Welcome back to the story!

Summary: The Horai Island from the 4th movie has reappeared suddenly, without warning. Rin has been drawn to it and is hurt. Will this incedent reval the true feelings of Sesshomaru and Rin? Or will all be lost?


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!LAST TIME IM POSTING THIS PART! There are a few characters who have shown up and they are not characters from the anime or manga. They are here for writting purposes and will not play huge roles or anything of that sort, they are strictly to help move the story along. Please do not reuse the names for the same positions in other fanfictions. Thanks.

Since Sesshomaru's mother's name has not been relased in the anime or manga, I will be giving her a name. Sorry if some don't like it, but I honestly looked hard for it, I only got unconfirmed names, and i wouldn't use an unauthentic and mistaken name in my story. I'll be giving her the name Asami, meaning beautiful linen. Mostly she'll be reffered to as Ma'am, mother, Madame, and Her Grace. !HIS MOTHER IS NOT IN THIS CHAPTER, THIS IS JUST A FOREWARNING!


Rin sat sullenly on her bed. She knew she was in trouble for sure, she had just made a complete fool of herself and Sesshomaru-sama. She began un-raveling herself from the layers of clothes. She heard her stomach growl, she hadn't gotten dinner because of her fit.

Akane ran quickly to the servant quarters and told them of the dining hall mess. Several servants rushed out of the room to clean up the mess. Akane turned to see Jaken making a pot of perfumed oil for a princess no less.

"Jaken, stop what you're doing. Lord Sesshomaru requests you to make a dozen jasmine candles by nightfall."

Jaken turned in surprise. "I don't have enough jasmine in here! Get me some from the garden, quick Akane!"

Akane ran out to the gardens and began her collection. Jaken hauled the perfume pot off of the fire and set a new one on to heat up. He was a great aromatic maker. Jaken poured a bag of wax pellets into the hot pot and began stirring vigorously. Akane returned with a basket full of jasmine.

"Boil the leaves in a small amount of water and then drain them." Jaken said pushing a tiny pan at the maid.

Jaken pulled three metal rings off a shelf and set them up right. He pulled three strings from a nearby blanket. He poured lamp oil into a bowl and soaked the strings in it. Akane handed him the jasmine leaves and he added them to the wax pot.

"Jiro, Loki, go to the linens closet and take out the finest ones. Make Sesshomaru-sama's bed. Go now!" Akane demanded as she tied the soaked strings to twigs and set them over the metal rings. The two servants she directed took off to do their given task. Jaken scooped up the wax with a pitcher and poured it equally into the molds with the wicks. "Get me more rings." He said while pouring the last mold.

Akane grab a variety of differently shaped hollowed metal rings and tied the wick strings over the tops. "Their ready Jaken."

The sun was setting and it would only be minutes before the darkness would engulf the castle. "Get these up to Sesshomaru-sama's room before sundown." Akane decided she would go speak with her lord about Rin and what action would be taken on her behalf. She poofed outside of his bedroom doors and knocked sharply.

"Who is it."

"Akane Mi'lord."

Sesshomaru was silent and there were a few bumps, then he opened the doors. "Akane."

"Should I go speak with Rin?" Akane asked as she tried her hardest not to stare at her lord. He was shirtless, his kimono hung loosely about his waist, the tie was slipping at his hips and leaving little to the imagination.

A flitter of a smile passed across his face as he held his kimono up with a single clawed hand. "Yes. Tell her I'd like to speak with her."

Akane looked down and spoke to the stone floor. "When, Mi'lord?"

"After the candles are delivered."

Akane nodded and went to help Jaken fill the rest of the molds.


Meanwhile Rin had sent for Kagome. She need some girl time, and Kagome was the only girl she knew that wouldn't blab and take her seriously. They weren't best friends, but Kagome was always very nice each time they met. It was nearly sundown when a knock startled Rin out of her thoughts. She answered the door and saw Kagome standing there with a package of candies.

"Hi." Kagome said inviting herself into the tiny bedroom. "Your room is so small…"

"I know, it because we haven't remodeled it or anything." Rin said closing the door tightly and leaning against it.

"So why'd you call me here? It was so unexpected." Kagome said sitting on the bed and opening the box of candies. "Come have one."

Rin sat beside the older woman and took a little red candy. It tasted like strawberries. "Well, I actually wanted to talk about things."

Kagome nodded and swallowed her piece of candy. "Sesshomaru, right?"

Rin's eyes widened and she blushed. "How did you know?"

Kagome giggled a bit and shook her head. "The way you look at him. It's totally obvious, at least to me it is."

"But it's wrong to like him." Rin said sadly looking at her little hands.

"No it's not. It's perfectly natural. You're a girl and he's a boy. You guys have been together for ten years and it's normal that you've become attracted to him. You are a woman now after all." Kagome said looking out the window.

"Did you ever feel it was wrong to like Inuyasha?" Rin asked cramming her mouth with more candy.

"At first I did. He loved Kikyo and I knew I couldn't change that. Then I became afraid that he didn't love me, even thought he said it, but instead he loved that I was Kikyo's reincarnation. I lived in this torn fear for quiet some time, but then I realized Inuyasha really did love me. I feared being together, he was from the feudal era, I was from modern Tokyo, I was a human girl, he was a half demon. In the end I just let everything play out as it was and I stopped trying to change things. Now I'm happier than ever with my family of Inuyasha, Shoda and another baby on the way." Kagome said rubbing her still flat tummy.

Rin smiled. Kagome had made her feel much more reassured about Sesshomaru. "I want a baby one day." Rin sighed.

"Maybe you will. Rin, I don't want to upset you, but, Sesshomaru is a bit different than Inuyasha and me."

"How so?" Rin asked not quiet understanding what the older woman meant.

"Well, Inuyasha didn't have a reputation to live up to, and he is a half demon. So it's accepted as normal that he married a human. Sesshomaru is a full demon, and a powerful one at that. He is also the Western Lord." Kagome said closing the now empty box of candy and tucking it under her arm.

"Right…thanks for listening thought Kagome. Let's do this again some time?" Rin said opening the door for her new found friend.

"Of course." Kagome said with a smile and took her leave.

Sun had set and Rin began to dress for bed. She put on a single layer of the white cotton from her dinner kimono as a sleep garment. Rin had just put her lamp out and was almost asleep when a knock at her door made her jump off the bed. She wasn't ready to listen to whom ever it was, she just wanted to sleep. "I'm sleeping!"

"Rin, Lord Sesshomaru wishes to speak to you in his chambers." It was Akane.

Rin didn't want to be talked to or scolded for that matter. "Tell him I'll speak with him in the morning!"

Akane was quiet and then Rin heard the pitter patter of claws walking down the hall. Rin knew that Akane had left her door to deliver the message. The young woman began her decent into a dream world when another knock woke her up. This time she was angry, she was tired, stressed and confused. She just wanted to sleep!

Rin stomped over to the door and flung it open wide. "I said I am sleeping!" Rin screamed into the darkness. When her eyes adjusted, she saw the silhouette of Sesshomaru. He looked less than amused when Rin saw his face in the light of the lanterns.

"Rin." He said darkly.

Rin gulped and held her robe close to her body. "Y-yes?"

"Come with me." Sesshomaru said turning and walking down the hall.


Oh me, Oh my, Rin's trouble aren't thy? I swear this still looks huge in 10pt font on Works Word Processor... I promise his mother will be coming into play soon, just trust me! Remember to comment! ~ Iska

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