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Rin felt herself perk right up when she spotted her lord in the distant making his way towards them. Uka had been making shapes out of the nearby stream to cheer Rin up and keep her mind off possible danger.

But nothing Uka could do could make her feel as happy as she did then when she caught sight of her lord.

"Lord Sesshomaru you have returned!" she stated in glee feeling her childhood need to run and embrace him. She couldn't of course now that she was older, she had to let go of her childhood comforts.

"Did you have a peaceful time?" he asked in return as he sat next to her resting his aching body from travel.

"Yes, Uka even kept my mind off things by making shapes from the nearby stream," Rin stated pointing to the right towards the small stream she spoke of. Uka showed Lord Sesshomaru what Rin meant by pulling up a ball of water and forming it into a shark-like shape.

"I see," Lord Sesshomaru responded inwardly thanking the other members of their travel group for keeping Rin light hearted during this time. Soon she wouldn't be so happy.

"Let us reside here for the night, we will continue at dawn," he stated as he rested his back against the bark of the tree where the group was sitting. Rin nodded her head and took Otaku's sheath and returned it to the loop at her waist band.

After a few awkward moments Rin came to a conclusion that she would be sleeping on grass. Just as she was about to lie down she saw her lord motion for her to come to him.

She sat on her knees before getting on all fours and crawling over to him, he outstretched his right arm making space for her beside him.

"Why don't you sleep by me tonight?" he offered, how could Rin refuse her lord? So she moved over and sat against the bark of the tree as well. Lord Sesshomaru let his right arm fall around her as he rested his hand on her left shoulder pulling her close.

He had done this to Rin multiple times both when she was young and on this journey yet this time Rin felt a strange feeling in her gut being so close to him. A feeling she couldn't name but could only describe as a warm sensation traveling all along her body.

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Sesshomaru held Rin like that for a few moments before she nodded off to sleep. He let her sleep next to him like this because this would probably be the last time he could hold her.

When he had visited the Cougar demon's village the leader he had helped so long ago was more then happy to take Rin. "Anything to help an ally!" he had said. Sesshomaru knew as well that the village was large and filled with demons that would be the best protection for Rin right now.

The leader also promised Sesshomaru that he would personally watch over her safety so that she would not be in any danger of being in a demon village. Sesshomaru had also told the demon that Rin was more frightened of bad mortals then demons. He had remembered when she was young how she was not frightened of demons and told the priest that she would be happier with Sesshomaru then with her own kind.

Hearing this, the Cougar demon all but fell in love with Rin, telling him that she would feel more then welcome there. "My son and I will protect her with our very lives!" the demon promised Lord Sesshomaru in his tent only a night ago.

He only hoped Rin would not make too much of a fuss when he dropped her off. She would have Otaku and the others with her. He would keep her there until the demon that was stalking them was killed off. Then she could rejoin him.

Rin had stayed behind with Jakken multiple times when he went to battle his brother Inuyasha, surely she wouldn't take it too bad?

Rin mumbled in her sleep softly before nuzzling her head on his chest bringing Sesshomaru back to the present.

His hand tightened on her shoulder slightly letting his senses take in her appearance. His ears took in the sounds of her steady breathing, his nose hungrily took in her scent, and his eyes soaked up her appearance. This way if he was killed by this demon they were hunting, he would have Rin's memory with him forever.

"I want to stay with you Lord Sesshomaru…forever," Rin murmured in her sleep. Sesshomaru's eyes widened at the news before they softened to a degree that no one had ever seen. Truly Rin was an amazing woman, he would miss her terribly. He just hoped she would be able to forgive him.

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When Rin awoke the next morning she was alone, Lord Sesshomaru had taken off. She assumed for food or to check the surroundings. Just as the thought left her Lord Sesshomaru appeared before her his eyes stern and cold.

"We must leave," he said. Rin nodded but felt her body tense at the sheer coldness in her lord's eyes. He must've seen something, something possibly dangerous.

Rin wasted no time in getting to her feet and combing out her hair with her fingers before rubbing her dress of all the grass and joined her lord by his side.

She could always take a bath later on when her lord was relaxed, right now she knew that she had to hurry.

Sesshomaru bent down on one knee with his back towards her and his hands by his waist. Rin climbed onto his back and Sesshomaru grabbed both of her legs and they were off.

