A/N: I'm back. Quicker than you guys expected right? I felt creative today, but sadly i have no more ideas for this at the moment, but I will try and update when I can. My dad's out of the hospital and he's doing fine. In this one you guys get to see the slight differences between the twins and we get to meet our favorite person, well, my favorite person. Anyway, read, review, and above all...enjoy.

-Rini-

I groaned as my feet began to throb. Even though I was a half-demon, walking for seven hours straight on rough terrain when I was used to the flat hallways of the Palace made my feet hurt. I'd only ever been out of the Palace a grand total of three times and each of those times Leiko had been with me, guarding me, and we'd never been anywhere with so many rocks.

"Dammit!"

I cursed when I felt a rock pierce through the bottom of my boot and cut into the bottom of my foot. I sat down on a fallen log and pulled my boot off to look at my foot. The wound had already healed, but the dull throb was still there.

'I am not cut out to be in the wilderness.'

I thought to myself as I slid my boot back on.

'No. Your sister is, you're much more suited for the pampered life of a princess.'

My beast said and I growled at it's comparison of me and my sister, but sighed as I realized it was right.

'Why not go back to the Palace? It'll be safe there, and the land will be flat.'

My beast and, but I shook my head.

'No. I'm not going back until Leiko tells me why she left.'

I said and heard my beast sigh.

'You are as stubborn as your sister.'

It said and this time I smiled at the comparison. I looked up at the sky and sighed as I realized the sun was setting, meaning I'd need to find somewhere to stay tonight.

I got to my feet and made my way through the trees. I stopped when I smelled water and turned to head that way. I was rather thirsty and the thought of dipping my feet in soothing water sounded rather nice. I smiled when I saw the river and walked to it's bank. I'd just knelt down to cup some of it in my hands to drink when I heard something crashing through the trees on the other side of the riverbank and looked up just in time to see a little girl, no older than eight, burst from the trees. She was closely followed by a rather pissed off looking boar. I watched as it charged at the little girl and one of it's tusks catch her in the side. I frowned when I saw the girl's blood, but gave her credit for getting up and trying to get away. The boar was going to charge again when I finally recognized the scent of the girl's blood. I knew this girl, especially the man she traveled with.

'Rin!'

I thought and my eyes widened before narrowing at the now charging boar. In a flash, I'd drawn both my short swords, leapt over the river, and placed myself between Rin and the charging animal. I lunged forward and sliced the animal along it's side as I went and it fell to the ground dead, inches from Rin's feet. I sheathed both my swords after having wiped them clean and turned to look at Rin who was looking up at me in shock.

"Are you okay?"

I asked as I moved and knelt infront of her. When she didn't respond, I tried again.

"Rin, I asked if you were ok."

That got a response out of her.

"How do you know Rin?"

She asked and I smiled at her, showing one of my fanged teeth and her brown eyes widened and she gasped as realization hit.

"R-"

She started, but before she could finish her sentence I found myself pinned against a tree staring into the blood red eyes of a rather pissed off and extremely protective demon lord.