A/N: Another chapter yay I'm excited.

So we have more Ari/Sesshoumaru interaction

Disclaimer: don't own and never will

Ari was a little confused when she first woke that is until she remembered were she fell asleep last night and promptly blushed. She hated herself for blushing, but how could she not? She was sleeping on the most powerful inuyoukai she had ever seen, not to mention the fact he was very beautiful in an ethereal way. Ari moved her head slightly so she could peer at his sleeping form, her hand absentmindedly petting the fur wrapped around her. He looked so relaxed and vulnerable with his eyes closed but Ari had no doubt that if they were to be attacked suddenly that he would instantly turn into the feared Lord he was, she had to resist the urge to touch him as she didn't want to wake him. Ari moved her head back down to rest on his shoulder smiling slightly at the fact that she got to see him so vulnerable. She watched her hand for a moment as it continued petting Sesshoumaru's fur, it was so soft and fluffy she never wanted to stop petting it. She was startled when she heard a sound coming from the Daiyoukai and Ari giggled when she realised that it almost sounded like he was purring.

"Does something amuse you little witch?" Ari jumped when she heard his voice and lifted her head to meet his gaze.

"When did you wake up?" She asked in return.

"This one was awake before you." Sesshoumaru replied clearly amused. "This one had no idea that his face was so interesting to look at."

"I wasn't looking at you," Ari quickly lied, her blush giving her away. "I was looking at the tree behind you; it's a very interesting tree."

"This Sesshoumaru knows you are lying." Sesshoumaru smiled a real genuine smile that had Ari blushing even harder.

"How can you know that?"

"You are blushing because I told you I knew you were looking. This one can also smell it." Sesshoumaru said.

"You can smell something like that?" Ari asked perplexed. "What does a lie even smell like?"

"It is hard to explain to someone who has senses that aren't as good as mine." Sesshoumaru said.

"Well at least I don't purr like a cat." Ari said huffing.

"This Sesshoumaru is no neko." Sesshoumaru said affronted, and Ari laughed in response.

"Oh shall I prove myself right then?" Ari asked as she moved her hand back down to his mokomoko, only to be prevented by his hand grabbing her wrist Ari just laughed in response. "So will I be able to move around without you following me?"

"If you do not do anything stupid." Sesshoumaru replied.

"Well then I'm pretty sure you're going to be following me around then." Ari said grinning as Sesshoumaru let out a small chuckle. When Sesshoumaru finally let her get up Ari skipped over to Rin who had awoken earlier and was playing with Lord Fluffy.

After breakfast they had continued travelling and Ari had gotten Rin to play a game of 'I Spy'. After being told the rules and how to play Rin had been more than eager to play, even Sesshoumaru joined in occasionally. Eventually they stopped playing and Rin had started asking questions about Ari from where she sat upon Ah-Un.

"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

"I'm an only child," Ari responded easily. "I grew up with my cousin though but he never liked me much so I didn't have anyone to play with."

"Rin had two older brothers before they were killed. Do your parents miss you when you're travelling with us?"

"My parents died a long time ago," Ari said sadly. "They were murdered by a very evil man, when I was a baby. I never knew them."

"Rin's parents died too and Rin sometimes has trouble remembering them but it's okay though because now I have Lord Sesshoumaru. Do you know what they look like?"

"Well I have a photo album with pictures of them," Ari said. "I will show you when we stop for the night. I had a godfather too and he told me all about them."

"What is a godfather?"

"It's a person who your mother and father choose to look after you if they can no longer do so. My parents chose my dad's best friend and his name was Sirius Black."

"But you said you grew up with your cousin."

"I did grow up with my cousin. You see when my parents were killed, Sirius tried to avenge them by capturing the guy who betrayed them to the evil man. However the aurors, those who keep the peace and make sure the laws aren't broken, well they thought Sirius was the one to betray my parents and they also thought he was the one to kill the person who actually betrayed them so they took him away and locked him a prison called Azkaban. So instead of going to him I was sent to my mother's sisters and was raised by them." Ari said softly.

"What's a prison?"

"It's a place where people who do bad things are sent when they're caught. Azkaban is a wizarding prison guarded by the foulest creatures called Dementors and if you do something terribly bad you get sentenced to have the Dementor's Kiss."

"They kill you?" This question came from Sesshoumaru who had been listening in to their conversation.

