Soon after the space was clear and a fire was started, Sesshomaru returned with three rabbits, freshly killed and ready to be cooked. Quietly, he gave Luna two of them and took the third one for himself.

"You sure you don't want me to cook that? I could make that taste better..."

"This Sesshomaru likes his raw."

"Oh... I was worried that you thought I'd burn it to a crisp... Oh well. More cooked rabbit for the rest of us!" Luna cheerfully stuck the meat onto some sticks she'd cleaned off and used the sticks to hold the meat close to the fire. After awhile, Luna took the meat from the fire and gave Rin one of the sticks, then gave the other to Jaken.

"That one was for you." Sesshomaru's low voice was entirely inaudible to everyone except Luna.

"I'd rather not let them go hungry though..." Her reply was soft, far too light to be heard by anyone except for Sesshomaru. "I ate earlier, so I'll be fine for a while longer."

Sesshomaru made no reply, but instead returned to eating his rabbit. When Luna wasn't watching, he sliced off a decent portion of meat. He got up after eating everything but the saved portion and calmly walked over to Luna. Without waiting on her to ask what he was doing, he gave the piece of meat to Luna. "Eat... please."

Jaken gasped in shock. 'He never says please! Ever! What spell is my lord under?'

Rin, however, giggled and whispered, "He likes her..."

Jaken, upon hearing this, was too shocked to even speak.

Fortunately, the two that were being talked about weren't listening. "T-thank you, Sesshomaru-sama..." Luna had to glance at the ground to keep him from seeing her blush.

Sesshomaru had to admit that he was lucky at this part, because if she had been looking at him, she would see him blushing quite a bit. Without saying anything, he quickly made his way back to his seat at the bottom of the tree that Luna had fallen from earlier that day, leaving Luna to devour the food that he had given her. 'Why does this Sesshomaru feel this way? This Sesshomaru should want her dead... but somehow, he can't kill her... can't picture killing her... wants her safe with him... why?'

The rest of the night passed rather uneventfully. Rin and Jaken were quickly asleep. The two-headed dragon occasionally snored, the sound of which being the only sound disturbing the silence of the night. Luna had climbed into a tree to nap for a few moments, leaving Sesshomaru on the ground to eventually doze off.

It was what had happened in the morning, however, that made these details so important. Sesshomaru had fallen asleep on the ground, however, did not wake up there. To his surprise, Sesshomaru had climbed into the tree with Luna and was holding her when he awoke. Her soft snores let him know that she was still asleep, but could easily wake up if he moved. He glanced down at the tiny female who was asleep on top of him. 'How odd... that peaceful expression reminds me of-'

Rin sat up so quickly that it made Sesshomaru jump, accidentally dropping Luna on her head.

"Oi! What's the big idea?" Luna rubbed a swelling knot on her head. "I was sleeping there!"

Sesshomaru couldn't help but smile at the angry girl on the ground. 'Somehow, she looks cute when angry...'

"Don't just sit up there and grin... I want some answers! Or an apology!"

"How dare you speak to Sesshomaru-sama that way! I'll burn you!" Jaken jumped up, staff in hand, getting ready to charge at the half-demon.

"You'll do no such thing." Sesshomaru's words stopped Jaken in his tracks. "She has done nothing wrong."

Luna blinked for several seconds before realizing what had just happened. "Um... I could have protected myself, you know..."

"Yes, but then you would have to bury him."

"You speak as if this would waste my time."

"It would. I want you to be entertaining Rin."

Luna's eyes widened. 'All of this... for THAT? Well... at least it can be fun... wait... he said he wants me... even if it is to take care of the little girl, this could be my chance... wait... chance at what?'

Sesshomaru had noticed the slightly distant gaze and hesitated. "Unless... you don't want to..."

That was all it took to get Luna out of her thoughts. "No, no, i'll do it. The little girl needs someone to teach her to be a woman... and neither of you can teach her that, so I accept." Luna smiled nervously. 'Oh, good going, genius... You just insulted them!'

"Rin, get on the dragon. Jaken, grab the reins. Luna, on the dragon with Rin." His tone held no room for argument, yet his eyes betrayed how he really felt. Smiling from happiness instead of fear, Luna helped Rin onto the dragon, then climbed on herself... only to fall off on the other side.

Meeting Sesshomaru's amused gaze, she muttered, "Is this a bad time to admit that I have trouble riding any creature with a saddle?"

Instead of laughing, as she expected, Sesshomaru picked her up and set her onto the dragon, making sure she wasn't about to fall off. Sesshomaru took a few steps away from the rest, then looked over his shoulder. "Jaken."

The servant jumped, then pulled on the dragon's reins and lead it onward. Little did the group realize, their journey had only just begun.

Authoress: Another chapter finished. Yay!

Izuru: *cheers*

Authoress: Shut up, Izuru.

Izuru: What'd I do?

Authoress: Hurt my feelings.

Izuru: Wait... You have feelings?

Authoress: *slaps him* Review please! It'll make me feel better. Sayonara, everyone!