Jaken stared at the wide eyed human girl. He enjoyed the attention, even if it was from this filth. He cleared his throat importantly

"Well, of course I know about the Demon Priestess Hanako" Jaken said in an important voice.

"Tell me" Reina urged.

"Around five hundred years ago, a baby girl was born. They said that she possessed great Miko powers, by human standards. When she grew up, she became a beauty that was unparalleled. She was so beautiful that she sought a way to preserve her beauty. At the time the coven that she was with, was protecting the Shikon Jewel. The girl stole the jewel and became a Demon" Jaken said importantly.

Jaken was about to continue but Sesshomaru had returned from his walk. He looked down at Jaken and then to Reina. He sternly looked at them all. Jaken suddenly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

"I want to hear the rest of it" Reina said.

"It's a useless human folk tale, don't waste your time" Sesshomaru coldly. Reina stared at him for a moment but gave it up.

"These are for you" Sesshomaru said tossing her something. It was a simple white Kimono with lotus flowers on it. Reina wanted to argue but was thankful to be out of her jammies. She took them silently and walked off into the trees to change.

She heard some running water nearby, and decided to take a bath as well. She stripped feeling that eyes were watching.

"I know you're there!" Reina shouted into the night. If anyone was looking, then hopefully that would send them off. If no one was there, then who cares? Sesshomaru smirked, clearly she didn't see him. However he still averted his eyes as she bathed.

Reina bathed quickly because it was cold and there was no soap. She put on the kimono which fit perfectly. She slowly walked back to the site. The fire was still warm, and Sesshomaru seemed to be sleeping, though she couldn't be too sure. She laid down next to the fire and closed her eyes as well, planning her escape.

The moon shone brightly overhead, it was just a small sliver in the sky now. The wind blew gently. Reina awoke. She quietly got up and looked around. Rin's small sleeping body was close to the dying fire. Jaken also slumbered noisily. Sesshomaru slept a distance away. His peaceful face was covered in moonlight. He was like a seraphim fallen from heaven. Reina quietly got up. She picked up her sword and tucked it into her side. She ran into the forest trying to be as graceful as possible. She ran for a long time in a hunch direction falling only twice, until she saw a light coming up ahead. There was a small village that was lit up. The huts were burning. It was being raided.

Before she had time to react she was spotted and five bandits surrounded her. The rode there horses around her in circles to assess her. They sneered with evil intent

"What a beautiful treasure" One said. He had an air of arrogance and malevolence about him.

"Maybe I should make her my back scrubber" Another said.

"Well, It's obvious you need a bath, slime ball" Reina said drawing her sword. She was not sure where she found the strength to taunt them. She was frightened out of her mind.

"She's a feisty one, perhaps the boss would like a taste" He said. They laughed as if some secret joke had been shared. Reina didn't like the sound of the boss. Her sword pulsated with bloodlust. Reina fought for control, but it was as though an evil was compelling her. She grimaced.

Suddenly a glowing whip came out of the trees and slashed around her. The bandits fell of their horses. The horses ran for it, and so did the bandits that survived that attack. Sesshomaru appeared in the clearing with a stern look on his angelic face.

"Stay back" Reina said holding her sword in front of her. It pulsated with demon bloodlust, and resurrected an evil inside her that she wished to suppress.

"That sword it is too strong for you" Sesshomaru said. He trailed his fingers through his hair, and made no threatening gesture to fight. "You might find yourself possessed by it, if you don't put it down. Any minute now I might find myself face to face with Hanako instead of you"

Sesshomaru wondered how he was able to speak so calmly. When Sesshomaru had realized Reina was gone, he had felt something strange. It was a thrill that his inner beast enjoyed. It was a chase, a chance to use her scent against her. His mind filled with things to do with her, once he had caught her. It was a surprised to see her in the midst of those savage filthy men, which snapped him out of it. Suddenly a feeling of protection welled up from inside him. When they had called her "feisty" he had to kill them.

Reina took a step back careful not to lose sight of him. She continued to hold the sword in her hand. She began shaking, she was even more afraid of him then the bandits. Because she knew that she could not escape him after all. Sesshomaru took her hand and forced her to sheath her sword. She jerked back, now unarmed.

"Do you think that I'm going to hurt you?" He said. The softness of her hand was fresh on his skin.

