Second chapter is up! So, I figured I should make this a POV switch story, so it's Sesshomaru time! Pardon me if the characters are all OOC. I personally thought Jaken was way off, but oh well.

And plus, I really tried hard not to make Sesshomaru THAT affectionate towards Rin... I think I failed though...

Shout-out to Princess Sakura2456 for the faves and comment! Thank you! :)

Chapter Two - [Sesshomaru]

Oh, how I wish Jaken would SHUT UP. He has been rambling on and on about how greatly I had defeated the random demon about five minutes ago. His praise was sometimes good; but most other times, he was not needed. Like this time.

"Lord Sesshomaru, you wielded-"

"Jaken, stay quiet." I wondered why I hadn't shut him up five minutes ago. It would have saved all my energy. I lost about half just being forced to listen to this tiny demon's high squeal of a voice.

God, I feel so much better with no noise but the wind filling my ears. Sometimes I wonder if I should just have left Jaken with Rin. It sure could be a positive on my part; but I needed him to speak for me, and in unlikely cases, back me up.

I can see Kaede's village from where I am at in the sky, and I sense that familiar, light feeling in my gut. I've had it drill into me whenever I see where Rin resides now. It drives me a bit insane, but it kind of feeds me happiness, too. I guess I want to be there... sometimes I find myself headed in the village's direction for no reason at all.

I land nearby in a clearing and stand for a second for Jaken to regain footing, then I'm off. Jaken shouted for me to wait up, but I just ignore him as I usually do. He runs fast enough to reach me anyways so I just go along.

I saw Rin up the hill by Kaede's hut, picking light blue flowers that matched her kimono that I brought her. It was that same color, with darker blue stripes. She deemed it as her favorite one so far, because it was so beautiful to her bright, little eyes.

I was planning to sneak up on her, but Jaken interrupted my quietness, bringing Rin's attention to where I stood, silently cursing him.

"Lord Sesshomaru, the sky is growing dark again. Are you sure it won't storm like it did last night?"

That is all he wanted to say?

The way he looked at me told me that he knew I was pissed at him, so he cowered under his brown kimono and stammered apologies. Seeming that it was enough, I turned away from him and walked up the hill to my girl.

But Jaken was right. The sky was getting dark, and I could smell the faint smell of more rain, under all the mud and leaves I also took note of.

"Lord Sesshomaru, hi!" Rin ran down to greet me first, stopping right in front of me to give me the dazzling smile she has. Her usual self didn't need to hear something back. She took anything I gave her, and my content stare was enough to make her happy.

Before anyone could react, a drop of rain splattered on Rin's nose.

It started sprinkling... again. Rin looked up at the sky, put the bundle of flowers she collected down by the hut in a surprisingly neat fashion, and edged near the small house itself. She gave me another big smile and said, "Lord Sesshomaru, don't you mind getting wet?"

I sort of did. My clothes take a long time to dry, and so does my hair. But I couldn't just barge in— Rin would see it as rude, probably.

I instantly perked up at the faint scent of demon. There were demons around us all the time (not to mention I smell my foul half-demon brother and his little fox friend, too) but this was different. The aroma was of a full demon... large.. and with a human too? What demon would bother to drag a human along? That human would be stupid enough to go along, considering that he might be killed. Idiots. They fall for anything, easily ensnared by their desires.

It was then when I saw a pink panther running through the trees. I heard Rin shift over to me to attempt to see the demon I was seeing, but I doubted she could seek it out, despite her small height.

I watched it come closer and closer— quickly I figured it would be coming through this village. I had the thought of backing up to Rin, but I decided against it. Doing something speedy like picking her up to rescue her, only to find out that the demon turned to go around the village, would be both embarrassing and would be labeled as dumb. So I stood there for the last second. The panther demon was close enough so that short Rin could see it clearly. I knew she saw it because she walked out onto the soaked grass to get a better view.

Jaken waddled up the hill to where I was and suggested to me, "Lord Sesshomaru! You should go slay the weak panther demon before it hits this puny village!"

"That would be a bit soon," I said in my usual unemotional voice. "You don't know where it's going yet."

Jaken nodded and re-positioned his staff. I saw Inuyasha and Kagome come out of their house to look.

The bitches better not just run and kill it.

I stopped myself at that thought, despite the panther dislodging the last few trees that seperate this village and the forest. Since when do I protect?

Rain came down harder, and the pink neko sprinted to my full view. It was just a few yards smaller than my demon form. It had blue eyes, red marks from its cheeks down to its chin, and had black paws and tail tip. I inhaled a lungfull of blood, so much it was nausiating. I became dazed but decided not to show it.

Coincidentally, a human girl was perched on its back.

The demon was coming right for us, its wide eyes glued on me. Deciding that now was the time, I scooped Rin into my arms, waited a few seconds for Jaken to grab my boa, and jumped— not quite straight, but close enough— up in the air. Seconds later, the demon spiraled into Kaede's hut, comepletely demolishing it to inexistence. The panther lost its footing and slipped, flinging up a bunch of mud and nearly squishing the human on its back, if she didn't run away. She eventually tripped, too; landing almost on her face. She was soaked in mud and blood. The demon she traveled on was even more so. The fur was stuck together in clumps, a few bare spots. I looked at the trail its claws left. It was like a mini-river: each one was filled with the intoxicating red liquid that carried wet dirt or tangled fur.

I don't know why the blood is making me dizzy. I've sucked in more than this amount of the stuff through my nostrils and I shrugged it off. But this one was different— this new kind of blood made me want to puke.

I noticed that I wobbling a bit in the air, so I landed again and put Rin down.

The first thing my girl did was run to the human and place a hand on her back. Rin asked if she was ok, and she nodded, but looked scared. I turned my attention away from them and put it on the demon.

But instead of the panther, it was a... half-demon?!