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Meanwhile a couple hundred yards away Inuyasha and his group lay still fast asleep. Inuyasha was the only one awake on guard duty. Usually he slept but all night he had been fidgety, something was wrong.

Only a few seconds later Myouga appeared, Inuyasha noticed because the blasted thing was sucking blood from his nose. The half-demon smacked the flea causing it to be squashed like paper. The demon moaned slightly before falling into Inuyasha's hand.

"Lord Inuyasha, I have news from your elder brother," the flea stated.

"Feh, like I care what goes on in his life," Inuyasha rolled his eyes surprised that Myouga didn't already know this.

"It involves more then just Lord Sesshomaru though. Rin is in trouble as well, a strange wolf demon is stalking the two," Myouga replied. Kagome had just awakened hearing the sounds of voices and spotted her mate with the small flea demon.

"Myouga, what are you doing here?" the priestess yawned.

"I was just telling Lord Inuyasha about both his elder brother and Rin are in trouble," Myouga answered.

"What kind of trouble?" Kagome was fully alert now and the rest of the group was rousing up as well.

"A wolf-demon is stalking the two, I over heard Lord Sesshomaru and that sword with a spirit talking about it. Lord Sesshomaru plans on leaving Rin in a nearby village for safe keeping while he goes to kill this demon," Myouga explained. Miroku, Sango and Shippo had gathered around Inuyasha and the flea all alert and attentive.

"It's probably Kouga," Inuyasha growled out the wolf-demon's name.

"I don't think so Master Inuyasha. From what I overhead Lord Sesshomaru saying, this demon is just as powerful if not more then Sesshomaru himself," Myouga said.

"The one thing that bothers me though is that I have seen the demon myself. Not his face granted but I was able to identify his gender and his motive. He is male and wants something from Rin. Lord Sesshomaru believes the demon wants to fight him, but the truth of the matter is that the demon wants Rin. With Lord Sesshomaru leaving Rin unguarded the demon will surely get her," Myouga added.

"Then we have to find Lord Sesshomaru and stop him from leaving Rin behind, we'll protect her!" Sango stated already getting Kirara and her weapon ready.

"He is about a day's walk from here, if we hurry we can reach them before nightfall," Myouga stated.

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"Lord Sesshomaru…? Where are we?" Rin asked when they neared the top of the mountain. He had slowed his pace and had not said a word. Usually her lord never did talk much but he seemed even more quiet then usual.

"We are in a Cougar Village Rin," he answered after hesitating. He let her off his back to stand beside him. Rin looked at him pleading for answers but he kept his eyes adverted from her.

A huge Cougar immerged from a hut and grinned a toothy grin at Lord Sesshomaru.

"So you have brought her, its good to finally meet you my child," his greeting was warm but Rin felt coldness come over her.

"Brought me?" she repeated still keeping her eyes on her lord but he had yet to reply.

"I'm sorry Rin, but here is where you will stay for the time being. It is too dangerous for you to continue traveling with me," Lord Sesshomaru spoke at last. Though they weren't the words Rin was hoping to hear.

A sharp pang hit her at his response, he was leaving her there?

"Lord Sesshomaru…" she whispered his name as she took a step closer to him but he stepped away from her keeping his eyes adverted still.

"Please, you can't leave me here," she stated but her lord remained quiet as he moved his gaze from the ground to the large demon in front of them.

"Take good care of her," he ordered.

"No Lord Sesshomaru wait!" Rin cried desperately after her lord who was already making his way out of the Village.

The large Cougar demon grabbed her shoulders holding her back when she tried to run after her lord.

"Don't leave me Lord Sesshomaru…" she whispered tears coating her eyes as she fell to her knees.

"Please don't leave me," she whispered slowly looking up at her lord's back.

"LORD SESSHOMARU!"

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Inuyasha slowed down his pace when the familiar scent of his brother was picked up by his sensitive nose.

"What is it?" Kagome asked sitting on the half-demon's back.

"I smell Sesshomaru, he's close,"

"And he doesn't seem to be in a good mood either. I can sense the hostility coming from him even this far away," Myouga added while tying up a sack that he threw over his shoulder.

"Are you leaving again?!" Inuyasha cried in disbelief.

But Myouga was already long gone the group only left with his dust trial.