"Yes" She said quickly, without a second thought. She took two more steps back. Distance was good. Sesshomaru smirked. She was right. He wanted her badly, and it would hurt. It was then his logical mind fought with his primal one. She was a human girl, a filthy weak creature. Yet his primal side could not ignore how simply divine she both looked and smelled. She was so weak, so fragile, and so evanescent. Sesshomaru understood know, at least a little, why his father had loved that human woman.

Reina suddenly turned around and ran for it, towards the trees, hoping they would cover her. Sesshomaru smirked, his primal side took over. He wanted to give her a head start before he would chase her down again. Reina ran until she through her lungs would burst. She stopped for a moment to catch her breath. That demon was after her, and for reasons she could not understand. She could hear the rustling of the trees. He was near, she could not escape.

She began to run again but felt something soft catch her side. Sesshomaru had used his tail to pull her to him. He held her firmly with his arm close to his body. He scent filled the air, sweet like honey.

"Shall we play again?" He asked. His breath fogged up the dawning air. It was almost day break.

Reina struggled for a moment trying to pry her way out but his strength was iron. Sesshomaru frowned; it was clear now that she did not want him. That though made him press her closer in.

"Stop, I can't breathe" She cried out. He dropped her in surprise. She was frail. If he was not careful, he might accidently kill her. He frowned even deeper. This was complicated. She looked up at him from the ground realizing something she hadn't before. She sat up.

"What happened to your other arm?" She asked suddenly. Sesshomaru found it amusing. Her mind seemed to change frequently. It was as though she forgot that she had been running all night. However Sesshomaru didn't want to recall that horrid half breed at the moment. If her mind was so erratic, perhaps he could trick her into complacency. He sat down on the ground so that they were eye level. She jerked back slightly.

"Do you like stories?" Sesshomaru said "Perhaps you would like to finish hearing the one about your former self"

She nodded, her expression became intent. She was easy to distract after all.

"When the Miko took the Shikon Jewel, she became a demon, immortal in fact" Sesshomaru said taking his shard so that in could sparkle in the dawning light.

"She became so powerful that she ruled the entire eastern lands, and when it became time she started a war that devastated the land" He said looking at her expression. He moved closer to her, but she didn't seem to notice.

"You mean the blood wars?" She recalled. She remembered that Inuyasha called it that.

"Yes, she launched a crusade into demon territory solely for the purpose to slaughter and drink their blood" He said again inching closer to her. "Drinking demonic blood further made her a demon"

"Then if she became so powerful, how did she die?" She asked. Sesshomaru's face suddenly hardened, there were several rumors about how she died but he knew the true one. He wondered if he should tell the human tale of a brave warrior which slaughtered her, but he decided to tell the true story.

"One night she invaded a particular wolf clan who had captured a human child and her grandmother" Sesshomaru said looking away. "She had slaughtered the wolves and was about to drink their blood when she spotted them fleeing. The child threw herself in front the old woman in order to protect her. The demon priestess recalled her humanity and let the two go. She became saddened that she had given up her human life, and had seen that growing old was a beautiful thing. However it was too late, she had already been a demon for two hundred years. She took the jewel and gave it back to the Miko's in her coven. When she had let the Jewel slip, her humanity returned but because she had lived already so long, her body almost instantly disintegrated into to dust."

Reina felt something inside her, the demon soul that longed to be set free of her. Sesshomaru had told her a past she felt she knew. This was her second chance to live a human life. However the Shikon shard was calling her back, it was calling the evil inside her.

"Put the shard away" She said pulling herself back. Sesshomaru put back into in Kimono. The girl had been scared by the story. Perhaps he should not have told her the truth.

"It's time to go back now woman" Sesshomaru said standing up. It was now midmorning.

"My name is Reina," Reina said looking peeved "and, I'm not going anywhere with you, Sesshomaru"

"Where will you go Reina, if any villager recognizes you, you will be slaughtered" Sesshomaru said. He liked it, when she said his name. The primal demon tore at his consciousness.

"I've survived so far" Reina said rebuking him

"..Barely" Sesshomaru smirked. This girl intrigued him greatly. He could not help but argue with her, indulge her. Even when she was angry she was beautiful.

"Kagome is going to take me back to my time, a place where I don't have to see you" Reina said as she stalked off. This was unacceptable, a place where she could escape him. He didn't like that at all.

_To be Continued_

Sorry about the shorter chapter, but it's easier to edit this way. Anywayz happy reading, more to come soon. – V.T.R