"Where'd the guy who calls himself Sesshomaru go?" I asked Rin. "I don't know. I woke up here too." Rin said looking around, curious herself. Jaken opened his eyes and glared at us. "Be quiet you two. There are a great deal of demons nearby. Do you want them to eat you?" I glared at the Imp. "I'm pretty sure Sesshomaru wouldn't want Rin to be hurt. And I am sure you know that." Jaken grumble something unheard by Rin. Which is probably a good thing. It was several more minutes before Sesshomaru returned. By then, Rin, Ah-uhn and I were seated around the fire. The fish given to us eaten. I had a second fish that I was splitting with Ah-uhn. I'm sure that if my family saw me now they'd be curious as to why I wasn't freaking out about the fact I was eating with an imp, and a dragon. (Well, I was, just not out loud. My mind was a mess.) I looked at the man who helped me and smiled. "Thanks for helping me out back there. I don't know what i would have done if you guys hadn't come along." He didn't respond to my voice, just turned to Rin and Jaken. Checked on them. Didn't bother with me. I took offense. That was a given. But it was also probably understandable. He knew them. I was new and foreign to him. So at his lack of response, I turned back to sharing a fish with ah-uhn. Whom was more than happy to acknowledge me. That night I slept leaning against ah-uhn. Rin curled up next to me. I didn't actually sleep though. I stayed up most of the night. Dozing off every now and then. I never slept well unless I knew I was safe where I slept. Even if it was only my subconscious that knew, I wouldn't be able to sleep. I also knew there was a hot spring nearby. I'd heard Jaken talking about it earlier. So at dawn I went to the spring and got washed up. But just as I was leaving the water to get dried off, something grabbed my leg, and pulled me back into the water. I gasped before my head went under, sucking in a very deep breath. Under the water I was greeted by a very, and I mean very, large serpent. It's tail wrapped around my left ankle. I gaped, making sure I kept my mouth closed. "Who dares bath in my spring!" The creature hissed. I waved. Keep calm Yui. Keep calm and you might get out of this alive. The creature squinted it's eyes at me. "And who are you?" I pointed to my mouth, my cheeks bulged from the air I was trying to keep in my lungs. The creature sighed then allowed me to return to the surface. I gasped as soon as my head broke the surface. "Answer my question." the creature hissed. "Yui." I said, barely past the, need air, deal. "Yui?" his eyes went wide, confused? "Yeah. Yui." "Interesting name. Now, why are you bathing in my water?" "Only water I knew of in the area." I said, glaring at the beast, that still held my ankle. "Would you mind letting me go? I would like to get some clothes on."What the hell am I doing! I should be freaking out! He squinted his eyes again. But nodded, releasing me. Allowing me to quickly swim to shore, and get dressed. I then stood on the water's edge. "Any thing else you need? Or can I go and join the group I'm with?" "Just one thing first." he hissed, then lowered his head and bit my abdomen. "Ow!" The serpent just returned to the water's depths. I shook my head in annoyance. "Does no one care that I just want to go home?!" I grumbled as I headed back towards the clearing, where I could hear Rin calling my name in worry. I quieted her, that way she didn't aggravate Jaken by waking him. Sesshomaru was already up though. He just watched me, his emotions hidden by a mask of anger and annoyance. I know it's a mask because his eyes told another story. But I didn't draw attention to him. There'd be no point. Rin asked where I'd gone. I told her I'd gone to stretch my legs. Sesshomaru left at some point during my conversation with Rin. Because after it I turned to apologize to him for worrying Rin. But he was gone. And he didn't return for several hours. I'd have questioned it, but his look of frustration kept my words caught in my throat. So the evening just progressed normally, with the exception of the occasional glares from Sesshomaru. At least, they seemed like glares, his eyes hooded slightly, him looking at me threw his eyelashes as I walked by.