"No, it's worse. Much worse." Ari said ominously. "They suck out your soul. You keep living but you're just an empty shell. Dementors feed on happy memories and your soul is like a collection of those happy memories combined, they leave behind the unhappy memories, the nightmares. Dementors are invisible to those without magic but you know when they are around because it gets so cold quickly and the ground begins to freeze. There is only one spell to stop a Dementor and only powerful witches and wizards can cast it, it's called the Patronus Charm and the incantation translates roughly into 'I await my guardian'. The Patronus acts as a shield against the Dementor allowing it to feed on the shield instead of you, as the Patronus is a shield of happiness. Would you like to see mine?"

Everyone in the group nodded, even Jaken who avoided Ari as much as one possibly can when travelling together. Ari pulled out her wand and cast the spell and to the others amazement a silvery white doe appeared and pranced around in front of them, Rin jumped off Ah-Un and chased it around.

"Why is it in the form of an animal? You only spoke of a shield before." Sesshoumaru asked watching as the fawn approached Rin and nuzzled against her.

"Yes well if you're very powerful, the Patronus is given a corporeal form. The animal is said to represent the personality of the caster." Ari said smiling.

"The doe represents you well; protective over those you care for, gentle, wise and beautiful." Sesshoumaru said giving her a soft look, watching as she blushed at the complement and cancelled the spell. Rin came back over and walked beside Ari casting curious glances between Sesshoumaru and Ari; she reached out and held onto Ari's hand.

"Lady Ari," Rin started carefully. "Are you married?"

"Married? Why would you ask a question like that?" Ari said laughing not noticing the way Sesshoumaru had tensed. "No I'm not married."

"Why not? Did no one want you?" Ari laughed and Rin's innocence.

"No it was nothing like that, you see in my ...village... the women marry for love. If they fall in love with someone no matter their social status they marry them."

"Wow, your village must a very happy place." Rin looked rather happy at that and Ari couldn't help smile. "So you don't have any children Rin can play with?"

"I do actually." Ari said happily before a sad look over took her.

"This one was under the impression that you were...untouched..." Sesshoumaru said jealousy and anger seeping into his tone.

"What? You thought...oh Teddy isn't mine." Ari laughed. "Teddy is my godson, his parents died so now I look after him; he is only a baby though."

"Can Rin see him?"

"I don't think that's possible, he's a very long way away and his grandmother is looking after him."

"Okay, Rin will wait until he is older so Rin can play with him."

"We'll see." Ari said sadly.

Ari frowned at she thought about Teddy; he would be getting close to one year old now. She missed him and his babbling which never failed to put a smile on her face. She wanted to see him and the only way to do that would be to go back down the well which meant explaining to Sesshoumaru that she was from the future unless...

"Hey Sesshoumaru I was wondering if I could go back with Kagome for awhile." Ari said secretly pleased with herself for thinking of a way round the whole future thing for now.

"No." Sesshoumaru replied instantly.

"What?"

"This Sesshoumaru wasn't aware that you were hard of hearing." He said sarcasm clearly evident.

"Why the hell can't I go and see Kagome?" Ari asked calmly.

"Because this one does not wish for you to be out of his sight." Sesshoumaru stated as if it were obvious.

"That's not fair Sesshoumaru. I have dealt with your over the top clinginess the least you could do is let me see her."

"Every time you are away from me something bad happens to you."

"Are referring to the incident with Naraku because YOU were there too? In fact I seem to recall the reason why Naraku got his hands on me was because you were too busy fighting with Inuyasha like a damn spoilt brat."

"This Sesshoumaru does not act like a brat."

"Oh really? Well what do you call this thing with Inuyasha then because it certainly isn't a friendly hello. You need to get over the fact that your dad chose to be with a human and you need to stop blaming Inuyasha for something he had no control over."

"Do not pretend to understand something you have no experience in." Sesshoumaru said harshly. "You are not leaving my sight and that is final."

"Give me one good reason as to why I can't."

"Because you are mine."

"Yours? I'm yours am I?" Ari asked outraged at the nod she received.

"Yes, you are mine to have, mine to look after, mine to protect and..."

"I am not yours, you chauvinistic jackass, the only person I belong to is myself and I can damn well protect myself. If I want to see Kagome I will." Ari shouted and then turned and ran, hoping to put some distance between them so she could then make her way to Kagome.

