A/N: Hello all, the disclaimer as usual, but I hope you are liking everything. All the support I have been getting has helped me get back into posting and writing. ^-^ so please, I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 3

"So,who was it that you called again?" Haru asked as she sat on some furs with Kagome, Koga, Aki and InuYasha.

"Oh I called his sister-in-law and brother. " she said happily.

"Oh no ! Why did you call her? That crazy ass psycho. She doesn't know how to do anything but try and kill me." InuYasha whined as he fell back onto his back. Aki giggled and looked down at him.

" Inu-san looks funny. " she said giggling. InuYasha smirked and caught her tickling her.

" Who would have thought something this cute could come from something that ugly. " he said looking at Koga who growled.

" Hey you two, if you start I'll have Haru-san sit you InuYasha and you don't want to know what I'll do to you. " Kagome said threateningly, looking to her mate. Both males flinched. " Oh Ginta-chan's back. " Kagome said looking up at the okami walked in. " Where are they ?" she asked.

"Oh...they'll be here in a moment." Ginta said turning a deep red. Haru's posture changed suddenly as she looked out the cave door. Standing quickly she ran out. Oh you don't want to go. " he called after Haru.

"Why Ginta-chan ? What's wrong ?" Kagome asked as InuYasha sat up with Aki in his lap.

"They're kind of having a mate's moment. Sessho-maru oh so kindly reminded her that today is the day that they first met."

~A few moments ago

Sessho-maru walked with his mate. Ginta was slightly ahead of them, not that he minded. He looked down at her and smirked. She had no idea what day it was today. Suddenly he grabbed her waist, wrapped his tail around her and leaned her against a tree with him before her. " Sessho-maru ?" she said in surprise. Ginta took one look over his shoulder, blushed and hurried on.

"Do you know what day it is today aisai?" he asked playfully as he caught her wrists and pulled them over her head.

"No. What is today ?" she asked with a playful smile.

"Today, my love, is the day that you came to me. It is the day that we met." he said as he kissed her cheek. Her eyes widened as she remembered that he was right.

"Oh...so it is. What do you plan on doing ?" she asked teasingly as his kisses moved to her neck. Her only reply was a deep purr like growl. She smirked and leaned forward slightly catching the tip of his ear between her teeth. She grinned as the deeper growl came from her mate's chest.

Haru followed this scent and aura. It couldn't be. Could it ? The scent smelled kind of like her and her aura was exactly like hers, but something was different. Slowly she walked on and soon she began to hear a low growl. Fearing the worst she ran ahead. When she came to a stop she froze. The person before had his back to her. He was holding a female's hands above her head and the growl was coming from him. She couldn't see the woman but when Haru thought she saw danger, she would take care of it. " GET OFF OF HER !" she cried. Sessho-maru was about to turn around when something hard and wet hit the side of his head and he fell to the side unmoving. Haru glared at the fallen figure and then turned to the female. And both gasped. "A-Arashi ?" Haru said weakly. Arashi looked at her in shock and horror. This couldn't be happening. How did she get here ? Haru was just about the hurry to her when Arashi's gaze turned cold and hard with rage.

"What the hell did you do to him ?" she snapped as she hurried to the fallen figure. Haru didn't move.

Kagome hurried through the forest with Koga, and InuYasha hot on her tail. She had to get to Haru-san before she interrupted anything. She didn't want Arashi and Sessho-maru to take her head off before they had a chance to fix this. They had just come within earshot when Haru's voice was heard. " I thought that he was attacking you. I mean he was fucking growling!" she shouted. Arashi's glare seemed to harden even more as she turned back to her mate.

"Sessho-maru. Are you alright ?" she asked softly. Sessho-maru slowly sat up looking a little dazed and shook his head.

"Of coarse. " he said gently as he saw his mate's worried features.

"Who are you?" he and Haru chorused. Arashi sighed as she stood with her mate. Just at that moment Kagome, Koga and InuYasha came cautiously into the small clearing.

" Hello Arashi-chan !" Kagome said cheerfully.

" Hello Kagome-chan. So, it looks like the idiot is off the leash. " Arashi said teasingly as she eyed InuYasha.

" I'm laughing my ass off. " InuYasha muttered glaring at her.

" Arashi... " Haru started but stopped when she shot her a glare that said, ' Just a moment. '

" What's going on here ?" Koga asked looking between Arashi and Haru. Arashi sighed again before answering.

