked away.

Senri gritted her teeth. "You bastard! You dare turn your back on your enemy. You're a pompous one aren't you?" Glaring at his back, she quickly moved but her numb legs failed her.

Sesshomaru looked at her sideways, his eyes was partially hidden beneath his bangs. It was cold as if he wasn't moved by the obvious victory in his hands.. unlike the way he gazed at the human.

Senri clenched her hands. "Sesshomaru.." Her voice trembled. "That girl, who is she to you?"

"She means nothing to me." Sesshomaru's far away voice reached her ears, she didn't expect him to answer. In fact, she almost wished that he would deny knowing what she was talking about.

"Nothing?" Senri snorted, her eyes closing. "I don't believe you.."

To be continued

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AUTHOR's NOTE

Here it is! I know Jaken and Rin fight a lot but those two adore each other in their own way. Sesshomaru's denial as always but deep down he likes Rin A LOT! Oh, and about the dagger. Sesshomaru gave her a dagger made from his own fang. It was forged by Totosai. You'll see the powers of the dagger soon.

And Senri? Well, she's in love with Sesshomaru. She wouldn't pursue him if she wasn't. Poor Senri, Sesshomaru's already taken. And did she die? I don't know.. (Hehehe) I'll think about it.