The angry growl she heard behind her suddenly made her regret her hasty decision to run but not one to give in she pushed herself to run faster. She rushed past the trees and dodged around branched and jumped over roots, she knew she wouldn't get far before the Daiyoukai grabbed her. As if to agree with her thoughts she tripped over a root that stuck up from the ground and fell head first into the ground. She groaned as she turned around and raised her hand to her head and felt the wetness on her fingertips.

"Damn it, why'd I have to go and prove him right." Ari muttered as she slowly stood up. "It's all your fault evil tree root of doom."

Ari squeaked when she felt an arm go round her as she was lifted into the air and thrown over a shoulder, she kicked and punched the armoured Daiyoukai as he led her back the way she had run.

"Sesshoumaru let me down; I am perfectly capable of walking on my own." Ari said hearing a growl in response. "I know it looks bad with me bleeding and all but I swear that tree root purposely tripped me up. It was a conspiracy wasn't it? You, that tree root and the world conspired against me. You're all evil."

Ari was set down on top of Ah-Un and pouted when Sesshoumaru hooked a finger under her chin and moved it up so he could look at the wound on her forehead.

"What am I going to do with you?" He asked.

"Let me go and see Kagome?" Ari asked with a hopeful smile.

"No." Sesshoumaru said.

"It's all one big conspiracy." Ari muttered as she watched Sesshoumaru lean down to lick her wound. "That's kinda gross you know. I mean I know your healing it and everything but I can do that myself."

"I told you that you are mine to look after, it's my responsibility."

"I'm not yours." Ari replied stubbornly and Sesshoumaru merely smiled slightly in response as he added 'for now' inside his head. Pulling away from her forehead he held out his hand.

"I want your wand." Sesshoumaru demanded.

"What why?" Ari asked quickly.

"So you can't do that disappearing act of yours." Sesshoumaru replied and Ari reluctantly handed over her precious holly wand.

"Fine but can we stop at a hot spring later, I wanna wash the blood out of my hair." Ari asked, peering up at him and grinned in response when he nodded. 'You may have won the battle Sesshoumaru but you won't win the war' Ari thought happily.

Ari ignored Sesshoumaru for the rest of the day and only spoke to Rin. When they finally stopped for the night Ari was happy to make her way towards the hot spring but stopped when she saw Sesshoumaru made to follow her.

"Hey you're not coming with me." Ari said. "I don't you seeing me naked besides I'm not going anywhere but to the hot spring and you have my wand so I can't apparate."

Ari could have done the happy dance when Sesshoumaru nodded in acquiesce. She happily skipped to the hot spring and once she was sure that the Daiyoukai hadn't followed her she unclipped the charm on her bracelet and watched giddily as the Elder wand returned to normal. Picturing the well in her mind she turned on her heel and disappeared with a barely audible 'pop'. Arriving at the well she found Inuyasha waiting by it obviously Kagome had gone home for awhile.

"Hey Ari how've you been?" Inuyasha asked as she approached.

"Hee hee I've been a naughty girl." Ari laughed as she peered into the depths of the well. "I'm not supposed to be here so if Sesshoumaru asks I was never here mwahaha."

Ari disappeared in whirl of swirling blue lights still laughing the fake evil laugh.

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"Ari went to the hot spring right Lord Sesshoumaru?" Rin asked the Daiyoukai whose eyes hadn't moved from the spot where Ari had disappeared.

"Yes Rin." Sesshoumaru said.

"That's strange," Rin said confused causing Sesshoumaru to look at her. "Ari always takes Rin with her to bathe and she never took the nice smelling stuff she usually takes with her."

Sesshoumaru stiffened as he felt his entire being go cold, growling lowly he shot off in the direction of the hot spring. Arriving at spring he searched almost desperately for her, but her scent ended at a spot just before the spring. Sesshoumaru growled angrily as he wondered how she did it, how she managed to fool him, how she managed to disappear. His beast rattled inside its cage wanting to be let out, it demanded that Sesshoumaru find the girl and have her submission but Sesshoumaru just grinned.

Oh he'd find her all right and he knew exactly where she'd be, he scented the air briefly and finding the scent of his brother he shot off into the air.

A/N: Ari you clever, foolish girl you've gone and got Sesshy all mad.

I feel sorry for Inuyasha when Sesshy arrives I really do...

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