Haha! I'm back! (Parties) anyway I am hoping that this chapter won't lead me in other directions like last time. Onward we go!

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"Rin? Rin? Earth to RIN!" a voice called as the young woman then sprang up from her lying position but regretted it for her head began to spin. It seemed she was still a bit asleep.

"Mmm...what is it Otaku?" she asked rubbing her right eye and yawning, "We have a party to get to," he answered as Rin nearly fell over the bed, that was right! Getting up she hurried to the closet expecting to see her outfits like at Sesshomaru's castle but found them empty.

Taking in a surprised breath Rin looked from left to right in the closet but there wasn't one piece of cloth to be found. Then she remembered that she wasn't at Lord Sesshomaru's castle. She was in Mizu's home, taking in another breath but this one of relief she then huffed and walked back to the bed and sat down.

"Rin what are you doing! We have to get ready! Or you do, I'm already done," Otaku ordered as Rin looked to see that he looked exactly the same. "I think you're seeing things Otaku, you look the same to me," she answered as the sword shivered before huffing. "Well my sheath was polished and my blade was sharpened," he replied his voice cut in bitterness.

Rin squinted her tired eyes and indeed saw that Otaku was shinier then normal, but believed him on the sharpening part since she couldn't see the blade itself. "Wow you do look nice Otaku," Rin complimented as Otaku chuckled and returned to his usual self.

"Why thank you and you look stunning as ever in Mizu's night gown which seems much too large on you," he responded as Rin looked down to see a soft silky night gown overlapping her body. It did seem rather big but it was very comfortable. And even though it was a plain pink she loved it none the less.

"Wait, how did I get into one of Mizu's night gowns?" she asked as Otaku's voice notched down to that of one telling another that a family member died. "Why Sesshomaru changed you of course, but first made sure to lavish his tongue all over you," he stated as Rin's entire face turned a rose red before Otaku erupted into fits of laughs.

"My dear girl! You are a fun one alright," he stated before gently letting his scabbard rest on her shoulder. "I was only joking," that made Rin take a deep breath but her cheeks were still in a flush, "Mizu changed you of course and gave you a bath hoping that you would change quickly. And when you didn't wake up they sent me to get you, but I swear Sesshomaru seemed ready to come up here himself and get you," Otaku explained a hint of laughter in his voice.

At first Rin thought Otaku was kidding again but when he didn't deny it the truth Rin's cheeks grew even brighter. "Well now that you are awake Mizu gave me this for you to wear," Rin looked down to see her kimono that she had just gotten from Mizu on his sheath.

But it seemed cleaner and its flower seemed so beautiful that at first glance looked real enough that she wanted to stretch out her hand and caress it. Its vibrant violet color seemed even more noticeable now that the black of the short kimono had a velvety hue.

"Well hurry now we don't have all day," Otaku stated as Rin grabbed the outfit and Otaku gave her a slight push to the bathroom as she disappeared into it. Gently taking the night gown off she let it pool at her feet, then taking the new and clean outfit she pulled it around her body and buttoned the top of the kimono before taking the ribbon and trying to tie it around again but seeing that she couldn't tie right since she couldn't see it.

Taking in an annoyed sigh Rin then called out, "Otaku?" the sword gently hit the closed bathroom door. "Yes?" he called back. "Can you tell Mizu that I need some help with the ribbon on my kimono?" Otaku called back a yes before seeming to make a humming noise as he departed the young woman's room.

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Sesshomaru sat on one of Mizu's couches by the fire place as the Lord of Ayame and Mizu stared back at him. He sat down in the outfit that the lord of Ayame himself bought from the town. It was a comfortable pair of black pants and a white shirt and seemed to stick to his chest showing every strain and muscle of his broad built.

His white hair pooled onto the couch at his waist and his golden orbs seemed to pierce both guests as he waited for that a cursed sword to return. Neko was still in his room, supposedly afraid of Sesshomaru, his lips moved into a satisfied snarl at the thought. Good let the petty human cower in fear in a dark corner.

All silence was broken when Otaku came floating in, "My, my! I must admit Mizu, the pick of the night gown was truly a master piece, Rin looked beautiful!" the sword exclaimed as Mizu blushed but grinned. "I'm glad you think so, did she take her outfit for today well?" she asked back as the sword answered in a yes.

"The new wash made it extra beautiful," Otaku commented as Mizu nodded and the sword didn't miss the way that the Lord of Ayame squeezed the older woman's hand.

"Oh I almost forgot! Mizu Rin asked me to come down and tell you that she needs your help," Otaku stated as Mizu blinked but nodded and began to take the steps up to get to Rin's room.

"What did the dear girl need help on?" the lord asked as Sesshomaru twitched his ears slightly intrigued himself. "Her ribbon I'm afraid, she couldn't get it to tie around her waist," both lords nodded but Sesshomaru was slightly annoyed that Rin asked for Mizu's help rather then his own.

