Kiyomi walked next to Rin as they traveled through the mist with A-Un close behind, then Rin spoke.

"Say Master Jaken, let's play a game of tongue twisters." Kiyomi smiled to herself. Rin was so cute.

"Tongue twisters-"

"Me first," she said, "Red Jaken, Blue Jaken, Gold Jaken." The little imp rasped a sigh of defeat before he spoke.

"Red Jaken, Blue Jaken, Gold Jaken," he said dully.

"Hey, you're pretty good," Rin said. Kiyomi couldn't help but laugh at the imp's irritation toward the game. He didn't want to play but he did anyway. Jaken could be tolerable at times. Kiyomi petted A-Un, who suddenly made a noise that resembled a cow.

"Of course," Jaken replied.

"One more time," Rin said, "Red Jaken, Blue Jaken, Gold Jaken."

"Forget it," he said with a sigh.

"Why not? Say it!" Kiyomi laughed a little harder and patted Rin's head when Jaken moaned in despair.

Kiyomi ignored the dull presences that lingered down the road. It wasn't a jewel shard or Naraku so she paid no heed to it. Suddenly Jaken let out a loud cry as he fell to the ground. Kiyomi looked up at Lord Sesshomaru who had suddenly stopped in front of the poor imp.

"Is something the matter Lord Sesshomaru," Rin called out. Kiyomi peered around him to find out what had caught his attention and then she heard the sound of a flute. The sound of the flute was beautiful but coated in sadness. But besides that the dull feeling she felt was closer.

Kiyomi watched a woman slowly appear from the mist, playing a flute in a long kimono. The woman had long brown hair and she looked rather elegant. She walked up to them and then slowly knelt to the ground, the sound of the flute stopping. The woman seemed to be blocking their path intentionally.

"It's been quite some time Sesshomaru." The woman said.

"Who are you," Jaken asked, "an acquaintance of My Master?" The woman looked up at Lord Sesshomaru with beautiful dark eyes.

"Forgive me," she said, "I am Sara."

"Huh?" Jaken said, "Who?"

"I am from Asano Castle," she said, "have you forgotten it?"

"Asano Castle," Lord Sesshomaru said with question.

"The first time I saw you, lord Sesshomaru," she said, "was at Asano Castle at a more turbulent time." Lord Sesshomaru stared at the woman with no emotion in his eyes. It seemed as if he had not remembered the woman or knew what she was talking about.

"Lord Sesshomaru," Sara said, desperately. She wanted him to remember her, it seemed like it was very important to her.

"I don't know you," Lord Sesshomaru simply said. Kiyomi felt her own heart ache at how he spoke to the poor woman. He was so cold. He began to walk past the woman without a second thought.

"Please don't go," she said sadly. Kiyomi wanted to say something but this didn't seem to be the appropriate time to speak.

"I want to do what I can to make your wish come true," the woman declared. Kiyomi blinked. She hadn't known that Lord Sesshomaru had a wish. He stopped and peered at her over his shoulder.

"Help me," he said, "you?"

"Yes," she said, "and when I help you realize your desire I only ask that you acknowledge my feelings for you." Kiyomi watched the scene unfold silently. Kiyomi felt a small smile appear on her lips. Lord Sesshomaru was a handsome demon so she wasn't surprised that a woman became captivated with him but a human woman was rather rare.

"Hey, Hey ,Hey," Jaken suddenly shouted, pointing his staff at the woman, "will you stop this nonsense!"

Kiyomi watched Jaken as he shouted at the woman.

"There's no way someone like you can fulfill Lord Sesshomaru's wishes!"

"Jaken!" Kiyomi was surprised when she heard Lord Sesshomaru raise his voice at the imp. She had never really heard him do such a thing before.

"Leave her," he ordered. Kiyomi continued to stare at them silently.

"Yes, My Lord," he said sullenly as he retreated from her.

"I will fulfill your wish, no matter what it takes," Sara said.

"As you please." Kiyomi saw the interest in his eyes when he spoke. Even she herself was interested in his wish.

"Good," Sara said as she turned from him and walked away. As she passed them all her dark eyes found Kiyomi's brown eyes and gave her a glare. Kiyomi watched the woman as she disappeared in the fog. That woman wasn't normal.

"Such a strange mortal," Jaken said, "Lord Sesshomaru, who was that odd woman, anyway?"

"She sure was pretty," Rin said.

"Well, face powder does miracles," Jaken scoffed.

"Honestly," Jaken said as he looked up at Kiyomi, "as if a mere human could help Our Lord. You have a slim but better chance at that."

"Thanks, Jaken," Kiyomi sighed.

"Are you blind, Jaken," Lord Sesshomaru said, "That was no human."

So, she was correct. That dull presence she felt was that woman. But why didn't she seem like a demon. Even if it was a demon in the shape of a human she would still be able to sense it but this time it was different.

"My Lord," Kiyomi said, "if what you say is true then why couldn't I sense it?"

"It was a demon," Lord Sesshomaru said, "that was originally a human but never quite became a full demon."