" This, my dear Ko-chan, is my younger sister, Haru. " she said as she looked at the girl in question icily. Sessho-maru couldn't help but chuckle.

" Well this feels familiar. " he said rubbing the back of his neck. " Looks like it runs in the family. " he said teasingly. He stopped instantly at a glare from his mate.

" Arashi, how the hell did I get here ?" Haru asked finally speaking up.

" I do not know."she sighed quietly "Come to the castle with us and I'm sure that we can figure something out. " she said as she began to walk. Koga let out a shrill whistle so that Ginta would bring Aki to him. Almost instantly Ginta stood before him with Aki on his back giggling.

" We went fast Otou-san !" she said as Koga gently picked her up.

" You did, did you ? Thanks Ginta. I'm going to the West for a bit. You're in charge while I'm gone alright ?" he said glancing over at the okami.

" Hai. " Ginta said before taking off again.

" Are-onee-san !" Aki cried as she saw Arashi. Arashi turned and a big grin spread across her face.

" Aki-imoto-san ! Have you been a good girl ?" she asked as she stopped and waited for the small girl to come to her.

" Hai ! Is Rin-nee-san at the castle ?" she asked as she bounded up to her and threw herself on her. Sessho-maru smiled down at his mate as they walked. Aki was still in her arms and they were chatting away. Glancing back slightly he saw Kagome and Koga right behind them smiling as they listened to Aki tell Arashi about her adventure at the springs. Behind them walked Haru and InuYasha.

"So...that's your brother ?" she asked softly nodding to Sessho-maru who was in front.

" Uh...yea what about it ?" the hanyou asked having had every criticize in the book and not wanting to hear it.

" Oh. " was all she said. InuYasha looked at her confused. Just a moment ago she had happily planning torture for him, but now she was all sad. Then he saw her gaze harden and she walked around everyone to the front. " Arashi. You will tell me NOW how the hell you are here too!" she raged as she stopped before her. Arashi glared at her and sighed.

" Take Aki. " she said to Sessho-maru who took the child from her arms. " I don't need to answer anything that you ask, sister. " she said coldly. Haru looked her sister up at down. She seemed thinner and older. She wore a dark gray kimono and a light purple obi. Her hair was longer and pulled back into a ponytail.

"Oh yes you do ! If you don't I'll pull the answers out. " Haru said as she let her aura flare. Everyone besides Arashi took a step back at the power. Haru's aura looked kind of like Kagome's as being a bright pink but hers seemed to be more deadly. Arashi glared at her not affected by the show of powers. She had been with Sessho-maru to long to know that doing this would only be your opponent's down fall and she knew her sister too well.

"You are not impressing anyone. Now move so that I may return to my home. " she said sternly.

"Speak for you self. " InuYasha, and Koga muttered but grew silent at Kagome and Sessho-maru's glare.

"Oh ? How do you plan on getting home? We aren't even in our fucking plane. " she shouted. Arashi narrowed her eyes to mere slits in annoyance.

" My home in the Western castle. Now move. " she said in an even tone. Even though she didn't sound it Sessho-maru could tell that she was mad beyond belief. He sighed but kept his eyes trained on his mate.

" What if I don't. What are you going to do about it ?" she snapped. Suddenly the ground began to shake and roots shot from it. Haru looked around herself in horror. Where the hell did she learn to do that ? Suddenly the roots came at her. Before she could do anything she was in the air with the roots twisted around her.

" As you can see I can easily restrain you. Now I do not feel like having to carry you all the way to my home. Are you going to walk ?" she asked in that dead calm voice of hers. Haru glared down at her and huffed,

" Fine...jackass. " she muttered under her breath as Arashi sat her down.

" I know, and I'll make sure to practice on you until I find a way to get you back to your home. " she said as they began to walk again.

No matter how much she didn't want to, Haru was impressed with the Western Castle. It was beautiful. " Come. Kagome, Koga you two can have that room you had last time you were here. InuYasha, you may have your old room. I'll have Hantatsu take you to a room Haru-san. " Sessho-maru said as they walked through the great doors.

" Thanks. " she grumbled. Haru was just about to march up to her sister and drag her away so that they could talk when a shrill squeal was heard.