Soon he just gave up to the assumption that she thought it embarrassing for a man to help her dress. "So tell me dear Lord, do you have feelings for our Lady Mizu?" Otaku asked as the Lord of Ayame flushed slightly but replied. "I think I do, quiet known to her already though. I asked her to marry me a long time ago but she was taking care of all the parentless children that she had adopted and didn't want me hassled with taking care of them," the lord answered as Otaku chuckled.

"But I take it that the children didn't stop you?" the sword asked as the lord once more flushed but nodded "I actually came over a lot to raise them myself, she was surprised and a little reluctant to let me help her but soon she let me and all the kids were sent off. Soon I was able to romance her again but she still was reluctant to marry. And I was reluctant to let her go, she means the world to me, I would give up everything for her if her life was in danger. I couldn't imagine a life without her or with any other woman," he explained, Sesshomaru did not comment but felt slightly envious for he could smell the love that had radiated from Mizu when the lord had squeezed her hand only moments before.

Both had love for one another and he was sure each were oblivious of the other's feelings, it annoyed him when two humans loved one another but couldn't see it. He had seen it many times when he would journey far leaving Rin with Jaken.

Some had been married couples others had been merely pups just growing into adults, his thoughts were stopped when Mizu reappeared with a look of pure bliss. "I think she is ready," Sesshomaru looked to see that Mizu had put her hair up in a tight bun at the nape of her neck showing her face much more then with her hair down.

She looked younger for some reason to him as he noted that her eyes seemed to radiate from her face like small oceans. He could smell the lord sitting across from him grow nervous but a small scent was stored in that smell, the smell of love. The same scent that he had smelled between his late father and step mother.

His concentration snapped then when he noted Rin looking over Mizu's shoulder like that of a small child who was in trouble. "Rin c'mon now child, don't be frightened, you look stunning, the poor girl thinks that it is too eye grabbing," Mizu stated to the group as Otaku chuckled. "Rin no outfit could grab eyes as much as your beautiful and radiant face," Otaku soothed as Rin smiled slightly.

Taking a deep breath the young woman stepped from behind Mizu and she was sure that if Otaku had a face his jaw would drop. The outfit had of course looked beautiful by itself but on Rin it looked as if it were made for her.

The flower seemed to glow from her chest as the short kimono barely reached her knees but seemed to have shrunk causing it to only stop at her mid thigh. Much to Sesshomaru's discomfort, she was beautiful by herself she didn't need to show the whole world that she had something that could only be described as a man's deepest and darkest desires.

Keeping the mask in tact Sesshomaru nodded in approval even though his mind hollered that he would regret this immensely later. Rin's lips then pulled back in a grin as her chocolate eyes brightened from her lord's approval. "Well it seems that we are all ready, shall we head out?" the Lord of Ayame asked. (A/N: I really got to get a name for this guy, writing Lord of Ayame over and over again is annoying and takes up more time.)

Rin nodded frantically while Sesshomaru merely grunted and Mizu hooked her arm around her favorite man as the two walked out with the dog demon, younger woman, and sword soon following.

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Neko looked out the window of Mizu's house to see the group taking off, letting out a sigh he then rubbed his neck slightly gulping gently. That demon really had a death grip. Cursing the man then looked back to make sure that the demon and Rin had for sure left.

Pulling his chestnut hair back the man yawned before stretching and looking at the ceiling in deep thought. He had seen Rin walk out in her outfit and couldn't help but stare. She was a rare beauty alright; her flowing hair was always making him desire to run his fingers through it.

He couldn't help his desires, he remembered a long time ago the woman that Sesshomaru had loved, she was a beauty but pretty much had no soul. She was kind and gentle at first but once she had you around her finger she turned into the lifeless monster she was. Rin was not like that, at least not yet.

He smirked when he remembered the terror he had seen in her eyes as he neared her, her fear had caused something in his stomach that made him want to grin in amusement. How he had wanted to intensify that fear at that moment but that dog demon had gotten in the way.

He remembered back when he had known that woman Sesshomaru had loved long ago, she showed no fear and that had jolted him. Jolted him to the core, he was in blind rage that he had told her to meet him at a scarce place amongst the forest by a well soon after to be known as the forest of Inuyasha.

Oh how he wanted to take her life then and there, give that woman what she asked for but that annoying dog demon got in his way and took is life.

He still had the scar on his back from the dog, his poison claws taking his life, but he would get that demon back. A snarl brought the man's lips up to show pointed fangs as he clenched and unclenched his fists when the scar began to glow and cause pain to flourish within his body.

Neko stared back at the window grabbing his shoulder with his right hand until his knuckles turned a deathly white. It seemed that the new girl with Sesshomaru was almost like a twin of Mizu. Was that why the demon wanted her? To have Mizu somehow closer to him? Without knowing the answer Neko let a numbing smirk play across his face as a dark fire began to burst into life under his flesh.

Even if Sesshomaru didn't hold this woman as closely as Mizu, he would make the dog demon suffer for stopping him when he had almost gained his release from blood lust.