"Good-for-nothing flea," Inuyasha mumbled but forgot about the demon when he saw his brother appear before them.

"What are you doing here Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru asked narrowing his eyes making his form all the more menacing.

"Here to stop you from leaving Rin," Kagome butted in wanting to get straight to the point rather then waste valuable time.

Sesshomaru's eyebrows rose at Kagome's response but his expression turned dark almost immediately.

"What? What does Rin have to do with anything?"

"That demon that you're trying to fight, he wants Rin. So if you leave her alone he is sure to go after her rather then you," Inuyasha stated relishing in the pleasure of knowing something before his older brother did.

Sesshomaru's body tensed at the news and he clenched his fists so much that the group spotted blood dripping from his palms. Sesshomaru ignored the pain and kept on clenching his fists even harder.

"I left her for her safety. I thought…I thought leaving her would mean that she would be alright. I can see I made a terrible mistake," Sesshomaru murmured to himself not even registering that he had an audience.

"You mean you already left Rin?" Miroku asked.

"Yes," Sesshomaru replied.

"Then we have to turn around and get her," Sango said while mounted on her cat-demon Kirara.

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed at the demon slayer's words.

"No. I do not need help," Sesshomaru stated. More for his pride then anything, if he went back and found Rin gone he didn't know how he would react. He didn't want his half-brother Inuyasha seeing him weak. He didn't want his brother to see him showing emotion.

"Strength in numbers Sesshomaru, besides if Rin is missing then at least six heads are better then one to guess where the demon took her," Kagome stated.

"Do not even think that," Sesshomaru seethes his vision going red, if that demon even was in the premises of the Cougar Village Sesshomaru would slit his throat.

"Then move or we'll never get there," Inuyasha growled, Sesshomaru gave the group one last glare hoping to keep them away but the team followed him anyway.

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The Cougar Village was a sight to behold, the huts that once were huge and filled with Cougar demons were now burning to the ground. Hundreds of demon corpses were lined all along the village streets. So they were too late.

Worry overtook Sesshomaru and he could feel deep coldness fill his being. If the Cougar demons couldn't fight back, then Rin couldn't have stood a chance. Sesshomaru heard Inuyasha's mate, Kagome gasp behind him.

"How terrible," she murmured.

Sesshomaru didn't spare her a glance but hurried forward down the unrecognizable path towards the hut at the edge of town, where Rin was supposed to be kept.

There his hopes were dashed forever.

For there he spotted the Cougar leader lying with a young demon, Sesshomaru presumed his son, both coated in their own blood.

Sesshomaru rushed to their side; luckily the leader was still conscious.

"What happened?" Sesshomaru demanded. The leader coughed up blood before answering.

"We were…attacked by two….a demon and a human…." He whispered.

"Two?" Sesshomaru asked. Did the wolf-demon get an ally on the way to the village?

"One had long black hair and green eyes. The other was a young boy with brown hair and freckles. Both were so powerful," the demon went on gaining a little more strength to speak.

"Could it be Kohaku?" Sango asked though the way she asked it seemed that she hoped it wasn't.

"That would mean that Naraku is in on this," Kagome stated angrily.

"Where is Rin?" Sesshomaru asked. The demon leader's eyes were fading fast.

"We…we tried to protect her…" the leader was losing his strength again, "But…the demon and the boy…too strong. The Demon…killed so many…and grabbed Rin…said she would soon be his…Rin so sad…crying when I went down. Then she was taken away," the leader explained.

"What about Kohaku?" Sango pleaded.

"The boy…he took off in the other direction…let the demon go alone," and with that the leader closed his eyes and didn't speak again.

"Rin…" Sesshomaru mumbled. He took in a deep breath to calm himself before he bent close to the leader's chest and sniffed for a scent. There was a mixture of the demon slayer's brother and an unfamiliar scent. Sesshomaru bet his life that the unfamiliar scent belonged to the wolf-demon.

"I will look for Rin, alone." Sesshomaru stated to the group, but Inuyasha shook his head.

"No, you're going to need our help Sesshomaru, no matter what your pride is telling you. Rin means a lot to us too," Inuyasha stated.

Seeing that arguing was wasting time Sesshomaru could be spending looking for Rin he stopped the fighting and took off into the forest following the scent he had picked up.

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