Chapter 2: Let friends become bygones

Walking back to the hut, Rin was awake. He really hadn't meant to make her worry, especially in the state she was in. Sesshomaru went straight back to her side.

"I'm fine, you don't have to worry so much," Rin said as she was helped to her feet. Sesshomaru really didn't say anything. He really wasn't the type who would show emotion that easily. He kept it all on the inside; Though Rin knew that her lord had his own way of showing her that he really cared for her. Rin had walked over to the window of the hut. The night breeze still lingered in the air, but the deserted down made it a little too eerie.

"What are we going to do now?" Rin asked. Her question was a little hushed, but Sesshomaru could still hear her. He didn't have that answer. Everything rushed by the two so fast, there was no plan of action, and no one was there to tell them where they needed to go or why everything was happening like this around them. Rin suddenly turned around to face Sesshomaru.

"I need to go to Kaede's village," she said to him. It was not a demand but more so as a worried gesture. Sesshomaru didn't say no to her. If it was to make Rin feel more at ease that the people she had grown up with were alright, then he would make it so.

"Okay, we should get going then," Sesshomaru said to her. She and Sesshomaru were then back on Ah-un and back high in the sky. As they flew, Rin had remained staring at the ground below them. Most of the villages that they had passed were burning with raging flames of fire, or had already been deserted like the one they were just at. Rin had then finally sat back, her back hitting Sesshomaru's chest plate. He looked down at her, unable to see his woman's face; she was probably a bit depressed. Sesshomaru couldn't have blamed her. The world was falling apart, and all they could do was keep going forward since there was nothing to go back to.

Rin was leaning back on her man, remembering all of the peaceful times she held when she was a child. Their travels together, their separation, and the day he came back for her only a mere few years back. It was sort of making her feel useless; like she was unable to help anybody.

Sesshomaru remained silent, like usual. But there was something that caught his nose. It was a familiar scent. But it was not just one, but two of them. He looked to the right below and then to the left, there below he spotted a lone hut that was not very masked by trees. He steered Ah-Un toward the ground. Rin turned her head so that she could get a look at Sesshomaru's face. "My lord?" She questioned. Sesshomaru made a small smile across his face, "there is someone down there who I thought you wanted to see," he inquired as he looked down at the ground. Rin looked down the same direction he was looking, and standing there in the grass was Kagome, and not too far behind her Inuyasha had come running over as well.

Sesshomaru had landed the beast on the ground. He reached out and helped Rin off as Kagome had run over to her and hugged her. While the girls were talking Sesshomaru had turned his attention to Inuyasha, who was looking at him as well.

Bother watched as Rin and Kagome went inside of the hut, probably to catch up on things. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha remained outside. When the girls were out of earshot the two turned and looked at one another.

"Why are you here?" Inuyasha asked. His gaze turned into a harsh frown. Sesshomaru remained as cold eyed as ever.

"Why should it matter to you?" Sesshomaru asked back after a long pause between the two of them. This time, it looked as if they were both about to start a fight with each other. The two were silent again.

"You should get your woman out of here," Sesshomaru said breaking the tension between the two brothers. Inuyasha looked at him.

"You've heard then?" He asked.

They both realized that the two of them were on the same page. That it was not safe for them to be there anymore. The world was changing, and the brothers had to change with it.

"We've met humans that have these machines called Guns." Inuyasha spoke out. "I just wanted to relay the message that they are killing demons in masses.

Hearing this, it had made more sense to Sesshomaru as to why there was a hoard of demons that attacked the east castle he was living in. so the region defiantly was going to have a turn for the worst in the end. Sesshomaru then tuned back to Inuyasha, since his brother seemed to be speaking to him once again.

"Not that you should care or anything," Inuyasha started, "But there is a boat passage to the west, that people are getting on. Supposingly it is taking people to the mainland, which is where humans and demons are going."

Sesshomaru looked at Inuyasha like he didn't care. He did care though. It was not so much for his safety but for Rin's.

It was only after a little bit of talking that Sesshomaru thought that he was taking too much time talking with his brother that he needed all the time he could to get is family to the mainland. He figured it would have been a good idea to take Ah-Un, instead of fighting off weaklings for a mere wooden contraption.

He began to walk away from Inuyasha and over to the hut. Kagome and Rin were laughing and seeming to have a good time. He walked right in.

"We should get going." He said to Rin. Rin smiled and nodded her head at her lord. As she stood up she looked back at Kagome and said to her, "You better get there before he does,' Rin said trying to give suttle hints about Kagome's baby. Kagome had nodded her head like she understood what rin was trying to say to her.

Sesshomaru and rin went back over to Ah-Un and got on him.

"Please stay safe," Rin said to kagome. And with those last words they both came flying up in the air and away from Inuyasha and Kagome. Rin looked back as they became smaller and smaller, and until she could not see them anymore. Now all she could do was look to the west where they needed to go. Where they were going to be saved. Unknowing at what dangers they could land themselves into.

well i wonder what is going to happen to them now. now that they know wher eto go, can they get there in one piece?

FIND OUT SOON!

~~KAZU~~