Chapter 3

It had felt like Rin and Sesshomaru had been flying for hours. And Rin was starting to feel a bit uncomfortable. Sesshomaru caught on to her feelings and landed Ah-Un down to the ground.

"I am sorry my lord, I just need to rest" Rin said, her short breaths meant that she was tired, and a woman carrying a child became tired more quickly. Sesshomaru had he get off of the demon and carried over to an oak and sat her under the tree. The branches had hidden the sun from her skin as Rin closed her eyes so that she may get some sleep.

In any of the normal circumstances Sesshomaru would have told Jaken to look after Rin whenever he left. But his servant had been long since dead, so instead he instructed Ah-Un to watch after her as he went on a search. He had been with Rin forever it seemed like and since she was carrying his child, she needed food and water to keep her stabilized. He left the demon to guard her as he went into the woods.

Ah-Un had its eyes closed when it sensed something. It lifted his head and smelled the air. There seemed to have been something coming straight for them, and it was at top speed too. The beast stood up in front of Rin and snarled like the beast it was. Just off in the distance there were three dots coming at them. The dots turned into figures and the figures turned out to be people. Ah-Un was ready to fight if necessary, he was Sesshomaru's pet after all, and it was not going to let anything harm its master's woman.

In an instant the demon stopped growling. The one figure had gotten close enough for Ah-Un to recognize him. Kouga from the wolf tribe came to a screeching halt in front of the demon. Ah-Un was good with its senses and knew Kouga was not there to put any harm on Rin at all.

However, from within the woods Sesshomaru had sensed something approached quickly. He turned around and headed back to Rin as fast as his legs were able to carry him.

From where Rin was, the girl opened her eyes to see Kouga standing over her and looking down at her. He had some sort of meat in one hand and a thing of water in the other. "Here" he said to her as he handed the items over to her.

Kouga had become wearier of humans, and because of Kagome all those years ago, he wanted to help them more than ever. He had also known Rin was pregnant; she was giving off a strange scent like she was in danger, either from thirst or hunger.

"Kouga?" she asked as she lifted herself to sit up in his presence. Rin knew his name because he would go and visit kagome when she was still living in Kaede's village. She also remembered him from when she was a small child, a bad one at that.

"You need to eat to keep your baby healthy," He inquired as he pointed to her stomach. Rin started to speak, but the wreckage of a furious tornado had crashed its way out of the forest. In a hot flash of white, Sesshomaru was in front of Rin, his sword in hand, ready to fight whoever it was that he had smelled coming.

Even though he saw it was Kouga, he didn't care. The wolf had no business sticking its nose in what the two of them were doing. Kouga just placed his hands on his hips and laughed, "What's the matter dog?" He said. His cockish attitude had not changed a bit. Rin came next to Sesshomaru and placed her hand on the arm which held the destructive Tokijin.

"I'm fine" she inquired, trying her best to keep the demon calm. Sesshomaru's one eye glanced at her as he lowered his sword and sheathed it back. Looking down at the wooden water pouch and the meat, he looked back at Kouga. He felt enraged; the offering that had been given to Rin was Kouga basically telling him, "You don't know how to even take care of your own woman, much less your unborn child." The offering was the worst possible thing Kouga did.

Though on the other hand, Rin saw it as a person trying to help out, and was confused as to Why Sesshomaru was as angry as he was.

"I'm leaving," Kouga said when Rin had come over. He could tell when he was not welcomed anymore. But by that time Ginta and his other companion had finally caught up with Kouga, only to have to chase after him once he took back off.

Sesshomaru didn't let things get under his skin, but when one is talking about his, soon to be, family he had felt irritated. It was a long time since he had a feeling like that. And by the smell of the food and the water that Rin held, there was nothing wrong with either, so it wouldn't have harmed her.

Rin watched her man, as quiet as he was it was a little eerie. "I won't eat it if you do not want me to" She said looking at him still, trying to establish eye contact with his. Sesshomaru fully looked at her now, "You need to eat it," he said. He needed her to eat something, whether it was from his own hand or the hand of another. He was trying to not let his pride get in the way of trying to help Rin.

Rin finished eating the fresh meat, and had drunk the water. The color in her face seemed to be looking a little better now. That had taken a lot of weight off of Sesshomaru's shoulders.

"We need to keep going," He said after Rin had finished drinking the water. She nodded her head and back on Ah-un they went. All they could do was keep heading west as far as they could. Things had been going smoothly up to this point. And Sesshomaru had hoped things would stay that way until they came to the water edge. Even on a Demon's back it would have taken two days tops for them to reach the destination, but Sesshomaru wanted to make it easier on Rin, since she was due to give birth anytime. Sesshomaru just prayed that she would have the baby on the mainland rather than there.

They had been up in the air flying again when Rin began to struggle with sitting still. She had become very uncomfortable, which caused Sesshomaru to stop again.

"I don't feel well…" She said to him. The first cross that passed the lords mind was that her baby was coming. Hi eyes widened, it was a bad time for that to be happening. But the way Rin was distressing it seemed that's what the problem was.

sorry if it is not as detailed. i am currently working on one with Inutaisho and Izayoi ATM. so i am more concerned on that story since i am close to finishing it. The next chapter should have more detail and should run longer.

thanks!

`KAZU~~