" OTOU-SAN AND OKAA-SAN'S HOME !" someone shouted. Arashi looked up and saw Rin at the top of the stairs wearing a light blue kimono. The child glanced up the stairs to see Jaken hurrying after her. She eeped and ran to her mother.

" Hello Rin, were you good for Jaken ?" Arashi asked as she lifted her child on to her hip.

" Hai !" she said with her arms in the air.

" Rin ! Don't lie to Arashi-sama like that !" Jaken scolded as he came down the stairs wheezing.

" I think he looks fine. " Sessho-maru said taking Rin and smirking at the toad.

" Don't be mean. " she said playfully hitting his arm.

" Why don't you go and take a break Jaken. We're here and so is Aki. Rin will be plenty busy. " she said kindly. Jaken nodded gratefully and walked off after bowing to Koga and Kagome. He ignored InuYasha and Haru completely.

"I'm sure you have some questions Haru, if you will follow Sessho-maru and me. I'll try to answer what I can. " she said stiffly. Sessho-maru kissed his daughter's forehead and set her down next to Aki.

" That's an understatement. " Haru muttered. Sessho-maru smirked and walked next to his mate as they walked to his private office. Taking his seat behind the large desk he watched Haru closely. It was true that they were related, he could tell that by scent, but for some reason it smelled extremely faint. But Arashi did not seem all too happy about this. He looked up at his mate as she came and stood by his side laying a hand on his shoulder.

" Ask. " she said flatly. Haru glared at her but asked.

" Where the hell am I ?" she asked. She had a pretty good idea but she wanted to be wrong. Gods she wanted to be wrong. Arashi smirked.

" I think that you know where you are. " she said. Long ago she had told Sessho-maru of her world and where his world stood to hers. Haru groaned and sank into a chair.

" Great. I'm stuck in my sister's favorite cartoon. " she said laying a hand over her eyes. Sessho-maru growled slightly at being thought of a cartoon. Arashi giggled and moved her hand to the back of his head.

" As you can tell, Haru, you are not in a cartoon. And it's called anime and manga. " she snapped. Haru just groaned.

" How long have you been here ?" she asked looking at her older sister.

" I've been her for two years and six months. " she said.

" Wait ! It's only been a year since you've been gone. " Haru said sitting straight up.

" Has it ? Well that's nice but here it has been two years and six months. " she said cheerfully.

" Hantatsu, this is Arashi's younger sister. Will you please show her to a guest room near Kagome and Koga's. And make sure the cooks know that we have guests. " Sessho-maru said as the okamiyoukai walked in.

" Hai Sessho-maru-sama. " she said bowing. Hantatsu had long red hair that went to her shoulders. She wore a dark green kimono with a large silver moon on the front of the chest and back.

" Hello young mistress. If you would, follow me and I'll take you to your room. " she said bowing. Haru stood.

" I'll talk to you after dinner, in the gardens. They're beautiful. You'll love them. " Arashi said in a softer voice. Haru looked at her worried but followed the servant out. Arashi let a huge sigh out as she slumped slightly and Sessho-maru caught her around the waist gently pulling her to sit in his lap.

" Are you alright aisai ?" he whispered wrapping his arms around her holding her close as he nuzzled the nape of her neck.

" I will be. I can't believe that she's here. I mean I thought that I had left that life behind. That I had moved on. And now... " she whispered as she allowed the sentence to fall. Sessho-maru looked at her and kissed her cheek.

" You and I will be fine. We have survived more then this. " he said softly as one of his hands moved slightly so that it lay palm down on her flat stomach.

" I know. I know. " she said sadly as she leaned her head back onto his shoulder and turning her face into his neck breathing in his calming scent.

" Don't be sad aisai. It was not your fault. We will get through this. Don't worry. " he said softly as he kissed her forehead. Arashi smiled up at him as she gently nuzzled his neck. Sessho-maru smiled down at her." I wonder... " he said. Arashi looked up at his now smirking face in question. Suddenly she felt his fingers working her sides tickling. She laughed, giggled and begged for mercy. After a few moments he did stop. Arashi brought her sleeve up to her face covering her laughing lower face but leaving her eyes visible. " No. Don't. I like seeing you laugh and smile. " Sessho-maru said gently as he softly gripped her wrist and lowered her hand so that it wrapped around her own waist along with his. She smiled down at him and lowered her lips to his.