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Sesshomaru folded his arms across his chest as he sent daggers to the older couple grinning and giggling at him. "Oh please Milord! It is a tradition!" Mizu cried handing a red ribbon in his hands as he sighed. Tradition my foot he seethed in his mind as he waited for the couple to repeat what they wished to do.

"It is what most heroes in this village wanted! This red ribbon is your token to great pleasures! If you tie this in any woman's hair it is meant that you find her attractive and wish to accompany her for the rest of the day and she is subject to your every whim" the lord explained as Sesshomaru once more shoved a sigh down his throat.

To think, these two thought that any woman in this village, (Excluding Rin of course) could spark his lust interest? This party had not gone the way he had wanted.

"Well if you don't want it Milord, I could gladly use it," Otaku stated picking at his hand with his scabbard. "And what would you do with it, pray tell?" Sesshomaru asked as the sword chuckled. "Why tie it in Rin's hair of course so I could follow her lovely being all day," Otaku answered and for an odd reason a blinding white fury hit behind Sesshomaru's eyes at the mere thought of Rin going off with a man, even if he was as harmless as Otaku.

"If you don't want me to have her then by all means tie it in her hair," Otaku suggested his voice silky which, to Sesshomaru, meant that he had read his mind. Sesshomaru did not respond but knew Otaku was right, besides, he noted, that most of the woman in this village were hardly able to compare to Rin's beauty.

He mentally slapped himself, he shouldn't compare women here to Rin, it was as if he wanted to show the world that she was much better then any other woman alive, demon or human.

Shaking his head he sighed and rested his head on the wooden wall that he had a few moments before been resting his back on. A suddenly voice brought him back to the present as he turned to see Rin kneeling on a large box of wood next to him.

"Lord Sesshomaru? You look troubled," she observed as he merely shook her off stating that it was nothing. "It is a beautiful day..." Rin breathed out of the blue as Sesshomaru looked to the sky and nodded.

"Milord! Milord! Milord!" the screams of the villagers brought the couple to look forward to see many women and men with offerings and trays of food. Sesshomaru sniffed but none of the food seemed good enough to eat. His thoughts changed when he saw Rin leaning forward her eyes large and her mouth watering.

Sighing he watched as the men gave glances to Rin, a few sending charming smiles, he stuffed a growl down his throat trying to keep his possessive side in check he only allowed his eyebrow to twitch slightly.

"Oh this food looks wonderful!" Rin stated as a man gave her a vine of grapes as she ate greedily while Sesshomaru's gaze softened somewhat. "Which one do u want?" he asked as she looked up to him.

"Oh I couldn't possibly choose!" she answered looking over each on considering before taking her lower lip in her mouth and gently worrying it. "I...I can't, it all looks so good!" Rin exclaimed as Sesshomaru took this to thought before, "I'll take it all, place it before us," he ordered as the villagers quickly followed suite.

Rin blinked in surprise and looked at her lord but his face gave nothing away, not even if he was annoyed or amused by the sudden quick answers to his wishes. "Now, if you desire each one of these plates you can eat whichever and whatever you wish," Sesshomaru stated to Rin.

She smiled up at him but stopped when she noted all the villagers watching her intently, her cheeks grew slightly flushed at all the attention that she looked down at her knees too embarrassed to eat in front of all these people.

"Leave us," Sesshomaru ordered as the villagers all bowed and quickly hurried off to do whatever they had planed for the rest of the party. Rin then grinned up at him, "Thank you Milord," and with that she quickly grabbed a hold of another grape vine and began eating the tasty fruit.

Sesshomaru sighed again as he stood in the shade of the hut's roof, the Lord of Ayame had given him a long jacket of sorts to wear over his black pants and white shirt, along with a black hat to hide his demon ears. The lord told him that he didn't want the villagers to get the wrong idea when they say a demon in their village.

Looking up towards the heavens he watched as soft clouds passed along the bright blue calm sky. Only the sounds of horses' hooves and people talking could be heard over the peaceful bliss that the sky created for Sesshomaru.

A sudden sound then caught his sensitive ears as he looked more frantically to the sky to see the shudder of wings and the sight of white feathers.

His eyes widened as he noted with further inspection that it had black eyes that seemed to see right through him. An adrenaline rush hit him hard as he looked down to Rin who was silently licking her fingers as he bent down to her level.

"Rin...I think I have just found another stone," he whispered as Rin's eyes widened, "Where?" she asked her eyes turning surprisingly serious.

"It is passing us as we speak, it is a gigantic bird, a swan," he stated and by the way order seemed to radiate from his voice Rin knew that he wanted her to do something.

With a smile Rin looked him straight in the eye, "How can I help?" she asked.

With a smirk Sesshomaru moved his left hand forward until it was level to her own hand, then gently opening his fist Rin's eyes fastened on a soft velvety red ribbon in his palm.

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Haha! I end in suspense! What will happen now? And what is Neko up to? Will Sesshomaru find out or will it be too late?